1.
e4
e5
2.
f4
d5
3.
Nf3
Bg4
4.
Be2
exf4
5.
exd5
Qxd5
6.
d4
Nc6
7.
Nc3
Bb4
8.
O-O
Bxc3
9.
bxc3
g5
10.
Nxg5
Qxg5
11.
Bxg4
f5
12.
Bh5+
Kd7
13.
Bxf4
Qf6
14.
Be5
Qe6
15.
Bxh8
Nge7
16.
Be5
Rg8
17.
Bf3
Nd8
18.
Re1
Qf7
19.
Rb1
Nd5
20.
Qd3
Kc8
21.
c4
Nb6
22.
d5
h5
23.
c5
Nd7
24.
Bd4
Nb8
25.
c6
b6
26.
Qa3
a5
27.
Re7
Qg6
28.
Be5
Na6
29.
Qd3
Nc5
30.
Rxc7+
Kb8
31.
Rxb6+
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
16
White
Black
MacLeod, Nicholas
Result
1-0
Game 150 in Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 193–194. The source dates the game April 11th, 1889. Original descriptive notation and printed analysis are retained.
- 2…d5 A favorite defence of the late Herr Falkbeer.
- 3.Nf3 The usual continuation is 3 P x QP, 3 P—K5; 4 QKt—B3, 4 KKt—B3, and then if the attack proceed with 5 Q—K2, a move introduced by the editor in the Paris Tournament of 1867, we believe that White will retain his Pawn, with a good game.
- 9…g5 Of course, an error that makes his already inferior position still worse.
- 10…Qxg5 If 10. . . B X B; 11 Q X B ch., etc.
- 13…Qf6 After this blunder, which costs a Rook, his game becomes hopeless.
- 28.Be5 White could also finish off by 28 B x P ch., 28 K x R; 29 B x P ch., 29 K— B sq. ; 30 P — B7, and wins easily.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"] [Black "MacLeod, Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 exf4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 g5 10. Nxg5 Qxg5 11. Bxg4 f5 12. Bh5+ Kd7 13. Bxf4 Qf6 14. Be5 Qe6 15. Bxh8 Nge7 16. Be5 Rg8 17. Bf3 Nd8 18. Re1 Qf7 19. Rb1 Nd5 20. Qd3 Kc8 21. c4 Nb6 22. d5 h5 23. c5 Nd7 24. Bd4 Nb8 25. c6 b6 26. Qa3 a5 27. Re7 Qg6 28. Be5 Na6 29. Qd3 Nc5 30. Rxc7+ Kb8 31. Rxb6+ 1-0