Khardin Andrey Nikolaevich (14.09.1842 – 06.02.1910) Russian player. A lawyer. In the 1870s he participated in a local tournament in St.Petersburg where he beat strong players like Simon Alapin, Mikhail Chigorin, and few others. In 1891 he beat Raphael Falk by 5-2. He was mostly known as a correspondence chess player. [Event "St. Petersburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1878.??.??"] [EventDate "2014.04.06"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Andrei Nikolaevich Khardin"] [Black "Mikhail Chigorin"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "49"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. Nd6+ Ke7 8. Nxc8+ Rxc8 9. Bd3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3 13. Rb1 Rc7 14. Ba3+ Ke8 15. Qf3 Qf6 16. Qe4 Qd4 17. Rxb7 Rxb7 18. Qxc6+ Qd7 19. Qxc3 f6 20. Bc4 Kf7 21. Re1 Rc8 22. Qd3 Qc6 23. Bb3 g6 24. Rxe6 Rxb3 25. Re7+ 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.
Russian player. A lawyer.