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

Reichhelm,G — Mackenzie,GH
(8)
C45/21
Scotch: Golmayo
1867.06.02
USA Philadelphia, PA (Athenaeum)
Annotations by Mackenzie
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5
** 4...Qh4 is also a good move.
5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Be2 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.0-0 Nxe3 10.fxe3 Qh6 11.Bb5
** We should have preferred defending the e-pawn.
11...Qxe3+ 12.Kh1 0-0 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Bxc6 Rb8 15.b3
** 15.b4, with the intention of subsequently playing it to b5, would perhaps have been better.
15...Rb6 16.Bf3 Rh6
** Black wins the game by being enabled to bring this rook so rapidly into action.
17.Qe2 Qf4 18.Bh5
** Had White played 18.g4 the following variation might have occurred: 18.g4 Bxg4 19.Bxg4 Rxh2+ 20.Qxh2 Qxf1+ and Black mates next move.
18...Qh4 19.Bxf7+ Rxf7 20.Qe8+ Rf8 21.Rxf8+ Bxf8 22.Qe5 Re6 23.g3 Qh3 24.Qd5 Qf1# 0-1.
**
The Albion, New York, 1867.06.15

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