GAMES.
The undernoted game, played between C. Wardhaugh (White) and W. N. Paton (Black), had the distinction of being the shortest game in the recent contest for the chess championship of Scotland : — Whits. Black. "White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 8 B x"P eh K-K 2 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 9 V-K B 3 Xt x B 3PQ 4 Vx P 10 Xt xKt Xx Xt 4 808 4 884 11 Pxßdisch K-K 3-B SOU V-*l * 12 QB 3 Q-B 3 CO (j Kt-K 5 Kt-K 4-a ]3 QKt3 eh K-K 4 7 B-Kt:* QB-Kts 14(^-4 5 mats (a) Usually bad in the " Scotch " Kt-K R 3 is better. (b) K-K 1 is preferable, but "White has a strong attack anyhow.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2883, 23 June 1909, Page 75
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125GAMES. Otago Witness, Issue 2883, 23 June 1909, Page 75
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