James Mason vs Joseph Henry Blackburne - North of Ireland Congress 1892.09.16

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James Mason vs Joseph Henry Blackburne
North of Ireland Congress Belfast IRL round 5 1892.09.16
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense 1/2-1/2

[Event "North of Ireland Congress"]
[Site "Belfast IRL"]
[Date "1892.09.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "James Mason"]
[Black "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[ECO "C73"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Source "Belfast News-Letter, 1892.09.17, p.3"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1.e4 {Notes by Blackburne.} e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6
5.Bxc6+ {Anderssen considered tis the best line of play when
the d6 line of play was adopted, and perhaps he was right.}
bxc6 6.d4 {Here Anderssen advised d3.} exd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.O-O
g6 9.Bd2 Bg7 10.Bc3 {Threatening Nxc6.} f6 11.f4 Nh6 12.Nd2
O-O 13.Qe2 c5 14.Qc4+ Rf7 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.Qxe6 Qd7 17.Qd5 c6
18.Qc4 Bf8 19.Bxf6 {Only the loan of a Pawn.} Ng4 20.e5 d5
21.Qe2 Nxf6 22.exf6 Rxf6 23.Rae1 c4 24.g3 Rb8 25.b3 cxb3
26.axb3 Bb4 27.Rd1 Re6 28.Qg4 {Perhaps he might have taken the
a-Pawn with safety, but as the draw secured him a prize he was
right not to risk anything. I accepted the draw as it made no
difference to me, and I thought I had none the best of the
position.} 1/2-1/2

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Updated: 17 January, 2022
Created: 17 January, 2022