Chess in New York.

Otago Witness, Issue 1918, 24 August 1888, Page 29

Chess in New York.

Game played in the championship tourney of the Manhittan Chess Club betwten Messrs Hanham aud de Vissicr. White. Black. Major Hanham. Mr de Visier. 1 P to X 4 P to X 4 2 P to Q 3 (a) Xt to X B 3 3 B to Q B 3 P to Q 4 4 Q to X 2 KtQB3 5 Xt to X B 3 „ B to X 2 6 B to X 2 Castles 7 Castlf s P to X E 3 («) 8 Q Xt to Q 2 P to X 3 9 X Ii to Q P to X Xt 4 10 Xt to 3 X to Xt 2 11 Xt to Kb 3 Q to Q 2 12PtoQKtl(c) FtoQR3 lSBtoKt-J BtoQ3 1 4 P to Qfi 3 PtoK Xt 5 (d) 15 Ktto Ji 4 KttoKS lfi 1' tks Q P Q Xt tks P 17 P to Q B 4 Xt to B 5 18 P to B 5 Q to B 3 19 QE toB BtoK2 i! 0 B tkB X P Xt to Q 4 21 Q Xt to B 5 eh (c) X to Xt 22 Kb tka B eh and wins. NOTES. (a) This is on the theory of doing nothing in particular aud waiting events. Major Hanham is rather partial to this method of opeuing his game. Probably the best reply is to make the same moves as the first player. (6) We can s-e no object in this. (c) Threatening to win the X P by P to Q Xt 5. (d) A weak move, but White has rather the better of the- game, probably. _B to Kfc 5 would have been Black's best resource. (c) Major Hanham plays this game in his best form. Black, MrdeVisser, does not appear to have been in his best form.— Turf, Field, and Farm,