Game played at Leinster Lodge, Clontarf, Dublin, on the 3rd July, 1884 between Mrs. T. B. Rowland and Mr. Porterfield Rynd, it being the first game played with the handsome set of Staunton pattern ivory Chess-men, presented to Mr and Mrs T. B. Rowland, by the Chessists of England, Ireland, and Scotland.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3

Three to one on White.

10... Nge7 11. Re1

The newest continuation is 11. Ba3 O-O 12. Rad1 b5 13. Bd3!.

11... O-O 12. Ba3 b5

The Rook being at e1 prevents the Knight taking.

13. Bxb5 Rb8 14. Nd5

A counterstrike now, or the Bishop is lost.

14... Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Bxe1 16. Bxf8 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Qc2+ 18. Kg1 Kxf8 19. Ng5 Nxe5!

What means this coup? Black cleverly brought his Queen to c2 to frustrate White's design of Bxc6. Will he now exhibit a new resource?

20. Qxe5 Bb7 21. Be2 f6

He does indeed, but he'll find a Rowland for his Oliver (get the eraser!).

22. Nxh7+ Qxh7 23. Qxc7 Re8 24. Re1 Qe4 25. Qd6+ Re7 26. Qb8+ Re8 27. Qd6+ Qe7

[RR: A mistake; Black should have acquiesced in the perpetual check.]

28. Qxe7+

[RR: Missing an opportunity presented by Black's last move. Instead 28. Bh5 and if 28... Qxd6 29. Rxe8# while anything else for Black loses Queen for Rook, and ultimately the game.]

28... Rxe7

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Annotator(s): T. B. Rowland.

Source(s): BCM 1884, p. 308.

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