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-- request:
- body: null
- headers:
- Accept:
- - application/x-chess-pgn
- method: GET
- uri: http://localhost:9663/api/games/export/imports
- response:
- body:
- string: "[Event \"London\"]
[Site \"London\"]
[Date \"1862.??.??\"]
[Round
- \"?\"]
[White \"Wilhelm Steinitz\"]
[Black \"Augustus Mongredien\"]
[Result
- \"1-0\"]
[ECO \"B01\"]
[PlyCount \"57\"]
[EventDate \"1862.??.??\"]
1.
- e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 $5 {[pgndiagram] It is interesting to see
this
- line of Scandinavian in a game from 1862.} 4. d4 e6 {I am not an expert
on
- this variation, but I believe that Black should consider playing some other
moves
- and wait for an opportunity to pin the knight on f3. Here his light
squared
- bishop will remain a problem piece} (4... Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 {Comes to
mind.
- Although to be honest, I only have a vague idea about this variation
from
- the videos by IM John Bartholomew on youtube}) 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 (6...
c5
- {Transposes to the position from the French defense where Black is a tempo
down}
- 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4) 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 {[pgndiagram] I am not certain
about
- this move. It does develop a piece, but the bishop on e3 is not optimal.}
(8.
- Ne4 {Waiting with the bishop, seems to me to be more in the spirit of the
position.}
- Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nd7 10. c3 Nf6 11. Bc2 {[pgndiagram] And White retains
the
- advantage}) 8... b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 {Steinitz goes all in, but Black
could
- have defended} Nbd7 (10... Nc6 {Attacking d4 and threatening Nb4, was
interesting}
- 11. Be2 (11. a3 Nxd4 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Bxd4 Kg8 {[pgndiagram]
And Black
- is better}) 11... Nb4 12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 c5 {And Black has
equalized.
- White has no attack}) 11. Qe2 Nd5 (11... c5 {Was probably better
than the
- game continuation}) 12. Nxd5 exd5 (12... Bxd5 13. f5 {Gives White a
nice
- attack}) 13. Rf3 {Now White's pieces enjoy excellent prospects} f5 {Not a
move
- made willingly} (13... Nf6 14. Rh3 {White threatens a sacrifice on h7} Qd6
(14...
- c5 15. Bxh7+ Nxh7 16. Qh5 {Is winning}) 15. c3 c5 16. f5 Rae8 17. Rg3 {
[pgndiagram]
- And White has a strong attack}) 14. Rh3 (14. Rg3 {Computer
indicates that
- this is the stronger continuation of attack.} g6 (14... c5 15.
Qh5) 15.
- Nxg6 {This is the point. White prevents g6 and includes his queen in
the
- attack as well}) 14... g6 {Black has to prevent the move Qh5} (14... Nxe5
15.
- fxe5 c5 16. Qh5 h6 17. Rg3) (14... c5 15. Qh5 h6 16. Rg3) 15. g4 $1 {Going
for
- it. The computer doesn't like this move, but for a human this is very
attractive}
- fxg4 $4 {[pgndiagram] And immediately there comes a big mistake,
which
- loses} (15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 (16. fxe5 f4) 16... d4 17. gxf5 (17. Bd2 Qd7)
17...
- dxe3 18. fxg6 {[pgndiagram] And here it is possible for Black to survive
with
- a series of only moves} Rxf4 $1 (18... Qd5 19. Bc4) 19. Rxh7 Qd5 20. Rh8+
Kg7
- (20... Kxh8 21. Qh5+) 21. Rh7+ Kg8 {And in the end, everything ends with a
perpetual
- check}) 16. Rxh7 $1 {[pgndiagram] A brilliant conception and another
rook
- sacrifice on h7} Nxe5 (16... Kxh7 17. Qxg4 {And Black can't defend} Nxe5
18.
- fxe5 Qe8 19. Qh5+ Kg7 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Bxg6 {And wins}) 17. fxe5 Kxh7 (
17...
- Bg5 {Is another way of losing, in technical instead of the tactical way}
18.
- Bxg6 Rf3 19. Bf2) 18. Qxg4 {[pgndiagram] We have transposed to the
previously
- examined variation} Rg8 {Losing even faster than 18... Qe8} 19. Qh5+
Kg7
- 20. Qh6+ Kf7 21. Qh7+ Ke6 22. Qh3+ Kf7 23. Rf1+ Ke8 24. Qe6 Rg7 25. Bg5 Qd7
26.
- Bxg6+ Rxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kd8 28. Rf8+ Qe8 29. Qxe8# {[pgndiagram] A very nice
tactical
- bloodbath, although it is apparent that Steinitz's play was less
strategicaly
- founded (after all it was year 1862). Compared to the previous
two games,
- he went all in in this one, but the tactical finish was allowed
only by
- his opponent's mistakes; they didn't result from his strategical
superiority.}
- 1-0
[Event \"Steinitz - Chigorin World Championship \"]
[Site
- \"Havana CUB\"]
[Date \"1892.01.07\"]
[Round \"4\"]
[White \"Wilhelm
- Steinitz\"]
[Black \"Mikhail Chigorin\"]
[Result \"1-0\"]
[ECO \"C65\"]
[PlyCount
- \"57\"]
[EventDate \"1892.??.??\"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
- 4. d3 {[pgndiagram] The way of avoiding Berlin
even in the 19th century.}
- d6 5. c3 g6 {The fianchetto against d3 and c3 is
encountered even today
- on an occasion.} 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. Nf1 {But I am not a big
fan of this move.
- White violates one of the basic principles of not moving the
same piece
- twice in the opening. Although the position is somewhat slow and
closed
- enough, I think that he loses some of his flexibility; the knight might
take
- the alternative Nc3-Ne3 route in the future if neccessary.} (7. O-O {
Seems
- more natural}) 7... O-O 8. Ba4 $6 {But this loses another tempo} (8. Ng3
{Was
- more consistent} a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2 Re8 {And typical Ruy Lopez struggle
lays
- ahead}) 8... Nd7 $6 {[pgndiagram] Chigorin also moves his knight via c5
to
- e6, but this removes the knight from the kingside and loses time.} (8... d5
{Was
- possible, exploiting White's delay in the opening.} 9. Bxc6 {The point is
that
- White can't really capture the pawn on e5} bxc6 10. Nxe5 Re8 {And White
is
- too underdeveloped. Black has fantastic compensation and is probably even
close
- to winning.}) 9. Ne3 $6 (9. Ng3 {Was probably better, in order to
discourage
- the f5 idea. The point is that on g3 knight doesn't block the
bishop; the
- g5 square is defended} f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Bb3+ Kh8 12. Ng5 {
[pgndiagram]
- And Black is in trouble}) 9... Nc5 $6 {Chasing the bishop where
it wants
- to go} (9... f5 {Was now interesting}) 10. Bc2 Ne6 11. h4 $1 {
[pgndiagram]
- Great understanding of the game by Steinitz. He recognizes that
Black is
- not in control in the centre, so he begins a wing attack} Ne7 $2 {And
immediately
- there comes a mistake. Chigorin plays according to the principles
of the
- old school: attack on a flank should be countered by the centar blow.
