Chess in Germany.

Otago Witness, Issue 1949, 2 July 1891, Page 33

Chess in Germany.

The following game, played at the Breslan Congress of the German Ohess Association, 1889, we give in memory of the late Herr Bauer: I Queen's Pawn Opening. White. Black. (J. Metger.) (J. H. Bauer.) 1 P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2Ktto KB 3 Bto B 4*a 3 P to B 4 P to Q B 3 4Kttoß3-& PtoK3 6PtoK3 B to Q 3 6 P tks P X P tks P 7 B to Q 3 B tks B 8 Q tks B Xt to B 3 9 Catties ' Castles 10KttoK2c KttoKS 11 Xt to Xt 3 P to X B l-d 12 Qto Xt 3-e Qto B 2 13 B to Q 2 / Xt tks B 14 Xt tks Xt P to B 6 15 Xt (Xt 3) to X 4 B to X 3 10 Xt to B b-g B tks Xt 17 P tks B Xt to Q 2 18 QBto Bsq P tks P 19 P tks P-A B tko B eh 20 Xt tks B R to X B sq 21 Xt to Xt 3 Q to X 4 22 Q to B 3 Q to X 2 23 P to X 4 Xt to fl 3-» 24 P tks P Xt tks P - 25 E to X iq Q to X B 2 26 Q to Q 2 Xt to B 5 27 P to Xt 2 Q to B 3-j 28 B to Q sq Q to Xt 4 20 Q to Q 4 VtoKEi-h 30 X to X tq P to B 5 31 B to X 5 Q to Xt 3 32 B to X 4 V tks Xt 33 P tks P-l Q tks P 34 Q to Q 2 Xt to B 6 eh 35 X to B sq B to B 8 mate a The preferred development of the Q B at Xt 2 is more in conformity with the nature of the close game. 6 4 Q to Xt 3 would be more forcible. t Prematnre. It allows Blaok to post his knight favourably at X 5, and to support it strongly with the advance of X B P, thus furnishing the nucleus of an embar* rassing counterattack. He might have continued 10 B to Q 2 and Q B to B sq. - d Blaok has already at thts early stage a theoretical advantage of the development. t This move only elicits Black's answer, 12...Q to 82, another developing move. A more enterprising plan would have been 12 Xt to K6, B tks Xt; 13 P tks B, Q to E 5 ;i 14 Xt to X 3, followed by P to, 84. Of coarse, if Blaok does not take the knight on his 13th move, then 13 J? *to B 4, &o.

/ Bven.now 13 Xt to X 5 would have been better, for after 13...8 tks Xt ; 14 P tks B, Blaok oannot capture the X P beoauie his Q Xt P has to be guarded. g White's game is now difficult to remedy. The text move, however, is inferior. Better would have been 16 Xt to Q B 3, or Q Btoßsq. I *> h Submitting to an isolated pawn, so at not to give Blaok a passed pawn. ilf 23.. .P tks- P, then 24 Qto B 4 oh, wins the pawn back. j Threatening 28... 8 to Q sq. k The beginning of the final combination.

I Obviously he oannot take the knight because of 33.. .Q to Xt 8 eh.