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James Mason vs Wilhelm Steinitz
London (1883), London ENG, rd 23, Jun-19
Queen Pawn Game: Steinitz Countergambit (D00)  ·  0-1

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Jul-18-05  mjk: "Queen's Pawn, Mason variation, Steinitz counter-gambit" the namesake game.
Jul-18-05  paul dorion: Nice game! White never has time to win the d4 pawn.
Jan-18-06  prinsallan: Steinitz is a genius, using the pawn as bait!

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