THE HASTINGS CONGRESS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9289, 14 December 1895, Page 3

THE HASTINGS CONGRESS.

Another game in _ the Masters' Tournament :— [Buy Lopez. WRITE. BLACK. C. v. Bardeleben. Dr. Tarrasch. IPK4 IPK4 2 Xt X B 3 2 Xt Q B 3 3 BKta . . 3j-ftR3 48R4 4 Xt B 3 5 Castles 5 P Q3 6Ktß3(a) 6PQKt4 ( 7BKt 5 7BKt 5 8 KtK2 8 BxKt 9 Px H " - -9'<i<J2 10POR4(b) 10^R6 11 PxP 11 PKR4(c) 12RKsq 12KtKKt5(d) 15 B P x Xt 13 K.R PxP 14 B x P, eh 14 X x B 15 R R 3 15 Q x P, eh 16KBsq 16 PxP 17RKKt3(e) 17KRR3 18PQ3 . 18BK2 198K3 , 198K2 20RKt2 '-■■'«> <*R 5 21KtKt3 211»»6 22KK2 22Q85 23Kt85 23RKR6 24KQ2(0 24RKR2 25QxP 25885q 26 QB3 26 X X sq 27R'Ksq)KKtsq 27 Q B 2 2SKtK2 29KtR4 29KiKtsq 30 Xt Xt 6 30 Xt B 3 31 Q B 5 31 Xt Xt sq 32 o.xQ.ch 32KxQ 33RKBsq 33 B X 2 34 Xt x B 34 X x Xt 35R(Kt2)Ktsq 35KQ2 36Rs»Rsq £SX,5 X ,- R „ 37 R :T R 37 Xt X 2 38RR7 33RRsq 39KK2 39 Xt B 3 40RRsq 40KK3

(») The theoretical continuation is 6. B x Xt, eh. (b) 10. KR sq was the right move now. He could then haA-a replied X Xt sq in reply to Black's powerful QR6. (c) An ingenious combination initiated already with 7. . . . . BKt5. Position after White's 11th move. BLACK.

WHITE. (d) 12. . • • • Xt X 2; threatening to bring thu Xt to Uw rtseaa would have won ttat gam* in &U

variations. Dr. Tarrasch thought tbe nttask power . nil enough without it, having overlooked White's resource o: sacrincing the B, and so bringing Q R into play. (c) If 17. R x R, Black mates in two moves. (?) Now White is not only out of danger, but he has a.'taally the better same, and might have tried had he- b»N?n in better health for a win. After the effort of wkhstan_in-_ his opponent's powerful attack he was satisfied to play for a draw.