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Henry Bird vs Joseph Blackburne
London Quintangular (1892), London ENG, rd 5, Apr-01
Bird Opening: From Gambit. Mestel Variation (A02)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Blackburne.As is stated before this is inferior to d3 or c3.Giving up another Pawn for a rapid development.Pawns are not to be counted in this type of game. White must be prevented from playing e4 at any cost.Better not have captured the third Pawn. It loses too much time.Still further cramping his position.To defend the c-Pawn. His game is already lost.Much better than winning the exchange.No means of saving the Rook.0-1

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-27-04  waddayaplay: Steinitz is a master at work.
Nov-19-04  aw1988: <waddayaplay> Yes, he is. Except this is a game between Bird and Blackburne. Perhaps Steinitz was watching from the audience, munching on popcorn.
Nov-19-04  Knight13: <wa1988> There are no machines that could make popcorns in the late 1800's.
Nov-19-04  Lawrence: <Popcorn carts were seen on every street always following the crowds after their invention in 1885. These were steam and gas poppers easily pushed through parks, fairs, carnivals, conventions and expositions.>
Jan-14-05  aw1988: Oh, whatever. Munch Munch Munch Munch much much much much butter/salt/junky stuff yumm.
Aug-27-10  Xeroxx: <There are no machines that could make popcorns in the late 1800's.>

Not before they invented the popcorn machine.

Aug-25-22
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  MissScarlett: Harding points out that < 14.c3 Rab8 15.Qd2> is the move order in Graham's <Mr. Blackburne's Games At Chess>, reflected in the notes above, but the <Standard> report of April 2nd, p.6, has <14.Qd2 Rab8 15.c3 Nb6> noting after <14.Qd2>: <The correct continuation was [14.Be7], threatening [15.Qg5], challenging the exchange of Queens. Mr. Blackburne acknowledged that in that case he would have played for a draw, by retiring [14...Qe8 15.Bg5 Qh5 16.Be7 etc.]. After [Qd2] White's position becomes untenable.>

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