GAMES AT ODDS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8945, 11 April 1891, Page 6

GAMES AT ODDS.

The following gamo was played recently Id a match at the Melbourne Chess Club a Romovo Black's K B P. White. ' Black, (Mr. J. Clew.) (Mr. R. Hodgson.) 1. PtoK4 PtoK3 2. PtoK B 4 (a) Xt to Q. B 3 3. Xt to K B 3 15 to K 2 4. PtoQ4 PtoQ4 6. Pto K 5 ■ 'Ktto RS 0. P to Q B 3 15 to Q 2 7. BtoQr Kttoß4{6) 8. QtoK.2(c) Castles 9. B takes Xt R takes B 10. BtoK3 BtoKsq 11. Q Xt to Q 2 B to Xt 3 12. GartleMQ R) {di PtoKt4 13. Pto K Xt 4 R to B s<| 14. Xt to Xt 5 Q to Q 2 \D, P to K R 4 Xt to R 4 10. P to K 5 B to K aq 17. Q to Q 3 B takes Xt 18. P takes B Q to K 2 19. Q R to B sq R tnlws R 20. R takes R Xt to 1} 5 21. Xt to Xt 3 («) PtoKt 5 (/) 22. Xt to B 5 B to Xt 4 {g) 23. P to Xt 8 (A) Xt takes B 24. R to B 7(i) Qtak«sKt(/) 26. Q takes Xt (k) Qto B 5 26. P to It 6 (I) I' takes Xt P 27. Q to B 4 Xt P takes P 28. RtakosP(chl Ktoß sq 29. I'toKtS QtoK7(»i) 30. R to R 7 (cli) K takes R 31. Q to B 7 (eh) K-takes P 32. Q to B 5 (eh) K to Xt 2 33. Q to B C (cli) K to Xt sq 34. QtakesKtl'(ch) K to Hsq 35. Q to 11 fl (eh) K to K nq 30. Q takes J 1 (<;h) KtoQ sq Drawn by oousent. (a) Not a profitable move nl this stage of the P and movo garni-, as it enables Black to develop his game by bringiug out his K Xt on R 3. (6) Wo prefer castling, as While can now take off the Xt with advantage, obtaining a dangerous passed Pawn, and weakc'niuß Black s Q P. (c) Ho should rather have at once takoii the Xt (d) Dangerous in the fucc of the adverse bishop raking the long diagonal; castling on the King's aide, followed by P to K Xt 4, would have given him ft line gamo. (c) Ho should have taken off the Ktiii>ht, •(/) Well plavol, and making White's defence very difficult. (17)-An awkward looking move to answer-, (A) Tbo correct reply, ami a winning one, if correctly followed up. (f) Also correct. (j I If 24 B takes Q, then 25 R takes Q, Bto K 7, 2G. Xt takes 1' and wins. (A) White misses his way liero, when ho c had the game in his hand, c //. :— 28. P takes P (eh) '25. iv takes R IfK-ioßsq thcuQtoKtO 27. Q to Xt 6 (eh) ond wins. {I) Ho could fitill have won by Q to Xt 5, forcing the gamo by R takes I' (cb) next movo. (»») He might have forced the exchange of Queens by Q to B 8 (eh), though it is doubtful if ho could have wou.,