Steinitz - The Modern Chess Instructor
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KING
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BY
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1889
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TO
THE
GENEROUS
The
OF
MEMBER
THE.
HIS
THE
WORK
ON
IS THE
IS
WITH
THE
MOST
ESTEEM
SINCERE
AND
CHESS
FIRST
COUNCIL
OF
WHICH
INDIA
PRESENT
THE
VOLUME
DEDICATED
SENTIMENTS
WARMEST
THE
Calcutta,
VICEROY
OF
MASTERS
CHESS
of
EXECUTIVE
THE
EXCELLENCY
WHOLE
AND
CHESS
STEEL,
R.
Honorable
OF
OF
PATRON
OF
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AUTHOR.
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BY
CONTENTS.
Page
Dedication
Descriptionof
I.
Chapter
"
of
II."
Chapter
III.
Chapter
IV.
Chapter
V.
Chapter
VI.
Chapter
VII.
Analysis
The
"
Men.
Movements
of
Pieces
and
Mode
Chess
as
Openings.
xv
Training of Mind
School
Value
Relative
"
xii
Terms
Modern
The
"
vii
of the Game
Technical
"
and
and
its
of Pieces
how
to
Improve
Tendency
and
of
Principles
xix
xxiii
Play
xxv
"
Ruy Lopez
Double
Games
20
Ruy Lopez,
Illustrative
Two
Illustrative
PetrofPs
Illustrative
and
Four
Knights' Game
41
48
Gambit
57
Games
78
Knights' Defence
91
Games
108
Defence
Games
Philidor's
Illustrative
Three
Games
Scotch
Illustrative
141
Games
154
Games.
Introduction
of the
16
132
Defence
itz-Tschigorin
Games
and
iii
Laws
The
Illustrative
Stein
Board
The
Notation
The
"
of
The
the Game.
Capture .....*.
Chapter
The
Preface
and
"
.'
Contest
162
166
PREFACE.
The
chief
first part,
the
forms
the
during
the
Many
task
which
play
has
in able
book
on
would
assist
work
the
principles
be
part
can
few
examples
the
the
respect
in the
the
debuts
as
the
in
early part
treated
to
class
as
have
recognized
and
practitioners
early
as
Defence,
to
the
on
and
be
the
Philidor
regarded
will
to
in
the
absolute
of the
only
main
which
as
accuracy.
recognized
good
For
standard
variations
to
very
up
the
In
short
of tactics
to
be
in
the
openings
and
Petroffs
had
game,
must
the
could
not
first-
sometimes
the
of
that
had
come
by
Most
cannot
ber
num-
have
ideas
strategy
reader, but
remembered
the
the
and
chiefly
large
openings
practical test.
and
present,
Lopez,
new
ciples
prin-
examined
sanctioned
openings,
that
in
of
maxims,
which
of
moves
myself
to
Ruy
in
the
from
authorities
the
of the
students
to
examples
ought
in the
analysis
any
instruction
it
of the
middle
the
commentation
general
hitherto
instances
I introduce
imaginary
afford
The
to
play.
roots
moves,
put
which,
of
like
in many
been
never
to
application
carefully
introduce
those
at the
Defence.
remodelled
have
deductions
be
right
fourth
or
by
lines
from
widely
authors
third
entirely
that
standard
as
differingvery
analysed
of variations
present
annotation
adaptation
have
such
necessary
stages
confine
of
basis
hitherto
been
various
at
the
on
it became
manner,
generally
conclusions
volume
any
the
seen
of
the
of
ticed
no-
in
opening
sort
to
However,
game.
be
of
style
practically impossible
same
I had
state
which
and
the
out
striking examples
the
will
as
pecially
es-
ideas
the
of
openings
been
the
and
openings,
most
of
this
in
openings
of novelties
been
of the
the
results
But
have
adopt
to
In
in
reasoning
it would
general
on
the
duly
made
positions.
of the
end.
of
volume,
work
the
out
conduct
the
been
been
yet
especially
the
where
in the
maxims,
this
analysis
empirical
an
of
pointing
to
traced
this
of different
scope
throughout
in
no
similar
direction,
for the
distinctly
given
that
practical play
recommended
more
by comparison
within
from
in
to
in
doubt
has
systematically
of
difficulties.
enormous
changes
vast
have
and
practice,
unnecessary
with
attempt
no
student
in
essayed
are
games
but
analysis
of the
of
times,
in
guide
perhaps
volume
present
principles
my
beset
product
the
new
been
is
was
me
the
game,
the
judgment
efforts
great
the
on
base
to
of illustrative
of the
place
treatises
It
modern
in
have
years.
been
of
application
which
before
set
have
taken
Chess
twenty
which
of
Chess,
on
positions
I have
that
work
theoretical
of
last
which
variations
the
is the
by analogies
reasoning
that
of
purport
are
the
veloped
de-
mental
experitherefore
which
lay
merits
be
fore
there-
trust
claim
any
of
settled
most
un-
viii
PREFACE.
which
verified
in actual
The
various
authorities
quoted in this
treatise have
been
of great assistance
also much
forming the outlines of this treatise,and I am
for some
well as
and
of
annotations,
as
analysis
parts
my
duce
But as I did not wish to introfor the greater portionof the selected games.
to
me
indebted
to
any
only when
in
them
kind
of
their conclusions
without
adding
analytical
proof. It is,however, only due in this prefaceto acknowledge
to those authorities and to bring them
fullyto the
my generalobligations
who wish to form Chess libraries. They are principally
notice of amateurs
des Schachspieh; edited by Baron von
Handbuch
Heydebrand und
Bilguer's
Veit " Co.) ; Teoria
der Lasa
Practica, by Signor Salvioli
e
(Leipzig,
O.
durch
die
Fiihrer
Schachtheorie"
by Oscar Cordel
(Venice,
Ferrari)
;
when
any
acceptedthe
PREFACE.
JuliusSpringer)
(Berlin,
; Lehrbuch
IX
des
Schachspiels,
by J. Dufresne (Leipzig,
Players Manual, by G. H. D. Gossip American
Edition, by S. Lipschtitz
York, Routledge " Co.);
(London and New
Staunton's Handbook, (Bohns Library,London); Cook's Synopsis,( W. W.
Edition of same,
by J. W. Miller (Robert
Morgan, London); The American
Clarke " Co., Cincinnati);
The London International Tournament
of 1883,by
Chess Congress of 1862,
J. I. Minchin (London, Jas. Wade) ; The London
Lowenthal
The
G.
Chess
(London, Henry
Bohn) ;
Openings,by Howard
by J.
Staunton
and R. B. Wormald
(London, Virtue " Co.) ; Morphys Games,
Lowenthal
G. Bohn), and various other works
on
Henry
(London,
by J.
jun.);The
Ph. Reclam
Chess
the game.
My specialthanks
for his kind
of this
assistance
volume, which
are
York,
also due to
in the revision
it will
May, 1889.
students
in
Holladay
of proofs
the hope
V
VL
I.
CHAPTER
Description
of
Ga^e.
the
The
Board
Men.
and
fi
Movements
ofPiei
ices
Mode
and
of
Capture.
The
game
and
is called
board
are
of Chess
is
li
checkmate"
King
contest
in
between
two
positionfrom
players who
which
he cannot
Terms). The
white
alternately
of
sixty-four
squares,
thirty-twoin number,
black
mental
which
one
are
colored
player having
sixteen
white
endeavor
his opponent
on
men
sixteen
men.
Diagram
Each
men
player's
WHITE.
King
consists of
eightpieces
No.
I.
and
eightpawns,
thus named
BLACK.
WHITE.
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cfo
Two
Rooks
Two
Bishops
Two
Knights
or
and
The
Queen
Castles
followingDiagram
the commencement
figured
BLACK.
Eight Pawns
at
This
is played
game
and black.
The
and
prison
im-
to
be released.
of
represents the
game
arranged
men
in
proper
order
on
the
board!
Diagram
No.
2.
BLACK.
ft
WHITE.
MOVEMENTS
Xll
As shown
at
square
The
be
must
AND
MODE
OF
placedthat
so
CAPTURE.
each
playermust
choice
and
white
of color.
In
all international
and
ar\dtournaments,
Queen
always occupy
must
white
square,
and
the Black
Scrvat
on
one
commencing a game.
Regina colorem.
alwaysoccupy a black square and the Black King a white one,
Queens each facingone another. The Bishopson each side occupy the
the Knights,and the Rooks
are
to the Kings and Queens ; then come
black
But
must
corner
have
board.
men.
White
The
PIECES
his
publicChess
the white
OF
Queen
the White
the
King
Kings
and
nearest
squares
posted
in the
squares.
The
King.
The
wards,
backmoves
King, the most importantof the pieces,
onlyone square at a time
in the same
and laterally,
he may capture a hostile man
or
forwards,diagonally
that he may take off any hostile piece or 'Pawn
that stands on
any
way ; which means
h
is
the
vacated
Once
in
and
then
immediately
adjoining
own,
square
square.
occupy
of moving two squares, i.e. when he performsthe operathe game he has the privilege
tion
of Castling,
which is explainedunder
He
Terms."
"Technical
cannot, however,
to a square next the one
on
move
occupiedby the hostile King, as the opposing monNor can
archs must alwaysbe separated
from each other by a square.
the King be
He
moved into check, i.e.,
hostile
ever
commanded
on
to any square
man.
can, howby a
in
capture any unguarded pieceor pawn of the enemy on any square next his own
When
avoid
he
is
mated,
checkdirection.
the
situated
that
he
is
cannot
so
King
capture
any
"
"
"
The
is lost.
following
Diagram illustratesthe
of the
move
Diagram No.
WM
King:
3.
HP
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mi
lill
WM
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.an
by
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of
powerful
unobstructed irange
"
WM
_wm
The
Queen
Wm
m*
4m
the
pieces,
moving or capturingin any direction on
and capturing
backwards, forwards,
in
or
laterally
diagonally,
igiize
MOVEMENTS
the
PIECES
AND
OF
MODE
CAPTURE.
same
less
OF
way.
When
she
Diagram No.
mm
she commands
no
4.
mm
mm
mm
mm,
vzw-
w^"
III'*
mm
*
^H
,
iH
mm
Xlll
mm
mm
n
mm
The
Is next
in
importanceto
the
but not
laterally,
Queen.
Rook
He
of the board
diagonally.He
King, of
once
Castling
duringthe
of
the move
Diagram illustrating
*"
moves
on
or
lines along
captures in straight
unobstructed
an
range
in
privilege,
"
wards
backwards, for-
conjunctionwith
game.
the Rook:
Diagram No. 5*
In the
on
diagram the
foregoing
commands
fourteen
Notation)
Black Rook
on
different squares
clear range.
OF
MOVEMENTS
XIV
PIECES
The
AND
OF
MODE
CAPTURE.
Bishop
Only moves
King'sBishop can
a
black
the
one.
the move
Diagram illustrating
oppositecomer.
No.
Diagram
HP-
of the
Bishop:
6.
mmJmmJrmm
mm
mands
Bishop,standingon his Queen's fifthsquare, comviz.:
his
on
Queen's
diagonals,
sixth,
Bishop's
13 squares
Queen'sKnight'sseventh,Queen'sRook's eighth,King's fourth,King's Bishop'sthird,
King'sKnight'ssecond, King's Rook's square, Queen's Bishop'sfourth,Queen's
seventh, and
Knight'sthird, Queen's Rook's second, King's sixth, King's Bishop's
King'sKnight'seighthsquares.
In the above
diagram,the
on
Black
unobstructed
The
Knight.
he alone of the
is a peculiar
Knight'smove
one, as
leapingover other piecesand pawns, whether
The
or
one
of his
own
or
pieceshas
the
hostile forces.
of
privilege
He
moves
color to the
captures from the square where he stands to any third square of an opposite
from which he started,
by skippingone diagonalsquare and then landing on the
next
square of the
same
line
or
row,
or
vice
The
versa.
Diagram
No.
subjoinedDiagram illustrates:
7.
up
"
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V////Mf/
JjmjfmAtkm
w
w///m
wm
gitized
by
*vii
NOTATION.
THE
less
no
Here, the Black Knight,occupyinghis King'sfifth square (K5), commands
than eightsquares, viz.: King'sBishop'sthird,King'sKnight's
fourth,King'sKnight's
seventh,Queen's seventh,Queen'sBishop's
sixth,King'sBishop's
sixth,Queen'sBishop's
fourth,and Queen's third. If any hostile piece or Pawn were
posted on any of these
squares he could capture it and himself occupy the vacated square, and he
over
piecesor Pawns of either color standingbetween in order to do this.
The
Can
forward
only move
square at
one
or
two
could
leap
Pawn
a
squares,
time, except
at
his firstmove,
when
he is sometimes
he has
liable
never
passing(seeTechnical Terms). He can
command
than two squares, and captures diagonally
like a Bishop,but only on
more
the two squares next his own.
He, however, alone of all the chessmen has the privilege
of promotion, i. e., on
reachingan eighthsquare he may be exchangedeither for
The laws of the British Chess Association,
a Queen or
any other piecehis playermay select
which
his
his
that
refuse
in
which we adopt,provide
case
playermay
promotion,
Pawn.
We
he remains a Pawn as before,but unmovable, and he is termed a
dummy
in actual play,and
can
occur
must, however, state that such a case
only very rarely
value for
that this law, though in our
sound, has littlepractical
opiniontheoretically
playingthe game over the board, but may be of importance for the construction of
problems.
to
captured"en passant"
be
or
in
' '
CHAPTER
The
Each
to
are
square,
a game,
and so
II.
Notation.
"
ing
of
"
"
which
second
so
on,
and
so
on
to
the
eighthor
In
in print,
in writing,
the piecesand Pawns are designated
or
a game,
as
recording
K for King, Q for Queen, KB
for King's Bishop, KKt for King'sKnight,KR
King's Rook, QB for Queen's Bishop,QKt for Queen's Knight,QR for Queen's
follows
for
square,
xui
NOTATION.
THE
Rook, P for Pawn, KP for King'sPawn, QP for Queen'sPawn, KBP for King'sBishop's
for King'sRook's Pawn, QBP for Queen's
Pawn, KKtP for King'sKnight'sPawn, KRP
Bishop'sPawn, QKtP for Queen'sKnight'sPawn, Q^.P for Queen's Rook's Pawn.
The other abbreviations used in notation are : sq. for square, ch. for check, X for
takes,(dis.
ch.)for double check, e.p. for en passant
ch.)for discovered check, (dble.
or
in
passing,
-f-for better game,
at
"
that in the
and Spanishnotations,
English,French, Italian,
side
his own
or
of the board; e. g.y
the White Queen's second
Queen's seventh square ; the White
is
Black
White
King's square
King's eighthsquare ;
King's Bishop'ssquare is Black
ent
King'sBishop'seighth; and so on, i. e. each square of the Chessboard has two differdenominations,as shown by the subjoinedDiagram :
It must
each
be remembered
reckons
playercounts
Diagram
BQKtBOB
QR
No. 8.
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The
German
algebraic
system of notation,however, is quitedifferent and presents
mencing
advantagesover the one noticed above. The eightsquares of each row, comof the board, are
from the left-hand corner
f
rom
the
designatedby letters,
the
to
letter
letter a
the
h, as illustratedby
Diagram on the next page.
up
from the same
Commencing
bered
corner, the eightsquares of each fileare also numand
from
of
combination
the
i
to
l
etterand
8,
a
upward
by
corresponding
figure,
each square is differently
marked.
In describing
the
a move,
though quite distinctly
nary
square from which a piecestarts,as well as that on which he lands,either in the ordiindicated. Thus, White's Queen Rook's square would
way or by capture, is clearly
be marked
the
letterand
.figure
by
ai; White's Queen Rook's second square, a 2; White's
Queen Rook's seventh square, zj; White's Queen Rook's eighthsquare, a8; White's
f Pawn
to
King'sfourth square, e4; Black's King's fourth square, e5, etc. The
many
"
"
' '
"
xviii
White's
separating
comma
NOTATION.
THE
each
with
above
as
leader,thus:
begins with
The
....
and
moves
If such sub-variation
of Black.
move
Black's
and
letterD
being placedafter
semi-colon
a
of Black it is introduced
move
marks
diagrammed positon.
of The
International
Chess
February, 1889, numbers
Magazine \ Mr. Edwyn Anthony of Hereford, England, discusses the subjectof Chess
He comes
That two systems,
Notation in an interesting
to the conclusion
manner.
alone in use
and the other significant,
at the present time, despite
are
one
arbitrary
and
that
effortshould
overthrow
them
be directed to considering
to
numerous
attempts
;
these
stems.
what improvementscan be grafted
on
present
and one
In pursuance of this plan,he proposes two
modifications,one arbitrary
of
method
which
of
the
would
be
notation,
move
by
English
significant,
every
sented
repreby three symbolsonly. His plan is ingeniousand well worthy of consideration ;
In
January and
the
"
"
be
requiredon
to
be overcome,
of such
economy
notation
fullydemonstrable.
are
The
The
is supposedto be
board
Thus
the
is givenon
David
Players'Annual, by
1889.
Notation.
Forsyth
of
Forsyth,a
Scottish amateur.
p. 50, would
Game
recordinga position,
except the diagram.
playeras is usual in diagrams,with
be
fully
placedbefore the
in
position
It is
No.
"
diagram
the
top
Queen's
of which
and
row
k, small
by
three
Roman
The
by writingthe
symbols,thus : 5
"
2.
In like
the next
manner
would
row
would
therefore be recorded
would
follows
capitalsare
vacant, which
be recorded thus
"
be as
rows
:
Third, 2 p 5 ; Fourth,
Sixth,
Seventh,
Fifth,
iPB^R;
P2P1PP1;
P;
Eighth;R 3 K
\p
p
2;
/ 5
of
the
records
written
marked
be
Ifthese
off
together,
each-row.being
we
by semi-colons,
3.
26.
,R
have the following
KKt4 ; Steinitz
completerecord of the position: Move
iPB^R;
psrV;
P2P1PP1;
tppz;
562; 2p2rpp;2p5;
R3K
2
"
"
"
3 ; Max Judd.
This may be abbreviated
the
26
KKt4
In like
used for
end of each
rows,
manner
Knight,to
following
problem would
be recorded
thus
(the letter
Move
"
5kAp2rpp2p5p5rY*ppzYBbz
Judd.
the
and
row
thus ;
RP
; Steinitz ;
Max
PP1R3K3;
and
being
Kt):
"
THE
Not
abbreviated ; 8 ; 5 /
Abbreviated
A test
; P 7 ; K
13/2P7KS
by
which
errors
would
XIX
8 ;
8 ;
6S1;
2 moves.
ijQi6S
17.
often be detected is that if each
8 ; mate
in two.
"
or
piecor
pawn be counted as one, the
the number of squares on the board.
NOTATION.
sum
Gringmuth's
Telegraphic
letter
a
representing
be 64,
positionmust
Code.
"""
Ttliscode
La
Gringmuth, a leadingRussian
Stmtegie,the
MagaAqe,
be combined
Players'Annual.
of it may
account
Orleans, The
By
for transmission.
means
found
be
in
Chess
International
of it two
poser,
com-
different
moves
If
telegraphing
only one game the
White's
and
the
Black's
first two
would
last
two
syllables
syllables
move,
represent
in
London
and
In
the
St
which
match between
two games
answer.
were
Petersburg,
in the game
simultaneouslycontested,the two first syllables
representedthe move
the first move,
the party sending the dispatch had
in which
last
and the two
in
the
of
in
which
their
the
t
he
had
the
adversaries
move
same
syllables
party
game
firstmove.
The squares are designatedas in the followingdiagram,and each move
is designated
by givingthe square from which the pieceor pawn is moved, followed by
the square to which it is moved.
By an extension of the code suggestedby E. D. Nores
in the Times-Democrat, the letterc, added to the last syllable,
designates check ;"
the lettert added to the last syllable
"takes pawn
takes ;" similarly
means
p means
Castles ;
en
passant ;" 1 added to the symbols for the King'sand Rook's squares, means
added
the
indicate
the
to
last
that
last
becomes
b,
k,
row
a
syllable
q, r,
pawn reaching
a queen,
mate.
m
rook, bishop,or knight; and finally
means
respectively
mate, and s, stalecan
into
one
word
An
problem
"
"
BLACK.
WHITE.
Thus
Game
be recorded
as
follows for
Sosiwazi
by VjOOQ
Digitized
Cadipepi
l6
THE
XX
LAWS
OF
THE
GAME.
III.
CHAPTER
Laws
The
We
which
Game.
the
of
I.
board
The
"
on
square
CHESSBOARD.
his
that the
be
must
so
THE
II.
"
Association,
CHESSMEN.
of
course
it is found
game,
that the
men
not
were
of them were
omitted at the beginning,
the game
properlyplaced,or that one or more
in questionmust
discovered
has
it
is
that
be annulled.
at
a
been
If, any time,
man
have been made duringits absence,such moves
shall
dropped off the board, and moves
restored. If the playerscannot
the
be retracted and the man
to
as
agree
square on
the game must be annulled.
which it should be replaced,
RIGHT
THE
III.
"
The
rightof making
the color,which
MOVE
OF
"
If
playedout
as
the firstmove
If,in the
"
OF
TURN.
it is not
game when
has been noticed before both
in
on
his turn
to
playershave
do so,
pleted
com-
must
it stands.
PLAYING
V.
move
OUT
COLOR.
(ifeither playerrequires
it)of choosing
must
be
decided
sitting,
by lot. In
each
shall
have the first
playersat one sitting,
drawn.
In an annulled game, the player
or
won
shall
in that game,
playermakes
OF
throughoutthe
COMMENCING
IV.
CHOICE
and
the firstmove
shall be retained
the same
any seriesof games between
in all games, whether
move
alternately
who
AND
course
of
game,
move
be
MOVES
TWO
IN
SUCCESSION.
moves
player
; and
after his
man
when
It is not
has moved,
adversary
his turn
must
to
playthe
playedlegally.
TOUCH
AND
MOVE.
"
when
of his own
it is his turn to
men
one
(exceptaccidentally)
before
be legally
can
moved, unless,
touchingit,he says, "I
under the same
adjust,as above ; and a playerwho touches one of his adversary's
men,
conditions,must take it,if he can legallydo so.
If,in either case, the move
cannot
his King ; but, in the event of the King having
be legally
made, the offender must move
no
legalmove, there shall be no penalty.If a playerhold a man in his hand, undecided
it,until he has
may requirehim to replace
upon which square to playit,his adversary
play,must
move
it,if it
"
epbc^gfgl
LAWS
THE
decided
to
own
he must
men,
If,under the
he
men,
playany
of them
If it happen that
taken.
legally
the offender
there shall be
no
must
his
move
If
any
other
his
to,
replied
than
touched
so
it
one
can
cannot
can
be
be
moved
be
legallymoved,
or
tured,
cap-
and not
he
"
own
in
four
moves
of
course
the
on
moves
which
on
by
man
move
game, an
which
on
be discovered
illegality
it was
committed
made
has
ly,
subsequent-
was
committed,
illegality
been made, the game
on
own
check),and
includingthat
of his
at
must,
man
than four
more
MOVES.
that is,either
"
If,in the
man
a
King being
(notinvolving
been
or
when
player,
by playinga man
moved, ,or by capturingan adverse
legally
men
ILLEGAL
AND
false move
be
two
antagonistchooses,provided it
MOVES
move
to
touches
If
more
Castling)
penalty.
playermakes
movable
legally
his
of the
none
FALSE
"
of them
one
circumstances,he
same
capture whichever
must
VII.
XXI
be moved.
its destination ; that man, however, must
in
or
play,touch with his hand (exceptaccidentally
on
is his turn
of his
GAME.
THE
OF
must
be
must
be
CHECK.
VIII.
"
check
be not
audiblysay
playermust
The
mere
actually
given,
"Check"
If check
be
he makes
when
of check
announcement
givenbut
move
shall have
no
which
announced, and
the
stand:
be
not
If check
puts the
if
signification
adversary
given and
to obviate it,he shall not have the optionof capannounced, and the adversary
neglects
turing
his King" out of check;
the checkingpieceor of covering,but must
"move
of a game
but if the King has no legalmove,
there shall be no penalty. If in the course
for
"in
check
either
itbe discovered that a King has been left
or more
one
on
moves
side,all the moves
subsequentto that on which the check was given,must be retracted.
makes
move
which
move
must
"
Should
these not
must
ENFORCING
IX.
be annulled.
PENALTIES.
"
playeris not
subjecthimself in turn
to
bound
to
enforce
not
move.
CASTLING.
X.
touch
touched
"
In
the
Rook
must
shall
or
simultaneously,
not
of the Rook
as
complete
xxii
the odds
When
move.
of either Rook
his
to move
Rooks
both
or
King
are
and
Castling,
in
as
GAME.
THE
OF
LAWS
THE
as
given,the playergivingthe
though the Rooks were on
the board.
MOVES.
FIFTY
COUNTING
call upon his opponent to draw the game, or to mate him within
in repeating
a particular
check,
each
side,whenever his opponent persists
moves
on
fifty
has
rule
this
been
of
tournaments
line
play(insome
or a series of checks, or the same
XI.
"
playermay
of checks,series of moves,
or
repetitions
he has a King
claimed on either side),
or whenever
play,
draw
be
may
the
same
alone
on
the board, or
and
King
Queen
King
an
Knight
and
r
superior force
equal or
aSamst
H "R* h
in all analogouscases
; and
and Queen
againstKing
whenever
playerconsiders
one
can
force the game, or that neither side can win it,he has the rightof submitting
the case
to
the umpire or bystanders,
who shall decide whether it is one for the fifty-move
counting.
he
Should
not
mated
be
within
the
he
fifty
moves,
may
claim
shall
proceed.
PAWN
XII.
Should
"
he shall be bound
TAKING
playerbe leftwith
playthat move.
to
IN
other
no
QUEENING
XIII.
"
When
Pawn
selecting piece,whether
powers
has reached
such
or
the
move
than to take
of
may
He
"
The
arise in the
umpire
course
shall have
of
passing,
decidingthat
THE
it shall remain
Pawn.
GAME.
If
THE
XV.
in
PAWN.
Pawn
piecehas been
ABANDONING
XIV.
PASSING.
game,
UMPIRE
OR
voluntarily
resign,
to
the decision of
BYSTANDERS.
whatever that
decide any question
interfere
when
never
appealed to.
except
neither
the power of
herein expressed,
and
assume
the
to
authority
but must
TECHNICAL
TERMS.
Technical
,/
Terms.
Castling.
i.
xxm
IV.
CHAPTER
0"
playerhas
Each
"
the
in the game
once
privilege
squares in
of his Rooks.
two
to certain
only,subject
with placingon the
conjunction
This operation a compound
"
"
Position before
Position after
Castling
(Queen'sside).
(Queen'sside.)
Castling
mm
"'
Am"B
III
fm
"
-m.
-am,
MA
Position before
Position afterCastling
side).
(King's
Castling
(King'sside)
fij#
M
(HI
I
""p
9
m
w%k,
mm
HP
can
Castling
must
a
not
piecemust
In
; 3.
must
King
the
followingmethod
2.
Neither
He
intervene between
the
Italy
mm
onlybe performedsubjectto
be in check ;
hostile man
mm
mm
can
not
nor
the
pass over
Rook
must
HP
restrictions:
following
"
or
on
alight
have been
Jmm
mm
i.
The King
a square commanded
by
moved ; 4. No
previously
be either placedon
two, providedtheycross
over
ing
any square within the limits of and includeffected
be
Thus, Castling
may
each other.
TERMS.
TECHNICAL
XXIV
the
in sixteen different ways, viz.: in six ways on
Queen's side. According to Staunton,Castlingis
Middle
had the
similar restrictions,
two
stood,whether
originally
2.
of
Queening
fileon
It may
then be
or
from
in any direction,
intervening
square
A Pawn
it is advancing,or
a
is
or
more
on
which
he
or
the square
the
what
some-
occupied.
or
queened"when
"
when
Queen
vacant
was
under
the
the
row.
eighth
Thus
Bishop Knight.
Knights on the board
or
at
player
the
same
Committee
of the London
The
national
Interpromotionto his Pawn.
Chess Congress,of 1862, decided that a playershould have the optionof refusal
of promotion,as positions
involve
would
the
which
loss
in
promotion
may occur
the game ; whereas,by refusal of promotion a draw could be obtained.
The following
of that kind is quoted from Lowenthal's Book of the
a case
positionillustrating
time, or he may
of
"
his firstmove,
of beingplayedon
privilege
squares
exchanged for
have two
may
Pawn.
which
the
London
Chess
refuse
Congress',of 1862:
BLACK.
11
li
toy''
Wt
*."
Nil
"
HI
"
mm
a "M
\im
It
*
Hi
II
.
Here, it
Queen or any
is White's
other
move,
and
takes the
piece,Black
next
move.
We
approve
the Pawn
Pawn
was
until
It sometimes
Rook
when
"
Pawn rule
dummy
at
retained
always
formerly
for
which
piecewas captured
1862,althoughthe
"
was
can
happensthat a player
he would
lose
of the London
denounced
by
Chess
of
Congress,
In Italy
authorities.
the
"
"
it could be
by claiminga Queen.
and
some
One
of three
hostile man
hostile pieceor
Pawn,
Chess,warning must be
thingsmust then be done : 1.
a
must
be taken:
xxvi
TERMS.
TECHNICAL
Pawn.
Passed
20.
prevent itsmarch
To
21.
is called
there is
"passed" when
hostile Pawn
no
to
eighthsquare.
Passant"
"En
Take
or
in
Passing.
On
"
of
privilege
has the
Pawn
A Pawn
"
the
to
the
in the game
advancing,he passes
But, if in thus
advancingtwo squares.
at a fifthsquare attacked by a hostile Pawn, which is posted
square, countingfrom
oppositeside,he is liable to be captured"in passing"
by the said Pawn, which may
a
the
tercept
in-
For instance,
after the
in his passage as if he had only moved
one
square.
P" K4, 1 P" K4 ; 2 KKt"
B3, 2 QKt" B3 ; 3 P" Q4, 3 PXP; 4 B" B4, 4
K5, 5 P" Q4; White's King'sPawn may capture the Pawn which has
5 P
him
1
moves
Kt
B3;
"
"
justadvanced
two
squares
take off the Pawn
White
may
Q3.
Compare Diagram.
as
if it had
at Black's
6th move,
PxP
en
square, which
own
King'sPawn
that
means
at Black's
passantor in passing.
black.
M""
116
"
captured
The
once
"
the move,
on
not
pieces
"
can
capture
or
be
"
passant.
en
Pawn
was
the rule
of taking"en passant,"
formerlythe privilege
afterwards
and
of
in
the
time
legalized
Ruy Lopez,
Spain
it was not allowed in Italy.
Germany. Until quiterecently
allowed
not
havingbeen firstadoptedin
in
France,Englandand
22.
drawn.
When
Drawn
The
both
Game.
"
versus
neither
can
player
instances in which
are
following
the
in repeating
players
persist
When
Rook
or
give checkmate
on
either side
Bishop,etc.
are
checkmate
this occurs
"
the game
adversary,
check ;
By perpetual
is
his
1.
2.
; 3. By stalemate ; 4. When
within the number
in Law
of moves
specified
same
moves
equal,or nearlyso,
as
Queen
versus
Queen,
CHESS
AS
TRAINING
OF
MIND
AND
CHAPTER
Chess
as
Training
of
HOW
TO
xxvii
IMPROVE.
V.
Mind
and
How
Improve.
to
The practice
of our
nobl^pastime is in no way influenced by any element of
which after all forms a most
chance,exceptingthat of temporary individual dispositions,
of
the
of
Chess
element
and
results
therefore strictly
contests
are
strength,
important
based on a scientificand logical
foundation. Both parties
are
placedon a perfectly
equal
the forces and their respective
on
as regards
rules
footing
starting,
powers, and the same
the movements
actions of the combatants.
It is,therefore,
or
regulate
purelya battle of
the reasoningqualities
that decides the issue in a, game of Chess, and the infinitevariety
of possible
combinations in playingthe game
afford the widest scope for the exercise,
the training
of the logical
facultiesof mind.
as well of the imaginative
and, therefore,
Since the introduction of our noble pastimein civilized countries a great number
of the
foremost thinkers,
warriors and
statesmen
by itscharms, and
have devoted
of Chess
as
to
some
of them
much
attention to the
literature. In
our
time the
studyand practice
is becoming
game
intelligent
widelypopular among
people in different countries,and it is almost
which in itseffectson the intellectual
universally
recognizedas a healthymental exercise,
faculties is akin to that of physical
the
conservation and developmentof
gymnasticson
also to exercise a direct
bodilystrength.Moreover, the cultivation of the game seems
influence on the physical
condition of Chess players
and the prolongation
of their lives,
more
for most
of the celebrated Chess masters
and authors on the game
have reached a very
old age, and have preservedtheir mental powers
in
instances up to
some
unimpaired
their very last moments.
It has also been computed that the average lengthof lifeof
the
generaldevotees
of the game
duration of lifehas been
whose
This
be
which
no
mere
to connect
to
be
men
gevity
lonsound
rational grounds.
on
placedfrom experience
It is onlynatural that men
with intellectualabilitieswill favor a mental pasgifted
time
that exercises the highest
of mind, in a similar manner
who are
men
as
qualities
endowed
with great physical
powers will be attracted by recreations and amusements
that developand maintain their bodilystrength.Once a Chess playerbecomes initiated
he derives an
in the elements of the game
of entertainment and
amount
extraordinary
and
from
of
stimulates
his ambition to
emulation
a
healthyspirit
pursuingit,
pleasure
in the noble pastime. He is then sure to learn by experience
that any
become
proficient
habits that are injurious
disturb his capacityto do his
to generalhealth will also greatly
and that modes of living
that are detrimental to a sound
best and to improve as a player,
of body must be rigorously
checked
condition
else his playdeteriorates. On the old
or
be assumed
that
in corpora sana? it may therefore reasonably
"mens
sana
maxim,
ardent devotees of the game will be intellia
as
generalrule,with very few exceptions,
one,
*We
of
New
can
make
Orleans.
be
this statement
on
the
xxviii
CHESS
AS
TRAINING
OF
MIND
AND
TO
HOW
IMPROVE.
gent people,who
are
is conducive
to
habits that
"
"
and
International Chess
Historyof Civilization?was
Tournaments
one
in France.
of
our
age.
"
The
nitz,
Leib-
The
into requisition
for reporting
all the
bringingthe telegraph
se^by the New York Herald duringthe match between Messrs. Steinitz and
This most
in 1882.
cable reports
Martinez,playedin Philadelphia
journalhas since published
enterprising
and
London
Tournament
of
in
the
ot whole games
1886,
duringthe contest between Messrs.
played
Steinitz and Tschigorin,
of 1889.
at Havana, in the beginning
*
moves
of Chess
was
CHESS
entitled
AS
AND
MIND
of Chess," by
Inexhaustibility
"The
firstappearedin the
"To
OF
TRAINING
HOW
TO
IMPROVE.
