[Event "Hastings"]

[Site "Hastings ENG"]

[Date "1895.08.05"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Mikhail Chigorin"]
[Black "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d3 Bg4

7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nd4 9. Qg3 Nxc2+ 10. Kd1 Nxa1 11. Qxg7 Kd7
12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Rf1 Be7 14. Qxf7 Kc8 15. Bg5 Rf8 16. Qe6+
Kb8 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Qxe5 Nd7 19. Qh5 Nb6 20. Bd5 a6 21. Kd2
Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rg8 23. g4 Bb4+ 24. Nxb4 Qd4 25. Nc2 Nxc2
26. Kxc2 Rg6 27. Bd2 Rd6 28. Rf3 Qa4+ 29. Kc1 Qxa2 30. Bc3 Rc6
31. Qxh7 b5 32. Qe7 Qb3 33. Kd2 a5 34. Rf5 Kb7 35. Rc5 Raa6
36. g5 Rxc5 37. Qxc5 Rc6 38. Qd5 Qa4 39. g6 b4 40. g7 bxc3+
41. bxc3 Qa3 42. g8=Q Qxc3+ 43. Ke2 Qc2+ 44. Kf3 Qd1+ 45. Kg3
Qg1+ 46. Kh4 Qf2+ 47. Kh5 Qf3+ 48. Qg4 Qf6 49. Qgf5 Qh6+
50. Kg4 Qg7+ 51. Qg5 1-0

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.06"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "Siegbert Tarrasch"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Rc1 O-O

7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. Re1 c4 12. Bb1
a6 13. Ne5 b5 14. f4 Re8 15. Qf3 Nf8 16. Ne2 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Rxe7
18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qg3 f6 20. Ng4 Kh8 21. f5 Qd7 22. Rf1 Rd8
23. Rf4 Qd6 24. Qh4 Rde8 25. Nc3 Bd5 26. Nf2 Qc6 27. Rf1 b4
28. Ne2 Qa4 29. Ng4 Nd7 30. R4f2 Kg8 31. Nc1 c3 32. b3 Qc6
33. h3 a5 34. Nh2 a4 35. g4 axb3 36. axb3 Ra8 37. g5 Ra3
38. Ng4 Bxb3 39. Rg2 Kh8 40. gxf6 gxf6 41. Nxb3 Rxb3 42. Nh6
Rg7 43. Rxg7 Kxg7 44. Qg3+ Kxh6 45. Kh1 Qd5 46. Rg1 Qxf5
47. Qh4+ Qh5 48. Qf4+ Qg5 49. Rxg5 fxg5 50. Qd6+ Kh5 51. Qxd7
c2 52. Qxh7# 1-0

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.07"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "Georg Marco"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 c6

7. e3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bb1 c5 14. dxc5 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Bxc5 16. a3
Rfd8 17. b4 Be7 18. Nd4 Ne8 19. Ba2 a5 20. c5 axb4 21. c6 Bc8
22. c7 Rd7 23. Nc6 Bf6 24. Nxb4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Bb7 26. Rd7 Kf8
27. Bc4 Be7 28. h3 Rc8 29. Ba6 Bxa6 30. Nxa6 Nf6 31. Rd3 Nd5
32. Be3 Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.09"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "William Henry Krause Pollock"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5

7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Nxd4
12. cxd4 c6 13. f3 Ng5 14. Nc3 Bf5 15. g4 Bc8 16. f4 b4
17. Na4 Ne4 18. f5 Bg5 19. Qf3 Bxc1 20. Raxc1 Qh4 21. Re2 Ng5
22. Qg3 Qxg3+ 23. hxg3 Nf3+ 24. Kf2 Nxd4 25. Rd2 Nxb3 26. axb3
Bb7 27. Nc5 Bc8 28. Ke3 h5 29. Kf4 g6 30. Kg5 Kg7 31. f6+ Kh7
32. Nd3 Bxg4 33. Rxc6 Rfe8 34. Rc7 Kg8 35. Kh6 Bf3 36. Re7 Kf8
37. Rxe8+ Rxe8 38. Kg5 Be4 39. Kf4 Rc8 40. Nxb4 Rc5 41. Nxa6
Rb5 42. Ke3 Rxb3+ 43. Kd4 Rxg3 44. Nc5 h4 45. b4 h3 46. Ra2
Kg8 47. Ra8+ Kh7 48. e6 fxe6 49. Nxe4 dxe4 50. f7 Rf3 51. f8=Q
Rxf8 52. Rxf8 g5 53. Kxe4 g4 54. Rf1 e5 55. b5 g3 56. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.10"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "Adolf Albin"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 {Notes by Dr. Tarrasch} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4

Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. a4 {This move was played
in the London Tournament of 1883 by Chigorin against
Rosenthal. the opening of that game proceeded as follows : 8
a4 b4 (?) 9 a5 Nxd4 10 Nxd4 exd4 11 Qxd4 c6 12 Nd7 Qf6 13 Qb6
Nxd2 14 Bxd2 Be7 15 Bxb4 Bxb4 16 Qxb4 Qe7 17 Qc3 O-O 18 Qxc6
with one pawn more.} Rb8 9. dxe5 Be6 10. axb5 axb5 11. c3 Bc5
12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Bc2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Re8 15. b4 {White intends
to drive the king's bishop from the king's side prepatory to
the coming attack on the king.} Bb6 16. Qf4 Ne7 17. h4 {In
order to drive away the knight in case it should be played to
g6.} Qd7 18. Ng5 Ng6 {Not Bf5 on account of 19 g4 Bxc2 20
Qxf7+ Kh8 21 Ne6 Rg8 22 Bh6 and wins.} 19. Qf3 {After Qg3,
Black gets an advantage with Bf5.} Bg4 20. e6 {It is evident
now that the attack 18 Ng5 was strong. White must lose the
e-pawn, and tries with this move to dispose of it more
advantageously.} Bxe6 {The correct move is to take the pawn
with the queen, in which case Black has a slight advantage.}
21. h5 Bg4 {? A great mistake which leads to an immediate
loss.} 22. hxg6 {! White perceives his chance at once; he gets
a rook and two minor pieces for the queen.} Bxf3 23. gxf7+
Qxf7 {Black has now one piece less - sufficient reason for
resigning.} 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 {Rather better is Be2. The remainder
is merely a matter of routine.} 25. gxf3 Kf6 26. Bd3 g5
27. Bxb5 Bxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rxb5 29. Ra6+ Kf5 30. Rg1 Rg8 31. Be3
h5 32. Bd4 Rg6 33. Rxg6 Kxg6 34. Be3 d4 35. Bxd4 Rf5 36. Ke3
Rf8 37. Ra1 h4 38. Ra6+ Kf5 39. Rh6 Re8+ 40. Kf2 Rf8 41. b5 g4
42. Rf6+ Rxf6 43. fxg4+ Kg6+ 44. Bxf6 Kxf6 45. c4 1-0

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.12"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jacques Mieses"]
[Black "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1.e4 {Notes by C. von Bardeleben} e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bb4 {I

prefer Bc5 or Nc6.} 4.f4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Nd5 {Unsound. White
should have played 6 fxe5 dxe5 7 O-O and would have obtained a
very good game by the open King's Bishop’ file.} Nxd5 7.Bxd5
Nc6 {Better would be Bc5 to prevent White's Castling.} 8.c3
{White fails to take advantage of the opponent's mistake;
instead of 8 c3 he ought to have Castled.} Bc5 9.f5 Ne7 10.Bb3
d5 {!} 11.d4 exd4 12.f6 gxf6 13.Nxd4 dxe4 14.Bh6 Ng6 {! The
sacrifice of the exchange is quite sound, Black being two
Pawns ahead. Bad would he 14...Re8 because of 15 Qh5 Ng6 16
O-O-O, and White would have a strong attack.} 15.Bxf8 Qxf8
16.Rf1 {Another weak move. If White played 16 Castles, his
game was not so bad.} Qh6 {! Very cleverly played.} 17.Qe2
Bxd4 18.cxd4 f5 19.g4 {Overlooking the simple reply of
Black. Of course the right move was 19 g3.} Nf4 {Now it is
plain sailing for Black.} 20.Qc4 Nd3+ 21.Ke2 Qxh2+ 22.Ke3 f4
0-1

