Games.

Otago Witness, Issue 2426, 12 September 1900, Page 56

Games.

Game played at Otago Chess Club, August 11, 1900: —

(a) Notwithstanding the authority of Steinitz we venture to doubt the value of the move, and prefer 5 b-k 2. (b) Here p-q kt 4 appears preferable. (c) Black has now a difficult position, owing Lo his sixth move, and has to defend with great care. (d) q-k b 4 deserves consideration. The queen is not well placed at q 3, and the threat to take X R P is easily met. (c) R-K 7 appears more effective. (p) White gets two rooks for his Q, and has a. lit against a bishop for the end game, and has perhaps rather the best of it. (g) A good move which secures a draw. Game played at Otago Chess Club, Atigusl 29, 1900: — KINGS BISHOP'S G VMDIT.

(a) A bold sacrifice, and apparently sound.

Whits. Black. D. Forsyth. O. Balk. 1 P-K -1 P X 4 2 T-K B 4 PxP :j b-b 4 p-q 3 4 P Q 4 B-K 3 SP-Q5 QRSch <j K-H 1 H-Kfc 5 7 Kt-KB3 BxKt BQxB P-KKt4 9 P-KXI3 Q-K 6ch IOK-B2 K«t-B3 il D-Bl Q-Kts L 2 P x P Q x Q eh ISKxQ P-Ktsch I4K-K3 P-K Pi, 4 15 Kt-B 3 J'-R 3 168-Q3 QK^-Q2 L 7 K-B 2 O- '-0 138-K3 B-Kt2 LSP-Kt.4 P-R5 20 Q K-KKtl Kt-R 4 21 Kt-K 2 Q Kt-B 3 White. Black. D. For&yth. O. Balk. 22 P-B 4 Q 11-K 1 23 B-Q2 RxP-.v 24 B x H Ktxß eh 25 K-K 1 P-K B 1 26 RKt2 R-Kl 27 ICQ 1 P-R(5 28 K(Kfc2)- Kt-B7ch Ktl 29 K-K 1 Xt x R HO U x Xt B-Q5 31 K-Ql B-KC 32 R-B I K-K 5 .'ttßxß Rxß 31 X (I 2 R X 5 35 X-(i 3 P-B 3 3^; PxP PxP 37KtQ4 KtxPch 3S K-B3 Kt-K7ch 39 Xt xKt R, xKt 40 RxP R xKRP Wins.

»JL*Ji^i. White. Black. R. Cleland. D. l?or*yth. 1 P-K i P-K 4 2 KKt-E3 QKt-B3 3 B-TCt 5 l'-Q X 3 48R4 . Kt-B 3 5 O-'J Xt x T-a 6 P-Q 4 B-K2-B 7 R-K 1 P-Q 4 BKt x P B-Q 2 HKtxß! Qx Xt 10 P-K B 3 Kt-K B 3 HBxKt Pxß 12 Q-K 2 K-Q 1-c J3 Kt-Q B 3 V-q B 4 14 P x P B x P eh 15 K-B 1 Q Q 3d 10 P-K Kfc 3 K-K 1 17Q-Q1 K-Q 2 188-KB4 QQB3 19 Q-Q E.-K 3 :ob-K5 K-Ql 21 B x Xt R x B 22 K-IU2 K-Bl 23 P-Q R 3 Q Q Kfc 2 24 P-QKt4 B-H2 25 R-K 2-E P-K R 4 White. Black. R Oleland. D. l-'orsyth. 26 R Q 1 K-Kt 1 2/ K-K 5 Q-Kt 3 28 Kt-K 4 K-Q B 3 29 P-Q B 4 KxP 3't Q x K-P Px Q 31 RxR eh K-Kt 2 32 Kt-Bsch K-B 3 33 H(Q8)-Q4 Q-Kt 4 3i R K5)-K4 B x IvS Ha RxP Q-K 5 3.i ltxßch K-Kt 3 37 E(K4)-QB4P-QB3 38 KxP eh QxK 30 RxQ KxR 40 P-Q & 4 K-Q 4 41 P-KKt4 Pxl* 42 P x P K-Q B 5 43 P-Kts PxP 44 P x P X x P 45 K-B-3 X B 4 41) K-K 4 K-Q 3 47 K-B 5 K-K 2 48 P-R4 P-Kt3ch 4a K-Kt 5 P-B 4 G Drn.wn.