[Event "Game - QN odds"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1877.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bird, Henry E."]
[Black "Shaw, Joseph W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1877.01.29"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceDate "2009.02.21"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe5 Bd6 5. d4 exd3 6. Bxd3 Bxe5 7. fxe5 Ne7
8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Qd4+ 10. Kh1 Qxe5 11. Bxh7+ Kxh7 12. Qh5+ Kg8 13. Rae1 Qc5
14. Rxe7 f6 15. Rxg7+ Kxg7 16. Bh6+ {[L'Opinion Publique, 15 February 1877]}
1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1877.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Atkinson, William"]
[Black "Bird, Henry E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Annotator "Rev. C.E. Ranken"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1877.01.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceDate "2009.02.24"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. e3 {White could now win a pawn by
Nb5, and at the next move also, which both players seem to have overlooked.}
Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nh5 8. Bg3 Nxg3 9. fxg3 Kh8 10. h3 f5 11. Kh2 e5 12. Nxe5
Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxd5 Bxb2 {Weak; he should have played Be6 or Qd6.  Mr.
Bird's next move simply throws away the game, which is, on his part, far
beneath his usual force.} 15. Bc4 Bxa1 16. Qxa1+ Kg8 ({This was, of course,
played without reflection, but anything else would have met with the same
result; for, if} 16... Rf6 17. Nxf6 Kg7 18. Ng4+ Kf8 19. Qh8+ Ke7 20. Qf6+ {
and mates next move.}) 17. Ne7# {[Chess Player's Chronicle, 1 May 1877]} 1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1877.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bird, Henry E."]
[Black "Barry, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "William H. Hicks"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1877.01.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceDate "2009.02.21"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. Qb3 Qe7 7. O-O h6 8. Ba3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Bxf7+ {
This is an embarassing move for Black.} Kf8 13. Bxg8 Rxg8 14. Nd2 Qe6 15. c4
Kf7 16. Kh1 Rf8 17. f4 Kg8 18. f5 Qf7 {
Much care is required on both sides at this point.} 19. Rf3 {
19.Bb2 seems to be White's proper move here.} Bd4 20. Raf1 c5 21. Rh3 b6 22.
Bb2 Bf6 23. Rg3 Kh7 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Rg6 Qe7 26. Qg3 Rf6 27. Rf4 Bd7 28. h4
Rg8 29. Rfg4 Be8 {Black's game is more hopeful than it was a few moves ago.}
30. Rxf6 Qxf6 31. Nf3 Bf7 32. Ng5+ Kh8 {If Black had attempted to win the
White knight he would have speedily lost the game.} 33. Nxf7+ Qxf7 34. Qxd6
Qxc4 35. f6 {A bad move of which Black takes immediate advantage.} Qf1+ 36. Kh2
Qxf6 37. Qc7 Qe6 38. Kg3 Qxa2 39. e5 Qb3+ 40. Kh2 Qe6 41. Rg3 Qf5 42. Qe7 Qf4
43. Kh3 a5 44. Rg4 Qf8 {The latter part of the game is carefully played by
Black. [Canadian Illustrated News, 19 May 1877.]} 0-1

[Event "Consultation game"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1877.01.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Henderson/Watkins/Hicks"]
[Black "Bird, Henry E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[Annotator "William H. Hicks"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1877.01.23"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceDate "2009.02.21"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 d5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
e5 Nd7 9. f4 Nc5 10. O-O Nxd3 11. cxd3 a5 12. d4 Rb8 13. Qc2 Qb6 14. b3 Ba6 15.
Rf3 g6 16. Nc3 Be7 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Na4 Qa7 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Qxc5 21. Rxc5
Ra8 22. Bd2 a4 23. b4 Kd7 24. Rfc3 Rhc8 25. g4 Ba6 26. Kg2 a3 {The younger
player will perceive the effect of taking this pawn with rook.  The advance of
this pawn was a bad move for Black.} 27. Ra5 Bc4 28. Rcxa3 Rxa5 29. Rxa5 Rc7
30. a4 h6 31. Ra8 Rc8 32. Rxc8 Kxc8 33. Kg3 Kd7 34. f5 h5 35. fxg6 fxg6 36.
gxh5 gxh5 37. Kf4 Be2 38. Kg5 Bg4 39. a5 Kc7 40. Kf6 Bf5 41. Ke7 h4 42. a6 Kb6
43. Kd6 Kxa6 44. Kxc6 Bd3 45. b5+ {The object of this move is very evident.}
Bxb5+ 46. Kd6 Kb7 47. Kxe6 {
"and ultimately White wins." [Canadian Illustrated News, 31 March 1877]} 1-0

[Event "Game - KN odds"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1877.01.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bird, Henry E."]
