Henry Edward Bird vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1895)

Henry Edward Bird vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Hastings 1895 · Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Stone-Ware Variation (C51) · 0-1

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Dec-24-04		An Englishman: Good Afternoon: In this critical Round 14 game at Hastings, Pillsbury plays the Stoneware Defense to Bird's Evans Gambit (5...Bd6!?). Bird must have thought he was crushing Pillsbury with his 7th through 12th moves, but in reality he fell into the trap which is the main raison d'etre of the Stoneware (Stone & Ware were two American amateurs). The game is mostly a one-sided romp after Bird gets caught in the snare, but that clever English bloke tries a cunning trap with 26.Ba3!, with the idea 26...Nxc2?; 27.Rxd8+,Kf7; 28.Rf8 mate! After 26...c5! Bird could have resigned, but struggled onward, hoping for a chance to play Qe8 mate on moves 31-34.

Mar-08-08		Knight13: <Just before the end, Mr. Bird has a joke in his well-known style; if 26 Nxc2, White mates in four.> LOL even Pillsbury knew Bird was tricky!

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