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Otago Witness, Issue 2523, 23 July 1902, Page 63

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THE NATIONAL GAME OF JAPAN. 4000 YEARS OLD. A RIVAL TO CHESS. (Translated from Mittheilungen der Deutscheu Gesellschaft fur Xatur und Yolkerkunde Ostasiens by Messrs O. Balk and D. Forsyth, of the Otago Chess Club.)

GAME 11.— PLAYED JUNE 29, 1841. In this game the contest is very br.sk. T the very end great portions are continually a stake.

X 101, 104, 113, ,166, au{ 98; X 169, 21G, 219, 222, 225, 226, K. auf S 18 , X 228. 231, 231, 237, v. 239.

(a) The same opening as 12 to 13 of the previous game. Here, howevei, D G and E 5 are made secure by move 26 This is the cause of the subsequent long-sustained struggle. (B) Gives White an advantage, a- Biack inu=t now leUm the entirely uiibuppcuud stone at G 9.

(c) The=e moves diveit the fliglit of BUck from 10 to I. To further di \e them to X by playing H 11 and X 12 and then with I 17 to create a large apace will not do. because Black could destioy it by D 17. .md would himself retain the «pace around H 16

(d) White's no^ition m the centie can now live only by a XV (E) Black, at the lower maigm. hses. (p) Black, at. the lower margin to thp light, has op.lv one open space, theipfore it now depends on whether Black oi VVlute ,n tho centre is captured first. (o) Black takes no notice o.' '.'up Ko 170, and right' v so, beoause 171 secuies linn aiouud H 12. aiid makes victory very probable

(n) White lesigns. He has won the 13 Black steles on the left =>cle. as only six \\rre lequired for tho encircling of them; wheicas for the enenchns: of the White position in the centra eight moves weie required. Against that, however. 19 Whites on the top margin are lost, and of the 10 Whites around Q 10, thf four on P and O aie sure to Miccumb. The other 1 ; may po=siblv be developed into ■< position. Dc«pite this, defea' is not to be a\o;tci.

PROBLEMS. TO KILL POSITIONS

22 W—A 4 B 3. 5, 19, C 4, 5, 16, D 5, E4, 5, 18 , F3, 17, 18 . G 2, 3 , H3 . X 17. 18 , Ll6, M 16 , X 16 ; O 16 , P 15 , Q 15 , It 2, 3, 4, 15, 17; S 1. 17, T 2.

B.— A 1; 82, 13, C :5. 14. 15, 10: D .1. 4, 16, 18. E3. 17, 19 F2, 1, L 17. Ib. X 17, O 17 P G, 16, Q 1, 2, 3, 4, 17, X 1, 5, 18, S 5.

a, d, W

-b, c, B

23. VT.—A 3, 15 , 81,3, 7, 15 ; C 6, 16, 17. IS , D 5, E4 ; FA, G 2. 3 ; X 17 , O 15, 16, 18 , P 15 ; Q 2, 4 ; R 4, 5, 13, 15 ; S 2, 15. 16.

B.— B 4, 14. C 3, 4, 14, 15, 1) 1. :5. 16, 17, 13, 19; E 3; F 2; P 2, 3, 4, 16, Q 5, 6, 17, 13, R%6, 8, 16 , S 17.

a, d, W

.-b t, B

SOLUTIONS

22. a.— P 18, Q 18, P 19, U 17, il 19, L 19, P 17, Q 16, N 19 or P 18, Q 18, P 19, N 19, L 19, S 18, T 18, dJ 17, il 19, M 18, P 17, Q 16, O 18, X 19, L 19, S 19, Q 19, P 19, E 16. b.— T 4, T3, S 3. c— D 19, C 17, D 17, A 18, B 17, B 16, C 16, B 18, A 16. d.— D 1, E2,EI,F 1, C 2. 23. a— T 18, T 17, S 18. b.-R 3, Q 3, R 1, S 3, S 1, E 1, E 2 c— B 19, C 19, B 16, B 17, A 17, A 16, A IS. d.-A 2, A 4, C 2, C 1, D 2, E 1.

