White. 32 R takes B (c) 33 Q to K Kt 6 34 R takes P 35 R to K 3 36 Q to Q B 2 37 Q takes R 38 Q to QB 2 39 K to Kt 2 40 Q to Q B5 41 P takes Q 42 P takes P 43 Kt to K 5 44 K to B 3 45 Kt to Q 3 46 Kt to K 5 47 Kt takes P 48 Kt to Kt 4 49 R to K 50 K to B 4 51 K to Kt 5 52 P to B 4 53 P to B 5 54 Kt to Q 3 55 Kt to K 5 ch 56 Kt to Kt 6 ch 57 Kt to K 7 58 K to Kt 6 Black. 32 P takes R 33 R to K B sq 34 Q to KB 5 35 R takes P 36 Q to KB 2 (d) 37 P to Q Kt 4 38 Q to Q 4 39 P to R 4 40 Q takes Q 41 P takes P 42 R to KB 5 43 R to Q 5 44 R to Q 4 45 R to Q 5 46 R to Q 4 47 R takes P 48 R to B 5 52 R to Q B B White. 6 R to K sq 7 B takes Kt 8 P to Q 4 9 Kt takes P 10 B to K 3 II P to KB 4 12 P to Q 5 13 B takes Kt 14 Q takes P 15 Kt to Q B 3 16 QR to Q sq 17 Kt takes Q P 18 Q takes B 19 K to R sq 20 Kt takes B P 21 R takes B 22 R takes R Black. 6 Kt to B 4 7 Q P takes B 9 B to K 2 10 Castles II P to QB 4 (a) 12 Kt to Q 5 13 P takes B 14 P to QB 3 15 B to K3 16 P takes P 17 B takes Kt 18 Q to Kt 3 ch 19 Q takes Kt P 20 R takes Kt 21 QR to KB sq 22 R takes R 23 P to KR 3 24 Q to B 3 25 Q to B 4 26 Q to Q 2 27 K to R 2 28 P to K Kt 3 29 R takes Q 30 R to K 2 57 R to Q 8 31 K to B 3 31 K to Kt 2 58 P to Kt 5 59 K takes P 59 P to Kt 6 60 P to Kt 7 61 P Queens 34 Q to R5 ch 35 Q to K 5 36 R to K sq 37 Q to B 5 ch 32 R to K 5 (b) 32 R to Q 2 33 K to K 3 34 R to Q 5 62 R takes R 38 R to Kt 3 38 Q to R 5 ch 36 K to B 3 39 Q to B 5 ch 37 K to Kt 3 40 R toKt 3 40 to R5 ch 38 K to Kt 2 Drawn by perpetual check. 60 P to B 6 (e) 64 Kt to B 5 ch (a) Very dangerous, for it will enable Black, when ready, to advance the K RP with effect seeing that the Knight cannot be detached to defend on account of the weak Q P. He ought to play 28 P to R 5. (b) Again P to R 5 should be played, and in other respects the text move is the reverse of judicious. (c) He probably intended to take the Kt P, but finds now that this will not do on account of R to Kt sq. The sacrifice may be as good as anything else but he has a lost game whatever course be adopted. (a) If Black had a Knight at QB 3 this capture would of course be good, but under the present circumstances it is very much otherwise, for the opponent's Queen is afforded a sphere of quiet activity and the power of his other pieces is increased immensely. The Bishop can go to R 4 comfortable enough, though Mr. Blackburne has a penchant for K 3 in similar cases. (b) All this follows as a matter of course from Black's ninth move. (c) If Q to Kt 3, then B to K 3, proposing P to Kt 5, moreover White could if he chose reply with P to B 3 or Q to B 2. (d) Curious. I really think the attention of physicians ought to be directed to (d) White has two much better moves, the Parisian atmosphere for there can be viz: 20 P to K_R_4, threatening P to K no doubt that in some way hitherto, unKt 4 or 20 P to K Kt 4 at once. In the latexplained it has a bad effect on the eye-ter case if the R P were captured he could sight. play 21 Q B takes Kt, and then, if Kt retake, P to Kt 5 or 21 R to B 3. Whichever course or courses be adopted he could not fail to win very speedily. 