Borton v. Cleland

Otago Witness, Issue 2087, 22 February 1894, Page 38

Borton v. Cleland

Second game in the match between Messrs J. B Borton and It. A. Cleland, February 17, 1894. Giuoco Piano. White. Black. (Borton.) (Cleland.) IP-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 B-B 4 B-B 4 4 P-Q B 3 Kt-K B 3 5 P-Q 4 P x P 6 P x P B-Kt 5 eh 7 Kt-B 3 KtxKP 8 Q-K2-a P-Q 4 9 Castles B x Xt 10 P x B Castles 11 B-Kt 2 Xt x P 12 B x Xt P x B 13 P-Q 5-6 Q x P 14 K R-Q 1 QK 3 15 Q Xt 2 Q-Kt 3 16 R-Q 5 P-B 3 17 K-K 1 Q-B 2 18QRQ1 P-QR3 19 P.Q It 4 P-Q Xt 3 SO P-K. R 3 B-K 3 21 X R-Q 2 QR-Q1 22 Kt-Q 4 Xt x Xt 23 B x Xt P-Q B 4 248-K3-C RxR 25 11 x It Q-B 2 2(3 P-Kt 3-d B x P 27 B-B 4 Q-B 3 eh 28 P-B 3 Q x JP ch-<j 29 K-ll 2 Q-R 4 SOQxKtP B-B4ch 31 K-Kt 1 P-Kt 4 32QxB P P x B 33 Q x P eh K-Kt 2 34 Q x B P Q-Kt 5 35 Q-B 2 lt-Q B 1 36 Q-R 7 eh K-Kt 3 37 Q x P Q x P eh 35 K-Kt 2 K-B 8 eh 39 Q-B 1 It x Q eh 40 X x R Q x R-f 41 X x Q B-Q 6 Resigns. (a) Bad for many reasons. White's best move seems to be 8 castles. If Xt x Xt, 17 P x Xt, B x P; 18 Q-Kt 3, and Bla«k must lose the bishop ; for if B x B, then 1!) B x KP, K-B 1 ; 20 Ji-K Xt 5, and Black cannot save the game. (b) This must have been a blunder. White is already two pawns to the bad, and there seems nothing to be gained either present or prospective by sacrificing a third. (c) White's game is already lost, chiefly through his Bth move. The pawns on the queen's side must win, and White a only move lies in the chance of his oppoueut blundering badly. (d) Another oversight. (c) Black can aiford this, but it would have been better to let it alone, relying on tho ttrength of the pawns on the queen's side. (/) B-R 0 would end the game at once. N.Z. Choss Congress 1893-94 J. W. Mellor v F. 11. Smith. Evans' Gambit. ! White. Black. (Mellor.) (Smith.) IP-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 B-B 4 B-B 4 4 P-Q Xt 4 B x P 5 P-Q B 3 B-R 4 6 Castles Kt-K B 3 7 P-Q 4 Castles 8 P x P-a KKtxP 9 Q-Q 3 P-Q 4-6 10 B x P B-B 4 11 Q-B 4 Q-Q 2c 12 B x Xt Bxß 13Q.x8 QR-K1 14 B-R 3 P-B4 15 Q-iJ 4 eh K-B 3 16 R-K 1 B-Kt 3-d 17 P-K6 QxP 18 R x Q R-Q 1 19 Kt-Q 2 Kt-R 4 20 Q-Q 3 P-B 3 21 White mates in three. (a) Xt x P is considered best. It is doubtful, however, whether the resources of the attack after P x P have been duly considered. (*) Evidently made without sufficient consideration. (c) Black has no means of saving the piece. (d) Black s wits have gone a wool gathering. The game was, however, virtually over, and probably the subsequent proceedings interested him no more. Gaaie between Messrs Brown and Lelievre (both Wellington Chess Club). Giuoco Piano. White. Black. (Brown.) (Lelievre.) 1 P-K4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 B-B 4 B-B 4 4 P-B 3 Kt-B 3 5 P-Q 3 P-Q 3 6 B-K 3 B-Kt 3 7 Q Kt-Q 2 Castles 8 Castles Kt-K 2 9 Q-K 2 Xt-Xt 3 10 P-Q 4 B-Q 2 11 P-K R 3-a Q-B 1 12 Kt-R 2 K-R 1-& 13 Q R-Q 1 B-K 3 14 P-Q 5 B-Q 2 15 B-Q 3 X Xt-Xt 1 16 P-K Xt 4 Q-Q 1 17 Q Kt-K B 3 Kt-K R 5 IS Xt x Xt c Q x Xt 19 Q-B 3 P-K B 3 20 Q-Kt 2 B x B d 21 P x li Kt-K 2 22 K-B 3 Xt-Xt 3 23 R-K.t3 Q-Kt 4 24 QRK B 1 PQ X 3 j 25Q-KB2 Kt-R 5 28 Kt-B 3 Xt x Xt 27 Q x Xt P-K R 3 28 K-Kt 2 P-B 3 20 R-K R 1 Q-R 5 30 R-K B 1 Q R-Q 1 31 P-Q B 4 Q R-Kt 1 32 P-Q Xt 4 P-Q Xt 3 33 P-Q R 4 P-Q B 4 34P-QKt5 PxP 35RPxP R-QRI 36 B-K 2 R-R 6 37 Q-B 2 X R R 1 38 R-B 3 Q x Q 39 Q R x Q R-B 6 40 X R-Kt 3 KR-R6 41 Q R-B 3 R-R 7 42 R-B 2 R-R 8 43 P-R 4 R-B 7 44 B-Q 3 R x R 45 X x R R-K R 8 46 P-Kt 5 11 x P 47 P x P P x P 48 R-B 3 K-Kt 2 49 R-Kt 3 eh B-Kt 5 50 R-Kt 1 P-R id (a) The game has beeu carefully opened, but this seems a weak move and Q R-Q 1 seems preferable. (&) Black seems at a loss what to do. The position offers temptation for a sacrifice by B x P : 13 P x B, Q x P, &c. (c) Better let the Xt alone and force Black to make the exchange by B-K Xt 5. id) Necessary, as after Kt-B 3 the queen cannot escape. After a few more moves it was agreed to draw the game.