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Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Samuel Warren Bampton
Blindfold simul, 20b (1900) (blindfold), Franklin CC, Philadelphia, PA USA, Apr-28
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. l'Hermet Variation (C67)  ·  1-0

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Apr-23-10  Cardinal Fang: This game is from a blindfold simul by Pillsbury on April 28, 1900. He scored +14=5-1 in six and a half hours.
Sep-09-10
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  GrahamClayton: The game was played at the Franklin Chess Club. The loser had represented the US against England in the most recent cable match, which makes Pillsbury's play even more meritorious.
Sep-10-10
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  tamar: Some Rybka variations that Bampton had the good sense to avoid show why Pillsbury was regarded as a god of blindfold play.

If 17...g5 18 Qh5 gxf4

(18...Nf3+ to block the rook from h3 19 gxf3 gxf4 20 Nxf4 Rg8+ 21 Bxg8 Qxg8+ 22 Kh1 Qg5 23 Rg1 Qxh5 24 Nxh5 b6 25 Nxf6 3.06/22)

19 Rh3 Re7 20 Nxf6 with mate on h7 or loss of heavy material


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Sep-10-10  DarthStapler: What if, after 20. Nxf6 in your line, black plays Nf3+ gxf3 Rg7+ Kf1 Qxf6?
Sep-10-10  Shams: <Darth Stapler> Clever try but I think white just moves out of check, e.g. 20...Nf3+ 21.Kh1 Ng5 22.Qxg5:


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White threatens both Qe5 and Qh6.

Aug-23-11
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  OhioChessFan: Black must have been intimidated out of his mind to not play 12...Bxb2. Are you kidding me?

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