– (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]Black has consolidated completely and now only needs to activate his rooks} 20. Ne3 Re8 21. Rd2 {Desperation. White embarks on a faulty combination} Bxb3 22. Rad1 Rxe3 $1 {[pgndiagram] A nice tactical refutation} 23. fxe3 Nxc2 24. Qc1 $2 (24. Qxb3 {Was the best, transposing into the lost endgame} Qxb3 25. axb3 Nxe3 {And Black is winning. 4 pawns for the exchange are simply too much}) 24... Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Ba4 {[pgndiagram] Now Black is easily winning (a piece and four pawns for the rook).} 26. Bc4 N2d4 27. Re1 Qf4 28. Rf1 Qh6 29. Qb2 Qe3 30. Bxf7 Bb5 31. Rfd1 Nf5 32. a4 Ne5 33. axb5 Nxf7 34. Re2 Qh6 35. Qb3 axb5 36. g4 Nd4 37. Rxd4 Ra1+ 38. Kg2 Qf6 39. Rde4 Ne5 40. Rf2 Qg6 41. Ref4 c6 42. Qe3 Kc7 43. h3 h5 44. Rf5 hxg4 45. Rg5 {[pgndiagram] Steinitz has complicated his task somewhat, but here he is clearly winning} gxh3+ $4 {But suddenly, this is a huge mistake, after which Black is probably not even better} (45... Qh6 $1 {Was easily winning}) 46. Kh2 Ra3 $2 (46... Qe8 {Was comparatively the best} 47. Rxg7+ Kb8 48. Qd4 Ra4 49. Qxd6+ Ka7 {And it is doubtful whether Black can win this position}) 47. Qxe5 $1 dxe5 48. Rxg6 { [pgndiagram]Black has consolidated completely and now only needs to activate his rooks} 20. Ne3 Re8 21. Rd2 {Desperation. White embarks on a faulty combination} Bxb3 22. Rad1 Rxe3 $1 {[pgndiagram] A nice tactical refutation} 23. fxe3 Nxc2 24. Qc1 $2 (24. Qxb3 {Was the best, transposing into the lost endgame} Qxb3 25. axb3 Nxe3 {And Black is winning. 4 pawns for the exchange are simply too much}) 24... Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Ba4 {[pgndiagram] Now Black is easily winning (a piece and four pawns for the rook).} 26. Bc4 N2d4 27. Re1 Qf4 28. Rf1 Qh6 29. Qb2 Qe3 30. Bxf7 Bb5 31. Rfd1 Nf5 32. a4 Ne5 33. axb5 Nxf7 34. Re2 Qh6 35. Qb3 axb5 36. g4 Nd4 37. Rxd4 Ra1+ 38. Kg2 Qf6 39. Rde4 Ne5 40. Rf2 Qg6 41. Ref4 c6 42. Qe3 Kc7 43. h3 h5 44. Rf5 hxg4 45. Rg5 {[pgndiagram] Steinitz has complicated his task somewhat, but here he is clearly winning} gxh3+ $4 {But suddenly, this is a huge mistake, after which Black is probably not even better} (45... Qh6 $1 {Was easily winning}) 46. Kh2 Ra3 $2 (46... Qe8 {Was comparatively the best} 47. Rxg7+ Kb8 48. Qd4 Ra4 49. Qxd6+ Ka7 {And it is doubtful whether Black can win this position}) 47. Qxe5 $1 dxe5 48. Rxg6 { 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.
