Martinez – Steinitz Martinez Steinitz Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1882.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Philadelphia Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Philadelphia"] [Site "?"] [Date "1882.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Martinez"] [Black "Steinitz"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "41"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 {The Evans Gambit where White sacrifices a pawn for rapid development.} Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 {This move allows White to play d4 with gain of a tempo on the dark squared bishop. 5...Ba5 From a5 the dark squared bishop doesn't have to worry about losing a tempo when White advances pawn to d4.} 6.O-O d6 7.d4 exd4 {7...Bb6 is another possibility.} 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Bb2 {Since the bisho p moves again in a few moves 9.Nc3 should be preferred. 9.Nc3 Bg4 10.Bb5 Kf8 11.Be3 would give White compensation for his pawn.} Nf6 10.e5 {This move is inconsistent with White's previous Bb2 since e5 didn't need any preparation. 10.d5} dxe5 11.Ba3 Be6 12.Nbd2 e4 {Black already has a won game as White has no compensation for his lost material.} 13.Re1 {Although this piece sacrifice does not work White decided to go down fighting.} exf3 14.Qb3 Qxd4 {Black has his own attack on White's f2 square.} 15.Nxf3 {15.Bxe6 would allow Black a mate in two.} Qxf2+ 16.Kh1 O-O-O {Now that the Black king has reached safety White could resign at any time.} 17.Rxe6 fxe6 18.Rf1 Ne4 {Black ends the game with a little combination based on White's weakened back rank.} 19.Rxf2 Nxf2+ 20.Kg1 Rd1+ {Takes advantage of White's weak back rank.} 21.Qxd1 {White resigned because of his material deficit.} 0-1 [Event "Philadelphia"] [Site "?"] [Date "1882.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Martinez"] [Black "Steinitz"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "41"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 {The Evans Gambit where White sacrifices a pawn for rapid development.} Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 {This move allows White to play d4 with gain of a tempo on the dark squared bishop. 5...Ba5 From a5 the dark squared bishop doesn't have to worry about losing a tempo when White advances pawn to d4.} 6.O-O d6 7.d4 exd4 {7...Bb6 is another possibility.} 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Bb2 {Since the bisho p moves again in a few moves 9.Nc3 should be preferred. 9.Nc3 Bg4 10.Bb5 Kf8 11.Be3 would give White compensation for his pawn.} Nf6 10.e5 {This move is inconsistent with White's previous Bb2 since e5 didn't need any preparation. 10.d5} dxe5 11.Ba3 Be6 12.Nbd2 e4 {Black already has a won game as White has no compensation for his lost material.} 13.Re1 {Although this piece sacrifice does not work White decided to go down fighting.} exf3 14.Qb3 Qxd4 {Black has his own attack on White's f2 square.} 15.Nxf3 {15.Bxe6 would allow Black a mate in two.} Qxf2+ 16.Kh1 O-O-O {Now that the Black king has reached safety White could resign at any time.} 17.Rxe6 fxe6 18.Rf1 Ne4 {Black ends the game with a little combination based on White's weakened back rank.} 19.Rxf2 Nxf2+ 20.Kg1 Rd1+ {Takes advantage of White's weak back rank.} 21.Qxd1 {White resigned because of his material deficit.} 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.
