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WILLIAM STEINITZ 
 
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A MEMORIAL 
 
 TO 
 
 WILLIAM STEINITZ 
 
 CONTAINING A SELECTION OF HIS GAMES CHRONO- 
 LOGICALLY ARRANGED WITH AN 
 ANALYSIS OF PLAY 
 
 CHARLES DEVIDE 
 
 CHESS EDITOR OF il THE NEW YORK EVENING POST ' 
 
 G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS 
 
 NEW YORK AND LONDON 
 
 ttbe IRnicfterbocker press 
 
 1901 
 
Copyright, igoi 
 
 BY 
 
 G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS 
 
 V-be fknicfeetbocftet press, mew JfforS 
 
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PREFACE 
 
 A Swiss music critic once remarked that every writer on 
 Sebastian Bach should preface his discourse, no matter what 
 and how much he intended to say, with the acknowledgment 
 that it comprised but the one thousandth part of what might 
 be said or ought to be said on the subject. This holds equally 
 good of William Steinitz, the man who for nearly thirty years 
 ruled the chess-world, who firmly impressed the game with the 
 indelible stamp of his own individuality, and who moulded and 
 reshaped the theory and style of play. Take any book on the 
 openings, pierce it as with a needle, and you are sure to find 
 an example of some startling innovation of Steinitz. 
 
 Under these circumstances, I may be excused if the present 
 work does not do full justice to the departed leader, for this 
 would not be practicable without the writing of an encyclo- 
 paedia. I may, however, confess, that when in the summer of 
 1900, I conceived the idea of the present Memorial Book, I 
 had a more ambitious work in mind. The resources that be- 
 came available from the general chess-public in response to 
 our appeal were, however, not adequate to cany out this more 
 comprehensive scheme. It is, in fact, only through the gener- 
 ous subscriptions of the New Yorker Staats Zeitung and of 
 Mr. Van Gelder that it has proved practicable to bring the 
 present volume into print. With an over-abundance of valu- 
 able material on hand, but with a necessary limit of one 
 hundred pages, I had to exercise a discretion which, I trust, 
 will meet with general approval. I had written a full account 
 of Steinitz's life and deeds, interwoven with many character- 
 istic traits of his interesting personality. This could, however, 
 be printed only through the exclusion of a number of games. 
 
iv PREFACE 
 
 Judging that the public would rather forego the story than the 
 games, I condensed the former to a mere sketch of his life, 
 with appended record. A contemplated synopsis of all of 
 Steinitz's innovations and inventions was also abandoned for 
 lack of space, and for the same reason diagrams are but 
 sparingly used. 
 
 The selection of games comprises the most famous, most 
 brilliant, and all of those wherein he introduced novelties. 
 They are of the highest standard possible, though I could 
 have doubled or trebled their number, had space allowed. 
 Nevertheless the selection forms an enduring source of in- 
 struction and pleasure. 
 
 It is my agreeable duty to mention the gentlemen who have 
 exerted themselves in behalf of the success of this book. Dr. 
 Louis Cohn, a staunch friend of the master in life and death, 
 was untiring in his efforts as chairman of the Steinitz Me- 
 morial Book Committee. He was ably assisted by my confreres, 
 Mr. Hartwig Cassel, Chess Editor of the New York Sun and 
 Staats Zeitung, and Mr. Hermann Helms of the Brooklyn Eagle. 
 The Chess Editor of the Literary Digest also rendered valiant 
 services in obtaining subscriptions. The New York Sun gen- 
 erously donated the plates for the diagrams, whilst the Staats 
 Zeitung furnished the excellent likeness which adorns the 
 frontispiece. Finally, I take the opportunity to express my 
 sincere thanks to Mr. J. Metzner, President, and Mr. J. Zar- 
 bach, Librarian of the New York Turnverein, who put the 
 entire library of the chess section at my disposal. 
 
 Charles Devide. 
 
 New York, September, 1901. 
 
INDEX OF GAMES 
 
 (Mr. Steinitz was 
 
 second playei 
 
 in al 
 
 game 
 
 > marked with an asterisk ; 
 
 otherwise he had first move.) 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Amateur . . . . . . . . .18* 
 
 Anderssen 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23, 38*, 40 
 
 Bardeleben 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 92 
 
 Barnes 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 Belayeff . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23 
 
 Bird 
 
 . 
 
 
 
 
 
 20, 37 
 
 Blackburne 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 42, 44, 47 
 
 Cairns, Monk, a 
 
 nd Wallace 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 46 
 
 Deacon . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 De Vere . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 1 
 
 Dubois 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ■ ■ 15* 
 
 Fleissig 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ■ 5° 
 
 Fleming . 
 
 . 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 84* 
 
 G. . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 . . 19* 
 
 Golmayo 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 72 
 
 Gunsberg 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 76, 76 
 
 Hanham 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 • 91* 
 
 Hirschfeld 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17 
 
 Jasnogrodski 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 90 
 
 Kockelkorn anc 
 
 Wemmers 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 Labatt 
 
 . 
 
 
 
 
 
 • 57 
 
 Lasker 
 
 
 
 { 
 
 >5, 86 
 
 *,88, 
 
 88*, 93, 97* 
 
 Loyd 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 MacDonnell 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21, 22 
 
 Mackenzie 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 57, 59*, 61 
 
 Martinez 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ■ 56* 
 
vi 
 
 INDEX OF 
 
 GAMES 
 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Mason . 64* 
 
 Montgredien 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 Neumann 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26 
 
 Paulsen . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 • 28, 30*, 52 
 
 Pillsbury 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 94, 95 
 
 Robey 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 Rock 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19 
 
 Rosenthal 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ■ 4i* 
 
 Schwarz . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ■ 5i 
 
 Schowalter 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 98 
 
 Simonson 
 
 , 
 
 
 
 
 
 • 63 
 
 Tchigorin 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 74, 77, 79*, 81, 82 
 
 Van der Meden 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 Vazquez . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 • 72 
 
 Weiss 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 • 49 
 
 Winawer 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2S, 53*, 66* 
 
 Wisker 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27* 
 
 X. . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 18* 
 
 Zukertort 
 
 
 
 
 
 *3, 34 
 
 35*, 67*, 68, 70* 
 
INDEX 
 
 Centre Counter 
 
 Cunningham 
 
 Evans 
 
 Falkbeer 
 
 French . 
 
 Giuoco Piano . 
 
 Hamppe-AUgaier 
 
 Kieseritzky 
 
 King's Bishop's Gambit 
 
 King's Gambit Declined 
 
 Petroff . 
 
 Ponziani 
 
 Ruy Lopez . . 38*, 
 
 Salvio 
 
 Sicilian . 
 
 Steinitz Gambit 
 
 Three Knights 
 
 Queen's Gambit 
 
 Queen's Gambit Declined 
 
 Queen's Knight's 
 
 Queen's Pawn 
 
 Vienna . 
 
 Zukertort 
 
 Game at odds 
 
 Blindfolded 
 
 OF OPENINGS 
 
 PAGE 
 14 
 
 • 37 
 
 • 56* 
 22 
 
 , 25. 46, 49, 5°, Si. 61, 72, 9 8 
 
 iS*. 18*, 35*. 89*, 91*, 92 
 
 . 84* 
 
 17, 18, 23, 63 
 . 19* 
 
 13, 9° 
 
 94, 95 
 
 27 
 
 42, 66*, 68, 77, 79,* 81, 85, 86 * 97 
 
 23, 33 
 
 11, 21, 31, 52 
 
 26, 28, 34, 57 
 
 30*, 41*, 53*, 59* 
 
 . 76 
 
 40, 67*, 70*, 88, 93 
 
 47 
 . 64 
 
 • 24, 44, 47 
 
 • 74, 76, 82 
 
 18, 19, 2°, 57 
 47 
 
A MEMORIAL 
 TO WILLIAM STEINITZ 
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF WILLIAM 
 STEINITZ 
 
 It is worse than useless to deplore the irremediable, yet who 
 can fail to mourn the cruel fate of mighty masters, whose bril- 
 liant day gave promise of a glorious evening, but who passed 
 from earth after a dreary night of darkness. The light that 
 shone in them has failed ; the once lucid mind, it has collapsed, 
 and the powerful brain refused to work coherently. Such was 
 the stern decree fate had in store for Morphy, Neumann, and 
 Steinitz. Of the three, Morphy enjoyed the briefest space for 
 the development of his extraordinary powers. His achieve- 
 ments were perfect, but his career lasted only two years, while 
 his work on the Openings, with which he intended to crown 
 the edifice of triumphs was never begun. 
 
 In Neumann's case we have perhaps only to deplore the loss 
 of masterpieces that might have equalled, but could scarcely 
 have surpassed what we possess. A fuller life has been 
 allotted to Steinitz; his faculties were far more complex and 
 his aims were more ambitious; he therefore needed length of 
 years for their co-ordination, and it is a cause for regret, that 
 from the discords of his youth and manhood he could not 
 have wrought a clear and lucid harmony. 
 
 William Steinitz was born in the city of Prague, Bohemia, 
 on May 17, 1836. He passed his boyhood just like most 
 children by poor parents with numerous offspring, except that 
 he distinguished himself at school and advanced rapidly, not- 
 withstanding his bodily infirmities and a persistent tendency 
 
2 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 for sickness. It was the wish of his pious parents that William 
 should become a Rabbi, and at the age of thirteen he was 
 acknowledged the best Talmudist among the young men of 
 his native city, but the boy's predilection and manifest talent 
 for mathematics prevailed and eventually he obtained the de- 
 sired consent to complete his studies at the Polytechnicum in 
 Vienna. 
 
 At the age of twelve, Steinitz learned the moves of the game 
 from a schoolmate. The purchase of a board and chessmen 
 being much beyond their means, the boys cut out some rude 
 figures in kindling wood and painted a piece of calico to rep- 
 resent a chessboard. His Professor used to play chess of an 
 afternoon and his pupil looked on. One day the Professor's 
 regular opponent failed to appear, so the Professor conde- 
 scended to play his pupil and lo and behold Steinitz won every 
 game. The next day the Professor's usual adversary tried the 
 pupil's skill with the same result. Hearing about this, one of 
 the best players of Prague offered to play young Steinitz at 
 long odds, but was routed tooth and nail. The young en- 
 thusiast thenceforth devoted his leisure hours to hard practice. 
 Once a week he went to the cafe where the chess-players con- 
 vened, and pitted himself against the best players. At first 
 he did not succeed, but it was not long before he came to be 
 regarded as an expert player. 
 
 At the age of twenty, Steinitz went to "Vienna, where he was 
 enrolled as a student in the Polytechnic Institute. His life 
 was the thorny one of the poor acolyte, who has to earn his 
 living and his way at college by giving tuition. Moreover, 
 his studies were considerably interfered with by trouble with 
 his lungs and eyes. For a time he joined the staff of one of 
 the leading Vienna papers, but this position, also, the state of 
 his eyesight compelled him to give up. 
 
 Toward the end of 1858 an incident occurred of far-reaching 
 consequence. At that time the Cafe" Romer formed the ren- 
 dezvous of the elite of chess-players and thither Steinitz went 
 one day, by chance. The complex position of one of the games 
 in progress at once aroused his interest, and bending eagerly 
 forward he touched one of the onlookers with his elbow. 
 The latter, looking up, took in at a glance the haggard, pallid 
 face and threadbare clothes, and half-contemptuously asked, 
 " Do you play chess, too ? " " Oh, yes," replied Steinitz, 
 " and I also can play blindfolded." With a view of discon- 
 certing the intruder and to derive no small amusement at his 
 expense, they selected the strongest player of fihe place as 
 
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 3 
 
 Steinitz's antagonist, but lo and behold, Steinitz not only won, 
 but did so in most brilliant fashion. But it was not only chess 
 victories which he gained that day; he had made enthusiastic 
 friends and admirers, and the very next evening he was intro- 
 duced in the Vienna Chess Club, where at once he established 
 a reputation for uncommon strength and brilliancy. In the 
 club tournament of the same year, he took third prize, although 
 entirely new to tournament play, his predecessors being the 
 celebrated Hamppe and another matador by name of Jenay. 
 The following year Steinitz won second prize, Hamppe again 
 first, but in 1861 Steinitz won premier honors, having lost only 
 one game out of thirty-four played, and thenceforth became the 
 acknowledged champion of Austria. Meanwhile he had de- 
 voted himself entirely to chess, playing at the Club as well as 
 at different resorts, mostly conceding odds of all sorts and 
 descriptions. Then, as in our days, no one could amass a 
 fortune by playing chess for a wager, but at least Steinitz no 
 longer needed to go supperless to bed or wear summer clothes 
 in midwinter. His unusual brilliancy made him very attrac- 
 tive so that he never lacked opponents, while his table was 
 ever crowded with onlookers. The whole chess-world then 
 reverberated with the admiration for Morphy, and to play like 
 the great American was the aim of everyone. In his latter days 
 Steinitz spoke of his earlier style as follows: " I did not play 
 with the object to win directly, but to sacrifice a piece." The 
 same independence and unflinching attitude of which Steinitz 
 gave so much evidence when on the summit of his fame, 
 formed a characteristic feature all his life long. In his Vienna 
 days Steinitz had quite a remunerative customer in Gustave 
 Epstein, one of the richest bankers in the Austrian capital. 
 On one occasion, the position being uncommonly intricate, 
 the young expert studied the position longer than his usual 
 wont, so that Epstein, growing impatient, drawled out what 
 would be the English equivalent of " Well ! " After a while 
 the game reverted in favor of Steinitz, whereupon the banker 
 fell into a deep and prolonged meditation, until interrupted 
 by Steinitz's drawled out, " Well ! " " Sir, don't forget who 
 you are and who I am," angrily remarked Epstein, but 
 Steinitz retorted quickly as a flash: " On the Bourse you are 
 Epstein and I am Steinitz; over the board I am Epstein and 
 you Steinitz." 
 
 Selected to represent Austria in the International Tourna- 
 ment during the Exhibition of 1862, Steinitz arrived in Lon- 
 don carrying with him the good wishes of his Austrian friends 
 
4 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 and numerous letters of introduction, none of which he de- 
 livered. He would not be under obligation to anyone. 
 
 The London tournament proved to be the starting-point of 
 his career as a great chess-player. Up to that time he was a 
 great Viennese player; from that date he was to become a 
 great European player and to take his place with the masters 
 of the world. In the tournament Steinitz won sixth prize, 
 after Anderssen, Paulsen, Owen, MacDonnell, and Dubois. 
 But Anderssen declared that he had played the finest game of 
 the tournament, and the briliiancy displayed in some of his 
 games in this contest earned him the name of " Austrian 
 Morphy. " And subsequently he had the satisfaction of de- 
 feating the masters, who preceded him in this tournament, 
 one by one, in set matches, and for the next thirty-one years 
 he never lost a match on even terms, — a record hitherto un- 
 paralleled. The match with Anderssen took place in London 
 in July, 1866. The past-master made a gallant fight, but 
 Steinitz won eight to six. The contest informally involved 
 the right to the championship of the world, and thenceforth 
 Steinitz held the title for twenty-eight years, until he had to 
 give way to youth in his match with Lasker. 
 
 Less fortunate was Steinitz in tournament play. At Paris, 
 r867, he was third to Kolisch and Winawer. But for the 
 faulty conditions according to which drawn games were 
 reckoned as lost to both players, he would have shared second 
 prize with Winawer. At Baden Baden, 1870, Anderssen won 
 first prize from him by just half a point. 
 
 Successively Steinitz had completely changed his style. 
 Formerly brilliant but not safe, he became safe but not bril- 
 liant. Daring and impetuous, he became cautious and de- 
 liberate, aiming at the accumulation of small advantages, 
 deprecating any attack on the King's side, but seeking rather 
 to win in the ending. While his games lost much of their 
 attractiveness to the general player, they became highly ap- 
 preciated by the connoisseur and form an invaluable source 
 of instruction. The success of the new style was simply 
 phenomenal. At the annual meeting of the British Associa- 
 tion at London, Steinitz won first prize by twelve to none. 
 The international tournament at the Crystal Palace in Lon- 
 don assembled, among others, Zukertort, Blackburne, Wisker, 
 and De Vere. Steinitz won seven to none; one draw. Then 
 came the match with Zukertort, which ended in a crushing 
 defeat of the latter by seven to one; four draws. The solitary 
 game lost was an Allgaier Gambit. 
 
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 5 
 
 The desired opportunity to make good his claim to superior- 
 ity throughout, having demonstrated his pre-eminence in Eng- 
 land beyond the shadow of a doubt, came to Steinitz with the 
 Vienna tournament of 1873, f° r which the emperor himself 
 had offered a prize of two hundred ducats to the victor. Well 
 aware, however, of the uncertainty of tourneys, Steinitz, prior 
 to play, challenged the eventual winner to a match in London. 
 
 A new plan, devised by Ignace Kolisch, was tried for the 
 first and last time. The players had to contend in matches of 
 three games with one another, draws counting one half a point, 
 the aggregate sum of matches won to decide. This gave the 
 winner of the first game a tremendous advantage inasmuch as 
 he only needed to draw the remaining two. After defeating 
 Pitschel in two games, Steinitz's second match was with Black- 
 burne. The Englishman having the advantage of the move 
 scored the first and third games against the inferior defence to 
 the Ruy Lopez 3 K Kt, — K 2. The second game — a French 
 — was drawn. When Steinitz rose from the table after resign- 
 ing the third game and the match he said to his friends, " I 
 have forfeited first prize." 
 
 The two following matches with Meitner and Fleissig were 
 scored by Steinitz by one win and two draws each. The two 
 draws with Fleissig had a salutary effect, inasmuch as they 
 caused Steinitz to abandon his ill-fated Lopez variation for 
 good and to revert to the standard defence. A giant, who has 
 overcome an ill spell, and found his true strength again, 
 Steinitz scored the remaining seven matches, defeating, nay, 
 crushing his opponents, not allowing anyone to draw a single 
 game. But Blackburne, though losing and drawing games, 
 still led in the match score. In the final round, however, 
 Blackburne succumbed to Rosenthal, and Steinitz, who had 
 disposed of his last opponent, was now abreast with his rival, 
 each "having scored ten matches. Altogether, Blackburne had 
 lost seven games, Steinitz two. The committee ordered the 
 tie to be played off in a match two games up. It needed but 
 two games to secure the coveted prize for Steinitz. This 
 record of winning sixteen straight games was unparalleled and 
 henceforth — if reluctantly — he was acknowledged the strongest 
 player on the face of the earth. 
 
 Upon his triumphant return to London, Steinitz was offered 
 the editorship of the chess department in the Field. Steinitz 
 enthusiastically entered upon his new duties and at once 
 proved himself as great a writer on the game as he had been a 
 player. Henceforth a new era in chess annotation was begun. 
 
6 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 The care, the painstaking industry, the analytical skill he con- 
 stantly displayed were simply astounding; nothing like it had 
 been seen before. His labors in the field of analytical re- 
 searches have been unceasing and will remain a monument to 
 his skill and industry. He formed a new school of chess, 
 giving the game order, method, directness. He convincingly 
 proved that the surest way to win is by accumulation of small 
 advantages rather than by a fierce onslaught upon the hostile 
 King, and one by one the experts of the game were compelled 
 to accept his doctrines and the modern style, a fact acknow- 
 ledged by the famous Viennese player Adolph Schway, when 
 at the Vienna tournament of 1882, pointing to Steinitz, he 
 said: " This little man has taught us all how to play chess." 
 And not one dissenting voice was raised from among the galaxy 
 of masters assembled. It was somewhat of a consolation for 
 Steinitz that ultimately he was beaten by his own methods, his 
 own weapons. 
 
 The modern theory achieved one of the most brilliant 
 triumphs in the great match by telegraph between the St. 
 George's and Vienna Chess Clubs. This match, for ,£200 a 
 side, was begun in 1872, adjourned during the tournament, 
 and completed in 1874. One by one the players on the Lon- 
 don committee, unable to comprehend and grasp Steinitz's 
 idea, dropped out, leaving the conduct of the games entirely 
 to Steinitz and his pupil Potter. The unprecedented fore- 
 sightedness and consummate judgment of position on the part 
 of the Anglo-Austrian, became manifest to all when the Vienna 
 committee, headed by brilliant Ignace Kolisch, resigned the 
 match. 
 
 During a period of nine years following his winning of the 
 emperor's prize, Steinitz was altogether taken up by his 
 editorial duties and his bodily ailments. On one occasion 
 he arose from the sick-bed with permanent lameness in one of 
 his legs, which had become and remained shorter than the 
 other. But once did he engage in active play, a match having 
 been arranged in January, 1876, with his old-time antagonist 
 Blackburne, which ended in an overwhelming triumph for the 
 Austrian, who won seven games straight. 
 
 Steinitz re-entered the chess arena in the Vienna tournament 
 with a brilliant victory over Blackburne, but subsequently his 
 lack of practice told severely against him. After the close of 
 the first round he vr??d with Englisch and Weiss for eleventh, 
 twelfth, and thirteenth place. In the second round, however, 
 he was himself again and ultimately tied with Winawer for 
 
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 7 
 
 first honors. The supplementary match to break the tie, con- 
 sisted against all precedents of two games only. In the first 
 game Steinitz made a grand combination, which involved the 
 sacrifice of both rooks, but missed the winning combination, 
 lost ultimately after having rejected a draw by perpetual check. 
 In the next game Winawer, with the move in his favor, played 
 for nothing but a draw, and apparently had reached his goal 
 when Steinitz turned the tables by a profound combination. 
 There is little doubt that if the match had been prolonged 
 Steinitz would have won first honors; as it was, he had to con- 
 tent himself with dividing prizes with Winawer, but in the eyes 
 of unbiased and fair-minded people Steinitz had again demon- 
 strated his superiority over all contemporaneous players. 
 
 Steinitz s relations in England where, though naturalized, he 
 had remained " a foreigner for twenty years," grew more 
 unpleasant than ever. Having previously resigned from the 
 Field, Steinitz gladly accepted an invitation by Mr. David 
 Thompson of Philadelphia to fulfil an engagement at the 
 Franklin Chess Club. 
 
 Like the great Roman, the Bohemian Csesar came, saw, and 
 vanquished. In matches he defeated his opponents in most 
 impressive style; of single games, whether on the level or at 
 odds he scored an overwhelming majority, while in his simul- 
 taneous performances he broke all records in regard to the 
 score as well as to the number and caliber of his opponents. 
 He never played more than four games blindfolded, generally 
 engaging in a game of whist at the same time, but his oppon- 
 ents were selected from among the strongest players of the 
 respective clubs, and he seldom lost a game. Altogether 
 Steinitz's American tour was a great success, and his reception 
 was so cordial that he resolved to make this country his per- 
 manent home, which he did two years later. 
 
 The London tournament of 1883 wrought him a bitter dis- 
 appointment, inasmuch as Zukertort took first prize from him 
 by a large margin. Thenceforth all his energies were bent 
 on securing a match, which, however, was not consummated 
 until 1885, chiefly through the effort of American lovers of 
 the game. The match was played in three cities. In New 
 York Zukertort won four to one; in St. Louis Steinitz closed 
 up the gap, and in New Orleans he completely turned the 
 tables, winning by ten to five, five draws. From that time on 
 Steinitz's title to the championship remained unques- 
 tioned. 
 
 After his match Steinitz devoted himself chiefly to editing 
 
8 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 the International Chess Magazine, which he published since 
 1885, but frequently fulfilled engagements. In 1888 the 
 Havana Chess Club offered to arrange a match between him 
 and any opponent he would choose. Steinitz decided for 
 Tchigorin, as the champion of the old school. The foe 
 was worthy of his steel, as shown by the result, Steinitz ten, 
 Tchigorin six. 
 
 In 1889, the Sixth American Chess Congress, which Steinitz 
 had helped to organize, took place. He himself refrained 
 from taking part in it, but edited the book of the tournament. 
 At the same time the first volume of the Modern Chess Instruc- 
 tor had made its appearance, and the suggestions contained 
 therein as to the Evans Gambit and the two Knights Defence 
 led to the match by cable with Tchigorin which Steinitz lost, 
 which in turn led to another match at Havana between the 
 two in 1891. Steinitz barely won, ten to eight, his previous 
 encounter with Gunsberg having already proven that his 
 powers were on the decline. 
 
 In 1894 Steinitz entered into his match with Lasker wholly 
 unprepared and rusty from lack of practice. Yet in the New 
 York series he played some grand games, although handi- 
 capped by his defence to the Ruy Lopez, and it is the writer's 
 firm belief that had he won the seventh game, wherein he 
 had completely outwitted his opponent, the match would have 
 taken a different turn. As it was, the game went far towards 
 demoralizing Steinitz, while Lasker's confidence was restored. 
 Steinitz lost the next game and broke down completely in 
 Philadelphia. In Montreal he recuperated, but could only 
 make even games. 
 
 The second match with Lasker proved him clearly to be out- 
 classed, but he retained enough of his old powers to secure a 
 prize in every tournament wherein he competed, except his 
 last in London, 1899. A singular coincidence, that the scene 
 of his first great success should witness his complete downfall. 
 A year before in Vienna, in reply to a sympathetic remark that 
 he had won fame enough, and could afford to let the younger 
 generation earn some, he said: " I can spare the fame, but 
 not the prize money." 
 
 After his match in Moscow with Lasker, strange behavior 
 on his part caused his detention in an insane asylum there. 
 During the following three years he seemed to have recovered 
 his mental equilibrium, but his mind became completely un- 
 balanced after his return from the London tournament. He 
 died on Ward's Island on June 22, 1900. 
 
MATCH RECORD 
 
 1862. Beat S. Dubois, 5 to 3. 1 draw. 
 
 1863. " J. H. Blackburne, 7 to 1. 2 draws. 
 1863. " F. Deacon, 5 to 1. 
 
 1863. " Montgredien, 7 to o. 
 
 1864. " V. Green, 5 too. 2 draws. 
 1864. " Healey at Kt odds, 5 to o. 
 1866. " Anderssen, 8 to 6. 
 
 1866. " Bird, 7 to 5. 5 draws. 
 
 1867. " Fraser, 3 to 1. 
 
 1867. " Fraser at P and move, 7 to 1. 1 draw. 
 
 1870. " Blackburne, 5 too. 1 draw. 
 
 1872. " Zukertort, 7 to 1. 4 draws. 
 
 1876. " Blackburne, 7 to o. 
 
 1882. " Martinez, 7 to o. 
 
 1882. " Martinez, 3 to 1. 3 draws. 
 
 1882. " Sellmann, 3 to o. 2 draws. 
 
 1887. " Mackenzie, 3 to 1. 2 draws. 
 
 1887. " Golmayo, 8 to 1. 2 draws. 
 
 1887. " Martinez, 9 to o. 2 draws. 
 
 1885. " Sellmann, 3 to o. 
 
 1886. " Zukertort, 10 to 5. 5 draws. 
 
 1888. " Vasquez, 5 to o. • 
 1888. " Golmayo, 5 to o. 
 
 1888. " Ponce; 4 to 1. 
 
 1889. " Tchigorin, 10 to 6. 1 draw. 
 1890-91. " Gunsberg, 6 to 4. 9 draws. 
 189*. " Tchigorin, 10 to 8. 5 draws. 
 1894. Lost, Lasker, 5 to 10. 
 
 1896. " " 2 to 10. 
 
TOURNEY RECORD 
 
 1859. Vienna. Third prize after Hamppe and Jenay. 
 i860. Second prize after Hamppe. 
 
 1861. First prize. 
 
 1862. London. Sixth prize (12 players). 
 1862. Dublin. First prize. 
 
 1866. London. Handicap, first prize, 8 to o. 
 
 1867. Paris. Third prize after Kolisch and Winawer. 
 1867. Dundee. Second prize after Neumann. 
 
 1867. First prize, handicap ; Fraser, second ; 
 
 Neumann, third. 
 
 1870. Baden Baden. Second prize after Anderssen. 
 
 1871. British Association, London. First prize, 12 to o. 
 
 1872. " " " First prize, 7 too to 1. 
 
 1873. Vienna. First prize. 
 
 1882. First and second prizes divided with 
 Winawer. 
 
 1883. London. Second prize after Zukertort. 
 
 1894. New York. First prize ; Albin, second. 
 
 1895. Hastings. Fifth prize. 
 
 1896. St. Petersburg Quadrangular Tourney. Second 
 
 prize after Lasker ; Pillsbury, third ; Tchigorin, 
 
 fourth. 
 1896. Nuremberg. Fifth prize. 
 1898. Vienna. Fourth prize. 
 1898. Cologne. Fifth prize. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 (London, 1862.) 
 
 SICILIAN DEFENCE 
 
 Black, Mr. Barnes 
 
 19 QRtoQsq(l) 
 
 P to Q 4 
 
 20 Kt to Kt 6 (m) 
 
 QxKt 
 
 21 Qx P, ch KtoQsq(n) 
 
 22 Q to B 6, ch K to B 2 (o) 
 
 23 Q X B Q to Q 3 (p) 
 
 24 QtoKt7,chB to Q 2 
 
 25 P to Q B 4 P to Q 5 (r) 
 
 26 PtoQKt4!Kt to B 7 
 
 27 PXP QXP 
 
 28 R X K P Q to B sq 
 
 29 Q to K 5, ch K to B sq 
 
 30 R to Kt sq ! Kt to Kt 5 (s) 
 
 31 RtoKB6 Q to Ksq 
 
 32 QtoB s,ch Kt to B 3 
 
 33 R to B 8 
 
 and wins. 
 
 (a) P to Q 4 or Kt to B 3 are the conventional moves, but Steinitz always 
 loved to choose an untrodden path. His treatment of this game is original 
 and ingenious throughout. 
 
 (b) Not in accord with his previous move. The King's fianchetto in the 
 Sicilian is only feasible if the K P is not moved at all or advanced 2 squares, 
 else as in the present instance Black's game will labor under the weakness 
 of the point at Q 3. Steinitz immediately trains his guns against the vul- 
 nerable point in the hostile position. 
 
 (c) Prevents Kt to Kt 5. But the Knight threatens also to enter by way 
 of K 4. 
 
 (d) Black pays the penalty for his erratic opening. Barring the K B not 
 one piece developed, and his Pawns compromised. 
 
 PtoK4 P to Q B 4 
 Kt to K B 3 P to K 3 
 B to K 2 (a) P to K Kt 3(b) 
 Castles B to Kt 2 
 
 KttoB3 PtoQR3(c) 
 P to K 5 P to B 4 (d) 
 P to Q Kt 3 Kt to R 3 
 
 8 Kt toQR4Q to B 2 
 
 9 B to R 3 B to B sq (e) 
 
 10 P toQ4(f)P to Kt 3 
 
 11 P X P P X P 
 
 12 QtoQ2 (g) Kt to B 2 
 
 13 Q to B 3 Kt to B 3 
 
 14 K R to K sq (h) 
 
 QKtX P 
 
 15 Kt X Kt 
 
 Kt X Kt 
 
 16 B to B 4 
 
 Kt X B (i) 
 
 17 Qx R 
 
 KtxB 
 
 18 QxP 
 
 Q to B 3 (k) 
 
STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (e) A confession that the opening chosen has been refuted. 
 
 (f) White proceeds with iron consequence. If 1'XP, n BXB, destroy- 
 ing Black's chance of Castling, then 12. QXP, and eventually Q to R 4. 
 
 (g) An indirect attack on the Q B P, e.g.: 13 Kt X P, B X Kt ; 14. B X 
 B, QX B; 15. QX Kt. 
 
 (h) An uncommonly deep conception. 
 
 (i) He should have retreated the Kt to B 2. Apparently he did not 
 realize the danger he was in. 
 
 (k) White threatened R X P, ch. 
 
 (1) An excellent move, which fixes the hostile King, for if K to Q sq, 
 then Q to B 7, followed by R X K P. Should Black, however, threaten 
 mate by 19. ... B to Q Kt 2, then 20. Q X P, ch, and again the K cannot 
 go to Q sq because of R X K P. 
 
 (m) The object of this finely conceived sacrifice is to divert the Queen 
 from the support of the Q P. 
 
 (n) If K to K 2 the King would be cut off from the Queen's side alto- 
 gether by the reply, R X Q P. 
 
 (o) If B to K 2, then R X P, ch, B to Q 2 ; 24. Q to R 8, ch., etc. The 
 object of the preceding sacrifice of the Knight is now apparent. 
 
 (p) This does not improve his condition to any great extent. White's 
 attack has spent its force and Black's King is tolerably safe. There seems 
 to be no objection to Kt X P. 
 
 (r) To avert the loss of the Knight by Q to Kt 2. However, Kt to B 7 
 would have served this purpose better. After this the game is irretrievably 
 lost. 
 
 BLACK— BARNES (62). 
 Position after White's thirtieth move r 
 
 km* m m&m 
 
 (s) If B X R White wins as follows : 
 
 31 Q X B, ch K to B 2 
 
 32 Q to Kt 6, ch K to Q 2 
 
 33 Q to Kt 7, ch K to Q 3 or K 3 
 threatening mate by P to B 4 or Q to Q 5 
 
 34 R to Kt 6, ch K to K 4 
 
 35 P to Kt 3 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 (London, 1862.) 
 
 KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED 
 
 Black, Mr. Robey 
 
 13 
 
 PtoK 4 
 P to K B 4 
 Kt to K B 3 
 P to B 3 
 B to K 2 
 P to Q Kt 4 
 P to Q R 4 
 
 8 P to Q 3 
 
 9 Kt to R 3 
 
 10 Kt to B 4 
 
 11 B X B 
 
 12 P to Kt 5 
 
 13 P X R P 
 
 14 Kt to K 3 
 
 15 P to B 5 
 
 16 Castles 
 
 17 K to R sq 
 
 P to K 4 
 B to B 4 
 PtoQ 3 
 B to K Kt s 
 KttoQB 3 (a) 
 K to Kt 3 
 P to Q R 3 
 Qto K 2 
 Kt to B 3 
 B x Kt 
 B to R 2 
 Kt to Q sq (b) 
 P X RP 
 Castles 
 R to Kt sq 
 Kt to B 3 
 Kt to Q R 4 
 
 18 Kt to Kt 4 Kt X Kt 
 
 19 B X Kt P to B 3 
 
 20 B to R 3 R to Kt 2 
 
 21 Q to B 2 K Rto Kt sq 
 
 22 Q" R to Kt sq 
 
 Q to K sq 
 
 23 P to R 3 R X R (c) 
 
 24 R. x R R X R ch 
 
 25 Q x R Q X P 
 
 26 BtoQKt4 Kt to B 3 (d) 
 
 27 B to Q sq Qto Kt 4 
 
 28 Q to R 2,ch K to B sq (e) 
 
 29 QtoK6(f)Kt X B (g) 
 
 30 B to R 5 P to Kt 3 
 
 31 P X P PX P 
 
 32 B X P and 
 
 mates in 9 moves (h). 
 
 (a) This move is generally preceded by 
 
 BXKt. 
 
 BLACK-ROBEY (fe\ 
 Position after White's twenty-sixth move : 
 
 *■*■*■ 1 
 
14 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (b) Obligatory : 12. . . . R P X P ; 13. R P X P, followed by 14. 
 P to Kt 6, wins the exchange at least. 
 
 (c) Injudicious. He wins a pawn, but leaves White master of the board. 
 
 (d) White threatens to win a piece by B to Q sq, if Q to Kt 6 ; 27. Q to 
 R sq. 
 
 (e) If K to R sq ; 29. Q to B 7, Q to Kt sq ; 30. B to R 4, Kt X B ; 31. 
 B to K 8. 
 
 (f) A powerful stroke, threatening Q to B 8, ch, as well as B to Kt 3. 
 
 (g) He has no adequate defence. 
 
