Dionisio M Martinez vs Henry Edward Bird - 6th American Chess Congress 1889.03.30

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Dionisio M Martinez vs Henry Edward Bird
6th American Chess Congress New York, NY USA round 6 1889.03.30
Bird Opening 0-1

[Event "6th American Chess Congress"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1889.03.30"]
[EventDate "1889.03.25"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dionisio M Martinez"]
[Black "Henry Edward Bird"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1.f4 {Notes by Steinitz.} f5 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 Be7 {?} 4.c4 Nh6
5.b3 Bf6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Rb1 d6 8.Bb2 Bd7 9.d4 Qe8 10.Bd3 Nc6
11.a3 e5 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Nd5 {?} e4 14.Nxc7 Qd8 15.Bxf6 {An
error. By taking the Rook he would have remained with Rook and
two pawns for two minor pieces with much better prospects of
making an even fight.} Qxc7 16.Bb2 Rad8 17.Bc2 exf3 18.Qd5+
Rf7 19.Qxf3 Re8 20.O-O Ng4 21.e4 Qb6+ 22.Kh1 Ne3 23.Bd3 Nxf1
24.c5 Qxc5 25.Rxf1 fxe4 26.Bxe4 Rfe7 27.b4 Qd6 28.Bb1 Re1
{Ill-considered and allowing the opponent to prolong
resistance by an ingenious combination.} 29.Ba2+ Kh8 30.Bxg7+
Kxg7 31.Qg3+ Qg6 32.Qc3+ Qf6 33.Qg3+ Kh6 34.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 35.Qxe1
Qxf4 36.Be6 Bxe6 37.Qxe6+ Kg7 38.h3 Qe5 39.Qd7+ Qe7 40.Qg4+
Kh8 41.Qc8+ Kg7 42.Qg4+ Kf7 43.Qh5+ Ke6 44.g4 Kd7 45.Qf5+ Kc7
46.Kg2 Ne5 47.h4 Kd6 48.Qf2 b6 49.Qd2+ Ke6 50.Qa2+ Kd7 51.Qd5+
Kc7 52.Qe4 Kd6 53.Kg3 h6 54.Qf4 Qe6 55.g5 h5 56.Qf8+ Kd5
57.Qd8+ Ke4 58.Qa8+ Ke3 59.Kg2 {At last White's brave and
clever defence is without further resource.} Qg4+ 60.Kf1 Qe2+
0-1

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Updated: 29 January, 2022
Created: 29 January, 2022