[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. Nf1
O-O 9. Ne3 Bd7 10. Qe2 Nh5 11. Nd5 Ne7 12. Bb3 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 c6 14. Bb3 h6 15.
h3 Kh7 16. g4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. O-O-O a5 19. d4 a4 20. Bc2 a3 21. b3 Qc7
22. Qd2 c5 23. dxc5 Qxc5 24. c4 Be6 25. Qxd6 Qxf2 26. Qxf4 Qc5 27. e5 b5 28.
cxb5 Rfc8 29. Qd2 Bxb3 30. axb3 a2 31. Kb2 Bxe5+ 32. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 33. Qd4 a1=Q+ {
0-1. Sources: Manchester Times - Saturday 12 July 1890; Bristol Times and
Mirror - Saturday 19 July 1890} 34. Rxa1 Qxd4+ {Source: BCM, July 1890, p304}
0-1

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wainwright, George Edward Sr"]
[Black "Thorold, Edmund"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 Qd4 7. Nd3 O-O 8.
Nxc5 Qxc5 9. d4 Qe7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qd2 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Nxe2
Qh4+ 15. Ng3 Nc6 16. O-O Rad8 17. c3 g6 18. Rf4 Qg5 19. Raf1 Rd7 20. e5 Qxe5
21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Re4 Qd6 24. g3 ({"There has possibly been a
transposition of moves in the record, for} 24. Nxd7 {appears to follow here." 
(Both sources)}) 24... g5 25. Nxd7 Qxd7 26. Qe2 Qd5 27. c4 Qd6 28. d5 Nd8 29.
b3 c6 30. Qb2+ f6 31. Qd4 Kg6 32. g4 c5 33. Qd3 Kg7 34. Qe3 Rf7 35. Re8 Qd7 36.
h3 Qd6 37. Re1 b6 38. Kg2 b5 39. Re7 bxc4 40. bxc4 Qa6 41. Qxc5 Qxa2+ 42. Kg3
Qb3+ 43. R1e3 Qd1 44. Re1 Qd3+ 45. R7e3 Qd2 46. Qc8 f5 47. gxf5 Qd4 48. Qxd8
Qf4+ 49. Kg2 Qxf5 50. Qe8 Qf2+ 51. Kh1 Kg6 52. Qe4+ Kh5 53. Qg2 Qf6 54. Re6 {
Sources: The Field, 25 July 1890; Stamford Mercury - Friday 25 July 1890 (with
identical notes, presumably by AB Skipworth)} 1-0

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Skipworth, Arthur Bolland"]
[Black "Ropes, Arthur Reed"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bc5 7. Ne2 O-O 8.
O-O c6 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Bb6 11. Qd3 Be6 12. Bb2 Bd5 13. f3 Nd7 14. Kh1 f6
15. Nf4 Bf7 16. Bh3 Re8 17. Rfd1 Bc7 18. Ng2 Bg6 19. Qb3+ Bf7 20. Qd3 Nb6 21.
Bf5 g6 22. Bh3 Bc4 23. Qc3 Be2 24. Rdb1 Qd5 25. Ne1 Na4 26. Qb3 Qxb3 27. axb3
Nxb2 28. Rxb2 c5 29. Bg2 Bb6 30. f4 Re7 31. d5 c4 32. d6 Rd7 33. Bd5+ Kf8 34.
c3 Bg4 35. bxc4 Rxd6 36. Bxb7 Re8 37. Kg2 Rde6 38. Bf3 Rxe1 39. Ra6 Rg1# {
Source: Stamford Mercury - Friday 01 August 1890} 0-1

