The Battle of Hastings | Wilhelm Steinitz vs Curt von Bardeleben

Italian Opening: Wilhelm Steinitz vs Curt von Bardeleben [C54]
Hastings (England) 17.08.1895
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 d5 [7...Nxe4 8.0--0 Bxc3 9.d5] 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.0--0 Be6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bxd5 Bxd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Bxe7 Nxe7 14.Re1 f6 15.Qe2 Qd7 16.Rac1 c6 17.d5 cxd5 18.Nd4 Kf7 19.Ne6 Rhc8 20.Qg4 g6 21.Ng5+ Ke8 [21...fxg5 22.Qxd7] 22.Rxe7+ Kf8 [22...Kxe7 23.Re1+ Kd6 24.Qb4+ Kc7 25.Ne6+ Kb8 26.Qf4+ Rc7 27.Nxc7 Qxc7 28.Re8#] 23.Rf7+ [23.Rxd7 Rxc1+ 24.Qd1 Rxd1#] 23...Kg8 [23...Qxf7 24.Rxc8+ Rxc8 25.Qxc8+ Kg7 26.Ne6+] 24.Rg7+ Kh8 [24...Kxg7 25.Qxd7+] 25.Rxh7+ And black resigned at this point. ...Kh8 25. Rxh7+ Kg8 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Qh4+ Kxg7 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qg7+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Ke7 32. Qf7+ Kd8 33. Qf8+ Qe8 34. Nf7+ Kd7 35. Qd6# 25...Kg8 26.Rg7+ Kh8 27.Qh4+ Kxg7 28.Qh7+ Kf8 29.Qh8+ Ke7 30.Qg7+ Kd8 31.Qf8+ Qe8 32.Nf7+ Kd7 33.Qd6#

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