Tarrasch v. Eckart.

Otago Witness, Issue 2170, 26 September 1895, Page 38

Tarrasch v. Eckart.

Game between Dr Tarrasch and Herr Eckart. From the Brit'sb Chew Magazine. King's Gambit Declined. White. Black. White. Black. (Tarrasch.) (E.-kart.) (Tarrasch.) (Eckart.) IPK4 P-K 4 13 Q-Q 2-4 Qxß 2PK B 4 P-Q 4 14 Rx Xt QR 4-/ 3KKt-B3aPxKP 15R-B4 BK 3 4Kt x P B-Q 3 b 1G RK R 4 P-B 4 5 P-Q 4 PxPo.p. 17 R-K 1 Q-Ql 6BxP KKt-B3 18Q-B2 0 881 7 0-0 0-0 19 Kt-Q5 Xt B3 BKt B 3-<! Bx Xt 20 B-B 4 K-R 1 9P x B Q-Q sch 21 R-K 7-/ i Xt x R 10 K-R 1 Q x P 22 RxV eh Xx R 11 B-K B 4 Q-Q B i 23 QRi eh K-Kt 3 12 BxQBP-dB KKt<s 24 Kt-Blmate Notes by Rev. C. E Runken. (a) Avoiding hereby the hazardous defence to the counter-attack which* oriaes from 3 P-Q P, p-k 5 (thu Fulkbeer attack) (6) In an thei mm", at the same opening, played against Ilcrr Eckart aud three others in consultation, Dr farrasch here tried kt-q b 3, but the tett m 'Ye is no doubt better. 00 luaidiju^ly offering a piwn for the s*ke of an attack, and his opponent does not hesitate to seize the bait. id) Fine pliy inrteel ; if 12 q x b, then B R x Xt, and if 13 px r ; 14 QR 5, r-q 1 (best) ; 15 QR 7 eh, k-b 1 ; lti R-K 1 and wins. (c) Still threatening r x kr and also b-q 6 (/) Of course if px r ; 15 QR 0, p-b i ; 16 Kt-Q C, Ac. Black* b"st rjf-ource however was kt-q 2. (g) If r-b 3 or q-b 3, White cm play R x B. (A) It is really refreshing to meet with a. game of this sort, conducted throughout in Morphy 's best chivalrous styl.«, instead of the dull-plodding, small-advantage seeking manner of too many modern players. [Wuit A third movo, Kt-B 3, U not knew. It is given in G s-ip's Muvial —On. Ku . Witness.]

Otngo Choss Club. Game between Messrd T. A. Fuser and W. B. Ej re. A ladder challenge match game, Scoicii Gambit. White. Bhck. ' White. Black. (LVnser.) (Eyre.) < (Fraser.) (Kyre.) IP-K4 P-K4 16 B-Q Xt 2 X R-Q 1 2KtKB3 Xt Q8 3 17 Q-K B 1 P-Q 4 3 P-Q i Pxl J 18 P x 1' R x P 4KtxP B-QB4 19 P-Q B 4 R-Q 7 sKtx Xt QKtPxKt 20 Bx Xt Qx B 6 Kt-Q G3 P-Q 3 21 R-K 1 QR x P 7B Q 3 Xt X 2 22 BK B 3 Q-Q B 4 8 Kt-Q R 4 B-Q Kt3 j ch-6 9 0-0 KtKKt3 23K-KRI R-Q 5 10 Kfc x B Q Itl'x Xt 24 R x R-c Qx R 11 P-K B4 0-0 25 PK R 3 P-K 11 3 12 P-K B 5 Kt-K 4 £6 R-K Bch XX R 2 13 B- X 2-a JMt B 3 27 BK R 5 P-K Xt 3 14 PQ Xt 3 B-Q IU 2 28 BxP eh K-K Xt 2 15 R-K B 4 Q-K 2 J29 K-K 7cb Draw. (a) B P-K B 6 looks tempting. If Black replies with kt-kt 3, the attack could be continued by 14 P-K R 4, &c. (6) To taky the R would lose the q. («) White inisj d hi? way here. R-K Bch folbwcd by B R 5 eh wins right off.