1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nf6
3.
Nxe5
d6
4.
Nf3
Nxe4
5.
d4
d5
6.
Bd3
Be7
7.
O-O
O-O
8.
c4
Nf6
9.
Nc3
dxc4
10.
Bxc4
Bg4
11.
Be3
Nc6
12.
Rc1
Qd7
13.
Be2
Rad8
14.
Re1
Rfe8
15.
Qa4
Qf5
16.
Ne5
Qh5
17.
Nxg4
Nxg4
18.
h3
f5
19.
hxg4
fxg4
20.
Ne4
Qg6
21.
Bd3
Nb4
22.
Qb3+
Kh8
23.
Bb1
Nd5
24.
Ng3
Qf7
25.
Rxc7
h5
26.
Rxb7
h4
27.
Nf5
h3
28.
Nxe7
Rxe7
29.
Rxe7
Qxe7
30.
Qd3
Nf6
31.
gxh3
gxh3
32.
Bd2
Qd7
33.
Qf5
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Martinez, Dion M
Black
Burille, Constant Ferdinand
Result
1-0
Game No. 409, printed pages 468–469, in Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891).
- 15…Qf5 Kt—Q4 would have given him a good attack, whereas this compromises his game.
- 16…Qh5 A desperate answer, but 16...B x B (or 16...Kt x Kt; 17 P x Kt, 17 B x B; 18 P x Kt); 17 Kt x Kt, was also very disadvantageous.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Martinez, Dion M"] [Black "Burille, Constant Ferdinand"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bg4 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Be2 Rad8 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Qa4 Qf5 16. Ne5 Qh5 17. Nxg4 Nxg4 18. h3 f5 19. hxg4 fxg4 20. Ne4 Qg6 21. Bd3 Nb4 22. Qb3+ Kh8 23. Bb1 Nd5 24. Ng3 Qf7 25. Rxc7 h5 26. Rxb7 h4 27. Nf5 h3 28. Nxe7 Rxe7 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. Qd3 Nf6 31. gxh3 gxh3 32. Bd2 Qd7 33. Qf5 1-0