James McConnell vs Wilhelm Steinitz (1886)

James McConnell vs Wilhelm Steinitz
New Orleans 1886 · French Defense: Steinitz Attack (C00) · 1-0

Annotations by Wilhelm Steinitz. [129 more games annotated by Steinitz]

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Jan-16-04		d4Nf6Bg5: Thats some analysis! I heard that steinitz's attack to the french (2.e5) was refuted by 2..d6!

Jan-16-04		Calli: This game was a terrific discovery by John Paul Philips at the Chess Archeology site. A fascinating story if you like this sort of thing http://www.chessarch.com/excavation...

Jan-16-04		kevin86: Great analysis by the loser! I think that WS was probably the third best player in the nineteenth century-behind Em Lasker and Paul Morphy.

Jan-16-04		Calli: <kevin86> Somebody publish a book or CD on "The Collected Annotations of Steinitz". He also had alot of opinions on chess in general that would make interesting reading.

Jan-16-04		pikoro: Are you sure Steinitz was the loser in this game? I'm afraid this is another database error.

Jan-17-04		Sneaky: Pikoro, if you read Calli's link, and the notes to the game, it's pretty clear that Steinitz lost this one.

Nov-22-04		TheGreatNN: Yes, Steinitz lost, but the analysis was McConnell's, not his.

Feb-22-05		aw1988: Lovely analysis for chessgames standard!

Dec-15-05		who: What happens if 6...fxe6

Dec-16-05		sneaky pete: <who> 6... fxe5 7.Qh5+ .. looks good for white.

Feb-04-07		An Englishman: Good Afternoon: 18...Rb8 prepares 19...Bb7 but expends a tempo. Would the countersacrifice 18...Bb7 offer any hope of prolonging the game?

Feb-04-07		IMDONE4: didnt Steinitz play a game almost exactly like this, but with the white pieces, against Winawer and lost?

Feb-05-07		Honza Cervenka: <IMDONE4: didnt Steinitz play a game almost exactly like this, but with the white pieces, against Winawer and lost?> Yes. In fact McConnell had found an improvement for white precisely in that game (14.exf6 instead of Steinitz's 14.Ne2) and challenged Steinitz to play a game from the position after move 13 of black.

Apr-19-08		whiteshark: <I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings.> -- Steinitz As the case now stands, not true.

Apr-09-09		chancho: <AnalyzeThis> This guy lost to Morphy a bunch of times, and here he defeats Steinitz. (he also defeated Lasker in a simul game)

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