Games

Otago Witness, 5 December 1900, Page 56

Games-

Game played at the Moscow Tournament. Notes by Editor T. and M.

(A) P-K sis inferior. Black plays Kt-K Xt 5, followed by P-Q 4 and B-K 3. (b) The best move here is B-K 2, then if White play B-Q 2 Black can play P-jQ 4, and prevent White from castling early on the queen's side, which is his plan of action in this variation. (c) Black usually castles here — the move played does not se«m so good. (d) Kt-Q 5 or P-Q E 3 seems safer. The objection to this form of the Centre Gambit for the first player is that it inevitably leads to the exchange of the minor pieces. (c) Now White's game is seriously weakened. (f) This is good. Black exchanges aKt in a cramped position for a menacing B. (g) We believe that E eh followed by Kt-B 3 ■would have led to a better position than White gets later on. (h) X R-K 1 is preferable. If Black then plays B x Xt White contimies R x B. (i) Aftei this feeble move, which loses the exchange, the game is over. He could have played Q R-K 1 ; then if Black play Q-B 3, exchange queens, followed by Kt-K 4. (j) A mere " flash in the pan " attack. (k) White should have resigned here.

Centre White. Black. Abaza. Schiffers. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 P-Q 4 P x P 3 Q x P Kt-Q B 3 4 Q-K 3 Xt-li 3 5 Kt-QB3(A) B-Kt 5 (b) d li-Q 2 Q-K 2 (c) 7 B-Q 3 O-O 8 0-0 P-Q 3 9 P-K R 3 P-Q R 4 10 P-B 4 P-K 5 11 P-KKt4-D PR 6 12P-Kt3E BxKt 13BxB K--Q4-P 14 Q-Q 2 Xt x B 15 Q x Xt P-Q 4 16 P x P Xt-Xt 5 17 K-Kt 1 Xt x Q P 18 BxP eh Xx B 19-RxKt B-K3 id R-Q 1-G X R-Q 1 jrAMBIT. White. Black., Abaza. Schiffer& 21 Kt-B 3 B-Q 4 22 Xt-Xt 5 ch-H K-Kt 1 23 Q-Q 3-i Q-B 3 24 P-B 3 BxR 25 Q-R 7eh-J KB 1 20 K-K 1 Q-K R 3 27 Q-B 5 B-Q 4 23 P-B 4 B x P 29 Q-B sch Q-Q 3-K 30 Q x B Q-Q 6 eh •M Q x Q KxQ 32 P-R 4 Q U-Q 1 33K-B2 R-Q7ch 34 KB 3 R x P 35 K-Kt 4 B-R 1 36 P-K5 ' E.-KB7 37 P-B 5 P-R 7 38 R-E. 1 K-B 5 eh Resigns