1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
d6
3.
d4
Nd7
4.
Nc3
c6
5.
Be2
Be7
6.
O-O
h6
7.
Be3
Ngf6
8.
h3
g5
9.
Nh2
Qc7
10.
Qd2
Nf8
11.
Rad1
Ng6
12.
Bf3
Be6
13.
Rfe1
Nf4
14.
d5
cxd5
15.
exd5
Bd7
16.
Bxf4
gxf4
17.
Be2
Rg8
18.
Kh1
Qb6
19.
Bf1
Rc8
20.
b3
Kf8
21.
Bd3
Rg7
22.
Nf3
Ng8
23.
Ng1
f5
24.
f3
Nf6
25.
b4
Kf7
26.
a4
a6
27.
a5
Qd4
28.
Nge2
Qf2
29.
Rg1
Rcg8
30.
Rdf1
Qh4
31.
Qe1
Qh5
32.
Qf2
Nh7
33.
Nc1
Ng5
34.
N3e2
Nh7
35.
c4
Nf8
36.
Rd1
Ng6
37.
Nc3
Nh4
38.
Bf1
Nxf3
39.
Be2
Qxh3+
40.
gxh3
Rxg1+
41.
Rxg1
Rxg1+
42.
Qxg1
Nxg1
43.
Kxg1
e4
44.
Bh5+
Kf6
45.
Nb3
Ke5
46.
Kf2
Bh4+
47.
Ke2
f3+
48.
Bxf3
exf3+
49.
Kxf3
f4
50.
Ne2
Bxh3
51.
Nxf4
Bf5
52.
b5
Bg5
53.
Ne6
Bd3
54.
bxa6
bxa6
55.
Nxg5
hxg5
56.
c5
Be4+
57.
Kg3
Bxd5
58.
cxd6
Kxd6
59.
Nd2
Ke5
60.
Kg4
Kf6
61.
Nb1
Be6+
62.
Kg3
Ke5
63.
Nc3
Kd4
64.
Ne2+
Ke4
65.
Ng1
Kd5
66.
Nf3
g4
67.
Kf4
Kc5
68.
Nh2
Kb5
69.
Nxg4
Bxg4
70.
Ke3
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
17
White
Showalter, Jackson Whipps
Black
Hanham, James Moore
Result
1/2-1/2
Game No. 321 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 390–391.
- 12…Be6 The opponent’s weak eighth move has given him opportunities for a strong attack which he ought to have pursued without delay by Kt—B5. Anyhow, B—Q3 was better if he intended to develop that piece first.
- 14…cxd5 B—Q2 was again preferable.
- 25…Kf7 We saw no reason for not taking the QKtP here and on the next two moves.
- 32…Nh7 Instead of this useless move he might have more effectively tried to get his inactive KB round to QR2 via Q sq., QB2, and QKt sq. White could hardly prevent this plan, for he had always to guard against the sacrifice of the adverse Knight for the KRP.
- 41…Rxg1+ The culmination of a deep laid and highly ingenious plan.
- 49…f4 Letting a sure victory slip. B—K8 first would have driven back the Kt—R2 in order to protect the QKtP which, obviously, he could not afford to lose, and then the advance of P—B5 would have won the KRP.
- 57.Kg3 K—Kt4 was clearly better.
- 64…Ke4 Waste of precious time. K—B5 gave him excellent winning prospects.
- 67.Kf4 Fine play. White now draws in an ingenious manner.
- 70.Ke3 A well-known book position. White will reach QR sq., from which post he cannot be driven off by the adverse Bishop, and only a stalemate can be effected by the opponent.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "17"] [White "Showalter, Jackson Whipps"] [Black "Hanham, James Moore"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Nc3 c6 5. Be2 Be7 6. O-O h6 7. Be3 Ngf6 8. h3 g5 9. Nh2 Qc7 10. Qd2 Nf8 11. Rad1 Ng6 12. Bf3 Be6 13. Rfe1 Nf4 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 16. Bxf4 gxf4 17. Be2 Rg8 18. Kh1 Qb6 19. Bf1 Rc8 20. b3 Kf8 21. Bd3 Rg7 22. Nf3 Ng8 23. Ng1 f5 24. f3 Nf6 25. b4 Kf7 26. a4 a6 27. a5 Qd4 28. Nge2 Qf2 29. Rg1 Rcg8 30. Rdf1 Qh4 31. Qe1 Qh5 32. Qf2 Nh7 33. Nc1 Ng5 34. N3e2 Nh7 35. c4 Nf8 36. Rd1 Ng6 37. Nc3 Nh4 38. Bf1 Nxf3 39. Be2 Qxh3+ 40. gxh3 Rxg1+ 41. Rxg1 Rxg1+ 42. Qxg1 Nxg1 43. Kxg1 e4 44. Bh5+ Kf6 45. Nb3 Ke5 46. Kf2 Bh4+ 47. Ke2 f3+ 48. Bxf3 exf3+ 49. Kxf3 f4 50. Ne2 Bxh3 51. Nxf4 Bf5 52. b5 Bg5 53. Ne6 Bd3 54. bxa6 bxa6 55. Nxg5 hxg5 56. c5 Be4+ 57. Kg3 Bxd5 58. cxd6 Kxd6 59. Nd2 Ke5 60. Kg4 Kf6 61. Nb1 Be6+ 62. Kg3 Ke5 63. Nc3 Kd4 64. Ne2+ Ke4 65. Ng1 Kd5 66. Nf3 g4 67. Kf4 Kc5 68. Nh2 Kb5 69. Nxg4 Bxg4 70. Ke3 1/2-1/2