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.13"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[ECO "D50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bxf6

gxf6 7. e3 Be6 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. g3 cxd4 10. exd4 Bb4 11. Bg2 Qb6
12. O-O O-O-O 13. Na4 Qa6 14. a3 Bd6 15. b4 Bg4 16. Nac3 Ne7
17. b5 Qa5 18. Qb3 Kb8 19. h3 Be6 20. f4 f5 21. Rfd1 Rd7
22. Na4 Rc8 23. b6 a6 24. Nec3 Rc6 25. Bf1 Rd8 26. Na2 Bd7
27. Nb4 Rcc8 28. Nc3 Rg8 29. Kf2 h5 30. h4 Bxb4 31. axb4 Qxb6
32. Be2 Rg6 33. Nxd5 Qe6 34. Bf3 Bc6 35. Re1 Bxd5 36. Rxe6
Bxb3 37. Rxe7 Rc2+ 38. Re2 Rc3 39. Rae1 Rb6 40. Rd2 Rxb4
41. d5 Rc2 42. Rxc2 Bxc2 43. Bxh5 Be4 44. Bxf7 Rd4 45. Be6
Rd2+ 46. Re2 Rd3 47. Re3 Rd2+ 48. Ke1 Rd4 49. h5 Bxd5 50. Bxf5
Bf7 51. h6 Rd8 52. g4 a5 53. g5 1-0

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.14"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Emmanuel Schiffers"]
[Black "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bd6 6. O-O Nf6

7. Re1 Be7 8. d4 d6 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Ng5 Qe8 11. Qd1 h6 12. Nf3
Bg4 13. Na3 Nh7 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Nc2 Ng5 16. Kh1 Kh8 17. Ne3
Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nh3 19. Rb2 Bg5 20. Nf5 Ne7 21. Bxg5 hxg5
22. Bb5 Qxb5 23. f4 Nxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Nxf5 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. exf5
exf4 27. Qxg5 f6 28. Qxf4 Rbe8 29. Rg1 Qd5+ 30. Rfg2 Rf7
31. Qg4 Re4 32. Qh5 Rf4 33. Qe2 Rxf5 34. c4 Qf3 35. Qe8+ Rf8
36. Qe6+ Kh7 37. Qe7 Rg8 38. Qxc7 Rg5 39. Qxd6 Re8 40. h3 Re2
41. Qh2 Rgxg2 42. Rxg2 Re1+ 0-1

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.16"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.Bd3
Nc6 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nh5 10.dxc5 Nxf4 11.exf4 Bxc5 12.Ne4 Be7
13.Rc1 Qa5 14.Qc2 Nb4 15.Qe2 Nd5 16.g3 b6 17.Nd4 Bb7 18.Nb3
Qa4 19.Bxd5 exd5 20.Nc3 Qd7 21.Nd4 Bf6 22.Qd3 Rad8 23.Rfd1
Rfe8 24.Re1 g6 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.Rd1 Qd7 27.Qe3 Re8 28.Qf3 a6
29.Qd3 b5 30.a3 Qc7 31.Qf3 Qc4 32.Nce2 Re4 33.Rc1 Bxd4 34.Rxc4
dxc4 35.Kf1 Bxb2 36.f5 a5 37.g4 b4 38.axb4 axb4 39.Qg3 Be5
40.f4 Bb2 41.Qh4 Re8 42.f6 Be4 43.g5 h5 44.Ng3 c3 45.Nxe4 c2
46.Ng3 c1=Q+ 47.Kg2 Qd2+ 48.Kh3 Re2 49.Nxe2 Qxe2 50.Qg3 Bd4
51.f5 Qf1+ 52.Kh4 Bf2 53.fxg6 fxg6 54.f7 Kxf7 0-1

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.17"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "James Mason"]
[ECO "D50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 {Notes by R. Teichmann} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5

