Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz (1889)

Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz
Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Match (1889) · Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Slow Variation (C52) · 1-0

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Feb-28-06		blingice: Continuation please? I know it looks very precarious for black, I just don't see the right line.

Feb-28-06		sneaky pete: Bachmann (Schachmeister Steinitz) gives 34... Bd7 35.Nf6+ Kd8 36.Ng8 Rh8 37.Rf8+ Be8 38.d7.. winning. Or 34... Bd8 35.d7+ Bxd7 36.Nd6+ Ke7 37.Rf7# (Chigorin).

Feb-28-06		blingice: The first line ends with this: click for larger view Which leads to black losing both bishop and rook for nothing, and white gaining a queen (probably one of the largest swings of material in one combination I have seen lately). The second one ends with a very stylish checkmate: click for larger view Thanks for the combos!

Dec-05-07		PADutchImprover: 13 . . . Qxe4 would be met by 14. Rae1, setting up a dangerous discovered check on the black king (e.g. White's threat of Ng6 keeps Black's king from retreating behind pawns) 34. Ne4 Threatening Nf6+ Chigorin nicely defused Black's tenacious defence throughout the middle game.

Feb-28-08		Knight13: I bet Captain William Davies Evans would've been very happy if he could kill a pirate ship like this.

Jan-31-10		kibitzwc: (1388) Chigorin,Mikhail - Steinitz,William [C52] World Championship 2nd Havana (7), 31.01.1889 [Fritz 12 (30s)] C52: Evans Gambit Accepted: 5 c3 Ba5 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.0–0 Qf6 7.d4 Nge7 8.Bg5 Qd6 9.d5 Nd8 10.Qa4 Bb6 11.Na3 Qg6 12.Bxe7 Kxe7 13.Nxe5 Qf6 14.Nf3 Qxc3 15.e5 c6 16.d6+ Kf8 last book move 17.Bb3 h6 [17...Kg8 18.Rab1 Qa5 19.Qf4 ] 18.Qh4 g5 19.Qh5 [19.Qe4 Ne6 20.Bxe6 fxe6 ] 19...Qd3 20.Rad1 Qh7 21.Nc2 [21.Nd4±] 21...Kg7 [21...Ne6 22.Ncd4 Nf4=] 22.Ncd4 Qg6 23.Qg4 h5 24.Nf5+ Kf8 25.Qxg5 Qxg5 26.Nxg5 h4 27.Kh1 Rh5 [27...Ne6 28.f4 Bd8 29.Nxe6+ fxe6 30.Nd4 ] 28.f4 Ne6? [¹28...Ba5 ] 29.g4 hxg3 [29...Rh8 30.Ne7 Nd8 31.f5 ] 30.Nxg3 Rh6 31.Nxf7! Kxf7 [31...Kxf7 32.f5 Passed pawn; …31...-- 32.Nxh6 Wins material] 32.f5 Ke8 [32...Kg7 33.fxe6 dxe6 34.d7 Bxd7 35.Rxd7+ Kh8 36.Rff7 ] 33.fxe6 dxe6 34.Ne4 [34.Ne4 Bd7 35.Nf6+ Kf7 36.Ng4+ Kg7 37.Nxh6 ] 1–0

Aug-21-10		soothsayer8: Sorry Steinitz, your beloved 6...Qf6? is just bad. Allows the Queen to be kicked around, slowing down black's development and giving white plenty of tempo. Black's LS bishop and rook are still in their starting spots, your could say Steinitz basically played a rook and bishop down this whole game...

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