THE NATIONAL GAME OF JAPAN.

Otago Witness, Issue 2524, 30 July 1902, Page 58

THE NATIONAL GAME OF JAPAN.

4000 YEARS OLD. A RIVAL TO CHESS, ftimihted from Mitthcikmgen d« Deutschen Gesellsduft fur Natur und Volkeikunde o«ta*iens by Messrs O. Bai.k and D. Fobstth, of the Otago Chess Club.) IDAME Xn.— PLAYED DECEMBER 2, 1842. Black. "White. ) Black. White. Rarchi Matsujiro.- Sanchi. Mrusujiro. IC4 2Q3 135 H 8 136 M 7 3R 16 4E 16 137 X 8 338 L 8 IJie 6E3 189 110 WOMI6 %U5 8R 8 141 El 3 142 El 2 40l 10K9 143 Fl4 144 El 4 a! Cl 612 017 145 Gls I*6 Hls bl7 WD 17 147 al6 148 Gl4 ?5B 1B 16H7 149 Fls 150 818 „6 3 18 N 3 151 AlB 152 El 5 '^Ei 20 D 3 153 Cl 3 154 GlB 22 F 3 155 LlB 156 819 WP4 24 C 3 157 Fl7 158 FlB S| ©13 26 G4A 159 Gl7 160 DlB IS/ 2SGS IRIEI7 162 ElB %Qi 30 B 3 163 B 6 164 B 9 S?B4 32 F 2 165 C 7 166 F 5 Si 3*3 * 34 H 6 iC7 D 8 168 ClO 2f w 6 86 X 4 169 811 170 810 5? |1 38 L 4 171 A 7 172 B 8 So 15 40 E 9 173 A 5 17* C 5 ?? j | 42 H 7 175 D 9 176 DlO £| f 8 44 H 9 177 Lls JJB FlO SSF9 46 X 7 179 Hll 180 Ll4 ■i?LS 48 Ell 181 M 14-f 182 Ml 3 149 GlO 6I)F 12 183 Nl4 381 Ll2 tl M 5 52 O 5 18$ Ml 2 IS6 Ll3 63 M 2 51C8 187 Mll .188 Nl3 65 Gl2 56 Gl3 189 014 190 Nl2 (87H12 58 D 6 191 QlO 190 NlO teE6 GOB 8 193 Fl 134 El '61 E 7 62 HlO 195 G 1 196 A 2 «3 Fll 64 Fl3 197 Dl 6 198 S 5 «5 Kl2 CO LlO 193 Tl7 200 Tls #7 N 2 68 Q 6 201 T 5 202 S 6 (63 Cll 70 Dl 2 203 RlO 204 SlO /71C12 72 E 10 "05 O9 206 M 10 73 G 9 74 I 14-B 207 L 6 208 L 7 75 R 3 76 R 2 209 O 3 210 O 4 (77 S 2 78 R 4 211 O 2 212 P 3 ,7JS3 SO Q 4 211 N 4 214 P 1 81 S 4 82 R 6 215 Q 1 216 N 5 B3 Q 2 84 P 2 1117 M 4 218 MlB 65 R 1 86 N 7 210 X 19 . 220 I 15 «7 Rl2 88 P 12-C 221 222 QlB S3 D 7 90 R 15-D 1 223 RIS 224 018 61 Qls 92 Rl4 225 Pl 7 226 PlB BS Ql4 94 Sl6 227 Nl9 228 P 8 35 R 17 93 S 17 229 P 7 230 Q 7 67 S 18 98 S 12 231 0 8 232 P 9 ISO Ql3 100 Rl3 233 010 234 O 7 101 Ql2 102 S 11-D 235 O 9 236 P 6 103 Kls 104 Ml 5 237 TlB 238 HlB 105 Kl7 106 KlB 239 013 240 Nll 107 1 16 108 Ii 17 241 Kll 242 Hl6 209 Ii 16 110 Kl6 . 243 Dl 5 244 X 8 111 Sls 112 Sl4 245 Tl6 246 ttl3 114 H 5 247 PlO 243 012 Us l 4 116 249 AlO 250 A 9 117 A3 118 B 2 251 All 252 T 6 Ql9 130'G 7 253 T 4 254 X 6 321 Lll 112 K. 14 255 X 5 256 Gll 422 Hl7 124 257 19 258 O 1 125 KlO 126 L 9 239 N 1 260 Hl9 a 27 128 111 261 119 262 M 6 129 1 18 130 B 7 263 N 9 264 P 13 931 112 132 F 7 265 Pl 4 266 41 9 133 I 8-E 134 I 7 I 267 Hl3 268 Hl4 Black -wins. K. 113, 116, 119, 121, 127. V. 221, 246. 263 B. 2A. 270 n. lA. 271 X and V. 1 (a) This move was to b? expected, although RVhite by it does not obtain a good position. ; (b) The play from move 26 onward is very Elegant. Black maintains the upper hand. ) (0) The retreat from 65 to 5 or 87 is blocked .jby 88. Black therefore endeavours -with move !SBS to obtain some open spaces for his position, «nd leaves "White the advantage. In conae:«juence of this White obta.ns the position at JR 16. * <D) 90 to 102 have brought Back heavy loss, fcut by them he has obtained a strong line V* Q» "" w hh en t*om 103 onwards he jitilises for a (forcible and successful attack on rl7 to N 17. - (B) This move si ows why Black did not reply to 128. With 129 he sacrifices Oie position at t> 4 (which White occupies with moves 130 and ft 32) and in lieu of it secures his position at X 17. , (F) 181 and following moves bring about the ■cpwation of the Whites at N 17 and initiate ißlack's victory. Move 22? decides the fate of Ihese stones and with it the fate of the game. The result could be foreseen as far back as move 197. Black has woi by 10 points.