1.
e4
e5
2.
Nc3
Bc5
3.
Nf3
Nc6
4.
Nxe5
Nxe5
5.
d4
Bd6
6.
dxe5
Bxe5
7.
Ne2
c6
8.
f4
Bc7
9.
Ng3
d6
10.
Be3
Nf6
11.
Bd3
O-O
12.
Qf3
Bg4
13.
Qf2
Bd7
14.
h3
Re8
15.
O-O
Bb6
16.
Rae1
Ba5
17.
c3
b5
18.
b4
Bc7
19.
Kh1
Be6
20.
f5
Bc4
21.
Bxc4
bxc4
22.
Bg5
d5
23.
Bxf6
Qxf6
24.
exd5
Qd6
25.
Kh2
cxd5
26.
h4
h6
27.
Kh3
Qxg3+
28.
Qxg3
Bxg3
29.
Kxg3
Kf8
30.
Kf4
Rad8
31.
a4
f6
32.
g3
a5
33.
b5
Kf7
34.
Re3
d4
35.
Rxe8
Kxe8
36.
Re1+
Kf7
37.
cxd4
Rxd4+
38.
Re4
Rd7
39.
Rxc4
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
6
White
Gossip, George Hatfeild
Black
Baird, David Graham
Result
1-0
Score
Game No. 389, printed pages 453, in Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891).
- 19.Kh1 Of course if 19 B x P, 19 R x B, which White dare not retake.
- 26…h6 Q—KB3 would have won.
- 34…d4 Disastrous. R—K2 was now his best play.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Gossip, George Hatfeild"] [Black "Baird, David Graham"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Bd6 6. dxe5 Bxe5 7. Ne2 c6 8. f4 Bc7 9. Ng3 d6 10. Be3 Nf6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Qf3 Bg4 13. Qf2 Bd7 14. h3 Re8 15. O-O Bb6 16. Rae1 Ba5 17. c3 b5 18. b4 Bc7 19. Kh1 Be6 20. f5 Bc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Bg5 d5 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. exd5 Qd6 25. Kh2 cxd5 26. h4 h6 27. Kh3 Qxg3+ 28. Qxg3 Bxg3 29. Kxg3 Kf8 30. Kf4 Rad8 31. a4 f6 32. g3 a5 33. b5 Kf7 34. Re3 d4 35. Rxe8 Kxe8 36. Re1+ Kf7 37. cxd4 Rxd4+ 38. Re4 Rd7 39. Rxc4 1-0