 34 P X P P X P 
 
 35 B X P Kt to R sq 
 
 36 B to K R 5 and wins. 
 
 30 . . . Kt to Q sq 
 
 31 Q to B 8 Q to Kt sq 
 
 32 Q to Q 7 Kt to B 2 
 
 33 B to K R 5 P to Kt 3 
 (h) Upon K to Kt 2 (best), 23. Q to B 7, ch, K to R 3 ; White might 
 
 have shortened the process by 34. B to B 5, K to Kt 4 ; 35. P to Kt 3, and 
 mate in two more moves. 
 
 (London, 1862.) 
 CENTRE COUNTER GAMBIT 
 
 Black, Mr. Montgredien 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to Q 4 
 
 2 P X P Q XP 
 
 3 Kt to Q B 3 Q to Q sq 
 
 4 P to Q 4 P to K 3 (a) 
 
 5 Kt to B 3 Kt to K B 3 
 
 6 B to Q 3 BtoKz 
 
 7 Castles Castles 
 
 8 B to K 3 P to Q Kt 3 
 
 9 Kt to K 5 B to Kt 2 
 
 10 P to B 4 Q Kt to Q 2 
 
 11 Q to K 2 (b) 
 
 Kt to Q 4 (c) 
 
 12 Q Kt X Kt P X Kt (d) 
 
 13 R to B 3 P to K B 4 
 
 14 R to R 3 P to Kt 3 (e) 
 
 15 PtoKKt 4 P X P(f) 
 
 16 R X P (g) Kt X Kt (h) 
 
 17 B P X Kt K X R 
 
 18 Q x P R to K Kt 
 
 19 Q to R s, ch (i) 
 
 K to Kt 2 
 
 20 Q to R 6, ch (k) 
 
 K to B 2 
 
 21 QtoR 7,ch K to K 3 
 
 22 Q to R3,ch K to B 2 
 
 23 R to B sq, ch 
 
 K to K sq 
 
 24 Q to K 6 R to Kt 2 
 
 25 BtoKt5(l)Qto Q 2 
 
 26 B X P, ch R X B 
 
 27 Q X R, ch K to Q sq 
 
 28 R to B 8,ch Q to K sq 
 
 29 QxQ, mate 
 
 sq 
 
 (a) This defence always results in a badly cramped game. Better to de- 
 velop first the Q B to B 4 or Kt 5. 
 
 (b) White has rapidly developed his forces and has already a decided 
 advantage. 
 
 (c) Far better were P to Q B 4. 
 
 (d) And here B X Kt was preferable. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 *5 
 
 (e) To prevent the threatened Q to R 5, had Black in lieu of the present 
 made an indifferent move, the game would have proceeded : 15. Q to R 5, 
 Kt to B 3 ; 16. Q X B P, B to B sq ; 17. Q X R P, ch, and mate in three 
 more moves. 
 
 (f) Kt X Kt, followed by B to B sq, would have yielded a better defence. 
 
 BLACK-MONTGREDIEN (62). 
 Position after Black's fifteenth move : 
 
 m ili I 
 111 II HI m 
 
 (g) Bold, surprising, and perfectly sound. 
 
 (h) There is nothing to be done, nor would it have availed him any had 
 he defended himself with R to B 4 or Q to K sq on his next turn. 
 
 (i) White must take guard lest the King should escape in safety by way 
 of Q 2. 
 
 (k) Obviously not Q X P, ch, as after K to R sq White's Queen would be 
 pinned. 
 
 (1) None of Black's pieces save the Q R can stir. Either B to R 6 or B 
 to Kt 5, ch, would have equally won, but Steinitz desired to win in fine style 
 and presumably expected Black's rejoinder. 
 
 (London, 1862.) 
 GIUOCO PIANO 
 
 White, S. Dubois 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 K Kt to B 3 Q Kt to B 3 
 
 3 B to B 4 B to B 4 
 
 4 Castles Kt to B 3 
 
 5 P to Q 3 P to Q 3 
 
 6 B to K Kt 5 (a) 
 
 P to K R 3 
 
 7 B to R 4 P to K Kt 4 
 
i6 
 
 STEIN1TZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 8 B to Kt 3 P to K R 4 ! 
 
 23 
 
 QxQ 
 
 PXQ 
 
 9 P to K R 4 (b) 
 
 24 
 
 P to Kt 3 
 
 R to R 8, ch 
 
 B to K Kt 5 ! 
 
 25 
 
 K to Kt 2 
 
 R (R sq) toR 
 
 io P to B 3(c) Q to Q2 (d) 
 
 
 
 7, ch 
 
 ii P to Q_4 K P X P 
 
 26 
 
 K to B3 
 
 R X Rch 
 
 12 P to K 5 PXKP 
 
 27 
 
 BxR 
 
 R to B 7, ch 
 
 13 B X KP Kt XB 
 
 28 
 
 KxP 
 
 R X B (1) 
 
 14 Kt X Kt Q to B 4 
 
 29 
 
 P to R4 
 
 K to Q 2 
 
 15 Kt X B (e) P X Kt 
 
 2° 
 
 KtoQ 3 
 
 KtX P 
 
 16 B to Q 3(f) QtoQ 4 
 
 3i 
 
 K to B 3 
 
 Kt to K 6 
 
 17 P to QKt 4 Castles Q R 
 
 32 
 
 R to R 2 ( 
 
 ra) 
 
 (g) 
 
 
 
 RX Kt 
 
 18 P to Q B 4 Q to B 3 
 
 33 
 
 R to Q 2, chK to B 1 
 
 19 PX B Rx P 
 
 34 
 
 R10K2 
 
 RtoB8,ch(n) 
 
 20 P to B 3 Q R R to sq 
 
 35 
 
 K to Q 2 
 
 R to B 7, ch 
 
 (h) 
 
 36 
 
 KxKt 
 
 R X R ch 
 
 21 P X P Q to K sq (i) 
 
 37 
 
 KX R 
 
 P to K B 4 
 
 22 QtoK 2 (k)Q to K 6, ch ! 
 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 
 (a) This and the next moves are not good in kindred positions when the 
 opponent has not yet castled. The result is generally an onslaught by the 
 hostile pawns against the King's quarters. 
 
 (b) If Kt X P then P to R 5, and if 10. Kt X P, P X P (!), 11. Kt X Q, 
 P X B, and wins. 
 
 WHITE— DUBOIS (62). 
 Position after Black's seventeenth move: 
 
 I! ■ Bill 
 ■ Il-tH ■ 
 
 m. ■ hah 
 
 (c) If P X P, then P to R 5, also Kt to R 2. 
 
 (d) Intending to castle Q R, a plan which White endeavors to prevent 
 with considerable ingenuity. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 17 
 
 (e) The opening of the K R file proves fatal. Better was Q to R 4, ch, 
 but even then Black had the better of it. 
 
 (f) To guard against Q to R 2. 
 
 (g) This sacrifice is necessary to hold the attack, as otherwise the Bishop 
 had to leave the diagonal ; for if B to Kt 3, then 18. P to Q B 4, and 10. 
 P toB 5. 
 
 (h) Against the formidable looking P to Kt 6 White would have the re- 
 source B to B 5, ch, followed by Q to K sq. 
 
 (i) Threatens Q to K 6, ch, and R to R 8, mate. It seems, however, that 
 21. Kt to K 5 would have been more expeditious. 
 
 (k) If R to K sq, then R to R 8, ch ; 23. K to B 2, R X R ; 24. Q X R, 
 Kt X P ch, winning the Queen. After 22. . . . B to B 5, ch, followed 
 by 23. R to K sq, his game would have been defensible. 
 
 (1) White has recovered his piece. The disposition of Pawns insures a 
 winning ending. 
 
 (m) If K to Kt 2, Kt X P, ch, wins with ease. 
 
 (n) The simplest and most direct. 
 
 (London, 1863.) 
 KIESERITZKY GAMBIT 
 
 Black, P. Hirschfeld 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 PtoKB 4 PxP 
 
 3 Kt to K B 3 P to K Kt 4 
 
 4 P to K R 4 P to Kt 5 
 
 5 Kt to K 5 B to Kt 2 
 
 6 P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 
 
 7 B to B 4 Castles (a) 
 
 8 KU0QB3 P to Q3 
 
 9 Kt X B P (b) 
 
 RxKt 
 
 10 B X R, ch K X B 
 
 n B X P K to Kt sq 
 
 12 Castles Kt to R 4 
 
 13 PtoKt 3 (c)Kt toQ B 3 
 
 14 Kt to K 2 Q to K2 
 
 15 Q to Q 3 B to Q 2 
 
 16 B to Kt 5 B to B 3 
 
 17 B x B Kt X B 
 
 18 KttoB4(d)Q X P 
 
 19 Kt to R 4 Resigns (e). 
 
 (a) The chess world then was new to the present defence, which Louis 
 Paulsen just had introduced. Subsequently 7. . . . P to Q 4 was estab- 
 lished by analysis, as well as by numerous games, to be Black's strongest 
 course. 
 
 (b) Steinitz finds the right reply. He obtains thereby R and 2 P's for 
 Kt and B with a strong attack. 
 
 (c) Staunton, Lowenthal, and other commentators advise B to Kt 5 at 
 once as White's strongest continuation. We are not so sure about it. 
 
 (d) Very fine. If Black proceeds with R to K sq, White can reply Q R 
 to K sq. 18. ... Kt to Kt 5 will be answered by 19. Q to Kt 3, ch, 
 P to Q 4 ; 20. P to K 5. Lastly, if . . . Kt X K P, then 19. Kt to 
 Q 5. The second player's failure to divine White's intention gives rise to 
 a trenchant finish. 
 
 (e) Black, bound to lose a piece, has not even the compensation Q X P, 
 ch, at his disposal, for then he would- lose the B in the bargain. 
 
STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 
 (London, about 1864.) 
 
 
 
 GIUOCO 
 
 PIANO 
 
 
 
 White, X. 
 
 
 i P to K 4 
 
 P to K4 
 
 I?PXP 
 
 R to B 7 
 
 2 Kt to K B 
 
 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 18 QX P 
 
 Q R to K B sq 
 
 3 B to B 4 
 
 B to B 4 
 
 19 QxQP.ch K to R sq 
 
 4 P to B 3 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 20 Kt to B 3 
 
 Q. to R s 
 
 5 P to Q 4 
 
 P X P 
 
 21 Kt x Q 
 
 B X P 
 
 6 P to K s 
 
 P toQ 4 
 
 22 Kt to Kt 6 
 
 ch 
 
 7 B to Kt 5 
 
 Kt to K 5 
 
 
 P X Kt 
 
 8 Kt x p (?: 
 
 Castles 
 
 23 PtoKKti 
 
 R to K 7, dis 
 
 9 B X Kt 
 
 P X B 
 
 
 ch 
 
 io Castles 
 
 B to R 3 
 
 24 K to R sq 
 
 R X R, ch 
 
 ri R to K sq 
 
 P to B 3 
 
 25 K to Kt 2 
 
 R to Kt 8, ch 
 
 t2 P to K 6 
 
 Q toQ 3 
 
 26 K to R 3 
 
 Kt to B 7, ch 
 
 13 B to K 3 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 27 K to R 4 
 
 R to B s, ch 
 
 14 Q to R 4 
 
 P to B 5 
 
 28 P X R 
 
 R to Kt 5, 
 
 15 P to K 7 
 
 QX P 
 
 
 mate. 
 
 16 QX B 
 
 P X B 
 
 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 KU0KB3 Kt to K B 3 
 P to Q 4 P X P 
 P to K s Kt to Q 4 
 Q X P P to B 3 
 
 B to Q B 4 Q to Kt 3 
 
 7 Q to K 4 BtoB4 
 
 8 Castles Kt to K 2 
 
 (London, about 1863.) 
 Black, Amateur 
 
 (Remove White's Q R.) 
 P to K 4 
 
 9 Kt to Kt s Q to B 2 
 loKtxBP R to B sq 
 ir KttoQ6,chK to Q sq 
 12 Q to R 4 P to K Kt 
 r 3 Q X Kt,chK X Q 
 
 14 BtoKt5,ch R to B 3 
 
 15 P X R, ch K X Kt 
 
 16 B to B 4, mate. 
 
 (London, 1863.) 
 KIESERITZKY 
 Black, F. Deacon 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 P to K B 4 P x P 
 
 3 Kt to K B 3 P to K Kt 4 
 
 4 P to K R 4 P to Kt s 
 
 5 Kt to K s Kt to K B 3 
 
 6 B to B 4 P to Q 4 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 19 
 
 7 P X P B to Q 3 (a) 
 
 8 P to Q 4 Kt to R 4 
 
 9 Kt to Q B 3 Q to K 2 (b) 
 
 10 BtoKt5,chP to B 3 (c) 
 
 11 P X P P X P 
 
 12 Kt to Q s ! (d) 
 
 Q to K 3 
 
 13 KttoB7,chB X Kt 
 
 14 B to Q B 4 Q to K 2 
 
 1 7 P X B Q X P, ch 
 
 18 Q to K 2 Q X B 
 
 19 B X P B to B 4 
 
 20 Castles K R Kt to Q 2 
 
 21 B toR6,ch K to B 2 (f) 
 
 22 R X B, ch !Q X R 
 
 23 RtoKBsq Q X R, ch 
 
 24 Q X Q, ch K tojCt 3 
 
 25 B to Kt 5 P to K R 3 
 
 26 Q to Q 3, ch, and wins. 
 
 15 B X P, ch K to B sq 
 
 16 B X Kt(e) B X Kt 
 
 (a) This was the fashionable defence at the time. 
 
 (b) Black's best plan is to castle at once. If g. . . . Kt to Kt 6, 
 then 10. B X P ! 
 
 (c) Better were K to B sq. 
 
 (d) Initiating a deep and beautiful combination. 
 
 (e) Black thereby gains a piece, but all the gates are wide ajar. 
 
 (f) K to Kt sq ; 22. Q to B 4, ch. 
 
 (London, 1863.) 
 Black, Mr Rock 
 
 (Remove White's Q R.) 
 
 i P to K 4 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 2 KttoKB3 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 B to B 4 
 
 B to B 4 
 
 4 PtoQKt4 
 
 B X P 
 
 5 P to B 3 
 
 B to R 4 
 
 6 P to Q 4 
 
 PX P 
 
 7 Castles 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 8 B to R 3 
 
 B to Kt 3 
 
 9 Q to Kt 3 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 10 KP x P Kt to R 4 
 
 11 RtoKsq.chB to K 3 
 
 12 P x B Kt X Q 
 
 13 P X P, ch K to Q 2 
 
 14 B to K3,ch K to B 3 
 
 15 KttoK5,chK to Kt 4 
 
 16 B to B 4,ch K to R 4 
 
 17 B toKt4,ch K toR5 
 
 18 P X Kt, mate. 
 
 (London, 1865.) 
 KING'S BISHOP'S GAMBIT 
 
 White, G. 
 
 1 P to K 4 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 S 
 
 2 P to K B 4 
 
 P XP 
 
 6 
 
 3 B to B 4 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 7 
 
 4 B x P 
 
 Q to R 5, ch 
 
 8 
 
 K to B sq Kt to K 2 (a) 
 KttoQB 3 P to KKt 4 
 Kt to B 3 Q to R 4 
 P to K R 4 (b) 
 
20 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 P to K R 3 17 Kt X P, ch K to Q sq 
 
 9 K to Kt sq P to Kt 5 18 Kt X R B to R 6, ch 
 
 10 Kt to Q 4 P to B 6 19 K to K sq B to Q 3 ! 
 
 11PXP PXP 20QXB QxRP, ch 
 
 12 Q X P (c) R to Kt sq, ch 21 K to K 2 Q X P, ch 
 
 13 K to B sq B to Kt s 22 K to B 2 R to Kt 7, ch 
 
 14 QtoB6(d)Kt to Q 2 23 K to B sq R to R 7, ch 
 
 15 Q to B 4 Kt X B Resigns. 
 
 16 Kt X Kt B to Q B 4 (e) 
 
 (a) The Kt move is premature. It should be preceded by P to K Kt 4 
 and B to Kt 2, which, however, was not known at the time of play, the 
 Centre Gambit against the K B Gambit having just been introduced. 
 
 (b) For White may continue, 8. B X P, ch, Q X B ; 9. Kt X P, followed 
 by Q to R 5, ch. This variation was likewise unknown then, and Mr. G. 
 will readily be excused for not having found it over the board. The attack 
 instituted by White's 8th and gth moves is premature and should have been 
 preceded by P to Q 4. The honors of the opening thus rest easy between 
 the players, only Steinitz takes advantage of the irregularity, while his op- 
 ponent does not. 
 
 (c) The Knight would have better retaken. 
 
 (d) Q to B 4 would have saved a move. 
 
 (e) The initiatory move of a most brilliant combination. 
 
 
 (London, 1865.) 
 
 
 Black, Van 
 
 DER MEDEN 
 
 
 (Remove White's Q Kt.) 
 
 i P to K 4 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 12 R X P, ch Kt to B3 
 
 2 P to K B 4 
 
 P X P 
 
 13 R X Kt, ch K x R 
 
 3 KttoKB; 
 
 P to K Kt 4 
 
 14 B to Q_4,ch K to B 2 
 
 4 B to B 4 
 
 P to Kt 5 
 
 15 R to B sq, ch 
 
 5 Castles 
 
 P X Kt 
 
 K to Kt sq 
 
 6 Qx P 
 
 QtoB 3 
 
 16 Q to K 5 B to Kt 2 
 
 7 P to K s 
 
 Qx P 
 
 17 QtoQ5,ch QtoK 3 
 
 8 B X P, ch 
 
 K X B 
 
 18 QtoKKts Qto KR3 
 
 9 P to Q 4 
 
 Q X P, ch 
 
 r 9 QtoQ8, chB to B sq 
 
 B to K 3 
 
 QtoB 3 
 
 20 Q to K 8, and wins. 
 
 11 Q to R s, ch Q to Kt 3 
 
 P to K 4 
 P to Q4 
 
 (London, 1866.) 
 
 FRENCH DEFENCE 
 
 Hlack, H. E. Bird 
 
 PtoK 3 I 3 KttoQB 3 PxP 
 
 P to Q 4 I 4 Kt X P Kt to K B 3 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 5 Kt X Kt Q X Kt 
 
 6 Kt to B 3 Kt to B 3 
 
 7 B to K Kt 5 Q to B 4 
 
 8 B to Q 3 Q to Kt s 
 
 9 PtoKE.3 QxKtP 
 io R to R 2 Q X R 
 ii Kt X Q Kt X P 
 12 B to Kt s, ch Resigns. 
 
 (London, 1866.) 
 
 SICILIAN DEFENCE 
 
 Black, Mr. MacDonnell 
 
 PtoK4 P to Q B 4 
 Kt to Q B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 Kt to B 3 P to K 3 
 
 P X P 
 
 PtoQR 3 (a) 
 P to K Kt 3 (b) 
 
 B to B 4 (c) 
 
 Kt P X Kt 
 
 P to Q 4 
 Kt X P 
 
 16 P to Q Kt 3 P to Q R 4 
 
 17 P to Q R 3 Q to Q 4 
 
 18 R to B sq R to R 2 
 
 19 B to Kt 2 P to B 4 
 
 20 Castles Q to B 3 
 
 21 PtoKR4KRtoKB2 
 
 22 P to R 5 Kt to K 2 (f) 
 
 23 B to B 4 Kt to Q 4 
 
 24 Q to K 5 (g) 
 Q to B 2 (h) 
 
 25 R x Kt ! P X R 
 
 26 Q to K 8,ch R to B sq 
 
 27 B x P, ch Q to B 2 
 
 R XB 
 R toB3 
 Resigns. 
 
 7 Kt X Kt 
 
 8 PtoK5(d)Qto Kt 3 
 
 9 Q to Q 2 Kt to K 2 
 
 10 Kt to K 4 Castles 
 
 1 1 B to Q. 3 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 12 P to K B 4 P to Q 3 27 B x P, ch 
 
 13 P X P P to K B 4 28 B x Q, ch 
 
 14 Kt X B Q X Kt 29 Qto K s 
 
 15 Q to Q B 3 (e) 30 P to R 6 
 
 QX 
 
 (a) For a long time this superfluous move was considered indispensable. 
 The modern continuation is Kt to B 3, and if K Kt to Kt 5, either B to Kt 
 5 or P to Q 3. 
 
 (b) This variation originated with Steinitz. 
 
 (c) B to Kt 5 is superior. At that time the chief aim was at a rapid de- 
 velopment of pieces for a K side attack, and little regard paid to the dispo- 
 sition of Pawns. 
 
 (d) To-day almost every third-class player could be relied upon to take 
 advantage of the position by the move above. At the time, however, 
 Steinitz's play was regarded with misgivings and as akin to heresy, for had 
 he not advanced a Pawn already moved, instead of bringing out a piece ? 
 
 (e) An excellent post for the Queen. Black cannot exchange, as he never 
 would recover the Pawn then. 
 
 (f) Black can hardly be censured for choosing this move with the continua- 
 tion Kt to Q 4 in preference to the retreat to B square, though the latter 
 move happens to be better. 
 
 (g) A powerful stroke, against which there is no satisfactory defence, 
 (h) Avoiding the Scylla P to R 6, he falls into the Charybdis R X Kt. 
 
 Q R to Q 2 was his relatively best move, but even then he could not with- 
 stand the pressure for very long. 
 
STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (London, 1866.) 
 
 FALKBEER GAMBIT 
 
 Black, MacDonnell 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 6 
 
 7 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 16 Q X Kt 
 
 17 Kt to K 5 
 
 18 Q to 0.3 
 
 19 P X R 
 
 20 B to R 3 
 
 21 R X P (h) 
 
 15 P to K R 3 B to Q 2 (f; 
 R X B 
 Q to B 3 (g) 
 R X Kt 
 Q X P 
 Q to B 2 
 Q to Kt ■■ 
 
 (0 
 
 22 K to R sq K x R 
 
 23 RtoBsq.chQ to B 3 
 
 24 Q to Q 5,ch K to Kt 3 
 
 25 R X Q, ch P X R 
 
 26 Q to Kt 8, ch 
 
 K to B 4 
 
 27 B to Q 6 (k) Resigns. 
 
 ch 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 PtoKB 4 PtoQ4 
 
 PXQP PtoKs 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 (a) 
 
 Kt to K B 3 
 
 PtoQ 3 (b)BtoQKts 
 
 P X P Kt X P 
 
 Q to Q 4 (c) B X Kt, ch 
 
 P X B Castles 
 
 K: to B 3 R to K sq 
 
 B to K 2 KttoKB3(d) 
 1 1 P to B 4 B to Kt 5 
 )2 QtoQ3 PtoB3 
 
 13 Ca.stles P X P 
 
 14 P X P Kt X P (e) 
 
 (a) White's most efficient course is the old P to Q 3 re-established by 
 Charousek, who followed it up by Q to K 2 and the K's fianchetto, the 
 Q Kt being brought out to Q 2 so as to avoid its pinning. 
 
 (b) In conjunction with his previous move, decidedly unfavorable. The 
 proper continuation in this variation is Q to K 2 !, introduced by Steinitz 
 in a tournament game with Hiber, London, 1872. 
 
 (c) A good move, but insufficient against best play. 
 
 (d) For Black has instead the powerful rejoinder 10. P to Q B 4. If 
 White takes in passing, then Q X Q ; 12. P X Q, Kt to B 6 ; 13. Kt to 
 Kt sq, Q Kt X P, threatening both Kt X Q P and B to Kt 5. The reply 
 14. K to Q 2 were unavailing, as Kt to K 5, ch, drives the K back to K sq. 
 If, however, 11. Q to B 4, then P to Q Kt 4, or if 11. Q to Q 3, then B to 
 B 4. 
 
 (e) Black has recovered the gambit Pawn, but at the cost of position. If 
 Q X P ; 14. Q X Q. Kt X Q ; 15. B to B 4, his inferior development is 
 likewise apt to tell against him. 
 
 (f) Black endeavors to hold the attack, and probably overestimates the 
 position of the R on the seventh rank. Moreover, after B to K 3 (his only 
 retreat besides B sq), his game could hardly be called satisfactory. 
 
 (g) By Q to Kt 3, ch, followed by R to B 7, he would have avoided im- 
 mediate loss of material. 
 
 (h) The position now warrants the display of that brilliancy which earned 
 him the epithet, " The Austrian Morphy." 
 
 (i) The contemplated barter of the Q for two Rooks comprises his only 
 resource. Upon K X R, 22. R to B sq, ch, would mate in a few moves. 
 
 (k) An artistic key to a four-move problem. The mate after 1. . . . 
 K to K 5 ; 2. Q to B 4. ch, K to K 6 ; 3. Q to Q 3, ch, K to B 7 ; 4. B to 
 Kt 6 is perfectly pure. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 23 
 
 (London, 1866.) 
 
 KIESERITZKY GAMBIT 
 
 Black, Belayeff 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 
 11 Castles B X Kt 
 
 2PtoKB4PxP 
 
 
 12PXB QxRP 
 
 3 Kt to K B 3 P to K Kt 
 
 4 
 
 13 R X P (b) Kt X R 
 
 4 P to K R 4 P to Kt 5 
 
 
 14 B x Kt P to Kt 6 
 
 5 Kt to K 5 Kt to K B 
 
 3 
 
 15 QtoB 3 ! R to Ktsq(c) 
 
 6 B to B 4 PtoQ4 
 
 
 16 PtoK6(d)P X P 
 
 7PXP BtoQ 3 
 
 
 17 B X Kt P Q to Kt 4 (e) 
 
 8 P to Q 4 Kt to R 4 
 
 
 18 Q to B 7 P to K 4 (f) 
 
 9 KttoQB3 Q to K 2 
 
 
 19 Q X R Q X Q 
 
 10 B to Kt 5, ch 
 
 
 20 B to R 4, ch 
 
 K to Q sq 
 
 (a) 
 
 and mates next move. 
 
 (a) Better is K to B sq. However, after II. Castles, B X Kt ; 12. P X 
 B, Q X R P, White likewise continues, R X P ! 
 
 (b) This correct sacrifice, which Steinitz was first of all masters to adopt, 
 caused the abandonment of the foregoing defence. 
 
 (c) If Q to R 7, ch ; 16. K to B sq, Q to R 8, ch ; 17. K to K 2, Q X 
 R, then mate in two by 18. B to Kt 5, ch. 
 
 (d) Drawing a fine finish. 
 
 (e) Obviously the B cannot be taken under penalty of instant mate. 
 
 (f) Kt to Q 2 ; 19. P X P. 
 
 (Match, London, 1866.) 
 
 SALVIO GAMBIT 
 Black, A. Anderssen 
 
 1 P to K 4 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 i5 
 
 PtoKs (d 
 
 ) P to Q 4 
 
 2 P to K B 4 
 
 P X P 
 
 16 
 
 B to Kt 5 
 
 QtoK 3 
 
 3 KttoKB; 
 
 , P to K Kt 4 
 
 17 
 
 Kt to R 4 
 
 Kt to Q R 
 
 4 B to B 4 
 
 P to Kt 5 
 
 
 
 (e) 
 
 5 Kt to K s 
 
 Q to R 5, ch 
 
 18 
 
 Kt (R4) to P ; 
 
 6 K to B sq 
 
 Kt to K R 3 
 
 
 
 Kt X Kt 
 
 7 P to Q 4 
 
 P to Q 3 (a) 
 
 T 9 
 
 Kt x Kt 
 
 Q to Kt 3 
 
 8 Kt to Q 3 
 
 P to B 6 
 
 20 
 
 Kt X P 
 
 Kt to R 3 
 
 9 PtoKKt3 
 
 Q to K 2 (b) 
 
 21 
 
 Ktto Q 6, 
 
 ch 
 
 10 Kt to B 3 
 
 B to K 3 
 
 
 
 K to Q 2 
 
 11 B to Kt 3 (c)B to Kt 2 
 
 22 
 
 P to R 3 
 
 P to B 3 (f) 
 
 12 B to K 3 
 
 B X B 
 
 2 3 
 
 K P X P 
 
 B to B sq 
 
 13 R P X B 
 
 P to Q B 3 
 
 24 
 
 Kt to Kt 7 
 
 Kt to B 4 
 
 14 Q to Q 2 
 
 Kt to Kt sq 
 
 2 5 
 
 B to B 4 
 
 P X P (g) 
 
24 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 26 K to B 2 Q X B P (h) 
 
 27 B to K 5 Q to Kt 3 
 28KRXP B to R 3 
 
 29 KttoBs.ch K to K sq (i) 
 
 30 R X B ! Kt X R 
 
 31 B X R K to B 2 
 
 32 B to K 5 Q to R 4 
 
 33 Q to B 4,_ch K to Kt sq (k) 
 
 34 R to R sq Kt to Kt 5, ch 
 
 35 K to Kt sq Resigns (1) 
 
 (a) His 7th and 8th moves should have been transposed. White then 
 could not have dislodged the Q by P to Kt 3. 
 
 (b) If Q to R 6, ch ; 10. K to K sq, Q to Kt 7 ; II. Kt to B 2, followed 
 by B to B sq, wins the Q. 
 
 (c) In another game of the same match White continued with 11. P to Q 
 5, B to B sq ; 12. P to K 5, P X P ; 13. Kt X P, which sacrifice, however, 
 proved unsound. 
 
 (d) White now has an excellent game. 
 
 (e) A modern player would surely exclude the Kt by P to Kt 3 and strug- 
 gle on on the defensive to survive the middle game and retain his extra 
 Pawn for the ending. Not so Anderssen ! Though none of his pieces is in 
 play, he formulates a plan for an attack on the K. To accomplish this end 
 he gives up a Pawn and permits the check at Q 6. The Kt move serves the 
 purpose to draw the Kt from Q 3, where it would be of important use for 
 defensive measures. 
 
 (f) Anderssen pursues his end with wonted ingenuity. The object of this 
 sacrifice will readily be seen. 
 
 (gl Like a wizard Black has transformed a wretched position into a fine 
 attacking one. White cannot take the K R P because of Q to Kt 5. 
 
 (h) Another great idea. One does not know what more to admire — An- 
 derssen's brilliant play or Steinitz's ironclad defence. 
 
 (i) This disconnects his Rooks, but his only alternative, K to K 2, would 
 leave him ultimately open to R X Q R P, ch, which would also win for White. 
 
 (k) If K to K 2, then 34. R to R sq, Q X R ; 35. Q to B 6, ch, and mates 
 in two more moves. 
 
 (1) If P to B 7, ch ; 36. K to Kt 2, P queens, ch ; 37. R X Q, Q to R 7, 
 ch ; 38. K to B 3, Kt X B, ch ; 39. K to K 3 ; or, 38. . . . R to B sq ; 
 39. Q X R, ch, etc. 
 
 (Paris, 1867.) 
 
 VIENNA OPENING 
 
 Black, S. Loyd 
 
 P to K 4 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 P X P 
 P to K Kt 4 
 B to Kt 2 
 PtoQ 3 
 P to K R 3 
 K Kt to K 2 
 9 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 (a) This counter 
 player never has a 
 
 P to K4 
 P to K B 4 (a) 
 Kt to K B 3 
 P to K R 3 
 P to Q4 
 B to Q B 4 
 Castles 
 P to B 3 
 Q to B 2 (b) 
 
 gambit against the Vienna is foolhardiness. The second 
 chance to recover the Gambit Pawn, 
 
 10 P to K R 4 Q to Kt 3 
 
 11 Q to K 2 B to Kt 5 
 
 12 P to R 3 Q to R 4 
 
 13 P X B (c) Q x R 
 
 14 Castles Q to R 3 (d) 
 
 15 P to K Kt 5 P X P 
 
 16 P x P K Kt to Q 2 
 
 17 Kt x P (e) Resigns. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 25 
 
 (b) This and his following moves are to little purpose. 
 
 (c) The right reply to Black's sally. 
 
 (d) The Queen flees betimes, evading the threatened B X R P. 
 catastrophe, however, cannot be averted. 
 
 (e) The coup de grace. 
 
 The 
 
 
 (Paris, 
 
 1867.) 
 
 
 
 FRENCH DEFENCE 
 
 
 
 Black, S. 
 
 WlNAWER 
 
 
 i P to K 4 
 
 P to K 3 
 
 16 
 
 Q to Kt 4 
 
 Q to B sq 
 
 2 P to Q 4 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 17 
 
 QXP! 
 
 Q to K 3 (g) 
 
 3 Kt to Q B 
 
 3(a) 
 
 18 
 
 Q to Kt 7 
 
 Castles 
 
 
 B to Kt 5 (b) 
 
 !9 
 
 Kt X P 
 
 Kt x Q B P 
 
 4 P X P 
 
 P X P 
 
 
 
 00 
 
 S B to Q 3 
 
 B to K 3 (c) 
 
 20 
 
 KtxQR 
 
 R X Kt 
 
 6 Kt to B 3 
 
 P to K R 3 
 
 21 
 
 P to B 7 
 
 Kt to Q 2 
 
 7 Castles 
 
 B X Kt 
 
 22 
 
 Q R to K i 
 
 >q 
 
 8 P x B 
 
 Kt to Q 2 
 
 
 
 Kt to K 7, ch 
 
 9 R to Kt sq 
 
 Kt to Kt 3 (d) 
 
 23 
 
 K to R sq 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 10 Kt to K 5 
 
 Kt to K 2 
 
 24 
 
 B X P 
 
 QtoK s 
 
 ri P to K B 4 
 
 B to B 4 
 
 2 5 
 
 P queens 
 
 Kt X Q 
 
 12 B x B 
 
 Kt XB 
 
 26 
 
 R X Kt 
 
 Kt to Kt 6, ch 
 
 13 B to R 3 
 
 Kt to Q 3 
 
 27 
 
 Q X Kt 
 
 RX R 
 
 14 P to B 5 
 
 Kt to K s 
 
 28 
 
 B X R 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 15 P to B 6 (e) P to Kt 3 (f) 
 
 BLACK- WlNAWER (67). 
 Position after White's fifteenth move : 
 
 1 I £ §1 H * s 
 
 .wfm 
 
 ■„,..,,« m 
 
 ■ 11 ■::■ 
 
 ...m 
 
26 
 
 STE1NITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (a) This, in lieu of the exchange of Pawns, is one of Steinitz's enduring 
 innovations. 
 
 (b) Inferior to K Kt to B 3, but Winawer never missed an opportunity 
 which might lead to his remaining with Knight against Bishop for the ending. 
 
 (c) Here and subsequently Black neglects the timely development of the 
 King's side, and, as a result, comes to grief. 
 
 (d) R to Q Kt sq were preferable. 
 
 (e) White's play has been forceful throughout, and this stroke leaves 
 Black defenceless. 
 
 (f) If 15. . . . P X P; 16. Q to R 5, R to R 2; 17. Q to Kt 4. If, 
 however, 15. . . . Kt X P, then 16. Q to K 2. 
 
 (g) After P X Q White would mate in three moves. 
 
 (h) If Q R to Kt sq, then 20. Kt X R, R X Q ; 21. P X R wins. 
 
 (Dundee, 1867.) 
 STEINITZ GAMBIT 
 Black, G. Neumann 
 
 1 P to K 4 
 
 2 Kt toQB3 
 
 3 P to B 4 
 
 4 PtoQ 4 (a) 
 
 5 K to K 2 
 Kt to B 3 
 B X P 
 Kx B 
 B to K 2 
 B to K3 
 K to Kt 3 
 
 12 BtoKt4,ch 
 
 13 P to K s 
 
 14 K to B 2 
 
 15 B to R 3 
 
 16 P x P 
 
 17 QtoB 3 (d) 
 
 18 P X Q 
 
 19 Kt to K 2 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 8 
 
 9 
 10 
 11 
 
 P to K4 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 P X P 
 Q to R 5,ch 
 P to Q 3 (b) 
 B to K Kt 5 
 B X Kt,ch(c) 
 K Kt to K 2 
 Castles 
 Q to B 3, ch 
 P to Q4 
 K to Kt sq 
 Q to Kt 3 
 P to K R 4 
 P to B 3 
 Q X P, ch 
 
 QxQ 
 
 P to K Kt 3 
 
 Kt to B 4 
 
 20 B X Kt P X B 
 
 21 P to B 3 B to Q3 
 
 22 B to B 4 K to B sq 
 
 23 K R to K Kt sq (e) 
 
 K.to Q 2 
 
 24 R to Kt 7, ch 
 
 Kt to K 2 
 
 25 Q R to K Kt sq 
 Kto K3 
 
 Bx B Rx B 
 
 Kt to B 4, ch 
 
 Kto B 3 
 Kt to Q 3 R to Kt 3 
 P to Kt 3 R to K R 3 
 Kt to K 5 R to R 3 
 PtoQR4RtoR4 
 P to Kt 4 R to R 3 
 33 Kt to Q 7, ch 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 26 
 27 
 
 28 
 29 
 3° 
 31 
 
 3 2 
 
 (a) This is the debut of the gambit which puzzled the world for thirty 
 years. 
 
