International Chess Congress
 
Hastings / 1895.08.28
 
Black: Blackburne, Joseph Henry
 

 
White: Pollock, William Henry Kraus

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C41: Philidor Defence
 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 Nd7 5. Be2 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 dxe5 7. Nc3 c6 8. O-O Ngf6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Qc4 Nb6 11. Qb3 Be7 12. a4 O-O 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. Rad1 Nc5 15. Qc4 Ne6 16. Ne2 Rfd8 17. Ng3 g6 18. Be2 h5 19. f3 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Nh1 Qb6+ 22. Nf2 Rxd1 23. Bxd1 Bc5 24. b4 Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Rd8 26. Qf1 Rd2 27. g3 fxg3 28. hxg3 Qd4 29. c3 Qe3 30. c4 Qd4 31. Be2 Ra2 32. Kh2 Rxa4 33. b5 Ra1 34. Qg2 Ra2 35. Qf1 Nd7 36. Rg2 Nc5 37. Qf2 Qxf2 38. Rxf2 Nd3 39. Rg2 Ne1 40. bxc6 bxc6 41. Rf2 Nxf3+ 42. Kg2 Nd4 43. Bd1 Ra1 44. Rd2 c5 45. Kf2 a5 46. Ke3 Kf8 47. Kf4 f6 48. e5 Ke7 49. Ke4 fxe5 50. Kxe5 Ra3 51. Rb2 Nc6+ 52. Kf4 Nb4 53. Rd2 Rd3 54. Rxd3 Nxd3+ 55. Kg5 Ne5 56. Bb3 Kf7 57. Bd1 Kg7 58. Bb3 Nf7+ 59. Kf4 Kf6 60. Ke4 Ke6 61. Bd1 Nd6+ 62. Kf4 Kf6 63. Bb3 g5+ 64. Kf3 Ke5 65. Ke3 Ne4 66. g4 h4 67. Bc2 Nf6 68. Bd1 h3 69. Kf3 Kd4 (Black wins)