GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2667, 26 April 1905, Page 59

GAMES.

A curious Euy Lopez played recently at the Glasgow Chess Club in a match between R. Teichmann (White) and W. E. Napier (Black) : —

White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-TC B 3 Kt-Q E 3 3 B-Kt 5 Kt-B 3 4 O-O B-K 2 5 R-K 1 P-Q 3 6 P-B3 «)-O 7 P-K R 2 Kt-Q 2 S P-Q 4 K-R 1 9 QKt-Q 2 Kt(B3) Ktl 10 Kt-Bl P-QB3 11 B-Q 3 Q-B 2 12 Xt-Xt 3 Kt-B 3 13 B-K 3 Xt-Xt 1 14Kt-R2 P-B 3 15 P-K B 4 B-K 3

White. Black. 16 Kt-B 3 Kt-Q 2 17 Kt-B 5 Q R-K 1 18 Xt x B Xt XKt 19 Q-B 2 B-Ktl 20 Q 11-Q 1 P-Q 4 21 B PxP PxP 22 Xt x P Xt xKt 23 Px Xt P-Q Xt 3 24 P x P Xt x P 25 P-B 4 Xt x B 26 It xKt Rx P 27 Q R-K 1 Rx R ?8 It x X Q-Q 3 29 Q-B 3 and " draw " agreed to.

In the King's Gambit Declined tourney at the Vienna Chess Club, Herr Schlechter was the winner of the first prize of 500 crowns, and Herr Maroczy of the second prize of 350 crowns. A specimen of fine play in a game between M. Maroczy (White) and Herr Wolf (Black) is appended: —

White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 P-K B 4 B-B 4 3 Kt-KB 3 P-Q 3 4 B B 4 Kt-Q B 3 5 P Q 3 Kt-B 3 6 Kt-B 3 B-KKt5 7 P-K X 3 Bx Xt 8 Q x B Xt Q 5 9 Q-Kt 3 Xt xP eh 10 K-Ql Ktxß 11 P x P PxP 12 Q x Xt P X Q 2 13 K-B 1 R-K Xt 1 14 Q x P eh K-B I 15 It xKt Rx P 16 Kt-K 2 Kt-BT 17 R-K 6 R-B 7

Notice Black's 9th l to win a rook. Thii thoroughly analysed, of White.

White. Black. 18 Q-R5 Kt-Q 5 )9KtxKt QxKt 20 RK 8 eh K-Q 2 21 BxK R-BSch 22 KB 2 P-B 3 23 B-K 3 R-B 7 eh 24 3xR QxQßch 25 K-Kt. 3 KB 2 2H QxKPch K-Kt 3 27 Q-Kt 8 B-Q 5 28 QxßPch KB 2 £9 QKr S eh K-Kt 3 30 Q-QBch KB 4 31 K-Ksch P-Kt4 32 B x P eh P x R 33 Q-B 7, mate

tove, whereby he seems

> move has been very and always in favour

A sparkling little game played between E. Spencer (White) and T. Kelly (Black) in the Manchester championship tourney: — Queen's Pawn, White- Bkcfc. White. Black. 7 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 8 Q-Kt 3 QB 1 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-K B 3 9 B-B 4 Kt-R4(?) 3 P-B 4 PxP 10 Bx Xt Qxß 4 Kt-B 3 P-B 4 11 P-Kt 4 (!) Bx P 5 P-K 3 Px P 12 Kt-K 5 Kt-B 3 tJPxf B-B4(?) 13 Kt-K 4 Xt x Xt 7 B x P P-K 3 and White mates in five moves, as follows: — Q-Kt 5 eh, K-K 2; Q-Q 7 eh, K-B 3; Q x BP eh, K-Kt 4 ; P-R 4 eh, K-R 3 ; Xt x B mate.