1.
e4
e5
2.
c3
Nc6
3.
Nf3
Nf6
4.
d4
exd4
5.
e5
Ng8
6.
cxd4
d5
7.
Nc3
Bb4
8.
Bd3
h6
9.
Be3
Nge7
10.
O-O
Ba5
11.
h3
Bb6
12.
a4
a6
13.
Bc2
Be6
14.
Nh2
Qd7
15.
f4
O-O-O
16.
Ne2
Rdg8
17.
g4
f5
18.
Ng3
g6
19.
b3
fxg4
20.
Nxg4
Bxg4
21.
hxg4
h5
22.
g5
Qh3
23.
Nh1
Qxe3+
0-1
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
9
White
MacLeod, Nicholas
Black
Mason, James
Result
0-1
Score
Game 247, MacLeod, Nicholas–Mason, James, played April 3, 1889, from Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 313.
- 2…Nc6 The authorized move, P—Q4, is stronger.
- 12.a4 This weakens the Q side.
- 17.g4 Rather hazardous in the face of the hostile attacking arrangements on the same wing.
- 19.b3 K—R sq. was now the right play.
- 23.Nh1 Of course a grave blunder. K—B2 or R—B3 left him still with a good game.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "MacLeod, Nicholas"] [Black "Mason, James"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. c3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Ng8 6. cxd4 d5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd3 h6 9. Be3 Nge7 10. O-O Ba5 11. h3 Bb6 12. a4 a6 13. Bc2 Be6 14. Nh2 Qd7 15. f4 O-O-O 16. Ne2 Rdg8 17. g4 f5 18. Ng3 g6 19. b3 fxg4 20. Nxg4 Bxg4 21. hxg4 h5 22. g5 Qh3 23. Nh1 Qxe3+ 0-1