Chess and Draughts.

Otago Witness, Issue 1598, 8 July 1882, Page 24

Chess and Draughts.

CHESS PROBLEM.-367. By H. M. Prideaux.

BLINDFOLD CHESS. One of eight blindfold games conducted by Mr J. 11. Blackburne, at the Troicoupian Chess Club on March

O) Xt to Q B 3 cannot be bettered. (&) Black's eccentric method of opening, though not exactly justified by its result, leaves him with a position which he might maintain against ordinary adveisaries. ■„.,. (c) A subtle continuation prepared for by his previous move. , „ , (0!) P to B 3, though by no means a hopeful resource, is called for here. —Land and Water.

in iosl ;— Philidor's Defence. r hite— Mr Blackburne. Black— Mr Moffat. IPtoK4 P to X 4 2 Xt to X B S P to Q 3 3 P to Q 4 P takes P 4 Q takes P B to Q 2 58t0K3 PtcQßß(a) 6 Xt to B 3 Xt to Q B 3 7 Q to Q 2 X Xt to X 2 8 Castles P to X R 4 9 B to X 2 B to X 3 10 Xt to Q 4 Q to Q 2 (&) 11 P to B 4 P to X Xt 3 12 Xt takes Xt Xt takes Xt 13 Pt«KKt4(c) B takes KtP(d) 14 Xt to Q 5 B to X 2 15 B takes B Q takes B 16 Xt takes P eh X to Q 2 17 Xt takes R R takes Xt 18 P to X 5 Q to X 3 19 P takes P B to B 3 20 X to Xt sq B to Xt 2 21 X R to X sq Q to B 3 22 P to B 3 R to X sq 23 B to Xt 6 R takes R 24 R takes R Q takes Q P 25 Q to X 3 Q to X 3 2G Q to Q 3 eh Q to Q 3 27Qtofc,3ch Pt ? b ,/ O 28 Q to X 3 Xt to X 2 29 B to B 5 Resigns. NOTES.