Chess by Correspondence.

Otago Witness, Issue 1713, 20 September 1884, Page 22

Chess by Correspondence.

GiiASaow v. Edinburgh The following hnore ting aad well-played gumo wiw one cf two plavetl by correspondence bt!two3n the leaflit.g members of tho Uliuigow aud Kdii. burgh Chcsa Cl il>3~ Trie rrntch wai bearun on Decorbuer !•', 18S3, and finished on Juno 19, 1834. Every neok each i-ii!e played a move m i ach Jiwne. Thee were nlxajr at le'isb t.luoii present cd the deliberation of tho moves, and very frequont'y more. The Glnfifrow Cub won both gain<n. and it is rather singular that both of the gamoa were wou r beforo they h««J roiehs't 1h« 26th move. Wo are in'donto'l to tho GlafffOA' '.Teraid for tho score of the {,' alll0 > '' u t "'" notea a-o ouv own :—: — Contro U/unbifi. Whito-Ctrlafln'ow). B'ack-(Kdiubur(?h). 1 P to X 4 . Pto X I 2 P to Q 4 P ta'u n P S Q taVtsP Kf. lo Q B8 4 Qto !<3 KfctoK RS.'d) 5 V to X 6 Xt to Q 4 0 Q*o X 4 (&) T <- Xt to X 2 7 Xl to Q-B3 Xt toKt;:t SPtnKlil B lo Q Xt 5 9 Et J B 2 O vstlf) 10 CisUos P to X B 4 11 Q to B 4 eh X to Ii sq VI P to X R 4 B takes Itt 11 Q takes B X Xt to X -2 14 X to Q B 4 P to Q R 3 ' 36 Kfcto KR3 Qto X sq {&) IB B to Kf s ;e) Xt to X Xt hi (/j 17 P to X Xt 4 (g) P take'A P 38 Ktto Kt6 KUoRS 19 Ptoßs RtoK IM 2.) X R t.» X aq (/t) Q takns R P (t) 21 U tj R 8(| <3 to Xt 3 22 R'a^es Xt V takes X 23 P to X 6 eh H to B 3 24 Xt to B 7 eh, and B'aci rcsijrhu. N .TBS. (a) Tj to Xt 6 eh is considered priferablo by tho beat authorities. (&) Well plajxd, as it preventa the development of Black's parne. (c) A Etrenir mo'e, na ihia pawn obviously camiici be taken, a 1 * Black would expose thtiiisulves to au overwhelming ufcfciek ' (d) Wo think this move loses valuable timo. Pto vj Xt 4 would be more to thn purpoas. (c) Tho White allies m c anxious to preserve this B, &s it commands au important file. (/) Thia Xt has (jeno fcajk to roost, which is amplo evidence thai his pr<svii.U3 adventurous careor has not been well directed. (g) Hevoily played, as ifc ia really hard to Bay whether it is bettor to capturj it or not. White has now decidedly the best (,t lha game. (A) Following op the advantage in admirable stylo. (i) Tho Wh : .t3 allies mu-t have smiled when they received thia reply, as it Bhowed that tho smothered mate in tho variation be'ow had boon uof oreseon by thoir opp. no"tq : - 2 Rtiltnq Q. to Xt 2 tl Rtako3 Xt Qtako3 X 93 Q to B 4, l< to B'sq 21 Q toKtPch RtakeuQ 2j Xt nifit-'B. If, \n niißWcr to R to R ag, Q to X eg should be play d, <hen R takes Xt and wius. The gaiao is now vo-y olevoriy fcrcd.