(1) Jaeger,D - Belcher,J
Correspondence, Knight odds, 1877
[Miron J. Hazletine]

Remove Nb1.

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.c3 Bc5 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb6 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.0-0 d6 9.Bb2 Nge7 10.d5 Na5 11.Bxg7 Rarely adopted; the threatening position of the adverse Rook rendering this gain a loss.

11...Rg8 12.Bf6 Qd7 He "fraids easy"; should take off that evil minded churchman and then disply all his skill and energy in reinforcing and rendering operative the formidble position of the Rook on g8.

13.Bd3 c5 14.Qe2 a6 15.e5 Nxd5 16.Bg5 Qe6 17.Rfe1 f6 18.Bxf6 The attack finishes up his little game in the style of a veteran strategist.

18...Nxf6 19.Qb2 Kd7 20.Qxb6 d5 21.Bf5 Qxf5 22.Qd6+ Ke8 23.exf6+ Kf7 24.Ne5+ [ There are so many ways of winning, almost anything will do. 24.Re7+ is also conclusive. New York Clipper, July 28, 1877] 1-0