However,
- White's centre is very stable here} (11... h5 {Was the way to go,
although
- they simply didn't move pawns in front of their king in those times.})
12.
- h5 d5 13. hxg6 fxg6 (13... hxg6 {Leads by force to a dominating endgame
for
- White} 14. Ng4 (14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 {Is not that convincing any
more})
- 14... dxe4 15. dxe4 Qxd1+ 16. Bxd1 Nc6 17. Nh6+ Bxh6 18. Bxh6 Re8 19.
Bc2
- {[pgndiagram] And White is playing for two results only}) 14. exd5 Nxd5 15.
Nxd5
- Qxd5 16. Bb3 {[pgndiagram] The b3-g8 diagonal is weak and Steinitz
immediately
- takes advantage of that} Qc6 17. Qe2 Bd7 18. Be3 Kh8 19. O-O-O Rae8
20.
- Qf1 $5 {Removing the queen from the bishop battery and preparing the d4
advance.
- This move is fantastic even if it objectively isn't the best} a5 $2 {
The
- final mistake.} (20... h5 {Black should have taken measures on the
kingside.
- This move counters White's prepared combination and allows Black to
successfuly
- defend}) 21. d4 $1 {Now Steinitz carries out another remarkable
combination}
- exd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 {[pgndiagram] The spectacular finish is near.
It is
- a great exercise to stop here and try to find the winning combination on
your
- own} 23. Rxd4 $1 Nxd4 24. Rxh7+ $3 {[pgndiagram] Black gets mated} Kxh7
25.
- Qh1+ Kg7 26. Bh6+ Kf6 27. Qh4+ Ke5 28. Qxd4+ {And here Chigorin resigned,
one
- move before checkmate} Kf5 29. g4# {[pgndiagram] A celebrated game that
demonstrated
- that in strategical positions Chigorin couldn't compete with
Steinitz on
- equal terms.} 1-0
[Event \"Hastings\"]
[Site \"Hastings ENG\"]
[Date
- \"1895.08.17\"]
[Round \"10\"]
[White \"Wilhelm Steinitz\"]
[Black
- \"Curt von Bardeleben\"]
[Result \"1-0\"]
[ECO \"C54\"]
[PlyCount
- \"69\"]
[EventDate \"1895.08.05\"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
- 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 {
[pgndiagram] Sharp gambits such
- as this one were quite popular in the 19th
century.} d5 {Not a critical
- reply} (7... Nxe4 {\"The best way of refuting a
gambit is to accept it\"}
- 8. O-O Bxc3 {And now White has a choice} (8... Nxc3 9.
bxc3 Bxc3 10. Qb3
- {Is very dangerous for Black}) 9. bxc3 {[pgndiagram] And the
tabiya of
- the variation is reached} (9. d5 $5 {Is probably playable,
especially if
- Black doesn't know what he is doing}) 9... d5 (9... Nxc3 10. Qe1+
) 10.
- Bd3) 8. exd5 {Now White has the initiative} Nxd5 9. O-O Be6 (9... Bxc3 {
Here
- Black can't go for the pawn} 10. bxc3 Nxc3 {loses to} 11. Qe1+) (9... Nxc3
{Again
- loses to} 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Qb3) 10. Bg5 Be7 (10... Qd7 {Was arguably
better}
- 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qb3 Bxf3 {[pgndiagram]} (12... Bxc4 13. Qxc4 O-O 14.
d5)
- 13. Qxf3 O-O {And Black will have to suffer, but his position is
definitely
- defensible}) 11. Bxd5 $1 {[pgndiagram] A very counterintuitive
exchange.
- You can feel the understanding Steinitz had for the game from moves
like
- these. His games are full of deep strategic ideas.} Bxd5 {The right
recapture}
- (11... Bxg5 {Is horrible for Black} 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. d5 {And Black
is
- close to being lose} exd5 14. Re1+ Kf7 15. Nxd5 {[pgndiagram] With such a
king
- and undeveloped rooks, Black is doomed}) 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 $1 {Once again the
right
- choice} (12... Bxg5 {Is bad due to} 13. Re1+ {The most clear cut} (13.
Nxg5
- {But not} Qxd5) (13. Nxc7+ {Wins a pawn} Qxc7 14. Nxg5) 13... Be7 14. Qb3
{[pgndiagram]
- And White has a winning position. Here it pays not to go for an
endgame,
- but to continue building up some pressure}) 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Re1 {
[pgndiagram]
- If only Black could castle, he would have no problems whatsoever.
As it
- is, White has the initiative} f6 (14... Qd7 {Would allow the extra tempo
on
- the knight} 15. Ne5 Qd8 16. Qf3 {And White is winning}) (14... Qd6 {Would
likely
- transpose, although the queen on d6 is subjecto to knight attack from
e4
- or c4} 15. Qe2 f6) 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Rac1 $2 {[pgndiagram] So far the game
has
- been of a rather high quality. This move releases the tension} (16. d5 Kf7
17.
- Rad1 {With the idea of d6 push would maintain White's initiative}) 16... c6
$2
- {And immediately Bardeleben returns the favour} (16... Kf7 {Was correct.
Black
- shouldn't have feared the potential sacrifice of the knight} 17. Ne5+
fxe5
- 18. dxe5 Qe6 19. Qf3+ Kg8 20. Rxc7 {[pgndiagram] Although this is highly
unpleasant,
- he should be able to unravel his forces and fight for the draw})
17. d5
- $1 {[pgndiagram] A thematic clearance move.Now White is winning. The
way
- Steinitz concludes the game is highly spectacular} cxd5 18. Nd4 {The
knight
- is coming to e6 with great effect} Kf7 19. Ne6 Rhc8 (19... Nc6 {Was no
better,
- due to the weakness of d5 pawn} 20. Nc5 Qd6 (20... Qc7 21. Qh5+ {Wins
immediately})
- 21. Nxb7 Qd7 22. Nc5 {And White retains the dominating position})
20. Qg4
- {Now the g7 also is weak} g6 21. Ng5+ $1 {[pgndiagram] A highly
attractive
- finish and one of the most remarkable combinations in the history
of chess.}
- Ke8 22. Rxe7+ $3 {A fantastic blow. At first sight it seems that
White
- will overextend himself, because his back rank is weak. But Steinitz has
calculted
- everything precisely} Kf8 $1 {[pgndiagram] The best chance} (22...