XXIX
Mr.
of playingeven
is beyond the power
moves
a very few
of
to that number
is very simple. Taking a variation
approximation
find that the firstplayerhas an average of 28, 30, and
of each of the openingsas in Cook's Synopsis,
we
respectively;
ing
33 ways of playingthe second,third,and fourth moves
29, 31, and 33 beingthe correspondnumbers
both playershave a choice of 20 moves
for the seconnd player. Of course
their first
on
On the hypothesis
that the number
of replies
is alwaysthe same
whatever
the
move.
open at each move
have been, and that the foregoing
figures
precedingmove
givethose numbers,the number of possible
may
of playingthe firstfour moves
onlyon each side would be 318,979,564,000.If,then, anyone were
ways
than 600,000 years to go
to play without cessation,
set a minute, it would take him more
at the rate of one
through them all. It would be difficultto say whether the above number is in excess or defect of the true
affirm that it is not likely
to be out more
but perhapswe may safely
than 20 per cent, either way.
one,
of possible
increases
for many
When
bear in mind that the number
for
we
some
moves,
thirty-fold
ways
each move
each side is so
on
added, it is plainthat the number of ways of playingtwenty or thirtymoves
transcend the grasp of the imagination.No doubt the ratio of the plausible
to the posgreat as to utterly
sible
at every stageis usually
number
of moves
for that
small,but after every allowance has been made
In a very rough way,
we
vey.
easilyextend our surfact,the varieties of playstillremain enormous.
may
in a common
Giuoco Piano
After the firstfour moves
form of the
opening, White has 33 possible
in the
Evans' Gambit," he has a choice of
at command; and after eightfrequently
moves
playedmoves
but
calculation,
get somethingof
to
of ways
an
"
*'
"
six moves
then for convenience of calculation that,for the next
each side
on
side,there is alwaysa choice of thirtydifferent ways of playing a hypothesis
probablybelow rather than above the actual fact, We thus get, by combination with the result quoted
each side is 169518,829100,544000,000000,on
above, that the number of ways of playingthe firstten moves
On their basis,
These figures
are
000000.
probablyin defect rather than in excess of the actual number.
the population
of the whole world to be 1,483millions (Levaseur'sestimate),
however, and considering
if every man,
than 21J billions ofyears would be needed to go throughthem all,
and
even
woman
more
32
Let
moves,
child
on
each
on
minute
assume
us
and
no
set
was
"
globeplayedwithout
repeated."
enormous
periodat
the rate of
one
set per
it will be
this connection
choice of
different moves
20
to start
"
"
been
found
"
by
knowledge of the game could be made even easier of acquirementby
if rational modes
of people than it is now,
of improvement were
the great majority
to be adopted.
The advice which we offer on
the subject
is,in the firstplace,thffta 1earner ^riiiwfcb
should seek as much
with superiorplayers. From exto play on
terms
as possible
even
perience
can
and observation
by takingodds.
odds-receiver of
He
may
also
The
we
feel sure
lattermethod
exchangingpieceswithout any
with comparative
impunitycommit
on
the
than
part of the
the
forces.
CHESS
"
XXX
AS
TRAINING
OF
MIND
AND
HOW
TO
IMPROVE.
the
on
play which he knows to be unsound, relying
the
the
correct
Moreover,
reply,
openings in
perceive
in
from
those
adopted even games and, therefore,the
games at odds are quitedifferent
odds-receiver is not advancingin one
important branch of Chess knowledge, For these
in Chess clubs,
also think that handicaptournaments
reasons
we
ought to be discouraged
of
of
chances
be
desirable
offer
i
nducements
if
all
and
it
at
to
special
prizesto weaker
of better practicewith their superiors
playerswho are not satisfiedwith the opportunities
which
believe was
first
we
on
even
terms, then the odds might be given by a method
the
of
half
Club
of
in
Bohemian
Chess
to
the
a
advantage
Prague,namely: give
adopted
in the score
to the weaker
players.
game or more
of
One thingthat we would especially
urge upon the Chess student is that regularity
facilitates
The
fitsand
much
and
making rapidprogress.
playerby
practice
study
very
hour
ever
starts will scarcely
improve and it is much better to devote to Chess one
per
In order to strengthen
day for six consecutive days than six hours one day in the week.
and memory,
the powers of Chess perception
a good habit to cultivate is that of playing
selected and well annotated
one's
from recollection
or
more
own
over
especially
games,
One great advantageof the publishedgames
is
publishedgames playedby masters.
it
be
refreshed
reference
the
fails
to
that when the memory
cation.
publioccasionally
by
may
and is more
apt
to resort
of the weaker
inability
to
lines of
playerto
rtes become
according to the rules. This practice
pointof honor to playstrictly
Chess clubs of Europe, as well as in the larger
citiesof the United
principal
Other advantagesof playingfor a small stake are that it tends to
States and in Havana.
or
suggestions from the bystander
promote greater care in the playand to check comments
of Chess is so utterly
unsuited for gambling that no
curred
The game
danger is inand
the
the
know
other's
a
nd
each
either
playersusually
strength,
practice,
by
the weaker playerfully
is about even
the score
to pay as
or
expects to lose,but is willing
and instruction which he receives from his adversary.
a fee for the amusement
In advance of a separate treatiseon problemswhich we intend to publishin another
volume of this work, we may state that the studyof this beautiful branch of our science
and
in practical
is extremelyuseful for the purpose of developing
increasing
strength
is
the
be
which
exercised
It
o
f
has
in the
to
absolutely
especially faculty precision
play.
be
effected in
studyof problems,whereas in the game the winning process may often
Yet
often
it
the
of calculaexactitude
different
tion
as
quite
requires
greatest
ways.
many
of a plan to be adopted in actual play,and the studyof compositions
to make
sure
where
of moves
the utmost
power of the forces has to be employed in the fewest number
is therefore a splendidtraining for the purpose.
Some of the greatestplayers,
like
which
Morphy, Anderssen, Blackburne, etc., have devoted great attention to this subject,
has grown to almost a separate art, and it is especially
brilliant
noteworthythat a more
the board with the study
over
acquiredby masters who combine practice
styleis usually
in the
of problems. This is only natural, as the brilliant combinations
mostlyoccur
which are brought
direct King'sside attack,and the various
beautiful mating positions
out in problemslead,,
to the conceptionof similar ideas in actual play. But
therefore,
wish to point out particularly
we
that,though it is better for the student to try and solve
is
this
no
means
problems,
by
absolutely
necessary in order to derive great benefit from
of
the study
that branch of Chess.
a beginner will find it most
entertaining
Especially
the board the compositions
and instructive to compare
with the solutions from any
over
the solutions
where usually
authors,or from periodicals
problem collection by first-class
a
usual in the
THE
MODERN
SCHOOL
AND
ITS
TENDENCY.
XXXI
publishedin
number
after the
CHAPTER
The
Modern
School
VI.
and
its
Tendency.
the
school
we
deviates
consider
it
Xxxii
THE
MODERN
King
This
far from
that
means
so
SCHOOL
be treated
must
the
few
simpleprecautionswhich
his wing
attempt at attacking
we
THE
AND
as
PRINCIPLES
OF
PLAT.
defence.
only be formed
it is rememberedTtTTat
When
?moves
can
will be
sometimes
that
lines of
leads
change of
to
a
an
whole
enormous
more
either
mere
system involved
of
new
the
few
consecutive
variationsit will be
understood
easily
order
introduction
of
of innumerable
new
playand the developmentof novel ideas that were often in direct oppositionto
have been raised againstthe reform chiefly
on
Objections
popularnotions and tastes.
the ground that itstendencies are calculated to abolish or at any rate to reduce brilliant
-combinations which it is assumed
characteristicsof the direct attack against
the special
are
the King. We can
that ought to
that this is a sort of sentimental objection
only answer
.exercise but very littleinfluence on our game which is essentially
of a scientificcharacter.
We entirely
Heydebrand und der Lasa who laysdown the sound
agree with Baron von
The simplest
and the shortest way of winningisthe best." Correctness of judgmaxim:
ment
and calculationought to be chiefly
of our pastime,and
cultivated in the exercise
it
taste to prefer
to soundness.
merelyshows primitive
brilliancy
Eleganceof stylewhen
arises is no doubt an attribute of a great master, but the fact should never
be
opportunity
lost sightof that the brilliantsacrificing
when either side has
combinations can only occur
committed -some
of his forces,and therefore,
grave vetror of judgment in the disposition
in importantgames between first-class
masters.
Thus, for instance, in
only very .rarely
the matches of "Morphyagainsthis most
prominent opponents such brilliant sacrifices
"occurred only in 2 games out of 6$, and the extraordinary
eleganceand dash of Morphy's I
and skittle play
at odds
.blindfold
stylewas^chiftfly_"hown.m:hi3
performances,
games
"
xxxiv
RELATIVE
OF
VALUE
buck
PIECES
Baron
moves.
of the
one
defended
Pawn
Knight or
and
is about
AND
we
King
Bishop.
equal to
nor
can
any other hostile man
with the authorities who recommend
PLAY.
OF
BilguersHandending as stronger
in
Heydebrand
von
for
would
PRINCIPLES
the Pawn
We
are
inclined to
of the
extend
this
King
bined
com-
We
agree
that the
rule castle
a
as
King should]
of
the
with
the
this
is
but
sometimes
on
side,
refuge
King
fraught
King's
danger
early
the King'swing more
of the Pawns
the KKtP
KRP
have
when one
on
or
especially
Likewise when
moved
be compelledto advance.
the opor
been previously
may soon
ponent
of Pawns on the Queen'sside it is generally
has obtained the majority
better not
the King and the adverse majority,
the King is a powas
to widen the distance between
erful
the
hostile
Pawns.
it is
for
In
either
of these cases
stopping
piecein the ending
minor piecesand to postpone
desirable to aim firstat an exchange of Queens and some
into play at Q2 after
The
is
Castle
all.
sometimes
at
not
to
o
r
King
brought
Castling
the
KB2
after
the advance of the KB
the
minor
or
at
Queen'sside,
pieceson
developing
often advantageous,
for it leaves the QRP
the Queen's side is not
P.
on
Castling
The notable exceptions
when the
the Handbuch
are
undefended
as
rightly
pointsout.
while
the
the
for
the
who
Castles
filehas
been
on
Queen's side,
player
Queen's
opened
side
Pawns
the
the King's
be advanced
can
on
cannot
or when
adversary
open that file;
of other piecesagainstthe adverse King who
for a strong attack with the co-operation
either side,it should be remembered, that
has Castled on the other side. In Castling
on
with a minor piece,generally
a B or
the RP, KtP and BP on that wing in conjunction
a
the KR
K sq. or K
B sq. ) form
an
Kt at B3 or at B sq. (after
removingrespectively
excellent protection
againstthe largermajorityof attacks that can be plannedby the opponent
The advance of either of these Pawns should therefore be postponed as long
in the main
"
"
"
as
an
easier mark
"
and
one
"
"
"
"
"
"
RELATIVE
and R combined.
VALUE
OF
when
the
And
PIECES
AND
PRINCIPLES
King travels in
OF
the middle
PLAY.
XXXV
of the board
without
warns
"
"
"
squares from the one inclusive on which the Pawn stands up to that of the top row
inclusive. Thus, for instance,
ifWhite's Pawn stands at QR3, the four pointsof the
the squares at QR3, QR8, KB8, and KB3, or respectively
for Black,QR6^
If Black's King stands on nny square from KB sq. up to
sq., and KB6.
of the Pawn
and any
KB6, and therefore at the greatestdistance between the position
quadrateare
QRsq., KB
or
Black
sq. to
"
"
"
"
"
RELATIVE
XXXVl
VALUE
OF
PIECES
AND
PRINCIPLES
OF
PLAY.
KKu
French
Yet
earlyattack.
its own
men,
an
on
account
of its movements,
it cannot
be made
much
use
of in
the
KR
The
manding
developed into attackingor compieceson the King'swingxan be sooner
the
other
the
i
n
most
whereas
on
has
to
be
side,
Queen
positions
open games,
brought out in addition to the two minor pieces,which in their early development do
and leave the opponent the optionof many more
not threaten much
jority
replies.In the maof openingscommencing with i P
the King'sside also offers
on
K4, the Castling
for opening a filefor the Rook by advancing P
the firstopportunities
KB4, and this is
of the utmost
importancefor that piece,which can only be broughtinto action on open
two
minor
"
"
filesor
rows.
defence when
powerfulattacking
postsfor one
the
7th row,
for
usuallysome
Rook
combined
doubled
on
and stillmore
of the Pawns
of the
Rooks
an
open
for the two
are
adversary
are
file.
in the most
One
combined
stationed
able
favor-
of the
most
Rooks, is on
on
their
nal
origi-
row.
Other
whether the
common
of them
ways
of
of
"
or
whether the
adversary's
King
is
nigh
RELATIVE
enough
whether
to
OF
VALUE
not
or
one
PRINCIPLES
AND
PIECES
or
passedPawns
more
xxxvii
PLAY.
OF
can
be formed, and
there
It also must
other Pawns
are
on
are
ning,
exchanged,has the only chance of wincan
only playfor a draw.
more
In the ending when tryingto advance one
or
passedPawns without the King
best to place the Rook
behind
the
and against
the adverse Rook alone, it is generally
But when fighting
Pawns in order not to obstruct their advance.
againsthostile Pawns,
furthest advanced
in
it is mostlyadvisable to attack them in the rear or to stop the one
will win againstthe Rook
rows
Two
the same
manner.
passedPawns on adjoining
with or without the move
when theyhave both reached the sixth square of their file,
providedthat the adverse King is at least at a distance of three clear squares from the
In a simbe taken by the Rook at once.
ilar
Pawn
next to him, and that neither Pawn
can
fifth
of
their
file
the
will
win
three
Pawns
on
passed
squares
manner,
adjoining
of
distance
least
is
the
adverse
at
Rook
if
with
without
the
at
move
a
or
King
againstthe
four clear squares, and providedthat neither Pawn can be taken at once
by the Rook.
the middle
But it is necessary to know that if the Rook attacks any of the Pawns excepting
and
of
should
Pawn
be
the
of
thus
attacked
others
the
one
one
three,the
givenup
should be pushed,when the remainingtwo will secure
reaching the sixth square before
the adverse King comes
If,however, the Rook attack the middle Pawn that fawn
up.
other
Pawns
must
the board, or
on
whereas
all others
can
be
againstthe Pawns
fighting
be firstadvanced.
The
Bishop.
masters
The
and authorities.
among
the Knight in the
Some
have shown
or
"
"
"
"
xxxviii
RELATIVE
VALUE
Qf
PIECES
AND
PRINCIPLES
OF
PLAY.
be
"
an
his second
The
or
firstrow.
Knight.
Some
be
3 before
"
in order
But
we
to
advance
disapproveon
"
"
retreat
for the
purpose.
adoptedof playingP K
from QB3 via K2 to KKt
"
in order
to retreat
Kt
"
R2.
"
"
The
VALUE
RELATIVE
OF
PIECES
AND
OF
PRINCIPLES
xxxix
PLAY.
"
"
International
it is intended
to
Chess
Magazine
describe
was
of November
1886, where
and
the
advantage
dis-
it is most
"
that disadvantage.
The
hole
to appreciate
means
a square
importantfor the learner fully
in front of a Pawn
after the two
the third or fourth row
on
adjoiningPawns have been
moved
1 P
K4 ;
or
K4, 1 P
captured. Thus, for instance,after the opening moves
White's
holes
in
and
there
P
are
two
at Q3
one
at
2
QB4;
already
camp, namely, one
dangerousas long as the adverse QP remains at Q4,
Q4. These boles will be all the more
and by skilful playBlack will retain
for that Pawn
stops the advance of two hostile ones
If White's QP is afterward moved
that advantage for a long time.
will
to Q3 that Pawn
be weak and'even ifhe succeed in exchangingthat Pawn for another,the squares at Q3 and
of hostile men
on
Q4 remain weak, and White will have to guard against the entrance
both
the
Pawns
that
could
s
ince
afford
those squares with one
or
more
previously
pieces,
A hole or a weak square are stillmore
protection
againstsuch entrance are advanced.
trqublesome when the opponent is enabled to open the file on which they are situated
In the opening or middle part a hole or weak
for his Queens and Rooks.
square are
in
most
dangerous the centre or on the King'sside before Queens are exchanged,but in
troublesome
the Queen's side.
the ending such weak pointsare generally
more
on
Pawns
In the next place,it is a great advantagefor the ending to have as many
as
their
unmoved
on
squar^s^a^JAjsoften most importantto be able to
original
possible
two
or
one
by havingthe option of pushjrig^Piftyn
gain a move
squares. Furthermore,
Fawns onHhe King'sside in conjunction
unmoved
have alreadyexplainedthat tjfrree
we
with a minor pieceform a stronfg
bulwarkagainst an attack on that wing, and we shall
also show anon
reasons
some
againstmoving 4he Pawns 0ft the other wing.
Staunton *sHandbook, page 44/ givesthe foliowing"good advice:
"It is generally
advantageousfor your Pawns to occupy the middfe of the board, because when there
of the opposingforces.
The KP and the QP at their
retard the movements
they greatly
and if
fourth squares are well posted,but itis not easy to maintain them in that position,
"
"
"
"
you
we
are
would
former
driven to advance
command
one
situation,
two
one
of the squares is
occupiedby
White
a
Pawn
ones
in
diminished."
on
diagonal.
this
The
in
the
latter
pointscovered
are
only
front, while
To
xl
of
RELATIVE
color.
one
capture
As
a
VALUE
advanced
sometimes
PIECES
AND
K4
at
KBP
and
is ever*
PLAY.
to
Pawn
In the
OF
is advanced
PRINCIPLES
rule it is unadvisable
Pawn
inconvenient
or
OF
be well
can
up,
but it is very
to
of
centre
such
as
two
Pawns
abreast
usuallybetter to capture with a P toward the middle rather than toward the wing
the capture can be effected by two different Pawns.
When
both sides have moved
K4 and have also Castled on the King's side, it will be often advantageousto
the KBP
the
to be
objectof
the
manner,
doubled
attack
on
the open
KKt
by advancing P
or
file,
"
the open
"
allow
else with
KB4.
be useful in order to
obtain
In
like
mand
com-
But
QKt fileand with the view of advancing P B4.
isolated doubled Pawn, especially
the Rook's file,
is mostlya great disadvantage.
one
on
Most
on
"
care
particular
"
some
afterward dissolving
the doubled
Pawn
doublingof a Pawn on the QB filemay
for the QR
an
in order to form
when
on
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
RUY
THE
So
called
puted
in
opening
the greatest
1876, when
since
88
this
in 1886.
of
form
which
think
we
.Kt"
3.
3.
move
of
the
at
compelled
of the
which
is most
of
than
outweigh
unable
also
to
player has
of
attack
to
the
In Cols.
whkh
for
advantage
The
game.
13th
moves,
key
moves
the defence
disposal.In
adopting
an
at
by
the
Col.
we
unnecessary
keep
to
from
B3,
"
P"
03
who,
as
Black
R4)
"
has
Black
prived
de1, he
attack
retentive
up
we
fence,
de-
the time-honored
Piano.
B3,
Col.
Compare
3,
burne
againstBlack-
the author
Piano
KB
KB's
KP,
which
well
as
system
of attack, for
will
csftling,
after
White
being confined.
K3,
to
squares
ordinary lines
KR
the
B4, from
"
the Giuoco
of
as
best
variation, in Col.
adopted by
"
4, and
demonstrate
to
author
in his
has
will
in the
as
moved
leading
the
KB4,
"
Defence, the
is
tions
variafirst
This
attacked.
further
be
in Philidor's
those
White's
an
show
even
game
14th
most
genial
con-
have
other
instead.
lines
of
selected
play
counter-attack
Little
than
an
even
and
12th,
column
5,
them
are,
8.
.P
"
that
of 7.
difference
as
we
mens
speci-
as
believe, after
we
and
.PXP,
repelled
be
nth,
Q4,
7 P"
by
can
more
in
moves,
we
C, namely 7.
neglecting the
move
for
earlysuperiority. But,
against all
the result of
development
an
in Col.
initiated
viz., Whites,
; wherefore
gain
to
counter-attack
play
try to
columns,
and
attack
an
against Zukertort,
White
13th
easilyanswered
not
that
match
player,should
in
moves
least
from
his
the
the game.
Black's
gets
Q2
opening
on
of
via
; and
is that after 4
5 P
Giuoco
of the
pinning
and
defences
in this
the*second
column
in
QKt
endeavor
queried
of White
prospectiveopen
protectionfor
we
first adopted
was
with
for
principlesof
4 and
benefit
no
the
his
out
Q3;
little inconvenience
consider
we
gain
against other
look
to
"
the
retreated
main
our
of the
analysis,that
against Morphy,
White
continue
in
of the
1876.
in
.P
it in Vienna,
against
B3)
later
then
attack
styleof
and
manoeuvre
of the attack
sort
after 3.
Kt"
move
which
plan
the
Q3,
"
the
R4,
one
variations
with
will
KB4,
"
foil the
of the match
is that White
instance, by 5 P
more
modern
difference
main
defence
tnus
in
in accordance
and
B"
by
quite new
advantage
deviatingthus
re*
strongest
championship
as
even
for
is
in various
were
adopted
White
reason
if White
and
4 P
also
for the
be of any
QR3, whereupon
"
of
We
the
of
the attack
cannot
made
adopted
.P
.
Q3,
"
resource
that obtained
to
Our
QR3;
attack
3.
.P
4.
successfullyadopt,
may
similar
played
play
to
himself
.P"
(or
tried
can
Q3.
"
an
one
which
principles,
of
of the game
game
P
KB3
(Anderssen's key
is
is 3.
be
He
analysisof this
the
to
early part
the
has
author
against Zukertort
come
exception
no
in the
now
usual
is
Bishop
have
published
to
against Blackburne.
game
we
he
masters
combination
in the match
1883; and
opening
the
during
the greatest
by
first applied
Nevertheless,
the
Knight by
find
held
firstmatch
; in London,
world
he
lived
player of
It has been
156 1.
at
who
Spanish bishop
been
openings
forms
after
have
to
LOPEZ.
are
at
.PXP,
it would
Q4,
White's
and
seem
RUY
THE
to
make,
we
on
wing
at
for
and
B3
exchangingit
.B
for
LOPEZ.
"
an
ultimate attack.
an
Col. 7 disposes,
we
believe,of Mortimer's defence in a novel but effectivemanner.
In Col. 8 we deal with a variation played by Rosenthal againstthe author in the
the line-5ofplaya*4opfe"tb}r
White, who
"
be, of
course,
Col.
shows
hoped
we
all the
is
more
to
ourselves
we
defence of
waste
our
own,
can
groundspointedout
in
tried by Paulsen,and
defence
which
player,
second
1 2
10
for the
Tournament
Col.
one;
be made
note
our
experimentedupon
in the London
even,
we
find
cannot
we
recommend
the same,
on
the
No.
29.
endeavor to demolish an attack which we
In Col. 13 we
the move
last match with Zukertort,and it is especially
7 P
ourselves favored
in
our
Q4 which we now
object
to
exchange his KP, obtains liberty
"
to,
on
the
advance
"
to
and successfully
by Anderssen as firstplayer,
the author in the
various opponents until he played it against
adoptedagainst
of 1873. The lastsix moves
of Black were
Vienna Tournament
made on
systematically
the principle
that,as there was no immediate King'sside attack to be feared,Black was
and especially
Black's 1 2th move
not bound
to hurrywith the developmentof his pieces,
considered a venture, accordingto the old notions of rapidly
was
bringingout the pieces.
The objectof this move
was, however, to bringthat Kt into action -at Q5 by way of K2
has since been fully
and QB3, and this manoeuvre
and adopted
approved of by analysts
defence
this
in practice
the
to
an
curs,
opportunity play
by
though
rarelyocstrongestplayers,
of
the
of
the strongest playersagree now, in consequence
this game,
as
example
for White.
that 6 BXKt
is disadvantageous
of moves
Columns
in the Four
might occur by a transposition
15 to 18 inclusive,
do
the
attack
Game.
We
think
much
of
for
when
not
even
Knights'
by 5 QKt B3 ;
which
B
him
into
difficulties
Black in answer
B4, a move
brings
replies
(see
great
5.
Col. 1 7),we find no more
in the,end of that variation.
than an even
game at the utmost
The fact that White has advanced the KBP, and has left several pointsof entrance
for
Black in the centre, will tellagainst
him in the ending,and he has no chance of effecting
We very slightly
preferBlack's game
any great improvement in the middle game.
make it no more
than even.
for practical
Col. 1 8
we
can
purposes, though theoretically
with
sort of Four
a
Knights'Game
represents an attack which tends to combine
until Zukertort
the Ruy Lopez. It was
for a short time in favor with first-class
players,
with the line of playwhich we quote.
disprovedit in practice
In Col. 19 the attack pursues the plan of allowingthe KPto be taken in order to recover
the P later on.
that object,
his KB becomes
blocked
Though White accomplishes
believe in the end
of pawns on
the Q wing, which we
up, and Black forms a majority
P
is
his
the
favor.
In
in
the
columns
be
to
next
two
Q
given,up temporarily,
ought
but though the balance of material is restored by force,White can obtain no
than
more
of his Bishops for a Kt, and
and if,as in Col. 21, he exchange one
an
even
game;
allows Black to free his KB fileafter castling,
the defence gets a slight
advantage.
In Col. 14
we
present an
"
"
'
THE
In Col.
White
the
22
line of
masters
Cols. 25
P
playing
to
have been
or
without
"
hitherto recommended
and
practised
be inferior.
to
30
QR3,
"
defences which
believe,shown
we
are,
24
.P
Q3, shows a
and we do not
principle,
Piano
In Cols. 23 and
K2, if defended by 5.
"
if the attack
other
by
5 Q
move
LOPEZ.
RUY
.Kt
"
KB3
before
and
sometimes
allow
one
novel
manner
of his centre
from
pointmore
some
or
less early.
"
"
QB3 is,as
is the
notes.
"
more
Against3.
.P
"
KB4
"
give
an
we
effectiveone.
of much
as
use,
attempt
at
show
in either
our
tables
sacrifice of two
on
or
a
of the near
pawns, which we believe ought to be successful on account
But the line of playindicated in our
to the Danish Gambit
position
the P, is quitegood
notes, viz.,playingthe QKt via Q2 to Kt 3, in order to recover
have
defence
.P
As
the
is
not givenit much
KB4
adopted,we
enough.
3.
very rarely
analysis.
analogy of
the
"
-:-'//
THE
jP-KV
Defence
LOPEZ.
0KKt-~B3
flQKt-B3
1P" K4
First
RUY
jB-Kts
3p_Qi
Cols.
Second
and
2.
.P-Q3
3k""
B
Defence
Cols. 3 to 8.
Cols. 25 to 29.
coi. 30.
_0"0
"Kt"
B3
|P-Q4
3Kt"B3
Third
Fourth
5-"
Defence
Cols. 9 to 24.
0p_QR3
Q
Defence
"Kt"
Fifth Defence
Qs
"KKt"
Sixth Defence
K2
Defence
"B"
Eighth Defence
*
.
Cols. 37 to
38.
Col. 41.
B4
"P-KB4
"
36.
Cols. 39 to 40.
"P" KKt3
Seventh
Cols. 31 to
Col. 42.
THE
RUY
KKt"
.P-K4_
LOPEZ.
B3
5B" Kt5
2:
QKt-B3
lp" K4
3Kt-B3
P-Q3!
-p-B3
P-Q3
4P-Q3!
4p=:B4
P-Q4
PXP
BPXP
BXP
KtXP
P-Q4
PXKt
PXP
P-B3
Q2
5B"
K2
B~Kt5
KBxKt
Kt"
"QKt" K2
O-O
B sq.
Kt-K3+
ch.
R4
R3+
D2
P-Q4
PXP!
'B"
PXP
"PXP
AWKt" B3
A"Kt" B3
HB"
P-QR3
Ksq.?
19B-Q3
"
14or=1
*QR" Kt
and wins.
1%)" K2
Kt"
nKtXKt?
13B-K3
4JQXKtP?
B2
14;
QXR
P-B3
luKt"B3
ch.
12
"Up" QR4
KtxKt
K"
14
10
QXB
19K-Qsq.?
13KtXP
lUo"
BxBch.
ch.
l^Kt"
Kt" ]
KKt5
R"
13
Q-Kt3
Kt5
Kt"
B4?
K2
9PXKt
"Kt" K5
KtXP
12
KtxKt
PXP
*Q"
Kt2?
KtXP
P-Q4I
inKt~B3
10Q-Q4
B"
Kt2
nP~"?5
9;
QXB
PXP
'B"
Q2
BxB
9PXB
11B"
7B-R4_
B"
ch.
QKt" Q2
Op" KKt3
PXP
'K"
B sq.
P-KKU+13
14
sq.
.-Q-R6
Kt3
15
10r
Q-Q3
16!
"Q-Kt5
Column
Move
1.
11,
Column
...B-R3.
4.
BLACK.
I
4m1!m
ft m
12
"
sq.
BLACK.
mm
mm
mm
mm
V.
Move
J"
"
".
Wit
%7,
m
"p$
tK"i
"yp'f "
mm
mm
"
"
WHITE.
"
RUY
THE
jP-K4
IP" K4
4B"
K2?
-B-QB4!
14
"Kt"
Kt-B3B*
15
.17
Q-B3
K3
KtxB
18
B"
11
21
4P"
QKt4
24
4p"KKt3
P-03
cR=Kt3__
P-"?4
B"
Ob"
PXP
B4
Kt2
RQ" O
25
KtXP
0p"KKt3
26
B"
7B"
Kt2
27
Up"
p"
Kt"
12
22
QP-QB3 D
23
"O"O
Kt4
P"
10
QxKt
QKt4
P-QB3
B-K3
32
Kt"
KtxKt
KtxKt
31
O"O
KtXP
KtXP
B-Kt3
P-"?3
QKt-Kt5_
OKt" R3
O"O
K2
P-QB3
O"O
28
B-K3+
KB4+
lUp_rQ4201UP"
P-Q4
]
B4
B-Q3
PXKt
10
B2+
BXP
BxPch.+
Column
10.
Move
9.
"
Column
QB3.
Move
11.
JLmk
ill
mkmi
iPTif
.illa
w,
"
K3.
-,.,;*"**"
mm
i A
pp
gpp
..
W%*.._WB,
ill
.Hi
wm
IHE
iitiii
"""*""
_* ill,*
10.
BLACK."
BLACK.
"
pr^
|||p
aW~1B' 'BUB
'/JZys/ss
""''''A
w/S/ss//
/ss/s////
WHITE.
,*s^../""''"'
81 "
3"
P"
KtXP
O"O
Q4
KtPxKt
PXP
10qxP
P"
5
*PXP
KtxKt
P-Q3
B2
4lCKt"
*
K2
KKt"
Kt2
BxKt
ijKt"
Q2+
R4
12
11
KtPxB
KtxQBP
16
B"
P-"?4
qKtxP_
B3
20
B"
PXKt
ID"
1Ub_
B" Kt5
QR3
P-B3
P" QKt4
P-04
B-Kt3
KtxP
P"
Kt-B3
O"O
^O"
PXP
B"
B4?
rP-B3
Oo=i
Q" K2
Kt-Kts
P--Q4
10
Kt-B3
Kt"
.B-Kts
9KKt-B3
*QKt"B3
P-Q3
LOPEZ.
Wl^tWti HP
itizeWfeO
THE
14.
Col. 7.
White
"
dare
capture the P, on
not
16.
10
ahead
KtxR;
and
by Q
ning
R4 ch.,win-
"
KR4,
7 P"
8 P"
KR4;
Q4,
B-Kts;
9 P
11
would
Kt"
Col. 8.
20.
Col. 9.
21.
22.
Col. 9.
get a bad
K5;
20
For continuation
"
On
"
5 QPxB;
KtxP,
8 P"
QxKP;
see
illustrativegame
this ought to
principle
R"
24.
Col.
10.
25
Col.
10."
sq.+)
B3, 20
between
BxKt, 4 QPxB;
Or, 6.
27.
Col.
10."
If 7.
28.
Col.
10."
Or, 9.
29.
Col.
11."
Should
for ifBlack
.P"
.
.P"
.
Col.
32.
Col.
12.
"
12."
Paulsen
exchangePawns
8 Kt"
KR3,
and Rooks
we
etc.
(White) and
"
KR3.
We
P"
B3;
Q3;
win
better than 9.
6 P"
.P"
Q4,
"
QB4,
4, 11 B"
KKt3;
Kt"
Kt 5, etc.
Q" K2+.
P"
10
is stillmore
the
initiated
in White's
6 B"
11
P"
B3,
Q2; 7
B"
B4, followed by P
which
is
answer
favor.
by the previousmove,
position
by managing the
in allvariations in which
pieceby
B3; 7
by
the game
P"
KKt
etc.
the defence
recommend
B3, 5
played by
invariably
been
will
.Kt"
Or, 6.
etc.:"
QR4,
Kt"
10
favored
longtime
Threateningto
Much
to go.
againstAnderssen.
Black
with 5 P"
proceed
31.
KB3;
which
Piano principle,
to
8 P"
KR3;
we
by
B4, 7 KtxP,
.B"
author),for
But
Q" Q$,
10."
"
between
Anderssen
games
and the latter also replied
9 P
Col.
12.
KR3,
"
5 KtxP,
he wants
match
two
the B where
.B" R4;
.QB" Kt5; 10 P" KR3, 10 BxKt; (or 10.
11 QxB,
11 O"
O; 12 Kt" Q2, with the better game.
26.
Col.
If 6
8
QxP,
useless.
moves
defence undertaken
"
PxB,
as it drives
disadvantageous,
be
gainnothingby
would
Kt"
Q 5 etc.)20
"
12
of 6.
.Q"Q$ (better
9QxKtP; with a pawn
account
on
after 17
game
P"
from
are
Up to this pointthe moves
Morphy (Black).The former playedhere 9
^Col9."
Q4,
fine attack.
10.
SO.
followed
an
15
Q4 (or, 19
23.
Kt 3 ; 7 P"
18.
.Kt"Qs;
Kt"
QB3
ahead.
move
P"
recommend,
we
17.
.P"
XP, 9K*XP;
move
of 5
account
15.
LOPEZ.
RUY
leaves the
Black's KB
B2,
"
QP
etc.
B5.
weak.
(
attack
on
is confined.
the Giuoco
He
ought
THE
14
13
rP=Q3___
rKt-B3
Ob"
ffBxKt
(.P-B3
"P-Q4?
34
'P"
B"
P=KR3_
QKt4
'P-Kt3
B2
aKt-B3__
8PXP
PXP
P"
DR-QKt
K5
38
10B"
O"O"
P"
12Kt"
KKt4
BxKt
QPXB
P-Q4
B-Q3
42
KtxP
O"O
KtXP
O"O
KtxKt
P"
Q-Q5
Kt"
Kt5
B-K3
8BxKt
Kt"
o_o_o
16.
