N. Z. Chess Congress.

Otago Witness, Issue 1987, 24 March 1892, Page 37

N. Z. Chess Congress.

The following game wa<? played in the late congress held at Auckland : — The notes are from the Canterbury Times,

Evans' Gambit Declined. White. Black.

(Mr Siedeberg.) (Mr Barnes.) 1 P to X 4 P to X 4 2 Xt to X B 3 Xt to Q B 3 38t084 Btoß4 4 PtoQ Xt 4 BtoKt 3 SPtoQR4 PtoQR3 6 P to B 3 Xt to B 3-a 7PtoQ3 PtoQ3 BBtoK3 B to R 2 9 QtoKt3 Cftstles 10 Castles KttoK2 11 Q to B 2 Xt to Xt 3 12PtoQ4 QtoK2 13 QKttoQ2 Ptoß3 14 G Rto Ksq Bto X 3 15 P tks P P tks P 16 QtoKt 3 B tks Q B 17RtksB KttoKts 18 R (X 3) to X B tks B sq 19 Q tks B Q R to Q sq 20PtoKt3 RtoQ2 21 Ptoß3 Kttoß3 22 Xt to Xt 3 KRto Qsq 23 Xt to B 5 Rto Q 3 24QtoK2 Ptoß3 25 RtoQ sq R tks R-6 23 R tks il R tks R eh 27 Q tks R P to Xt 3-c 28 Xt tks R P Xt tks P 29 Q to Q 3 Xt to Q 3 30 Xt to Q 2 Pto X 5 31 Q to Q 4 P to Xt 4 32 P to R 5 Xt to X 4 33 Xt to B 5 P to B 4 34PtoRG Kt(Q3)toßs 35 Xt (B 5) to Q to Q B 2 KfSd 30 P to R 7 Xt to Q Xt 3 37 Q tics Xt (Xt Q tks Q 3) 38 P Queens eh X to R 2 39 Xt to B 5 Q to B 2 40 QtoKB 8-e X to Xt 3 41 QtoK Beh Xt to B 2 42 QtoK 6eh KtoKt 4 43 Xt (Q 2) tks K-to R 4 P eh 44 Q tks B P eh KttoKt 4 45KttoK6 QtoKB2 46 Xt to B 4 mates. a 6...P to Q 3 is'the book move here. b The exchanges do not improve Black's prospects; . c A.\ sefious ef ror of judgment by which White presently acquires a past pawn, which ultimately wins. d The only way to satisfactorily deal with the difficulty. c White finishes in beautiful stylo,