Howard Staunton, The Chess Tournament (1852)
Game 101 of 184
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Event
London knockout playoff-5pl
Site
London
Date
1851.??.??
Round
4
White
Szen, Josef
Black
Kennedy, Hugh Alexander
Result
1-0
- 6…dxc4 This was certainly injudicious.
- 24…c5 I cannot compliment Captain Kennedy on this move. His play, indeed, throughout the present game, and the greater portion of the match, falls immeasurably short of his ordinary mark.
- 25.d5 A dangerous pioneer, at all times, in the hands of Mr. Szen.
- 26…g5 The advance of the Pawns on this side places White at a disadvantage, because of the necessity it imposes for him always to be on guard over the person of his King.
- 29…Nec4 White now gains the exchange, but he quite fails to take advantage of the superiority in force which he acquires.
- 36…Rd7 Would it not have been better for White to take off the B. with his R., and then take the Pawn?
- 37…Na5 In his usual play, Captain Kennedy would have seen at once the fatality of this move. His position here is certainly not a comfortable one, but neither is it at all without resource. Let us suppose him now to play 37. Kt. to K's 4th. 38. Kt. to K. B's 6th (ch.) (Apparently his best play.) 38. K. to B's sq. 39. Kt. takes R. 39. Kt. takes Kt. And the game is not altogether hopeless. I give a diagram of the Board before White's 37th move.