Russian Infant Phenomenon.
Game by Aaron Niemzovitch, the Russian infant phenomenon. Score and notes from the Morning Post. Centre Gambit. White. Black. White. Black. (In. Ph.) (N. N.) (In. Ph.) (N. N.) 1 P-K 4 P-Q 4 10 B-B 5 (!) P-Q Xt 3 2PxP QxP 11 R-Kt 1 QxR 3QKt-B3Q-Ql 12QxQ Piß 4 Kt-B 3 P-K B 4 13 Kt-KtS Kt-K 4 (?>» 14P-KB4 P-KR3 88-QB4 QK.t-B3 15PxKt PxKt 6 O-O Q-Q 3 16 KtK 3 P-B 5 7 P-Q 3 Q-Kts(?)-& 17 P-K 6 PxKt(?) 8 B-K 3-c QxP 18 Rxßmate-d! 9 Kt-Q 5 K-Q 1 I (a) This is of courso a weak move; his best plan was kt-k b 3, followed by p-k kt 4 and b-kt 2. (6) Also weak ; there is no time for such moves in an opening of this kind. (fi) This and the next two moves are of a high order, and show a remark-ible insight into the game. It will be seen that he succeeds in hemming in the q so that she cannot escape capture. (d) Black's play is weak throughout, but the remarkable part of this little game is the able manner in which the boy takes full advantage of the weakness of hiV adversary. The St Petersburg Zeitung, in commenting upon the above game, remarks :— " We need no longer look to America for our infant chess prodigies."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2231, 3 December 1896, Page 40
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228Russian Infant Phenomenon. Otago Witness, Issue 2231, 3 December 1896, Page 40
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