James Moore Hanham vs Henry Edward Bird (1889)

James Moore Hanham vs Henry Edward Bird
USA-06.Congress New York 1889 · Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. General (B34) · 0-1

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Aug-02-05		bridgepro: 36. Qd2 ???

Aug-02-05		fgh: 36. Qd2 is not a legal move. You must mean 36. Qd7. However, white loses as follows: 36. Qd7?? Rh1+! 37. Kxh1 Qf1+ 38. Kh2 Qxg2#

Apr-04-08		Knight13: <7. Bc4: This Bishop is not posted well here in this opening.> I disagree. This is the bishop's best square. <10. h3: ?> What, Steinitz? Why is this bad?

May-14-08		YoungEd: <Knight13> I respectfully disagree. Bc4 is usually not so good against the Sicilian; it's easy to blunt attacks against f7 (by moving e6), and it's often kicked back by pawn as in the present game, leading to a waste of time. As a rule, b5 and e2 are better squares for the bishop against the Sicilian.

Aug-04-08		cn1ght: Um, the Bishop got kicked out by a Knight actually... but yes, the Sicilian is weird in a lot of ways actually, with the Bishop going to c4 theoretically wrong as one of them.

Jan-04-09		Sololoy: fgh: After 37. - Qf1+ it follows 38. Bg1, blocking the check and allowing the rook to defend g2 and white wins!

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