William Steinitz, The Modern Chess Instructor (1889)
Game 75 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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Event
The Modern Chess Instructor
White
Mephisto
Black
Amateur
Result
1-0
- 6…d5 Compare Col. 13.
- 11…f5 An error which costs a P. 10....B—Q2, followed by K—Q sq., and afterward Kt—B sq., was, as Herr Dufresne points out, the right defence.
- 14…Nxc6 14....BxB; 15 KtxB, 15 QxKt was far superior, and would have given Black the best of the game.
- 15…Bc5+ B—Q3 was preferable (Dufresne).
- 16…Be6 An error which costs another valuable P. Again B—Q3 was better (Dufresne).
- 23…Nxb4 Not perceiving the opponent's brilliant design.
- 24.Qd4 The initiation of a brilliant plan.
- 25.Rxb7+ White now finishes off with a series of master coups.
- 25…Kxb7 Or 25....K—B sq.; 26 R—B7 ch., 26 K—Kt sq.; 27 R—Kt3 ch., 27 K—R sq.; 28 RxP ch., 28 KtxR; 29 Kt—B7 mate (Dufresne).