Gift Edition. The book tells about the life and creative path of the Russian genius Mikhail Chigorin, who is rightfully considered the founder of the domestic chess school. About 250 parties are given with comments primarily by Chigorin himself, as well as such luminaries as V. Seinitz, E. Bogolyubov, Z. Tarrash, G. Levenfish and others. The book in the biographical part is based on the famous work of Grekov, but the meeting of parties has been significantly replenished.