Gustav Richard Neumann vs Joseph Henry Blackburne - Casual game 1867.09.??

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Gustav Richard Neumann vs Joseph Henry Blackburne
Casual game Dundee SCO 1867.09.??
King’s Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit 0-1

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "Dundee SCO"]
[Date "1867.09.??"]
[EventDate "1867.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gustav Richard Neumann"]
[Black "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[ECO "C38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Source "Illustrated London News, 1867.10.05, p.369"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 {Notes by Blackburne.} e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4
{This form of the gambit is almost out of date. Chigorin,
however, ocassionaly plays it, and with success. h4 instead,
bringing about the Allgaier or Kieseritzky, is now more
frequently adopted.} Bg7 5. d4 d6 6. O-O h6 7. g3 g4 8. Ne1
{This was the generally acknowledge best square for the Knight
to play to, but in actual practice, my experience is that Nh4
is equally effective.} f3 9. c3 Nd7 10. Na3 Nb6 11. Bb3 Qe7
12. Nd3 Bd7 13. Nf4 h5 {The beginning of a strong
counter-attack which is often the best line of defense.}
14. Qd3 h4 15. Nb5 hxg3 16. hxg3 {It is obvious that White
cannot take Pawn + without immediate loss. For instance
16.Nxc7+ Kd8 17.Nxa8 Rxh2 and he has no defense.} c6 {The
editor of the Chess World says: "A daring move, the main
object of which is to prevent White establishing a Knight on
d5 and for this Black sacrifices Rook for Knight".} 17. Nc7+
Kd8 18. Nxa8 Nf6 {The same critic goes on to say: "Again bold
play, and even losing time by capturing the Knight".} 19. Nxb6
Nxe4 20. Nxd7 Nxg3 21. Ne6+ {Something must be done, but
perhaps Ng2 instead would have been slightly better.} fxe6
22. Qg6 Rh2 {This move which wins the game by force, was
evidently not expected by White. I candidly confess that it
was not foreseen when I played c6. However nothing venture,
nothing win. I have a vivid recollection of Herr Neumann's
countenance when this move was made. He gave a slight start,
turned round to the Rev. G. A. Macdonnell, who was looking on,
shrugged his shoulders and smiled, but it was a sickly sort of
smile.} 23. Rxf3 {He has nothing better, for if Kxh2 mate
follows in two moves by Qh4+ and Ne2 mate.} gxf3 24. Kxh2 Qh4+
25. Kg1 Qh1+ 26. Kf2 Qg2+ 27. Ke3 Nf1+ 28. Kf4 Qxg6 29. Kxf3
Nh2+ 30. Kf2 Kxd7 31. Bf4 Qf5 32. Kg3 Qg4+ 33. Kxh2 Qxf4+ 0-1

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Updated: 14 December, 2021
Created: 14 December, 2021