Wilhelm Steinitz – Augustus Mongredien (No content to display) Wilhelm Steinitz Augustus Mongredien Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1862.??.?? Location: London Tournament: London Round: ? Opening: B01 Scandinavian Defence Submitted by: Published on: March 3, 2026 [Event "London"] [Site "London"] [Date "1862.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wilhelm Steinitz"] [Black "Augustus Mongredien"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "1862.??.??"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 $5 {[pgndiagram] It is interesting to see this line of Scandinavian in a game from 1862.} 4. d4 e6 {I am not an expert on this variation, but I believe that Black should consider playing some other moves and wait for an opportunity to pin the knight on f3. Here his light squared bishop will remain a problem piece} (4... Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 {Comes to mind. Although to be honest, I only have a vague idea about this variation from the videos by IM John Bartholomew on youtube}) 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 (6... c5 {Transposes to the position from the French defense where Black is a tempo down} 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4) 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 {[pgndiagram] I am not certain about this move. It does develop a piece, but the bishop on e3 is not optimal.} (8. Ne4 {Waiting with the bishop, seems to me to be more in the spirit of the position.} Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nd7 10. c3 Nf6 11. Bc2 {[pgndiagram] And White retains the advantage}) 8... b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 {Steinitz goes all in, but Black could have defended} Nbd7 (10... Nc6 {Attacking d4 and threatening Nb4, was interesting} 11. Be2 (11. a3 Nxd4 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Bxd4 Kg8 {[pgndiagram] And Black is better}) 11... Nb4 12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 c5 {And Black has equalized. White has no attack}) 11. Qe2 Nd5 (11... c5 {Was probably better than the game continuation}) 12. Nxd5 exd5 (12... Bxd5 13. f5 {Gives White a nice attack}) 13. Rf3 {Now White's pieces enjoy excellent prospects} f5 {Not a move made willingly} (13... Nf6 14. Rh3 {White threatens a sacrifice on h7} Qd6 (14... c5 15. Bxh7+ Nxh7 16. Qh5 {Is winning}) 15. c3 c5 16. f5 Rae8 17. Rg3 { [Event "London"] [Site "London"] [Date "1862.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wilhelm Steinitz"] [Black "Augustus Mongredien"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "1862.??.??"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 $5 {[pgndiagram] It is interesting to see this line of Scandinavian in a game from 1862.} 4. d4 e6 {I am not an expert on this variation, but I believe that Black should consider playing some other moves and wait for an opportunity to pin the knight on f3. Here his light squared bishop will remain a problem piece} (4... Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 {Comes to mind. Although to be honest, I only have a vague idea about this variation from the videos by IM John Bartholomew on youtube}) 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 (6... c5 {Transposes to the position from the French defense where Black is a tempo down} 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4) 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 {[pgndiagram] I am not certain about this move. It does develop a piece, but the bishop on e3 is not optimal.} (8. Ne4 {Waiting with the bishop, seems to me to be more in the spirit of the position.} Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nd7 10. c3 Nf6 11. Bc2 {[pgndiagram] And White retains the advantage}) 8... b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 {Steinitz goes all in, but Black could have defended} Nbd7 (10... Nc6 {Attacking d4 and threatening Nb4, was interesting} 11. Be2 (11. a3 Nxd4 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Bxd4 Kg8 {[pgndiagram] And Black is better}) 11... Nb4 12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 c5 {And Black has equalized. White has no attack}) 11. Qe2 Nd5 (11... c5 {Was probably better than the game continuation}) 12. Nxd5 exd5 (12... Bxd5 13. f5 {Gives White a nice attack}) 13. Rf3 {Now White's pieces enjoy excellent prospects} f5 {Not a move made willingly} (13... Nf6 14. Rh3 {White threatens a sacrifice on h7} Qd6 (14... c5 15. Bxh7+ Nxh7 16. Qh5 {Is winning}) 15. c3 c5 16. f5 Rae8 17. Rg3 { White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
