Williams, Elijah vs Wyvill, Marmaduke (1851) — Annotated Chess Game

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Game III. Third game between Messrs. Wyvill and Williams (Third Series), won by Williams with the White pieces. Sicilian Opening.

4.b3 Anticipating Black's favourite manœuvre of P. to K. Kt.'s 3rd, and B. to K. Kt.'s 2nd.
8…Bf6 To compel the advance of White's K. P.
12…Nh6 Better to have marched forward with the Kt. to Q's 5th, I think. Retreating him gave White too much time.
15…Nd4 In the early games of this match Mr. Wyvill plays so much below the strength he exhibited in the latter ones, that it is difficult to believe that the games all through are by the same players. What can be worse than the opening of this game, except, indeed, that of the first?
29…Qd8 This and the next few moves by Black are deplorable.
31.Bb4 Well played. Nothing he now can do will save the game.

Howard Staunton, The Chess Tournament (1852) · Public domain · source