1.
e4
d5
2.
exd5
Qxd5
3.
Nc3
Qd8
4.
Nf3
e6
5.
d4
Nf6
6.
Bd3
c6
7.
O-O
Bd6
8.
Qe2
Qc7
9.
Ne4
Nxe4
10.
Bxe4
Nd7
11.
c3
Nf6
12.
Bc2
b6
13.
Ne5
Bb7
14.
Bf4
O-O-O
15.
Bg3
h5
16.
Bh4
Rdg8
17.
f4
c5
18.
a4
Nd5
19.
Be4
Bxe5
20.
dxe5
Kb8
21.
a5
f5
22.
exf6
gxf6
23.
axb6
axb6
24.
Bxd5
Bxd5
25.
Rf2
Qf7
26.
Qb5
Kc7
27.
b4
Ra8
28.
Rxa8
Rxa8
29.
bxc5
Ra1+
30.
Rf1
Rxf1+
31.
Kxf1
bxc5
32.
Qxc5+
Bc6
33.
Bf2
Qd7
34.
Bd4
e5
35.
Qa5+
Kc8
36.
Qa6+
Kd8
37.
Qb6+
Ke8
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Taubenhaus, Jean
Black
Delmar, Eugene
Result
1/2-1/2
Game No. 308 in William Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 377–378.
- 14.Bf4 As Black evidently intended to Castle on the Q side and then to attack the K side, it was not advisable to make this piece a mark of the hostile Pawns, especially as P—KB4 at once would have much strengthened his centre.
- 20.dxe5 White had still the advantage and could have added to the strength of his position by 20 BP x P, fearless of 20...P—KKt4; 21 QB—KB2, 21 Kt—B5; 22 Q—B2, 22 P x P; 23 B x P, etc.
- 24.Bxd5 The more enterprising 24 P—B6 might have led to the following continuation: 24...Kt—B5; 25 R x Kt, 25 Q x R; 26 B x B, 26 K x B! (if 26...Q x B; 27 B—B3, with a fine attack); 27 B—Kt3, 27 R x B! (after 27...Q x P or —KKt5; 28 Q—R6 ch., 28 K—B3; 29 P—B4, threatening Q—B4 or —Kt5 ch., Black’s game is hopeless); 28 P x R, 28 Q x BP; 29 R—KB sq., with the superior game.
- 34…e5 The manner in which Black has played for a draw, since our last comment, is very clever and instructive. If now White reply P x P, he commences an endless series of checks by Q—KB4.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament draws"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Taubenhaus, Jean"] [Black "Delmar, Eugene"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bd3 c6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nd7 11. c3 Nf6 12. Bc2 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bf4 O-O-O 15. Bg3 h5 16. Bh4 Rdg8 17. f4 c5 18. a4 Nd5 19. Be4 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Kb8 21. a5 f5 22. exf6 gxf6 23. axb6 axb6 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rf2 Qf7 26. Qb5 Kc7 27. b4 Ra8 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. bxc5 Ra1+ 30. Rf1 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 bxc5 32. Qxc5+ Bc6 33. Bf2 Qd7 34. Bd4 e5 35. Qa5+ Kc8 36. Qa6+ Kd8 37. Qb6+ Ke8 1/2-1/2