Nov
15

Bird – Steinitz (1866)








Black to move Position after move 66 0 half-moves after last pawn advance or capture
This position occurred in the game Bird -Steinitz (1866) and Steinitz played the winning move 66…b5+.
Bird reacted with 67.Kc3 and now we get an even more interesting position.

Should you also have played 66…b5+ or would you have tried something like 66…a3?
Are you able to win this won game? What are Black’s next moves?

Be careful. Some moves will result in a draw.









Black to move Position after move 67 1 half-move after last pawn advance or capture
Black to move and wins.

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3 Responses to “Bird – Steinitz (1866)”

  1. Mark Spring
    November 20th, 2009 at 10:38 am

    Why didn’t Bird react with 67.Kb5x and take the black pawn?

  2. Chess Teacher
    November 20th, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    @Mark
    Because after 66…b5+ 67.Kxb5 it is clear that the other pawn can not be stopped; 67…a3 68.Ka4 a2 69.Kb3 a1=Q
    Bird tries to prevent the promotion of the pawn.

  3. kam
    December 21st, 2009 at 5:02 am

    black-Ke4-d5, gameover, right?

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