Kxe7
- 23. Qb4+ {Wins} Ke8 24. Re1+ {[pgndiagram]} Kd8 25. Ne6+ {And Black has
to
- give up his queen due to mate on f8. And luckily for him, White has Re1 to
prevent
- back rank mate after he takes on e6} Qxe6 26. Rxe6 Rc1+ 27. Re1) 23.
Rf7+
- $1 {The combination continues} Kg8 24. Rg7+ {Naturally, now Black can't
take
- the rook on g7 due to capture on d7 with check} Kh8 25. Rxh7+ {
[pgndiagram]
- Here Bardeleben left the game. Steinitz willingly demonstrated
the spectators
- what awaited his opponent had he continued the game} Kg8 26.
Rg7+ Kh8 (26...
- Kf8 27. Nh7+) 27. Qh4+ Kxg7 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qg7+
Ke8 31.
- Qg8+ Ke7 32. Qf7+ Kd8 33. Qf8+ Qe8 34. Nf7+ Kd7 35. Qd6# {[pgndiagram]
And
- at the end of the story, everything concludes with an epaulette mate.
Fantastic}
- 1-0
[Event \"Steinitz - Chigorin World Championship \"]
[Site \"Havana
- CUB\"]
[Date \"1892.01.07\"]
[Round \"4\"]
[White \"Wilhelm Steinitz\"]
[Black
- \"Mikhail Chigorin\"]
[Result \"1-0\"]
[ECO \"C65\"]
[PlyCount \"57\"]
[EventDate
- \"1892.??.??\"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 {[pgndiagram]
- The way of avoiding Berlin
even in the 19th century.} d6 5. c3 g6 {The
- fianchetto against d3 and c3 is
encountered even today on an occasion.}
- 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. Nf1 {But I am not a big
fan of this move. White violates
- one of the basic principles of not moving the
same piece twice in the opening.
- \ Although the position is somewhat slow and
closed enough, I think that
- he loses some of his flexibility; the knight might
take the alternative
- Nc3-Ne3 route in the future if neccessary.} (7. O-O {
Seems more natural})
- 7... O-O 8. Ba4 $6 {But this loses another tempo} (8. Ng3
{Was more consistent}
- a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2 Re8 {And typical Ruy Lopez struggle
lays ahead}) 8...
- Nd7 $6 {[pgndiagram] Chigorin also moves his knight via c5
to e6, but this
- removes the knight from the kingside and loses time.} (8... d5
{Was possible,
- exploiting White's delay in the opening.} 9. Bxc6 {The point is
that White
- can't really capture the pawn on e5} bxc6 10. Nxe5 Re8 {And White
is too
- underdeveloped. Black has fantastic compensation and is probably even
close
- to winning.}) 9. Ne3 $6 (9. Ng3 {Was probably better, in order to
discourage
- the f5 idea. The point is that on g3 knight doesn't block the
bishop; the
- g5 square is defended} f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Bb3+ Kh8 12. Ng5 {
[pgndiagram]
- And Black is in trouble}) 9... Nc5 $6 {Chasing the bishop where
it wants
- to go} (9... f5 {Was now interesting}) 10. Bc2 Ne6 11. h4 $1 {
[pgndiagram]
- Great understanding of the game by Steinitz. He recognizes that
Black is
- not in control in the centre, so he begins a wing attack} Ne7 $2 {And
immediately
- there comes a mistake. Chigorin plays according to the principles
of the
- old school: attack on a flank should be countered by the centar blow.
However,
- White's centre is very stable here} (11... h5 {Was the way to go,
although
- they simply didn't move pawns in front of their king in those times.})
12.
- h5 d5 13. hxg6 fxg6 (13... hxg6 {Leads by force to a dominating endgame
for
- White} 14. Ng4 (14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 {Is not that convincing any
more})
- 14... dxe4 15. dxe4 Qxd1+ 16. Bxd1 Nc6 17. Nh6+ Bxh6 18. Bxh6 Re8 19.
Bc2
- {[pgndiagram] And White is playing for two results only}) 14. exd5 Nxd5 15.
Nxd5
- Qxd5 16. Bb3 {[pgndiagram] The b3-g8 diagonal is weak and Steinitz
immediately
- takes advantage of that} Qc6 17. Qe2 Bd7 18. Be3 Kh8 19. O-O-O Rae8
20.
- Qf1 $5 {Removing the queen from the bishop battery and preparing the d4
advance.
- This move is fantastic even if it objectively isn't the best} a5 $2 {
The
- final mistake.} (20... h5 {Black should have taken measures on the
kingside.
- This move counters White's prepared combination and allows Black to
successfuly
- defend}) 21. d4 $1 {Now Steinitz carries out another remarkable
combination}
- exd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 {[pgndiagram] The spectacular finish is near.
It is
- a great exercise to stop here and try to find the winning combination on
your
- own} 23. Rxd4 $1 Nxd4 24. Rxh7+ $3 {[pgndiagram] Black gets mated} Kxh7
25.
- Qh1+ Kg7 26. Bh6+ Kf6 27. Qh4+ Ke5 28. Qxd4+ {And here Chigorin resigned,
one
- move before checkmate} Kf5 29. g4# {[pgndiagram] A celebrated game that
demonstrated
- that in strategical positions Chigorin couldn't compete with
Steinitz on
- equal terms.} 1-0
[Event \"London\"]
[Site \"London\"]
[Date
- \"1862.??.??\"]
[Round \"?\"]
[White \"Wilhelm Steinitz\"]
[Black
- \"Augustus Mongredien\"]
[Result \"1-0\"]
[ECO \"B01\"]
[PlyCount
- \"57\"]
[EventDate \"1862.??.??\"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3
- Qd8 $5 {[pgndiagram] It is interesting to see
this line of Scandinavian
- in a game from 1862.} 4. d4 e6 {I am not an expert
on this variation, but
- I believe that Black should consider playing some other
moves and wait
- for an opportunity to pin the knight on f3. Here his light
squared bishop
- will remain a problem piece} (4... Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 {Comes to
mind. Although
- to be honest, I only have a vague idea about this variation
from the videos
- by IM John Bartholomew on youtube}) 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 (6...
c5 {Transposes
- to the position from the French defense where Black is a tempo
down} 7.
