1.
e4
b6
2.
d4
Bb7
3.
f3
g6
4.
c3
Bg7
5.
Bd3
e5
6.
d5
Nf6
7.
Be3
O-O
8.
Ne2
d6
9.
Nd2
Nbd7
10.
Nf1
a5
11.
Rc1
Nc5
12.
g4
Nxd3+
13.
Qxd3
Nd7
14.
Rc2
Nc5
15.
Qd2
Qf6
16.
Bxc5
Qxf3
17.
Qe3
Qxg4
18.
Ba3
f5
19.
c4
fxe4
20.
Rg1
Qf3
21.
b3
Rf7
22.
Bc1
Bc8
23.
Nc3
Bf5
24.
Rf2
Qh5
25.
Ng3
Qh4
26.
Qg5
Qh3
27.
Ncxe4
Bxe4
28.
Nxe4
Rxf2
29.
Nxf2
Qc3+
30.
Qd2
Qf3
31.
Qe3
Qf5
32.
Qe4
Qf7
33.
Be3
Rf8
34.
h4
Kh8
35.
Nh3
h6
36.
Qxg6
Qxg6
37.
Rxg6
Rf3
38.
Bxh6
Rxh3
39.
Bxg7+
Kh7
40.
Rg4
Rh1+
41.
Kd2
Rh2+
42.
Kc3
Rxa2
43.
Bf6
Rf2
44.
Bd8
Rf7
45.
Kd3
Rd7
46.
Bg5
Kg6
47.
Ke4
Rf7
48.
Bd8+
Kh7
49.
Rg3
Rf4+
50.
Ke3
a4
51.
bxa4
Rxc4
52.
Rg2
Kh6
53.
Ra2
Kh5
54.
a5
bxa5
55.
Rxa5
c6
56.
dxc6
Rxc6
57.
Ke4
Rc4+
58.
Kf5
Rf4+
59.
Ke6
Rd4
60.
Bf6
Kg6
61.
Ra7
Rf4
62.
Rg7+
Kh5
63.
Bg5
Rf1
64.
Kxd6
e4
65.
Re7
Re1
66.
Kd5
Rd1+
67.
Kxe4
Re1+
68.
Kf5
Rf1+
69.
Bf4
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
24
White
Judd, Max
Black
Gunsberg, Isidor
Result
1-0
Score
Game 111 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 144–146. The closing note prints “Black has an extra Bishop”; White has the extra Bishop in the recorded position. The original wording is retained.
- 12.g4 White's opening play is to be commended thus far. Here we would prefer preserving the KB by retreating the same to Kt sq. The premature advance in the text allows Black two marks of attack as soon as he will be ready to advance the KBP.
- 15…Qf6 Much superior was P—KB4. A breach on that file was then forced, and he could soon support his attack on the K side by B—QB sq.
- 16…Qxf3 Black drops into a shrewdly-laid trap. He ought to have first retaken the Bishop.
- 17…Qxg4 If 16...QxR; 17 Kt (K2)—Kt3 wins the Queen.
- 29…Qc3+ He had nothing better. If QxRP, he obviously lost the Queen by the reply R—R sq.
- 34.h4 The play on both sides since Black lost a piece deserves the highest praise. Black has made a splendid fight against large odds, while White, in parrying the attack, had to encounter great difficulties. The latter now assumes the offensive vigorously and skilfully.
- 35.Nh3 He threatens to enter with the Knight at K6, via Kt5, and in reply to Q—B6 he would still play Kt—Kt5.
- 45.Kd3 His simplest and best plan was to enter on the Q wing with his King, via QKt2, R3 and R4 up to QB6, after protecting the QKtP by R—Kt3.
- 50.Ke3 K—Q3 would have saved much trouble.
- 68…Rf1+ Black runs into a mating position, but there was nothing to be done. If he exchanged Rooks, the adverse RP wins theoretically, as Black has an extra Bishop, which commands the last square that the Pawn has to reach in queening.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "24"] [White "Judd, Max"] [Black "Gunsberg, Isidor"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. f3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Bd3 e5 6. d5 Nf6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Ne2 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. Nf1 a5 11. Rc1 Nc5 12. g4 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. Rc2 Nc5 15. Qd2 Qf6 16. Bxc5 Qxf3 17. Qe3 Qxg4 18. Ba3 f5 19. c4 fxe4 20. Rg1 Qf3 21. b3 Rf7 22. Bc1 Bc8 23. Nc3 Bf5 24. Rf2 Qh5 25. Ng3 Qh4 26. Qg5 Qh3 27. Ncxe4 Bxe4 28. Nxe4 Rxf2 29. Nxf2 Qc3+ 30. Qd2 Qf3 31. Qe3 Qf5 32. Qe4 Qf7 33. Be3 Rf8 34. h4 Kh8 35. Nh3 h6 36. Qxg6 Qxg6 37. Rxg6 Rf3 38. Bxh6 Rxh3 39. Bxg7+ Kh7 40. Rg4 Rh1+ 41. Kd2 Rh2+ 42. Kc3 Rxa2 43. Bf6 Rf2 44. Bd8 Rf7 45. Kd3 Rd7 46. Bg5 Kg6 47. Ke4 Rf7 48. Bd8+ Kh7 49. Rg3 Rf4+ 50. Ke3 a4 51. bxa4 Rxc4 52. Rg2 Kh6 53. Ra2 Kh5 54. a5 bxa5 55. Rxa5 c6 56. dxc6 Rxc6 57. Ke4 Rc4+ 58. Kf5 Rf4+ 59. Ke6 Rd4 60. Bf6 Kg6 61. Ra7 Rf4 62. Rg7+ Kh5 63. Bg5 Rf1 64. Kxd6 e4 65. Re7 Re1 66. Kd5 Rd1+ 67. Kxe4 Re1+ 68. Kf5 Rf1+ 69. Bf4 1-0