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wainwright, George Edward Sr"]
[Black "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C30"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Nge7 8.
Na4 O-O 9. c3 f5 10. Bc4+ Kh8 11. Nxc5 dxc5 12. d3 fxe4 13. dxe4 exf4 14. Qh5
Qd6 15. O-O Rad8 16. Rf2 Qd1+ 17. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 18. Kh2 Ng6 19. Be2 Re1 20. b3 Re8
21. Bb2 Rxa1 22. Bxa1 Rxe4 23. c4 Nge5 24. g3 fxg3+ 25. Kxg3 Kg8 26. Bf1 Re3+
27. Kf4 Re1 28. Bb2 Nd4 29. h4 Ng6+ 30. Kg4 Re4+ 31. Kg3 Nxh4 32. Bh3 g5 33.
Bc8 b6 34. Bb7 Nhf5+ 35. Kh2 Rh4+ 36. Kg1 Ne3 37. Bc1 Rg4+ 38. Kh2 Rh4+ 39. Kg1
Rg4+ 40. Kh2 Ndf5 (40... Rh4+ 41. Kg1 Rg4+ 42. Kh2 Ndf5 43. Re2 Nf1+ 44. Kh1
N5g3+ {0-1 is the finish as given in the Stamford Mercury - Friday 31 October
1890.}) 41. Re2 Nf1+ 42. Kh1 N5g3+ {Source: The Field - Saturday 28 June 1890}
0-1

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Black "Trenchard, Herbert William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "Freeborough, Edward"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
dxe5 Nb7 9. Nc3 Nc5 10. Nd4 O-O ({If} 10... Ba6 11. Qg4) 11. Rd1 {So far book.
White now threatens Nxc6.} Qe8 12. Be3 d5 13. Qf3 ({Somewhat risky.} 13. Nxc6
Qxc6 14. Nxd5 Bd8 {, and White has hardly sufficient value for his piece. This
thought apparently influences the next move on both sides, and the ultimate
result is the loss of a Pawn.}) 13... Bd7 ({Which meets immediate requirements,
but gives White time to institute a double attack with his queen on c-pawn and
g-pawn, and thus reflects on Black's 12th move.} 13... f6 {might be played.})
14. Qg3 f6 {This comes in now as a deep move, more attractive on this account
than the regulation reply 14...Kh8.} 15. Bf4 ({Strengthening the attack while
clearing the way for Re1. Black’s reply (Rc8) is still good enough to stop
exf6 and Qxc7. Suppose} 15. exf6 Rxf6 16. Qxc7 Bd6 17. Qa5 Qh5 {, etc}) (15.
Bh6 {, although not quite so disastrous, offers no inducement.}) 15... Rc8 16.
Re1 fxe5 {No doubt the simplest of the various alternatives at his disposal -
Qf7, Qg6, and Ne6 - which require careful and exhaustive analysis. It looks,
however, as if he had missed the continuation adopted by White.} 17. Bxe5 Qf7
18. Bxg7 Qxg7 19. Qxg7+ Kxg7 20. Rxe7+ Rf7 21. Rae1 {White’s advantage in
Pawns and Pawn-position appears decisive. Black, it will be seen, plays the
end-game most scientifically.} Rb8 22. b3 a5 23. a3 Rbf8 24. h3 Kf6 25. Rxf7+
Rxf7 26. Re3 Nb7 27. Rf3+ Ke7 28. Rxf7+ {It is very questionable policy to
deprive himself of the aid of his only' long-distance piece until his game is
further advanced.} Kxf7 29. Nf3 Kf6 30. Ne2 c5 31. Nf4 c6 32. g4 Nd6 33. Nh5+ {
Not much use in this. To keep the N in the centre of the board for the present,
offers more chances.} Ke7 34. Kf1 Nb5 35. a4 Na3 36. Ne1 c4 37. Ke2 c5 38. Kd2
d4 ({Stockfish 16:} 38... cxb3 39. cxb3 c4 $11) 39. Kc1 $16 c3 40. Nf4 Kd6 41.
Nf3 Bc6 42. Ng5 c4 {Very good. His Bishop is well placed for any emergency.}
43. Ne2 (43. Nxh7 Be4 44. Nf6 Bxc2 {, etc.}) ({Stockfish 16:} 43. Nf7+ {
or 43 h4=}) 43... Nxc2 {Fine play again.} 44. bxc4 ({If} 44. Kxc2 d3+ 45. Kxc3
dxe2 46. Kd2 cxb3 {, etc.}) 44... Bxa4 45. Ne4+ Kc6 46. f4 Bb3 $19 47. f5 a4
48. f6 Bxc4 ({Stockfish 16:} 48... a3 $1 49. N2xc3 dxc3 50. Nxc3 Kd7 $19) 49.
N2xc3 dxc3 50. Kxc2 a3 51. Kxc3 a2 52. Kb2 h6 53. g5 h5 ({Stockfish 16:} 53...
hxg5 $11) 54. g6 Kd7 55. Ng3 ({Stockfish 16:} 55. h4 Ke6 56. f7 Ke7 57. Ng5 $18
) 55... Bd3 $1 56. g7 Bc4 57. Nxh5 Ke8 58. Ng3 Kf7 59. Ne4 Bd5 60. Nc3 Be6 61.
Ne4 {This is *not* an instance of the superiority of N over Bishop in an
end-game, but a very useful study notwithstanding. Source: BCM, July 1890, p308
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Black "Skipworth, Arthur Bolland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 c5 7. Qd3 Be7 8.
Nc3 c6 9. Be3 Qb6 10. Rb1 Ba6 11. Qd2 O-O-O 12. b4 Bf6 13. bxc5 Qa5 14. Nd4
dxc5 15. Rb8+ Kxb8 16. Nxc6+ Kc8 17. Nxa5 Rxd2 18. Kxd2 Ne7 19. Nd5 Rd8 20. c4
Nxd5 21. cxd5 Re8 22. f3 Bd8 23. Nc6 Bb6 24. Rc1 c4 25. Nxa7+ Kb7 26. Rb1 Kxa7
27. Rxb6 c3+ 28. Kxc3 Rc8+ 29. Rc6+ Kb7 30. Rxc8 Kxc8 31. f4 Bb5 32. e5 {
"Something wrong with the score at this," wrote BCM annotator Edward
Freeborough. So presumably more moves were played. "White, however, wins with
the a-pawn." Source: BCM, July 1890, p310; the same score and notes were then
reprinted in the Manchester Times, Friday 01 August 1890} 1-0

