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332 STEINITZ,ATTACK<br />

rl],e lnte atiohal Chds Moqazine 1885 9l.oneof<br />

the best and most interesting magui.es. nos a<br />

collec<strong>to</strong>asiiem. Hewrole a bookonlheNenYork<br />

inremadonal loumamcnt of 1889, innotating<br />

every one oi 432 ganes. In Prtt l ol his Modetn<br />

a}ie$ ltrrraror (1889) he analyses snc opcnings<br />

and Nritcs a I o.g i.tro d uction explaining some ol<br />

his <strong>chess</strong> lheones. Tbe Nork was never compleled<br />

although he published Iaft II section I in 1895.<br />

(See<br />

^(UMUUIoN<br />

oF AD!^NT^GIS i BARDEI,ENEN i<br />

DEENSE cENrRnj rwo BtssoPs.)<br />

ch,rres rrevida A Menotidl <strong>to</strong> Willidtu Stehnz<br />

(1901) @ntains 73 sanes and was rcprinted with an<br />

additioaal six ganes as W r.am Steinnz, Selected<br />

Ganes (t914): L. Bacbmam, ,'.h4./D.6r.r<br />

.tr.,ni,zvol. l(l910.2ndedn. 195).vol. II(1913.<br />

2nd. edn. 1928), vol. III (1r0), !ol. Iv (1921)i<br />

reprinted in 2 vols. (usins the 2nd ed.s.) 1980,<br />

@ntains biography and about t,olt) gamesi J.<br />

Gilchrisi and D. t{oopeL Wergevhichle des<br />

s.ha.rr, .tr.ri,rz (1968) contains 575 gam€s includ<br />

ins allrhatcotrld be <strong>to</strong>undolhis sc.ious nalch and<br />

<strong>to</strong>urnament gamesr En. L6ket,LBkels Maiaal<br />

a/ cn.$ (1912), a translation oi a German work<br />

lisl published in 1925, conlains a nae tnbute io<br />

Steinilz and an accounloltis.ontribulion <strong>to</strong> cbess<br />

rlEoRy: M. Euwe- 7n. D.rclopnent oJ <strong>chess</strong> Stlte<br />

(1968), dcvotes one'rhird oi the contcnts <strong>to</strong> a<br />

dhcussio. of Steinnzs praclical comnbution <strong>to</strong><br />

Chigorin steinirz llrhh{chgamel39l spanishOpcn<br />

1e4c5 2NA Nc6 I Bbs d6 4Nc3Bd7 i dl Nge7 6<br />

B35f6 7Be3Ns6 3Od2a6 9B,tb5 l0Bb3Na5 1l<br />

00.6 12dxc5&c5 13Be5Be? 14RldlNb7 15Bxe7<br />

(+4=1-l) <strong>by</strong> srErN,rz at the Vienna <strong>to</strong>urnament<br />

