Chess by Telegraph.

Otago Witness, Issue 1893, 2 March 1888, Page 29

Chess by Telegraph.

OI'AGO V. INVKRCAKGILL. Played in the recent match— lnvercargill v. Otago Chess Clubs— between Mr A. Tame, of lnvercargill, and Mr W. B. Eyre, of Dunedin. King's Bishop's Gambit. White. Black. Mr Eyre. Mr Tame. 1 P to X i P to X 4 2 P to X B t P tks P 3 B to Q B 4 Q to X 5 eh (a) 4 X to B sq ¥ to X Xt 4 5 Q Xt to B 3 Q Xt to B 3 (6) BPtoQ4 BtoQKtG •7 Xt to Q 5 B to Q It 4 8 Kfc fo X 13 3 Q to U 3 9 P to X 11 i Q to 11 4 10 P to Q B 3 P to Q 3 11 QtoKsq BtoK3 12 Xt tks X Xt P Xt tks Q P (c) !3PtoQKt4 3CttoQB7 14 B to X 2 {d) Xt tks Q (c) 15 B tks Q B tks Xt 16Kl-ksKt(/) BtksQKtP 17 B P tks P B to B 5 18 B to Q Xt 2 (g) P to X 11 3 10 Xt tks X B P B tks Xt 20 B tks B eh X tks B 21 B tks It R to X sq 22 X to Q 2 X tks P 23 B to Q B 3 li to X 3 24 X R to X B sq R to X 5 25PtoKt3 Ptoß6 26 It tks P eh X to Xt 3 27 Q R to X B eg It to X 3 28 R to X B 5 P to X R 4 29 It to Xt 5 eh X to R 2 30 It to X B 7 eh X to U 3 31 It tks Xt Resigns (/t). NOTES. (a) Stnunton calls this the " classic defence," and says it lpads to by far the most instructive and entertaining games of all the systems of defence of which the opening is susceptible. (b) B to Xt; 2 is considered the best here. (o) A capital rejoinder. id) Tho position is now very critical and interesting. (c) Injudicious. We believe B to KKt 5 would have strengthened Block's game considerably. (/) Obviously better than taking either of the B. Black's exchange of Queens has givon quite a unique aspect to the game as there are still two pieces en prise, (a) Cleverly played and evidently unforeseen by Black when he proffered the exchanges. (h) Under ordiuary circumstances, we have no doubt, Mr Tame would have resigned sooner, but being captain we auppoce he did not like to strike his flag for fear of disheartening his men.

Mr David K. Hay. after carefully analysing the four unfinished games in the recent match between the Otngo and Invercargill Chess Clubs submitted to him, has arrived at the following decision :— Wins. Otago. Draws. Invercargill. Wins. 0 DrStenhouse 0 Mr Heath 1 0 MrThrop 0 Wr Bennett 1 0 Mrlrwin 1 Mr Mehaffey 0 0 Mr Mander 0 Mr Duplox 1 7 r i The previous score being: Otago, 2 wins ; Invercargill, 1 win; drawn. 2. The final score is therefore a win for Invercnrgill by 4 games to 2, with 3 drawn games. The telegraphic chess match between Auckland and Canterbury was concluded on Saturday night. Canterbury won seven games, the winners being Hookhatn, M'William, Todd, Searell, Caut, Milner. and Kennedy. Auckland gained five. The winners were Ryder, Pope, Munro, Clutsam, and Blau Jon.