The King leads the way to victory!
The Hon. R Steel vs. Unkonown
Annotated by:
charleshiggie
(2211)
Chess opening:
Vienna (C25), Steinitz gambit, Zukertort defence
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21... f5
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So black keeps the diagonal closed. |
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22. Be3
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Threatening Ba7 mate. |
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22... Rxe8
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This gives the black king c7 as a flight square. |
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23. Bb5
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White brings his last piece into the attack, sacrificing his other rook. |
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23... Qxh1
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Black takes the rook. |
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24. Ba7+
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White throws in a check. |
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24... Kc7
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The only way out of the check. White now has a draw with 24. Ba6-b6+ Kb8 Bb6-a7+ etc, but he tries for more. |
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25. Bc5
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White is now threatening 26. Bd6+ Kd8 b8=queen+! There is an amazing defence in Bc8! when white has nothing better than to accept the draw with Bb6+ etc again. White again makes a plausible defence. |
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25... Rd8
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Black prepares sacrifice his rook, should white check on d6. OK, in the position, try and find white's next move! |
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26. Ka7
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Did you find it? With this move, white threatens Bb6 mate and black resigns. To directly quote Hartston for one last time "A Truly remarkable position. There is no satisfactory defence to the threat of Bd6 mate, Despite his extra Queen and Rook, Black is completely helpless, The White King, for so long an object of attack, finally has the last word,"
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