1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
Nf6
4.
O-O
Be7
5.
d3
d6
6.
h3
O-O
7.
Nc3
a6
8.
Ba4
h6
9.
Ne2
Nh7
10.
g4
h5
11.
Nh2
d5
12.
exd5
Qxd5
13.
Bb3
Qd8
14.
c3
Bd6
15.
Ng3
Qh4
16.
Kg2
hxg4
17.
Nxg4
Kh8
18.
f4
f5
19.
Nxe5
Nxe5
20.
fxe5
f4
21.
exd6
Bxh3+
22.
Kf2
Qxg3+
0-1
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
23
White
Showalter, Jackson Whipps
Black
Weiss, Miksa
Result
0-1
Score
Game 83 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 110–111.
- 4…Be7 4...KtxP is preferable.
- 5.d3 For now White might proceed with the attack, thus: 5 P—Q4, 5 KtxP (or 5...PxP; 6 KtxP, and if 6...KtxP; 7 Kt—B5, with an excellent attack); 6 PxP, 6 P—QR3; 7 KB—QB4, with the advantage that the KB occupies a commanding diagonal, whereas, in other variations of this opening, this Bishop is driven back to QR4, and time has to be lost to get him into activity; besides that, Black usually obtains the opportunity of exchanging it for the KKt by Kt—QB4.
- 6.h3 Loss of time, as usual.
- 8…h6 No better than the opponent's 6th move. It was preferable to retreat Kt—K sq., followed soon by P—KB4.
- 10.g4 Weakening the K side still more.
- 10…h5 An excellent initiation of the attack on the K side.
- 12.exd5 This exchange of Pawns is injudicious, as it subsequently facilitates the opening of the KB file for the adversary by P—KB4. Much better was P—KB3.
- 17.Nxg4 A grave error of judgment. By retaking with the Pawn he could effectually prevent the attack of P—KB4, which would be even disastrous for the opponent to attempt, e.g., 17 PxP, 17 K—R sq.; 18 R—KR sq., 18 P—KB4 (or 18...P—KB3; 19 Kt—B3, 19 QxP; 20 Kt—R4, and wins); 19 Kt—B3, 19 QxP; 20 Kt—Kt5, and wins.
- 20…f4 After this powerful move White's game becomes altogether disintegrated.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "23"] [White "Showalter, Jackson Whipps"] [Black "Weiss, Miksa"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 d6 6. h3 O-O 7. Nc3 a6 8. Ba4 h6 9. Ne2 Nh7 10. g4 h5 11. Nh2 d5 12. exd5 Qxd5 13. Bb3 Qd8 14. c3 Bd6 15. Ng3 Qh4 16. Kg2 hxg4 17. Nxg4 Kh8 18. f4 f5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 f4 21. exd6 Bxh3+ 22. Kf2 Qxg3+ 0-1