N.Z. Chess Congress 1893-94

Otago Witness, Issue 2085, 8 February 1894, Page 38

N.Z. Chess Congress 1893-94

Game played between Messrs J. Mouat (Dunedin) and W. Brown (Wellington). Evans' Gambit Decline . White. Black.

(a) Apparently to make room for Q Xt to go by way of Q 1X 3 and X B 5.

(b) Absolute chess bliudness. A blunder which makes the game not worth recording but tor the interesting end game after the 41st move.

(c) Preventing B x Xt for a move or two. If now 16... 8 x Xt ; 17 P x Xt, Bx Q ; 18 Px Q; and the P at X 7 might give some trouble, gaining time for White.

(d) White should have played 17 X RK I. The pawn at X's 5 was well worth saving. .

(c) Wasting a move at such a crisis ! and allowing his pawns to be doubled.

(f) This is also a wasted move, but there is hardly any good move for White.

(ff) Anticipating 26 Kt-B 4. (A) This results in Black either submitting to have his pawns doubled or losing two of them. Tho former alternative seems preferable. The loss of the pawns nearly equalises the game.

(0 R-B 8 at once might have been better.

6) Threatening mate.

(ft) If R x R, one of the pawns must queen. If & retires the pawns advance.

(0 Threatening mate.

(?n) Black now played R x P, to which White replied R x P, giving away the rook and the game, which otherwise could have been won.

Game played between Messrs J. B. Borton and J. Mouat.

Allgaier Gambit. (Prince OuzossofFs Attack.) White. Black. . (Boiton.) (Mouat.) IP-K4 P-K4 2 P-K B 4 P x P 3 X Kt-B 3 P-K Xt 4 4 P-K R 4 P-Kt 5 5 Xt-Xt 5 P-K R 3 6 Xt x B P X x Xt 7 B-B 4 ch-a P-Q 4 BBxP K-Kt2 9 P-Q 4 Q-KB3 6 10 Q Kt-B 3 B-Q Xt 5 11 B-Q 2 X Kt-K 2-c 12 P-K 5 Q-K Xt 3 138-K4-d Q-R4 14 Q B x P Q Kt-B 3-e 15 P-Q R 3 B-R 4 16 P-Q Xt 4 BKt 3 17 Kt-K 2-/ R-Q l-ff IS Kt-K Xt 3 Q-B 2 19 Q-Q 2 X Xt-Xt 1-h 20 B x P eh K-R 1 21 Castles t («) This variation is a favourite with Mr Bortpn, and he plays it with great skill. (6) This is given as best by the books, but Kt-B 3 and P-B 6 are probably as good, or better. (c) X Kt-K 2. Black could have played Q x Q P, and although White gets a terrible attack by 12 Q Xt-Xt 5 by careful play. Black ultimately comes out with the better game. 11... 8 x Xt may also be played, but it strengthens White's formidable centre of pawns and gives him quite an equivalent for the piece sacrificed.

{(1) If 13 B x P, then ßxKt ch, 14 P x B, and wins a piece. (c) It is difficult to find any stronger move. The pieces on the queen's side must be freed, or White's attack becomes overpowering. (/) A strong move. Black's best reply is perhaps X Kt-B 4.

('/) Very hazardous, but made with the purpose of setting up a counter attack.

(ft) This seems lost time, as Black found it uuadvisable to take the bishop.

(i) At this stage Black was called away on urgent business, intending to return in a few minutes. lie was detained for more than half an hour, and on his return found his time limit had beeu exceeded and the game forfeited. The only move to save the game appeara to be QK2. This would enable him to proceed with the counter attack.

(Mouat ) (Brown. 1 P-K4 P-K 4 2 X Kt-B 3 Q Kt-B 3 3 B-B 4 B B 4 4 P-Q Xt 4 B-Kt 3 5 P-Q R 4 P-Q R 3 6 Castles P-Q 3 7 l'& 3 Kt-B 3 8 P-Q 3 Castles i) B-K Xt 5 Q-K 2 a 10 Q Kt-Q 2 Q Kt-Q 1 11 P-Q 4 Kt-K 3 12PxK P P x P 13 Xt x P-& Xt x B 14 Q Kt-K B 3 Xt xKt eh 15 Xt x Xt B-K Xt 5 L 6 P-K 5-o Kt-K 1 L7QR-R2* Bx Xt 18 Q x B Q x P L 9 R-K 2 Q-K B 3 20 P-Q R 5-c Q x Q 21 P x Q B.R 2 22 R-K 7 Q R-B 1 ii X R-Q 1 Kt-Q 3 M B-R 2 B Xt 1 25 R-Q 5/ P-K Xt 3 16 B-Kt 1-0 K-Kt 2 !7 B-Q 3 11. X 1 >8 R-K 3 P-Q B 3 29 X R-K 5 R x R iORxR R-Ql 51 R-K 7 KB 3 $2 R-K 3 Kt-K B 4 J3 B x Xt X x B \i R-K 7 KB 3 15 R x Xt V R-K 1 S«R-Kt<s K-K.t4 J7 X x B P R-K 3 $8 R-B 4-i P-J3 4 J9 P-R 4 eh K-R 4 10 R-B 8- B-K 4 11 P-Q B 4 X x R P 12 P-Kt 5 P x P »3PxP K-RC-j U U-BM B-Q3-f 15 K-B 1 R-K. 4 16 R x B R x P 17 P-R 6 R-R 4 18 R-Q 7 P-R 4