GAMES

Otago Witness, Issue 2856, 9 December 1908, Page 67

GAMES

The following interesting and hveh game was played in iLe sea'.ed handicap and championship tourney (combined) at the Auckland Chess CJub, between Mr X. D. M'Kay (White) aud Mr E J Miles (Black) .— French DtrENCE.

And "White mate 9 in eight moves. Notes in The Herald. (a) This advance is condemned by Ranken as leading sooner or later to the breaking up of "White's centre Pawns. (b) White threatens P-Kt 4, compelling (as played) P-Kt 3, and after Pawn exchanges the Black X is out in the cold, and also the KRP is unsupported when Kt-K 5 i 3 played; 10 Kt-K 5 was a better defence. (c> Good play, and forming an interesting position. Black is compelled to accept the sacrifice or lose a piece; but when White offers up another piece he- is obliged to decline. (d) Needed, as Black threatens £t t F eh, gaining the exchange

/ (c) 1 R-Kt 7, Q-Q; 2 B-Kt 6 R-R 2; 3 B x Q. X x B; 4 Q-B 8 eh, K-B 2; 5 Q x It ck B-Q 2 ; 6 Q x B eh, K-Kt 3 ; 7 Q-Q 8 eh. K-B 2; 8 Q x R, mate., • . The thirteenth game in the recent contest for the chess championship of the world, play-ed between Dr Emanuel Lasker (Whrte) and Dr Seigbert Tarrasch (Black), is here set forth: —

(a) The first Q P opening — a welcome re.ief from the monotony of the preceding openings. (b) Janowsky's well-known manoeuvre, leading to a quick development of the Q B, and gaining a move if Bl«ck develops the X B, as in this instance. (c) Black may imitate White's P-Q E 3, as he threatens afterwards a similar manoeuvre to White's— namely, 7QPxP, BxP;8 P-Q Xt 4, B-Q 3; 9 B-Kt 2, P x P; 10 B s P, P-Q Xt 4, etc. (d) Dr Tarrasch succeeded once during the match -with a forward movement against superior forces on the Queen's side, *nd he makes the attemrt ogam, allured probably by the fact that White had not castled yet. But this is not an analogous case. The move, however, is not without a reason from Black's point of view, as White's P-Kt 5 weakens his strong Pawn position on the Queen's side by leaving the Q B P weak; 10 P x P would make it a stale, even game. (c) The position becomes simplified, too, in this variation, but Black remains with an isolated Q P, which should be avoided against Lasker. who only requires an infinitesimal advantage to make it grow in dimensions. (F) It "would have been advisable to get rid of the Q B with 15 B-R 6 for two reasons, first of all because the Q E P could ba attacked wrth the Bishop, and could not be we.l defended with P-Q Xt 3 because of Kt-Q 4 establishing itself at Q B 6. (g) It is evidence that the advantage of the isolated Q P is counterbalanced by a compensating freedom for the manoeuvring of the forces. There are, of course, several plans at Black's disposal at this, the turning point of the game. Tarrasch has a King's side, attack in view, indicated by the text move. The better plan, however, seams to bo to keep the attack on the Queen's side, where he ha.s gained some advantage already, White having had to withdraw B-E in a less favourable position. He might have played 17 B-Q R 6; 16 R-B 2. B-Kt 5, to get rid of one of the Knights, and prevented White's E-K and Q-Kt 3, which White played a few moves later. In any case, it wou.d be di£icult to demons-tiate an advantage for White; on the contrary, Black's game seems preferable. (h) The promising counter attack has dwindled, and the strategical disposition of his iorce= allows no more a concerted action. The B at X 3 is attacked; there is a weak Q R P, and the B at Xt in a useless position. A catastrophe is therefore inevitable as soon as White begins to unmask his batteries. B-R 2 seems indicated heie (i) A Pawn having to be lost, he might as well submit to it at once without destioymg the position altogether in the futile endeavour to save the Pawn. 24 Q x B was therefore preferab.e. (j) Initiating a faulty sacrificing combination. (k) Thip move, which gains a piece — the hitch in Black's combination — was piobably overlooked by Dr Tarresch. The remainder needs no comment White wins easily.

White. Black. White. BUck. .1 P-K 4 PK 3 16 P-K R 4 P-K R 3 2P-Q4 PQ4 17 KKt-K4-c 0 HxKt 3 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-K B 3 18 Xt x P K-B 2 4 P-K 5a X Kt-Q 2 19 Xt x B CJ.R 4C U 5 P-B 4 P-Q B 4 20 P-Kt 4 Xt x Xt P efxP B x P 21 K-K 2 Q x Xt 7 Q-Kt 4 00 22 Px Xt QxP 8 B-Q S Kt-Q B 3 23 B-Q 2 (J-Q 5 » Kt-B 3 PB 4 24 KR-K Xt X H-Kt 10 Q-R 3 R-K-B 25 B-K 3d QQ 4 LI P-K Xt 4 P-K Xt 3 ! 2S PR S KtOX 2 12PxP KtPxP (-27 Q-K 4 K-Kt 7 eh L 3 P-QR 3 P-Q X 3 12888 2 RxR 14 Ktfet 5 Kt-B 29 QB6 eh K-K SQKt3 Kt-Kt3 30RxR P-Kt Ac

Queen s Gam: iit Declined. White. Black. 23 Xt x B Q x Xt 24 B x X Xt P x B-i :5 X Pv-Q B-R 2-.i £6 B-B 3 Xt x X P 27 R x R Q x R :8 P-Kt t;-K Bx P 29 P x Xt KxP 30 Q x B R x B 31 Qx R P Q-B 5 32 Q Q 2 VM 4 83 U-Q B QK Xt 5 34 Q x P MB 35 Kt-Q 3 R-K R 36 R-K B R-K 3 S7RxP Q-QBch 38 K-Kt 2 P-Kt 3 39 Q-Q 7 Q-K 7 eh 40 R-B 2 Q-R 4 41 Kt-B 3 PR 3 42 Kt-Q 4 R-K 4 43 Q-Q Brh K-R '2 44 QK B 8 Resigns. White. Black. IPQ 4-a P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 3 KtQB3 PQB4 4 Kt-B 3 Kt-Q B 3 5 P-K 3 Kt-B 3 6 P-Q R 3 B B-Q ?-c 7 QPxP BxBP 8 P-Q Xt 4 B-Q 3 9 B-Kt 2 O-O ORB P-Q R 4 d 11 P-Kts Kt-K4 [2 Px P E Px P [3 B-K 2 B-K 3 14 O-O Q-K 2 15 l'-Q R 4 Q U-B-F 16 Kt-Q 4 Xt-B o 17 B-R B-K'-G 8 R-K Q Q 3 IS P-Kt 3 X K-Q »0 Xt-Xt Xt Xt 3-II >1 BQ B 3 UK >2QKt3 Kt-B 5