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Thorold, Edmund"]
[Black "Trenchard, Herbert William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C32"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d4 Bb4 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 O-O 8.
cxb7 Bxb7 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. Nge2 Rc8 11. Bb3 Ba6 12. O-O Re8 13. a3 Ba5 14. Be3
Ng4 15. Qd2 Qh4 16. h3 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Nxd4 19. Rad1 Nxb3 20. cxb3
Bb6 21. Rd4 Rcd8 22. Ne2 Rxd4 23. Nxd4 Rd8 24. Qxe4 Bxd4+ 25. Kh2 Bxb2 {
(after a few moves Black won - Morning Post - Monday 07 July 1890; Bristol
Times and Mirror - Saturday 19 July 1890)} 26. a4 Qf6 27. Re1 Qd6 28. h4 Bf6
29. g3 g6 30. Kh3 Bc3 31. Re3 Qd7+ 32. g4 h5 33. f5 Qd4 34. fxg6 hxg4+ 35. Kxg4
fxg6 36. Qxd4 Rxd4+ 37. Kh3 Bb4 38. h5 gxh5 39. Re8+ Kf7 40. Rh8 Kg6 41. Rg8+
Kf5 42. Rh8 Kg5 43. Rg8+ {"and Black won". Source: BCM, July 1890, p306} 0-1

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schott, George Adolphus"]
[Black "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. c3 d6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Ng4 12. Re1 Be6 13. Nbd2 Kh8 14. h3 Nh6 15.
g4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 f6 17. Re2 Nd8 18. d4 b5 19. Qd3 exd4 20. exd4 Ne6 21. Qe3 g5
22. Ree1 Nf4 23. Kh2 Qd7 24. a5 Rae8 25. Qg1 Nf7 26. Qg3 Kg7 27. Nh4 Rh8 28.
Nf5+ Kf8 29. e5 dxe5 30. Ne4 Qc6 $15 31. Re3 Nd5 32. Rf3 h5 33. dxe5 hxg4 34.
Nd4 Qd7 $2 (34... Qa8 $19) (34... Nxe5 $19) 35. e6 Rxe6 36. Qxg4 $2 (36. Nc5
$16) 36... Re7 37. Qxd7 Rxd7 38. Nxf6 Nxf6 39. Rxf6 g4 40. Raf1 Rxh3+ 41. Kg2
Rxc3 42. Nf5 ({Stockfish 16:} 42. R1f4 $11) 42... Rd2+ 43. Kg1 Rf3 44. Rxf3 ({
Stockfish 16:} 44. Nh6 $11) 44... gxf3 45. Rxa6 Ne5 46. Ne3 $2 ({Stockfish 16:
} 46. Rf6+ Kg8 47. Ne7+ Kg7 48. Rf5 $11) 46... Re2 47. Nd5 Ng4 {"and wins"
Source: Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News - Saturday 09 August 1890} 0-1