Be7 5. Nf3 b6 6. e3 Bb7 7. Rc1 dxc4 {If he intended to take
this Pawn he might have waited till White had developed his
Bishop to d3, then gaining a move; though White would most
likely have exchanged himself next move.} 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. O-O
O-O 10. Qe2 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bb5 Qd6 {He
cannot push the pawn to c5 on account of Bxd7, winning a
Pawn.} 14. Rc2 c6 15. Bd3 Nf6 {But I do not understand why he
did not now play c5, which seems to give him at least an even
game. After the text move the Pawn is fixed and irretrievably
weak.} 16. Rfc1 Rac8 17. Ba6 {Taking immediate advantage of
the omission, the Black c-Pawn is doomed now.} Bxa6 18. Qxa6
Rc7 19. Ne5 c5 {Seeing now that he cannot play Rfc8 on account
of i7 Nxc6 Rxc6 18 Qxc8+(!), he prefers to lose the Pawn
another way.} 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 Nd7 22. Rc6 Nb8 {There is
no more to be said about the remainder of the game; he has to
submit to the loss of several more Pawns, and might as well
have resigned at once.} 23. Rxd6 Nxa6 24. Nc6 g6 25. Nxa7 Ra8
26. Nc6 Kg7 {A little trap if 27 Rxd5 Rc8 28 Rd6 Nb4 , winning
a Piece, but White is not in a hurry.} 27. a3 Rc8 28. g4 Nc7
29. Ne7 Rb8 30. Rd7 Ne6 31. Nxd5 Rc8 32. Nxb6 Rc2 33. b4 Ng5
34. a4 Ne4 35. a5 Nxf2 36. a6 {It is evident that White
Queen's Rook's Pawn will cost a Piece, and nothing in the way
of disaster can happen to White’s King except by the greatest
kindness on White's part, such as 36...Nh3+ 37 Kh1 Ng5 38 a7
Nf3.} 1-0

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.19"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Richard Teichmann"]
[Black "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 {Notes by S. Tinsley} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 {The

well-informed chess editor of the 'Times Democrat' (New
Orleans) says of this opening that "if not actually the
invention of Mr. A. P. Barnes, of New York, it was at least
first brought into prominent notice by him in the Canadian
"Spectator", July 1880, and subsequently in an analytical
article of some length and importance in "Brentano's Monthly',
vol. i. 1881, p. 73. It is somewhat singular that the
"Handbuch" wholly overlooks this fact in its last edition, as
well we believe as the actual merits of the defence, which, by
the way, is highly esteemed and was almost persistently
adopted by Pillsbury at the Hastings Meeting".} 4. d4 exd4
5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. f3 {The double object of
preventing Ng4 presently, and the exchange of Knight for
Bishop is thus accomplished, but at the expense of a very weak
centre of Pawns.} Ne7 {Preventing an inopportune exchange by
White, who might possibly have taken the Piece earlier without
much harm. Black is also now ready to assail the weak central
position by d5 etc.} 9. O-O c6 10. Bd3 d5 11. Nde2 {Supposing
now e5 instead --an obvious move--then 11...Ne8 12 f4 c5, with
a fine attack.} dxe4 12. fxe4 {Allowing the very evil, Ng4,
which was previously guarded against. Bxe4 was probably a
lesser evil; Nxe4 clearly loses his b-pawn.} Ng4 13. Qd2 Qd6
{Attention may be directed to the series of very forcible
moves by which Black wins this game. This is one. He gains
time by a threat of immediate mate, which can only be defended
by White compromising his King’s position.} 14. g3 Qe5
15. Rae1 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Nf5 17. Qf3 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 19. Kg2
Qb4 20. {As there appears no means of saving the valuable Pawn
this is the best course.} e5 Qxb2 21. Bc4 {The game is almost
hopeless, as another Pawn must go at once, and this is the
best chance.} Qxc2+ 22. Rf2 Qf5 23. Qe3 Qh3+ 24. Kg1 Be6
25. Be2 {It would be bad to open the file by Bxe6. Also his
e-pawn is weak when the attack comes. Bf1 seems better.} Qh6
26. Rf4 Qg5 27. Bd3 Rad8 28. Qf3 {Presumably a trap, but
Black’s reply demonstrates that the Pawn may safely be
taken. The whole game, in fact, seems to show that one player
sees a little clearer and further than the other, and is
mercilessly exact.} Bxe5 29. h4 Bd4+ 30. Kh2 {Rxd4 is answered
effectively by Qc5.} Qa5 0-1

