1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
c3
Nf6
5.
d3
d6
6.
Be3
Bb6
7.
Nbd2
Ne7
8.
Qb3
O-O
9.
O-O-O
c6
10.
d4
exd4
11.
Nxd4
d5
12.
exd5
cxd5
13.
Bd3
Bg4
14.
f3
Bh5
15.
g4
Bg6
16.
Bxg6
Nxg6
17.
Kb1
Re8
18.
Nf1
Qd7
19.
Nf5
Bxe3
20.
N1xe3
Re5
21.
g5
Rxf5
22.
gxf6
Rxf3
23.
Nxd5
Qf5+
24.
Ka1
gxf6
25.
Qxb7
Re8
26.
Rhg1
Kg7
27.
a3
Rf2
28.
c4
Ree2
29.
Rb1
Qd3
30.
Qb4
Re4
31.
Rbc1
Rxh2
32.
Rge1
1/2-1/2
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
14
White
Pollock, William Henry Kraus
Black
Mason, James
Result
1/2-1/2
Score
Game 252, Pollock, William Henry Kraus–Mason, James, played April 9, 1889, from Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 318.
- 9.O-O-O Rather bold, for we believe that Black has the first chance of instituting an attack after this.
- 10…exd4 10...Kt—Kt5; 11 Kt—B sq., 11 P—Q4 were superior.
- 17.Kb1 Hardly necessary for pursuing his attack. Kt—B sq. at once was preferable.
- 21.g5 White conducts the attack remarkably well.
- 26.Rhg1 This and the next move are superfluous. A systematic advance of the QBP was more likely to succeed, as Black could form no attack in the meanwhile.
- 32.Rge1 Black makes the better bargain, for after 32 Q—B3 we still prefer White's game.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "14"] [White "Pollock, William Henry Kraus"] [Black "Mason, James"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Qb3 O-O 9. O-O-O c6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bd3 Bg4 14. f3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Bxg6 Nxg6 17. Kb1 Re8 18. Nf1 Qd7 19. Nf5 Bxe3 20. N1xe3 Re5 21. g5 Rxf5 22. gxf6 Rxf3 23. Nxd5 Qf5+ 24. Ka1 gxf6 25. Qxb7 Re8 26. Rhg1 Kg7 27. a3 Rf2 28. c4 Ree2 29. Rb1 Qd3 30. Qb4 Re4 31. Rbc1 Rxh2 32. Rge1 1/2-1/2