1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
d6
3.
d4
Nd7
4.
Bc4
c6
5.
c3
Qc7
6.
Ng5
Nh6
7.
f4
Be7
8.
fxe5
dxe5
9.
O-O
O-O
10.
Qb3
Bf6
11.
Be3
Qd6
12.
Qd1
Bd8
13.
Na3
Bc7
14.
Qh5
a6
15.
Rae1
b5
16.
Bd3
a5
17.
Nc2
Bb7
18.
Rd1
a4
19.
a3
exd4
20.
e5
Qxe5
21.
Bxd4
Qe7
22.
Qxh6
Nf6
23.
Bxf6
Qc5+
24.
Nd4
gxh6
25.
Bxh7#
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Delmar, Eugene
Black
Hanham, James Moore
Result
1-0
Game No. 297 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 364–365.
- 6.Ng5 This and the move following form a very strong attacking combination.
- 8.fxe5 His attack would have been quite as strong if he had not exchanged Pawns and Castled first, which we consider preferable, as it kept the adverse Queen more confined and reserved the option of advancing P—B5.
- 10.Qb3 Much better was Q—R5. He has afterward to lose several moves in order to gain that square.
- 14…a6 Instead of this feeble move Black could have broken the attack by 14...Kt—B3; 15 Q—R4, 15 P x P; 16 B x P (best, if 15...P x P; 16 Q x RP ch., 16 Q x Q; 17 B x Q ch., 17 K x B; 18 KKt—Kt5 ch., with a Pawn ahead), 16...B—Kt3, etc.
- 15.Rae1 We can see no reason why White did not capture the BP with the Knight, which, besides winning a Pawn, would have given him an irresistible attack, e. g., 15 Kt x BP, 15 Kt x Kt; 16 R x Kt, 16 K—R sq.! 17 QR—KB sq., and Black cannot stir, for if 17...Kt—B3; 18 QR x Kt, and wins.
- 19…exd4 Black drops at last into an ingeniously hidden trap. He ought to have avoided the exchange of Pawns still longer.
- 20.e5 Very fine and decisive.
- 20…Qxe5 His best chance was now 20...Kt x P; but he was bound to lose after 21 B x P ch., 21 K—R sq.; 22 Kt x QP, followed by Kt—B5, etc.
- 21…Qe7 Overlooking his only defence, namely: 21...B—Kt3.
- 22.Qxh6 This ingenious stroke wins in fine style.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Delmar, Eugene"] [Black "Hanham, James Moore"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. c3 Qc7 6. Ng5 Nh6 7. f4 Be7 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb3 Bf6 11. Be3 Qd6 12. Qd1 Bd8 13. Na3 Bc7 14. Qh5 a6 15. Rae1 b5 16. Bd3 a5 17. Nc2 Bb7 18. Rd1 a4 19. a3 exd4 20. e5 Qxe5 21. Bxd4 Qe7 22. Qxh6 Nf6 23. Bxf6 Qc5+ 24. Nd4 gxh6 25. Bxh7# 1-0