Stourbridge vs Cambridge University
[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1858.04.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Stourbridge"] [Black "Cambridge"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C23"] [Annotator "Cambridge"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "1858.04.24"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Qe7 5. h3 {Major Jaenisch characterises this as a lost move, but his proof does not seem quite satisfactory,} Be6 6. Bb3 ({Better to have played} 6. Bxe6 {The queen on b3 is quite out of play.}) 6... Bxb3 7. Qxb3 Bb6 8. O-O Nd7 ({Had black played} 8... Nf6 {White might have replied with} 9. Nh4 {Threatening to plant him at f5 and if} Nxe4 10. Qa4+ ) 9. d4 Ngf6 {To tempt White to pin the Kt with their Q B. It was at this point of the game that black resolved on commencing an attack by throwing up the Pawns on the King's side, end for the success of this scheme it was desirable that the QB should be out of the way.} 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Rd1 {Weak. The primary cause of all White's disasters} g5 13. Na3 g4 14. hxg4 Rg8 15. Rd3 Rxg4 16. Nd2 O-O-O {It is usually very hazardous for the second player to castle on the Queen's site in this opening. In the present instance however white has no time to set up any counter attack,} 17. Nac4 Rdg8 18. Nxb6+ axb6 19. g3 Rf4 20. Rf1 ({To prevent} 20. Re1 {and then to e3, which would in a great measure have neutralised the attack. Another advantage arising from compelling the R to go to f1 is that the King cannot escape to the other side of the board.}) 20... h5 21. Qd1 h4 22. Qe2 Qg6 {To allow Nf6} 23. Kg2 Nf6 24. dxe5 Nh5 25. Rf3 (25. exd6 {Would have been fatal.} hxg3) 25... dxe5 26. Qe3 Rg4 27. Rg1 hxg3 28. Kf1 g2+ ({Better than} 28... gxf2) 29. Ke1 Nf4 30. Rg3 Rxg3 31. fxg3 Qxg3+ 32. Qxg3 Rxg3 33. Kf2 Rh3 34. Nf3 Rh1 {White might have resigned at this point, as none of their pieces can stir.} 35. Ke3 Kd8 36. c4 Ke7 37. Kd2 Kf6 38. Ke3 Kg6 39. Nxe5+ Kg5 40. Nf3+ Kg4 41. Kf2 Nh3+ {White resigned Fritz 14:} 42. Kxg2 Nxg1 43. Nxg1 Rh8 44. Ne2 Rd8 0-1