R"
KtxKt
K2
Move
..B"
KKts
llp__KB3
i
?B-Kt3ch.
1"K"
R! sq.
.
36
Column
...R-Ksq.
11.
pi
fifS
18.
Move
13
P"
Q3.
BLACK.
Iff S
HI
I
1
jif a
44
lUKt" K2
,Kt" K2
!#!
nQ=Q3ZL_ 13b-k3
10p_KKtt"
P-KKt3" 43A0p_Q3
Bs
KKtxKt
12P_q4
"
pf
B4
QKtxP
B4
B-Kt3
K2
"
B"
P-Q4?
nPxKt
Hbxp
sq.
30
BLACK.
Hf
O"O
"nKt-B5
AUB"
P-QB3-
Kt" B3
Column
Kt
13
l"Kt" K2
4
Q"
KtS
Kt-Q5
KtxKBP
12Kt-^"2"
Kt sq.
KtXP
7P~Q4
I'
QxKt
11!
O"O
Ilp_]KR3
"0"
B"
O"O
41
BXP
u9z^2
KKts"
40
B4
KtxKt
10KtxB
KKt2
5B"
18
O"O
0PXP
sq.
P-QKt3
10Kt-K5
11B"
37
K2
PXB
9P-Q4
17
"P-"?3
B"
"P" B4
35
16
pB~Kt3
R4
4Kt-B3
"P-QR3
15
ch.
B"
"B" Kt5
"P-Q3
33
LOPEZ.
.KKt-B3
"QKt" B3
4P-K4
lp" K4
"P" KKt3
RUY
m
,
111
feeWhlTE.
45
THE
33.
Col. 13.
In the match
"
11
ch., 11 K"
Kt 3
"
but
any other in this opening,
instead of 8. ...Kt"Q2.
good as
34.
Col. 13." As
35.
Col. 13.
LOPEZ.
RUY
usual,we
We
KR4.
consider
Kt"
P"
this defence
to 8
decidedlygive the preference
would
we
P"
12
sq.;
playedhere,6
Q2; 9 B" K3, 9
latter
Kt"
Kt"
as
sq. ;
K3.
"
tournament
"
36.
Col. 14.
Black threatens
occurred
firstin
"
of
Col. 15.
Q5, and
38.
"
has
the superior
altogether
game.
(White)and the author in the
is necessary, if White
if 9 B
39.
Col. 15." If
40.
Col. 17.
41.
Col. 17"
If 6
"
11
P"
Kt3, 9
"
.P"
B4
BXP
The
above
Vienna
moves
tournament
to deal with in
ch. ; 7
KxB,
10B"
Ktsq.,9P" QKt4;
KKt 3, 10Q" B3; 11 Q" K2,
10 P"
Kt2, 12 QKtxRP ; 13 Kt" Q5 +
ch.; 9K"
Kt3,
11
Knights'Game.
Q3;
8 P"
KR3
substitute 8 Kt
K2.
"
We
The
the game by P
Q4. He cannot well do
8 QxKt, 8 P" QKt4, Black will win
to open
by
"
Kt"
so
a
B5, etc.
"
O ; 13 P"
QR4,
etc.
practical
play.
QKt" Kt 5
P-"?4, S KKt" Kt 5 ch. ; (or 8
Q3 ; 11 P" KR3+), 9 K" Kt sq., 9 Q" R5 ;
ch.; (or 11.
,Q" QKt 3 ; 12 K" Kt2) 12 K"
; 8
KtxKt
Kt3,
would
we
7 P"
KtxP, 7 KtxKt;
O"
12
in the Four
7 B"
Q3,
QKt4;
that
play,excepting
followed
Q" B4,
; 12
dangerousmove
....
QB4,
6 P"
wants
since
piece,
of moves
transposition
6 P"
to this line of
objection
advocate
we
by
recommend
authors
think there is no
at
"
Prof. Anderssen
1873.
37.
move
Kt
now
between
game
10
P"
B6
42.
43.
45.
KtxKt
; 10
PxKt,
10
B"
Now
the
P" QKt 4; to which White would
effectually
reply 14 P" QR4.
13
Kt" B5, Black
than 9
are
gets the worst of the
by any other move
positions
even, although
by Prof. Berger,which we see quotedin Salvioli'swork, and which
game, as provedin an analysis
we
44.
believe
appearedfirstin
Col. 18." If
Col. 18.
"
of
10
Kt"
Kt3,
10
the
Kt"
Schachzeittmg.
Kt3
1878-
11
KtxB,
11
Blackburne
P"
Q3+
(White)and
Zukertort
RUY
THE
P"
1P"
KKt"
K^
3P-QR3
21
20
0"0
Q"
54
PXP
O"
P-Q4
"P" QKt4
"B"
46
p"
flPXP
48
pKtxP
OKt"
40
Oo"
K2!
QR-Ksg. 50
51
"P" O4
Kt-Q4
K3
52
iUBxKt
P-QB3
P-Q3
B-Kt3
B"
KKt3
B"
nP-"3
Oo-o
OO-O
Kt"
"B"
50
Bsq
P"
62
qp-K5
"Kt"
Q3
Kt5
K4+
nKt-R4+60Dj"Q"
61
P-Q4
0"0
"P"
Kts
8PXP
qw"
Ksq=58
K2?
"P-QR4
B4
nQKt-Q2
9R"
K2
Kt2
P-Q3
Kt2
.PxPiipuriig.
i nQKt-B3
AUq-O
56..B-K3
P-KB3
BxKt-
11P-QB4+
8QPXB
9B"
"
Op
P" 1QKt4
7B"
KtxP
QKt-B5
"KKt-QB4
10Kt"
B4
BxKt
"55
O!
K2
P-QB3
7;
Kt"
"
"
'Kt"
rKt-KS
24
23
P-Q3
P"
O"O
7B-Kt3_47 7P-Ks
/P-^Oa!
'P-Q4!
K5
6Kt-Ks
K2
R4
4Kt-B3
22
P-Q4
!
B"
B-Kt5
B3
2QKt-B3
K4
19
5KtxP
LOPEZ.
;li:
53ilKtxQP
PXP
12RXP
A"R" Kt3
Column
23.
Move
10
Kt"
57
Column
R4.
Move
24.
BLACK.
ill
IIP
J
*
i A.
K4.
"
BLACK.
1 1
A
10
mm
PH
mm
il
Hif vto-ill A
^'^"
A'S a
..
"
si a
m
WHITE.
"
""
"
"
''*f
*f
pi
THE
46.
RUY
13
P" Q4 is obviously
PXP; 7 R" K sq., 7 P" KB4; (7
worse, as White
equally
SalKtxP, and must win a pieceultimately
replies
by P" KB3) 8 KtxP, 8 KtxKt; 9 QxKt+.
violi also points
out the main playof the following
Black play6
attack,if in lieu of the text move
.P" Q4; ? viz.: 7 KtxP, 7 B-Q2; 8 KtxP, 8 KxKt; 9 Q" R5 ch.,9 K-K3;
10 Kt" B3, 10
.Kt"
11
if
B"
11
10.
PxKt
BxB;"
KtxKt,
thevanswer
K2;
KtxKt; (or
Kt3 ch.,followed by
Q" B5 ch. or Kt5 ch. mates" 12 Kt" B5 ch.,12 K" Q3; 13 KtxP ch. and wins)11 PxKt, 11 P"
.K" B3; 13 QxQP, etc.);
ch., 13 K" Kte;
KKt3; 12 R" K sq. ch.,12 K" B2; (or 12.
13 QXQP
; 15 B" QKt3, 15 B" K sq. ; 16 R" K7 ch. and wins.
14 QB" KtS, 14 Q" B sq.!
Col. 19." If 6
47.
LOPEZ.
48.
Col. .19
40.
Col. 19.
playedhere P
Tschigorin
"
is 7.
.KtxKt (not7.
Kt3, 9 KtxB;
Rosenthal
QR4 against
"
10
RPxKt,
in the London
10
.PXB; 8 KtX
B" Kt2, etc.
tournament.
which was
first adoptedby Anderssen,as best,for it removes
We consider this move,
a
and opens the advance of P
but onlyin rare
QB3, (eventually,
pieceinto security
cases, P
recommends
Br-K3; Salvioli rightly
QB4 might be ventured for Black. If 8
QB3, and
9 P
find that this strongmove
B
we
continuation,
K2; 10 B B2, 10
might lead to the following
9
Kt" B4; 11 Kt" Q4, 11 KtXP;?
12 P" KB4, 12 Kt"
Bs; 13 Kt" B6, 13 Q" Q3; 14 KtxB, 14 K
XKt; 15 P" B5, 15 B" B sq. best; 16 P" QKt3, 16 Kt" Kt3; 17 Q" Q4, 17 P" KB3; 18 P" QR4,
18 PXP;
19 B" QR3, 19 QKt" Q2; 20 P--QKt4, 20 Kt" KU; 21 R" K sq. ch.,21 K" Q sq,; 22
"
loose
"
"
"
"
K6
"
and wins.
50.
Col. 19.
51.
Col. 19.
"
None
"
of the
of the B
moves
in our
satisfactory
are
53.
54.
Col.
by
Kt"
is
"
and B"
K3.
6 KtxKt,
replies
RPxKt, 10 B" K2;
is obviously
as White
disadvantageous,
QKtxP
S
K5; 8 QxP, 8
superior
game.
20."
Kt"
7 Kt"
Col.
QB2
not onlyought to be
as the B
opinion,
B
wings. If,for instance,
KtS;
9
for Black) 11 P" KKt4, followed
obviouslyworse
with both
KtxB.
52.
55.
"
10
6
11
KtxKt
leads by a transposition
of moves
in our last note.
If 7
to the position
B5, 8 O" O!; (or 8. .KtxB?; 9 KtxP ch.,9 K" B sq.; 10 B" R6, 10 K" Kt
K sq., 12 P" Q3; (or 12
P" KB3; 13 Q" Q5 ch. + ) 13 R
12 R"
sq.; 11 Kt" B5, 11 KtxKP;
XKt and wins) 9 BxKt, 9 KtPxB; 10 KtxB ch.,10 QxKt; 11 P" KB4. White has slightly
Kt"
20.
"
B4;
8 Kt"
Col.
20."
57.
Col.
21.
Or
"
PxB,
11
11
with the
QKtxP,
superior
development.
with whom
Salvioli,
we
agree
passedover
to
Black's side.
58.
Col.
22.
"
White
having moved
attack,for he threatens
50.
Col. 23." To
Kt sq.; 8
"
60.
Col. 23.
"
68.
$Q K2
Q4, etc.
"
"
was
loss of
If 6
PxP, 8 PxP;
Black
sq., followed
P" KKt3, 12
61.
now
weak
spot
at
KB4.
"
B sq. is now
B"
QB" KKts;
of littleuse,
as
White
.QR"
P"
Kt sq.; 8
Q3 ;
PxP,
Q" B4 and
PxP;
wins.
QKt" B3, 9
P"
Kt5;
10
Kt"
answers
And
if 10.
.P" KKt3; 11 B" R6, 11 R"
by P" KKt3 and P" KB4.
QKt" R4; 13 B" B2, 13 P--QKtS; 14 Kt" Q2, with the superior
game.
Col. 24." Or 7.
Col. 24." If 8
has
10
neutralizes the
Q5+.
"
sq.;
R
12
THE
14
jP-K4
26
28
pQ-K2
BxKt
Q"
Kt-Q3
QPXB
Kt-B3
BxKt
7KtPxB
"K" Ksq.
66
P-Q4
'Kt"
67
B"
64
*pxp
Q3
Q"
B-K3
0Kt-Q4__
OQ-O
1UQ" Ksq.
65
P-QB3
Kt"
KtPxB
Kt"
B"
K2
BKtxB!
Kt-Q5
9O"O
KtxB
ch.
sq.
10K"
Q4
0-Kt4
Q"
69,
KKt3
O"O
Q" K2
B-K3
Kt-B5
P-Q4
74
KtxB
Kt"
75
OKtxKt
B4
1UP_QB3
nPxKt
HP-QB3
Hr"
71
Kt"
Q" Kt3
sq.
72
K"
K4"
3Q-B4
RxKt+
Move
12.
Q"
B-Kt5-
14p_QS_77D
Col. 30.
R6.
Move
'i"#.
wm
Wm
Mi
IflUL
4f!M""
W"
k Em
k wm
mm
~
"%m
"
ill
HP
"
P"
14
Q5.
BLACK.
BLACK.
m-
R sq.
iQKt-B3
Ktsq.
14
Col. 28.
M
"
UH
HW
*"
^
iP^.
^^
m
SSI
P
A
Hi
Wa
i"i"flf
j^Wk\fflkr
ch.
12qxb
"Q"Q4"
QKtxP ch.
Iok
ch.
P-Q3
_______
"P" KB3
XtXP
Kt-Q2_
R6
73
QPXB
1^0-0
70
Q-R5
11P"
Kt2
K2!
P-K5
Kt-K5
K2!
BxKt
ch.
RxKt
'B"
Kt3
BxKt
68
B"
Kt-B3
"Kt"
QKt-Q2+
Kt-QB3-
11P~B3-
K2
nR-Qsq.
B4
B"
KtxP
Kt-Q4
K2
KtxKt
PXP
KtXP__
ob" K2
Kt2
O"O
sq.
Kt-Q3
K2
76
PXP
R-K
KtxP
"Kt"
P-Q4
*ktxP
B4
P-QR3
K2
30
29
.0"0
0-0
B"
63
rP-Q4
Ob"
nB~Kt5
"Kt-B3
27
0"0
*KtxP
LOPEZ.
?KKt-B3
*QKt"B3
lp" K4
25
RUY
k
'///"/Mb
'"///S//S*
'SSS//////
a*w
Wm
VSS///S//.
IC
Digitize^^tiOOQ
i6
THE
jP-K4
LOPEZ.
RUY
"KKt" B3
32
31
B-Kt5
2QKt-B3
*P" K4
3Kt-Q5
33
34
35
KtxKt
B-R4
PxKt
B"
O"O
5;
Q"
P-B3!
B"
R4
Kt"
IB"
P-Q3
P"
QKt4
Kt-Q4
Kt2
BxP
10P"
Kt3
nKt-Q2_
HQ-Q5ch.
llp-Q4
AAK"
nPXPm
Kt"
rp-Q3
dQ-R5
nQ-R5
"Q"K2
QXKt
"B-R4_
7Kt-Q2
'Kt-B3
yB-Kts
B-Ktsch.?86
Q-Kt3
'Kt-B3
Kt"
Q2+
K4+
nKB-B4
?BxP ch.
1"K" Bsq.
K2
P-"?4
O-O
dis. ch.
P-QR4
BXB
10PXR
PXP+
qneemng.
Q-QB5
11QXKt
D
ch.
K-K2
wins87
12
iqRxQ
Kt"
14
l*o-:
q-b3
K4+
QXP+
15:
Column
35.
Move
11.
"
Column
B5.
"!
i
Vs?
"
-**
"
.:
;M
ill
I
M"
Move
BLACK.
BLACK.
Jk.
36.
"m
88
QXKP
lup" KR3
]
Kt2
K2
ch.
O"O
BXQ
9PXP
85
Kt-Kt5_
qP-QR4
AUB"
Kt"
8PXP
K5
LlQXQ
Kt2
l^Kt"
P"
9Kt-Q4
KtxKt
P-B3
flKt-B3
0Q-R4
84
l^Kt" Kt3
82
passing.
19QXR__
BXP
13
6p^QB3
B-Kt3
Kt-Kt3
Q" R5 ch.
inp-Q3
Awo-O
"B"B4
K5
Kt-Q4
ch.
B4
P-B3
Ob" B4
KR4
P"
9Kxl
Kt-Kt3
P-Q3
P-Q3
Kt4?
7'
Q-QB4
P-K5
B"
B4
6P"
81
B4
5P"
KH?
B"
78
79
B3
"R" Ksq.!80
36
"
Q4.
89
THE
V".
LOPEZ.
17
78.
RUY
"
Col. 31." Or 6.
leads to
.B" B4 ; 7
similar line of
P-Q3,
playas in
7 Kt"
K2
the main
(7.
; 9 Kt"
.Kt" B3 ; 8 P"
K5,
8 Kt"
White) 8 Q
variation in favor of
"
B"
Q4 ; 9
R5, 8 P
10
Kt3
Q4
"
; 9
Kt-Q2+
30.
Col. 31.
It would not be good playto advance P
attack the B by Kt" QB4. Nor is 7 P" QB3, 7 P"
favorable for White who cannot supportthe QP by
81.
Col. 31." If 7.
82.
"
3 ;
83.
11
P"
Col. 32.
"
K5)
K5,
8 Kt"
Q4
; 9
If 9.
.K"
and wins ; for if 11
K2
is nothingbetter.
Q" B7
11
This
"
; 8 P"
.B" K2
variation
occurred
Q" Kt4+
in the
Kt"
KtS ch., 10
10B"
K2
London
tournament
K"
BxKt
; 12
of
1883
next
between
.Kt"
.
move.
Englischand
Winower.
84.
Col. 33." If 8.
35.
Col. 34." Or 9.
86.
37.
Col. 3S"
.Kt"
.Kt"
Kt$ J
KtS
"
"
9 P"
an
IO
KR3,
P"
KR3,
KtxKP
10
Kt"
ingenious
process.
; 10 R"
R3
sq. +
P"
QB3,
11
PxP
Kt"
B3
12
PXP+
BxKt, 8 PXB
edition
Barbier,and is givenin Lipschutx'
of
But
E.
11
even
after 7
; 8
Gossip'sManual.
38.
39.
Col.
"
the P is not
to
interesting
play.
of 1883,the former
36. In a game between Mackenzie and Bird in the London tournament
P" QR4 ; 10 O" O, 10 R" R3 ; 11 PxP,
playedhere 9 P" Q3 and the game proceeded9
II R"
KKt3 with a strongattack. It should be noticed that if 9 PxP, 9Kt" B3 ; 10 BxKt ! 10
K sq.; 12 Q" Kt3, 12 B" R3; with an excellent attack.
II R"
PXB ; 11 O"O,
"
THE
18
RUY
"KKt"
91
KtxP
P-Q4
B" Q2
PXP
KB-QB4
92
KtxKt
93
KtxKt
P-Q4
KB4
95
'O"O
""=*
Kt3
B"
"Kt"
B"
Kt-B4
B"
11
94
Kt3
10"
QR"
B"
Kt sq.
P-QR4+
KB4+
op_i
B"
"?4
99
i"BxKt
P"
42.
'
"
""
11
Move
8.
Q" Kt3-
BLACK.
BLACK.
Bsq.
B-vB4+
13
Column
QR4.
flKt-KtS-
B2
P-K5
P-B3-_
7.
107
QR3
Kt-B3
10p_Ktt"
-Kt3-
Move
106
UP_i
P"
12P-B3
lfiQXB
///"W/,
jl
II
"
WMfc
1 tm
Up
III
I
1 XMMX
jj
-"
::",%
"""ft\
ma
'
m^
g^~^L/^
in
Yfff////'
*$%??"
wh;
105
QBXP
AWR"
PXP
11Kt"
llKtXKt"
K5+
R2
Q-Kt3
KtxKt
ch.
B3
Q-Kt3
OPXP
10PXP
ilO
QKtxP
QXB
Kt"
41.
B4
OB"
K2
PXP
8Kt-Qsq. 103
PXP
Kt5 ch.
Q2
BxB
96
11
Column
-P"
QB-B4
OPXP
Kte
P-QR41D102
K2
104
nQ-O
OKKt"
7P-"?R3
"o-o_
P-Q4
P-K5
5B-B4
101
B3
B-Kt3
7Kt-B3_
OKt"
4PXQP
100
-Q4
"Kt" B3
P-QB3
B4
.P-Q4
K2
O"O
fiB-K3
97
O"O
QF-QKt4_
10B"
K2
3p"B4
5P
Kt2
'Kt-Kt3
"o"
OB"
7B-03__
nKt-Q2_
o"
-KtxP_
Opxp
"QKt"
B4
P-QB3
rP-Q4
fiPXP
*Kt" R4
42
4:
Q"
4PXP
Kt2
41
3B"
P-Q4
P-QB3
IB"
P-Q3
Q" K2!
Q-Q4
40
3p_KKt3
P-"?4
B"
39
90
,P" B3
Kt5
2QKt-B3
38
K2
.B"
,KKt" B3
,P-K4_
lp" K4
37
LOPEZ.
Wk
*-
'
Wwrffi.
Ooogle
LOPEZ.
RUY
THE
,Q
OO
Col. 37.
91.
A defense
"
adoptedby
Steinitz against
Blackburne
in the Vienna
PxP
The
"
would
position
Q" Q4; etc.
Q" R4,
Col. 37." Or 7.
93.
P"
95.
Col.
38." There
06.
Col.
38.
Col. 39
; White
QB4
Col. 39." Or
09.
Col. 39
10.
Col. 41.
.Kt"
must
B3
"
7 Kt"
11
P"
BxKt,
; 10
openingif
now
followed
Q4) followed by
is 9 P"
(equallygood
else 6
Col. 42.
"
of Kt"
account
on
much
Kt
Q6
ch.
Q" QKt3-
or
cramped
"
sq.,
Col. 42.
"
in White's
Col. 42."
ch., 11 Kt"
sq.
exposedto
K2
then he has
otherwise.
B"
12
Kt5, 12
isolated P and
an
If Black
P"
now
play 11
in his
move
B3
hole
sis
analy-
KtXP
; 7
Golmayo
; 13
QB" KB4+
King side,
comfortably.
"
; 9 P"
Q3
10
RXB
obtains
The
or
his
on
7 KxKt
; 8
Q"
11
P"
favS^han
Or 9.
.Kt" R4 ;
10
Kt"
by
P"
The
game.
Boden's
B2;
Q3
favorite defense.
Kt"
in the text
move
9 P"
K3,
played in
as
game
B3, 6 PxP ; 7
Kt3-
O"
O, 7 PxP
; 8
BxP
B3
10
between
obviouslythreatens
with
; and
if
strongattack,
O and Kt"
is similar
Whites position
the latter
B4,
; followed
P" Q5 wins
B" R2, ! (forif BXP, then obviously
RxKt, 11 BxR
5 12 Q" R4 ch. and wins).
planfor moderate
the P
Kt5,recovering
"
8 Kt"
R5, 9
safest
QB
even
an
formed
of Black
moves
Col. 42." Or
or
107.
B sq.;
"
.KtXP
5 O"
QxB-f
; 9
Col. 41." If 8
an
Monthly.
; 11 R"
K2
.KKt"
"
Kt3
9.
is
position
combination
The
"
B5, 10 Q
Morphy and Lowenthall,Black
BxKt followed by P" R5.
106.
with
of 1888.
game
Kt"
105.
"
Steinitz
Chess
"
104.
O-O
; 9
threatens Kt"
White
as
B"
answers
Brentano's
Black
"
while his
108.
sq. followed
of this defence,
justly
gives this as Black's best
Mr.Barnes,theoriginator
"
08.
109.
"
is nothingbetter
in
published
101.
"
P-"
....
100.
be identical with
; 8 B"
.PxKt
Q2, 9 Q
"
playedby
by P O3
as
KB3+
94.
07.
B3
; 6
5 KtxKt
5 KtXP,
.B"
1873.
game.
Col. 37.
92.
(Seeillustrativegames) 9
game.
of
tournament
be
playerswould
QKt" Q2
followed
by
Kt"
to that
in
arising
the
Danish
Gambit, but
we
think it is more
opening.
Q*-B3,
Kt3 and
or
if 9.
.P"
Q3;
10
R"
sq?,
or
Kt-Kt5".
3f^
UKt_T
"Kt-
35
BxKtch.
4B-Q2
r
4PXB
O"O
-P-Q4
"KKt"K2
ftP-Q5
JPXP
"
15
7B~Q3
yKtxKt
'P" KKt3
'PXKt
KK1
QB" KKt5
8B"
Kt2
o Q-Q2
"P" KR3
16
Kt2
,Q-B3
D'_
"Kt" B3
1nR-Ksq. 17
3
KB4
XQ"
B sq.
QKt-R3
qKt"K
"P"
sq.
QR4
4Q-^3__
*P"
Bs
-B-Q2
"K" R2
Kt"
luo-o
44P-B3
1XR" Ksq
Kts
Jo-o
|QKt-B3
1P-B3
8
D
QXKt(Q5)9
IP" B
QXBP
IMP" K6
lP-QR4
1B-Q3
'Q" K2
,B--Q2
29
iPXP
'B-K3
|Q-R5
P"
KKt4- 35
KR"
P"
Q sq.
KR4
fiB-Kt5
Ob" Kts
OpTZ:
P" KR4.
rP" Kt5
'Kt" Ksq.
OP" B4?
30
OQ-K4
31
"KR" K sq.
flUK" Bsq.
on?*?
flUPxPch.
KtXP__
filQXBch.
K-Ktsq.
fifiKtxB
fiflB-K4
10
U
12
13
25
R(B"-B2
OQR_Q Sq.
JQXQR23
**RXQ
9-RXR
pKt" R3
B3
resigns.
BXP
Whitereuntt. 25
39
B-Q3
fllBxKt
AABPXP
Kt"
40
33
24q_bsq.
27
flUR_Rsq Ta
-.QR-Bsq.
R-]"5__
fl0pxp
34
ch.
RXR
31OXR
P" O
"Kt-R2
""Kt"
B3
RXQP__
aOq_rs
"*R"
B sq.
42
"OKt"
47
K2
R2
48
Bsq.
Q" B3D5I
50
B"
37=
PXP
PXP
38B"
P"
Kc
QXRP
"'P-QKt3
45
"HB-Q5
7zg
fi4p_QB3
nRXR
QXR
rKt-Q6ftm.D
44
K2
QKP-B4_46
32
K4
onB" Kt5
BB-B4
OflB"
Bsq.
Q-^Kt4?
AUK-Ktsq.?
""Kt" Bsq.
Q"
flUR_Ktsq.
Kt-Q5_
00QR-Qsq.
flOKt"B2
24
'Kt-Q3
BB-QB3
flOQ"Ksq.
QQ-KB243
36
37
gKt-K3
x-qI* 38
filQ-B3
9-Q-B4ch.
ch.
fi"K"Kt2
owbxR
14
22
*Q~Q7
,Kt" B sq.
'PXP
21
D
K2
1Q-R4
nKtXP
BXKt
,Q"
Lr_q sq.
#QXB
K2
18nxB
(|2=?4
UBxKt
ofJ^
o/R"
JBXP
nQXB
Q"
Q-B3__
QXKP"
JPXKt
PXKt
OKt" QB4
fl*KR" B3
iP-Q^428
10R_Ktsq.
20
R2
ftKtxKt
'P-Kt3
PXKt_
nO" O
KKtxKP
KR3
P-Qkt4
"QKtxP
4rQ-Kt3
i("-Kt3__
i"P"
OKKtxQP
nPXP
^Kt-Rs
Kt$
'B" Kt2
ftP" K6
P-B3
pQxRP
White
19
13;B4
B"
B"
7Kt-Q2
"PXP
"kt" R3
flOR"
18
j2B-Kt3
Ui
*O=0
BPXP
'p-Q4
KB-QB4
jP~Q3
Kt-Kt5
27
PXKP
h" KKt3
B3
rP-QB3
Op KKt3
P-Q4
6B"
Q2
OpP" KB4
pKtxP
"QKt" Ktsq.
8B"
26
40:
52
Maekniigu.
THE
RUY
Golmayo
Game
1.
2.
PXP,.6 PxP
Steinitz.
v.
It transposesthe game
into
KtXBP,
"
KxKt
in
position
arising
"
Philidor's defence.
attack
an
against
the attack by Kt
Q3 against
Kt5 is the onlycorrect play.
has evidently
the best of the game.
For if White
answer
PxP
"
Black
3.
If 6
"
Kt
is also
21
4
good.
Compare Col. 13 p. 148
1.
Though this cramps the adverse pieces,Black
I.
Game
PxP
LOPEZ.
able
formid-
blocked
attack.
4.
Game
1.
5.
Game
1.
"
"
"
The
"
situation freedom
back
to B sq.
6.
Game
1.
7.
Game
1.
8.
Game
1.
Game
9.
1.
Game
11.
1.
Game
If
Game
14.
Game
as
correct
After 24.
"
PXB
as
.R
"
vice
by R--K3,
at
once.
be
saved, even
then, if Black
"
pieces,
plan.
and
yet cannot
the
save
Q.
If 27 P"
v.
(R2)" K2
followed
Steinitz.
15.
Game
2.
16.
Game
2."
17.
Game
2.
"
previous
game.
and subsequently
for the attack which leaves the R unprotected,
premature preparation
embarrassment.
him
K5, 27
etc.
Ponce
"
QB4.
"
versa.
K sq., threatening
R
K3, and leavingWhite without resource.
has no other optionthan to giveup the Q for two
sq., White
"
stillhis best
was
1 ."White
causes
and, B right
with PxB.
1."
"
In such
reserved
strong attack by Kt
or
Q" B4,
22
was
been
19thmove.
the
P, Black obtains
followed by BxKt,
have
sq.
Not
"
B3
anyhow
should
Q2, if necessary,
breakingin at
KtXKP
P"
21
better
"
commencing
13.
QxB,
21
Much
"
to
he takes this
not
or
threatened
Black
"
1.
was
Whether
"
R
replied
12.
to retreat
Necessaryfor
"
1"
Game
10.
for his
"
for many
was
purposes
better
developKt
to
B3,
"
followed
by
"
preferable.
for after 12 QxKt, 12 R" K sq. ; 13 BxP
ch.,13 KxB ; 14
tempting,
Black
K
has
the
of position.But ifWhite answered
12 RxKt,
ch.,
Ktsq.;
superiority
Q B3
14
P" Q4 ; 13 R" K sq., 13 PxB
R3, etc.
; 14 Kt"
we
preferhis game after 12
his Pawns
to be doubled in the present
Game*2.
Always a considerable compensationfor allowing
advance
the QKtP, Black indirectly
obtains
to
and similar openings. By compellingWhite
Kt
the
which
be
that
his
command
for
blocks
unmasked
can
now
KB,
easily
by removing
greater
18.
Game
2.
10.
Game
2."
StillKt"
"
KtxP
1 1
was
was
"
"
20.
B3
It
sq.
"
"
his action.
21.
Game
22.
Game
2.
23.
Game
2."
2.
"
himself to an irresistible
attack.
Recoveringhis P but subjecting
ThreateningQ R4 at once, or after BxP ch.
If 24 QxQ, 24 RxR
ch.; 25 Q" B sq., 25 BxP ch.; 26 K" B2,
"
"
must
now
capturethe
B,
he
as
would
be
mated
in two
26
B"
Kt6
if he
moves
ch.; and
retreat
"
Ktsq.
24.
Game
26.
2.r
.B"
"
25.
Game
2."
26.
Game
3.
Anderssen
27.
Game
3.
A hazardous
but
26 Kt
even
28 R"
Kt
now
Anderssen
"
"
the counter
28.
Game
centre
29.
Game
3.
"
sooner
3.
"
now
that White
gambitmore dangerousthan in a
which giveshim
splendidmove
or
v.
will be
similar
an
B"
account
of
Kt7.
Suhle.
generally
adoptedthis earlyexchange,which, however,
venture
on
"
soon
readyto
in
position
we
and
castle,
irresistible attack,as
it forces
break
in Black's
policyof
the sacrifice
later.
So far White
has
admirablyconducted
his
attack,but
on page 23.)
(Continued
we
doubt
the
THE
GAME
Move
NO.
RUY
LOPEZ.
I.
GAME
KtXQP
19
BLACK"
Move
STEINITZ.
No.
19
BLACK
2.
P"
Kt6.
STEINITZ.
"
W
mm
II"
"^
If
ijp
V/.
~Y H
Hi
WHITE
GOLMAYO.
"
GAME
Move
27.
BLACK
111
m
vm
"
No.
8.
Kt"
Q6.
...m
M
39.
"
0" B3.
"3"fa'"
^%mim
iH
fH
mm
4.
ZUKERTORT.
I
-
WB*
PONCE.
No.
Move
BLACK
"*fc
vjr"m
"
GAME
SUHLE.
9
WB.
%
WHITE
wm"to,m
i
wM
"i"
Haf
"
If
mm
Ws
llll
Hi
mr//y//J^
-
mm
Wk
WHITE"
WM
a
ANDERSSEN.
W"t
Wk
WHITE"
STEINITZ.
THE
24
RUY
iP-K4
LOPEZ.
9KKt~B3
jjB"KtS
fiQKt" B3
Game 6.
Game 5.
London
"
London
Tournament
1886.
Chess
Con-
Game
London
SELLMAN
8.
gress,
Con-
Chess
Magazine,
March, 1885.
\l
STEINITZ
ROSENTHAL.
7.
International Chess
1883.04
gress,
GUNSBERG
SCHALLOPP.
Game
1883.
TSCHIGORIN
ZUKERTORT.
STEINITZ.
"
0
0Kt-B3
.P-Q3
"
*Kt"
K2
3Kt-B3
^64
cLlB3
O"O
4B"
B4
KKts
Kt3
BxKt
n0^ K2
9p-^Q456
PXP
,PXP
1q_0"
oPxPch.
?-R3
B"
S-B2?
13
B"
12Kt"
-R"
15?
PXP
ch.
K5
6KtxB
ch.
QxKt
7:b~
nQ-4
Ksq.
Q-R4
HQKt-Q2
1AKt"
R4
B2
82
**b-b";
31,
Kt-
K":
69
B6
K sg.
Kt-Kt3__
Q-KB3
Resigns.
P"
QKt3
83
P"
K5
84
14p-k5
Q2
P-KKt3
17
16P"
KKt4
B-Kt3
70
."KR-Qsq.
4QB~K3
4QQ-Q3
P-Kt3
B"
"30Kt"
R4
R6
89
B"
Kt4
Kt7
90
B4
K5
uApXR
77
QKt4
"32
"PXP
r"-R4_
28KtXP
KtxR
3RXKt
P"
94
KR4
q.B-Kt3L__9,7Q-B5
R4
V^RXBch!
Bs
QCPXR
"0p B7
73
79
"'P
D*
mates
in
KXP
38Black
two
B8
moves
"
ch.
nqK" B3
""Q" R6ch,
K" K4
"24
u"tB-Kt2ch.
Kt"
K6ch.
00K-Bsq.
0 UQ"
R5
nJP-Kt3
queening.u*0"
Q-K5Kc
ffiRxQ
ch.
B2
Q"
3 lltt"
Q6
UflB"
780QQ-Kt4
^28
R6ch.
107
Q9K-Ktsq.950CK-Q4
-25
Q0P" Kt5
72
93
O-O
BxB
Z5b"B2
92
^4PXB
Kt"
22Kt_Bs
ch.
GameT-Confd.