44 K to R 5 45 R to K B7 46 R to B 5 47 P to Q R 4 48 R to B 6 ch 43 R takes Kt P 44 P to Kt 5 45 P to KB 5 46 P to B 6 47 K to Q 3 48 K to B 3 49 K to Q 4 50 K to K 5 51 R takes P ch 52 R to R 5 ch 53 K to Q4 54 R to QR 5 55 K to Q5 56 P to B 5 57 R to R 7 57 R to Q Kt 6 58 K to B 4 58 R to Kt 8 59 R takes R P 59 K takes P and after a few more moves the game was drawn. Played in the Seventh Round on the 8th consider we are all very deficient in what White. I P to K 4 I P to K 3 2 P to Q 4 4 P takes P 4 P takes P 2 Kt to KB 3 July. Ruy Lopez. Herr ENGLISCH. 1 P to K 4 2 Kt to Q B 3 3 P to QR3 4 Kt to KB 3 should be the easiest part of the game. It is obvious enough that the extra Pawn on the King's side ought to be utilized, and the correct line of play now is P to Kt 4, to be followed by P to K R 4 M. CLERC. 1 P to K 4 2 Kt to QB 3 3 P to KB 4 4 P takes K P (a) 5 Kt to K B 3 6 B to K 2 (c) 7 Castles (d) 8 K to R sq 9 R takes Kt 10 P to Q 4 11 B to K B 4 12 P takes B 13 Q to Q 2 14 B to K 3 15 Q takes Q 16 P to KR 3 17 Q to K B 2 18 Kt to K R 19 Kt to K B 5 20 Kt to Q 6 ch 21 B to K B 4 22 Q to K B 3 23 R to Q Kt sq 24 Q to Kt 25 R to Kt 2 26 P to K R 4 27 Q to K Kt 5 28 P to Q R 4 29 P to Q R 5 30 R takes P 31 Kt takes R 32 Kt to Q 6 33 P to K Kt 4 34 P to KR 5 Black. Herr ENGLISCH. 2 Kt to K B 3 3 P to Q 4 5 B to Q Kt 5 (b) 7 Q to Kt 3 ch 8 Kt to B 7 ch 9 Q takes R 17 Castles Q R 23 KR to KB sq 25 P to KR 3 33 P takes P M. ROSENTHAL. 34 B takes QB P I P to Q 4 2 P to QB 4 36 Kt to K B 4 35 Q tks Pat K Kt 5 25 R to Q sq 36 Q takes P 37 Q takes P ch and wins (a) Scarely so good as 4 P to Q 3, followed if P takes KP by 5 B P takes P. (b) Quaint, but sound, I think. (c) Natural, but bad. Having travelled 3 Kt to KB 3 4 P to K 3 8 P to K 4 (b) 11 B to K3 out of the usual course, he has no alterna-10 B to QB 2 (f) A dreadful blunder. He could still have taken off the K Kt, whereas the move made delivers his unfortunate Queen into the hands of her enemies. (b) Which is always a formidable continuation in this kind of game. GAME 175. Played in the Seventh Round, on the White. M. CLERC. 9th July. Vienna Game. IP to K 4 3 Kt to K B 3 16 K Kt to K 4 17 P to K R 4 18 19 Kt to Q 6 (b) Black. M. ROSENTHAL. IP to K 4 2 B to B 4 3 P to Q3 4 Kt to K B3 5 Kt to QB 3 6 B to Kt 3 7 Kt to K 2 8 Kt to Kt 3 9 Castles 10 P to QB 3 II P to Q 4 12 B P takes P 13 P takes B 14 B takes Q 15 B takes P 16 B to K 4 17 B to K B 4 18 B takes K Kt 19 P to QR3 (c) 20 B to Q 2 (d) 21 Kt to K 4 22 B to B 3 23 B takes Kt P 24 Kt to QB 3 25 B to B 6 26 P to Kt 3 36 K to Kt 2 43 Kt to R 2 41 P to B 5 41 P to R 5 13 P takes Kt 42 K to B 4 42 P to R 6 43 K to Q 5 44 P to B 6 (g) (a) If this be the best reply to Mr. Blackburne's attack, then the Queen's Gambit ought not to be accepted. I have some doubts whether the Gambit Pawn cannot be defended, but reserving that question, 3 Kt to K B 3, 4 P to K 3, B to Kt 5, 5 B takes P, P to K 3, as adopted by M. Clerc against Mr. Blackburne himself in the present tourney seems to afford a fair defence. 