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Wilhelm Steinitz

First Game in the Steinitz-Zukertort Match
from The Collected Works of Wilhelm Steinitz

37...Qxf2

38.Nxg4

There was no draw by 38.Rhf1, and then again attacking the Queen at h1, for Black would release his Queen by 38...Qh4 and then interposing the Queen’s Bishop at 39...Bh3.

38...Bf4+ 39.Kc2 hxg4 40.Bd2

An ingenious attempt to snatch a draw from the teeth of defeat. For if Black accept the tempting exchange by 40...Bxd2, then White would answer 41.Ref1 and should Black then take the Knight, White would draw by perpetual check with the Rook at h1, as the Black King could never attempt to retreat to d8 or c8 after a check of the Rook at h7, on account of the impending mate by Rf8. Of course, Black could also avoid the draw by 41...Qxf1 42.Rxf1, followed by 42...Bxa5, but he naturally preferred to preserve his Queen.

40...e3 41.Bc1 Qg2 42.Kc3 Kd7 43.Rh7+ Ke6 44.Rh6+ Kf5 45.Bxe3 Bxe3 46.Rf1+

In the hope that Black might take the Rook, whereupon he would win the Queen by 47.Ng3+.

46...Bf4, 0-1

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