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The First World Chess Champion Was A Deadly Tactician – ChessTerra.com

The First World Chess Champion Was A Deadly Tactician

January 31, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenWed, January 31, 2018 6:46pmURL:
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M. Hewitt vs Wilhelm Steinitz
London, England (1866)
Bishop’s Opening: Calabrese Countergambit (C23)
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Ne2 Bc5 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 fxe4 8.Bf4 d5 9. Bb5 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Qb3 Ng4 15. Bh4 e3 16. O-O Qh5 17. Bg3 e2 18. Re1 Rxf2 19. Nd2 Raf8 20. c4 Rxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Qh3+ 22. Kxh3 Ne3+ 23. Kh4 Ng2+ 24. Kg5 Rf5+ 25. Kg4 h5+ 26. Kh3 Rf2#
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