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.20"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Emanuel Lasker"]
[Black "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nxc6

bxc6 7. Bc4 Ne7 8. Nc3 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Be3 c5
12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. Rab1 Nc6 15. b3 Qh4 16. f3 Nd4
17. Ne2 Be5 18. f4 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 Rxf4 21. Rxf4
Qxf4 22. Rf1 Qe5 23. Qa6 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Qxe4 25. Qxa7 Qb7
26. Qa4 c6 27. Qe4 Qd7 28. a4 e5 29. h3 Rb4 30. Qe1 e4 31. a5
d5 32. a6 Qe7 33. Qg3 e3 34. Ra1 Qf6 35. Re1 d4 36. a7 Qd8
37. Ra1 Qa8 38. Qd6 Rb7 39. Qxc6 e2 40. Qxb7 {source: New York
Daily Tribune, 1895.08.29.} 1-0

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.21"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[Black "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[ECO "C33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1.e4 {Nots by A. Albin} e5 2.f4 exf4 {To accept the King’s

Gambit is at all events better than to decline; we have seen
the contrary in the game Blackburne v. Schlechter in the last
Leipsic Tournament. The defence has more resources than the
attack.} 3.Bc4 d5 4.Bxd5 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O Bxc3
{Mr. Pillsbury plays here to simplify the game because his
famous opponent is dangerous.} 8.dxc3 c6 9.Bc4 Qxd1 10.Rxd1
Nxe4 11.Bxf4 Nd7 12.Rd4 {Re1 at once is preferable. I don’t
see how Black can savethegame. If 12...Ndf6 13 Bd3 Bf5
(if... Nc5 then 14 Bd6) 14 Nh4 and wins. Or if 12...Nef6 then
13 Bd6 Rd8 (...Re8 then 14 Ng5 Rxe1+ 15 Rxe1) 14 Be7 Re8 15
Ng5(!). Again 12...Nc5 then 13 Bd6 Rd8 14 Be7 Re8 15 Ng5 and
wins.} Ndf6 13.Re1 Bf5 14.Bd3 {Nh4 is superior; Black must
play c5 to prevent the loss of two Knights against one Rook ;
and even then White has more chances for a win. For instance,
if 14 Nh4 c5 15 Nxf5 (!), White would get four Pawns on the
Queen’s side and keep two Bishops. Only one defence is
possible, and that consists as reply to Nh4, ...g6, and even
then White gets the better game after Nxf5 (better than g4).}
Rfe8 15.Be5 c5 16.Ra4 Bg6 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Rxe8+ Nxe8 19.b4
cxb4 20.Bxg6 hxg6 21.cxb4 Nd6 22.Nd2 a6 23.Ra3 Rc8 24.Rd3 Rc6
25.Kf1 Kf8 26.Ke1 Ke7 27.Kd1 f5 28.c3 g5 29.Kc2 g4 30.g3 g5
31.a4 Ke6 32.Nb3 Ke5 33.Re3+ Ne4 34.Nd2 Rh6 35.Re2 Kd5 36.Nxe4
fxe4 37.Rd2+ Ke5 38.Re2 a5 {!} 39.b5 Rf6 40.Kb3 Rf3 41.Kc2 e3
{Rf1 seems to give moe winning chances.} 42.Kd3 Kd5 43.Rxe3
Rxe3+ 44.Kxe3 Kc4 45.Ke4 Kb3 46.Kf5 Kxa4 47.Kxg4 Kb3 48.h4
gxh4 49.gxh4 a4 50.h5 a3 51.h6 a2 52.h7 a1=Q 53.h8=Q Qxc3
54.Qe8 Qc7 55.Kf3 Kb4 56.Qe4+ Kxb5 57.Qb1+ Ka6 58.Qa2+ Qa5
59.Qe6+ Qb6 60.Qa2+ Kb5 61.Qb3+ Kc6 62.Qe6+ Kc7 63.Qe7+ Kb8
64.Ke2 Ka7 65.Kd1 Qb1+ 66.Kd2 Qb2+ 67.Kd1 Ka6 68.Qd6+ b6
69.Qd5 b5 70.Qa8+ Kb6 71.Qd8+ Kc5 72.Qe7+ Kc4 73.Qe6+ Kb4
74.Qd6+ Ka5 75.Qc7+ Ka4 76.Qa7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.23"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Henry Edward Bird"]
[Black "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.e4 {Notes by Schiffers} e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4

