Frankfort Tonrnament.

Otago Witness, Issue 1891, 17 February 1888, Page 29

Frankfort Tonrnament.

We give below two interesting games played in the recent International tourney at Frankfort. The notes ara by the Chess Editor of the Field. Sicilian Defence, White. Black. Mr Qunsberg. Herr v. Gottschall. 1 P to X 4 P to Q B 4 2 Xt to Q B 3 Xt to Q B 3 3 Xt to B 3 P to X Xt 3 4 P to Q 4 P tks P 5 Xt tks P B to Xt 2 (5 B to X 3 P to Q 3 7 B to X 2 (a) B to Q 2 (b) 8 (Jasttes Xt to B 3 9 P to B 4 Castles 10 Q to Q 2 R to B gcj 11 QRtoKsq (c) KttoKKto 12 B tkß Xt B tks B 13 QRtoK sq BtoQ2(<O HKt(Q4)toK2 BtoKsq(e) lo It to B 3 Q to Q 2 115 Qltto KBsq PtoQKU 17 PtoQKt3 (/) Q to Kfc 2 18 31 to B 3 P to Xt 5 19 Xt to Q 5 P to X 3 20 P to B 5 (17) P tks Kb 21 P to B 6 B to R sq 22 B to Q 4 (A) B to Q 2 23 R to R 4 V to X R 4 21 It tks P BtoKts(i) 25 Rtksßch Resigns, NOTKS. (a) Preferable to 7 B Q Xt 5, pointed out in note (a) to Captain Mackenzie's game. (h) Any other developing move would have been preferable. At present the Bishop stands aa well at B sq as at Q 2. (c) 11 Q It to X sq would have saved a move, as Black probably would have continued as in the text. (<i) Necessary in view of the thiea!;ened loss of the Bishop if 14 P to B 5 (c) Black's inteutiou here Js rather obscure. (/) Obviously betler than 17 Xt tks P, because of 17 Q to Xt 2, &c. (g> The beginning of a brilliant final combination, which took White's opponent quite by surprise. (A) To make room for the Queou and to defend the advanced B P. (0 If 24 R tks P, then 25 Q to Xt 5 eh, X to R 2 ; 26 Q tks P eh, X to Xt sq, Ac.