1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
Nf6
4.
O-O
Nxe4
5.
Re1
Nf6
6.
Bxc6
dxc6
7.
Nxe5
Be7
8.
d4
O-O
9.
c3
Be6
10.
Nd2
c5
11.
Ndf3
Ng4
12.
Bf4
Nxe5
13.
Bxe5
c6
14.
Qc1
Bd5
15.
Qe3
cxd4
16.
Nxd4
f6
17.
Bc7
Qxc7
18.
Qxe7
Qxe7
19.
Rxe7
Rf7
20.
Re3
g6
21.
b3
Rd8
22.
Rae1
Rfd7
23.
f3
c5
24.
Ne2
Bf7
25.
c4
Rd2
26.
Nc3
f5
27.
R1e2
Rxe2
28.
Rxe2
Kf8
29.
Kf2
Rd3
30.
Nb5
a6
31.
Na3
Kg7
32.
Nc2
f4
33.
Ke1
Kf6
34.
Rd2
Rxd2
35.
Kxd2
g5
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Lipschuetz, Salomon
Black
Taubenhaus, Jean
Result
1/2-1/2
Game 225 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 290. Played in the second round at New York on May 3, 1889. The original notes retain descriptive notation.
- 5…Nf6 5...Kt—Q3 is, as usual in similar positions, the best defence. He might have been greatly hampered in his development after the inferior move in the text.
- 8.d4 For now White might have more effectively carried out the idea of an attack which the editor introduced in a kindred position in his last match with the late Mr. Zukertort, the positions being alike with the exception that Zukertort had played 5...Kt—Q3, namely: 8 Q—K2 (threatening Kt x QBP if Black answer O—O), 8...B—K3; 9 P—Q3, and again Black cannot Castle on account of the reply Kt x KBP. It will now be seen that for the purposes of defence in this variation Black’s Knight is better posted at Q3 than at KB3, for in the former case Black would at this point gain time by Kt—KB4, threatening Kt—Q5, whereas, in the present position, if Black play 9...Kt—Q4, White obviously answers P—QB4.
- 11…Ng4 P—B3, with the view of playing Q—Kt3, followed by QR—Q sq., or else of entering in the centre by Kt—Q4, would have better maintained Black’s slight superiority on account of his two Bishops.
- 16…f6 He had to guard against B x KtP, but R— K sq. served the same object and was better.
- 21…Rd8 Indirectly providing against P — QB4, to which Black would now reply B X QBP.
- 34.Rd2 Both parties play cautiously and well, and a draw results from the nature of the position.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament draws"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lipschuetz, Salomon"] [Black "Taubenhaus, Jean"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5 Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. c3 Be6 10. Nd2 c5 11. Ndf3 Ng4 12. Bf4 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 c6 14. Qc1 Bd5 15. Qe3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 f6 17. Bc7 Qxc7 18. Qxe7 Qxe7 19. Rxe7 Rf7 20. Re3 g6 21. b3 Rd8 22. Rae1 Rfd7 23. f3 c5 24. Ne2 Bf7 25. c4 Rd2 26. Nc3 f5 27. R1e2 Rxe2 28. Rxe2 Kf8 29. Kf2 Rd3 30. Nb5 a6 31. Na3 Kg7 32. Nc2 f4 33. Ke1 Kf6 34. Rd2 Rxd2 35. Kxd2 g5 1/2-1/2