1.
e4
e5
2.
Bc4
Nf6
3.
d3
c6
4.
Qe2
Be7
5.
Nf3
O-O
6.
O-O
d5
7.
Bb3
Bg4
8.
Nbd2
a5
9.
c3
a4
10.
Bc2
Nbd7
11.
h3
Bh5
12.
g4
Bg6
13.
exd5
Nxd5
14.
Nc4
Re8
15.
d4
exd4
16.
Bxg6
hxg6
17.
Nxd4
a3
18.
Qf3
axb2
19.
Bxb2
Ra4
20.
Ne3
Ne5
21.
Qd1
b5
22.
Ng2
Bc5
23.
Nb3
Bb6
24.
Nc1
Qf6
25.
Nd3
Nc4
26.
Kh1
Nxb2
27.
Nxb2
Nxc3
28.
Qc2
Qf3
29.
Nxa4
Qxh3+
30.
Kg1
Ne2+
31.
Qxe2
Rxe2
32.
Nxb6
Qxg4
33.
a4
Qd4
34.
a5
Rxf2
35.
Rfe1
Ra2+
0-1
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
7
White
Hanham, James Moore
Black
Delmar, Eugene
Result
0-1
Game No. 295 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 363.
- 13.exd5 Owing to the rather reckless attack of his opponent, White has obtained the superiority of position which chiefly rested on the inactivity of Black’s QB. By the text move he not alone throws away his advantage, but drops rapidly into a much inferior game. R—K sq., followed by Kt—KB sq., was his proper course.
- 14.Nc4 If 14 Kt x P, 14 Kt—KB5; 15 Q—B3, 15 Kt x Kt; 16 Q x Kt, 16 Kt x QP, with much the superior game.
- 15.d4 It made matters worse for him to open the K file for the adverse Rook, and besides he ought to have neutralized Black’s very strong 17th move by B—Q2.
- 28…Qf3 A very fine and deep combination. Black gives up the Queen for three pieces, but he calculates with excellent judgment that the position and the Pawns which he gains will more than make up for the sacrifice.
- 33.a4 He might have made a better fight of it by KR—K sq. or QR—Q sq., but Black’s preponderence of Pawns was bound to win, especially as White had little prospect of concentrating his forces, and his QKt was almost imprisoned.
- 34…Rxf2 Masterly play.
- 35.Rfe1 A blunder, of course, but even after 35 R x R, 35 Q x R ch.; 36 R—B sq., 36 Q x P; 37 Kt—B3, 37 Q—B2, his game was quite untenable.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Hanham, James Moore"] [Black "Delmar, Eugene"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Qe2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Bb3 Bg4 8. Nbd2 a5 9. c3 a4 10. Bc2 Nbd7 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nc4 Re8 15. d4 exd4 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Nxd4 a3 18. Qf3 axb2 19. Bxb2 Ra4 20. Ne3 Ne5 21. Qd1 b5 22. Ng2 Bc5 23. Nb3 Bb6 24. Nc1 Qf6 25. Nd3 Nc4 26. Kh1 Nxb2 27. Nxb2 Nxc3 28. Qc2 Qf3 29. Nxa4 Qxh3+ 30. Kg1 Ne2+ 31. Qxe2 Rxe2 32. Nxb6 Qxg4 33. a4 Qd4 34. a5 Rxf2 35. Rfe1 Ra2+ 0-1