Wilfried Paulsen vs Isidor Gunsberg (1883) Punch and Counterpunch

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Wilfried Paulsen vs Isidor Gunsberg
"Punch and Counterpunch" (game of the day Aug-29-2018)
3rd DSB Congress, Nuremberg (1883), Nuremberg GER, rd 7, Jul-20
Center Game: Paulsen Attack Variation (C22) · 0-1

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Mar-29-02		Sneaky: Wow, interesting game.

Oct-01-03		BeautyInChess: Mate in one and twos were missed in this game.

Oct-02-03		Honza Cervenka: <BeautyInChess> I don't see it.

Oct-02-03		AdrianP: This is a great game! ... <BeautyInChess> I don't see the missed mate in one and twos, either.

Oct-02-03		pawntificator: I don't see any ones and twos either. However, I think white taking that knight was not the best move. How does 17 Qg3 look? It looks extremely complicated to me, but I think white has good chances. Then again, so does black... hmm.

Oct-02-03		Calli: Paulsen evidently didn't realize the trouble he was in when he played 19.0-0-0. He could possibly escape with 19.Bxf7+ Kxf7 20.Qb3+ (gets the Q out of the line of fire) Be6 (looks forced) 21.Nxe6 Bxd2+ 22.Nxd2 Rxe6+ 23.Kd1 with not a great position but he alive.

Oct-08-03		BeautyInChess: I downloaded the pgn and figured out what happen. The chesstutor version of this game keeps white's rook on h1. If there had been a rook on h1 then white's 30th move should have been Qh4 threatening mate and winning.

Oct-09-03		drukenknight: how about 22 Bxf7+ Kxf7 23 Qb3+?

May-13-04		Whitehat1963: A really fun game to replay!!

Aug-30-08		Once: Amazing that a theme from move 3 persists almost through the whole game. White exposes his queen to attack with a dodgy opening. Black than spends the rest of the game persecuting the poor queen. 10 of black's first 29 moves are direct attacks on the white queen. Then it's a case of sweeping up pawns. A fascinating game.

Aug-30-08		apexin: what i like about this game: Coordination of black pieces

Aug-30-08		xenophon: always thought Gunsberg's first name sounded like something straight out of Tolkein

Aug-30-08		kevin86: After a series of exchanges and sub-exchanges,black ends up with rook,knight,and bishop against a sole queen. Add a few extra pawns to the mix and the queen becomes busier than a one-armed house painter trying to work around a hornet's nest.

Aug-30-08		whiteshark: <Isidor Open?> P Orr Isidor de Winter Klose ?

Aug-30-08		A.G. Argent: <kevin86> Heeey, take it easy, mister, some of my best friends are one-armed house painters. But you're imagery is perfect. Seems as though once Paulsen lost any and all support for his battered Queen and the contest being pretty much decided, he soldiered on, dodging and swatting at Gunsberg's hornets with his Queen only because it was a Queen. Bit stubborn, that.

Aug-30-08		apexin: Actually Isidor used to be a very popular name in scandinavian countries and germany even still in the 60s and 70s.

Aug-30-08		Once: Tolkien based much of his Lord of the Rings on Anglo Saxon and old Norse poetry, so it's not too surprising that there are links to Scandinavian names. But if you've seen the films, just trying saying "Mordor" without rolling your r's like an Old Vic thesp - Morrrdorrr.

Aug-30-08		capybara: This was a really interesting game. As already noted, white had problems from the start because of his choice of opening. But it was a really good game from Gunsberg, especially his endgame.

Aug-30-08		A.G. Argent: <Once> <...an Old Vic thesp - Morrdorr.> Yes, so true, in particular, Sir Ian Gandalf.

Aug-30-08		Once: <A.G. Argent> Or the actor who also played Agent Smith in the Matrix. His entire character acting repertoire seems to be to speak very slowly and carefully enunciate every single syllable - whether he is playing an elf or a computer generated agent.

Aug-30-08		jovack: Black had an easy job making a nice game because white was happy to keep letting himself get pinned.

Dec-17-11		Penguincw: I would always be the side with the rooks & minor pieces against the lone queen.

Aug-29-18		HeMateMe: How about "Paul Bearer"?

Aug-29-18		morfishine: W Paulsen was a farmer by profession and a renowned potato breeder. Personally, I'd rather not see potatoes breeding

Aug-29-18		thegoodanarchist: <morfishine: W Paulsen was a farmer by profession and a renowned potato breeder. Personally, I'd rather not see potatoes breeding> And especially not "couch" potatos.

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