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Chess History And Reminiscences

4 P to Q3               P to Q3
5 P to B3               P to QR3
6 B to R4               B to Q2
7 Kt to Q2              P to KKt3
8 Kt to B square

Steinitz favours this continuation, which however is considered
to lose time for White's attack.

8                       B to Kt2
9 B to B2               Kt to K2
10 B to K3

10 B to KKt5 at once seems to be much better.

10                      Kt to Kt5
11 B to KKt5            P to KB3
12 B to R4              B to K3
13 P to KR3             Kt to R3
14 Q to Q2              Kt to B2
15 Kt to K3             Q to Q2
16 P to Q4              P to B3
17 P to Q5

17 P to QB4 is preferable at this point.

17                      P takes P
18 P takes P            B to B4
19 B takes B

Turning the chances in favour of Black. If 19 Kt takes B,
leaving Bishops of different colours, there is all appearance of a
draw.

19                      Kt takes B
20 P to KKt4            Kt takes B
21 Kt takes Kt          Kt to Kt4
22 Q to K2              Castles KR
(one hour)
23 Castles QR           P to QKt4
24 Kt (on R4) to Kt2    Q to QB2
25 P to KR4             Kt to B2
26 P to R5              P to Kt4
27 Kt to B5

Threatening trouble by P to R6, followed by Kt to Kt7, &c.

27                      P to R3
28 Q to K4 (!)          Kt to Q square
29 Kt (on Kt2) to K3    Kt to Kt2
30 Kt takes B           Q takes Kt
31 Q to Kt6

The position here bristles with interest. Examination will
show that Black is in more serious danger than lies on the surface.

31                      P to KB4
32 Kt takes P           R takes Kt

Judiciously giving up the exchange and Pawn to escape the
fatal attack threatened on Rook's file.

33 P takes R            R to B square
34 R to R2              R to B3
35 Q to K8 ch           K to R2
36 P to KB4             Kts P takes P
37 R (on R2!) to R square

The other R to R square, doubling, seems much stronger. If
then R x P, 38 Q to Kt6 ch! From this point White plays a
weak game.

37                      R takes P
38 Q to Kt6 ch          Q takes Q
39 P takes Q ch         K takes P
40 P to QKt4            P to K5
41 R (Q sq) to Kt sq ch R interposes
42 K to Q2              Kt to Q square
43 R takes R ch         P takes R
44 R to R8

After this it is only a matter of time. The Pawns cannot be
stopped.

44                      Kt to B2
45 R to Kt8 ch          K to R2
46 R to K8              P to K6 ch
47 K to K2              K to Kt3
48 R to K6 ch           K to B4
49 R to K7              Kt to K4
50 R to K8              P to Kt5
51 R to B8 ch

Driving him where he wants to go!

51                      K to K5
52 R to B6              P to B6 ch
53 K to Q sq            P to Kt6
54 R to B8              P to Kt7
55 R to Kt8             P to B7