Daniel F M Starbuck vs Nicholas Francis Cooke - Blindfold (White) 1883.??.??

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Daniel F M Starbuck vs Nicholas Francis Cooke
Blindfold (White) Chicago, IL USA 1883.??.??
Italian Game: Evans Gambit 1-0

[Event "Blindfold (White)"]
[Site "Chicago, IL USA"]
[Date "1883.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Daniel F M Starbuck"]
[Black "Nicholas Francis Cooke"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.e4 {Notes by Daniel F M Starbuck, Nashville Daily American,
24/03/1884} e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4
exd4 7.O-O Bb6 8.cxd4 d6 9.d5 Na5 10.Bb2 {This move follows
whether the attacked Kt go to R4 or K2} Ne7 11.Bd3 O-O 12.Nc3
Ng6 13.Ne2 c5 14.Rc1 Bc7 15.Ng3 Rb8 16.Qd2 f6 {This move need
not be made until it is forced. When White played Q to Q2 he
threatened to take KtP with B, and on Black retaking with K to
play Kt to KR5 ch with fatal effect.} 17.Nf5 b5 18.Kh1 c4
19.Be2 Nb7 {This is now the best continuation for the defense
- P-Kt5 being premature.} 20.N3d4 Bd7 21.f4 Nc5 22.Qe3 Re8
23.Ng3 Bb6 24.f5 Ne5 25.Nh5 Ned3 26.Nxg7 Kxg7 {Black should,
we think have taken B with Kt.} 27.Ne6+ Bxe6 {Kt takes B is
not much better, for White obtains a strong position by
Q-Kt3ch.} 28.Qg5+ Kf7 29.fxe6+ Nxe6 30.Rxf6+ Ke7 31.Rxe6+ Kd7
32.Qg7+ Re7 33.Rxe7+ Qxe7 34.Bg4+ Ke8 35.Qg8+ Qf8 36.Qe6+ Qe7
37.Bh5+ Kf8 38.Rf1+ Nf2+ 39.Rxf2+ Bxf2 40.Qh6+ Kg8 41.Bf6 Qd7
42.Qg5+ Kf8 43.Bg4 Qc7 44.Be6 1-0

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Updated: 6 February, 2022
Created: 6 February, 2022