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Master Class Vol. 19 - William Steinitz

Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller, Oliver Reeh, Dorian Rogozenco

Master Class Vol. 19 - William Steinitz

Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller, Oliver Reeh, Dorian Rogozenco

In this video course experts examine the games of Steinitz. Let them show you which openings Steinitz chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame & you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities!

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Contents

2 Short biography

3.1 Introduction

3.2 French Defence

3.4 Scotch Game

3.5 Vienna Game

4.1 Introduction

4.2 A Bridge between Steinitz and Modern Chess

4.3 Game 1: De Vere - Steinitz

4.4 Game 2: Bricard - Marin

4.5 Game 3: Zuckertort - Steinitz

4.6 Game 4: Steinitz - Chigorin

4.7 Game 5: Chigorin - Steinitz

4.8 Game 6: Steinitz - Zuckertort

4.9 Game 7: Steinitz - Lasker

5.1 Pihal - Steinitz 1959

5.2 Hamppe - Steinitz 1860

5.3 Steinitz - Meitner 1860

5.4 Reiner - Steinitz 1860

5.5 Steinitz - Robey 1862

5.6 Steinitz - NN 1862

5.7 Novotny - Steinitz 1862

5.8 Steinitz - Andersen 1862

5.9 Steinitz - Thorold 1864

5.10 Green - Steinitz 1864

5.11 Steinitz - Duffy 1865

5.12 Steinitz - Burden 1865

5.13 Steinitz - MacDonnell 1866

6.1 Steinitz - Stern 1870

6.2 Fisher - Steinitz 1872

6.3 Steinitz - Zuckertort 1872

6.4 Steinitz - Anderssen 1873

6.5 Steinitz - Gelbfuhs 1873

6.6 Winawer - Steinitz 1883

6.7 Steinitz - Gunsberg 1890

6.8 Steinitz - Chigorin 1892

6.9 Steinitz - Pillsbury 1892

6.10 Waldtbrodt - Steinitz 1895

6.11 Steinitz - Von Bardeleben 1895

6.12 Tactics database

6.13 Further Exercises

7.1 The Steinitzian method of restriction

7.2 Two bishops vs two knights

7.3 Opposite coloured bishops favour the attacker

7.4 Good knight bad bishop

7.5 Opening attacking inroads

7.6 The transformation of advantages

7.7 Interactive Exercise: A knightmare

7.8 Extra Endgames

8 Bonus

8.1 All Games from Steinitz

8.2 More Tactics