Challenge 728 / 1747

Only one move survives Steinitz

World Championship 1st 1886. At move 50 there is exactly one move for White, and both engines agree on it, nothing else comes close. Find it, then beat Wilhelm Steinitz from there. This was a World Championship game.

Zukertort, Johannes Hermann – Steinitz, William

World Championship 1st 1886 · 1-0

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Wilhelm Steinitz

“The Father of Modern Chess”

Classical Peak 2600

Opponent: Wilhelm Steinitz
Difficulty: FIDE Master
Goal: Beat the personality.
Reward: Johannes Zukertort challenge · World Championship 1st 1886. At move 50 there is exactly one move for White, and both engines agree on it, nothing else comes close. Find it, then beat Wilhelm Steinitz from there. This was a World Championship game.

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