Chess in Dunedin.

Otago Witness, Issue 1751, 13 June 1885, Page 22

Chess in Dunedin.

The game below conc'ude^i tho little private match between Dr Stenhouie and Mr t) ivid R. Hay, It hft? endod ia a tie, the hoare being: S teahouse, 3; Hay 3; dra*n, 1:— King's Bishop's Gimbit. White -(Mr Hay) Black— (Dr Stenuouse) 1 P to X i PtoKl 2 P to X B 4 P takes P 3 B to B 4 Q t3 R 6 eh i X to A tq V to X Kb 4 5 Xt to Q B 8 i« to Xi 2 G P to X KS 3 (<x) P iaki-s P (b) 7 Q t"> X B 3 Q to X B 6 (c) 8 P takes P Q t «kus Q eh « Kfc takes Q V to X X 3 10 Kti\oQ6 KtoQ s q (d) 11NOQ4 VtoQ 3 (c) 12 P to X B j> to X b •> 13 P taH'sQ P V tnke, p 14 15 to Q i Xt to QJJ 3 16Pto<4US KKHSK2 10 O it to IC sq y, to X X' B f/) 17 ft to 1U 2 Kfc takes XV 1 " 1b H taken Xt X to Q 2 fa) loKtto't'3 PIOKH4 21 U to X ;! eh lv -o B ° 22 |{ tutor- nta<Wß 23 KtokiMll PtoCM 24 Pt . QKI 4 PU , uQ a MKtoKta iMotf'vw 2'i P. to 115 i:tr,|Uq 27 U to KG I!toK2 liS k t,.. 15 3 R •„ c»sq StfKtoKM KJOQ3 TO ': >o X •>(/() X to Utn 31 Xi» KB II t .1^3(0 >< Xt, X i, Ktoy t q 33 X to U 7 Jl to Q2 31 Blades II Kt,,k.a B 86 K. o X a P to B 4 (ft) i 36 It takes Xt X lakes X I 8? X taltoi U Reigns.

NOTES BY VR BTKNHOUSB.

(«1 Tho advanm r.f the Pawn ia premature. QP sh»u'd fl'st b>> udv.nced to its frurth.

<&) p h« Fa vn cm be quite sa ely declined, and the Q !)!a',ed to X H 3.

(c, Phis niovs demonsfrstkß the nesrasitv of Whi 4 e'fl ii .« p aviDjr P to Q 4, Biack'a utst movo \v,i3 ntot'ablv P fo ICt 7 eh.

(cf) Tho proper m<wc. In thh pop.tfon Ande.^fien o;ite i' a' eJ KtoKßtq, and kst to Lowntbal («> Uo to this ooint liiaek has playe-l a careful and s-.unU „ ame. Ho nnw h'giaa to play moie heedlessly, a-d fh> defen radon pr-ceo-is. BKcic sh^uw Jiavß ptwontcd U hita f torn jfeMintf commacd oi an ooeu X flip butthia mi.ye promole3 that ol>j<-<ji!. QKt to li 3 v.;ib ths jijtht rep'y to the ndvacca < f o p (/) Very weak. " '

(<j) Bad. Biaek ehcnld have takfen off the Xt with B. und ho would have bad a P ahead and ao inferiority of pi sition *

(A) f v S!'i(. » of a f iw instances of WBik play Black hsdnowiri out of hiß difJluuHies, and should have h>d no difficulty in drawini; the game. Hia next move 108 u b time and eervos no good purpose aa his X could not have b f en betto- postpd. Hid ho brourbt, hid X jouud to thf support of his X's Pawns not well sjb what White could hivo done by wav cf ntt<clr.

(i) F.*tal fntjecision

{It) a ft -liug termination tn B'aok'd Imjl Boriog of m jvo^. He Btaouli have withdraw hti Bto Q sq, and theiff would sti'l ha\e bee'i a i,io=p cf. ( f a dia.v. Tne mvieihis thi>B ended in a draw vVe h.ipe ano k her wi'l bo twanged whej Dr Stenhocsj recovers' his