PARIS CONGRESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1418, 25 January 1879, Page 21

PARIS CONGRESS.

Played in the Ist Bound on the 19th June. EBF Opeßiner.

(a) Just one of Mr Bird's eccentric moves. However, there is always a meaning folded up in what he does. I do not imagine that the Bishop thus curiously supported, can be taken oft with any particular ad vantage. (b) To provide againbt the looming Queen's Fianchetto, but Xt to B 3, followed by B to X 2, seems to afford ample security against that danger, while b ing much preferable in other respects. (c) Black's method of conducting defence has not turned out at all well. Mr Bird has obviously a very fine game. (d) Missing here a capital chance, vb. : 14 Ptoß 5, P takes P, 15 Xt take* P, P to Xt 3, 16 Xt to Q 6 eh, X to Xt 55, 17 Q to X B 4. or 17 Q to Xt 3, and the Xt can Booner be supported than attacked. If, however, 16 X to X 2, then 17 Qto Q Xt 4, P to Q E 4. 18 Q to B 5, P to Xt 3, 19 Q takes Q P, B to X 3, 20 Q to Xt 7 eh, X t© B sq, 21 Q Xt to Xt 5, with a super ■ game. (c) M. Winawer having, by good play, worko 1 out of bis difficulties teems inclined to play for a win, or otherwise be would, I suppose, take with Kt. (f) E to Q Xt sq is the best resource. (c) The position is very peculiar. If White pßy R to KB 7, to stop whwt is threatened, Black >eplk's with X to Xt 3, and ther by wins a piece. (h) This game though long is interesting throughout, and the victor's s^ i 1, both when at a disadvantage an 1 after he had obtained the superiority, well deserves the praise implied by his opponent, when he wrote to London after the conclusion of the first round, saucg, " Ihavo lost both my g mas, but they were vay good ! ones," J» N.B.— Being convinced that there must be a good many ches>s players in the country districts of Kew Zealand who have no moans of practico Qvor tlio board,

and who would gladly take part in a correspondence match, we ordered some time af?o from Britain a few " Chess Sets " for their convenience. By this means games by correspondence can be carried on w'th the greatest pleasu' c, for whenever a move h made, the miniature board can be locked up without any danger of tbe men being displaced, thus B&ving the time and annoyance of playing over the g-uno every time a move has to bo made Price, 6s 6 i each, free by post. The " Cheas Editor " will bo fflad to recuivo the nameß of gentlemen desirous of engaging 1 in a correspondence match, and will do all in his power to mako the be&t arrangoments possible.

Mr Bird, Whitb. 1 P to X B 4 2 P to X 3 3 P to Q Xt 8 4 B to Xt 5 eh 6 P to Q R 4 (a) 6 Xt to X B 3 7 Castles 8 P to Q 4 9 B takes Et 10 Btoß3 11 Xt takes P 12 Q Xt takcß B 13 QtoKt4 14 Q to B 3 (d) 16 P to Q B 4 16 Q to X Q sq 17 X to R sq 18 PtoK4 19KKttoQB2 20 Q takes P ssl Q takes Q] 22 Xt to Q 4 23 QKttoQB2 24 X & to X sq 25 P to X Xt 3 26 P takes P 27 Xt to X 2 28 Xt to X 3 29 Kttak«sß 80 Xt to X 3 31 X to Xt sq 32 X to B 2 83 Xt to Q 5 34 X to X 3 35 KttoQ4 36 Xt takes B 37 KtoKßaq 88 X to Q 4 39 P to Q Xt 4 40 P to U Xt 6 41 R P takes P 42 R to Q B sq 43 R to Q R sq 44 R to X 8 eh (!) 45 R to R 7 eh 48 Xt to X 3 47 X to Q 3 48 X to Q 4 49 Xt takes P eh (g) 50 Xt takes P 51 RtoßB 62 R to Q B 8 63 X to X 5 64 PtoKKt4 65 R to Q B 6 56 Kto 6 67 X to Xt 5 58 R to Q B 7 69 X to B 5 60 P to X Xt 5 61 Rtoß2 62 R to R 8 eh 63 R to R 7 eh 61 R lakes Xt 65 P takps P 66 X t Xt 6 67 P to X 7 68 X to Xt 7 69 P Queenß 70 X takes R M Winawer. iiLACK. 1 P to Q B 4 2 P to X 3 3PtoQ4 4 B to Q 2 5 Xt to Q B 3 6 H to X B 3 (b) 7 B to Q 3 8 PtoQR3 9 B takes B 10 P takes P 11 B takes B 12 B to Q 2 13 X to ii 2 (c) 14 Xt to X 2 15 R to X sq 16 X to Xt sq 17 Q to Xt 3 18 Q to Q B 4 19 P t-kes X P 20 Q *o q B 3 21 is takes Q S2 B to Q 2 23 Q R to Q sq 24 Xt to X Xt 3 25 P to X 4 26 P takes P (c) 27 B to X Xt 5 28 R takes K 29 R to Q Rq 30 B to li 0 eh 31 X to Q 7 32 P to X 6 33 Xt to X 4 34 It to Q Xt 7 35 R takes R P 3-! P tikes Xt 37 It to X 7 eh 38 P to X Xt 4 39 P to X Xt 5 40 P t kes P 41 Xt to Q 2 42 P to Q Xt 3 43 Xt to Q B 4 44 X to Xt 2 45 X to R 3 46 Xt to X 3 eh 47 Xt to B 4 eh 48 P to B 7 49 X to Xt 3 50 R takes Xt 51 R to X B 3 52 H to Q 3 eh ' 53 R to <i 8 54 X to B 2 55 Xt to Q 2 eh 56 R to B 8 eh 57 R to X B 3 58 R to Q 3 59 KtoK2 60 X to Q i?q 61 P to X R 3 62 X to B 2 63 X to Ktsq 64 R takes R 65 X to B 2 6B X to Q 2 67 R to Q rq 68 X to B 4 69 R takes Q 70 X tks P & wins (h)