GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2572, 8 July 1903, Page 68

GAMES.

Game played in the contest for the senior championship of the Otago Che=s Club between Messrs T. A. Fraser (White) and D. Forsjih *£lack) —

Frekcii Defence.

(a) It .seems almost superfluous to explain that the French Defence is resorted to by players who do not care to face the attack which may result from Black's reply of 1 P-K4. The reply of 1 P-K3, followed as it is by 2 P-Q4, avoids all the attacks which are directed against the weakest spot in the ordinary an-ay of forces — namely, the X B P. (b) This move is justly condemned by theory; at would not be advantageous to exchange the B for the Q Xt, and still less ao to retreat. s (c) The Frence Defence gives a safe but dull game. (d) Mr Forsyth has not played up to his Usual standard.

Game played in the recent match by telegraph •— Oamaru v. Timaru — between Mr W. Cron (White) and Mi G. Bowker (Black).— Scotch Gambit.

(a) The Teason for th:a move is not very appßrent. (b) After small ad\antape=. (D A shghtiy superior c^chiingc* (d A bold sacrifice.

(c) Futile move. (f) White should win easily now. (g) A penalty move which cost Black tho game. Mr Bowker made a gallant fight at the finish. Another, game played in the Oamaru v. Timaru telegraphic matoh between Mr J. H. Rice (White) and Mi T. Macalister (Black).—

Scotch Gambit,

(a) An undignified retreat. (b) A display of gjmnustics — principally somersaults. (c) The game is over foi Black. Why did he not bring his bishop into play?

White. Black. IP-K4 P-K 3 a 2PQ4 F-Q4 3Kt-QB3 B-Kts-B 4 B-Q 3 P-Q R 3 6Kt-KB3P-QKt4 68-K3 Kt-K2 7(i-0 KtKt3 8 Kt-K 2 0-0 DP-B3 B-K2 10 08 2 P-KB4 11 PxQP QxP 12KR-K1 Kt-KRS 13 KtxKt BxKt 14QR-Q1 QQI I5Kt-B4 li-Xl 168-QBI H-R2-C 17 PQS P-K 4 18KtX6 BxKt 19PxB QB3 SO BxKBP PKKt3 21 B-E3 Kt-QB3 22R-Q5 QR-R1 White. Black. 23 P.-QBS Kt-Ql 24 QRxQr6-K2 25 B0 2 KtOKt2 2--. OK 4 Xt Q 3 27 0-QKt4 KtQBS 28 R-O. 5 QxQ 2!)PxQ KixP 30 808 3 Kt-QB S 31 R-K4 BK2 32P-KB4 Kt-Q3 31 RK2 PQB3 34 R-Q3 R-KBI 35 Rx Xt Bx R :<6 P-K 7 P KR 3 37 PxßchKxQ 38 K-K6 B-K2 3!)RxKKtPP-QB4 40 RxKRP RQ I 41 R-KBchK-B2 42 It x R Bx R 43PXP P-QR4 44 B-K5 Re->iRDb-D

White. iiUck. IT-K4 P-K4 2KKt-B3QKt-B3 3P-Q4 P-Q3 48-QKtSB-Q2 sBx Xt Bx B 6PxP BxP 7QK2 BxKt BQxB PQ4 9 O-O Q-Q2 LOQP.PB4aO-0 HPxP QxP 12Kt-B3 QxPb WyxßP H-Q3 L4T'Kt2 RBI ISQQS Kt-B3 If! Q-Kt 2 KKtP-Kt 4 17 B-K3 B-B4 18 KR-K1 P-Kts 108-R6 QB4 20 Bx R-c Rxß 21RK2 QRP-R3 22 QK-K1 Q-Bm 23 Qx Q Px Q 24V.-K5 Bxl'-D 25 X x B Xt Xt 5 eh 26 K-Bl KtxPch White. Black. 27 K-Ktl PB7 28 Xx Xt Vx X 29 RxP R-B7ch 30 K-R 3 Rx P SI R-K3 R-QB7 32 K-R 4 R-K7ch 33 K-Kts Xi P-R4 31R-KBch-EKQ2 35 RIO RRti 36 Kt-K4 P-R5 ?7 KKt 4 Rx P ' 38 Xt x R Px Xt 39Kxl' KP-B 4 40 R-Kt3-FK-B3 41 K-B< P-Kt4 42K-K2 PBS 43 R-QB3 KB 4 44 R-QR3 K-Kt3 45K-Q2 I-R4 46 KB 2 P-Kts 47 RKR3 K-Kt4 48 K-KscbK-R5 49 ROB S P-B6 50 K-KBS K-R6O 51 RxP checkmate.

White. Black. 1 P-K 4 PK4 2 KKt-B3Kt-QB3 3P-Q4 PxP 4KtxP QB3 5 B-K3 B-B4 6P-QB3 P-QR3 78K2 BR2-A 8 O-O KKt-K 2 9883 Kt-K4 10 Kt-Q2 0-0 11 Q-K2 QPQ3 12 KRPK3KKt-Kt3 13 B-Kt 4 KKt-B 5 14 Bx Xt Qx B 15BxB QRxB 16 K--B5 Q-Kti 17 K-Rl Q-B3 18 P-KB4 Kt-B3 19Q-Kt4 Kt-K2 20Kt-R4 Kt-Kt3 White. Black. 21Kt-B5 KtK2-B 22 Kt-R4 K< Kt3 23 PKt3 KtxKt 24PxKt Q-Kt3 25 QR-Kl QxQ 26PxQ QRKI 27 K<B3 P-QB3 28 KKt2 P-B3 29 PBS PKKt3 30 K-R3 PxP 31 KPxP RxR 32 Rx R KB 2 33 R-K6 Q p -Q< 31 P-Kts PxP 35 Xt x PchK Xt 1 36 K-Kt4 K-Kt2-c 37 f-K7chK-Ktl 3S Rx RP R-QKt 1 39 P-r.C PQS 40 K-K'7.-b K-H ' and B'acl: resigned.