Howard Staunton, The Chess Tournament (1852)
Game 113 of 184
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Event
London Provincial
Site
London
Date
1851.??.??
Round
1(2)
White
Ranken, Charles Edwards
Black
Deacon, Frederic
Result
1-0
- 14…O-O I much prefer Mr. Deacon's game from this point, as every Piece is free for action, and his two Bishops are ominously disposed for attack on the adverse King's quarters.
- 15…Bxf3 This appears to have been an error. The Bishops together, bearing on the Black King, are the main strength of White's game.
- 26.Bxe6+ Well played.
- 39.Rxh7 Surely, from this point, as several players remarked, White's persistence in playing was neither wise nor courteous. The game is utterly and irredeemably lost, and the attempt to defend it against a fine player for twenty more moves looks frivolous and vexatious.