B=R^
1Q6
KXP
7423Q-B3
75flUP" Q6
91 30b"
K3
76n,BxR
RXB
niRXKt
fl'Kt"
Kt"
20R~Q7
PXP!
B"
B2
fiOB" Kt2
A"PxKt
22
0Kt-Bs
tameO-C-rt'd.
Kt4 105
KtXP
PXKBP
BXP
21B"
Ksq.
Q-Q2
B" B5
P"
IBKt"
20Kt-Q4
630.Kt" Kt4
Kt"
R3
Q-R4
87
KB4
18pz^s10
104
l0Q_Bsq.
71
i"R-Ksq.
AOqR" Ksq.
61iyR-K3
Q" Kt5
86
P-QB4
P"
103
15P^B6
17
Q" R6
KKt-Q4
85
Q-K3
PXP
23B"
102
1"P" KB4
15P-Q4
16Kt"
-21KR"
B2
19Q-K2
B5
14Kt-Kt3
QBsq.62onKt-B3
pjP-Q4
23
aUo-o
ldp_B5
20Q_Kt3 20Kt-B3
R"
81
JOQ-Bsq.
sq.
59
PXKt
22B"
"BxP
B4
11Kt"
101
qpxp
Kt-B3
Q-K3
60X*P-Q4
-BxKt
9PXP!
10
B-R3
R"
PXP
80
99
^Bp_AB3lOO
Q-R5
*P" K5.
R"
t*
BxKt
b-k3
B2
12
7!
QPXB
Of
B4
Kt"
Kt sq. 57
O?
58
KR"
11P"
nQXKt
'P" QKt4
BB-Kt3_
Kt4
Kt"
B:
KtxKt
68
KtxP
K2
P-Q5
6Kt-03
67
10;
QXP
QB" KKts
B"
P-Q4
;
Kt3
JKtPxB
|KtxP
P-Q3
rP-Q4
0b"
KtxP
7"
'b"
7P-^-KR4"
*KtxP
K2
P-Q4
s55
R4
"K
O"
5PXP
qO-O
"o=o""~
^40
66
P-B3
pB-R4
0Kt-Kt3
B"
*KKt"
Op"iB3
P"
65
K3 ch.
96onK-B4
97
108
"R" B5 ch
989-Kt-Q4
fl'KtxB
nrQ-Kt2
5Kt-K7 ch.
BKxKt
"OB"
3Q" R4
*K" B2
"KtxR
UUQ_B6ii.ate.^RxKtch.
R6
iQXB
nnVAf
90
K"
109
ch.
B44
and wins. HO
THE
RUY
Gunsberg
S3.
Game
5.
84.
Game
5.
v.
LOPEZ.
25
Schallopp.
White
"
"
"
55.
Game
of future trouble. But we believe he could
5." This weakens the King'sside and is the cause
afford that by proper subsequentplay,especially
Black has apparently
as
nothingbetter than to
in the same
oppose his KRP
way.
56.
Game
we
57.
5. Black
believe is not
"
which
now
Game
5. All
has initiated at the cost of material.
"
58.
Game
5.
a P and
The move
But
"
justa
stand
is only justified
by the
fallwith the
or
result,but
attack,which
he
littleprecaution
the
on
simplyan
was
ingenuity.
Game
59.
5.
"
good by B"
Game
60.
61
"
Game
of this game. Though the soundness of the previous
5 "This pointconstitutes the brilliancy
quality
sacrificeof two Pawns is very questionable,
the game is now
well redeemed
fice
by this offer of a sacriof the Q, which, if accepted,would
be followed by mate
in three moves,
namely,by PxR
queeningch.,B R6ch., and R K8 mate.
"
62.
"
5." If R"
Game
ch.,and ifKxP
63.
Game
23
64.
5." There
BxP
Game
that
was
no
ch.,23 KXB
6.
"
To
If
K7 ch.,24 K"
B" Kt6 ;
Kt sq. ; 25 Q"
Steinitz
Rosenthal.
resource.
; 24 R"
this game
awarded
was
Congress.
Game
6. Though Black obtains
adopted cannot be recommended,
65.
"
Game
66.
6." If 5.
.P"
; 6
Q3
21
P"
Kt"
Q2, 21
v.
the
P"
Q4 (or22
KB3,
and wins.
22
in
specialprizefor brilliancy
Kt"
the
Q4, 6 PxP
7 PXP,
Kt5 ch.; 8
7 B"
K4,
grand
22
R"
K8-
RxKt);
tournament
of
some
as
and
by BxR
giveWhite
K"
sq. +
threatening
Q-R4.
67.
Game
68.
Game
with
6.
"
Better than P
6." Best.
If 8.
excellent game.
an
.
6.
Q5, in
.QPXB
"
which
; 9
case
KtXP, 9 KtxP;
10
R"
69.
Game
70.
"
Loss of
next
time,as the opponent's
two
excellent
moves
Game
71.
10
sq.,
"
Kt sq.
B"
or
KB4
an
prove.
excellent game.
20
R--QKt5 (or 20
.B" B3 ;
etc.),20.
11
R"
21
Kt"
Q2,
Q6, 20
Kt3,
R"
"
72.
6.
Game
"
73.
Game
6." An
74.
Game
6.
"
75.
"
account
30 BxP;
sq. etc.
6.
Game
"
An
31
unsound
error
sacrificeifWhite
which
had
which
rejoinder
Kt
"
capturethe B on
Kty if once more
playedproperly.
PxKt
A beautiful
"
instead
Q" R5
would
have
won
; 32 B" Q2 and
easilyby 30 PxKt,
win), 32 K" B
must
the tables.
turns
76.
77.
Game
"
"
"
6.
"
finer than
the B followed
have interposed
text is much
would
73. Game
which
stronger and
White
Q"
B2
was
not
could replyR"K
"
on page 27.)
(Continued
RUY
THE
26
GAME
No.
Move
LOPEZ.
GAME
5.
Move
PxP.
19
SCHALLOPP.
BLACK"
IS
.;
B7 ch.
ROSENTHAL.
"
%0
ftOLl
14 5
6.
P"
35
BLACK
mm
Ml
No.
"
iiii
#1
rSSSs
Ife
^1
wA
"B
mm?;
"_
Hi
hWto
1
(EhMMI
HP
L*.
GAME
Move
BLACK
23
"
GAME
"
20....PxKtP.
BLACK
STEINITZ.
8.
No.
Move
Q6.
"
r
STEINITZ.
WHITE"
7.
No.
? -:
GUNSBERG.
"
""^
1 1
i
"
WHITE
L_
"
ZUKERTORT.
.81
ly;*.
Ji
W3
'
a
B
lit,
:
mk
Wm
in
""'-**',
"
lif
%f
iH
k-.-A
f"Sl?
HI
1 I4"'
v"
a
MM,
"}
vxmt
"
"
WHITE
"
SELLMAN.
iH
am
Wm
WHITE"
wm
mi
#m
mm
III
mm
TSCHIGORIN.
THE
RUY
LOPEZ.
(Continued
from page
Kt-B
sq.,
36 PXB;
37 PxP
"
1)
Game
6. Mr. Rosenthal now
for brilliancy
awarded to this game.
30.
Game
7. Either this or P"
as Black threatens to win a
Sellman
v.
Steinitz.
3X.
32.
33
79.
"
27
"
34.
SB.
"
should Black
36.
capturethe KKtP.
cut offthe QB from supporting
the weak
Game
7.
To
Game
7.
His
97-
could
98.
Game
7.
37.
38.
"
"
"
"
"
39.
90.
"
"
"
"
"
"
91.
92.
93.
94.
"
"
95.
96.
"
"
"
"
"
Q" B5
"
"
B"
answer
"
Kt5-
mighthave prolongedthe
K2
game
Game
move
as
he could
the Q
interpose
at
B3 if Black played
ch.
Tschigorin
99.
"
"
8.
v.
Zukertort.
"
on
this
B3,
"
8.
100.
Game
101.
8." U9Q"
Game
Q5, 9 PxP ;
12 P" B3, etc. (Zukertort).
An
"
8.
excellent
move
which
10
QxP
Fine
102.
Game
103.
8." KKt"
Game
16 R" K sq. ; 17
Q4, 19 R Q7 ;
"
104.
"
105.
"
Game
8.
A beautiful move.
with Kt
R6 ch.,or
would replyKtxBP.
"
White
Zukertort
"
"
points
out
and
Kt5 accordingly,
that it threatens
that 18
Q
"
in 4 moves,
would have been
mates
Kt5
mencing
com-
bad
108.
8." If 21 BxB, 21 Kt" R6 ch. ; 22 KxP, 22 Q" Kt2 ch. ; 23 KxKt, or" Kt3, 23 Q" B6
ch.,followed by R
B5 ch. and wins. (Zukertort.)
8. 24
B
and might have led to the following
Game
Q6 ch. was, we believe,
stronger still,
continuation : 25 K" Q4 best,25 QR" Q sq. ch.; 26 K" B3, 26 ;B" Kt4 dis.ch.;
27 R" K3, 27
Kt" Q4 ch. ; 28 K
Q2, 28 RxP ch. and mates in a few moves.
8. Obviously
Game
Black also answered R
if RxKt
B5 ch. and mates next move.
109.
Game
110.
106.
Game
"
107.
"
"
"
"
"
8." If R"
8 ch. , Black
with
check
THE
28
iP-K4
Game 10.
Cod-
Chess
London
Chess
-1
"Kt"
,B" R4
jP-Q3
ch.
"b"
m
Kt2
K3
R"
Kt sq.
P"
7QXKt_
'P" QKt4
Kt2
QR4
8KKt"
sq.
pB-Kt3
132
K2
QB4
10B"
U2
Us
Ktsq.
Game
K2
K2
Kt=B^
113
15
KKt"
Kt2
9" Cont'd.
Kt"
Ks
Kt3
B-K3
Kt2
K"
116
*'B" Qsq.
"QKt-B5
B4
127
00P-KB3
22QXP
P-B6
128
nnQR-KBsq.
""Q" Ktsch.
1QP-QR4!__
134
10p_Q4
"RPXP
K"
Kt"
R2
KKt sq.
B sq.
K2
K2
41R-R4
QB4
P"
npKt"Bsq.
117
P-QRL__
1
'
"*
B4
42BxRP
QR-B3
fl/Q"K2
118
9n?-Kt4
-p*
^R-B2
23P"
130
D137
sq.131
26RXB
P"
27
u'PXR
fiOP" B6
44?XP
XQ-Kt3
onQ-Rsq-
,rKt-Kt3
WQ"
*0BxKt
145
146
1
D
K4
**QXR
ch.wins.
147
KR4
BX Rand
nnRXR
144
R-Q7
25
o^Kt" B3
onR-B3
Q-R5
Kt-R6
nrQ~R4
B3
K3
Q-R3
fiUR"
QXB!
24!
QR-KBgq.138
BXB
noQ"
21PXP
CtxB
K.2
RPXP
B"
QR" Q sq.
22!
Q" QB2
M?3
23KXKt
KKt4
Q"
24!
Q-KR
25P"
136
K6
Kt"
22
129
Q-R5
R"
40B"
R5
!D
143
10p=B5
0""t-Kt3 91P-Kt4di8.ch.
"AB-K4
Kt4
inQ-R5
0" Ksq!135
20p
sq.
1fyKt-Kt3
19BXP?
R4
cKt" B
AOQR-Ksq.142
Kt6
PXP
21P^Q4
*DP" B5
lbo=o
18PXP
126
141
10P-BS
Kt"
IBp" R"
A OR"
B2
14fi_K2
BPxP
K2 115
Q-Q2
B5
B"
Kt-Kt3
Kt-Q2
17BPxQP
QR4
sq.
12P"
13
.eB-Kt|_
17
1 '
p"
140
X*P" QB4
1"P"
Q-B3
Kt"
QR4
Q2
0P-KB3
R"
125
PXKt
ie;
Q-Q2
17
Q"
Q-Q2
,.0-Ksq.
sq.
Kt2
11
K2
12p_q4
j
139
O"O
11KPxKt
123
124
15KtxKt
114
19BPXB
10B"
Kts
Q-Kt4
Ktsq.
BxKt
P-QB4?
Q-Qsq.
R2
KtxKt
qB-B5
""3
KPxBP
10P"
122
-B3
nnR(BsqQ-B2 14
0Up_B4 119 D
KR"
Q-B3
IBO"O
B"
B-K3
11P" Q4
Kt" B5
KKt4
KtxP
o_o_o
25P"
7B"
PXP
11P-KR3
R"
KtXKt
KKt3
V-Q3
Kt-B3
Q-Q*
20P"
KtXP
P"
aKt" K
P-QKt3
18
5PXP
Oo-o
K2
K2*
P-Q4
B-Kt3
'O-O
B"
.KKt"
Kt4
""B"Kt2
-O"O
8B"
KKt"
4P"
7QKt-B3_
KKt3
Kt-B3
Kt"
P-QR3
B" R4
5PXB
pP-KR3
'P"
14
121
ch.
BxKt
rP-Q3
"P-Q3
13Kt"
B3
1883,
STEINITZ.
PAULSEN.
4pl
*Kt-B3
DpxB
7p-kr3
Con-
Chess
gress,
BLACKBURNE
ANDERSSEN
PAULSEN.
JP-QR3
12Kt"
ANDERSSEN
pBxKt
Game 12.
\ Vienna
gress,
Con-
1863,
STEINITZ.
P"
Game 11.
SalviolL
\l
l873-
ANDERSSEN
10P"
B-Kt5
flOKt"
QKt-B3
Game 9.
".
gress,
LOPEZ.
9KKt-B3
*P" K4~
Vienna
RUY
wins
v.
K8ch.
K" Kt2
Kt" Rs ch.
29 Blwk
rwigis.
8^Digit^?G'"6g
120
White
resigns.
THE
RUY
LOPEZ.
Anderssen
HI.
Game
Steinitz.
v.
29
"
Q4 is,we
"
fullyjhesame
into proper action and that Black will have to exhaust himself in his efforts to undouble his QBP.
The line of playadoptedhere for the defence shows that the open QKt fileand the two bishopsare
sufficient recompense
112.
Game
Kt
as
113.
9.
Game
Q5.
115.
116.
for Black
bound
to
Had
his
as
soon
"
"
the
"
"
"
obtains much
shutting
up the adverse Q, and all his Pawns
that White
cannot
seen
easily
exchangePawns
himself to a stillstrongerattack on the Queen'sside at once.
without subjecting
Black would
Game
equallygain the advantagein position
9. If he had exchanged both Pawns
afterward by P
of the open QB filewith his R.
KB4, or else by takingpossession
his objectof practically
Game
centrates
Having accomplished
gettingrid of the adverse Q, Black con9.
his attack on the other wing, and by steady pressure he breaks
with
through,
which
shows
that the defensive "disposition
of White's
forces remained strong,
some
difficulty,
though theyare deprivedof the assistance of the Queen.
Game
R retakes the B Black answers
QxP and wins in a few moves.
9." Whichever
Game
are
118.
was
he played P-QB3,
Kt
then Black could, nevertheless,
answer
Q5, and would
pieceshould PxKt.
Game
Black has altogether
the principle
of rapiddevelopmentwhich was
of the
one
neglected
9.
maxims
of the old school,and he has deferred castling
until he has ccmpletedhis manoeuvres
to
obtain possession
of the adverse centre with his Kt.
ObviouslyWhite cannot break in at any point,
while Black can form an attack in different directions after due preparations,
either by the ultimate
advance of the QRP or the QP or the KBP.
Game
for
9. White has no doubt wasted time, but it is difficult to suggestany planof operation
him that would be more
than of a waitingand defensive character.
Game
After this exchange, which
might have been delayed but could hardly be avoided,
9.
9.
Black
117.
Pawn.
five moves
recover
114.
"
this move
By
9.
well
"
"
"
119.
120.
"
Anderssen
121.
Paulsen.
10.
Though Black does not advance P QR3 on the third move, as in the previousgame, the
is widelydifferent
become very similar,
but the line of play adopted by each of the parties
positions
from the respective
treatments
of this opening by {he playersin the first quoted game which
Game
"
occurred
122.
v.
"
with both
a situation to keep the B in communication
of bringingit
wings and B Q2 is preferable.The B is here postedwith some remote expectation
the King'sside.
to bear against
Game
Not
10.
good,for it leaves a hole at QB4, which weakens all the Pawns on the Q side.
with
the
P
genial
conKt3
objectof playingKt Kt2 or else P QB4, followed by P KB4, was more
to the position.
and he
Game
White also playsfor a King's side attack which can be easily
10.
guardedagainst,
when
he
could have obtained a sure
endangers his game
advantage by manoeuvringon the
later was
the proper
other side Kt
or
QKt 3 with the objectof playingKt
B5 or R5 sooner
play.
Game
Lowenthal
10.
rightly
suggestshere B B sq. as much stronger. White had then to guard
been broken.
The likely
againstthe threatened P KKt3, and his whole attack would have soon
B"
16
continuation
16
after 15
B
PxB
was
B3,
BxKt,
Q"
QBxKKt
17
; 17
; 18
sq.;
the superior
QXB, 18 BxKt; 19 PXB, 19 R" K4, followed by Q" K2, with much
game.
Game
Black's game
R" K5; 19 Kt" Kt3, 19 H" B5; 20 Q" QKt3,
is now
inferior. If 18
10."
B
20
R3; 21 B R3, 21 P" R5, 21 Q" Q3, and we preferWhite's game.
Game
Black
But his
stroke.
for a beautiful combination
10.
givesthe opponent an opportunity
for in answer
about his only other
R sq., which was
to QR
anyhow very bad already,
game was
White
would have replied
Kt" R5 with an irresistibleattack.
alternative,
Game
10.
"
"
123.
"
"
124.
"
"
"
"
125.
"
"
"
"
"
126.
"
127.
"
"
"
on pages,.)
CContinutd
THE
3"
GAME
P"
30
BLACK
STEIN
"
LOPEZ.
GAME
9.
No.
Move
RUY
NO.
Move
B4.
BLACK
ITZ.
"
10.
22
L.
PAULSEN.
"
B6.
#;
"m.
m
mm
ll-fl i : if
4-i
iil
.
nl
"
111
IB
M^S"
III
i 4 "1
m
v*
WHITE
"
GAME
NO.
Move
24
"
"
"
ANDERSSEN.
NO.
12.
24 R"
Q7.
GAME
II.
Move
QxB.
"
WHITE
BLACK"
PAULSEN.
BLACK"
ANDERSSEN
"
BLACKBURNE.
HP
a@
Mr
"
"A
i"
523
111W gll
"
alii
^P'
H
W///J
WHITE
"
ANDERSSEN.
WHITE
"
STEINITZ.
THE
32
P"
1
ip"
Game
9KKt-B3
"OKt"
Con-
Paris
Con-
Chess
Ganie.
gress,
MACKENZIE
WINAWER
]p^t3
*o=o
B4
"KtxQP
,,QB-KKt5
ch.
?B-Kt3
*"K" R
,0B-K3
pKtxP
OKt" K2
"iaxKt
nQxKt
pPXP
"Kt" Kt2
nKt-Q4
"o-o
Kt"
153
sq.
148
lOpZ^
10
nRPxKt
11Kt"
luK"
K"
"PXPiapwmg.
nKtxP
B;
13
P-QKt3
QR"
1"
Q6ch.
-Kt"
12
Q sq.
-R2
163
R6
B"
14:
i:tR"
RXP
p"
16
KB4
'QxB
A'P" KR3
QXB
nQXQRP
inR-Q3
IQ^-B5
P-KKt3! 149
Op_KR3
A0p_QKt4
10P" Q5!
PXP
ftR-R3
18
19QXPch.
K -R
'QxP
onB-QBsq.
aU0"
*
Q-Kts
sq.
20B-B3
22p^g^
nKR
"
B"
Kt sq.
Q" R3
R-Kt3
ISO
flOK"
Gamett-CffitU
a,
159
ch.
"Kt
R-Ksq.
B-Ksq.!D151 aOk" Ksq
Q-B4
27b"Kt3
160
B3
"nQ-Kt4
,Q" Q8ch.
*iOK" B2
-B3!
9QR(Kt3)-K39QQxQBch.
152
*"K" Kt3
166
0/ RXRP
nnKt-B4
DOOR"
173
QPXP
ch.
30BXP
0
ch.
If
*Q-B6ch.
RXQch.
wmi.
B2
R"
fll
BXP
-41B"
QXQ
P"
Kt4
-40B"
KtXB
PXP
1744up" R4
nR-B2_
P-Kt5_ch^
"44k=ku
"^P" Kt3
9rR-K
B2
-42
"t0PxF^
flfiRxQ"
nnR-Q2
sq. 167 o0R" Q3
fiUK-Kt
R6ch.
*K" B2
B"
R"
,BXP
"?XKt
"
R3!
K7
Ktsq.
K5
'
R-Kt3_
fi4R=R^
iP" B3
158
^
2"r
Q-B5
172qryR-K5
Q-R4ch.
23Kt"
Bsq
fi4o"
Re
*Q-R5
KtxB
^qxp
1D
ZZqxb
ch.
0|B-Kt4
24PXP
^0p_Q4
BXP
171UUK"
17;
K2
ZlfWP
QXP
Qsq.
,QXR
165
PXB
Q2I
157
QXR
Q-R7ch.
Kt-Q5
[36
P-Q4
164A,QxKt
B6
20BxKt
-21
Q-K2
nKt"
BXP
B"
P-B3
21O-KH
QR4
17Q-Kt3
B6
-34B-Kt3
B2
KtPxKt
17BXB
Kt"
-33P"
Kt4
RXBP
"Q-Kt3
7P-R5
156
32RXP
10K" Rsq.lTOuOK"-Kt2
:
IOB-B4
A Dp"
rB-K3
nQ-Q3
KtxKt
Kt4
Kt-K3
162
,K-B
168U1RXP
noKt" Q5
169
B;
""
Kt-Q5
"K" 02
7 ch.
B4
161AIIP"
Ri sq.
R
16" Cont'd.
"30g^
Kt-*B5
Kt"
155
Q sq.
Q" K sq.
Q*t-B3
B" B4
t%B"B4
win.
R-QBsq.
Game
R"
lOktxB
4
4b-K3
rQ-B3
IOq" Ksq.
B4
ilO" O
154
B4!
o!z___
Kt sq.
"R"
,Kt" K4!
,P" KKt4
Kt"
B-Kt3
lp"Kt$?
KB3
-34
7KtPxB
K2
BxKt
tSK5K*
"-QB3
K2
-33or"
qr-b3
B--Kt3_
/P-Q4
PXP__
BxKt
Kt-B5
r"P" R5
Q"
Kt-Q3
"B"
9'KtxKt?
KtxKt!
"P" KR4
QR-K3
K2
K2
Op" QKt4
.Kt-Kts
.KKtxKt
B"
p" o
P-Q4_
flQ-Q
^P"
"Ik-Bsi sq.
P-Q4
5PXP
OKtXP
K7
0,Q-Kt5ch.
KtxP
P-Q4
16-ContU
"WWKR"
.0"0
,0"0
rKt-B3
^B" Kt5
10Kt"
Game
*Kt-B3
*Kt-B3
' B"
gress
Con-
1878.
ZUKERTORT.
WINAWER.
STUTTGART.
Chess
Paris
1878.
Kts
Game 16.
Game 15.
FRANKFORT
ZUKERTORT
BLACKBURNE
B"
E
"QKt-B3
Correspokdence
1878.
gress%
"l
K4
K4
Game 14.
13.
Chess
Paris
LOPEZ.
RUY
ArR-K7
4"K-B
sq.
fl^KxR
sq.
Q-Kt3ch.
"0R__Kt3
"fl0p_KR4
07?HKR3
"'R"
Ksq.
00P~Kt3
Game14-Coirtd.
^R-QB3
qn ,QXKtftwiM. riQXRP
ww
JRXP
fl/P" B4
R" K7
R"
RXP
-29
Q7
175
R5
,P" Kt6
^47
*IBXP
176
nKtxBch.
4uK" K sq.
.
Drawn
game.
THE
LQPEZ.
RUY
Blackburne
Game
13."
Compare
149.
Game
13.
An
150.
Game
13.
Best in order to
151.
Game
13.
152.
"
"
juncture.
seizes a
which
move
powerfulattack
round
and
Game
13.
153.
14.
154.
Game
155.
Game
14."
if PxKt,
Obviously,
156.
Game
14.
The
157.
Game
14."
Nothing better
Q" R7 ch.,24
Q" Kt5
158.
Game
159.
We
loosens his
initiationof
.BxKt
the
K"
;
.Q" QB4
25 Q
25 PxB,
was
no
QB4.
objection
againstB
Kt6
Q2.
"
R"
; 22
QB
; 23 B"
Q" Q$
22
sq.,
K3, 23
ch.,and wins.
; 26
moves
Q" B7 ch, 26
K"
sq.; 27 R"
sq. and
(Salvioli.)
Game
QxB the Q
.QxP ; 26 B" R5 ch., 26 K" K2 ; (if
For mate
Q2 ; 28 Kt" B5 ch. and wins (Salvioli).
mate.
Kt"
K"
K2
ch.,
Q8
Q"
Q4
;
30
29
29
B" K2 ; 28 BxB, 28 KxB
There is nothingbetter. If 27
14." If 25.
is lost
is now
"
Game
14."
...
Game
Compare
15.
"
notes
53 and 54 to Col.
by
Kt7 ch.)27
Kt"
forced after 28
29 Kt"
B5, and
wins.
Winawer.
v.
Zukertort
20.
playedat
this
stage againstthe
same
opponent in the
tournament
same
12.
.P
Mackenzie
161.
the
sq. ; 25 B"
There
"
Q" B7 ch.,27 B
K" K3 best ; by
ISO.
pointof
ch. wins.
replyBxP
If 21..
now.
preferKt
much
strongPawns.
beautiful and
; 24
14." If 24.
wins.
Kt2.
"
Stuttgart
v.
Game
"
by Q
powerfuland winningstroke.
Frankfort
"
King'sside.
he still
attacks the weakest
KKt3
to
enemy
"
the
on
guard,in
his B
play. By bringing
Fine
"
our
excellent
Zukertort.
v.
Col. 18 up to this
148.
33
Q4
"
"
PXP.
162.
Game
waitingpolicy. 13
163.
Game
15." Waste
164.
Game
15. Necessaryas
advance is the
165.
Game
15.
"
win in
Excellent
few
"
the proper
was
play.
for he could
temporary expedient,
in
few
not
afford to allow
Kt5, but
"
this
moves.
Black
dare not
course
coup which
the opponent's
disorganizes
game.
15.
Game
if 23
15." Clearly
A master
...
would
replyQ" R4
and
at B6
followed
by
Q.
Winawer
16.
Game
"
In Col. 25
Game
16." If
12.
we
recommend
the Kt may
continuations
some
169.
play. Of
Game
168.
P4
his best
P" Q3 ; 14 Kt" Q5, 14 R" K sq. ; was
by KtXB and PXP, Black will be able to develop
Bishopsbeingof oppositecolors.
.
...
moves.
166.
"
EvidentlyP
of the
account
on
of breakdown
cause
167.
the
"
also win
now
.B"
v.
P"
be wanted
Qsq.; 13
B"
KB3
Zukertort
at
to enter
R6, 13 PxB
at this juncture.We
once
at
Q3
; 14
after
advancingP
B"
think this
"
better,as
in
Q4.
Kt4 ; 15 KtXP
ch. and
wins.
170.
Game
him
16.
"
to
White
an
attack now,
will be inferior if
Blacj^wn^coinpel
*
exchangeKP
'
,"
on page 33 J
(Continued
^'
V'
A"tT/"
THE
34
GAME
Move
No.
26
BLACK"
RUY
LOPEZ.
18.
K
"
GAME
No.
Move
sq.
ZUKERTORT.
BLACK
14.
25 P"
R6.
STUTTGART.
"
m*m
mM
"L jajyw
*"
"
I
mm
HP
HP
ill mp
WHITE"
mm
NO.
Move
20
BLACK"
~"A
BLACKBURNE.
GAME
mf"m
mm
WHITE
16.
"
GAME
WINAWER.
FRANKFORT.
No.
16.
18 P"
Move
BxP.
^wa
BLACK"
Q5.
ZUKERTORT.
Wm
if
1^
^"M
"T
m^
Hi
%".
111j
"""
M
dm
mmm^^m
a .1 HAJH
Jflt
1HP
1
"
iH
WHITE"
Hi
Hi
MACKENZIE.
JHB
A "
JH
is
mi
3LA12
iH
111
"
PI
'
1b
%
':~AViZZ
":
4
ill
tig
w
"
WHITE"
WIN
A WER
THE
RUY
LOPEZ.
(Continued
from page jjj
171.
172.
Game
16.
PXP
and P"
Game
would
We
"
B
preferred
decidedly
have
"
35
KtXP
followed
by
Q3.
16." If 17
PxP
passant, 17 PxP
en
; 18
KtXP,
18
BxKt
19 Kt"
19 RxB,
and
Q$
wins.
173.
174.
Game
16." There
PXP,
with at least as
Game
16.
good
this he
With
"
Game
16.
"
K5
"
and to remain
to the
176.
Game
one
16.
"
an
game
nothingbetter.
been
as
open fileby R
much
clear P ahead
that
With
was
If 19
PxKt,
19
"
sq.
much
was
stronger,for it threatened
without
PxKt;
20
Q" QB4,
2c
White's.
of the
Takingpossession
175.
have
to
seems
not
for
recover
some
time.
better.
to win
the adverse K
relieving
all the
Pawns
if Black
the
on
adoptcI
Queen's side
lar
playsimi-
line of
occurred.
actually
P which
is
forced,for R and
White
must
try to
Kt
cannot
win
R by
against
best
play,and
RUY
THE
36
LOPEZ.
,B" Kts
,KKt-B3
"QKt" B3
.P-K4_
lp" K4
i/
Game 17.
Game 18.
Magazine.
LEHRBUCH
Des SCHACHSPIELS.
Game
20.
Chess Match
DUFRESNE
LEHRBUCH.
Des SCHACH-
DUFRESNE
International Chess
Game 19.
Messrs.
between
Steimts
and
Blachbnrne.
SPIELS.
BAUER
LOWENTHAL,
PORGES.
BRIEN
" WORMALD
STEINITZ
NEUMANN
ANDERSSEN.
BLACKBURNF.
In consultation.
3Kt"
.B-R4_
O"O
^KtxP
*Kt" B3
"B"
K2
-Q"
K2
5KtxP
1B-R4
B"
4Kt-B3
B4
P-Q3
187
O"O
BxKt
"Kt"
'Kt-Q3
B4
3p"QR3
P-Q3
P-B3
O"O
rP~Q4
JP-Q3
ap-B3
KtPxB
B"
K2
194
KR3
195
,BxKt
BxKt
KtXP
P"
'KtPxB
QPXB
P-Q4
O"O
ipXp
ol
KtXP
O"O
Q"
K2
B"
188
PXP
Kt"
P-Q4
B-Q3
P"
KKt4
184
P"
QKt4
"Kt"
Kt2
Kt-Q4__
"O"O
R"
11Kt"
178
179
KB3
R6
R"
B2
18Q
R6
PXKt
18RXP
ch.
ch.
1Q-B4 ch.
19
KKt^
184
ch,
K2
l0K" Bsq.
8 sq. 181
1Q
182
18QXKt
Kt"
Q-B4
PXB
B sq.
nrB-B6
*3q__B2
nr*r
PXP
B5
KKt3197
ch.
15QXKt
16KKt"
ch.
Q"
ib;
Q" K8
198
ch.
BxKt
""R"
198
P-Q4
""R"
10p_]B5
0ApXB
B7 ch.
P-QS
Kt"
K"
Kt sq.
Kt"
K"
R"
K3
B2
Q-Q2
b2
q?BxRxh.
199
R"
21
203
Kt3
"Ak"
KR6
21Blackrengn.186
B3
Oil*?
18KPXP
Q"
White
ch.
nnKR-Ktsg.ch.
QB4
jnQ-Ktsq.
lop" -B7
B
D 202
90?""2
Kt2
O"O"O
17P"
P-Kt6
27QXKtP
28QxQ
B-K3
16QXP
201
Qsq.
KtXB
B6D192
R2
sq.
**P" B4
Kt-K3
14P"
A'PXP
RxKt
lui
KxB
14;
QXR
15B"
196
13Kt-K3
ch.
,-K-Rsq.
Kt-R3
17,
"?XKtP
QR"
191
12Kt"
R6
Q"
^"P" Kt5
,QKt-Q2
Kt"
KKt5
13BxP
4pRXBch.
,PXP
16P-Q4
Kt"
12;
QB"
9Q
11Q-Q2
Q-Q2
RXB
15B"
190
R5
Kt-Kt3
KKt4
KtxR!D
15KtXB
17i
K"
13P"
"qB-Q4
fiflp"B3
i"B" QKt2
11Q-QKt4
14PXQ
!D
BxP
Kt"
Kt5
KtXP
,Q-Kt4
sq.
KtxQBP189
12;
QXQBP
lflKt"
Kt-K3
.B"
B"
188
10Q-Ksq.
11Q-B4
P"
jo*t-B5
13P"
,Q-R5
i_"Q"
B3
10Kt-"?2
Ksq.177
B4
K3
,P-Q4
,R-Qsg.
10(Q"Ksq.
3Kt-B33
3p-qr3
B3
200
pe^"UG"
Kts
ch-
Kt sq.
KR-Ksq.204
34
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THE
RUY
Bauer
Game
17."Up
game,
but here
Game
to this pointthe
White
17.
Game
17.
K"
Game
17."Excellent
"
"
KB3,
"
R sq.
There
play.
R sq., he
or
was
Q3 accordingly,
"
the
rightplay.
as a precaution.
indispensable
now
was
is no
at with
comes
clear R behind
by
the
ch.,followed by
KtXR
answer
ch.,and ultimately
RxB.
QXKt
17," The
Game
to
P
B4 with the view of advancing
"
17." If K"
Game
losestime in order
37
Porges.
v.
both
playof
LOPEZ.
R must
which
interpose
Brien
Lowenthal,
183.
Game
18.
184.
Game
18.
"
"
B
bad
K2
"
is the
White
and
Wormald
etc.
in Consultation.
here.
rightmove
defence which
will
them
subjects
to
StillB
powerfulattack.
K2
"
the best
wa3
play.
185.
an
186.
18.
Game
"
the
piecesfor it,with
irresistibleattack.
18." After
Game
21.
..QxKtP ch.;
R"
22
K"
Kt2,
Black's
is
game
hopeless.
Neumann
187.
Game
as
188.
Anderssen.
v.
19.
"
itdoes not
yielda satisfactory
position
by
best
for
play
time,but he abandoned
some
Q" K sq. ; 9
rightanswer is 8 PxP, and if8
with
But not 9 P
P
the
Q4as Black would reply9
Q4,
superior
by
game.
White's castling,
with a strongattack.
Likewise,if Black play8. .QXP
preventing
19." This is not good.
