1.
e4
e5
2.
f4
Bc5
3.
Nc3
d6
4.
Nf3
Nc6
5.
Bb5
Bg4
6.
fxe5
dxe5
7.
Bxc6+
bxc6
8.
Qe2
Ne7
9.
h3
Bxf3
10.
Qxf3
O-O
11.
g4
Ng6
12.
Ne2
Qe7
13.
d3
Nh4
14.
Qg3
Rab8
15.
b3
Rbd8
16.
Bd2
Bb6
17.
O-O-O
a5
18.
a4
Qa3+
19.
Kb1
Ng6
20.
Bc1
Qb4
21.
h4
Rb8
22.
h5
Nf4
23.
Bxf4
exf4
24.
Qxf4
Bc5
25.
Qe5
Be7
26.
Qd4
Qa3
27.
Qb2
Qd6
28.
h6
gxh6
29.
Nd4
Bf6
30.
Nf5
Bxb2
31.
Nxd6
cxd6
32.
Kxb2
Kg7
33.
Rh5
Rg8
34.
Rdh1
Kf6
35.
Rxh6+
Rg6
36.
Rxh7
Rf8
37.
R7h5
c5
38.
Rd5
Ke6
39.
g5
Rfg8
40.
Rh6
Rg7
41.
Kc3
Rg8
42.
d4
Rc8
43.
dxc5
dxc5
44.
Kc4
Ke7
45.
Rxg6
fxg6
46.
Rxc5
1-0
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Site
Hastings
Date
1895.??.??
Round
8
White
Gunsberg, Isidor
Black
Result
1-0
Notes by R. Teichmann.
- 5.Bb5 This seems to be good enough; but Black can avoid this variation by developing his King's Knight first, after which White has no better move than B to B 4.
- 5…Bg4 Kt to K B 3 followed by Castling was better.
- 13…Nh4 Apparently with a view to preventing Kt to Kt 3 and B 5, and stopping the advance of the King's Rook's Pawn; but the Knight cannot be maintained in this awkward position.
- 18…Qa3+ Entirely futile, the White King's position being impregnable. He had, however, no satisfactory defence against the threatened King's side attack and therefore counter-attack à tout prix.
- 24…Bc5 B to Q 5 would in my opinion have given him a better chance.
- 30.Nf5 White has played the whole game very well, and forces now an end game which must be won with ordinary care (see diagram).
[Event "Hastings International Masters"] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1895.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Gunsberg, Isidor"] [Black "Mieses, Jacques"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bg4 6. fxe5 dxe5 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Qe2 Ne7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. g4 Ng6 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. d3 Nh4 14. Qg3 Rab8 15. b3 Rbd8 16. Bd2 Bb6 17. O-O-O a5 18. a4 Qa3+ 19. Kb1 Ng6 20. Bc1 Qb4 21. h4 Rb8 22. h5 Nf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Qxf4 Bc5 25. Qe5 Be7 26. Qd4 Qa3 27. Qb2 Qd6 28. h6 gxh6 29. Nd4 Bf6 30. Nf5 Bxb2 31. Nxd6 cxd6 32. Kxb2 Kg7 33. Rh5 Rg8 34. Rdh1 Kf6 35. Rxh6+ Rg6 36. Rxh7 Rf8 37. R7h5 c5 38. Rd5 Ke6 39. g5 Rfg8 40. Rh6 Rg7 41. Kc3 Rg8 42. d4 Rc8 43. dxc5 dxc5 44. Kc4 Ke7 45. Rxg6 fxg6 46. Rxc5 1-0