Wilhelm Steinitz vs Zukertort / Bird / Hoff (1880) "We Three Kings"

Wilhelm Steinitz vs Zukertort / Bird / Hoff
"We Three Kings" (game of the day Dec-24-09)
London 1880 · King's Gambit: Accepted. Polerio Gambit (C33) · 0-1

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Given 11 times; par: 73 [what's this?]

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Dec-24-09		tpstar: Implore chess professionals to continue wearing suits A great big fat fruitcake just for <ILikeFruits> A boatload of brilliancies by <Annie K.> A new guitar for <Open Defence> on Christmas Day A new tennis racket for our <Jim Bartle> ace Counsellor <keypusher> should win every case Find <mack> a fine girlfriend, preferably British Help <Whitehat1963> understand 'What's the finish?' Thank <YouRang> for running the prediction contests Defend <Badest> from those modulo Carlsen fan pests <Travis Bickle> will have continued success at chess <Richard Taylor> becomes Ambassador to the US <percyblakeney> will assist FIDE's head honcho Nice Guy Awards for <pulsar> <zanshin> and <chancho> More patrons and regulars for <WannaBe>'s bar More witticisms and wordplay from our very own <tamar> Guide <iron maiden> through any hardships of college Help <TheAlchemist> use all his pharmacist knowledge Instruct <notyetagm> in the many ways to get mated Remind <ughaibu> not to post while intoxicated <whiteshark> creating cute graphics for fun <OhioChessFan> teaching Economics 101 <phony benoni> attending the World Series final Good job <cu8sfan> facing Spassky in a simul Grant <Rolfo> a reprieve from screening private e-mails Our Ladies' List expanding with more and more females A creative writing award for our friend <ontocaustic> A peaceful resolution to the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict More loving gifts handmade by posters' Grandmas So Carlsen Fanboys may receive brand new bras Help non-English speakers by using capitalization Brain guys keep pursuing your stupid academic education Short draw specialists punished by 'We Built This City' Never report other users to the FIDE Ethics Committee Be nice to Ed Trice, don't laugh and call him names Even if he plays M61MG reindeer games Encourage Kramnik supporters to make it their goal And permanently eradicate Stupid Moron Idiot Nuts Troll Bless <InspiredByMorphy>'s marriage under God's steeple The WSFC shouldn't kill all the white people Stop worshiping 'Messiah' as a 16-year-old boy <gm joey> visit regularly So that page has more joy Let outsiders and intruders and snitches in to play Keep those unmindful ones way out of the Barangay One request from the gay community on their behalf Please don't stab to death any bakla or half-and-half And in the name of the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost No encrypting secret messages in a foreign language post.” And we heard Santa say as he flew out of sight: “Happy Holidays to all, and a Tipstarry Starry Night!”

Dec-24-09		RandomVisitor: I was about to make a post about the queen sac in this game, but after the above post, it would look out of place.

Dec-24-09		Starf1re: Huh, Rybka analyzes the Queen sac as sound(?) for black with the continuation 12...d8 (-.2, 18 ply). However, after 12...f8 Rybka evaluates the position as advantage white (+.2). Black's eventual win comes from white's follow-up play, especially 14)e1 (much better was d7) 15)d2 (better was b5) and 18)d3. After 18 black has an advantage of -1.5 (almost a knight).

Dec-24-09		Once: Typical Steinitz lunacy, matched only by some of the weirdest kibitzing ever on this site.

Dec-24-09		Nightranger: <tpstar> is quite the poet... or story teller... maybe wishful thinker? Well, it has to start somewhere, even with good thoughts.

Dec-24-09		kellmano: <Once: Typical Steinitz lunacy, matched only by some of the weirdest kibitzing ever on this site.> Totally agree. It's what cg is all about!

Dec-24-09		zaxonus: Instead of 34 .. Bxe2+, black could have plaid 34 .. Bxh2, and there is no way out of the threat Rg1#.

Dec-24-09		Know Jehovah: Hello everyone. We are the only religion that uses Gods name Jehovah and tells of a resurrection of loved ones in an incoming New World Order of things, through Jehovah's Heavenly Kingdom in the hands of his beloved son Jesus, where sadness is finally gone. Thanks See: Watchtower.org

Dec-24-09		Honza Cervenka: Nice work of a committee...:-)

Dec-24-09		Chess Carnival: Oh.. Steinitz played a very interesting qu.... WOW!! Tpstar's post is so cool! Merry christmas everyone!!

Dec-24-09		pawn to QB4: Couldn't they have got him earlier with 28...Rxg2+ 29. Kf1 Rag8...he can even try distracting them with 30.d8=Q and get mated with two queens to none after 30...Rg1+ and Nc3#. But possibly this would diminish the Christmas cheer of torturing poor old Steinitz in the endgame.

Dec-24-09		jonico: Tpstar...I got a name for that kind of post: Antipoetry...fantastic...Merry Christmas to all

Dec-24-09		Marmot PFL: Games with q vs 3 pieces always interesting.

Dec-24-09		Eisenheim: a fun game - <Stonewaller2> save your ignorant racist comments for a different forum other than chessgames. and <Dillinger> shame on you for encouraging him.

Dec-24-09		zanshin: As <RV> has noted, <tpstar>'s post is a tough act to follow ;-) He should have posted it in the Kibitzer's Corner because it might not be as noticed here. (Thanks for that award Tony ;-))

Dec-24-09		mysql: I like tpstar's poem. So many references to the So page. :o)

Dec-24-09		xenophon: 13/7 early

Dec-24-09		goodevans: <Eisenheim: a fun game - <Stonewaller2> save your ignorant racist comments for a different forum other than chessgames. and <Dillinger> shame on you for encouraging him.> I agree, but your comments should be directed against <Know Jehovah> too. This is a chess site, not a forum for discussing, let alone advertising, religion. I am contacting CG.com to try to get this posting removed.

Dec-24-09		superstoned: damn that was an awesome game!

Dec-24-09		WhiteRook48: Steinitz= totally owned

Dec-24-09		brainzugzwang: <tpstar: "... Short draw specialists punished by 'We Built This City'"> Wow -- that's rather harsh for Dec. 24. Cruel and unusual, even. Where's your Christmas spirit? (LMAO -- sitting at work, watching snow and freezing rain falling outside my window. Needed to read those posts. Thanks)

Dec-24-09		sfm: What's the reply on 14.Qd7 ?

Dec-24-09		nfazli: <tpstar> very funny, I rarely read long posts, enjoyed yours, merry xmass

Dec-24-09		fm avari viraf: I relished the game as well as the <tpstar> lovely posts. You are on my favourite list.

Dec-24-09		Annie K.: Thanks, Tony! Vintage <tpstar> poem. :D Merry Christmas, Doc! =)

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