Magical Attacking Strategy in Chess: Overprotection. Steinitz vs Weiss
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- čas přidán 16. 03. 2024
- The video is about a magical source of energy for attack, namely, the overprotected strong points. According to Aron Nimzowitsch, who is considered to be the inventor of the concept of overprotection, by establishing the contact between the strong point and the pieces you can accumulate tremendous energy and then use it in attack. It seems that the first World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz was aware of this concept even before Nimzowitsch. The following game is a brilliant illustration of the magic power of overprotection.
1. e4 e6 2. e5 c5 3. f4 d5 4. exd6 Bxd6 5. g3 Bd7 6. Nf3 Bc6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. d3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Nb6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 a5 14. a4 Nbd5 15. Nc4 Nb4 16. Rae1 Nfd5 17. Nfe5 Bf6 18. Qf2 Be8 19. g4 Rd8 20. g5 Be7 21. Ng4 Nc6 22. Qh4 Nd4 23. Be4 f5 24. gxf6 Nxf6 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Qxh7+ Kf7 27. Bg2 Rg8 28. Ne5+ Kf8 29. Rf2 b5 30. axb5 Bxb5 31. Bh3 Re8 32. Re4 Bc6 33. Rxd4 cxd4 34. Ba3+ Be7 35. Bxe6 1-0
very sophisticated Steinitz
Thank You! You make every move so logic and clear, amazing analysis!
Thank you!
Feels like Steinitz playing with his food a bit here, but the truth is probably more that the opponent forgot to resign for at least ten moves after he should have
Well analysed.
It was either Botvinnik or Bronstein who said that after Morphy there is nothing new in the Open Game's attacking possibilities. I think Steinitz studied Morphy's games and figured out from them how to attack in the manner you just displayed. Then many years later, Fischer came along and studied all the games of the greats who came before him and used the lessons he learned to great effect. Good Show!!
Thank you and as always: very instructive!
My pleasure!
Can you please put their pics on names on the sides sometimes we 4get who is using which pieces
Magic game, thanks for your analysis, it's very clear
My pleasure.
A very good example of both the importance of central control as well as central usage. @ 14:05 we can see how much control over the d file Weiss has, and throughout the game we see Steinitz using the e4 & e5 squares at will. However, even with your pieces on strong central points, they must be doing something to win. Steinitz’s minor pieces were able to pressure the enemy king castle, while Black didn’t accomplish much until the successful white attack began. @ 6:33 it was important to prepare f6 to control e5, and @ 13:25 the last attempt to avoid a large attack would’ve been f5, which would finally aim to control e file squares, and even after e.p., the knight capturing on f6 could’ve again fought for e4.
So perhaps some (earlier) queen side counter play, and perhaps attempting to trade down some threatening white pieces, would have been more practical ideas.
Thanks as always.
Thank you as well.
First to comment!! cheers from Brazil...
Cheers.
Instructive game! Thanks
My pleasure!