Diagram 9 · White to move
The black king has run back to e8. Black threatens to trade rooks on c1, and White's g5-knight hangs the moment the checks stop. Slow moves lose. Steinitz found the shot that ends the game.
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, Hastings 1895
Black+1
sealed
White
Diagram 9
Diagram 9 · White to move
The black king has run back to e8. Black threatens to trade rooks on c1, and White's g5-knight hangs the moment the checks stop. Slow moves lose. Steinitz found the shot that ends the game.
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, Hastings 1895
Coach