THE BERLIN TOURNAMENT.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9883, 13 November 1897, Page 3

THE BERLIN TOURNAMENT.

The following game was played in the International Masters'Tournamentat Berlin. Bishop's Opening. WHITS. BIiACX. Schlechter. Marco. IPK4 IPK4 2884 2 Xt X B 3 3KtQB3 3KtxP 4Ktß3(a) 4KtxKt(b) 5 Q P x Xt SPKB3 6 Castles 6 Xt B 3 (c) 7 Xt R 4 7 P X Xt 3 BPB4 BPB4 9 Xt B 3 (d) 9 P X 5 10KtKt5 10BB4ck 11 KRsq UQB3 12 B B 7 oh 12 X X 2 138Q5 13PQ3 14 R X sq (c) 14 X B sq 15PKK14 15KtK--16 P x P 16 Xt x B 17 Q x Xt 17 P x P 18 B X 3 18 B x B 19BxB 19PKR3 20 Xt R 3 30 X R Xt sq 21 R X Xt sq(f) 21 U x R, eh 22KtxR 22P83 23QQsq 238Q2 24 Q R 5 24 B X sq 25QR3 25PQ4 26 Xt X 2 26P84 27RKt3 27RO.sq 28RKtsq 28883 29RO,sq 29PK6.(j) 30KKtsq 30PQ5 31PxP 31PxP 32 KBsq 32 BKS 33RBsq 33RBsc| 34 KKsq 34 RxP 35 Rx R 35 BxR 36 Xt x V 36 Q x Xt 37 Q x R P, eh 37 X X 2 38 Q R 7, eh 38KQ.3 39QR6,ch 39K82 Resigns. (a) Giving up a pawn for the attack. 4. QRS is preferable. (b) The usual continuation is 4. . . Xt X B 3; 5. Xt xP, PQ 4, Ac. Marco, however, having worked at this variation in a correspondence game, is of opinion that Black may expose himself to the coming attack and emerge eventually with advantage. He has proved it practically, so far. (c) Generally 6. . . PQ 3, followed by Q X 2, was recommended, and the text discarded as unsatisfactory. Marco is of different opinion. (d) If 9. Kxß P, then obviously 9. . . PQ 4. (c) Threatening 15. B x P with advantage. (f) With a pawn behind, it would he advisable to delay exchanging pieces. He might, however,.have played Q Q 4, and if Black then exchanges he at least undoublea pawns, with chances of a draw. (g) The winning move : or, rather, 28. . . BB 3. White might as well resign.