1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
Nf6
4.
O-O
Bc5
5.
Nc3
d6
6.
d3
h6
7.
Ne2
Bd7
8.
c3
a6
9.
Ba4
Qe7
10.
Ng3
O-O-O
11.
b4
Bb6
12.
b5
Nb8
13.
bxa6
Nxa6
14.
Bxd7+
Nxd7
15.
d4
g6
16.
a4
Rdf8
17.
a5
Ba7
18.
Rb1
Ndb8
19.
Qb3
c6
20.
Ba3
c5
21.
dxe5
dxe5
22.
Nxe5
Qc7
23.
Nc4
h5
24.
e5
h4
25.
Ne4
h3
26.
Qxb7+
Qxb7
27.
Ncd6+
Kd8
28.
Rxb7
hxg2
29.
Rfb1
Nc6
30.
Bc1
Nc7
31.
Bg5+
Kd7
32.
Rxc7+
Ke6
33.
Rxc6
c4
34.
Bf6
Rh5
35.
Rd1
Rh3
36.
Rc7
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
4
White
Burn, Amos
Black
MacLeod, Nicholas
Result
1-0
Score
Game No. 184 in Steinitz's The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 238–239 (PDF pages 290–291); headed "Played in the first round, March 28th."
- 4…Bc5 Irregular and incorrect. KtxP is the best move here.
- 5.Nc3 White could have obtained the better game immediately by Kt x P.
- 6…h6 Useless for the defence, and at least premature for the attack.
- 8…a6 This advance drives the adverse Bishop to a better post, to which White anyhow intended to retreat. The move is also specially objectionable under the circumstances that he intends O — O — O.
- 11…Bb6 B — R2 might have saved some valuable time on the 17th move.
- 20.Ba3 White pursues his attack with admirable correctness. He could win a Pawn at once by PxP, followed by KtxP, but he justly prefers the move in the text as a preliminary which establishes connection between the two Rooks and also compels the adversary to block his pieces still more, for he threatens now BxQP, and Black's answer is forced.
- 30.Bc1 Powerful and accurate.
- 32.Rxc7+ Winning two pieces, for obviously if K x Kt, White mates by R — Kt 7.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Burn, Amos"] [Black "MacLeod, Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. d3 h6 7. Ne2 Bd7 8. c3 a6 9. Ba4 Qe7 10. Ng3 O-O-O 11. b4 Bb6 12. b5 Nb8 13. bxa6 Nxa6 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. d4 g6 16. a4 Rdf8 17. a5 Ba7 18. Rb1 Ndb8 19. Qb3 c6 20. Ba3 c5 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Nxe5 Qc7 23. Nc4 h5 24. e5 h4 25. Ne4 h3 26. Qxb7+ Qxb7 27. Ncd6+ Kd8 28. Rxb7 hxg2 29. Rfb1 Nc6 30. Bc1 Nc7 31. Bg5+ Kd7 32. Rxc7+ Ke6 33. Rxc6 c4 34. Bf6 Rh5 35. Rd1 Rh3 36. Rc7 1-0