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Otago Witness, Issue 2009, 25 August 1892, Page 36

Chess Item.

It is reported that Emanuel Lasker has entered into engagements with the Manhattan Chess Club. In reply to certain queries he recently wrote as follows to the New York Sun : — " I shall be open to meet any opponent, either in New York or in any other city in the United States in set matches under the following conditions :— Each match to be one of five games up, draws not counting, the stake to be 75'J01, five games a week to be played, and the time limit to be 15 to 20 moves an hour. Travelling and hotel expenses to be paid by the club whose representative I shall have to meet, in case that my services are required out of New York or Brooklyn. The Sun to be the stakeholder, and therefore intending opponents are requested to put up from 15dol to 20dol forfeit when sending their challenges to the Sun. I shall meet my opponents in the order in which their challenges are received, subject, however, to arranging a tour through the United States, in which case the order of meeting my adversaries will be arranged in the order in which I shall visit the various cities. This will he done to save time and expense. In club perforinanc-s, L shall be most happy to accept engagements for blindfold and simultaneous games during my stay in the United States, and honoraiy secretaries are kindly requested to ppply for terms and time after my arrival in New York, which will probably be October next."

Blacklmrne t. Laskcr. The following are two more of the games played in this match :—: — (Third Game).— Queen's Pawn's Opening.

NOTES FROM THE FIELD. a The temporary sacrifice of a pawn with 11 B-Kt 5 would havo given White a fine game, and should havo been tried. The text move only frees Black's game, and leaves him with the better position thus early in the opening. b In order to play Kt-B 4, which he could not do now because of 18...8-R 3. c Intending to reply Kt-Q 5 should White advance either Kt-Q b. d Having the same object in view as stated in note (c). If now 24 Xt (B 3)-Q 5, then 24...P-Kt 4 would win a piece ; and if 24 Xt (B 4)-Q 5, then 24...P-Kt 5 would win a piece. c In anticipation of the threatened 26...Kt-R & and B 5. / It is remarkable that with even forces, and apparently no immediate danger, since Black's pieces are all at a distance, White's game should be so utterly defenceless. Black's pieces are so well posted, that the knight entering into play at Q 4 decides the game. g A very beautiful move ; it wins the exchange by force. If 31 Px P, B-Q sch : 32 K-R 3, Kt-K 6, &c. If 31 Kt-K 2, Px P eh ; 32 Xt xP, B-Q 5, Ac. A A last but hopeless attempt to save the game. 42 K-R 3 would have been continued with 42... B-Q4; 43P-KB 4, P-Kt6; 44 PR 5, PR 5; 45 P x P, R-R 7, and wins. Chess Items. Lasker. — Now that Lasker has defeated Blackburne his restless ambition prompts him to go to New York and challenge Steinitz to a match for the championship of the world. Probably Steinitz will stick to his avowed intention of retiring with an unbeaten record, and in that case Lasker will go for Tarrasch and Tchigorin. The telegraphic match between Wellington and Canterbury will be commenced on Saturday September 3, and continued on the two following Saturdays.

White. Black. White. Black. (Blackburne.) (Laskcr.) (Blackburne.) (Lasker.) 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 WBxßch QxJJ 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-K B 3 20 P-Q B 4 Pxl' 3 B-B 4 P-K 3 21 Q x P B x Xt 4 P-K 3 B-Q 3 552 It x B Q-B 4 eh 5 B-Kt 3 P-Q It 3 23 Q-B 2 QxQ eh 6P-QKt3 Kt-K 5 24KxQ RxR 7 BQ 3 Xt x B 25 P x R RK s« BRP xXt P-K R 3 26 K-Q 3 K-Q 2 9P-B3 Kt-Q2« 27 P-K Xt 4 K-Q 3 10 Q Kt-Q 2 P-K 4 28 R-Q Bsq P-tf R 4 11 P x P Xt x P 29 P-B 3 R-K 2 12 Xt xKt Bx Xt 30 R-K Rsq R-K 3 13 Q-B 2 P-083 31R-QBsqK-K2 14 Kt-B 3 B-B 3 32 P-Q R 3 K-Q 3 15 Castles Q Q-R 4 33 P-Q Kt4 Px P R 34 P x P R-K 2 16 K-Kt sq B-Q 2 35 R-Q Rsq P-Q Xt i 17 B-B 5 Castles Q 36 K-Q 2 K-Q 4 18 Kt-Q 4 Q-B 2 3? 3 (Seventh Game).— Vienna Opening. White. Black. White. Black. (Blackburne.) (Laaker.) (Blackburno.) (Laskcr.) ||fQ> 3 |t K K>3 iK 8 8l 1«. Iq?P K^B P3P 3 29K 8^ 2 ) BK t^ £ fr£ 2 J-S Xt 3 30 K-Kt 2-/ P.Kt 5-ff 6 B-Q 2 B-Kt 2 3lKtxP Kt-K 6 7 Castles Castles 32 R-K sq Kt-B 5 cl» o t 1-Q* 33 Bx Xt Rx R 9 Q-B 5 P x P 34 B x P R-Kt 8 10 B-K Xt 5 Q-K sq 35 P-Kt 3 R-Kt 7 cti HBxKt-a Bxß 36 K-R3 RxKRP 12KtxP B-Kt 2 37 Kt-K 2 RKt7 13 B-Kt s Q-K 4 388Q3 P-Kt4 14 Qx Q Xt x Q 39 Kt-B 2 B-B 7 15 Kt-K 2 P-QR3 40 K-Kt 4 P-R4 1«B-Q3 P-KB4 41P-R4 P-B4ch 17 Xt (X 4)- B-K 3 42 K-Kts-fc BxQKtP B3 43P-R5 P-QBS 18K-Ktsq-&KR-Qsq 44BxQBPBxKt 19 Kt-B 4 B-B 2 45 PR (j BQ 8 20 B-K 2 Kt-B 3-c 46 Kt-Q 4 B x Kfc 21 RxR eh R x R 47 P x B Bx P 22 R-Q sq R-K sq 48 P-Q 5 B-K T 23885q PQKtI-d 49 Bxß Rxß 24Kt-Q3 B-Q 5 50 P-R7 R-QXIT 25 Kt-K 2 B-Kt 3 51 Resigns 26P-QKt3-eK-Kt2