[Event "Cable m 9091"] [Site "USA"] [Date "1890.10.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Chigorin, Mikhail"] [Black "Steinitz, William"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C52"] [Annotator "Steinitz"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "1890.10.13"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2012.11.22"] {Myers: This is game #1 of a 2-game correspondence match played for a stake of $750. The openings were pre-arranged by the players. Chigorin's play was deeper and sounder, and Steinitz was rightfully defeated in convincing fashion. It is evident from the games that Chigorin invested the greater effort.} 1. e4 {Myers Lipnitsky Avery Kasparov Edwards Russell Steinitz} 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Qf6 7. d4 7... Nh6 $6 $146 {Steinitz: The move here adopted has never before been tried in actual play, but was a new suggestion which I made in my "Modern Chess Instructor".} (7... Nge7 8. Bg5 Qd6 9. d5 (9. Qb3 O-O 10. Rd1 Bb6 11. dxe5 Qg6 12. Qa3 Re8 13. Nbd2 d6 14. exd6 cxd6 15. Bf4 Bc5 16. Qc1 Bg4 17. Bg3 Rad8 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Qxg3 20. Kh1 Qg6 21. Rd3 Qf6 22. Qd2 Ng6 23. Ng5 Nce5 24. Rf3 Nxf3 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. gxf3 26... Qc4 {0-1 Chigorin,M-Steinitz,W/Havana CUB 1889/}) 9... Nd8 10. Qa4 Bb6 (10... b6 11. Na3 a6 12. Bd3 $1 12... Bxc3 13. Rab1 Bb7 14. Nc4 Qc5 15. Be3 b5 16. Bxc5 bxa4 17. Rfc1 d6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Nxd6+ Kd7 20. Nxb7 Bd4 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Nxd8 Rhxd8 23. Rb7+ Kd6 24. e5+ Kxd5 25. Rxe7 Rac8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. f3 Rc3 28. Be4+ Kc4 29. Rxf7 Kb4 30. e6 d3 31. Rd7 { 1-0 Chigorin,M-Steinitz,W/Havana CUB 1889/}) (10... f6 11. Bc1 Bb6 12. Na3 c6 13. Bb3 Bc5 14. Rd1 b5 15. Qa5 Nb7 16. Qa6 Nd8 17. Qa5 Nb7 18. Qa6 Nd8 19. Qa5 Nb7 20. Qa6 Qc7 21. dxc6 dxc6 22. Nxb5 cxb5 23. Qxb5+ Bd7 24. Bf7+ Kd8 25. Rb1 Nd6 26. Qb3 Qb6 27. Qc2 Qc6 28. Bb3 a5 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. fxe3 a4 31. Bd5 Nxd5 32. Rxd5 Re8 33. Rbd1 Re6 34. c4 Ra7 35. c5 Nc8 36. Nd2 Ke8 37. Nc4 Re7 38. Qe2 a3 39. Qh5+ g6 40. Qh4 Ra4 41. Rd6 Nxd6 42. Nxd6+ Kd8 43. Qxf6 Ra5 44. Qf8+ Re8 45. Nxe8 Qxc5 46. Qxc5 Rxc5 47. Nf6 Rc7 48. Kf1 Kc8 49. Rxd7 Rxd7 50. Nxd7 Kxd7 51. Ke2 Kc6 52. Kd3 Kb5 53. Kc3 h5 54. Kb3 g5 55. Kxa3 Kc4 56. Kb2 Kd3 57. a4 Ke2 58. a5 Kf2 59. a6 Kxg2 60. a7 Kxh2 61. a8=Q h4 62. Qg8 h3 63. Qxg5 Kh1 64. Qxe5 {1-0 Chigorin,M-Steinitz,W/Havana CUB 1889/}) 11. Na3 c6 (11... Qg6 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Nxe5 Qf6 14. Nf3 Qxc3 15. e5 c6 16. d6+ Kf8 17. Bb3 h6 18. Qh4 g5 19. Qh5 Qd3 