1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Nc3
Nf6
4.
Bb5
Bb4
5.
O-O
O-O
6.
d3
d6
7.
Bxc6
bxc6
8.
Ne2
Bc5
9.
c3
Bb6
10.
Ng3
h6
11.
Ne1
Ng4
12.
h3
Qh4
13.
Qf3
Nf6
14.
Nf5
Bxf5
15.
Qxf5
g6
16.
Qf3
Kg7
17.
Be3
Nh7
18.
Bxb6
cxb6
19.
Nc2
Ng5
20.
Qe3
Ne6
21.
Qf3
Qf4
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Baird, John Washington
Black
Gossip, George Hatfeild
Result
1/2-1/2
Score
Game No. 421, printed pages 479, in Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891).
- 18…cxb6 We would have considerably preferred Black's game if he had retaken with the RP.
- 21…Qf4 An even position.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament draws"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Baird, John Washington"] [Black "Gossip, George Hatfeild"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Ne2 Bc5 9. c3 Bb6 10. Ng3 h6 11. Ne1 Ng4 12. h3 Qh4 13. Qf3 Nf6 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 g6 16. Qf3 Kg7 17. Be3 Nh7 18. Bxb6 cxb6 19. Nc2 Ng5 20. Qe3 Ne6 21. Qf3 Qf4 1/2-1/2