Wilhelm Steinitz vs Joseph Henry Blackburne - London 1899.06.16

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Wilhelm Steinitz vs Joseph Henry Blackburne
London London ENG round 13 1899.06.16
Queen’s Gambit Accepted 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1899.06.16"]
[EventDate "1899.05.30"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Black "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1.d4 {Notes by Blackburne} d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 {Not often
played, and inferior to the usual Nf3.} e5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bc5
6.Bxc4 Ng4 7.Nh3 f5 8.Bg5 Qd6 9.exf5 Bxf5 10.O-O Qg6 11.Nb5
Bd6 12.Bh4 h6 13.Rc1 Nd7 14.Qe2 O-O {Giving up a Pawn and the
exchange for the attack on the King.} 15.Nxc7 Nb6 {It would
have been better to play Ndf6.} 16.Nxa8 Rxa8 17.Rfd1 Nd7
18.Bg3 Ndf6 19.Bd3 e4 {Forcing the attack.} 20.Bb1 Nh5 21.Qb5
{Underrating Black's attack. He should have played the more
defensive Rc3.} Nxh2 {This is the move he overlooked. The game
is now lost.} 22.Bxh2 Bxh3 23.Qf1 Bxh2+ 24.Kxh2 Bg4 25.Rd4 Nf6
26.d6 Qh5+ 27.Kg1 Be2 28.d7 Ng4 29.d8=Q+ Rxd8 30.Rxd8+ Kf7
31.Rc7+ Ke6 {Because to save the mate he must sacrifice both
Rooks, and Black remains with a piece ahead.} 0-1

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Updated: 13 December, 2021
Created: 13 December, 2021