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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13822, 1 May 1919, Page 3

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"Illustrated London News," 1/3/19. By H. P. L. Mcytor. Black.

White to play and mate in 2. Black 3 men, Whito 5 men, total 8. DEFEATING THE WORLD'S CHAMPION. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED. (Played at the Cambridge Springs Tournament, 1904.) C. Schlechter. Dr. E. Lacker. White. Black. 1 P—Q4 P—Q4 2 P—QB4 P—K3 3 Kt—QB.J Kt—Kß3 4 B—Kto B—K2 5 p—K3 Castles (3 Kt—B3 P—QKt3 7 B—o3 B—Kt2 8 PxP P-P 9 Kt—K's P—B4 10 li— Qßsq Kt—B3 11 Castles KtxKt 12 PxKt Kt—Ksq 13 li—Kß4 P—B4 (a) 14 Q—li2 P—KKtl 15 B—Kt3 (b) P—KBS 16 BxPch K—Ksq 17 Q—Kt6 Kt—B3(e) IS PxKt B-P 19 Q—R5 K—Kt2 20 QxPch Kxß 21 BxP B—Kt3 122 Q —Roc.h K—Kt2 23 KB—Qsq P—Q5 24 B—KtS R—Kt4 (d) 25 B—Ksch K—Ktsq 26 Q— RSeh K—B2 27 Q—R7ch K—K3 28 B—KtS PxKt (c) 29 RxQ PxP 30 R (QB)—Qaq Pxß—Q 31 KxQ R—Qsq 32 P—B-t KR—-Q4 33 P—K4 B—QSeh 34 RxR Rxilch 35 K— B2 R—Q,5 36 P—Bseh K—Q2 37 P —K5 Resigns, (a) A premature counter-attack. White has seen further ahead ou thin occasion than his opponent, who was tempied to this risky line of play Under the impression, probably, that White would reply 14 PxPe.p., or 14 B xP. |b) Very well played. Black has to continue tho risky variation of winning the Bishop or to defend the KBP with 15... Kt—Kt2, when White could answer P—B4. (c) The piece ha-s already to be relinquished with loss in material and position. (d) Better would have been the defensive B—KB3. (c) Tho game is lost anyhow. If 25... Q—Rsq., then 29 Q—B2, PxKt; 30 Q—Kt3c.h, K—B3 (of 30 ... B—Q4, tho 31 Kxß and wins); 31 QxßPch, X moves; 32 QxQ, followed by B—Q7, etc.