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Samuel Tinsley vs Carl Schlechter
Hastings (1895), Hastings ENG, rd 14, Aug-23
Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense (D35)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by J. MasonThe ’King’s Fianchetto’ is seldom made use of by the first player in the Queen’s Pawn’s Opening. It is not considered sufficiently aggressive.Now e4 looks perfectly safe. And it would prevent Black partly taking over the attack by advancing his King’s Pawn a little further on.As will be seen, the young Austrian representative is somewhat the better prepared for the semi-ending consequent upon the disappearance of the Queens. Yet White’s position is pretty strong The isolation of the Pawn does not count for much ; or, if it does, it is fairly offset by the superior influence of his Bishops. The play, however, is shy, if not dull, and ill suited to Mr. Tinsley’s ingenious style. It is hard to see the good of 23 Bc5 , for instance. Why not 23 Bxa7 if the Bishop is to move at all? The Piece could hardly be imprisoned to capture-- if ...b6 24 Nb5,etc.--and the Pawn would be worth having. With the better game. White Bishop and Rook come in for awkward handling; while, to say nothing of Pawn, &c., the King himself is not free from peril.There is really nothing good now, but this invitation to the Knight is the more speedily fatal.0-1

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Apr-20-13  Expendable Asset: White seems to have played without any (clear) plans.

23. Bxa7, pointed out by Mason, is more fitting to Mr. Tinsley's style as it leads to sharper lines.

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