Wilhelm Steinitz vs Curt von Bardeleben, 1895

The rook that would not stop

Hastings 1895 · Italian Game, Giuoco Piano · 1-0

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Game moves (PGN)

[Event "Hastings 1895"]
[Site "Hastings, England"]
[Date "1895.08.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Black "Curt von Bardeleben"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 d5
8. exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxd5 Bxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7
14. Re1 f6 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Rac1 c6 17. d5 cxd5 18. Nd4 Kf7 19. Ne6 Rhc8 20. Qg4
g6 21. Ng5+ Ke8 22. Rxe7+ Kf8 23. Rf7+ Kg8 24. Rg7+ Kh8 25. Rxh7+ 1-0