Chess Championship.

Otago Witness, Issue 1795, 17 April 1886, Page 23

Chess Championship.

STEIMTZ V. ZUKEKTOBr. The following is the seventh match game, played at New Orleans on the sth of February, 1886 : — Wiiite— (Mr Zukertort) Black— (Mr Steinitz) Queen's Gambit Declined. 1 P to Q 1 iPtoQj 2 P to Q B i 2 P to X 3 (a) 3 Xt to Q B .') 3 Xt to X B 3 4 P to X 3 4 1'tol! -1 (5) 5 Xt to B 3 n Xt to B 3 « P to Q X 3 (c) .'! Q P fakes P 7 B takes P 7 P takes P 8 P takes P 8 B to X a 9 Castles 9 Castle 9 10 Bfe) K3 10 1? to Q2 11 QtoQ3(«!) 11 It'oßsq 12 Qlttoßsq 12 Q to It 4 (!) 13 ]UoB2 (c) 1 KKto Qsq 14 Kllto Xsq (/) 1 1 BtoK sq 15 B to Xt sq (g) 15PtoKt3 16 Q to X 2 16 B to B sq 17KRroQsq 17BtoKt2(/i) 18 B to It 2 18 Xt to X 2 39 Q to Q 2 19 Q to It 3 20 B to Xt ft (O 20 Kfc to B 4 21 P to X Xt 1 21 Xt takes Q P O) 22 Xt takes Xt 2'i V to X 4 23 KttoQS 2? X takes I? 21 Q takes X 24 P takes Kt. 25 It takes P 2-3 Kfc takes Xt 26 It takes Xt 2(3 It takes It •11 B takes X 27 Q to X 7 28 P to It 3 28 P to X It 3 29 B to Q B 4 (/c) 29 Q to B (5 30 QtoK3 30 QtoQSch 31 X to R 2 31 B to Q B J) 32 B to X 7 (/) 32 B to X 4 eh 33 P to B 4 33 B takes P eh 34 Q takes B 31 Qtoltßch 35 X to Xt 3 35 Q to Xt 8 eh (w) 36 Resigns. .VOTES. (a) Black adopts here the recognised defence of this opening. In the previous games he pJayed 2 P toQB3, and 3 B to B 4. (6) In a similar game, published in last week's Field, we thought this move premature. Generally 4 B to X 2, followed by the Queen's Fianchetfco, is considered tho defence here. However, Black pre* fers, even if he enters the beaten track, an occasional side path. (c) Giving up the advantage of the first move. Instead of tho text move, White could have played 6Q P takes P, B takes P ; 7 P takes P, leaving Black with an isolated Q P; whereas by the course adopted, he remains himself with an isolated Q P. (d) 11 P to Q 5, P takes P ; 12 Xt takes P, Xt takes Xt ; 13 B takes Xt would have yielded quite an even game, which could only bo iv favour of White, as he was at that time two games ahead. (c) White could still play 13 P to Q 5. if) 14 X R to Q sq seems a better place. The Rook has less scope on the X iile. (g) Also unnecessary. It is quite transparent that Black would concentrate his forces on the weak Q P. The text move facilitates that design, inasmuch as Black can carry it out simultaneously with his defence. (/i) We should wtainly prefer Black s game now. (i) White labouring under the disadvantage of the weak Q P, ought not to v.eakon it more by removing a defending piece. (/) A well-timed sacrifice, which apparently equalises tho position, but, nevertheless, leaves Black with a margin of advantages sufficient to turn (A) C lf 29 QtoQ 2, then probably 2!) Q takss Q, followed by B takes P and Black's Q R P, would probably cost "a piece. (/j I White has really no satisfactory move. It 33 B takes P, then 32 B fakes B and wins, (»i) Mr Steinit/; played the ending with great judgment and precision.— Field.