THE NEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9365, 14 March 1896, Page 3

THE NEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS.

An interesting game played in the late ! Chamrjionship Tournament at Wanganui. Queen's Gambit Declined. WHITE ' BLACK Mr A. Meldrum. Mr A. Lelievre. 1P Q 4 IPQ* 2PQB4 2PK3 3 Q Xt B3 3KKjB3 4 Xt B 3 4 Q Xt Q 2 SBKtS 5 B X 2 6 P X 3 6 Castles 7 B Q 3 7PB3(a) 8 Castles 8 P x P 9 B x P 9 Xt q 4 10 Bx B ' 10 Xt x B 11 KtK4 11 KtKKt3* 12 X Kt. 3 12 Xi- R 3 13 B Q 3 13 '",' i'- 2 14 P. x Xt (b) 14 B V x B (cj 15KtK5 15Kt0,4 16 R B so 16 q X ?. 17 P.QK'3 17 Q P. s(d) 18 Q Xt 4 V. II R 3 19 X "ft X so* 19K583 20QK2 200 ft 5, ----- 21 RK-tt-4~-t -..■-■' „ -,' SJV KHJ 4.-'. 22 KtK4 22 Kb»3 >" 23 KtKts * 25 QR4 24 P X Xt 4 (0 24 O R 5 25 O. X Xt 2 fc*. 515 3*fc Q 4 26 Xt (X 5) B 3 26 O P. 3 27 q Xt 5 27 PQR4 23 Xt X 5 23 R V. 3 23 X « 2 29 R Xt 3 30 P X R 4 Z0 X Xt 6 31 q V.2 31 P <• R 5 3i! Xt X 4 32 Xt x BP(h) 35 P x Xt 55 R X R 6 (i) 34 R X B sq 34 R x R P 35 Xt Kfc3 35 P X Kt4 35 P X p . 36 i: x Q 37 R (B 2) x R 37 • > R 3 38 P x Q "Resigns (a) Generally considered a weak move. (b) Apparently to prevent; Black plaj-ing P X 4 and liberating his Q B. (c) This, although it gives Black the open file, is really a bad move. It permits White to plant his Xt at X 5 and block Black's game. (d) This is premature. His bast course appears to be to advance his pawns on the queen's side. (e*J Black appears to waste time with the Xt, but he does not seem to have anything much better than to wait. (f) A good move. Black's queen is now shut out from co-operation with his other pieces and in danger. (g) Threatening to win a piece by Xt (Xt 5) B 3, followed by P Xt 5. (li) A courageous sacrifice, but unsound, (i) R x B P seems rather better. (j) A splendid move, which really ends the game. A fine termination to an interesting game.