– (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] A very modern interpretation of the opening for those years. White recognizes that he has to play on the queenside and decides to undouble the adversary pawns in order to open a file for his rook} cxb4 13. Rxb4 c5 14. Ra4 $6 {Only this is slightly misguided. White removes his rook from the open file} (14. Rb1 f5 15. Re1 f4 16. Bd2 {Is better, although from the practical point of view, Black's position is much easier to play}) 14... Bd7 15. Ra3 f5 16. Qb1 Kh8 $6 (16... Nc7 $5 {Preventing Qb7, came into consideration} 17. Qb7) 17. Qb7 a5 18. Rb1 a4 19. Qd5 $2 {[pgndiagram] From this moment onwards, White's game starts going downhill rapidly. His pieces are stuck on the queenside and are unable to join the kingside and defend the king} (19. Qb6 { Going for the queen exchange, was better. Black can't really avoid it} Qxb6 ( 19... Qe7 20. Nd5 Qf7 21. Qb7 {And now Black's pieces are not coordinated}) 20. Rxb6) 19... Qc8 20. Rb6 Ra7 21. Kh2 f4 $1 {[pgndiagram] Black finally decides on this move. He will soon set his pawn chain in motion, and alraedy it is very hard to suggest how White should counter that plan} 22. Bd2 g5 23. Qc4 Qd8 {Defending g5 and intending h5} 24. Rb1 $2 {Going from frying pan to fire} (24. Nd5 {White had to seek tactical countermeasures. The point of this knight jump is to open the diagonal for the slumbering bishop on d2} h5 25. Ra6 Rxa6 26. Qxa6 g4 27. Ba5 Qb8 28. Nh4 {[pgndiagram] And White retains chances of successful defence}) 24... Nf6 {But anyway, White's position is unpleasant} 25. Kg1 (25. Nxa4 Qe8) 25... Nh7 $5 {h5-g4 is coming soon} 26. Kf1 $6 {White can't escape with the king} (26. Qd5 {Was the last chance} Be8 {Keeping a4 defended} 27. Nb5 Ra6 28. Nh2 h5 {And Black has the initiative, but White can try to put up some resistance}) 26... h5 27. Ng1 g4 {[pgndiagram] Now Black's attack is simply irresistible} 28. hxg4 (28. f3 {Is also hopeless} gxh3 29. gxh3 Rg8) 28... hxg4 29. f3 Qh4 30. Nd1 Ng5 {[pgndiagram] All Black's pieces join the attack and White doesn't have enough space to bring in his reserves.} 31. Be1 Qh2 32. d4 {This merely hastens the end, but White was doomed anyway. The rest doesn't require any commentary} gxf3 33. gxf3 Nh3 34. Bf2 Nxg1 35. dxc5 Qh3+ 36. Ke1 Nxf3+ 37. Rxf3 Qxf3 38. Nc3 dxc5 39. Bxc5 Rc7 40. Nd5 Rxc5 41. Qxc5 Qxe4+ 42. Kf2 Rc8 43. Nc7 Qe3+ {[pgndiagram] A fantastic win, demonstrating Steinitz's superiority over his contemporaries in the strategical positions} 0-1 [pgndiagram] A very modern interpretation of the opening for those years. White recognizes that he has to play on the queenside and decides to undouble the adversary pawns in order to open a file for his rook} cxb4 13. Rxb4 c5 14. Ra4 $6 {Only this is slightly misguided. White removes his rook from the open file} (14. Rb1 f5 15. Re1 f4 16. Bd2 {Is better, although from the practical point of view, Black's position is much easier to play}) 14... Bd7 15. Ra3 f5 16. Qb1 Kh8 $6 (16... Nc7 $5 {Preventing Qb7, came into consideration} 17. Qb7) 17. Qb7 a5 18. Rb1 a4 19. Qd5 $2 {[pgndiagram] From this moment onwards, White's game starts going downhill rapidly. His pieces are stuck on the queenside and are unable to join the kingside and defend the king} (19. Qb6 { Going for the queen exchange, was better. Black can't really avoid it} Qxb6 ( 19... Qe7 20. Nd5 Qf7 21. Qb7 {And now Black's pieces are not coordinated}) 20. Rxb6) 19... Qc8 20. Rb6 Ra7 21. Kh2 f4 $1 {[pgndiagram] Black finally decides on this move. He will soon set his pawn chain in motion, and alraedy it is very hard to suggest how White should counter that plan} 22. Bd2 g5 23. Qc4 Qd8 {Defending g5 and intending h5} 24. Rb1 $2 {Going from frying pan to fire} (24. Nd5 {White had to seek tactical countermeasures. The point of this knight jump is to open the diagonal for the slumbering bishop on d2} h5 25. Ra6 Rxa6 26. Qxa6 g4 27. Ba5 Qb8 28. Nh4 {[pgndiagram] And White retains chances of successful defence}) 24... Nf6 {But anyway, White's position is unpleasant} 25. Kg1 (25. Nxa4 Qe8) 25... Nh7 $5 {h5-g4 is coming soon} 26. Kf1 $6 {White can't escape with the king} (26. Qd5 {Was the last chance} Be8 {Keeping a4 defended} 27. Nb5 Ra6 28. Nh2 h5 {And Black has the initiative, but White can try to put up some resistance}) 26... h5 27. Ng1 g4 {[pgndiagram] Now Black's attack is simply irresistible} 28. hxg4 (28. f3 {Is also hopeless} gxh3 29. gxh3 Rg8) 28... hxg4 29. f3 Qh4 30. Nd1 Ng5 {[pgndiagram] All Black's pieces join the attack and White doesn't have enough space to bring in his reserves.} 31. Be1 Qh2 32. d4 {This merely hastens the end, but White was doomed anyway. The rest doesn't require any commentary} gxf3 33. gxf3 Nh3 34. Bf2 Nxg1 35. dxc5 Qh3+ 36. Ke1 Nxf3+ 37. Rxf3 Qxf3 38. Nc3 dxc5 39. Bxc5 Rc7 40. Nd5 Rxc5 41. Qxc5 Qxe4+ 42. Kf2 Rc8 43. Nc7 Qe3+ {[pgndiagram] A fantastic win, demonstrating Steinitz's superiority over his contemporaries in the strategical positions} 0-1 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.
