NN vs Howard Staunton (1857)

NN vs Howard Staunton
London sim 1857 · Russian Game: Stafford Gambit (C42) · 1-0

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Apr-14-07		wolfmaster: Sometimes even NN triumphs over unofficial world champions. But it isn't somethimg you see every day.

Feb-21-08		D.Observer: A quicker kill might be 25. Rd1.

Feb-21-08		somitra: <D.Observer: A quicker kill might be 25. Rd1.> No, white is in trouble after 25. Rd1 Bxc3 due to the discovered check after bishop moves.

Dec-24-08		WhiteRook48: so the thing is... never play the Stafford Gambit against NN.

Dec-24-08		zzzzzzzzzzzz: black resigned a litte bit to early, as he is only down a pawn.

Dec-24-08		AnalyzeThis: maybe this isn't the entire game.

Dec-25-08		Steven87: Is there any way for Black to save the Bishop over the next couple moves? Rd3 for black would pretty much win, and there doesn't seem to be a safe place to move him to

Mar-24-09		WhiteRook48: why the resignation?

Sep-03-09		birthtimes: If NN had played 6. Bg5 Staunton could have had a Legal's mate with 6...Nxe4 7. Bxd8 Bxf2+ 8. Ke2 Bg4#

Dec-07-09		al wazir: 25...Qc5 saves the and keeps black alive. If 26. Rd3, then 26...Rxd3+ 27. Qxd3 Be3 28. Rf1 (28. Ke3 Bg1) Qb6.

Dec-07-09		Cibator: Hard to understand why Staunton played such an unsound opening as Black. It was clean against his usual solid positional style. Maybe he hadn't enough respect for the opponent - always a cardinal sin at chess, and one that HS was more than once guilty of (cf his remark about Lowenthal).

Oct-17-10		whiteshark: So who was that masked man?"

Jan-05-11		Dymdez: NN was morphy lol

May-19-11		Skakalec: <al wazir><Steven87> Bishop cannot be saved. After 25...Qc5 26.Rd1 and black is finished F.I. 26...Be3 27.Rxd7 Kxd7 28.Qd3+ and bishop falls. Of course 26.Bxc3 27.Rxd7 Kxd7 28.Rxc3 is not better.

Feb-28-12		bengalcat47: Howard Staunton -- A legend in his own mind!

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