1.
e4
e5
2.
c3
d6
3.
Nf3
Be7
4.
Be2
Nf6
5.
O-O
O-O
6.
Qc2
Nc6
7.
d4
Bg4
8.
d5
Nb8
9.
h3
Bh5
10.
Nh2
Bg6
11.
Nd2
Nxd5
12.
Qb3
Nf4
13.
Bg4
b6
14.
g3
Nh5
15.
Bxh5
Bxh5
16.
f4
exf4
17.
Qd5
fxg3
18.
Qxa8
gxh2+
19.
Kxh2
a5
20.
Qd5
Be2
21.
Rf2
c6
22.
Qb3
Bh5
23.
Nf3
Bg6
24.
Qc4
b5
25.
Qe2
Nd7
26.
Bf4
Nc5
27.
Nd2
Re8
28.
Qf3
Bh4
29.
Re2
Qe7
30.
e5
Nd3
31.
Rg1
Nxf4
32.
Qxf4
dxe5
33.
Qg4
f5
34.
Qf3
e4
35.
Qe3
Qc7+
36.
Kh1
f4
37.
Qd4
Bf6
38.
Qc5
e3
39.
Rg4
exd2
40.
Rxd2
Re1+
41.
Kg2
Re5
42.
Qf2
Be4+
43.
Kf1
f3
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
5
White
MacLeod, Nicholas
Black
Hanham, James Moore
Result
0-1
Score
Game No. 416, printed pages 474–475, in Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891).
- 14…Nh5 Kt—Q6 was stronger.
- 39.Rg4 If 39 Kt—B3, 39 B—K5; 40 K—Kt2 (or 40 R—KB sq., 40 R—K4, followed by Q—Q2, etc.), 40...R—K4; 41 Q—R8, 41 R—Kt4 ch., and wins.
- 39…exd2 Still better was R—K4, followed by Q—Q2.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "MacLeod, Nicholas"] [Black "Hanham, James Moore"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. c3 d6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Be2 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Qc2 Nc6 7. d4 Bg4 8. d5 Nb8 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nh2 Bg6 11. Nd2 Nxd5 12. Qb3 Nf4 13. Bg4 b6 14. g3 Nh5 15. Bxh5 Bxh5 16. f4 exf4 17. Qd5 fxg3 18. Qxa8 gxh2+ 19. Kxh2 a5 20. Qd5 Be2 21. Rf2 c6 22. Qb3 Bh5 23. Nf3 Bg6 24. Qc4 b5 25. Qe2 Nd7 26. Bf4 Nc5 27. Nd2 Re8 28. Qf3 Bh4 29. Re2 Qe7 30. e5 Nd3 31. Rg1 Nxf4 32. Qxf4 dxe5 33. Qg4 f5 34. Qf3 e4 35. Qe3 Qc7+ 36. Kh1 f4 37. Qd4 Bf6 38. Qc5 e3 39. Rg4 exd2 40. Rxd2 Re1+ 41. Kg2 Re5 42. Qf2 Be4+ 43. Kf1 f3 0-1