1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
Nc3
Nf6
5.
d3
d6
6.
Be3
Bb6
7.
Qe2
Be6
8.
h3
Bxc4
9.
dxc4
Ba5
10.
Bd2
Bxc3
11.
Bxc3
Qe7
12.
O-O-O
O-O-O
13.
Rd2
Nd7
14.
Rhd1
Rhf8
15.
g4
g6
16.
b4
Qe6
17.
Kb2
Nb6
18.
Kb3
f5
19.
exf5
gxf5
20.
b5
fxg4
21.
Ng5
Qf5
22.
Qxg4
Qxg4
23.
hxg4
Rg8
24.
Nxh7
Ne7
25.
Nf6
Rg6
26.
c5
Rxf6
27.
cxb6
axb6
28.
Bxe5
Rf3+
29.
c3
Rg8
30.
Bg3
Rxg4
31.
Rd3
Rxd3
32.
Rxd3
Kd7
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Martinez, Dion M
Black
Weiss, Miksa
Result
1/2-1/2
Game 76 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 101.
- 8.h3 More likely to do harm than good in the opening. B—Kt3 was better.
- 9…Ba5 Kt—K2, followed by P—QB3 or Kt—Kt3, was more adapted to give Black a good game than this aim at a mere exchange of another piece.
- 16.b4 Rather bold, considering the position of his King.
- 17…Nb6 This was tempting, but is the source of Black's coming troubles. It was absolutely necessary to keep this Knight at Q2 so as to prevent any eventual advance of the adverse QBP, which would strike at the root of Black's position, while the advance of White's QKtP would do no harm. He should have played P—KB4 at once.
- 25.Nf6 White has excellently taken advantage of the opponent's slight error, pointed out in our last note, and he has come out with a Pawn ahead. However, he hesitates now and loses the fruit of his fine play, which ought to have secured the victory if he had only played here 25 P—B5 at once. Obviously, if Black allowed his two Rooks to be exchanged, White would afterward gain the KP, and the latter's two passed Pawns would win without much difficulty. And if 25...Kt—Q2; 26 PxP, 26 PxP; 27 RxP, with two Pawns ahead, for Black dare not answer 27...RxP on account of the rejoinder RxKt, followed ultimately by Kt—B6 ch.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament draws"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Martinez, Dion M"] [Black "Weiss, Miksa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Qe2 Be6 8. h3 Bxc4 9. dxc4 Ba5 10. Bd2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qe7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Rd2 Nd7 14. Rhd1 Rhf8 15. g4 g6 16. b4 Qe6 17. Kb2 Nb6 18. Kb3 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. b5 fxg4 21. Ng5 Qf5 22. Qxg4 Qxg4 23. hxg4 Rg8 24. Nxh7 Ne7 25. Nf6 Rg6 26. c5 Rxf6 27. cxb6 axb6 28. Bxe5 Rf3+ 29. c3 Rg8 30. Bg3 Rxg4 31. Rd3 Rxd3 32. Rxd3 Kd7 1/2-1/2