Jacques Mieses vs Joseph Henry Blackburne - Hastings 1895.08.06

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Jacques Mieses vs Joseph Henry Blackburne
Hastings Hastings ENG round 2 1895.08.06
Scotch Game 1-0

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.06"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jacques Mieses"]
[Black "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.e4 {Notes by Tarrasch} e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5
5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bb5 a6 {A very poor move; this and the
following one drive the bishop to his best square, The most
natural and the best play is castling.} 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bc2 Nxd4
{How many such Scothch games has Blackburne won when he had
the first move! and chiefly because the opponents committed
this mistake, which strengthens the center, frees the best
square for the bishop, and costs a move.} 10.cxd4 Bb4+ 11.Nc3
d5 12.O-O Bxc3 13.bxc3 Qc6 14.Bg5 {!} f6 {After 14...dxe4 15
Bxe7 follows and then Bxe4. Black has already a very bad game,
a consequence of the erratic opening.} 15.exd5 Qxd5 16.Bc1 {!}
Bb7 17.f3 Qh5 18.Re1 {White prevents castling and opens a
decisive attack, no matter whether the king moves to the
queen,s side or the king's side.} Kd7 19.c4 {!} Rae8 20.cxb5
axb5 21.a4 Nd5 22.Bd2 b4 23.Rb1 Ba6 24.Be4 Nb6 25.Qc2 {White
continually makes the best and strongest moves.} c5 26.Bf5+
Kd8 27.Qxc5 Nc4 28.Qd5+ Kc7 29.Bf4+ Kb6 30.Qc5+ Kb7 31.Bc8+
Rxc8 32.Qxh5 {More precise was mate with Re7+, etc.} 1-0

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Updated: 26 November, 2021
Created: 26 November, 2021