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Chess by Correspondence.
It may be remembered when this game was first published in the fcago Wif ness, December 12, 1885, as one ot the games played between Mr J E Stevens, of Clyde, and Mr J B L'orton, of Roxburgh, who won it us played iv tho first instance, in the Correspondence Tourney, it w.is annotated by Dr Stenhouse. Mr D L Christie wrote in a kindly way, stating that if Whituhad played for his 12th move— Q, to lit 3— iuste.id ot P to Q 5 he would still have had a good game, ami offered to play it from that stage witli anyone, cither for love or a guinea trophy. Dr Stenhouse and Mr J B Borton continued the game for honour alone. Mr Christie deserves the highest praise for the admirable way he has conducted the attack with both players.
Answers to Correspondents. Correct solutions of Problem 559 received from BJS, Christchurch ;IBF, Queenstown ; RG M, Naseby ; J D, and B MM, Dunedin. Solution of Problem 559. White. Black. White, 1 B to Xt 5 1 X to Q 5 2 Kfc to X 6 mate 1 PtoK7 2 „ 1 QtaUesß(R4) 2 „ „ „ 1 Pto B 7 2Ktto B 6 „ 1 QtakesK(KU)2 „ „ „ 1 B takes H(R 4) 2 Kfc to X 2 1 B takes R(l£t4) 2Ktto B 2 „ J A H, Port Chalmers. — Your solution of Problem 561 is quite correct. You liav become one of our most expert solvers. X Ford, Skipper's Point. — Have replied to your query by post.
By Mr Thomas Menzibs, Addington.
Black to play and win . [whitb . The above Problem arises out of Game 833, Otago Witness, played between Messrs Hay and Foreman.
Analysis of the " Centre " Opening. We have pleasure in producing from the New York Scotsman the first instalment of an elaborate analysis ot the "Centre" opening, at present being contributed to that paper by the well-known New York champion, A. Schaefer, M.I). Game 836—" Centre." By A. Soiiaefeu, M.D., New York. 1115 21 8 OH 20 11 10 20 23 22 30 26 23 19 411 2120 716 2(5 22 18 25 (e)3 7 811 2(5 22 5 9 (rf)3l 26 (3)7 11 29 22 26 23 22 17 11 l."i(rt)l7 13 *l 5 0023 19 3120 7io 15 18 28 21 (b>:\ 7(1)32 28 15 31 8 3 2319 19 15 710 (c) 26 23 2 7 23 S 26 30 14 10 10 19 30 20 12 10 (2)22 17 11 16 22 18 Drawn. (a) Pl.ay on 2H 23 will be given. (6) Play on 2 7 will be given. (c) Play on 27 24 will be given. (d) Day on 22 17 and 32 23 will be given. (c) 18 14 jvlbo draws. (1) 22 17 38 22 32 38 10 30 23 IP 3 1 1 11(7) Drawn. Bame us trunk at «
White. Black. Mr Stevens. Mr Borton. 1 P to X 4 P to X 4 2 P to X B 4 P takes P 3 KttoKß3 PtoKKt4 4 B to B 4 B to X Xt 2 5 Castles P to Q B 3 6 P to Q B 3 Q to X 2 7 P to X 5 P to X II 3 8 P to Q 4 P to Q Xt 4 9 Q Xt to Q 2 P takes B 10 QKt takes QliP Q Xt to R 3 11 Xt to Q 6 eh X to Q sq We give below the two continuations t D. L. Christie. Dr Stennonse 12 Q to Xt 3 X to B 2 1 Qtolt 4 BtoKt 2 14 Q to It 5 eh X to Xt sq 15 Xt to X 4 P takes Xt IB B takes P Kfc to B 2 17 Q to Xt 4 designs D. L. Christie J. B. Borton, 12 Q to Q Xt 3 It to Q Xt sq 13 Q to B 4 Q to X 3 14 Xt takes P eh X to X sq 15 Q takes Q P takes Q 16 Xt takes It B takes Xt 17 PtoK H4 PfcoKKts 18KttoKsq PtoK 114 19 Xt to Q 3 X to Xt 2 20 B takes P Xt to X 2 21 P to X Xt 3 X Xt to B 4 22 P to Q R 4 Q Xt to B 2 23 Xt to B 5 X tnkes Xt P 2i Q X to Xt sq R to Xt 3 25 P to It 5 It tab s R 26 R takes It KttoQKt4 21 BtoKts KtfciK2 28 B to B 6 B takes B 29 P takes B Xt to X Xt aq 30 Xt to X 4 P to X 4 31 P to B 4 B to X B 4 32 P takes Xt B takes Xt 33 P to Xt 6 It P takes P 34 R P takes P Xt takes P 35 PtoKfc7 Kfc to Q 2 36 P queen's eh Xt takes Q 37 R takes Xt eh X to X 2 38 P takes P B to X Xt 3 39 R to Q B 8 B to X sq 40 X to B I X to Q 2 41 R to Q R 8 B to B 2 42 X to X 3 P to B 4 43IttoQK6 Ptoßs 44 X toQ4 B toKtsq 45 R to X 118 Btoß2 46 R to X R 7 X to X 3 47 R takes B X takes R 48 X takes P Resigns.
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(/> 16 20 22 15 9 H 7 11 23 19 10 19 25 22 16 15 31 17 1 11 15 Drawn. (2) 28 24 23 H 25 21 2114 23 18 14 17 918 18*5 24 31 (g)7 11 21 14(4)24 20 29 22 26 23 20 16 10 17 (5)16 19 (6)19 24 31 27 11 20 (ff) 15 19 18 15 27 U3 22 18 (3) 20 21 22 15 9 14 1 6 (7)28 19 10 20 25 22 26 30 15 31 17 1 ill 6 9 W 25 21 *6 10 24 20 5 14 18 25 21 14 *7 11 22 13 29 22 10 17 (8)13 9 -+H 18 (5) 17 21 21 30 18 25 29 22 20 2 2 9 <«) 610 10 1/ 17 21 19 21 15 19 21 14 30 16 27 23 23 18 18 ]5 (7) 27 20 15 19 12 8 27 24 815 18 27 16 12 32 27 3 8 24 20 20 16 27 32 8 3 7 11 15 24 (8) 27 23 22 17 2B 2i 23 18 17 21 21 25 25 30 30 25 1811 14 c 27 23 5 14 11 7 7 2 23 26 Drawn. Drawn, 14 17 21 14 Drawn. 26 23 18 22 Black wSna. 30 32 Drawn. 2125 32 17 B. wins. 20 27 25 22 22 18 li) U 14 23 B.wins. 17 14 25 30B.wlns
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Otago Witness, Issue 1805, 25 June 1886, Page 22
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