Wilhelm Steinitz vs. David Sands

Wilhelm Steinitz vs. David Sands, New York, 1887.

White to move and wins in 2.

Roll over to see the solution: 1.Qg6+ hxg6 2.fxg6#

FEN: r4br1/3b1kpp/1q1P4/1pp1RP1N/p7/6Q1/PPB3PP/2KR4 w - - 0 1

About the players

Wilhelm SteinitzWilhelm Steinitz (1834-1900) was an Austrian and later American chess Master. He was the first World Chess Champion between 1886 and 1894, when he lost the title to Emanuel Lasker.

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