 (b) P to Q 4 was subsequently made the basis of a copious analysis by 
 Zukertort. 
 
 (c) Better is Q to R 4. Compare the game with Paulsen. Incidentally 
 it may be remarked here that Tchigorin won the brilliancy prize in Paris, 
 1900, with this gambit against Mortimer. 
 
 (d) Despite his strenuous efforts, Black has failed to profit from the ex- 
 posed position of White's K. The exchange of Queens is, of qourse, only 
 too welcome to the first player. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 27 
 
 (e) White plays the remainder in unexceptionable style. Like in most of 
 his games at this remarkable opening, the roaming K is safely harbored, 
 while that of the opponent is under fire. 
 
 
 (London, 1868.) 
 
 
 
 PONZIANI 
 
 
 
 White, '_ 
 
 .. WlSKER 
 
 
 i P to K 4 
 
 Pto K 4 
 
 16 
 
 Q Kt to Q j 
 
 P to K B 4 
 
 2 KttoKB 3 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 17 
 
 P to K B 3 
 
 (h) 
 
 3 P to Q B 3 
 
 PtoQ 4 
 
 
 
 Kt to K 7, ch 
 
 4 Q to R 4 
 
 P to B 3 (a) 
 
 18 
 
 K to R sq 
 
 P to B 5 
 
 5 B to Kt 5 
 
 K Kt to K 2 
 
 J 9 
 
 Kt to Q 5 
 
 P to K6 
 
 6 P X P (b) 
 
 Qx P 
 
 20 
 
 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 B to K3 
 
 7 Castles 
 
 B to Q 2 (c) 
 
 21 
 
 Kt to Kt 6 
 
 R to B 7 
 
 8 P to Q 4 
 
 P to K s (d) 
 
 22 
 
 PtoQs 
 
 B to K B 4 
 
 9 Kt to K sq 
 
 P to Q R 3 
 
 23 
 
 R to K sq 
 
 B to K 2 
 
 10 B to Q B 4 
 
 (e) 
 
 24 
 
 Kt to R 5 
 
 B to B 4 (i) 
 
 
 Kt X Q P (f) 
 
 25 
 
 Kt X P 
 
 B X Kt 
 
 11 QtoQKt4 
 
 P to Q B 4 
 
 26 
 
 Kt to Q 6, 
 
 ch 
 
 12 P X Kt 
 
 P X Q 
 
 
 
 K to Q 2 
 
 13 BXQ 
 
 KtXB 
 
 27 
 
 Kt X B 
 
 K R to Q B sq 
 
 14 Kt to B 2 
 
 R to Q B sq 
 
 28 
 
 B X P 
 
 P X B 
 
 15 Kt to K 3 
 
 Kt to B 5 (g) 
 
 29 
 
 Kt X Kt P R to B 8, wins. 
 
 WHITE— WISKER. 
 Position after White's seventh move: 
 
28 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (a) One of Steinitz's epochal innovations (in lieu of Q to Q 3), which 
 caused this hitherto popular opening to fall into desuetude until 1887, when 
 it was revived again by Alapin in the Frankfort tournament. 
 
 (b) Subsequently 6. P to Q 3 became the prevailing continuation, al- 
 though it, too, leaves Black with the better game. Alapin returned to P X 
 P, which was also adopted by Tchigorin. 
 
 (c) The Modern Chess Instructor recommends here P to K 5, and if 8. 
 Kt to Q 4, B to Q 2 ; 9. Kt X Kt, Kt X Kt ; 10. R to K sq, Castles Q R ; 
 11. R X P, P to Q R 3. White, however, has a better continuation in 8. 
 Kt to K sq, B to Q 2 ; 9. Kt to R 3, P to Q R 3 ; 10. P to Q Kt 4, Cas- 
 tles ; 11. B to B 4. The text move is better. 
 
 (d) Better is P X P : 9. P X P, Kt to K 4 ! 
 
 (e) 10. P to Q B 4, Q to R 4 . 11. P to Q 5 would have been preferable. 
 
 (f) A deep conception. White may recover the Pawn, but Black then 
 obtains a big advantage in position for the ending. 
 
 (g) Threatening R X B, etc. 
 
 (h) This is certainly not good, but a study of the position will reveal that 
 White has not a single move at his disposal which is free from grave ob- 
 jections. 
 
 (i) A far-sighted combination, which will be disclosed five moves hence. 
 
 (Baden-Baden, 1870.) 
 STEINITZ GAMBIT 
 
 Black, L. Paulsen 
 
 I 
 
 P to K4 
 
 P to K4 
 
 2 
 
 Kt to Q B - 
 
 , Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 P X P 
 
 4 
 
 PtoQ 4 
 
 Q to R 5, ch 
 
 5 
 
 K to K 2 
 
 PtoQ 3 
 
 6 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 B to K Kt s 
 
 7 
 
 B X P 
 
 Castles (a) 
 
 8 
 
 K to K3 
 
 Q to R 4 (b) 
 Q to R 4 (c) 
 
 9 
 
 B to K 2 
 
 10 
 
 P to Q R 3 
 
 B X Kt 
 
 11 
 
 K X B (d) Q to R 4, ch 
 
 12 
 
 K to K 3 
 
 QtoR 5 
 
 T 3 
 
 P to Q Kt 4 
 
 P to K Kt 4 
 
 14 
 
 B to Kt 3 
 
 QtoR 3 
 
 iS 
 
 PtoKt5(e) 
 
 Kt to K 2 
 
 16 
 
 K R to B sc 
 
 K Kt to B 3 
 
 17 
 
 K to B 2 
 
 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 iS 
 
 K to Kt sq 
 
 (f) 
 
 Q to Kt 2 
 
 J 9 
 
 Q to Q 2 
 
 P to K R 3 
 
 20 P to Q R 4 R to Kt sq (g) 
 
 21 P to Kt 6 ! R P x P 
 
 22 R x Kt Q X R 
 
 23 B to Kt 4, ch 
 
 K to Kt sq 
 
 24 Kt to Q s Q to Kt 2 
 
 25 PtoR5(h)P to KB 4 (i) 
 26RPXP PxKtP 
 
 27 Kt X P (k) Kt to K 2 (1) 
 
 28 P x P (m) Q to B 2 
 
 29 P to B 6 Kt to B 3 (n) 
 
 30 P to B 4 (o) Kt to R 2 
 
 3 1 Q to R 2 Kt to Kt 4 
 
 32 Kt to Q s Q X Kt (p) 
 
 33 P X Q Kt X P 
 
 34 QtoR7,ch K to B 2 
 
 35 R to B sq, ch 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 36 R X Kt, ch Resigns. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 29 
 
 (a) If B X Kt, ch, the King can safely retake. The strongest continua- 
 tion seems to be 7. . . . P to 15 4. 
 
 (bO If B X Kt ; 10. P X B, P to B 4 ; II. B to Kt 3, Q checks ; 12. K 
 to K 2, with a good game. 
 
 (c) He ought to have developed his King's side instead. 
 
 (d) A surprise and disappointment for Black, who had figured on P or B 
 X B, whereupon he would have continued with P to K Kt4 and B to Kt 2, 
 with a powerful attack on White's Q P. 
 
 (e) The displacement of the Kt was for defensive as well as for aggres- 
 sive purposes. Now White's Q P is safe. 
 
 (f) With this safety move the last blemish in White's position has disap- 
 peared ; its superiority is manifest ; a strong centre, two united Bishops, 
 the open K B file, a better development, and the option of attacking on 
 either wing. 
 
 (g) In order to improve his position by Kt to B 5. The plan, however, 
 is promptly met. 
 
 (h) Now the object of the Pawn sacrifice five moves ago comes to light. 
 White has opened the R file for a vehement attack. 
 
 BLACK— PAULSEN (1870). 
 Position after White's twenty-fifth move: 
 
 mi 111 l§ I ■ 
 
 <fi77?/% v^fja in*$rt mmm 
 
 ■ ill 
 
 m m m ,„„ m 
 
 m m® 
 
 m m& 
 
 p r-. 
 
 
 pip "up " 'up IHP 
 
 (i) To cut off the K B and at the same time protect Q B 2. 
 4 would have been unavailing. 
 
 25. PtoKt 
 
 26 P to R 6 
 
 27 P to R 7, 
 
 28 P queens 
 
 29 R X R 
 If 25. 
 
 ch 
 
 30 Kt to B 7, 
 
 31 Kt to K 8 
 
 32 Q to B 3 
 
 ch 
 
 K moves 
 Q to R sq 
 
 P to Kt 3 
 K to Kt 2 
 RXQ 
 KX R 
 P to Q B 4 ; 26. P X P, Q X Q P ; 27. 
 28. Kt to B 7, followed by R to R 8, mate. 
 
 (k) Q to B 3. threatening Kt X P and R to R 8, ch, would have equally 
 won. If then R to B sq ; 28. Q to R 3, Q X P, ch ; 29. B to B 2, winning 
 the Queen. 
 
 QXQ, PXQ; 
 
3° 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 . (1) If P X B, then Q to B 3. 
 
 (m) Neither Q to B 3 nor R to R 8, ch, leads to an immediate win. 
 
 (n) If Q X P ; 30. Q to B 3, Kt to B 3 ; 31. R to R 8, ch, K to B 7 ; 
 Kt to Q 5, mate. 
 
 (o) Threatens R to R 8, ch, followed by Kt to Q 5, ch. 
 
 (p) Despair ! 
 
 (Baden, 1870) 
 
 THREE KNIGHTS 
 
 White, L. Paulsen 
 
 32. 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 Kt to B 3 P to K Kt 3 
 
 4 B to B 4 B to Kt 2 
 
 5 P to Q 3 P to Q_3 
 
 6 B to K Kt 5 Q to Q 2 (a) 
 
 7 P to Q R 3 (b) 
 
 P to K R 3 
 
 8 B to R 4(c) P to K Kt 4 
 
 9 B to K Kt 3 K Kt to K 2 
 
 10 P to K R 4 P to Kt s 
 
 1 1 Kt to Q 2 P to K R 4 
 
 12 Kt to Q 5 (d) 
 
 Kt x Kt 
 
 13 B X Kt 
 
 14 B to Kt 3 
 
 15 P X P (e) 
 
 16 Kt to B sq 
 
 Kt to K 2 
 P to K B 4 
 Kt X P 
 P to B 3 
 
 20 Castles Q R Castles Q R 
 2i P toB 3 Kt X B (g) 
 
 22 Kt X Kt P to Q 4 
 
 23 K to Kt sq B to B sq (h) 
 
 24 K to R sq B to Q 3 
 
 25 Kt to B sq QRtoBsq(i) 
 
 26 Kt to Q 2 R to R 3 
 
 27 P to Q B 4 (k) 
 
 B to K3 
 
 28 Kt to Kt 3 Kt P X P 
 
 29 P x B P BtoQBs(l) 
 
 30 Kt to Q 2 K R to B 3 
 
 31 R toQBsq K to Kt sq 
 
 32 P X P P X P 
 
 33 K R to Kt sq 
 BtoQ 3 
 
 R to Kt s B to K B 2 
 Kt to Kt sq Q to Q s 
 Kt to B 3 P to R 3 
 R to Kt 7 B to K 3 
 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 
 17 P to Q B 3 Q to QB 2 
 
 18 Q to K 2 Q to Kt 3 (f) 
 
 19 B to R 2 B to Q 2 
 
 In considering his next move, Herr Paulsen exhausted his 
 second hour and consequently forfeited the game, the limit 
 being twenty moves an hour. His position, however, was 
 untenable. 
 
 (a) Not K Kt to K 2, because of 7. Kt to Q 5 and 8. Kt to B 6, ch. 
 
 (b) To preserve his K B, which otherwise would have been exchanged by 
 Kt to R 4. 
 
 (c) This B ought to have retreated to K 3. It is instructive to observe 
 how Steinitz exploits this one weak move, which suffices to lose the game. 
 The B gets displaced, made a target for attack, and ultimately exchanged 
 in favor of Black. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 3i 
 
 (d) He has no good moves to meet the ever-threatening P to B 4. 
 
 (e) Evidently he cannot permit P to B 5, so he is forced to exchange 
 Pawns, although this means the surrender of the centre and gives Black an 
 open file for his Rooks. All in consequence of the unfortunate position of 
 the Q B. 
 
 (f) An excellent post for the Q. 
 
 (g) Else the B returns into action at B 2. 
 
 (h) Having done his duty at Kt 2, this B is put to use on this diagonal, 
 threatening at once to take the R P. The game is a striking specimen of 
 Steinitz's style of play. 
 
 WHITE— PAULSEN (1870). 
 Position after the twenty-fifth move : 
 
 (i) A powerful move which threatens P to K 5, followed by a twofold 
 capture at B 6, and ultimately B to K Kt 5, which would win the exchange. 
 White's pieces are driven back more and more. 
 
 (k) What else can he move? If P X P, then R to B 7. 
 
 (1) The K B P is now isolated and a ready object for attack, as is the K 
 RP. 
 
 (London, 1871.) 
 
 SICILIAN DEFENCE 
 
 Black, C. De Vere 
 
 iPtoK4 P to Q B 4 
 
 2 Kt to Q B 3 P to K 3 
 
 3 Kt to B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 4 P to Q 4 PXP 
 
 Kt X P P toQR3(a) 
 P to K Kt 3 (b) 
 
 K Kt to K 2 
 B to Kt 2 Kt X Kt 
 
32 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 8 QX Kt 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 28 Q to R 3 
 
 QtoR 5 
 
 9 Q to K 3 
 
 B to Kt 5 
 
 29 B to Kt 2 
 
 Kt to B 4 (e) 
 
 io Castles 
 
 Castles 
 
 30 P to Kt 4 
 
 QX P 
 
 ii P to Kt 3 
 
 PtoQ 3 
 
 31QXB 
 
 PXP 
 
 12 B to Kt 2 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 32 B to K B 3 
 
 Q to R6 
 
 13 K to R sq 
 
 Kt to Q 5 
 
 33 R to B 2 
 
 R to K6 
 
 14 Kt to Q 5 
 
 B to Q B 4 
 
 34 B to Kt 2 
 
 QtoRs 
 
 iS Q to Q 2 
 
 B to K 3 
 
 35 K to Kt sq 
 
 Q to Kt s 
 
 16 Kt to K 3 
 
 R to B sq 
 
 36 Q R to K B sq 
 
 17 QRtoQsq 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 
 Kt to R s (f) 
 
 18 P to K B 4 
 
 P to B 3 
 
 37 B to B sq 
 
 K R to K sq 
 
 19 Kt to Q 5 
 
 K to R sq 
 
 
 (g) 
 
 20 P to Q R3 
 
 P to Q R 4 
 
 38 Q to R 2 
 
 P to B 6 
 
 21 Q to K 2 
 
 Kt to Q s 
 
 39 B X R 
 
 PXB 
 
 22 Q to Q 3 
 
 BxKt 
 
 40 R to K sq 
 
 P to R 3 
 
 23 PX B 
 
 B to R2 
 
 41 Q to K 2 
 
 Qto R6 
 
 24 B to R 3 
 
 R to Q B 2 
 
 42 P to B 5 
 
 P to K Kt 4 
 
 25 PtoB 4 (c) 
 
 R to K 2 
 
 43 PXP 
 
 Q to Q 2 
 
 26 PtoQKt4 
 
 P XP 
 
 44 R X B P 
 
 K to Kt 2 
 
 27 P X P 
 
 Q to K sq (d) 
 
 45 R to K 6 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 (a) This move, formerly thought indispensable, is now deemed unne- . 
 cessary. 
 
 (b) The King's fianchetto was introduced into this opening by Steinitz. 
 Later he adopted it right on his second move. 
 
 (c) In the scramble for position, White has obtained the superiority. 
 
 BLACK— DE VERE (1871). 
 Position after Black's thirty-seventh move- 
 
 ml <W?% 
 
 in ? 
 II I H m II 
 
 mm wm wm WB 
 
 wm * mm m. 
 
 ■ ■ B r? ' 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 33 
 
 (d) Black herewith embarks upon an interesting attack. 
 
 (e) The sacrifice is very enticing, but fails on White's ironclad defence. 
 Should White capture the Bishop at once, Black, by Kt X P, ch, would se- 
 cure a winning attack. 
 
 (f) P to K Kt 4, instead, would have made his attack more enduring. 
 
 (g) Finely played. If 38. B X R, P X B ; 39. R to B 2, P to K 7 wins. 
 
 (Match, 1872.) 
 SALVIO GAMBIT 
 
 Black, J. H. Zukertort 
 
 26 
 27 
 2S 
 29 
 3° 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 PtoKB 4 PxP 
 Kt to K B 3 P to K Kt 4 
 B to B 4 P to Kt s 
 Kt to K s Q to R s, ch 
 K to B sq Kt to K R 3 
 P to Q 4 P to B 6 
 
 8 Q Kt to B 3 (a) 
 
 P to Q 3 (b) 
 
 9 Kt to Q 3 B to Kt 2 
 10 PtoKKt3 Q to Q sq (c) 
 t 1 Kt to B 4 Castles 
 
 12 P to K R3 (d) 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 13 Kt to R s P X P 
 
 14 Kt to Q 5 Kt to K Kt s 
 
 15 P to B 3 Kt to K 2 
 
 16 Kt (Q 5) to B 4 
 
 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 17 Kt X RP B to K 3 
 
 18 B X B P X B 
 
 19 Kt to Kt s B to R 3 (e) 
 
 (a) 8 B to B 4 had generally been played until Steinitz introduced the 
 foregoing move and thereby rehabilitated this gambit, which had been 
 thought refuted by the theory. The timely employment of the Queen's 
 Knight formed the basis of many of Steinitz's innovations. 
 
 (b) Best. The capture of the Pawn results in favor of White, to wit : 
 
 8 P X P, ch 11B10B4 PXP, ch 
 
 Q to R 6, ch 12 R X P R to Kt sq, ch 
 
 P to Kt6 13 R to Kt 2 
 
 20 Q to Kt 3(f) B x Kt 
 
 21 Qx P, ch R to B 2 
 
 22 Q x Kt B X B 
 
 23 R X B Q to K sq 
 
 24 P to B 4 (g) P to Q 4 (h) 
 
 25 P to K 5 P X P 
 R X P Q to Kt 4 
 P to Kt 3 Q to R 3 
 Kt to B 6,ch R X Kt 
 P X R QX BP 
 R X P R to K sq 
 
 31 Q to Q 7 Q to R 3, ch 
 
 32 R to B 4 R to K 2 
 
 33 QtoQ5,chK to Kt 2 
 
 34 R to R 2 P to Kt 4 (i) 
 
 35 R to B 6 Q to Kt 2 
 
 36 R x P, ch (k) 
 
 K X R 
 
 37 Q to R 5, ch K to Kt sq 
 
 38 R X Kt, ch R to Kt 2 
 
 39 R to K R 6 K to B sq 
 
 40 R to R 8, ch Resigns (1). 
 
 9 KXP 
 
 10 K to Kt sq 
 
 (c) If Q to R 6, ch ; 11 K to K sq, B X Q P or Q to Kt 7 ; 12 Kt to B 4 
 or Kt to B 2 accordingly, and wins. 
 3 
 
34 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (d) White has now an excellent game. 
 
 (e) Very fine, as will be seen anon. 
 
 (f) The best reply. If 
 
 20 Kt X K P B X B I 22 K to B 2 KtXQ, and wins 
 
 21 Kt X Q Kt to K 6, ch I 
 
 or 21 Q X B ; Q to K 2 with a fine game White's best course being 22 P to 
 Q 5 ; 22 Kt X R : Q X P. 23 Q to Q 2 (Q to K sq, Q to Q 6, ch ; 24 K to 
 Kt sq, P to B 7 ch), P to B 7 ; 24 R to R 3, R X Kt. 
 
 (g) To guard against Q to Kt 4, ch. 
 
 BLACK— ZUKERTORT (1872). 
 Position after Black's nineteenth move: 
 
 (h) This looks promising, but is really disadvantageous. P to Kt 4, in- 
 stead, appears to be better. 
 
 (i) Immediately fatal, as shown by White's powerful rejoinder. Black, 
 however, has no continuation at his disposal, to save the game. 
 
 (k) A fitting finish to a grand contest. 
 
 (1) White mates in a few more moves, for instance : 
 
 40 . . . 
 
 41 Q to K 5, ch 
 
 42 Q to K 8, ch 
 
 K to K 2 
 K to B 2 
 K to B 3 
 
 43 R to R 6, ch 
 
 44 Q to K 5, ch 
 
 45 Q to B 4, mate. 
 
 K to B4 
 K to Kt 5 
 
 (Tourney, London, 1872.) 
 
 STEINITZ GAMBIT 
 Black, J. W. Zukertort 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 Kt to Q B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 P to B 4 PXP 
 
 4 P to Q 4 
 
 5 K to K 2 
 
 6 P X P 
 
 Q to R s, ch 
 P to Q 4 (a) 
 B to Kt s, ch 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 35 
 
 14 K to Kt 3 Q to Kt 3, ch 
 
 15 B to Kt 5 
 
 16 Qx B 
 
 17 Q to B 6 
 
 18 P to B 3 
 
 19 Q to B 4 
 
 20 K to B 2 
 
 B X Kt 
 R X Kt 
 Q to R4 
 R to Q3 
 P to Kt 4 
 Resigns (e). 
 
 7 Kt to B 3 Castles 
 8PxKt B to Q B 4 
 9 P X P, ch K to Kt sq 
 
 10 Kt to Kt 5 (b) 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 11 KtoQ 3 (c)QtoR 4 
 
 12 K to B 3 B x P, ch(d) 
 
 13 Q Kt X B Q to B 4, ch 
 
 (a) The ingenious attack instituted hereby was invented by Zukertort. 
 
 (b) 10. P X B, Kt to B 3 ! ; 11. Q X R, ch, obtains three pieces for the 
 Q, but loses the game. Q to K sq, here or on the following move, offers the 
 only defence. 
 
 (c) Zukertort's analysis, which filled pages and pages of the IVeue Ber- 
 liner Schachzeitung, considered every conceivable move of White's down to 
 P to Q R3, but this one, upon which, in conjunction with the following K 
 move, Steinitz rested his gambit. 11. P to B 3 has been refuted in an elab- 
 orate analysis by Mr. Walter Penn Shipley, of Philadelphia. 
 
 (d) Black wins here by, 
 
 12 . . . P to Q R 3 16 K to B 2 B to B 4, ch 
 
 13 K to Kt 3 P X Kt 17 K to Q 2 B to Kt 5, ch 
 
 14 P to B 3 R X P ! 18 K to K 2 Kt to Kt 5 ! 
 
 15 P X R Q to Q 4, ch 
 
 as played by Messrs. Honegger and Raubitscheck in a consultation game 
 against Steinitz at the Metropolitan Chess Club, 1897. If, instead of K to Kt 
 3, 23. Kt X P Black wins by R X P !. 
 
 (e) White has brought his K into safety and will remain a piece ahead. 
 Had Black, instead of his last move, pinned the B, the game would have pro- 
 ceeded as follows : 
 
 19 . . . 
 
 20 P to Q R 4 
 
 21 BX'P 
 
 R to Kt 3 
 P to Q R 3 
 RXP 
 
 22 K to B 2 P X B 
 
 23 P X P Q X P 
 
 24 B X P, ch, and wins. 
 
 (First Match, London, 1872.) 
 
 GIUOCO PIANO 
 
 White, J. H. Zukertort 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 B to B 4 B to B 4 
 
 P to B 3 Kt to K B 3 
 
 P to Q 4 P X P 
 
 P X P B to Kt 3 (a) 
 
 7 Castles (b) Kt X K P 
 
 8 R to K sq Castles 
 
 9 R X Kt P to Q 4 
 
 10 B X P Q X B 
 
 11 QKt to B 3 Q to Q sq 
 
 12 P to Q 5(c) Kt to K 2 
 
 13 BtoKKtsP to K B 3 
 
 14 Q to Kt 3 R to B 2 (d) 
 
 15 QRtoKsqK to B sq 
 
 16 P to Q 6(e) P X P 
 
36 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 17 Kt to Q 5 Kt X Kt 
 
 18 Q X Kt (f) B to Q 2 
 
 36 R to Q s, ch K to Kt 3 
 
 37 
 
 RtoQ6,chK to B 4 
 
 19 Q X QP,chK to Kt sq 
 
 38 
 
 R to Q 4 P to R 6 
 
 20 Kt to K s (g) 
 
 39 
 
 R to K R 4 K to Kt 4 
 
 B X P, ch 
 
 40 
 
 R X P P to R s 
 
 21 K to R sq (h) 
 
 41 
 
 K to B 2 R to Q B sq 
 
 B X R 
 
 42 
 
 RtoQKt3 R to B 7, ch 
 
 22 Kt X R K X Kt 
 
 43 
 
 K to Kt sq P to Q Kt 4 
 
 23 QtoQ 5 ,chKto Kt 3 (i) 
 
 44 
 
 P to R 4 P X P 
 
 24 R X B B to B 3 
 
 45 
 
 R to Q Kt 4 R to B 8, ch 
 
 25 Q x Q R X Q 
 
 46 
 
 K to R 2 R to Q Kt 8 
 
 26 BtoK3(k)K to B 2 
 
 47 
 
 R X P R X P, ch 
 
 27 K to Kt sq P to K Kt 4 
 
 48 
 
 K to R 3 R to Kt 6, ch 
 
 28 R to K 2 P to Q R 3 
 
 49 
 
 K to R 2 R to Kt 3 
 
 29 R to Q 2 R to K sq (1) 
 
 5° 
 
 K to R 3 K to B 4 (0) 
 
 30 K to B 2 (m)B X Kt P 
 
 Si 
 
 K X P R to K Kt 3 
 
 31 B X Kt P P X B 
 
 52 
 
 K to R s R to K 3 
 
 32 K X B K to B 3 
 
 53 
 
 R to R 5, ch R to K 5 
 
 33 K to B 3 P to K R 4 
 
 54 
 
 K to Kt s (p) 
 
 34 P to K R 4 (n) 
 
 
 R to K 4, ch 
 
 PXP 
 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 35 R to Q 4 K to Kt 4 
 
 
 
 (a) Steinitz at that time considered it a 
 upon the centre by the above retreat than 
 procedure. 6. . . . B to Kt 5, ch, etc 
 
 better plan to keep a pressure 
 to isolate the Q P by the usual 
 
 WHITE- ZUCKERTORT (72). 
 Position after White's seventeenth move: 
 
 ■a J ■fifflM 
 
 i§^fl§ S in 
 
 m 
 
 m» * nm mm 
 
 "VOM WM?/ Wiffl 
 
 WB^WM wan* 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 37 
 
 (b) White can maintain the centre by 7. P to K 5, P to Q 4 ; 8. B to Kt 
 5, Kt to K 5, which leads to a similar position as in variation of the Ruy 
 Lopez, that is not very favorable to White, with the additional drawback 
 that Black's K B is already in play and bearing on the Q P. ' The only other 
 line of play to prevent the threatened P to Q 4 or eventually Kt X K P 
 would be Q B to Kt 5 followed by B X Kt, which also has its drawbacks. As 
 played, White obtains a strong attack as a compensation for the isolated Q 
 P. 
 
 (c) Initiating a grand combination. 
 
 (d) P X B would obviously be replied to by P to Q 6, ch. Black might 
 have placed the K at R sq but it is still debatable whether it deserved pref- 
 erence. 
 
 (e) The prevailing opinion at the time was that Zukertort had better re- 
 treated the B to B 4 at this juncture. But after B to K B 4 ; 17. R to K 2 
 (or 6) Kt to Kt 3, he has hardly anything better than to take the Q for 2 
 Rooks, which course held out less promise than the one adoped. Further- 
 more his B being immune from capture for some time to come, he did not 
 propose to allow his opponent to take breath for a moment. 
 
 (f) 18. R to K 8,ch, would pay too high a price for the adverse Q, for after 
 19. . . . K X R ; 20. Q X Kt, P X B he cannot continue Kt X P because 
 of the rejoinder R X P. 
 
 (g) Wotan's spear ; but Siegfried wields his Nothung. 
 (h) 21. K X B, P X Kt, ch, and wins. 
 
 (i) K to B sq ? 24. B to B 4 wins. 
 
 (k) At last the Bishop retires, having been en prise for 12 moves. 
 
 (1) Though a Pawn ahead, Black refrains from exchanging Rooks on ac- 
 count of the B's being of opposite colors. 
 
 (m) This gives his alert opponent a desired opportunity to get rid of the 
 Bishops. B to Q 4 instead should have been done. 
 
 (n) The gigantic struggle continues unabated. This sacrifice is not only 
 the most ingenious but most promising effort to stave off defeat. 
 
 (o) Well calculated. The less elaborate R to R 3, however, was equally 
 sufficient. 
 
 (p) Accepting the inevitable. The day is lost, for his K remains cut off 
 while Black's crosses over to support the Pawn. 
 
 (Vienna, 1872.) 
 CUNNINGHAM 
 
 Black, H. E. Bird 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 PtoKB 4 PxP 
 Kt to K B 3 B to K 2 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 4 B to B 4 
 
 5 K to B sq 
 
 6 P to Q 4 
 
 7 B X P 
 
 8 B to K 3 
 
 B to R 5, ch 
 P to Q 3 (a) 
 B to Kt s 
 QtoB 3 
 Kt to K 2 
 
 9 Q Kt to Q 2 P to K R 3 
 
 10 P to K R 3 B X Kt 
 
 11 Kt X B Kt to Q 2 
 
 12 K to Kt sq B to Kt 6 
 
 13 Kt to Q 2 Kt to Q Kt 3 
 
 14 B to Q 3 B to B 5 
 
 15 B to B 2 P to K R 4 
 
 16 P to K R 4 Castles, Q R 
 
3« 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 17 Kt to B 3 P to Q 4 
 
 18 P to K 5 Q to K 3 
 
 19 Q to K 2 P to K B 3 (b) 
 
 20 R to K sq Kt to B 3 
 
 21 PtoKKt3 P X P (c) 
 
 22 P X B Q to Kt s, ch 
 
 23 K to R 2 P to K 5 
 
 24 Kt to Kt 5 ! Q X P, ch 
 
 25 B to Kt 3 Q to B 3 
 
 26 B to Kt s Kt X P 
 
 27 Q to B sq ! Q R to B sq 
 
 28 P to B 3 Q to K 2 
 
 29 P x Kt(d) R X Q 
 
 30 K R X R R to B sq (e) 
 
 31 PtoR 3 (f) PtoB 3 
 
 32 R x R, ch Q X R 
 
 33 R to K B sq Q to K sq 
 
 34 R to B 7 Kt to Q 2 
 
 35 B to B sq ! Kt to B 3 (g) 
 
 36 R to B 7, ch Resigns. 
 
 (a) Of all masters within the past half-century, Mr. Bird was the only one 
 to cherish this once popular gambit and to rescue it from entire oblivion. 
 Considering his thorough familiarity with all its variations, it remains a 
 matter of surprise to see him choose the inferior P to Q 3 against his formid- 
 able opponent instead of P to Q 4, which leads to some interesting variations, 
 not a few of which have been discovered by himself. 
 
 (b) Incidental with this opening, White, for a time, was put to a little in- 
 convenience, but now his forces are arrayed in good order, he has the cen- 
 tre and the advantage of two B's, while Black has no piece available to 
 continue the attack on the K, except his lone Bishop. This last move is a 
 double-edged weapon. 
 
 (c) Black obtains three Pawns for the piece and an immediate attack 
 which, in forecast at least, holds out more promise than the retreat of the 
 B. 
 
 (d) A brilliant repartee quite unexpected by Mr. Bird and the onlookers. 
 Altogether White obtains three pieces including a Rook for the Q. 29. Q 
 to R 3, ch, Kt to B 4 was also good. 
 
 (e) Mr. Steinitz's rare foresight and minute calculation will be appreciated 
 by perusing the appended variation : 
 
 Q to Kt 5 I 34 Kt to B 7, ch 
 
 30 
 
 35 Kt to Q 6, ch 
 
 36 Kt X Q 
 
 K to K sq 
 K moves 
 
 31 R to B 7 Q X P, ch 
 
 32 R to K 2 Q X B 
 
 33 R X P, ch K to Q sq 
 
 (f) A master stroke, which deprives the Queen of the one useful square at 
 her command. 
 
 (g) To interpose the Kt with check should the B check at R 3. White's 
 rejoinder, however, wins the Q for a Kt. 
 
 (Vienna, 1872.) 
 
 RUY LOPEZ 
 
 White, A. Anderssen 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 B to Kt 5 P to Q R 3 
 
 4 B to R 4 Kt to B 3 
 
 5 P to Q 3 PtoQ3 
 
 6 BxKt,ch(a)P X B 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 39 
 
 7 P to K R 3 P to K Kt 3 
 
 8 Kt to B 3 B to Kt 2 
 
 9 B to K 3 R to Q Kt sq 
 
 10 P to Q Kt 3 P to Q B 4 (b) 
 
 1 1 Q to Q 2 P to K R 3 (c) 
 
 12 PtoKKt 4 KttoKtsq(d) 
 
 13 Castles, Q R (e) 
 
 Kt to K 2 
 
 14 Kt to K 2 Kt to B 3 
 
 15 Q to B 3(f) KttoQs 
 
 16 Kt (B 3) to Kt sq 
 
 Castles 
 
 17 Kt to Kt 3 B to K 3 
 
 18 Kt (Kt sq) to K 2 
 
 Q to Q 2 
 
 19 B X Kt (g) B P X B 
 
 20 Q to Kt 2 P to Q R 4 
 
 21 KtoQ2(h)P to Q4 
 
 22 P to K B 3 Q to K 2 
 
 23 QRtoK Bsq . 
 
 Q to Ktty, ch 
 
 24 K to Q sq P to R 5 
 
 25 R to R 2 P to Q B 4 
 
 26 Kt to B sq 
 
 27 P to R 3 
 
 28 P to Kt 4 
 
 29 Q to R sq 
 
 30 R (B sq) to 
 
 3i 
 3 2 
 
 33 
 34 
 
 35 
 
 KP X BP 
 P to R4 
 Kt X P 
 PX B 
 Kt to K 2 
 
 36 Q to R 2 
 
 37 R to R 3 
 
 38 Kt to Kt sq 
 
 39 K to K 2 
 
 40 K to B sq 
 
 41 Kt to K 2 
 P to B 4 
 Q R to B 3 
 PX P 
 Kt to Kt 3 
 Resigns. 
 
 42 
 
 43 
 44 
 
 45 
 
 P to B 5 
 
 Q to K 2 
 
 P to B 6 
 
 Q to Kt 4 (i) 
 
 B 2 
 
 P to B4 
 
 PX P 
 
 Q to Kt 3 
 
 B X Kt 
 
 R X B P 
 
 Q R to K B sq 
 
 Q to B 2 
 
 K to R 2 
 
 (k) 
 
 B to B 3 
 R to K Kt sq 
 B to K 2 
 R to R 4 
 B x RP 
 P to K s 
 Q to Kt 3 
 B X Kt 
 
 WHITE-B. C. ANDERSSEN, VIENNA (73). 
 Position after White's fourteenth move : 
 
 
4 o 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (a) Anderssen's favorite continuation. 
 
