BERLIN CONGRESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1584, 1 April 1882, Page 24

BERLIN CONGRESS.

Scotch Gambit. Paulson's Attack. Played between Messrs' Blackburuo and Windwer Score and Notes from Land and Water. Whito. , BlacK. Mr Blackburne. Herr Winawer. 1 P to X 4 P to X 4 ■ 2 Kfc to KB 3 Xt to QB 3 3 P to Q 4 P takes P 4 Xt takes P B to B 4 5 B to X 3 Q to B 3 G P to Q B 3 X Xt to X 2 7 B to Q Xt 5 B takea Xt (a) 8 P takos B Q to Xt 3 9 Castles P to Q 4 10KttoB3(6) P takes P It Q toB 2 Ca«tloa 12 Q takes P X to B 4 (c) 13 Q to B, 4 Q R to Q sq 14 B to X 2 (d) R to Q 2 15 Q R to B S(i B to X 3 1G X R to <J sq X R to Q sq 17 B to R 5 Q to B 4 18 B to B 3 Xt to Xt 3 19 Q t» Xt 3 Kfc takes P 20 B takes Xt B takes B 21 Q, takes P (c) A takes R eh 22 X takes R R takea R eh 23 Xt takes R Q to Xt 8 24 P to X R 3 Q takes R P 25 Q takea Xt P P to X R 3 26KtoR2 Qtoß4 27Q,toKt8ch Ktoß2 28 B to K. 4 B to B 4 (/) 29 H to Q Xt 4 Q to R 8 ' 30 B takes B Q takes Xt 31 Q tak.-s P • Qto Q 4 32 Q to B 5 1,1 to (i 7 33 P to Xt G P to R 4 34 P to Xt 0 P to ft 5 85 P to Xt 7 y to B 6 eh 30 X to Xt tig I' tD B 3 37Qt088 QtoQ7(7/j 38 B takes Xt eh Kesigns. NOTES. (a) Cortalnly not good. What to do instead is a point Btill unsettled. Ounzberg'a defonco, viz., Xt to Q sq, was demolished by Blackburne in their match. \ contemporary recommends 7 Q to Xt 3, 8 Castles, Q takes KP. This course may be theoretically sound, but in practice fow will adopt it, as White obtains too strong an attack for a game over the board. Our own present opinion favoum 7 Castles, 8 Xt takes Xt, Q P takes Xt, i) B lakes B, V takea B, and Dlauk has no L'rcat cause to be diasitisfied, for the curiously doubled Q Xt P is a favourable clement rather than otherwise. Mr Blackburne, than whom there is no bettor authority on the Scotch Gambit, takes the satno v'hsw. If we mistako not, Capt. Mackenzie adopted 7 Castles in hio match with Mr Max Judd. (l>) P takcj P is nndoubtfdly preferable. Blackburne doubtless relies upon Winawer not being 1 able to fnthom, or not feeling disposed to risk ensuing complications. (o) Ad onr onntompovary po'ntß out, Btoolc should take Ihe Que;n, and continue with P to fv B 4, a i oui3B which if correctly followed up wqulct ljo to his advantage.

4*' fd) One of Blaokburne's favourite continuations In this opening. .We now rather prefer his game, not* withstanding the isolated Q P. (c) There is something to be said for R takes R, followed by Q takes P. Nevertheless Black would have a good resource in Q to B 5. (f) Very badly played. Po3Bibly he is short e>f time. White now has it all his own way.

(g) Our readers havo possibly been wondering what all this means. Howover, a glanco at the board ought now to be sufficient. If White Queens, Black checks at B 8, getting either a stalemate or perpetual check. There is no chance of success for a trick requiring so much preparation.