1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
d4
exd4
4.
Nxd4
Qh4
5.
Nb5
Bb4+
6.
Bd2
Qxe4+
7.
Be2
Kd8
8.
O-O
Bxd2
9.
Nxd2
Qf4
10.
c4
Nf6
11.
Nf3
Ng4
12.
g3
Qf6
13.
Nc3
Re8
14.
Nd2
Nh6
15.
Nde4
Qg6
16.
Bh5
Qf5
17.
Bf3
b6
18.
Bg2
Bb7
19.
Qd2
f6
20.
Rad1
Nf7
21.
Rfe1
Rb8
22.
f4
Na5
23.
Qd3
Nd6
24.
b3
Bxe4
25.
Nxe4
Re7
26.
Kh1
Nab7
27.
b4
a5
28.
a3
axb4
29.
axb4
Qe6
30.
c5
bxc5
31.
Qb1
Qc4
32.
bxc5
Nxe4
33.
Rxe4
Rxe4
34.
Bxe4
Kc8
35.
Bd5
Qxc5
36.
Qxh7
Qf8
37.
Qd3
Qe8
38.
Qc3
Nd6
39.
Bf3
Qe6
40.
Rc1
Nb5
41.
Qd2
c6
42.
Re1
Qf7
43.
Qb4
Qa2
44.
Bg2
Kc7
45.
Rb1
Ra8
46.
Rc1
Qe2
47.
Bf1
Qf3+
48.
Bg2
Qe3
49.
Re1
Qf2
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William Steinitz, The Modern Chess Instructor (1889)
Game 76 of 83
52
Steinitz, William vs Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich
1889.01.22 · 1-0 · Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre
54
Steinitz, William vs Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich
1889.01.26 · 1-0 · Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre
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Event
The Modern Chess Instructor
White
Vienna
Black
London
Result
1/2-1/2
- 9…Qf4 Black's ninth move has the merit of preventing the immediate development of the first player's attack, and compels the latter, sooner or later, to play P—KKt3, thereby weakening the Pawns on the K's side.
- 23…Nd6 The utmost that White could have obtained by taking the Kt on his 24th move, would have been to recover the Pawn lost, in which case, we thought Black's position for the end game would have been preferable. Thus 24 KtxKt, 24 Q—B4 ch.; 25 K—R sq., 25 RxR ch.; 26 RxR, 26 BxB ch.; 27 KxB, 27 QxKt; 28 QxP, 28 Q—B sq.; 29 P—Kt3, 29 P—B3; followed by K—B2±.
- 45…Ra8 By this move we consider Black obtained a clear winning position.
- 49…Qf2 And the game was given up as drawn, Vienna having resigned the other game. London, however, had much the best of the encounter; and, had the game been played out, would in all probability have won.
[Event "The Modern Chess Instructor"] [Site "?"] [Date "?"] [Round "?"] [White "Vienna"] [Black "London"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [AnnotationSlug "steinitz-mci-scotch-12"] [PlyCount "98"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Kd8 8. O-O Bxd2 9. Nxd2 Qf4 10. c4 Nf6 11. Nf3 Ng4 12. g3 Qf6 13. Nc3 Re8 14. Nd2 Nh6 15. Nde4 Qg6 16. Bh5 Qf5 17. Bf3 b6 18. Bg2 Bb7 19. Qd2 f6 20. Rad1 Nf7 21. Rfe1 Rb8 22. f4 Na5 23. Qd3 Nd6 24. b3 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 Re7 26. Kh1 Nab7 27. b4 a5 28. a3 axb4 29. axb4 Qe6 30. c5 bxc5 31. Qb1 Qc4 32. bxc5 Nxe4 33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. Bxe4 Kc8 35. Bd5 Qxc5 36. Qxh7 Qf8 37. Qd3 Qe8 38. Qc3 Nd6 39. Bf3 Qe6 40. Rc1 Nb5 41. Qd2 c6 42. Re1 Qf7 43. Qb4 Qa2 44. Bg2 Kc7 45. Rb1 Ra8 46. Rc1 Qe2 47. Bf1 Qf3+ 48. Bg2 Qe3 49. Re1 Qf2 1/2-1/2