Howard Staunton, The Chess Tournament (1852)
Game 145 of 184
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Event
London m5
Site
London
Date
1851.??.??
Round
1
White
Williams, Elijah
Black
Loewenthal, Johann Jacob
Result
1/2-1/2
- 14.Nc3 P. to Q's 5th would certainly have been much better play.
- 15…Bf6 I should have preferred playing the Kt. to Kt.'s 5th, which White would have some difficulty in dislodging, because if he attacked him with the K. R. P. his own Queen would be lost.
- 17…c6 This was absolutely called for before proceeding with the attack, lest White should play his Q. Kt. to Q's 5th.
- 18…Qe7 Lost time, apparently. He should rather have moved the Q. P. to Q's 4th for the purpose of shutting out the adverse Bishop, and then have prepared to play his R. to K. B's 3rd, and K. R's 3rd.
- 20…Qg7 By this move Black prevents his adversary from taking the Kt., except at the fearful penalty of losing his Queen.
- 21…h6 Feeble play. If he had now moved the P. to Q. B's 4th, I cannot see how the White Queen would have been extricated without some loss. A diagram will assist the reader to examine the situation.
- 22…g5 Threatening to win the Queen by first taking the Kt. with Kt., then playing P. to K. Kt.'s 5th, and finally B. to K's sq.
- 24.Qh5 The situation of White's Queen seems one of imminent peril; but. after a very careful analysis, I have not discovered any way to win her.
- 24…gxf4 I doubt if he have any better move.
- 26…Rf3 If he had attacked the Queen by playing the Q. B. to K's sq., White could have taken the K. Kt. P. with impunity, because, if Black then took the K. P. with his K. B., thinking to win the Queen, White would have retaken the Bishop with his Knight, protecting the Queen.