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Joseph Henry Blackburne vs Wilhelm Steinitz
Vienna (1873), Vienna AUH, rd 2, Jul-26
Spanish Game: Cozio Defense. General (C60)  ·  1-0

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Sep-02-04
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  tamar: 20...g5 was a blunder, allowing 21 Qf3! Bxc2 22 Bxg5! Blackburne was murder in these clear tactical fights.
Sep-02-04  Calli: <tamar> Thanks for linking this one. After the better 20...Qd8, how should White continue? If 21.Qh4 then g4 looks playable.
Sep-02-04
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  tamar: Hmm, I noticed 20...Qd8 too, but didn't
analyze. After 21 Qh4 g5 I would expect Blackburne would try to maintain the tactical themes in the game with 22 Qh5+ Kg8 23 Qf3 Bxc2 24 Nxd5 cxd5 25 Rxe7 Rxe7 26 Rxe7 Qxe7 27 Qxd5+ Kg7 28 Qxa8 Qa3 29 h4 with some chances to win, but possibly 22...Bg6 would force White to adopt a more positional approach with 23 Qf3 Kg7 24 Na4 although even here Black must be careful 24...Bxc2 25 Nc5!

The queen routes through f3, c3 and at times d5 are quite interesting to study.

Sep-02-04  Calli: You're probably right. I tried playing on the dark squares with 20...Qd8 21.Na4?! (threat Nc5) Qd7 22.Qh4 g5 23.Qd4 but then black simply has 23...c5 and then the whole idea doesn't work 24.Qc3 Rac8! 25.Nxc5 Bxc5 26.Rxe8 Bxf2+ 27.Kxf2 Rxc3 28.R1e7+ Qxe7 29.Rxe7+ Kxe7 30.Bxc3 Bxc2
May-19-06
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  offramp: Contd from Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1873

"...against the inferior defence to the Roy Lopez 3.Nge7. The second game, Steinitz vs Blackburne, 1873, a French, was drawn. When Steinitz rose from the table after resigning the 3rd game and the match he said to his friends, 'I have forfeited first prize'.

The two following matches with Philipp Meitner and Maximilian Fleissig were scored by Steinitz by one win and two draws each.

The two draws with Fleissig...M Fleissig vs Steinitz, 1873 and M Fleissig vs Steinitz, 1873..." Cont...

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