GAMES.
Game played in a test tourney at the City of London Chess Clul between C. H. Lorch (White) and R. P. Michell (Black): — Qtjien's Gambit Declined. White. Black. White. Black. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 82 P-K 4-E Xt x P 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 23 Q-K 3 Kt-B 4 3 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-KB 3-a 24 QR-K 1 Bx Xt 4 B-Kt 5 B-K2-B 25 I' x B QR-K1 5 P-K 3 O-O 26 X R Xt 1 R-B 5 6 Kt-KB 3 Kt-K sc 27 B-K 4-F QR-KB I 7BxB Qxß 28 R-Kt3 Ktxß BKtx Xt PxKt 29 Px Xt Q-Kt 5 9 Kt.<s 2 P-K B 4 30 Q-QB 3 R-B 7 10P-KB3 P-K 4 3IQxQ PxQ 11 P-Q 5 Q-Kt 4 32 Q R-Kt 1 K-B 8 ch-u 12 Q-Kt 3 Kt-Q 2 33 RxR Rxßch 13 0-0 Q R Kt-B 4 34 K-Kt 2 RB7ch 14, Q-R 3 P-Q Xt 3 35 K-Kt 3 Rx R P 15 P-QKt4-D Kt-Kt 2 36 R-Kt s PR 4 16 Px P P-Q R 4 37 P-B 5-H PxP 17 P-Kt 5 Kt-B 4 38 P-Q 6 PxP 18 Kt-B 3 Q-K 2 39 P-Kt 6 P-B sch 19 BQ 3 PxP 40KxBP R-B 7ch 20BxP Q-Q3 41K-Q5 Resigns. 21 B-B 2 B-Kt 5 (a) Probably Marshall's move, P-Q B 4, will have a period of popularity. (b) Here the American authority prefers Q Kt-Q 2.
(c) It is rather early for this move. Probably the development of the Queen's side by P-Kt 3 and B-Kt 2is sounder play. "
(d) A bold and rather dangerous effort to win a pawn.
(c) This looks like a mistake, as there is no immediate prospect of recovering the pawn thus sacrificed.
(f) Q x R deserves consideration, as White should get a good attack on the King with his rooks and bishop.
(g) An unnecessary exchange, as Black should be first with the attack after P-Kt 3.
(h) A pretty combination which wins, for if Black declines the pawn White plays P-Q 6 at once.
Lbit played between H.
A lively Allgaier Gambit played between H. W. Trenchard (White) and P. S. Leonhardt (Black) at the top board in a recent match between the Metropolitan and North London Clubs: — White. Black. White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 11 P-Q 4 B-B 4 B 2 P-K B 4 Px P 12 OO Kt-K 2 3 Kt-KB 3 P-K Kt 4 13 B x Pe Q-Kt 3 4 P-K R 4 P-Kts 14 Q-K 2 Kt-Q 2 5 Xt-Xt 5 P-Q 4-a 15 Kt-B 3 KQ I 6PxP-B B-K2-C 16QR-K1 R-Kl 78-KtschPß3 17 P-Q 5 PxP BPxP PxP 18KtxP B-K3 9 B-B 4 B x Xt 19 B-B7 ch-F Resigns. 10 P x B Q x P
(a) An obsolete defence, recommended by Ponziani, 1782— inferior to P-K R 3.
(b) P-Q 4 would have been & promising line of play now. (c) Staunton in his handbook demonstrates the inferiority of Q x P. (d) It seems a mistake to leave the queen on the diagonal behind the X B P. Even Kt-K 2 at once would have been better than the move played. (c) Now White gets it all his own way. (f) The City of London champion is for once caugfat napping, and he falls into a simple mate in two!
GAMES.
Otago Witness, Issue 2674, 14 June 1905, Page 62
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