White Elo Black Elo ECO Yr Res. #         Napier, W Ruth, W C43 1896 1-0 49   Ruth, W Napier, W C65 1896 1-0 59   Napier, W Ruth, W B34 1896 1-0 11   Ruth, W Napier, W D35 1896 0-1 32   Napier, W Ruth, W C50 1896 1-0 42   Ruth, W Napier, W D31 1896 ½-½ 72   Napier, W Ruth, W C43 1896 0-1 19   Ruth, W Napier, W D31 1896 0-1 43   Napier, W Ruth, W C43 1896 1-0 26   Ruth, W Napier, W D35 1896 ½-½ 48   Napier, W Ruth, W C43 1896 1-0 25   Marshall, F Napier, W C29 1896 0-1 23   Napier, W Marshall, F B01 1896 1-0 47   Marshall, F Napier, W C55 1896 0-1 77 Page 1
Napier, William Ewart - Ruth, William Allen - Match Napier-Ruth +7-2=2 (1), New York, 1896 - C43 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4 d5 6.exd6 Nxd6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Qf4 Be7 9.Bd3 O-O 10.O-O Be6 11.Be3 a6 12.Rad1 f5 13.Rfe1 Qd7 14.Bd4 Bf6 15.Be5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Rxe5 Rae8 18.Rde1 Rf6 19.R5e3 Rg6 20.Ne2 c5 21.Ng3 Rg4 22.Qf3 g6 23.h3 Rb4 24.c3 Rh4 25.Nf1 Bxa2 26.Bxf5 Rxe3 27.Bxd7 Rxf3 28.gxf3 Nf7 29.Nd2 Bd5 30.Be6 Bxe6 31.Rxe6 Rxh3 32.Re8+ Kg7 33.Re7 Rh5 34.Rxb7 Rf5 35.Ra7 Rf6 36.Ne4 Rc6 37.Ng5 Rf6 38.Nxf7 Rxf7 39.Rxa6 Rxf3 40.Ra5 Rf5 41.b4 cxb4 42.Rxf5 gxf5 43.cxb4 Kf6 44.Kg2 Ke6 45.Kg3 Kd6 46.Kf4 Kc6 47.Kxf5 Kb5 48.f4 Kxb4 49.Ke6 1-0	Search games Games: 11,663,646 / Last update: 08 Jul 2026   GamePositionEndgames White: Black: Ignore colours ECO: Year: Result: All 1-0 0-1 ½-½ Event: Site: Click below to set up a position to search for Set position Click the button below to select an endgame type
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