 (b) This secures the command of the centre and prepares for the subse- 
 quent elaborate manoeuvre of the Kt to Q 5. 
 
 (c) To guard against B to R 6. 
 
 (d) Mr. Steinitz then had already begun to recognize those principles and 
 tendencies which in later years he promulgated under the name of " modern 
 school." Of all his games of that period, none bears a more striking char- 
 acter in this respect than the present, if we except the match by correspon- 
 dence between London and Vienna, wherein he forced his unwilling 
 fellow-players to adopt his incomprehensible moves. In the present game 
 he rides rough-shod over all axioms and traditions. He defers Castling, 
 neglects to bring his pieces out, all this for the purpose to station one already 
 developed on the K side, on a square where it apparently could forthwith 
 be dislodged. The success achieved in this game prevented an outburst of 
 condemnation and denunciation, yet none of the commentators appreciated 
 Steinitz's foresight and judgment; they all favored a direct attack like P to 
 Q R 4 in preference to his "slow and long-winded" manoeuvre. Yet 
 Steinitz was right after all, as will be seen anon, whereas P to Q R 4 would 
 have won or lost or drawn. 
 
 (e) White's defeat was attributed at the time to Castling on this. But 
 surely he would not have been a whit better off, had he Castled on the K 
 side, or not at all. 
 
 (f) P to B 3 would only prove a temporary expedient, for, as soon as White 
 moves one of his Kts, Black enters with Kt at Q 5, recovering the piece 
 should P X Kt. 
 
 (g) That obnoxious Kt cannot forever be tolerated at Q 5. Its exchange, 
 however, emphasizes the bad position of the Q, which is at once exploited 
 by Black. 
 
 (h) The K departs betimes from where he may become beleaguered, and, 
 furthermore, he can take the Q R file with his Rooks should Black open 
 same. Despite his heart-renting position, Anderssen was not in the least 
 discouraged, for all his life long he was prone to win just such a game. 
 
 (i) Steinitz's tactics are on a par with his strategy. Having accomplished 
 his purpose of confining the hostile Q to a remote corner, he concentrates 
 his forces to. a deciding onslaught on the other side. 
 
 (k) White betokens a wonderful vitality, considering the fact that virtu- 
 ally he plays minus a Queen. 
 
 (Vienna, 1873.) 
 
 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 
 
 Black, A. Anderssen 
 
 1 P to Q 4 P to Q 4 
 
 2 P to Q B 4 P to K 3 
 
 3 Kt tp Q B 3 Kt to K B 3 
 
 4 B to Kt s (a) 
 
 B to K 2 
 
 5 P to K 3 Castles 
 
 6 Kt to B 3 P to Q Kt 3 
 
 7 B to Q 3 B to Kt 2 
 
 8 Castles Q Kt to Q 2 
 
 9 P X P P X P 
 10 R to B sq (b) 
 
 P to B 4 (c) 
 n P X P (d) P X P 
 12 Q to R 4 ! Kt to K s (e) 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 4i 
 
 13 B X Kt P X B 
 
 14 K R to Q sq ! 
 
 20 R X P R X R 
 
 21 QxR RX P 
 
 22 Q X QBPQtoK3 
 
 23 R to Q sq P to R 3 
 
 24 R to Q 6 Q to B 2 (k) 
 
 25 Kt to Q sq R to K 7 
 
 26 K to B sq Resigns. 
 
 B X B (f) 
 
 15 Kt X B (g) Q X Kt (h) 
 
 16 R x Kt K R to Kt sq 
 
 17 QtoKt3(i)B to B 3 
 
 18 Q X P, ch K to R sq 
 
 19 P to KR4Q to Kt 5 
 
 (a) This, ihe leading variation nowadays, was introduced on this memor- 
 able occasion by Steinitz who, on the spur of the moment, conceived the idea 
 of " forming a Ruy Lopez on the K side." Strange to say, the chess world 
 failed to appreciate his invention, which was rather regarded as one of his 
 vagaries, his victory being ascribed to the fact that he outplayed Anderssen 
 as he then outplayed everyone else ; so this variation was only adopted by 
 Zukertort and others on sporadic occasions, whilst Steinitz himself for a 
 long period played nothing but open games or 1. P to Q B 4. Thus it 
 remained dormant, until Pillsbury brought it into prominence at Hastings, 
 1895, since when it became " the" variation. 
 
 (b) The importance of this excellent move has only been recognized in 
 recent years. Mackenzie, however, followed the same course in a tourna- 
 ment game against Blackburne in Frankfort 1887. 
 
 (c) The game looks thoroughly modern and for all may have occurred in 
 a recent tournament. 
 
 (d) Pillsbury continues Q to K 2, allowing black a majority of P's on the 
 Q side for a K side attack. 
 
 (e) Apprehensive of Q to R 4. Steinitz, however, is quick to turn the com- 
 plication to his advantage. 
 
 (f) P X Kt, 15. R X Kt loses obviously a piece, which would also happen 
 in the case of 14. . . . Kt to Kt 3 ; 15. R X Q, Kt X Q ; 16. R X Q 
 R R Y R • 1*7 TCt V Kt 
 
 '(g) If 15'. R X Kt, Q to B sq ; 16. R X B (Kt X B, B to B 3) P X Kt. 
 
 (h) Black has escaped any loss of material, but White's superiority of 
 position becomes overwhelming. 
 
 (i) White concludes the game with unrelenting vigor. 
 
 (k) The Prussian champion keeps up a gallant fight — up to the last com- 
 bining attack and defence. 
 
 (Vienna, 1873.) 
 THREE KNIGHTS' GAME 
 
 White, S. Rosenthal 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 KttoKB 3 Kt to Q B 3. 
 Kt to B 3 P to K Kt 3 
 
 (a) 
 P to Q 4 P X P 
 Kt X P (b) B to Kt 2 
 B to K 3 K Kt to K 2 
 
 7 B to Q B 4 (c) 
 
 PtoQ 3 
 
 8 Castles Castles 
 
 9 PtoB4(d)Kt to R4 
 10 B to Q 3 (e)P to 0.4(f) 
 n P X P Kt X P 
 
 12 Kt X Kt Q X Kt 
 
4 2 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 13 P to B 3 R to Q sq (g) 
 
 28 Q to B 7 
 
 B to Q4 
 
 14 Q to B 2 Kt to B 5 ! (h) 
 
 29 PtoQKt3 R to K sq 
 
 15 B X Kt Q X B (i) 
 
 30 P to B 4 
 
 B to B 2 
 
 16 Q to B 2 P toQB4(k) 
 
 31 B to B sq 
 
 (m) 
 
 17 Kt to B 3 P to Kt 3 
 
 
 R to K 7 
 
 18 Kt to K 5 Q to K 3 
 
 32 R to B sq 
 
 Q to B 7 (n) 
 
 19 Q to B 3 B to Q R 3 
 
 33 Q to Kt 3 
 
 QX R P 
 
 20 KRtoKsqP to B 3 
 
 34 Q to Kt 8, 
 
 ch 
 
 21 Kt to Kt 4 P to R 4 ! 
 
 
 K to R 2 
 
 22 Kt to B 2 Q to B 2 
 
 35 Q to Kt 3 
 
 B to Kt 3 
 
 23 P to B s (1) P to K Kt 4 
 
 36 P to R 4 
 
 P to Kt 5 
 
 24 QRtoQsqB to Kt 2 
 
 37 Kt to Q 3 
 
 (0) 
 
 25 Q to Kt 3 R to Q 4 ! 
 
 
 Q xp 
 
 26 R X R Q X R 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 
 27 R to Q sq QxBP 
 
 
 
 (a) Introduced by Staunton and invariably adopted by Steinitz until his 
 second match with Zukertort, 
 
 (b) Kt to Q 5 is White's strongest continuation. 
 
 (c) Much stronger is Q to Q 2, followed by Castling and P to K R 4. It 
 is worthy of note that Steinitz in subsequent games proceeded with 6. . . . 
 Kt to B 3. In his book he analyzes 7. P to K R 4 as leading to a win for 
 White. 
 
 (d) This aggressive move was very fashionable then. Since Steinitz 
 taught the chess world, its adoption is less frequent, as mostly, like in the 
 present case, it loosens the Pawns and renders the K P weak. 
 
 (e) He fails to perceive the intention of the opponent. Either Q to Q 3 
 or B to K 2 were in order. 
 
 (f) Breaking up the centre, for if P to K 5 then P to Q B 4 and P to Q 5. 
 
 (g) It was not often seen at that time that a piece already stationed on the 
 King's side should be employed at the Queen's side. Now it is an everyday 
 occurrence. Another result of Steinitz's teachings. 
 
 (h) P to Q B 4 would come to naught because of the rejoinder B to K 4. 
 
 (i) Black has now the advantage of two Bishops. For the present he 
 threatens to win a piece by B X Kt, etc. 
 
 (k) Steinitz's treatment of the game is a perfect study. As soon as one 
 of the enemy's pieces is well posted, he drives it away. 
 
 (1) Plausible, but not good, and results in the loss of the Pawn. 
 
 (m) Not R to K sq, because of R X B and Q to Kt 8, ch. 
 
 (n) Threatening R X Kt. 
 
 (o) This hastens the catastrophe, but his game is already beyond redemp- 
 
 (London, 1876.) 
 
 RUY LOPEZ 
 
 Black, J. H. Blackburne 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 I 3 B to Kt 5 
 
 2 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 | 4 B to R 4 
 
 P to Q R 3 
 Kt to B 3 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 43 
 
 S P to Q 3 P to Q 3 
 
 21 
 
 QtoQ 2 (f 
 
 ) P to Q R 4 
 
 6 P to B 3 (a) B to K 2 (b) 
 
 22 
 
 B to Q4 
 
 P to B 3 
 
 7 P to K R 3 Castles 
 
 2 3 
 
 Q to R6 
 
 P to Kt s 
 
 8 Q to K 2 Kt to K sq (c) 
 
 24 
 
 P to Kt 5 
 
 P to B 4 (g) 
 
 9 P to K Kt 4 P to Q Kt 4 
 
 2 5 
 
 B to B 6 
 
 Q to B 2 
 
 io B to B 2 B to Kt 2 
 
 26 
 
 PX P 
 
 P X P 
 
 ii QKU0Q2Q to Q 2 
 
 27 
 
 P to Kt 6 ! 
 
 Q X P (h) 
 
 12 Kt to B sq Kt to Q sq 
 
 28 
 
 B X Kt 
 
 Q X Q, ch (i) 
 
 13 Kt to K 3 Kt to K 3 
 
 29 
 
 B X Q 
 
 R to B 3 (k) 
 
 14 Kt to B s P to Kt 3 
 
 3° 
 
 K R to Kt 
 
 sq, ch 
 
 15 Kt X B, ch Q x Kt 
 
 
 
 R to Kt 3 
 
 16 B to K 3 Kt (K sq) to 
 
 31 
 
 BX P 
 
 K to B 2 
 
 Kt 2 
 
 32 
 
 B X R, ch 
 
 P X B 
 
 17 Castles.QRP to Q B 4 (d) 
 
 33 
 
 Kt to Kt 5 
 
 , ch 
 
 18 P to Q 4 KPxP 
 
 
 
 K to Kt sq 
 
 19 P X P P to B s (e) 
 
 34 
 
 K R to K 
 
 «l (1). 
 
 20 P to Q 5 Kt to B 2 
 
 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 (al This was the first time that Steinitz adopted the Ruy Lopez in an im- 
 portant contest. As was his wont, he differs from the usual course ; the 
 whole plan, especially the handling of the Kt, is decidedly original. Not- 
 withstanding his success on the present occasion, we do not meet this open- 
 ing again in his games until in the London tournament of 1883, after the 
 
 BLACK— BLACKBURN E C1876). 
 Position after White's twenty-fourth move : 
 
 lUf w fUJ ^ iHf 
 11 HI & mm HI 
 
 r ■,* ■/ % ■ 
 
 ' !■-!■ 1! ■ 
 
 reverses he met with his gambit. Since .then he achieved some of his most 
 brilliant victories with his Lopez variation. 
 
44 
 
 STE1NITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (b) The K's fianchetto is more favored. 
 
 (c) Intending P to B 4, which, however, White prepared to meet already 
 with his 7th move. Better were P to Q Kt 4, followed by P to Q 4. 
 
 (d) P to K B 4 deserves preference. 
 
 (e) Black does not venture this trap : 17. . . . P to Q 4 ; 18. P X P, 
 Kt to B 5, because of 18. P to K 5. Whereupon the diagonal would be 
 closed, leaving White free to attack with P to K R 4, etc. 
 
 (f) Threatening both wings, but chiefly the K side, after removing the B. 
 
 (g) There is no adequate defence ; if 
 
 24 . . . 
 
 25 P to K R 4 
 
 26 Q X Q, ch 
 
 27 PXP 
 
 If 29. . . . 
 better were 26 
 (h) If P X P 
 
 Kt (Kt 2) to K sq 
 Q to Kt 2 
 KtXQ 
 Kt to R 4 
 
 K to Kt 2 ; 30. 
 
 28 Kt to Kt 5 ! 
 
 29 P to R 5 
 
 30 R X Kt 
 
 31 R to Kt, sq, 
 
 PXP, PX P; 31. 
 
 KtXP 
 KtXP 
 PXR 
 ch, and wins. 
 
 R to R 7. ch. No 
 
 P to R 5. 
 
 K X Q, the reply being 27. 
 28. Kt to Kt 5. 
 (i) He must submit to the loss of a dear piece as his position is too com- 
 promised to give up Q for R : Q X B ; 2g. R to Kt sq, R to B 2 ; 30. 
 B X P, etc. 
 
 (k) 29 . . . R to B 2 
 
 30 R to Kt sq, ch K to R sq 
 
 31 B to K 3 P to R 3 
 
 32 B to Q 4, ch K to R 2 
 
 33 B X P, ch R X B 
 
 34 R to Kt 7, ch K to R sq 
 
 35 Q R to Kt sq, and wins. 
 
 (1) Threatening R to K 6 or 7 accordingly. 
 
 (London, 1876.) 
 
 VIENNA OPENING 
 
 Black, J. H. Blackburne 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 Kt to Q B 3 Kt to K B 3 
 
 P to B 4 
 PtoQ 3 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 B to Q Kt s 
 
 .(a) f x 
 Kt X P (b) 
 Q to R 5, ch 
 B X Kt 
 B to Kt 5, ch 
 PXP 
 
 5 PX KP 
 
 6 P X Kt 
 
 7 K to K 2 
 
 8 PX B 
 
 9 Kt to B 3 
 
 10 QtoQ4(c)B to R4 
 
 11 KtoK3(d)B X Kt 
 
 12 B to Kt s, ch (e) 
 
 P to B 3 
 
 13 P X B P X B 
 
 14 Q X K P Q to R 3, ch 
 
 (0 
 
 15 K to B 2 Q to Q B 3 
 
 16 QtoQ4(g)Kt to R3(h) 
 
 17 B to R3 Pto Kts (i) 
 
 18 B X P Kt X B 
 
 19 Q X P R to Q B sq 
 
 20 Q R to Q Kt sq 
 PtoQKt 3 (j) 
 R to Q sq 
 R to Q4 
 Q to R 3 (k) 
 P to K Kt 4 
 P X K P (1) 
 
 21 
 
 22 
 
 23 
 
 24 
 
 25 
 
 26 
 
 Kt 3 
 Ksq 
 K 4 
 >KR4 
 K6 ! 
 
 R to 
 R to 
 R to 
 Pto 
 Pto 
 Q to R 4,ch K to K 2 ! 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 45 
 
 27 Q X P, ch 
 
 R to Q 2 
 
 35 R to Kt 7, 
 
 ch 
 
 28 Qx P 
 
 R to Q B sq 
 
 
 K to K sq 
 
 29 Q to K 3 
 
 K to B 2 
 
 36 Q to B 6 
 
 Qx Q 
 
 30 R to Kt 5 
 
 R (B sq) to Q 
 
 sq 
 R to Q 7, ch 
 
 37 RX Q 
 
 R (Q sq) to Q 
 
 31 R X P 
 
 38 R X R P 
 
 3 
 R to B Q 4 
 
 32 K to Kt 3 
 
 R (Q 7) to Q 
 
 39 R to Kt 6 
 
 K to B sq 
 
 
 3 ( m ) 
 
 40 P to R 5 
 
 R(Q 3 )toQ 4 
 
 33 RtoB 4 , ch (n) 
 
 41 R X P 
 
 R X R P 
 
 
 K to K 2 
 
 42 R x R 
 
 R X R 
 
 34 Q to K s 
 
 R to Q.4 
 
 43 P to R 4, i 
 
 ind wins. 
 
 (a) If P to Q 5 White replies best Kt to Kt sq. Black's safest course is 
 4.. . . Kt to B 3; 5. P X K P, Q Kt X P; 6. P to Q4, Kt to Kt 3 as 
 Lasker played against Steinitz, London, 1899, or 4. . . . P X B P ; 5. 
 B X P, B to Q Kt 5. 
 
 (b) An ingenious device, leading to a vehement attack which taxes the op- 
 ponent to the utmost. 
 
 (c) An excellent rejoinder, which for the present prevents Black to capture 
 the Kt. 
 
 (d) This looks hazardous, but is really the move. If K to Q 2, Q to Kt 5; 
 12. P to K R 3, Q to B 5, ch, etc. 
 
 (e) Necessary to evade perpetual check by Q to K 8 and Q to R 5, in reply 
 to P X B. 
 
 (f) In a match game between Blackburne and Zukertort in 1887, the lat. 
 ter (Black) exchanged Queens at this juncture, which is inferior, as White is 
 not only better equipped for the end game but his vulnerable point, the 
 position of the K, becomes a distinct advantage once Queens are off the 
 board. 
 
 (g) Now to exchange Queens would be disadvantageous, as it would de- 
 velope Black's Kt whilst White's K is further away from the centre than be- 
 fore. Moreover White has excellent prospects for an attack, his R's being 
 ready to take the open files. The text-move renders it extremly hazardous 
 for Black to Castle on the K side. 
 
 (h) If Kt to Q 2 then R to K Kt sq, R to K Kt sq (P to K Kt 3 ? ; 
 18. P to K 6) 18. P to Q R 4. He might free his K from danger by Q X Q 
 (preceded by Q to Kt 3), but then White's doubled Pawns would become 
 dissolved, whereupon Black's chances for a draw would be nil. 
 
 (i) The true master will always be resourceful, no matter how great his 
 plight ! R to Q sq would be unavailing, because of 18. B to Q 6. 
 
 (j) 20. . . . Q X P ; 21. Q X Q, R X Q ; 22. R X P, R X P, ch ; 
 23. K to Kt 3, and must win the Q R P on account of the threatened R to 
 Kt 8, ch. 
 
 (k) The less aggressive R to B 4 might have been of better service. 
 
 (1) Compulsory, else Q to R 4, ch, would prove decisive. 
 
 (m) To guard against R to Q 4, which would force the exchange of Rooks. 
 The incidental R to B 5, ch, which ultimately would leave White with Q 
 and five Pawns against 2 R's, was hardly to be feared as the Pawns are all 
 scattered. 
 
 (n) White forces the issue with vigor and precision. One of the best con- 
 tested and most interesting games on record. 
 
4 6 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (Dublin, 1880.) 
 
 FRENCH DEFENCE 
 
 Black, Messrs. Cairns, Monk, and Wallace in 
 Consultation 
 
 (b) 
 
 16 P X P 
 
 PXP 
 
 17 Kt X P ! 
 
 B X R 
 
 18 R X B 
 
 BtoB? 
 
 19 Kt to K B 4 (e) 
 
 
 Kt to B 2 
 
 20 B to B 4, c 
 
 h B to Q 4 (f) 
 
 21 Kt x B 
 
 Kt x Kt 
 
 22 R X Kt 
 
 PX R 
 
 23 Qx P 
 
 QtoB 3 
 
 24 B X Kt, c 
 
 h K to R sq 
 
 25 P to B 4 
 
 Q to B 4 (g) 
 
 26 Q x Q 
 
 Rx Q 
 
 27 B X P 
 
 Q R to K B 
 
 28 B to K 4 
 
 R to R 4 
 
 29 PtoQs 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 3 
 
 2 PtoQ4 PtoQ4 
 
 3 PX P PX P . 
 
 4 Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B 3 
 
 5 B toQ 3 BtoQ 3 
 
 6 Castles Castles 
 
 7 P to Q Kt 3 (a) 
 
 B to K3 
 
 8 B to Kt 2 Kt to R 4 
 
 9 PtoKKt3 P to K B 4 
 
 10 R to K sq B to Q 2 
 
 11 P to B 4 P to B 3 
 
 12 Kt to K s Kt to B 3 
 
 13 KU0QB3 Kt to R 3 
 
 14 R to Q B sq B to Q Kt s 
 T 5 QtoB 3 (c)KttoKs (d) 
 
 (a) This decidedly original continuation was conceived by Steinitz on the 
 spur of the moment. The innovation has certain points in its favor, chiefly 
 the avoidance of threshed-out and drawing variations incidental to this form 
 of the French. Steinitz, however, never gave this experiment a second trial, 
 whereas Zukertort adopted it subsequently on several occasions. 
 
 (b) The Allies thought to refute the novelty by planting the Kt at B 5 or 
 else obtaining the sq at R 6 for the B. While failing in their object they 
 brought about a spirited and interesting contest. Their best plan would 
 have been to adopt developing measures. 
 
 (c) White quietly has built up a formidable attack. 
 
 (d) As usual, complications result in favor of the deeper player. Had 
 they known what was coming, they would have played Kt to B 2 in pref- 
 erence. 
 
 (e) This beautiful move is the key to the whole conception: apparently 
 White threatens to regain the exchange by Kt to K 6, but its meaning is 
 deeper. Black can twice attack the Q by Kt to Kt 4 or Q 7 but to no pur- 
 pose. 
 
 (f) If K to R sq, 21. Kt to Kt 6, ch, P X Kt ; 22. Kt X P, ch, and 23. Q 
 to R 5 mate. 
 
 (g) Must ! Else B to R 3, and if K R moves Kt to B 7, ch. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 47 
 
 (Cologne, 1881.) 
 
 VIENNA OPENING 
 
 Black, Kockelkorn and Wemmers consulting against 
 Steinitz, blindfold 
 
 t P to K 4 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 21 
 
 BtoKKt t 
 
 B to Kt 2 
 
 2 KttoQB^ 
 
 Kt to K B 3 
 
 22 
 
 P to R 4 
 
 P to R4 
 
 3 P to B 4 ' 
 
 P to Q 4 
 
 2 3 
 
 B to Q2 
 
 Q R to R 2 
 
 4 P X KP 
 
 Kt X P 
 
 24 
 
 Q to Kt 5 
 
 Xt to B 5 
 
 5 Kt to B 3 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 2 5 
 
 R X R 
 
 R X R 
 
 6 B to Q Kt 
 
 5 
 
 26 
 
 B to B sq 
 
 R to K B 2 
 
 
 B to K2 
 
 27 
 
 P to K Kt 
 
 4(b) 
 
 7 Castles 
 
 Castles 
 
 
 
 R P X P 
 
 8 Q to K sq 
 
 (a) 
 
 28 
 
 P to R s ! 
 
 P X P 
 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 29 
 
 BX P 
 
 Q to K 2 
 
 9 P to Q 3 
 
 Kt x Kt 
 
 3° 
 
 Qx P 
 
 B X P (c) 
 
 10 P X Kt 
 
 B toK 3 
 
 3 1 
 
 P X B 
 
 Kt X P 
 
 11 P to Q 4 
 
 Kt to R 4 
 
 32 
 
 B to Kt s 
 
 Q to B 4, ch 
 
 12 Q to Kt 3 
 
 PtoB 3 
 
 33 
 
 K to R sq 
 
 QtoB 5 
 
 13 Ktto Kt s 
 
 ! Q to Q 2 
 
 34 
 
 R to B4 
 
 Qx P 
 
 14 B to Q3 
 
 P to Kt 4 
 
 35 
 
 B to R6 
 
 Q to R4 
 
 15 P to Q R4 P to Q R3 
 
 36 
 
 R X P, ch 
 
 !Kt x R 
 
 16 Kt X B 
 
 Qx Kt 
 
 37 
 
 Q X Kt, ch K to R sq 
 
 17 Qto R3 
 
 P to Kt 3 
 
 38 
 
 B to Kt 7, 
 
 ch ! 
 
 18 B to R6 
 
 R to B 2 
 
 
 
 KtoKtsq(d) 
 
 19 P X P 
 
 RP X P 
 
 39 
 
 B to B 3, cl 
 
 1 Resigns. 
 
 20 Q to Kt 3 
 
 B to B sq 
 
 
 
 
 (a) It is not often that Steinitz plans a K side attack, but if he does, he 
 carries it beautifully through, as in the present game. 
 
 (b) A powerful stroke, which disorganizes the enemy's position. 
 
 (c) Compulsory. B to R sq ; 31. Q to Kt 6, ch, R to Kt 2 ; 32. B to K 
 6, ch. 
 
 (d) If R X B mate in two by 3g Q to R 5, ch. Mr. Steinitz could not 
 have improved upon his conduct of the game, even if he had played it over 
 the board. 
 
 (Vienna, 1882.) 
 
 QUEEN'S KNIGHT'S OPENING 
 
 Black, J. H. Blackburne 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 Kt to Q B 3 Kt to K B 3 
 
 3 P to B 4 P to Q4 
 
 4 P to Q 3 P X K P (a) 
 
 5 B P X P Kt to Kt s 
 
 6 Kt X P Kt to Q B 3 
 
48 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 7 P to B 3 Q to Q 4 (b) 
 
 8 Q to Kt 3 (c) 
 
 QXQ 
 
 9 P X Q KKtxKP 
 io P to Q4 Kt to Kt 3 
 ii B to QB 4 B to K 2 
 
 12 Kt to B 3 P to K R 3 
 
 13 PtoQKt4 Castles 
 
 14 Castles B to K B 4 
 
 15 K Kt to Kt 5 (d) 
 QB x Kt 
 
 Kt X B Kt to Q sq (e) 
 P to Kt 5 ! R to K sq 
 Kt to Kt 3 B to B sq 
 
 16 
 
 17 
 iS 
 
 r 9 
 
 Kt to K 2 
 Kt to K 3 
 Kt to Kt 3 
 Kt to Q sq 
 P to B 3 
 PX P 
 R to K 2 
 
 Kt to B 5 
 
 20 Kt to K 3 
 
 21 Kt to Kt 4 
 
 22 B to Q5 
 
 23 BXRP(f) 
 
 24 P X P 
 
 25 BtoQB4 
 
 26 B to K Kt 5 R to Q 2 
 
 27 P to R 4 B to K 2 
 
 28 P to R 5 Kt to B sq 
 
 29 B to K 3 B to Q 3 
 
 30 PtoKt 4 (g)Kt (Q sq) 
 
 K 3 
 
 31 R toR6 R to B sq 
 
 32 P to R 6 Kt to R 2 
 
 33 P X P K X P 
 
 to 
 
 34 BtoR6, chK to Ktsq 
 
 35 BtoQ 3 R(Bsq)toB 2 
 
 36 B to Q 2 ! (h) 
 
 Kt (K 3) to B 
 sq 
 
 37 Kt to R 6, ch 
 
 K to R sq 
 
 38 B to K 4 R to K 2 
 
 39 B X P R to K 7 
 
 40 Kt to B 5 R x Q B 
 
 41 Kt X B Kt to Kt 4 
 
 42 R to K sq Kt (Kt 4) to 
 
 K 3 
 
 43 RtoKBsqKt to Q sq 
 
 44 P to Kt 5 R to Q 6 
 R to B 5 
 
 45 
 
 46 
 
 47 
 48 
 
 Kt to K 4 
 R to B 6 
 R to R6 
 
 Kt (B sq) to K 
 
 3 
 
 Kt to Kt 2 
 K to Kt sq 
 Kt (Kt 2) 
 
 K 3 
 Kt to B 5 
 
 to 
 
 49 P to Q s 
 
 50 R to K R 4 Kt X B 
 
 51 KttoB6,chK to B sq 
 
 52 Q R x Kt R X R 
 
 53 Kt P X R Kt to Kt 3 
 
 54 P to B 7 (i) R X B P 
 
 55 P to Q 6 Kt to K 4 
 
 56 R to K 4 Resigns. 
 
 (a) In their match 1876, Blackburne continued with B to Q Kt 5 instead. 
 
 (b) The English champion had skilfully prepared this variation, which ap- 
 parently recovers the Pawn with a good game, but he failed to reckon with 
 White's 7th and 8th moves. 
 
 (c) Now White must emerge from the opening with a telling superiorty of 
 position. 
 
 (d) This excellent repartee prevents the dislodgement of his well-posted 
 QKt. 
 
 (e) To relieve the K R from standing guard over the P. P to Q R 3 
 however, is believed to be better. 
 
 (f) The reward for his excellent manceuvres. 
 
 (g) White's tactics, operating alternately on either wing, are a perfect 
 study. 
 
 (h) Threatening B X Kt and 37. Kt to B 6, ch, which he could not do at 
 once, because of 37. . . . K X B. 
 
 (i) Mr. Steinitz's conduct of the entire game is without a blemish. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 (Vienna, 1882.) 
 
 FRENCH DEFENCE 
 
 Black, Max Weiss 
 
 49 
 
 1 P to K 4 
 
 PtoK 3 
 
 2 P to K 5 (a 
 
 P to Q. B 4 
 
 3 PtoKB4 
 
 P to Q 4 (b) 
 
 4 PX P 
 
 B X P 
 
 5 PtoKKt 3 
 
 B to Q 2 
 
 6 K Kt to B 3 
 
 B to B 3 
 
 7 B to Kt 2 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 8 Castles 
 
 Q Kt to Q 2 
 
 9 P to Q 3 
 
 Castles 
 
 10 Q Kt to Q 2 
 
 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 11 Q to K 2 
 
 Q to B 2 (c) 
 
 12 P to Kt 3 
 
 B to K 2 (d) 
 
 13 B to Kt 2 
 
 P to Q R 4 
 
 14 PtoQR.4 
 
 K Kt to Q 4 
 
 15 Kt to B 4 
 
 Kt to Kt 5 
 
 16 Q R to K sq (e) 
 
 
 Kt (Kt 3) t< 
 
 
 Q4 
 
 17 KKttoKs 
 
 B to B 3 
 
 18 Q to B 2 
 
 B to K sq (f) 
 
 19 P to K Kt 4 (g) 
 
 R to Q sq 
 
 20 P to Kt 5 B to K 2 
 
 21 Kt to Kt 4 (h) 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 Q to R 4 (i) Kt to Q 5 
 
 22 
 
 2 3 
 
 24 
 
 25 
 26 
 27 
 
 P to B 4 (k) 
 Kt X P (B 6) 
 B X Kt 
 K to B 2 
 R to K Kt sq 
 
 B to K4 
 P X P i. p. 
 Kt X Kt, ch 
 Q X P, ch 
 B to Kt 2 
 
 28 Kt to K 5, ch 
 K to B sq 
 
 29 R to B 2 P to Q Kt 4 
 
 30 P X P B X P 
 
 31 B to K R 3 Q R to K sq 
 
 32 R to K 4 B to B 3 
 
 33 R X Kt P X R 
 
 34 B to R 3 B to K 2 
 
 35 B X K P, and mates next 
 move. 
 
 (a) Steinitz hardly ever played in a tournament or match, without bring- 
 ing to light some startling innovations which puzzled his opponents, but, it 
 was just as often that he discarded his new wrinkles after they had done 
 service. Thus, in the Vienna tournament of 1882, he adopted the above 
 continuation against the French, but thereafter he only played it once, against 
 Blackburne in London, 1883. 
 
 (b) Black should not have permitted this exchange, as White not only gets 
 rid of a weak Pawn, but will also be the first to get command of the open K 
 file ; a better plan is to develop the Queen's side by means of the fianchetto, 
 then Castle Q R and eventually attack with P to K B 3. 
 
 (c) The opening thus far is in favor of Black, who is better developed. 
 
 (d) This still more solidifies his game and makes it immune against any 
 possible threat. 
 
 (e) The square at K 5 is the key to the strategical situation ; hence White 
 has all his forces bearing on this point. 
 
 (f) Black has still a good position, but seems to be at a loss how to put it 
 to account ; and in the end he loses for his lack of enterprise. 
 
 (g) The beginning of a dangerous attack. 
 
 (h) White does not want to be obliged to exchange Pawns in reply to , . . 
 P to B 3 ; hence this Kt move. 
 4 
 
5° 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (i) The aspect has changed. White's position is by far superior, and he 
 has absolute command of the board. Both parties have retained their full 
 forces, only two Pawns being off the board ! White's next stroke is decisive. 
 
 (k) If P to K Kt 3, then Kt to B 6, ch, or if 23. . . . P to R 3 ■ 24 
 Kt X P, ch. 
 
 (Vienna, 1882.) 
 
 FRENCH DEFENCE 
 
 Black, B. Fleissig 
 
 B to R3 
 R to B sq (e) 
 Kt (B 4 )toK 2 
 K to R sq 
 K to Kt sq 
 K to R sq 
 KttoKtsq(f) 
 R to B 2 
 Kt (Q 4 ) to B 3 
 Kt to Q 4 
 Kt to B 3 
 Q to K sq 
 R to B sq 
 B to Kt 2 
 B to R sq 
 P to Kt 4 (h) 
 Kt to Q 2 
 P to K B 4 
 K to Kt 2 
 Kt (Q2) to B 3 
 Resigns. 
 
 (a) The results of the opening are quite satisfactory. He commands the 
 K file, his pieces have a broader scope of action, and, what he valued most, 
 four Pawns against three on the Q side. 
 
 (b) All offers of exchange declined with thanks, unless they net something. 
 
 (c) This piece is too well posted to suit Black. P to B 3 would weaken 
 the K P. Now White has two B's. 
 
 (d) Intending to play the Kt to K 5. 
 
 (e) Black's position is solid enough and it is a study to observe how White 
 manages to win. Yet in the entire game Black does not commit a single 
 error ; he loses by superior strategical disposition on the part of his an- 
 tagonist. 
 
 (f) To immune himself against the ever-menacing B X P. 
 
 (g) While Black was playing for a draw, White has gained ground inch by 
 inch, systematically driven back the adverse pieces, and grouped his forces 
 
 i P to K 4 
 
 P to K 3 
 
 r 9 
 
 Kt to Q 3 
 
 2 P to K 5 
 
 PtoQ 4 
 
 20 
 
 Kt to K 5 
 
 3 PX P 
 
 B x P 
 
 21 
 
 B to B 2 
 
 4 P to Q 4 
 
 Kt to K 2 
 
 22 
 
 Q to Kt 3 
 
 5 B to Q 3 
 
 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 2 3 
 
 QtoR 4 
 
 6 KttoKB, 
 
 3 Kt to B 3 
 
 24 
 
 Q to Kt 3 
 
 7 Kt to B 3 
 
 Kt to Kt 5 
 
 2 5 
 
 QtoR 3 
 
 8 BtoQB 4 
 
 P to Q B 3 
 
 26 
 
 QtoR 5 
 
 9 Kt to K 4 
 
 B to B 2 
 
 27 
 
 B to Q2 
 
 10 Castles 
 
 Castles 
 
 28 
 
 QtoR 3 
 
 11 R to K sq 
 
 (a) 
 
 29 
 
 P to Q B 4 
 
 
 Kt to Q 4 
 
 3° 
 
 QRtoQsq 
 
 12 Kt to B s 
 
 Kt to R s 
 
 31 
 
 B to B 4 (g) 
 
 13 Kt to K 5 
 
 (b) 
 
 3 2 
 
 QtoR 3 
 
 
 Kt to B 4 
 
 33 
 
 Qx P 
 
 14 P to B 3 
 
 B X Kt (c) 
 
 34 
 
 Qx P 
 
 15 R X B 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 35 
 
 B to K Kt -i 
 
 16 R to K sq 
 
 (d) 
 
 36 Q to Kt 3 
 
 
 P to K R 3 
 
 37 
 
 P to B 3 
 
 17 QtoB 3 
 
 Kt to Q 4 
 
 38 
 
 PtoB S 
 
 18 B to Kt 3 
 
 P to Q Kt 3 
 
 39 
 
 Kt to B 4 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 5i 
 
 so harmoniously that they can operate on either side. Every piece is better 
 posted than the corresponding Black piece. His last stroke is unanswerable, 
 (h) Not R to Kt sq, because of Kt X P, ch, and 36. B X R. Black is lost, 
 no matter what he does. 
 
