Wilhelm Steinitz vs Horace Curzon Plunkett (1876)

Wilhelm Steinitz vs Horace Curzon Plunkett
Oxford 1876 · Four Knights Game: Spanish. Rubinstein Variation Accepted (C48) · 0-1

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Dec-13-07		crptone: Extremely terrible game by Steinitz

Dec-13-07		outsider: yeah. sh'it happens. as a steinitz's fan, i don't really mind

Apr-21-08		An Englishman: Good Evening: Does anyone else think it's unfair that when one amateur (MacCutcheon) springs an upset over the great Steinitz, they name the opening after him, whereas when Plunkett springs another upset over the same champion, they name the variation after Rubenstein?

May-06-08		parmetd: It was named after rubinstein because he used it first, he put all the theory in and he PROVED it was a usuable opening. This guy just randomly got an upset. The opening is name for who does the work and sets it as a trend not who randomly gets an upset.

Jan-04-09		Honza Cervenka: White went terribly wrong somewhere in the opening as after it black appeared to have - as Tartakower used to say - a Pawn and compensation. The rest was linear and quick execution.

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