Chess Games.

Otago Witness, Issue 2303, 21 April 1898, Page 40

Chess Games.

Game between (the Marquez of Sterling, and Fenor A. Fiel, played in a match last November. Euy Lopez.

Notes by the Marquez of Sterling, translated from La Strategic (a) The continuation 6 E x Xt, kt p x b • 7 \ Xt xP, kfc x p ; 8 P-Q 4, &c. ( is good. ! (6) In a previous game of tke match White ' played 10 B-K 3. • j (c) Premature. | (d) Black has a pawn to the gcod, and a belter ! position. •(c) 17 b-q r 3 was more-to the purpose. (f) Best in thi* difficult position. Black's bishops aie in a gcod position for attacking. i (g) The only move against tho> threatened j r-q 8 eh. ; (h) White's position is much improved and the j end less complicated. S3 rxr pis much better. | Game beLween the same players. Vienna Game. White. Black. White. Black. (Sterling.) (Fiel.) (Sterling.) (Fiel.) 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 10 KtxKBP Xt - X Xt 2 Kt,-Q B 3 B-Q B 4 (5 eh i 3 P-K B i B x Kt-a 11 E-B 2 Kt-K K8 ' 4R x B Px 1 J ch-fi 1 5 B.Q B 4-6 Q-KRoch 12RxKU QxR 6 K-B 1 QxP 13 Kt-K 6 eh Q PxEt-e 7 JJ-QJ J -Q 4 Kt-K B 3 14 JJ KK(sch P-K B 3 BQ-KB3 Kt-K R 4 ]SQBxP Resigns. Notes by the Marques of Steiling, translated from La Stsategie. {a) Inferior .to kt-q b 3 or p-q 3. (6) This seems the best move. (c) Slack was probably trying fora draw.' (d) The light move. } .(<) If b p y. kt, 14 B-K Xt 5 eh, k-kl : J5 H x Q r^kbl; 10 B-K B 4, and wins. j

White. Black. (Sterling.) (Fiel.) 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Tvt-Q B 3 3 B-Kt 5 B-K B 4 4 P-Q B 3 Kt-KB3 5 O-O 0-0 6 P-Q i-a Px P 7 P-K 5 Kt-K 5 BPxP B-QKt3 9 KtxQB3P-Q4 10 E x Kt-ft P x B 11 Xt x Kt-c P x Xt 12 Kt-KEt5 QxP 13 Q x Q B x Q L 4 Xt x K. P B x X P-c [5 P-K B4 B-Q sch 16 K-R 1 P-K B 4 17 Kt-KKt5 H-KB3-C 18 E.-Q 1 P-Q B 4 19 R-QKtl B-QE3 !0 P-QK14(!)/B-K7 U R-K 1 B-Q 6

White. Black. (Sterling ) (Fisl.) f2 E-Q Xt 3 P-Q B 5 23 K-Q R 3 PIPJ 21 Kt-K B 3 B-K B 7 25 K-K 7 E-Q 3 (!) 26 B-Q Xt 2- ff ß X 5 27 RxKtPchK-B 1 SSP-K'R* Exit 29 Ilxß BjP 30 E. x T-h E.Q 7 31 B-KKt7eh K-K 1 32 RK3 eh K-Q 1 33RxBP K-Q 2-ft 34 8.-Q 4ch Exß 358-xR B-KB7 3G K-Q 3 B x B 37 It x B eh K-B 3 38 P-Q X 4 P-Q II 4 39 RQB4chK-.Kt3 40 P-Q Xt 5 and wins.