5.c3 Bd6 { A defence adopted formerly by Kieseritzky and
Mayet; it has not been practised for a long time by strong
players, which circumstance partly explains the success
attending Mr. Pillsbury's revival of it at Hastings.} 6.d4 Nf6
7.Ng5 {Weak; he ought to have played 7 O-O, with the
continuation Re1, Ng3 (via d2 and f1), etc.} O-O 8.Nxf7
{Anderssen in a game with Kieseritzky, continued : 8 f4 exf4 9
e5 Bxe5 10 dxe5 Nxe5 11 Bb3 h6 12 Nh3 g5 13 O-O d6 by which
Black obtains four pawns in exchange for the Bishop.} Rxf7
9.Bxf7+ Kxf7 10.f4 exd4 {!} 11.e5 Be7 12.exf6 Bxf6 {Black has
now three Pawns to compensate for the exchange, and his
position is unembarrassed.} 13.O-O d5 14.Nd2 dxc3 15.Nf3 Kg8
16.Rb1 b6 17.Be3 Bg4 18.Qa4 Bxf3 19.Rxf3 Qd6 20.Rd1 Rd8 21.Rh3
d4 22.Bc1 Qe6 23.Qc2 d3 {! A move which leads to a speedy
victory.} 24.Rhxd3 Nd4 25.f5 Qe4 26.Ba3 {Just before the end,
Mr. Bird has a joke in his well-known style; if 26 Nxc2, White
mates in four.} c5 {!} 27.Qf2 Ne2+ 28.Kf1 Rxd3 29.Rxd3 Qxd3
30.Qxe2 Qxf5+ 31.Kg1 Qb1+ 32.Kf2 Bd4+ 33.Kg3 Qg6+ 34.Kh3 h5
35.g3 Qg4+ 36.Qxg4 hxg4 37.Kxg4 Be3 38.Kf3 Bh6 39.Ke2 c2 0-1

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.24"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Karl August Walbrodt"]
[Black "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nge7 6. O-O O-O

7. Bd2 Nd4 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Ne2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Qc1 c5
12. Bc4 Be6 13. Bh6 Nc7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bxe6 Nxe6 16. Nf4
Qd6 17. Nxe6+ fxe6 18. Qd2 Rf5 19. Rae1 a5 20. Re4 b6 21. Rfe1
Re8 22. a4 h5 23. b3 Qd5 24. Qe2 Kf7 25. Qd2 Kg7 26. Qe2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.26"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "Amos Burn"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1.d4 {Notes by J. Mason} d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 {As to the

