[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1874.03.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "De Soyres, John"]
[Black "Parratt, Walter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[Annotator "Blackburne/Potter"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1874.03.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Bd3 {(There
is a division of opinion concerning this move. Some authorities prefer Be2)}
Nge7 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. f4 f6 {(This move is of doubtful merit)} 11.
Rf3 d5 12. Rg3 f5 13. e5 Qc7 14. Qh5 Rf7 15. Kh1 ({This appears to be loss of
time.} 15. Nf3 {was the proper line of play and would have been very difficult
to meet}) 15... Nxd4 16. cxd4 b5 17. Rg5 g6 18. g4 Rg7 19. Qh4 Bb7 20. Rg1 Rf8
21. gxf5 Nxf5 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 {(Black here plays very judiciously and selects
the right course to ensure a draw)} 23. Rxf5 gxf5 24. Qf6 Rxg1+ 25. Kxg1 Qg7+
26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 {[Illustrated London News 11 April 1874 and Huddersfield Chess
Magazine, May 1874, give the game as ending here]} 27. a3 Kg6 28. Kg2 Kh5 29.
c3 {Played at City of London CC, City Restaurant, 34 Milk Street, Cheapside,
London. Not less than 700 people watched the event! (including Staunton,
Steinitz, Lowenthal, Horwitz, Zukertort, Bird, Blackburne, etc). 20 games were
played altogether. These seven show just one from each board - source: City of
London CC Magazine, 1874, page 71. Sources: Westminster Papers, 1 Apr 1874;
Illustrated London News, 11 April 1874} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1874.03.27"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Parratt, Walter"]
[Black "De Soyres, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A81"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1874.03.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Huddersfield College"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Bf4 e6 5. Be5 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 b6 8. Nf3 Be7
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Ng4 11. Re1 Ne3 12. Qc1 Ba6 13. Nf1 Nxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc8 15.
Qe3 h6 16. h4 Qe8 17. a3 Qg6 18. N1d2 Rfd8 19. Rac1 Qe8 20. Kh2 Qf8 21. Rg1 h5
22. Ng5 Bxg5 23. hxg5 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Qd6 25. e3 Qxe5 26. dxe5 Be2 {Sources:
Illustrated London News, 11 April 1874; Huddersfield College Magazine, May
1874, p157} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1874.03.27"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "De Soyres, John"]
[Black "Parratt, Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1874.03.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Huddersfield College"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 Bb4 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. d3 h6 7. O-O Bc5+ 8. Kh1
O-O 9. Na4 Bb6 10. Nxb6 axb6 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Bd2 Bg4 13. Qe1 Nh7 14. Nh4 Bh5
15. Nf5 Ne7 16. Qg3 Ng6 17. Rf2 Ng5 18. Raf1 Kh7 {"The time for concluding the
tourney having arrived when Black made this move, the position was submitted
to the umpire [Steinitz], who adjudged the game to be White's. It is right to
say that Mr. Parratt's play throughout these games is far below his real
strength, owing to an almost total want of practice for some months." Sources:
Westminster Papers, 1 Apr 1874; Illustrated London News, 11 April 1874;
Huddersfield College Magazine, May 1874, p157.} 1-0

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1874.03.27"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Madan, Falconer"]
[Black "Keynes, John Neville"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "Blackburne/Potter"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1874.03.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Bg4 7. a3 ({There is
no good purpose answered by this move.} 7. Ne2 {in order to play it afterwards,
would have been better}) 7... Nd4 8. b4 Bb6 9. Bg5 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 Bh3 11. Re1
h6 12. Bh4 (12. Be3 {was the proper line of play. The move in the text
involves the loss of a piece}) 12... g5 13. Bg3 h5 14. Kh1 h4 15. Ne2 hxg3 16.
fxg3 Bf2 17. Qd2 Bxe1 18. Rxe1 Nh5 19. g4 Qf6 20. Qe3 Nf4 21. Rg1 Qh6 22. Qf2
Qh4 23. Qxh4 Rxh4 24. Ng3 Rh7 {Mr. Keynes has played the greater part of this
game in a very skilful manner, but he has been aided materially by his
opponent's want of foresight. And after a few more moves the game was won by
White [sic - presumably they mean Black - JS]} 25. c3 O-O-O 26. d4 Rdh8 27. Ne2
Bxg4 28. Rxg4 Rxh2+ 29. Kg1 Nxe2+ 30. Kf1 Nxc3 31. dxe5 Rb2 32. Ke1 Rh1+ 33.
Bf1 Nb5 34. exd6 Nxd6 35. Rxg5 Rb1+ 36. Ke2 Rbxf1 37. Kd3 Rxf3+ {Source:
Westminster Papers, 1 Apr 1874} 0-1