- O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4) 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 {[pgndiagram] I am not certain
about
- this move. It does develop a piece, but the bishop on e3 is not optimal.}
(8.
- Ne4 {Waiting with the bishop, seems to me to be more in the spirit of the
position.}
- Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nd7 10. c3 Nf6 11. Bc2 {[pgndiagram] And White retains
the
- advantage}) 8... b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 {Steinitz goes all in, but Black
could
- have defended} Nbd7 (10... Nc6 {Attacking d4 and threatening Nb4, was
interesting}
- 11. Be2 (11. a3 Nxd4 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Bxd4 Kg8 {[pgndiagram]
And Black
- is better}) 11... Nb4 12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 c5 {And Black has
equalized.
- White has no attack}) 11. Qe2 Nd5 (11... c5 {Was probably better
than the
- game continuation}) 12. Nxd5 exd5 (12... Bxd5 13. f5 {Gives White a
nice
- attack}) 13. Rf3 {Now White's pieces enjoy excellent prospects} f5 {Not a
move
- made willingly} (13... Nf6 14. Rh3 {White threatens a sacrifice on h7} Qd6
(14...
- c5 15. Bxh7+ Nxh7 16. Qh5 {Is winning}) 15. c3 c5 16. f5 Rae8 17. Rg3 {
[pgndiagram]
- And White has a strong attack}) 14. Rh3 (14. Rg3 {Computer
indicates that
- this is the stronger continuation of attack.} g6 (14... c5 15.
Qh5) 15.
- Nxg6 {This is the point. White prevents g6 and includes his queen in
the
- attack as well}) 14... g6 {Black has to prevent the move Qh5} (14... Nxe5
15.
- fxe5 c5 16. Qh5 h6 17. Rg3) (14... c5 15. Qh5 h6 16. Rg3) 15. g4 $1 {Going
for
- it. The computer doesn't like this move, but for a human this is very
attractive}
- fxg4 $4 {[pgndiagram] And immediately there comes a big mistake,
which
- loses} (15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 (16. fxe5 f4) 16... d4 17. gxf5 (17. Bd2 Qd7)
17...
- dxe3 18. fxg6 {[pgndiagram] And here it is possible for Black to survive
with
- a series of only moves} Rxf4 $1 (18... Qd5 19. Bc4) 19. Rxh7 Qd5 20. Rh8+
Kg7
- (20... Kxh8 21. Qh5+) 21. Rh7+ Kg8 {And in the end, everything ends with a
perpetual
- check}) 16. Rxh7 $1 {[pgndiagram] A brilliant conception and another
rook
- sacrifice on h7} Nxe5 (16... Kxh7 17. Qxg4 {And Black can't defend} Nxe5
18.
- fxe5 Qe8 19. Qh5+ Kg7 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Bxg6 {And wins}) 17. fxe5 Kxh7 (
17...
- Bg5 {Is another way of losing, in technical instead of the tactical way}
18.
- Bxg6 Rf3 19. Bf2) 18. Qxg4 {[pgndiagram] We have transposed to the
previously
- examined variation} Rg8 {Losing even faster than 18... Qe8} 19. Qh5+
Kg7
- 20. Qh6+ Kf7 21. Qh7+ Ke6 22. Qh3+ Kf7 23. Rf1+ Ke8 24. Qe6 Rg7 25. Bg5 Qd7
26.
- Bxg6+ Rxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kd8 28. Rf8+ Qe8 29. Qxe8# {[pgndiagram] A very nice
tactical
- bloodbath, although it is apparent that Steinitz's play was less
strategicaly
- founded (after all it was year 1862). Compared to the previous
two games,
- he went all in in this one, but the tactical finish was allowed
only by
- his opponent's mistakes; they didn't result from his strategical
superiority.}
- 1-0
[Event \"London (England)\"]
[Site \"London (England)\"]
[Date
- \"1863.??.??\"]
[Round \"?\"]
[White \"Wilhelm Steinitz\"]
[Black
- \"Augustus Mongredien\"]
[Result \"1-0\"]
[ECO \"B06\"]
[PlyCount
- \"43\"]
[EventDate \"1863.??.??\"]
1. e4 g6 {I have chosen this
- game only because it featured the modern defence}
2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 {This
- move is death for every Modern player} b6 $5 {And with
this we have entered
- the uncharted waters.} 4. Be3 $5 {I think that
combination of Be3 and c3
- is not good. The d4 square is safe enough. On e3
bishop might become a
- subject of the Ng4 in the future} Bb7 5. Nd2 d6 6. Ngf3
e5 {[pgndiagram]
- Generally speaking, the combination of the queenside
fianchetto together
- with the e5 advance should be condemned.} (6... Nd7 7. Bd3
Ngf6 {Might
- be wiser. Developing first and only then advancing}) 7. dxe5 dxe5
8. Bc4
- {Now Black can't play Nf6 and has some tactical problems as well} Ne7 $2
{The
- losing move} (8... Nd7 {Was the best, trying to develop} 9. Ng5 Nh6 10.
O-O
- Qe7 11. b4 {And Black is on the back foot, but nothing is over}) 9. Qe2 $2
(9.
- Bxf7+ {Was winning immediately} Kxf7 10. Qb3+ Kf8 11. Ng5 Qe8 12. Ne6+ {
[pgndiagram]
- And White is winning}) 9... O-O $6 {another mistake. Castling
without the
- knight on f6 and with the rook on h1 is very dangerous} (9... Nc8 {
Is
- computer's idea, trying to place the knight on d6} 10. O-O-O Nd6 11. h4 {
And
- White is better, but not as much as in the game}) 10. h4 {[pgndiagram] A
familiar
- advance of Harry the h-pawn} Nd7 (10... h5 {Was no good here} 11. g4
hxg4
- 12. Nh2 {And White is going to break through}) 11. h5 {White has a
decisive
- attack} Nf6 12. hxg6 (12. Nxe5 {Was stronger} Nxh5 13. g4 Bxe5 14.
gxh5
- {And Black is in deep trouble}) 12... Nxg6 $1 {Defending the e-pawn} (
12...
- hxg6 13. Nxe5) 13. O-O-O c5 14. Ng5 a6 $2 {A final mistake of the game}
15.
- Nxh7 $3 {[pgndiagram] Another sacrifice on h7 and another correct one} Nxh7
16.
- Rxh7 (16. Qh5 Nf6 17. Qxg6 {Was more precise, but White is winning all the
same})
- 16... Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Rh1 Re8 19. Qxg6 Qf6 20. Bxf7+ Qxf7 (20...
