Chess.

Otago Witness, Issue 1442, 12 July 1879, Page 21

Chess.

PROBLEM 198. BLACK.

.-WHITE. While to play and mate In three moves.

CHESS IN DTJNEDIN.

- The following scratch g»me « as p ay«d on Wednesday. 3rd mat ,bet*een Mr John Moutt and Mr David BHay members ot the Atheneeum Chess Club. King's Bishop'B Gambit. Mr Hay. Mr Mou*t. * Whits Bla.dk. lPtoT* IPtoK4 • '2PtoKB4 • 2Pt»kesP • A B t»kes P 4 Xt to X B<J ' ,6KttoQBS SlJ^f?/ • 7QUkesP 7Bta4esKt SKtPtftkesß SBtoßsq n R to O Xt 3 9 Castles 10PtoQ4 lOKtt^esKP(b) . ]S 3 to KB S "|»i°V 16 Q to R 4 16 Xt Ukes B ■ _?S»b k S- • 888 V. • gSSoW* itptoVßi _OQtoR4 20KtoR2(_> 21 X tikeß Xt tfi) 21 P takes R 22 R takes P 22 Q takes R 21 Q takes Q 23 Q H to X sq 24KttoR6 , Keigns (a) The usual move here is Xt to X B 3, but we consider the text move a very strong one. (b) We 1 playe J. for Y> hite dare not take the K.t ior fair of R toKsq , (c) The bet reply to Black's lart clever move. (d) "White has no.- afree and bold gams. (c) Bla-;k from bTs cramped poiition is compelled to make a few move? which do not materially develop his game, and this is one of" them, and perhaps the belt that could te made under the circumstance. (f) While could tafely have exchanged the R for Xt and P at once, but having no etroi g a position he could well affordto bide bis time, and by domj; so we think he hastened the inevitable. fe) BUck has no satisfactory move, but po»WDlyKt to Q 4 might hive prolonged the struggle a little longer. ' , (h) The finishing stroke

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