1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
c3
Nf6
5.
d3
d6
6.
b4
Bb6
7.
a4
a6
8.
O-O
h6
9.
Be3
Bxe3
10.
fxe3
O-O
11.
Na3
Qe7
12.
Qe1
Kh7
13.
Bb3
Bd7
14.
Bc2
Nd8
15.
d4
Ng8
16.
Qg3
Re8
17.
dxe5
dxe5
18.
Nc4
f6
19.
Nh4
Qf7
20.
Bb3
Qh5
21.
Rad1
Be6
22.
Rd2
Nf7
23.
Nf5
Qg6
24.
Qe1
Ng5
25.
Nh4
Qh5
26.
Bd1
Bg4
27.
Bc2
Red8
28.
Nf5
Qe8
29.
h3
Bh5
30.
h4
Ne6
31.
Rdf2
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Hanham, James Moore
Black
Baird, John Washington
Result
1/2-1/2
Score
Game No. 411, printed pages 470–471, in Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891).
- 7…a6 P—QR4 is superior.
- 31.Rdf2 Black had much the better game and would have been fully justified in trying to win.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament draws"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hanham, James Moore"] [Black "Baird, John Washington"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. b4 Bb6 7. a4 a6 8. O-O h6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 O-O 11. Na3 Qe7 12. Qe1 Kh7 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Bc2 Nd8 15. d4 Ng8 16. Qg3 Re8 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nc4 f6 19. Nh4 Qf7 20. Bb3 Qh5 21. Rad1 Be6 22. Rd2 Nf7 23. Nf5 Qg6 24. Qe1 Ng5 25. Nh4 Qh5 26. Bd1 Bg4 27. Bc2 Red8 28. Nf5 Qe8 29. h3 Bh5 30. h4 Ne6 31. Rdf2 1/2-1/2