1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
a6
4.
Ba4
Nf6
5.
O-O
Be7
6.
d4
exd4
7.
Nxd4
Nxd4
8.
Qxd4
b5
9.
Bb3
c5
10.
Qd1
c4
11.
e5
Ng8
12.
Qg4
g6
13.
Bxc4
bxc4
14.
Qxc4
Rb8
15.
Nc3
Rb4
16.
Qe2
Bb7
17.
a3
Rb6
18.
Be3
Re6
19.
Qc4
h5
20.
f4
Nh6
21.
Nd5
Bxd5
22.
Qxd5
Nf5
23.
Bf2
O-O
24.
Rad1
Qc8
25.
c4
Qc6
26.
b4
Rc8
27.
c5
Rc7
28.
Rd3
Rb7
29.
Rfd1
a5
30.
Qc4
Qb5
31.
Qxb5
Rxb5
32.
Be1
axb4
33.
axb4
g5
34.
fxg5
Bxg5
35.
Bc3
Ne3
36.
Re1
Nc2
37.
Re2
Nxb4
38.
Rg3
Rg6
39.
Rb2
Bc1
40.
Rxg6+
fxg6
41.
Rxb4
Rxc5
42.
Bd4
Rd5
43.
Kf2
Bf4
44.
g3
Bxe5
45.
Bxe5
Rxe5
46.
Rd4
d5
47.
Kf3
Kf7
48.
h4
Ke6
49.
Ra4
Re1
50.
Kf4
Kf6
51.
Ra6+
Re6
52.
Ra8
Re4+
53.
Kf3
Ke5
54.
Ra3
Rc4
55.
Re3+
Kf5
56.
Ra3
Rc1
57.
Rd3
Rc5
58.
Ke2
Kg4
59.
Ke3
Ra5
60.
Kd4
Ra1
61.
Kxd5
Rg1
62.
Ke5
Rxg3
63.
Rd4+
Kh3
64.
Kf6
Rg4
65.
Rd1
Kxh4
66.
Ke5
Rg2
67.
Kf4
Rf2+
68.
Ke3
Rf6
69.
Rg1
g5
70.
Rh1+
Kg4
71.
Rg1+
Kf5
72.
Kf2
Kg6+
73.
Kg2
Ra6
74.
Rb1
Ra2+
75.
Kf3
g4+
76.
Kg3
Ra3+
77.
Kg2
Kg5
78.
Rb5+
Kh4
79.
Rb2
Rf3
80.
Ra2
Kg5
81.
Ra8
Rf6
82.
Ra5+
Rf5
83.
Ra8
h4
84.
Ra3
Rb5
85.
Ra2
h3+
86.
Kg3
Rb3+
87.
Kh2
Kh4
88.
Ra4
Rb2+
89.
Kh1
Rf2
90.
Kg1
Rf3
91.
Kh2
Re3
92.
Rb4
Re2+
93.
Kh1
Kg3
94.
Rb3+
Kf4
95.
Rb4+
Re4
96.
Rb1
g3
97.
Kg1
Kg4
98.
Kh1
h2
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Showalter, Jackson Whipps
Black
Judd, Max
Result
0-1
Game No. 281 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 348–349.
- 7.Nxd4 An early error which costs a piece.
- 12…g6 12...K—B sq. was preferable.
- 25…Qc6 It was much better to break the adverse centre and get rid of his isolated QP by P—Q3.
- 37.Re2 White has played an up-hill battle remarkably well, and he now recovers a piece by an ingenious trap, but still he remains with the worst of the game.
- 98…h2 With very few exceptions Black has played with masterly precision throughout this ending which, though theoretically won, is extremely difficult to conduct in practical play. His winning entrance with the King at K6 was no more to be prevented.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Showalter, Jackson Whipps"] [Black "Judd, Max"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 b5 9. Bb3 c5 10. Qd1 c4 11. e5 Ng8 12. Qg4 g6 13. Bxc4 bxc4 14. Qxc4 Rb8 15. Nc3 Rb4 16. Qe2 Bb7 17. a3 Rb6 18. Be3 Re6 19. Qc4 h5 20. f4 Nh6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Nf5 23. Bf2 O-O 24. Rad1 Qc8 25. c4 Qc6 26. b4 Rc8 27. c5 Rc7 28. Rd3 Rb7 29. Rfd1 a5 30. Qc4 Qb5 31. Qxb5 Rxb5 32. Be1 axb4 33. axb4 g5 34. fxg5 Bxg5 35. Bc3 Ne3 36. Re1 Nc2 37. Re2 Nxb4 38. Rg3 Rg6 39. Rb2 Bc1 40. Rxg6+ fxg6 41. Rxb4 Rxc5 42. Bd4 Rd5 43. Kf2 Bf4 44. g3 Bxe5 45. Bxe5 Rxe5 46. Rd4 d5 47. Kf3 Kf7 48. h4 Ke6 49. Ra4 Re1 50. Kf4 Kf6 51. Ra6+ Re6 52. Ra8 Re4+ 53. Kf3 Ke5 54. Ra3 Rc4 55. Re3+ Kf5 56. Ra3 Rc1 57. Rd3 Rc5 58. Ke2 Kg4 59. Ke3 Ra5 60. Kd4 Ra1 61. Kxd5 Rg1 62. Ke5 Rxg3 63. Rd4+ Kh3 64. Kf6 Rg4 65. Rd1 Kxh4 66. Ke5 Rg2 67. Kf4 Rf2+ 68. Ke3 Rf6 69. Rg1 g5 70. Rh1+ Kg4 71. Rg1+ Kf5 72. Kf2 Kg6+ 73. Kg2 Ra6 74. Rb1 Ra2+ 75. Kf3 g4+ 76. Kg3 Ra3+ 77. Kg2 Kg5 78. Rb5+ Kh4 79. Rb2 Rf3 80. Ra2 Kg5 81. Ra8 Rf6 82. Ra5+ Rf5 83. Ra8 h4 84. Ra3 Rb5 85. Ra2 h3+ 86. Kg3 Rb3+ 87. Kh2 Kh4 88. Ra4 Rb2+ 89. Kh1 Rf2 90. Kg1 Rf3 91. Kh2 Re3 92. Rb4 Re2+ 93. Kh1 Kg3 94. Rb3+ Kf4 95. Rb4+ Re4 96. Rb1 g3 97. Kg1 Kg4 98. Kh1 h2 0-1