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Samuel Tinsley vs Carl Schlechter
London (1899), London ENG, rd 11, Jun-13
Queen Pawn Game: Stonewall Attack (D00)  ·  0-1

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Jan-15-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Chessical: Very much one way traffic.

<27.Kf1> Bxg4 28.Re2 Bg3 29.Ke1 Bxf2+ 30.Rxf2 Raf8 wins; or

<27.Kh1> Rxf2 28.Bxf2 Bg3+ 29.Kg1 Bxf2+ 30.Kf1 Be6 31.Re2 (31.Ke2 Bxg4+) 31...Rf8

Jan-05-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  KEG: Chessical's description of Schlechter's mauling of Tinsley in this game as "Very much one way traffic" is apt. Schlechter outplayed Tinsley from start to finish. It was never much of a contest.

Have a look at the position after Tinsley's seventh move:


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Is this really the best Tinsley could do with the White pieces? His 4. c3 was especially awful. According to Fritz, Tinsley was lost--or nearly lost--after his fourth move!

My favorite moment of this otherwise forgettable game came after Tinsley's 14. Ne5:


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Schlechter here began his Kingside wipe-out of Tinsley with 14...g5.

After this the game was, to quote Chessical once again, "one-way traffic." Indeed, the Tournament Book's suggested 22nd move for Tinsley was "resign." Given what came next, this was perhaps not such a bad idea.

Tinsley was long since lost by the time Schlechter played 23...Nxe4, and Tinsley's 24. hxg4 (24. Rf1 was the only conceivable means of hanging on) opened the floodgates for Schlechter, who responded with the overwhelming 24...Qh4. Tinsley simplified Schlechter's task with his 26. Be3 (in fairness, even the "better 26. Nh3 would have done little more than prolonged Tinsley's agony). Schlechter's 26...Bh2+ was a killer (26...Qh2+ was another way to close proceedings).

Jan-05-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: <KEG>

I'm pretty sure Tinsley never cracked an opening book, or if he did, he used it only as an example of what not to do. No doubt you'll get to it on your own, but here's another terrible opening from him:

Tinsley vs Lasker, 1899

But he had his moments.

Tinsley vs Von Bardeleben, 1895

Jan-08-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  KEG: <keypusher>

Thank you for the warning about Tinsley vs. Lasker. I turn my attention to that 12th round encounter with fear and trepidation.

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