The Mackenzie-Reichhelm Match,
US Championship 1867
Researched by Nick Pope
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This contest came to a close on Monday last, the
score at the termination of the Ninth Game being: Mr. M. 7, Mr. R. none;
drawn 2. |
The Albion, New York,
1867.06.08
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Mackenzie,GH Reichhelm,G
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(9)
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C84/01 |
Spanish: Closed (Knight Attack)
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1867.06.03 |
USA Philadelphia, PA
(Athenaeum)
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Annotations by Mackenzie
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Be7 5.0-0 Nf6 6.Nc3 b5
7.Bb3 d6 8.h3 Na5 9.d3 Nxb3 10.axb3 h6
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An oversight which loses a valuable
pawn. |
11.Nxb5 Be6 12.Nc3 Qd7 13.Nh2 g5 14.d4 c6 15.dxe5 dxe5
16.Qe2 Qb7 17.Ra5 Bd6 18.Be3 Bc7 19.Ra4 Nd7 20.Rd1 0-0 21.Qh5 Kg7
22.Bxg5
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A tempting sacrifice, though
perhaps
not strictly sound. |
22...hxg5 23.Qxg5+ Kh7 24.Ng4 Bxg4 25.hxg4
Bd8
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Black should have played 25...Nc5
and might still have made a stubborn resistance. |
26.Qf5+ Kg7 27.Rxd7 Qb8 28.Rc4 Qc8 29.g5
1-0.
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The Albion, New York,
1867.06.15
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