20. Rad1 Qh7 21. Nc2 Kg7 22. Ncd4 Qg6 23. Qg4 h5 24. Nf5+ Kf8 25. Qxg5 Qxg5 26. Nxg5 h4 27. Kh1 Rh5 28. f4 Ne6 29. g4 hxg3 30. Nxg3 Rh6 31. Nxf7 Kxf7 32. f5 Ke8 33. fxe6 dxe6 34. Ne4 { 1-0 Chigorin,M-Steinitz,W/Havana CUB 1889/}) 12. Rad1 Qb8 13. Bxe7 Kxe7 14. d6+ Kf8 15. Qb4 (15. Nxe5 f6 16. Nf3 Bc5 17. e5 b5 18. Bxb5 cxb5 19. Nxb5 Ne6 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Qh4 Kf7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Qg4+ Kf7 24. Qh5+ Kg7 25. Nfd4 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Rf8 27. Rd3 Bb7 28. Nxe6+ dxe6 29. Rh3 Be4 30. Qg4+ Bg6 31. Qxe6 Qb6 32. Qd5 Rad8 33. Rd1 Rfe8 34. c4 Rxd6 35. Qf3 Rd3 36. Qg4 36... Re4 { 0-1 Chigorin,M-Steinitz,W/Havana CUB 1889/}) 15... f6 16. Bb3 g6 17. Nc4 Kg7 18. a4 Nf7 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. Bxf7 Kxf7 21. Nxe5+ Kg7 22. Nc4 b5 23. axb5 Qa7 24. b6 Qa4 25. Qc5 Re8 26. f3 Qa2 27. Ne3 Qb3 28. Rb1 Qf7 29. Nc4 Ra4 30. Rb4 Ra2 31. Qd4 Kg8 32. Ne3 Ra3 33. Ra4 Rb3 34. Rfa1 Kg7 35. Ra8 Rb5 36. Rb8 c5 37. Qd5 Rxb6 38. Raa8 Qf8 39. Nc4 Rc6 40. f4 b5 41. Rxb5 Ba6 42. Rxe8 Qxe8 43. Rxc5 Rxc5 44. Qxc5 Qxe4 45. Ne3 Qxf4 46. h3 Bb7 47. c4 Bc6 48. Qa3 Qd4 49. Kh2 f5 50. c5 f4 51. Nc2 Qe5 52. Qa1 Qxa1 53. Nxa1 Kf6 54. Nc2 Ke5 55. Nb4 Bb7 56. Kg1 Kd4 57. c6 Bc8 58. cxd7 Bxd7 59. Kf2 Ke5 60. Nd3+ Kxd6 61. Nxf4 Ke5 62. Ke3 Kf6 63. Nd3 h6 64. Kf4 g5+ 65. Ke3 h5 66. Nc5 Bc6 67. g3 h4 68. g4 Bg2 69. Ne4+ Bxe4 70. Kxe4 70... Ke6 { - Chigorin,M-Steinitz,W/Havana CUB 1889/}) (7... h6 8. Qb3 $1 (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. Qb3 Qh5 11. Ba3 c6 12. Nd2 Bd8 13. e5 Ne7 14. f4 O-O 15. Ne4 b5 16. Bd3 Qg4 17. f5 Nd5 18. Rf3 Re8 19. Bd6 Nf4 20. Rg3 Ne2+ 21. Bxe2 Qxe4 22. Bd3 Qa4 23. f6 Qxb3 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. axb3 Bb6+ 26. Kh1 Bb7 27. Rxf7 c5 28. Rh7+ Kg8 29. f7# { 1-0 Richmond,P-Noakes,M/England ENG 1999/}) (8. Bb5 Nge7 9. Ba3 exd4 10. e5 Qe6 11. cxd4 Bb4 12. Bb2 d5 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Ne2 Ng6 15. Qb3 Ba5 16. Ne1 Nce7 17. f4 Qb6 18. Ba3 f5 19. Qa4 c6 20. Bd3 Qd8 21. Qc2 b5 22. Kh1 Bb6 23. g4 a5 24. Rg1 b4 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Rxg6 bxa3 28. Rxc6 Nxc6 29. Qxf5 Nxd4 30. Nxd4 Bxd4 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Rd1 Bc3 33. Rxd5 33... Qb8 { - Gunsberg,I-Steinitz,W/New York USA 1891/}) 8... Nge7 (8... exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. e5 Qg6 11. Bd3 Qh5 12. Bb2 Nge7 13. d5 Na5 14. Qa4 Nxd5 15. Nbd2 Nc6 16. Rfe1 Ndb4 17. Bb1 d5 18. exd6+ Be6 19. Re5 g5 20. Rxe6+ fxe6 21. Bxh8 O-O-O 22. d7+ Rxd7 23. a3 Rxd2 24. Nxd2 Qe2 25. Be4 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Nd5 