entire advisability of this, opinions differ. The early
exchange or subsequent retreat is thought not to be generally
favourable by many good players. Perhaps, on principle Nf3
should have preference ; the Bishop to be disposed as later
circumstances may require.} Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 b6 7.Rc1 Bb7
8.cxd5 Nxd5 {To keep the diagonal open; a troublesome
undertaking. 8...exd5, with a 'majority on the Queen's side'
view, and power of later Ne4(if necessary), would probably
prove stronger. There is nearly always great danger to he
apprehended from the adverse Bishop at d3 in this class of
position.} 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Nxd5 Bxd5 11.Bd3 Rc8 {The check
might be fairly ventured. But ...Bxa2 would be bad; for the
Bishop could be so shut in as to have no good escape.} 12.e4
Bb7 13.O-O Nd7 14.Qe2 a6 {Mr. Burn should have played c5
now. There was nothing to be feared from, e.g. 15 Ba6 Bxa6 17
Qxa6 Nf6 18 dxc5 Rxc5 19 Rxc5 Qxc5 19 Qb7 Qc8, etc. Even a
move or two further on c5 would be the better play. The
complications, deliberately courted, as it were, hereabouts,
are not at all to the advantage of the defence.} 15.Rc3 c6
16.Rfc1 b5 17.Qe3 Rc7 18.Qf4 Rac8 19.e5 {What may be called
the self-evident intent of this is most unaccountably ignored
by his opponent. The conclusion is reached by Mr. Pillsbury in
about the most forcible manner possible.} c5 {Further support
or protection of the King is imperative, 19...Nf8 seems
best. After this unfortunate oversight, Black's is really a
hopeless case. Nevertheless the ending is very instructive.}
20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Ng5+ Kg8 22.Rh3 {Meaning mate in four--23
Rh8+, 24 Qh4+, etc. Hence the reply, making way for the
King. The attack is altogether overwhelming.} Qe8 23.Qh4 Kf8
24.Nh7+ Kg8 25.Nf6+ Kf8 26.Nxe8 Kxe8 27.Qg5 cxd4 28.Rh8+ {For
28...Nf8 29 Rxf8+ Kxf8 30 Rxc7 Re8 31 Rxb7 and White has a
Queen too much.} 1-0

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.27"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "Curt von Bardeleben"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. d4 {Pillsbury opened the game but von Bardeleben was not

present. A note arrived later indicating that von Bardeleben
was ill. Pillsbury was awarded a forfeit win.} 1-0

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.28"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "Carl Schlechter"]
[ECO "D50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 {Notes by W. Steinitz} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7

5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. e3 b6 7. Rc1 {White's game has been modelled
chiefly after Steinitz's favourite attack. Here, however 7
cxd5 is preferable for if ...exd5 8 Bb5 Bb7 9 Ne5, with a
strong attack.} Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. Bb1
{As often shown in my annotations in similar positions, it is
absolutely injurious to White's game to allow three
well-supportable Pawns against two to be established on the
Queen's side. The prospect of a King's side attack on which
White speculates is quite unreliable in comparison to the
disadvantage on the Queen's side to which he is subjected. At
any rate, Pawns ought to be exchanged first, and thus Black’s
centre weakened.} Ne4 {It was better to make sure of his
superiority on the Queen's side by c4 at once.} 12. Bf4 Nxc3
13. Rxc3 c4 14. Ne5 f5 {He had sufficient force on the King's
side to ignore any hostile attack in that direction, and
systematic operations on the other wing, commencing with b5,
were most in order.} 15. Kh1 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bd6 17. f4 Bc8 {The
combination of this with the next five moves, more especially
with the two closely following, is full of high ingenuity,
which, however, is wasted on an imaginary danger. For all
purposes of defence it was only necessary to advance g6 at the
right time, and then to play Rf7, followed by Bf8
eventually. The Queen's wing was still the proper point of
attack to which he should have directed his attention more
promptly.} 18. Qh5 a6 19. Rf3 Ra7 20. Rh3 g6 21. Qh6 Bxe5
22. fxe5 Rg7 23. Rf3 b5 24. Rc1 Qe7 {For aggressive purposes
on the Queen's side, the Queen was better placed at c7.}
25. Rcf1 Rff7 26. h4 Be6 27. g4 {This rash attack and Black's
timid reply were only to be accounted for as results of time
pressure on both sides.} Qd7 {There was not the slightest
danger in capturing the Pawn with a Pawn ahead, while this
loses one.} 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Qh5 Rg6 30. Bxf5 Bxf5 31. Rxf5
Rxf5 32. Rxf5 b4 33. Qf3 c3 34. bxc3 bxc3 35. Rf8+ Kg7 36. Rb8
Qe7 37. Qf4 h5 38. e6 {A fatal miscalculaiion. Rc8 led to a
most probable draw, for if 38....Rg4 39 Qf6+, etc.} Rxe6
39. Rc8 Re4 {Black seizes his opportunity with scientific
exactitude.} 40. Rc7 Rxf4 41. Rxe7+ Rf7 42. Re5 c2 43. Rg5+
Kh6 44. Rg1 Rb7 0-1

