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Daniel Harrwitz vs Ignatz von Kolisch
Casual game (1859), Paris FRA, May-??
Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation (A85)  ·  0-1

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May-04-14  yureesystem: What an incredible game!
Aug-11-15
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  sachistu: The venue for this game was Paris, May, 1859 as indicated in the R. N. Coles article (One Hundred Years Ago) in BCM,June,1959,p180-181. This is also confirmed in other sources (although I have seen the venue listed as Vienna). Coles gives this as game 4 of a 4 game set which Kolisch won 2.5 to 1.5.

In the game, however, Coles makes the statement that after 31...Qb2 "the win for Black is virtually assured, and that Harrwitz does not resign after a few more moves must be ascribed to pique."

True, Black has the advantage, but it looks like he made an error with 32...Nc4?! (...dxe4 is probably better). Harrwitz failed to capitalize and played 33.Nc5? and after ...Nd2 34.Nd3? Nxe4 it was all over. Instead, Coles makes no mention of 33.e5! cutting off the Black Queen's defense of g7. After that, I do not see more than a draw for Black as it seems White's active Rook and Knight (after Nd4) are enough to hold.

I'll submit a correction slip for the venue.

Aug-15-21
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  MissScarlett: Illustrated London News, June 4th 1859, p. 550:

<A NEW CHESS PRODIGY.

The chess amateurs of Paris have scarcely had time to recover their equanimity after the extraordinary blindfold performances of Mr. Morphy before they are again on the que vive with wonder and delight at the advent of a fresh candidate for chess laurels, before whose skill, if all be true we hear, the lustre of the transatlantic star, perhaps, is destined to grow pale. The new comer, Mr. Kolisch, is quite young, and has only just arrived from Vienna, where in a late encounter with the strongest player of that city, Mr. Jene, out of eight games he won six and drew the other two. Immediately on reaching Paris, though fatigued by a long journey, he sought out the celebrated Prussian professor, Harrwitz, and played with him three games, winning one, losing one, and making a drawn battle of the third. Since the first sitting they have played only one more game (a remarkably fine one, which we subjoin), owing to the indisposition of Mr. Harrwltz. On the resumption of hostilities we shall hope to be favoured with the games; and, if that now presented may be taken as a fair sample, they are likely to be as brilliant examples of chess strategy as have been seen for many a day.>

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