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Thorold, Edmund"]
[Black "Peachey, Henry William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. b3 Bb7 5. Bb2 e6 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Ne5
Ne7 9. d4 Nf5 10. Bb5+ Kf8 11. Qe1 h5 12. Nd2 Bxe5 13. fxe5 Ng4 14. Rf3 Qg5 15.
Nf1 g6 16. Rd1 Kg7 17. Bc1 Qe7 18. h3 Ngh6 19. Bd3 c5 20. c3 c4 21. Bc2 cxb3
22. axb3 Rac8 23. Ng3 h4 24. Nxf5+ Nxf5 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. g4 fxg4 27. hxg4 Qg5
28. Rf4 h3 29. Qd2 h2+ 30. Kh1 Qg6 31. Rdf1 Rc7 32. Qf2 Kg8 33. Rf6 Qg7 34. Qe2
Qh7 35. R6f4 Rxc3 36. Qb5 Bc6 37. Qb4 Qd3 38. Qe7 Qg6 39. Ba3 f5 40. gxf5 Qg7
41. Qxe6+ {Source: BCM, July 1890, p307} 1-0

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Thorold, Edmund"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d6 3. Bd3 Be7 4. Nf3 b6 5. c4 c5 6. d5 e5 7. O-O Bg4 8. Na3 Nh6
9. Nc2 O-O 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. Ne3 Bh5 12. Nf5 Kh8 13. Nxh6 Bg5 14. Nxg5 Qxg5 15.
Qc1 Qg6 16. Kh1 Nd7 17. f3 Qf6 18. Qe3 Rae8 19. Rf2 Bg6 20. Rg1 Qg7 21. g4 Qf6
22. Rfg2 Qh4 23. Bf1 Nf6 24. g5 Ng8 25. Rg4 Qh5 26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. exf5 Ne7 28.
Qe4 Ng6 29. fxg6 Qxg6 30. Bd3 Re7 31. Rh4 Qxe4 32. Bxe4 f5 33. gxf6 Rxf6 34.
Rg3 a5 35. Rgh3 Rff7 36. Rh6 Rd7 37. Re6 Rd8 38. Bg6 Rg7 39. Re8+ Rxe8 40. Bxe8
Re7 41. Bg6 Rg7 42. Bf5 Rf7 43. Be6 Rf4 44. Rg3 h6 45. b3 e4 46. fxe4 Rxe4 47.
Rg8+ Kh7 48. Bf5+ Kxg8 49. Bxe4 Kf7 50. Kg2 {"and wins." (Seems unbelievable
that Black should have played on so long after obtaining zero compensation for
the piece - JS) Source: Bristol Times and Mirror - Saturday 19 July 1890} 1-0

