Chess Tactic of the Day Answers #21-25

Tactic #21:



This game was played at the First American Chess Congress in New York in 1857. Paul Morphy ended up winning this Congress.

Tactic #22:



This was the third game in the 1886 World Championship Match between Steinitz and Zukertort. This was the second loss for Steinitz in a row. He would lose two more after this! To top it off, his losses looked fairly pathetic. This is a nice tactic by Zukertort, but it is not something you would necessarily expect a World Champion Candidate to miss. Stranger things have happened though! If you feel I am being to hard on Steinitz, dont feel too bad. He won the match, despite his poor showing in the early stages.

Tactic #23:



And here is the Second round game from the 1886 World Championship Match.

Tactic #24:

1. Rc8 Rxc8 2. Qxc8 Qe7# or 1. Rc8 Bxc8 2. Qxd8# or 1. Rc8 Rxc8 2. Rxc8 Kd7 3. Rxd8+ Rxd8 4. Qxd8+ and Black is way behind in material.

Tactic #25:

1. Qxg4+ Kxg4 2. Be2#