1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. d3 Bb4 5. fxe5 d4 6. exf6?

6. a3 (Ranken).

6... dxc3= 7. b3 gxf6 8. Qh5 Nc6 9. Nf3 Be6 10. Be3 a5 11. a4 Qd7 12. h3 Rg8 13. Qxh7?

13. d4 (Ranken).

13... O-O-O 14. Qh4 Bd6 15. O-O-O?

15. g4.

15... Qe7 16. Re1 Bg3 17. Qh5 Bxe1?

17... Qa3+ 18. Kd1 Bxb3! wins quickly.

18. Nxe1 Qa3+ 19. Kd1 Rh8 20. Qf3 Ne5 21. Qxf6 Qd6?

21... Qa1+.

22. Qf4= Rdf8 23. d4 Rd8 24. Ke2 Nc6 25. Qxd6 Rxd6 26. d5 Bg4+ 27. hxg4 Rxh1 28. dxc6 Rd2+ 29. Bxd2 cxd2 30. cxb7+ Kxb7 31. Kxd2 Rxf1=

Barnett offered a draw.

32. Nd3 Rg1 33. Nf4 Rf1 34. Ke3 Rc1 35. Kd4 Rxc2 36. Ke5 Rc3 37. Kf6 Rxb3 38. e5 Rg3 39. g5 c5?

39... Rg4! (only move) 40. Kf5 Rg3 41. Kf6=.

40. Kxf7?

40. g6! wins, after 40... fxg6 41. e6 Re3 42. e7 Kc6 43. Kf7 Kd7 44. Nd5 Re1 45. Nf6+ Kc6 (or 45... Kd6 46. e8=Q Rxe8 47. Nxe8+!) 46. e8=Q+ Rxe8 47. Kxe8! c4 48. Ne4 Kd5 49. Nc3+ Kd4 50. Na2 and Black is one tempo short in all variations.

40... Rxg5 41. Kf6 Rg4 42. Kf5 Rg8?

42... Rg3! saves a tempo compared to the game.

43. e6 Kc7 44. e7 Kd7 45. Kf6 Rg4 46. g3 Rxg3 47. Kf7 Re3 48. Nd5 Rxe7+ 49. Nxe7 c4 50. Nd5 Kd6 51. Nc3 Kc5 52. Ke6 Kb4 53. Nb1

Any knight move draws.

53... Kxa4 54. Kd5 Kb4 55. Kd4 a4 56. Ke3??

56. Nc3 (only move) draws, as pointed out by Ranken.

56... a3 57. Nxa3 Kxa3 58. Kd2 Kb2

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Annotator(s): C. E. (Rev. Charles Edward) Ranken (1828-1905) (see Source).

Source(s): BCM 1886 pp. 454-57.

Event information: Crosstable, ICU web site.

Note: Ranken (p. 456) says that Barnett offered a draw. An earlier report (p. 413) says that it was Pollock who offered a draw.