GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2318, 4 August 1898, Page 40

GAMES.

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY. j The following games are from the advance ; sheet of the forthcoming book of games of the London Championship Tourney in the hands of. Me 'Ms B y3on and Co. :—

■ (a) Rui ; 11 15 is be<t Coutinnc-22 17, 15 £4. 128 V.\ 8 J !, 32 IS, 9 13, f (J ?3, 13 £2, 25 0, SU, 2!) '20, 11 15, 25 2-2. 15 ill, IS 1!) 3 8, 31 2(3. and we have J now a Wi'U-knrwu dia.'iVii!g LUuing which occurs j frecmeuily. ! (n) Ye th'nA: W'hbc m'sseil n win hero by— ! £B t.3, 1 5, £3 18, 14 23. 1!) l«, 12 10, 2t C S LH. G 2, . i'3'.-\ 5217, 33 2-J, -IGIS, £6 30, 2 0, U 13, iS iiWj.ito wins. : (c) /,-aiu White missud an easy win tuns — £fi 2>, 8 1?, 23 1., 11 15, 19 16, 12 19, 22 17— White ! [Mi emv Etrudwirk and Stcphers seem only to I have iil.\yed the foiegoin?: two games, neither of ! which i^phyci in the foiuier guntlemau's usual l iiotai ta J

i (a) Iliib defence ewes ste oiigiu to tlie match between Hudson and D.uinnunil in 1838. It is i la'herata discount with modem pbyers, but it , admits of a deal of uvttrc. sling play, and the ■ balance oi power ih compaialhcly tqiul. J (B) We i.ivfn (3 10 or [> 14 at this stage. I (c) This \\s?y of lalcmg the piece bums weak 1 though wo luivc failed to discover a Black win ; after ll ; Ut 'Si 14, 16 23. 26 15>, &c, gives While a ' strong g'me. J Game 97-21- " Dyke." : Bhck -Robinson. White- Jackson. 11 15 15 IV) 10 19 12 19 S) 14 615 21 J7 L 4 15 £3 K5 25 22 17 10 a-21 17 I (a) 'Jho f. .me was continued the spmc as Var. 8, ! KoU- r, o.i ivgo '. Oj c f Bristol (Unclass.h'Ld).

G\mp. 2722 — "Kulso." W. F. .HCKSON V. W. R'OIiSSON. Elack— J.i- bton. White— ll jbinson. 10 )o 25 22 5 9 23 7 010 811 24 I«J.a 16 10 £5 22 16 215 14 7 21 17 15 24 £9 2o 710 2« 19 310 5!) SS 1» il 10 22 IS 218 30 20 23 lb 11 Jfiß 18 14 J 5 27 24 4 8 JU 22 13 5) 18 18 14 20 27 26 2,3 38 14 Sll 22 15c S) 18 32 14 Drawn

Game 2721.— Cross. J. 11. Stuudwick v. J. Stephens. Black— Strudwick. White— .Stephens. 11 35 20 39 5 9 13 22 IS 23 30 2C 215 IS 714 li) lfi B 2(5 10 17 14 9 C 811 24 20 12 10 714 23 26 26 22 £7 23 (5 10 i 4(3 31 2fi 22 18 38 14 4 8 30 2o' IJO UIS 15 22 2Z IS 23 19 0 13. a SS 21 c 16 22 25 18 14 f 10 H ;i;! 27 10 ll r j !) 13 2G 30 )8 i: 10 10 2 7 22, 17 2L 17 14 9 0 2 14 23 £7 21 Pi awn