Simon Winawer vs Wilhelm Steinitz (1896)

Simon Winawer vs Wilhelm Steinitz
Nuremberg (1896) · Center Game: Berger Variation (C22) · 1-0

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Sep-07-04		Whitehat1963: Winawer quickly whips the former world champion using the opening of the day.

Jan-03-05		percyblakeney: 17. ... Rxe4 18. Nxe4 Ne5 would have saved Steinitz.

Apr-26-05		YouRang: For us novices: White's threat is Rxh6+. After gxh6 comes Qxh6#. Black doesn't have any good way to parry this threat.

Apr-26-05		aw1988: <percyblakeney> Very well spotted.

Nov-26-09		pierrepoint12: Wonderful!

Aug-09-10		wwall: Znosko-Borovsky, in How to Play the Chess Openings, calls 8...Bxc3 a trap and says do not win the pawn with this move. He stops analysis on White's 14th move, (14.h4), citing this game, saying that White obtains a strong attack. But after 17...Rxe4! (not 17...f6?? as in the game) 18.Nxe4 Ne5 (to prevent 19.Qxh6+!) 19.Rd1 (19.Nxd6 Qxd6 20.Bxe5 Qc6) Bxe4 20.Bxe5 Bh7 is equal. After 7...Re8, Znosko-Borovsky recommends 8....Ne5, but no further analysis. After 9.Bb3, perhaps 9...c6 and 10...b5.

Mar-05-13		mertangili: I couldn't figure out white's reply to 9...Rxe4 attacking queen and white square bishop, any ideas?

Mar-05-13		thomastonk: <mertangili> That's quit simple: 9.. xe4?? 10.xf6 . Neither 10.. xe3 11.xd8 nor 10.. xf6 11.xe4 nor 10.. e8 11.g3 can help.

Mar-06-13		mertangili: <thomastonk> Yes, very simple indeed. I guess I suffered from chess blindness yesterday. Thanks.

Mar-06-13		thomastonk: <mertangili> You know Dr. Tarrasch's saying about chess blindness: "This disease seeks its victims especially among the masters of the game, whereas ..."

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