1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
a6
4.
Ba4
Nf6
5.
O-O
Bc5
6.
Bxc6
dxc6
7.
Nxe5
Nxe4
8.
c3
O-O
9.
d4
Bd6
10.
f3
Nf6
11.
f4
c5
12.
Be3
cxd4
13.
cxd4
Nd5
14.
Qf3
Nxe3
15.
Qxe3
Re8
16.
Qf2
f6
17.
Nc3
Bf8
18.
Nf3
b5
19.
Nd2
Bb7
20.
Nb3
Rc8
21.
Rad1
Bd5
22.
Nc5
b4
23.
Nxd5
Qxd5
24.
b3
a5
25.
Rfe1
Bxc5
26.
dxc5
Rxe1+
27.
Rxe1
Rd8
28.
Qe3
Qd4
29.
Kf2
Kf7
30.
Qxd4
Rxd4
31.
Ke3
Rd5
32.
Rc1
Ke6
33.
Rc4
f5
34.
h3
Kd7
35.
g4
g6
36.
gxf5
gxf5
37.
a3
bxa3
38.
Ra4
Rxc5
39.
Rxa3
Kc6
40.
Kd4
Kb5
41.
Ra1
Kb4
42.
h4
c6
43.
Rb1
Rc3
44.
Ke5
Rxb3
45.
Rh1
a4
46.
Kxf5
a3
47.
Kg4
a2
48.
Ra1
Rb2
49.
Kg5
Kb3
50.
f5
Rb1
51.
Rxa2
Kxa2
52.
h5
c5
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
12
White
Gossip, George Hatfeild
Black
MacLeod, Nicholas
Result
0-1
Score
Game No. 423, printed pages 480–481, in Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891).
- 48…Rb2 Obviously, K—R6 saved time.
- 52…c5 A creditable victory in a closely-fought game.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "12"] [White "Gossip, George Hatfeild"] [Black "MacLeod, Nicholas"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5 Nxe4 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 Bd6 10. f3 Nf6 11. f4 c5 12. Be3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nd5 14. Qf3 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Re8 16. Qf2 f6 17. Nc3 Bf8 18. Nf3 b5 19. Nd2 Bb7 20. Nb3 Rc8 21. Rad1 Bd5 22. Nc5 b4 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. b3 a5 25. Rfe1 Bxc5 26. dxc5 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Rd8 28. Qe3 Qd4 29. Kf2 Kf7 30. Qxd4 Rxd4 31. Ke3 Rd5 32. Rc1 Ke6 33. Rc4 f5 34. h3 Kd7 35. g4 g6 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. a3 bxa3 38. Ra4 Rxc5 39. Rxa3 Kc6 40. Kd4 Kb5 41. Ra1 Kb4 42. h4 c6 43. Rb1 Rc3 44. Ke5 Rxb3 45. Rh1 a4 46. Kxf5 a3 47. Kg4 a2 48. Ra1 Rb2 49. Kg5 Kb3 50. f5 Rb1 51. Rxa2 Kxa2 52. h5 c5 0-1