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1874.03.27"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Madan, Falconer"]
[Black "Keynes, John Neville"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1874.03.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 d6 5. d5 Ne7 6. Bc4 c6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 b5
9. Be2 b4 10. Na4 Nxe4 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. b3 a5 14. O-O Ne7 15. Nb2
Ng6 16. Bc4 Nf6 {adjudicated a win for Black. Source: Westminster Papers, 1
Apr 1874} 0-1

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1874.03.27"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ogden, Charles Burdett"]
[Black "Meredith, Samuel Redhead"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "Blackburne/Potter"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1874.03.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. c3 dxc3 ({Very weak} 5... Nf6 {
was the correct move, and would have brought the game to a position in the
Giuoco Piano, where neither side has any advantage}) 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qd5+ Ke8
8. Qxc5 d6 9. Qxc3 Nf6 10. O-O Qe7 11. Re1 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qb3 c6 14. Bg5
Rf8 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Qg3 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nf3 Rd8 19. Nxe5 Qf4 {(It is not
usually considered advisable with a pawn behind to try and exchange queens.
Moreover, in other respects, the move in the text is objectionable)} 20. Qg6+
Bf7 21. Nxf7 {(We see no reason why White should not have captured the g-pawn)}
Rxf7 22. Qe6+ Kf8 23. f3 Re8 24. Qc4 Qg5 25. Qd3 a6 26. Rad1 Re6 27. Kh1 Kg8
28. Qd8+ Qxd8 29. Rxd8+ Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Rd1 Ke7 32. g3 Rd6 33. Rxd6 Kxd6
34. Kg2 Ke5 35. Kf2 Kd4 36. Ke2 b5 37. Kd2 c5 38. Kc2 a5 39. Kd2 a4 40. Kc2 b4
41. b3 a3 42. Kc1 g5 43. g4 c4 44. bxc4 Kxc4 45. Kc2 b3+ 46. axb3+ Kb4 47. e5
a2 48. Kb2 {Source: Westminster Papers, 1 Apr 1874} 1-0

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1874.03.27"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Ogden, Charles Burdett"]
[Black "Meredith, Samuel Redhead"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Annotator "Zukertort/Wisker"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1874.03.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ ({Safer is} 4... Bc5) 5. Bd2 ({
The usual course here is} 5. c3) 5... Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 d6 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Qf6
9. Qxf6 Nxf6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. Bd3 a6 13. a3 Rae8 14. Rae1 Bd7 15. f4
Bc6 16. Re3 Nd5 {A mistake, which ought to lose the game.} 17. exd5 Rxe3 18.
dxc6 bxc6 19. Bxa6 Rb8 20. Rb1 {This blunder turns the tables.} Rxc3 21. Bd3
Rxa3 22. b3 Rba8 23. Kf2 Ra1 24. Rxa1 Rxa1 25. h3 c5 26. Kf3 d5 27. Ke3 Rc1 28.
g3 c4 {Very injudicious, Black should bring his king into action.} 29. bxc4
dxc4 30. Be4 Ra1 31. Kd4 Ra3 32. c3 Ra1 33. Kxc4 Rg1 34. g4 Rg3 35. Kd4 Rxh3
36. c4 Kf8 37. Kd5 Ke7 38. Kc6 Kd8 39. Kd5 Rh4 40. Ke5 Rxg4 41. Bxh7 g6 42. c5
f6+ 43. Kxf6 Rxf4+ 44. Ke5 g5 45. Bf5 Rf2 46. c6 Rf4 47. Bd7 Rf7 {Adjudicated
win for Black. Source: Westminster Papers, 1 April 1874, p255. The newspaper
places the game alongside other games marked as played in the second round but
in reality, to tally with results as reported, it was more probably played in
the third game between the players.} 0-1

