Fazan,W. S. - Ryan,L. A.
South of Thames vs North of Thames
London, 1896
Blackmar Gambit Declined
Played at the Cannon Street Hotel, London, on Saturday, May 9, 1896, and published in The British Chess Magazine, Vol XVI, 1896, p. 235. Notes from the original.
1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.f3 e5
4.c3 exd4 5.cxd4 Bd6 6.g3 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nc6 8.Be3 Nf6 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.0-0-0
"White's position is already deplorable." 10...Bxc3 11.bxc3 Nd5 12.Re1 0-0 13.Qb2 exf3 14.Bd2 Qf6 15.Nh3 f2
16.Re2 Bxh3 17.Bxh3 Qf3 18.Bf1 Qxh1 19.Rxf2 Qg1
20.Bf4 Nxf4 21.Rxf4 Qe3+ 22.Kb1 Qe1+
23.Kc2 Rab8 24.Qb5 a6 25.Qf5 Ne7
26.Qh3 b5 27.a3 Nd5 28.Re4 Qxc3+
and wins. ["Black could also play 28...Qxe4+ 29.Bd3 Qg2+ etc."] 0-1
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