Kf8
- {[pgndiagram] Also doesn't help} 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. Rh8+ Bxh8 23. Bh6+ Ke7
24.
- Bg5 {Is game over}) 21. Rh8+ {[pgndiagram]A finishing touch. White wins
the
- queen and the game} Kxh8 22. Qxf7 1-0
[Event \"Anderssen - Steinitz\"]
[Site
- \"London ENG\"]
[Date \"1866.08.08\"]
[Round \"13\"]
[White \"Adolf
- Anderssen\"]
[Black \"Wilhelm Steinitz\"]
[Result \"0-1\"]
[ECO \"C65\"]
[PlyCount
- \"86\"]
[EventDate \"1866.07.18\"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
- 4. d3 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. h3 g6 {[pgndiagram]
These Anti-Berlin lines with
- kingside fianchetto were championed successfully
by Steinitz} 7. Nc3 Bg7
- 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 c5 11. Rb1 Ne8 12. b4 $1 {
[pgndiagram] A
- very modern interpretation of the opening for those years.
White recognizes
- that he has to play on the queenside and decides to undouble
the adversary
- pawns in order to open a file for his rook} cxb4 13. Rxb4 c5 14.
Ra4 $6
- {Only this is slightly misguided. White removes his rook from the open
file}
- (14. Rb1 f5 15. Re1 f4 16. Bd2 {Is better, although from the practical
point
- of view, Black's position is much easier to play}) 14... Bd7 15. Ra3 f5
16.
- Qb1 Kh8 $6 (16... Nc7 $5 {Preventing Qb7, came into consideration} 17. Qb7)
17.
- Qb7 a5 18. Rb1 a4 19. Qd5 $2 {[pgndiagram] From this moment onwards,
White's
- game starts going downhill rapidly. His pieces are stuck on the
queenside
- and are unable to join the kingside and defend the king} (19. Qb6 {
Going
- for the queen exchange, was better. Black can't really avoid it} Qxb6 (
19...
- Qe7 20. Nd5 Qf7 21. Qb7 {And now Black's pieces are not coordinated}) 20.
Rxb6)
- 19... Qc8 20. Rb6 Ra7 21. Kh2 f4 $1 {[pgndiagram] Black finally decides
on
- this move. He will soon set his pawn chain in motion, and alraedy it is
very
- hard to suggest how White should counter that plan} 22. Bd2 g5 23. Qc4 Qd8
{Defending
- g5 and intending h5} 24. Rb1 $2 {Going from frying pan to fire} (24.
Nd5
- {White had to seek tactical countermeasures. The point of this knight jump
is
- to open the diagonal for the slumbering bishop on d2} h5 25. Ra6 Rxa6 26.
Qxa6
- g4 27. Ba5 Qb8 28. Nh4 {[pgndiagram] And White retains chances of
successful
- defence}) 24... Nf6 {But anyway, White's position is unpleasant} 25.
Kg1
- (25. Nxa4 Qe8) 25... Nh7 $5 {h5-g4 is coming soon} 26. Kf1 $6 {White can't
escape
- with the king} (26. Qd5 {Was the last chance} Be8 {Keeping a4 defended}
27.
- Nb5 Ra6 28. Nh2 h5 {And Black has the initiative, but White can try to put
up
- some resistance}) 26... h5 27. Ng1 g4 {[pgndiagram] Now Black's attack is
simply
- irresistible} 28. hxg4 (28. f3 {Is also hopeless} gxh3 29. gxh3 Rg8)
28...
- hxg4 29. f3 Qh4 30. Nd1 Ng5 {[pgndiagram] All Black's pieces join the
attack
- and White doesn't have enough space to bring in his reserves.} 31. Be1
Qh2
- 32. d4 {This merely hastens the end, but White was doomed anyway. The rest
doesn't
- require any commentary} gxf3 33. gxf3 Nh3 34. Bf2 Nxg1 35. dxc5 Qh3+
36.
- Ke1 Nxf3+ 37. Rxf3 Qxf3 38. Nc3 dxc5 39. Bxc5 Rc7 40. Nd5 Rxc5 41. Qxc5
Qxe4+
- 42. Kf2 Rc8 43. Nc7 Qe3+ {[pgndiagram] A fantastic win, demonstrating
Steinitz's
- superiority over his contemporaries in the strategical positions}
0-1
[Event
- \"Steinitz - Blackburne\"]
[Site \"London ENG\"]
[Date \"1876.02.29\"]
[Round
- \"6\"]
[White \"Joseph Henry Blackburne\"]
[Black \"Wilhelm Steinitz\"]
[Result
- \"0-1\"]
[ECO \"C45\"]
[PlyCount \"132\"]
[EventDate \"1876.02.17\"]
1.
- e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 {[pgndiagram] This variation of the
Scotch
- defence is nowadays considered dangerous. But Steinitz simply grabs the
pawn
- and defends it for the remainder of the game.} 5. Nb5 (5. Nc3 {Is the
modern
- move} Bb4 6. Be2 Qxe4 7. Ndb5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Kd8 {[pgndiagram] And this
is
- the modern tabiya of the variation. Black has to be careful}) 5... Bb4+ 6.
Bd2
- Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Kd8 {[pgndiagram] Black has given up a pawn for the right to
castle.
- Objectively speaking, White should have decent compensation for the
pawn,
- but it is not so easy to prove it.} 8. O-O Bxd2 9. Qxd2 (9. Nxd2 {
Already
- here, what could be more natural than bringing another piece in the
game?}
- Qf5 10. Nf3 d6 11. Nbd4 {[pgndiagram] And White's position is preferable
})
- 9... a6 {Now Black has time to chase the knight away from d4} 10. N5a3 $6
- (
10. N1c3 {Was better, not allowing Qd4} Qh4 11. Na3 d6 (11... b5 12.
- Nd5))
10... Qd4 11. Qg5+ Qf6 12. Qd2 $2 {[pgndiagram] Giving another pawn
- away is
too much} (12. Qc1 {Is ugly, but neccessary. It is clear that White
- has lost
the thread and that Black is taking over, but the game continues})
- 12... Qxb2
13. Nc4 Qd4 $1 (13... Qxa1 14. Nc3 {Would be silly} Qxf1+ 15.
- Kxf1 Nge7 {And
Black's position is still better, but his undeveloped state
- gives White a lot
of counterplay}) 14. Qc1 $2 Nge7 $2 (14... Qxa1 {Was
- now possible} 15. Qa3 d6
16. Nc3 Qxf1+ 17. Kxf1 Nge7 {[pgndiagram] And
- the queen is sidelined on a3,
Black has played d6 and he has enough time
- to consolidate.}) 15. Nbd2 d6 {
[pgndiagram] Even so, Black has retained
- the advantage. Two pawns are too much}
16. Rd1 Be6 17. Qa3 Nd5 18. Nb3
- Qc3 19. Bf1 (19. Nxd6 {Was the last chance}
cxd6 20. Qxd6+ Ke8 21. Rxd5
- Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Rd8 23. Qf5 {And an exchange with
the open king gives some
- practical chances of salvation}) 19... Ndb4 {
[pgndiagram]Black has consolidated
- completely and now only needs to activate
his rooks} 20. Ne3 Re8 21. Rd2
- {Desperation. White embarks on a faulty
combination} Bxb3 22. Rad1 Rxe3
- $1 {[pgndiagram] A nice tactical refutation}
23. fxe3 Nxc2 24. Qc1 $2 (24.
