1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
Nf6
4.
O-O
Nxe4
5.
d4
Nd6
6.
dxe5
Nxb5
7.
a4
d6
8.
axb5
Nxe5
9.
Re1
Bg4
10.
Ra4
Be7
11.
Nc3
O-O
12.
Nd5
Re8
13.
Bf4
Bxf3
14.
gxf3
Bg5
15.
Bxe5
dxe5
16.
Rg4
Re6
17.
Nxc7
Rd6
18.
Qe2
h5
19.
Rc4
Rc8
20.
Qxe5
Rxc7
21.
Qe8+
Kh7
22.
Qxd8
Bxd8
23.
Rxc7
Bxc7
24.
Re7
Bb6
25.
b4
Rd1+
26.
Kg2
Rd2
27.
c4
Bxf2
28.
Rxf7
b6
29.
f4
Bc5+
30.
Kg3
Bxb4
31.
Rxa7
Rd3+
32.
Kf2
Rd4
33.
Ke3
Rxc4
34.
f5
Kh6
35.
Rf7
Bc5+
36.
Kf3
Rc1
37.
Ke4
Re1+
38.
Kd5
Re7
39.
Rxe7
Bxe7
40.
Ke6
Bf6
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
38
White
Delmar, Eugene
Black
Gunsberg, Isidor
Result
0-1
Score
Game 104 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 136–137.
- 7…d6 In the present new variation Black ought not to maintain his Pawn plus with great comfort, and the line of play adopted by Mr. Gunsberg against Mr. Burn in the same form of opening, viz.: 7...Kt—Q3, is preferable.
- 9.Re1 By far more promising appears to us the continuation 9 KtxKt, 9 PxKt; 10 Q—K2, 10 B—Q3; 11 P—KB4, 11 P—KB3 (or 11...Q—K2; 12 PxP, 12 QxP; 13 QxQ, 13 BxQ; 14 R—K sq., 14 P—KB3; 15 B—B4, recovering the Pawn, with the superior game); 12 Q—R5 ch., 12 P—Kt3; 13 Q—R6, etc.
- 10.Ra4 10 KtxKt, 10 BxQ; 11 Kt—B6 disch., 11 B—K2; 12 KtxQ, 12 BxP, would only increase Black's advantage.
- 11…O-O 11...P—QB3; 12 PxP, 12 PxP; 13 B—B4, 13 KtxB ch.; 14 PxKt, 14 B—K3 was, we think, the simplest way of maintaining his advantage, whereas much trouble is now caused by the adverse Knight.
- 17.Nxc7 We cannot help opining that this clever coup had not been sufficiently taken into account by his opponent, for it seems to us sound if only rightly continued.
- 19.Rc4 At this critical juncture White spoils a game that had been creditably conducted on his part, considering especially that he had been fighting against a great master, and that he had sacrificed a Pawn in the opening. The right play in this rarely interesting and instructive position was 19 R—Kt3, 19 R—B sq. (19...P—R5; 20 R—Kt2, 20 P—R6; 21 R—Kt3 leads only to a line of play similar to that of our main variation, without any difference in Black's favor, for the main point is that White should keep up the attack against the Bishop, which cannot be easily defended if Black wish to gain the Knight); 20 QxP, 20 P—B3; 21 Q—K8 ch., 21 QxQ; 22 KtxQ, 22 R—Q7 (or 22...R—Q2; 23 P—KB4, and, obviously, if BxP, White wins by KtxBP ch.); 23 KtxKtP, 23 KxKt; 24 P—KB4, with at least an even game. The move in the text loses.
- 20.Qxe5 He might have saved the piece by 20 P—Kt6, 20 RxP; 21 Kt—Kt5, 21 RxR (of course, not 21...RxKt, on account of 22 RxR, followed by QxR); 22 QxR, but then Black's attack by R—KKt3 or B—B5 would have been irresistible, besides that he remained with two Pawns ahead.
- 22…Bxd8 In the hands of a master like Mr. Gunsberg a piece was sure to win in the ending, and the game requires no further comment, though the further play will be interesting to students who are not experts.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "38"] [White "Delmar, Eugene"] [Black "Gunsberg, Isidor"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 d6 8. axb5 Nxe5 9. Re1 Bg4 10. Ra4 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Nd5 Re8 13. Bf4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Bg5 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Rg4 Re6 17. Nxc7 Rd6 18. Qe2 h5 19. Rc4 Rc8 20. Qxe5 Rxc7 21. Qe8+ Kh7 22. Qxd8 Bxd8 23. Rxc7 Bxc7 24. Re7 Bb6 25. b4 Rd1+ 26. Kg2 Rd2 27. c4 Bxf2 28. Rxf7 b6 29. f4 Bc5+ 30. Kg3 Bxb4 31. Rxa7 Rd3+ 32. Kf2 Rd4 33. Ke3 Rxc4 34. f5 Kh6 35. Rf7 Bc5+ 36. Kf3 Rc1 37. Ke4 Re1+ 38. Kd5 Re7 39. Rxe7 Bxe7 40. Ke6 Bf6 0-1