1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Nf6
4.
d3
d5
5.
exd5
Nxd5
6.
O-O
Be7
7.
Re1
Bg4
8.
Bb5
Qd6
9.
Nbd2
f6
10.
Ne4
Qd7
11.
c4
Ndb4
12.
c5
O-O-O
13.
a3
Nxd3
14.
Bxd3
Qxd3
15.
Nd6+
Rxd6
16.
cxd6
Qxd1
17.
Rxd1
Bxd6
18.
h3
Bh5
19.
g4
Bg6
20.
Be3
h5
21.
g5
h4
22.
b4
Bh5
23.
Kg2
e4
24.
Nd2
Bxd1
25.
Rxd1
Re8
26.
Nc4
Rd8
27.
gxf6
gxf6
28.
Rd5
Be5
29.
Rc5
Bd4
30.
Rh5
Bxe3
31.
Nxe3
Rg8+
32.
Kf1
Ne5
33.
Rxh4
Nf3
34.
Rg4
Nh2+
35.
Ke2
Nxg4
0-1
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
10
White
Hanham, James Moore
Black
Pollock, William Henry Kraus
Result
0-1
Score
Game No. 342 in Wilhelm Steinitz's The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 410; played April 4, 1889. Steinitz's original notes follow.
- 4…d5 His KP becomes weak and subject to inconvenient attack after this.
- 13…Nxd3 The two Pawns which he obtains for the exchange are separated on the two wings, and, especially so early in the game, they are no equivalent.
- 22.b4 An error which allows the opponent to recover the exchange, with a Pawn ahead. It was high time to withdraw Kt — Q2.
- 29.Rc5 R x R ch., followed by P—Kt5, gave better prospects in fighting for a draw.
- 32.Kf1 Feeble. K — R sq. was his only salvation.
- 32…Ne5 Beautiful play. He wins the exchange by force.
- 34.Rg4 Mate by R—Kt8 ch. and R—K8 being threatened, he had no other resource. If R x P, he loses a clear Rook by the answer Kt—Q7 ch.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Hanham, James Moore"] [Black "Pollock, William Henry Kraus"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 Bg4 8. Bb5 Qd6 9. Nbd2 f6 10. Ne4 Qd7 11. c4 Ndb4 12. c5 O-O-O 13. a3 Nxd3 14. Bxd3 Qxd3 15. Nd6+ Rxd6 16. cxd6 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Bxd6 18. h3 Bh5 19. g4 Bg6 20. Be3 h5 21. g5 h4 22. b4 Bh5 23. Kg2 e4 24. Nd2 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Re8 26. Nc4 Rd8 27. gxf6 gxf6 28. Rd5 Be5 29. Rc5 Bd4 30. Rh5 Bxe3 31. Nxe3 Rg8+ 32. Kf1 Ne5 33. Rxh4 Nf3 34. Rg4 Nh2+ 35. Ke2 Nxg4 0-1