[Black "Shaw, Joseph W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "William H. Hicks"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1877.01.29"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceDate "2009.02.21"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 Bb6 4. a4 a5 5. Ra3 Nf6 6. Rg3 Bxf2+ {
A bold move in a contest with a player of Mr. Bird's strength.} 7. Kxf2 Nxe4+
8. Kg1 Nxg3 9. hxg3 d5 10. Bd3 e4 11. Be2 axb4 12. Bb2 O-O 13. d3 Bf5 14. Nd2
c6 15. dxe4 Bxe4 16. Rh4 {A good move.} Qb6+ {
Driving the White king into safe quarters.} 17. Kh2 f5 18. Ba1 Rxa4 19. c4 Ra5
20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Bd4 c5 22. Be5 d4 23. Rxe4 {
The last three or four moves of White are excellently played.} Qh6+ 24. Rh4 Qe3
25. Bd3 h6 26. Bf4 Qf2 27. Qh5 Ra1 {The game is very interesting at this point.
} 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Rxh6+ {
A move that exposes the Black king to a ruinous attack.} gxh6 30. Qe5+ Kg8 31.
Qe6+ Rf7 32. Bh7+ Kh8 {The best defensive move.} 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Qg8+ Kf6 35.
Qg6+ Ke7 36. Qd6+ Ke8 37. Qxb8+ Ke7 38. Qd6+ Ke8 39. Qe6+ Kd8 {
Again the best defence.} 40. Qxf7 Qg1+ 41. Kh3 Qh1+ 42. Kg4 Qd1+ 43. Kf5 Qc2+
44. Kf6 Ra6+ 45. Kg7 Qe2 46. Bc7+ Kc8 47. Bf5+ Re6 48. Bd6 Kd8 49. Qc7+ Ke8 50.
Qc8# {[Canadian Ilustrated News, 17 March 1877]} 1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1877.02.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ascher, Jacob G."]
[Black "Bird, Henry E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[Annotator "William H. Hicks"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1877.01.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceDate "2009.02.21"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. c3 dxc3 5. bxc3 Bc5 6. Bc4 Qe7 7. O-O Nc6 {
7...h6 seems a necessary move here.} 8. e5 b6 9. Bg5 Qf8 {
He has no other move, and his game is very much cramped already.} 10. Re1 h6
11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Nge7 13. Nbd2 Nf5 14. Ne4 {Looks promising.} Be7 15. Nd6+ {
Better than checking at f6.} cxd6 16. exd6 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Kd8 18. dxe7+ Nxe7 19.
Ne5 Rh7 20. Qd3 f5 21. Rad1 Ng8 {The only move.} 22. Qd5 {Winning a piece.} Kc7
23. Qxa8 Re7 24. Qxa7+ Bb7 25. Ba6 {[Canadian Illustrated News, 2 June 1877]}
1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1877.02.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hicks, William H."]
[Black "Bird, Henry E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Annotator "A.P.Barnes"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1877.01.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceDate "2009.02.20"]

1. d4 d5 2. f4 {If White had commenced the game with 1.f4 and his opponent
replied 1...d5, would White have thought of answering with 2.d4? Yet that
position is produced by this move, which we regard with great disfavour. It
weakens the e-pawn terribly.} Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 {Nor do we like any better this
manner of bringing out the queen's bishop, which is more likely to render
effective service on its own side of the board.} 4. Nf3 h6 {
This appears an unnecessary precaution.} 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. c3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 {8.gxf3 appears rather hazardous: but, considering the very backward
state of Black's game, it looks well worth attention. It certainly appears
likely to give White a most formidable centre of pawns, and Black's
opportunities for attack are not great. In any case, we think capturing with
the rook would have been better than doing so with the queen.} c5 9. Bc2 {
Was there any occasion for this retreat? Both players appear to lose time on
one or two moves in the opening.} Qb6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. f5 {
A premature advance, which it appears should have cost him the game.} e5 12.
