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George Mackenzie vs George Hammond
"Hammond Egg" (game of the day Mar-25-2025)
USA (1864)
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Variation (C42)  ·  1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-27-07
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  chancho: Nowadays these kinds of fireworks are a rarity in this opening.
Mar-12-08  Knight13: Hammond stood too close to the fireworks and one of those shells came down and hit in the head and knocked him out. The Checkmate Hospital pronounced him dead on move 22.
Mar-12-08  mistreaver: beautifull attack by mackenzie
Mar-24-09
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  fm avari viraf: This is a beautiful game, where I relished the tactical blows knocking his opponent. May His Soul Rest In Peace In Heaven, Eternally!
Dec-22-14
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  jnpope: Mackenzie wasn't in America in 1857. This is probably from one of the two matches played between Mackenzie and Hammond in 1864.

<From America we learn that Captain Mackenzie (late of London) has been victorious in two matches played at the Boston Chess Club, against Mr Hammond, a strong amateur. In the first, Captain M. scored nine to his opponent's four, one being drawn. In the return match between the same antagonists, Captain Mackenzie scored six, Mr Hammond three, Drawn one. The games in both matches, we hear, were played with unusual rapidity.>

source: London Era, 1864.07.17, p6

This game is published in the New York Albion, 1866.04.21 and in the Chess World, v2 n3, May 1866, pp78-79.

Dec-03-23
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  FSR: Hammond Egg.
Dec-03-23
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  fredthebear: Never had the pleasure. The Western omelet works for me.

Scrumptious attack by White!!

Mar-25-25
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  Korora: Well, given that Hammond ends up WITH a goose egg delivered by the mighty ♙...
Mar-25-25  The Kings Domain: Impressive attack by white, very much in the spirit of the times. A gem.
Mar-25-25
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  HeMateMe: EGGcellant pun! Nice game, pretty active.
Mar-25-25  goodevans: Ham and eggs:

Customer: L.O.
Waiter: L.O.
Customer: R.U.B.C?
Waiter: S.V.R.B.C.
[enter waitress carrying a large ham on a silver salver]

Various Characters: L.O.
Waiter: L.O.
Customer: L.O.
[exit waitress into kitchen]

Customer: F.U.N.E.X?
Waiter: S.V.F.X.
Customer: F.U.N.E.M?
Waiter: 9.
Customer: I.F.C.D.M.
Waiter: [insistently] V.F.N.10.E.M.
[enter waitress from kitchen still carrying the ham]

Various Characters: A. V.F.M.
Customer: R.
Customer: O.
Various Characters: C. D.M.
[exit waitress into kitchen]

Waiter: O.S. V.F.M.
Customer: O.K. M.N.X.
Waiter: M.N.X.
Customer: F.U.N.E.T?
Waiter: 1 T.
Customer: 1 T.
Waiter: O.K. M.X.N.T.
[he finishes writing it on his pad and calls at the kitchen door]

Waiter: M.X.N.T.4.1.

Mar-25-25
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  Honza Cervenka: 12...Qc7 is a mistake, which led to similar disaster for black in Kotronias vs M Meier, 1998.

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