1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
a6
4.
Ba4
Nf6
5.
O-O
Be7
6.
Nc3
b5
7.
Bb3
O-O
8.
d3
d6
9.
h3
Na5
10.
Nh2
Nxb3
11.
axb3
b4
12.
Ne2
d5
13.
exd5
Qxd5
14.
Ng3
Bb7
15.
f3
Bc5+
16.
Kh1
Bb6
17.
Bg5
Qe6
18.
Bxf6
Qxf6
19.
Ne4
Qg6
20.
Qd2
f5
21.
Nf2
Qg3
22.
Rae1
Rf6
23.
Nd1
Rg6
24.
Ne3
Rf8
25.
Nc4
Bd4
26.
Re2
Bc5
27.
Rxe5
Bd6
28.
Nxd6
Qxe5
29.
Nc4
Qb5
30.
Re1
Bd5
31.
Re5
Re6
32.
f4
Rfe8
33.
Nf3
Bxf3
34.
Rxb5
Re1+
35.
Kh2
axb5
36.
Ne5
Re2
37.
Qxb4
Rxg2+
38.
Kh1
Rxe5
0-1
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
4
White
Baird, John Washington
Black
Delmar, Eugene
Result
0-1
Score
Game No. 286 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 354–355.
- 9.h3 Much better was Kt—K sq., preparing P—KB4.
- 25…Bd4 This might have cost a valuable Pawn. R—K sq. was the right move.
- 27.Rxe5 Breaking down just on reaching the winning point. 27 Kt x P, 27 B—Q3; 28 P—Q4, 28 P—QB4; 29 KR—K sq., followed by Kt—B sq., repelled the whole adverse attack, with a Pawn ahead.
- 29.Nc4 If 29 Kt x B, 29 Q—Kt4, and wins.
- 33…Bxf3 A very beautiful sacrifice of the Queen. See diagram.
- 38…Rxe5 For if P x R, the reply R—Kt4 disch. wins the Queen.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Baird, John Washington"] [Black "Delmar, Eugene"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Nh2 Nxb3 11. axb3 b4 12. Ne2 d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Ng3 Bb7 15. f3 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 Bb6 17. Bg5 Qe6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Qd2 f5 21. Nf2 Qg3 22. Rae1 Rf6 23. Nd1 Rg6 24. Ne3 Rf8 25. Nc4 Bd4 26. Re2 Bc5 27. Rxe5 Bd6 28. Nxd6 Qxe5 29. Nc4 Qb5 30. Re1 Bd5 31. Re5 Re6 32. f4 Rfe8 33. Nf3 Bxf3 34. Rxb5 Re1+ 35. Kh2 axb5 36. Ne5 Re2 37. Qxb4 Rxg2+ 38. Kh1 Rxe5 0-1