dxc5 Bxc5 13. b4 Bd6 14. Nd2 e4 {
Black now gains some advantage, and with ordinary care ought to win.} 15. Qe2
Qc7 16. h3 Qxc3 17. Nb3 Be5 {If, instead of this useless move, Black had
played 17...Qe5, White's reply is 18.g4 when Black can exchange queens, win
another pawn safely, and have a winning position - White's e-pawn being very
weak.} 18. Rb1 Rc8 19. Nc5 Nxc5 {Black, apparently, has delayed castling,
fearing an attack on the kingside: but at this point it appears to be
imperative that he should wait no longer, and, indeed, it also appears safe
enough. The course he chooses soon leads to disaster.} 20. bxc5 Qxc5 21. Ba4+
Ke7 {21...Kd8 is but little better.} 22. Rxb7+ Rc7 23. Rb5 Qc4 24. Ba3+ Bd6 25.
Bxd6+ Kxd6 26. Qd1 Rhc8 27. Rb3 Qxf1+ {An ingenious attempt to retrieve the
game, which is, however, foiled by the correctness of White's play.} 28. Qxf1 {
If 28.Kxf1 Black would probably win. Mr. Hicks retains his queen very cleverly.
} Rc1 29. Rb6+ axb6 30. Bd1 R8c2 31. Kh2 Rd2 32. Qf4+ Kc6 33. Ba4+ b5 34. Bb3
Rb2 {34...Rb1 appears to offer more chances.} 35. Qb8 Rbb1 36. Qa8+ Kc5 37.
Qf8+ Kb6 38. Qxf7 Rh1+ 39. Kg3 Rbe1 40. Kf4 Rhf1+ 41. Ke5 Rxe3 42. Qxg7 {
Black might now have abandoned the game.} Rxb3 43. Qxf6+ Ka5 44. axb3 e3 45.
Qxh6 Re1 46. Kxd5 Rd1+ 47. Kc5 Rc1+ 48. Kd4 Re1 49. Qxe3 {
[Canadian Illustrated News, 30 June 1877]} 1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1879.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mackenzie, George H."]
[Black "Ascher, Jacob G."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C30"]
[Annotator "W.N. Potter"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1879.01.07"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceDate "2009.02.23"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 ({I prefer} 4. Bc4) 4... Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6.
b4 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 exf4 {In an after conversation between the two players a
friendly dispute as to the merits of this continuation arose, Captain
Mackenzie contending that the sacrifice was unsound, and Mr. Ascher arguing
the other way.  I cannot but take the Captain's view, while keeping my mind
open for the reception of a contrary belief if an analysis promised by Mr.
Ascher should establish his case.  The aspect of the board is however
sufficient to show me that Black can obtain an attack, which, if not sound,
will be at any rate embarassing, especially to a player who has thirteen other
games to attend to.} 8. bxc5 Qh4+ 9. Kf1 O-O-O 10. Qe1 (10. cxd6 {
followed by d4 must be stronger.}) 10... Qf6 11. a4 dxc5 {
Black has now a better position than he is entitled to.} 12. a5 g5 13. a6 b6
14. h4 Rd3 15. Qe2 ({Not played with the Captain's usual insight.} 15. hxg5 {
followed, if} Qxg5 {by} 16. Qh4 {, is undoubtedly the correct course here.})
15... Ne5 16. hxg5 Qd6 {Black is now firmly established, both for defensive
and offensive purposes, while his opponent is reduced to the role of a mere
looker on.} 17. Na3 c6 18. Rb1 f6 {A skillful display of carefulness founded
on boldness.  He is quite right not to develop hastily his King's side pieces.}
19. g6 h6 20. Bg4+ Kc7 21. Bf5 Ne7 {All this is well timed.} 22. g7 Rg8 23.
Rxh6 Rxg7 24. Rh8 f3 {Artistic, and decisive of the issue for it forces the
opponent to give up his queen.} 25. gxf3 Rxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Nxf3 27. d4 cxd4 28.
