1.
e4
e5
2.
Nc3
Nc6
3.
f4
exf4
4.
Nf3
g5
5.
Bc4
g4
6.
O-O
gxf3
7.
d4
d5
8.
Nxd5
Bg4
9.
gxf3
Bh3
10.
Rf2
Qg5+
11.
Kh1
O-O-O
12.
Bxf4
Qg7
13.
c3
Nf6
14.
Qa4
Rg8
15.
Ne3
Nh5
16.
d5
Nxf4
17.
dxc6
Bc5
18.
Qb5
Bb6
19.
a4
Rd6
20.
a5
Rg6
21.
Ng4
Bxg4
0-1
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
22
White
Burille, Constant Ferdinand
Black
Showalter, Jackson Whipps
Result
0-1
Game No. 317 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 386–387.
- 8…Bg4 By a transposition of moves an old attack in the Muzio Gambit has been formed, and the defence has been conducted in accordance with theoretical prescription. Black obviously threatens now P—B7 ch.
- 14.Qa4 Kt x Kt, followed by Q—Q2, was his only continuation to avoid the irresistible counter-attack which Black now institutes.
- 16…Nxf4 Black courageously proceeds with his onslaught against the adverse King, having calculated to a nicety that his own King, though apparently dangerously exposed, could not get into serious trouble before Black has completed victorious operations on the other wing.
- 21…Bxg4 For Black threatens B x P ch., followed by R—Kt8 ch., and if 22 P x B, 22 R x P; 23 R (B2)—KB sq., 23 R—Kt8 ch.; 24 R x R, 24 Q x R ch.; 25 R x R, 25 R x R mate.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "22"] [White "Burille, Constant Ferdinand"] [Black "Showalter, Jackson Whipps"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3 7. d4 d5 8. Nxd5 Bg4 9. gxf3 Bh3 10. Rf2 Qg5+ 11. Kh1 O-O-O 12. Bxf4 Qg7 13. c3 Nf6 14. Qa4 Rg8 15. Ne3 Nh5 16. d5 Nxf4 17. dxc6 Bc5 18. Qb5 Bb6 19. a4 Rd6 20. a5 Rg6 21. Ng4 Bxg4 0-1