Albin Misses Mate in One, and Loses 34 Moves Later | Blackburne vs Albin, Hastings 1895

Hastings 1895: Joseph Henry Blackburne (2539) against Adolf Albin (2427), ratings from Edo, in a King's Pawn Game that lasts 123 moves. Blackburne is better for most of it, gives part of it back with 27.f3 and 38.h3, and builds again with 83.Rxb6 and 85.Qxd6, the only good moves at their moments. Then the chaos: 89.Bxe5 allows mate in one, 89...R5a3 mate, and Albin misses it with 89...R2a3+; 91.Kd2 and 91...Ra4 are blunders too. Blackburne converts over the next 30 moves, and Black resigns after 123.d7+. Blackburne vs Albin — Joseph Henry Blackburne vs Adolf Albin, Hastings 1895. Hastings 1895 tournament. King's Pawn Game (C20). White wins: black resigns in 123 moves. Key moments: 0:00 Intro 0:10 Opening: King's Pawn Game 17:36 89. Bxe5?? — Allows mate in 1 17:46 89... R2a3+?? — Blunder 18:10 91. Kd2?? — Blunder 24:50 Result: White wins Every move is analysed with Stockfish 18. "Winning chances" apply lichess's published win-probability model to the engine evaluation, and each move's label (Brilliant, Mistake, Blunder...) comes from how much it changes those chances. Ratings: the Elo system did not exist before 1960, so 19th-century players are shown with their historical Edo rating (Rod Edwards, edochess.ca). Credits: · Photo of Joseph Henry Blackburne (Public domain): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... · Historical rating of Joseph Henry Blackburne — Rod Edwards (cited data): http://www.edochess.ca/players/p36.html · Photo of Adolf Albin (Public domain): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... · Historical rating of Adolf Albin — Rod Edwards (cited data): http://www.edochess.ca/players/p516.html · Game moves — PGN Mentor (moves are facts, not copyrightable): https://www.pgnmentor.com/events/Hast... · Opening name — lichess-org/chess-openings (CC0): https://github.com/lichess-org/chess-... · Music and sound effects: original, synthesized for this channel. #chess #chesshistory #JosephHenryBlackburne