1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
b4
Bxb4
5.
c3
Ba5
6.
O-O
Qf6
7.
d4
Nge7
8.
Bg5
Qd6
9.
d5
Nd8
10.
Qa4
b6
11.
Na3
a6
12.
Bd3
Bxc3
13.
Rab1
Bb7
14.
Nc4
Qc5
15.
Be3
b5
16.
Bxc5
bxa4
17.
Rfc1
d6
18.
Bxd6
cxd6
19.
Nxd6+
Kd7
20.
Nxb7
Bd4
21.
Nxd4
exd4
22.
Nxd8
Rhxd8
23.
Rb7+
Kd6
24.
e5+
Kxd5
25.
Rxe7
Rac8
26.
Rxc8
Rxc8
27.
f3
Rc3
28.
Be4+
Kc4
29.
Rxf7
Kb4
30.
e6
d3
31.
Rd7
1-0
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Site
Havana
Date
1889.02.10
Round
11
Black
Result
1-0
- 12.Bd3 Compare our notes to the 9th game of the contest up to this point where Tschigorin here played B—Kt3. The move in the text is by far superior and in fact it wins.
- 12…Bxc3 There seems to have been no other course open to Black, as Kt—B4 was always threatened.
- 13.Rab1 This beautiful waiting move wins by force. See Diagram page 176.
- 13…Bb7 If 13…Q—Kt3; 14 B×Kt. 14 K×B; 15 Q—B4 with a winning attack.
- 15…b5 Equally bad was 15…B—Q5; 16 Kt×B, 16 P×Kt; 17 B×P, and of course if 17…Q×B; White wins the Q by Kt—Q6 ch.
- 17.Rfc1 White would have made shorter work of it by P—Q6. If Black replied P×P the Kt would retake checking and win a piece, whilst wherever the KKt moved the answer P×P would equally win.
- 18.Bxd6 Again R×P followed if Black took the B by P—Q6 would win most speedily.
- 23…Kd6 Black had only the choice of evils. If K—K sq., White would double the Rooks on the 7th file and also win with ease.
- 27.f3 White's victory is now practically settled.
[Event "World-ch02 Steinitz-Chigorin +10-6=1"] [Site "Havana"] [Date "1889.02.10"] [Round "11"] [White "Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich"] [Black "Steinitz, William"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Qf6 7. d4 Nge7 8. Bg5 Qd6 9. d5 Nd8 10. Qa4 b6 11. Na3 a6 12. Bd3 Bxc3 13. Rab1 Bb7 14. Nc4 Qc5 15. Be3 b5 16. Bxc5 bxa4 17. Rfc1 d6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Nxd6+ Kd7 20. Nxb7 Bd4 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Nxd8 Rhxd8 23. Rb7+ Kd6 24. e5+ Kxd5 25. Rxe7 Rac8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. f3 Rc3 28. Be4+ Kc4 29. Rxf7 Kb4 30. e6 d3 31. Rd7 1-0