1.
e4
e5
2.
f4
d6
3.
Nf3
Nc6
4.
Bc4
exf4
5.
d4
Nf6
6.
O-O
d5
7.
exd5
Nxd5
8.
Nc3
Be6
9.
Qe2
Be7
10.
Ne4
O-O
11.
c3
h6
12.
Bd3
Bg4
13.
Nf2
Bxf3
14.
Qxf3
Bg5
15.
Nh3
Ne3
16.
Qe4
g6
17.
Nxg5
hxg5
18.
Re1
Re8
19.
Qf3
Ne5
20.
dxe5
Qxd3
21.
Bxe3
fxe3
22.
Rxe3
Qb5
23.
Rf1
Re7
24.
Qf6
Rae8
25.
Kh1
Qa6
26.
e6
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
32
White
Showalter, Jackson Whipps
Black
MacLeod, Nicholas
Result
1-0
Game No. 324 in Wilhelm Steinitz's The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 393; played May 7, 1889. Steinitz's original notes follow.
- 11…h6 Black has ably defended himself in an original manner. Here, however, he loses precious time. 11...R— Ksq. instead conveyed a rather unpleasant threat against the adverse Knight and Queen on the same file within two moves.
- 19…Ne5 An error that causes him great trouble. Q — Q2 was the proper play.
- 22…Qb5 The losing move which his opponent perceives with a keen eye. Q — R3, in order that he might reach Q— K8 speedily, was his best plan.
- 26.e6 Finely played and unanswerable in view of the terrible second check, threatened by R—KR3, after 26...R x P; 27 Q x P ch.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "32"] [White "Showalter, Jackson Whipps"] [Black "MacLeod, Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 exf4 5. d4 Nf6 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Ne4 O-O 11. c3 h6 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. Nf2 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Bg5 15. Nh3 Ne3 16. Qe4 g6 17. Nxg5 hxg5 18. Re1 Re8 19. Qf3 Ne5 20. dxe5 Qxd3 21. Bxe3 fxe3 22. Rxe3 Qb5 23. Rf1 Re7 24. Qf6 Rae8 25. Kh1 Qa6 26. e6 1-0