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Trenchard, Herbert William"]
[Black "Wainwright, George Edward Sr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "Hoffer, Leopold - The Field"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 f6 5. Bb5 Nge7 6. d3 (6. exd5 {is inferior
because of} Qxd5 7. O-O Bd7 {(Best)} 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Ne5 {- the latter
excellent move was first played by Chigorin and with one stroke develops
Black's forces, and leaves White with an isolated pawn, for White's best reply
is} 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qb3 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 O-O-O 13. Nc3 Nf5 {, etc. (Hoffer,
The Field)}) 6... dxe4 (6... Be6 {is considered better these days - JS}) 7.
dxe4 Bd7 8. Qc2 Nc8 9. Be3 Be7 10. Bc4 {A useless move, as the bishop cannot
maintain itself on the diagonal.} Na5 11. Bb3 ({We would not now give up the
bishop for the knight. Had White played} 11. Bd3 {or 11 Be2, the knight would
be out of play at a5.}) 11... Nb6 12. Qe2 Nxb3 13. axb3 O-O 14. Nbd2 Be6 15.
Rd1 Qe8 16. O-O Qf7 17. c4 Nd7 18. Nh4 Rfd8 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 c6 21. Nf5 Nc5
22. Rf3 ({Stockfish 16:} 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. e5 $11) 22... Rd7 23. Rg3 Bxf5 24.
exf5 Rad8 25. Rf1 Nd3 26. Ne4 Bb4 27. Bh6 ({Here White could have simplified
the game, and got rid of the opponent's well-posted knight, by} 27. Bc7 Rxc7
28. Rxd3 {, etc.}) 27... Bf8 28. Bc1 Kh8 29. Be3 b6 30. Nc3 Bb4 31. Kh1 Qe7 32.
Bg1 ({Giving up a pawn as a lesser evil. The alternative would have been} 32.
Nd5 cxd5 33. Qxd3 dxc4 34. Qxc4 {, with numerical equality, but inferior
position}) ({or} 32. Bc1 Nxc1 33. Qxe7 Bxe7 34. Rxc1 Rd2 35. Re3 Bb4 {, with
advantage.}) 32... Qxe2 33. Nxe2 Nxb2 34. Nc3 Bxc3 35. Rxc3 Rd1 36. Rxd1 Rxd1
37. Re3 h6 38. Re7 (38. Re8+ {would have been better, as the sequel will show.}
) 38... a6 ({Stockfish 16:} 38... Nd3 39. h3 Ra1 $19) 39. Ra7 Nd3 40. h3 Ra1
41. Kh2 b5 42. cxb5 cxb5 43. Ra8+ {Had the Black king been at h7, if White had
checked as pointed out [at move 38], he could now have played 43 Bd4 Ne5 44
Bxe5 fxe5 45 f6, etc.} Kh7 44. Ra7 Ra2 45. Bd4 {Too late.} Nf4 46. Bxf6 Rxg2+
47. Kh1 Rg3 48. Be5 Rxh3+ 49. Kg1 Nh5 50. f6 Rf3 51. fxg7 Rf5 52. Bd4 Rg5+ 53.
Kf2 Nxg7 54. Rxa6 {There is a remote chance of drawing the game, had White
taken the knight first.} Nf5 55. Bc5 ({Stockfish 16:} 55. Be5 $11) 55... h5 56.
Rb6 h4 57. Rb7+ Kg6 58. Rxb5 h3 59. Ra5 $4 ({Stockfish 16:} 59. Rb6+ $1 Kh5 60.
Bd6 $11) 59... h2 $19 60. Ra1 Ng3 {Mr. Wainwright played the whole game in
capital style. Source: The Field - Saturday 26 July 1890} 0-1

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Trenchard, Herbert William"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. c3 d6 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O
9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Ne7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nh4 Kh7 13. Qh5 Ng6 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15.
Qxf5 Qe7 16. a5 Ba7 17. Nd2 Rg8 18. Kh1 Rg7 19. Rae1 Kh8 20. g3 Rag8 21. Nf3
Rh7 22. d4 Qd8 23. Rd1 Qe7 24. Ng1 h5 25. Nh3 h4 26. g4 Nf8 27. f4 exd4 28. e5
dxe5 29. Rde1 Qd6 30. Bd3 dxc3 31. fxe5 fxe5 32. Rxe5 Bd4 33. Re8 Qc6+ 34. Qe4
Rhg7 35. Qxc6 bxc6 36. Bxa6 Ne6 37. Rxg8+ Kxg8 38. g5 Nxg5 39. Nxg5 Rxg5 40.
Bd3 h3 41. Bc2 Kf8 42. Bb3 f6 43. Be6 Rg1+ 44. Rxg1 Bxg1 45. Bf5 Ba7 {Source:
Morning Post - Monday 07 July 1890} 0-1

