1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
d6
3.
d4
Nd7
4.
dxe5
dxe5
5.
Bc4
c6
6.
Qd3
Qc7
7.
Ng5
Nh6
8.
O-O
Nc5
9.
Qe2
b5
10.
Bb3
a5
11.
c3
a4
12.
Bc2
f6
13.
Nf3
Nf7
14.
Re1
Be6
15.
Nbd2
g5
16.
Kh1
h5
17.
Ng1
g4
18.
f3
Nd7
19.
Nf1
Bc5
20.
Be3
Qa7
21.
Bxc5
Qxc5
22.
Ne3
Rg8
23.
Qf2
Qf8
24.
f4
exf4
25.
Qxf4
Qd6
26.
Qf1
h4
27.
Ne2
g3
28.
h3
Bxh3
29.
gxh3
Qd2
30.
Qf4
g2+
31.
Nxg2
Qxc2
32.
Rad1
Qxb2
33.
Rd2
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Baird, John Washington
Black
Hanham, James Moore
Result
1/2-1/2
Score
Game No. 412, printed pages 471–472, in Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891).
- 11…a4 Not as good as Kt x B.
- 24.f4 The isolation of his KP greatly weakens his game.
- 27…g3 After P—KR6, followed by P—QR6 and then Q—K4, Black had the better winning prospects.
- 31.Nxg2 If 31 K—Kt sq., 31 Kt—Kt4, and wins. Or if 31 K—R3, 31 P—Kt8 queening ch., with a strong attack.
- 33.Rd2 With a little more patience White ought now to have obtained an excellent attack, his position being altogether much preferable.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Baird, John Washington"] [Black "Hanham, James Moore"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Bc4 c6 6. Qd3 Qc7 7. Ng5 Nh6 8. O-O Nc5 9. Qe2 b5 10. Bb3 a5 11. c3 a4 12. Bc2 f6 13. Nf3 Nf7 14. Re1 Be6 15. Nbd2 g5 16. Kh1 h5 17. Ng1 g4 18. f3 Nd7 19. Nf1 Bc5 20. Be3 Qa7 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Ne3 Rg8 23. Qf2 Qf8 24. f4 exf4 25. Qxf4 Qd6 26. Qf1 h4 27. Ne2 g3 28. h3 Bxh3 29. gxh3 Qd2 30. Qf4 g2+ 31. Nxg2 Qxc2 32. Rad1 Qxb2 33. Rd2 1/2-1/2