BLINDFOLD CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1583, 25 March 1882, Page 24

BLINDFOLD CHESS.

Ono of four games played simultaneously, and without eight of the boards, by Professor Fritz Peipera, of San Francisco, against four amateur* of that city. The games were all won by tho blindfold player. White. Blacic. Prof. P. Mr "Scotch Gambit." IPtoK4 PtoK4 2 Xt to X B 3 Xt to Q B 3 8 P to Q 4 P takes P 4 B to Q B Btoß4 5 Xt to Xt 5 Xt to X 4 (rt) 6 Xt takes b P Xt takes Xt 7 B takes Xt eh X takes B 8 Q to R 6 eh P to X Xt 3 9 Q takes B P to Q 3 (b) 10 Q takes P Xt to X B 3 11 Castles RtoKsq 12 Xt to Q B 3 Q to X 2 la B to Q 2 Q to X 4 14 Q to Q 3 B to X 2 15 P to X B 4 Q to B 4 eh (c) 16KtoRsq PtoQKtS 17 P to X 5 (d) P takes P (c) 18 P takes P R takes P 19 Xt to X 4 (ft B to X B 4 i 20 Xt takes Q £ takes Q 81 Xt takes B and! w&WV

(a) Well known to be inferior to Xt to R R 3. (6) If Black's remaining Et now stood at Q B 3 instead of X Xt sq, he could here play P to Q 4 with great effect. (c) In these movements of Q, Black has consumed valuable time which he might have devoted to bringing out the Q R and Q B. (d) A decisive blow. (c) If 17, Btoß d, White wins by 18. QtoK 83. (f) White plays the terminating moves in good stylo.