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S1"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Wainwright, George Edward Sr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bd3 Qd6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O Rd8 11. Rad1 Bd7 12. Rfe1 Rac8 13. Ne5 Be8 14. c3
c5 15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Bg3 cxd4 17. Nxf7 {Very well played; displaying at once
ingenuity as well as judgment. (In the text this note links back to Black's
previous move but must be a typesetting error - JS)} dxc3 18. bxc3 Qc6 19. Nxd8
Rxd8 20. Be5 Bh5 21. Rb1 Nb6 22. Qe3 Bf7 23. Qg3 Bf8 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qh4+
Kg8 26. Qxd8 Nc4 27. Bd4 a6 28. Qb8 b5 29. a4 bxa4 30. Qd8 {Making a fit place
for his Q R.} Qd6 31. Rb8 {This game exhibits considerable smartness and
strength on White's part, but the acknowledged genius of Mr. Wainwright seems
to wane-right away as the contest progresses. (Evidently, terrible chess puns
are not confined to the 21st century - JS)} a3 32. Qxd6 Nxd6 33. Bc5 Ne8 34.
Bxf8 {Source: Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News - Saturday 19 July 1890 
(which gives the date - it is not entirely clear whether this was the
scheduled day or whether it was played a day early)} 1-0

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S2"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Deighton, Frederick (Dr)"]
[Black "Lambert, Charles James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. b3 Bd6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. c4 Ne4 10. Qc2 f5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bb4 13. Rad1 $4 Nxd2 14. Rxd2
Bxd2 15. Qxd2 dxc4 16. bxc4 Be4 17. Rd1 Qxd3 18. Qxd3 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Rfd8 20.
Rd4 Rxd4 21. exd4 Rd8 22. Kf1 a6 23. Ke2 c5 24. a4 Kf7 25. f4 Rd7 26. Ke3 Ke8
27. h4 h5 28. g3 g6 29. Bc3 Kd8 30. dxc5 bxc5 31. Ba5+ Kc8 32. Bb6 Rd4 33. a5
Rxc4 34. Kd3 Rc1 35. Kd2 Rg1 36. Bxc5 Rxg3 37. Ke2 Rg4 {Source: BCM, December
1890, p504 (strange that BCM should have published a game which is so lacking
in any interest. Lightly annotated by W Wayte.)} 0-1

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S2"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Newham, William Leighton"]
[Black "Lambert, Charles James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Bb5 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. h3 Nf6 8. Nf3
O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Qd2 f6 12. Ne2 e5 13. c3 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Nb6 15.
b3 Be6 16. Nh2 Nc8 17. Ng3 Nd6 18. f3 Qf7 19. Rf1 f5 20. f4 exd4 21. Bxd4 Ne4
22. Nxe4 fxe4 23. Bxg7 Qxg7 24. Rae1 Rad8 25. Qc1 Bc8 26. Re3 Rfe8 27. Rg3 Bf5
28. Kh1 c5 29. Ng4 d4 30. cxd4 cxd4 31. Ne5 Rc8 32. Qd1 d3 33. Nc4 Qd4 34. Ne3
Rf8 35. Qd2 Qc3 36. Rd1 Qxd2 37. Rxd2 Rc1+ 38. Kh2 Kf7 39. h4 Rfc8 40. Nc4 Ke6
41. Re3 Kd5 42. Kg3 Kd4 43. Kf2 R8xc4 44. bxc4 Rc2 45. Rxc2 dxc2 46. Re1 Kd3
47. c5 Kd2 48. Re2+ Kc3 49. Re3+ Kb2 50. Rb3+ Kxa2 51. Rc3 Kb2 52. Rc4 c1=Q 53.
Rxc1 Kxc1 {"and Black won" Source: Stamford Mercury - Friday 15 August 1890}
0-1

