1.
f4
e6
2.
Nf3
b6
3.
e3
Bb7
4.
Be2
Be7
5.
b3
Bf6
6.
c3
Nh6
7.
O-O
d6
8.
d4
g6
9.
Qc2
Nd7
10.
e4
Bg7
11.
Bd3
Ng8
12.
e5
Ne7
13.
Na3
a6
14.
exd6
cxd6
15.
Nc4
Nf6
16.
Ba3
Nc8
17.
Rae1
O-O
18.
Ng5
b5
19.
Ne5
Ne7
20.
Nef3
Rc8
21.
c4
h6
22.
Nxe6
fxe6
23.
Rxe6
Nfd5
24.
Bxd6
Ne3
25.
Bxe7
Nxc2
26.
Bxd8
Nb4
27.
Be7
Nxd3
28.
Bxf8
Rxf8
29.
d5
Nxf4
30.
Re7
Bc8
31.
Rfe1
Bc3
32.
R1e4
g5
33.
Re8
Bf5
34.
R4e7
Bb4
35.
Rxf8+
Kxf8
36.
Rc7
Bb1
37.
a4
bxa4
38.
bxa4
Bc2
39.
Rc6
Bxa4
40.
Rxa6
Bc5+
41.
Kh1
Bc2
42.
Rxh6
Nd3
43.
h3
Nf2+
44.
Kh2
Ne4
45.
g3
Ke7
46.
Kg2
Nf6
47.
Nxg5
Bd3
48.
Kh2
Be3
49.
d6+
Kd7
50.
Rxf6
Bxg5
51.
Rf7+
Kxd6
52.
h4
Bxc4
53.
Rf5
Bd2
54.
Rf3
Ke6
55.
g4
Ke5
56.
h5
Bf4+
57.
Kh3
Be6
58.
Kh4
Bd2
59.
Rf1
Bc4
60.
Rg1
Kf6
61.
g5+
Kf5
62.
Rg2
Be3
63.
g6
Bd5
64.
Re2
Bg5+
65.
Kh3
Bh6
66.
Rc2
Kg5
67.
Rc5
Kxh5
68.
Rxd5+
Kxg6
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Delmar, Eugene
Black
Taubenhaus, Jean
Result
1/2-1/2
Game No. 309 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 378–379.
- 12.e5 White has gradually obtained the better game, but it would have been wiser play to reserve the advance of either of the centre Pawns at this early stage.
- 19.Ne5 Ingenious. White will obtain a powerful attack by B x R, followed by BP x P, if the offer of the sacrifice be accepted.
- 21.c4 He could not venture on B x QKtP on account of the rejoinder Q—R4.
- 22.Nxe6 He gets three Pawns for the piece, which are, however, separated on two wings, and, therefore, the efficiency of the sacrifice is doubtful.
- 23…Nfd5 The other Knight would have better served the same purpose, and if White replied R x QP, Black would have gained time by Q—R4.
- 48.Kh2 48 P—Kt4 was better, for if 48...B x P; 49 R x Kt, 49 B x P ch.!; 50 R—B8, 50 B—K6; 51 P—R4, and should win.
- 62…Be3 Black has played the ending masterly but overlooks here an easy draw by 62...B—K8 ch.; 63 K—R3, 63 B—KB8, etc.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Delmar, Eugene"] [Black "Taubenhaus, Jean"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. f4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. Be2 Be7 5. b3 Bf6 6. c3 Nh6 7. O-O d6 8. d4 g6 9. Qc2 Nd7 10. e4 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ng8 12. e5 Ne7 13. Na3 a6 14. exd6 cxd6 15. Nc4 Nf6 16. Ba3 Nc8 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Ng5 b5 19. Ne5 Ne7 20. Nef3 Rc8 21. c4 h6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rxe6 Nfd5 24. Bxd6 Ne3 25. Bxe7 Nxc2 26. Bxd8 Nb4 27. Be7 Nxd3 28. Bxf8 Rxf8 29. d5 Nxf4 30. Re7 Bc8 31. Rfe1 Bc3 32. R1e4 g5 33. Re8 Bf5 34. R4e7 Bb4 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Rc7 Bb1 37. a4 bxa4 38. bxa4 Bc2 39. Rc6 Bxa4 40. Rxa6 Bc5+ 41. Kh1 Bc2 42. Rxh6 Nd3 43. h3 Nf2+ 44. Kh2 Ne4 45. g3 Ke7 46. Kg2 Nf6 47. Nxg5 Bd3 48. Kh2 Be3 49. d6+ Kd7 50. Rxf6 Bxg5 51. Rf7+ Kxd6 52. h4 Bxc4 53. Rf5 Bd2 54. Rf3 Ke6 55. g4 Ke5 56. h5 Bf4+ 57. Kh3 Be6 58. Kh4 Bd2 59. Rf1 Bc4 60. Rg1 Kf6 61. g5+ Kf5 62. Rg2 Be3 63. g6 Bd5 64. Re2 Bg5+ 65. Kh3 Bh6 66. Rc2 Kg5 67. Rc5 Kxh5 68. Rxd5+ Kxg6 1/2-1/2