Solutions.

Otago Witness, Issue 2287, 30 December 1897, Page 40

Solutions.

Solution of Piiobi.eai 1437.— "Ander«en." Key move — 1 Q-B 5 Solution of Problem 1438.— "Lawes." Key move— l Q-R 5

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Games by the Late Herr Eng-lisclt.

Played in the Paris Tournament in IS7B :— .Vienna Opening. White. Black. White. Bkck. (Englisch.)(Andei\ieen.) (Englisch.) (Anderseen ) 1 P-K4 P-K4 16 B x P PB 3 2KtQB3 Kt-Q B 3 17 Kt-K 3 Kt-K 4 3KUB3 P-KKt3a 18Q-R5 P-K R3 4 P-Q 4 Px P 1<) P-K B 4 Q-K 3? 5Kt x P BKt 2 20 QRK 1 Kt-B 2 15 B-K3 X Kt-K 2 21K-R1 Q R-K 1 7BQ B 4 P-Q 3 22 Q-Kt 6 Id •U 1 8 O-O 10-K 4-. 23 B-K 6ch R x B-A 9 B-K 2 P-K B 4-e 21 Qxlt eh K-R 2 108.Kt5 Kt-B'2-d 23P-QKt3 P-Q 4 11 II xKt Qx B 2f> Xt-Xt 4 Q-Q 5 12 P x 1* B x 1' 27 Q-K 3 Q Xt 5 13 Kt-Q 5 Q-Q 1-e 28 i'-K It 3 Xt-Xt 3 14 Xt x B P x Xt 29 P-B 5 Kt-R 5 15 B-Q 3 O-O-/ 30 P- B 6 Kesigns. («) The " Four Knights' Defence " is safer ; but Professor And<rseen probably wanted to avoid a draw, which is the legitimate result of this opening. Moreover, the " King's Fianchetto Defence " had not fallen into disfavour then. (b\ Temporarily dislodging the bishop, but placing his knight in tin uufavourable position. (c) Making matters still worse. 9 p-k b3 ; 10 P-B 4, kt-b 2 is preferable. (d) A simple process seems to be 10 p x p J 11, Xt x P, ' p-q 4, followed <by o-o at the earliest opportunity. ■ (c) 13 q-q 2 leaves an option of castling q r in cast* of need. (/) The pawn cannot be defended in the long run, and to allow K-K 1 eh would give White an overwhelming attack. (g) If 19 kt-q 2, then 20 Xt-Xt 4, kt-b 3 ; 21 Xt x P eh, and wins. (7t) If2Jkt to b 2, then 24 Kt-B 5 wins. Played at the Frankfort Congres3 :— Vienna Opening. White. Black. White. Black. (Gottschall.) (Englisch.) (Guttschall.) (Eoglisch.) IP-K4 P-K 4 ' 13R-Kl-(? P-B 3 2 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-Q B 3 14 Xt xKtchQ xXt 3P-KjK:3 884 15 Kt-B 3 Q-Kt 4 4 B-K 2 Xt-B 3 I<> Kt-Q 1 B X 3 5 P-Q 3 V-Q 3 37 Q-K 2 P-Q 4 C X Kt-K 2 Kt-K Xt 18 B-B 3 RK B 1 5-a 19 P.-Bl R-B3 7 0 0 P-B 4 20 P-K R i-e Q-Kt 3 BKt-Q5-i-PxP 21 K-Kt2 P-K5 5) B x P-c 0-0 22 P x P Kt-K 4 10 B X 3 B x B 23 Kt-B 3 R x B-/ 11 P x B R x R eh Kesigns 12 Q x R Kt-K 2 (a) An original line of play, the intention being the immediate advance of the kbp, and so to force open th-3 X B file. A good idea. (b) White should have played here 8 Kt-R 4 more so than in the usual form of this opening, owing to the threat upon the KBP. (c) If 9 P x P then 9 o-o, aud to remove the pressure from the X B P he would have to play 10 B-K 3, which would leave him with a double X P eventually. (d) Indirectly defending the X P, for if instead 13 Xt x Xt eh, theu 13 q x kt; 14 Q B 3, p-b 3 ; 15 R X B 1, p-q 4, and wins the X P eventually. (c) Inferior. Better would ha.ye been 20 P-K R3, kt-r 3; 21 K-R 2, kt-b 4; 22 B-Kt 4, with a tolerably defensive game ; whereas the text move is fatal. (/) A remarkably neat termination.

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