PROBLEM 826.

Otago Witness, Issue 1915, 23 October 1890, Page 29

PROBLEM 826.

Competing Problem in Y.C.O.C. Problem Tourney, 1890.

White mates In three move*. For both the above problems we we indebted to the Leeds Mercury,

Blackburne v. Lee Match. Ab gent-rally tintfcipitted, this m»fch lm terminal e<i m favour >.t \\\r ,\\Wrwl*\e , wli <mj bfi.aanc; r'i<l hpm .!'!» J 1 ? o rtr m o.Jv '-." v, vp ii: •). <.flcJ iis U.e m-r'-'h veil " • Tli- fiml sr.ne w«- niKokbiirn.i. 6; i>t;, :■!; and 5 iluiws Wngive bt- !ow m, brillia it game ou tue part of Bladkburue. Tenth game of the match, played August 6. For score and notes we are indebted to the Piotorial World :- Zcicertort's Opening. White. Black. (Mr Lee) (Mr Blaokburne) IKbto KB 3 Pto Q 4 2 P to Q 4 B to Xt 5 3 Xt to K5-a B to B 4 4 P to Q B 4 P to X B 3 5 Xt to X B 3-6 P to B 3 6 P tks P P tks P 7 Xt to B 3 P to X 3 8 Q to Xt 3 Q to Q 2 9 Xt to X R 4-c B to X Xt 5 10 P to X 3 Xt to B 3 1 1 PtoQ R 3 Etoß sq 12 B to Q 2 B to Q 3 13 Xt to X 4 X Xt to X 2 14 P to X 3 B to R 4 15 P to Xt 4 B to B 2 16 Xt to KB 3 Castles 17 Xt to B 5 B tkß Xt 18 P tks B-e P to X 4 19 Q to Ii 4 B to X rq 20 X to B Bq P to X 5 21 Xt to Xt, sq Pto B 1-/ 22 B to X 2 Q to X 3 23 P to Kfc i-g Xt to X 4 l-h 24 Q to Q sq P tks P 25 V tks V Q tks P-i 26 B bo Q B 3 Q bo Xt 7 27 B tks Xt Q tkß R 28 X to B sq B to Q 2 29 P to B 3 B to ft 6 oh and White resigns. Notes by Isidor Gunsberg. a A departure frcm the usual move adopted in former games. b It seems doubtful whether White he s gained anything by this third move. c Xt to X 4 is seldom good, generally speaking. d An advance under unfavourable auspices. c This works out unfavourably for White. Blaok obtains a strong centre ; will have to advance at once ; invitingly extended to him. (Sic.)- Some omission in note.— Ed. / The sudden way in whioh Blackburne will get iip an attack forma the principal oharru of his play. g Never reizain in line of fire of a masked battery. h Carrying out a very fine Idea conoeived in his 19th move. i The climax 1 If 26 B tks Q, Black mates in two moves. Chess in America' The uiiiiiTiiOt ed gamd n as played In a match betweeu Mr Charles Moehle and Mr W H. K. JPollook, at Cincinnati. U.S.A. The conditions were seven eames up, exclusive of draws, these, however, to count one-half wheD both parties reached a total of four wins ; stake, lOOdol. There was no time limit, but not less than two games were to be played each day. Mr Moeble is one of the strongest players iv America, and well known as the present manipulator of the famor.B automaton "Ajeeb," whose performances delighted the visitors to the Crystal Palace some 20 yeai a ago. The final result was — Pollock, 7 ; Moehle, 6. The following is the first game in the matchscore and notes from the Baltimore News : — Two Knights' Defence. White. Blaok. (Moehle.) (Pollock.) 1 P to X 4 P to X 4 2Ktto KB 3 Kb to QB 3 3 B to B 4 Xt to B 3 4PtoQ3 PtoQ4 5 V tkß P Xt tks P 6 Castles B to X 2 7 Q to X 2 B to X Xt 5 8 P to B 3 Castles 9 P to X X 3 B to H 4-a 10 PtoK Xt 4 BtoKt 3 11 Xt tks P Xt tks Xt lSQtksKt KttoKb3 13 Qto Xt 3-6 Xt tks B 14 P tks Xt B to Q 3 15 P to B 4-c B to Q 6 16 X to X sq Q B tks P 17 B to X 3 R to X sq 18 KttoQ 2 BtoQ4 19 Xt to B 3 P to X Xt 4-rf 20 Xt to Q 4 R to X 5 21 It to KB sq QtoK Bq 22 Kfc to B 5 X tks B-e 23 Kfc tks R B to B 4 24 QRto Xsq Qto X 5 25 X to R 2 B to B 3 23 c to Xt 4 R to Q Bq-/" 27 P tks B R to Q 7 eh 28 R to B 2 P tks P 29 Q to R 4 P tks Xt 30 QtoKt seh Ktoß sq 31 R tks R Q to Xt 3 32 RtoQ Beh hesigns. a The sacrifioe of the Pawn in this position is unusual, and not a bad idea. b Best, for If 13 P to Kfc 3, B tks P ; 14 R to Q Bq, Xt tks B ; 15 P tks Xt, B to Q 3. a After this Blaok ingeniously regains the Pawn with the better game. However, if 15 B toB4, B tks B ; 16 Q tks B, Q to Q 6 or R to X sq, and we prefer Black's position. d Who would say " unsound " of this ? Yet White almost proves it so. c And this. Curiously, If here P tks P, then 23 Q to R 4. / Hoping to draw. Black's attack is broken, if B retreats, then P to Xt 5, if B tks P. Q to B 3.

Chess Items. HE HAD.i'T FORGOT 1 EN HIM. During a match played a few yeavs ago, between the Manchester and Liverpool Clubs, the quietude which prevailed at the crisis of the struggle was broken for a moment or two by an amusing dialogue between two plajers, one of whom was the late Mr J. J. Lewis. &. Liverpool combatant catching the eye ol Mr Lewis, who was seated in another part of the room, called out, " How are jou, Mr Lewis ?" Mr Lewis, intent upon hia game, g veasomewhntcurtroply, whereupon the Liverpool player, assuming that Mr Lewis hnd not recognised him, said, " Don't you remember me, Mr Lewis 1 We were once piired with each other, you know, in one of our mutches." Mr Lewis : " Oh, yes ; I remember you very well. You took an hour over one move. I haven't forgotten you." It may he mentioned that Mr Lewis was a quick player, and was apt to become somewhat irritable with a glow opponent. When hiß patience became exhausted he would sometimes affect to be in doubt as to whose move ifc was. On oneoccasion, when playing a match game with a leading Manchester player who' had spent some time in analysing a critical position, Mr Lewis disturbed his opponent's calculations by giving ft sudden start, and inquiring, '• Is it your move or mine?" The opponent, looking gravely at Mr Lewii through a pair of Bpectaoles, said, " I am not aware, Mr Lewis, that it is one of the conditions of the game that I should supply you with that information,' —Manchester Bvening Newt,