chessgames.com
Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players · Kibitzing
William Pollock vs Max Weiss
6th American Chess Congress, New York (1889), New York, NY USA, rd 16, Apr-11
Amazon Attack (D00)  ·  0-1

ANALYSIS [x]

FEN COPIED

explore this opening
find similar games 2 more W Pollock/M Weiss games
PGN: download | view | print Help: general | java-troubleshooting

TIP: All games have a Kibitzer's Corner provided for community discussion. If you have a question or comment about this game, register a free account so you can post there.

PGN Viewer:  What is this?
For help with this chess viewer, please see the Olga Chess Viewer Quickstart Guide.
PREMIUM MEMBERS CAN REQUEST COMPUTER ANALYSIS [more info]

A COMPUTER ANNOTATED SCORE OF THIS GAME IS AVAILABLE.  [CLICK HERE]

Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-31-05  SneechLatke: So much for 2.♕d3?!. Black does a good job of beating of an unsound attack, even when it looked as though White was about to find compensation for the piece.
Jul-22-11  Nightsurfer: It is too early to decide whether the AMAZON ATTACK is goofy or not. 1o7 years later the AMAZON ATTACK has been the perfect tool to smash the dreaded program SHREDDER at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1996, please check out D Steinwender vs Shredder, 1996
Jul-22-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Honza Cervenka: 2.Qd3 is hardly the best opening idea but it is playable and it had nothing to do with white's loss in this game. He simply lost a Pawn after some inaccuracies in opening and early middlegame and later he incorrectly sacrificed Bishop.
Mar-23-13  thomastonk: Pollock wrote in the "Baltimore News" (here quoted after "Brooklyn Daily Standard-Union", April 25, 1896): "I once told Showalter that in the great New York tournament of 1889 I played 1. P-Q 4 against Weiss, who replied also P-Q 4. 'Now,' said I (as soon as my old friend had acknowledged that he did not recollect the game) 'I will give you 18 guesses as to what my second move was.' He failed to guess it. The move was 2.Q-Q 3. (A good game, too. See Tournament Book.) There must be some sort of mind reading in ths kind of bluff, for I tried the same game on Arthur Peter, who won the 'free-for-all' at Lexington, Ky., and his first guess was 2.Q-Q 3."
Aug-20-14  ljfyffe: 6th American 20-38 1889 Weiss-Pollock 1e4 e5 2Nf3 Nc6 3Bb5 a6 4Ba4 Nf6 5d3 b5 6Bb3 Bc5 7c3 d5 8exd5 Nxd5 9Qe2 0-0 10Qe4 Be6 11Nxe5 Nxe5 12Qxe5 Nb4 130-0 Nxd3 14Qh5 Bxb3 15axb3 Re8 16Nd2 Qe7 17b4 Bxf2+ 18Kh1 Qe1 19h3 Nxc1 20Rxe1 Rxe1+ 21Kh2 Bg1+ 22Kg3 Re3+ 23Kg4 Ne2 24Nf1 g6 25Qd5 h5+ 26Kg5 Kg7 27Nxe3 f6+ 0-1
Dec-05-14  Knight13: <Honza Cervenka: 2.Qd3 is hardly the best opening idea but it is playable and it had nothing to do with white's loss in this game. He simply lost a Pawn after some inaccuracies in opening and early middlegame and later he incorrectly sacrificed Bishop.> 2. Qd3 is hardly the worst opening idea either. If White doesn't block his c-pawn with Nc3 so as to allow c4, and fianchettoes his light-squared Bishop (or not, his choice) I believe he will have a better game out of the opening than what Pollock played here.

Also, if White hadn't sacrificed his Bishop, he might be able to draw with precise play. The position at move 32 is too complex to know for sure (unless you use a chess engine, of course, but the game was played by two humans).

NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion.

Please observe our posting guidelines:

  1. No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language.
  2. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts.
  3. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members.
  4. Nothing in violation of United States law.
  5. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members.
  6. No trolling.
  7. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited.
  8. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers.

Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times.

Blow the Whistle

See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator.


NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific game only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.
All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration.

This game is type: CLASSICAL. Please report incorrect or missing information by submitting a correction slip to help us improve the quality of our content.

<This page contains Editor Notes. Click here to read them.>

Home | About | Login | Logout | F.A.Q. | Profile | Preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | New Kibitzing | Chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | Privacy Notice | Contact Us

Copyright 2001-2025, Chessgames Services LLC