 (Vienna, 1882.) 
 FRENCH DEFENCE 
 
 Black, A. Schwarz 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 3 
 PtoKs P to Q B 4 
 P to K B 4 Kt to Q B 3 
 Kt to K B 3 Kt to R 3 
 P to K Kt 3 B to K 2 
 B to Kt 2 Castles 
 P to B 3 
 B X P 
 Kt to B 2 
 R to Kt sq (a) 
 P to Q Kt 3 
 B to Kt 2 
 P to Q 4 (b) 
 P to K 4 
 Kt x B, ch l» x Kt (c) 
 Kt to R 4 Kt to K 2 (d) 
 P X P P X P 
 
 PtoQ 3 
 P X P 
 Castles 
 P to B 3 
 Kt to R 3 
 Kt to B 2 
 Kt to K 3 
 Kt to Kt 4 
 
 B to R 3 
 B P X P 
 P to K5 
 R to Q sq (e) 
 
 to 
 
 24 Q R to B sq K to Kt sq (f) 
 
 25 R to B 7 Kt to R sq 
 
 26 QtoKts, ch 
 
 Kt (R sq) 
 
 Kt 3 
 27RXRP BtoQ6 
 
 28 R to Q B sq Kt to B 3 (g) 
 
 29 R X P (h) R X B 
 
 30 R to R 6 
 
 31 Kt x Kt 
 
 RtoQ 3 
 Resigns (i). 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 6 
 
 7 
 8 
 
 9 
 10 
 1 1 
 12 
 13 
 "4 
 
 '5 
 16 
 
 17 
 
 (a) The second player has treated the opening fairly well, but here he 
 should proceed at once with P to Q 4, followed by P to K 4. 
 
 (b) While Black was making the three foregoing moves, for which there 
 was no pressing need, White has brought an important piece into action. 
 
 (c) Better Q X P, with the possible continuation P to Q 5. 
 
 (d) B to B sq has its objections, but as a whole is preferable to the actual 
 defence. 
 
 (e) He should not have given the opponent undisputed possession of the 
 Q B file, but moved this R to B sq, and if B to R 3, R to B 3. 
 
 (f) Intending to offer the exchange of Queens, which White is unkind 
 enough to refuse. There is, however, nothing to be done ; White is com- 
 pletely master of the board. 
 
 (g) Black is absolutely without resource to meet the threat Kt X Kt, Kt 
 X Kt ; 30. K R to B 7. If R to Q 7, then 29. R X R, followed by R to B 
 7. If, however, 28. . . . R to B 2, then Kt X Kt, followed by R X R and 
 R to B 7, ch. 
 
 (h) Immediately decisive. 
 
 (i) One critic (by no means over partial to Steinitz) wrote at the time : 
 " To praise his conduct of the game would be like painting the lily." 
 
 18 QtoKt4,chK to R sq 
 
 19 Q to R 5 Q to K sq 
 
 20 P to Q 4 ! 
 
 21 R to K sq 
 
 22 P x P 
 
 23 B to B 4 
 
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 (Vienna, 1882.) 
 
 SICILIAN DEFENCE 
 
 Black, Louis Paulsen 
 
 1 P to K 4 
 
 P to Q B 4 
 
 23 B x P 
 
 Kt to K 3 
 
 2 P to K B 4 
 
 (a) 
 
 24 B to K 3 
 
 Kt to Q 5 
 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 25 B x Kt 
 
 B x B, ch 
 
 3 KttoKB- 
 
 Kt to B 3 (b) 
 
 26 K to R sq 
 
 RX P 
 
 4 P to K 5 
 
 Kt to Q 4 
 
 27 Q X P (1) 
 
 B to B 3 
 
 5 P to K Kt - 
 
 , P to Q 3 
 
 28 QX P 
 
 B X Kt 
 
 6 P X P 
 
 Q X P 
 
 29 R X B 
 
 Q R to R sq 
 
 7 B to Kt 2 
 
 B to B 4 
 
 3° P to R 3 
 
 Q to B 3 (m) 
 
 8 Kt to R 3 
 
 Castles 
 
 31 PtoQ4(n) R(Rs) to R 2 
 
 9 P to Q 3 
 
 P to K Kt 3 
 
 32 Q X P 
 
 R to Kt 2 
 
 10 Kt to B 4 ( 
 
 c) 
 
 33 Q to B 2 
 
 B X P 
 
 
 Q to B 2 
 
 34 RtoKKt; 
 
 i Q to K 3 
 
 n KKU0K5 
 
 Kt X Kt 
 
 35 Q to Q sq 
 
 (0) 
 
 12 Kt X Kt 
 
 B to K 3 (d) 
 
 
 R to Q 2 
 
 13 Castles 
 
 B to Kt 2 
 
 36 B to Q 5 
 
 Q to K B 3 
 
 14 Kt to B 3 
 
 P to K R 3 (e) 
 
 37 Q R to Kt 
 
 3 (P) 
 
 15 Q to K 2 
 
 B to B 3 
 
 
 B to B 4 
 
 16 P to B 3 
 
 Q to Kt 3 
 
 38 Q to B 3 
 
 QtoQs 
 
 17 P to Q R 4 
 
 K to Kt sq (f) 
 
 39 Q to Kt 4 
 
 R to K 2 
 
 18 P to R 5 
 
 Q to R 3 (g) 
 
 40 K to R 2 (q) 
 
 19 R to R 3 ! 
 
 Kt to B 2 
 
 
 BtoQ 3 
 
 20 P to B 4(h) 
 
 P to R 4 (i) 
 
 41 Q to Kt 8, 
 
 ch 
 
 21 B to K 3 ! 
 
 P to R 5 (k) 
 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 22 P x P 
 
 B to Kt s 
 
 
 
 (a) Considered inferior to K or Q Kt to B 3, or the K's fianchetto. 
 Steinitz treats the opening in original fashion, similar to the tactics he then 
 employed against the French defence. 
 
 (b) A more natural procedure were P to K 3 and P to Q 4. 
 
 (c) White temporarily obtains the better game. 
 
 (d) His only means to defend the Pawn ; if P to K 3, then 13 P to K Kt 4. 
 
 (e) To prevent Kt to Kt 5. Both parties have emerged from the opening 
 with honors divided, Black being even a shade better developed. 
 
 (f) Better were P to R 3. 
 
 (g) The Queen is not any too well posted here. However, any other 
 move would have been answered by 19. P to R 6, and besides Herr Paulsen 
 had his designs on White's Q P, which undoubtedly is riickstandig. 
 
 (h) This accentuates the weakness of the Q P, but in compensation it 
 hems in the Kt ; the adverse Q is badly posted and there are prospects of a 
 fine attack by R to Kt 3. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 S3 
 
 (i) Here, instead, he should have improved his position by B to B sq, fol- 
 lowed by Kt to K 3. 
 
 (k) He cannot well defend the Pawn. If Q to Q 3, then Q to K B 2. 
 For this reason he casts his lot with the ensuing assault on the King. 
 
 (1) Most players would be irritated by the dangerous attack by which he 
 is confronted. Steinitz, however, relying on his theory that the King is a 
 strong, not a weak, piece, that mostly always can take care of itself, coolly 
 proceeds to gobble up Pawns, which always had been a characteristic and 
 favorite defence of his in kindred positions. 
 
 BLACK— PAULSEN (82). 
 Position after Black's thirty-ninth move : 
 
 J d m±m J M J 
 
 BU ■ Bht ■ 
 
 ill mm mm mm 
 
 mm wm wm mm _«_ 
 
 W. w*M Wm. Ww/, W 
 
 (m) Threatening R X P, ch. 
 
 (n) Which is now parried and K R to Q Kt 3, threatened besides. 
 
 (o) To guard against Q to K 8, ch. 
 
 (p) For nearly twenty moves this Rook had been a silent though by no 
 means idle spectator. It now enters the fray, dealing the death-blow. 
 
 (q) Unnecessary. He could at once conclude the game by Q to Kt 8, ch, 
 R X Q ; 41. R X R, ch, K to B 2 ; 42. R X P, ch, K to Q 3 ; 43. R to Q 
 8, ch, etc. 
 
 (Vienna, 1882 ; Second Game of the Tie Match.) 
 THREE KNIGHTS 
 White, S. Winawer 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 Kt to B 3 P to K Kt 3 
 4 PtoQ4 PXP 
 
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 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 5 Kt x P 
 
 B to Kt 2 
 
 36 
 
 PtoR 3 (k 
 
 R to R5 
 
 6 KtxKt (a) 
 
 Kt P X Kt 
 
 37 
 
 P to B 3 
 
 B to B s 
 
 7 B to Q 3 
 
 Kt to K 2 
 
 38 
 
 B to B 2 
 
 R to R 3 
 
 8 Castles 
 
 PtoQ 3 
 
 39 
 
 P to Kt 4 (1)P to R 5" 
 
 9 Q to K sq 
 
 Castles 
 
 40 
 
 P to R4 
 
 R to Kt 3 
 
 io P to B 3 
 
 P to K R 3 
 
 41 
 
 R to Q Kt 
 
 sq 
 
 ii B to K 3 
 
 K to R2 
 
 
 
 R XR 
 
 12 Q to Q 2 
 
 P to K B 4 
 
 42 
 
 B x R 
 
 B to B 8 
 
 13 QRtoKsq 
 
 P X P (b) 
 
 43 
 
 KtoB 3 
 
 P to Kt 4 (ro) 
 
 14 P X P 
 
 R X R, ch 
 
 44 
 
 B to R 2 
 
 P to B3 
 
 15 R X R 
 
 B to K 3 
 
 45 
 
 B to B7 
 
 B to Q 6 ! 
 
 16 Kt to K 2 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 46 
 
 KtoB2(n) 
 
 K to B 5 (0) 
 
 17 Kt to B 4 
 
 B to Kt sq 
 
 47 
 
 P to R 5 
 
 B X P (p) 
 
 18 P toQKt; 
 
 , Q to Q 2 
 
 48 
 
 B to B4 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 19 R to B 3 
 
 R to K B sq 
 
 49 
 
 B to R 6 
 
 P to B4 
 
 20 R to R3 
 
 B to B 2 
 
 5° 
 
 B to B 8 
 
 PtoB 5 
 
 21 Kt to Q s 
 
 ,c) 
 
 5 1 
 
 B to R 6 
 
 KtoK 4 
 
 
 PtoKR 4 (d) 
 
 5 2 
 
 B to Q 7 
 
 PtoQs 
 
 22 Kt X Kt 
 
 QX Kt 
 
 53 
 
 P X P 
 
 Kx P 
 
 23 R to B 3 
 
 K to Kt sq 
 
 54 
 
 Kto K 2 
 
 B to Q 6, ch 
 
 24 BtoKKts 
 
 Q to K 4 (e) 
 
 55 
 
 K to K sq 
 
 P to B 6 
 
 25 BtoR6 
 
 Rto Ksq(f) 
 
 56 
 
 B to B 8 
 
 Kto K6 
 
 26 B X B 
 
 KX B 
 
 57 
 
 K to Q sq 
 
 K to B 7 
 
 27 QtoB 4 (g)QX Q 
 
 58 
 
 B to B 5 
 
 B to B 8 
 
 28 R X Q 
 
 P to B s (h) 
 
 59 
 
 K to B 2 
 
 B X P 
 
 29 P X P 
 
 R to K 4 
 
 60 
 
 KX P 
 
 B to B 8 
 
 30 R to B sq 
 
 R to Q B 4 (i) 
 
 61 
 
 K to Q 4 
 
 B to Kt 7 
 
 31 K to B 2 
 
 B X P 
 
 62 
 
 K to K s 
 
 P to R6 
 
 32 K to K3 
 
 B to K 3 
 
 63 
 
 K to B 6 
 
 P to R 7 
 
 33 R to Q Kt 
 
 sq 
 
 64 
 
 K X P 
 
 P Queens 
 
 
 Kto B 3 
 
 65 
 
 K to Kt 6 
 
 K to B 6 
 
 34 P to Q R 3 
 
 R to R4 
 
 66 
 
 P to Kt s 
 
 K to B 4 
 
 35 Rto Q Rsq K to K 4 
 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 
 (a) Winawer hardly ever misses an opportunity to double a Pawn ; hence 
 this exchange in preference to P to Q 4. The Modem Chess Instructor 
 also advocates it as the strongest course, but continues 6. P to K 5 ! 
 
 (b) This isolates the K P, but he subjects himself thereby to a vehement 
 attack. 
 
 (c) The sacrifice of the Kt which he threatened is no longer feasible after 
 Black's last move : 21. Kt X P, Kt X Kt ; 22. B X R P, R to K R sq. 
 
 (d) His only move. Kt to Kt sq would prove fatal because of 22. B X 
 R P. 
 
 (e) If Q to Q 2, then 25. B to B 6. 
 
 (f) To arrive at a true appreciation of the situation one must bear in mind 
 that Steinitz had to win this game at all hazards, as a draw would have left 
 Winawer sole winner of the first prize. To accomplish this task seems next 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 55 
 
 to impossible. But few chess players would take White for choice, as Black 
 is on the defensive and dare not play to win the Pawn : 
 
 25 . . . 
 
 26 R to B sq 
 
 27 BXB 
 
 Q to R 8, ch 
 Q X R P 
 KXB 
 
 28 Q to B 3, ch K to Kt sq 
 
 20. R to R sq, Wins the Queen. 
 
 In this predicament Steinitz formed one of the most profound and inge- 
 nious combinations on record, of which the above is the initial move. 
 
 (g) With the position perfectly even, to say the least, with to all outward 
 appearances nothing at all threatening, why should not White exchange 
 Queens, when a draw means first prize ? But that was just what Steinitz 
 had expected, desired, and figured upon. 
 
 WHITE— WINAWER (82). TIE GAME. 
 Position after White's twenty-6fth move: 
 
 ■ ■ ■ •■ 
 
 a ■ ■!.■ 
 
 m m lis 
 
 mm mm m a 
 
 t iff, $m r mk* 
 
 '■"'■-■ l'WM &WHS>, mWB 
 
 t ■ a m mmi 
 
 m mm mm iH 
 
 (h) A thunderbolt from out the blue ! White cannot help his Pawns 
 being broken up ; the goal within reach vanishes away, and he has to strug- 
 gle anew, with defeat staring him in the face. 
 
 (i) Black never relaxes. R. to R 4 were decidedly inferior. 
 
 31 R to Kt sq 
 
 32 R to Kt 7 
 
 33 R to Q 7 
 
 K to B 3 
 P to B4 
 K to K 3 
 
 34 R to B 7 R X P 
 
 35 P to K 5 P X P 
 
 36 B to K 4 with a powerful attack. 
 
 (k) P to B 3 deserves preference. 
 
 (1) White is limited in the choice of his moves, which threaten to become 
 exhausted. The above is not good, for the reason that all his Pawns are on 
 squares bearing the color of the hostile Bishop. 
 
 (m) The fruit is not ripe yet. B X P ? 44. B to Q 3. 
 
 (n) No use trying to defend the Pawn, 46. B to Kt 6, P to Q 4. 
 
 (o) Black is in no hurry to capture the I awn, as it cannot be saved. 
 
 (p) At last he reaps the reward for his grand combination, initiated a score 
 of moves before. The game is now won without further, difficulty. 
 
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 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (Philadelphia, 1882.) 
 
 EVANS GAMBIT 
 
 White, D. Martinez 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 B to B 4 B to B 4 
 P to Q Kt 4 B X P 
 P to B 3 B to B 4 
 Castles P to Q 3 (a) 
 
 P to Q 4 P X P (b) 
 
 8 P x P B to Kt 3 
 
 9 B to Kt 2 (c) 
 
 Kt to B 3 (d) 
 
 10 P to K 5 (e) P X P 
 
 1 1 B to R 3 B to K 3 
 
 12 Q Kt to Q 2 (f) 
 
 P toKs 
 
 13 R to K sq (g) 
 
 P X Kt 
 
 14 Q to Kt 3 Q x P (h) 
 
 15 Kt X P Q X P, ch 
 
 16 K to R sq Castles, Q R 
 
 17 R X B P X R 
 
 18 RtoKBsqKt to K5 (i) 
 
 19 R X Q Kt X R, ch 
 
 20 K to Kt sq R to Q 8, ch 
 
 21 Q X R (k) Kt x Q 
 Resigns. 
 
 (a) Kt to B 3, then recognized as Black's best course, was always regarded 
 with disfavor by Steinitz. The accuracy of his judgment was splendidly 
 vindicated by the diligent and complete analyses in later years by Tchigorin, 
 Alapin, and other masters. 
 
 (b) Lasker subsequently introduced here B to Kt 3 ! Steinitz, however, 
 never declined a gambit. 
 
 (c) Formerly it was deemed irrelevant whether this, or P to Q 5, or Kt to 
 B 3 was played on the gth move, under the assumption that it would only 
 amount to a transposition of moves. To-day 9. Kt to B 3 is regarded as 
 the strongest continuation of the attack, and the text move inferior to either 
 of the two. 
 
 (d) For a long period this development was condemned in the Evans, but 
 Steinitz, in theory and practice, always upheld its validity against the pres- 
 ent variation of the Evans. In reply to 10. P to Q 5, he invariably played 
 
 . Kt to K 2, also in opposition to the orthodox belief that the Q 
 Kt must be played to R 4. Modern analysis again established the sound- 
 ness of his judgment. 
 
 (e) Not in harmony with his preceding move, which was only time wasted, 
 if the advance of the K P was his intention. He should have continued 
 with 10. Kt to B 3 or Q to B 2. 
 
 (f) White has not the slightest compensation for the two sacrificed Pawns. 
 
 (g) White had to play recklessly. A conservative course under the circum- 
 stances would have been equivalent to resignation. 
 
 (h) Steinitz does not at all view the opponent's attack with alarm, but 
 illustrates one of his maxims, that " a Pawn is worth a little inconvenience, 
 especially as the opponent also has a King." 
 
 (i) A neat little surprise, which leaves White in a sad predicament. He 
 is confronted by a smothered mate, while 19. B X P, ch, and 20. B X Kt 
 leave open the mate by Q X R, etc. 
 
 (k) 21. B to B sq, Kt to R 6, double ch. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 57 
 
 (New Orleans, 1882.) 
 Black, Mr. Labatt 
 
 (Remove White's Q Kt) 
 
 1 P to KB 4 
 
 P to K3 
 
 IS 
 
 Q X P (a) B to K 2 
 
 2 P to K 3 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 16 
 
 P to K R 4 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 KttoKB3 
 
 P to Q B 4 
 
 17 
 
 B to K R 3 Q Kt to K 4 
 
 4 PtoQKt 3 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 18 
 
 P to B 4 P x P i. p. (b) 
 
 5 Q to K 2 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 r 9 
 
 B X P R to Q sq 
 
 6 B to Kt 2 
 
 P to Q Kt 3 
 
 20 
 
 P to R s Castles 
 
 7 Castles 
 
 B to Kt 2 
 
 21 
 
 P to R 6 P to Kt 3 
 
 8 P to K R 3 
 
 Q to B 2 
 
 22 
 
 Q to B 4 ! P to B 3 (c) 
 
 9 PtoKKt4 
 
 R to B sq 
 
 2 3 
 
 KRtoBsq P X P (d) 
 
 10 K to Kt sq 
 
 Kt to Q R 4 
 
 24 
 
 Q to B 4, ch ! 
 
 11 P to Q 3 
 
 PtoQs 
 
 
 K to R sq (e) 
 
 12 P to B s 
 
 B X Kt 
 
 2 5 
 
 K B X Kt R X B 
 
 13 Qx B 
 
 K P X P 
 
 26 
 
 Q to K 6 Resigns. 
 
 14 P to Kt s 
 
 Kt to Q 2 
 
 
 
 (a) White has a fine attacking position. 
 
 (b) It would have been more prudent to keep the diagonal closed. 
 
 (c) This opens the door to disaster. 
 
 (d) R to B 2 should have been played, but Black could not be expected 
 to foresee White's brilliant rejoinder. 
 
 (e) 
 
 24 . . . Kt X Q 
 
 25 B to K 6, ch R to B 2 
 
 26 R X R Kt (B 5) to K 4 
 
 27 Q R to K B sq 
 
 Kt X R 
 
 28 R X Kt 
 
 29 R X B, ch 
 
 30 R to B 7, ch 
 31BXQ 
 
 32 R X K R P, 
 
 Q to K 4 
 K to B sq 
 K to K sq 
 KtXB 
 and wins. 
 
 (New York, 1883.) 
 
 STEINITZ GAMBIT 
 
 Black, Capt. Mackenzie 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 9 BtoKts, chB to Q 2 
 
 2 Kt to Q B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 10 P to Q 6 ! (d) 
 
 3 P to B 4 PXP 
 
 Q X P 
 
 4 P to Q 4 Q to R 5, ch 
 
 11 B X P Q to Kt 3 
 
 SKtoK2 PtoQ_4 
 
 12 B X B, ch K X B 
 
 6 P X P Q to K 2, ch 
 
 13 KKttoKzB to Q3 
 
 (a) 
 
 14 Q to Q 2 Q to B 3, c 
 
 7 KtoB3(b)Kt to B 3 (c) 
 
 (e) 
 
 8 P to K R 3 Kt to Q Kt 5 
 
 15 K to B 2 Q Kt to Q 4 
 
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 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 16 B x B Q X B 
 
 17 KRtoKsqQRto K sq 
 
 18 Kt to Kt 3 Kt X Kt 
 
 19 Q X Kt Q to B 5, ch 
 
 20 K to Kt sq Kt to Q 4 
 
 21 Q to Q3 Kt to K6 
 
 22 Kt to B sq (f) 
 
 Kt to B 4 (g) 
 
 23 Q to Kt s, ch 
 
 K to Q sq 
 
 24 Q x P Q X P, ch 
 
 25 K to R sq (h) 
 
 Kt to Q 3 (i) 
 
 26 Q to B 3 Q to Q R s 
 
 27 PtoQKt 3 Q to R4 
 
 28 KRtoQsqK to B sq 
 
 29 P to B 4 K to Kt sq 
 
 30 R to Q s Q to R 6 
 
 31 Kt to Kt 3 Q to Kt 7 (k) 
 
 33 PtoBs!(l)KttoK 5 
 
 34 Kt X Kt P X Kt 
 
 35 Q to B sq Q to B 3 
 
 36 Q to Kt 5, ch 
 
 K to R sq 
 
 37 R to Q 7 
 
 38 Q to R s 
 
 39 R X B P 
 
 40 R to K sq 
 
 41 R X R 
 
 R to Q Kt sq 
 R to Kt 2 
 R to Q sq 
 QtoQs 
 Kx R 
 
 42 Q to Kt 5, ch 
 
 K to B 2 (m) 
 
 43 R to K B sq Q to Q 4 
 
 44 Q to R 5, ch K to Kt sq 
 
 45 R to K sq (n) 
 
 R to Q B sq 
 
 46 Q to Kt 4, ch 
 
 Q to Kt 2 
 
 47 R X P Resigns (o). 
 
 32 QRtoQsqP to K B 4 
 
 (a) A critic in the B. C. M. at the time aptly remarked : " Hoisted with 
 his own petard ! " For Steinitz was the very one to call attention in The 
 Field to the fact that in the Polerio gambit (1. P to K 4, P to K 4 ; 2. P 
 to K B 4, P X P ; 3. P to Q 4, Q checks ; 4. K to K 2), Black, after P to 
 Q 4 ; 5. P X P, can draw by perpetual check, a proceeding which, however, 
 he thought inapplicable to his own gambit. 
 
 (b) On account of this move. It is, however, as dangerous as it looks, and 
 Steinitz only played it on but two occasions, and never again. In the Lon- 
 don tournament of 1883 he evaded the draw by 7. K to B 2, Q to R 5, ch ; 
 8. P to Kt 3, P X P ; 9. K to Kt 2, and although he fared badly with it, 
 losing two games, subsequent analysis proved that, against the draw varia- 
 tions, the child of his muse is at least not worse than any other gambit. 
 
 (c) In the sixth and last game of the series the Captain played Q to R 5 ; 
 8. K to K 2, and the game was given up as drawn after a few checks. The 
 present position, however, calls for an effort to win, only Black should con- 
 tinue with Kt to R 3 ! 
 
 (d) The P is untenable, so at least he gains valuable time. 
 
 (e) After B X B ; 15. Q X B he cannot continue Kt X P, because of 16. 
 Q to B 5, ch. 
 
 (f) Which brings the hostile attack to an abrupt halt. White has made 
 his calculations to perfection. Play as he may, Black cannot escape the en- 
 suing unfavorable barter of Pawns. 
 
 (g) Kt X Kt, whether followed by Q to K 6 or not, would even lose a Pawn, 
 (h) White has attained his aim, majority of P's on the Q side. His K 
 
 is safely quartered, while Black's is not. 
 
 (i) Kt X P, whether preceded by R X R or not, would of course be 
 suicidal. 
 
 (k) Instead of resuming aggressive measures Black should have remained 
 on the defensive with R to K 3. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 59 
 
 (1) White's attack becomes now overwhelming. 
 
 (m) K to R sq would be answered by 42. Q to B 6, ch, and 43. R X P. 
 (n) Threatening the win of the K P by Q to Kt 4, ch. Obviously the R 
 cannot defend the Pawn. 
 
 (o) If 47. . . . R X P ; 48. R to K 8, ch, R to B sq ; 49. R X R, 
 ch, K X R ; 50. Q to B 8, ch, K to B 2 ; 51. Q X P, ch, and 52. Q X Q. 
 BLACK— MACKENZIE I. (83). 
 Position after White's twenty-second move: 
 
 (New York, 1883.) 
 THREE KNIGHTS' GAME 
 
 
 White, Capt 
 
 . Mackenzie 
 
 1 P to K 4 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 15 PtoKKt4 PtoKR 4 !(e] 
 
 2 KttoKB 3 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 16 P to Kt S Kt toK sq(f. 
 
 3 Kt to B 3 
 
 P to K Kt 3 
 
 17 K to R 2 Kt to B 4 
 
 4 P to Q 4 
 
 PXP 
 
 18 B to B 2 Kt to B 2 
 
 5 Kt XP 
 
 B to Kt 2 
 
 19 Q to Q 2 Kt to K 3 
 
 6 H to K 3 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 20 KR toKsq Q to B 2 
 
 7 B to K 2 
 
 Castles 
 
 21 P to KR 4 B toQ 2 
 
 8 Castles 
 
 P to Q 3 (a) 
 
 22 B to Kt 2 Q R to K sc 
 
 9 P to B 4(b) 
 
 Kt to K2 
 
 ( S } , X 
 
 10 B to B 3 
 
 P to B 3 
 
 23 B to R 3 P to Kt 3 (h) 
 
 u PtoKR3 
 
 P toQ 4 
 
 24 B X Kt R X B 
 
 12 PtoKs (c) 
 
 K to K sq 
 
 2 S BtoK 3 (i)PtoQ S ! 
 
 13 KKttoKz 
 
 (d) 
 
 26 Kt X P (k) Kt X Kt 
 
 
 P to B 3 ! 
 
 27 B X Kt R XR 
 
 14PXP 
 
 Kt X P 
 
 Resigns. 
 
6o 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (a) Steinitz varied his defence, now employing this move, then 8. . . . 
 Kt to K 2, and at times, when he forgot, the inferior 8. . . . R to K 
 sq. We think the text move to be the best. 
 
 (b) Decidedly " old school " and not good. The Captain made a hurri- 
 cane fight of it, expecting a speedy victory, but got sorely disappointed. 
 
 (c) Black has the centre and his coveted majority of Pawns on the Q side. 
 His pieces are but temporarily driven back. 
 
 (d) He must guard against P to B 4 and P to Q 5. 
 
 (e) This unforeseen rejoinder entirely changes the aspect. White must 
 block the K side himself, and Black can undisturbed operate in the centre 
 and on the Q side. 
 
 (f) For the second time this Kt is driven back, only to return to the fray 
 with greater effect. 
 
 (g) Black is now even better developed than White. 
 
 (h) Throwing the burden of the initiative on^the opponent, while at the 
 same time preparing for the eventual advance of the wing Pawns. 
 
 (i) Leading to immediate disaster. B to Kt 3 should have been played. 
 The position, however, is one of those which Steinitz understood to perfec- 
 tion how to nurse to victory. 
 
 WHITE— MACKENZIE II., New York (83). 
 Position after the twenty-fifth move: 
 
 ..1 Hi III til 
 
 i i i 
 
 y////mi vs?7////* 47&=a$. 
 
 & III &m m m 
 
 HP HP HP HP 
 
 (k) Bad, but Black's attack would have also prevailed against his only 
 alternative : 
 
 26 Q R to Q sq 
 
 27 QXB 
 
 PXKt 
 QXQ 
 
 28 RXQ 
 
 PXP 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 61 
 
 ii 
 
 12 
 
 IS 
 
 19 
 
 20 
 
 21 
 
 (New York, 1883). 
 
 FRENCH DEFENCE 
 
 Black, Capt. Mackenzie 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 3 
 P to Q 4 P to Q 4 
 KU0QB3 Kt to K B 3 
 B to Kt s B to K 2 
 B X Kt (a) B X B 
 KU0B3 (b) 
 
 PtoQKt3 
 BtoKt5ch(c) 
 
 PtoB 3 
 Castles 
 B to K 2 
 
 (d) 
 P to Q B 4 
 
 8 B to Q 3 
 
 9 P to K s 
 10 Kt to K 2 
 
 P to B 3 
 Castles 
 
 13 P X Pi. p. 
 
 14 R to B sq 
 
 15 B to Kt sq 
 
 16 R to K sq 
 
 17 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 Kt to B sq 
 
 Kt to K 3 
 
 Kt to Kt 4 
 
 Kt X B ch 
 
 22 Q to Q 2 
 
 23 Kt X Q 
 
 24 B to B 2 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 P to B 4 
 B X P 
 P to B s 
 P to Q Kt 4 
 QtoQ 3 
 P to Q R 4 
 R to R 2 
 P to Kt 3 
 Q to B 5 (e) 
 R X Kt 
 
 Qx Q 
 
 B to Q 2 
 P to R 5 (f) 
 
 25 P to Q R 3 R to R sq 
 
 26 Kt to B sq QRtoKB sq 
 
 27 P to B 3 
 
 28 Kt to K 3 
 
 29 Kt to Kt 4 
 
 30 Kt to B 2 
 
 31 B to Q sq 
 
 K to Kt 2 
 B to B sq 
 R to B 5 
 R (B S ) to B 3 
 R to K sq 
 
 32 Ktto Kt4(g) 
 
 R(B3)toBsq 
 
 33 P to K Kt 3 B to Q 2 
 
 34 P to B 4 (h) R to K 2 
 
 35 K to Kt 2 B to K sq 
 
 36 B to B 3 B to Q 2 
 
 37 P to R4 R(K2)toKsq 
 
 38 P to R s (i) P X P 
 
 39 Kt to K 5 Kt X Kt 
 
 40 R X Kt R to B 4 
 
 41 R X R P X R 
 
 42 KtoB2(k)B to B 3 
 
 43 B x R P R to K 2 
 
 44 B to B 3 K to Kt 3 
 
 45 R to K R sq P to R 3 
 
 46 B to Q sq B to Q 2 
 
 47 B to R 5 ch K to Kt 2 
 
 48 B to B 3 B to B 3 
 
 49 B to Q sq B to K sq (1) 
 
 50 B to B 2 B to Kt 3 
 
 51 RtoR4(m)P to R4 
 
 52 B to Q sq K to R 3 
 
 53 B to B 3 B to B 2 
 
 54 P to K Kt 4 P X P 
 
 55 B X P B to Kt 3 
 
 56 B to B 3 B to B 2 (n) 
 
 57 RtoKRsqR to K sq 
 
 58 R to K Kt sq 
 R to K 3 (o) 
 
 59BXQP RtoKB3 
 
 60 B X B R X P ch 
 
 61 K to K 3 R X B 
 
 62 P to Q 5 R to K Kt 2 
 
 63 RtoKRsqR to Kt4 
 
 64 K to Q 4 K to Kt 3 
 
 65 K to B 5 K to B 2 
 
 66 K to B 6 K to K sq 
 
 67 P to Q 6 K to Q sq 
 
 68 R to K B sq (p) 
 Resigns. 
 
 (a) Introduced by Steinitz on the present occasion. The preceding move 
 was first played by Berthold Englisch against Anderssen at the Paris tour- 
 ney, however, with the continuation 5. P to K 5, Kt to Q 2 ; 6. B X B. 
 
62 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (b) Keeping P to K 5 in reserve. 
 
 (c) This retards the projected advance of the adverse P to B 4. To in- 
 terpose the B would be unfavorable : 7. . . . B to Q 2 ; 8. B X B ch 
 Q X B ; 9. P X P, P X P ; 10. Q to K 2, K to Q sq ; 11. Castles Q R.'etc! 
 
 (d) Now that this Kt is played away and the Q P additionally protected, 
 P to Q B 4 is robbed of much of its force. 
 
 (e) The game is played with consummate mastery on both sides. White 
 succeeded in keeping back the K P, but his plan to station one of his Kts 
 at K 5 is frustrated. 
 
 (f) Black deliberately closes up the Queen's side, as he intends to employ 
 the Q R on his open K B file. We would have reserved the option of re- 
 suming operations on the Q wing, or at least thrown the onus of blocking 
 on White. 
 
 (g) Again preventing the advance of the K P. 
 (h) The K P is now held back for good. 
 
 BLACK-MACKENZIE III., New York (83). 
 Position after White's fifty-eighth move: 
 
 
 m m 
 ■a i 
 
 Hi wk m 
 h n h n 
 
 i m mm 111 
 
 (i) White struggles on heroically to turn his slight advantage to ac- 
 count. The temporary Pawn sacrifice was probably the only continuation 
 which held out any hope of victory. 
 
 (k) There is time for this important move, as two Pawns are attacked, 
 both of which cannot be defended. 
 
 (1) Not good, as the sequel shows. K to Kt 3 was the proper play. 
 
 (m) By threatening P to Kt 4, he compels Black to place his last Pawn 
 on a white square. 
 
 (n) R to Q 2 were equally unavailing. 
 
 (o) If R to K 7, then 59. R to Kt 5, R to Q 7 ; 60. R to K 5, R to Q sq. 
 or 3 ; 6r. R to K 7, etc. The combination instituted leaves each a passed 
 Pawn, but White's is further advanced. 
 
 (p) A fitting termination for a capital end game. 68. . . . R to Kt 
 sq ; 69. R to B 5. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 (New York, 1883). 
 