45 Kt to B 5 ch 56 P to B 8 Queens 60 (a) Correctly played. (b) A very good move. (c) Not allowing for the skill of his antagonist, who certainly will not permit the Pawn to come to Kt 4. (d) Ingenious in its way, but White plucks the riper apple of the two. (e) Missing no point. (f) A melancholy kind of resource, but he can make no other move without loss, for White threatens R to K 3. (g) White's mind is far away from any such obtuseness as would be displayed by R to K 7 ch. (h) Capitally played. GAME 176. Played in the Fith Round, on the 2nd July. English Opening. Herr PITSCHELL. 1 P to QB 4 2 P to K 3 (b) 7 Kt P takes Kt 8 P to Q 4 9 B to K 2 10 Kt to Q 2 II Kt to B 4 12 P to Q 5 13 Castles 14 Pito Q 6 (d) 15 Kt takes P 16 Kt takes B (f) 17 B to B 4 ch 18 Q to K 2 19 R to Q sq 20 P to Q R 4 (g) 21 B to Kt 5 (h) 22 P to K B 4 (i) 23 P takes P 24 B to Q 3 25 B to Kt 2 26 K to R sq 27 B takes P 28 B to K 4 29 R to Q 7 (k) 30 B takes R 31 R to K B sq (1) 32 B to B sq 33 R takes Kt 34 Q takes Q 35 K to Kt sq 36 R to B sq 37 R to Q sq 38 B to Kt 2 39 B takes P Resigns. M. ROSENTHAL. 3 P to Q 4 5 B to Q 3 6 Kt takes Kt 7 Kt to B 3 8 Castles 9 P to K 5 10 P to B 4 II B to K 2 (c) 12 Kt to Kt sq 13 Kt to Q 2 14 P takes P (e) 15 Kt to B 4 16 R takes Kt 17 K to R sq 18 R to K B 3 19 Q to B 2 20 Kt to Q 2 21 Kt to K 4 23 P to Q R 3 (e) Black could safely play 14 B to B 3 notwithstanding the check of the Queen, for the K B P could not be taken, and P to K Kt 3 could be played afterwards when necessary. (f) 16 B to B 4 ch, followed, if B to K 3 by 17 Kt takes Kt P leads to a shrubbery of complications. Theoretical result uncertain. (g) Natural enough, but B to Q5 affords a better chance, notwithstanding that it surrenders Q 6 to the Kt. (h) B to Q5 is still his best resource. (1) Which shows that he is in distress, but there is no more hopeful continuation discoverable. (j) This brilliant stroke is the concluding move of a fine combination, which commenced not later than his twentythird move. (k) Ingenious, and hindering what is immediately threatened, but it leaves him with a lost end game. (1) B takes P would give Black some trouble, and would demand very accurate play on his part; but with that requirement satisfied his victory seems assured. GAME 177. Played in the Sixth Round on the 4th July. Two Knights' Opening. 28 P to R 5 (d) 29 P to K Kt 34 30 Q takes Q 31 Black. 23 K to B sq 24 Kt to K 2 25 Kt takes Kt 26 Kt to Q B sq 27 K to K sq 28 Q to K B sq 29 Q to Kt 2 30 Kt takes Q P to R 6 (e) 31 Kt to K 3 32 K to Q 2 33 Kt to Kt 4 34 P takes P 35 Kt takes R P 32 P to R 7 33 R to Kt 8 34 P to KB 4 36 Kt to B 3 35 P takes P 36 K to B 2 37 R to R sq 38 R to K Kt sq 38 R to R 6 ch 39 R to Kt 3 39 R to R 2 F 41 P to K 5 41 Kt to R 4 4 42 R to Kt 5 43 R to Kt 44 R takes Kt 45 K to K 4 46 K takes Kt 47 R to KB 8 48 R to Q B 8 49 K to B 5 50 R to KB 8 51 R to Q B8 52 R takes P ch 53 R to Q Kt 7 54 K to B 6 42 Kt to Kt 3 43 Kt at R 4 tks P (f) 44 R to R 6 ch 45 Kt takes R 46 R takes P 47 K to K 2 48 R to Q5 ch 49 K to Q 2 50 K to K 2 62 K to B sq 68 K to Q sq 69 R to Q7 70 P to Kt 4 71 K to Q 2 72 R to B 7 ch 73 K to K sq and wins (a) A very summary manner of unpinning. It cannot but find favour with our wishes, but our hopes are more coy. (b) M. Clerc ought to take the Knight if only that analysts and students may by the light of practical play gauge the merits of Black's last move. The following would be a likely variation 7 B takes