r882.<br />

STEINIIZ DETENCE, 422 in the SPanish Opening,<br />

practiscd <strong>by</strong> ef,rNrrz in rhe 1890s, His idea was<br />

!o dhturb Black's pasn formalion as litde as<br />

possible and.perhaps.lo maintain his paNn a1e5.<br />

<strong>The</strong> lauer obtect .annoi oiten be achieled: for<br />

er<strong>amp</strong>le. in the HDcEs@ DEFENC., 423, Black<br />

nutrcply<strong>to</strong>7Re1<strong>by</strong>7...exd4which,hoNever,<br />

leaves him a playible gamc. Mastenusually arive<br />

atlheSleinitzDefenccbtt.a.sposilion,e.g. 3 . .<br />

Ni6 401)d6. thusavoiding the continuation3. . .<br />

d6 4 d4 Bd7 5 Nc3 NI6 6 Bxc6 Bxc6 7 Qd3<br />

whenWhilelhrealensioeainadvant.ge<strong>by</strong>castli.g<br />

This defcnce. which steos from Ruy L6pEz, has<br />

nevc. bee. poPular, lor Black gets a Passivc<br />

posirion vift tew chaflces ol munrer Play. lt nas<br />

bee. played <strong>by</strong> rasxER and ceaBLANca and on<br />

occasion <strong>by</strong> sMyslov; Iike Steinilz, thcsc chan<br />

pions werc all expen derensive playe6. (see<br />

Dr.NjvE CEMREi TRIENDI,Y {iAME,)<br />

sTDINrrz DETENCE DDTERRED. 355 in ihe<br />

spANrs. opENrNc. Black\ aims are the sane as in<br />

thc si!,Ntrz DEFENC. but he is nore likely <strong>to</strong><br />

achieve lhen. He can oien nainl.i. his pawn on<br />

e5 becausc the immediaG anack on hh centre <strong>by</strong> 5<br />

d4 could lead Whne in1o inc NoAH\ aR(rrAP- 362.<br />

(See E1ED cEmE. sPAcE.)<br />

STEINITZ GAMBIT', 319 in the VENNA GAME,<br />

introduc€d successfully in lhe samc Slciniiz<br />

Neumann. Dundee rourna,n€ni 1867i 579, the<br />

SIEINIIZ VAXIATrON.296. a litlle used line in<br />

the srcrlrAN DEmN.Eplayed <strong>by</strong> srErNrrz in his 12lh<br />

nflch gane againn ANDERSSEN in 1866i 445, a<br />

dcfcnce 10 the poNzrANr opENrNc introduced in tbe<br />

game Wisker Sleinir. London Handicap Tournament<br />

1869; 636 in the *ENcs DEEENCE, playcd a<br />

lew timcs <strong>by</strong> Steinilz frod 1873 Gec BLocMDEi<br />

DURAs)i 646. also in the French Defence. plated<br />

onlyonce (1866) <strong>by</strong> Stcinilz in senous Playr 549. a<br />

srandard Iire in the pnRoFF D EFENCE sugges tcd bt<br />

prrloFF and recomnended <strong>by</strong> Steinitzwho played<br />

itagainst BhcreuRNEin thcn match of i862 3 and<br />

Blrk,s DxtNsFE cENnE has yield.d hin r lound<br />

posi'ion, b) SrLng trp a pJ$n he geG 3 [ng s<br />

Rm r? Nrl'r 'Lmpoifll, Rh3 l3 Olj Nf4 l!<br />

QxeT+ L\e7 2ONg:5Rh5 21h.1Rxn4 22$iga INB<br />

RJ3 24 R'12 N.5 25 Nh2 Rg6 26 Rel Nhl+ 27 K!2<br />

N$ 23 Rdez Rh6 29Rc3Rfh3 loNfl tsh3+ ll K3l<br />

Bal 12 Ks2 b4 3l f4 Bh3+ 34 Kl: Rf6 15 Ne2<br />

Nsxe,l+ 36 Kgl Bin 37 fies dxcs 33 Rxrl tu}l6 19<br />

Rfi+ Kd6 10Rig7Rhl+ a1KgzNd2,l2Rg6+ Kc7<br />

4l g4 R3h2+ 44 Kgl Nrl+ .15 Kt1 Rh3+ whiie resisns.<br />

STEiNITZ ATTACX,66r, larialionin the RENCH<br />

DEFENC! Eilen hy {!zro and played six limes<br />

STEIN OPDNING, I19, thE DUTCS DEEN'E,<br />

adYocaled <strong>by</strong> E. srdN in 1789.<br />

STEMCAME, a game that initiates a certain<br />

Blackburo+Fleis:ig vietrna lliTl Ouccn\ cambit<br />

ld4d5 2.4drc1 3NBh5 4d,lc6 5e3Bd7 6Ne5c6 7<br />

ax65 db5 3 Qf] Bl"ck icsigns Thn *as (hc (cmgame<br />

r.r 3 Nr:r a nes move ihar has sinc. bcone ianda

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