The Craigside Meeting.

Otago Witness, Issue 2168, 12 September 1895, Page 38

The Craigside Meeting.

Game played in tho cup tournament at Craigside. French Defence. White. Black. White. Black. (H.Jacobs) (E.O.Jones) (H.Jacobs) (E.O Jones) IP-K4 P-K3 238-BI Q-BOch-ff 2 P-Q4 T-Q4 24 KB 2 K-K 1 3Kt-QB3 Xt-KB3 25 K-K 1 B-B4eh-& 4P-K5 KKt-Q2 26 KB I K-Ql 5 Q Kt-K 2-aP-Q B 4 27 Rx KKtP Kt(Bs)xP 6 P-Q B 3 Kt-Q B 3 28 R-Kt 3 Q-tt sch 7 B-K 3-6 Q-Kt 3 29 Q-K 2 R-B 1 BP-KB4 PxP 30QxQ KtPxQ 9 Xt x P Ox P-c 31 B x P P-Kt 4 10 Xt-Xt 5 K-Q 1 32 K-Kt 8 Rx Tt 11 Kt-B 3 PQ R 3 33 Bx R Kt-Q 6 12 Q R-Kt 1Q x P 34 P-B 5 i Xt x R 13 R-R 1 Q Xt 7 35 B-Kt 5 eh K-K 1 14 B-K 2-ci Vx Xt 36 Xx Xt Px P 15 Rx R Q x Pen 37 Bx P K-Q2 16 BQ 2-e QB 4 38 B-B G K-Q 3 17 Kt-Kt s Kt-Kt 3 398-KB3 PKt5 18 Xt x P eh K-K 2 40 P-ll 4 B-Q 5 19 Rx B Xx Xt 41 BKt 5j P-Kt 6 20 11-B7rh B-K 2 42 K-Q 1 Kt-Kts 21 B-Q 3 QQS 43 KB I P-B 6 228Kt1-/ Kt-B 5 Rifaignsfc Notes by Mr Hotter. (a) Steinitz's variation, wbich is difficult to play, as White blocks his pieces temp'-iurdy. (») Stoinitz continues here 7 P-K B 4. and Black's b sfc reply is 7...p-q r 3; 8 P-Q 11 4 p-b 5. The latter move may be made after Whites a ivAUce of the Q R P. (c) Not gjod. 9 ... Xt xKt first, and theu Q x P would have been the better w iy. (d) Although two pawi.s behind, White has the better game. He has a <!raw in haud by attacking the queeu nt R 1 and Xt 1. («) If It! K-B 2, tlieu IG .. b-b 4, with advantage. If) A n>rre forcible continu«iti>n would have been 22 Q R 5 eh. If 22 ... p-kt 3, then 23 Bx P eh, v x b ; 24 Q x R. qr 8 eh ; 25 K-B 2. ax r, and White gets finally the bst of it. If 2-2 ... k-b 1. tben 23 XX 2, and White should win, Black bavins; his rook blocked and the king in an unfavourable po.sition. (0) 23 ... q-kt 3 ; 21 Q-R 5 eh, p-kt 3 ; 25 B x P eh, px b ; 2-1 Rx B eh, kt xr ; 27 Qx R, pkt 5, woul-J have given Klack winning ch<ince«i. (/i) 25 ... k-q 1 ; 2(3 It xP.qkt 5 ; 27 B-Q 3, k-b 1, would have compelled White to sicriiice the exchange. . (?) The pacrifice of the exchange is forced. Hoping only iuw to escape with a draw, the text move fs the best. If 31 BxP at ouc3, then Mlack remains with three" united passed pawns ; but eve* the two passed pawns are stroDg enough to win. 0) With 41 B x Xt, b x b, he would have bislr-ps of different colour ; but Black would also win. (it) A hard and difficult game all through, and very well played by Air Jones. An unusually lively specimen of this somewhat dull cpaning. Both phyera are well-known strong amateurs.