1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Nc3
Nf6
4.
Bb5
Bc5
5.
Nxe5
Nxe5
6.
d4
Bd6
7.
f4
Neg4
8.
e5
Be7
9.
h3
Nh6
10.
exf6
Bxf6
11.
O-O
Nf5
12.
Re1+
Kf8
13.
d5
Bd4+
14.
Kh2
Bf2
15.
Re2
Bg3+
16.
Kg1
c6
17.
dxc6
bxc6
18.
Bd3
d5
19.
Bxf5
Bxf5
20.
Re5
Be6
21.
Ne2
Bh4
22.
Nd4
Bd7
23.
Nf3
Bf6
24.
Re2
g6
25.
c3
Qc7
26.
Ne5
Bf5
27.
Be3
h5
28.
Bd4
Qd6
29.
Kh1
c5
30.
Be3
Kg7
31.
Qd2
Be4
32.
Nd3
Rac8
33.
Rd1
Rhd8
34.
Nf2
Bf5
35.
Nd3
d4
36.
cxd4
cxd4
37.
Ne1
Qc6
38.
Bg1
Bxh3
39.
Nf3
d3
40.
Re3
Bf5
41.
Ne5
Qc2
42.
Ree1
Bxe5
43.
fxe5
Bg4
44.
Qxc2
Rxc2
45.
Rb1
d2
0-1
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
14
White
Baird, John Washington
Black
Showalter, Jackson Whipps
Result
0-1
Score
Game No. 312 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 382. The printed analysis in note (a) ends 9...RP x Kt; that apparent captured-piece error is retained literally.
- 7…Neg4 7...Kt—Kt3, and if 8 P—B5, 8 Kt—Kt sq.; 9 P x Kt, 9 RP x Kt, is a better defence.
- 11…Nf5 White could have obtained a stronger position by 11 P—KKt4, not minding 11...B—R5 ch.; 12 K—B sq.
- 13.d5 Kt—K2 was now more correct.
- 20…Be6 B—Q2 would have saved time two moves later.
- 29.Kh1 Feeble. P—QKt4, threatening Q—R4, would have given him a strong attack.
- 37.Ne1 37 Kt—K5, 37 P—Q6; 38 KR—K sq., was a more promising defence.
- 38…Bxh3 White’s game becomes broken up after this.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "14"] [White "Baird, John Washington"] [Black "Showalter, Jackson Whipps"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 Bd6 7. f4 Neg4 8. e5 Be7 9. h3 Nh6 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. O-O Nf5 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. d5 Bd4+ 14. Kh2 Bf2 15. Re2 Bg3+ 16. Kg1 c6 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Bd3 d5 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. Re5 Be6 21. Ne2 Bh4 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Nf3 Bf6 24. Re2 g6 25. c3 Qc7 26. Ne5 Bf5 27. Be3 h5 28. Bd4 Qd6 29. Kh1 c5 30. Be3 Kg7 31. Qd2 Be4 32. Nd3 Rac8 33. Rd1 Rhd8 34. Nf2 Bf5 35. Nd3 d4 36. cxd4 cxd4 37. Ne1 Qc6 38. Bg1 Bxh3 39. Nf3 d3 40. Re3 Bf5 41. Ne5 Qc2 42. Ree1 Bxe5 43. fxe5 Bg4 44. Qxc2 Rxc2 45. Rb1 d2 0-1