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(9) Wisker,John - MacDonnell,George Alcock [C51]
MacDonnell-Wisker 2nd match Simpson's Divan, London (9), 16.11.1874
[Harding,Tim]
1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.Bc4
Bc5
4.b4
Bxb4
5.c3
Bc5
6.0-0
d6
7.d4
exd4
8.cxd4
Bb6
The so-called Normal Position of the Evans Gambit, which was the main line at the time. 9.d5
Na5
10.Bb2
Ne7
11.Bd3
0-0
12.Nc3
c5?!
The correct move is 12...Ng6 as MacDonnell played in Games 11 and 13, but 12...c5 is perhaps not as bad as was thought at the time. 13.e5
dxe5
14.Nxe5
Ng6
15.Qh5
c4
16.Bc2
Bd4
17.Rae1
An oversight that costs the exchange although White does obtain some attacking compensation. 17...Bxe5
18.Rxe5
Bg4
19.Qxg4
Nxe5
20.Qf5
Nd3
21.Ne4
f6
22.Bc3
b6
23.Re1
Qc8
24.Qh5
g6?
Now the White attack becomes very strong. [24...Nb7
(Steinitz) would be met by 25.Nxf6+
Rxf6
26.Bxf6
when Black must play 26...Qf8
(26...gxf6??
27.Re7
) 27.Bxd3
cxd3
28.Bb2
and White's chances are not worse.; 24...Qd7
maintains winning chances for Black.] 25.Qh4
Qf5
26.Re3?!
[26.Nxf6+
wins, as commentators at the time pointed out.] 26...g5
27.Qg3
Qf4
This loses. [Steinitz thought 27...Qg6
"would have made Black's game perfectly safe" but White has two ways to maintain the initiative. 28.Qd6
and (28.h4
) ] 28.Qh3
g4
29.Qh5
Nxf2
and White mates in eight moves. The Field gives the first of these as played, viz. 30.Nxf6+
"And White mates in seven more moves" said ILN. 30...Rxf6
31.Qxh7+
Kf8
32.Qe7+
Kg8
33.Bh7+
Kh8
34.Bxf6+
Qxf6
35.Qxf6+
1-0
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