 KIESERITZKY GAMBIT 
 
 63 
 
 Black, G. Simonson 
 
 1 P to K 4 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 18 
 
 R (Kt 4) x Kt 
 
 2 P to K B 4 
 
 P X P 
 
 
 P toQB 3 
 
 3 KttoKB 3 
 
 P to K Kt 4 
 
 x 9 
 
 R to B 6 Kt to Kt 5 
 
 4 P to K R 4 
 
 P to Kt 5 
 
 20 
 
 B X P ch K to Q 2 
 
 S Kt to K s 
 
 P to K R 4 
 
 21 
 
 B to K 6 ch K to B 2 
 
 6 B to B 4 
 
 Kt to K R 3 
 
 22 
 
 RtoB 7 ch R X R 
 
 7 P to Q 4 
 
 P to Q 3 
 
 2 3 
 
 R X R ch K to Kt 3 
 
 8 Kt to Q 3 
 
 P to B 6 
 
 24 
 
 B X Kt P X B 
 
 9 P X P 
 
 B to K 2 
 
 25 
 
 P to Q s ch P to B 4 
 
 10 B to K 3 
 
 B X P ch 
 
 26 
 
 P to K 5 ! K to R 3 (c) 
 
 it K to Q 2 
 
 P X P 
 
 27 
 
 B X P PX B 
 
 12 Qx P 
 
 B to Kt s 
 
 28 
 
 Kt X P ch K to Kt 3 
 
 13 QtoB 4 (a) 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 29 
 
 R X P ch K X Kt 
 
 14 Kt to B 3 
 
 Kt to K 2 (b) 
 
 3° 
 
 K to Q 3 (d) 
 
 15 Q R to K B sq ! 
 
 
 Q to R 4 (e) 
 
 
 R to R 2 
 
 3 1 
 
 PtoKt 4 ch Q X P (f) 
 
 16 R x B 
 
 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 3 2 
 
 Kt to K 4 ch and wins. 
 
 17 R X B!! 
 
 KtxQ" 
 
 
 
 This brilliant game was one of 
 against the full strength of the 
 Steinitz won 21 and drew 4. 
 
 28 played simultaneously 
 Manhattan Chess Club. 
 
 (a) There is not a single opening wherein Steinitz did not invent or im- 
 prove. Against this even then antiquated variation he introduced the 
 above move in lieu of Q to B sq. 
 
 (b) A friendly offer : 15. R X B, Kt to Kt 3. But he gets caught in his 
 own snare. No better were Kt X Q P ; 16. B X Kt, B to Kt 4 ; 17. B X R, 
 B X Q. ch ; 18. Kt X B, Q to Kt 4 ; 19. Kt to Q 5 ! 
 
 (c) The King here apparently stands secure, but White, who had driven 
 a good bargain — three pieces for the Q — now invests his wealth in judicious 
 sacrifices. 
 
 (d) After a brilliant firework, a coup de repos ! The game is a gem of 
 purest water. 
 
 (e) The only way to parry the double threat P to Kt 4, mate, and R to 
 Kt 5, mate. 
 
 (f) Of course, compulsory. The outlook, however, is by no means des- 
 perate : R and two P's, one of them strongly passed, against Kt and four 
 Pawns. But the unkindest cut of all is yet to come, 
 
6 4 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 i P to Q 4 
 
 P to 0.4 
 
 2 B to B 4 
 
 P to Q B 4 (a) 
 
 3 P X P (b) 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 4 Kt to K B i 
 
 P to B 3 (c) 
 
 5 P to K 3 
 
 P to K4 
 
 d B to Kt 3 
 
 B X P 
 
 7 P to B 3 
 
 K Kt to K 2 
 
 8 QKttoQs 
 
 B to Kt 3 
 
 9 B to K 2 
 
 Castles (d) 
 
 io Castles 
 
 Kt to B 4 
 
 li P to K 4 
 
 Kt X B 
 
 12 RP X Kt 
 
 P to Q s (e) 
 
 13 P X P 
 
 P X P 
 
 14 B to B 4, ch K to R sq 
 
 15 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 B to K Kt 5 
 
 16 BtoQs(f) 
 
 Kt to K 4 ! (g) 
 
 17 B X P 
 
 R to Q Kt sq 
 
 (London, 1883). 
 
 QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING 
 
 White, J. Mason 
 
 18 B to Q 5 P to B4! 
 
 19 QKttoQ2(h) 
 P to B 5 
 
 20 Q to R 4 Kt X Kt, ch 
 
 21 Kt X Kt(i)P X P 
 
 22 P x P Q to Q 3 (k) 
 
 23 Kt to R 2 (1) 
 PtoQ6dis.ch 
 
 24 K to R sq B to K 7 
 
 25 R X R, ch R X R 
 
 26 B to Kt3 (m) 
 QXP 
 
 27 QtoQ7(n)P to Q 7 ! 
 
 28 Q X Q P B to B 2 ! (o) 
 
 29 P to K5 Qx P 
 
 30 Kt to B 3 R x Kt (p) 
 Resigns. 
 
 (a) One of Mr. Steinitz's happiest innovations, which completely breaks 
 the force of White's attack. The first player, of course, could obviate the 
 variation by first bringing out the K Kt before the B move. 
 
 (b) Inferior to capturing the Kt, which, however, also leaves Black in 
 the advantage : 
 
 3BXKt RXB 7PXP KttoB3 
 
 4 P X P Q to R 4, ch 8 B to Kt 5 K to K 2 
 
 5 Kt to B 3 P to K 3 9 Kt to B 3 B to Kt 5 
 
 6 P to K 4 B X P 
 
 Steinitz himself gave the following variation : 7. B to Kt 5, K to B sq : 8. 
 P X P. Q to Kt 3. 
 
 (c) This secures for Black the formation of the centre, with an excellent 
 game. 
 
 (d) If Kt to B 4 at once, White had a good reply in Kt to R 4. 
 
 (e) This P becomes isolated, but can be well supported. 
 
 (f) He should have adopted defensive measures by B to K 2. 
 
 (g) The sacrifice of the P is perfectly sound. 
 
 (h) If Q Kt X P, Black wins by P X P ; 20. B X P, K B X Kt, and 
 White dare not retake, since Kt X Kt, ch, would win the Q. 
 
 (i) If P X Kt, then B to R 6, followed by Q to Kt 4. 
 
 (k) Stronger than P to Q 6, ch, for in that case White might move the 
 K to R 2, followed accordingly by Q to B 6 or Kt to Kt 5. 
 
 (1) If now K to R 2, then Q to R 7, ch ; 24. Kt to R 4, B to B 2, men- 
 acing Q X Kt. 
 
 (m) In order to stop the last advance of the Q P. 
 
 (n) If 27. Q to Kt 4, then R to B 7 ; 28. R to K Kt sq, B to B 8 ; 29. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 65 
 
 Kt X E, R X Kt, and wins. With the move above White intends to stop 
 the Q P or eventually play Q to K R 3. 
 
 (o) Steinitz denies even the slightest chance to his opponent. After 28. 
 . . . R to B 7, and 29. . . . B to B 8, Black could prolong the strug- 
 gle by Q X R. 
 
 (p) One of the best games by the past-master. It not only secured sec- . 
 ond prize in the tournament, but for once and all times silenced the absurd 
 claim that Mason was his rival for championship honors. 
 
 WHITE— MASON (82). 
 Position after Black's twenty-sixth move: 
 
 
 m y Jm v m r m* 
 
 ti^ if &■ li 
 
 JJH r ,B^llU5! 
 
 (London, 1883.) 
 
 RUY LOPEZ 
 
 White, S. Winawer 
 
 P to K 4 
 Kt to K B 3 
 B to Kt 5 
 B X Kt (b) 
 PtoQ 3 
 B to K3 
 Kt to B 3 
 Castles 
 Kt to Q 2 
 P to Q R 3 
 P to B 3 
 
 12 Q to K sq 
 
 13 Q to B 2 
 
 14 KRtoKsq 
 
 10 
 11 
 
 P to K 4 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 PtoKKt 3 (a) 
 QPXB 
 B to Kt 2 
 Q to K2 
 B to K3 
 P to K R 3 
 P to K Kt 4 
 Kt to B 3 
 Kt to Q 2 
 P to K R 4 
 P to Q Kt 3 
 P to Q B 4 
 
 15 Q R to Q Kt sq (c) 
 
 Kt to Kt sq(d) 
 
 16 Kt to Q s B X Kt (e) 
 
 17 P X B Ktto Q2 
 
 18 P to Q B 4 P to K B 3 
 
 19 P to Q 4(f) B P X P 
 20BXQP QtoB 2 
 
 21 BtoK 3 PtoRs (g) 
 
 22 Kt to K 4 Castles K R 
 
 23 P to K Kt 4 (h) 
 
 P X P i. p- 
 
 24 P X P Q to Kt 3 
 
 25 QtoKt2(i) P to KB 4! 
 
 26 Kt xKtP(k)PtoB5 
 
66 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 27 P X P 
 
 P X P 
 
 28 B to B 2 
 
 Kt to K 4 (1) 
 
 29 B to R 4 
 
 R to B4 
 
 30 K to B sq 
 
 B toB 3 
 
 31 QtoQB 2 
 
 (m) 
 
 
 R to Ksq(n) 
 
 32 Kt to K 6 
 
 Kt X K B P 
 
 33 B X B 
 
 Q. to Kt 8, ch 
 
 34 K to K 2 
 
 Q to K 6, ch 
 
 35 K to B sq Kt toQ7,ch 
 
 36 Q X Kt (o) Q x Q 
 
 37 B to B 3 Q to Q 6, ch 
 
 38 K to B 2 Q to Kt 6, ch 
 
 39 K to K 2 R to R 4 
 
 40 KtoQsq(p)Rto R 7 
 
 41 K to B sq Q to B 7 
 Resigns. 
 
 (a) An old defence by Barnes of New York 
 Sleinitz. 
 
 (b) P to B 3 is White's best rejoinder, 
 " trade mark." 
 
 temporarily revived by 
 Winawer of course plays for his 
 
 WHITE— WINAWER (183). 
 Position. White's thirty-first move. 
 
 i iff in mm 
 
 m ■ ■*■ 
 ■iab m ■ 
 
 Wa '<&% 
 
 (c) Preparing an attack by P to Q Kt 4, should Black attempt to Castle 
 on the Q side. 
 
 (d) With the object of bringing this Kt to Q 5 by way of B 3. 
 
 (e) Forced. If 16. . . . Q to Q sq ; 17. B X Kt P, Q X B ; 18. Kt X P, 
 ch, K to Q 2 ; 19. Kt X R, Kt to B 3 ; 20. Kt X P, ch, with three Pawns 
 and R for two pieces and a strong attack, which can be immediately insti- 
 tuted by P to Q Kt 4. 
 
 (f) Much superior would have been 19. P to Q Kt 4, B to B sq ; 20. P X 
 P, Kt X P ; 21. Q to B sq, followed by P to Q 4. 
 
 (g) Necessary for the purpose of Castling on the K side, since otherwise 
 his game on that wing would be broken up by P to K R 4. 
 
 (h) This, in conjunction with his feeble continuation, affords Steinitz the 
 opportunity for a fine combination, 
 (i) Q to Q B 2 was his proper defence, 
 (k) Kt to Q 2 or B 2 would have given him some fair defensive prospects. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 67 
 
 (1) Threatening Q X Kt, followed by Kt X P, ch. 
 
 (m) Ingenious, but of no avail against best play. 
 
 (n) If B X Kt, then, of course, 32. R X Kt, If, however, 31. ... K 
 X Kt, then 32. Q X Q, ch, Kt X Q ; 33- B X R, B X 8 ; and, though 
 Black would remain with two minor pieces against Rook, his game would 
 not be satisfactory in view of White's Pawn plus and compact majority of 
 Pawns on the Q side. 
 
 (o) Forced. If K moves, then mate in three moves, beginning with Q 
 to Kt 6, ch. 
 
 (p) If 40. R to K Kt sq, R to R 7, ch ; 41. K to B sq, R to Kt 7, ch ; 
 42. K moves, Q X R, mate. 
 
 (New York, 1886.) 
 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 
 
 White, J. H. Zukertort 
 
 P to Q 4 P to Q 4 
 P to Q B 4 P to Q B 3 (a) 
 PtoK3(b)B to B 4 
 Kt to Q B 3 P to K 3 
 Kt to B 3 Kt to Q 2 
 P to Q R 3 (c) 
 
 BtoQ 3 
 
 7 P to B 5 BtoB2 
 
 8 P to Q Kt 4 P to K 4 ! 
 B to K 2 K Kt to B 3 
 B to Kt 2 P to K s 
 Kt to Q 2 P to K R 4 (d) 
 P to R 3 Kt to B sq 
 P to Q R 4 Kt to Kt 3 
 PtoKts(e)Kt to Rs 
 P to Kt 3 (f) Kt to Kt 7, ch 
 K to B sq Kt X P ch (g) 
 P X Kt B X P 
 K to Kt 2 B to B 2 
 Q to K Kt sq (h) 
 
 R to R 3 
 
 20 K to B sq R to Kt 3 
 
 21 Q to B 2 Q to Q 2 
 
 22 P X P P X P 
 
 23 R to K Kt sq (i) 
 
 B X P, ch 
 
 R to B 6 
 
 R to Kt sq (m) 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 24 K to K sq Kt to Kt 5 
 
 25 B X Kt (k) B X B 
 
 26 Kt to K 2 Q to K 2 
 
 27 Kt to K B 4 R to R 3 (1) 
 
 28 B to B 3 P to K Kt 4 
 
 29 Kt to K 2 R to B 3 
 
 30 Q to Kt 2 
 
 31 Kt to B sq 
 
 32 K to Q 2 
 
 33 P to R s (n) P to K B s 
 
 34 R to R sq Q to B 2 
 
 35 R to K sq P X P, ch 
 Kt X P R to B 7 (o) 
 QXR QXQ 
 Kt X B (p) B to B s, ch 
 K to B 2 P X Kt 
 
 40 B to Q 2 (q) P to K 6 
 
 41 B to B sq Q to Kt 7 
 
 42 K to B 3 K to Q 2 
 
 43 R to R 7, ch K to K 3 
 
 44 R to R 6, ch K to B 4 
 
 45 B X P (r) B X B 
 
 46 R to B sq,ch B to B 5 
 Resigns. 
 
 36 
 37 
 33 
 39 
 
 (a) This defence, in conjunction with his next move, was contrived by 
 Steinitz for the match, but discarded after the series played in this city. 
 
68 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (b) In the fifth game Zukertort found the right answer : 3. Kt to Q B 3, 
 Kt to K B 3 ; 4. P to K 3, B to B 4 ; 5. P X P, P X P ; 6. Q to Kt 3, 
 forcing the B back to Q B sq, as 6. . . . Q to Q 2 would eventually 
 lose a Pawn. 
 
 (c) To form an array of Pawns at Q Kt 4 and B 5. This constituted 
 Zukertort's favorite strategy, with which he achieved his most brilliant 
 successes. 
 
 (d) Threatening Kt to Kt 5. 
 
 (e) Kt to Kt 3 was far superior, as will be seen anon. 
 
 (f) He probably did not consider the Kt sacrifice feasible, or else he 
 would have forestalled it with B to B sq. Even then Black had a fine at- 
 tack by P to Kt 4. 
 
 (g) A deep and brilliant conception. 
 
 (h) If Kt to B sq (his best move), then R to R 3, and will, in all events, 
 win at least a third Pawn ; for instance : 20. R to K Kt sq, R ch, followed 
 by R X R and B X P. Black in turn cannot capture the R P, because of 
 23. . . . Kt to Kt 5 ; 24. B X Kt, Q to Kt 4. 
 
 (i) Compulsory. If P to R 4, B to R 6, ch, wins the exchange or Q by 
 B to Kt 6. 
 
 (k) If Q to R 4, White can safely capture the K P, for if White, after 
 exchanging Rooks, plays Q to Kt 5, Kt checks at Kt 7 and returns to B 5. 
 
 (1) A good illustration of Steinitz's wonderful accuracy. Most players 
 would have preferred R to B 3, but then White would obtain a fair game 
 by R X B and Q to R 4. 
 
 (m) Far stronger than B to R 6, which would recover the piece at the 
 cost of Kt and K R Pawns. 
 
 (n) If Kt to R 2, then R to R 6 ; 34. Kt X B, R P X Kt ; 35. R to R sq, 
 Q to R 2. 
 
 (0) This wins the Q by force, as Q to B 4 is threatened. 
 
 (p) If K R to B sq, Q to R 5, and if then R to R sq, B to R 6. 
 
 (q) Quite ingenious. If B X B, 41. Q R to K B sq, Q X Kt (?) ; 42. R 
 to R 8, draws. 
 
 (r) Together with his next move, a last attempt. 
 
 (St. Louis, 1886.) 
 RUY LOPEZ 
 
 Black, J. H. Zukertort 
 
 I 
 
 P to K4 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 2 
 
 Kt to K B 3 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 
 
 B to Kt 5 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 4 
 
 Castles 
 
 KtxP 
 
 5 
 
 R to K sq 
 
 Kt to Q 3 
 
 6 
 
 Kt X P 
 
 Kt X Kt 
 
 7 
 
 R X Kt, ch B to K 2 
 
 8 
 
 KttoQB 3 
 
 Castles 
 
 9 
 
 BtoQ 3 (a) 
 
 B to B 3 (b) 
 
 10 
 
 R to K 3 
 
 P to K Kt 3 
 
 11 
 
 P to Q Kt 3 
 
 R to K sq 
 
 12 Q to B 3 B to Kt 4 (c) 
 
 13 R X R, ch Kt X R 
 
 14 B to- Kt 2 (d) 
 
 P to Q B 3 
 
 15 Kt to K 4 B to K 2 
 
 16 Q to K 3 P to Q 4 
 
 17 Q to Q 4 P to B 3 
 
 18 Kt to Kt 3 B to K 3 
 
 19 R to K sq Kt to Kt 2 
 
 20 P to K R 4 Q to Q 2 
 
 21 P to R5 B toB 2 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 69 
 
 22 P x P B x P (e) 
 
 23 QtoK 3 (f)K to B2 
 
 24 Q to B 4 R to K sq 
 
 25 R to K 3 ! Kt to K 3 
 
 26 QtoKKt4 Kt to B sq 
 
 27 Kt to B s B to B 4 (g) 
 
 28 KttoR6, ch 
 
 K to Kt 2 
 
 3 [ 
 3 2 
 33 
 
 QxQ 
 R X R 
 KXB 
 B to Kt s 
 Kt to K 3 
 P to K R 4 
 PtoKKt 4 P to R5 (i) 
 Kt to R 5 B to Q 3 
 
 P to Q B 4 
 Kt to Kt 4 
 K X B 
 
 40 
 
 41 
 
 42 
 
 43 
 
 44 
 45 
 46 
 
 47 
 43 
 49 
 5° 
 5i 
 
 K to R 3 B to K 4 (k) 
 Kt to B 4 ! P to Q s (1) 
 Kt to K 6, ch 
 
 K to B 3 
 P XP 
 K to Kt 4 
 
 PXP 
 Kt to B s 
 Kt X P 
 Kt to R 5 
 Kt to B 6 
 Kt X RP 
 Kt to B 6 
 P to R4 
 
 K to B 5 
 B to B3 
 Kto K6 
 K to Q 7 
 KxBP 
 KxQP 
 
 Kt to Kt 4, ch ! 
 
 K to K 7 
 
 52 P to R s 
 
 53 Kt to Q 5 
 
 54 Kt X B 
 
 55 Kt to Q 5 
 
 B to K 2 
 KtoB6 
 P to Q6 
 Resigns. 
 
 (m) 
 
 29 B X B (h) 
 
 30 Kt x Q 
 BP X R 
 Kt X P 
 JP to Q 3 
 
 34 K to B 2 
 
 35 
 36 
 
 37 K to Kt 2 
 
 38 B to B 6 
 
 39 B X Kt 
 
 (a) The present generation has been made familiar with this attack 
 through Janowski, who has made a specialty of it. At Vienna, 1898, Lipke 
 adopted it against Janowski and Tarrasch against Pillsbury ! Thus we see 
 that the matadores of the present do not disdain to borrow a weapon from 
 Steinitz which he himself had thrown into the lumber-room long ago. The 
 conception is original in the extreme. White's Q side becomes blocked, 
 but the Q B will eventually be brought into service at Kt 2. 
 
 (b) Which drives the"R to a better square. P to Q B 3, followed by Kt 
 to K sq and P to Q 4, is the simplest defence, and its consideration 
 prompted Steinitz to discard the entire variation. Black may also adopt 
 the Q fianchetto at this stage, while P to K B 4, played by Janowski 
 against Lipke, seems doubtful. In the tenth game of the match Zukertort 
 equalized matters by P to Q B 3, followed by R to K sq and B to B sq. 
 
 (c) To force White to exchange Rooks and thereby relieve the Kt from 
 its awkward position. He might, however, have accomplished the same 
 end by B to Q 5. 
 
 (d) Well timed ! Black dare not take the Pawn, e. g.: 
 
 14 . . . B X P 18 Kt X R P, ch K to K sq 
 
 15 B to B 4 Kt to Q 3 19 Kt to B 6, ch K to B sq 
 
 16 Kt to K 4 Kt X B 20 P X B 
 
 17 Kt to B 6, ch K to B sq 
 
 If, however, 15. . . . Q to B 3, White wins a piece by 16. Q X Q, Kt 
 X Q ; 17. Kt to Kt sq !, B to Kt 4 ; iS. P to K B 4. 
 
 (e) If P X P, then likewise Q to K 3, threatening Q to R 6. 
 
 (f) If at once Q to B 4, then R to K sq, whereupon B X P would be 
 unsound. 
 
 (g) If B to Q sq, 28. Kt to R 6, ch, K to Kt 2 ; 29. B to B 5, and 30. 
 RXR. 
 
 (h) Actually this move was preceded by a series of checks. 29. R to B 3 
 
7° 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 would be met by R to K 8, ch ; 30. K to R 2, Q "to B 2, ch ; 31. P to Kt 3, 
 Kt to Q 2. 
 
 (i) Steinitz thought that P X P would have rendered victory more difficult 
 for White, but Zukertort assumed that the extra Pawn must prevail by best 
 play. The passed Pawn engages the attention of the enemy, and the game 
 looks like a draw for a long time. 
 
 BLACK-ZUKERTORT, ST. LOUIS (1886.). 
 Position after White's fourteenth move. 
 
 Wk mm mm WA 
 
 (k) Threatening to cut off the Kt entirely by P to Q 5. 
 (I) Obviously B X Kt would lose. 
 
 (m) Whatever he plays he cannot prevent the sacrifice of the Kt for the 
 Q P, whereupon the B can only stop one of White's two P's from queening. 
 
 (St. Louis, 1886.) 
 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 
 
 White, J. H. 
 
 1 P to Q 4 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 2 P to Q B 4 
 
 Pto K 3 
 
 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 Kt to K B 3 
 
 4 P to K 3 
 
 P to B 4 ! 
 
 5 Kt to B 3 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 6 P to Q R 3 
 
 (a) 
 
 
 P X BP 
 
 7 B X P 
 
 P X P 
 
 8 P X P 
 
 B to K 2 
 
 9 Castles 
 
 Castles 
 
 10 B to K 3 
 
 B to Q. 2 
 
 Zukertort 
 
 11 QtoQ3(b)R toBsq 
 
 12 QRtoBsqQto R 4 ! 
 
 13 B to R 2 K R to Q sq 
 
 14 K R to K sq (c) 
 
 B to K sq 
 
 15 B to Kt 3 PtoKKt3(d) 
 
 16 Q to K 2 B to B sq 
 
 17 KRtoQsqB to Kt 2 
 
 18 B to R 2 Kt to K 2 
 
 19 QtoQ2(e)Q to R 3 
 
 20 B to Kt 5 Kt to B 4 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 7i 
 
 21 P to K Kt 4 (f) 
 
 Kt X 
 
 22 Kt X Kt 
 
 23 Kt to Q 5 
 
 24 Q X R 
 
 25 R X P 
 
 26 R x Kt (h) R x R 
 
 27 B X R Q to K 7 
 
 28 P to R 3 P to K R 3 
 
 QP(g) 
 P to K 4 
 
 R XR 
 PX Kt 
 Kt x Kt 
 
 29 B to Q B 4 (i) 
 
 Q to B 6 
 
 30 Q to K 3 Q to Q 8, ch 
 
 31 K to R 2 B to Q B 3 
 
 32 BtoK7 (k)B to K 4 ch ! 
 
 33 P to B 4 (1) B X P, ch 
 
 34 Q X B Q to R 8, ch 
 
 35 K to Kt 3 Q to Kt 8, ch 
 Resigns. 
 
 (a) Bent on executing his favorite manoeuvre, but the move results in loss 
 of time. White may isolate Black's P instead. 
 
 (b) To obtain an attacking position with Q in front of the K B. Better, 
 however, were he to get rid of the isolated P either here or on his thirteenth 
 move. 
 
 WHITE— ZUKERTORT, ST. LOUIS fi886). 
 Position after Black's thirty-first move. 
 
 (c) This R would be more effective on Q sq. 
 
 (d) Combining attack and defence. This makes room for the K B at Kt 
 2 to bear on the Q P. 
 
 (e) Threatening Q and Kt by Kt to Q 5. 
 
 (f) Very risky ! 
 
 (g) Decisive ! 
 
 (h) B X R, B X R ; 27. B X Kt, Q to Q 3 would lose a piece. 
 
 (i) If Q to Q 2, Black simply exchanges and then takes the Kt P. The 
 course chosen, however, is absolutely fatal. 
 
 (k) If B X P, B X B ; 33- Q X B, Q to R 8, ch ; 34. K to Kt 3, Q to Kt 
 8, ch, etc. 
 
 (1) If Q X B, Q to R 8, ch ; 34. K to Kt 3, Q to Kt 7, ch, followed by 
 Q X P, ch, and P to Kt 4, ch, winning the Q. 
 
72 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (Havana, 1888.) 
 
 FRENCH DEFENCE 
 
 Black, A. Vazquez 
 
 13 Kt X P Q to Kt 2 
 
 14 B to Q 2 ! P to Q Kt 4 
 
 15 B to B 3 B to Kt 2 
 
 16 P to K 6 Kt to K B 3 
 
 17 KtxKt, ch R x Kt 
 
 18 CastlesQRB to K 6, ch 
 
 19 K to Kt sq B X P 
 
 20 B X B P Q to B sq (e) 
 
 21 K R to Kt sq 
 
 P to Kt 5 
 
 22 K B X P(f) Resigns. 
 
 (a) One of the master's happiest inventions, which has been universally 
 adopted to this very day. Nowadays it is considered absolutely bad for 
 Black to retake the Pawn right away, and Kt to Q B 3 is moved first, which 
 Senor Vazquez of course could not have known then. 
 
 (b) Better than P to K Kt 3. 
 
 (c) This does not add strength to his defence. Q Kt to B 3 is better. 
 
 (d) Again Kt to Q B 3 was preferable. 
 
 (e) PX B?; 21. R to Kt sq. 
 
 (f) A charming conclusion. B to B 7, double ch is threatened ; if PX B, 
 23. R X P, ch. 
 
 I 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 P to K3 
 
 2 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 3 
 
 Kt to Q B 
 
 3 Kt to K B 3 
 
 4 
 
 P to K5 
 
 K Kt to Q 2 
 
 5 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 P to Q B 4 
 
 6 
 
 P X P 
 
 B X P 
 
 7 
 
 QtoKt 4(a) Castles (b) 
 
 8 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 Q to K 2 (c) 
 
 9 
 
 BtoQ 3 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 10 
 
 QtoR 3 
 
 Q to B 3 (d) 
 
 11 
 
 P to K Kt 
 
 4 P to K Kt 3 
 
 12 
 
 P X P 
 
 K P X P (?) 
 
 (Havana, 1888.) 
 
 FRENCH DEFENCE 
 
 Black, C. Golmayo 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 3 
 P to Q 4 P to Q 4 
 Kt to Q B 3 Kt to K B 3 
 P to K 5 K Kt to Q 2 
 PtoB4 P to Q B 4 
 P X P B X P 
 
 Kt to K B 3 (a) 
 
 Castles 
 
 8 B to Q 3 Q Kt to B 3 
 
 9 P to K R 4 P to B 3 (b) 
 
 10 Kt to Kt 5 (c) 
 
 PxKt 
 
 11 B X P, ch 
 
 12 P X P, ch 
 
 13 Q to R s 
 
 14 P X Kt 
 
 15 P to K Kt 4 R X P, ch 
 
 16 K to Q sq B to K 6 
 
 17 B X B R X B 
 
 18 Kt to Kt 5 R to B 6 
 
 19 P to Kt 6 Resigns. 
 
 K x B (d) 
 K to Kt sq 
 K Kt X P (e) 
 R to B 4 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 73 
 
 (a) On another occasion Steinitz introduced the more powerful Q to Kt 4. 
 
 (b) Having injudiciously Castled too early, Black should strengthen his 
 position by R to K sq and Kt to B sq. 
 
 (c) The tempting sacrifice of the B is not satisfactory. 
 
 9 B X P, ch K X B 12 Kt X K P Q to R 4 
 
 10 Kt to Kt 5, ch K to Kt 3 13 Kt X R Kt X Kt 
 
 11 Q to Q 3, ch PtoB4- 14QXP B to K 3 
 
 (d) If K to B 2, 
 
 BLACK— GOLMAYO (88). 
 Position after White's eleventh move. 
 
 12 Q to R 5, ch K to K 2 I 16 Kt to Kt 5 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 13 Q X P, ch K to K sq | 17 B X R. ch Q X B 
 
 14 B to Kt 6, ch R to B 2 18 Kt to B 7, ch 
 
 15 Q to R 5 Q to K 2 
 
 and wins with two R's and two P's against three minor pieces, 
 (e) Best ! If Kt to K 2, 
 
 14 Kt X P Q to R 4, ch 17 P X R Q Kt to Kt 3 
 
 15 K to Q sq Kt X P 18 P X Kt K to B 2 
 
 16 Kt to B 6, ch R X Kt 19 P X P, and wins. 
 
 Or 17. . . . K Kt to Kt 3 ; 18. P X Kt, Kt X P ; 19- Q to K 8, mate ; 
 or 17. . . . P X P ; 18. Q to R 8, ch, etc. 
 
74 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 (Havana, 1889.) 
 ZUKERTORT'S OPENING 
 Black, M. Tchigorin 
 
 I 
 
 K Kt to B 3 
 
 2 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 3 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 4 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 5 
 
 P to K3 
 
 6 
 
 BtoQ 3 
 
 7 
 
 Castles 
 
 8 
 
 P to K 4 (a) 
 
 9 
 
 Kt X P 
 
 10 
 
 B X Kt 
 
 11 
 
 B to B 2 (c) 
 
 12 
 
 R to K sq 
 
 13 
 
 B to Q 2 
 
 14 
 
 B to B 3 
 
 *5 
 
 P to B 5 (e) 
 
 16 
 
 PtoQs 
 
 17 
 
 P to Q 6 
 
 18 
 
 P to Q Kt 4 
 
 r 9 
 
 QtoQ 3 (h) 
 
 20 
 
 P to Q R 3 
 
 2 r 
 
 Kt to R 4 
 
 K Kt to B 3 
 
 22 
 
 PXBP BtoR2 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 23 
 
 Q R to Q sq (i) 
 
 P to K. 3 
 
 
 B X P 
 
 P to B 3 
 
 24 
 
 Q to B 4, ch Kt to K 3 
 
 BtoQ 3 
 
 25 
 
 Q to K 4 Kt to B sq 
 
 Q Kt to Q 2 
 
 26 
 
 Q to B 4, ch Kt to K 3 
 
 Castles 
 
 27 
 
 B to Kt 6 Q to Kt 3 
 
 P X K P 
 
 28 
 
 R to K 2 (k) K R to Kt sq 
 
 Kt X Kt 
 
 
 (1) 
 
 P to K R 3 (b) 
 
 29 
 
 R to Kt 2 (m) 
 
 R to K sq 
 
 
 Q to R 2 
 
 Q to B 3 (d) 
 
 3° 
 
 B to B 5 K to B 2 
 
 Kt to B sq 
 
 3 1 
 
 R to K 2 Q to R 3 (n) 
 
 B to Q 2 
 
 32 
 
 QtoKKt 4 Kt toB 5 
 
 B to Kt sq 
 
 33 
 
 R X P (0) P X R 
 
 Q to Q sq (f) 
 
 34 
 
 B X P P to K Kt 4 
 
 P to Q Kt 3 
 
 35 
 
 B to Kt 6, ch 
 
 P to B 3 (g) 
 
 
 K to B sq(p) 
 
 P to Q R 4 
 
 36 i; Q i" k - 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 37 
 
 Q to B s, ch K to Kt sq 
 
 KtP X P 
 
 38 
 
 P to Q 7 Resigns. 
 
 (a) The defence initiated with Black's fourth move aims at the eventual 
 advance of the K P to its fourth, wherein White now forestalls him. 
 
 (b) If P to K 4, White exchanges, followed by B X P, ch, and Q to R 5, 
 ch, winning a Pawn. P to Q B 4, instead, would be of doubtful value. In 
 the most favorable variation Black will be able to advance his P's to K 4 
 and K H 4, but White will then have a strong passed Pawn at Q 5. 
 
 (c) Again obviating P to K 4, which would be met by Q to Q 3. 
 
 (d) Still in pursuit of his original plan, but the Q is not happily posted 
 there. P to Q B 4 offers better prospects. 
 
 (e) Steinitz was always partial to this advance, which, in his later games 
 with Lasker, worked to his detriment, though in the present instance it has 
 its merits. Had his mind not been so utterly foreign to King's side attacks 
 (except, as he jokingly used to remark, "If anyone puts his finger in my 
 mouth I will bite "), he would have availed himself of a splendid opportu- 
 nity by Kt to K 5, and if B X Kt, P X B, followed by R to K 3 and R to 
 Kt 3 . 
 
 (f) It is inexplicable why Tchigorin, who throughout the game had per- 
 sistently played for the advance of the K P, does not seize the opportunity 
 offered, A likely continuation would have been : 16. . . , P to K 4 ; 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 75 
 
 17. P to Q 6, B to Kt 5 ; 18. B to K 4, Kt to Q 2 ; 10. P to Kt 4, P to 
 QR4. 
 
 (g) To his misfortune, Black must lose time for preventive measures. 
 P to Q R 4 at once would lose a Pawn through the rejoinder Q to Q 4. 
 
 (h) Steinitz rightly pointed out B to K 4 as superior. It threatens P to 
 Kt 5. If then 19. . . . P to B 4 ; 20. B to B 2, followed by Q to Q 4. 
 
 (i) With his unexcelled foresight White rejects a continuation which 
 would have won the exchange for a Pawn, namely : 
 
 23 Kt to Kt 6 B X P 
 
 24 Kt X Kt K X Kt 
 
 25 Q to R 7 B to K 3 
 
 and White's Q is out of play. 
 
 26 B to Kt 6 
 
 27 Q to R 8 
 
 B to Kt sq 
 Q to Q 2 ! 
 
 BLACK— TCHIGORIN (1889). 
 Position after Black's twenty-second move. 
 
 (k) If B X R, then B X P, ch, followed by R X B and B X Kt, where- 
 upon Black's two extra Pawns would be apt to outbalance the loss of the 
 exchange. 
 
 (1) The sacrifice of the exchange by B X R P would be less auspicious 
 now, as White retains his Kt. Nevertheless it offered better chinces than 
 the course taken. 
 
 (m) An alert precaution against Q to Kt 6, which would be the reply to 
 B to B 5. 
 
 (n) No better were B X R P ; 32. B X P, Q to B 4 ; 33. Q to Kt 4, or 32. 
 . . . P X B ; 33. R X P, followed by doubling Rooks. 
 
 (o) For its beautiful termination this game was awarded the brilliancy 
 prize by the donor, Prince Dadian of Mingrelia. 
 
 (p) If K to Kt sq, 36. Q X B, followed by B to R 7, ch, and B to Kt 7, 
 mate. 
 
7 6 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 
 (New York, 1891.) 
 