- Qxb3 {Was the best, transposing into the lost
endgame} Qxb3 25. axb3 Nxe3
- {And Black is winning. 4 pawns for the exchange
are simply too much}) 24...
- Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Ba4 {[pgndiagram] Now Black is
easily winning (a piece and
- four pawns for the rook).} 26. Bc4 N2d4 27. Re1 Qf4
28. Rf1 Qh6 29. Qb2
- Qe3 30. Bxf7 Bb5 31. Rfd1 Nf5 32. a4 Ne5 33. axb5 Nxf7 34.
Re2 Qh6 35.
- Qb3 axb5 36. g4 Nd4 37. Rxd4 Ra1+ 38. Kg2 Qf6 39. Rde4 Ne5 40. Rf2
Qg6
- 41. Ref4 c6 42. Qe3 Kc7 43. h3 h5 44. Rf5 hxg4 45. Rg5 {[pgndiagram]
Steinitz
- has complicated his task somewhat, but here he is clearly winning}
gxh3+
- $4 {But suddenly, this is a huge mistake, after which Black is probably
not
- even better} (45... Qh6 $1 {Was easily winning}) 46. Kh2 Ra3 $2 (46... Qe8
{Was
- comparatively the best} 47. Rxg7+ Kb8 48. Qd4 Ra4 49. Qxd6+ Ka7 {And it
is
- doubtful whether Black can win this position}) 47. Qxe5 $1 dxe5 48. Rxg6 {
[pgndiagram]
- Now White is a full rook up and at least shouldn't lose} b4 49.
Rb2 (49.
- Rf7+ Kb6 50. Rgxg7 c5 51. Rxb7+ Kc6 52. Rgc7+ Kd5 {[pgndiagram] And
White
- has drawing decent drawing chances here}) 49... c5 50. Rf2 Rd3 51. Rc2 $2
{A
- step in the wrong direction, enticing Black to make a move he would like to
do
- anyway. Also, White pasivizes the rook} (51. Re2 {Forcing Black to defend
the
- pawn} Rd5 (51... c4 52. Rxe5 c3 53. Rc5+) 52. Rb2 {And then preventing the
b-pawn
- from advancing, was correct}) 51... b6 52. Re6 $2 (52. Rf2 {Was the
last
- chance} Rd6 53. Rxg7+ Kc6 54. Kxh3 c4 {Although even here, White's
position
- is unenviable}) 52... b3 {With this tempo, Black's pawns are simply
too
- strong} 53. Rb2 c4 54. Rxe5 Kc6 55. Rg5 Rd5 56. Rxg7 Kc5 57. Kxh3 Kb4 58.
Rb1
- b5 59. Rg4 Rd2 60. Rg5 b2 61. Kg3 c3 62. Kf3 Kc4 63. Rgg1 Kb3 64. Ke3 Rd8
65.
- Rbf1 c2 66. Ke2 Ka2 {[pgndiagram] Despite the error in conversion, this
was
- a masterful defensive effort by Steinitz.} 0-1
[Event \"Vienna\"]
[Site
- \"Vienna AUT\"]
[Date \"1873.08.12\"]
[Round \"7.2\"]
[White \"Adolf
- Anderssen\"]
[Black \"Wilhelm Steinitz\"]
[Result \"0-1\"]
[ECO \"C77\"]
[PlyCount
- \"90\"]
[EventDate \"1873.07.21\"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
- {One of the rare instances of Steinitz starting
with 3.. a6 instead of
- 3... Nf6 or 3... d6} 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 {But still,
Anderssen chooses this
- move, leading to an Anti-Berlin, like position.} d6 6.
Bxc6+ bxc6 7. h3
- g6 {[pgndiagram] And again we have the fianchetto and the
exhcange on c6,
- similarly to the previously examined encounter} 8. Nc3 Bg7 9.
Be3 Rb8 {This
- time Steinitz doesn't go for c5 but seizes the b-file himself}
10. b3 c5
- 11. Qd2 h6 {It is doubtful whether this move is necessary.} (11...
O-O
- {And it is doubtful whether White wants to exchange the dark squared
bishops;
- he can't follow it up with attack} 12. Bh6 Nh5 13. O-O-O f5) 12. g4 $2
{[pgndiagram]
- But this is completely uncalled for} (12. O-O {Was more natural,
leading
- to a balanced game} g5 $5 13. a3 g4 14. hxg4 Nxg4 15. b4 {[pgndiagram]
And
- the position is unclear}) 12... Ng8 $5 {Very strong play by Steinitz. He
starts
- moving his knight toward d4 immediately} (12... h5 {Also came into
consideration})
- 13. O-O-O Ne7 14. Ne2 $6 {This knight is going nowhere.
Although the position
- is mildly unpleasant for White, notice how quickly
Steinitz will outplay
- his opponent} (14. Rdg1 Nc6 15. h4 Nd4 16. Qd1 Be6 17. h5
g5 18. Nd2 {Was
- correct} O-O 19. f3 c6 20. Na4 Qa5 21. Nc4 {[pgndiagram] And
White is slightly
- worse but he should be able to hold}) 14... Nc6 15. Qc3 {The
queen is completely
- missplaced here} Nd4 16. Nfg1 O-O 17. Ng3 Be6 18. N1e2 Qd7
19. Bxd4 cxd4
- 20. Qb2 a5 {[pgndiagram] Black has once again gained a strong
attack, while
- White's counterintuitive on the other wing is non existent} 21.
Kd2 (21.
- f4 {Was nevertheless better} Qe7 22. f5 Qg5+ 23. Kb1 Bd7 24. Rdf1 {
With
- at least some play}) 21... d5 $1 22. f3 Qe7 23. Rdf1 Qb4+ 24. Kd1 a4 25.
