GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2660, 8 March 1905, Page 70

GAMES.

NEW ZEALAND CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY. Game played between E. J. Miles, of Auckland (White), and D. Forsyth, of Dunedm (Black), in the eleventh rouad. — Centre Counter Gambit. White. Black. White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-Q4 18 Q-Q 2 P-B3 2PxP QxP !9Kt-Kt4 K-Kt2 3 Kt-Q B 3 Q-Q ifl Kt-K4 P-KR4 4P-Q4 P-KKt 3 21 Kt-R2 R-Q 5 Kt-B3 B-Kt2 22P-QB4 Kt(Q4)-K6B 68-K3 Kt-K£3 23RQB RxP 7 P-KR3 O-O 24 Q-B 3 P-R5-C *.-8 B-K 2 P-B 3 25 Xt-Xt 4 Xt xKt 9 O-O ' QKt-Q2 2BRPxKtQ-B5 10QQ2 Ki-Kt3 27 PxKt PxH 11 QK-Q P-K 3 28QxK PxKt 12 B-K Xt 5 Q X t-Q 4 29 R-Q P-R 6 13 Kt-K6 Q-B 2 30 Px P(K4)Q-Kt4 14 P-B 3 Kt-R4 31 QK-B PxP 15 B-R 6 Xt-Xt 6-a 32 Xx P Qx X 5 1G R B 2 B x B 33 Q-B 2 Resigns. 17 Qxß Kt-B 4 (a) Giving up the exchange wa-* tempting, and if accepted by White would ha.ye been disastrous— ls BxKt, 16 Bxß— B-R 7 eh, 17 K-R— Kt-Kt 6 eh, 18 Kxß— Ktxß dbl eh, and mato next move. White, however, would have declined the proffered bait, and played 16 Pxß.

(b) Winning a pawn, but Black's pieces are in a critical situation; if one is dislodged, another may fall.

(c) The most interesting stage of the game, and Black heie makes a very weak move. The Xt on R2ti9 pinned and prevented from operating on the King's wing, but the text move allows him to go to the square where he is most dangerous. 24 Q-B 5 would compel White to put on his considering cap, as intricate complications arise. 25 Kt-B seems best. 25 KtxKt, 26 BxKt— P-K 4, and Blaok is enabled to bring his two idle pieces into play. If While attempts to annex a piece by 25 P-KKt 4, Black replies 25 RxKt. If 26 PxR — Q-Kt 6 eh, 27 K-R— QxR, and wins. 26 PxKt— Q-Kt also wins. 25 P-KKt 3 would be answered by KtxKtP. If 26 Qxß— KtxKt, 27 Q or PxKt— Q-Kt 6, etc.