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Stupendous Play from Steinitz' Day
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A few games are bizarre rather than artistic. Steinitz could be erratic, often brilliant, a worthy world champion.

Steinitz's Theory
1. At the beginning of the game, Black and White are equal. 2. The game will stay equal with correct play on both sides. 3. You can only win by your opponent's mistake.
4. Any attack launched in an equal position will not succeed, and the attacker will suffer. 5. You should not attack until an advantage is obtained. 6. When equal, do not seek to attack, but instead, try to secure an advantage. 7. Once you have an advantage, attack or you will lose it.

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Bird Opening From G. Mestel Var (A02) 0-1 Open file destruction
Bird vs Steinitz, 1866 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

Dutch Staunton G. Chigorin 4.Bg5 c6 5 (A83) 0-1 Counter Attack!
NN vs Steinitz, 1873 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1

Killer Chess Tactics by Shamkovich and Schiller
Steinitz vs C De Vere, 1867 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 1-0

3...Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 London 1862 Brilliancy prize win
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862 
(B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0

Mongredien Defense, Dbl Fianchetto (B06) 1-0 Stockfish; 15.?
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862 
(B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Closed. Traditional (B23) 0-1 Routine castling
Steinitz vs H G Voigt, 1885 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 12 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: French Var (B40) 0-1 Brutal crossfire attack
V Green vs Steinitz, 1862 
(B40) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Var (B46) 1-0 Blindfold Simul
Steinitz vs D Lindsay, 1867 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Steinitz Attack (C00) 1-0 Pile on back rank pin
Steinitz vs C Golmayo, 1883 
(C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

French Def: Advance Var (C02) 1-0 Havana Q trap next
Steinitz vs A Vazquez, 1888 
(C02) French, Advance, 20 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Tarrasch Var (C03) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Steinitz vs Marshall, 1893 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0

"Cuckoo Bird" (game of the day Mar-20-2014)
Steinitz vs Bird, 1866 
(C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Macleod Attack (C20) 1-0 Q raid w/help from B
Steinitz vs NN, 1890 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit (C21) 0-1 The anchor drops!
NN vs Zukertort, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 18 moves, 0-1

"Hewitt Blew It" (game of the day May-15-2006)
M Hewitt vs Steinitz, 1866 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit Knight Var (C25) 1-0 Can opener
Steinitz vs NN, 1860 
(C25) Vienna, 12 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Schlechter vs Steinitz, 1898 
(C28) Vienna Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C29) 0-1 Reinfeld # puzzle
K Hamppe vs Steinitz, 1859 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

Chess variants (000) 1-0 Queen Sac for a famous king walk
Steinitz vs Rock, 1863 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

variants K's Gambit (000) 1-0 Storming Knights!!
Steinitz vs NN, 1874 
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0

Notes by Irving Chernev. White changes mating squares!
Steinitz vs Van der Meden, 1865  
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

KGA Bishop's Gambit Bledow Countergambit (C33) 0-1 Impressive
W Kornfeld vs Zukertort, 1865 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 0-1

Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, Sept. 26th 1891, p.75
Steinitz vs A Belaieff, 1873 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 1-0 Qs rumble
Steinitz vs F Deacon, 1863 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0 Pinned to the mating square
Steinitz vs Rainer, 1885 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Var (C44) 0-1Q sac, Arabian #
Reiner vs Steinitz, 1860 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 Scorching K walk
Steinitz vs Lang, 1860 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Steinitz Var (C45) 0-1 Cross-pin w/a N plunge!!
F Rose vs Steinitz, 1886 
(C45) Scotch Game, 19 moves, 0-1

G38 Wilhelm Steinitz: First World Chess Champn by Linder&Linder
C Golmayo vs Steinitz, 1883 
(C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Game 128 The Golden Treasury of Chess Part 1 (Games 1-250)
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1883 
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening: Steinitz Def (C46) 0-1 Annotated by many
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873 
(C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal/Modern Bishop's O (C50) 0-1 Slugfest
S Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: 4.d4 exd4 (000) 1-0 K walks back home to die
Steinitz vs Holstein, 1863 
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 0-1 Cornered
E Anthony vs Steinitz, 1880 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. ML (C51) 1-0 Q sac, got her back
Steinitz vs P Duffy, 1865 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Morphy Attk (C51) 0-1 N&Q sac opens h-file Greco#
Tennant vs Steinitz, 1862 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1