[Event "County Chess Assoc 1st Class S2"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "West, James Samuel"]
[Black "Lambert, Charles James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[Annotator "Hoffer, Leopold"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 {This move was introduced by the late Herr Kann, of Pest.
Theoretically it should be incorrect, because it prevents the Q Kt developing
upon its natural square. The defence has, nevertheless, proved itself to be
safe, but dull. (The Field)} 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2
Nf6 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Qd2 f6 9. Bh6 O-O 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. exf6+ exf6 12. O-O f5 13.
Ng5 Qf6 14. Rae1 h6 15. Ne6+ Qxe6 16. Bxg4 Qd6 17. Bf3 Na6 18. Re2 Nf6 19. Rfe1
Ne4 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. f3 exf3 22. Re7+ Rf7 23. Rxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qxh6 f2+ 25. Kxf2
Qf6+ 26. Kg1 Rh8 27. Qe3 Qd6 28. Rf1+ Kg7 29. Qe5+ Qxe5 30. dxe5 Re8 31. Re1
Nc5 32. Kf2 Nd7 33. e6 Nc5 34. e7 Kf6 35. Kf3 Ne6 36. Ne2 Rxe7 37. c3 Ng5+ 38.
Kf2 Ne4+ 39. Kf3 Re5 40. g4 Ng5+ 41. Kg2 Re4 42. h3 Kg7 43. Kg3 Kh6 44. h4 Ne6
45. Kf3 Nf4 46. b3 b5 47. b4 Kg7 48. Nd4 Rxe1 49. Kxf4 Rc1 50. Nxc6 Rxc3 51.
Nxa7 Rc4+ {Source: The Field, 12 July 1890} 0-1

[Event "County Chess Assoc 2nd Class"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ludovici, Sarah Anne"]
[Black "Rudge, Mary"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[Annotator "Rudge, Mary"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 Qd4 6. Nf3 Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 Nf6
8. h3 Bf5 9. d3 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Bd6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Re1 Rfe8+ 13. Kf1 Rxe1+ 14.
Kxe1 Re8+ 15. Ne2 Nd5 16. Kf1 Nb4 17. Ned4 Nxc2 18. Nxc2 (18. Nxf5 Nxa1 19. Ne3
{best, threatening to win the Kt or regain the exchange.}) 18... Bxd3+ 19. Kg1
Bxc2 20. Bd2 Bf5 {(The score gives B to QB4 but this doesn't make sense - JS)}
21. Rc1 Rd8 22. Bc3 Be4 23. Nd2 Bd5 (23... Bf4 {looks tempting, but only leads
to exchange.}) 24. b3 f6 25. a3 {An oversight.} Bxa3 26. Ra1 Bc5 27. b4 Bb6 28.
Nf1 Re8 29. Ng3 c5 30. bxc5 Bxc5 31. Ra5 b6 32. Rxa6 {This P is hardly an
advantage, as Black now forces off the R's and must win.} Ra8 33. Rxa8+ Bxa8
34. Kh1 {Having inadvertently moved 34 P to B3 dis ch. [i.e. White had tried
to play the illegal move 34 f3, which Miss Rudge (jokingly?) refers to as a
'discovered check'.]} Bxf2 35. Ne4 {Overlooking Bxe4.} Bxe4 {Source: Northern
Whig - Thursday 06 November 1890. "Game played at the Cambridge meeting
between Mrs. Ludovici, St Albans, and Miss M. Rudge, Bristol." Sarah Ann(e)
Ludovici, née Rogers, born 3rd qtr of 1837 in Stafford, died 27 July 1904,
Wiesbaden, Germany. She married Heinrich Ludovici in 1865 in England and seems
to have lived in Germany thereafter.} 0-1

[Event "County Chess Assoc 2nd Class"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1890.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rudge, Mary"]
[Black "Gorham, Ellen Elizabeth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1890.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 a6 5. d5 e5 6. Be3 Qa5 7. Nd2 b5 8. a3 Be7
9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 Qxb4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bd7 13. Rxb8+ Bd8 14. Bb6 f6
15. Rxd8+ Ke7 16. Qa1 Qa4 17. Qxa4 bxa4 {"after a few more moves Black
resigned" Source: Bristol Times and Mirror - Saturday 12 July 1890, which
gives the forename initial 'E' for Miss Gorham. Note: Black's name given
variously as Gosham and Cosham in BCM.} 1-0

