– (No content to display) Result: Metadata » Click to open. Date: Location: Tournament: Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: March 3, 2026 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Round ""] [Date "????.??.??"] [White ""] [Black ""] [Result ""] [Annotator ""] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [Puzzle "0"] [DateTime ""] [pgndiagram] Great understanding of the game by Steinitz. He recognizes that Black is not in control in the centre, so he begins a wing attack} Ne7 $2 {And immediately there comes a mistake. Chigorin plays according to the principles of the old school: attack on a flank should be countered by the centar blow. However, White's centre is very stable here} (11... h5 {Was the way to go, although they simply didn't move pawns in front of their king in those times.}) 12. h5 d5 13. hxg6 fxg6 (13... hxg6 {Leads by force to a dominating endgame for White} 14. Ng4 (14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 {Is not that convincing any more}) 14... dxe4 15. dxe4 Qxd1+ 16. Bxd1 Nc6 17. Nh6+ Bxh6 18. Bxh6 Re8 19. Bc2 {[pgndiagram] And White is playing for two results only}) 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Bb3 {[pgndiagram] The b3-g8 diagonal is weak and Steinitz immediately takes advantage of that} Qc6 17. Qe2 Bd7 18. Be3 Kh8 19. O-O-O Rae8 20. Qf1 $5 {Removing the queen from the bishop battery and preparing the d4 advance. This move is fantastic even if it objectively isn't the best} a5 $2 { The final mistake.} (20... h5 {Black should have taken measures on the kingside. This move counters White's prepared combination and allows Black to successfuly defend}) 21. d4 $1 {Now Steinitz carries out another remarkable combination} exd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 {[pgndiagram] The spectacular finish is near. It is a great exercise to stop here and try to find the winning combination on your own} 23. Rxd4 $1 Nxd4 24. Rxh7+ $3 {[pgndiagram] Black gets mated} Kxh7 25. Qh1+ Kg7 26. Bh6+ Kf6 27. Qh4+ Ke5 28. Qxd4+ {And here Chigorin resigned, one move before checkmate} Kf5 29. g4# {[pgndiagram] A celebrated game that demonstrated that in strategical positions Chigorin couldn't compete with Steinitz on equal terms.} 1-0 [pgndiagram] Great understanding of the game by Steinitz. He recognizes that Black is not in control in the centre, so he begins a wing attack} Ne7 $2 {And immediately there comes a mistake. Chigorin plays according to the principles of the old school: attack on a flank should be countered by the centar blow. However, White's centre is very stable here} (11... h5 {Was the way to go, although they simply didn't move pawns in front of their king in those times.}) 12. h5 d5 13. hxg6 fxg6 (13... hxg6 {Leads by force to a dominating endgame for White} 14. Ng4 (14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 {Is not that convincing any more}) 14... dxe4 15. dxe4 Qxd1+ 16. Bxd1 Nc6 17. Nh6+ Bxh6 18. Bxh6 Re8 19. Bc2 {[pgndiagram] And White is playing for two results only}) 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Bb3 {[pgndiagram] The b3-g8 diagonal is weak and Steinitz immediately takes advantage of that} Qc6 17. Qe2 Bd7 18. Be3 Kh8 19. O-O-O Rae8 20. Qf1 $5 {Removing the queen from the bishop battery and preparing the d4 advance. This move is fantastic even if it objectively isn't the best} a5 $2 { The final mistake.} (20... h5 {Black should have taken measures on the kingside. This move counters White's prepared combination and allows Black to successfuly defend}) 21. d4 $1 {Now Steinitz carries out another remarkable combination} exd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 {[pgndiagram] The spectacular finish is near. It is a great exercise to stop here and try to find the winning combination on your own} 23. Rxd4 $1 Nxd4 24. Rxh7+ $3 {[pgndiagram] Black gets mated} Kxh7 25. Qh1+ Kg7 26. Bh6+ Kf6 27. Qh4+ Ke5 28. Qxd4+ {And here Chigorin resigned, one move before checkmate} Kf5 29. g4# {[pgndiagram] A celebrated game that demonstrated that in strategical positions Chigorin couldn't compete with Steinitz on equal terms.} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
