1.
e4
e5
2.
Nc3
Bc5
3.
f4
d6
4.
Nf3
Nd7
5.
Bc4
Ngf6
6.
d3
c6
7.
Qe2
Qe7
8.
f5
b5
9.
Bb3
a5
10.
a4
b4
11.
Nd1
Bb6
12.
Bg5
Ba6
13.
Ne3
Nc5
14.
Bc4
Bb7
15.
O-O
O-O
16.
Kh1
Bd8
17.
Ng4
d5
18.
Ba2
dxe4
19.
Nxf6+
gxf6
20.
Bh6
exf3
21.
Rxf3
Kh8
22.
Rg3
Bb6
23.
Bg7+
Kg8
24.
Bxf6#
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Gossip, George Hatfeild
Black
Hanham, James Moore
Result
1-0
Game No. 415, printed pages 473–474, in Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891).
- 17…d5 His game was already inferior, but QKt—Q2 was surely his best play here.
- 22…Bb6 His game was gone. If 22...R—KKt sq.; 23 R x R ch., followed by Q—Kt4 ch., etc., also forces mate.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gossip, George Hatfeild"] [Black "Hanham, James Moore"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. d3 c6 7. Qe2 Qe7 8. f5 b5 9. Bb3 a5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 Bb6 12. Bg5 Ba6 13. Ne3 Nc5 14. Bc4 Bb7 15. O-O O-O 16. Kh1 Bd8 17. Ng4 d5 18. Ba2 dxe4 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Bh6 exf3 21. Rxf3 Kh8 22. Rg3 Bb6 23. Bg7+ Kg8 24. Bxf6# 1-0