Game
The
"
PXP, White
9 O"
answers
Game
19.
This
190.
Game
19.
His best
QKt2
; 12 B
Game
19*" Here is a
minor
and
pieces,
R"
192.
193.
"
"
Game
"
K5
King's side
the
wins
has
much
was
superior.
Herr
Dufresne,or
been]earlyleft without
If 13 P"
force.
by
KB4
"
as suggested
by
superior
game.
now
KB3,
13 PxP
; 14
11
any
PXP,
Q5,
"
xx
B"
from
protection
Q" KR4 ; 15
14
skill.
with consummate
better is 18
19." No
Kt
and wins.
Winding up
19.
"
11
now
where
case
Black
B2, 15 Kt" K5
Game
planwas
Kt5, 12 KtxP,
"
QB R3
replyto
"
in
O.
givesWhite
189.
lowed
O, fol-
O"
"
191.
it ultimately
on
Q" Q2,
for then
19K"R2,
19 Kt"
K5
and
wins.
Steinitz
194.
Game
20.
195.
Game
20
"
Not
"
after Black
196.
Game
KKt3
"
so
witn
much
the view ot
for defensive
Introduced
20."
as
purposes
manoeuvringit to
197.
Game
20.
We
198.
Game
20."
18 Kt-K
postingthe
B at KKt2
is
fence.
established as the better de-
now
of
formingan
attack
by
"
KKt4
has castled.
the view of
"
Blackburne.
v.
believe it would
Much
sq.
better
!,18 PXKP
an
19 PxP,
19 Kt"
; which
B5
; 20
developmentof
the Kt with
"
sq.
continuation :
'mighthave led to the following
Q" B sq., followed by P" KB3 and P" KR4.
(Continued page
on
this
was
presentgame, and
39
THE
38
GAME
Move
No.
RUY
LOPEZ.
GAME
17.
Move
i5....BxKtP.
BLACK
BLACK
PORGES.
"
No.
HKtXR.
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WORMALD
AND
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"
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Kt6.
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27
20.
P"
LOWENTHAL.
No.
Move
B6.
ANDERSSEN.
"
GAME
19.
NO.
B
WHITE
"
NEUMANN.
WHITE
"
STEIN
ITZ.
DOUBLE
FOUR
The
Double
follow
parties
first-class
Ruy
by
up
by
Mr.
an
early stage
Col.
obtains
KB3
Black
Queens
and
to
at
Col.
and
is
ought
in
an
even
in that game
it makes
chiefly
rests
already
been
the game
castling,and
Black's
his
played
equal
so
though
Pawns,
White's
of
Kt
it leads
second
the
Bishops, and
two
protection
least
at
game
But
1, which
in Col.
the defence,
for
playerswould
most
as
to
at
an
player
hole"
"the
difficult and
and
in
hesitate to
matters
simplifies
at
fact
on
gives
would
we
their
move
King
earlystage,
an
and
Morphy,
retarded
of the
alteration
P
.
commits
the
game
he
QKU,
"
in the
difference
By
is to
sooner
Queen's
or
"
Q4
(perhapsafter
later
1 1
will follow
whose
drive
of
the way
Pawn,
which
and
But
side.
of correct
ought,
the
9th
we
show
moves
Black
ingly
exceed-
to
advance^
play Paulsen
in actual
this makes
and
moves,
then
and
B3
"
irresistible attack
an
all
Black's
believe, to render
back,
sen
Paul-
between
game
compelling
will form
QKU),
"
propose,
celebrated
in fact
or
QB3
"
to
8th
by
we
the expense
It
games.
whereas
tinued,
con-
the
on
side.
6 represents
Col.
13, which
But
Our
position.
R
"
difference
with
deals
have
find
we
move
sure
been
that
difference
main
sq. is
the
feel
we
that
variations
attack,
with
of
moves
Queen's
the
at
Winawer
between
Illustrative
development.
inducing,
analyticalresults.
For
untenable.
opening
practicallydemolishes
position blunder
Black's
and
as
attack
finelyplayed by White,
very
excellent
fine game
1 1
such
treatment
an
in
Col.
(Compare
proper
obtained
and
centre
5 is another
by
game
that occurred
variation
Congress.
White
the adverse
Col.
of
Paris
the
in
end
to
blocked
some
one
of
1, which
had
with
Zuker-
game.
the end.
modification
Zukertort
played
the
of
the
with
preferred.
be
note
before
of
account
on
greatly
both
favor
in
in his match
K5
"
in which
absolutelyuseless.
is made
makes
even
an
attack
an
doubling
the defence
opening,
of
.QPxP
Game
in Col.
out
.P
7.
8.
been
played
pointed
Q5
"
slightlyprefer Black
early
to
which
3 also leads
in the
Kt
the
author
moves.
with
the attempt
and
KR3
entrances
Col.
7th
counter-attack
powerful
8th
Knights'
had
Q5
"
the
GAME.
Four
the
the defence
and
KNIGHTS
Kt
by
until
years,
with
the attack
of
THREE
AND
attack
conjunction
render
to
as
in
but
LOPEZ.
cohtinuationof
The
many
of Black's
Gunsberg,
White's
is
(seeIllustrated games),
combination
on
exchange
GAME
Kt5.
"
practitionersfor
tort, in 1886
In
KNIGHTS
Lopez
B
RUY
failure,and
in tactics
hitherto
that
this
offered
in
principle which
recommended
opinion
a
wing
lead
demonstration
in
ought
is
that
attack
is better
explained
by authors, viz., 9
ought only to
defence
the
that
on
with
to
an
even
that
to
the
centre
the KBP
game,
White
obtain
attack
sq.
and
in
can
the
in
"
press
superior
ing
commenc-
prepared by
harrass-
THE
42
as
and the Kt
is wanted
to
LOPEZ.
is the proper
remain
at
KB
play.
If our
sq. in order to
premisesare
support the
we
recommended,
demonstrate
RUY
counter-attack hitherto
a
propose an extensionof aline of play against
which we believe ought to be in White's favor. The game was
generally
In Col. 7
dismissed
DOUBLE
even
our
on
but
we
moves
will
contention.
White
led to
compromisehis game
by a plausible
sallyon
which apparently
the 6th move,
wins a P.
The variations producean interesting
and
attack,but by best playBlack ought to obtain the advantage.
spirited
Cols. 9 and 10 deal with inferior continuations on the part of the firstplayer,while
Cols. 1 1 and 1 2 contain novel analysis
to demonstrate that a defence in the Three Knights'
which
ourselves
Game
.P
have favored for some
we
KKt3,
time,is unsatisfactory
3.
take
of
it
and how the firstplayer
to
ought
advantage
"
might be
THE
RUY
DOUBLE
LOPEZ,
THE
FOUR
KNIGHTS'
FOUR
iP-K4
or
or
KNIGHT'S
KNIGHTS'
?QKt-B3
nKt-B3
"Kt"
lp^
P" K4
9QKt-B3_
nKt-B3
"QKt" B3
"Kt"
K4
?QKt-B3
K4
"KKt"
n*t-B3
"Kt" B3
B3
B3
B3
B3
CONTINUATION.
LOPEZ
*B" Kt5
k
Defence
*B" B4?
Third
Defence
Fourth
*P-QR3?
I
Defence
*Kt-Q5
Second
Continuation
l__ll
-------
Third
^P"QR3
Continuation
THE
lp" K4
Defence
43
0Kt-B3
"Kt-B3
"KKt"
JP"
GAME.
GAME.
lp=ET
Defence
Ruy3 Lopez
v
Second
THREE
9KKt-BL
*QKt"B3
RUY
Double
AND
lp" K4
P"
or
GAME
THREE
KNIGHTS'
KKt-B3
QKt-B3
3P"
Cols.
1 to
4.
Col. 5.
Col. 6.
Cols. 7 to
".
Col. 9.
Col.
10.
GAME.
Kt-B3
Cols.
KKt3
VjOOQiC
Digitized^
11
to 12.
44
THE
DOUBLE
LOPEZ.
RUY
jP-K4
FOUR
KNIGHTS'
GAME
9KKt-B3
lp" K4
AND
THREE
KNIGHTS'
QKt-B3
OQKt" B3
GAME.
B-Kt5
UKt"
I
*Kt-B3
3
^B"
Kts
4B"
rO-0
Kt-Q5
"0" O
KtxKt
ftKt-Q5_2
PXKt
P"
7PXKt
K5
PxKt
B"
B"
K5
Kt-Q5
K2
BXP-
ftKtxP
KtxP
0r_]
R" K sq. ?
KtxP
PXKt
KtXKt
KtXKt
Kt-Q5
QPXKt
Q-Q5
nQ~Kt4
KtXKt
B"
0q_B3
BxKt
P"
B4I
QKt4i
B"
K2
P-KKt3_
_
P-Q3
KtXKt
KtxKt
OQ" Kt4
10
BxKt
QPXB
PXKt
Ktsq.
_5 flKt"
PXKt-
cO"
Oo-o
B4
PXKt
8:
PXB
P-QR3?
QPXP
BXP
8QPXP
B4?
O
"KtxKt!
'P-
A"QB-KKt5
P-KB3
Q"
R"
K"
Qsq.
sq. ch.
B4
B4!
11
10*d*z
K2"
QXKKt
"KtxP
inKtxKt
A"B"
1U
10
P-QB3+
QP-Q41
13
"Q" KB4
14.
P"
10
RXKt
KB4+
11
P-Q3
nKtxP
13QxQ
P-QB3
B"
B"
llpxP
l^O":
Q" K6
O"O
P-B3
O"O
12
Q-Kt3
QB" KB4
ch.
K2
P-QB3-
10b_B4-
ch.
KXQ
14O-O-O+
Column
Move
2.
D 7
14
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"
"
O.
Column
5.
Move
11
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QB3.
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THE
1.
Col.
the
3.
KNIGHTS1
1.
This excellent
"
Col.
defence
P"Q3
wins,"
sooner
1 1
or
It
Paulsen.
and
tournaments.
to
an
sq.,
R"
11
sq.;
"
"
Col.
1.
"Or
10....Q" Q4;
".
Col.
Col.
; 10
Kt"
PxKt
which
QB3,
and
wins.
P"
12
the Rev.
sq.,
12P"
II
Or 9
OR4
favor
in
Zukertort,who
with
between
P"
11
QKt opening,or
Kt"
9 Kt"
Or
2."
P"
11
7.
of the
account
on
11
45
B"
K5 (if10 Kt" K
Kt4(u
Q4?, 11B-R3;
replyPxB, followed by P" QKt3) ;
BxP, 9 PXB
GAME.
QKt4,
*.
KNIGHTS'
easy,
RxR
12
in
greatly
was
firstadoptedby
was
If8....KtPxP;
1."
THREE
Mr.
of
Tournament
AND
of moves.
transposition
"
Col.
GAME
be arrived at in the
same
with
This attack originated
1.
in matches
adoptedit very frequently
Col.
agaram
4.
FOUR
position
may
ordinaryRuy Lopez by
"The
2.
LOPEZ.
RUY
DOUBLE
Pawn
C. E. Rankin
being
Gunsberg.
from
and
10
9 O"
Q" K2,
Kt"
10
Q4,
QxKt
10
+.
2."
ch.
Or
15 P"
"
three
S.
9.
IO.
moves.
White
Col. 3." Or
QB3, 11
Q6 !
13 P"
KR3
11P"
K"
KR3
sq., 9
; 13 B"
Q" B3
Q2 +.
; 10 R"
sq.
ch., 10K"
Qsq.;
P" Q6.
replies
; 14 P"
B-B4;
14 PXB
P"
12
QKt4,
B"
12
15 B -B4, 15 KR
Q3
!+
-KKt
sq. ! ; 16 P"
attack.)
11.
Col. 4.
"
If 9.
"
Kt5, and
ch.,with
12.
Col. 6"
12
14.
13.
now
weak.
Yet
he has
exchangeKnightsfollowed by BxP
B3 ch.
"
Better than
B-R4,
are
will
R"
(or 12 Q-Q3;
Col. 6." Or 9.
.Q" Q3
K
12
10
sq., 9 B"
Q" Kt3) ;
Kt-B3,
10
K3
12.
; 10
P"
.B"
.
Q" Q
14
Q4,
93
sq.;
QB
B-B4
; 12
11
10
; 13 P"
P"
KB4,
11
B"
K2
12
P"
11
P"
B5+.
at
of
KR3;
P"
1P"
GAME
KNIGHTS*
FOUR
LOPEZ.
RUY
DOUBLE
46 THE
AND
K4
"P"
Kt-B3
P"
P-Q4?
Kt5
B"
QR3
17
KKt3
1P-Q4
Kt5
Kt-Q5
4B"
P-Q4
4;
PXP
KtxP
rP~Q5
B"
KKtxP
""Kt"K2
Kt5
P-Q5
5B"
"q"K2
Q"
r"0" O
O-O
7^
R"
B"
Ksq.
"Q-Ksq.
flPXPj_
K2
0Q-K3+
OPXP"
B"
10
Q2
Kt"
Kt3
OKKt"
KKt"
18
'P"
OP"
15
O-O-O
11
B4
KtxKt
19
C
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"PxKt
D,
20
BXB
iiKxB
Q-Q4CI1.+
Move
11.
O"
11.
O"
O.
BLACK.
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12
Column
21
P-Q4
sq.
Q-B3
10:
B" Q2
B4+
KR3
P"
Dp-K5
8kt"
Kt
1
K2
iyP-KR4!
KtxKt!
7'KtPxKt
B-Q3
8O"O
Kt2
0B-K3
"Kt" B3
K2
nP-KB4
Kt-B3
9:
Q-QSl
KtxP
7P-Q3
B-Q3
P_QB3
QXKt
'(?XKt
8B"
Q2
P-Q3
16
K2
Kt"
B"
KtxBP?
pKtxKt
12
11
10
GAME.
KNIGHTS'
Kt-B3
9KKt-B3
^QKt"B3
K4
THREE
D
22
DOUBLE
THE
48
FOUR
LOPEZ.
RUY
KNIGHTS*
"P-K4
9KKt-B3
*P"
flQKt" B3
K4
GAME
THREE
Kt-B3
B"
Game 3.
International
Paris
gress,
Con-
Chess
May,
ZUKERTORT
STEINITZ.
ZUKERTORT.
*B-Kt5
rKt-Q5
"2"^3
cO-Q
Oo-o
OB-B4
OKtxKt
"PXKt
P"
Hk"
Rsq.
10
B-K3__
11
I/P-B5
"
17
AIQ-B3
90P-KR4
BxQBP
24PXP
n-B-R6
20
*4r~ K2
21
QR-QR4
28
np" R5
White resigns.
sq. ch.
R2
sq.!7
8
!BX0
-QB4
R4
30P"
Kt3
-QR4
OR"
26
-Q3
21P"
K3
27
White
aR"
21
ch.
B2
9,Q-R8ch.
sq.
K"
B sq.
K"
ch. 43
Kt sq.
B-R6dis.ch.
K" Rsq.
24BXP
flDR_K7
n7R-R
fl'R"
"q-
R3
9QP-Q4__45
B-Q4
0OB-K6"WUB.
B4
B4
44
25BXQ
27RxKtP
46
30
flB-R3
)8I
-r
Kt sq.
Q-Bsq.
-D
29
4
-T
22B-Kt7
Z0p_B5
3R"
Kt3
QBxBPdkch.
KB4
Q-R7
"P"
resigns.
41
Q sq. 42
-Kt7 ch.
"K" Kt2
"flR" B8
R"
K"
R-KKt4
01BXRP
fllp_B6
sq.
40
nK-Rsq.
28
O-O-O
Game3-Confd.
38
39
IV
UR_Rfi
B" R6
,^oqR-R3
"QxQch.
R^-KKt4
IBs
B" Q6
"O-B
22
nnK-Ktsq.
"0b-R3
KRXPD
nQR" Qsq.
2Dq_
kb4
0iyR"K
*'K=B^
UB"
QXB
yrQXQch.
""KXQ
KXR
BXP
QP--QKt4
R4
R-Kt3
25
*0p -R4
KR-KR4
A / PB6 dis. ch.
OUqxR
Gui"2-Coirt'd.
RXR
RXP
9P-B3
*Q_Q6
QR-4C
17q_r6
20
31p_QB4
*"B-Kt
36
1B-B3
XR-K3
Q" R6
B3
19
,B-K3
9QQ-R8ch.
23KtPxBP
"KtxKt
PXP
R-R3
ch. 18
^K-Bsq.
KtS
RS
*OQR_K
Confd.
31Whitewim.
19
35
Oxp
Kt2
I0R-Q4
Gamel"
B2
91Q-K4__
V
-I.
IN.
BxQch.
04Q-R5ch.
^AK-K2
00R-K3 ch.
33
oZ
34
15r_Q6
,RI=R3___
JP-B3
""B-Kt3
25
B"
sq.
fiR-K3__
"B-Q4 16
loQR-Ktsq.
.Q-R7
jnE=2i
""K"
P"
I'fi^R^
13Q-K3
QXP
P-QKt3
14
QR" Qsq.
,Q-R5 ch.
JK" Ktsq.
I0p_( gKt4
B-Qs
25
PXB
jQB" KB4
4b" K3
-\
'RxKt
11
14
fKxB
Q2
24
qB-B4
dP" QKH
nB" K2
'KtXP
P-QB3
Q-Kt3
TBxPch.
0-0-0
1R
Kt-Q4
10,
QXKt
13
5QR"
KR"
2
ch.
32
7;
QPXKt
KtXKt
QQ-K2_
Ksq.15
AOB-B4
Br: Ksq.
"o-o
I"P-B4
31
rO-O
Kt-Q5
:"8
PXB
3B"B sq.
1
4l=Bi
BxP
*QxQP
.KB-B4ch.
MORPHY.
7QPXP
Kt2
Q6
PAULSEN
STEINITZ.
PXKt
0-Kt4
13pxP
.
";
'-qL312
B-R6
Q-K2
MAXJUDD
DKtXP
1B-Q3
12
1888.
nPXKt
3t
Congress,
1857.
Op" K5
JQPXP
jjB-Kt5
P-KB3
York
^KtxKt
,Qxp
P-QB3
"B-Kt3
New
oKt-Qs
BPXKt
8BxKt
Game 4.
*"0"O
"PXKt
KtxKt
Kt5
5KtxKt
pPxKt
'P" K5
Kt-Q5
Chess
GAME.
Magazine,
-MoArA,1886.
1878.
WINAWER
KNIGHTS'
3Kt-B3
/Game 2.
Game 1.
AND
THE
DOUBLE
LOPEZ.
RUY
KNIGHTS'
FOUR
Winawer
Z.
Game
2.
Game
3.
Game
4.
Game
5.
Game
1.
"
1.
B2
49
Zukertort.
v.
11.
was
better than
Much
"
"
his K
side attack.
7.
Game
1.
"
His game
8.
Game
1.
"
Masterlyplay,though not
It forms
9
GAME.
"
Game
form
B"
KNIGHTS'
THREE
AND
RXQ
6.
Compare
"
GAME
Game
1."
B sq., 34
lost ; but R
was
was
his best
resource.
31
OB-KB4
B3
well worked
Continued
"
; 32
Zukertort
once
33 B"
PxP,
33
at
Q6
by
Kt8.
"
ch. ; 34 K"
Q-Kt3.
sq. ; 37
Steinitz.
v.
15.
16.
Game
10.
Game
2."
with
11.
12.
13.
If 9
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
14.
"
"
with
strongattack.
2."
Much
17.
Game
2.
18.
Game
2."
Game
20.
Game
22.
QXP"
Q" Q4,
19
could
White
with
the
recover
probablecontinuation : 17 BxB,
QKt4, 20 P" QB4+.
the best of the game anyhow.
clearly
followed by P
QB4, but Black would
with the
19 Q" R6
pieceby BxB
20
17 PxB
P"
"
afterward
great advantage.
19.
23.
16
now
was
"
pLy Q" Q7
21.
better
18
"
2.
"
"
fall.
Judd
24.
Game
3." If
QxP,
10
he loses
piece by
v.
Steinitz.
R"
10
Kt"
11
sq. ;
K5,
11
B"
Q3; followedby
P-KB3.
25.
Game
26.
Game
27.
Game
"
.Q" Q4 ; 12 PxB,
prefernow II
R"
Kt3Threatening
Heought to have stillcontinued with 20
3." We
3."
3."
R sq.;
22
ch.,24 KxR
28.
Game
29.
Game
12
P"
R"
Kt3, for
Q" K4
ch.,22 K" JCt sq. (or 22.
25 BxP+). 23 R" Kt7 ch.,and draws.
RXBP
;
3." As White
dis.
aimed
evidently
at the square
where
if 20
; 23
this P
RxR
R3.
QxQ ; 21 RxP
ch.,23 K" Kt2
ch.,21 K
; 24
jxQ
;
stood,it was
best
not
to
give up
the P.
Rooks
3." Better
was
R"
the KRP,
against
would
would
have
on page 51.)
(Continued
50
THE
LOPEZ.
RUV
DOUBLE
GAME
Move
FOUR
KNIGHTS'
GAME
AND
I.
NO.
Move
ZUKERTORT.
BLACK"
KNIGHTS'
GAME
KRxP.
30.
THREE
2.
NO.
B"
24.
BLACK"
GAME.
R6.
STEINITZ.
p^
?.*.,,
"*
ii.%d^
Hi
"
JHI
Jl X IHI
".."'}
*
"
GAME
Move
WINAWER.
No.
26....R"
BLACK"
^^
"sJ
wm
kWkWk
"
Ml
w,
;""";"-""
WHITE
ffl|| Up
m.
Wa
M^
If
"if
HP
.m
*m
or
WHITE"
Move
KKt4.
BLACK"
STEINITZ.
NO.
: m
Ma
Ii
4.
ww^wm
MbWkWMk
mm
v
k mm
1
111*
5S
""
wd""""w.
mm.
%"
/*"""*
wwm
ABU
P
SiSI
"
r,...i
n
WHITE"
PH
mk
MORPHY.
.,,
mm
If
QXB.
17
ZUKERTORT.
GAME
3.
%Hf
MAX
JUDD.
WHITE"
PAULSEN.
THE
DOUBLE
RUY
LOPEZ.
FOUR
KNIGHTS'
GAME
AND
(Continued
from page 49)
castled.
QR
30
30.
Game
; 28
THREE
GAME.
51
ch.,28 K"
PxP
KNIGHTS'
Kt
sq.; 29 O"
O"
O, 29 RxPi
"
Paulsen
v.
Morphy.
32.
K*XP, 5 KtxKt!; 6 P-Q4, 6 B-QKts ; 7 PxKt, 7 KtxP ; 8 Q" Q4, 8 KtxKt (or 8
.BxKt ch. ; 9 PXB, 9 Kt" Kt4 ; 10 B" R3, 10 Kt-K3 ; 11 Q" K4, 11 Q" Kt4 ; 12 P" Kt3+);
in White's favor.
9 PxKt, 9 B" K2 ; 10 QB" KB4! is also greatly
but
Black
his
Game
recovers
at cost of position.
now
P,
greatly
given
4.
up,
33.
Game
31.
Game
.
4.-5
"
4.
34.
Game
35.
Game
Kt5 ;
4.
P"
11
A weak
"
Game
P"
P
38.
4.
P"
Q3,
; 15 Q-Q2+.
12
11
R4
KtxKt, 9 RxKt
than
;
12
If 9 B
good enough.
P"
Kt4
12
play, as
it
compelsthe opponent
to
B"
Kt3, 9 QB
"
KKt5
"
\ IO
"
sq.,
KKt3+.
at
move
B"
; 9
more
the
at
have
seems
Much
better
; 14
PxB,
12
was
1,4Rx
39.
This
"
.KtxP
but
KR3,
would
which
this point,
37.
"
Game
36.
excellent
his
If 8.
4." Forced.
The
onlymove,
4.
P"
10
"
advance
4."
K3
;
"
"
"
"
"
40.
"
"
41.
Game
4.
"
One
of the most
Chess compositions
that
charmingpoetical
has
ever
been
devised in practical
play.
42.
Game
But
if R
follows in two more
Of course
Kt sq., Black takes and mate
moves
by R K8 ch.
4.
which
fulljustice
has not been done to Morphy's extraordinary
shows itself
positionjudgment,
"
on
"
examination
B sq.; 22 Q"
and wins),22
KR4
BxR
"
of the
lines of
following
QxP,
have
23 K
22
"
much
defence
BxR
20
!; 23 QxP
"
K8
elegantly
by
Q3, 20
ch., 23 R"
R
Q B4 ch., 21 K
QxRP, 24 R" K8,
B- R6 accordingly.
or
Kt7 (threatening
RxRP) ; 23;
"
B4
B3
; 21
"
43.
Game
44.
Q" Q3, 23 RxBP ch. ; 24 K" Kt sq., 24 R" Kt7 ch.; 25 K moves,
25 R" Kt8 mate.
think it rightto mention that this variation was firstdiscovered by the author, though it was
deceased.
claimed by another playernow
Game
4." After this White must giveup the Queen again,and his game is hopeless.
45.
Game
46.
Game
won
4.
"
now
K"
more
22
"
Kt2.
(R3)XP ch.,and
next
"
; 24
move.
We
ward
after-
THE
DOUBLE
Game
5.
52
London
Chess
gress
Con-
RUY
LOPEZ.
GAME
KNIGHTS'
Vienna
Chess
ts,
GAME.
KNIGHTS'
THREE
AND
Game 7.
Game 6.
1883.
FOUR
London
gress,
Con-
187a, /
Chess
gress*
Con
1883.
vl
ENGUSCH
BLACKBURNE
ROSENTHAL
ROSENTHAL.
STEINITZ.
STEINITZ.
lp-K4
KKt-B3
QKt-B3
nQKt-B3
flQKt" B3
Kt-B3
Kt-Bs
"P"
B" Kt5
B-Kt5
^PXP
qKt-B3
55
KKt3
,P-Q4
O"O
rKtXP
O-O
0 B"
P-Q3
P-Q3
6KKt-
""Kt-B2
flflQ"B2
Kt2
60
B-K3
K2
B-Kt5
47
-KB"
BxKt
48
'P-"?3
QB457
0-0
ftPXB
P-KR3
8O"O
QB" KR449
B-Kt5
9Kt"
p"
50
QKt3
51
58
10P-Q4
sq.
A 0R-K
iwp" KKt4
,.KtxP
52
l*PXKt
PXR
17KtXP
P"
KB4
IB!
Kt-Kt3
BXB
19;
QXB
BxKt"wiM.
?7
P"
30B"
aP_Q3
66
A"Kt" Q2
67
sq.
HB"
R6
Kt"
Ksq.
QB4
K4
,BXB
12KXB
68
,B" K2
13"P" KB3
B2
59
"1r" K7
R"
l*Kt-B2
B sq.
,-QR-Qsq.
32;
Q-B7
53
54
Q"
Ml
P-QB4
Q-Kt3
qq!
"OQXRP
16'B" Q2
B3
itKt"
P-QKt3
Q.Q" Kt8ch^
04K--R2
KB2
62
1Bq=k^
35B-Kt3
1BQ^3
lOoB-
0Dp=;
P" Kts
Kt"
B3
Kt4
21P.
-KR4
sq.
Kt"
Q3?
Q-Kt5__
72
ii7BXKt
nnR-Q3
78
1/rxb
fiORXP
74
P"
R"
B5
sq.
71
AAKt"
75
76
9-Q-R6ch.
A
"K"
Ktsq.
RR" B8ch.and
K6ch.
"White
fl"BxKt
wins.
next
?.PXB
R3
24:Q" K2
IdfiPxP
68
flfiQ"Ksq.
18Kt-B
37;
QXKtP
Black
70
B4
QRP-KR4
qb-r3
KR"
10p_B3
B"
Q-Kt3
Kt-lfc
20P"
69
njB-Bsq. 61
Q" B2
14Kt-B5
65
QB~B3
R" Q
QXBP
'R"
64
K2
151
QXB
"r?x_p
K4
"Kt"
,P-QKt3_
BxKt
.rBxP
ID pxp
flo-o
JB-Q4
B3
Qsq.
n"
nrQ~Kt3
"R"
Q4
,B" K2
Q-B7
11KtXP
12QXKt
Ksq.
7O"O
QXR
KtxKt
"!"54
^AR"
oiQR-Qsq**B" Kt2
R4
PXP
Up"
6Kt=I
'Kt-B3
.RXR
KB4
B-Q3
P-KR3
10B-Q2?
56
^"P" KKt4
^lR-^?ed
by
mates
move.
LOPEZ.
RUY
DOUBLE
THE
FOUR
KNIGHTS'
Englisch
47.
Game
5.
We
preferKt"
5.
As
usual, it was
"
K2
which
GAME
AND
THREE
KNIGHTS'
GAME.
53
Rosenthal.
v.
prepares P
QB3,
"
of
bringingthis Kt
to
"
Kt3.
Game
48.
"
unadvisable
to
exchangethe B for
Kt.
The
correct
Kt"
playwas
K2.
%
Game
49.
5.
"
advantageof
Game
50.
would
51.
Game
5.
52.
Game
5.
Game
5.
54.
Game
"
QKt
bad almost
6." In Col.
and
57.
we
12
give 18
Anyhow
we
Much
Game
6.
59.
Game
6.-" Of
"
Game
6. "This
61.
Game
6." Forced.
62.
Game
6."
Game
the
65.
Game
66.
Game
irresistibleattack
an
Q5, 18 B
is soon
Knights'game position
B3
"
Kt2 ; 19
"
arrived
at.
at
placed
is better
White
if P"QB4,
advance
and
is very weak
If R"
would
soon
K2
the strong-,
firstattack the
Q by B" K4.
causes
by Q" Kt8
stillcapturethe B followed
ch.
ThreateningRxKt.
"
Compare
Col.
12
alreadyuntenable
was
and
are
parties
were
3d moves
for the
as
he
two
was
Pawns
behind
Steinitz.
vs.
of both
"
7."
as
P" KR4.
believe,
Blackburne
64.
obtain
; 18 P"
Steinitz.
v.
6. Accelerating
defeat,but ]hisgame
by far the Mperitfrposition.
Game
for instance.
sq. at once,
Q" Q3.
superior
was, undoubtedly,
course
60.
with
"
Three
KKt
this B
for
wrong,
at this juncture
is,we
move
58.
63.
6."
Game
est
By
"
employedby
18
of moves
transposition
6.
Game
by P" KKt4,
Kt sq. ; 16 Q"
18 Q" R4 18 P"
Rosenthal
Game
better
as
now,
"
56.
followed
by BxKt
"
R4;
Kt"
Q" Kt3, 17
55.
he would
this imprudentexchangehe
good or
As
5.
playedwell
shut in.
butwe
sacrifice,
; 17
had
have, at least,
equalizedthe game
think,prove that 15
.K" Kt2
could
of time which
With
"
If Black
choice.
our
Bishops.
He
A bold
"
be
keptWhite's QB
have
Waste
"
would, we
.
the two
5." Weak.
which
53.
would
K3
"
foregoing
game
with
play.
strongercontinuation 7 KtxKt.
.P
Q4. If White exchangedin the centre it would have led to a
9.
with the position
position
very similar to that arrived at in the previousgame on Black's 12th move
of the defence slightly
superior. If,however, White advanced P K5, the Kt could retreat to
7.
"
Much
better
was
"
"
Q2, with
67.
game.
inferior to Kt
Black would
obtain
an
K sq., followed by P
QB3, in
excellent game by P
KB4.
"
"
case
White
repliedB
"
R6, after
"
12
was
KtxB ch.; 13 KtxKt, 13 KxB
Q4 ch., 14
satisfactory
; 14 Q
P
KB3 ; 15 Kt" R4, or Q2 followed by P" KB4, with a strrong attack); 15
Kt" B3 ; 16 QxQ followed by Kt" Q5); i6Kt"
or
Q4, with an excellent
Q"
15
Kt"
attack,for if 16.... Kt" B3 ; 17 QXQ, 17 QRxQ
(ifKtxQ White answers
effectually
Kt5); 18 KtXKt with the superior
game.
Game
K"
69.
even
7." Much
Game
which
68.
an
Game
7." No more
Kt sq , (if
14
B6, 15 B" K3)
7." If 13.
Kt ; 17 Kt"
.P.
Q5, with
"
KB4
a
; 14 P"
fine attack.
KB4, i4KKt"
B3
; 15
on page SS-J
(Continued
PxP,
IS KtXP
; 16
Bx
KOJftWTitf
.-"."'
V-l
"
(
'
54
THE
DOUBLE
LOPEZ.
RUY
KNIGHTS'
FOUR
GAME
White's
GAME
No.
KNIGHTS'
GAME.
5.
QBxKtP.
15th
move.
BLACK"
THREE
AND
ROSENTHAL.
mm
tm^kim
WHITE"
GAME
Move
NO.
29
BLACK"
ii
....
GAME
6.
"
Move
K sq..
?m
rs
*M
-"*
"
lH *
m
'"*
7,
R3.
"
STEINITZ.
iH
"1
k W
kvmtiwm
4$ k
iH
"
III
'
1PP
SI
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ra
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HP
mm
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No.
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24
BLACK"
STEINITZ.
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ENGLISCH.
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HP
: ."""4
"
Hi
"
WHITE"
MF AM
ROSENTHAL.
WHITE"
BLACKBURNE.
4
P^
II
THE
already
The
mentioned
any
other
most
and
for White
It
reducing
to
such
other
variations
Herr
suggested by
the
the idea
the sacrifice of
lead to
the
7.
we
resting
castle
of
and
move,
for
and
Kt
to
is also then
Kt
whereas
QB3,
at
with
Q4
"
Kt
the view
Black's
of
form
in
and
the
if
Kt
adopted
of
is out
attack
chiefly
rests
originalline
quite an
giving
of
counter
which
Schachzeitung
propose
think
The
.P
.
leading
Deutsche
We
brilliancies.
various
advancing
in the
for Black.
of
In Col.
Kt5.
"
advantage
for White's
operations
practice
in Cols.
5th
White's
Bishops.
of
the
exchange
to
in
inabilityto
the
of
line
of attack,
has
on
by being placed
basis
5 represents
Gottschall
.Kt
.
likelyto
Col.
von
12
move
Black's
play
at
in
difficult.
more
is examined.
the QBP
line
suggest
we
which,
sustain
to
make
we
for
3 with
entirely new
an
new
and
than
QBP
the
line of
of two
weak
forms
which
option
combination
square
Bishops
main
one
has
we
sally, initiate
two
better
no
placed
KBP
in Col.
out
Black
as
propositions which
of attack
against the
columns
two
this
combined
has
powerful
the Q2
the next
which
practicallyto
of the P is made
In
defence
the
immediately
liberatingthe
pointed
attacks
have
we
The
the P is
and
into
1826-28.
played in
in which
is
theory,
player a satisfactory
game
complicated
move
in
as
its introduction
London
defence
second
.Q" R5.
