1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
d6
3.
d4
Nd7
4.
Bc4
Qf6
5.
Nc3
c6
6.
Bg5
Qg6
7.
h4
Ngf6
8.
dxe5
Nxe5
9.
Nxe5
dxe5
10.
Qd3
h6
11.
Bxf6
Qxf6
12.
O-O-O
Be7
13.
Rdf1
b5
14.
Bb3
a5
15.
f4
O-O
16.
Qg3
Bd6
17.
fxe5
Qxe5
18.
Qg6
Be6
19.
Bxe6
Qxe6
20.
Qxe6
fxe6
21.
Rf3
Ra7
22.
Kd1
Rd7
23.
Ke2
Rxf3
24.
gxf3
Bf4
25.
Rd1
Rxd1
26.
Nxd1
Kf7
27.
Nf2
Bd6
28.
h5
Kf6
29.
Nh3
e5
30.
Kf2
Bc5+
31.
Kg3
Be3
32.
Kg4
c5
33.
b3
g5
34.
c4
b4
35.
Kg3
Ke6
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Gunsberg, Isidor
Black
Hanham, James Moore
Result
1/2-1/2
Game 108 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 141.
- 8.dxe5 Black will be relieved now of a weak Pawn and his confined KB is made free. We would have preferred Q—K2.
- 10.Qd3 Again we prefer Q—K2, in order to leave room for B—Q3 eventually.
- 13.Rdf1 The K side attack here initiated, though it is ingeniously conducted by White, effects no advantage. The more steady preparation by P—KB3 supported the centre and left White in possession of the open Q file.
- 15.f4 Unsound against best play.
- 15…O-O 15...P—R5, and if 16 PxP, 16 Q—R3 was safe enough.
- 16…Bd6 Again Black loses an opportunity by 16...PxP; 17 BxP, 17 Q—K4; 18 P—QR4, 18 B—Q3; 19 KR—K sq., 19 B—K3; 20 Q—K sq. or —Q3, 20 BxB; 21 PxB, 21 P—Kt5, followed by Q—QB4 ch., winning the exchange.
- 27.Nf2 A careless move that greatly endangered the game. Kt—K3, with the object of supporting the RP by Kt—Kt2, kept the game even.
- 27…Bd6 Whereas now there was nothing to stop Black from entering at Kt3 with the view of playing K—R4, whereupon White's KRP must have fallen soon, and with it the game. After this omission the game assumes a clear drawn aspect, which is ultimately the result.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament draws"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gunsberg, Isidor"] [Black "Hanham, James Moore"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 Qf6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bg5 Qg6 7. h4 Ngf6 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qd3 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Rdf1 b5 14. Bb3 a5 15. f4 O-O 16. Qg3 Bd6 17. fxe5 Qxe5 18. Qg6 Be6 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. Rf3 Ra7 22. Kd1 Rd7 23. Ke2 Rxf3 24. gxf3 Bf4 25. Rd1 Rxd1 26. Nxd1 Kf7 27. Nf2 Bd6 28. h5 Kf6 29. Nh3 e5 30. Kf2 Bc5+ 31. Kg3 Be3 32. Kg4 c5 33. b3 g5 34. c4 b4 35. Kg3 Ke6 1/2-1/2