(White) Wilhelm Steinitz vs (Black) Curt von Bardeleben I 1895; 1-0

Hastings

Hastings ENG

1895.08.17

1895.08.05

1-0

(White) Wilhelm Steinitz vs

(Black) Curt von Bardeleben

Wilhelm Steinitz wins after  35 moves.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4

Bb4+ 7. Nc3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxd5

Bxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Re1 f6 15. Qe2 Qd7

16. Rac1 c6 17. d5 cxd5 18. Nd4 Kf7 19. Ne6 Rhc8 20. Qg4 g6

21. Ng5+ Ke8 22. Rxe7+ Kf8 23. Rf7+ Kg8 24. Rg7+ Kh8 25. Rxh7+

{And black resigned at this point. As Steinitz demonstrated

immediately afterward, there is a mate in ten moves which can

only be averted by ruinous loss of material; analysis follows:

...Kh8 25. Rxh7+ Kg8 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Qh4+ Kxg7 28. Qh7+ Kf8

29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qg7+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Ke7 32. Qf7+ Kd8 33. Qf8+

Qe8 34. Nf7+ Kd7 35. Qd6#} 1-0

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