1.
d4
f5
2.
g3
Nf6
3.
Bg2
c6
4.
Nh3
e5
5.
dxe5
Qa5+
6.
Nc3
Qxe5
7.
Bf4
Qe7
8.
O-O
d5
9.
Re1
Nbd7
10.
e4
fxe4
11.
f3
Nc5
12.
fxe4
Ncxe4
13.
Nf2
Bf5
14.
g4
Bg6
15.
g5
Nh5
16.
Bxe4
Nxf4
17.
Bxg6+
hxg6
18.
Qg4
Nh5
19.
Nd3
Kf7
20.
Rxe7+
Bxe7
21.
Ne5+
Kg8
22.
Qe6+
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
37
White
Black
Delmar, Eugene
Result
1-0
Game 140 in Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 182. The source dates the game May 14th, 1889. Original descriptive notation and printed analysis are retained.
- 3…c6 The plan here initiated greatly helps the adverse development of minor pieces.
- 8…d5 The precursor of disaster. Q — B4 was his only good move.
- 9.Re1 The depth and beauty of this and the next move will show itself fully seven moves later from this point.
- 9…Nbd7 K — Q sq. or — KB2 might have prolonged the defence, but in each instance White could proceed with P— K4, followed by P— KB3, with a fine attack.
- 16…Nxf4 If 16 ... P X B; 17 QKt x P, 17 Kt x B; 18 Kt— Q6 ch. wins equally.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "37"] [White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"] [Black "Delmar, Eugene"] [Result "1-0"] 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nh3 e5 5. dxe5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Qxe5 7. Bf4 Qe7 8. O-O d5 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. e4 fxe4 11. f3 Nc5 12. fxe4 Ncxe4 13. Nf2 Bf5 14. g4 Bg6 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bxe4 Nxf4 17. Bxg6+ hxg6 18. Qg4 Nh5 19. Nd3 Kf7 20. Rxe7+ Bxe7 21. Ne5+ Kg8 22. Qe6+ 1-0