The chess games of Michael Francis Stean

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Michael Francis Stean

Number of games in database: 283
Years covered: 1969 to 1982
Last FIDE rating: 2500
Highest rating achieved in database: 2540

Overall record: +55 -68 =156 (47.7%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 4 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Sicilian (33)
    B52 B83 B89 B30 B81
English (19)
    A10 A15 A14 A13 A16
English, 1 c4 c5 (16)
    A30 A34 A36 A33 A32
Pirc (13)
    B09 B08 B07
Ruy Lopez (12)
    C69 C72 C68 C84 C91
English, 1 c4 e5 (10)
    A21 A29 A28 A22 A27

With the Black pieces:

Sicilian (41)
    B93 B92 B90 B97 B96
Sicilian Najdorf (25)
    B93 B92 B90 B96 B97
Grunfeld (14)
    D86 D78 D85 D90 D87
English (12)
    A15 A10 A13 A14 A19
Queen's Indian (11)
    E17 E19 E15 E12
Nimzo Indian (10)
    E55 E21 E47 E52 E32

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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 A Planinc, 1975 1-0
   M Stean vs E Ungureanu, 1976 1-0
   M Stean vs Geller, 1975 1/2-1/2
   Sax vs M Stean, 1977 0-1
   M Stean vs Vaganian, 1975 1/2-1/2
   V Tukmakov vs M Stean, 1972 0-1
   M Stean vs Sosonko, 1975 1/2-1/2
   M Stean vs M Corden, 1975 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Phillips & Drew Kings (1980)
   Lone Pine (1978)
   Haifa Olympiad (Men) (1976)

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MICHAEL FRANCIS STEAN
(born Sep-04-1953, 66 years old) 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 Beliavsky and Tony Miles. Awarded the IM title in 1975 and the GM title in 1977 (The third 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.

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. S J Mann vs M Stean	0-1	30	1969	BCF-ch U16	D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense
2. M Stean vs Timman	0-1	48	1970	Islington	B03 Alekhine's Defense
3. M Stean vs J Hardinge	1-0	26	1970	Hastings Christmas Congress	B42 Sicilian, Kan
4. W J Collins vs M Stean	0-1	33	1970	Glorney Cup	B23 Sicilian, Closed
5. M Stean vs A H Balemans	1-0	24	1970	Glorney Cup	B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
6. S Cronick vs M Stean	0-1	28	1970	Glorney Cup	B23 Sicilian, Closed
7. S Mariotti vs M Stean	0-1	37	1970	Islington Junior A	D87 Grunfeld, Exchange
8. M Stean vs Timman	1-0	25	1970	Islington Junior A	B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
9. Miles vs M Stean	1-0	53	1970	Islington Junior A	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
10. M Stean vs R R Smith	½-½	35	1970	Islington Junior A	B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
11. R Bellin vs M Stean	½-½	26	1970	Islington Junior A	B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
12. R Johannes vs M Stean	1-0	23	1970	Islington Junior A	E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
13. M Stean vs R O'Kelly	1-0	28	1970	Islington Junior A	A30 English, Symmetrical
14. Nunn vs M Stean	0-1	23	1970	Islington Junior A	B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
15. M Stean vs R W L Moberly	0-1	19	1970	Islington Junior A	C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
16. M Stean vs Keene	0-1	32	1971	Camb Univ blitz	B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
17. M Stean vs J Bellin	1-0	25	1971	Cambridge C	B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
18. N J Patterson vs M Stean	0-1	30	1971	Cambridge C	B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
19. M Stean vs B Eley	1-0	28	1971	Slater Young Masters	C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
20. R Bellin vs M Stean	1-0	38	1971	Slater Young Masters	B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
21. M Stean vs G Botterill	0-1	31	1971	Slater Young Masters	B07 Pirc
22. M Stean vs L Blackstock	1-0	34	1971	Slater Young Masters	A15 English
23. M Stean vs S Webb	0-1	56	1971	Slater Young Masters	B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
24. M Stean vs A J Whiteley	½-½	63	1971	Slater Young Masters	C18 French, Winawer
25. M Stean vs D Cox	½-½	20	1972	Norwich Junior	B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen


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Jan-10-08		jahhaj: <whiteshark> The rest of the book (Simple Chess) is the answer, no?

Jul-30-08		whiteshark: <Simple Chess> If it's simple, why the book? :D

Sep-04-08		RandomVisitor: Quotes from Simple Chess: http://mysite.verizon.net/vzesz4a6/...

Sep-04-11		BobCrisp: Chess is a simple game made difficult by fools. And vice versa.

Sep-04-11		Llawdogg: Happy 58th Birthday!

Oct-02-11		Everett: �� <whiteshark: <Simple Chess> If it's simple, why the book? :D> If you're smart, why play stupid?

Dec-24-11		whiteshark: A statist will always choose complexity over simplicity. But you already knew that.

Dec-24-11		JoergWalter: 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?> The different colours?

Dec-24-11		Cibator: "Chess is not a simple game" - M F Stean

Dec-25-11		JoergWalter: not to be misunderstood, I like Stean's little book "Simple chess". First sentence in the introduction: <Don't be deceived by the title-chess is not a simple game-such a claim would be misleading to say the least-but that does not mean that we must bear the full brunt of its difficulty.> Why not simply find a better title?

Oct-03-12		GrahamClayton: <jahhaj>It seems accountancy paid better than professional chess. <jahhaj>, Stean himself said that towards the end of his chess career, he was spending more time analysing games rather than playing them. His knowledge of structured analysis fits in well with taxation accountancy. Stean works with Baker Tilly: http://www.bakertilly.co.uk/contact...

Sep-04-13		waustad: Welcome to sexigenarianism! I'm not sure of the spelling, but I'll go with that one.

Sep-04-13		offramp: "The winner of the first point is the loser of the last." - Michael Stean

Sep-04-13		RedShield: <Why not simply find a better title?> Why not sell fewer copies?

Dec-03-13		Penguincw: ♔ 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 EVENTUALLY blundering pieces away.

May-10-15		TheFocus: <The psychological effects of having to hold a prospectless position for what might seem an infinite amount of time does nothing to aid the defender's concentration> - Michael Stean.

May-10-15		TheFocus: <Never in the history of chess have so many moves been repeated so often so quickly by so many people who didn't really understand them> - Michael Stean.

May-10-15		perfidious: One is tempted to speculate that Stean was referring to the Sicilian Najdorf in the above quote.

May-10-15		TheFocus: Ruy Lopez, actually.

May-10-15		perfidious: That would have got my vote for second choice.

May-12-15		TheFocus: <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> - Michael Stean.

May-12-15		TheFocus: <The psychological effects of having to hold a prospectless position for what might seem an infinite amount of time does nothing to aid the defender's concentration> - Michael Stean.

Oct-18-16		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 In what connection? Answers?

Sep-04-17		PJs Studio: These are some sweet quotes. I bet he is/was a hell of a coach

Aug-25-18		Retireborn: Looking for the complete score of the game Stean-A.Herzog, played Greifensee 1972 according John Nunn's book. I take that to be a junior tournament. Very grateful if anybody has or can point me to it.

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