Ra8 Rg1+ 29. Ke2 Qh2+ 30. Kd3 {
Mate in two would follow the capture of the knight.} Ne5+ 31. Kxd4 c5+ 32. Ke3
Re1# {[Westminster Papers, 1 March 1879]} 0-1

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1879.01.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mackenzie, George H."]
[Black "Loverin, Nelson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "Globe"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1879.01.07"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceDate "2009.02.20"]

{"We give one of the games, to show the masterly manner in which the
redoubtable Captain winds up a comparatively weak opponent." [Globe]} 1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. e5 Qe7 5. Qe2 Ng8 6. Nf3 d6 7. Nd5 Qd8 8. exd6+ Be6 9.
Nxc7+ Kd7 10. Ne5+ Kc8 11. Nxe6 Qh4+ 12. Kd1 Bxd6 13. Qc4+ Nc6 14. Qxc6+ bxc6
15. Ba6+ Kb8 16. Nxc6# {[Globe, 11 January 1879]} 1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1879.01.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mackenzie, George Henry"]
[Black "Shaw, Joseph W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1879.01.07"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8.
Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nge7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bd3 f5 14. Bb2
Kh8 15. Nh4 Qh6 16. g3 f4 17. Re4 fxg3 18. hxg3 d6 19. e6 Ne5 20. Rxe5 dxe5 21.
Qxe5 Ng6 22. Nxg6+ hxg6 23. Kg2 b6 24. Rh1 Bb7+ 25. Be4 Bxe4+ 26. Qxe4 {
[L'Opinion Publique, 30 January 1879.]} 1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1879.01.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shaw, Joseph W."]
[Black "Mackenzie, George H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "Globe"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1879.01.07"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5 Be7
8. d3 {The first seven moves are according to book, but d4 is given for
White's 8th when the position is dismissed as being about equal.} O-O 9. h3 f5
10. f4 c5 {We think Black lost time by the move, and he might have got out one
of his pieces instead; the White N is awkwardly posted for Black, and 10...Bf6
seems better at this stage.} 11. b3 Nf7 12. Bb2 Bf6 13. Nd2 b5 14. Qf3 Bxe5 15.
Bxe5 Rb8 16. Bb2 {Very wisely played, preserving a strong position.} Rb6 17.
Qf2 Rg6 18. Re3 Bb7 19. Nf3 Nh6 20. Rae1 Kh8 {As White's next move completely
nullifies the attack of B and R, we should be inclined to capture the N.} 21.
Nh4 Ra6 22. Qg3 Raf6 23. Re7 {
The proper move; White well maintains his advantage.} Rg8 24. Qg5 Qd6 25. Bxf6
{It seems to us that White might have forced mate by 25.Rxg7, etc.} Qxf6 26.
Qxf6 gxf6 27. Rxc7 {
[Globe, 18 January 1879; L'Opinion Publique, 30 January 1879]} 1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1879.01.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mackenzie, George H."]
[Black "Hicks, William H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[Annotator "Globe (G)/W.N. Potter (P)"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1879.01.07"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceDate "2009.02.22"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 {(P) An inferior, and what is worse, a very
unsuccessful continuation.  I do not wonder at 3...Nf6 being eyed askance
since the Paris Tourney.  My own belief is that 3...Be7 is safest, though
there are objections to that, also arising from the facility it affords for
the adverse king knight to lodge on e5.} 4. Bd3 ({(P)} 4. exd5 {is now preferre
d, and rightly so.  If the text move were White's best, I would support 3...
Bb4.}) 4... Ne7 {(G) 4...c5 leads to a better and freer game.} ({
(P) Altogether opposed to the principles of the French Defence.} 4... c5 {
is the correct continuation.  The variation then goes on with} 5. exd5 Qxd5 6.
Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nxd7 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxc3+ {
and Black has the advantage.}) 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5 Ng6 {
(G) 6...f5 might be safely adventured.} 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 b6 {(P) All this
is very peculiar, to say the least of it.  If the learned professor wants to
be beaten as quickly as possible, he gives the right way to work in that
behalf, most decidedly.} 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. h4 Nh8 {(G) Black's position is very
much cramped.  10...Nd7 looks as good a move for any.} 11. Bf6 g6 ({(G) Black's
best play is to take the bishop, when White can recover his piece as follows:} 
11... gxf6 12. Qd2 Ng6 13. Qh6 Nd7 14. h5 {
and White must win the knight but at the expense of a pawn.}) 12. Ng5 Nd7 13.
