1.
e4
e5
2.
Nc3
Bc5
3.
f4
d6
4.
Nf3
Nc6
5.
Bb5
Bg4
6.
h3
Bxf3
7.
Qxf3
Nf6
8.
Na4
Bb6
9.
Nxb6
axb6
10.
d3
Nd7
11.
c3
Qf6
12.
O-O
Qe7
13.
f5
O-O-O
14.
Be3
Nf6
15.
g4
h6
16.
c4
Rdg8
17.
Bxc6
bxc6
18.
a4
Kb7
19.
a5
bxa5
20.
Rxa5
Ra8
21.
Rfa1
Rxa5
22.
Rxa5
Ra8
23.
Rxa8
Kxa8
24.
Qd1
Kb7
25.
b4
d5
26.
Bc5
Qe8
27.
exd5
cxd5
28.
Qa1
Qc6
29.
Qa7+
Kc8
30.
b5
Qb7
31.
Qxb7+
Kxb7
32.
Bf8
Ne8
33.
f6
g6
34.
Bxh6
dxc4
35.
dxc4
Nxf6
36.
Bg7
Ne4
37.
h4
c6
38.
Kg2
cxb5
39.
cxb5
Kb6
40.
Kf3
f5
41.
Bxe5
Nd2+
42.
Kf4
fxg4
43.
Kxg4
Kxb5
44.
Bc3
Ne4
45.
Be5
Kc5
46.
Kf3
Kd5
47.
Ba1
Nd6
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Gossip, George Hatfeild
Black
Delmar, Eugene
Result
1/2-1/2
Score
Game No. 293 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 361.
- 13.f5 White has obtained the superior position, but the blocking tactics were hardly as suitable to his attack as reserving the option of opening the KB file.
- 33.f6 He has conducted his attack skilfully against a very clever defence up to a manifest superiority for the ending, which he could have now obtained by P—QB5 instead of the seductive but in reality weak move in the text.
- 36…Ne4 Intending, if White capture the Pawn, to answer Kt—Kt4, threatening Kt—B6 ch. as well as Kt x RP ch. But, obviously, Kt—R3 had the same effect and was by far more safe, for we believe that White could have won subsequently after the move in the text.
- 42.Kf4 Failing to grasp a fine winning opportunity by 42 K—K3, 42 Kt—B5 ch. (or 42...Kt—B8 ch.; 43 K—K2, and wins. Or if 42...Kt—K5; 43 K—B4, and should win); 43 K—Q4, 43 Kt x B; 44 K x Kt, 44 P x P; 45 K—B4, and it will be found on examination that after Pawns are cleared White remains with the KRP ahead and reaches with his King the square at KKt7 before Black’s King can come further than to K sq. White’s Pawn cannot, therefore, be stopped from queening.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament draws"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gossip, George Hatfeild"] [Black "Delmar, Eugene"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nf6 8. Na4 Bb6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. d3 Nd7 11. c3 Qf6 12. O-O Qe7 13. f5 O-O-O 14. Be3 Nf6 15. g4 h6 16. c4 Rdg8 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. a4 Kb7 19. a5 bxa5 20. Rxa5 Ra8 21. Rfa1 Rxa5 22. Rxa5 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Kxa8 24. Qd1 Kb7 25. b4 d5 26. Bc5 Qe8 27. exd5 cxd5 28. Qa1 Qc6 29. Qa7+ Kc8 30. b5 Qb7 31. Qxb7+ Kxb7 32. Bf8 Ne8 33. f6 g6 34. Bxh6 dxc4 35. dxc4 Nxf6 36. Bg7 Ne4 37. h4 c6 38. Kg2 cxb5 39. cxb5 Kb6 40. Kf3 f5 41. Bxe5 Nd2+ 42. Kf4 fxg4 43. Kxg4 Kxb5 44. Bc3 Ne4 45. Be5 Kc5 46. Kf3 Kd5 47. Ba1 Nd6 1/2-1/2