GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2402, 15 March 1900, Page 52

GAMES.

Game played by the first prize-winner at Vienna. Although a long one, will repay the closest examination. Score from the Daily Telegraph: —

(a) The opening is named after a celebrated Dutch player^ who successfully encountered the redoubtable Anderson some years ago.

(b) It is more visual to reply with one of the following moves: 1 p-q 4, p-k 3, p-k 4, or p-k b 4. (c) Both players have now played P-K 4, yet Black lias only a, " Philidorian " development. (d) A feeble move in our 'judgment, leaving q p weak.

(c) As a rule it is wise at once to remove the Q from a masked battery. (f) But now the Q cannot avoid this fresh indirect attack immediately.

(o) Black struggles to release his pieces from their cramped situation.

(v) Look at the superior position of White's pawns now!

(i) This is the modern method of winning games. First weaken your opponent's pawn position, and then bring all the pieces available to attack the weak pawns.

(j) If your cavalry can safely reconnoitre tho enemy's camp some advantage usually follows. (k) A well-considered combination, arranged for some moves earlier, that wins the exchange. (l) Better than losing q p, and Black does get a pawn for ' the exchange." (m) The prelude to an ingenious counter-at-tack.

(n) Apparently a weak move, which enables "White to change off pieces. (o) It looks as if p-b 4 might have drawn the game for Black. (p) The game is ovei now. Black loses a piece and the pawns fall.

VAN iiKUy White. Black. Maroczy. Alauin. 1 P-K3-A P-Q3-B 2 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 3 Kt-KB3 QKt-Q2 4 P-B 4 M 4 SKI-B3 B-JC2 6 B-K 2 0-0 7 0-0 Kt-K 1 8 P-K4-C P-QB3-D 9 Q-B 2 B-B 3 10 ISK3 P-KKt3 11 Q-PvQ 1 Q-K 2-E 12 X R-Kl-r B-Kr, 2 13 B-Q 3 Kt-B 2 14Kt-K2 PQB4-G 15 P-Q 5 P-Q ll 3 10 Kt-B 3 R-Kt 1 37 Kt-Q 2 P-Q Xt 4 18 P-Q 11 3 P-Kt 5 19 P x P Ex P-ii 20 Kt-B 2 R-Ktl 21 H-Ktl P-QPv.4 22 Xt-Xt 3 R-K 1 238Q2i P-i: 5 24 Kt-B, 5 Kt-Kt3 25 Kt-B 6-J Q-K 1 2t B-R5 R-K 3 27 Kvß3 B-Q 2 £8 Kt-Kts-K Xt x Kt-i, £9 P x Xt R x B i <JPJSNIi\G. White. B\ick. Maroczy. Alapiu. 3 ) Xt xK. Bx P 31 Kt-B 4 Xt x Xt 32 Bx Xt B-Q 2 33 P-Q Xt 3 P-84-M-34 P-B H U P x P 35 Q x P QIC 2-N 36 Q-Kt 7 RB 2 37 BKt 5 B x B 38 Q x Q RxQ 39 Kxli R-R2 40 R(Kt)Ktl R-R 5 41 R-KtSch B-Bl 42 P x P P x P 43 E (Xt 1)Xt 7 P X 5 44 B-Q 7 P-KH 45K-JJI P-KBS 46 ll!Q7)-Q8 B-RBch-o 47K-K2 R-R7ch 48 K-Q 3 11- Q 7ch 49 K-B 3 R x Q P-P 50 Rxßch K-lCt2 51RxP K-Q 8 52K-K8 R-KRS 53RxP . R x P 54 R-K7ch K-Kt3 55 R-K 6ch K-Kt 4 56 R-Kt4ch K-B 4 •Jl H x P Resigns. Notes by Editor of "T. and M."