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James Mason vs Wilhelm Steinitz
London (1883), London ENG, rd 23, Jun-19
Queen Pawn Game: Steinitz Countergambit (D00)  ·  0-1

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Jul-18-05  mjk: "Queen's Pawn, Mason variation, Steinitz counter-gambit" the namesake game.
Jul-18-05  paul dorion: Nice game! White never has time to win the d4 pawn.
Jan-18-06  prinsallan: Steinitz is a genius, using the pawn as bait!
Aug-01-23
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  fredthebear: Chess certainly is a game of choices. Here's Mato's game instruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_A...

There are numerous Steinitz Variations in the king pawn openings and the Queen's Gambit Accepted. The Steinitz Countergambit is 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5.

Given the specificity of the two-ply Steinitz Countergambit, there's no need to debate what to call White's opening. However, the correct name for <2.Bf4> is the Sarratt Attack, after Jacob Sarratt, IMHO. Some on Chess.com use another term: https://www.chess.com/openings/Quee...

BTW, 1.d4 d5 <2.f4> is the Mason Attack, headed for a Stonewall Attack.

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