1.
e4
e5
2.
c3
d5
3.
Nf3
dxe4
4.
Nxe5
Bd6
5.
Ng4
Nf6
6.
Nxf6+
Qxf6
7.
Qa4+
Nc6
8.
Qxe4+
Kd8
9.
Be2
Bf5
10.
Qf3
Re8
11.
d4
Qg6
12.
O-O
Bxb1
13.
Rxb1
f6
14.
Be3
h5
15.
Bb5
Rb8
16.
c4
Qe4
17.
Qxh5
a6
18.
Ba4
b5
19.
cxb5
axb5
20.
Bxb5
Kd7
21.
Qh3+
f5
22.
Bxc6+
Kxc6
23.
g3
f4
24.
gxf4
g5
25.
Rfc1+
Kb7
26.
fxg5
Ka7
27.
Qg2
Qf5
28.
h3
Rh8
29.
Qg4
Qd5
30.
Rc4
Rbf8
31.
Ra4+
Kb8
32.
Qg2
Rf3
33.
Ra5
Qe4
34.
Rb5+
Ka7
35.
Rc1
Rhxh3
36.
Rc4
Qb1+
37.
Bc1
Qxa2
38.
b3
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
7
White
MacLeod, Nicholas
Black
Martinez, Dion M
Result
1-0
Score
Game No. 429, printed pages 486, in Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891).
- 12…Bxb1 12...B—K5; 13 Q—Kt4, 13 B x KtP; 14 K x B, 14 R x B gave him an excellent game.
- 13…f6 Black probably sees too late that he has still further weakened himself by the exchange. He could not take the Rook on account of the reply B—Kt5 ch.
- 21.Qh3+ Q—B7, followed by Q—QB4, was better play.
- 24…g5 Black struggles desperately, but without effect, against his youthful opponent, who holds his advantage tightly.
- 30.Rc4 Ingenious. Black cannot take the Rook on account of P—Q5 disch., winning the Queen.
- 36…Qb1+ Of course, if 36...B—R7 ch.; 37 Q x B, and if R x Q, White mates by R—R4.
- 38.b3 A remarkably fine game.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "MacLeod, Nicholas"] [Black "Martinez, Dion M"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. c3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe5 Bd6 5. Ng4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Qxe4+ Kd8 9. Be2 Bf5 10. Qf3 Re8 11. d4 Qg6 12. O-O Bxb1 13. Rxb1 f6 14. Be3 h5 15. Bb5 Rb8 16. c4 Qe4 17. Qxh5 a6 18. Ba4 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Bxb5 Kd7 21. Qh3+ f5 22. Bxc6+ Kxc6 23. g3 f4 24. gxf4 g5 25. Rfc1+ Kb7 26. fxg5 Ka7 27. Qg2 Qf5 28. h3 Rh8 29. Qg4 Qd5 30. Rc4 Rbf8 31. Ra4+ Kb8 32. Qg2 Rf3 33. Ra5 Qe4 34. Rb5+ Ka7 35. Rc1 Rhxh3 36. Rc4 Qb1+ 37. Bc1 Qxa2 38. b3 1-0