Henry Hookham vs Henry Charlick (1887)

Henry Hookham vs Henry Charlick
AUS-ch 1887 · Rubinstein Opening: Bogoljubow Defense (D05) · 1/2-1/2

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Jun-02-12		Richard Taylor: Hookham was lost at the end! White had only a few checks and then the ending was won for Black. Better for White was earlier 16. g3 with a small advantage. Earlier he had 26. Bxh7 Qh5 27. Bc2 Bxc2 28. Qxc2 g4 29. fxg4 Qxg4 30. Re2 f3 31. Rf2 Rf4 32. Kh1 and White can hold and is better.

Mar-17-13		optimal play: This game was played in the final round of the 1887 Australian Championship and Charlick was leading with 7.0 points from a possible 8 His only threat was Frederick Karl Esling who on 6.0 points could still tie for first place. Since Charlick only needed to draw this last game to win the Australian title it's no surprise he accepted a draw despite his winning position. Hookham only had 2.5 points so was completely out of the running. The final results were:- Henry Charlick 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ [+6 =3 -0] (7.5 / 9) Frederick Karl Esling 1 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 [+6 =2 -1] (7.0 / 9) George Hatfeild Gossip 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 [+6 =1 -2] (6.5 / 9) David Heiman 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 [+6 =0 -3] (6.0 / 9) George B Hall 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 [+4 =0 -5] (4.0 / 9) William Tullidge 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 [+4 =0 -5] (4.0 / 9) Henry Hookham 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 ½ [+2 =2 -5] (3.0 / 9) John E Crewe 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 [+3 =0 -6] (3.0 / 9) Joseph George Witton 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 [+2 =0 -7] (2.0 / 9) Patrick Eiffe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 [+2 =0 -7] (2.0 / 9) Also, this game was one of only four draws out of the 45 games in the tournament!

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