Otago Witness Fifth Problem and Solution Tourney.

Otago Witness, Issue 2286, 23 December 1897, Page 48

Otago Witness Fifth Problem and Solution Tourney.

ThU tourney is for original unpublished two move problems, and will close on April 30, 180 S. Prizes. £ s d First ... M . ... ... 2 2 0 Second 5 . ... 1 10 6 Prize for solutions 0 10 0 Correspondence Game. Lively and well-fought encounter between Mr Horatio Caro, a well-known London amateur, and Dr Michehon, a strong player of Kouigsberg. Scotcii Opening.

(a) White here leaves the book. B-Q 2, followed by castling Q ll, is better. (6) If b x kt, 12 P x B, p x p ; 13 B-K 3, and White obtains a good attack, (o) Black evidently did not desire the exchange of Queens, which might have* resulted if he had playtd b-k 3at once, (d) White must delay advance on the king's side to prevent p-b 5, and tbis gives Black time to bring his rook into a strong position. (c) Nothing to be done on the king's side. White decides to commence operations on the other wing, (f) Intending if B-Kt 5, r x p, which would give good chances of attack. (g) If kt x r, White's attack would have been dangerous, though not enough to compensate for the loss of a .rook. (k) If 3(3 K-lt 3, r-k rS ; 37 Iv>. x It, b x p mate, (t) Cleverly played ; if now Q x Q, kt-k 4 eh and wins ; or if X x Kf, q-k \i eh wins, (ft) His king is quite unprotected. If 40 B-K 2, r-kt 8 eh ; 41 X x It, Q-k 8 eh, etc.— Morning Post. Blindfold Game. Played by Steinitz, blindfolded, at a New York club against two strong amateurs in consultation. The note 3 are abridged fiom the American Chess Magazine ;

(«) If 10 Q-K 1, r-k 1 eh ; 11 K-Q 3, q-q 1 ; 12 Q x 11 eh, qx q ; 13 Px B, kt-b 3: and, nlthough White has three pieces for the Queen, the exposed position of the King will soon tell. 11 K-Q 3is best according to Steiatts:. \.b) On this and the following King .moves Steiuitz rested his gambit. Jf instead 11 Q-Q '}, Black forces the game ; 11 Q Q 3, k r-k 1 eh. 12 K-Q 2, b x kt ; 13 Q xB, i-k 6. (c) If 12 P-B 3. q-b 4 eh; 13 K-K 2, kt-k 5. (d) A crushing rejoinder. • Stelnitzis said to have admitted after 'this game wsxh finished that the gambit named after him was utterly unsound, but since* then it has been played at Beilin with a diffeieut result. This is the first time we have heard of tSleinitz playing " sails voir" but ti play one game at a time without seeing the board is a feat pretty easily accomplished.—Ch. Ed. O.W.

White. Black. (Steinitz.) (The Allies ) 1. P-K 4 P-K 4 2. Kfc-0 B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3. l'-B4 I'xP 4. P-Q4 Q-R5 eh 5 KK2 PQ4 C. f'xP BKtSch 7. Kt-B3 O-O-O 8. Px Xt B-Q B 4 9. Px P eh K-Kt I LO. Xt-Xt 5-a Kt-B 3 White. Black. (Steinitz.) (The Allies.) 11. K-Q3-6 Q-R 4 12. KB 3-c P-Q R 3 13. K-Kt 3 P x Xt 14. P-B3 ExPii 15. P x R Q Q 4 eh 16 KB 2 li-U 4 eh 17. K-Q 2 B-Kt 5 eh 18 K-K2 Xt-Xt 5 Kesigus.

White. Black. (Miclielson.) (Caro.) 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. X Kt-B 3 Q Kt-B 3 3. P-Q 4 P x P 4. Xt x P X Kt-B 3 5. Q Kt-B 3 B-Kt 5 6. KtxKt KtPxKt 7. QQ4 Q-K2 8 l'-B3 P-B4 9. QB2 00 10. B-IC2-O. P-Q4 LI. 00 P-Q 5-6 12. Kt-Q 1 P-KE3 13. Q R 4 B-Q 2-c L 4. B Q 3 X K-K 1 L 5. P-Kt 4 QR-Ktl 16. Q-Kt 3 B-K 3 17. P-Kt 3d E-Kt3 18. P-Q X 3 BE 4 19. P-Kt i-e Px P 20. P x P BxP 21. BxP R-83-/ White. Black. (Michelson.) (Cavo.) 22 Q B-B 4 R-B 1 23. Kt-B 2 Q-B 4 24. X R-11l B-BG 25. X 11-R 4 P-Kt 4 26. Q B-B 1 11-Kt 3 27. B-R 3 QB3 28. B-K 7 KKtßch 29. K-Kt 2 Kt-Q 2 30. P-B 4 Xt-Xt 3 31. P x P P x P g 32. QKS B-Q 7 33. H x Q P B-K B 5 34. Q-R5 Kt-B 5 35. Q-U4 Kt-K6ch 3^". KB 3ft BxPch 37. Xt xIJ Xt x Kt-i 38. K(U7)- Kt-K4ch R. 6 39. K-Kt 2 Q-B 6 Resigns-^