Rh2
- c5 26. Nc1 c4 27. a3 Qe7 28. b4 c3 {[pgndiagram] White's queen is
completely
- sidelined and Black obtains free hands on the kingside. It is very
instructive
- to watch how Steinitz uses his greater control of space to quickly
shift
- his attention to the other side of the board} 29. Qa1 Qg5 30. Rff2 f5 31.
exf5
- {[pgndiagram] Opening the kingside. White is completely lost} gxf5 32. h4
Qg6
- 33. Nxf5 $2 {Losing immediately} (33. gxf5 {Was slightly more prudent} Bxf5
34.
- Nxf5 Rxf5 35. Ne2 {Although even here White is doomed}) 33... Bxf5 34. gxf5
Rxf5
- (34... Qg1+ 35. Ke2 e4 {Would be immediately decisive} 36. fxe4 dxe4 37.
dxe4
- Rbe8) 35. Ne2 Rbf8 36. Qa2 Qf7 37. Rh3 Kh7 38. Ng1 (38. Kc1 {Would
prolong
- the resistance}) 38... Bf6 39. Ke2 Rg8 (39... e4 $1) 40. Kf1 Be7 41.
Ne2
- Rh5 (41... Bxh4 $1) 42. f4 Bxh4 43. Rff3 e4 44. dxe4 Qg6 45. Ng3 Bxg3 {
[pgndiagram]
- An impressive victory, indicating once again the difference in
the level
- of understanding} 0-1
[Event \"Steinitz - Zukertort World Championship\"]
[Site
- \"New York, NY USA\"]
[Date \"1886.01.11\"]
[Round \"1\"]
[White
- \"Johannes Zukertort\"]
[Black \"Wilhelm Steinitz\"]
[Result \"0-1\"]
[ECO
- \"D11\"]
[PlyCount \"92\"]
[EventDate \"1886.??.??\"]
1. d4 {It
- was rare to see queen's pawn moving on the first move in those times}
d5
- 2. c4 c6 {The Slav! In 1886!} 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. a3 $6 {A
sign
- of the times. Obviously there is a lot of theory and lot of possibilities.
I
- am sure I could write a good book on all the nuances and move orders here.}
Bd6
- $5 {Provoking White's next move} 7. c5 $6 {Tempting but faulty. Black will
be
- able to break the bind by the timely e5 move} (7. Be2 {Is more natural} h6
- {
Preventing Nh4 after Nf6} 8. O-O Ngf6 9. b3 {But then the whole point
- behind
a3 is gone}) 7... Bc7 8. b4 e5 $1 {Thematic in similar structures.
- White has a
bind on the queenside; Black has to break in the centre} 9.
- Be2 (9. dxe5 {
[pgndiagram] Was better here, not allowing e4 and freeing
- the d4 square for
the knight} Nxe5 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. f4 Ng6 12. Bd3 {With
- double edged position.
But this was already too modern for 1886}) 9...
- Ngf6 10. Bb2 e4 11. Nd2 h5 $5 {
Steinitz once again plays principled chess.
- He gains space on the kingside and
intends to mobilize his every single
- piece on that area of the board} 12. h3
Nf8 13. a4 Ng6 14. b5 Nh4 15. g3
- Ng2+ $3 {[pgndiagram] To my mind this is a
fantastic move. Had such a conception
- been played in the 21st century,
everyone would assume it was computer
- preparation. However, it was 1886...
Steinitz embarks on a modern knight
- sacrifice, for which he gains long term
compensation} 16. Kf1 Nxe3+ $1
- {And here we go. Once again we see the concept
of space advantage utilized.
- White's pieces, stuck on the queenside will be
unable to come and defend
- White's king, who is stuck on the kingside} 17. fxe3
Bxg3 18. Kg2 Bc7 $2
- {[pgndiagram] This is probably faulty retreat, as it gives
White enough
- time to organize} (18... h4 19. Nf1 (19. Qf1 {Is now not so good,
as the
- king can't escape} Be6) 19... Qb8 {Was strong} 20. Rb1 Bd7 $1 {
Defending
- c6} 21. Ba3 Rh6 {And White's position is highly unpleasant}) 19. Qg1
$2
- {Returning the favour} (19. Qf1 {Gaining tempo on the bishop for the
vacation
- of the king was required} Be6 20. Kf2 Rh6 21. Ke1 {[pgndiagram] And
the
- king escapes}) 19... Rh6 20. Kf1 Rg6 21. Qf2 {[pgndiagram] Now White
doesn't
- have enough time. h3 pawn falls as well} Qd7 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Rg1 {
White
- has to part with the h3 pawn} (23. h4 Bh3+ 24. Ke1 Bg3) 23... Bxh3+ 24.
Ke1
- Ng4 {[pgndiagram] And just like that, Black is simply winning. Bear in
mind
- that Zuketort was the strongest player apart from Steinitz at that moment.
}
- 25. Bxg4 Bxg4 26. Ne2 Qe7 27. Nf4 Rh6 28. Bc3 g5 29. Ne2 Rf6 30. Qg2 {
[pgndiagram]
- White is getting steamrolled} Rf3 31. Nf1 Rb8 32. Kd2 f5 (32...
Bh3 {Was
- winning immediately} 33. Qxg5 Qxg5 34. Rxg5 Bxf1) 33. a5 f4 34. Rh1
Qf7
- 35. Re1 fxe3+ 36. Nxe3 Rf2 37. Qxf2 Qxf2 38. Nxg4 Bf4+ 39. Kc2 hxg4 40. Bd2
e3
- 41. Bc1 Qg2 42. Kc3 Kd7 43. Rh7+ Ke6 44. Rh6+ Kf5 45. Bxe3 Bxe3 46. Rf1+ Bf4
{[pgndiagram]
- One of the most underestimated games of all time. I have never
seen it
- before investigating for the article. Steinitz's conception and
position
- queen sacrifice was much ahead of his time.} 0-1
[Event \"Steinitz
- - Zukertort World Championship\"]
[Site \"New Orleans, LA USA\"]
[Date
- \"1886.03.24\"]
[Round \"19\"]
[White \"Johannes Zukertort\"]
[Black
- \"Wilhelm Steinitz\"]
[Result \"0-1\"]
[ECO \"D53\"]
[PlyCount \"58\"]
[EventDate
- \"1886.??.??\"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 {[pgndiagram] Steinitz
- deviates from the Slav
which had brought him success earlier in the match}
- 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. c5
$2 {[pgndiagram] The best proof that queen's
- pawn openings were terra
incognita for Zukertort. This move gives Black
- immediate targets.} b6 7. b4
bxc5 $2 {Returning the favour} (7... a5 $1
- {Was very strong} 8. a3 Ne4 9. Bxe7
Qxe7 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ne5 axb4 12.
- axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 f6 14. Nc4 Nc6 {
[pgndiagram] And Black is close to
- winning already}) 8. dxc5 $2 {The errors
continue} (8. bxc5 {Would give
- White a playable position} Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10.
Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3) 8...
- a5 9. a3 d4 $5 {[pgndiagram] Black's position is so
good, that virtually
- everything works for him.} (9... Ne4 {This thematic move
is once again
- strong}) 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Na4 e5 $2 (11... axb4 12. axb4 Bd7 {
Was winning
- quickly} 13. Nb2 Nc6) 12. b5 {Now White manages to advance his
pawns and
- is probably not even worse} Be6 13. g3 $2 {Probably it was wiser not
to
- allow c6} (13. e3 {undermining the centre was decent alternative} dxe3 (
13...
- c6 14. exd4) 14. Qc2 exf2+ 15. Kxf2 Nd7 16. Bd3 {[pgndiagram] And Black
is
- only slightly better}) 13... c6 14. bxc6 (14. b6 {Would lose the c5 pawn}
Na6
- 15. Qc2 Qd5 {And White is lost} 16. Rc1 e4) 14... Nxc6 {[pgndiagram] But
now
- once again White's position is highly unpleasant} 15. Bg2 Rb8 {Threatening
Bb3
- and not allowing White to castle} 16. Qc1 (16. Nd2 {Was comparatively
better}
- Qc7 17. O-O f5 {Although even here Black retains a large advantage})
16...
- d3 {[pgndiagram] Now White gets murdered} 17. e3 e4 18. Nd2 f5 19. O-O
Re8
- 20. f3 Nd4 $1 {A nice touch.} 21. exd4 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 e3 $1 {A cold shower}
(22...
- Qxa4 {Possibly Zukertort was hoping for immediate piece recapture} 23.
fxe4
- fxe4 24. Nxe4 Qd4) 23. Nc3 Bf6 $1 {Another strong intermediate move} 24.
Ndb1
- d2 {[pgndiagram] The pawn glide forward.} 25. Qc2 Bb3 26. Qxf5 d1=Q 27.
Nxd1
- Bxd1 28. Nc3 e2 29. Raxd1 Qxc3 {[pgndiagram] A very uneven, irrational
encounter
- in which Zukertort lost virtually in the opening.} 0-1
[Event \"Steinitz
- - Zukertort World Championship\"]
[Site \"New Orleans, LA USA\"]
[Date
- \"1886.03.29\"]
[Round \"20\"]
[White \"Wilhelm Steinitz\"]
[Black
- \"Johannes Zukertort\"]
[Result \"1-0\"]
[ECO \"C25\"]
[PlyCount
- \"37\"]
[EventDate \"1886.??.??\"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4
- 4. d4 $1 {Steinitz has developed this audacious
gambit in his youth. It
- is interesting to see playing it in the most important
moment of his career
- - the World Championship match.} d5 {Playing d5 before
going for the check
- is worse, since White can take on f4 now as well} (4...
Qh4+ 5. Ke2 {[pgndiagram]
- As Kasparov writes, \"Naturally, this gambit is
nonsense in the modern
- day chess, but back in the day, opponents had trouble
refuting it.\" The
- present game is the best example}) 5. exd5 {Allowing the
check, naturally}
- (5. Bxf4 Bb4 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Nf3 {Is more normal}) 5... Qh4+
6. Ke2 Qe7+
- 7. Kf2 Qh4+ 8. g3 fxg3+ 9. Kg2 {[pgndiagram] Actually, this way of
refuting
- the gambit is probably not the most energetic and Black has to look
for
- other possibilities instead of 4 (5).. d5} Nxd4 (9... Bd6 {Might be more
interesting}
- 10. dxc6 gxh2 11. Qf3 hxg1=Q+ 12. Kxg1 Qxd4+ 13. Be3 Qf6 {With c
omplicated
- position}) 10. hxg3 Qg4 11. Qe1+ $2 {[pgndiagram] This is a bad move
}
- (11. Bf4 {Would actually alow White to fight for the advantage} Bc5 (11...
Qxd1
- 12. Rxd1 Nxc2 13. Bd3 {Gives him massive lead in development and serious
compensation
- for the missing pawns}) 12. Nf3 Nxf3 13. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 14. Kxf3 Nf6
15. Re1+
- Kd8 16. Bd3 {[pgndiagram] And White has sufficient compensation for
the
- pawn, but not more than that}) 11... Be7 12. Bd3 {It is important to
defend
- the c2 pawn} (12. Rh4 Nxc2) 12... Nf5 $2 {And very quickly there comes
a
- serious mistake. Rh4 was threatened and the move defends against that, but
it
- disrupts the coordination of the Black's pieces} (12... Kf8 13. Bf4 h5 {
Playing
- for the fast h4 was the right way to go}) (12... Nf6 13. Rh4) 13. Nf3
Bd7
- (13... Kf8 {Was slightly more resillient} 14. Bf4 f6 15. Ne4 Ngh6 {And
White
- has to find the way to win}) 14. Bf4 {[pgndiagram] Already it is hard to
find
- a move for Black. Ne5 is a terrible threat} f6 (14... Nf6 15. Ne5) 15. Ne4
{Now
- Nf2 is on the table as well} Ngh6 $2 {A blunder in a lost position} (15...
O-O-O
- 16. Qa5) (15... Kf8 16. Nf2 Qg6 17. g4 {[pgndiagram] And White will win
material}
- Re8 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. Nh4) 16. Bxh6 Nxh6 17. Rxh6 $1 {Winning the
piece
- or the queen} gxh6 18. Nxf6+ Kf8 19. Nxg4 {[pgndiagram] An impressive
victory
- which allowed Steinitz to capture the crown.} 1-0
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diff --git a/tests/clients/test_games.py b/tests/clients/test_games.py
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-import pytest
-import berserk
-from utils import validate, skip_if_older_3_dot_10
-
-BASE_URL = "http://localhost:9663"
-API_TOKEN = "add_your_token"
-
-
-class TestGames:
- @skip_if_older_3_dot_10
- @pytest.mark.vcr
- def test_export_imported_games(self):
- session = berserk.TokenSession(API_TOKEN) # Add your own
- client = berserk.Client(session, base_url=BASE_URL)
- res = client.games.export_imported()
- validate(str, res)1 parent eb9174c commit c507895
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