[Event "blindfold simultaneous x8"]
[Site "Belfast"]
[Date "1886.09.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blackburne, J.H."]
[Black "Harvey, E.L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "Harvey"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1886.09.25"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Nf3 dxe4 7. Nxe4 7...
O-O {Black's last two moves are not sound. White can at once advance the pawns
on the king's side with a winning game.} 8. c3 Nd7 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O b6 11.
Qe2 a6 12. Rad1 Bb7 13. Rfe1 Nf8 14. Ne5 Ng6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17.
Rd3 Rad8 18. Rg3 18... c5 {A hazardous move, leaving the bishop's pawn
isolated but one which white should have prevented by b4.} 19. dxc5 bxc5 20.
Qe3 Rd5 21. Nd3 ({If} 21. Rf3 21... Rxe5 22. Qxe5 Bxf3 23. Qxf6 gxf6 24. gxf3 {
Drawn game.}) 21... Red8 {a strong move which gives black the better position.
22.Qe4 seems to be white's best reply. If 22.N moves Re5 or 22.Rf3 Rxd3. Mr.
Blackburne mentioned after the game that he had overlooked that black could
leave his c-pawn en prise.} 22. Qe2 c4 23. Nb4 Rd2 24. Qe3 a5 25. Qb6 axb4 26.
cxb4 R8d4 27. Rf1 Rxf2 28. Ra1 Rfd2 29. h3 {
and white resigned. Black mates in four moves, commencing Qf2+} 0-1

