MELBOURNE CHESS CLUB.

Otago Witness, Issue 1466, 20 December 1879, Page 20

MELBOURNE CHESS CLUB.

(From the Leader). Another gamein.the ma ca between Jfesam Stephen and Burns, at the odds cf the pawn and more, ha 3 bean won by the latter, mailing the score Burns V Stephen 0. One of the games appears below : — F Remove Bl»ck'a X B P. "' ' Wnnas.' "*- .' "-' "" - Bi^aok.- , Mr Stephen. . Mr Burns. 1 PtoK4 QKttoBS, •-'■'" 2PtJ<i4 • |*°S* ; BPWK6 B !°£s xptoQBS PtoK3 . ,«BtoK.Kt6(a) '9*;^*- • 7BtakesKt '- Xt takes B, . 8 KLKt to B 8 • PioK R 3 9 Xt to X 4 B takes B WQ.takeaß PtoKK.t.4, , •irKtfc>Kt« EtoKtOq) , 18 Xt t»kea B r B takes Xt / . , "18P'toQKt4 • Kt.toß* ' j 14 Xt ii Q 2 K.t to X 6 r 15 Oastles(K E) - castes i. -. •< > 16KttoKt8- . Qt08.2 .',,,. ; 17 PtoQK4 <Jto-84.\,, : .. : „ 18QRtoK(eq)(6) „Kt0.86 „ , 19 K> X 3 QR to B (sq) , 20 Xt to Q 2 (c) . KRtoB 4,(d) '21 PtoKtS' '• Qtoß2 '828t0K2 , >PtoKKts,28P.toK'B8(<) PUkeft": , . S4Kttike.fP. • PtoKE4' , , 26 Xt to X; S , , R takea B (eh) SBKttake'flß K»oKt(8q) " , 27(Pto KAZtf) Kttoß4 . 28, Bto B 8 Pto R 6 ;80 Kt.takes K» (0 . P takei P (en) ' BlKt»ke»P(i) ; : . ; and Black aanounctd mate in six moves tk),. • (») Thu mare is inferior to X K.« to 83. , , ,"(6),Fearing Eto B « '; Pto Ba, however^ e«eta« hia beut nioTo. < ' • ' (c) Black hai obtained a very threa'ening attack, to ' which the' preeßent movaeoeHM the oaly-def ence. Had Vhlte now played Xt to B &.• with the, view of Q to Kt-. 5 afterwards, ho muH hayo io»i speedily, e.g.:—^ . ' B«Kttoß6 . , QtaKtS, „ SlPtoKtS QRtoB2 , 22QtoK«6 PtoBS ; obUiniuK * winning attack by advancing the pawns on the king's ilknk' presently. i. (<jy QtdKt 6 would not have beengood now, as it would have enabled White to advance his KB P with good effect on the retirement of the BUck rook. it) Of course ho dare not lake vlie pawn on account of K. takes B P, &o. ' (/") RtoKt 5 waa the correct move. - \g) An error, which caueea the loia of the game ■pcedily. ' * . (A) Had he pHyed P takes P Black would h»ve won easily by Xt takes P, &c. («) He should rather have played X to R (sq). (k} We ltave the mate to be worked, out by our young readers.