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1874.03.27"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grundy snr, William"]
[Black "Ball, Walter W Rouse"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "Blackburne/Potter"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1874.03.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 (4. exd5 {at this point is considered
better}) 4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qe2 (9.
Bd3 {with the view of castling on the king's side, would have been stronger})
9... Nc6 10. O-O-O a5 11. Kb1 Bd7 12. Ne5 Rad8 13. Qe4 {(This move loses a
pawn, without any compensating advantage in position being gained)} Qxf2 14.
Bb5 f5 15. Qd3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bxb5 17. Qxb5 Qxg2 18. Qb3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Qc6 20.
Qd3 b6 21. Qd7 Qxd7 22. Rxd7 Rc8 23. Re7 g6 24. Rxe6 f4 25. Kc1 Rd8 26. Rf6 Rf8
27. Kd2 Rxf6 28. exf6 Kf7 29. Kd3 Kxf6 30. Ke4 g5 31. a4 Ke6 32. c3 Kf6 33. b4
axb4 34. cxb4 Ke6 35. a5 bxa5 36. bxa5 Kd7 37. Kd5 Kc8 38. Kc6 Kb8 39. a6 Ka7 {
won in 43 moves, acc. to the Times report. Game end acc. Westminster Papers.
Source: Westminster Papers, 1 Apr 1874} 0-1

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1874.03.27"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "May, Thomas Hughes D"]
[Black "Plunkett, Horace Curzon (Hon)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E40"]
[Annotator "Blackburne/Potter"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1874.03.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 ({White should here
have played} 6. Nf3 {which would have prevented the subsequent advance of his
opponent's e-pawn}) 6... e5 7. a3 dxc4 {(Black plays hereabouts very
vigorously)} 8. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 {(This move loses a clear pawn)} exd4 10.
Ne2 dxe3 11. Qxd8+ Nxd8 12. Bxe3 O-O 13. O-O Be6 14. Rac1 c6 15. Ng3 Nd5 16.
Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Bc5 Re8 18. Nf5 Ne6 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Rfd1 b6 22.
Bd4 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. g3 h6 ({Black should have played} 24... Rc4 {
winning easily}) 25. Kf1 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Rc2 27. Rxd5 Rxb2 28. Rd7 a5 29. Rxf7
Rb3 30. a4 Rb4 31. Rb7 Kg8 32. h4 Rxa4 33. Rxb6 Ra1+ 34. Kg2 Rc1 35. Rb5 Ra1
36. Rb7 a4 37. Ra7 Kf8 38. h5 a3 39. Kf3 a2 40. Kf4 Ke8 41. Kf5 Rh1 42. Rxa2
Rxh5+ 43. Kg4 {and the game was given up as drawn (Source: Westminster Papers,
1 Apr 1874)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1874.03.27"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Tracey, Campbell"]
[Black "Nicholson, Joseph Shield"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Annotator "Blackburne/Potter"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1874.03.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 {"This defence of the e-pawn is not at all
satisfactory because it blocks the c-pawn; 3.d5 followed by 4.c4 is good" 
(Zukertort/Wisker)} Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. Nf3 c4 6. e5 {"White has already the
inferior game" (Zukertort/Wisker)} cxd3 7. exf6 dxc2 {(Each side pursues his
own idea with great animation, but Black seems to get the best of the melee)}
8. Qxc2 exf6 9. O-O Be7 10. d5 O-O 11. Bf4 Bb4 12. Rad1 Na6 13. a3 Bxc3 14.
bxc3 Rc8 15. c4 b5 {"This advance is premature" (Zukertort/Wisker)} 16. Qb2
Rxc4 17. Qxb5 Rxf4 18. Qxb7 Ra4 19. Rd3 {"A blunder, which does not improve
White's prospects" (Zukertort/Wisker)} Nc5 20. Qb5 Ra5 21. Qc4 Nxd3 22. Qxd3
Qb6 23. d6 Qc6 24. Nh4 Rd5 25. Qg3 Re8 {(there is no reason why the queen
should not have taken the d-pawn)} ({"} 25... Qxd6 {was simple and sound" 
(Zukertort/Wisker)}) 26. Qg4 Rg5 27. Qd4 Re4 28. Qxa7 h6 ({"} 28... g6 {
was the proper move" (Zukertort/Wisker)}) 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. Qb1 g6 31. Qb3 {
(The manoeuvres on both sides are rather amusing, though not destitute of
purpose)} Kg7 32. Nf3 Rc5 33. Nd2 Rg4 34. f3 Rd4 35. Qb2 {(The attack and
counter attack on both sides are kept up with vigour)} Rcd5 36. Ne4 Qc4 37. Rc1
Qxc1+ 38. Qxc1 Rd1+ 39. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 40. Kf2 Ra1 ({"} 40... f5 {would win at
once, giving Black a passed pawn" (Zukertort/Wisker)}) 41. a4 {"The intention
of this move surpasses the power of our comprehension" (Zukertort/Wisker)} Rxa4
42. Nc5 Rd4 43. Nxd7 Rxd6 44. Nc5 h5 45. Ne4 Rc6 46. Kg3 f5 47. Nf2 Rf6 ({"} 
47... g5 {would have saved immense time for the players, the recorder and the
readers. Black ought to win in about half-a-dozen moves, and he takes 40 to do
so. I hope to be excused analysing the remainder of the game" (Zukertort/
Wisker)}) 48. h4 Kh6 49. Nh3 Ra6 50. f4 f6 51. Kh2 Ra8 52. Kg3 Rg8 53. Kf3 Kg7
54. Ke3 Kf7 55. Nf2 g5 56. hxg5 {(PxP ambiguous)} fxg5 57. fxg5 Rxg5 58. Kf3
Kf6 59. Nh3 Rg8 60. g3 Ra8 61. Nf4 Ra3+ 62. Kg2 Kg5 63. Nh3+ Kh6 64. Nf4 Ra8
65. Nh3 Rg8 66. Kf3 Rf8 67. Nf4 Ra8 68. Kg2 Ra4 69. Kf3 Ra1 70. Kg2 Rb1 71. Kf2
Kg5 72. Kg2 Kg4 73. Ne2 Rb2 74. Kf2 Rxe2+ 75. Kxe2 Kxg3 {Source: Westminster
Papers, 1 Apr 1874 (longest game of the round, according to the Times report)}
0-1

