Smashing Chess: Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Heinrich Wolf (1903)

Harry Nelson Pillsbury (White)
Heinrich Wolf (Black)
Monte Carlo (1903), Monte Carlo MNC, rd 1, Feb-10
Queen's Gambit Declined Orthodox Defense. Main Line
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[Event "Monte Carlo"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "1903.02.10"]
[EventDate "1903.02.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "Heinrich Wolf"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.Nf3 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Rc1
b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Ne5 Bb7 10.f4 a6 11.Bd3 c5 12.O-O c4 13.Bf5
b5 14.Rf3 Re8 15.Rh3 g6 16.Bb1 Nxe5 17.fxe5 Nd7 18.Bxe7 Rxe7
19.Qf3 Nf8 20.Rf1 Qd7 21.Qf6 b4 22.Na4 Qc7 23.Nc5 Bc8 24.Rh6
a5 25.Rf4 Rb8 26.Bxg6 Rb6 27.Qxb6 {While the text secures a
material advantage, 27.e6!! mates in all variations,
e.g. 27...Rxg6+ 28.Rxg6+ hxg6 29.Rh4. Similarly, mate can be
forced with 27.Ne6!!} Nxg6 28.Qf6 Re8 29.Rf1 Be6 30.Qg5 Kh8
31.Qh5 Nf8 32.Nxe6 Rxe6 33.Rxe6 1-0

[@jairsouzamarques271]

Sir, Pillsbury learned play chess on sixteen years old!! And only six years after that, won the Hastings Tournament in 1895... Incredible, amazing, fantastic, and inimaginable too! Cheers from Brazil

[@historicalchessvideos8017]

Thanks for watching, stay safe and take care sir.

[@jeffjones6951]

Thank you, Professor! I especially enjoy your longer videos. Your analysis of this game was action packed! Great game, fascinating breakdown.

[@historicalchessvideos8017]

I'm glad you enjoyed both the game and the commentary I'm trying my best with my commentery but I know that I can still sound better and use the English language better. But with time, I hope, I will improve to that level one day. Thanks again, stay safe and take care sir.

[@ganeshpillai7545]

Excellent videos in ur collection pls continue the good work.

[@Rafaga777]

Fantastic game by the great Pillsbury, Sheer talent. Thanks a lot for showing us this chess gem.

[@historicalchessvideos8017]

Thanks for watching, stay safe and take care sir.

[@s.c.dastopic9148]

I have missed so many games that you demonstrated I was ill for few days and now the health condition is good I love Harry Nelson Pillsbury deeply from heart and as soon as possible I will also start playing chess and participating tournaments, thank you very much for this magnificant game.

[@historicalchessvideos8017]

Its good to hear that you feel good and you are healthy again which is the most importand thing in life I believe and than happiness is very importand after good health and if chess makes you happy than you should play chess, participate in tournaments and play as much as you can. I only play online chess and that makes me happy. I was also very ill around the times you were ill so I'm also feeling good again and now I'm back on track, thanks again for watching, for your comments and for your support dear chess friend, take care and stay safe.

[@giovannicorno1247]

How great was Pillsbury! Here he played against a strong player but anyway he settled up such a strong and complicated attack full of the beatiful variations you showed us! The point is, one can see the move when you ask to find it (today I missed them anyway😒🙂) but He calculated all of them before starting the attack, which is really astonishing.

[@historicalchessvideos8017]

You are very welcome sir, thank you very much for watching and for your kind comments. Indeed Pillsbury was a special player he was a great player with an incredible talent, even though he started to play chess at an old age he was the first player to play blindfold chess against 20 people in a simul. Morphy did against at most 8 people. Unfortunately he had a serious health issue and he died at the age of 33 at my current age actually, he was just so unlucky. I'm not very religious but I hope he is at heaven in a happy place. Take care and stay safe sir.

[@checkmate7311]

Paul Charles Morphy and Harry Nelson Pillsbury two of the best American chess player.

[@jairsouzamarques271]

Don't forget Fischer, Reshevsky, among others...

[@ganeshpillai7545]

Pillsbury played like Tal . What an attacking players they were without computer for assistance.

[@richardfabrizio8998]

Monster attack. Thanks

[@historicalchessvideos8017]

Thanks for watching, stay safe and take care sir.

[@jitendrarankhambe2236]

VERY NICE GAME !

[@historicalchessvideos8017]

Thanks for watching, stay safe and take care sir.

[@charudattatophakhane6380]

Deadly commando attack...so many pieces have converged on the hapless black king! Sir, after the smashing white move (27) of bishop x g6, black played r- b6 and white simply captured the b6 rook. Don't you think p-e6 would have negated the r-b6 threat? Rather than simplifying, it keeps all earlier threats open and wins stylishly. Do tell me if if missed anything. I looked at all options after that and white ends up winning inside of 6/7 moves.

[@harrynelsonpillsbury8232]

That's me Sir! 😅👍

[@historicalchessvideos8017]

Lol, hi Mr. Pillsbury, you are brilliant :) Thanks for watching sir.

[@mrstealyourgurl3910]

pillsbury so goood