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Michael Francis Stean
Number of games in database: 231
Years covered: 1970 to 1982
Current FIDE rating: 2500
Highest rating achieved in database: 2540
Overall record: +43 -56 =129 (47.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      3 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (28) 
    B89 B83 B96 B46 B52
 English (16) 
    A10 A15 A14 A16 A13
 English, 1 c4 c5 (14) 
    A30 A36 A34 A33 A32
 English, 1 c4 e5 (9) 
    A29 A21 A28 A27 A22
 Pirc (9) 
    B08 B09 B07
 Ruy Lopez (9) 
    C69 C72 C88 C63
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (30) 
    B93 B96 B90 B84 B50
 Sicilian Najdorf (19) 
    B93 B96 B90 B92 B97
 Queen's Indian (11) 
    E17 E15 E19 E12
 Grunfeld (11) 
    D86 D78 D87 D85 D73
 English (9) 
    A15 A10 A13
 Reti System (7) 
    A04
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Stean vs Browne, 1974 1-0
   M Stean vs Sax, 1978 1-0
   M Stean vs Timman, 1980 1-0

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MICHAEL FRANCIS STEAN
(born Sep-04-1953) United Kingdom

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Michael Francis Stean was born on the 4th of September 1953 in London, England. He finished 3rd at the 1973 World Junior Chess Championships behind Alexander Belyavsky and Tony Miles. Awarded the IM title in 1975 and the GM title in 1977 (The 3rd Englishman to attain the title after Miles and Keene). He finished 1st= in the 1974 British Championship but lost the play-off. He played on 5 English Olympiad teams from 1974 - 1983 and has won 1st prizes at Vrsac 1979, Smederevska Palanka 1980 and Beer Sheba 1982. A specialist in Opening Theory he served as one of Viktor Korchnoi 's seconds in the 1977 - 1981 period. He is the author of Simple Chess, an introduction to chess strategy.

 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 231  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Nunn vs M Stean  0-123 1970 Islington Junior AB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
2. Miles vs M Stean 1-053 1970 Islington Junior AB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
3. S Mariotti vs M Stean  0-137 1970 Islington Junior AD87 Grunfeld, Exchange
4. M Stean vs R O'Kelly  1-028 1970 Islington Junior AA30 English, Symmetrical
5. R Johannes vs M Stean  1-023 1970 Islington Junior AE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
6. M Stean vs Timman  1-025 1970 Islington jr AB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
7. M Stean vs J Hardinge  1-026 1970 Hastings Christmas CongressB42 Sicilian, Kan
8. R Bellin vs M Stean  ½-½26 1970 Islington Junior AB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
9. M Stean vs Timman 0-148 1970 IslingtonB03 Alekhine's Defense
10. M Stean vs R W Moberly  0-119 1970 Islington Junior AC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
11. M Stean vs R R Smith  ½-½35 1970 Islington Junior AB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
12. M Stean vs J Bellin  1-025 1971 Cambridge CB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
13. M Stean vs Keene  0-132 1971 Camb Univ blitzB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
14. N J Patterson vs M Stean  0-130 1971 Cambridge CB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
15. M Stean vs A J Whiteley  ½-½63 1971 Slater Young MastersC18 French, Winawer
16. M Stean vs Hort ½-½65 1972 HastingsB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
17. Browne vs M Stean  ½-½70 1972 HastingsB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
18. Hartston vs M Stean  ½-½50 1972 Hastings 7273B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. M Stean vs Smyslov  ½-½18 1972 03, HastingsC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4
20. M Stean vs Larsen  0-137 1972 Hastings 7273A14 English
21. Sosonko vs M Stean  0-157 1972 Islington opD97 Grunfeld, Russian
22. J R Cooke vs M Stean  0-134 1972 BrightonB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
23. V Tukmakov vs M Stean  0-144 1972 Hastings 7273A04 Reti Opening
24. M Stean vs D Cox  ½-½20 1972 Norwich JuniorB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
25. M Stean vs Ulf Andersson  ½-½23 1972 HastingsC16 French, Winawer
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-28-03   morphynoman2: Quotes from “Simple Chess” by Michael Stean:

"The most important feature of the chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all phases of the game (opening, middlegame and especially endgame). The primary constraint on a piece's activity is the Pawn structure."

"You can retreat pieces... but not pawns. So always think twice about pawn moves".

"Open files can be used by both players. The chess player, not being an unselfish advocate of equal opportunity, naturally prefers a one-way system".

Jun-28-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Knight13: Michael Francis Stean is a great player.
Jul-31-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho: What is Michael Stean doing nowadays, does anyone one know?
Aug-12-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  biglo: According to Bill Wall: "In 1977 Michael Stean became the first grandmaster to lose to a computer; it was a blitz game."
Sep-04-06   BIDMONFA: Michael Francis Stean

STEAN, Michael F.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/stean_micha...
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Aug-11-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: <chancho: What is Michael Stean doing nowadays, does anyone one know?> I second this question. Why did he retire so early?
Aug-11-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  jahhaj: Simple Chess is the book that made me a half-way decent player. Sadly out of print now.
Aug-11-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  jahhaj: Good grief, seems it's back in print.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Simple-Ches...

If you're an improving chess player who's looking to move beyond cheap tactics, buy this book.

It's probably a bit dated by modern GM standards but for ordinary players I couldn't recommend it highly enough. The principal is to teach strategic concepts using games the illustrate those concepts in the clearest possible way, without any distracting complications. Hence the title, Simple Chess.

Aug-11-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  jahhaj: <Why did he retire so early?> It seems accountancy paid better than professional chess.

Aug-21-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  jahhaj: Recent photo of Michael (at the bottom of the page)

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Jan-10-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: Quote of the day:

<Where are their new objectives? If each player is capable of quick development, castling, and of not blundering any pieces away, what is there to separate the two sides? >

--- Michael Stean

Two questions, no answer :D

Jan-10-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  jahhaj: <whiteshark> The rest of the book (Simple Chess) is the answer, no?
Jul-30-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: <Simple Chess> If it's simple, why the book? :D
Sep-04-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  RandomVisitor: Quotes from Simple Chess:

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzesz4a6/...

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