Qh5 {(G) Every chess player must admire this masterly move.  (P) A very pretty
wind-up, certainly, but this sherbet is too syrupy for my taste.} Nxf6 14. exf6
{[Globe, 2 February 1879; Westminster Papers, 1 March 1879]} 1-0

[Event "Game"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1879.01.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mackenzie, George H."]
[Black "Shaw, Joseph W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Annotator "Globe"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1879.01.15"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceDate "2009.02.22"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 {The invention of Mr. Cochrane, but
pronounced theoretically unsound by Wormold and others.} Kxf7 5. Bc4+ Be6 {
5...d5 is considered rather better.} 6. Bxe6+ Kxe6 7. d4 Kd7 {
7...Kf7 is the correct move here.} 8. Nc3 Qe7 9. O-O Nc6 {
He would be safer to play 9...Kc8.} 10. e5 Ne8 11. Qg4+ {
Profiting at once by his opponent's ninth move.} Qe6 12. Qxe6+ Kxe6 13. d5+
Kxe5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Re1+ Kf6 16. Ne4+ Kg6 17. f4 h6 18. g4 d5 19. Ng3 Bd6
20. Re6+ Kh7 {20...Kf7 seems better, and if 21.f5 then 21...Bxg3, etc.} 21. Bd2
Nf6 22. g5 hxg5 23. fxg5 Ng4 24. g6+ Kg8 25. Rae1 Bc5+ 26. Kf1 Rf8+ 27. Ke2
Rf2+ {Suppose 27...Rxh2+ followed by Bf2, he gains a piece or the exchange.}
28. Kd1 Rhxh2 29. Re8+ Bf8 30. Bg5 Rxc2 31. Nf5 Rcf2 32. Ne7+ Kh8 33. Nxc6 Rhg2
34. Nd8 Nh2 35. Nf7+ Kg8 36. Be3 Rxb2 {Black's best move seems to be Rc2. 
White announced mate in three moves.  [Globe, 22 February 1879]} 1-0

[Event "Game - QN odds"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1879.01.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mackenzie, George H."]
[Black "Barry, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Globe"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1879.01.15"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceDate "2009.02.22"]

1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. e5 {This move (though condemned when following 2.d4) is
given as the best after 2.f4.  And probably in the game at present odds this
variation by its blocking effect is good for the first player, as it tends to
defer exchanges till the game is better developed.} c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 {
A good post of vantage, and likely to prove troublesome to the adversary.} 6.
Bd3 Nh6 7. Bc2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 f6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Qd3 g6 12. Bd2 fxe5 13.
Nxe5 {If 13.fxe5, Black replies 13...Nf5 at once.} Nxe5 14. fxe5 Rxf1+ 15. Rxf1
Nf5 16. cxd4 Qa6 {
Altogether a lost move; he should get out his bishop and other rook.} 17. Qf3
h5 {Well and wisely played.} 18. Bd3 Qc6 19. g4 hxg4 20. Qxg4 Kf7 {
20...Kg7 would defend the pawn - the text move loses it.} 21. Rg1 Ke8 22. Qxg6+
Kd7 23. Rc1 Qb6 24. Qf7 a5 {A step too far.} 25. a4 Nxd4 26. Be3 Qxb2 27. Bg6
Nc6 28. Qe8+ Kc7 29. Qxe7+ Bd7 30. Qd6+ Kc8 31. Rf1 {Very finely played.} Nd8 {
Black seems to have no move of merit left: 31...Nd8 seems as good as any.  The
Captain remarked on this stage of the game that if Black had played 31...Qe2
(a natural looking move) Whte would have had a very pretty mate in four.} 32.
Bb6 Qc3 33. Be8 Qc6 34. Bxd7+ Qxd7 35. Rc1+ Nc6 36. Qf8+ {
[Globe, 8 March 1879]} 1-0

