James Mason vs Wilhelm Steinitz (1899)

James Mason vs Wilhelm Steinitz
London (1899) · Spanish Game: Steinitz Defense (C62) · 0-1

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Oct-07-09		Bobby A: Is this Steinitz's last game? I particularily enjoyed how he used the entire board in a squeezing King's Indian fashion.

Oct-07-09		sneaky pete: <Bobby A> No, his last tournament game was Janowski vs Steinitz, 1899. Another game from 1899, a correspondence game against the Liverpool Chess Club played by telegraph, where Steinitz used his own infamous gambit in the Vienna, may be his last (recorded) game proper.

Dec-19-10		Oceanlake: The ants go marching....

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