A man ahead of his time | King's Indian Attack | Wilhelm Steinitz vs Joseph Henry Blackburne

London 1869, London ENG, May-01
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07) • 1-0
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nge2 e6 6.d3 Nge7 7.Be3 Nd4 8.Qd2 f5 9.h4 Qa5 10.h5 Nec6 11.hxg6 hxg6 12.Rxh8+ Bxh8 13.Bxd4 cxd4 14.Nb1 Nb4 15.Na3 Kf7 16.exf5 gxf5 17.Kf1 d6 18.Qh6 Bg7 19.Qh7 e5 20.Nc4 Qc7 21.a3 Nc6 22.Bd5+ Kf6 23.Re1 Bd7 24.g4 1-0
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[@fporretto]

Another triumph for superior mobility! It looks as if Blackburne overestimated his Queenside prospects. Steinitz was able to switch theaters of battle from Queenside to Kingside, while Blackburne allowed his developed forces to be locked out of that zone.

[@MatoJelic]

Well said

[@theazrael4423]

Reminds me of a chapter from the book, Fundamentals of chess by JR Capablanca, "the sudden attack from a different side"

[@Staarlik21]

Wow, how can this man love chess so much that he uploads a video almost every day!! Great content btw TY

[@bohottie]

These closed, sharp games are so difficult to play. These guys are truly ahead of their times.

[@moonblink]

great game! thanks Mato. I saw a few nice moves that weren't used in the game. A very sharp game. Amazing that it was 1869!

[@theazrael4423]

Thanks for all the painstaking research, you found a gem :)

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Poor Blackburne. His king was defended by pieces ... that were on the wrong side of the board.

[@azy63]

Absolutely vicious and wonderful.

[@scoobydoobydoooo]

Still going strong mato.

[@ceesvegh4904]

Fortunately nobody is ahead of time :)

[@MatoJelic]

Nikola Tesla was

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

After g4, black can also attack the queen on H8, but you still have G5+ followed by taking the bishop with check

[@pankajpitroda2070]

Well Done Mato

[@OMADRevolution]

How would Steinitz do against Magnus Carlsen?

[@zztop3137]

Great game

[@arcaninethebest3697]

Isn’t this the main line in the closed Sicilian btw the Kings Indian attack is Nbd2

[@forevercu]

Op.. Bobby is the greatest of all time ? What about Kasparov?

[@nicovanderwilt7502]

Whaahhh braindamage high level

[@mohitpanchal3505]

At @05:44 if BLACK had opted for rook h8, instead of resigning, he could have won queen and eventually the game.

[@mohitpanchal3505]

@@kargetina got it. Thanks

[@vadimvulfov1769]

What if Rh8 after g4 and white queen has nowhere to go?!

[@ledioaj]

At the end you dont take the rook ... you take the queen or mate ... bishop check

[@MatoJelic]

Show us the line

[@pukulu]

Blackburne was a better tactician than Steinitz but Steinitz was a stronger strategist and better on defense.

[@digitalatom6433]

4:46 After 19: Qh7 Wouldn't it be better if black played 19: ... Qe5? This way, the queen can come to the black king's defense and avoid letting the knight on a3 to gain a tempo and become more active. Even after what was the dreaded 20: Nf4 black can simply react with 20: ... Qf6. If then 21 Nh5 black just plainly reacts with 21: ... Qg6 (or Qh6) offering a queen exchange and thereby greatly increasing the safety of the black king.

[@MatoJelic]

19...Qe5 20.Nf4 Qf6 21.Nc4 white is winning