1.
e4
b6
2.
d4
Bb7
3.
Bd3
g6
4.
Be3
Bg7
5.
c3
d6
6.
Ne2
Nd7
7.
O-O
Ngf6
8.
f3
O-O
9.
Nd2
c5
10.
Rc1
Rc8
11.
d5
Ne5
12.
Bb1
b5
13.
h3
Ned7
14.
Kh2
Nb6
15.
b3
Nfd7
16.
c4
bxc4
17.
bxc4
Ba6
18.
f4
Rb8
19.
Rf3
Bb2
20.
Rc2
Na4
21.
Nb3
Rb4
22.
Bc1
Bg7
23.
Qd3
Nab6
24.
e5
dxe5
25.
f5
Bxc4
26.
Rxc4
Rxc4
27.
Qd2
e4
28.
Rf2
Nf6
29.
Na5
Rb4
30.
Nc6
Qd6+
31.
Qf4
Rxb1
32.
Qxd6
exd6
33.
Bf4
Nfxd5
34.
Bxd6
Rc8
35.
fxg6
hxg6
36.
Ne7+
Nxe7
37.
Bxe7
Be5+
38.
g3
e3
39.
Rf3
Nd5
0-1
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
28
White
Gossip, George Hatfeild
Black
Gunsberg, Isidor
Result
0-1
Score
Game 106 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 138–139.
- 11.d5 There is no reason yet for changing his strategical disposition of forces and simply keeping the two centre Pawns well protected. As a rule, neither of White's KP or QP should advance unless the opponent play the corresponding adjoining Pawn two squares. Thus, in the present instance, White should have waited with the advance of P—Q5 until Black played P—K4. As it is, Black obtains good entrance at K4 with his pieces, which become troublesome to White's position.
- 17.bxc4 By far better was 17 KtxP, and if 17...KtxKt; 18 RxKt, 18 B—R3; 19 R—R4, etc.
- 19.Rf3 The Rook is useless on this row. B—Q3, in order to play R—QKt sq. soon, was the correct plan.
- 19…Bb2 This and the next two moves of Black are high style of Chess in the conduct of the Q side attack.
- 24.e5 A desperate effort to retrieve a game that is already seriously compromised. He could not, however, save the QBP, for if 24 Kt—Q2, 24 KtxP; 25 RxKt, 25 Kt—Kt3, and wins.
- 26.Rxc4 He was bound to give up the exchange anyhow. If 26 Q—Q sq., 26 P—K5, followed by B—Q6, also wins a Rook for a Bishop.
- 30.Nc6 His game was untenable, but of course it did not improve matters to give up a clear piece in addition to the material already lost.
- 39…Nd5 For, wherever the Bishop may move to, the reply R—Kt7 wins another clear piece.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "28"] [White "Gossip, George Hatfeild"] [Black "Gunsberg, Isidor"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. c3 d6 6. Ne2 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. f3 O-O 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. d5 Ne5 12. Bb1 b5 13. h3 Ned7 14. Kh2 Nb6 15. b3 Nfd7 16. c4 bxc4 17. bxc4 Ba6 18. f4 Rb8 19. Rf3 Bb2 20. Rc2 Na4 21. Nb3 Rb4 22. Bc1 Bg7 23. Qd3 Nab6 24. e5 dxe5 25. f5 Bxc4 26. Rxc4 Rxc4 27. Qd2 e4 28. Rf2 Nf6 29. Na5 Rb4 30. Nc6 Qd6+ 31. Qf4 Rxb1 32. Qxd6 exd6 33. Bf4 Nfxd5 34. Bxd6 Rc8 35. fxg6 hxg6 36. Ne7+ Nxe7 37. Bxe7 Be5+ 38. g3 e3 39. Rf3 Nd5 0-1