GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2401, 8 March 1900, Page 52

GAMES.

Appended are two of the games playe-l in the recent tourney for the championship ot ViCtoi ia : —

Game 5924.—'

" Old Fourteenth."

And the game was drawn.

Game 5925.—

" Cross."

Black—G. Richards. White—J. H. Boardman.

And the game was drawn.

" Souier."

Game 5926.—" Souier." Played between Mr David R. Hay and Mr F. Thl'iker, tiimug the former's recent vhib to Dunedin.

Game 5927.—" Lurd an.l Lady." Played between two Dunedin player.'.

(a) 14 10 much stronger. (n) Losing move.

Game 5924.—"Single Corner." Black—Cain. White-Morrall.

(a) 23-18 draws. —Anderson. (B) 27-23, 18-14, 12-16, 30-25, 22-29, 3-8, 11-15, White wins (Morrall); but for 11-15 go 29-25, 8-15, 16-19, and draw (Anderson). (c) This ending is full of traps. (1-)

In the fourth game of the match, Morrall with the Black pieces varied here: —

Blacl 31 15 m 19 8 11 22 17 4 8 25 22 9 13 ik— «L H. 1 27 S3 6 9 23 18 9 14 18 9 5 14 2S 23 Boaraman. White— U. Jlul 16 25 9 . 17 2o SO 25 G 13 SI i 23 15 18 29 :5 8 U £2 15 ]3 17 24 20 11 2ST 21 14 11 lfi 32 S3 10 17 20 11 13 22 25 22 7 16 hards. 39 15 It! 1!) 23 10 V 2 19 15 10

Ll 35 23 18 8 11 !7 25 4 8 13 19 .0 14 19 10 14 23 26-19 7 14 24 20 (i 10 22 17 9 13 30 26 13 22 £5 9 5 14 29 25 11 15 iO -23 15 24 £8 19 8 11 25 22 11 35 32 28 15 24 28 19 3 S 31 26 8 11 22 18 1 5 IS !) 5 14 11-) 1(S 12 111 22 7 i v 11 26 22

E linker a move. LI 15 24 20 11) 14 20 23 !3 19 35 24 19 10 8 12 9 14 28 19 6 15 24 1!) J2 17 11 15 13 9 15 24 6 9 27 24 14 18 25 '21 17 13 14 17 23 14 16 10 2 0 21 14 7 11 23 16 !5 22 9 18 31 28 12 19 811 £6 23 3 7 14 10 >9 25 18 27 22 17-a 714 4 8 32 23 12 16 17 10 (i) 25 21 draws, 5 14 £0 16 30 7 22 26 14 18 35 38 7 3 £1 27 18 22 J8 iv 3 7 19 24 11 15 35 19 7 11 24 2S 35 IS 19 24 11 15 26 31 18 23 B. wins.

:l 15 :3 19 8 11 >2 17 9 13 7 14 :o 17 >1 14 .5 18 2J20 4 S W 23 18*27 32 23 13 17 23 18 17 2L 25 22 21 25 30 21 11 16 20 4 3 8 4 IS 7 30 22 17-A 12 16 28 24 16 20 24 19 20 24 1915 2 7 29 £5 24 18 25 22 30 25 10 7 31 27 SO 26 2S 32 23 39 27 23 26 17 32 2r 21 14 14 10 6 10 7 14 15 (> 17 10-b 117 £5 30 B. wins.

II 15 J2 18 13 22 >5 18 L 2 16 29 25 8 11 >4 20 4 8 !5 22 ;0 15-1 21 17 8 12 17 13 7 10 28 24 9 14 18 9 5 14 32 28 8 7 24 19 15 24 £8 19 14 17 22 18 1 5 27 24 10 14 18 9 5 14 26 22 17 2B 31 22 14 17 22 IS 17 22 19 15 16 19 15 S 19 iS 18 14 as 3S 8 3-a 7 11 23 18 32 27 14 9 6 10-B 9 6 2 9 13 6 D JU IS 6 2 22 26 30 23 15 22 23 18 27 23 3 18 23 14 c-8 15 Drawn.

Q 1Z 17 24 9 13 24 19 5 9 i 2 27 JLU ID 19 jO 6 15 27 24 7 10 24 19 23 19 ' 18 9 15 5 14 22 17 30 25 13 22 3 7 26 17 25 22 ±1 JO JO J.,1 20 11 18 9 7 16 19 26 17 13 31 22 ]5 24 10 IS 22 18 Drawn.