1.
Nf3
d5
2.
d4
Bg4
3.
c4
Nc6
4.
e3
e5
5.
Qb3
Bxf3
6.
gxf3
Nge7
7.
Nc3
exd4
8.
Nxd5
Rb8
9.
e4
Ng6
10.
Bd2
Bd6
11.
f4
O-O
12.
O-O-O
Nce7
13.
f5
Nxd5
14.
cxd5
Nf4
15.
Qf3
Qh4
16.
Rg1
h5
17.
Kb1
c5
18.
Qg3
Ng6
19.
Qxd6
Qxe4+
20.
Ka1
Qxf5
21.
Qg3
Qxd5
22.
f4
b5
23.
Bg2
Qd6
24.
Qg5
f5
25.
Bh3
Rb6
26.
Bxf5
Rf6
27.
Be4
Qd7
28.
Qxh5
Nf8
29.
Qxc5
Ne6
30.
Qh5
Qd6
31.
Qh7+
Kf8
32.
Rc1
Ra6
33.
f5
Nc5
34.
Qh8+
Ke7
35.
Rxg7+
1-0
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Site
Havana
Date
1889.02.19
Round
14
White
Result
1-0
- 6…Nge7 A little improvement on the counter-attack first instituted in the 8th game of the contest, but White in our opinion still keeps the best of the game, as he can immediately neutralize the action of Black's Kt with his own Kt.
- 8…Rb8 If 8....P×P; 9 B×P, 9 Kt×Kt; 10 P×Kt, 10 Kt—Kt5; 11 O—O—O, with a fine attack. Or if 8....Kt×Kt; 9 P×Kt, 9 Kt—Kt5 (or 9....Kt—R4; 10 Q—R4 ch., 10 P—QB3; 11 B—Q2, and should win); 10 P—K4 with the superior game.
- 14.cxd5 Better than 14 KBP×Kt, for though a P is temporarily gained after 14....Kt—B5; 15 P×BP ch., 15 K—R sq. (best, for if 15....K×P White answers P—B5 followed by B—QB4); 16 P—B5, 16 B—K4 followed by Q—B3 recovering the P with the better game.
- 15…Qh4 Q—Kt4 stopping R—Kt sq. and with the view of offering the exchange of Queens by Q—R4 was no doubt better and would have probably equalized the game.
- 16…h5 The only move now. If 16....Q—R4; 17 R—Kt4, 17 P—KKt4; 18 B×Kt, 18 B×B; 19 R×B and wins.
- 17.Kb1 Preparing the formidable next move which he could not adopt at once on account of the rejoinder Kt—K7 ch.
- 17…c5 The better defensive plan was 17....P—KKt4; 18 P×P, e. p. (or 18 Q—Kt3, 18 K—R2; 19 Q×P, 19 Q×Q, 20 R×Q, 20 K—R3 followed by R—KKt sq.,) 18....P×P; 19 Q—KKt3, 19 Q—B3; 20 B×Kt, 20 B×B; 21 Q×P ch., 21 Q×Q and though White remains a P ahead, Black has a good prospect of drawing on account of the Bishops remaining of opposite colors.
- 19.Qxd6 19 P—B4, 19 Q×Q; 20 P×Q, 20 Kt—K2; 21 P—K5 would have also won a piece for two Pawns, but in view of the attack which White retains on the King's side he preferred not to exchange Queens.
- 21.Qg3 Better than 21 Q×P, 21 Q×P; 22 R×Kt2, 22 Q—B6, etc.
- 24…f5 Preferable was 24....R—Kt3, for if 25 P—B5, 25 Kt—K4; 26 B—K4, 26 P—Kt3 and Black's game was defensible for some time, whereas now he is bound to lose two Pawns.
- 28.Qxh5 Much better than B—Q5 ch. for Black would move K—B sq. threatening to win a piece by R—B4 should White capture the RP.
- 33.f5 After this White wins with consummate ease.
[Event "World-ch02 Steinitz-Chigorin +10-6=1"] [Site "Havana"] [Date "1889.02.19"] [Round "14"] [White "Steinitz, William"] [Black "Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich"] [Result "1-0"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bg4 3. c4 Nc6 4. e3 e5 5. Qb3 Bxf3 6. gxf3 Nge7 7. Nc3 exd4 8. Nxd5 Rb8 9. e4 Ng6 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. f4 O-O 12. O-O-O Nce7 13. f5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Nf4 15. Qf3 Qh4 16. Rg1 h5 17. Kb1 c5 18. Qg3 Ng6 19. Qxd6 Qxe4+ 20. Ka1 Qxf5 21. Qg3 Qxd5 22. f4 b5 23. Bg2 Qd6 24. Qg5 f5 25. Bh3 Rb6 26. Bxf5 Rf6 27. Be4 Qd7 28. Qxh5 Nf8 29. Qxc5 Ne6 30. Qh5 Qd6 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Rc1 Ra6 33. f5 Nc5 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Rxg7+ 1-0