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Qg4+ {1-0 Lee,G-Chandler,C/Great Britian GBR 1994/}) 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. f4 Bb6 11. Qd1 d6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Be3 Rae8 14. Nbd2 d5 15. e5 Qe6 16. Be2 Nf5 17. Bf2 f6 18. Ng5 fxg5 19. Bxg4 gxf4 20. Qf3 Nce7 21. a4 c6 22. a5 Bd8 23. Rfb1 b6 24. Qxf4 Ng6 25. Qf3 Bg5 26. Qd1 Nf4 27. axb6 Nd3 28. Nf3 Nxf2 29. Kxf2 Be3+ 30. Ke2 Qg6 31. Bxf5 Rxf5 32. Kxe3 Qxg2 33. bxa7 Ref8 34. Nd2 Qg5+ 35. Kd3 Qg6 36. Kc2 Rf1+ 37. Kc1 Rxd1+ 38. Kxd1 Qg4+ 39. Kc1 Qg1+ 40. Kb2 Qg2 41. Kc2 Qg6+ 42. Kb3 Ra8 43. Ra4 Kh7 44. Rba1 Qe8 45. Ra5 g5 46. Kb2 h5 47. Nb3 g4 48. Nc5 h4 49. Ra6 Kh6 50. Rb6 Kg5 51. Rb7 Kf4 52. e6 g3 53. hxg3+ hxg3 54. Rf7+ Ke3 55. Kc2 {1-0 Bergez,L-Lebrun,X/Issy Les Moulineaux Syre FRA 1996/}) (7... Bb6 8. Ba3 (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. Kh1 d6 11. f4 Qe7 12. e5 Be6 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. Ba3 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Ba4 Nf6 18. Bc2 Ng4 19. Qe1 Bc4 20. Rf3 Re8 21. Qd2 21... Be2 {0-1 Sieber,W-Karl,H/Samnaun SUI 2004/}) 8... d6 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Kh1 Be6 12. f4 Qxe4 13. Nd2 Qc6 14. Qe2 O-O-O 15. Bxe6+ fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Qd7 17. Rae1 Nf6 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. Nc4 Nd5 20. Nxb6+ Nxb6 21. g4 Rde8 22. Bc1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rf1 Re2 25. f5 Ke7 26. Bg5+ Kf7 27. Bd8 Nd5 28. Rb1 b6 29. c4 Ne3 30. Bxc7 Nxg4 31. Bxd6 Ne3 32. c5 32... Nxf5 { - Rutkauskas,G-Nemes,G/Zakopane IBCA POL 2000/}) 8. Bg5 (8. d5 Ne7 9. Qa4 Bb6 10. Na3 Ng4 11. h3 h5 12. Rb1 a6 13. Rxb6 cxb6 14. Rd1 Rb8 15. Qb4 Qg6 16. Bb3 b5 17. c4 d6 18. cxb5 a5 19. Qxa5 b6 20. Qc3 Nf6 21. Ng5 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Bg5 f6 24. Bc2 Qe2 25. Bc1 Bd7 26. Re1 Nxd5 27. Rxe2 Nxc3 28. Rd2 Rc8 29. Bb2 Nxb5 30. Bg6+ Ke7 31. Nc2 Be8 32. Bd3 g6 33. Ne3 Nd4 34. Nd5+ Ke6 35. Nxb6 Rb8 36. Bc4+ Kf5 37. Nd5 { - Timman,J-Kurajica,B/Wijk aan Zee NED 1977/}) (8. Bd5 Ne7 9. Bg5 Qa6 10. Bxe7 Kxe7 11. Nxe5 d6 12. Bc4 b5 13. Bb3 c6 14. Nxc6+ Kd7 15. Bd5 Bb7 16. Nxa5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Qxa5 18. Qd3 Rac8 19. Rc1 f5 20. Nd2 Rc7 21. Nb3 Qb6 22. Re1 Kc8 23. Nd2 Qb7 24. Reb1 Qxd5 25. Rxb5 Qc6 26. c4 Kd7 27. d5 Qa8 28. Rab1 g6 29. Qe3 Nf7 30. Qe6+ Kd8 31. Rb8+ Rc8 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. Rb7 { 1-0 Saunders,I-McWilliam,R/corr GBR 1907/}) 8... Qd6 (8... Qg6 $5 9. d5 Nb8 10. Bxh6 (10. Na3 $5 10... O-O 11. Be7 d6 12. Bxf8 Kxf8 13. Bd3 Bh3 14. Nh4 Qg5 15. Nc4 Bb6 16. Qf3 $14) 10... Qxh6 11. Nxe5 O-O 12. d6 Nc6 13. Ng4 { Vasyukov/Nikitin} 13... Qxd6 $1 14. Qxd6 cxd6 15. Ne3 b5 16. Bxb5 Rb8 17. a4 Re8 18. Rc1 Rxe4 19. Nd2 19... Re6 $36 {Myers}) 9. d5 $1 (9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Qxd6 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 cxd6 13. Rc1 Rg8+ 14. Kf1 Rb8 15. Na3 a6 16. Rab1 b5 17. Bd5 Bb6 18. Nc2 a5 19. Ne1 Ba6 20. Ng2 b4+ 21. c4 Bd4 22. Rd1 Bc3 23. f4 Rg6 24. Ne3 Kf8 25. Ke2 Bf6 26. Rd3 Rc8 27. a3 Bc3 28. f5 Rg5 29. Rxc3 bxc3 30. Rb6 Bxc4+ 31. Nxc4 Rg2 32. Kd3 Rxf2 33. Kxc3 Ke7 34. Kd4 Rxc4+ 35. Kxc4 Rxh2 36. Kb5 Rd2 37. Kxa5 h5 38. a4 h4 39. Rb3 Kf6 40. Kb6 { 1-0 Chigorin,M-Markov,A/corr RUS 1890/}) 9... Nd8 $5 (9... Ne7 $5 10. Qa4 Bb6 11. Na3 Ng4 (11... c6 12. Rad1 Qb8 13. Bxe7 Kxe7 14. d6+ 14... Kf8 $132 { Steinitz}) 12. h3 Nxf2 13. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Qb6+ 15. Be3 Qb2+ 16. Nc2 a6 17. Bb3 Qxc3 18. Rc1 f5 19. Nce1 Qb2+ 20. Rc2 Qb1 21. Qa3 a5 22. Bg5 Ng8 23. Nd2 Qa1 24. Nef3 b5 25. Rxc7 b4 26. Qxa5 Rxa5 27. Rxc8+ Kf7 28. d6+ Rd5 29. Bxd5+ Kg6 30. exf5+ Kxf5 31. Rf8+ Nf6 32. g4+ Kg6 33. Bf7# { 1-0 Chigorin,M-Markov,A/corr RUS 1890/}) 10. Qa4 (10. Qd3 $5) 10... Bb6 { Lipnitsky: Given that the two players held opposing views on this line of the Evans Gambit, the game is a special kind of creative duel. Black has an extra pawn. It is hard for White to open up lines for an attack on the black king, which is fairly securely placed. It is easy to see that White has no sharp attack in the gambit style. But something else is obvious: White has a lasting initiative on every part of the board. Chigorin demonstrates that this more than compensates for the sacrificed pawn.} 11. Na3 11... c6 $2 (11... Qg6 $1 $132 $142 {Steinitz}) (11... O-O $5 $142 {Myers} 12. Bd3 Qg6 13. Nc4 { Kasparov} 13... f6 14. Nxb6 cxb6 15. Bxh6 Qxh6 16. d6 $14 {Myers}) 12. Be2 { Steinitz: In general, I may remark that my antagonist's attack is of the same description as in most of the games which we have played together, and it is representative of the old school. He believes in advancing the pawns, and sacrificing one or more of them in order to create difficulties on the K-side, or for the purpose of blocking his opponent's pieces; whereas I maintain that the King is a strong piece that can usually take care of itself, and that in his style of attack Chigorin has to employ powerful pieces in order to block inferior ones. In the end, I opine that as usual, my minor pieces will thoroughly develop, while his far advanced pawns, which cannot retrace their steps, will form weak marks for my own ultimate counter-attack.