William Eno (1843 – 1922, 78 years old) was born in Manchester, England and passed away in South Nyack, New York, a hamlet about 30 miles north of New York City.
In his day, Eno was a gentleman who required no introduction to players of the area because he had been so prominently identified, both as a player and as an official with the rise of chess clubs in Brooklyn starting in the 1880s.
In his early years Eno was a contemporary with Bernhard Horwitz and Josef Kling who authored an important book on endgames. At 16 he was a spectator at Blackburn's first blindfold performance. The 19-year-old Blackburn played twelve games without seeing the boards.
When a new chess club (the Danites Chess Club in New York) opened he came out of “retirement” and when the club was absorbed by the Brooklyn Chess Club he became more active than ever in furthering chess interests in New York. Eno was champion of the Danites C. C. and was the Brooklyn C. C. Champion in 1887 and again in1890.
Eno's style of play was described as “moderately slow, every move thoroughly considered, and yet in simple positions as rapid as could be desired; very sound in combinations, and frequently brilliant in conceptions.” His Edo Historical Rating is a little over 2100, placing him in the modern day USCF Expert category.
His opponent in the following game was William Scripture (1843 – 1933, 89-years-old).
William F. Eno–William E. Scripture1–0C44Skaneateles, New York21.07.1891Stockfidh 16
C66: Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defence 1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.c3 This game starts
out as a Ponziani Opening, but soon tranposes into the Ruy Lopez. f6
This, the Jaenisch Variation, is considered black's safest course in the
Ponziani. 4.d4 d6 4...xe4 The main alternative. 5.d5 b8 6.d3 c5 7.xe5 xd3+ 8.xd3 is equal. 5.b5 d7 6.0-0 e7 7.xc6 White has
played several different moves here. This unprovoked exchange of a B for a N
seems wrong on principle, but it is not actually a mistake. xc6= 8.dxe5 xe4 8...dxe5 9.xe5 9.xd8+ xd8 10.xe5 xe4 9...xe4 looks quite
boring. 9.exd6 cxd6 Like white's 7th move, this is not really a mistake,
but it just doesn't look right. Taking with either the Q or B seems more
natural. 10.e3 0-0 11.d4 f5 It;s odd that while black has not made any
moves that could be called a mistake and the position is evaluated at dead
equal, somehoe black's position looks loose and unstable. 12.e1 h4 This attack in f2 is quite harmless. 12...e8 deserves consideration.
After 13.b3+ d5 the position is completely equal. 13.bd2 13.xh4
looks logical, but even then the position is devoid of any tension after xh4 14.f3 g5 15.d2 and a good word to describe this position is "bland." 13...f6 14.e2 g5 15.xg5 xg5 16.b3+ h8 17.ae1 xd2 18.xd2 g5
A double attack on g2 and the R. 19.f4 The only move. g6 After this
black finds himself with increasing trouble. 19...xf4 There was no reason
to avoid this capture. 20.e7 It's white's turn to attack the g-Pawn. g8 21.f7 Black is forced to guard g7. xd2 21...g5 22.h4 g4 23.de2 f4 24.h5 af8 25.e6 xe6 26.2xe6 d8 The double R ending with Bs of
opposite color make a draw a likely outcome. 22.xg7+ xg7 23.xg7# 20.e7 Now whit's attack looks to be gaining considerable force. g8 21.e6 But not after this. 21.f7 xf7 22.xf7 e4 23.e2 h5 23...h6
is much worse...watch... 24.e3 h7 25.g3 with a triple attack on g7/ 24.e3 h7 25.h3 25.g3 is less effective. h4 26.gxg7+ xg7 27.xg7+ h6 25...g6 26.c7 h4 27.xh4 with a promising position. 21...g4 22.c4 22.xd6 xf4 and black is OK 22...e4 Surrendering the d-Pawn is a
mistake. 22...ge8= and Black has nothing to worry. 23.xd6 loses as
follows... e1+ 24.f2 ae8 is fatal for white. 25.xg7+ 25.g3 f3# 25...xg7 26.d4+ f7 27.f6+ g8 28.g5+ xg5 29.fxg5 Blac has the
superior ending. 23.xd6 ae8 Black has managed toi drift into a lost
position. 23...xf4 is a self mate. 24.xg7+! xg7 25.d4+ e5 26.xe5+ f8 27.f6+ e8 28.e6# 23...ac8 was worth a try. 24.e6 ce8 25.f7 c6 26.e5 xe5 27.fxe5 e4 Neither side can maker any
progress. 24.e5 24.xa7 throws away his advantage. xf4 25.d4 g4
Oddly, in spite of his extra P, Q-side P-majority and triple heavy pieces on
the d-file plus black's tied down R on g8 white can make absolutely no
progress. Opposite color Bs and black's attack on g2 are adequate compensation.
24...h4 25.e2 a6 26.c4 c8 27.g3 e7 It's hard to see, but the Q
lands in difficulties on the 7th rank...so much so that this must be
considered the losing movve. 27...h3 Offered much stout resistance. 28.d7 h5 29.2d4 g4 In Shootouts white scored +3 -0 =2 in long (100+ moves)
and difficult endins. 28.b4 28.h5 Threatening mate with Rh6 was
stronger. c6 29.b4 xd6 30.xd6 e8 31.xg7+ The finishing touch. xg7 32.h6+ h8 33.f6+ g7 34.d8 28...f7 28...gd8 offered a manly
defense. 29.d1 xd6 30.xd6 c6 31.h5 g8 32.xf5 d8 33.c5 f8
and white is going to have to work hard for the win...white scored 5-0 in
Shootouts. 29.d7 xc4 Scripture clearly hoped the exchange of
Qs would ease his defense, but in this case it walks into a mate in 9! Either
29...Qe8 or 29...Qg6 would have held out longer. 30.xc4 xc4 31.xg7
c1+ 32.f2 e8 32...d5 prolongs things a bit. 33.xd5 c2+ 34.f3 h5 35.c7+ g7 36.d8+ h7 37.xg7+ h6 38.h8# 33.g5+ It's
mate in 2 so black resigned. 33.g5+ xe5 34.d8+ e8 35.xe8# 1–0
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