Kt, P takes B, 8 Kt to K R 4, Kt to Kt 3, 9 Q to R 5, and I am afraid there can be little doubt but that White has an advantage. It is true Black could continue with 8 B to Kt 5, but White replies with 9 Q to B 3, and if Kt to Kt 3, then 10 Q to R 5, as before. (c) I presume Mr. Mason saw and thought it would be to his interest to allow the sacrifice which White proceeds to make. No blame attaches to him on that account, and certainly none to M. Clerc, for the latter obtains a promising attack. However, I may point out that Black could by playing B to K 3, prevent the intended sacrifice, and that without any loss of position. (d) This passed Pawn is likely if preserved to be of great future value, and therefore its safety ought not to be endangered. Q to B 5 seems a fair continuation, and there is much to be said for R to Kt 8. (e) This is very rash, P to K Kt 4 is obviously his best play. (f) This ingenious capture, which wins a Rook and two Pawns for the two Knights, changes the aspect of the game consider. ably. (g) White misses a draw here, e.g.: 65 P to K 7 ch, K to Q 2 (R takes Pis useless against correct play) 66 R to Q 3 ch, K to B 3, 67 R to B 3 ch, K to Q 4, 68 R takes P. 79/83 ft. What can for GAME 178. Played in the Sixth Round on the 5th July. 2 P to Q 4 2 P to Q 4 Kt to QB 3 P takes P 5 Kt to KB 3 6 B to Q 3 7 Castles 8 Kt to K 5 9 P takes B 10 Q to K 2 11 B to K B + 12 B to Kt 3 13 P to KB 4 14 B takes B 15 B to KB 2 16 Q to Q 3 17 Kt to K 2 18 P to QB 3 19 Kt to Q 4 20 Q to R 3 21 B to KR 4 22 Q R to Q sq 23 B to B 2 24 P to Q Kt 3 25 Kt takes K Kt 26 Q takes BP 27 Q R to K sq(e) 28 Q takes Q 29 B to K 3 30 R to K 2 31 P to K Kt 3 32 R to Q sq 33 K to Kt 2 34 B to Kt sq 35 K to B sq 36 K to K sq 37 R from Q sq to Q 2 38 K to Q sq 39 K to B 2 40 P to Q R 4 3 Kt to KB 3 4 P takes P 5 B to K 3 (a) 6 B to Q 3 7 P to QB 3 8 B takes Kt (b) 9 Kt to K Kt 5 10 Q to R 5 11 Kt to KR 3 4 (a) Black ought to Castle at once. The Bishop is not at present wanted at K 3, nor at any time may be, and should the occasion for his presence on that square arise, he will in almost every possible position be able to go there. Why, therefore, waste a move and that in an opening wherein moves are of the utmost value? (b) Had he Castled he could now with effect play P to Q B 4. It may be thought that he could here advantageously play 8 Qto Kt 3, but that, to say the least of it, is doubtful if White reply with 9 Kt to K However, I do not rest my objection to 5 B to K 3 on White's last move. 2. (c) All this has been ill conceived, and he now loses a Pawn. (d) This, however is very well judged indeed. (e) Pto KR 3 is preferable. True, Black may go to K 5, but an exchange of Queens in that way would not be particularly disadvantageous to White. (f) Success either actual or potential is required for the justification of this advance. Neither condition is fulfilled in the present case, and in fact, not to blunt the point too much, the move is a blunder of the regular Paris Tourney brand. (g) Which of course cuts the sinews of White's game. GAME 179. Played in the Second Round on the 21st June. Vienna opening. White. Black. IP to K 4 2 B to B 3 P to Q 3 4 Kt to KB 3 5 Kt to B 3 6 B to K Kt 5 7 B takes Kt White. 