World Chess Championship - Zukertort vs Steinitz - Slav Defence

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[Event "1st World Chess Championship"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1886.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zukertort J"]
[Black "Steinitz W"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[TimeControl "300"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. a3 Bd6 7. c5 Bc7 8. b4 e5
9. Be2 Ngf6 10. Bb2 e4 11. Nd2 h5 12. h3 Nf8 13. a4 Ng6 14. b5 Nh4 15. g3 Ng2+
16. Kf1 Nxe3+ 17. fxe3 Bxg3 18. Kg2 Bc7 19. Qg1 Rh6 20. Kf1 Rg6 21. Qf2 Qd7 22.
bxc6 bxc6 23. Rg1 Bxh3+ 24. Ke1 Ng4 25. Bxg4 Bxg4 26. Ne2 Qe7 27. Nf4 Rh6 28.
Bc3 g5 29. Ne2 Rf6 30. Qg2 Rf3 31. Nf1 Rb8 32. Kd2 f5 33. a5 f4 34. Rh1 Qf7 35.
Re1 fxe3+ 36. Nxe3 Rf2 37. Qxf2 (37. Nxg4 Bf4+ 38. Ne3) (37. Qg1 Qf3) 37...
Qxf2 38. Nxg4 Bf4+ 39. Kc2 hxg4 40. Bd2 e3 41. Bc1 Qg2 42. Kc3 Kd7 43. Rh7+ Ke6
44. Rh6+ Kf5 45. Bxe3 Bxe3 46. Rf1+ Bf4 (46... Qxf1) 0-1

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[olimpicsa]

0:30

I was expecting "I'll give you 5 seconds"

after "can you spot them",

:))

[Slatteryan]

That was quite a game! To be honest, I thought it may have been a more subdued and boring game. But piece sacs for attacking position is really exciting!

[sclyfes1212]

These guys were geniuses. Especially in their time. In the Modern World, so many more strategies and tactics have evolved. But in the first EVER championship; showing revolutionary moves.... Genius!

[chefsupreme64]

Alekhine is the French spelling. The e at the end is to stop the last syllable from being pronounce "an". The German spelling is Aljechin. (Second syllable stressed) That is how he pronounced his name, although most Russians pronounce it Al-yo-khin, again stressing the same syllable. Even in Russia they have Mainwaring-pronounced-Mannerin­g syndrome.

Euwe is pronounced er-va (silent R as in southern English.)

Zukertort is pronounced Tsookertort.

[jollychappy49]

Great commentary Kingcrusher ! I have spoken to Robbie Kean who claims to be a distance relative of Alekhine.

He has a family bible that shows the name" Alec Keen" Of course not recognised in Russia - neverthe less, shows a new facet on the correct pronunciation of this great master!

[oleedee]

loved it.

[russianchessdominant]

Sorry for being wrong.

The right pronunciation is as follows:how it is pronounced in Alekhine's motherlanguage-Russian),using first letters of each subsequent word:

Umbrella,Lexus,Earnings(there is accent on this sound),Hunt,Injustice,Night.

[russianchessdominant]

OK,I am not a master on english transcription.I give you the right sounding of Alekhine's surname(how it is pronounced in Alekhine's motherlanguage-Russian),using first letters of each subsequent word:

Umbrella,Lexus,Earnings(there is accent on this sound),Hunt,Injustice,Hunger.

[kingscrusher]

I think Nigel Short said it was pronounced something like "Al--ee-y-ekin"

[Rollich]

Didn't Alekhine himself pronounce it Al-yokin?

[russianchessdominant]

It is pity people nowasdays don't know how to properly pronounce the surname of the great Russian champion Alexander Alekhine.I give the proper pronunciation: {A-L -E(stress) -X - EA-N}