1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
d6
4.
c3
Bd7
5.
d4
Nf6
6.
O-O
Be7
7.
d5
Nb8
8.
Bd3
O-O
9.
h3
Ne8
10.
Qb3
Bc8
11.
Be3
Kh8
12.
Nbd2
b6
13.
Qc2
h6
14.
Rfe1
g5
15.
Nf1
g4
16.
hxg4
Bxg4
17.
Bxh6
Rg8
18.
Ng3
Bxf3
19.
gxf3
Bh4
20.
Kg2
Rg6
21.
Be3
Ng7
22.
Rh1
Nh5
23.
Rh3
Nf4+
24.
Bxf4
exf4
25.
Rxh4+
Qxh4
26.
Rh1
Qxh1+
27.
Kxh1
fxg3
28.
fxg3
Nd7
29.
g4
Ne5
30.
Be2
Kg7
31.
Kg2
Rh8
32.
Kg3
Rgh6
33.
Qa4
Rh1
34.
Qxa7
R8h2
35.
Qa6
Ng6
36.
b4
Rh3+
37.
Kf2
R3h2+
38.
Ke3
Re1
39.
a4
Ne5
40.
Qb5
f6
41.
f4
Rhxe2+
42.
Qxe2
Nc4+
43.
Kd3
Rxe2
44.
Kxe2
Nb2
45.
a5
b5
46.
a6
Nc4
47.
a7
Nb6
48.
Kd3
Kf7
49.
Kd4
Ke7
50.
e5
Kf7
51.
e6+
Kg7
52.
Ke4
Kg6
53.
e7
Kf7
54.
Kf5
Kxe7
55.
g5
Kf7
56.
g6+
Ke7
57.
g7
Kf7
58.
g8=Q+
Kxg8
59.
Kxf6
Kf8
60.
Ke6
Ke8
61.
f5
Kf8
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
4
White
Taubenhaus, Jean
Black
Gossip, George Hatfeild
Result
1/2-1/2
Game No. 374 in Wilhelm Steinitz's The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 440–441; played March 28, 1889. Steinitz's original notes follow.
- 10…Bc8 Q — B sq. instead, would have gained time and position, as he could soon after advance P — KB4.
- 18.Ng3 Either Kt—R2 was evidently better.
- 25.Rxh4+ The Queen ought to be better than the two Rooks in this position, but still stronger was 25 QR—R sq., 25 P x Kt! (if 25...R—R8; 26 Kt—B5, and wins); 26 R x B ch., 26 K—Kt2; 27 P—K5, and wins.
- 29.g4 29 Q—R2 ch., 29 K—Kt2; 30 K—Kt2, 30 R—KR sq.; 31 Q—Kt sq., would have neutralized the two Rooks and kept the advantage of two Pawns that should have won in the end without trouble.
- 53.e7 Mr. Taubenhaus is generally very accurate as well as ingenious in his end play, but he overlooks here a clear win by manoeuvring his King round to KR4 via KB3, after which he could advance P—B5, and then form two passed Pawns by P—Kt5. The text move is the result of a miscalculation.
- 55…Kf7 Which might have cost him the game if the opponent had simply captured the Pawn, whereas P x P now would have drawn.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Taubenhaus, Jean"] [Black "Gossip, George Hatfeild"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. c3 Bd7 5. d4 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. d5 Nb8 8. Bd3 O-O 9. h3 Ne8 10. Qb3 Bc8 11. Be3 Kh8 12. Nbd2 b6 13. Qc2 h6 14. Rfe1 g5 15. Nf1 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Bxh6 Rg8 18. Ng3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Bh4 20. Kg2 Rg6 21. Be3 Ng7 22. Rh1 Nh5 23. Rh3 Nf4+ 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Rxh4+ Qxh4 26. Rh1 Qxh1+ 27. Kxh1 fxg3 28. fxg3 Nd7 29. g4 Ne5 30. Be2 Kg7 31. Kg2 Rh8 32. Kg3 Rgh6 33. Qa4 Rh1 34. Qxa7 R8h2 35. Qa6 Ng6 36. b4 Rh3+ 37. Kf2 R3h2+ 38. Ke3 Re1 39. a4 Ne5 40. Qb5 f6 41. f4 Rhxe2+ 42. Qxe2 Nc4+ 43. Kd3 Rxe2 44. Kxe2 Nb2 45. a5 b5 46. a6 Nc4 47. a7 Nb6 48. Kd3 Kf7 49. Kd4 Ke7 50. e5 Kf7 51. e6+ Kg7 52. Ke4 Kg6 53. e7 Kf7 54. Kf5 Kxe7 55. g5 Kf7 56. g6+ Ke7 57. g7 Kf7 58. g8=Q+ Kxg8 59. Kxf6 Kf8 60. Ke6 Ke8 61. f5 Kf8 1/2-1/2