INTER-PROVINCIAL CHESS MATCH.

Press, Volume XVIII, Issue 2553, 7 July 1871, Page 2

INTER-PROVINCIAL CHESS MATCH.

The following is the final game in the match by telegraph, between the Christchurch and Dunedin Chess Clubs, which was won by the Christchurch players, on Monday evening, thereby making them the winners of the match, they having won two out of three games. Scotch Gambit, white. black. Dunedin. Christchurch. 1. P. to X 4 1. PtoK4 2. X Xt to B 3 2. Q Xt to B 3 3. P to Q 4 3. P takes P 4. KBtoß4 . 4. Btoß4 o. Castles 5. P to Q 3 6. PtoQB3 6. P takes P 7. Q to Q Xt 3 7. Q to X 2 8. Xt to X Xt 5 8, Q Xt to X 4 ' 9. QKt takes P* 9. Xt to X B 3 10. QBtoß4 10. Xt takes B 11. Q takes Xt 11. Castles 12. Q RtoKsq 12. B to K3 13.'QtoQ-3 13. PtoKR3 14. Xt to X B 3 14. P to Q B 3 lo.PtoKo lo.PtakesP 16. Xt takes P 16. QRto Qsq 17. Q to X 2 17. B to Q 3 18. P to X R 3 18. B takes Xt 19. Q takes B 19. Xt to Q 4 20. Xt takes Xt ....... 20. 11 takes Xt 21. Q to X i 21. X It to Q sq 22. R-to X 3 22. R to Q 8 23. R takes R 23. R takes R (oil) 24. Ktoß2 24. R to. Q 4 25. R to X Xt 3 23. Q to KB3 26. Q to X 3 20. X to R sq 27. Q to Q B sq 27. P to Q R 3 28. B to X 3 28. R to Q Xt 4 29. P to Q Xt 3 29. X to R 2 .30. Q to X 3 30. Q to her sq 31. QtoKt2 31. PtoKBS 32. Q to B 2 (eh.) 32. B to X B 4 33. QtoQB3 .33. Q to Q 3 34. QtoQßsq 34. B to X 5 35. B to X B 4 35. Q to Q 4 36. R to X Xt 4 36, P to X R 4 37. R to Xt 3 37. R to Q B 4 38. Q to R 3 38, R to Q B 7 39. Q to X 7 39. B to X Xt 3 40. B to X 3 40. B takes R P 41. Q takes QKt P «, Rto Kg

42. R to B 3 42. Q to Q 3 (cli.) 4:s. R to B 4 43. B to X 5 CQ to.X B 7 44. Q to X 4 15. Q fer Q C 4 4 r>. V. to Q 4 46. Q to B 2 (eh.) 4C>. X to Xt ?q 47. P.to X 4 4". II to Q It r> 4S. P to Q Xt 4 48. R to Q Xt C 4i>.-QtoKßo 49. Q tak.sQ r>o. X takes Q 50. 1C takes Q Xt P 51. R takes UP 51. P to X Xt S 52. R to R 6 52. X to Xt 2 53. P to Xt :* r>3. n to k r> * 54. P to H 5 <">4. I , to X Xt 4 05. 11 to Xt 6 (eh) ">•"». X to X B 2 si">. R to R 6 r>(>. P to X Xt r, 57. It to R 7 (eh.) r>7. X to Xt sq 58. R to Q Xt 7 f>B. R to X 4 5.). It to Xt 8 (eh.) s!>. Kto B 2 CO. II to Xt 7 (cli.) (>(). Kto X 3 Gl. II to X R 7 (>l. B to X B 6 62. R to R 8 152. R to Q 4 6:?. Rto X 8 (eh.) C 3. KtoK B 2 64. Resigus. *At this point Dunedin requested that the time for moving should be limited, and that not more than thirty minutes should bo occupied by either side in making throe moves ; this Christchurch agreed to. The aggregate time taken by each club in making the remaining moves was—Dunediu— 11 moves, one hour and a-half. Christchurch-— 11 moves, half-an-hour.