1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
c3
Nf6
5.
Qe2
d6
6.
d3
O-O
7.
Bg5
h6
8.
Bh4
Qe7
9.
Nbd2
Be6
10.
Nf1
Rad8
11.
Ng3
Kh7
12.
Nh5
Rg8
13.
Nxf6+
gxf6
14.
Bg3
Qf8
15.
O-O-O
Bg4
16.
h3
Bh5
17.
Qc2
a6
18.
Rdf1
b5
19.
Bd5
Ne7
20.
Nh4
c6
21.
Bb3
Qg7
22.
Kb1
Kh8
23.
Bh2
d5
24.
g4
Bg6
25.
f4
Rd7
26.
f5
Bh7
27.
Nf3
Bb6
28.
Qe2
Rgd8
29.
Bc2
Ng8
30.
Bg1
Ba7
31.
Bxa7
Rxa7
32.
Rfg1
Qf8
33.
h4
Qd6
34.
g5
Ne7
35.
gxh6
Rg8
36.
Rg7
Nc8
37.
Rhg1
Qf8
38.
h5
Nd6
39.
Qf2
Ra8
40.
Qc5
Rc8
41.
Nh4
Nb7
42.
Qa7
Rb8
43.
Ng6+
fxg6
44.
hxg6
Qc5
45.
Rxh7#
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
23
White
Delmar, Eugene
Black
Baird, John Washington
Result
1-0
Score
Game No. 287 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 355–356.
- 8…Qe7 B—K3, in order to play eventually QKt—Kt sq., followed by the same Kt—Q2, would have sooner relieved his Queen and KKt.
- 10…Rad8 R—B sq., followed by B—KKt sq., for the purpose of advancing P—KKt4 safely, was now imperative in order to prevent the breaking up of his K side.
- 18…b5 It was now high time to take off the Knight, and it could be well foreseen that he would have little use for his QB unless he now exchanged it.
- 20.Nh4 Kt—K sq. was a better retreat.
- 20…c6 Kt x B was preferable.
- 23…d5 Now and on the last move Black might have foiled the adverse plan of attack on the K side by Q—Kt4.
- 36…Nc8 Black is virtually fighting with a piece minus, and he had few options. If 36...R x R; 37 P x R ch., 37 K—Kt sq. (or 37...K x P; 38 R—Kt sq. ch., followed by Q—Kt2, and wins); 38 Kt—Kt5, threatening Q—R5, and if then 38...P x Kt; 39 P x P, 39 K x P; 40 P—B6 ch., followed accordingly by R x B or Q—R5, and wins.
- 44…Qc5 An oversight, of course, but his game was clearly lost even after his only move 44...R x R; 45 P x R ch., 45 K x P; 46 P x B, followed by R—Kt6, etc.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "23"] [White "Delmar, Eugene"] [Black "Baird, John Washington"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 d6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Qe7 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Nf1 Rad8 11. Ng3 Kh7 12. Nh5 Rg8 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Bg3 Qf8 15. O-O-O Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Qc2 a6 18. Rdf1 b5 19. Bd5 Ne7 20. Nh4 c6 21. Bb3 Qg7 22. Kb1 Kh8 23. Bh2 d5 24. g4 Bg6 25. f4 Rd7 26. f5 Bh7 27. Nf3 Bb6 28. Qe2 Rgd8 29. Bc2 Ng8 30. Bg1 Ba7 31. Bxa7 Rxa7 32. Rfg1 Qf8 33. h4 Qd6 34. g5 Ne7 35. gxh6 Rg8 36. Rg7 Nc8 37. Rhg1 Qf8 38. h5 Nd6 39. Qf2 Ra8 40. Qc5 Rc8 41. Nh4 Nb7 42. Qa7 Rb8 43. Ng6+ fxg6 44. hxg6 Qc5 45. Rxh7# 1-0