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The mate that was announced
Wilhelm Steinitz vs Curt von Bardeleben · Hastings 1895 · White to play and win
White to play. Mate in 14.
Find the move Wilhelm Steinitz found. The other side answers by itself.
Wilhelm Steinitz vs Curt von Bardeleben
Hastings, 1895
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Wilhelm Steinitz against Curt von Bardeleben, Hastings, 1895. The board above holds the position as it stood: White to move, and mate in 14. Find the move that was played and the other side answers by itself, exactly as it answered then.
The story behind it, which gives the finish away
Rather than resign, Bardeleben left the hall and let his clock run out. Steinitz then showed the room the forced mate, fourteen moves long, that his rook on e7 had started.
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