1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
Nf6
4.
O-O
Nxe4
5.
d4
Be7
6.
d5
Nd6
7.
Nc3
e4
8.
Nd2
Nd4
9.
Ba4
f5
10.
Ndxe4
fxe4
11.
Qxd4
Bf6
12.
Qe3
Qe7
13.
Re1
Bxc3
14.
Qxc3
O-O
15.
Qxc7
Qf6
16.
Be3
Nf5
17.
Qf4
d6
18.
c3
Nxe3
19.
Qxf6
gxf6
20.
Rxe3
f5
21.
f3
exf3
22.
gxf3
a6
23.
Re7
b5
24.
Bc2
Rf7
25.
Rae1
Bb7
26.
Bb3
Kf8
27.
R7e6
Rd8
28.
f4
Bc8
29.
R6e3
Rg7+
30.
Kf2
Rg4
31.
Kf3
Kg7
32.
h3
Rg6
33.
Re8
Rxe8
34.
Rxe8
Rg1
35.
Rxc8
Rh1
36.
Kg3
h5
37.
Rb8
Rg1+
38.
Kh4
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
16
White
Burn, Amos
Black
Showalter, Jackson Whipps
Result
1-0
Score
Game 192 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 247. Played in the first round at New York on April 11, 1889. The original notes retain descriptive notation.
- 8…Nd4 Weak ; for he cannot maintain the Pawn, and he only subjects himself to an inferior position. Kt — K4 was the right play.
- 12…Qe7 Also useless. Bx Kt, followed by O — O, was preferable.
- 14…O-O He could not save the Pawn. If 14...P—B3; 15 B—B4, 15 P x P; 16 B x Kt, 16 Q x B; 17 Q x P, 17 B—B sq.; 18 QR—Q sq., followed by B—Kt3, with a winning game.
- 31…Kg7 This accelerates his defeat which, however, could not be averted for long, as White was a clear Pawn ahead, with the superior game.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Burn, Amos"] [Black "Showalter, Jackson Whipps"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. d5 Nd6 7. Nc3 e4 8. Nd2 Nd4 9. Ba4 f5 10. Ndxe4 fxe4 11. Qxd4 Bf6 12. Qe3 Qe7 13. Re1 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 O-O 15. Qxc7 Qf6 16. Be3 Nf5 17. Qf4 d6 18. c3 Nxe3 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rxe3 f5 21. f3 exf3 22. gxf3 a6 23. Re7 b5 24. Bc2 Rf7 25. Rae1 Bb7 26. Bb3 Kf8 27. R7e6 Rd8 28. f4 Bc8 29. R6e3 Rg7+ 30. Kf2 Rg4 31. Kf3 Kg7 32. h3 Rg6 33. Re8 Rxe8 34. Rxe8 Rg1 35. Rxc8 Rh1 36. Kg3 h5 37. Rb8 Rg1+ 38. Kh4 1-0