#29 · The Battle of Hastings

Hastings · 1895 · vs Curt von Bardeleben
You are Wilhelm Steinitz.
1836–1900 · The First World Champion · Meet the Legend

Hastings, 1895. You are Wilhelm Steinitz, the first World Champion, fifty-nine years old and written off by the field. Every one of your pieces is about to hang at once — and none of them can be taken. Your opponent will not resign this game; he will stand up, walk out of the room, and never come back.

Find the moves they actually played · 🟩 exact · 🟨 engine says just as good · five lives

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