} 12... Bc7 $6 ( 12... Ng4 $5 13. Nc4 Bxf2+ 14. Rxf2 Qc5 15. Bh4 b5 16. Qa3 Qxa3 17. Nxa3 Nxf2 18. Bxf2 f6 19. Rd1 a5 20. Nh4 Nf7 21. Nf5 g6 22. Ng3 22... h5 $132 {Myers}) 13. Nc4 Qf8 (13... Qg6 14. Bxd8 Kxd8 (14... Bxd8 15. Nfxe5 Qf6 16. Qa3 Be7 17. d6 $16 {Kasparov}) 15. Ncxe5 Qf6 16. Nd3 cxd5 17. e5 Qc6 18. Qh4+ $18 {Myers}) 14. d6 $1 {Myers: Steinitz is still not willing to admit that he is in trouble. He wrote, "In a match over the board, I would undertake to play the identical variation up to this point against any living player, at least four times, and if either Chigorin or Gunsberg were to offer me a draw at that stage, I would refuse."} (14. Qd1 $5 14... cxd5 15. exd5 Nf5 16. Nfxe5 Qc5 17. Bg4 d6 18. Ne3 dxe5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 O-O 21. Qg4 $18 {Myers}) 14... Bxd6 $8 15. Nb6 (15. Bxd8 $5 15... Kxd8 $8 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Qxa7 Bc7 18. Rfd1 $1 (18. Rab1 18... Ke7 $5 $132 {Steinitz}) 18... Ke7 (18... Ng4 $2 19. Rab1 Qc5 20. Nxc8 Qxf2+ 21. Qxf2 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 $18) 19. Rd2 d6 20. Na8 Rxa8 (20... Qd8 21. Nxe5 $18) 21. Qxa8 f5 22. exf5 Qxf5 23. Bd3 e4 24. Bxe4 Qa5 25. Qxa5 Bxa5 26. Re2 $18 {Myers}) 15... Rb8 16. Qxa7 Ne6 (16... Ng4 $2 17. Nh4 Ne6 18. Bxg4 Nxg5 19. Nf5 Ne6 20. Rfd1 Bc7 21. Na8 Rxa8 22. Qxa8 Kd8 23. Rxd7+ Kxd7 24. Rd1+ { 1-0 Gunsberg,I-Steinitz,W/New York USA 1891/}) (16... Ng8 $2 17. Bxd8 Kxd8 18. Bc4 Bc7 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Na8 d6 21. Nxc7 Kxc7 22. Rab1 f5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Rb6 $18 {Myers}) 17. Bc1 $1 {Myers: Steinitz could be generous with his praise: "This move, like White's 12th and 14th moves, bears the stamp of genius."} 17... Ng8 {Steinitz: I consider that now, that is, after Black's 17th move, my position is better than it was at the start of the game, and I am ready to lay odds of two to one that my opponent will not win. In other words, I undertake to draw at least.} (17... Qe7 18. Ba3 18... Nf4 $2 (18... c5 $5) 19. Bc4 $1 (19. Rfe1 {Steinitz} 19... Qe6 20. Ng5 $18) 19... Qf6 20. Rfd1 Bc7 21. Na8 $18 {Myers}) 18. Ba3 $1 18... c5 {Myers: Black's position is totally busted, but Steinitz in his commentary, which was published as the game progressed, speaks as if the position is difficult for Black but unclear, with a hard-fought draw as a distinct possibility.} 19. Rad1 $1 (19. Rfd1 $5 19... Nf6 {Steinitz} 20. Ng5 $1 20... Nxg5 21. Nc4 Bc7 22. Bxc5 Qg8 (22... d6 23. Nxd6+ Bxd6 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 $18) 23. Bd6 Nfxe4 24. Bxc7 Nxc3 25. Qxb8 Nxe2+ 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. Bd6+ Ke6 28. Bxe5 $18 {Myers}) 19... Nf6 (19... Bc7 20. Bb5 $1 20... Nf6 21. Nd5 Bd6 22. Nh4 (22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Nh4 $18 {Steinitz}) 22... Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Bc7 24. Nf5 g6 25. Rfd1 gxf5 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. Rxd7 Qh6 28. Bxc5 Nxc5 29. Qxc5 $18 {Chigorin}) 20. Bc4 (20. Ng5 $5) (20. Bb5 Qe7 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 22... Ng5 {Myers: Steinitz here expresses optimism for Black's positon, although White has a concrete winning variation at his disposal.} 23. Nxg5 $3 23... Qxg5 24. f4 $3 24... Qh5 25. Qb6 $1 25... Qh6 26. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 27. Qxc5 b6 28. Qc7 Ra8 29. Qxe5+ Kd8 30. d6 Re8 31. Qd5 $18 {Myers}) 20... Bc7 ( 20... Nxe4 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Qxb7 Rc6 23. Nxe5 $18 {Kasparov}) (20... Qe7 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Nc4 Bc7 23. Bxc5 $18 {Kasparov}) 21. Nd5 (21. Rfe1 $1 $142 21... Nd8 22. Na8 Bd6 23. Qxc5 $1 23... Ne6 (23... Bxc5 24. Nc7+ Ke7 25. Bxc5+ d6 26. Bxd6+ Kd7 27. Nxe5#) 24. Qa7 Bxa3 25. Qxb8 Qc5 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Qxe5 d6 28. Qxc5 Bxc5 29. e5 $1 $18 {Myers}) (21. Nxc8 $1 $142 21... Rxc8 22. Qxb7 Kd8 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Ng5 $18 {Edwards}) 21... Bd6 22. Nh4 Nxd5 (22... b5 23. Nf5 Rb7 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qa6 Bb8 26. Bxb5 $18 {Myers}) 23. Nf5 g6 24. Nxd6+ $1 24... Qxd6 25. Bxd5 (25. exd5 $1 25... Nf4 (25... Ng5 26. Bxc5 Ra8 27. Bxd6 Rxa7 28. Bxe5 O-O 29. Bd4 $18 {Myers}) 26. Bxc5 Qc7 27. Rfe1 d6 28. Bb5+ Ke7 29. Rxe5+ $18 {Edwards}) 25... Qc7 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Bxc5 Ra8 28. Qxa8 Qxc5 29. Qa4 (29. Qb8 $1 29... Rf8 30. Qd6 b6 31. a4 Rf4 32. Rd5 $1 $18 {Myers}) 29... Kd8 30. Rd2 30... Kc7 {Myers: This move does not lessen Steinitz's difficulties, but he does not comment. For Black, the picture is increasingly hopeless.} 31. Rb1 $1 31... Rd8 (31... d6 32. Rb4 $1 {Kasparov} 32... Kb8 33. c4 h5 34. Rb5 Qc6 35. Qb4 Rd8 36. Rxe5 $18 {Myers}) 32. Rb5 $1 32... Qc6 33. Qb4 d6 34. a4 $1 34... Qe8 (34... Bd7 35. Rxd6 $1 {Kasparov} 35... Qxd6 36. Rxb7+ Kc8 37. Qxd6 $18) 35. Rb6 Qf8 36. Qa5 $1 36... d5 (36... Kb8 37. Rdb2 $1 37... Rd7 38. Ra6 b6 39. Ra8+ Kb7 40. Qxb6+ Kxa8 41. Qb8# {Myers}) 37. exd5 Kb8 38. d6 { Steinitz resigned in April of 1891, with a full range of excuses offered up to his readers of the "International Chess Magazine". "The telegraph battle," wrote Kasparov, "provoked an unprecedented surge in the popularity of chess in many countries." And Lasker recalled many years later: "The games of the telegraph match made a startling impression on me. To crush Steinitz in such a way--this seemedincredible!"} 1-0

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