Andres Clemente Vazquez vs Joseph Henry Blackburne - Blackburne - Vazquez 1891.03.09

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Andres Clemente Vazquez vs Joseph Henry Blackburne
Blackburne - Vazquez Havana CUB round 4 1891.03.09
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 0-1

[Event "Blackburne - Vazquez"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1891.03.09"]
[EventDate "1891.03.05"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andres Clemente Vazquez"]
[Black "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.e4 {Notes by Blackburne.} e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6
5.b4 Bxb4 6.c3 Be7 {This is the best square for the Bishop
when White Castles before offering the Gambit.} 7.d4 O-O 8.d5
{The usual move is dxe5.} Nb8 9.Qe2 d6 10.Ne1 Nbd7 11.Bd3 Ne8
12.f4 exf4 13.Bxf4 Ne5 14.Nd2 Bf6 15.Rb1 {Senor Vazquez
suggested afterwards that Rc1 was better.} Ng6 16.Rb3 Nxf4
17.Rxf4 Be5 18.Rf2 Nf6 19.h3 Nd7 20.Nc4 Nc5 21.Ra3 {Rather
have given up the exchange than moved the Rook out of
play. For instance:-21.Nxe5 Nxb3 22.Nxf7 Rxf7 23.Rxf7 Kxf7
24.Qh5+ Kg8 25.e5 and White has a strong attack.} Qe7 22.Nf3
f6 23.Ne3 Re8 24.Nxe5 Qxe5 25.Nc4 Qg5 26.Kh2 Bd7 27.Nd2 f5
28.c4 fxe4 29.Bxe4 Qe5+ 30.g3 Nxe4 31.Re3 Nxf2 {Black could
also have played Nxg3, but the move made is more forcing.}
32.Rxe5 Rxe5 33.Qxf2 Rf8 34.Qd4 {He has no good move for his
Queen. If Qg2, Rfe8 wins easily.} Re2+ 35.Kg1 Bxh3 36.a4 Rg2+
37.Kh1 Rff2 38.Qh4 Rh2+ 39.Kg1 Rfg2+ 0-1

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Updated: 30 January, 2022
Created: 30 January, 2022