Blindfold Game.

Otago Witness, Issue 1958, 30 May 1889, Page 29

Blindfold Game.

One of eight games played blindfolded by Mr J. H. Blackbume at the Plymouth Chess Club in December last. From the Sheffield Independent, Danish Gambit. White. ■ Black. J. H. Blackburn. P. P. Balkwill. 1 P to X 4 PtoK4 2 P to Q 4 P tits P 3PtoQB3 PtksP 4 B to Q B 4 B to Q B 4 sKttoKß3(a) KttoQß3 6 B tks P eh X to B sq 7BtoKt3 PtkßP 8 B tka P P to Q 3 9-QKttoQ2 PtoQKt3 10 Castles B to X Xt 5 11 Q to B 2 Q to X 2 12 Q X to X aq (6) Xt to X 4 13 Xt tks Xt P tks Xt 14 X to X sq P to X Xt 4 (c) 16KttoQB4 BtoQS 16 P to B 4 Xt P tks P 17 B tks B P tk* B 18RtksPch Kttoß3 19 QRtoKßsq(d) KtoKsq 20 X tka Kb X to Q sq 218t087 QtoQB4 22 Q to X B 2 X to X sq 23 Q to B 6 R to X Xt sq 24KttoK5(e) PtoKt'4 25 Xt to B 6 Q to Q 3 26 R to X 7 eh and mates next move, NOTBS. a A characteristic move of Blackburne's, wh« positively loathes a premature attack. B tka Poh could of course be played at once. b White has now an admirable development for one pawn less. c Naturally dreading the threatened advance of the X B pawn, but of course weakening his position in a fatal manner. d 19 Pto X 5 would be met with Rto X sq. The next move attacks both B and Kt. < This is indeed " piling it up." B tks P eh leads to mate in four moves direct. The course adopted is only one move less expeditious.