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Wilhelm Steinitz vs Joseph Blackburne
Steinitz - Blackburne (1876), London ENG, rd 5, Feb-26
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Variation (C29)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5...d4 was played in R Barnett vs W Pollock, 1886 (0-1)11.Kd2 was played in W Heidenfeld vs D Isaacson, 1959 (1-0)12.gxf3 was played in Schlechter vs Herzfeld, 1893 (1-0)13...Qh6+ was played in J Bevort vs G Hooykaas, 1987 (0-1)14.Ba3 was played in R Persitz vs D Hooper, 1954 (1-0)14...Qxe4+ was played in Blackburne vs Zukertort, 1887 (0-1)better is 23...Rc5 24.Qa4 b5 25.Qxa7 O-O 26.Qe7 Rxc3 27.Rxc3 Qxc3 = 0.00 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.54 (22 ply) 24...Rd2+ 25.Re2 a5 26.Qa4+ Ke7 27.Qg4 Rxe2+ 28.Kxe2 Qc1 = +0.08 (24 ply)better is 25.Qa4+ Kf8 26.e6 Qf6 27.e7+ Kg7 28.e8=N+ Rxe8 29.Qxe8 +- +5.14 (21 ply) ± +2.45 (25 ply)better is 26...b5 27.Rxb5 O-O 28.Rxd5 exd5 29.Rg4 Qb6+ 30.Kg2 h6 ± +1.90 (26 ply)+- +2.51 (24 ply) 30...Rg8 31.Reb4 Qg6 32.hxg5 Re8 33.Kg3 e5 34.Rxe5 Rxe5 +- +3.87 (25 ply)+- +8.36 (27 ply)+- mate-in-19 after 33.Reg4 R6d7 34.Qf4+ Ke7 35.Rg7+ Qxg7 36.Rxg7+better is 41.h6 Rg5+ 42.Rxg5 Rxg5+ 43.Kh4 Rc5 44.Ra7 Kg8 45.a4 e5 +- +8.07 (28 ply)+- +4.14 (25 ply)53...Ra5+ 54.Kd6 Ra3 55.Rc4 Re3 56.c7 Re6+ 57.Kd7 Re7+ +- mate-in-191-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-30-06
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  keypusher: In case anyone wants to create a "sometimes you really should resign" collection, here's a game for you. Steinitz shows how to win a R+P ending four pawns up.
Jun-14-08  whiteshark: An even ♕♖♖middlegame until 24.Re4.

23...Qh6? was just bad, but 24...g5?? was a blunder. Steinitz, however, missed the sudden <25.Qa4+!> opportunity

with 25...Rd7/Kf8 26.e6! (now much stronger).

Sep-03-20  Cadwalla: Blackburne chickened out the bishop at 10...♗h5. Taking the knight with the pawn with check would result in a solid position against a crumbled pawn line.

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