William Steinitz, The Modern Chess Instructor (1889)
Game 57 of 83
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Steinitz, William vs Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich
1889.01.22 · 1-0 · Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre
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Steinitz, William vs Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich
1889.01.26 · 1-0 · Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre
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Site
Havana
Date
1889.01.31
Round
7
Black
Result
1-0
- 10…Bb6 If 11…Kt—Kt3; 12 QKt—Kt5, 12 Q—B sq.; 13 B—K3, 13 P—QB3; 14 B×B, 14 P×Kt; 15 B×P with the much superior game.
- 15…c6 Black is a P ahead, but his game is fearfully cramped. P—Q3 was obviously worse as White would exchange Pawns followed by R—K sq. ch.
- 17.Bb3 An excellent move which establishes communication of the Q with the King's side and gives White a powerful attack on that wing.
- 17…h6 This is the only reply, we believe, to counteract the threatened Q—KR4.
- 19…Qd3 If Kt×P White would answer Q×KP with the superior game.
- 20.Rad1 Splendid play. The R exercises a powerful influence on that square for the ending. Of course, if Kt×P Black would answer Q—B4 effectively.
- 20…Qh7 If Q—Kt3 White would exchange Queens followed by P—K6 with an irresistible attack.
- 21.Nc2 White we believe missed here the opportunity of obtaining the victory by 21 P—K6, 21 Kt×P; 22 B×Kt, 22 BP×B; 23 Kt—K5 followed by R—Q3 with an irresistible attack.
- 21…Kg7 Feeble. Kt—K3 was now the best defence.
- 23…h5 This P is now entirely thrown away. He ought to have still played 23…Kt—K3; and if 24 B—B2, 24 P—KR4; 25 Q—Kt3, 25 P—R5; 26 Q—Kt4, 26 Q—R4 with good hopes of extricating himself and winning with the majority of Pawns.
- 26…h4 There was hardly any good defence. If 26…Kt—K3; 27 Kt×Kt ch., 27 BP×Kt; 28 Kt—K7, 28 R—R2; 29 K—R sq. 29 B—Q sq.; 30 Kt×B, 30 R×Kt; 31 P—B4, 31 KR—B2; 32 P—B5, 32 R×P, 33 R×R, 33 P×R; 34 R—KB sq., with an irresistible attack.
- 31.Nxf7 Beautiful play. See Diagram page 172.
- 34.Ne4 The ch. of White's Kt at B6 is obviously fatal to Black's game. If, for instance, 34…B—Q2; 35 Kt—B6 ch., 35 K—Q sq.; 36 Kt—Kt8, 36 R—R sq.; 37 R—B8 ch., 37 B—K sq., 38 P—Q7 and wins. Again if 34…B—Q sq.; White mates elegantly by 35 P—Q7 ch., 35 B×P; 36 Kt—Q6 ch., 36 K—K2; 37 R—B7 mate.