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

Mackenzie,GH — Reichhelm,G
(7)
C84/12
Spanish: Closed (Center Attack)
1867.06.01
USA Philadelphia, PA (Athenaeum)
Annotations by Mackenzie
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Be7
** This defense to the Ruy Lopez attack, was, we believe, first introduced by Hirschfeld.
5.d4 exd4 6.0-0 Nf6 7.e5 Ne4 8.Re1 Nc5 9.Bxc6 dxc6 10.Nxd4 Ne6 11.c3 Nxd4 12.cxd4 Be6 13.Nc3 0-0 14.Be3 Qd7 15.f4 Rad8 16.Qf3 g6 17.h3 Bh4 18.g3 Be7 19.g4 h5 20.f5 gxf5 21.gxh5 Kh7 22.Kh2 Rg8 23.Rg1 Bd5 24.Qf4 Qe6 25.Raf1
** White, we think, could have won the game here by taking off the bishop with knight and then playing 26.Rg6. Suppose: 25.Nxd5 cxd5 26.Rg6 Rxg6 (best) 27.hxg6+ fxg6 (27...Qxg6 28.Rg1 Qe6 (or 28...Qh5) 29.Qg3 Qg6 30.Qf3 and wins) 28.Qh6+ Kg8 29.Rg1 Kf7 30.Qh7+ Ke8 31.Rxg6 Qc8 32.e6 and wins.
25...Rxg1 26.Rxg1 Rg8 27.Rxg8 Kxg8 28.Ne2 Bxa2 29.Qg3+ Kh7 30.Nf4 Qc8 31.Ng6
** White’s attack having failed, the best he can do is to play for a drawn game.
31...fxg6
** This is the best move we believe.
32.Qxg6+ Kh8 33.Qh6+ ½-½.
**
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