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The rook that cannot be taken

Forcing sequences

Diagram 9 · White to move

The black king has run back to e8. Black threatens to trade rooks on c1, and White's g5-knight hangs the moment the checks stop. Slow moves lose. Steinitz found the shot that ends the game.
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, Hastings 1895
sealed

Diagram 9

Coach