1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nf6
3.
Nxe5
d6
4.
Nf3
Nxe4
5.
d4
d5
6.
Bd3
Nc6
7.
O-O
Be7
8.
c3
O-O
9.
Ne1
f5
10.
Qc2
Bd6
11.
g3
Ne7
12.
Ng2
c6
13.
Bf4
Ng6
14.
Bxd6
Nxd6
15.
Nd2
Qf6
16.
Nf3
Bd7
17.
Rae1
Rae8
18.
Rxe8
Rxe8
19.
Re1
Ne4
20.
Nfh4
Nxh4
21.
Nxh4
Rf8
22.
Nf3
f4
23.
Ne5
fxg3
24.
hxg3
Bf5
25.
Re3
Ng5
26.
Bxf5
Qxf5
27.
Qxf5
Rxf5
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
White
Taubenhaus, Jean
Black
Mason, James
Result
1/2-1/2
Game 257, Taubenhaus, Jean–Mason, James, played May 13, 1889, from Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed page 323.
- 8.c3 A new idea which we consider to be better, at any rate, than the old plan of advancing the QBP, which causes the isolation of the QP.
- 10.Qc2 Much better was P—KB3, followed by B—B2 and Kt—Q3. Black's pieces were then clustered together, with little chance of entering into White's game, while the latter had good prospects of obtaining command with his Rooks on the open K file, as well as of ultimate occupation of K5 with one of his minor pieces.
- 13.Bf4 P—KB3 first was preferable.
- 17…Rae8 There is little scope for action on either side, and the general exchange that follows leads to a clear draw.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament draws"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Taubenhaus, Jean"] [Black "Mason, James"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c3 O-O 9. Ne1 f5 10. Qc2 Bd6 11. g3 Ne7 12. Ng2 c6 13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bxd6 Nxd6 15. Nd2 Qf6 16. Nf3 Bd7 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 19. Re1 Ne4 20. Nfh4 Nxh4 21. Nxh4 Rf8 22. Nf3 f4 23. Ne5 fxg3 24. hxg3 Bf5 25. Re3 Ng5 26. Bxf5 Qxf5 27. Qxf5 Rxf5 1/2-1/2