White's
posted
to
and
one
new
our
the
counteracting
us
the
better
recovery
4.
resources"
with
White
leave
of
to
seems
Black's
later on,
again,
is
him
answer
strength of
the
in time.
on
give
in
chieflyon
up
to
invariably,namely:
that
well
as
and
name
the Q
variations.
development
almost
is the
opening
ought
its
Edinburgh
opening
think, however,
subject
not
this
in
practicalplay
derived
between
thus
move,
simplifyingtendencies
rate, does
of the strongest in
one
the match
We
advance.
GAMBIT.
attack
the fourth
on
timely
its
as
by
formidable
most
retaken
is
old
chieflyfrom
favor
public
which
opening,
This
SCOTCH
of
play
in
practice
volving
in-
play practically
.
the
reduces
and
game
sacrifice
his
that of the
to
castle
inabilityto
exchange only,
to
seem
the
Black
give
to
us
and
undeveloped
attacking
sufficient
White's
of
state
tion
compensa-
QKt
the
that
we
developed
be
sacrifice of
the
at
QR3,
which
the authorities
instead
who,
of in the natural
afterward
we
we
way
recommend,
at
QB3.
gives
It
reasons,
to
seems
White
us
powerful
attack.
three
In the next
novel
Col.
11,
which
move
1 1
Finally in
"
B2,
Col.
opening, namely
manner,
that White
which
of Col.
7 B
we
"
ought
propose,
Kt5,
to
held
in
and
obtain
a
we
three
them
the
10,
has
analyze
we
of
demonstrate
hitherto
1 2
dispose
we
and
variation
move
of
is
columns
in each
modifications
attack
good
in
having
new
of the
we
the advantage.
the
account
on
and
with
attack
of
an
practice, owing
some
But
defence.
in
unfavorable
to
the simple
overlooked.
the strongest
way
think
wins
theory
been
lines of
different
in favor
show
continuation
in this
form
in
novel
though
satisfactorily,
THE
58
SCOTCH
GAMBIT.
In Col. 19
lead
8.
to
"
that
game
Col.
is
20
sq.
taken up in books
givenin the International
but
not
22
endorse
we
Chess
Chess
far as
as
in
Magazine
otherwise
hitherto has
are
our
Col.
aware.
held
new
the Chess
between
with
been
to
move
Monthly,
already
Golmayo and
21
Senor
was
in theoretical treatises. In
novelties
with notes.
by
Professor
Berger firstpublishedin
the International
Magazine.
analysiswill,however, be
original
Some
we
game
mentioned
been
Cols. 25 to 27 contain
tort
which
KKt5
"
columns
two
introduced
are
6 B
by
much
different
yet noticed
to
beingsubjected
of that page we
have made
with slight
alterations and additions.
the game
on
fair answer,
columns
an
CaptainMackenzie,
Col
attack
an
is untenable
even
an
.K
show
we
receives
table.
In Col. 31
unsound
offered
by
we
that
think
occurred
In
prove our contention.
Messrs. Rosenthal and Bird is
we
between
column
a line of play which
each side in that variation. Col. $2
on
quoted and contains,we believe,the best moves
attack
while the next
theoretical
column
shows that
defence
to
successful
a
givesa new
leads
CoL
contains
even
to an
some
the hitherto authorized defence merely
game.
35
counter-attack
Col.
in
the
and
of
additions
as
a
$6
examples,
complicated
explanatory
each side are new, and we believe a great improvementfor the defence
last two moves
on
the next
Vitzthounes' attack.
of Count
the defence 5.
In Col. 37
to be
dangerousat
next
columns
two
contain
value,beingtreated in
4.
.B
.
"
better,for
even
dreaded
.Q
"
B3
least,though it used
obsolete
new
manner
seems
to
defences
last-named
attack is, we
approved of by
be
which, however,
the
of
are
shown
believe,
authorities.
The
theoretical
some
Kt5
ch.
we
us
in
to
met by
formerlyis sufficiently
"
our
line of attack
new
answer
6.
by
.
6 O
.Q
"
"
B3.
which
The
used to be
two
next
umns
col-
On
we
show
and in
analysis,
authors.
inferior defences
some
some
variations
our
are
hitherto been
recommended,
and
interesting.
examined, chiefly
by
conclusions
differ from
our
those
own
pendent
inde-
of former
THE
I. The
Pawn
GAMBIT.
SCOTCH
jP-K4
9KKt-B3
AP-K4
*QKt" B3
59
n*-Qf'
"PXP
.KtxP
First Continuation
First Defence
(Counterattack) A-
QKt-B3!
-
Cols. I,
B3!
KKt"
Col. i3.
rQ-Q3
-
.Kt"
Kt5
5
Second
Defence
Col. 14.
Cols. 15 to 18.
ipsm.
4sr
=B" B4
CB-K3
-
""Q"K2
CB-K3
-
'Q-B3
Kt"
Bs
2.
J*eie"9."$!"$.
Cols. 4 to
12.
"
'^
Third
QKt-B3
Defence
*Kt-B3
rKtxKt
Second
Continuation
...
First Defence
Cols.
Defence
Cols. 3i to 37.
....
*Q-B3?
Third
Defence
Defence
,P"
Continuation
QB3
,B"
OB4
OpxF
....
-
'Kt-B3
II. The
Pawn
Second
Continuation
....
Col.
48.
"KtXP
jjKt*P
First Continuation
Col. 39.
Cols. 40 to 45.
First Defence
Defence
38.
ch.
*PXP
Second
Col.
....
^B" Kt5
Third
*P-Q3?
Fourth
to 24.
*B" B4
Second
20
Cols
jKtxKt
-
Di
49to55Col. $$.
6o
THE
jP-K4
lp" K4
SCOTCH
GAMBIT.
9KKt-B3
5P-Q4
"QKt" B3
JPXP
iKtxP
M"^
%=bT
rQKt-B3!
ch.
B-K2___
'Kt"
Kt-B3
Kt-Qs
flB-Q3__ qB-B3
K2
"Q"
8Qxb
OQXKtP
0-R5+
P"
BxKt
flKtxB
11
"KKt"
9Q-Q
R6
sq.
B-Q3
K2
7BXB
Oq_q5
10'P" QR3
P-QB3
QKt-B3
6:
BxKt
'BxKtch.
"KKt"
"Q-B3
Q-K2
fiKt-Kt5__
DqxP
rB-K3
CB-K3
"B" Kt5
Kt"
lUK_QSq. -elO
B-B4
Q4
10
Kt-Kt5
11
QXB
12
8BXB
9O"O
"O-O
KtXP
iorBp
10PXP!
Kt sq.
K2
KtXP
O"O"
-11
P-Q3
P-Q3-
Q-QB5
12Q"
KxKt
QxPch.+
K4
11
LR"
PxKt
13
12Kt-Kts
ch.
B-K2
PXKt
13QXKL
PxKt
j9Q-Bsq. 17
15.
K"
sq. ch.
15,
QXBP
sq.+
P"
KKt3
Q-Kt4
jQ-QB3
"Hr=k
i-P-QKt3
Qsq.
14A"Kt"
Kt" B4
A"QXKtP
14PXP
10K"
KtxR
11KtxKt
AAKt-:
Kt-B4
KtXP
QPXB_
14KtKt-K4
K2
B"
sq.
15R_Q6+
1P-KR3
'B-B4+
Column
1.
Move
Q" R5.
11.
Column^
j"
i
Hi Mi
Hi
;-
MJL
"i=?i
""V":
^ss^?.
SI
I
fel
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:-^
^
"i
I
711
ill 1 iH
'
"
...
jfj /
KtXQBP.
IV
r
mm
"V
12.
BLACK.
BLACK.
Move
16
4.1
**"
-,.?:.,";
mm*
\%
EM
Digitize^tScOgl
THE
1.
Col.
2.
Col.
i.
If 3
"
1.
P"
Q3
; 4 P"
variations
3.
Col.
If 6
1."
Kt"
4.
Col.
Col.
Col.
K"
12
If
1."
7.
Col.
ch.
O"
10
better is
No
2."
O ;
8.
Col. 3. -Or
O.
Col. 4."
be arrived at
position
may
B" Kt5 ch.; 6 QKt" B3 !
; 8 P"
QR3
and
we
in
one
of the
ordinary
-Kt3
Q-Q3,
ch.; n
Kt5, 10 KtXB
QxKt, 11 QXQ (or II
Q K4
Or if 9
-Q sq.; 13 B" B4, 13 P" Q3 ; t4 QR-^QB sq. +
"
Kt5, 11 Q-Kt3
; 14 B"
more
K3 ch.,14
; 13 P"
QB3,
13
Kt--Q4;
ch.
Kt sq., 12 P"
sq., 11 K" Q sq. ; 12 KR"
K2 ; 15 Q" Q2, threatening
R" K sq.+
K"
R4
QKt4
KKt3
; 16 B"
Q2
moves.
KtxB
; 9
QxKt,
P-Q3."
If 5 P"
K3, 12 Q" R4
; 12 B"
BxP
answers
; 14 B"
in two
mates
Kt"
K"
10
After 13
White
same
Kt5, 5
"
KtxB, White
Kt4, 13 P" B4
2."
10
12
Kt"
11
for if 14
QKt4+,
13 KB"
the
Kt
61
Q-Kt5+.
Or
1."
14 P"
6.
; 9
Kt" Kt5 ;
9
Q sq.);12 PxQ,
Q" K4 ch. ; 10 B" K3, etc.
ch
5.
B3
GAMBIT.
of moves
By a transposition
alreadyin vogue, viz.: 5
"
SCOTCH
6 BxKt
; 7
Or
if 5
KtxKt, 5 Q" B3
10.
Col. 4.
An
"
Chess
4.-8 KtxKt,
QxKt
Col.
12.
K2, 16 KtxKP
13.
ch. ;
Col. 4." Or
KtbyP"
R5 +
Kt"
20
K"
10
14
B2, 17
Q" B7
an
againstZukertort.
even
10
game.
R"
Q" Q2, 13 QKt K2 ; 14 Kt" Kt5, (otherwiseBlack will preventthe escape of the
QR3) 14...Q" K4 ch.; 15 B" K2, 15 KtxP ; 16 O-O, 16 Kt" B5 ; 17 B" B4, 17
If 13 Q" KB4, 13 Kt" K4 ; followed mostlyby Q" K2.
13
"
by
suggested
Hcrr
Schachzeitung,
15.
16.
17.
Col. 6.
"
as
move
White
QR3
Black
14 K"
fineattack.
answers
von
B"
forcibly
Kt5next
move), 17
QR-
giveup the Q for another R as his Kt has no escape, nor can he playQ"
by R" Q8 ch. Likewise,if 12 Q" K2, 12 Kt" K4 ; 13 Kt" Q2, 13 Kt"
Q sq., 14 B" Kt5 and wins.
Again if 12 Q" QB2, Black repliesKt" Q4 with a
cannot
Q6 ch.;
tional
Interna-
PxP,
Col. 5.
KB2
Compare
July,1886.
14.
"
; 17
QXR,
20
p. 210,
leads to
11.
Q6
ingeniousdefence
Magazine,Vol. 2,
62
SCOTCH
THE
KKt"
,P-K4
PXB
nQ~B3
B"
jn
"o-o
Kt-B3
22,
nKt-B4
B4
JQ" KKt4
K2D
HQKt-Q2
11QXP
O-O-O+
P"
QPXB
"pxp
qPXKt
Q-Q2
OB"
BXKt
9Kt"
K4
-10^i"Kt" B4
Kt"
10P-Q4
Q2
Kts ch.
Kt-B3
nBXP
10
12:
QR"
ill
24A1Q"
B7+D
sq.
K2.
WS8L
P-B3-f
B3
25
13
Column
BLACK.
R4
11
B"K2+
Qsq.
10.
Move
11
Q" -B7.
BLACK.
ff%""
/////$"
m
t"UL.i^L
"JLwJI
'""'^I.M;,
i::
fc
/
mi
IIP
p^p
ip|g
fH
fti
#:;!
i"
27
B-B2
UB-K3
Kt"
B"
26
8P^QKt^T
12P-"?R3
l0Q_Kt3+
B"
K5
Ks
,Q-B3
R"
WMP"
QKt5
QR3
Q-R3!
P"
11.
B"
7P"
P--Q4?
0 Q-B3
1940P" KR4
Move
12
""KtxKt
181AP-Q3
7.
K2
8BxKt
IIB-B4
Column
11
KB4
P-Q4
"12;
Q-Kt3+
12
p"
P-B3
6KKt"
JQ-B3
7Q-Kt3!
23
B-B3
QKtxB_
K5
itB"K2
hP-Q4
OQ-K4
9Q-Kt3
10B"
20
rB-K3
B4
10
'BxB
8P-Q4
4B"
JPXP
yKt"B2
Q-Q2
7BxKt
KtxP
3P-Q4
P"
B3
2QKt-B3
IP-K4
GAMBIT.
WH,TB-oosIe
)8I
28
SCOTCH
THE
jP-K4
lp"
K4
KKt-KB3 29
QXKP ch.
B-K2
nP~"?4
BQKt" B3
WPXP
"Kt" B3
Kt-Kt5
B-Kt5 ch.
P-B3
QXP
KtxKt
31
QPXKt
QB-KKt5
Kt-B3
"
Kt-B3
Q-Qsq.
"
33
Kt-B3
7^
KB"
QKt5
BxKt
BXB
QXB
"KtxP
sq.
Kt-Q4_32
KtXKt
OxKt
12P-Q3+
Q2
Kt-Q2"|)
6
QXP
ch.
B"
'B"
QXKtP
'K"
8BXB
P-KKt3
lQ"Q sq.D
Q-R6
nQ~R4 A
QKtxPcK
"P-QR3
"K"
QxB
10;
QXKt
Hpyo"
lPXQ-
KtxB
9Q-KB5
Qsq.
P"
KtxR
10Kt"
luKt"
B3
11R" Ksq.
B"
"
Qsq.
O-O
B-B3
35
ch.
-B-K2
K2
7B-K3
R4
QXKP
ch.
"
luo-o
H
C/
B"
"Q" Q4-*
Kt-Q5
10Q-Q
18
17
34
n*t-Q2
B-Q2
8BXKt
KtxP
4;
g-R5
16
15
rQ-Q3
30
Q-K2!
?KKt-B3
14
13
GAMBIT.
QB4
lZQ-_Kt7 12q_b3
jiiR" Bsq.
36
1"P" KB3+
l"Kt"K4+
jgKt^
P-QKt3+
39
P"
QKt4
B-B3
KKt3
P"
K2
19QxKt
*1*R" Ksq.
QK1^B3
Kt-R3
QKt"KB3
Ksq.
llR"
ch.
38
Q-K4
37
R3
QXB
P-QR3
KKt-K2
K
"KR"
-13?
0Q-QB4
sq.
Q sq.
.QR"
ijL_
A*QR-Kt?q.+
Column
14.
Move
II
...
"
sq.
Column
16.
Move
Kt"
13
BLACK.
iH
HI
;#/'///,
^^
"r
WHITE.
K4.
BLACK.
Hi
"rf/Mk
HI
#"l
ill
SCOTCH
THE
GAMBIT.
65
\*T
*
"a
^'
29.
30.
Col. 13." If 6
31.
6 Kt"
B-K3,
7 Kt"
Kt5 ;
'
G. B. Fraser of Dundee.
R3, 7
Kt-^47V^Kt==B^.
Kt5
Q4;
II
ch. ; 7 P"
B"
B4,
.
11
game.
32.
Col. 13." Or
33.
ioR--Qsq.;
34.
Col. 15.
Kt5, 11
B"
K2
11
It makes
"
The
B"
11
difference in
no
Q" K2,
12
8 P"
;
KKt3,
PxB,
12
12
P"
12
QR3+.
; 10 B"
K3,
B6+.
this ch. be
opinionwhether
our
; 9 Kt"
Q" R4
B"
givenat
once,
or
after
ch.
QxP
authorities is,
that after 5
pxP ch. ; 6 B K3, 6 B"
againstthe latter givenby some
Kt5 ch. ; White may answer
7 Kt" Q2, but with the continuation 7 .'X.J5" R4 ; 8 P" QB3 (we
8 Q
columns.
see
as in the main
Q4 ; We arrive at the same
nothingbetter),
position
reason
"
"
35.
Col. 15." If 8.
Kt
36.
BXB,
; 12
Col. 16.
"
Q" Kt3 ;
PxB
12
The
above
; 13
9 Kt"
variations occurred
between
Kt" Q4,
QxQKtf. !
; 10
14
Messrs.
B"
10
Rosenthal
Kt3
and
11
KtxKt,
QX
11
Kt
continuation : 13
Tournament, 1870,with the following
Q4 ; 14 Kt
B4 (if14 Q Kt3, 14
P" Q3; 15 K" Qsq., 15 RXB;
16 B" Kt5 ch.; 17 K" K
16KXR,
sq^jfKt" Q5 ; 18 PxKt,
18 Q" K4ch., and wins),14
BxPch.; 15PXB, 15 KtXP ; 16 Kt" Iflk 16 RxKt ; 17BXR,
17 KtxQ ; 18 RxKt, 18 QXP+.
"
37.
Col. 17."
also be
38.
Col. 18.
"
game
30.
"
"
"
The
moves
of their match
Col. 18.
-
in this column
of
; 12
11
occurred
KKt"
K2
between
12
P"
KKt3,
Messrs.
12
Blackburne
"
Q" R3
and
! may,
we
believe,
Steinitz in the
4th
1876.
Q" Q5
QB3,
"
of the
match
same
; 13
"
White played10
Q" Q2, 13 QxKtP+
KKt
"
R3, and
then followed
II
THE
66
*P" K4
19
GAMBIT.
9KKt=BL
5P-Q4
"QKt" B3
UPXP
20
QKt-B3
Kt$
SCOTCH
21
4Kt-B3
22
KtxKt
QB" KKt5?
P" KR3
B-Q3
P-Q4
BxKt
,P" K5?
PXP!
7Q-*3
QXB
Kt-Kt5
pxp
'Kt"
O"
B"
Kt5
sq !D40
K-Q
,Q" B3
41
p-k5
K5
6Kt"
KB"
R"
PXQ
,Kt-R3
^BxKKt
9i
QXB
Ksg
105^
K2
"lira
12QXP
K"
"B-R3
0P-KB4_
00" O"
B3
QXP
O-O
P"
Q" Kt5
K"
Q" KB2
Q-Kt5 ch.
PXP
46
45
Kt3+44
Qsq.
.P-QKt3
1 iKt" B
PxKt
B-Q2_
1*Q-Kt3
BXB
QXB+
47
43
sq.
4nKt-B3
lUB" K2
Q-R5+
14-
Column
19.
Move
8.
.K
"
Column
sq.
Move
20.
BLACK.
BxP-
24
BLACK.
mm
Mm
Hi
l
*
"
"
wm^wm
tim
wm
Wm
:-.1
mm
P^
"
mm
"WB
I^W
WHITE.
HI
*
^^
mm
mm
ch.
10Kt-Kt3
Q2
QxKtP
B"
Q4+
R sq.
13BXP+
QB4
P"
ijKt-Q2
12
ch.
Q-K2_
/Kt-Q4
Kt4
nQ-KKt3
llo-o
Kt"
QxKt
___
Q5+
K2?
OKt" K3
op":
0"0
10;
Q-B3
Q"
ch.
6;
Q"
ch.
BXB
42
KtxKP
lOp"QR3
Kt5
Q2
B"
QB4
KR3
P"
QXQ
fi^XB
121
"Kt"
24
5KtPxKt
B"
Kt"
23
Ha
THE
40.
Col.
42.
Col.
20."
KtxB
(if16 K"
12
Or 9
9 B"
QR3,
21.
"
14
45.
Col.
Kt"
22.
"
QB4
QKt4,
10
B"
The
Black
or
"
R3, ioBxKt;
We
are
11
QxB,
QXQ, gives
11
QB4,
and
has
KR3, 1 1 P" R5
K2, 15 Q" B5 ch. ;
escape.
; 12 B"
; 1 1 P"
B"
no
16 K"
R2,
R sq.
ch.; 15 K"
Chess
Monthly
and
wins.
afterward occurred
This
in
fine
match
Lipschfltz.
match
the
majorityof Pawns on
the superior
game.
Pawns
Queen'sside
and may
Golmayo
continue
and
tain
Cap-
compact, while
are
with
accordingly
with
Col. 23." Or
47.
Kt3
KBXP+
slightly
preferWhite, whose
separated.
has the
B"
14 Q"
in the London
46.
10.
10
moves
Pawns
and
14
B6
PxB!,
firstpointedout
was
Mackenzie.
the Black
P"
10
PxP,
Kt sq., 16 P" R6, and wins); 17
Col.
R4;
; 13
Continued
20."
variation
44.
Kt"
10
67
hardlyany advantage.
41.
Col.
GAMBIT.
Black
43.
SCOTCH
.Kt"
Kt3
; 11 P"
B5, 11 BxB,
11
PxKt
; 12 B"
R3,
12
PXBP4
'
{'""
...
"::}
; 16
BxB+)
15
THE
68
.P-K4_
lp" K4
GAMBIT.
9KKt-B3
8P-Q4
"QKt" B3
"PXP
26
25
SCOTCH
27
,KtXP
28
29
4kt-B3
rQKt-B3
3b" Kts
5P-Q4
OK"
"B=Q3_
Q" K2
'O-O
P-B3
"O-O
T
B4
B"
"nB-Kt5ch. 10
B-Q3
"10
'P-04
$
Bj
sq.
Kt"
12BxB
Column
29.
Kt sq.
B"
52
10.
.R
Kt"
K2
sq. +
K2
53
,B"
"Kt"
KKt
Column
sq.
Q2
13
57
KR-Ksq+541"Kt-Kt5+
"
UBxB
Q-g2__
11S
Q5
,Kt-Kt3
KR3
.B-K3
4PXB
us
^KtxKP
12P"
Kts
4 ftB"K3
ini^
KR3
nP"
0^-^3
* UR-KKt
56
9KKt"
I
K4
11B-Q3
B5
12'B-R3
ch.
Move
,pxp
"Kt"
"Kt"
* "P-B3
O"O"O
5iliP"
49,nKtXB+
inQXQ+
OKt" B3
B"
KKts ?
15-KRt5^
P-Q4
O"O"O
ilfe^-^li
XP
P-QS
ch.
nKt-Kt3
9PXP
50
Q2
61.
,PXP
Q-B2_
QB-KKt5
B sq.
"Kt-R5
I{
'Q-R5
55
no-o
"P-Q4
8p=
P" B4
8P-Q4
PXP
59
fiKtxP
rQ-Q4
12'QxP
58
B5
ch. 60
KtPxKt
1"K"
B4
Kt"
RKtxKt
UP"
WP"
""
30
30.
1"B"B4+
Move
12
...
Kt
"
Q5.
BLACK.
BLACK.
in
iciy
i
tf"M
##^
"###"
"
"HP
5 IIP 5
mm
"
mm
III
fern
WA
WHITE.
HL
HP
" faf
mm
"
I
1
ifc
63
THE
48.
Col. 25." If 11
KtP ; 15QR"
11 PXQ
Ktsq., 15 QR"
KR3
50.
Col. 26."
51.
Col. 26." Or
52.-
Col 26.
P"
If 9
Q4
.PXP
QB3, etc.); 14RXB-.
11
KtXQ
This variation
14 KB"
K"
KtxKt
12
sq. ;
11
B"
PxKt,
; 13
the International
of
analysis
15 Kt"
15 BxR,
B6,
Kt sq. ;
QR"
11
ch.
13 BxB
K5
(if13.
12
dis. ch.; 16
O"
O+.
; 14 P"
.QxP
appearedin
which
is extracted from
14 KtxKt
QB6,
Kt5 ch., 10
KtXP,
12
sq.+
B"
10
69
ch., 12 KxB
; 13 P" QR3, 13 PxKt;
14 PxB, 14 PX
In the Vienna
Tournament, 1882, between
(Salvioli).
II
Q" B2, 11 P" Q$ ; 12 O" O" O, 12 PxKt ; 13 P" K5, 13
ch. + ); 14 PxKt, HKtPxP+.
Q8ch., 14 K" K2; 15 BxKt
Kt
Zukertort,occurred
(if13....QXP; 14R"
49.
GAMBIT.
BxQ
12
and
Paulsen
P"
BxKt,
SCOTCH
an
this form
C/iess Magazineof
Dec,
"
"
53.
Col.
54.
Col. 27.
55.
Col. 28.
B4
; 14
B-K3,
"
If
"
followed
"
by
For White's
BxKt.
57.
13 B"
B-Kt5,
Pawns
56.
If 13
27."
K3
P"
Col. 28.
10.
If
above
12
59.
Col. 29.
"
B3
This attack
"
The
"
"
B3,
60.
Col. 29." If 6
61.
Col.
62.
Col. 29.
63.
Col. 30."
29"Or
occurred
moves
was
in the second
introduced
6 KKt"
K2
PXP?, 6 BxKt
QXP,
Messrs.
QXQ
"ThreateningRxKt
Obviously if
14
Bauer, Barnes
White
forms
and
may exchange
P by
a double
QB4.
"
rightdefence,which
; 6 Kt"
QB4+.
P" KR3
11 PxB,
threatens BxKt,
11
as White
(necessary,
.B
.P--QB3 ; 12 P" QB4, 12 P" Q5 ; 13 P" B5 +
Again,if 11
K3 with the superiorgame.
match
of
of a transposition
1886,with the exception
after the exchangeq" Pawns, both sides castled.
Col. 29.
P"
between
consultation game
and Seeger.
in
58.
QxB, 15
.BxKt;
11
.
KB4+),
The
"
15
by Q" R5.
12
"
14 BxB
by
we
; 7 Kt"
; 7
; 8
and
K3,
PxQ,
an
14 R"
for
some
between
For Black
time
was
played7
QxQ;
sq. ; and
Wayte.
PXP, 9 Q-Q4+.
irresistibleattack.
W.
good game.
ch.; 8 KxB,
Kt-Kt5
if
15
B"
"
Q4, and
\auch in favor.
was
with
PxKt, 7 BxP
with
QxKt,
Burn
believe
game
moves.
...
If 5
SCOTCH
THE
7o
flQKt" B3
32
31
B-B4
"P-"?4
"PXP
9KKt-B3
lp" K4
GAMBIT.
33
4b=bT
34
36
35
0"0
-Kt-Kt5
P-Q3
"Kt"R3
P-QB3
P"
6BXP
QKt4?
pxp
QB"
KtxP__
Q-Kt3
P-B3
BxKt
PXP
'Kt-B3
RKKt-Kt5
"BXP
OKt"
Kt" *
K4
"K
KKt5
ch
Bsq.
PXB
B-Kt3
KKt5
B"
11Q"
KtxB
nQ-R5ch.
PXKt
Op" KKt3
B"
Q" B3
QB" KKts
Bsq.
10BXKt
QB-KKt5
Q_Kt3
11QXB
KR3+
P_
sq.
P-Q3
Q-Kt3
Q"K2
Q-Kt3
O"O
ch.
P"
KtxP
K6
Oq" K2
BxKt
Kt-B3
Kt-B3
10QB"
nQ-R5
0 KtXKt
7KXB
BXP
B3
Q
"Kt"
9P-KR3
64
DKtxBP
K5
P-Q4
0O_ o"
o
73
A"R_Ksq. ch.
P"
66
Q2
QP-KB4_
70
QXB
9P-Q4
67
KR3
HK-Qsq.
HQxKt
72
air" K4
68
"KtxB
AiQR" Ksq.
D
B"
12B"
B5
BXP
65
Kt3 +
QKt"
.9P-QB4__
lfiQ_R5+D
K2
BxKt
KtxB
Column
35.
Move
12
Q" R5.
69
Column
36. Move
BLACK.
11
QR
"
K sq.
BLACK.
J*
flfcllll
1111
MAMAmgMi
*P
mi
W/MSH.
alii
fill
i
I
^l\^
*^1
:"""
y^y-M JH
Pee?
74
THE
7*
jP-K4
KKt-B3
lp" K4
B"
39
B4
4^
q-b3?
P-Q3?
o"
Kts
5p
O-RS
-Q3
P"
Bs
Q2
B"
KKt"
Q"
75
B3
"
B"
O"O
Kt-B3
6!
Q-B3!
Kt-Q4
K4
QB-KKt5
80
nQBXP
QQ-Kt3
B"
81
"Q-Kt3
OKt"
]
Kt-R3
Q" K2
B-QKt5
8Kt"
"?XKt+
10
K2
KtxP+
10"
1Up_"
P" Q4D
831UQ"
11.
"
KtxKt
BXP+
9QXKt
B6.
-10
K2
-11KtPxKt
-12
lflO"0+
Move
"0"
Q-B3
K2
78
11KtXB
yj.
q2z:Kt3
9PXP
K2
R4
P" QKt4
0
Ob" Kt3
P-K5
nKt-B3
KKt"
12
Column
40.
Move
BLACK.
10
Q4.
"
BLACK.
"8bfi
m
I
SI
"""""'*'"
lijiii
IS
41 ^M
^^"
P-QR3
7B"
P-KB3
BXP
Column
BXP
82
TPXP
/p_ "?4
6P-Q3
PXP?
P-K5
7QKtxKt
76
QB" KKt5
ch-
P-B3
11QXBP
Kts
42
5PXP
"KtxP?
77
9KtXB
K2
B6
Kt-B3
QXP
7!
Q-Kt3
lOgEg^
P"
"?3
P-B3
Q6
_P-KB4_
"P-
KtxP
41
40
79
6P"
"Q_B3
B4
Txp
38
Kt-R3?
.B"
QP-Q4
flOKt"
E
BQKt-B3
37
Kt"
GAMBIT.
SCOTCH
"
ilii
"#""
Hi
m
m
a
ill
3*?t7?R?
:iwm"
SfSSJwfflS
Vi*t**/jV
pi
YSSMtfiff
II! H^HHI
DlgHSSPfrGoO*
84
SCOTCH
THE
75.
37." Or 8.
Col.
77.
B" Kt5
38." Best. If 6.
P-KKt3, 10 Q" Kt5 ; 11 R"
Col.
10
78.
Col.
9 RXKt
7*
QB" KIO5,
; 10
B6
Kt"
10
ch.;
PxKt,
ir
i2BxPch.+.
Q" K4;
76.
GAMBIT.
38.
For
"
10
"
12
Q" Kt3,
; 8
7 BxKt
QxKtP,
8 K"
since,if
10
But
wins.
14 KKt"
Q2
; 9
is note-
it
Kt5-
QxR,
Q" Kt3
sq.
sq. is Black's
|bestanswer;
"
QB3,
White
answers
KtxP.
79.
Col. 39.-5
80.
81.
by Q
mate
82.
Col. 40." Or 7
83.
Col. 42." To
10.
14
84.
.P"
.
Q3
QXB
'*/
11
at
once
"
of 8.
account
on
B3 ; 9 QBxBP, 9 PxB ;
This column is quotedfrom
.PxKt
15 BXP
variation
; 9
KtxKt, 9 QxQ
ch. ;
10
KxQ*
the piece.
Q2, recovering
.P"
15 PXP,
sq. ; 9 KKt
defensible for
10
a
Q" R5 ch., 10
game
between
K"
K2
Bilguerand
11
von
BxP,
threatening
der Lasa.
"
Col. 42.
This
in 1827.
"
B7+.
"
QKt5
R4,
P-QB3, 5 PXP ;
well
Kt5 is,in our opinion,
"
; 16
occurred
BxP,
in
e. g.y
get into difficulties,
KtxB, 13 KtxKt ; 14 BxKt,
he may
; 13
etc.
a
game
between
by correspondence
Edinburghand London,
THE
74
SCOTCH
jP-K4
9KKt-B3
*QKt"B3
44
43
GAMBIT.
Kt5
46
47
jP-QB3
B"
pP-B3
5PXP
*o" O
"PXP?
P"
7QBXP
1
PXP
Kt-B3
flKt"Kt5 !
85
K5
9P-Q4
B"
R4
OXP
P"
K5
P-Q3
KKt"
PXKt
B7
87
K2
JKt"R3
6B"
7Kt-B3
'Kt-B3
iBxKt
8
flKt-Kt5
Kt-K4
OKt" K4
P"
QKt4
Kt3
B-Kt3
QB-Kt3
0
qO-Q
OK"
88
Rsq.
91
nKt-Kt5
89
AUKtxP
KtXRP
P"
Kt3
B"
R6
R"K
95
O"
46. Move
P"
48.
Column
Move
R4.
"
|||
llii
ii
mm
i i "
^W"
tM^
|p
IHN
"
*' i
^H
"v-^iif^
iUM
.-.'J
mm
Wmk
vM%
Kt5 +
if, it*
m
!'
P
Si
10.
sq.
Q2
Kt"
I
IP
12B"
BLACK.
" IX*
fif
Ksq.
R"
R sq.
13
KKt4.
98
HB"R3
aAR"
02
BLACK.
97
flQ-R4D
B4 ch.
12
K5
"lUo"O
KB4
11B"
96
K"
Q-R5
P-KKt3+
P"
9JPXP
P"
sq.
BxKt
00
P-Q3
10P-Q3
*B" Kt2+
KtXB
PXB
O"O
P-KKt4D94
Kts
O-O
Kt-Q4
QXB
Column
KtXP
6b=t
B" Kt5 ch.
"o=o
B-KKt5+
12
nQBXP
P-Q3
nB-R3
Kt-B3
Kt-B3
PXP+
"Kt"
:
Kt-B3
B4
Q-Kt3
Q-R5
98
B"
Q" K2
11P-KR3
QB4
P-QR3
B"
10PXB
HI
48
4PXP
ch.
JPXP
p"
JPXP
45
,B" QB4
*B"
5P-Q4
mm
'/Y?s?fJ$
i
" I
*
......
",'x
.:"";
I--.
I
"
HI
" "!
J.,:
"25
Wm
"
(R
^'^
*'""
'
^^
..v/1^^^
iz^dHbVTGoogIe
THE
8 Kt"
85.
86.
87.
K5,
.
.Kt"
ch., 13 K"
QXP
better
no
Qs
10
sq. ; 14
9 Kt"
R"
P"
Q4
K2
K6,
O"
10
; 14
P"
*3 PxP, 13 R"
sq. ;
move)
for if 11
move,
B4, 14
P"
B"
B4 and Black's
; 14 R
10 Q" B3 ; 11
ch. and wins.
"
Pawns
PxB,
ahead.
11
KtxKt
ch. ;
12
90.
14
"
89.
O !
best
is White's
Q-B3
13
12 QxKt,
exchangeand two
Q-"?3,
B" Kt5
P"
10
B"
; 11
13 KtxKt,
next
75
R3
than
answer
with the
Col. 44." If 9.
13
10
B3, 12 KtxB
dangerous.
"
GAMBIT.
KR3,
BxKt,
; 10
; 9 P"
Col. 43."
Pt 14 R"
88.
