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"Could we look into the head of a Chess player, we should see there a whole world of feelings, images, ideas, emotion and passion."
Beautiful quote from Alfred Binet, a French psychologist who invented the first practical IQ test.
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Beautiful quote from Alfred Binet, a French psychologist who invented the first practical IQ test.
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▪️ Today is Died-day of Wilhelm Steinitz
▪️ Austrian - American chess master
▪️ First World Chess Champion
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▪️ Austrian - American chess master
▪️ First World Chess Champion
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✅ #about_Steinitz
🔹Wilhelm Steinitz
🔹American-Austrian chess Master
🔰 Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian and later American chess master, and the first undisputed World Chess Champion, from 1886 to 1894. He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician.
🔘 Country: Kingdom of Bohemia (Austrian Empire)
United States
🔘 Born: May 17, 1836
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
🔘 Died: August 12, 1900 (aged 64)
🔘 New York City, New York, United States
🔘 World Champion: 1886–1894 (undisputed; with earlier dates debated)
🔰Steinitz learned to play chess from a schoolmate when he was about 12 years old. In 1858 he entered the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna, but he soon dropped out of school and occupied himself with chess full-time. In 1862 he represented Austria in his first national tournament. Later that year he moved to England, and in 1883 he moved to the United States, where he was finally defeated by Lasker.
🔰 As Steinitz There are two types of advantages at chess: permanent and temporary 👇
▪️The permanent advantages are:
🔻 Material advantage
🔻 Weak squares
🔻 Passed pawn
🔻 Weak pawns
🔻 Open diagonal/file
🔻 Bishop pair
▪️The temporary advantages are:
🔻Development
🔻 Position of pieces
🔻 Center
🔻 Space
🔹When you possess a permanent advantage you need to take your time, do not rush and with a careful play you will ultimately win the game.
🔹When you have a temporary advantage you need to attack as soon as possible, since there is a possibility for your opponent to recover if you don’t act quickly enough.
♦️ A memorable and brilliancy chess game by Steinitz which named "Augustus, seize her!" in chessgames.com site!! 👇
🔸Wilhelm Steinitz vs Augustus Mongredien
🔸London (1862)
🔸Scandinavian Defense: Ilundain Variation (B01)
♦️Review and download annotated PGN file👇
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🔹Wilhelm Steinitz
🔹American-Austrian chess Master
🔰 Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian and later American chess master, and the first undisputed World Chess Champion, from 1886 to 1894. He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician.
🔘 Country: Kingdom of Bohemia (Austrian Empire)
United States
🔘 Born: May 17, 1836
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
🔘 Died: August 12, 1900 (aged 64)
🔘 New York City, New York, United States
🔘 World Champion: 1886–1894 (undisputed; with earlier dates debated)
🔰Steinitz learned to play chess from a schoolmate when he was about 12 years old. In 1858 he entered the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna, but he soon dropped out of school and occupied himself with chess full-time. In 1862 he represented Austria in his first national tournament. Later that year he moved to England, and in 1883 he moved to the United States, where he was finally defeated by Lasker.
🔰 As Steinitz There are two types of advantages at chess: permanent and temporary 👇
▪️The permanent advantages are:
🔻 Material advantage
🔻 Weak squares
🔻 Passed pawn
🔻 Weak pawns
🔻 Open diagonal/file
🔻 Bishop pair
▪️The temporary advantages are:
🔻Development
🔻 Position of pieces
🔻 Center
🔻 Space
🔹When you possess a permanent advantage you need to take your time, do not rush and with a careful play you will ultimately win the game.
🔹When you have a temporary advantage you need to attack as soon as possible, since there is a possibility for your opponent to recover if you don’t act quickly enough.
♦️ A memorable and brilliancy chess game by Steinitz which named "Augustus, seize her!" in chessgames.com site!! 👇
🔸Wilhelm Steinitz vs Augustus Mongredien
🔸London (1862)
🔸Scandinavian Defense: Ilundain Variation (B01)
♦️Review and download annotated PGN file👇
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@Steinitz-Mongredien 1862.pgn
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▪️Wilhelm Steinitz - Augustus Mongredien, London (1862)
▪️PGN format
▪️Annotated by chess.com
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▪️PGN format
▪️Annotated by chess.com
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42. d7!
