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The Mackenzie-Reichhelm Match,
US Championship 1867
Researched by Nick Pope

Reichhelm,G — Mackenzie,GH
(2)
C68/06
Spanish: Exchange (Classical)
1867.05.27
USA Philadelphia, PA (Athenaeum)
Annotations by Mackenzie
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6
** An unusual method of continuing the attack.
4...dxc6 5.0-0 Bd6 6.d4 Bg4 7.dxe5 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Bxe5 9.Rd1 Qe7
** 9...Qf6 would have been better we believe.
10.Nc3 Nf6 11.Bg5 0-0 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Rd3 Rad8 14.Rad1 Rxd3 15.Rxd3 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 Qb4 17.b3 Re8 18.g3 Rxe4
** Taking with queen would evidently have been fatal.
19.Rd3 Re1+ 20.Kg2 Qe7 21.Qg4 Re6 22.Qd4 g6 23.Re3 Rxe3 24.fxe3 c5
25.Qd3 Qd6 26.Qe4 c6 27.Qf4 Qxf4 28.exf4 Kg7 29.Kf3 Kf6 30.h4 h5 31.c4 Kf5 32.Ke3 Kg4 33.Kf2 b5 34.Kg2 b4 35.Kf2 Kh3 36.Kf3 f5 37.Kf2 Kh2 0-1.
**
The Albion, New York, 1867.06.01

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