CHESS IN ADELAIDE.
The following capital game occurred recently between two of the regular frequenters of the Adelaide Chess Club :— King's Gambit evaded. White. BlacK. Mr D. F. Macdonald. Mr A. J. Laughton IPto X 4 ' ' PtoK4 2PtoKB4 PtoQ4 v 3 PtakesQP Qtakes P(PKS) .># 4 Xt to Q B 3 Q to Q (Q X 3) sKttoß 3(P takes P) P takes P 6PtoQ4 ' BtoQ3 7 B to Q B 4 Xt to X B 3 8 Castles Castles 9KttoKs B takes Xt 10 P takes B Q takes Q 11 Xt takes Q Xt to R 4 (bad) 12 B to X 2 P to X Xt 3 13 B takes Xt P takes B 14 B takes P White has now obtained the best position. Xt to Q B 3 15 Xt to B 2J(Kt X 3) Xt to Q 5 16 QR to K t(K tks K4) Xt takes P 17 R to X 4 P to Q B 4 .18RtoB4 KttoQS From this point to the end Mr Laughton plays very cleverly. 19KtoR(BK 3) ■ PtoKt3 20 B to R 6 R to X 21 KttpK4(Rß3) R takes P 22 Kttbß6ch' ' Ktoß 23 R to Q B 3 B to R 3 24RtoKKt3(?) KttoKß4 A crushing retort. 25QRtoKB8(!) < Btakes R 26 R takes B Xt takes B 27 Xt to Q 7 R to X 7 28 P to X Xt, 3 R to X Xt 29 R to X Xt R takes Q Xt P And White resigns. ,—Obseirer,
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Otago Witness, Issue 1581, 11 March 1882, Page 24
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253CHESS IN ADELAIDE. Otago Witness, Issue 1581, 11 March 1882, Page 24
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