8 Q takes B 9 Kt to K 2 10 P to QB 3 11 B to K 3 12 B takes B 13 P to KB 5 14 Castles Q R (a) 15 B to Kt 3 (b) 16 R P takes Kt 17 K to B 2 18 Kt to B sq 19 Kt to Q R 2 20 Kt to Kt 4 21 P to Q 4 22 P takes Q P (c) 23 Q to KB 4 24 K R to K sq 25 P to K Kt 4 26 P takes P 27 R to K 3 28 Q takes Q 29 R to K Kt sq 30 P takes P en pas 31 P to K Kt 5 32 R to K B sq 33 R to B 6 34 R to K sq 35 Kt to Q 3 36 Kt to B 4 37 Kt to K 2 38 K to Q 3 39 P to QB 4 40 Black. 8 Q to K 2 9 Castles Q R 10 B to Kt 3 11 K to Kt sq 12 R P takes B 13 P to KR 4 14 Kt to Q R 4 15 Kt takes B 16 P to Q 4 17 Q to Q B 4 18 P to Q Kt 4 19 R to Q 3 20 KR to Q sq 21 Q to Kt 3 22 P to K 5 23 R to K sq 24 R to Q 2 25 P takes P 26 Q R to K3 27 Q to Q 3 28 P takes Q 29 P to K Kt. 30 P takes P 31 Kt to R 4 32 Kt to Kt 2 33 Kt to B 4 41 R to B 8 ch (a) P to Q Kt 4 may seem attractive, but it involves Castling on the K side, a line of play attended with some hazard. (b) It is not often we see the Q R file completely open, with both parties Castled on that side. (c) If P takes K P, then P takes P. (d) Not seeing what is threatened, but the game is gone in any case. P takes P ch, followed by Kt to K 2 is the only resource to prolong the struggle. 16 R to Q Kt sq 17 Kt to Kt 2 (d) 18 K to Q 2 (a) Not good. thing else gained. 16 P to Q Kt 4 17 Kt to B 6 ch 18 Kt takes R and wins. Time is lost and no (b) This is a trap. It will be perceived that Black boldly goes thereinto, eats the piece of fat, and then quietly comes out again. (c) Little doubt but that White had intended R to Q Kt sq, followed after Q takes Kt ch, by B to Q 2, a charming little conception in its way, but one easy to be seen through whether sound or unsound. (d) Presumably Black wants to go the exhibition, and White being aware of this, goodnaturedly makes the necessary dispositionsfor the speedy termination of the game. GAME 181. Played in the First Round on the 18th June. Vienna Opening. White. IP to K 4 19 Kt to K B 5 20 Q to K Kt 3 21 P to K R 4 22 P to Q 4 23 B to QR 2 24 KR to K sq (c) 25 Kt takes KR P 26 Q to KB 3 27 P takes Kt P (d) 28 P to K 5 29 B to Q Kt 3 30 P takes P 31 B takes Kt 32 P to K Kt 3 33 P to QB 3 34 P takes Kt 35 Q takes Q P 36 P takes R 37 K to Kt sq Black. Mr. GIFFORD. I P to K 4 2 B to B 4 (a) 3 P to Q3 4 Kt to QB 3 5 Kt to B 3 6 B to K Kt 5 7 B takes K 8 P to QR3 9 Q to Q 2 10 B takes B 11 P takes P 12 Kt to K 4 13 Castles (QR) 14 P to KR 3 (b) 15 KR to KB sq 16 Kt to Q B3 17 K to Kt sq 18 Kt to KR 2 19 P to KB 3 20 Kt to K Kt 4 21 Kt to K 3 22 Kt to Q R 4 23 P to K Kt 4 24 Kt to KB 5 25 Q to Q Kt 4 26 P to Q 4 27 B P takes P 28 Kt to Q B5 29 P to QB 4 30 Q takes P 31 Q takes B 32 QR to QB sq (e) 33 Q to Kt 6 (f) 34 R takes KBP 35 R takes P ch 3 Kt to QB 3, which is probably White's best continuation. Of course, if it be advantageous to the second player to decline the gambit by B to B 4, then the text move is right enough; but the proposition has weak legs, according to my opinion. (b) There is no reason why Black should not make this more, for he has, at present, simply a looking-on position. Students would do well to take note of the fact that Bishop and Knight (where the former