THE HASTINGS CONGRESS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 8271, 23 November 1895, Page 3

THE HASTINGS CONGRESS.

Another pretty game in the Masters Tournament of the Hastings Congress :— (Giuoco Piano.) WHITE. BLACK. W. Stcinitz. C. v. B.irdeleben. IPK4 IFK4 2KtK B 3 • . \ 2 Kfc QB 3 5 884 3 884 4P83 4 Xt B 3 5 PQ4 5 PxP 6 P x P 6 B Xt 5, eh 7 Xt B 3 (a) 7 P Q 4 (b) 8 P x P 8 X Kt. x P 9 Castles 9 V, X 3 (c) 10 B X Xt 5 10 P. X 2 11 B x Xt 11 Q B x B 12 Xt x B 12 Q x Xt 13 B x B 13 Xt x B (d) 14 X X sq 14 P X B 3 (c) 15 Q X 2 15 q Q 2 16 q R B sq 16 P B 3 (f) 17 P q 5 <g) 17 P x P 18 Xc 0 4 18 X P. 2 19 Xt X 6 19 X R Q B sq 20 O Xt 4 20 P Xt 3 21 Xt Xt 5, eh- 21 X X sq 22 II - Xt eh 22 X B sq (h) 23 P. B 7, eh 25 X Xt sq 24 It Xt 7, eh 24 X B sq . 25 R x P, eh 25 Resigns (i). (a) The initiation of Steinitz's variation to be found fully analysed in Part 11. of his "Modern Chess Instructor." (b) Sehlechter played here 7. . . , . . Xt x P with a good game. (c) 9. . .' . . . B x Xt would have simplified matters. Bardelehen probably wanted '• to leave White the isolated Q P, hut the Q Xt proves too powerful in the threatened attack. (d) It being certain that White would pin, the knight with R X sq, and -so fix Black's king to the spot, he might have rather tried 13 . .- . . X x Kt. (c) Here again X B sq might be played in pre erence. (f) He should move the KtoQ sq now. Anything would be better than stand the pressure of White's attack. (g) Now comes a pretty final combination which leads to a forced win. Black is lost, play as he may. (h) If 22 . . . . Qx R; 25 Rx R, eh, remaining eventually with a piece ahead. (i) For if 25 .... KKtsq, White f wees mate in ten move? as follows: WHITE BLACK 25 R Xt 7, eh 25 X R sq 26 O P. 4, eh 26 X x R 27 <_ R 7, eh 27 X B sq 28 O R 8. eh 28 X X 2 23 C_ Xt 7, eh 29 X X sq 30QKt8, eh 30KK2 31 <_ B 7, eh 31 X Q sq 32 q B 8. eh 32 Q X sq 33 Xt B 7, eh 33 X Q 2 34 Q Q 6, mate