 
 QUEEN'S 
 
 GAMBIT 
 
 
 Black, I. 
 
 GUNSBERG 
 
 i P to Q 4 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 14 QR toB sq 
 
 2 P to Q B 4 
 
 P X P (a) 
 
 15 KRtoQsq 
 
 3 Kt to K B 
 
 3(b) 
 
 16 KP X P 
 
 
 KttoKB 3 (c) 
 
 17 P X P(i) 
 
 4 P to K 3 
 
 P to K 3 
 
 18 PtoQ6, ch 
 
 5 B X P 
 
 B to Kt s, ch 
 
 19 QtoQ 5 
 
 
 (d) 
 
 20 R to Q 2 
 
 6 Kt to B 3 
 
 Castles 
 
 21 R x Kt 
 
 7 Castles 
 
 P to Q Kt 3 (e) 
 
 22 R x Kt 
 
 8 Kt to K s 
 
 B to Kt 2 
 
 23 P to Q 7 
 
 9 Q to Kt 3 
 
 B X Kt 
 
 24 P X P 
 
 io P X B 
 
 B to Q 4 (f) 
 
 25 Q X R 
 
 ii B X B 
 
 P X B 
 
 26 R to B 8, ch 
 
 12 B to R 3 
 
 R to K sq 
 
 27 R X Q 
 
 13 P to Q B 4 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 28 P to K 6 
 
 Kt to K 5 (g) 
 B P X P (h) 
 P to B 3 (?) 
 P X Kt 
 K to R sq 
 Kt X B P 
 Kt to Q 2 
 Kt to B 3 
 P X R 
 R to K Kt sq 
 R to Kt 4 
 QXQ 
 R to Kt sq 
 RX R 
 Resigns. 
 
 (a) The acceptance of the gambit has been much experimented upon, 
 notably by Steinitz and Dr. Tarrasch. It is quite feasible, only Black must 
 not endeavor to hold the Pawn. White will obtain more freedom of action, 
 but such is also the case if the gambit is refused. 
 
 (b) To prevent P to K 4. 
 
 (c) As a simple developing measure this move is perfectly in order. If, 
 however, Black contemplated the check with the B, he would have better 
 moved the K P at once. 
 
 (d) P to B 4 would equalize the game. 
 
 (e) He should have continued either with P to B 4 or with Q Kt to Q 2. 
 
 (f) White threatens the gain of R and two P's for B and Kt by either Kt 
 X P or B X P. 
 
 (g) Apparently plausible enough, yet it becomes the source of Black's fu- 
 ture troubles. 
 
 (h) The immediate retreat of the Kt would have been relatively best, 
 (i) Mr. Steinitz plays the game from start to finish with exemplary 
 precision. 
 
 (New York, 1891.) 
 
 ZUKERTORT'S OPENING 
 
 Black, I. Gunsberg 
 
 1 Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B 3 
 2PtoQ4 PtoK3 
 3 P to K 3 B to Kt 5, ch 
 (a) 
 
 4 P to B 3 
 
 5 B to K 2 
 
 6 Castles 
 
 7 P to B 4 
 
 B to K 2 
 
 Castles 
 P to Q4 
 P to Q Kt 3 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 77 
 
 8 Kt to B 3 
 
 9 PX P 
 
 io Kt to K 5 
 ii P toB 4 
 
 12 B P X Kt 
 
 13 BtoQ2 (d) 
 
 14 B X B 
 
 15 Q to R 4 
 
 16 QRtoBsq 
 
 17 P X P 
 
 18 Kt to K 2 
 
 19 K R to B 3 
 
 20 QRtoB sq 
 
 21 B to Kt 4 
 
 22 Kt to B 4 
 
 23 Kt to R 5 
 
 24 Q to R 6 
 
 B to Kt 2 
 P X P (b) 
 KKttoQ2(c) 
 Kt X Kt 
 P to Q B 3 
 B to R3 
 Kt X B 
 Kt to Kt sq 
 P to B 3 
 B X P 
 R to K sq 
 Q to K 2 (e) 
 R to Q B sq 
 Q to K 3 (f) 
 Q to K5 
 Kt to Q 2 
 Q to K sq (g) 
 
 25 R to R 3 
 
 26 K to R sq 
 
 27 KtxKt, ch 
 
 28 Q to Kt 7 
 
 29 Q to Q 7 
 
 30 B to K 7 
 
 31 QX B P 
 
 32 Q X Q P 
 
 33 B to Kt 4 
 
 34 Q to B 3 
 
 35 B to B 3 
 
 36 PtoK4(k) 
 
 37 P to Q s 
 
 38 R to Kt 3 
 
 39 PtoQ6(l) 
 
 40 P to R 4 
 
 B to Kt 4 
 Kt to B 3 
 P X Kt (h) 
 Q to Kt 3 (i) 
 K to R sq 
 R to K Kt sq 
 Q R to Q B sq 
 R to Kt 2 
 Q to Q 6 
 R to B 7 
 R to K 2 
 Q X P 
 Q to Kt 3 
 R to K B 2 
 P to K R 3 
 Resigns. 
 
 (a) An innovation, but a very indifferent one. Of course White does not 
 interpose the B, so the time lost by the retreat of Black's K B is balanced 
 by White's Q 13 P taking two steps to reach its 4th. Black should have 
 played here or later on P to Q B 4. 
 
 (b) Safer were Kt X P, followed by P to Q B 4. 
 
 (c) Premature ! Again P to Q B 4 was in order. The reader will arrive 
 at a better appreciation of the game when he learns that Black played solely 
 for a draw by constant exchanges. For this reason he employs the K Kt 
 instead of the Q Kt, which is reserved to effect the exchange of B's, as will 
 be seen anon. 
 
 (d) White divines the opponent's intention and refrains from B to Q 3, 
 which would lose time under the circumstances, but prepares a Q side 
 attack. 
 
 (e) P to Q R 3, followed by R to R 2, would be advisable. 
 
 (f) The Q should go at once to K sq. 
 
 (g) If B X P ; 25. P X B, Q X P, ch ; 26. K to R sq, Q X B ; 27, Q to 
 Kt 7, Q to Q 3 : 28. R to B 7, and wins. 
 
 (h) If B X Kt ; 28. R X B, P X R ; 29. Q to Kt 7, Q to Kt 3 (must) ; 30. 
 R to Kt 3, and wins. 
 
 (i) With Q to B 2, instead, he would have retained a chance to draw. 
 
 (k) Simple and effective. 
 
 (1) White declines to play for a sui-mate by R X B. 
 
 (Second Match, Havana, 1892.) 
 
 RUY LOPEZ 
 
 Black, M. Tchigorin 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 B to Kt s Kt to B 3 
 
 4 P to Q 3 PtoQ3 
 
 5 P to B 3 P to K Kt 3 
 
 6 Q Kt to Q 2 B to Kt 2 
 
78 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 7 Kt to B sq Castles 
 
 
 18 BtoK 3 (g)K toRsq (h) 
 
 8 BtoR4(a) Kt to Q 2 
 
 (b) 
 
 19 Castles Q R Q R to K sq 
 
 9 Kt to K 3 Kt to B 4 
 
 
 20 Q to B sq ! P toQ R4 (i) 
 
 io B to B 2 Kt to K 3 
 
 
 21 P to Q4 P X P 
 
 ii PtoKR 4 (c)Kt to K 2 
 
 (d) 
 
 22 Kt X P B X Kt (k) 
 
 12 P to R s P to Q4 
 
 
 23 R X B Kt X R (1) 
 
 13 R P X P B P X P (e) 
 
 
 24 R X P, ch K X R 
 
 14 P X P Kt X P 
 
 
 25 QtoRsq,chK to Kt 2 
 
 15 Kt X Kt Q X Kt 
 
 
 26 BtoR6, ch K to B 3 
 
 16 BtoKt3(f)Q to B 3 
 
 
 27 QtoR4, chK to K 4 
 
 17 Q to K 2 B to Q 2 
 
 
 28 Q X Kt, ch Resigns. 
 
 (a) This B is destined to play an important part in the intended K side 
 attack, and therefore care must be bestowed lest he be exchanged. This 
 precaution is not so unfounded as may seem on first sight, as the following 
 variation shows : 
 8QtoK2 BtoQ2 11PXP PXP 
 
 y B to R 4 Kt to Q 5 12 Kt X P B to Kt 4 
 
 10 P X Kt B X B 
 
 with a strong attack though a Pawn minus. 
 
 BLACK— TCHIGORIN (92). FOURTH GAME. 
 Position after White's twentieth move. 
 
 WB 'MB §t# 'WB 
 
 m r m r m r m r 
 
 * 'lit '"" ''MM, 'WM t '93, 
 
 (b) The Russian master takes a leaf from his opponent. He depletes his 
 K side to operate on the centre and Q wing. P to Q 4 was far better. 
 
 (c) Both have exchanged roles. Ordinarily furious onslaughts against 
 the King's quarters were Tchigorin's part. However, Steinitz always main- 
 tained that the fianchetto in the present variation presents a weakness in 
 Black's position. A similar skirmish occurred in the first championship 
 match with Lasker. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 79 
 
 (d) Here and in the following moves Tchigorin, bent on executing his 
 own designs, disregards the action of his opponent entirely. Evidently he 
 thought little of the danger that would accrue him by allowing White to 
 open the K R file. 
 
 (e) Steinitz advised here R P X P, followed by R to K sq, to make room 
 for the K. 
 
 (f) White's position is decidedly superior. 
 
 (g) Kt X P was feasible, as he would regain the piece by P to Q 4 and P 
 to Q 5, but would not have proven advantageous. 
 
 (h) To unpin the Kt. A better plan would have been R to B 2 and then 
 B to R sq. 
 
 (i) With the evident object of dislodging the obnoxious B. An impulsive 
 nature like Tchigorin will always make a move of this kind in preference to 
 strictly defensive measures, the true merit or demerit of which can in most 
 cases only be determined by after analysis. For this reason we deem the 
 harsh criticism which Tchigorin had to undergo at the time unfair, especially 
 as 20. . . . Kt to B 5, the move suggested by Steinitz and accepted all 
 around, would not have mended matters, as proven by the appended 
 varitions : 
 
 I.20. . . . KttoBs ; 21. PtoQ4, B v to K 3 ; 22. B X B, RX B ; 23. 
 Kt to Kt 5, etc. 
 
 II. 21. . . . Kt to R4; 22. PX P, BX P ; 23. Kt X B, R X Kt ; 24. 
 
 B to Q 4. 
 
 III. 21. . . . P X P ; 22. Kt X P, Q X Kt P ; 23. Q x Q, Kt X Q ; 24. 
 
 R X P, ch, K X R ; 25. R to K sq, ch, B to R 3 ; 26. B X B, R to 
 K 8, ch ; 27. R X R, K X B ; 28. R to K 7. 
 
 IV. 21. . . . P to K 5 ; 22. Kt to Kt 5, P to K R 4 ; 23. Kt to B 7, ch, 
 
 R X Kt ; 24. B X R, Kt to Q 6, ch ; 25. K to Kt sq, etc. 
 His only defence consisted in 20. . . . R to K 2 ; 21. P toQ4, PXP; 
 22. Kt X P, B X Kt ; 23. R X B, Kt to B 4, which would have left him a 
 fighting chance. 
 
 (k) Obligatory. If Q to K 5, 23. B to B 2 wins ; if 22. . . . Kt X 
 Kt : 23. R X P, ch, and mate in two more moves. 
 
 (1) Again R to K 2 was his only salvation. The actual play leads to a 
 brilliant termination, which Steinitz had in view when he retired the Q to 
 Bsq. 
 
 (Second Match, Havana, 1892.) 
 
 RUY LOPEZ 
 
 White, M. Tchigorin 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 K Kt to B 3 Q Kt to B 3 
 
 3 B to Kt 5 P to Q 3 
 
 4 Kt to B 3 B to Q 2 
 
 5 P to Q 4 K Kt to K 2 
 
 6 B to K Kt 5 P to B 3 
 
 7 B to K 3 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 8 Q to Q 2 PtoQR3 
 
 9 B to R 4 P to Kt 4 
 
 10 B to Kt 3 Kt to R 4 
 
 11 CastlesKRP to B 3(a) 
 12PXP BPxP 
 
 13 B to Kt 5 B to K 2 (b) 
 
 14 KRtoQsqKt to Kt 2 
 ijBxB(c) Q X B 
 
 16 Kt to Kt5 RtoKBsq ! ! 
 
So 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 17 Kt X P R to R sq 
 
 18 QtoKts (d) 
 
 Kt to B 5 
 
 19 Q X Q, ch 
 
 20 Kt to Kt 5 
 
 21 P to K R 4 
 
 (e) 
 
 22 P to Kt 3 
 
 23 Kt to B 3 
 
 24 R to Q 2 
 
 25 Kt to R 2 
 
 26 R to K sq 
 
 27 K to Kt 2 
 
 28 KRtoK 2 
 
 29 R to K 3 
 
 30 KttoBsq(g) 
 
 B to R 6, ch 
 
 (a) Tempting but disastrous were : 
 
 n . . . PX P 
 
 12 KtXP P toQ B4 
 
 13 Kt to K 6 Kt X B 
 
 K X Q 
 
 R to R 4 
 
 !(0 
 R X P 
 R to Kt s 
 R to K B sq 
 Kt to B 4 
 R to Kt 3 
 Kt to R 6, ch 
 Kt to Kt 4 
 R to R 3 
 QRtoKRsq 
 
 31 K to Kt sq B to Kt 5 
 
 32 K to Kt 2 P to Kt 5 
 
 33 PtoB4(h' " 
 
 34 K to B 2 (k 
 
 35 Kt to K 2 
 
 36 K to Kt sq 
 
 37 PXP(I) 
 RX B 
 
 33 
 
 39 
 
 40 
 
 41 
 
 42 
 
 B to R 6, ch (i) 
 R to B 3 
 K Kt X P, ch 
 B X Kt 
 P X P (m) 
 K R to R 3 
 
 R to B 7, ch K to Q 3 
 R to R 8, 
 Kt to Q 7 
 
 R X P 
 KtoKt2 
 R to Kt 6, 
 
 ch 
 
 ch 
 
 43 P to Kt 4 
 
 44 K to Kt 3 
 
 45 K to B 3 
 Resigns. 
 
 14 Q to Q 5 
 
 15 Kt to B 7, ch 
 
 K to B 2 
 Q R to R 7, ch 
 Kt to B 8, ch 
 R to R 6, ch 
 
 Q to B sq 
 
 Position after Black's thirty-second move: 
 
 m n m up 
 
 ■ Wm mi ml 
 
 WW/ a W&S&b %{££% WM 
 
 MXM v fii rf Ji 
 ' SI 1 B 61 B 
 
 ^ « J ?S^ 
 
 (b) If Q to B 2 or Kt 3, then 14. Kt to R 4. 
 
 (c) White herewith enters into a combination to win the Q P, which 
 Steinitz refutes in brilliant style. White ought to have proceeded with P 
 to Q R 4. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 (d) We think Kt to Kt 5 to be the right move. 
 B to B 7, ch, but 19. P to K R 4. 
 
 (e) Excellent. Now it 's upon White to exchange Queens and lose time. 
 
 (f) Best. If Kt to B 3, then ~ 
 doubling of Rooks. 
 
 (g) If Kt to B 3, B to R 6, ch 
 B to Kt 5, etc 
 
 If then R to R 4 not 
 
 to exchange ( _ 
 B to Kt 5, followed by B X Kt and the 
 
 K to Kt sq, Kt X Kt ; 32. R X Kt, 
 
 (h) Best under circumstances 
 33 Kt to R 4 Kt (B 4) X P 
 
 31. 
 If 
 
 34 P to K B 4 
 
 35 K to Kt sq 
 
 36 KXB 
 
 37 K to K 2 
 
 ch 
 
 B to R 6, 
 BX Kt 
 R to R 8, ch 
 Q R to R 7, ch 
 
 38 K to Q sq 
 (or K to Q 3 
 
 39 K to B sq 
 
 40 K R to K 2 
 
 Kt to B 7, ch 
 R to Q 7, ch) 
 Kt to Kt 5 
 Kt to B 6 wins. 
 
 (i) Much more powerful than to win the exchange by Kt to B 6. 
 
 37 K to Q sq 
 
 38 PXKt? 
 
 PXKt 
 
 PXP, 
 and wins. 
 
 (k) 34 KtoKtsqB X Kt 
 35 K X B R to R 8, ch 
 36KtoK2 R(Rsq)toR7,ch 
 
 (1) If 37. K X B, Kt to Q 7 ; 38. K to B 2, R to R 7 ; 39. K to Kt sq, 
 R (B 3) to R 3, etc. If, however, 37. R X B, then R (B 3) to R 3. 
 (m) Better to double Rooks at once ; if 38. P X P, ch, K to Q 2. 
 
 (Havana, 1892.) 
 
 RUY LOPEZ 
 
 Black, M. Tchigorin 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 B to Kt 5 P to Q R 3 
 Kt to B 3 
 B to B 4 
 P to Q Kt 4 
 P to Q4 
 
 B to R4 
 PtoQ 3 
 P to B 3 
 B to B 2 
 
 8 Q to K 2 (a) Castles (b) 
 
 9 BtoKKtsPxP 
 
 10 P X P P to R3 
 
 11 BtoKR4QtoQ_3 
 
 12 Castles Kt to K R 4 
 
 13 B to K Kt 3 B to K Kt 5 (c) 
 
 14 PtoKt4(d) 
 
 B to Kt 3 
 
 15 PtoQR4 PXP 
 
 16 QKttoQ_2 Q_ to B 3 
 
 17 B X RP Kt to K 2 
 
 18 Q to B 4 B to K 3 (e) 
 
 19 B X P B x Q 
 
 (a) An innovation. The books continue 
 
 20 B x Q 
 
 Kt x B (f) 
 
 21 Kt X B 
 
 Kt X P 
 
 22 Kt X B (g) 
 
 P X Kt 
 
 23 K RtoKsq 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 24 Kt to K s 
 
 K R to Q B sq 
 
 
 (h) 
 
 25 P to Q B 4 
 
 R to R 2 
 
 26 P to B 3 
 
 Kt to K B 3 
 
 27 B to Kt 3 
 
 K to B sq (i) 
 
 28 P to Kt 5 
 
 P to Q R 4 
 
 29 KRtoQsq 
 
 R to K sq 
 
 30 P to B 5 (k) 
 
 P X P 
 
 31 R to Q 6 
 
 R to Kt sq 
 
 32 QRtoQsq 
 
 QRtoRsq(l) 
 
 33 P to Kt 6 
 
 PtoR S 
 
 34 B X P 
 
 K to Kt sq (m) 
 
 35 Kt to B 6 
 
 Kt X Kt 
 
 36 B x Kt 
 
 Kt to K sq 
 
 37 P to Kt 7 
 
 R to R 2 
 
 38 R to Q 8 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 inue 8. P X P. 
 
 
82 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (b) Better than P to Q 5 ; 9. Q Kt to Q 2, P X P ; 10. P X P, P to Kt 
 5 ; II. Kt to Kt 3, B to Q 3 ; 12. P to Q 4, with a good attack. 
 
 (c) From an analyst's point of view B to K 3 or Kt 2 were preferable ; 
 chess over the board, however, is also a matter of temper, and Tchigorin is 
 by nature aggressive. 
 
 (d) Better than 14. P to Q R 4, for then P to Kt 5 could follow. 
 
 (e) If Kt to Kt 3 ; 19. B to B 6, B to K 3 ; 20. B to Q 5, with the supe- 
 rior game. The text-move is inferior still. 
 
 BLACK— TCHIGORIN (91). 
 Position after White's thirty-second move: 
 
 (f) B X R ? ; 20. B X Kt. 
 
 (g) Steinitz in this game displays wonderful judgment. Most players 
 would have hesitated to unite the Pawns. 
 
 (h) Kt X P would lose the exchange by Kt to Q 7. 
 (i) K to R 2 were better, 
 (k) This fine move forces the issue. 
 
 (1) If R X P, White mates in four moves by 33. R to Q 8, ch, Kt to K 
 sq ; 34. R X Kt, ch, K X R ; 35. B to B 7, ch, etc. 
 
 (m) If R X B ; 35. R to Q S, ch, R X R ; 36. R X R, ch, Kt to K sq ; 
 
 37. P to Kt 7 wins. 
 
 (n) If now R X B ; 36. Kt X R, R to Kt 5 ; 37. Kt to R 6, R to Kt 4 ; 
 
 38. Kt X P, R X Kt ; 39. P to Kt 7 wins. 
 
 (Havana, 1892.) 
 ZUKERTORT'S OPENING 
 
 Black, M. Tchigorin 
 
 Kt to K B 3 P to Q 4 
 P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 
 
 P to K 3 P to K 3 
 
 4 P to B 4 
 
 5 Kt to B 3 
 
 6 P to B 5(c) 
 
 B to K 2 (a) 
 QKttoQ 2 (b) 
 P to B 3 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 33 
 
 7 P to Q Kt 4 Castles 
 
 8 B to Kt 2 Q to B 2 
 
 9 B to K 2 Kt to K sq (d) 
 
 10 Castles P to B 4 
 
 1 1 Q to B 2 K Kt to B 3 
 
 12 PtoQR 4 Kt to K5 
 
 13 P to Kt s R to B 3 (e) 
 
 14 P to R s Kt x Kt 
 
 15 B x Kt P to Q R 3 
 
 16 P x RP ! P X P 
 
 17 KRtoKtsq 
 
 R to B sq 
 
 18 R to Kt 2 B to Kt 2 
 
 19 Q R to Kt sq 
 
 K R to Kt sq 
 
 20 KttoKsq(f) 
 
 B to Q B sq 
 
 21 Kt to Q 3 R X R 
 
 22 R x R B to B 3 (g) 
 
 23 Q to R 4 K to B 2 (h) 
 
 24 Q to R 3 
 
 25 B to Q sq 
 
 26 RtoKt6 ! 
 
 27 BP X Kt 
 
 28 KttoKs, c 
 
 29 B to R 4 
 
 30 B to Kt 4 
 
 31 Q to B 3 
 
 32 B to Q 6 
 P X R 
 Q X P 
 B to B 5 
 Kt to Kt 6 
 B to K 7 
 B X Q 
 KB x B 
 KttoB8,ch 
 Kt X P 
 
 33 
 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 
 39 
 40 
 
 41 
 
 B to Q sq 
 
 R to Kt sq 
 
 Kt x R (i) 
 
 Q to Kt 2 (k) 
 
 h 
 
 K to Kt sq (1) 
 
 Q to K 2 
 
 Q to B 3 
 
 PtoR 3 
 
 R X P (m) 
 
 B X P 
 
 Q to Q sq 
 
 B to B 2 
 
 K to R 2 
 
 B to Q 2 
 
 BXQ 
 
 B X B 
 
 K to Kt sq 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 BLACK— TCHIGORIN XX. (92). 
 Position after White's twenty-sixth move. 
 
 m$ a mm 
 
 rSiJL Uli 
 
 mm' 
 
 WWW. '////AW, '///////A V/////// 
 
 1 %m% 1 Wzm 1. Mm? wzm 
 
 fil 81 ^ 11 i B 
 
 1 
 
 ¥:■ 
 
 P 
 
 9 I#i Wk m 
 
 ■ mmm 
 
 B B m& fl! 
 
 W WA 
 
 (a) We prefer P to B 4. 
 
 (b) Inopportune. White obtains a marked superiority on the Q wing in 
 consequence. It is of the utmost importance in close openings to make the 
 right moves in the right order. 
 
 (c) This is very good now, for Black cannot. break up the Pawns : 6. . . . 
 
8 4 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 P to Q Kt 3 ; 7. P to Q Kt 4, P to Q R 4 ; 8. P to B 6, followed by P to Kt 
 5. This would not have been possible, had Black reversed his 5th and 6th 
 moves. 
 
 (d) P to K 4 was in order here. 
 
 (e) Black is given no opportunity to carry out whatever designs he had, 
 hence this move results in loss of precious time. 
 
 (f) White conducts the game exemplarily. 
 
 (g) Finely played ! He indirectly protects the Q B P, for if White at- 
 tacks it by Q to R 4 and Kt to Kt 4, Black has the rejoinder Kt X B P. 
 
 (h) Black's pieces are hopelessly tied up, especially the Q B. The K 
 move, chosen to support the K P, another weakling, proves unfortunate, as 
 in the course of events the Kt enters at K 5 with a check. 
 
 (i) 26 . . . 
 
 27 B to Kt 4 
 
 28 B P X Kt 
 
 29 B X B 
 
 B to K 2 
 KtXR 
 Q to Kt 2 
 QXB 
 
 30 Kt to K 5, ch K moves 
 
 31 Q X Q, ch K X Q 
 
 32 Kt X P, ch, and wins. 
 
 (k) If Q to K 2, 28 
 
 Kt to K 5, ch, proves decisive. 
 
 (1) 28 . . . 
 
 29 B to R 5, ch 
 
 30 Kt X Kt P 
 
 K to K sq 
 P to Kt 3 
 PXKt 
 
 31 B X P, ch K to Q 2 
 
 32 Q to B 8, and wins. 
 
 (m) His only means to prolong the struggle. 
 
 (Montreal, 1893.) 
 
 HAMPPE ALLGAIER GAMBIT 
 
 White, R. P. Fleming 
 
 i P to K 4 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 17 
 
 Kt to K 2 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 2 KttoQB3 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 18 
 
 BtoKt5,chK to B 2 
 
 3 P to B 4 
 
 P X P 
 
 r 9 
 
 P to K s 
 
 P to R3 
 
 4 Kt to B 3 
 
 P to K Kt 4 
 
 20 
 
 P X Kt 
 
 P XB 
 
 5 P to K R 4 
 
 P to Kt s 
 
 21 
 
 QtoQ 3 
 
 QXP 
 
 6 KttoKKt 5 
 
 P to Q 3 (a) 
 
 22 
 
 Qx P 
 
 QtoK 3 
 
 7 P to Q 4 
 
 P to B 6 
 
 2 3 
 
 B to Q 2 
 
 Kt to B s 
 
 8 P x P 
 
 P to K R 3 
 
 24 
 
 Q X P, ch 
 
 B to K 2 
 
 9 Kt X P 
 
 K X Kt 
 
 25 
 
 R to R 2 
 
 P to Q 4 (d) 
 
 10 B to B 4, ch K to K sq 
 
 26 
 
 Pto Kt3 
 
 B x Kt 
 
 11 B to K 3(b) 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 27 
 
 RX B 
 
 R to Kt 8, ch 
 
 12 P to B 4 
 
 P to Kt 6 ! 
 
 28 
 
 K to B 2 
 
 R to Kt 7, ch 
 
 13 Q to B 3 
 
 KttoQR4(c) 
 
 29 
 
 Kx R 
 
 Q X R, ch 
 
 14 B to Q 3 
 
 P to Kt 7 ! 
 
 3° 
 
 K to R 3 
 
 Q to B 6, ch 
 
 15 QXP 
 
 R to K Kt sq 
 
 3 r 
 
 K to R 2 
 
 R to K Kt sq 
 
 16 Q to Q 2 
 
 B to Kt s 
 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 
 (a) The combination of the Vienna with the Allgaier-Thorold was made 
 a special study of by Zukertort, who some twenty years ago tested it in a 
 number of games with P. Hirschfeld, both playing alternately attack and 
 defence. They came to the conclusion that Black may follow the ordinary 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 85 
 
 course of the Allgaier, but the K must not be played to Kt 2 but to Kt 3 
 and then to R 2. The move above renders the defence easier ; it furthers 
 the development while the Kt cannot escape. It was first played by Herr 
 Schallopp in a German tournament. The subsequent play, however, is 
 original with Steinitz. 
 
 (b) Probably with the intention to Castle Q R as soon as possible. 
 
 (c) This breaks the point of White's attack. 
 
 (d) Mr. Steinitz's play is a beauty and a joy forever. The hostile Q is now 
 barred out and the collapse of White's position made a certainty. 
 
 (New York, 1894.) 
 
 RUY LOPEZ 
 Black, E. Lasker 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 B to Kt s Kt to B 3 
 4 PtoQ 3 PtoQ 3 
 
 5 P to B 3 B to Q 2 
 
 6 B to R 4 P to K Kt 3 
 
 7 Q Kt to Q 2 B to Kt 2 
 
 8 Kt to B 4 Castles 
 
 9 Kt to K 3 Kt to K 2 (a) 
 
 10 B to Kt 3 P to B 3 
 
 11 PtoKR 4 (b) 
 
 Q to B 2 
 
 12 Kt to Kt 5 P to Q 4 
 nPtoB? Q R to Q sq 
 
 (c) 
 14 PtoKKt 4 P X P 
 15BPXP P to K R 3 
 
 16 Q to B 3 ! B to Ksq(d) 
 
 1 7 B to B 2 Kt to Q 2 
 
 18 KttoR3(e)Kt to B 4 
 
 19 Kt to B 2 PtoQKt 4 (f) 
 
 20 P to Kt s P to K R 4 
 
 21 KttoBs ! !P X Kt(g) 
 
 (a) Kt to K sq, followed by P to K B 4, suggests itself here. 
 
 (b) Steinitz's favorite charge against the fianchetto. 
 
 (c) Black evidently thought light of the enemy's attack, else he would 
 have secured his K side by P to K R 3 ; 14. Kt to R 3, Kt to R 2. 
 
 (d) If P X Kt, White wins as follows : 
 
 22 P X P 
 
 P to B 3 (h) 
 
 23 P to Kt 6 
 
 Kt X KtP(i) 
 
 24 P X Kt 
 
 B X P 
 
 25 R to K Kt s 
 
 •q 
 
 
 P to K 5 (k) 
 
 26 P X P 
 
 K to R 2 
 
 27 R X B ! ! 
 
 K XR 
 
 28 QtoB5,ch K to B 2 
 
 29 Q X P, ch 
 
 K to Kt sq 
 
 30 Q X Kt 
 
 Q to K 4 (1) 
 
 31 B to K 3 
 
 P to R 3 
 
 32 PtoQR4 
 
 K R to K sq 
 
 33 PXP 
 
 R P X P 
 
 34 QXQ 
 
 R X Q 
 
 35 R to R 6 
 
 R to Q B sq 
 
 36 Kt to Kt 4 
 
 Rto K 2 
 
 37 B to B s 
 
 R(K2)toKsq 
 
 38 Kt to K 3 
 
 B to B sq 
 
 39 B to Q 4 
 
 K to B 2 
 
 40 P to R 5 
 
 B to K 2 
 
 41 B to Kt 3,ch K to B sq 
 
 42 Kt to B 5 
 
 Resigns. 
 
 17 PXP 
 
 18 Kt to B 5 
 
 19 Q to R 3 
 
 followed by P to B 6. 
 
 Kt to R 2 
 PX Kt 
 R to K sq 
 
 20 Q X Kt, ch 
 
 21 Kt P X P 
 
 K to B sq 
 
86 
 
 STEIN1TZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (e) Making room for the Kt P. 
 
 (f) Premature. A safeguard like P to B 3 ought to have taken precedence. 
 He, however, thought he could block the K side at will, not anticipating 
 White's brilliant 21st move. 
 
 (g) His best course was Kt to B sq ; 22. Kt to Kt 3, P to B 3. In this 
 game Lasker was completely outmatched in every respect. 
 
 (h) If Kt to Q 4 ; 23. Q X R P. P to B 3 ; 24. P to K 6, B to R sq ; 25. 
 Q to Kt 4, followed by the advance of the K R P. 
 (i) Obligatory. If 
 
 23 . . . B to Q 2 26 P to R 5 
 
 24 Q X R P R to K sq 27 P to R 6 
 
 25 Q to R 7, ch K to B sq 
 
 (k) Inferior to K to R 2. Black evidently feared B to B 4 and Castles. 
 (1) Though at a numerical disadvantage he must offer to exchange to stop 
 the mate threatened by B to Kt 3, ch, and Q to R 5. 
 
 BLACK— LASKER II. 
 Position after White's twenty-third move. 
 
 & #M| g #MI w III 
 
 
 m m m m 
 
 ?m 
 
 JB B W 1! 
 
 ill!/ 
 
 111! 
 
 (Montreal, 1894.) 
 RUY LOPEZ 
 
 White, 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 KttoKB3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 B to Kt s P to Q R 3 
 
 4 B X Kt(a) QP X B 
 
 5 P to Q 4 PXP 
 
 6 Q x P Qx Q- 
 
 7 Kt X Q P to Q B 4 
 
 Lasker 
 
 8 Kt to K 2 B to Q 2 
 
 9 Q Kt to B 3 Castles 
 
 o B to B 4 B to B 3 
 t r Castles K R Kt to B 3 
 1 2 P to B 3 
 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 13 
 
 B to K 2 
 P to K Kt 
 
 14 K R to K sq Kt to Q 2 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 37 
 
 15 Kt to Q sq Kt to Kt 3 
 
 16 Kt to B sq R to Q 2 
 
 17 B to K 3 K R to Q sq 
 
 18 PtoQKt 3 (b) 
 
 P to B 5 
 
 19 B x Kt(c) P X B 
 
 20 P x P B to Kt 5 
 
 21 P to B 3 B to B 4, ch 
 
 22 K to R sq R to Q 6 
 
 23 R to B sq P to Q R 4 
 
 24 Kt (Q sq) to K 3 
 P to B 4 
 
 P X P P X P 
 
 P to K R 3 (d) 
 
 R to K Kt sq 
 KttoQs(e) B x Kt 
 P X B R x Q P 
 
 K R to Q sq R x R 
 R X R P to B 5 
 
 K to R 2 R to K sq ! 
 
 32 P to Q R 4 K to B 2 
 
 33 P to R 4 K to B 3 
 
 34 P to B 4 
 
 2 5 
 26 
 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 3° 
 31 
 
 35 K to R 3 R to K 8 
 
 36 R x R B x R 
 
 37 K to Kt 4 K to B 4 
 
 38 K X P K X P 
 
 39 KtoK 4 (f)B X P 
 
 40 P to Kt 3 B to Q sq 
 
 41 Kt toK3,ch K to Kt 4 
 
 42 K to Q 3 K X P 
 
 43 K to B 2 K to Kt 5 
 
 44 P to B 4 K to B 4 
 
 45 P to B 5 K to Q 3 
 
 46 P to Kt 4 P to Kt 4 
 
 47 Kt to Q sq K to K 4 
 
 48 Kt to B 3 P to Kt 5 
 
 49 Kt to R 4 K to Q 5 
 
 50 Kt to Kt 2 P to Kt 4 
 
 5 1 K to Kt 3 B to K 2 
 
 52 P to Kt 5 P to R 5, ch 
 
 53 Kt X P (g) P X Kt, ch 
 
 54 K X P K to K 4 
 
 55 K to Kt 3 K X P 
 Resigns. 
 
 B to Kt 5 I 
 
 WHITE— LASKER, MONTREAL (1894). 
 Position after twenty-sixth move. 
 
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 (a) With this and the next move Lasker at that time believed to render 
 the defence P to Q R 3 invalid. 
 
STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (b) The strategical dispositions on both sides are of the highest order. 
 Black has insured the command of the open file, though under the circum- 
 stances it is hardly a substantial advantage. White has succeeded in ren- 
 dering his Pawns unapproachable as well as in denning Black's doubled 
 Pawn, and prepared for P to Q B 4, which would give him a telling superi- 
 ority. Steinitz, however, equal to the occasion, turns the tables upon his op- 
 ponent by a deep conception which recalls to mind his celebrated game with 
 Winawer. 
 
 (c) Kt to B 2 was much better. Lasker, however, did not discern the 
 stratagem in its fulness. 
 
 (d) If Kt X P, R X K B P ; 27. Kt (B 5) to Kt 3, R to B 7 wins. 
 
