1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
Nf6
4.
O-O
Nxe4
5.
d4
Be7
6.
Qe2
Nd6
7.
Bxc6
bxc6
8.
dxe5
Nb7
9.
Be3
O-O
10.
Rd1
Qe8
11.
Nc3
Nc5
12.
Bxc5
Bxc5
13.
Qc4
Be7
14.
Nd4
Rb8
15.
Rab1
Rb4
16.
Qe2
Bc5
17.
Nf3
Qe6
18.
b3
Rg4
19.
Ne4
Be7
20.
Nd4
Qg6
21.
f3
Rh4
22.
Kh1
f5
23.
Nf2
Kh8
24.
Qe1
Qg3
25.
h3
Ba6
26.
c4
Bc5
27.
Qe3
Qg6
28.
b4
Rxd4
29.
Rxd4
f4
30.
Qc3
Bxd4
31.
Qxd4
Qxb1+
0-1
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
29
White
Martinez, Dion M
Black
Burn, Amos
Result
0-1
Score
Game No. 187 in Steinitz's The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 242–242 (PDF pages 294–294); headed "Played in the second round, May 3d."
- 11…Nc5 It is best to play P—KB3 at the earliest favorable opportunity in this opening, for it opens the KB file and establishes the majority of Pawns on the Q side, and there could be no objection to this move at this stage.
- 12.Bxc5 White has now two Knights against two Bishops, and, therefore, the worst in quality of pieces, especially for the ending,
- 18…Rg4 This Rook is afterward much out of play and does not make any impression on the K side. P—Q4 or P—KB3 were anyhow much stronger.
- 27…Qg6 Preparing a trap for the contingency that White should try to advance the Pawns on the Q wing.
- 28.b4 White drops into it just at a point when, owing to the bad position of Black's QR, he could have secured the advantage by P — KB4.
- 29.Rxd4 Fatal. 29 PxB, 29 RxP; 30 RxP, 30 P—B5; 31 Q—K sq., was still rather in White's favor.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "29"] [White "Martinez, Dion M"] [Black "Burn, Amos"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. Nc3 Nc5 12. Bxc5 Bxc5 13. Qc4 Be7 14. Nd4 Rb8 15. Rab1 Rb4 16. Qe2 Bc5 17. Nf3 Qe6 18. b3 Rg4 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Nd4 Qg6 21. f3 Rh4 22. Kh1 f5 23. Nf2 Kh8 24. Qe1 Qg3 25. h3 Ba6 26. c4 Bc5 27. Qe3 Qg6 28. b4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 f4 30. Qc3 Bxd4 31. Qxd4 Qxb1+ 0-1