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1874.03.27"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Nicholson, Joseph Shield"]
[Black "Tracey, Campbell"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1874.03.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "ILN"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. b3 cxd4 7. exd4 Bb4 8. Bb2
Ne4 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Bd3 e5 12. cxd5 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Bxe4 dxc3
15. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 17. Rxc3 Re8 18. Re3 b6 19. Bxh7+ Kf8 20. Rxe8+
Kxe8 21. Be4 Bb7 22. O-O Rd8 23. Rd1 Rd6 24. f4 Ke7 25. Kf2 Rf6 26. Ke3 Kd6 27.
g3 Rh6 28. h4 Rh8 29. Kd4 Rh5 30. Kc4 Ba6+ 31. Kb4 f5 32. Bf3 Rh8 33. Re1 Bc8
34. a4 g6 35. a5 bxa5+ 36. Kxa5 Bd7 37. b4 Rb8 38. Rb1 Rb5+ 39. Ka6 {"... and,
after a few more moves, Black struck his flag" (HS). Source: Illustrated
London News, 18 April 1874} 1-0

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1874.03.27"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Hooper, Wynnard"]
[Black "Connell, Alexander Richard C"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Annotator "Blackburne/Potter"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1874.03.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qf6 {(This is not a good defence to the Ruy Lopez)}
4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 exd4 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. Qd2 ({
A very weak move.} 10. Bd5 {was the correct line of play}) 10... h6 11. Bh4 Bh3
{(Useless. This B should have been played to g4 at once)} 12. Bg3 Bg4 13. cxd4
Bb6 14. a4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nxd4 16. Qd3 b4 17. Bc4 Qh5 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. e5 dxe5
20. Bxe5 Rd8 21. Bxa6 Ne6 22. Bb5+ Nd7 ({Black could here have won by playing} 
22... Kf8 {as White must then have lost a piece}) 23. Rae1 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Qh4 25.
Bg3 Qf6 26. Re4 Qxb2 27. Be5 Qa3 28. Qc4 ({We believe White might have
retrieved his game at this point by} 28. Bxg7) 28... O-O 29. Bxd7 Rxd7 30. Ra1
Qd3 31. Qxd3 Rxd3 32. Nc4 Bxf2 33. Kg2 Bc5 34. Bg3 Ng5 35. Rf4 b3 36. Rf5 Bd4
37. Rb1 Re8 38. Be5 Bxe5 39. Rxe5 Rxe5 40. Nxe5 Rd2+ {(game ended at 9.15pm
having started at 6pm, acc. the Times report)} 41. Kg3 Ra2 42. Rxb3 Rxa4 43.
Rb7 f6 44. Ng6 c5 {Source: Westminster Papers, 1 Apr 1874} 0-1