Kt5
SCOTCH
14PXB,
12
QxKt,
Kt"
R4+)
Kt"
K4
QxR
12
12
K"
15 B"
Kt5
"
10
Q" Kt3, 10 B" Kt3; n QKt" Q2,
quotedfrom Cook's Synopsis.
Kt"
91.
92.
93.
Col.
also
46. This position
94.
Col.
46. It is very rarelythat such an earlyadvance of the KKtP can be recommended, and it
But we
think this is
especially
dangeroushere,as the range of White's QB is increased.
14
Q" R6,
"
14 K"
occurs
Kt sq.; 15 Kt"
in the Danish
Q2, 15 BxP
Gambit
by
; 16 Kt"
R4
12
Kt5, 16
Q" R4+.
P"
KB3+
of moves.
transposition
"
looks
quitesound
95.
Col.
46." If
now.
10
P"
B4,
10
PXP
; n
RXP,
11
B"
Kt2;
12
Kt
-B5 ?,
KtxKt;
12
PxKt,
13
PXP, 13 Q" R5
; 14
13
Q-Kt4+.
96.
46." White
Q" Q2, 14 KR"
Col.
97.
Col. 47." Or 9.
98.
Col.
48." If 10.
KXB;
Kt sq.+
.KtXP
...B"
i4KtXPch.
; 10
the
KBP,
10
PxKt
e.
g.:
12
P"
B4,
12
PxP;
13
Q2;
+
advance
well
cannot
11
KtxKt,
R"
Qsq., n Q"
11
sq.;
12
B"
; 12 B"
R3, i2Kt"
R3+.
Q5?; 13 BxPch.,
13
GAMBIT.
SCOTCH
THE
76
jP-K4
9KKt-B3_
*P" K4
*QKt"
JKtXP
54
53
52
51
50
49
riP-Q4
B3
KtxKt
4PxKt
KtxP
"
s/
^Kt-K3
V'
Vl
p"
rQKt-B3
Ob" Kts
B"
6:
Kt"
5Kt"
5b"B4?
I0j
B3!
6Kt"
B3
B4*
'O"O
7P-Q4?
7KtxB
nKB-QB4
Op" "?3
C
0p=: B3
8B"
100
B"
9O"O
PxKt
10
O"
ch.
BxP
99
K5
P"
ch.
OKt"
1
QB3
,-BxKt ch.
Q-Q5
'KXB
Q-B3
KKt3
Q" Kt5
K4+
Kt"
O"
10
Q0" 0__lOT
o-o__
0Kt-Kt5 /; ^
Op_Q4
qR-K
P"
sg.
Ob" B4"
B2
"K"
105
///
B4
B"
Kt-B3
OKt" K2
Q2
K2
OKxKt
flKt-B3
10P=Q3
Q2
B"
104
7;
Q-Kt3
QxKt
Kt5
KtxQBP
Kt-03
9BxKt
BXB+
0q_b3
QKt-B3
"P=B3__
Op
103
KtxKBPlOO
nKKt-B3//()
B-Q3
Q2
rQxP
B-B4
KB4
B-K3
10B-K3+
HKt-B3
BXR
Up_
BxKt
102
B3+
BXB
QXB
BxKt
PXB
D 101
PXP+
Column
Move
50.
14.
Column
PXP.
52.
Move
10.
K4.
Kt"
BLACK.
BLACK.
ip
mm
Em"
V
%-"-
li
iliili
"IftH
I
im
,^0
"f
aai
WHITE.
mm
"
1411
" 41 1
Mag
kW
?'X
i*
iMAH.
kW
'%'
iHU
%mjf-Z*.
I
3itiz^wG(
THE
From
Col. 49.
100.
Col. 50."
101.
"
G5ring and
between
99.
game
If8....K-Bsq.;
.
W.
KtxP, 9 KtxKt
.Kt"
.
B5
Paulsen
; 10
77
White has
(Salvioli).
PxKt,
10
BxB
ch.;
ch.; 16 K"
11
strongattack.
QXB+.
B2, 16 Kt"
B5
of the two
Col. 51.
103.
104.
Col. 52." Or 6.
105.
game
on
account
"
Col. 52."
K9.
106.
Col. 53.
107.
Col. 54.
between
"
"
.P"
Q3
.O"O
;
10
R4,
Recommended
Edinburghand
17
Bishops.
102.
"
B sq.+
Black's
slightly
prefer.
We
GAMBIT.
SCOTCH
by
Staunton
London.
10
B sq. ; 8 Kt"
Q" R3
; 11
P"
B3, with
B$, 11
sacrificeintroduced
in
to
preference
8 Kt
the
Kt"
to go to
superior
position.
Kt4
12
Q" Kt4,
and wins.
by Cochrane.
"
B3
as
was
played by correspondence
7"
THE
SCOTCH
?KKt-B3
*QKt"B3
Ap" K4
Game 2.
Game 1.
Leipzig
Chess
Salvioli.
gress,
Con-
1877.
TSCHIGORIN
PAULSEN
ANDERSSEN.
SCHIFFERS.
B-Kt5_
13
0Q-Kt3
n"-"
OB" Kt3
P" KB4
14
I O-O
"r
Bqxp
inR-Ksq.
lUQ_Kt3
10p_QR315
..KtxKt
HB~K2
A^P" KB4
16
13q_b3
13BXP
14p" g4
14KtxKt
R-KBsg.!4
oQ~Kt3
ch-
P-KKt4
lOVR-Ksq.
17
l/Q" B2
BXK1___
lOPXB
QXBP__
in^=?5
10p_QS
10Q_
K-Rsq.
oUKt"
flApxR
olR"
sq.
10
QxKtch.DU
24RXQ
RXR
ch.
25Resigns.
12
P"
25
gB-Kt3
"
P
10B-K3
UP-B4
B4
?R3
12b-qs
Q2
Kts
KB"
11P"
KR4
,Q-Q5
12Q-B3
n"
O"
ik5"!
10Q-Kt4ch.
B4ch.
K-Ktsq.
10R_Bsq.
P-Kt6
iiyB-KtS
1'KKt" K2
40Q-Q8ch.
17
llKt" K4
1flB-Kt3 27
10P_K3 28
K2
18
4nB-B4ch.
10b" K3 D
0ftBxBch.
filQ"Bsq.
^K-B2
20
fifip_KKt4
00Kt-K2
**R-K sq.
99"
909d?3
?nKt-B4
fiup"
Kts
""R-K2
Q-K2__
**QR" KBsq.
"RXKt
9CQ:-Q2__
orBxR
"0R" R3ch.
00K" Ktsq.
flOR" Ksq.
R"
B4
Q" Q4 ch. 21
27^and
wins.
36
l"K=3i
"UKR-Qsq.29
91R-R3
B3
13pn^r
14^
*PXP
K-Rsq
10Q"
PXlO__
35
QB4
19
Kt6
R-B2D
8
9
24
iqR-Kt3__
R2Ch.
on?=^
fillQ_Rsq.7
RXB___
onQXPch.
tf*K" Kt2
O"O
O"O"O
j"B"
34
"
0QB-KB4
"Kt" Kt3
Kt-Kt3__
1*0-0
'P-B3
23
15p_B^
IOk^r-;
sq.
83
K2
?QB-KKt5
15pXB
10p_KKt3
"Kt"
"KtXB
iQXKt
P"
32
0B_Kt3
eKt-B3
I!QR-Ktsq.26
Kt"
BXB
gress,
Con-
1877.
-Kt-Kt3
1""b=b5
KtxB
10b" K3
Leipzig Chess
22
l0P-ltKt4
PXP
Q-K2
4.
ZUKERTORT
SCHALLOPP.
fcg
11
ch.
12PxKt
-K
Dufresne Lehrbuch.
Des Schachspiels.
Game
oQ-"
Game 3.
"BXB
OKt"
E
Kt-B3
Kt-B3
K2
B-B4
23PXP
-KtxP
*B" B4
"pxp
5"xKt
7P_Q3
P-K%4_
BxB
RXB
qP-Q4
BLACKBURNE
MASON.
rB-K3
OKKt"
GAMBIT.
"KxB
04Q" Q7ch
K6ch*
Kt3
BxBP
30
O.K1-K6
'QR-Qsq.SS
|BXR
24
RXB
QXP
25'QXP
9nR-Ktsq.D
^"Blaek
31
resigns.
37
23
RXR
aDQxRch.
n7R-Qsq.
*'QxP
00Q-Q7
fi0Q_Ktsq.
"
"KtxKt
n^RXKt
d"
after
moves,
and,
few
Black
e
resigned.
So
THE
GAME
Move
QxKt
GAME
ch.
No.
Move
SCHIFFERS.
BLACK"
2.
B2.
R"
22.
BLACK"
mm
^
GAMBIT.
I.
No.
24.
SCOTCH
ANDERSSEN.
^^
mm
mm
II
mm i
Hi
i
I it
1
"sr*j,j"
4ffitf"fc 'Mp*"
"
"___JHi.
r*..:
" a
Ws @
fill
1 1
mm
mm
mm
"
" 5/^ r
S%^i%
iH
WHITE
"
26.
Move
sq.
BLACK
MASON.
all
KKt
$Mm"
IP
mm
"
PAULSEN.
GAME
3.
R"
BLACK"
WHITE
TSCHIGORIN.
GAME1N0.
Move
No.
B"
19
"
SCH
4.
K3.
ALLOPP
i""f
mm
i
i
|A
ill
W"
IP
!
Hi
111
4
a ill
PJPf
fit
fPl
WHITE"
BLACKBURNE.
"MI
i*i "
mjLM"wm
I;
i
WHITE"
ZUKERTORT.
^SSS^SS
THE
SCOTCH
GAMBIT.
8t
(Continued
from page 79.)
25.
Game
3.
"
White
13 Kt"
26.
Game
To
3.
"
in
to the move
Kt5, which would have been Black's best answer
BxP; 12 BxB, 12 KtXB ; 13 KR"
played1 1 P" KKt4, for if 1 1
"?5,14 K" R sq. ; 15 RxP, 15 KxR ; 16 R" Kt sq. ch.,and wins.
preventB"
have
ought to
B3 ; 14
Kt"
Better than
playingthe KR,
is retained in order to
which
the text,
Kt sq.f
of
the KRP.
27.
Game
Blackburne's
3.
"
playis
good model
the
against
side
which
on
the
opponent
R"
R3, with
has castled.
28.
.Kt"
3." If 18.
irresistibleattack.
Game
an
29.
Game
3.
30.
Game
3.
Much
"
"
by 23
RXB);
and
31.
B5
; 24
"
20
and
Kt3
sq.
of
opportunity
25 R"
RXP;
24....
B2
Q"
same
sq.
good game.
Game
the
clearly
better,was
Black
Kt"
3." For
White
win the
must
Zukertort
This
firstintroduced
32.
Game
4.
33.
Game
"
move
was
Q by RxP
Schallopp.
v.
by
B3; 7 QxP, 7
Blackburne.
KR"
Kt sq. ; 8
Q" R6,
8 BxP
ch. would
giveBlack
the
better game.
34.
Game
no
4.
"
danger in O
35.
Game
4.
36.
Game
4.
Game
"
38.
was
"
"
afterward
to advance
the
QP,
high time
to
with his K by O
safety
get into comparative
thoughWhite is menaced
givesthe opponent no time for takingit.
simpleway
of
savingthe pieceas
well
as
the
with
which
"
was
O.
the loss of
was
pieceall along,his
threatened
by
either R
ing
mov-
sq.
with
impression
4. The exchangeis givenup in the hope of making some
to have been his best plan,thoughhe was
King'sside,and this seems
onlyone P
Of course, if QxKtP at once, White
would answer
BxB,
game leftotherwise.
Ktsq.
Game
There
O.
It is interesting
that
attack
4.
to
It
"
counter
37.
As he is bound
"
his Pawns
behind
"
Digitizedby
the
on
he had
followed
VjOOQIC
by
no
"
82
THE
Game
5.
Dufresnt Lekrbuch,
Des SchachspUls.
6.
Game
Du/resne Lehrhmch%
Des SchackspUls,
*
MEPHISTO
MINCHIN
AMATEUR.
WAYTE.
GAMBIT.
nP~Q4
?KKt-B3
^QKt"B3
4P-K4_
lp" K4
Game
SCOTCH
Sahnoli
"PXP
Game 8.
7.
"
Theoria
Manual.
Gossip's
Practica.
VonBILGUER
KOLISCH
HEYDE-
Von
HARRWITZ.
BRAND.
K+*"
KtxP_
4b"
"H
B4
cKt-B5
B3
5QxKP
Op_Q4
.B-B4
ch.
?" B3
O-O
6p_Q4 "
6PXP
ffc3S
'B" K3
QBXP
rP" B3
8Kt"B3
8:
O-B4
Kt
"t3
PXP__39
IUR" Ksq.
KB-QKt5
OQB" KKtS
40
P-KB3
ch.
KKt"
11 Kt"
loBxP
41
1QQ-Q2_42
lop" KR3
48
KtXKt
16Kt"
K5
Q-B4
17:
Kt"
B; ch.
and wins.
45
1||B=K3__
0P-QlCt4
54
"BxPch.
,-KKtxBP
OKtxR
.R-Ksq.
*K" Q sq.
B"
B3
Game
'5ch.
Kt3
lwBxKt
Q2
"QR" B
Ksq.
O.R-QR3
*lK" Ktsq.
fillQxR
fllR- K2
nnP~QKt4
P"
20PXP
Q-Q4
24Kt-B3
flfiP"
"'White
'
*K"
wins.
mates
"A
so-called automaton
next
chess
BQ-Q7
""R"
K4
QQQ-Kt4_6^
00Q_Kt8
nAKt-K2
**P" KR4
KR3
oOqxRP
Q_KBsq.
R2
Ksq.
3r" Ksq.
-R"
ch.
and
0UQ_Kt3
OJKt-B3
sq. D
nK"
nOKtxR
Q-Kt6ch.
"
K3
B-R4_
9,RXPch.D51
fl"KxR 52
"RXP
"OR"
*R" K sq.
63
B4
flUPXP
OWQ" Ksq.
?.R-Q
ST
fnKt-Q4
Kt-Q2_
ZfiKt"
Ktsq.
Q-Kt5__
49
50
flUKtxP
62
Q-Q2
9
Q-B4
Kt-Q5
flfiQ_Bsq.
RXP
28q_R4
2QB-Kt3_
~~6I
Q"Q6ch.
"1b"K3
Q-B6ch.
nnR-Ktsq.
Ktsq.
Op_i
P-B3
sq.
"R" K sq.
56
RXBch.
8" Cont'd.
"PXR
nQxPatBo
20?=?*
""KR"
K"
'kxKt
RQ-Kt7__
IwQ" B2
Ur.Gu^bens.
Kt5
'2
7QR-Qsg.ch.
RXB
60
.KxKt_
4r_B sq.
ch.
5B" R6
55
ftP-KKt3
'B"
59
RXB___
"PXB
i'BxBch.
58
|P-KS
XKt" K5
KtPxKt
BxP
Kt"
KXB
"Kt-B3
K2
0P_Q4
10b" B4ch.47
B sq.
QXKt
QXB
QXB
40
57
ch.
0QXBP
.KtXKt
Kt-Kt5
R3
'Q"
1 do" O-O
"KtxB
l"KtxKt
WK"
QKtxQP_
l*BxB
ch.
"Kt"
12b_q2
uBxKt
-QKtxB
DQ-Kt3
"BXP
Ksq.
.K-Qsq.
,Q-Kt3
'Kt" R4
riKtxP
KB4
R"
"9Kt--B3
53
BPXP
KB4
11P"
Qs
6PXP
|f-*5
K2
Kt-Q4
10
Q-Kt3
P"
"""3
PXP
-Kt-R5
B4
,0-0
CP-B3
,B" K2
KtxPch.
OK" B sq.
*B"
65
66
W*
_7
Kt sq. ch.
7S
Ik" R3
B6
ch. D
8pxr
QB" B4ch.
K4
27B-Q4
White
"
.R"
B2
Q-Kts
R"
64
"White
and
wins.
move.
player,which
was
exhibited
In
London
for
many
years, and
was
conducted
by
SCOTCH
THE
GAMBIT.
Minchin
39.
Game
40.
Game
"
5." If
BXB
41.
Game
5.
Excellent
42.
Game
5"
If 13
48.
Game
5.
Of course,
"
"
B"
12
K2
"
at this
but
juncture,
11....
10
Wayte.
v.
83
BxB;
R6
mate.
no
Q" Q2,
12
12
Kt"
K*5+);
play.
PxB,
brillianttermination
11
with
13
ch.; 14 K"
KtxKBP
quitegood enough,but
14Q"
Kt5, 14 BxP
B sq., 14
13.
.Kt"
KKt5
lead to the
to
likely
was
15 Kt"
QXQ,
15
Q"
B6
ch.; 16 K"
Qsq.;
following
B7
16 Kt"
mate.
Mephisto
44.
Game
6.
4ft.
Game
5.
"
"
Compare
Col. 13.
An
which
sq., was,
46.
Game
47.
Game
6.
48.
Game
49.
error
costs
Dufresne
Herr
as
6." 14
best of the game.
BxB
P.
10.
.B
QxKt
15
far
was
and
superior,
"
6.
"
An
Game
6.
Not
brilliantdesign.
the opponent's
perceiving
ftO.
Game
6.
The
initiation of
51.
Game
6.
52.
Game
6." Or
RXP
ch.,28 KtXR
"
"
Q3
"
White
"
which
costs another
now
25.... K"
;
sq.; 26
29 Kt"
Von
The
54.
Game
7.
Very
55.
Game
7.
If 15.
.PxB ; 16
B sq. ; 19 RxB
"
56.
Game
7.
"
fine playwhich
.
B6, 18 KR"
A most
valuable P.
Game
R4
8.
in
"
This
resource
good." Kt" K2
Game
8.
50.
Game
8." Forced.
60.
Game
8."
minor
Q" Q5
For if B"
ch.
Kt"
answers
have
given Black
Q3
"
better
was
(Dufresne).
Von
v.
Kt3 ch., 27
K"
Rsq.;
28
Hcydcbrand.
here is Q
right
givesWhite
QR" Q
sq.; 27 R"
an
B3.
"
attack.
oveirwhelming
ch., 16 B" Q2
sq.
ch.,19 QxR
QxKt
; 20
; 17
at
and wins
would
P ahead
was
and
by
very
"
Q2
here,followed by Kt"
good game.
wins
clear
pieceby Q^Q$
ch.
have been
Kt5 ch.,Black
is quitesafe
far better.
Kt3 White
now
Harrwitz.
v.
B"K3,
interpose
Pawns
and
pieces.
61.
Game
8."
Probablya miscalculation.
68.
Game
8.
Of
"
.the
(Dufresne).
move
is unfavorable
with
QxBP,
58.
White
would
beautiful combination.
replyto
Not
"
coups.
B7 ch., 26K^Kt
R"
mate
Kolisch
57.
Again B
series of master
Bilguer
7.
"
B7
Col. 40.
Game
Compare
Kt
brilliantplan.
53.
"
preferable
(Dufresne).
was
error
by K"
followed
Q2,
"
rightdefence.
pointsout, the
15 KtXB,
Amateur.
v.
course
he dare not
capturethe B
on
account
of the
on page Sf.J
(Continued
P
rejoinder
"
K6
dis. ch.
and if
R for two
SCOTCH
THE
84
GAME
GAME
6.
No.
Move
GAMBIT.
Move
BxBP.
12
BLACK"
f"
'
"
6.
ch.
RxP
AMATEUR.
4J777T/SI
'
7i-'^ BE?
"i"
Ifii
25.
BLACK"
WAYTE.
^^
NO.
f:
1""
W
ba
"
r/m.
jmy
H
iti
"_"
MINCHIN
GAME
Move
24.
"
VON
fllj^
WHITE"
BLACK
"
"
WHITE
No.
GAME
7.
R(Ksq.) Q
"
"
sq.
HEYDEBRAND.
Move
MEPHISTO.
No.
BLACK
"
HARRW1TZ.
mf*%A
m
mm
l
IS
WHITE"
VON
BILGUER.
8.
WHITE"
KOLISCH.
THE
SCOTCH
GAMBIT.
85,
(Continued
frontpage83.)
63.
8.
Game
the P
64.
Weak
"
by Q" Q6 ch.,in
8.
Game
An
"
.B"
.
65.
Q4
Gams
playwhich
27 K"
8." Black
could have
Kt, followed by Q
won
to loss.
; 28
the correct
was
"
sq.
28 PxR
RxB,
for he
move,
could
recover
the proper
move,
whereupon if 26
and should win.
was
QxQP,
; 29
B"
Q4 ; 26 Kt"
K7 would be of
by 25
now
The
Kt5 ch.
"
B4
"
PxP.
exposes him
which
error
to
answer
Pawns.
costs two
reply27
"
26 R"
K5,
no
use
sq.,
Rx
threatening
.Q B7
of 27.
account
on
"
winning.
66.
67.
Game
for the
and
piece,
Game
Game
8.
Game
70.
once
; 27
We
should have
would
RxR
have
BxP,
drawn
lost on
at
; 28
PxB
27
add that B
B2
28
RxB,
RxR
; 29
as Black
preferable,
least after exchangingRooks.
"
was
of 28
account
QxKt
B2, 31
P"
had
QxR,
29
QxQ
alreadythree
; 30
Pawns
Kt sq., 34 R
better was, we believe,33 R
Kt4, 33 Q B3 ch. ; 34 K
R4 (there
for
of
otherwise
White
forces
the
better,
exchange
Queens by Q B5 ch.): 35 QX
nothing
"
"
"
"
"
etc.
8.
Black
"
had
we
believe he would
as
8.
"
have
The
"
He
had
stilla very
good game
with
won
B
of Pawns, by R" K3, threatening
B5, which
great superiority
White would replyRxB
followed by BxR.
of the
account
Game
Much
"
QKtP,
at
K2, 30 QxP
seems
60.
8"28
30 K"
68.
etc
KKt4
(Gossip)
KtXP
on
facility
not play
he could
if he retreated K
"
Kt sq.
KKt"
2QKt"
lp" K4
Game
Game
9.
GAMBIT.
SCOTCH
THE
36
B3
B3
nP-Q4
"PXP
Game 11.
10.
Game
12.
Correspondence
Game.
GaiMll-Conrd.
VIENNA
inKtXB
q
.KtxP
"1R"
4Kt-B3
B"
7B=Q3_
'P-Q4
PXI
*XP
B3
8PXP
8P_Q4
84
71
flQB-KKt$
B4
ch.
nB-Kt5
A^K" Bsq.
11Q-B2
P-Q5
1?
O"
O"
72
nBXKt
KKbj. 81
P-K5_D_
lup" KR3
73
PxKt
74
14PXP
4
75
B-K2
Game 10-Confd.
$-"s
77
JK"
'""
"5
Kt2
B-R5
21qx
21R"
qqBXQ
99 ,RXB
r"
R-Q4
**RXP
R"
91
R8ch.80
M***
fiURXR
07^5
fi'R"
QBsq.
,B" Q6
97
36:
Q"
K"
QKt3
99
99Kt-QB4
Kt sq.
sq.
K"
-B4
"
94
nP-KH
4flB-Kt2
QB
10P_b3
sq.
9iKR-Ksq.
'fllQR_Ktsq.
B2
43
Q-R7
-46
112
tfUQKt"Kt2
l7B-Bsq.
97P-QKt4_
4/Q_B6ch.
^'P" QR4.
9flB-K4ch.D
B6ch.
U4
fl/K" R2
fl"B"
QKt3
""4BxKt
R"
Kt-R^
104
B2
-45
lOlflORxKBP
Q-Q8ch.
40B_K7aiidwiiis.
90?=25
0Q-Q3
-Z3Kt^
P"
"K"
fiOR~B4
o0p_KB4
_99?=l4
^^Kt-R4
0
QKtxKt
102
103
9nQR-Qsq.
"flUKt"B2
Kt4
Q-Q2
4*P" B
O-KU
111
100
mch-
93
.17B-B3
P-QKt3
~10B_Kt2
*^Q"
RXR__
K8ch.
R2
41
10Q-B4
sq.
Q-Q3
37;
Q-Ksq.
BQ-QB3
sq.
^"RXR
flUKtXP
inQ-B2
*UR"
QXP
36!
Q" B
"Q-K3
91QR-Qsq
K
Kt-Q2__
11C
fllKR"
KR"
4Zbxpd
Ks
flQ-K4
fi4RXKt
3Bo_B4ch.'
orQ-Q3
^On_Ksq.
"OR"
'b-k3
98
Q-QB3
P-B3
I
.Kt"
x^c-R^
,R-Q4
109
R2
25;
'QXB
'^'R-K4
sq-
"Q" KR4
Kt sq.
"14Kt" R3
.
2n2=!E2 "40R"
"Ufi-Kt5
Kt"
B5
9QB-Kt4___ 37B-Kt2
R" Kt2
fiUQ_B3
92 38
n.R-Qsg.
JR-B3
jp_ B4
96
35| R2
K"
Q2
R-Q4
1UR" Ksq.
Kt(Q2)-K4
35?-Qs-10Q_Kt3
QXP
BXP__
OQR" Q sq.
34P"
BXR
nrRXB
^"R"
"* Kt6
"*RXR
^"R" Rsq.
RxKt
MRxR
"K-Baq.
K2
7!x?
90
sq.
"^K"
23bxp
BXB
31
Q-Q2
.,QKt-KB3
QKtKKt"
Kt5
,P" KKt3
32KtxKt
QR4
113
-B4
luKt" B3
",Q-Ktsq.
Q-B5
PXP
P-QR4_
DP_Q4
-KKt3
19"-K6
i*Kt3
y
9nK-Ktsq.
QXP
jP-QKfcj
XB-Kt3
"Q" KB5
-in"
uOpxp
QK1-Q2
OKt" Kt3
Iwp" KB4
lwpxPch.
78
30"E?B3
PK-R
Q" Ktsq. 95
89
sq.
,"B-B3_
jBxQRP
18^
5.-8^
8BXB
QjBxR
x*
_j"XK-t
.|yP-QR4 76 17,R-K
l/p_QR3
B-R3
resigns. 'K-
OxpBs
4Kt"
ch.
KtxB
9^
88
Q-BiqL
Q-K3__
A0gR_Ktsq. IOB-K7
or
ch.
and wins, f
87
ch.
7B-K2
107'
as
P" KKt3108
UQ" KKt5
inp-B7
4Ur_b3
l"BxB
I"B-K3
8p
0B-Q2
10Kt" Kts
14o"
CQB" KB4
B4
P-B3
flP"
DQxP
R4ch.
-34'
Black
97^=2?
inQB-KKt5 u/K" B2
lUp_B3 85
HKt" K2
00R_Kt4ch.
Hb86
82
19Kt-Kt3
"Kt3
^flp"KR3
.
OB" Kt5
0-R4
B"
uO"
FKt"Kts
B-02__
-33J
"OXB
"*R" B4
".B-Q6
R(QB4)XKBP
P" B5
3OR"
"o"
ch.
uup_b3
0jB-B4
DKtPxKt
Q-Q4
7i
Q-K2
K5
.KtxP
-31;
QxRch.
cQB-KKt5l069K-Kt2_
"P"KR3
4Kt-B3
PXP
0B-Kt5
BKtxKt
OP"
JB-B4
KB8
32RXKBP
QKt-B3
LONDON.
RxPch.
KtxR
P-KKH
B"
48Q"
rtR"
Kt2
9nP-QR3
K6
K sq.
flOPXP
npPX?
]
U
o"Q" K3
Digifizecn^
38
THE
GAME
No.
Move
P"
13.
BLACK"
SCOTCH
GAMBIT.
9.
GAME
K5.
Move
ZUKERTORT
BxP
42
BLACK"
10.
No.
ZUKERTORT.
""'"'"
A.
IS
W?
ft-:
"^
""^
"i#
m
:
Jf'
C UP
k
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"
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"#^^
5""?^
1111
"?Sl IfH
S#i^
|1
WHITE
"
GAME
Move
I I.
No.
28.
BLACK
WHITE
PAULSEN.
B"
K4
"
GAME
ch.
Move
No.
12.
Q" R7.
43.
BLACK"
"
S TEINITZ.
LONDON.
"life
K"iRii?
'
"i
5L
"
it
1
WM
PI
I
:
"%""%%
-""
%
wr/M
/"zm"
m"ffi
""
'
H i
PI
m
"if 1
WHITE"
1"
"
STAUNTON
w"
WHITE"
VIENNA.
'
THE
SCOTCH
GAMBIT.
80,
(Continued
from page 87 .J
94.
Game
A weak move
attack by P" QKt4
the centre Pawn.
"
won
95.
Game
10.
The
"
Kings'side,but
96.
Game
B"
98.
compromiseshis Kings
instead,which
would
have broken
idea of compelling
White to advance the KKtP
there was
no
reason
playingQ K4 at
against
"
was
good one,
it weakens
as
"
Kt2
Game
by R"
10."
Game
10."
K8
Very
weak.
White
K"
Kt2
followed
by
P"
KB3,
his
once.
A feeble move,
for he has to return againto the post he leaves. Much
better
; 33 PxP, 33 PXP
; 34 QXP,
34 QXQ
; 35 *XQ, 35 RXP
; 36 K"
K6 ; 38 K" B2, with a fair advantagein position.
; 37 Kt" Q5, 37 R"
10.
lent
excel-
an
ultimately
should
Black
reply B"
32 P
was
KB*, 32 R-K6
"
97.
which
10..
Kte, 36
retake,followed
Kt2
the
was
right
play.
99.
Game
10."
ThreateningR"
100.
Game
10."
Best.
101.
Game
An error, of which Black very cleverly
takes advantage. 41 K"
10.
Kt" K6, would have givenWhite fair defensive chances, for if 42
BxP
otherwise White's Kt enters at Q4.
"
A beautiful
102.
Game
103.
Game
White
10."
R- QB8 ; 46 P"
wins.
104.
For Black
10.
Game
"
had
which
wins
good move.
B4, 46 R"
Continued
10."
move
no
41 R
K6
"
ch.; 43 QxB,
; 42
while
force.
If 43 Kt"
B7; 47 K"
; 44 Kt"
by
Kte, ;
Kt2, 43 BxKt
Q7; 48 K"
; 44
sq., 47 P"
Kt2, 44 P" Q7
45 Kt"
K3, 45 QBPxP
46 RPXP,
46 BxP, and
wins.
Staunton
105.
Game
11.
described
106.
Game
XP
v.
In
"
"
Kt5,with
107.
Game
There
"
was
not
proceededwith
the slightest
sity
necesP
Q3.
"
109.
Game
The " hole " here formed might have been fatal to White toward the end of the game as
n."
will be seen, and, at any rate, it exposes him to a strongattack.
We do not think that the sacrificeof the two Pawns
Game
which follows is warranted by the
11.
position.He could have established the majorityof Pawns on the Queens'side with a very good
KB3.
game on account of his havingtwo Bishopsby P
110.
Game
108.
"
"
was
111.
112.
"
helpsthe opponent to
force
longerdiagonalfor
his B.
"
K2-
"
"
"
moves,
32 R
"
Vienna
113.
Kt8 mate.
v.
London.
Game
"
"
114.
of
development
the first
therebyweakening the
115.
Game
116.
Game
12.
"
By
this
move
we
consider
Black obtained
#R
"
winningposition.
the other game.
havingresigned
London*
the game
been played out, would in all
clear
;"?--*
Digitized
by
THE
This
defence
early instituted
(According to the German
and
by
Our
main
rests
on
the
to treat
entirely
new
of all analysts,
being no
of
590.
is laid
the firstplayers'
game
for
being
playeron principle.
this highlyinteresting
ing
open-
second
the
the firstmention
Handbuch
which
realitya counter-attack on
ought to be disadvantageousto
is in
so
is made
DEFENCE.
KNIGHTS'
TWO
White, that
9th move,
opposed to the
King's side too much.
doubt
down,
as
usual,in Col.
escapedthe
have
to
seems
often
manner
i,
tion
atten-
was
to
eager
that the
think
"
"
column
B"
should
be added
; 8 QKt"
Q3
B3,
n
ioKtXKt;
nQXKt,
QKt4, 13 B" K2"
13
P" QB4;
P" Q3+11
10
In Col. 6
-with B
"
R4
we
(or8
P"
KB4;
QB4 ;
P"
merely show
when
as
variation
8 O"
the KB
P"
P"
14
KR4,
is concentrated
12
Q3+)
.B
Q2
"
"
7 Q
ch., 9 QXB
;
O; 13 P" QR3"
; 10
9 QXB
9 BXB,
9 BXB
KR3;
12Q"
If 6.
10
O"
is not
KR3
as
good
in
"
KKt"
K2, 7
K4,
if 13 ?"
QR3,
P"
conjunction
Black
on
gets
weak.
littleadvantagein
The
two
"
"
"
"
Col, 9 answers
the entrance
of White's Kt
for some
tournament
purposes might be
"
which
according to
new
under
be
Col.
White
ought
to
win.
K5 in a
enough
In
Cols.
In Col.
1 1
secures
draw
and
and
manner
new
12
White
cannot
wins
against
be recommended
demonstrated
of moves,
are
broughtabout by transpositions
though hitherto it has been considered doubtful which side
player,
in
favor of
may
the first
The
author
that it
with
originated
with the
us
move
the
Q6
"
for
in at the 15th or
16th move
whereas the whole
Black,which may come
respectively,
from
this
Black's
in
main
to
the
line of play in
move
as
variation,
given
pointup
25th
between
the
Rev. W. Wayte and ourselves. The identical moves
note 28, occurred first
Mr. C. E. Ranken
that the
considering
alone the most
moves
but
plausible
almost
are
all forced.
quoted from
The
on
the
by
Wayte. This
In Col. 14
new
arrive at
we
KKt
1 1
process
is not
ordinary
extra-
so
of Black, are
5th move
different
Col.
Q2.
"
not
5 is
line of
to
even
but
game,
will support
QB3,
"
an
we
think
our
improvement, 8 Q
our
majorityof
Pawns
"
sq. instead of
be maintained
can
8 P
with the
better game.
introduce our
In Cols. 19 to 22 inclusive we
this
in
which White
of
variations
opening,
leading
up
QKtP
the
it
whence
column
P
"
an
at once
International
"
QKt4, which
we
idea of
Chess
in the
counter-attack
was
instead of 9.
B3
or
first publishedin
was
defence
new
giving*
Magazine,
the
In
way
by
9.
next
.
recommend.
column
the Handbuch
variations
are
also shown
to
by Zukertort,and
published
alreadywell known.
29 and 30 are
of the latterStaunton is the author.
former
The
be of
was
no
first
the next
table Col. 32 is
"
which
superiorto 6 KtXBP,
The
was
hitherto in fashion.
"
Q4 respectively
4 O
"
O, which
were
in favor for
time
some
"
5 Kt-^QR4
and
KtXP-
with
KNIGHTS'
TWO
P"
VISP"
K4
9KKt-B3
oB-B4
K4
OQKt" B3
UKt-B3
Third
"QKt"R4
K2!
