Joseph Henry Blackburne vs Wilhelm Steinitz (1872)

Joseph Henry Blackburne vs Wilhelm Steinitz
London 1872 · Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Compromised Defense (C52) · 0-1

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May-23-12		HeMateMe: Blackburne appears to be playing the Evans gambit, in 1872. I wonder why the opening is named after Larry Evans, a USA champion of the 1950s?

May-23-12		King Death: <HMM> Are you serious, have you ever heard of Wiiliam Davies Evans? If you aren't joking here's a little info. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willia... A miracle in this game was that Steinitz won playing the Compromised Defense even though he loved to grab material and hang on.

May-23-12		HeMateMe: Honest, I read somewhere that it was championed by Fischer contemporary Larry Evans.

May-23-12		papiros34: Blackburne should have won at move 41. When Steinitz moved his king to f7, Qe6+ - Kg7, Rg8+ mate

May-23-12		Gambit86: 41.Qe6+ dxe6, d pawn protects the e6 square

May-24-12		papiros34: yeh it was late night:)

May-24-12		HeMateMe: In the book "The Innovators", the author mentions that Steinitz beat Blackburne 7-0 in a match, or it was 7-0 at one of those very long tournaments that used to take place, in London or on the Continent.

Jun-17-12		King Death: < HeMateMe: In the book "The Innovators", the author mentions that Steinitz beat Blackburne 7-0 in a match, or it was 7-0 at one of those very long tournaments that used to take place, in London or on the Continent.> It was a match. Here's the score thanks to some more great work by <Benzol> Game Collection: WCC Index [ Steinitz - Blackburne 1876 ].

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