CHESS IN ENGLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 1486, 8 May 1880, Page 20

CHESS IN ENGLAND.

The twenty-tii s.t and iiSt game bat.ireea Messrs Mason aud Poiter. White. Black. Mr Mason. MrPoUer. IPto K. 3 (a) L to QKt 3 2 P to X B 4 tf>) B 10 Xc 2 BKttoKB» i'toKS 4 P lo Q lit 3 Xt to X B 3 6Btt>K2 PtoQi 6Ca->tiea Bto(^3(c) 7BtoKt2 Castlea BKUOB3 PtoQRS 9 Q to X eg P to « 4 10 b to Q, 3 B to X 2 U Itfc to X t P to Q Xt 4 12 Xt to K.t 3 Xt to X 5 13KttoK6(<0 I ftoBS 14 B to X 1 P to Xt 3 16 Xt to Xt 3 Xt to Q 3 18 KttolUq Xt to B 3 17 P,to Q R 3 Q ti Q 2 18 Xt to :i i *. to B 2 {f) 19 KG to Kr, 4 X to B fcq {</) 20 Q to R i (/«) At to H 4 21 O to K 3 PtoKßi 22 Xt to ii 2 (i) R to Xt 2 23 B to Q 3 P to B 5 24 B takt» Xt X P takea B 25 Q K. lo Q iq (j) Q to X 3 26 U. R to X fq Q to B 2 27 P to Q 3 (#) P takes Xt P 28 P takes P P to Q 6 (I) 29 Xc tikes P)(m) Xt takes Xt 30 B takes Xt Q takes P 21 P to X 4 X to Q tq 32 BtoKs6(») Hto Q h t q 33 P to X 6 P tak^ P 34 P t.kes P B tak-H R P 35 P to X 6 (o) It to X 2 (*') 3««toKt3(Q!) RtikesP &7Bt>K3 BtoQ3 38 Q to Xt 5 Q R tv X rq 39 B to Q 2 P to Xt b (r) 40 R to b. B eg X to Ktfiq 4L KtoQKtsq(«) QtoQ4 42 B takes J? a te B 5 White resigns. NOTES From |" land and Water." (a) Adopted by Dr Zufcertott agaiast Mr Poiter under exactly similar ctrcumstuncus— viz. tbut V\h'te had but to draw the g. me to wiD the mate!?. We o>' - eider that the movu is iiot at all likely to load to a • m, for compllcaud potitioi<p are sure to arise thuufr ■>■■ It fa in fact jubt liie kind of opening wherein b.acli, by incurrfug neks, tan make the opponoinmuir rhi. <. (p) Much in uso by eminent expeitt), but, to uur mind it is an unstunu continuation.

(c) B to X 2 is the safer course. (d) This dubious-lookirg move is fr. quently pla)od in tuch opeiiiuk.B aa ttie j»teeuc. >Vc -..iimot up^>rovn of it, but it is moro jiißiili.ble now \L » it «ould bo if Black had pi yd hi& It B to K2.

(c) li ci ha X tq vi. (^ a vere open to )f ceivo the PI Xt, W hue eoulu with advantage play B takes lit. if) 'lnia mistake, for t,uch it undoubteuly ia, Jards hiii. into difficulties ; but curioutly enough U ia from tfi' ►■« difficulties that hii attar advantage \<j) To hive rodied tho Kookwouid have brought o:i a u'ight ol dm^er uulit fy the Btars of hop-, no therefore goes into tbe dokb, trustii g to fkd aomewhero a jock of safety. •r (/0 There ia much to bo.Bsid for Et to E 8 followed by PtoKKt 4. Mr Mason, perhaps, thought- th <t to be 100 dangerous a cuur o p in a game wherein ho uulv vrantß a draw.

(i) We rather favour B to Q 3 hero. {}) 26 Xt toQ4 Betnihp ifnable.. If thea Xt tabes Kt. 26 B tak. v Xt, Pu, Xt 4. 27 Q .ak<<? U P,.P tifces P. 20 P ta)ieß P, wi:h a maiu/e:t advent^ This variation is merely indicative, fo of course £lauk could not afford to play in such a wsy. (lc) Vdo the orctical by a gcod ' dual. Ho aflC/uU move P to Q i.

(I) Black's cppoitunity hav\og come lie seizes it by tho hair.

(;») f takes P, hazardous as it may sacra, is we should s y, superior.

(«) We prefer q to'K 3. and should coi sider B to E sq better than the text move. (#) This advances made without "uffleioit consideration. Presumab'y Mr Mason thought it scarcely possible th'it, BlacK could afford to * in tbo Pawn. tp) R to B 3 is scarcely satisfactory, on account ot Bio 0 4. (q) it 36 Qto X 3, then Qto Q 4 37 Q to R 6 en, Kto Xt eg. 38 Q t«kes P co, it to Xt •„', H nu wins. (r) To prevent the Biehop posting humoli on £ 3 at any time. (j) Forecistln? (he curious oversight which follows. Q R to X sq is probably his best, but with that or any other move msgaineia' obviously lost b<-yond redemptiou. In hopele-s irames the sight becomes blurred, and mistakes are mnde which otherwise would not b9 possible. MrPotvr committed just such a similar blunder, under similar circumstances, In the seventeenth game of the match.