"The Austrian Morphy" (game of the day Jul-24-2018)
Steinitz vs E Pilhal, 1860 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Slow Var (C52) 1-0 Q grabs P, gets trapped
Gunsberg vs Steinitz, 1891 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Compromised Def (C52) 1-0 Stockfish
Steinitz vs R Gray, 1872 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0

"The Battle of Hastings" An All-Time Great Game!!
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Italian, Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 Pair o' Ns!
Steinitz vs P Meitner, 1860 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Fianchetto Def (C60) 0-1 Qless MG; Stockfish
Englisch vs Steinitz, 1883 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: General (C60) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Schlechter vs Steinitz, 1896 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Steinitz Def (C62) 1-0 Heavily analyzed
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Berlin Def. (C65) 1-0 Bird's Immortal Pin Cushion
Bird vs Steinitz, 1868 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

QGD: Chigorin Def. Main Line (D07) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1889 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

(D50) 0-1 29 Notes by Robert James Fischer
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1

QGD: Modern Variation. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Watch the video!
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1873 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr Defense: 3...Qe5+ 4.Be7 (B01) 1-0 Threats
Steinitz vs S Hamel, 1867 
(B01) Scandinavian, 30 moves, 1-0

French Def: Steinitz Attack 2.e5 f6 (C00) 0-1 What an escape!
Steinitz vs Winawer, 1882 
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

French Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0 Constriction strategy
Steinitz vs A G Sellman, 1885 
(C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game (C25) 0-1 Clear the way! Greco Mate w/adjusted Knt.
K Hamppe vs Steinitz, 1860 
(C27) Vienna Game, 31 moves, 0-1

KGA. Muzio Gambit Accepted From Def (C37) 0-1 Stockfish
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1862 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 0-1

KGA. Salvio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Which N is which?
Steinitz vs Zukertort, 1872 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 45 moves, 1-0

Steinitz - Lasker World Champ Match (1894), Montreal CAN, Rd 17
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 0-1

Lasker - Steinitz World Championship Rematch (1896), Moscow RUE
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 58 moves, 1-0

Game 11 in Richard Reti's book "Masters of the Chessboard"
NN vs Steinitz, 1863 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 Stockfish
Steinitz vs Bird, 1870 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Compromised Def (C52) 1-0 Pin, R sac, K chase
Steinitz vs H Strauss, 1860 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

The REAL "Immortal Zugzwang Game."
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Steinitz Defense (C62) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 60 moves, 1-0

Game 65 in 'Lasker's Manual of Chess' by Emanuel Lasker
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 43 moves, 0-1

"Duels of the Mind" - 12 Best Games Of Chess
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Steinitz's best contribution to opening theory.
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1

Dynamic Chess by R. N. Coles read by Fredthebear
Steinitz vs Blackburne, 1876 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0

Game 93 of 500 Master Games of Chess by Tartakower & Du Mont
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1873 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 0-1

QG Declined: Chigorin Def. Exchange (D07) 1-0 Photo link notes
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1898 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

QGA: Normal. Traditional System (D45) 1-0Sacs to advance passer
Steinitz vs Gunsberg, 1890 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical IQP (D32) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1

QGD Harrwitz Attack (D35) 1-0 Rob the pin, bust up the h-file
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

Breathtaking game. Steinitz never touched his king.
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1894 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo c3, d3 (C53) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy w/B assist
J M Hanham vs Steinitz, 1894 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 0-1

Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense (C25) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1870 
(C25) Vienna, 45 moves, 0-1

Scotch 4...Qh4 Horwitz Attk (C45) 1-0 intermezzo+ creates obstr
W Grimshaw vs Steinitz, 1876 
(C45) Scotch Game, 17 moves, 1-0

Dutch Staunton Gambit. Accepted (A82) 0-1White K caught in cntr
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1862 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1

MONGREDIEN'S KNIGHT MATE!! It resembles Morphy's Mate w/Bishop
A Simons vs A Mongredien, 1846 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1

62. Centre Game 200 Miniature Games of Chess by Julius du Mont
Winawer vs Steinitz, 1896 
(C22) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0

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