[Event "Hamburg"] [Site "Hamburg GER"] [Date "1885.07.13"] [EventDate "1885.07.13"] [Round "2"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Joseph Henry Blackburne"] [Black "George Henry Mackenzie"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "77"] 1.e4 {Notes by Blackburne.} e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Qd2 {This excellent move was the invention of L. Paulsen.} a6 8.Be2 Qg6 9.O-O Bxd4 10.cxd4 Qxe4 {The Pawn was, of course, given up deliberately for the sake of a better attack.} 11.Nc3 Qg6 12.Bd3 f5 13.Rfe1 h6 {To keep the Bishop away from g5, which would give White a good game.} 14.Kh1 {In order to play Bf4.} d5 15.Bf4 {Now White recovers his lost Pawn with an improved position.} O-O 16.Bxc7 Bd7 17.Bc2 {To get to b3 and attack the Queen's Pawn.} Rac8 18.Bb6 Rfe8 19.Bb3 Be6 20.Re2 Kh8 21.Rae1 Bf7 22.Na4 Qf6 23.Bc5 f4 {Black seeks to get up a counterattack, which is impractible, as is quickly shown.} 24.Nb6 Rcd8 25.f3 g5 26.Bc2 h5 27.b4 {White treats the King's side with disdain.} Kg7 28.a4 Nf5 29.Rxe8 Bxe8 {Better have taken with the Rook.} 30.Bxf5 Qxf5 31.b5 axb5 32.axb5 Na7 33.Be7 Rd7 34.Nxd7 Bxd7 35.Qa5 {The Queen now enters with decisive effect into the enemy's game.} Nxb5 36.Qd8 g4 37.Bb4 Be6 38.Qe7+ Qf7 {This is a blunder, but if Bishop interposes then 39.Re5 Qb1+ 40.Be1 gxf4 41.Rg5+ Kh6 42.Qf6+ Bg6 43.Rxh5+ and mates next move.} 39.Rxe6 1-0