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Otago Witness, Issue 2539, 12 November 1902, Page 59

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THE. NATIONAL. GAME OF JAPAN*

4000 YEAES OLD. A aiTAI, TO faraafi (Translated from Mittheilungen Aer PcniadieU Greaellschsdit Jur Nrtur und Yolieriuixd* Ostasieas by Mqssni O. Bajjc and Q, Fobstth, of the Otago Chess Club.)

OPEKES'G XXI.

(Black receives two stones on. 15 4 ; Q. 16.J White. Black. liWnte. Black. '* 1 R 4 3D 15 25 H 4 36 F 6 3D 17 4C17 2T E 2 » IV 7 5 C 11-A 6C9 29 Q 5 30 O 4 7 E 11 8 D 16 31 P « 32 R 10 9E 17 xO 816 33 Q 3 34 P 2 11H17 12E9 35017 36 Ql4 13F15 14 P 3 3TTC3 38 C 4 15 I 3 16 L 3 39 Nl4 40 Ll4 17P3 18 F 4 41L16 42H1S' 19 G-4 20 E 3-b. 43 516 44 <J X 21 F 5 22 JEL4 . 45 El 5 46G:J» '• 23 F 3 24 G S \47E 13 48 E 2-C

(a) C 11. 6, D 16 ; 7, C 8 iB also a good open* ing. " * ■ \b> E3. F5 is nsnal in this case,- bnt BlacM wishes to hem -in White to the utmost. • (c) R 2 is a very important move, .as it dm stroys White's, opes, .spaces.- , * - i

OPENING; XXII. . >

(Black receives two skmea on D 4; Q IB.Jf ; White. Black. White. Black. 184 2D 15 27 Dll iJB F iaa 3D 17 4P 16 29 F 3 39 4 U SCIS 6CU 31 Kl6 32 H 9 7C 16 8D 14 38S&D 34 P 9 9CB-AIOEIB 35C12 Bfi Ji IT 11 DlB 12 P 3 37 » 16 88 Pl 4 13 L S 14 P € 39 €• J5 41 Fls 15 Jt 7 16 Ifl 41 Hl7 42 I 7 17 L 5 18 I S 4J O 4 44 Q. 5 BL7 BOR3 ««8 46 M.« 21 S 3 »Q^ 4-B 47 Lfi 48 Q 9 28 R 5 S4 R^ 49JF3 HE'S SOU DBC6 1 51 © 3-z G3K2

(a.) F 17 is equally rood, followed by BUcK G- 17, White F 18. (b) Q 4 sad 24 H 2 axs neoessary cm account of the White men on the line 3j. x <c) F 12 is very good, otherwis? White -wonld play E 16, and sear'up the. Black position. - <fi) S 2 has become necessary Ifor securing the White position after £ 8. (c) G3. Excellent. 'Black is by this jwovs compelled to play IK 2, and Wiite can next, play T? 5 and effect his escape, while, if White' had not played G- 2, he ooutd only have next played F 4, whereupon Black would have cut. off his retreat with F 6.

OPENING XXIII

(Black receives two stones on D 4; <J 16.) White. Bl»«k. i White. Black. IQ^ -2-Dl7 29M 16 30 H l6 * 3C 15 4C 13 ■ 31 J<T 15 33 016 ' 51 17 6D 15 33L14 84113 7 D 16 8 £ 16 35 <3- 11 36 D 9 t 9C 16 10 Dl 4 .87 HlO 36 1 10 11 -C 17 . 12 ElB 39 2 9 40 KlO 13 ClB 14 L 17-a 41 G 8 42 D 6 15 El 516 JP 16 43 S. 9 44 LlO 17 El 318 IE 14 4S~M 8 46 N 10' » 19 F 15-B 20 H 16-c 47 I -15 •4&HT 14 21 T? 14 22 Cll 49 Nl3 50 I 3-D . 23 Ll6 24 Ml 751 L 8 521 o 25 116 26 Hls 53 P 8 54 PlO 27 Gl3 28 114 55 <£ 13 56 L o-K

(a) L 17. Black could now prevent TQiita's" E 15 fey playing 14, G- 15; but it is here in-, tended to shew how the game will proceed if White cuts. (b) F 15. Shi-chO'4s impossible, as 'Whitfl keeps Q 3 in possession. (c) H 26 makes Black'B position secure. (d) I 3. Whits conia not go thsr: -without endangering the upper position. (c) £ 5. Black need not further defend his , position, E 17 to P 10, as he 13 sure oi twQ open spaces.