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George Mackenzie vs Joseph Blackburne
4th BCA Congress, Bradford (1888), Bradford ENG, rd 13, Aug-15
Queen Pawn Game: Anti-Torre (D02)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
1-0

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Feb-26-08  Knight13: Blackburne missed 53. c7!!
May-08-16  zanzibar: The truth be told, I prefer to agree with Harding as much as possible.

Like here, where 21...Nd8 is given by the TB, and also Harding - Blackburne.

See <TB G-39 p58/65>

<Harding - Blackburne G-574 p264>

According to Harding, the score align again after Black's 34th move.

I wonder what Gillam gives?

May-08-16  zanzibar: I believe this should be the correct score:

<[Event "Bradford (1888)"]
[Site "Bradford ENG"]
[Date "1888.08.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Mackenzie, George Henry"]
[Black "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[EventDate "1888.08.06"]
[Source "TB G-39 p58/65"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bg4 3.e3 e6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.b3 c5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.Nbd2 Rc8 8. O-O cxd4 9.exd4 Bd6 10.c4 O-O 11.Re1 h6 12.a3 Nd7 13.c5 Bf4 14.b4 g5 15.Nf1 Qf6 16.g3 Bb8 17.Ne3 h5 18.Kg2 Qg7 19.Nxg4 hxg4 20.Ng1 f5 21. b5 Nd8 22.Rb1 Nf6 23.f3 gxf3+ 24.Nxf3 g4 25.Nh4 f4 26.Bd3 Nh5 27.Ng6 f3+ 28.Kf2 Rf6 29.Qc2 b6 30.Rbd1 Bd6 31.c6 Nf7 32.Bc1 Rc7 33.a4 Bb4 34.Rh1 Nd6 35.Ne5 Nf5 36.Bxf5 Rxf5 37.Qd3 Nf6 38.Bf4 Ne4+ 39.Kf1 Qh7 40.h4 Rxf4 41.gxf4 Ng3+ 42.Kf2 Ne4+ 43.Ke3 Rg7 44.h5 Bd6 45.h6 Bxe5 46.dxe5 Rf7 47.Rh5 g3 48.Kxf3 Rxf4+ 49.Kg2 Rf2+ 50.Kg1 Qf7 51.Rh4 Rf3 52.h7+ Kh8 53.c7 Qxc7 54.Qxf3 Qc5+ 55.Kh1 Qf2 56.Qxf2 Nxf2+ 57.Kg2 Nxd1 58.Kxg3 1-0>

Modulo date...

According to Harding

<Blackburne, throughout his career, was curiously liable to be swindled by Mackenzie>.

I suppose this is an example game.

Jan-15-20  Straclonoor: <Blackburne missed 53. c7!!> Blackburne missed 41....Rg7!

Analysis by Stockfish 070120 64 BMI2:

-+ (-6.41): 41...Rg7 42.Nxg4 Ng3+ 43.Kg1 Nxh1 44.Qxh7+ Kxh7 45.c7 Rxg4+ 46.Kxh1 Rg8 47.Rf1 Rc8 48.h5 Rxc7 49.Rxf3 Rf7 50.Kg2 Kh6 51.Re3 Rf6 52.f5 exf5 53.Kf3 Kxh5 54.Re8 Kg5 55.Rg8+ Rg6 56.Rd8 Rh6 57.Rg8+ Kf6 58.Rd8 Rh3+ 59.Ke2 Ra3 60.Rxd5 Rxa4 61.Kd3 Ra3+ 62.Kc4 Bd2 63.Rd6+ Kf7 64.d5 f4

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