Pillsbury Game...with a twist...or two...

[abcott]

Here is a game by Pillsbury vs unknown opponent in 1899.

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bd3 Nbd7 5.00 b6 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Bb7 9.Nxd6+ cxd6 10.Bf4 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 d5 12.Bd6 Rc8 13.Rfe1 Rc6 14.Ba3 a5 15.c4 Ne4 16.cxd5 Ng5 17.Qg3 Rc8 18.dxe6 Nxe6 19.Rxe6+ fxe6 20.Qg6+ hxg6 21.Bxg6#

Now here is something to think about...

Pillsbury played this game blindfold.

Not only that, he played 11 other blindfold games at the same time.

Oh - and 4 blindfold checker games.

And a game of whist (sighted).

[abcott]

Here is another. From a 16 board blindfold simul played by Pillsbury. This will be of particular interest - it involves a special opening idea, and a sac on h7.

Pillsbury - Eichorn 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 00 8.e5 Nd5 9.Bxh7+ Kh8 10.Bd2 g6 11.Nxd5 Bxd2+ 12.Qxd2 Kxh7 13.Nf6+ Kg7 14.h4 Rh8 15.h5 Nc6 16.000 Ne7 17.hxg6 Nxg6 18.Qg5 b6 19.Rxh8 Qxh8 20.Nh5+ Kg8 21.Rh1 Bb7 22.Nf6+ 1-0

[abcott]

And another BF Simul game
Pillsbury-Hesse 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 00 6.00 Nbd7 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Bxe4 Nf6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Re1 Rd8 13.Qe2 c6 14.Rad1 Bd7 15.c3 Re8 16.Bc2 Rad8 17.Qe4 Kf8 18.Ne5 Bc8 19.f4 Qf5 20.Qe2 Qf6 21.g4 Bxe5 22.fxe5 Qh4 23.Rf1 b6 24.Rf4 Re7 25.Rdf1 Bd7 26.Qf3 Be8 27.Bg6 Rdd7 28.Kh1 Qg5 29.Be4 Rc7 30.Qg3 Red7 31.h4 Qd8 32.g5 h5 33.g6 f5 34.exf6 1-0