Isidor Gunsberg vs Wilhelm Steinitz (1891)

Isidor Gunsberg vs Wilhelm Steinitz
Steinitz-Gunsberg World Championship Match (1891) · Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Slow Variation (C52) · 1/2-1/2

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Feb-28-08		Knight13: Draw? White seems to be winning.

Feb-28-08		InspiredByMorphy: <Knight13> How is white winning? Black has an active bishop versus whites bad knight. I say it is bad because white can't get it into the game. If so maybe white would be winning. The problem is that after the threatened knight moves ( 34.Nf3 for example ) black has 34. ...Qb1+ followed by 35. ...Rb8 or 35. ...Qxa2 creating a passed pawn close to promoting. Or if white defends the threatened bishop with 34.Re1 ( at least a moral victory for black having white retreat such an active piece ) , black can answer with 34. ...Qb2 threatening to create a passed pawn. Although white has a passed e pawn, there is a lack of reinforcement to get it promoted. Black may have doubled pawns, but has the attack. I will agree with you on one thing ... <draw?> I would dare to say black has at least a slight if not notable advantage.

Feb-28-08		Knight13: <InspiredByMorphy: <Knight13> How is white winning?> I thought White could somehow push that e-pawn up.

Feb-28-08		InspiredByMorphy: Interesting, I just realized that black is not threatening to win the a-pawn in two of my lines. If 34.Nf3 Qb1+ 35.Kg2 then ...Qxa2 loses to 36.Rd8+ I also find that if white can get the knight on g6 black will be in trouble. To accomplish this however the king is left with no defense but to run up the board after black gets the rook on b2. The position seems unclear. I'm beginning to see why a draw was proposed and accepted, although I still think they should have played it out.

Sep-02-10		soothsayer8: It was a weird draw considering the endgame was rather uneven, white was threatening with those connected pawns in the middle and active queen and rook, while white's knight was completely useless, black's doubled pawn isn't helping at all.

Jul-14-12		King.Arthur.Brazil: The White position seem's with promises although Black can find its checks... After 34.Nf3 Qb1+ 35.Kg2 Qc2+ 36.Kg3 Qe2 37.Qc6!? or Qf7!? Be1+ then what? Maybe, 34.Nd3 Qb1+ 35.Kg2 Qc2+ 36.Kg3 (or Kf3?!) still can't see white direct win nor treats. That's why, I think, Gunsberg accepted the draw.

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