– (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] And White has a strong attack}) 14. Rh3 (14. Rg3 {Computer indicates that this is the stronger continuation of attack.} g6 (14... c5 15. Qh5) 15. Nxg6 {This is the point. White prevents g6 and includes his queen in the attack as well}) 14... g6 {Black has to prevent the move Qh5} (14... Nxe5 15. fxe5 c5 16. Qh5 h6 17. Rg3) (14... c5 15. Qh5 h6 16. Rg3) 15. g4 $1 {Going for it. The computer doesn't like this move, but for a human this is very attractive} fxg4 $4 {[pgndiagram] And immediately there comes a big mistake, which loses} (15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 (16. fxe5 f4) 16... d4 17. gxf5 (17. Bd2 Qd7) 17... dxe3 18. fxg6 {[pgndiagram] And here it is possible for Black to survive with a series of only moves} Rxf4 $1 (18... Qd5 19. Bc4) 19. Rxh7 Qd5 20. Rh8+ Kg7 (20... Kxh8 21. Qh5+) 21. Rh7+ Kg8 {And in the end, everything ends with a perpetual check}) 16. Rxh7 $1 {[pgndiagram] A brilliant conception and another rook sacrifice on h7} Nxe5 (16... Kxh7 17. Qxg4 {And Black can't defend} Nxe5 18. fxe5 Qe8 19. Qh5+ Kg7 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Bxg6 {And wins}) 17. fxe5 Kxh7 ( 17... Bg5 {Is another way of losing, in technical instead of the tactical way} 18. Bxg6 Rf3 19. Bf2) 18. Qxg4 {[pgndiagram] We have transposed to the previously examined variation} Rg8 {Losing even faster than 18... Qe8} 19. Qh5+ Kg7 20. Qh6+ Kf7 21. Qh7+ Ke6 22. Qh3+ Kf7 23. Rf1+ Ke8 24. Qe6 Rg7 25. Bg5 Qd7 26. Bxg6+ Rxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kd8 28. Rf8+ Qe8 29. Qxe8# {[pgndiagram] A very nice tactical bloodbath, although it is apparent that Steinitz's play was less strategicaly founded (after all it was year 1862). Compared to the previous two games, he went all in in this one, but the tactical finish was allowed only by his opponent's mistakes; they didn't result from his strategical superiority.} 1-0 [pgndiagram] And White has a strong attack}) 14. Rh3 (14. Rg3 {Computer indicates that this is the stronger continuation of attack.} g6 (14... c5 15. Qh5) 15. Nxg6 {This is the point. White prevents g6 and includes his queen in the attack as well}) 14... g6 {Black has to prevent the move Qh5} (14... Nxe5 15. fxe5 c5 16. Qh5 h6 17. Rg3) (14... c5 15. Qh5 h6 16. Rg3) 15. g4 $1 {Going for it. The computer doesn't like this move, but for a human this is very attractive} fxg4 $4 {[pgndiagram] And immediately there comes a big mistake, which loses} (15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 (16. fxe5 f4) 16... d4 17. gxf5 (17. Bd2 Qd7) 17... dxe3 18. fxg6 {[pgndiagram] And here it is possible for Black to survive with a series of only moves} Rxf4 $1 (18... Qd5 19. Bc4) 19. Rxh7 Qd5 20. Rh8+ Kg7 (20... Kxh8 21. Qh5+) 21. Rh7+ Kg8 {And in the end, everything ends with a perpetual check}) 16. Rxh7 $1 {[pgndiagram] A brilliant conception and another rook sacrifice on h7} Nxe5 (16... Kxh7 17. Qxg4 {And Black can't defend} Nxe5 18. fxe5 Qe8 19. Qh5+ Kg7 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Bxg6 {And wins}) 17. fxe5 Kxh7 ( 17... Bg5 {Is another way of losing, in technical instead of the tactical way} 18. Bxg6 Rf3 19. Bf2) 18. Qxg4 {[pgndiagram] We have transposed to the previously examined variation} Rg8 {Losing even faster than 18... Qe8} 19. Qh5+ Kg7 20. Qh6+ Kf7 21. Qh7+ Ke6 22. Qh3+ Kf7 23. Rf1+ Ke8 24. Qe6 Rg7 25. Bg5 Qd7 26. Bxg6+ Rxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kd8 28. Rf8+ Qe8 29. Qxe8# {[pgndiagram] A very nice tactical bloodbath, although it is apparent that Steinitz's play was less strategicaly founded (after all it was year 1862). Compared to the previous two games, he went all in in this one, but the tactical finish was allowed only by his opponent's mistakes; they didn't result from his strategical superiority.} 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.
