Chess Games.

Otago Witness, Issue 2302, 14 April 1898, Page 40

Chess Games.

A well-played game (by correspondence) between Rome and Genoa has been recently concluded :— Evans' Gambit.

A bright and lively garae by correspondents ; commenced November 1, lSv'7, and finished January 13, 1898 ; a very pretty termination :— 1 Kuy Lopez.

White announces mate in five moves. A game played in Class I at the Craigside meeting, Llaududno :— French Defence.

White. (Gunston.) U Q-K B 2 25 P-K R 4 26 X R-K 1 27 B-R 3 28 Xt x Xt 29 QxP 30 Q.Q 4 iIRPxP 32 PxP 33 Xt x B 34 Q-R 4 eh 35 Q x Q 36 B-K 2 i 7 K-Kt 1 iS KB 2 !9 K-K 3 10 R-R 1 eh 11 R-R 3 12 R-R 4 13 R-Q 2 14 X R-Q 4 15 B x P v Black. (Jones.) R-K Xt 1 P-R 3 Kt-B 1 Q-Q 1 PxKt B-B5 P-Kt 4 PxP BxKKtP Q x Xt Kt-R 2 KtxQ R.B 2 P-B 5 PxPch R-K B 1 K-Kt 2 R-Kt3 RB7 QR-B2 K-B 6 eh Kxß

White. Bkck. (Gunston.) (Jones.) 1 P-K A P-K 4 2 QIC 2 P-Q 4 3 P-K B 4 Kt-Q B 3 4 P-B 3 B X 2 5 Kt-B 3 P-Q 4 6 P-Q 3 Kt-B 3 i P-K Xt 3 P-Q Xt 3 8 B-Kt 2 B-Kt 2 9 0-0 0-0 10 P-K 5 Kt-Q 2 Jl Kt-K 3 Pv-B 1 12 Kt-B 2 Jl-K 1 13 P-Kt 3 P-B 3 14 B-Kt 2 Q-B2 15 Q R-K 1 P-B 4 1G R-B X P-Q Xt 1 17 K-Rl QKt3 18 P-K R 3 P-B 5 19QPxP KtPxP 20 P-Q Xt 4 B-R 3 21 P-K 3 Kt-R 4 22 Q Kt-Q 4 Xt-Xt 6 33 QR-Qi K-RX

(Wkite. Black. (E. A. G. (P. R. O. Daunton.) Winiford.) .6 V x B QxKP :7 P-B 3 B x P 18 P x B Q-Kt 2 19 P-B 4 Kt-Q 2 50 Q-B G Xt-Xt 3 21 Kt-Q 2 Q x Q 22 P x Q P-Kt 4 23 X P.-B 1 Q R-K 1 !4 R-R 5 P-B 4 25 Xt-Xt 1 P-B 5 20 B-Q 2 P-R 4 27 Kt-E, 3 R-K 7 2S B-B 3 X R-K 1 29 Xt-Xt 5 Xt x P 50 Rx R P Xt-Xt 3(?]

White. Black. (E. A. G. (P. It. C. Taunton.) Winiford ) 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 3P-QKt5 Kt-KB3 4 O-O B-B 4 5 Kt-B 3 P-Q 3 (i P-Q 4 P x P 7 Xt x P B-Q 2 8 B x Xt P x B (?) 9 P-K H 3 Q-K 2 10 Kt-B 3 O-O-O 11 Q-Q3 P-KR3 12 P-Q R 4 BQKtS(!) 13 B-K 3 P-B 4 14 O-B «eh K-Kt 1 15 Kt-Q Xt 5 B x Xt

White. Black. (Romo.) (Genoa.) 26 P-R 5 R-R 7 27 P x P KPxP 28 B-Q 8 Q x V eh 29 K-R 1 R-Q B 1 30 R-K B 1 Q-Q 5 :il R x P R-R 8 32 X R-B 1 RxR 21 It xR - Q-Kt 7 34 Q-B 4 K-Kt 2 35 P-R 3 P-B 4 ' 36 R-K B 1 Kt-Q 5 37 R-B 7 cli K-B 3 38 R x P Q-K B 7 39 R x P Kt-K 7 40 Q-K 4ch K-Kt 4 41 Q-Kt 1 eh K-B 3 42 P-K 6 Q-Q 5 43 11-Q 7 R-Q Jl 1 4i R-B 7ch Xx B^ 45 R-Q 7 eh IC-K4 46 R x Q Xt x R 47 P-Kt 4 P-Kt 4 48 P-K 7 K-B 3 49 P-Kt 5 eh Resigns.

Whitft. Black. (Rome.) (Genoa.) 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 B B 4 B-B 4 4PQKt4 BxKtP 5 P-B 3 B-R 4 6 P-Q 4 P x P 7 O-O P x P 8 Q-Kfc 3 Q B 3 9 P-K 5 Q-Kt 3 lOKtxf X Kt-K 2 11 B-P. » Exit 12 Q x B P-Kt 3 13 X E-K 1 B-Kt 2 14 B-Q 3 Q-B, 3 15 Q R-B 1 Kt-Q 4 16 Q-B 4 Kt-K, 4 17 Q-Q 4 00-0 188-K4 Kt-K B 5 19 Q B 3 Kt-K 3 20 Kt-Q 4 Kt-B 3 21 B x Jit P x B 22 Xt x P B x Xt 23 Q x.B K-Kt 1 24 KJC 7 E-Q 7 25 ii-Q S 4 Q-B 5