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Wilhelm Steinitz vs Eduard Jenay
Casual game (1860), Vienna AUT, Sep-03
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (D32)  ·  1-0

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Aug-14-04  DanielBryant: Is resignation really in order here? Surely Black still has some counterplay with his a-pawn?
Aug-14-04  Zenchess: And how would you guard against e5 and d6-d7?
May-28-06  sneaky pete: Anything wrong with 28... Rxb3 29.Bxa5 Rxd3 winning a bishop?
Sep-05-06  theprophecy19: I think if Jeney could have found a way to get rid of the pawn dominance in the center he would have continued look at it if the knight moves and he connects the pawns he would have a 5/3 advantage over Jeney I think that is why he resigned...
Sep-05-06  Boomie: <sneaky pete> 27. Rxc1?? is a horrible blunder, losing a piece. 27. Bxc1 maintains white's advantage. Why black didn't take the piece is anyone's guess.
Aug-27-21  sneaky pete: I wonder what Steinitz intended to play after 30... Rc8


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One possibility is 31.Qxc8+ Bxc8 32.Rxc8+ Bf8 33.d6 Qa1+ 34.Bf1 Qd1 35.e5 a5


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when both sides have a hopeless position,or soit seems to me.

Aug-27-21  Z truth 000000001: Can we really trust the score (ie. movelist) here? Wish we had the source.

Anyways, Harding mentions a series of games between these two players for stakes, likely with a backer - so these games may not be so "casual" after all.

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Aug-27-21  sneaky pete: <Z> The source of this game and 21 other early Steinitz games is a manuscript discussed here: Steinitz vs Lang, 1860

Black's name is given in that manuscript as Jeney.

Aug-30-21  Z truth 000000001: <sneaky pete> thank you so much for that informative link.

Here is a direct link to a public notice of the manuscript from which the games were derived:

https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/...

(Österreichische Schachrundschau, N1 1925 p2)

As far as I could gather, the manuscript was handwritten, and I'm not sure about trusting it for the name (handwritten or not).

I now think Harding has a little more info than I first thought, and I hope to report back after a little more "nosing" around.

But thanks again.

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