Challenge 1354 / 1747

Blackburne–Zukertort: one move, and it was gone

London m 1887. Joseph Blackburne was completely winning here. He played Rc7, and he was only clearly winning. Take White from move 53 and find what he missed. Johannes Zukertort still has to be beaten.

Blackburne, Joseph Henry – Zukertort, Johannes Hermann
London m 1887 · 1-0
You play White
Portrait of Johannes Zukertort

Johannes Zukertort

“The Breslau Maestro”
Classical Peak 2580
  • Opponent: Johannes Zukertort
  • Difficulty: FIDE Master
  • Goal: Beat the personality.
  • Reward: Joseph Blackburne challenge · London m 1887. Joseph Blackburne was completely winning here. He played Rc7, and he was only clearly winning. Take White from move 53 and find what he missed. Johannes Zukertort still has to be beaten.
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  • The Executioner 0/5
  • Second Chances 0/5
  • Technique 0/5
  • Only Move 0/5
  • The Karpov File 0/3
  • The Tal File 0/3
  • The Fischer File 0/3
  • Across the Board from Kortschnoj 0/3