1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
O-O
d6
5.
c3
Bb6
6.
d3
Bg4
7.
Nbd2
Nf6
8.
Re1
O-O
9.
Nf1
Qd7
10.
Ne3
Bxe3
11.
Bxe3
Na5
12.
Bb3
Nxb3
13.
axb3
a6
14.
Bg5
Kh8
15.
h3
Bxf3
16.
Qxf3
Ng8
17.
g4
f6
18.
Bd2
Ne7
19.
h4
Rad8
20.
c4
c5
21.
b4
Nc6
22.
bxc5
dxc5
23.
Re3
Nd4
24.
Qd1
Nc6
25.
Bc3
Qe6
26.
Rg3
Rd7
27.
Qf3
Rfd8
28.
Rd1
b5
29.
b3
b4
30.
Bb2
Na5
31.
g5
Nxb3
32.
Qh5
Nd4
33.
g6
h6
34.
Bc1
Kg8
35.
Kh2
f5
36.
Rg5
fxe4
37.
dxe4
Nf3+
38.
Qxf3
Rxd1
39.
Be3
Qf6
40.
Qh5
R8d6
41.
Rxe5
Qxg6
42.
Qxg6
Rxg6
43.
Bxc5
b3
44.
Re8+
Kf7
45.
Rf8+
Ke6
46.
f4
Kd7
47.
Rb8
Rd2+
48.
Kh3
b2
49.
f5
Rc6
50.
Ba3
Rd3+
51.
Kg4
Rxa3
52.
Rxb2
Rxc4
53.
Rb7+
Ke8
54.
Rxg7
Rxe4+
0-1
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Delmar, Eugene
Black
Gossip, George Hatfeild
Result
0-1
Score
Game No. 294 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 362.
- 10.Ne3 B—Kt3 first was much better.
- 14.Bg5 A useless move, as he cannot venture to capture the Knight after Black’s judicious reply.
- 14…Kh8 If 14 B x Kt, 14 P x B; 15 P—KR3, 15 B x P, and should win.
- 19.h4 This and the next move are weak. He had far better chances of retrieving fortunes by trying conclusions in the centre, commencing with P—Q4.
- 21.b4 This advance, though it gets rid of a doubled Pawn, has its ill effects, as he is compelled to open the Q file for the adversary and thus to expose his weak QP to a strong attack.
- 28…b5 Excellent play.
- 36.Rg5 A desperate move which loses the exchange.
- 37.dxe4 If 36 R x P, 36 Q x Kt, followed by Kt—B6 ch., wins still more easily.
- 50.Ba3 This loses a piece, but his game was past redemption.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Delmar, Eugene"] [Black "Gossip, George Hatfeild"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Bb6 6. d3 Bg4 7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nf1 Qd7 10. Ne3 Bxe3 11. Bxe3 Na5 12. Bb3 Nxb3 13. axb3 a6 14. Bg5 Kh8 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Ng8 17. g4 f6 18. Bd2 Ne7 19. h4 Rad8 20. c4 c5 21. b4 Nc6 22. bxc5 dxc5 23. Re3 Nd4 24. Qd1 Nc6 25. Bc3 Qe6 26. Rg3 Rd7 27. Qf3 Rfd8 28. Rd1 b5 29. b3 b4 30. Bb2 Na5 31. g5 Nxb3 32. Qh5 Nd4 33. g6 h6 34. Bc1 Kg8 35. Kh2 f5 36. Rg5 fxe4 37. dxe4 Nf3+ 38. Qxf3 Rxd1 39. Be3 Qf6 40. Qh5 R8d6 41. Rxe5 Qxg6 42. Qxg6 Rxg6 43. Bxc5 b3 44. Re8+ Kf7 45. Rf8+ Ke6 46. f4 Kd7 47. Rb8 Rd2+ 48. Kh3 b2 49. f5 Rc6 50. Ba3 Rd3+ 51. Kg4 Rxa3 52. Rxb2 Rxc4 53. Rb7+ Ke8 54. Rxg7 Rxe4+ 0-1