1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Nf6
4.
d3
Bc5
5.
c3
d6
6.
Be3
Bb6
7.
Nbd2
O-O
8.
Qe2
d5
9.
Bb3
h6
10.
h3
Be6
11.
Bc2
d4
12.
cxd4
Nxd4
13.
Qd1
Nxc2+
14.
Qxc2
Qd6
15.
Nc4
Bxc4
16.
Qxc4
Bxe3
17.
fxe3
Qb6
18.
Qc1
Rad8
19.
Nxe5
Qd6
20.
d4
Nxe4
21.
O-O
c5
22.
Rf4
Ng3
23.
Qe1
cxd4
24.
exd4
Nh5
25.
Rh4
Nf6
26.
Nc4
Qd5
27.
Ne3
Qg5
28.
Qf2
Rfe8
29.
Nf5
Rd5
30.
Rf1
Rxf5
0-1
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
22
White
Hanham, James Moore
Result
0-1
Score
Printed Game No. 23, pp. 31 (PDF pp. 83). The source identifies the second round and dates the game April 20, 1889.
- 4.d3 White turns the opening into a Giuoco Pianissimo.
- 9…h6 There is here some reason for this usually weak move, as Black intends to inconvenience the adverse QB, and has no attack to fear on the K side.
- 10.h3 But on White's part the precaution is useless.
- 21…c5 A fine attacking move that ought to have yielded more by force than it did.
- 23…cxd4 By this exchange Black loses part of his advantage. He ought to have retreated Kt—R4 at once, and then proceeded as in actual play. The difference being that White could not afterward gain time (compare White's 27th move) again by Kt—K3, this square being blocked by his own Pawn, a weak one as it stood, of which, however, he is now relieved.
- 30.Rf1 White has played very ably to get out of all positive disadvantage, and but for this great blunder the game was even. The right move was, of course, 30 R—B4, whereupon if 30...Kt—K5; 31 Q—B sq., 31 Kt—Q7; 32 Q—B2, and no more than a draw ought to be the legitimate result.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "22"] [White "Hanham, James Moore"] [Black "Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Qe2 d5 9. Bb3 h6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bc2 d4 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Qd1 Nxc2+ 14. Qxc2 Qd6 15. Nc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Qb6 18. Qc1 Rad8 19. Nxe5 Qd6 20. d4 Nxe4 21. O-O c5 22. Rf4 Ng3 23. Qe1 cxd4 24. exd4 Nh5 25. Rh4 Nf6 26. Nc4 Qd5 27. Ne3 Qg5 28. Qf2 Rfe8 29. Nf5 Rd5 30. Rf1 Rxf5 0-1