1.
e4
e5
2.
Nc3
Nc6
3.
f4
exf4
4.
d4
Qh4+
5.
Ke2
d5
6.
exd5
Bg4+
7.
Nf3
Bxf3+
8.
Kxf3
Qh5+
9.
Kf2
Qxd1
10.
Nxd1
Nxd4
11.
c3
Nc2
12.
Bb5+
c6
13.
dxc6
Bc5+
14.
Kf3
O-O-O
15.
cxb7+
Kxb7
16.
Rb1
g5
17.
Ba4
g4+
18.
Kxf4
Nd4
19.
Re1
Ne6+
20.
Kxg4
Nf6+
21.
Kh3
Rd5
22.
g3
Rg8
23.
Bb3
Rh5+
24.
Kg2
Nd5
25.
Bxd5+
Rxd5
26.
b4
Bd6
27.
Nf2
h5
28.
Ne4
Be7
29.
Be3
Rg6
30.
Rbd1
Kc6
31.
c4
Rxd1
32.
b5+
Kc7
33.
Rxd1
f5
34.
Nc3
Bd6
35.
Nd5+
Kb7
36.
Rf1
h4
37.
Nf4
Bxf4
38.
Bxf4
hxg3
39.
hxg3
Rg4
40.
Kf3
Nd4+
41.
Ke3
Ne6
42.
Rd1
Rg6
43.
Rd5
Ng7
44.
c5
Nh5
45.
Kf3
Rf6
46.
Rd7+
Kc8
47.
Rxa7
Re6
48.
c6
Nxf4
49.
Kxf4
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
17
White
Gossip, George Hatfeild
Black
Pollock, William Henry Kraus
Result
1-0
Game No. 340 in Wilhelm Steinitz's The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 408–409; played April 12, 1889. Steinitz's original notes follow.
- 8.Kxf3 It was not alone safe, but in fact better to retake with the Pawn, which would practically compel Black to sacrifice his Knight and to play O—O—O, with one strong piece less for the usual attack. Any attempt at harrassing the King further by 8...Q—K2 ch.; 9 K—B2, 9 Q—R5 ch.; 10 K—Kt sq., 10 Q—Kt4 ch.; 11 B—Kt2, would only help to consolidate White's forces.
- 12…c6 After Queens are off the board, such a sacrifice of a Pawn becomes, of course, still more hazardous.
- 17.Ba4 Still stronger was P—KR4 first.
- 24…Nd5 24...Kt—Kt5; 25 P—KR3, 25 Kt—K4, might have made it more difficult for White to make his game quite safe.
- 31.c4 Very well played.
- 35.Nd5+ 35 P—Kt6 ch., 35 K—B3! (obviously, if 35...P x P; 36 Kt—Kt5 ch., and wins); 36 P x P, 36 R—Kt sq.; 37 Kt—Kt5, was more forcible, but, of course, he is also bound to win in the way he plays.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "17"] [White "Gossip, George Hatfeild"] [Black "Pollock, William Henry Kraus"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 d5 6. exd5 Bg4+ 7. Nf3 Bxf3+ 8. Kxf3 Qh5+ 9. Kf2 Qxd1 10. Nxd1 Nxd4 11. c3 Nc2 12. Bb5+ c6 13. dxc6 Bc5+ 14. Kf3 O-O-O 15. cxb7+ Kxb7 16. Rb1 g5 17. Ba4 g4+ 18. Kxf4 Nd4 19. Re1 Ne6+ 20. Kxg4 Nf6+ 21. Kh3 Rd5 22. g3 Rg8 23. Bb3 Rh5+ 24. Kg2 Nd5 25. Bxd5+ Rxd5 26. b4 Bd6 27. Nf2 h5 28. Ne4 Be7 29. Be3 Rg6 30. Rbd1 Kc6 31. c4 Rxd1 32. b5+ Kc7 33. Rxd1 f5 34. Nc3 Bd6 35. Nd5+ Kb7 36. Rf1 h4 37. Nf4 Bxf4 38. Bxf4 hxg3 39. hxg3 Rg4 40. Kf3 Nd4+ 41. Ke3 Ne6 42. Rd1 Rg6 43. Rd5 Ng7 44. c5 Nh5 45. Kf3 Rf6 46. Rd7+ Kc8 47. Rxa7 Re6 48. c6 Nxf4 49. Kxf4 1-0