James Mason vs Curt von Bardeleben - Hastings 1895.08.12

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James Mason vs Curt von Bardeleben
Hastings Hastings ENG round 6 1895.08.12
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 0-1

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.12"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "James Mason"]
[Black "Curt von Bardeleben"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1.e4 {Notes by E. Schiffers} e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5
5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Bb6 {Formerly this line of play was always
adopted in similar cases but latterly Steinitz and Tchigorin
prefer to take the Bishop at e3, doubling the Pawns. In a like
position Tchigorin exchanged Bishops, and then exchanged the
Knight by Na5 for the Bishop, obtaining a good game.} 7.h3 Be6
8.Bb3 Ne7 9.Ne2 Ng6 10.Qd2 c6 11.Ng3 Ba5 12.c3 Qd7 13.d4 O-O
14.h4 {A favourite attack of Mr. Mason's, which often, as in
the present game, only leads to the loss of the Pawn.} Bxb3
15.axb3 Bc7 16.h5 {Bg5 would have been better, with the
ultimate view of placing the Knight at f5.} Ne7 17.dxe5 dxe5
18.h6 {And now Bg5 would be better.} g6 19.Qxd7 Nxd7 20.O-O-O
Rfd8 21.Rd2 f6 22.Rhd1 Nf8 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Rxd8 Bxd8 25.Nd2
Bc7 26.b4 {Evidently White cannot take the Pawn at a7, on
account of b6, followed by Nc8. However, a move previously,
after Bxa7, White would have lost the Bishop, but in exchange
for three Pawns, and if Bxa7, ...b6, Bb8, ...Nc8, Bxe5, etc.}
Ne6 27.Kd1 b6 28.Nf3 Kf7 29.Nh4 Bd6 30.Ne2 Ng8 31.g3 Bf8 {See
note 2.} 32.f3 Bxh6 33.Bxh6 Nxh6 34.Kd2 Nc7 35.Kd3 Ke6 36.Ng2
Ng8 37.Ng1 f5 38.Nh3 h6 39.Nf2 Nf6 40.Nh4 fxe4+ 41.Nxe4 Nxe4
42.Kxe4 {Taking with the Pawn would have been better, in spite
of the isolated g-pawn.} Kf6 43.Ng2 Ne8 44.Ne3 Nd6+ 45.Kd3 h5
46.Ke2 Nf5 47.Nf1 h4 48.gxh4 Nxh4 49.Nd2 Ke6 50.Kd3 Kf5 51.Ke3
Ng2+ 52.Kf2 Nf4 53.Nc4 Ke6 54.Ke3 Nd5+ 55.Kf2 Nf6 56.Ke3 Ne8
57.Nd2 Nd6 58.b3 Kf6 59.Kd3 Kf5 60.Ke3 g5 61.Nf1 g4 62.fxg4+
Kxg4 {Black has now a passed Pawn and some winning chances.}
63.Nd2 Kf5 64.Nf3 Kf6 65.c4 b5 66.cxb5 {If c5 then ...Nf7(!)
and in reply to Ke4, ...a6. Either the King or the Knight is
obliged to retreat, and Black's Knight can occupy d5 or d4.}
cxb5 67.Nd2 Kf5 68.Nf3 Ke6 69.Nd2 Kd5 70.Nb1 e4 71.Nc3+ Ke5
72.Ne2 Nf5+ 73.Kf2 Nd4 74.Nc3 a6 75.Ke3 Nc2+ 76.Kd2 Nxb4
77.Ne2 Nd5 78.Kc2 e3 79.Kd3 Nf4+ 80.Kxe3 Nxe2 81.Kxe2 Kd4
82.Kd2 b4 83.Kc2 Ke3 0-1

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Updated: 13 December, 2021
Created: 13 December, 2021