Games.

Otago Witness, Issue 2467, 26 June 1901, Page 63

Games.

TICTOEIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES. The following is one of the unfinished games between Messrs D. Heimann (New South Wales) and E. B. Loughran (Victoria): — Ruy Lopez. White. Black. White. Black. Heimann. Loughran. Heimann. Loughran. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 19V-KKt4 R-K X 1 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-Q B 3 £0 P-K 31 4 K-Kt 1 3 B-Kt 5 P-Q R 3 ?1 X R-Kt 1 Kt-K 1 4B- R 4 Kt-K B 3 22 Q R-Q 1 Xt-Xt 2 5 P-Q 3 P-Q 3 23 F-Kt 5 P-K 11 4 BP-QB3 B-K2 24P-K1.6 PxP 7 Q Kt-Q 2 O-O 25 P-Q Kt. 4 Qx R P 8 Kt-B 1 P-Q Xt 4 26 R-Q Xt 1 K-R 2 9K882 P-Q 4 i 7 Xt-Xt 3 Kt-K B 3 10 Q-K 2 PxP 28 Q-Q 1 Q-B 5 11 Px P B-Q 3 29 Kt-K 2 Q-Q B 3 12 B-K Xt 5 Q-K 2 30 P-K B 3 Q K-Q 1 13 Kt-K 3 B-K 3 31 Q B 1 QQ2 14 Kt-R 4 Kt-H 4 :2: 2 B-Kt 5 X R-B 1 15 P-Q Xt 3 P-KR3 33P-KB4 PxP 16 Kt(R4)-B5 Bx Xt S4 Xt x P Bx Xt 17KtxB Q-K3 35 Bxß 18 B X 3 K-R 2 And rhe game was lef erred to Mr Charlick for adjudication.

GREAT BRITAIN v. UNITED STATES. The following is a game between Mason and Shovi alter. —

(a) The opening thus becomes an oidmary variation of the Fianchetto defence. (b) As Black evidently intends p-k 4 this is the best square for the bishop. (c) If k kt-b 3, after p x p and p x p the Black k p would become uncomfoitably weak. (d) For attacking pin poses, the X Xt P will advance later. (c) Threatening B-B 5. (p) Black has two bishops against two knights, but his q p is weak and bis portion somewhat cramped. (g) A questionable move. The queen has no scope here. (h) If Px P, K-B 6. Black's counter attack is unsound, though it gams a pawn, for he cannot follow it up, and it leaves his king undefended. (i) Very strong. Q-R sis threatened, and in order to prevent it Black is obliged to give up the exchange. (k) This gives White a forced vm, c( * inch he avails himself in brilliant fashion: iv* Black had no means of averting disaster.

UFENING. White. Black. Mason. Showalter. IP-K4 PQ3 2P-Q4 P-KKt3-A 3 Kt-KB3 B-Kt 2 4 P-Q B 3 Kt-Q 2 5 B-QB4-B P-K4 6 Q B-Kt 5 B-83-C 7 B-K 3 Q-K 2 8 Q Kt-Q 2 B-Kt 2 9 Q-K 2 P-K R 3 10 P-K R 3-D X Kt-B 3 11 B Q 3 Xt-Xt 3 12 P x P PxP 3 Xt-Xt 3-e QKtQ2 i 4 R Q 1 0-0 [5 P-Kt4 Xt-Xl 16 B-Q Xt 5 Kt-Q 3 L7BxKt Bxß 18 B-B 5 X R-Q 1 l9BxKt Pxß-f JO Q Kt-Q 2 QB-B3 21 PB 4 Q R-Kt 1 X £t-Q£tl P-0.&t4 White. Blick. Mason. Shoualter. 23 Kt-B 3 PxP 24 Q x P KR-QBI 25 Q X 2 B-B 1 26 KR-Ktl Q-Kt2 27 RQ 2 Q-Kt 5 28 Kb 1 Q B-Kt 2 29 K-Kt2 R-QBS 30 P-R 3 Q-Kt 6-G 31 R-K 1 PB 4 32 KtPxP PxP 33 K-R 2-n Bx P 34 R-Ktlch K-R 2 35 Kt-R 4i Rx Xt 38 P x R Q-B 2 37 Kt-Kt6 K-Ql-K 38 Xt x B eh Q x Xt S9 Q-R 5 PB S 40 PB 3 B-B 4 41 R(Q2)-Kt2 R-Q 2 42 R-Kt 8 Q-B 3 43 K-R 8 eh mute iv tfere*