William Pollock vs John Burt - Casual game 1885.04.??

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William Pollock vs John Burt
Casual game Bristol ENG 1885.04.??
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "Bristol ENG"]
[Date "1885.04.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "William Pollock"]
[Black "John Burt"]
[ECO "C57"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Source "Urcan and Hilbert bio of Pollock, pp.219-220  // F.F. Rowland, 'Pollock Memories' (1899), p.26"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7
Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nce7 9. d4 c6 10. Bg5 Qa5 {A somewhat
unusual move.} 11. dxe5 Ng6 12. O-O Bb4 13. Rfe1 {White
preserves his King Pawn for the persecution of the adverse
King as soon as it is set free.} Bxc3 14. Qg4+ Kf7 15. e6+ Ke8
16. bxc3 Qxc3 17. Rad1 Rf8 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Qa4+ Qc6 20. Rxd5
Ne7 21. Rd7 {The game is not without its pretty points. White
again threatens mate, in three moves.} Rf6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 {If
22...Qxa4, 23.Rxe7+ Kf8 24.Rf7+ Ke8 25.Rxg7 Bxe6 26.Rxe6+ Kf8
27.Ree7; White cannot lose, and ought to win. } 23. Qg4 Bxd7
24. exd7+ Qxd7 {An oversight. 24...Kd8 best, when after 25.Qg7
Qxd7 26.Qxf6 he would not find it easy to win.} 25. Qg8# 1-0

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Updated: 22 January, 2022
Created: 22 January, 2022