1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
Nf6
4.
O-O
Nxe4
5.
d4
a6
6.
Ba4
b5
7.
Bb3
d5
8.
dxe5
Be6
9.
c3
Be7
10.
Re1
O-O
11.
Nd4
Nxd4
12.
cxd4
Qd7
13.
f3
Ng5
14.
h4
Nh3+
15.
gxh3
Bxh4
16.
Re2
Bxh3
17.
Nc3
c6
18.
Bc2
f6
19.
Qd3
g6
20.
Bf4
fxe5
21.
Bxe5
Bg5
22.
Bb3
Rf7
23.
Rh2
Bf5
24.
Qe2
Re8
25.
Qg2
Be3+
26.
Kh1
Bd3
27.
Rd1
Bf5
28.
Qg3
b4
29.
Na4
Rfe7
30.
Nc5
Qa7
31.
f4
Rxe5
32.
fxe5
Bxd4
33.
Rxd4
Qxc5
34.
Qe3
Qf8
35.
Rf2
Qe7
36.
Bc2
Bxc2
37.
Rxc2
Rf8
38.
Rf4
Rxf4
39.
Qxf4
c5
40.
Qf6
Qxf6
41.
exf6
c4
42.
Rd2
Kf7
43.
Rxd5
Kxf6
44.
Rc5
c3
45.
bxc3
bxc3
46.
Rxc3
h5
47.
Ra3
Kf5
48.
Rxa6
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1889.??.??
Round
21
White
Weiss, Miksa
Black
Taubenhaus, Jean
Result
1-0
Score
Game 85 in Wilhelm Steinitz’s The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 112–113.
- 10…O-O He ought to have avoided the necessity of the exchange that follows, which fortifies the adverse centre and leaves his own QBP weak. Q—Q2 was better.
- 11…Nxd4 If now 11...Q—Q2; 12 KtxB, and no matter how Black may retake, White answers RxKt, winning a piece. And if 11...Kt—R4; 12 B—B2, winning at least a Pawn.
- 12…Qd7 P—KR3 was now absolutely necessary in order to provide an ultimate retreat for the Knight, which obviously has no escape after White's next two moves. It should be noticed that 12...P—KB4 was of no use on account of 13 PxP in passing, 13...RxP (or 13...BxP; 14 RxKt, and wins); 14 P—B3, 14 Kt—Q3; 15 RxB, and wins.
- 22.Bb3 A very good move with the object of playing Kt—K4 eventually.
- 27…Bf5 Of course, if B—QB5, White would answer QxP ch.
- 28.Qg3 An excellent move which shuts out the adverse Bishop.
- 28…b4 This does not mend matters, but Black had no good move. If R (B2)—K2 at once, White could effectually answer KtxK4.
- 31.f4 Good enough, but we think that Kt—K4 was still stronger; for if 31...K—B sq.; 32 Kt—Q6, threatening KtxB, followed by P—B4.
- 31…Rxe5 A desperate effort to retrieve a lost game, but unavailing against the opponent's correct play.
[Event "USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "21"] [White "Weiss, Miksa"] [Black "Taubenhaus, Jean"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Qd7 13. f3 Ng5 14. h4 Nh3+ 15. gxh3 Bxh4 16. Re2 Bxh3 17. Nc3 c6 18. Bc2 f6 19. Qd3 g6 20. Bf4 fxe5 21. Bxe5 Bg5 22. Bb3 Rf7 23. Rh2 Bf5 24. Qe2 Re8 25. Qg2 Be3+ 26. Kh1 Bd3 27. Rd1 Bf5 28. Qg3 b4 29. Na4 Rfe7 30. Nc5 Qa7 31. f4 Rxe5 32. fxe5 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 Qxc5 34. Qe3 Qf8 35. Rf2 Qe7 36. Bc2 Bxc2 37. Rxc2 Rf8 38. Rf4 Rxf4 39. Qxf4 c5 40. Qf6 Qxf6 41. exf6 c4 42. Rd2 Kf7 43. Rxd5 Kxf6 44. Rc5 c3 45. bxc3 bxc3 46. Rxc3 h5 47. Ra3 Kf5 48. Rxa6 1-0