1.
e4
e5
2.
f4
Bc5
3.
Nf3
d6
4.
c3
Bg4
5.
Qb3
Bxf3
6.
gxf3
Qh4+
7.
Kd1
Bb6
8.
a4
Qf2
9.
Be2
a5
10.
fxe5
dxe5
11.
Na3
Nf6
12.
Nc4
Nc6
13.
Nxb6
cxb6
14.
Rf1
Qc5
15.
Qb5
O-O
16.
Qxc5
bxc5
17.
b3
Rfd8
18.
Kc2
Rac8
19.
d3
Nd7
20.
f4
Re8
21.
f5
f6
22.
Rg1
Kh8
23.
Bh5
Re7
24.
Rg3
Nf8
25.
Ba3
b6
26.
Rag1
Rd7
27.
Bc1
Rcc7
28.
Bh6
Na7
29.
Kd2
Re7
30.
Be8
Nc8
31.
Bb5
Nd6
32.
Bc4
Nxc4+
33.
bxc4
Rf7
34.
h4
Rce7
35.
h5
Nd7
36.
Ke2
Nf8
37.
Be3
h6
38.
Rb1
Rb7
39.
d4
cxd4
40.
cxd4
exd4
41.
Bxd4
Rfc7
42.
Rc3
Nd7
43.
Rb5
Nc5
44.
Bxc5
Rxc5
45.
Ke3
Kg8
46.
Kd3
Kf7
47.
Rcb3
Rc6
48.
Rxa5
Rbc7
49.
Rd5
Rxc4
50.
Rd7+
Rxd7+
51.
Kxc4
Ra7
52.
Kb4
Ke7
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
1
White
Black
Baird, John Washington
Result
1/2-1/2
Score
Game No. 353 in Wilhelm Steinitz's The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 421; played March 25, 1889. Steinitz's original notes follow. The source reports a draw after further moves that it does not print.
- 9…a5 He could not venture on 9...QKt—B3, on account of 10 P—R5, 10 Kt x P; 11 R x Kt, 11 B x R; 12 Q x KtP, followed by Q—Kt5 ch. and Q x B.
- 14…Qc5 Q X RP was superior.
- 30…Nc8 Black prudently does not accept the proferred sacrifice of two Bishops against Rook and Pawn, for the opponent was sure afterward to win also the QKtP, and Black's Rook and two Knights were then no match against the adverse combined two Rooks which would have made havoc among Black's isolated Pawns.
- 52…Ke7 The game has been well defended by Black, and the position had assumed a drawish character for some time.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Bird, Henry Edward"] [Black "Baird, John Washington"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Bxf3 6. gxf3 Qh4+ 7. Kd1 Bb6 8. a4 Qf2 9. Be2 a5 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Na3 Nf6 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. Nxb6 cxb6 14. Rf1 Qc5 15. Qb5 O-O 16. Qxc5 bxc5 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Kc2 Rac8 19. d3 Nd7 20. f4 Re8 21. f5 f6 22. Rg1 Kh8 23. Bh5 Re7 24. Rg3 Nf8 25. Ba3 b6 26. Rag1 Rd7 27. Bc1 Rcc7 28. Bh6 Na7 29. Kd2 Re7 30. Be8 Nc8 31. Bb5 Nd6 32. Bc4 Nxc4+ 33. bxc4 Rf7 34. h4 Rce7 35. h5 Nd7 36. Ke2 Nf8 37. Be3 h6 38. Rb1 Rb7 39. d4 cxd4 40. cxd4 exd4 41. Bxd4 Rfc7 42. Rc3 Nd7 43. Rb5 Nc5 44. Bxc5 Rxc5 45. Ke3 Kg8 46. Kd3 Kf7 47. Rcb3 Rc6 48. Rxa5 Rbc7 49. Rd5 Rxc4 50. Rd7+ Rxd7+ 51. Kxc4 Ra7 52. Kb4 Ke7 1/2-1/2