Chess in Dunedin.

Otago Witness, Issue 1813, 20 August 1886, Page 29

Chess in Dunedin.

The following lively game was played on March 10 1886, between Mr John Mouat and Mr David R. Hay: Philidob's Defence White. Black. (Mr Hay) (Mr Mouat) IPtoK4 P to X 4 2 Xt to X B 3 P to Q 3 3 P to Q 4 B to X Xt 5 (a) 4 B to X 2 B takes Xt 5 B takes B P takes P 6 Q takes P Xt to Q B 3 7 QtoQR4 Bto K2 8 Xt to B 3 Xt to X B 3 9 P to X 5 P takes P 10 B takes Xt eh P takes B 11 Q takes P eh Xt to Q 2 12 Xt to Q 5 (b) B to Q 3 13 Castles Castles 14 B to X 3 P to X 5 15QRtoQsq KttoK4 16 Q to E 4 Q to R 5 17 P to X B 3 (c) Xt takes P eh (d) 18 R takes Xt Q takes P eh 51 Ptoß7 Rtoß7(#) 19 X to X B sq P takes R 20 P takes P Q R to X sq 21 Q to X Xt 4 Q takes Q B P 22 RtoQ2 Q to KKt3 23 Q toQR4 QtoKKt6 24 Xt to B 6 eh X to R sq (c) 25 Xt takes R Q takes P eh 26 B to B 2 B to B 5 27 Rto B 2 ' PtoQ B 3 28 Xt takes P (/) X takes Xt 29 Q takes P Q takes Q 30 R takes Q P to Q R 4 31 BtoQ4ch Ptoß3 328.t0Q83 PtoKR4 33 R to B 5 X to Xt 3 34RtakesQRP Ptoßs 35 X to Xt 2 R to X sq 36 R to R 6 B to Xt 4 37 P to R 4 R to X 7 eh 38 X to R 3 R to X 6 eh 39 X to R 2 Bto B 5 40 X to R sq B to Xt 4 41 R to B 6 R to Q 6 42PtoR5 Ktoß4 43 Rtoß 4 B.toß 5 44 R takes B X tates R 45 B takes P P to R 6 46 X to R 2 X to Xt 5 47 B to B 3 R to X 6 48PtoR6 RtoK7ch 49 X to Xt sq P to R 7ch 50 X to R sq X to R 6 (</) 52 Resigns. NOTES. (a) This is not the usual reply, but it is a very good one for all that. (b) Played with the intention of forcing the exchange with the Bishop, or gaining the QBP, quite overlooking, for the moment, Black's strong reply BtoQ 3. White never recovered the loss of time caused by this useless move. (c) Another mistake. P to X B 4 was the move, as Black could not take pawn en passant or he would have lost the Q. (d) Black enjoys these bold attacks. (c) Black dare not take Xt with P or he would have lost his Q by White playing— R to X Xt 2. (/) Perhaps the best on the board, though Black's pawns on the King's side will prove dangerous in any case. (</) Black has played the latter part of the game extremely well, and the finish is quite unique.