PROBLEM 780.

Otago Witness, Issue 1892, 15 May 1890, Page 31

PROBLEM 780.

By Garslake W. Woop.

(Prom The Field.) [Black.]

[White.] White to play and mate in two mnvfls. Gansberg v. Tchigorin. We give below the seveuth game of the match, with notes by Mr Guußberg. French Defence. White. Black. (M. Tohigorln.) (I. Gunsberg.) 1 PtoK4 PtoK3 2 P to Q 4 P to Q 4 3 P tks P P tks P 4Ktto KB 3 Xt to KB 3 5 B to Q 3 B to XC 2-a 6 Castles Castlea 7 B to X 3 Xt to B 3 8 P to B 3 B to Q 3-6 9QKtto Q 2 Xt to X 2 10 Q to B 2 Xt to Xt a 11 B toKKtS PtoK U3 12 B to X 3 c Xt to B 5-rf 13 Xt to X 5 Xt fcks B 14 Q tks Xt it to K-e 15 PtoK B 4 Xt to Q 2 16 R to B 3 V to X B 4 17 HtoKt3 Kttoß 3 18 Q to X 2 P to Q Xt 3-/ 19 Q to B 3 P to B 4 20 R to X 6 X to R 2 21 Qto Xt S-g Xt to Xt 5 22 Q Kb to B 3-ft It to X 3-i 23 li tks R B tka R 24 Xt tks Xt P tks Xt 25 Xt to Q 2 Q to B 2 26 RtoK Bsq Rto X B-? 27 QtoKsq B to B 4 28 P tks P P tks P 29 Xt to Xt 3 P to Q R 4 30 Q to B 2 R to B sq | 31 Q to Q 2 B to X 5 33 Q to Qsq P toR6 33 Xt to B sq Q to Q 2 34KttoQ3 Btoß4 35 R to X sq X to R Bq 36 B to B Bq R to X sq 37 Xt to X 5 B tks Xt I 38 R tks B R tks li-/c Drawn game. a Prevents complications which may arise through White's threa- , tening to play B to X Xt 5. b Blaok may play B to Q 3 in reply to White's B to K3. Play B to X 2 first, then B to Q 3 is not entirely a loss of time, aB thereby White is restricted to certain lines ef development. c By 12 B tks P, P tka B ; 13 B tks Xt, P tk§ B ; 14 Q tks P oh, X to R sq; 15 Q tks P eh. Xt to R2, I White gaina three united passed i pawns for his piece, certainly a valuable consideration. d Black must get rid of one of the harassing bishops. c Xt to Q 3 at once seems better. / Black might have delayed hia i manoeuvre for a few moves. I g Tchigorin's attack came with I the suddenness of tropical thunderstorms. He now threatens R tks R P eh, followed by Q to Xt 6 eh; and Xt to B 7 mate. h Probably his best. If 22 Xt to B 7, Black plays R tks B, there aro tome interesting possibilities. | i Bursts the tropio&l weather- ! cloud at once, 22..,8 tks Xt; 23 Xt tks Xt, R tks Kfc; also leads to an even game, j Black has missed his chance of obtaining a superior position by not playing P to B 5. j k The gdime was agreed to be drawn on account ot tho simple position and bishops of opposite colours. ; '