GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2804, 11 December 1907, Page 67

GAMES.

The following game, played at the Otago Chess Club some little time ago, between P. Forsyth, who was blindfold' (White), and G-. F. Dodds (Bla«k), is going the rounds of the chess press: — Centre Gambit.

Notes in the Leader. ' (a) Premature. (b) 7 . . . B-Q 2 should have "been played. (c) Deciding to retain his two Bishops. (d) An unpleasant consequence of the early advance of the Black QBP, (c) Simpler and better would have been 21 B x E eh, Q x R; 22 Q x P eh, K-B 1; 23 Q-R S eh, X moves; and White wins the Black Queen, either by 24 R-Q 1 eh or by 24 B-Kt 6 eh. (f) Obviously a slip. Black should have played 27 ... K-B 2. (o) It is stated that this capture, which leaves a mating position on the board, was deliberately made by Mr Dodds, who was "curious to see if Mr Forsyth would play for the mate." The following game, played between J?. S. Leonhardt (White) and Herr Tartakover (Black) in the Masters' International Tourney at Carlsbad, was awarded second prize for brilliancy: — Queen's Pawn Opening.

White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 P-Q 4 P x P §Q x P Kt-Q B 3 4Q-K3 P-Q 8 5 P-K B 4 Q-K 2 6 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-Kts-A 7 B-Q 3 P-Q B 3b BKt-B3 Kt-B3 9 0-0 Xt-Xt 5 10 Q-K 2 B Q 2 11 P-B 5 KtTk 4 12 Ktjc Xt PxKt 13 QKt 4 0-0-0 14RQ1 P-B3 158-K3 K-Ktl 16 Q-K SS P.KKt4 17 B-Q B 4-c P-K R 4 18 P-Q R 3 Kt-R3D White. ' Black. 19 B x Xt P x B 2» QxQRP B-Kl 21 BxPch-E Qxßch 22QxQch KxQ 23KxR BK2 24 ROa K-Kt 2 25 Kt-K 2 P-B 4 26 P-B 3 88 3 27 PQKt4-F B x P 18 R-Bfrch KB 3 31 R-Q R 7 B -0 6 32 RxPch KQ 4 33 Kt-B 1 P-K 5 34 P x P X x Pg 35 R-H sch KB 5 3fi P-fe ft jfrat^

White. Black. 1 P-Q 4 PQB4 2PK4 P x P 3 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 4KtxP Kt-B3 5 Kt-Q B 3 P-KKt3 6 KtxKt KtPxKt 7 P-K 5 Xt-Xt 1 8 Q-B 3 B-K Xt 2 9 B-Q B 4 P-K 3 10 B-B 4 Q-B 2 tl O-O(K R)BxP 12 Xt-Xt 5! Q-Ktl I3BxB Qxß I4QR-Ql. P-Q 4 15 KR-K1 Q-Ktl IdßxP Pxß !7QxP B-Kt2 ISKt-QCchK-B 1 19 OK S B-Q 4 iOQxR QxKt Si t-Q B 4 It-K I Wbite. Black. S2 Pxß PK4 23 QxRP Kt-B3 24 Q-R Bch K-K 2 25 Q-R 4 KB 1 26 K-K 3 K-Kt 2 27 K-K R 3 Kt-R 4 £BP-KKt4 Kt-B5 29 Q R 6 ch KB 3 30 K-KB3 K-K 2 31 QKt7 K-'^l 32 Qx B P R-K 1 33 Q-Q Xt 7 Kt-K 7 cl 34 KKt2 R x ft 35KxR Kt-Qsch 36 K-Kt2 Q-K B 3 37 P-Q C Q x P 38 R-Q B 1 Q-K 3 39 QKtBch K-K a 40 KB 7ch KB 3 41 QQBch Kesigns.