[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.27"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mikhail Chigorin"]
[Black "Adolf Albin"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 {Notes by H. N. Pillsbury} e6 2. Qe2 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5
{Bringing about an open game, with the White Queen
indifferently placed.} 4. g3 Bc5 5. c3 Bb6 6. d3 d5 7. Bg2 d4
8. O-O Bg4 9. Na3 a6 10. Nc4 Ba7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 h6
13. Nd2 Nf6 14. c4 g5 15. Bg2 Rg8 16. a3 Ne7 17. Nf3 Ng6
18. Nh2 Qd7 {The position appears slightly in Black's favour ;
in block positions of this nature Knights are generally better
than Bishops for attacking purposes. Black might here have
avoided the exchange of Queens by Qe7, and O-O-O.} 19. Qf3 Qe6
20. Qf5 c6 21. Qxe6+ fxe6 22. b4 Rc8 23. a4 Bb8 24. Bd2 Bc7
25. Bf3 Kd7 26. Ng4 Nxg4 27. hxg4 Nh8 28. Kg2 Ra8 29. Rfb1
Rgb8 30. Bd1 b6 31. b5 {White is playing to win, while his
opponent is willing to draw. In attempting to force matters
White presently gets into some difficulty.} axb5 32. cxb5 cxb5
33. Rxb5 Nf7 34. Rb2 Nd6 35. Bb3 b5 {A good move, and putting
White on the defensive, as he cannot advance the Pawn, or it
would be lost, Black being able to attack it four times, by
Ra6, Rba8, Nb7, etc.} 36. Rba2 bxa4 37. Bxa4+ Ke7 38. Rc1 Ba5
{Another fine move, and the draw which White is now compelled
to force is all that is left.} 39. Bxa5 Rxa5 40. Rc7+ Kf6
41. Rh7 Rba8 42. Rc2 Rxa4 43. Rcc7 {Very neat ; Black's King
is so surrounded by his own Pawns that he cannot utilise his
extra Piece.} Rg8 44. Rxh6+ Rg6 45. Rhh7 Ra3 46. Rcd7 Ra6
47. Kf1 Rg8 48. Rh6+ Rg6 49. Rhh7 Ra1+ 50. Kg2 Ra6 {A fine
game, with a most instructive ending.} 1/2-1/2