 (e) Again he dare not capture the Pawn : 27. Kt X P, R X P ; 28. P X 
 R, B X P, ch ; 29. K to R 2, R to Kt 7. 
 
 (f) It is questionable whether P to R 5, followed by P to Kt 4, would 
 have offered a better fighting chance. 
 
 (g) Tantamount to resignation. Mr. Steinitz's conduct of the game is 
 ideal. 
 
 (Montreal, 1894.) 
 
 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 
 
 Black, E. Lasker 
 
 P to Q 4 P to Q 4 
 P to Q B 4 PtoK3 
 Kt to Q B 3 P to Q B 3 
 
 P to K 3 
 Kt to B 3 
 BtoQ 3 
 Castles 
 P to K4 
 Kt X P 
 B X Kt 
 B to B 2 
 R to K sq 
 B to Q 2 
 B to B 3 
 Kt to K 5 
 QtoQ 3 
 QtoR 3 
 
 Kt to K B 3 
 B to Q 3 
 Q Kt to Q 2 
 Castles 
 P X KP 
 Kt X Kt 
 P to K R 3 (a) 
 P to K B 4 
 Kt to B 3 
 B to Q 2 
 Q to B 2 
 B to K sq 
 P to K Kt 4 
 Q to Kt 2 
 
 8 Q R to Q sq P to Kt 5 
 
 9 Q to K 3 B to R 4 (b) 
 
 20 Kt X B P ! 
 
 21 
 
 22 
 23 
 
 K X B 
 QXP 
 PX Q 
 
 (c) 
 
 B X P, ch (d) 
 P to Kt 6, ch 
 Q X Q, ch 
 B XR 
 
 24 B X B 
 
 25 R X P 
 
 26 R X BP 
 
 27 P X Kt 
 
 P X Kt 
 Kt to K 5 
 Kt X B 
 K to Kt 2 
 
 28 R to Q R 6 R to B 2 
 
 29 P to B 5 R to Q sq 
 
 30 K to Kt sq R (B2) to Q 2 
 
 31 K to B 2 R to Q Kt sq 
 
 32 B to Kt 3 
 
 33 B to B 4 
 
 34 B to Q 3 
 
 35 K to B 3 
 
 36 B X P 
 
 37 K to K 4 
 
 R to K sq 
 R to Q Kt sq 
 P to K R 4 
 R to Kt 7 (e) 
 R to B 2 
 R to K 7, ch 
 
 38 K to Q 3(f) R X KtP 
 
 39 RtoKt6,chK to B sq 
 
 40 B to K 4 R to Kt 8 
 
 41 P toQs(g) R to K Kt 2 
 
 42 R X R 
 
 43 P to B 6 
 P to B 7 
 K to Q4 
 P to Q6 
 
 44 
 
 45 
 46 
 
 (a) Compare the game with Tchigorin, match 188 
 meets the threatened attack, but weakens the K P. 
 
 Kx R 
 K toB 3 
 R X P, ch 
 R to Kt sq 
 Resigns. 
 
 Black's next move 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 89 
 
 (b) The alternative B X Kt ; 20. P X B, Kt to Q 2 leaves him on the de- 
 fensive in an inferior position, beset with difficulties. The pursuit of his 
 counter-attack was at any rate more appealing. 
 
 (c) A beautiful rejoinder, totally unexpected. 
 
 (d) Making the best of a bad bargain. 
 
 (e) Under the impression that White cannot capture the P with impunity. 
 Steinitz again reckons farther. 
 
 (f) Which foils Black's plan. 
 
 (g) Decisive. 
 
 (Montreal, 1894.) 
 GIUOCO PIANO 
 White, E. Lasker 
 
 1 P to K 4 
 
 P to K 4 
 
 3° 
 
 P to R4 
 
 Kt to B 2 
 
 2 KU0KB3 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 31 
 
 QxQ 
 
 RX Q 
 
 3 B to B 4 
 
 B to B 4 
 
 3 2 
 
 R to Q 2 
 
 P to Kt 3 
 
 4 P to Q 3 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 33 
 
 K to B 2 
 
 Kt to Qsq(e) 
 
 5 Kt to B 3 
 
 PtoQ 3 
 
 34 
 
 P to Kt 3 
 
 R (R5 ) to B 2 
 
 6 B to K 3 
 
 B to Kt 3 
 
 35 
 
 R (Q2) to 
 
 2sq * 
 
 7 Q to Q 2 
 
 KttoQR4(a) 
 
 
 
 Kt to Kt 2 
 
 8 BtoKts,chP to B 3 
 
 36 
 
 R(Qsq) to Kt sq 
 
 9 B to R 4 
 
 B X B 
 
 
 
 K to B 2 
 
 10 P X B 
 
 P to Q Kt 4 
 
 37 
 
 K to K 2 
 
 R to Q R sq 
 
 11 B to Kt 3 
 
 Q to Kt 3 
 
 38 
 
 K to Q 2 
 
 Kt to R 4 (f) 
 
 12 Castles 
 
 Kt to Kt 5 
 
 39 
 
 K to 0.3 
 
 P to R4 
 
 13 QRtoKsq 
 
 P to B 3 
 
 40 
 
 R to R 2 
 
 R(Rsq)toR2 
 
 14 P to K R 3 
 
 Kt to R 3 
 
 
 
 (g) 
 
 15 KttoK2(b ; 
 
 Kt X B 
 
 41 
 
 P to Kt 4 
 
 Kt to B 5 
 
 16 R P X Kt 
 
 Castles 
 
 42 
 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 R to R sq ! (h) 
 
 17 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 P to R 4 
 
 43 
 
 Kt to Q 2 
 
 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 18 P to Q 4(c) 
 
 Kt to B 2 
 
 44 
 
 R to K B sc 
 
 R(Rsq) toQ 
 
 19 Q to B 2 
 
 R to R 2 
 
 
 
 B sq 
 
 20 R to Q sq 
 
 PtoR 5 
 
 45 
 
 Kt to Kt sq 
 
 Kto K 2 
 
 21 Kt to K sq 
 
 P to Q B 4 
 
 46 
 
 P to B 3 
 
 Kt to B 5 
 
 22 Q to Q 2 
 
 B to K 3 (d) 
 
 47 
 
 R(R2)toKB 2 
 
 23 P to Q Kt 4 
 
 Q to B 2 
 
 
 
 Kt to R 6 (1) 
 
 24 P to Q 5 
 
 B to Q 2 
 
 48 
 
 KHo^k' 
 
 Kt X Kt 
 
 25 R to R sq 
 
 P X P 
 
 49 
 
 R X Kt 
 
 B to Kt 5 
 
 26 Q X P 
 
 R to B sq 
 
 5° 
 
 R to Q B sq 
 
 RtoB 5 
 
 27 Q to Q 2 
 
 QtoB 5 
 
 5i 
 
 R to B 2 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 28 R to B 2 
 
 Kt to Kt 4 
 
 
 Resigns (1) 
 
 
 29 Q to Q 3 
 
 R (R2) toB 2 
 
 
 
 
 (a) Mr. Steinitz was ever convinced that Black by this manoeuvre, in con- 
 junction with the subsequent B X B and Kt X B, will obtain the advantage. 
 Tarrasch and other masters, however, consider the two open files more than 
 
9° 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 an equivalent for the doubled K P, which opinion was shared by Lasker 
 at the time. Since then, however, he has followed Steinitz's course in not a 
 few games. 
 
 (b) Another and perhaps better plan were 15. K to R 2 followed by Q to 
 B 2 and Kt to K R 4. 
 
 (c) Instead of charging the phalanx of Pawns, 18. R to B 2, followed by 
 doubling Rooks and Kt to R 4, may be suggested. 
 
 (d) A finesse! If White exchanges hereafter, Black obtains a splendid 
 game ; besides, White must beware lest his doubled Pawns become isolated. 
 
 (e) Initiating a brilliant manoeuvre of the Kt. 
 
 (f) Threatening P X P ; 39. P X P, Kt X P, ch. 
 
 (g) Again threatening P X P ; 41. P X P, Kt X P ; 42. R X R. Kt to B 
 4, ch, and R X R. 
 
 (h) To double R's on Q B file. 
 
 (i) This excellent stroke gets rid of White's Kt. a pillar of the defence. 
 
 (k) He must remain on the defensive : 
 
 48 R X P Kt X Kt I 50 R X Kt R X P, ch 
 
 49 R to B 7. ch K to Q sq | 51 K to K 2 P to R 6 
 (1) If 52. Kt to Kt 3, P X P, ch ; 53. Kt X P, B to B 4. 
 
 WHITE-LASK.ER, MONTREAL. 
 Position after forty-seventh move. 
 
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 (New York, 1894.) 
 
 KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED 
 
 Black, S. Jasnogrodski 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 PtoKB4BtoB 4 
 
 3 Kt to K B 3 P to Q 3 
 
 4 B to B 4 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 5 P to B 3 Kt to B 3 
 
 6 P to Q 3 Castles 
 
 7 B to Kt 3 (a) 
 
 Kt to Kt 5 (b) 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 9 1 
 
 8QtoK2 P to Q R 4 
 9 P to B 5 ! PtoRs 
 io B to B 2 B to B 7, ch 
 
 1 1 K to B sq B to Kt 3 
 
 12 P to K R 3 Kt to B 3 (c) 
 
 13 P to K Kt 4 R to K sq 
 
 14 K to Kt 2 P to Q 4 
 
 15 B to Kt 5 P x P 
 
 16 P x P Q to K2 
 
 17 Q Kt to Q 2 
 
 B to Q 2 
 
 18 Kt to B 4 B to B 4 
 
 19 KRtoQsqK R to Qsq 
 
 20 B x Kt P X Kt (d) 
 
 21 Kt to K 3 
 
 («0 
 
 
 B.xKt 
 
 22 Q X B 
 
 Kt to R 4 
 
 23 P to Kt 3 
 
 B to B 3 
 
 24 Q to R 6 
 
 K to R sq 
 
 25 P to Kt s 
 
 R to K Kt 
 
 26 P to R 4 
 
 R to R3 
 
 27 K to R 2 
 
 B P X P (0 
 
 28 P to B 6 
 
 Q to B sq 
 
 sq 
 
 29 Kt x Kt P Resigns. 
 
 (a) White's opening play is pretty original. The retreat of the B prepares 
 for P to B 5, which otherwise would be answered by . . . P to Q 4. 
 
 (b) Not a good plan.. 7. . . . B to K Kt 5 was in order. 
 
 (c) If Kt to B 7 ; 13. R to R 2, followed by P to K Kt 4. 
 
 (d) If Q X B ; 21. R to Q 5, B to Q 3 ; 22. Q R to Q sq. 
 
 (e) Planning Kt to Q 5. 
 
 (f) This leads to a speedy termination. B to K sq instead should have 
 been played. White then would have proceeded with Q to R 5 and 29. R 
 to K Kt sq. 
 
 (New York, 1894.) 
 
 GIUOCO PIANO 
 
 White, J. M. Hanham 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 B to B 4 B to B 4 
 P to B 3 Kt to B 3 
 P to Q 3 P to Q 3 
 Q Kt to Q 2 B to Kt 3 
 B to Kt 3 Kt to K 2 
 
 8 Kt to B 4 Kt to Kt 3 
 
 9 P to K R 3 P to B 3 
 
 10 Castles (a) B to B 2 
 
 11 PtoQR4QtoK2 
 
 12 R to K sq Castles 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 13 P to Q 4 
 
 14 Q to Q 3 
 
 15 Kt to R 2 
 
 16 B x Kt 
 
 17 QtoKt 3 
 
 18 Q R to Q sq 
 
 K to R sq (b) 
 Kt to R 4 
 Kt (R 4) to B 
 
 5 
 Kt x B 
 
 B to K3 
 
 P to K B 3 (c) 
 
 2 3 
 
 24 
 
 25 
 
 19 Kt to B sq (d) 
 
 Q to B 2 
 
 20 K Kt to K 3 P to Q 4 
 21KPXP BPxP 
 22 P x P (e) P X Kt 
 
 B X P PXP 
 
 P to Kt 3 (f) 
 
 P toK 5 
 Q to R 4 Q R to K sq 
 
 26 R to Q 4 (g) 
 
 P to K Kt 4 ! 
 
 27 Q to R 6 (h) 
 
 Kt x P, ch 
 
 28 K to R sq Kt x P, ch 
 
 29 K to Kt sq Kt to R 6, ch 
 
 30 K to R sq Q to B 7 
 
 31 R to K B sq Q to Kt 8, ch 
 
 32 R x Q Kt to B 7, 
 
 mate. 
 
9 2 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (a) Kt X B would have at least the merit of consistency. 
 
 (b) Kt to R 4 would be answered with Kt X K P. For this reason 
 White's next move is a strategical error. 
 
 (c) Since his match with Gunsberg Steinitz has become infatuated with P 
 to K B 3, which he employed in almost every game, whether as first or sec- 
 ond player. In this instance, however, this move has a purpose: 
 
 (d) Which White fails to divine. Kt to Q 2 was the only salvation. 
 
 (e) If Kt to Q 2, then P X P, threatening to win the Q by Kt to K 7, ch. 
 
 (f) With B X B and 25. Kt to K 4 he might have deferred the catastrophe. 
 
 (g) This game is past hope, past cure; but this leads to a trenchant finish, 
 (h) If Q X P, Kt X P, ch ; 28. P X Kt, Q X P, ch, and mates next move. 
 
 (Hastings, 1895.) 
 
 GIUOCO PIANO 
 
 Black, C. von Bardeleben 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 B to B 4 BtoB4 
 
 4 P to B 3 Kt to B 3 
 
 5 P to Q 4 P X P 
 
 6 P x P B to Kt 5, ch 
 
 7 KttoB 3 (a)P to Q4 (b) 
 
 8PxP KKtxP 
 
 9 Castles B to K 3 (c) 
 
 10 B to K Kt s B to K 2 
 
 11 B x Kt QB x B 
 
 12 Kt x B Q X Kt 
 
 13 B x B Kt x B 
 
 14 R to K sq (d) 
 
 P to K B 3 
 
 15 Q to K 2 Q to Q 2 
 
 16 QRtoBsq P to B 3 
 
 17 PtoQ 5 (e)P X P(f) 
 
 18 Kt to Q 4 (g) 
 
 Kto B 2 
 
 19 Kt to K 6 KRtoQB sq 
 
 20 Q to Kt 4 P to Kt 3 
 
 21 Kt to Kt 5,ch 
 
 K to K sq 
 
 22 R x Kt, ch K to B sq(h) 
 
 23 R to B 7, ch K to Kt sq 
 
 24 R to Kt 7, ch 
 
 K to R sq 
 
 25 R x P, ch Lost (i). 
 
 (a) This, in conjunction with the subsequent sacrifice, is another of 
 Steinitz's many original thoughts. 
 
 (b) Kt X K P is the correct move. Black, however, wanted to avoid the 
 continuation 8. Castles, B X Kt ; 9. P X B, P to Q 4 ; 10. B to R 3. The 
 correctness of the sacrifice has since been disproved by Lasker. 
 
 (c) If Kt (or B) X Kt ; 10. P X Kt, B X P, White gets a dangerous at- 
 tack by 11. B X P, ch, K X B ; 12. Q to Kt 3, ch, etc. 
 
 (d) The object of the foregoing exchanges becomes now clear. -By this 
 excellent move, the first player obtains full command of the board, pre- 
 vents Black from castling, and initiates a most powerful attack against the 
 hostile King. 
 
 (e) Clearing the way for the Kt. 
 
 (f) K to B 2, instead, would still have afforded him prospects to draw, 
 the continuation being 17. Q X Kt, ch, Q X Q ; 18. R X Q, ch, K X R ; 
 19. R X P, ch, followed by 20. R X Q Kt P. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 93 
 
 (g) The beginning of a grand combination. The entire game is played 
 by Steinitz in the brilliant style of his youth. 
 
 (h) The position is unique, all the White pieces being en prise. If K X 
 R, then 23. R to K sq, ch, K to Q 3 ; 24. Q to Q Kt 4. ch, K to B 2 ; 25. 
 Kt to K 6, ch, K to Kt sq ; 26. Q to K B 4, and wins. 
 
 (i) At this point Black forfeited the game. Upon K to Kt sq, Steinitz 
 was ready to announce mate in ten moves, as follows ; 
 
 26 R to Kt 7. ch (k) 
 
 27 Q to R 4, ch 
 2S Q to R 7, ch 
 2y Q to R 8, ch 
 30 Q to Kt 7, ch 
 
 K to R sq 
 KX R 
 K to B sq 
 K to K2 
 K to K sq 
 
 31 Q to Kt 8, ch 
 
 32 Q to B 7, ch 
 
 33 Q to B 8, ch 
 
 34 Kt to B 7, ch 
 
 35 Q to Q 6, mate. 
 
 K to K2 
 K to Q sq 
 Q to K sq 
 K toQ 2 
 
 (k) Or 26. K to B sq ; 37. Kt to R 7, ch, etc. 
 
 (St. Petersburg, 1895.) 
 
 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 
 
 Black, E. Lasker 
 
 P to Q4 
 P to Q B 4 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 B to B 4 
 P to K 3 
 P to B 5 
 Kt x Kt 
 
 8 Q to B 2 
 
 9 B to B 4 
 
 10 P to Q R 3 
 
 11 Castles 
 
 12 P toB 3 ! 
 
 13 B to Kt 3 ! 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 4 
 
 5 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 14 
 15 
 
 Q x p (g) 
 
 R P X P 
 
 P to Q4 
 P to K 3 
 Kt to K B 3 
 B to K 2 
 Castles 
 Kt to K 5 (a) 
 P X Kt 
 P to K B 4 
 Kt to B 3 
 
 (b) 
 
 B to B 3 
 
 K to R sq (c) 
 
 Q to K 2 (d) 
 
 (e) 
 
 P to B 5 
 PXB 
 P to K 
 
 (h) 
 B to Q 2 
 
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 Kt 
 
 17 P to B 4 
 
 18 P to Kt 4 
 
 19 Q to R 6 
 
 20 B to Q 3 
 
 21 Kt to B 3 
 
 22 P to Kt 4 
 
 23 P to Kt 5 
 
 24 R to R 2 
 
 25 QtoRs(i) 
 
 26 QRtoRsq 
 
 27 R X Q 
 
 28 R X P, ch 
 
 29 R x R, ch 
 
 30 RxB 
 
 31 BtoB 4 (l) 
 
 R to B 2 
 
 R to Kt 2 
 
 RxP 
 R to Kt 2 
 Q to B 2 
 Q R to K Kt 
 
 sq 
 B to Q sq 
 R to Kt 3 
 R (Kt 3) to Kt 
 
 QxQ 
 
 R to K B 
 
 (k) 
 RxR 
 K to Kt sq 
 R to B 2 
 Resigns. 
 
 sq 
 
 16 QxP 
 
 (a) Not advantageous. Q Kt to B 3, preparing for P to K 4, has been 
 suggested instead. 
 
 (b) This excellent move not only provides for the retreat to R 2 of the K 
 B, but also wards off the play of the hostile Kt to Q 4 by way of Kt 5. 
 
 (c) Better, perhaps, Kt to K 2 and Q 4. 
 
 (d) Superior to P X P, and involving a neat trap besides. 
 
 (e) Not P X P, because of the rejoinder P to K 4 ! 
 
94 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (f) Looks all right. If 14. P X B P, then Kt X P ; if 14. B X P. B X P. 
 
 (g) A beautiful rejoinder. The acceptance of the sactifice is obligatory, 
 (h) P to K Kt 4 would have been better. Lasker, however, wanted the 
 
 file opened for his R. 
 
 (i) B X R would break the force of his attack. 
 
 (k) Black must give up a piece to escape mate. 
 
 (1) A pretty finish. If R X R ; 32. B X P, ch, R to B 2 ; 33. P to Kt 6 
 
 (St. Petersburg, 1896.) 
 PETROFF 
 
 Black, H. N. Pillsbury 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B 3 
 PtoQ4(a) P X P 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 14 
 •S 
 16 
 
 17 
 
 P to K 5 Kt to K s 
 Q to K 2 B to Kt 5, ch 
 K to Q sq P to Q 4 
 P X P i. p. P to K B 4 
 Kt to Kt 5 (b) 
 
 Castles 
 Q to B 4, ch K to R sq 
 
 10 Qx B (c) 
 n QtoR 3 
 K to K sq 
 PX P 
 B to K 2 
 K to B sq 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 Kt X P, ch 
 Kt X R 
 Q to K sq, ch 
 P to B s ! 
 B to Q 2 
 
 Q Kt to Q 2 Kt to K 4 
 Q Kt to B 3 Kt to Kt 5 
 
 18 B to Q 3 (d) 
 
 Kt(R8)toB7 
 
 19 B X P B to Kt 4, ch, 
 
 (e) 
 
 20 K to Kt sq Q to K 7 
 
 21 B to Q 2 Kt to Q8 (f) 
 
 22 B to Q 3 B X B (g) 
 
 23 Q X B QXQ 
 
 24 P x Q Kt X Kt P 
 
 25 R to Kt sq Kt X Q P 
 
 26 R X P Kt to B 4 
 
 27 R to Kt s Kt to R 3 
 
 28 Kt to K 6 R to B 3 
 
 29 Kt (B 3) X P 
 
 R to K sq 
 
 30 R to R s ch K to Kt sq 
 
 31 R to K Kt s (h) 
 Kt to K 6 
 
 32 Kt X Kt P R to Q B sq 
 
 33 Kt to K 6, ch 
 
 K to R sq (i) 
 
 34 B to R s R to K B 2 
 
 35 Kt to K 2 (k) 
 
 R to K B 4 
 
 36 B to B 3, ch K to R 2 
 
 37 R to Kt 7, ch 
 
 K to R 3 
 
 38 Kt (K 2) x P 
 
 Kt X B P 
 
 39 R to Kt 6, ch 
 
 K to R 2 
 
 40 Kt to Kt 5, ch 
 
 R xKt 
 
 41 R X R Kt to K sq 
 
 42 B to Q 4 Kt to Q 8 
 
 43 R to R 5, ch K to Kt sq 
 
 44 R to R 8, ch K to B 2 
 
 45 R to R 7, ch K to Kt sq 
 
 46 R to K 7 R to Q sq 
 
 47 Kt to K 6 R to Q B sq 
 
 48 P to K R 4 Kt to B 6 
 
 49 B X Kt RX B 
 
 50 R X Kt, ch K to B 2 
 
 51 R to Q R 8 K x Kt 
 
 52 R X P K to B 4 
 
 53 R to R 4, and wins. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 95 
 
 (a) Steinitz already adopted this attack, which, up to the St. Petersburg 
 tournament, had been almost wholly ignored in theory and practice, in one 
 of his earliest match games. Subsequently he strongly recommended it in 
 conjunction with White's 5th move in his Modern Chess Instructor, but 
 previous to this occasion had no opportunity to try it in actual play. 
 
 (b) In his book Steinitz condemns this as a seductive move which wins a 
 piece but subjects White to an irresistible attack. Instead, he continues : 
 8. P X P, Q X P ; 9- Kt X P, whereupon he declares the position to be in 
 favor of White. But Black has a very effective reply in 9 ... Kt to Q 
 15 3, whereupon White at best obtains an even game by 10. P to Q B 3. 10. 
 B to K 3 is decidedly inferior, whilst, after 10. Kt X Kt, Black's attack by 
 B to Q R 3 becomes overwhelming. 
 
 (c) The M '. C. I. considers only the following variation : 10. P X P, Kt 
 X P, ch ; 11. K to K 2, Q to K 2, ch ; 12. K X Kt, Q to K S, ch, followed 
 by Q X Q B, with the superior game. 
 
 BLACK— PILLSBURY (1896). 
 Position after White's twenty-first move. 
 
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 (d) A splendid design, which required deep and minute calculation. 
 
 (e) Black should have simplified matters by Kt to B 3. The attack which 
 he institutes instead, however, is very enticing, and the menace to his King 
 not at all apparent. 
 
 (f) Kt to K 6 would win but for the crushing rejoinder Kt to R 4. 
 
 (g) Black's attack has run its course, and all further attempts would 
 prove futile ; e. g., Q to B 7, ch : 23. K to R sq, Kt (Q 8) to K 6 ; 24. BX 
 Kt, Kt X B ; 25. R to K Kt sq, B to B 3 ; 26. Q to B 5. 
 
 (h) Not B X P, because of R X B. 
 
 (i) The K would have been better posted at B 2. At least, he would not 
 have been harassed by constant threats of mate, 
 (k) Threatening B to B 3, ch, and 37. R to R 5. 
 
96 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (St. Petersburg, 1896.) 
 PETROFF 
 
 Black, H. N. Pillsbury 
 
 13 Q to B sq 
 
 14 B to Q 3 
 
 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B 3 
 P to Q 4 P X P 
 P to K s Kt to K 5 
 Q X P P to Q 4 
 
 P X P i. p. Kt X Q P 
 B to K Kt 5 (a) 
 
 P to K B 3 
 
 8 B to K B 4 Kt to B 3 
 
 9 Q to Q 2 BtoB4 
 10 B to K 2 Q to K 2 
 n Castles Castles 
 12 R to K sq (b) 
 
 Kt to K 5 (c) 
 P to K Kt 4 
 (d) 
 B to R3 
 
 15 Kt to B 3 (e) 
 
 PXB 
 
 16 B X Kt B X B 
 
 17 R X B Q to Kt 2 
 
 18 Q to B sq K R to Kt sq 
 
 19 Q R to K sq 
 Q to Kt 5 
 B to B sq 
 B to Kt s (f) 
 Kt X R (g) 
 (h) 
 
 Q to Kt 3 
 B to Q3 
 Kt to B 3 
 R to B sq (i) 
 K to Q 2 (k) 
 
 20 K to R sq 
 
 21 R to K 8 
 
 22 R X R, ch 
 
 23 P to K R 3 
 
 24 Kt to Q 5 
 
 25 P to B 4 
 
 26 R to K 6 
 
 27 Q to K 2 
 
 28 P to B s (1) Q to Kt 8,' ch 
 
 29 K to R 2 Q to B 4 
 
 30 Kt X P, ch R X Kt 
 
 3 1 
 32 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 
 46 
 
 47 
 4 S 
 
 49 
 
 5° 
 5i 
 52 
 S3 
 
 RXR QXR 
 PXB PxP(m) 
 
 Q to Kt 5 K to B 2 
 P to Q Kt 3 P to Q R 4 
 Q to Q 3 P to R 3 
 
 36 Q to Q 2 P to Kt 4 
 
 37 P to Q R 4 P to Kt 5 
 
 38 Q to Q 5 Q to Kt 7 
 
 39 K to Kt sq Q to B 8, ch 
 
 40 K to R 2 Q to Kt 7 
 
 41 Kt to Q 2 (n) 
 
 Q to Q5 
 
 42 Q to B 7, ch K to Kt 3 (o) 
 
 43 Kt to B 4, ch 
 
 K to B 4 
 
 44 QtoB 7 (p) 
 
 45 PX Q 
 
 QtoB 7 
 QXP 
 Q to Q 2 
 P to B 4 
 P to B 5 
 
 QxKt 
 P to Kt 6 
 Kt to Kt 5 
 Kt to R 7 
 KxP 
 Kt to B 6 
 Kt to K 5 
 
 QtoK2, chK to Q.s 
 P to B 6 Kt x P 
 Q to Kt 2, ch 
 
 K to B s 
 
 54 Q X Kt P to Q 4 
 
 55 Q to B 6, ch K to Kt 5 
 
 56 Q to Kt 5, ch 
 
 K to R 6 
 
 57 Q X R P P to Kt 7 
 
 58 Q to Kt 5 P to Q 5 
 
 59 K to Kt 3 K to R 7 
 
 60 K to B 3 P queens 
 
 61 Q X Q, ch K x Q 
 
 62 K to K 4 Resigns. 
 
 (a) Finessing, but Kt to B 3 was perhaps better. 
 
 (b) Kt to B 3, Kt to K 5 ! 
 
 (c) Q to B 2, removing the Q out of the range of the R, were more 
 cautious. 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 97 
 
 (d) An ingenious repartee to a bold move. If now P X B ; 15. Q X P 
 regains the piece, with the superior game. 
 
 (e) If B to Kt 3, Q to Kt 2 ; 16. B X Kt, B X B ; 17. R X B, P to B 4 ; 
 18. R to K 6, P to B 5, with a dangerous attack. Or 18. B to K 5, Kt X 
 B ; 19. R X Kt, P to Kt 5. The text move is simplest and best for practi- 
 cal purpose, though Kt to R 4, curiously enough, was analyzed to win : 15. 
 . . . P X Kt (best) ; 16. B X B, K R to Kt sq ; 17. Q to K 3. The 
 position, however bewildering enough for a game under time limit does 
 not warrant additional complications. 
 
 (f) Black persistently tries to change off one of White's Kts, which he 
 rightly regards as a constant danger to his Pawns. 
 
 (g) If K X R, White releases his Kt by R to Q sq, ch. 
 
 (h) 23. Kt to Q 5, B X R ; 24. Kt to K 7, ch, K to Kt sq ; 25. Kt X R, 
 B X P ; 26. Q X B, Q X Kt would only equalize the game. 
 
 (i) The only move to save the P. 
 
 (k) He dare not risk Kt fo K 4, because of 28. Kt X Kt, Q to Kt 8, ch ; 
 29. K to R 2, P X Kt ; 30. R X B, followed by Q to Kt 4, ch, and 32. Q 
 to Kt 7. 
 
 (1) A powerful move. If B X P, Q to Kt 5 Obviously K cannot take R. 
 
 (m) To preserve his Q, which otherwise might be exchanged by Q to Q 2. 
 
 (n) Threatening Q X Q P, ch. 
 
 (o) K to Kt sq would have been better. 
 
 (p) This wins by force. Black takes one more desperate chance and keeps 
 up an interesting fight to the bitter end. 
 
 (Moscow, 1896.) 
 RUY LOPEZ 
 
 White, E. Lasker 
 
 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 
 
 2 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 3 B to Kt 5 P to Q R 3 
 4BtoR 4 PtoQ 3 
 
 5 P to Q 4 B to Q 2 
 
 6 B to Kt 3 (a) 
 
 B to K 2 
 
 7 P X P P X P 
 
 8 Q to Q 5 BtoK3 
 
 9 Q X Q, ch R x Q 
 
 10 B X B P X B 
 
 11 PtoB 3 (b)Kt to B 3 
 
 12 QKttoQ2Bto B 4 
 
 13 P to Q Kt 4 B to R 2 
 
 14 P to Q R 4 P to Q Kt 
 
 (c) 
 
 15 K to K 2(d) B to Kt 3 
 
 16 P X P P X P 
 
 17 Kt to K sq (e) 
 
 R to K B sq 
 i3 P to B 3 R to K B 2 
 
 19 Kt to Kt 3 (f) 
 
 Kt x K P (g) 
 
 20 B to Kt 2 Kt to Q 3 
 
 21 RtoKBsqKt to B s 
 
 22 B to B sq Kt to K 2 
 
 23 B to Kt 5 Kt to Q 4 (h) 
 
 24 B X R Kt to B 5, ch 
 
 25 K to Q sq R to Q 2, ch 
 
 26 K to B 2 (i) Kt to K 6, ch 
 
 27 K to Kt 2 Kt X R 
 
 28 B to Kt 5 Kt to K 6 
 
 29 B X Kt P X B 
 
 30 R to Q B sq P to K 4 
 Resigns. 
 
98 
 
 STEINITZ MEMORIAL BOOK 
 
 (a) P to B 3, to be followed by B to B 2, seems to be more favorable. 
 
 (b) At a cursory examination it would seem that White had completely 
 refuted the defence, as Black's doubled Pawns are isolated. However, a 
 closer study will reveal that the above disadvantage is but slight, whereas 
 Black controls two open files for the Rooks and has more scope for a con- 
 certed action of his pieces. Furthermore, White must retard his develop- 
 ment to keep the Kt off Q 5 or Kt 5. 
 
 (c) Forced ; otherwise 15. P to Kt 5. 
 
 (d) Threatening P X P, then Kt X P. 
 
 (e) To relieve the Q Kt from standing guard over the K P. 
 
 (f) Following up his plan stated in (e). Better were Kt to Q 3, but even 
 then Black had a good attack : 19. . . . K R to Q 2 ; 20, Kt to B 5, B X 
 Kt ; 21. P X B, P to Kt 5. 
 
 WHITE— LASKER, MOSCOW. 
 Position after Black's twenty-eighth move. 
 
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 ^k '■ J*. 'Wm 1 ^a«^ vmm 
 
 ■ *■ ■ ■ 
 
 B II s B B 
 
 ■ ■ iiU 
 
 m o*s3as 
 
 1 1 in 
 
 (g) Taking prompt advantage. 
 
 (h) A brilliant termination. 
 
 (i) If K to B sq, then Kt to K 7, etc. 
 
 (Vienna, 1898.) 
 
 FRENCH DEFENCE 
 
 Black, J. W. Showalter 
 
 I 
 
 Pto K 4 
 
 P to K 3 
 
 2 
 
 P to Q4 
 
 P to Q 4 
 
 3 
 
 P to K5 
 
 P to Q B 4 
 
 4 
 
 P X P 
 
 Kt to Q B 3 
 
 5 
 
 Kt to K B 
 
 3B X P 
 
 6 B to Q 3 K Kt to K 2 
 
 7 Castles Kt to Kt 3 
 
 8 R to K sq B to Q 2 
 
 9 P to B 3 P to Q R 4 (a) 
 10 P to Q R 4 Q to Kt sq 
 
SELECTED GAMES 
 
 99 
 
 1 1 Q to K 2 B to Kt 3 
 
 12 Kt to R 3 (b) 
 
 Castles 
 
 13 Kt to QKts 
 
 Kt to R 2 (c) 
 
 14 B to K 3 B X B 
 
 15 Q X B Kt X Kt 
 
 16 P x Kt P to Kt 3 
 
 17 Kt to Q 4 (d) 
 
 P to B 4 
 
 18 P to KB 4 Kt to K 2 
 
 19 QtoB 2 (e) Q to Q sq 
 
 20 R to K 3 P to Kt 3 
 
 21 R to K R3 R to B 2 
 
 22 K to R sq ! K to Kt 2 
 
 23 Kt to B 3 P to R 3 
 
 24 R to K Kt sq 
 
 P to R 4 (f) 
 (a) A diversion of doubtful value. 
 
 25 Q to Kt 3 Q to R sq 
 
 26 Kt to Kt 5 K R to B sq 
 
 27 Q to R 4 (g) 
 
 Kt to Kt sq 
 
 (h) 
 
 28 P to B 4 ! P X P 
 
 29 B X Q B P K R to K sq 
 
 30 R to Q 3 R to R 2 
 
 31 R to Q6 R to Kt 2 
 
 32 R (Kt sq) to Q sq 
 
 B to B sq 
 
 33 Kt X P, ch B X Kt 
 
 34 B X B Q to R 2 
 
 35 Rto Q 7,ch R to K 2 
 
 36 R X R, ch Kt X R 
 
 37 Q to B 6,ch K to R 3 
 
 38 R to Q 8 R to B 2 
 
 39 P to R 3 (i) Resigns. 
 He should have castled and then pro- 
 
 ceeded to attack the K P as in the game. 
 
 (b) Taking prompt advantage of Black's gth move. 
 
 (c) To oppose this Kt at B sq, should White plant his Kt at Q 6. 
 
 (d) The key to White's strategical plan. 
 
 (e) Making room for the R. 
 
 (f) Black's 23d move was made to exclude the Kt from Kt 5, but now he 
 must guard against the impending P to K Kt 4. Thus White gains ground 
 steadily and surely. 
 
 (g) Threatening Kt X P. 
 
 (h) Perhaps Q R to K sq would have enabled him to make a better 
 resistance. 
 
 (i) This is the last game played by Steinitz in his good old style. In the 
 words of one of the onlookers, it is a " poem." 
 
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