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Black. Sanchi. "White. ; Black. v\ mte. MaWijiro. « Sdnchi. M^tsujno. 1 C 4 3 R 16 5 P 16 7 R 5 9 R 11 11 I 3 13 E 4 15 D 5 17 C 5 19 F 4 21 B 3 23 C 7 25 H 4-A 27 B 4 29 A 2 31 C 8 33 E 7 35 E 8 37 H 2 39 G 4 41 H 6 43 I 6 45 X 5 47 B 9 49 A 9 51 C 16 53 B 17 55 B 15 57 M 4 59 G 9 61 F 8 63 G 10 65 H 10 67 N 4 69 X 10 71 M 6 73 P 9 75 O 3 77 O 4 79 P S 81 X 6 83 R 8 85 B 14 87 B 18 89 H 11 91 I 13 93 G 13 95 H 12 97 H 14 99 I 9 .01 .03 H 5 100 H 15 107 R 7 109 S 7 11 S 3 US ll.t a io [17 Q 11 119 R 13 121 O 9 L 23 O 11 2Q 3 125 U 12 126 L 12 4is 16 127 Xl 2 128 Ll3 6 E 3 129 L ] 1 130 L 10 8R 9 131 Kll 132 M 7 10 P 4 133 P 7 134 P 6 12 D 6-a 135 O 6 136 X 6 11 D 4 137 O 5 138 il 5 16 D 3 ' 139 L 4 140 L 6 18 E 5 141 N 8 142 X 7 20 C 3 143 N 9 144 M 9 22 B 2 145 Q 4 146 P 3 24 G 2 147 L 5 148 V 5 20 E 6 | 149 F 5-D 350 F 6 28 C 9 ! 151 X 2-e 152 Kl4 30 B 1 ! 153 Hl7 154 Nl3 32 D 9 ' 155 S 4 156 R 3 34 G 6 i 157 T 2 158 Q 7 36 I 5 | 159 Q 8 160 R 2-f 38 G 3 | 161 T 8 162 T 9 40 L 3 163 S 9 161 I 16 42 G 7 I 165 O 13 166 44 H 8 I 167 G 15 168 114 46 F 10 109 170 B 8 48 810 I 171 F 14-g 172 B 6 50 D 1 i 173 O H 174 Rls 52 Cl 7 ! 175 Sls 176 Sl6 54 Dl 7 177 Qls 178 Rl7 56 Ll7 ! 179 Rl4 380 017 58 M 3 181 El 3 182 Dll 60 F 9 1&$ I 17 1?4 D 15 &■> G S-B I 185 QlB 186 PlB 64 Gll ■ 187 Ql7 188 It 17 66 X 8 ' 189 115 190 Ql9 68 O 2 ] 191 Rl9 192 Pl 9 70 M 8 , 193 Xl 6 194 Kls 72 0 6 , 195 RlB 196 X 3 71 O 8 , 197 H 3 198 L 2 76 X 3 199 F 3 200 F 2 78 P 2 ' 201 I 1 202 R 6 80 O 7 203 XlB 201 Xl 7 82 X 9 205 018 206 Pl 7 84 Cl 4 ' 207 Ml 7 208 II 18 86 Cl 3 i 209 Ml 6 210 Xl 9 88 M 14-c I 211 LlB 212 bl9 90 Gl2 ,213 MID 214 L 1 92 M 11-c 215 X 1 216 94 F 13 217 C 6 218 B 7 96 G 14 219 220 X 1 98 Hl3 ! 221 I 4 222 100 18 223 B 11 224 A 8 102 G 5 225 226. 101 ■ 2-27 S 6 228 106 S 8 229 ClO 230 AlO 108 O 10 231 232 F 1 110 S 10 233 H 1 234 112 S 2 235 E 0 236 E 10 114 F 12 217 238 1 7 116 X 10 2J9 240 O 12 118 S 11 2*l X 11 J42 M 10 120 P lf> '243 Nl4 Hi Ml 3 122 P 11 215 X I'J-H 124 P 12 Black wins.