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Johannes Zukertort vs Wilhelm Steinitz
Steinitz - Zukertort World Championship Match (1886), New Orleans, LA USA, rd 17, Mar-19
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation. Normal Line (D55)  ·  1/2-1/2

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May-27-07  sneaky pete: 21.Nxc6 Rxd1+ 22.Qxd1 Qxc6 (22... bxc6 23.Na4 ..) 23.Bb5 Qc7 24.Na4 b6 25.b4 .. wins (Steinitz).
Feb-27-08  Knight13: Zukertort DID hold off well in this game though.
Jul-25-09  morphynoman2: 28. Bd5! Nf3+ 29 gxf3 Qg6+ 30. Bg5! Nf6 (30... Bxb4 31. Nxf8 Qxg4+ 32. Kf1 Kxf8 33. Bxf7! Kxf7 34. Qc4; 30... Bxg5 31. Nxf8 Kxf8 32. Qe4) 31. Be4 Nxe4 32. Qxe4 Qxe4 33. fxe4 hxg5 34. Nxf8, winning. Fritz 11
Aug-17-10  soothsayer8: Isn't that endgame theoretically winnable for white? or does the passed pawn give black the chance to draw?
Jan-13-22  Albertan: GM Gâta Kamsky analyzes this game in a instructive 28-minute video at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l_...

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