Q.P. Opening

Otago Witness, Issue 1898, 19 June 1890, Page 33

Q.P. Opening

a It may be pointed out to the student that if 3...P to Q 4, then 4 Q to E 5 oh, &c.

b The same applies to this move. If 4...P to Q 4, then 5 B tks Xt, &o. c Both aides have manoeuvred up to here with great caution, but considering MrTchigorinassecord player, having obtained the advantage in the strategical disposition of the forcßß, the oredit rests with him. He has forced the adverse rook to quit the open file, owing to the advance of White's X B P, and occupied it himself. d All Blaok's moves are timed with unerring preoiilon. The queen being useless now at Q 3 it is brought to the rescue of the rook, whioh is threatened to be dislodged by White's Q to Xt sq. c Forcing the knight back to K2. If 30 Xt to B 3, then 30... P tks B P, &o.

f The initiation of a beautiful combination, winning a pawn by force after a series of exchanges. g The only move for the bishop. If 37 B to R 4, then 37.. .Kt to X 8, &c.

h Now, although Black is a pawn ahead, the ending is nevertheless one of the most difficult positions to win. When Mr Tchigorin worked out his combination, he could hardly have calculated bo far in advance, and this is a casein point where " luck " in chess is a prominent faotor.

i It is difficult to furnish a thorough analysis with mathematical certainty of this ending. The variations are almost unlimited. Black ought to win ; though White has numerous chances of drawing. Black's main object should be to prevent the White king from entering among his pawnß, whioh White is aiming at. He might therefore try 41 ... 5 to B 3, guarding against any checks ; bring his own king to Q R 3, and then advance his two pawns. There are other lines of play, interesting to examine 41,. ,P to Xt 4 might be answered by 42 Ptoß4, &c Other chances for White are to get the king in a stale-mate position at Q B 4, &c.

j The text move is quite useless. He might have played 44...X to B 3, and if 45 R to B 2, then 45.. .R to B 8 ; and if 45 Ktoß4 or Xt 4, 45...Pt0Kt3.

h Now the king is firmly established, and Black's prospects of winning very remote, if not nil.

llf 50... X to Xt sq, then 51 Kto Xt 4, threatening 52 X to B 5, and to attaok the Q P again ; and if 51. ..P to Xt 3, then 52 B to Xt 7, preventing the king from crossing the line.

m If 51. ..K to Q 2, then 52 Htks R, X tks H ; 53 X to Xt 6, X to B sq ; 54 X to B 5, &c.

n He ought to hare been satisfied with a draw now, and submit to a perpetual check.

o A blunder. Mr Tchigorin played the latter part of the end ng very ingeniously, to be able to force a draw after the many omissions he committed in the earlier part- Here he could obviously draw the game by repeating the previous series of moves.

p Mr Gunsberg deserves high praiae for the sound judgment shown in the conduct of this difficult ending, with a pawn minus ; and especially so for the beautiful final move, which secured him a victory.

Answers to Correspondents Solution of Pkoblkm 783. k.

White Blac 1 Q to Xt 3 X tka P 2 Q to Xt 5 X or P moves 3 Q to Q 3 or Xt 4, or P, mates. Solution of Problkm 784. 1 Q to Q R 5 R tks Q 2KhtoK Xt 5 X tks Xt 3 X to Q Xt 6, die eh. Solution of Pbodlkm 785. 1 H to X 2 X to X 5 2 Kfc tkß P eh Xt tks Xt or X moves 3 Q mates aeoordiugly. Solution oj? Problkm 78t5. 1 X to Q ?q P to X 3 2 X to B ag Any move 3 A, either Xt, or P mates aco.

White. Black. (Gunstrenj.) (Tchigoriu.) 1 P to Q 4 P to X B 4 3 P to X 4 P tka P 3Ktto QB 3 Xt to X B 3-fl 4BtoK Xt 5 Pto B 3-6 5 B tks Xt X P tks B 6 Xt tks P P to Q 4 7 Xt to Xt 3 B to X 2 BBtoQ3 BtoK3 9 P to Q B 3 QtoQ3 10 Q to X 2 Xt to Q 2 11 Castles Ktto B sq laßtoKaq PtoKKt3 13 P to X B 4 Castles 14 Xt to B 3 X to X sq 15 P to R B B to Q sq 16 Q to Q 2 B to Xt eg 17 P tks P P tks P 18 Xt to B 4 B to X B 2 19 B tks B B tks B 20 X to Xt sq P to X B 4 21 KKtto X 2 Xt to X 3 23 P to X B 4 B to Q B 2 23 BtoK Bsq Kto X eq-D 24 Xt to B ag H to B 7 25 PtoK Xt 3 Bto Q 2 26 Q to X 3 Q to B sq d 27 Xt to B 2 P to B 4 28 HtoQ Bsq KtoQ sq 29 Xt to Xt sq PtoK Xt 4-e 30 Xt to X 2 P to B 5 31 B to B 2 P tks P 33 P ' ks P Q to R 3-/ 33 B tka P U tks £ 31 Xt tks B Q tkß Xt 35 Q tks Q Xt tkß Q 36 B tks B B tks Xt 37 B to B h-g Xt to X 7 33 B to X sq Xt tks B P eh 39 P tks Xt B tks B-A 40 B to X 2 X to Q 2 41 X to Xt 2 P to X 3-i 42 R to R 2 X to B 3 43 X to B 3 X to Xt 3 44 EtoKt 2eh Kto R 2-j 45 X to Xt 4 X to Xt 3 46 X to R 4 eh X to B 3 47 R to B 2 B to B 3 48 X to R 5-k R to Q 3 49 P to It 4 X to B 2 50 R to B 7 eh X to B Z-l 51 B to Xt 7 B to X 3-m 52 R to B 7 B to Q 3 53 E to Xt 7 B to Q sq 54 BtoKt 6eh Kto B 2 55 RtoKt 7eh Kto Xt eq-n 56 X to Xt 6 R to Q 3 oh 57 X to B 5 B to Q B q 58 B to Xt 5 R to Q B sq eh 59 X tks P P to Xt 3 60KtoQ6 KtoKt2 61 RtoKt 7eh KtoKt sq 62 P to Q 5 P to Xt 4 63 P tks P P tks P «4 X to X 6 P to Xt 5 65 P tkß P P to B 6 «6 R to Xt sq X to B 5 67 P to Xt 5 P to B 7 68 it to QB sq Kto B 2 69 PtoQ, 6eh KtoQ sq 70 P to Xt 6 R to B 6 71 P to Xt 7 B to X R eh 72 X to Q 5 X to Q Xt 6 73 X to B 6 B to Q B 6 eh 74 X to B 5 fi to Q 6 eh 75 X to X 6 R to X 6 eh 76 Kto Q 6 • RtoQ Xt 6 77 X to X 6 B tks P-o 78 B to X E tq-p Resigns.