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| wittmann: Regarding the last move: whether Steinitz played it or not, 29. g4# would have been much more aesthetically pleasing. Which would indicate that Steinitz probably did not play Qg4. |
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Feb-12-09
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| LIFE Master AJ: <wittman>
He never got the chance, Tchigorin resigned after White's 28th move. |
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Feb-16-09
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| LIFE Master AJ: I have started a web page on this game ...
http://www.geocities.com/lifemaster.... |
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Feb-16-09
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| LIFE Master AJ: The page is not finished yet, I am in the "formatting" phase ... (it usually takes a day or two to complete). |
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Feb-19-09
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| LIFE Master AJ: The game is finished ... I would appreciate anyone (who is inetrested) in having a look. |
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Mar-02-09
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| LIFE Master AJ: Has anyone had a look at my analysis? |
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| Mar-02-09 |
| WhiteRook48: outstanding game! |
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| Mar-02-09 |
| WhiteRook48: Great annotations. |
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Mar-03-09
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| LIFE Master AJ: <WhiteRook48> Thanks! :) |
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Apr-20-09
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| zenithooligan: Thanks for the page AJ, I am looking through your notes right now and trying to study this game. |
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Jun-18-09
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| Travis Bickle: what a great game! Steinitz wins easily sac'ing two Rooks! |
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| Jun-18-09 |
| Andrijadj: Hahahahaha like the pun:) |
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Jun-18-09
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| Once: I think that praise and thanks are due all round:
To CG for showing us a great GOTD. Good pun too.
To <LIFE Master AJ> for an excellent write-up - well recommended for anyone who hasn't tried his link. And to Steinitz for such a witty attack. I love the idea of leaving the black knight sitting on d4 for such a long time. White conducts a vicious king hunt which culminates in taking this knight with his queen and mate to follow. It's like a zwischnzug with multiple intervening moves - zwischenzugen? 20. Qf1 may get all the kudos, but I really liked 26. Bh6+ rather than the prosaic 26. Bxd4. |
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| Jun-18-09 |
| Hortensius: One of the most amazing games I know |
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| Jun-18-09 |
| TheTamale: <LIFE Master AJ>: Well done and enjoyable analysis; I second <Once>'s recommendation. |
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Jun-18-09
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| kevin86: It's always amusing to see a heavy piece attack,followed by a pawn mate. |
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| Jun-18-09 |
| Hektor: What a great game! There is a certain charm in these old games before the times of modern theory and computer analysis. <LIFE Master AJ> Kudos on the analysis! Your presentation was easy to follow and filled with to-the-point descriptions. |
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| Jun-18-09 |
| WhiteRook48: amusing pun |
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| Jun-18-09 |
| DarthStapler: AJ, there is a typo in your analysis. You wrote 26... Kf8 instead of Kh8 |
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| Jun-18-09 |
| Dr. J: <Ron: It seems that this chess game plays a role in a novel, by the great science fiction writer John Brunner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sq...; Not quite. The Squares of the City is about this much less well-known (but high quality) game:
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 |
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| Jun-18-09 |
| penarol: Why not 19...Nd4 ? |
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Jun-19-09
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| tpstar: I'll fake it through the day (1. e4 e5) with some help from Johnny Walker red (2. Nf3 Nc6)/Send the poisoned rain down the drain (3. Bb5 Nf6) to put bad thoughts in my head (4. d3 d6)/Two tickets torn in half (5. c3 g6) and a lot of nothing to do (6. Nbd2 Bg7)/Do you miss me (7. Nf1 0-0) Miss Misery (8. Ba4 Nd7) like you say you do? (9. Ne3 Nc5)/A man in the park (10. Bc2 Ne6) read the lines in my hand (11. h4 Ne7)/Told me I'm strong (12. h5 d5), hardly ever wrong (13. hxg6 fxg6), I said "Man you mean you" [last book move]/You had plans for both of us (14. exd5 Nxd5) that involved a trip out of town (15. Nxd5 Qxd5)/To a place I've seen in a magazine (16. Bb3 Qc6) that you left lying around (17. Qe2 Bd7)/I don't have you with me [17 ... Re8 18. Kf1  ] but I keep a good attitude (18. Be3 Kh8)/Do you miss me [18. Nxe5 Qxg2 19. Nxd7 Qxh1+ 20. Kd2 Kh8 21. Bxe6 Qh4 22. Nxf8 Rxf8  ] Miss Misery (19. 0-0-0 Rae8) like you say you do? (20. Qf1)/I know you'd rather see me gone [20. Qd2 h5 ] than to see me the way that I am (20 ... a5)/But I am in your life anyway [20 ... Nf4!?  ]/Next door TV's flashing blue frames on the wall (21. d4 exd4)/ It's a comedy of errors you see (22. Nxd4 Bxd4), it's about taking a fall (23. Rxd4 Nxd4??)/To vanish into oblivion [the game is lost in any case 23 ... b6 ], it's easy to do (24. Rxh7+!! Kxh7)/And I try to be [Less advisable is 24. Bxd4+ Rf6 25. Qd3 Qd6 26. Bxf6+ Qxf6 27. Qxd7 ] but you know me (25. Qh1+ Kg7)/I come back when you want me to (26. Bh6+ Kf6)/Do you miss me (27. Qh4+ Ke5) Miss Misery (28. Qxd4+) like you say you do? (1-0) - Elliott Smith + Fritz 7, "Miss Misery"<Why not 19 ... Nd4> 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Rxh7+! Kxh7 22. Rh1+ Bh6 23. Bxh6 <SPOILER ALERT> The movie was way overrated, partly because the therapist-as-patient angle has been done before. Moreover, I didn't believe the premise for a second; someone that smart could figure out how to get rich in ten minutes, even with an attitude problem. But there was an interesting philosophical question about having a gift: what exactly is the obligation to use it? There is nothing wrong with professions like construction or bricklaying or even parenting. Why does Academia insist on breeding more academics? On that note, some people would claim that playing chess is a waste of time, even "a sad waste of brains." Is it?! |
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| Jun-20-09 |
| penarol: Thanks tpstar! |
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Aug-06-09
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| LIFE Master AJ: <all> Thanks!!!! (very much) Stay away from me for the next twenty or thirty seconds ... just in case my head explodes. ;) |
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Aug-06-09
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| LIFE Master AJ: http://www.ajschess.com/lifemastera... This (same) page ... on a different website. [Geo-Cities will be closing soon.] |
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