Showalter t. Lipschutz.

Otago Witness, Issue 2200, 30 April 1896, Page 40

Showalter t. Lipschutz.

Original and brilliant game played is the recently-concluded match between Messrs Jackson W. Sbowalter and Lipschutz, the final score of which stood :— Showalter 7, Lipschutz 4, and £,drawn. n Petrofp or Russian Dbfemce.

From notes by S. Tinsley. (a) Amove advocated recently by Mr Stetaits, >nd a strong continuation. White may also p^ay the usual mova- 3 Xt x P. (o) The point of the game is in this curious Juove, with its still more extraordinary results.

- (c) it does not appear that castling here, and the practical abandoning of the piece, is anything in the nature of a blunder. It seems to be rather tbe result of analysis, and to have come a* a Csvelatioa to "White. It may surprise not a few. i (d) The force of Black's kt-b 3 will be obvious, Bud the best reply is difficult. White plays to guard the weak king's bishop's pawn, Ac. Q-Q R B is an alternative worth consider. ng. («) The game it entirely lost after Black's clever EOih move. Of course, Px P would also lose the rook by Q-K 4 eh. An entertaining and instructive as well as a very remarkable gams. The Petroff was adopted at St. Petersburg by Pillsbury only ; it was thought at first out of compliment to his entertainers. The strongest continuation, however, in this Russian defonca seems to be known only to the American players ; for out of nix Petroffs Pillsbury won against Tehigorin, 1 ; against Imeke*, 1J : but he lost to Ids American chess mentor, Steimtz.

.(Lipschutz) (Showalter) 1 P-K 4 P-K 4. 2Kt-KB^ Et'£B3 • 3P-Q4-a' PxP 4FKS Kt-K5 •SQ-K2-& B-Ktsch 6K-Q1 P-Q4 7PxPftp. P-iKB4 8 Xt-Xt *. O-O-e _9KtxKt PxKt 30 Q-B 4cb K-R I llQxB BKtsch 12 B-K 2 B x B cb SKxB Kt-B3 Q-TLld QxP 15K431 QKKI Ifr P-Q Xt 3 P-K 6 i i t White. Black. (Lipschutz) (Showsltor) 17 B-R S QB 5 . 18 B x R P-Z 7 cb 19 QxP RxQ 20 X x R P-Q 6 eh 21 X x P-e Q-Q sch 22 K-K 2 SxE 23 P-Q B 3 F-Q Xt 3 24 R-K 1 K-Kt 1 258-R3 QxPch 26K-B1 QxKtP 27 PR 3 K-B S 28 K-Ktl P-QR4 29 K-R 2 Q-R 7 30K-Kt3- Q-Q 4 31 Bfi 1 Q-Q 6 eh Black wins.