Wilhelm Steinitz – Emanuel Lasker
World Chess Championship rematch game 3; Moscow, November 17, 1896
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World Chess Championship rematch game 3; Moscow, November 17, 1896
8/pkp4p/1pb2pr1/1q6/2pP1P1B/2P3PP/P1Q4K/4R3 w - - 2 27
Position after 26. ... Bd5-c6
After being overcome in the opening, the old Wilhelm Steinitz had to resort to all his fantastic talent for defending from the young Emanuel Lasker’s initiative. And eventually he reached the position in the diagram in which White is to play: 27. g4! Qd5 28. Qf2? In the end, Steinitz doesn’t hold the tension. The best and consistent was 28. f5! Rg8! 29. Bxf6! Qf3! 30. Be5! followed by Be5-g3 and White just should not lose. Now, Lasker has the chance to display his immense talent: 28. ... h5! 29. g5? 29. f5 Rg8 was no longer good as before, but it was a little better than the text. 29. ... fxg5 30. Bxg5. If 30. fxg5 then 30. ... Rg7! followed by ... Rg7-f7 (idem to say 30. ... Rg8 followed by ... Rg8-f8) with irresistible attack. 30. ... h4!! Otherwise h3-h4 would follow. 31. Rf1. 31. Rg1 Rxg5! 32. fxg5 Qd6+ is an easy win for Black. 31. ... Rg8! 32. Qd2 a5! 33. a4. 33. Qd2 Qf5! is no better at all. 33. ... Re8! Threatening ... Re8-e3 followed by ... Qd5-e4. 34. f5. What else? 34. Bxh4 immediately loses to 34. ... Qh5.
34. ... Rg8!! Thus producing a most impressive middle-game zugzwang. 35. Re1 Qxf5
36. Re5 Qf3 37. d5 Qg3+ 38. Kh1 Qxe5 39. dxc6+ Kxc6 0 : 1.
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