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.30"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "19"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "Samuel Tinsley"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Bd6

7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Be7
12. Qe2 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qxe4 f5 15. Qe3 Nf6 16. Rae1
Qf8 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. f4 Rad8 19. c5 Bc8 20. Nc4 Ng4 21. Qe2 Qf6
22. Nd6 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 Qxc5 24. Nxe8 Rxe8 25. b4 Qxb4 26. Bxf5
Nf6 27. Bg6 Rf8 28. Rb1 Qd6 29. Rbd1 Nd5 30. Bb1 Bd7 31. Qe4
Rf6 32. g4 c5 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Bg6 Rxg6 35. Qxg6 Bc6 36. Kg1
c4 37. Qe4 c3 38. f5 e5 39. Qc4 Ke7 40. Rf2 b5 41. Qe4 Nf4
42. f6+ Qxf6 43. Qb4+ Kf7 44. Qxc3 Qg6 45. h3 Qe4 46. Kh2 b4
47. Qc2 Ke6 48. Qc5 Bd5 49. Qc8+ Ke7 50. Qc7+ Kf6 51. Qd6+ Kg5
52. Rxd5 Qxd5 53. Qxd5 Nxd5 54. Rf5+ Kg6 55. Rxe5 Nc3 56. Ra5
Kf6 57. Kg3 g6 58. Kf4 Ne2+ 59. Ke3 Nc3 60. Kd3 Nd1 61. Ke2
Nc3+ 62. Kf3 a6 63. h4 h5 64. Rxa6+ Ke5 65. Rxg6 hxg4+
66. Kxg4 Nxa2 67. Rb6 Kd4 68. h5 Kc5 69. Rb8 Nc3 70. h6 Nd5
71. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.31"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "20"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Beniamino Vergani"]
[Black "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d5

7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Ne4 Be7 9. O-O h6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bb3 f5
12. Ng3 Qd7 13. Kh2 Bd6 14. Re1 Rae8 15. Bd2 Qf7 16. Qe2 Nf4
17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Ng1 e4 19. Kh1 Nc5 20. dxe4 Bxg3 21. fxg3
Nxe4 22. Qe3 Ne5 23. b3 Nd3 24. Kh2 Nxe1 25. Bxe1 b6 26. Qc1
Qd5 27. Qc2 Rd8 28. c4 Qd3 29. Rc1 c5 30. Nf3 Qxc2 31. Rxc2
Rd1 32. Bf2 Re8 33. h4 Nf6 34. Bg1 Ng4+ 35. Kh1 Kf7 36. Rb2 a5
37. Rc2 Re4 38. Rb2 Kf6 39. Rc2 Ne3 40. Rb2 Nf1 41. Rc2 Nxg3+
42. Kh2 Nf1+ 43. Kh1 g5 44. hxg5+ hxg5 45. Rc3 g4 46. Nh2 Ree1
0-1

[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.09.02"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[Round "21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "Isidor Gunsberg"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bd3 O-O 7.Ne5
dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nd5 9.f4 Be6 10.Qb3 b5 11.Bxd5 Bxd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5
13.Qxd5 cxd5 14.Nd3 Nd7 15.Bd2 Rfc8 16.Ke2 e6 17.Rhc1 Bf8
18.Rxc8 Rxc8 19.Rc1 Rxc1 20.Bxc1 Bd6 21.Bd2 Kf8 22.Bb4 Ke7
23.Bc5 a6 24.b4 f6 25.g4 Bxc5 26.bxc5 Nb8 27.f5 g5 28.Nb4 a5
29.c6 Kd6 30.fxe6 Nxc6 31.Nxc6 Kxc6 32.e4 dxe4 33.d5+ Kd6
34.Ke3 b4 35.Kxe4 a4 36.Kd4 h5 37.gxh5 a3 38.Kc4 f5 39.h6 f4
40.h7 1-0