George Gossip vs Frederick Esling (1887)

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George Gossip vs Frederick Esling
1st Australian Championship, Adelaide (1887), Adelaide AUS, rd 5, Aug-22
Spanish Game: Open. Zukertort Variation (C80) · 1-0

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Dec-29-10		GrahamClayton: This game was awarded the Brilliancy Prize for the best game played at the 1887 Australian Championship, although not everyone was enamoured of the game. Steinitz commented in the October 1887 edition of the "International Chess Magazine" after 27...♖f8: "This is another interesting part of the game, but the rest is altogether indifferent. The standard of brilliancy could not have been a very high one in the Adelaide tournament, as this game won the brilliancy prize." The "British Chess Magazine" stated that Gossip was bound to lose a piece after 15...c5, and that the sacrifice of 16.♘e4 was forced.

Jun-10-13		optimal play: <<<THE CHESS CONGRESS.> The fifth round of the Adelaide Jubilee Intercolonial Chess Congress was contested in the Town Hall Exchange room on Monday. Most interest was centred in the game between Mr. Gossip, of New South Wales, and Mr. Esling, of Victoria. Mr. Gossip opened with the Ruy Lopez. His opponent defended splendidly, but on the 33rd move the New South Welshman got back his queen, which had been exchanged earlier in the game, and on the 44th move [] Mr. Esling resigned. The game, which lasted for 4 hours 12 minutes, was well contested...> - South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA) issue Tuesday 23 August 1887> [] The newspaper then has printed the score of the game which included the additional moves at the end <43... KtoB3 44. RtakesP 44... Resigns.> ie 43...♔c6 44.♖xa4 1-0

Jun-10-13		optimal play: <Fifth Day.> <The major tourney in this meeting was advanced another stage on Monday, when the fifth round was played. All the games lasted over the luncheon hour, and were well contested. The most important struggle was between Messrs. Gossip and Esling, the crack players of New South Wales and Victoria respectively. The game, which was a Ruy Lopez, proved most interesting. For a very long time neither player could obtain any advantage, and it was only when the pieces had been well sorted that Mr. Gossip, by a brilliant Knight manoeuvre managed to secure a victory. The game lasted 4 hours 12 minutes, and extended to 44 moves.> [see above kibitz] <Mr. Gossip is a very fine end game player, and some of his concluding positions in this tourney are worthy of ranking amongst chess masterpieces.> <Prior to his defeat by Mr. Gossip, Mr. Esling was tying with Mr. Charlick for first place, but he now ties for the third position.> < - South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA) issue Saturday 27 August 1887> Henry Charlick (1-1-1-½-1) [+4 =1 -0] (4½/5) Clear 1st David Heiman (1-1-0-1-1) [+4 =0 -1] (4/5) 2nd Frederick Karl Esling (1-1-½-1-0) [+3 =1 -1] (3½/5) = 3rd George Hatfeild Gossip (1-0-1-½-1) [+3 =1 -1] (3½/5) = 3rd Henry Hookham (0-1-½-1-0) [+2 =1 -2] (2½/5) 5th George B Hall (0-0-0-1-1) [+2 =0 -3] (2/5) = 6th William Tullidge (0-1-1-0-0) [+2 =0 -3] (2/5) = 6th Joseph George Witton (0-0-1-0-1) [+2 =0 -3] (2/5) = 6th Patrick Eiffe (1-0-0-0-0) [+1 =0 -4] (1/5) 9th John E Crewe (0-0-0-0-0) [+0 =0 -5] (0/5) 10th

Jun-10-13		optimal play: <<The committee of the Adelaide Chess Congress have awarded the Australasian brilliancy of play prize, of 5 guineas, to Mr. Gossip, of Sydney, for his win from Mr. Esling of Melbourne.> - Illustrated Australian News (Melbourne, Vic.) issue Saturday 15 October 1887>

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