Steinitz – Bird Steinitz Bird Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1866.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: London Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "London"] [Site "?"] [Date "1866.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Steinitz"] [Black "Bird"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "23"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 {Weak, as now Black must either expose his queen or let his kingside get mangled.} 5.Nxf6+ Qxf6 6.Nf3 Nc6 {The losing move. He had to play 6...h6 to prevent White's next move.} 7.Bg5 Qf5 {Losing more time with the queen, but White would have a big edge after: 7...Qg6 8.Bd3 f5 9.h4} 8.Bd3 Qg4 {The only move here was 8...Qa5+.} 9.h3 Qxg2 10.Rh2 Qxh2 {No way out.} 11.Nxh2 Nxd4 12.Bb5+ {Winning another piece, so Black gives up.} 1-0 [Event "London"] [Site "?"] [Date "1866.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Steinitz"] [Black "Bird"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "23"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 {Weak, as now Black must either expose his queen or let his kingside get mangled.} 5.Nxf6+ Qxf6 6.Nf3 Nc6 {The losing move. He had to play 6...h6 to prevent White's next move.} 7.Bg5 Qf5 {Losing more time with the queen, but White would have a big edge after: 7...Qg6 8.Bd3 f5 9.h4} 8.Bd3 Qg4 {The only move here was 8...Qa5+.} 9.h3 Qxg2 10.Rh2 Qxh2 {No way out.} 11.Nxh2 Nxd4 12.Bb5+ {Winning another piece, so Black gives up.} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