is free) are normally stronger than two Knights. (c) P to Q Kt 4 looks tempting; but Kt to K B 5 would be a sufficient answer. (d) Played with excellent judgment (e) Plausible, but not good. Kt to K 3 is his best. (f) As the Kt is left to its fate, P to Q 5 seems to yield more chance than any other line of play. GAME 182. Played in the Tenth Round, on the 18th July. Queen's Gambit. White. Mr. BLACKBURNE. I P to Q 4 2 P to QB 4 6 Kt to QB 3 8 Q to K 2 (b) 9 R to Q sq 10 P to Q Kt 3 II B to Kt 2 12 Kt to K 4 13 Q R to B sq (c) 14 P to Q R 4 (d) 15 Kt to K Kt 3 16 Kt to B sq 17 B to QB 3 18 QB takes Kt 19 B takes Kt 20 P to KR 3 21 Kt to Kt 3 22 Q takes B (e) 23 Kt to K 2 24 P to K Kt 3 25 R to B 2 26 K to Kt 2 27 Q takes Q 28 Kt to Kt sq 29 R to K B sq 30 P to KB 3 31 R takes P 32 Kt takes R 33 Kt to K sq 34 R to K 2 35 Kt to B 2 9 Kt to QB 3 10 Kt to Q 4 11 B to KB 3 12 B to K 2 13 P to Q R 4 14 Q Kt to Kt 5 15 P to K B 4 16 B to Q 3 17 R to B 3 18 P takes B 19 P takes B 20 B to R 4 21 QB takes Kt 22 P to QB 3 23 Q to Q B 2 24 Q R to KB sq 25 Q to K 2 26 Q to K 5 27 B P takes Q 28 P to K Kt 4 29 K to Kt 2 30 P takes P ch 31 R takes R 32 K to Kt 3 33 R to K sq 34 P to Q Kt 3 35 P to K R 4 36 P takes P 37 P to B 4 43 Kt to Q 4 44 Kt to Kt 5 45 P to K 4 46 K takes P 47 R takes P 48 Kt to Q 4 49 R to Kt sq 50 Kt to Kt 3 51 K to Q 5 52 Kt to Q 4 53 R to B sq ch 54 Kt to B5 55 K to K6 52 R to KR 6 53 K to Kt 3 54 R to Q 6 ch 55 B to B 3 (f) 56 R to KR sq and wins (a) The best continuation, undoubtedly. (b) Not by any means satisfactory, but the power of the adverse QB is such that White is evidently puzzled as to how a promising development may be effected. It must be remembered that Mr. Blackburne cannot afford to draw. (c) P to KR 3, to be followed, unless the Knight be taken, by Kt to Kt 3 is preferable to any other course. (d) Very ill judged indeed. P to Q R 3 is the correct play. The Pawn so placed may seem a little weak-but a mere superficial aspect that. Moreover, it can always be defended by the Rook, if necessary, and at the worst can at any time go to R 4. (e) It will require all Mr. Blackburne's skill, I imagine, to create a win out of this position. Not to put too fine a point upon it he cannot be complimented upon the line of play which has brought matters to this pass. to his (f) Thereby falling a victim enemy's subtle device. By simply playing B to B sq he not only could not by any possibility lose, but would stand a fair chance of winning. The position is most peculiar. White, as will be seen, goes to KR sq, and thereupon mate on the move is given either with Rook or Knight, unless Black sacrifice his Rook. Mr. Blackburne must be considered highly fortunate in winning such a game. 36 Q takes BP ch 37 R to QB 5 13 B takes B 38 R to K 2, and wins. (a) Which converts the opening with the King's gambit, declined, viz.-1 P to K 4, P to K 4; 2 P to K B 4, B to B 4; 40 K to B 3 41 R to Q sq 42 R to Q Kt sq July. Ruy Lopez. Black. Mr. GIFFORD. 1 P to K 4 3 P to QR 3 4 Kt to K B 3 5 P to Q Kt 4 (a) 6 K Kt takes P 7 Kt to Q B 4 8 B to K 2 9 B to Kt 2 10 Castles 11 Kt to K 3 12 Kt to Q R 4 13 Kt takes B 14 P to QB 3 15 P to Q 4 (c) 16 Kt to K Kt 3 (d) 16 P to KB3 |