Thursday Chess Tactic: White Wins (Steinitz vs Strauss 1-0)
Author: Chess King Admin
Get set for your Thursday chess tactics lesson. This chess position is from the game Steinitz vs Strauss, Vienna, 1860. White to play and win. What is the magic move and what are the variations thereafter?
Steinitz vs Strauss
Result: 1-0
Site: Vienna
Date: 1860
[…] 1.♖xe6+ fxe6
1…♔xe6 2.♕e4+ ♔d7 3.♕xb7+ ♔e8 (3…♔d8 4.♖xd6+ ♔e8 5.♕d7#) (3…♔e6 4.♖e1+) 4.♕c6+ ♔d8 5.♖xd6+ ♔e7 6.♕d7#
2.♗h6+ ♖g7 (2…♔f6 3.♗xg5+) 3.♗xg5+ ♔f7 4.♕h5+
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