A well-calculated move by 17-year-old Indian FM. He managed to beat the tournament top-seed.
42...Rd8 43. Qa5 Rfxd7 44. Qxh5 Nxe4 45. Qh8+ Kf7 46. g8=Q+ Rxg8 47.Qh7+ Ke8 48. Qxg8+ Ke7 49. Qh7+ Ke8 50. Qg8+ Ke7 51. Qh7+ Ke8 52. Qg6+ Ke7 53.Be3 Qd5 54. Bg2 Qd1+ 55. Kh2 Nd2 56. Bc5+ Kd8 57. Qxe6 Kc8 58. Bxb7+ Kb8 59.Qe8+ 1-0
A well-calculated move by 17-year-old Indian FM. He managed to beat the tournament top-seed.
42...Rd8 43. Qa5 Rfxd7 44. Qxh5 Nxe4 45. Qh8+ Kf7 46. g8=Q+ Rxg8 47.Qh7+ Ke8 48. Qxg8+ Ke7 49. Qh7+ Ke8 50. Qg8+ Ke7 51. Qh7+ Ke8 52. Qg6+ Ke7 53.Be3 Qd5 54. Bg2 Qd1+ 55. Kh2 Nd2 56. Bc5+ Kd8 57. Qxe6 Kc8 58. Bxb7+ Kb8 59.Qe8+ 1-0
34... Ra2??
A fatal miscalculation.
34... Ne6! 35. Rxd6 Rdc8 36. Qb3 Nc4 =
35. Rxe5 dxe5 36. Rxd8+Qxd8 37. Qxe5+ Kg8 38. bxc5 Qd2 39. Nxf4 b4 40. Qe8+ Kg7 41. Nh5+ 1-0
A fatal miscalculation.
34... Ne6! 35. Rxd6 Rdc8 36. Qb3 Nc4 =
35. Rxe5 dxe5 36. Rxd8+Qxd8 37. Qxe5+ Kg8 38. bxc5 Qd2 39. Nxf4 b4 40. Qe8+ Kg7 41. Nh5+ 1-0
27. Ng5!!
A deep calculation by Anton Korobov.
27...Nf8 28. Ne6! Nxe6
28... fxe6 29. Bxf8 Bxf8 30. Qxg6+ Bg7 31.Ne4
A)31...Re7 32. Nf6+ Kf8 33. Rxe6 Qd8 34. Qh7 Kf7 35. Nh5 Qxd5 36. Qxg7+ Kxe6 37. Qg6+ Kd7 38. Nf6+ +-
B)31... Qd8 32. Nf6+ Qxf6 33. Qxe8+ Kh7 34. Qh5+ Qh6 35. Qf7 Bxd5 36. Re3 +-
29. Bf6 Bh2+ 30. Kh1 1-0
A deep calculation by Anton Korobov.
27...Nf8 28. Ne6! Nxe6
28... fxe6 29. Bxf8 Bxf8 30. Qxg6+ Bg7 31.Ne4
A)31...Re7 32. Nf6+ Kf8 33. Rxe6 Qd8 34. Qh7 Kf7 35. Nh5 Qxd5 36. Qxg7+ Kxe6 37. Qg6+ Kd7 38. Nf6+ +-
B)31... Qd8 32. Nf6+ Qxf6 33. Qxe8+ Kh7 34. Qh5+ Qh6 35. Qf7 Bxd5 36. Re3 +-
29. Bf6 Bh2+ 30. Kh1 1-0
47... Ng8!
An interesting regrouping to carry out the g4 breakthrough.
48. Qb1 Qg6 49. Qd1 Nf6 50. Qb1 Kf8 51. Kb2 Rg7 52. Qd1 Rh8 53.Bd3 Rhg8 54. Qe2 g4 55. Rh4 Qf7 56. Qf1 gxf3 57.gxf3 Rg3 0-1
An interesting regrouping to carry out the g4 breakthrough.
48. Qb1 Qg6 49. Qd1 Nf6 50. Qb1 Kf8 51. Kb2 Rg7 52. Qd1 Rh8 53.Bd3 Rhg8 54. Qe2 g4 55. Rh4 Qf7 56. Qf1 gxf3 57.gxf3 Rg3 0-1