Cols. 1, 4, 5, 7 to 14.
B"R4?
Continuation
Second
rPXP
4p=qT"
PXP
B3
B"
First Continuation
93
7PXP
ftB-Kt5ch.
up"
DEFENCE.
Cols. 2, 3, 6.
Q-B3?
Continuation
"if'
p_q3?
l^rKt5
11
y-^,
]?u^^l^"fyJ
WQKt"
B
JQKt"
R4
P_Q4
First Defence
Col. 17.
P-KR3
Second
Defence
Col. 18.
KB"
/""" )
.Kt"
Kt5
rPXP
^KtxP
fiKtXBP
"K"
Kt"
Kt"
Second
Continuation
Kt5
v.
4;
P-Q4
VI.
iKtXP
9P"
Defence
Kt5
"Q-B3
'K-K3
ch.
flKt-B3
OKt" Kt5
Second
xv^4
P-Q4
Kt
.O-K4
First Continuation
First Defence
QB4
9pZj|
"P_B3
Cols. 19 to
P_QR3
rPXP
KtXBP
"KtXP
KxKt
rPXP
Q-R5
Q-B3
7K-K3
22.
QKt4!
ch.
Kt-B3
8Kt"
Col. 23
Col. 24
K2
"KtxP
Kt~-Kt5
rB" P ch.
First Continuation
Second
'
w
jKt" Kt5
-KtXBP
Continuation
Third
Defence
Defence
Cols. 31 to 33.
rPXP
^KtxP
P-Q4!
First Defence
Second
Bpxp
-
Bp=:
P-KR3
6B"
Col. 34.
Col. 35.
Col.
36.
K2
P-Q4
viii.
4PXP
First Continuation
Second
-O"O
Cols. 37 to 40.
Continuation
-P"
Ks
0-0
ix.
Col. 41.
Col. 42.
TWO
94
Kt"
nB-B4
B3
9KKt-BL
lp" K4
Kt$
"B"
PXP
4P-Q4
"Kt"
flQKt" B3
DEFENCE.
KNIGHTS'
5QKt"
Kts ch.
Sp"B3
R4
^PXP
rPXP
B"
B"
R4?
Op" KR3
1JP-KR3
P"
KR3
nKKt-KR3Dl
QKKt-B3
"KKt-B3
"P" K5
Kt-KR3
PXB
Q"
10;
Q--Q4
K2
10b=kT
B-B3
4"nKt"Ktsq.
KB"
Kt-K5
11P-K5
H_
11Q-Q5
Kt-B3
12Q-K4
B"
R4?
op"
P-K5
BxKt
13
-B"
K2
DP" KR3
BB-K2!
pBXP
.3
P-QB3
ch.
la
BKtxKt
P"
Up"
QKt4
nKxB
JQ_B4+
SiOKt"
-K"
14;
Q"
Ktsch.
K
R5
sq.
ch.
P-Kt3
B3+
15Q"
10;
Q-Q2
P-Q4
11Q"
KKt4!
lop" KKt4
lUKtKt-Q4
JO0"0
iOKt"
Q-Q2
14Q-Kt3
l^KR"
lOp"
11r" Bsq.
"
12PXP
K6
8l"Kt"
Q4
R2
PXP
.rP-QKt3
6
HP-QB3
B2
,9P-KB4_ _19P-Kt4__
P-Q4
ch.
BXP
PXB
K5?
HP-KB4_
llo-o
IflKtvR
^KtxB
Kt2+
Kt"
BxKt
10B-"?3
QB4
15BxKt+
Move
P"
QBXKP
16BxKt+
Column
1.
Move
9.
KKt"
Column
R3.
4.
15
K6.
BLACK.
BLACK.
IP
"
? 3
.-
"
1
M"
ill"
ftv
mr
Kt2+10
TWO
I*" K4
B"
?KKt-B3
LP" K4
KNIGHTS'
DEFENCE.
-Kt"
B4
3Kt-B3
"QKt" B3
Kt5
0B" Kt5
4p_Q4
10
ch.
bpr"B3
"QKt"R4
11
12
,PXP
'PXP
B-K2
tipP-KR3
KKt"
B3
P-K5
Kt"
10B-Q3
Kt"
K5
10Q-QS
Kt"
B4
11KtxKt
19BxKt
12Q-R5
R"
12Q-Q
BXB
"Q-K2_
P-KR3
^ii
KKt3
PXB
12P"
sq!
P"
14
P-Q4
-Kt-B3
18
ch.
-K-Q2__16
1"BXP
K"
B2-
17Kt-Kts
~12
Column
7.
Move
"P" B3
P-Q4
jP" QKt4
p"
15p"
QKt4
B5
QR4!
"?R4
P-Kt5+
22
rKt-B3
13 PXP
23
BXP
21
B"
19
9.
Move
15
Q2+
BxP.
"";;:"
IHPJL
i3"3
V*.
"
Hi
1 ir
"
" iI
will
V^/JEvS;
"'"
Wfflwft
,"S3k
ill
%m
"
24
fl
17
Column
1*11
TttTr???
l^O"
K*
:Q-K3
BLACK.
"
^ftwwsg
e.p.
Kt-Q4
BLACK.
i illJ S
"PXP
(jQX!
1*B-Kt3
p.
rB-B3
BxP.
15
18
e.
PXB+
ch.-
~20 luQ-Q4
Kt2
10Q-"?3
l"O"
:
q-k3
P"
"K-Bsq.
17
P-Q4
IBKt"
1""P"K6ch.
*0p" KB4+
B3
14PXP
,
Kt4
P-B3
"Kt"
Kt4
13Q-Q4
15
.BP-QKt3
16;
"QxPch.
l'Kt"
K4
Bsq.
14Q-R5
\io~6~
l"OR-Ksa.
'QR -K sq.
11P"
QB4
13Kt-Q4
..Q-K2
14;^Rl
KB4!
P-B3
13RXB
"luo-o
P"
11KB"
BxKt
"IflKt"
Kt5
15BxP
p"
Kt4
llKtxKt
vJl^E/}$
Vifcj!j$
'
25
TWO
11.
Col. 7."
12.
followed
ThreateningKtxP,
18
97
by B" Kt6.
18 BxP
QxP,
DEFENCE.
KNIGHTS'
ch ; 19
RxB,
19
ch.; 20 K
QxR
QR"
20
moves,
sq.,
and wins.
13.
Col. 8." Or
18 Kt"
P-KKt3,
14.
Col. 9.
15.
Col. 9. "Or
15 Q" R6,
19 P"
23 R" KB
QXP,
; 19
; 23 P"
Q-R6
KB3,
16
KB4;
20
sq. ; 24
Kt
17
16.
15
K4
14 P"
Col. io.-Or
18.
Col.
13
; 18
K6
16PXB,
by
16
14
R4,
"
14
ch. ; 17 R"
QxP
"
B2,
QxKt.
PXP, 13 PXP;
10."
defeated
Kt3, 15 QxRP
ch. and
prevent QxP
17.
be
can
18
KtXKBP;
Kt5
"
14
RXKt,
QKt4,
PxP
14
14
QXKt+.
; 15 Kt"
Kt4, 15 BxKt
16
16
BxB,
fine attack.
19.
Col.
10."
20.
Col.
11.
Continued
The
"
in the
21.
Col.
KtxKt
17
way
as
consider this
has
22.
Col.
11."
There
23.
Col.
11."
If 16.
24.
Col.
12."
Clearly14
25.
Col.
12.
"
seems
Black
whereupon White
Kt4, 18 Kt"
18 PxKt,
.PXP
two
18
ch. ; 19 K"
QxP
of Black
moves
may
be
"2,
etc.
and
transposed
White
will proceed
in the text.
onlyobstructed
superiority.
White
same
We
11."
strongerthan
the
nothingbetter.
; 17
QxQ
15 Q" R4,
forwardingof
15
BxQ,
followed
ha*,hardlyanythingbetter than
castles and
Kt2; 19 Kt"
afterwards
R3+.
Black
to which
on
the
QR3, White
ch.,and if 16.
BXP
If P"
Pawns
.P"
replies
15
Kt
Q sq., and
he has obtained the
"
replies
QKt" R3.
etc.
KB"
developsthe QKt
at
Kt2
in order
R3.
Or if 17
to
prevent Kt"
B"
Q3
O4,
Q
18 P"
KNIGHTS'
TWO
9"
P"
KKt"
K4
1P"
K4
14
Kt5
5QKt"
15
nP-"?3?
ch.
P"
PXP
Kt-B3
PXP
P-K5
K2
P-KR3
Kt-B3_
Kt"
KKt"
Kt4?
11Q"
lap"
K6
13PXP
Kt"
jiQXKt
R"
12P"
P-B3
Q6
15
ch. D
1PQ-K2
K6
Kt"
K5
B
B-K3
BXB
P"
1"Q-B3
KB4
Q-Q3
sq.
A0Kt-B5
16R"
K2
PXB
14;
Q-R5
QXRP
27
Q"
36
14;
QXP
10b=rT
QXKt
PXB
13Kt"
Ktsq.+
K"
26
R2
12BXP
BXB!
KB4
Q-K3
ch.
Kt"
K4
KtXKt
"llp_K6D
sq.
13PXB
10P_;KB4+
^K-Bsq.
15.
Q"
Q-K4
K4
.QPXKt
l^Kt"
Kt" Kt5
Kt"
luo"
sq.
P-KR3
QB4 35
Kt-Qs
Kt"
140_0-0
KB"
lUKtxKt
SOA^KtxKt
ch.
PXKt
PXKt
QB" KKt5
0"0
Kt-B3
13B-B3
ch.
PXBP
o-o_
KtXB
11P-KR3
.
'O"
KtXB
02
K6
34
QB4
Oq" B2
P-Q3
?QKt-B3 29
BXB
1*P"
^KB"
Q" K
10o"
B2
33
Q" K2
OB-Q3
log*
P-KS
Kt_K5_
1Uq_q5
KR3
nQ-B3?
9b-Q3
"
OP-K5
11BxKt
R4
18
17
16
P-B3
B"
PXP
Kt-Kt5
P-Q4
B4
3Kt-B3
2QKt-Br
13
B"
B"
B3
DEFENCE.
ch.
rp~Kt3
1P,P-B3
Q2+
A OB" B4+
32
QxQ
RXQ+
28
"Columa
13.
Move
Q"Q6
15
Column
ch.
17.
mm
P"
11
K6.
BLACK.
BLACK.
Move
-1
'^M
WM"
mm
mm
Wm
13
r/s "'/,""-a
HI
"] Eto Si
m^m
rSs**j-r.'"Z
WR^fffK
VsJTTsSS/L
WHITE."
.
TWO
KNIGHTS'
DEFENCE.
99
26.
Col. 13.
27.
Col 13." Or
28.
"
23 K"
"
move
on
16 B"
18 P"
be
in
transposed
their order.
QKt4,
ch.,21 Kt"
"
K3
24 B"
by R
ought to win,
"
29.
Col. 14.
12
Kt
30.
Col. 14." If
12.
31.
"
KB
"
sq. is also
QB" KB4
32.
33.
Col. 17." If 6.
34.
Col. 17. 7
P" KR,3 8
"
the much
good move.
; 13 Kt"
KR3
KB
; 10 Kt"
; 7
K4,
by
KtxKt
10
Kt"
Kt3, with
11
QxKt,
excellent game.
an
11
P"
KB4+.
The
main
Handbuch.
.KtXP
sq., followed
Q" B3, 7
B"
B2 ; 18 Kt"
K3
Kt5 ch., 18
8 KtxB,
8 PxKt
; 9
K"
B3.
Q-R5
ch.+.
QB
is much
"
BxKt;
B"
White's
36.
here 14 O
O and after
Col. 17. The variation,
so far,is suggested
by Lowenthal,who recommends
Kt" Kt6 ; 15 Q" B3, 15 KtXR
dismisses the game in favor of White on the
; 16 KtxKt,
14
ground that he has two Pawns for the exchange,but as one of them is doubled and another can be
10
Q2, 10QB"
; 11 P"
ismuch
Col. 17." 9
K2
KKt"
KB3,
35.
KB4
in
"
"
immediately
preventedfrom advancingby 16
and would decidedly
declare the game to be in
favor.
"
KB4,
Black's
we
favor.
with
disagree
totally
that conclusion
KNIGHTS'
TWO
KKt"
,P-K4
4P-Q4
21
.KtxBP
^KxKt
rPXP
Kt-Kts
B4
3Kt-B3
20
19
JKtxP
23
22
24
ch.
,Q-B3
'K"
B"
B3
2QKt-B3
lp" K4
DEFENCE.
K3
Kt-B3
Kt5
BKt"
0-K4
9P"
QKt4!
"
r"KtxP
10p=Br -10^iub-r3
B-Kt3
10P"
B4
nB-R3
KtxP
PXBP
40
13P-B5
B"
B-Kt3
13Kt"
"
Q6ch.
AUKt" R3
,nK-Qsq.
43^Kt-Q5
HBxKt
B3
Kt3
12K-Q3
12Q-Kt3
P"
13KtxKt
KKt"
B-R3
3740P-QR4
12P-KB4
1*R-I-Bsq.
B5
"KtXP ch.
HB-R4
,.Kt-B3
P-Q3-V
11b"Kt2
r|P-QR3 46
Dp":
P-B3
p"
ch
12P"
4 0Q-K3
A"P" QB4
ch.
Hk-c-Q3
Q-Q3
B4
"
Kt"
B-Kt3+
13
9Q-B7
l*K"
:
K" B4
QKt4
;13
451UK"
R4
ch.
Kt4
..QxPch.
HlTZo;
K" Q2
38
PXKt
UB-Kt3
14Kt-QB3+
QxKt
B"
R3+^
R2
15Kt"
15BXP
P-Q3
KtxR
KB3
40Q-Q4ch.
QxQ
17:
RXQ+
ch.
39
Column
19.
Move
Column
KtxKt.
i3
2 1
Move
Htl
"
"m
mm
Kt
Q6
"
ch.
BLACK.
BLACK.
l3
iff
"
%?55?/"
?mI
,//s**7*M
-"^kMMWk 111*
fm
"
i "
m
"
mi
HP
mi
Y/rTfsy/s
MH a "W|||
"
4 "
mm
""fi*fll
^m
a
m
03
""////%
fl|
"aw
w"
mt
m"
m
'fr"Z"y
m
"//77f/A".
m
v///Ym6
WHITE.
"
"'
WHITB;Goosle
)8I
TWO
37.
38.
Col. 19." Or 14
pieceahead and
K
39.
41.
Col.
21.
42.
Col.
22."
Q-K
Or
12
O,
O"
Col. 23."
Q3,
RXB
(if19 B" R4, 19 B" B3 and wins),19 P
6, and wins.
; 19
other
KtXB
11
playsQ
Black
move
P"
; 12
Q4,
"
12
13 Kt"
Or
BxKt+.
Q" R4, threatening
13
R3,
13
Q" B3+.
Q5.
KtXKt;
B"
Q3
13
ch., 13 K"
QxP
Strongerthan
; 13 P"
Q4, with
QB-B4,
12
suggestsif 10.
Die Schachtheorie
Durch
in Fuhrer
12
B2
^PXKt,
14
12
K"
.Q" QR4;
11
PxKt,
11
QX
fine attack.
Q2 !; and
if 13
BxP,
13
KtXKt,
or
if 13
KtXKt,
13
etc.
Col. 24.
10
ch.,20 K"
BXB,
11
Kt sq., 18 PxP
Bsq.; B"
18 KR"
Againstany
"
KtxP
9 P
;
13.
.B"
Kt2 ; 14 BPxP,
16 B-Kt5
by B"KKt5);
19Q-B5+.
Kt,i8PxB;
46.
sq+.
PXB,
45.
Q3+.
dis. ch., 14 Kt
BxP
20
44.
"
K"
"
If 13 P"
Col, 20."
B3, 13
"
PxKt,
; 20
40.
43.
PXP
XB
; 13 Kt"
Q"Q2
12
B2 Black
"
KtxP,
12
DEFENCE.
KNIGHTS'
11
"
Q4
may
BxKtch.,
be treated in
11
K"
Q3
14
Q"Q*
Q" B7,
12
"5 O"
K
K"
B4,
etc.
sq.; 17 P"
namely:by
similar manner,
12
ch., 16 K"
KtxP
ch. ;
10
K"
sq.,
KNIGHTS'
TWO
iP-K4
KKt"
DEFENCE.
26
25
Kt"
nB-B4
B3
B3
2QKt-B3
lp" K4
27
29
28
pxp-
OK"
"
"KtxBP
nO=R5_
"KxKt
Dp" KKt3
-Q-B3 ch.
'K" K3
I7Q~B3
rQxKt
0KV-B3
"BxKt
BKt" Q
K2
op"
10P"
KR3
B-R4
HQBxKt
Kt"
Kt2
12B"
49
13PXP
bxp
K4
A^Kt"
K*"
iKt-K3-
1^Q-B2
K2
QP=Q3_
DKt-B3
5p-04
7B-Kf3_
,KtxKt
^P" KR3
/P-Q4
'KXB
QP-KB4_
nP-Q5
OB" Kt5
"Kt"
nQ-Q2
Q-R5
9P-Kt3
0K-Q2
Kt-B7
nKtxPch.
sq.
KtxR
"11PXP
9K-Q
sq.
Kt2
B4ch.
Ktsq.
QKt-B3+
sg.
12:
57
Kt-B3
inKt-K3
13KB"
1UKB"
KB"
gB4
QKt-R3+
ch.
HQ"
A"Kt-C
Kt-Q5
KtXR
K2
10B"
UK"
ch.
?K-B
56
QXKP
10Q-K
URtxPch.
A"R" Bsq.
4jQ-K4
Q" K2
QXKt
ijKtxQ
qK-Ktsq.
"
Q-Kt3-
Kt4 ch.
Kt-Q5
IUk" Qsq.
11P-KR3
0-0"0
9B-Kt3
sq. 52
P-Q3
48
53
KtxRP
10B-Kt2
KKt4
A*B"
7;
P-KB3
"Q" K2
47
B3
QB-KKt5
51
BKl-B3_
flP=1Q4
ch.
.BXP
"KtxP
11P"
30
4KtxP
4P-V4'
"Kt"
Kt5
"Kt"
QB4+D
55
54
14
HrIIb5
.rQxPch.
l"K"
10R" Bsq.
j
aKR
K sq
"
Mr
B4
Q--R5+
17
10pXKt
ch.
7BXP
l'K
Bsq.
Kt3!+50
B"
18
Column
B2
pKtxKt
Move
25.
17.
Column
Q" R5.
BLACK.
"1Jl
Move
13
QB4.
"
BLACK.
i
"'s,/////s
Hi*
29.
-j-sW/ZM
"
El
fif|
iW///M
illt
.......
"
I/*
mm
"::---z.
W/fl'"'3'^
'
J
;":.""
Hi
a
B
Pi
Q ESS':
"
11 3
1
:'v:.:'
Mfc"*^
19
^I:."*2*
9*
IPM HH
DigWfyC
k
a
f'SJ
$a"
KNIGHTS'
TWO
104
*"V
4ittxp
X-*
cKtxBP
36
35
34
^r
33
31
3Kt-B3
2QKt-Bj"
lp" K4
Kt-Kts
B-B4
KKt-B3
jP-K4
DEFENCE.
4P-Q4
PXP
KtxP
fiR-Bsq?
"o-o_
DB-B4
Ob" B4
0kI3
P"
KKt3
P-Q4
7,
QKtxP
!
K3
flB-
KtXV
QXRP
59
PXQ
Q" K2
62
UQKt" W
KtxKtP
QKtxP
QKtxR
PxKt
"PXB
OKKtxP
'gxP
Op" (^4
60
ioBxKt
K"
ch.
Q-B3
B-K3
PXKt
'KxKt
BxKt
QQ-B3 ch.
P-KB3
"k= -K3
R"
66
Ksq.
Kts
11
X*
HP-QR3
Q-K4+
63
Q~R5
11P-U4
OKt"
inQ~K4
1()QxQBPch.
Q2
Q-B3ch.4-68
BXB
Kt-B3__
ch.
PXB
67
611UR" Bsq.
11KtxB
BxKt
KxKt
K2__
10KtxR+
K2
KtxBP
O"O
KtxBP
ch.
OB"
P-KR3
65
PXP
KKt3
58
P-Q4!
"llKt"R3
64
i
"9QXPch. 69
ch.
nQ-QS
l^K" K2
l^Kt-K3
4
KtxB
nQxP(QB5)
KtxKt
ch.
13PXKt
13QRXKt
ldQ-B3
RXR
Kt-Q3+
33.
Move
11....
"
.BxPch.
Hie Bsq.
14RXR+
14
Column
B2
Column
Q4.
Move
34.
9.
KtxBP.
BLACK.
BLACK.
I ill
":-A:;
Wa
"a i, i
0
*;;5
1
^'o
"
WHITE.
70
58.
59.
Col. 31." Or 7.
.BXP
TWO
KNIGHTS'
; 8 B"
K3, 8 BxP
DEFENCE.
?; 9
105
KtXR,
BxR;
10
Q" Q5,
and wins.
Strongerand more
simplethan 8 KtXR, 8P" Q4; 9 B" K2 ! (if9 BxP, 9 QB" KKt5,
by Kt" B6 ch.,and wins); 9. .QKtxQBP ; 10 B" Kt5 ch., 10 P" B3 ; 11 QxKt, 11
PXB, and Black has still a strongattack.
If,however, 8 P" QB3,? 8 KtxKBP
; 9 RxKt,
9
Kt
K3 and wins.
Col. 31."
followed
"
60.
Col. 31"
ch.+)
If 8....Kt"
11
P"
QB3,
Q3;
KtXR, 9KtxB;
Kt3 ; 12 Q" Q5, 12
61.
Col. 32.
62.
63.
"
BxKt,
10
B"
11
Kt"
Q3
10
13
BxB
(or 10....QXB;
Q" Kt8 ch.+
Q" R5
11
the Handbuch.
ch. ; 9 K"
K2, 9 Q" R4 ch. ; 10 K" Q3, 10 Kt" QKt5 mate.
If 11 R" B3, 11 Q" R5 ; 12 KtxP,
"?4 followed by B" KKt5"
12
"
64.
Col. 33." Or
65.
Col.
66.
Col. 34."
67.
68.
69.
34.-K 6.
dis.
KtxP
12
.KtXP
7 P"
Threatening
9 RxB
QB3,
36." Better
Kt, 15 PXKt;
than
16
12
QXP
RxR
P-KR3;
ch.,9 PxR
"
Col.
; 13
10
ch., 13 BxR
KtxBP,
KtXKP,
10
KxKt;
Q" Q2;
11
14
QXRP,
14 KtxKt+.
9 PxKt+.
BxKt,
and wins.
BxKt.
RxB.
K"
10
K sq. ;
K
him
Kt3 subjects
BxKt, etc.
"
1 1
to mate
at
once
by
Col.
36.
We
(if15
P"
KKt3
Pawns
for the
"
16Q-K5,
pieceand
from
fine attack.
"
"
io6
KNIGHTS'
TWO
P"
KKt"
K4
1P"
B3
QB-B4_
2;
QKt-B3
K4
37
DEFENCE.
"Kt"
39
38
40
B3
41
42
P-Q4
,0"0
|4 PXP
KtxP
O"O
nP-K5
P-04
OKtxP
Op=(
P-Q4
P-Q4
nR-K
P-Q4
KB"
sq-
Bb"K2
BXP
Kt-B3
71
RXKtch.
P"
R"
P-B3
KtxKt
BXB
KtxQ-
Q"
HKtxP
KtxB
B sq.
ch.
Move
39.
15.
12P-QB3K2
nB-R4
79AAB"
ch.
78
Column
Q" R4.
40.
Move
14.
QB
"
KKt5-
BLACK.
BLACK.
MNP
B3
QB-KKt5+D
14'
80
P^Kt^
76
^M
"-"
1 1i1jl
1
-*mm
rii^
^a
...
fi
is-JI ^H
wm
wm
W"
-,...WA
W/i/W/.
VrM^
fci
""' V''':-2
llPj
ill
"I""1
111
"
"
K2+
"1UK" Bsq.
B2
Q-R4D
Column
h"
Q-K2_
49Kt-K4
Q" R5 ch.
.Q" R3 ch.-
l^K-Q
sq."
.KtxKt
11P_QB3
Aflg"B2
nB-Kt5
1"K"
K sq.
KtxB
10B-K3
llp-Q5
12KxKt
13
JQR"
72
Kt-B3
KKt"
"10PXP
Up" KB4
11PXR
12KXB
ch.
BxKt
flB-Kt3_ 9
OP"QB4
P-QB4
74
75
K2
QKtXP
O"O
Kt-B3
PXP
Q2
8PXB
OKtxR
9Q-B5
B-Kt5
11B"
KtxKt
10
QKt3
10Q-Q4
B4
12QXQ
73
"B-K3
AUp_KB4
11O"O
8QXB
QKtxKt!
K2
flRXBch.
BXP
8q-b5
sq. I
Q" K2
QB" KKt5
81
KtxP
7B"
P-Q4
8Q-Q
9B"
77
yRXKt
7QXB
QKt5
m
gja
WHITE.
)8I
tfag
82
TWO
71.
; 10 B"
11
e,
slightly
preferWhite, thoughby
P,
74.
Col.
75.
Col.
ch.,9 B"
9 RxKt
O ; 11 B"
38." After
10
O"
O"
38." If
B"
10
K3,
Kt5, 10
B"
11
ch.,
Kt5
the
; Black
B4,
For
KB3+.
PxKt
11
White
will not
BxP,
; 12
12
R"
get enough
for
B sq. ; 13 BXB
win.
B"
B3, 16
playon
K3
B"
107
the Handbuch.
"
Col.
P"
KtxP
; 14 Kt"
13 KtXB
73.
Kt5,10
sacrificing
piece, g.\
K5, 14 R" B4, and ought to
attempt at
any
72.
KtXKt, 9 B" K2
Col. 37." Or 9
DEFENCE.
KNIGHTS'
The
Q3
part of Black
maintains
might be: 14 R
QB4'
In this position
PxB.
we
continuation
17 BxB,
17
draw
"
be the result.
ought to
For if
10
KtX
etc.
; 11 P"
B3,
11
PxP
12
PxP,
B"
12
Q4-K
Manual
KB"
Appendixto Gossip's
38." The Lipschuiz
QB4 ; 12 P"
pointsout that if 1 1
Or if 12
PxP e.p.,then 13 Kt" B6. ch.,followed by QxQQ"
QB4, and wins; for if 12
B6 ch.,and againwins the Q. Otherwise
Black obviously
R4, 13 Q Kt5 ; 14 Kt
KB4 ; 13 Kt
"
"
"
Col.
38." The
game
Q sq., White
"
77.
Col. 39.
78.
Col. 39.
An
"
innovation
Black's
"
16
KR3;
....P"
ought to
recovers
end in
the P with
an
draw
even
by
best
play.
After
15 P"
; 16
QR
game.
by Schallopp.
continuation
15
the best of the
game.
79.
Col. 40.
80.
Col. 40."
81.
Col. 41."
Some
White
threatens R"
QB
here
sq., followed
as
even.
by QxPor
KtxP.
O, 7 B" Q2; etc. But not good for Black is 7. .QB" KKt5 ; 8 QxP, 8 Bx
QB4 ; 9 Q" R4, 9 B" Q2 sq.; 10P" B4, 10 P" QR3 ; 11 PxP, " PXB ; 12 Q"
B2, 12 B" B4." Ifi2....Kt" K2; i3QxKt, 13 B" B4; 14Q" K2+;" 13 PxKt, 13PXP; 14P"
QKt4+) ; 9 PXB, 9 Kt" Kt4 ; 10 Q" B3+.
Kt
82.
"
(or 8.
Or 7 O"
.KB"
Col. 42." 9
ch.,etc.);
11
PXKt; 11
PxKt; 10 QxKt, 10 BxKt
(or 10
PxB, 11 PxP ; 12 Q" K4 ch.,is in White's favor,
QxB,
11
PxP
; 12 R"
sq.
io8
TWO
KKt"
.P-K4
B"
B3
2QKt-B3
lp- K4
Game 1.
KNIGHTS'
Kt"
B4
4P-Q4
3Kt-B3
Game 2.
Dufresne.
DEFENCE.
Kts
pxp
5QKt"
Game 3.
ANDERSSEN
DUFRESNE
VonderLASA.
ST.
1B-R4
5p" KR3
0Q-B3
OPXB
aKKt-53
QQXR__
"P"
"Kt"
"
R4
Game 4.
Salvioli.
Dufresn*.
Salvioli.
MORTIMER
HIRSCHFELD
BON.
KOLISCH.
"yPXP
'PXP
flB-K2__
Op" KR3
3
"Kt-B3
0P-K5
10^"
:"
11KB"
R"
12Kt"
Bsq.
2
12KtxB
ch.
10ic=c
P-KB4?
B4
1
18
2(jKt-K5
JQ" K2
21P-Kt5
Q" R4ch.
Kt-
itsq.
13p=k
14
14
14Kt"
il
15!
QB" KKts
P"
15
17Q-KKt3
17
1BQXB
Q-Kt3
ch.
onp--Kt5
K
sq. ch.
Bsq.
Q-B3
Q" Kt4
Q-Q3
23
ch.
Q sq.
24:
24KtXBPch.D5
6
B"
K6
Kt-B4
27PXP
ch.
19
B4
Q" B4
flOQKt"Ks
nnB-Ksq.
,K" B2"WIM.
KB3
P-Q4
24;
Q"
B2
K6
25P"
Kt3
P"
Kt4
20
KtxB
23
QxKt
27PXKtP
fl'Q" B4ch.
ch.
23KKt"
B"
8,
B4
Q-Kt3
25Kt"
QXQBP
B-K7
21E?
K" R2
0"O"Q
QKt-B3
25
oUp_ 0B4
P-Kt3
22P"
Q-K4
PXKt
1HB*B
1flB-R3_
lOKt"
Q4
BXP
22:
QXP
BxR
10b" K3
QKt-B4
1'BxKt
'BxPch.DlG
21
sq.
Kt-R3__
1/r
R"
K"
QKt4
15fi"
Kt3
-Q-K3
19PXP
Kt2
Q-R4
Q-Q3
22QXRP
13?-B3
Kt"
Q" Kt4ch.18
P-Kt3
29
sq.
aad
inP-Q4ch.
10QXKt
Q-R3
QXR
%
B3
AOKxKt
Kt-Q4
IflKKtXQB
K"
-K-Q
22
KKt"
KKt-
12
1'QXBP 13
1ffQ-B6ch.
B-QR3
23yxKtP
ch.
IOq"B7ch.
QKt"
17!
"0R-Bsq.
P"
Q-Kt;
nKt-R3
iiP-KB4
IIrB" QB4
QXP
if"
K
nQ-Kt5
B3
Kt
QxP
19kb=qb4~ 10
4JQ-R6
UQxKtch.
K" K2
l"B^Kt3
Kte
11 0"0
A"KB=C
JKB-QB4
Q2
QKt4
p-kr3
KKt"
4 n
10
Kt-
3=8
K2
BXP
Kt2
13
P"
10"
K5
11Q-Q5
B4
P-B3
14B"
Q"
"B" K2
P"
00Kt" B3
B5
Game
JP" Kt4
iPXP
0QR-QBsq.24
4" Cont'd.
0JQ-R5ch.
"*K"
Kt2
QnR-Q7ch.D25 qrQXPch.
"OKtxR
Q-Kt6
31K"
,QXP
0"K"
ch.
sq.
ch.
Ktsq.
onQxPch.
uOK_R
"0k" B3
Q"
Kt6 ch.
36KxKt
Q-Kt7 ch. 26
37'
R=B5
if"byGc
Digitizer!
by
White
"""".
in
mates
"
TWO
KNIGHTS'
DEFENCE.
Anderssen
X.
Game
1.
In
"
with
his KRP
Col.
our
which
ened
R3. The Kt on that square is merely threatbelieve is favorable for the firstplayer. The doublingof
we
"
to
amounts
here KKt
recommend
I we
exchangefor a B,
an
v.
109
"
the
on
other
wing and
his
two
obtaining
Bishops.
2.
Game
1.
12.
"
,Q
"
proposedin
sq.
Col. 9
our
this
a stronger attack than
believe,
yields,we
move
3.
Game
1.
4.
Game
1.
Compare
"
Leadingto
"
our
in which
complications
chance
Game
1.
Game
conducts
Black
"
alreadygivenup
1.
V.
B2, 28 QXP
"
move
preferable
at this
juncture.
partiesdisplaygreat ingenuity.But
win
additional P and
an
high-class
ingenuity.The
this fine
White's
givingBlack
no
move
though simple-looking
the
as
believe,
quitesound ifithad onlybeen pursuedproperly.
evidentlyrelied on
had
White
"
we
was,
QR4
"
"
to the R
6.
both
KKt 3, stillthreatening
to
21 P
playhere was
attack against
the King'3 side.
of instituting
an
soundest
6.
suggestP
we
ought stillto
26
B"
lose
as
K6
will be
for
breakingthe
; 27
ch.;
seen.
Game
"
mere
costs Black
an
"
"
"
"
6.
Game
9.
Game
This beautiful
"
wins
now
Q" Q5
For if 29
1."
move
; 3" R"
Dufresne
IO.
Game
thoughPawns
UL
BP.
But
Kt"
QB4
Game
2.
IS.
Game
are
10
wins
even,
"
An
2."
v.
Von
der Lasa.
.KB"
we
.B Q2;
If 13.
(Dufresne.)
"
ahead.
*!"" etc.
thanjo.
Better
2."
by force.
14
two
Pawns
After 16.
.PxP*. /"; 17 KtXP,
greatlycompromisesa won
game.
Q sq., 18 QxKtP; 19 R" K sq. (or 19Q" R6ch., 19 B" Kt3; 20 Q" B sq.,
wins),19 B" KKts; 20Q" R6 ch.,20 B" Kt3; 21 Q" Q3 ch.,21 Kt" Q4; White
which
error
B"
has
13.
no
Game
R6
and
defence.
2."
Fatal.
have stilllefthim
.KR"
QB sq.; 18 Q" R6 ch., 18 B" Kt3; 19 Q" B sq., 19 Kt" Q4, would
fair attack for the loss of the Pawns, whether or not White
exchangedQueens.
17.
a
Mortimer
14.
Game
which
Game
St. Ban.
the game by Kt" KR3,
simplify
by P" K5. Should Black answer
Q sq. in replyto Q" K5 ch.
3.
"
v.
2."
White
may
retreat
Q"
KB
gainedhere
sq., followed
a
very
by
K"
importantmove
m
page
(Continued
111.
by QKt" B3.
TWO
GAME
Move
24.
No.
DEFENCE.
GAME
I.
.Kt(Q4)XQBP
BLACK"
KNIGHTS'
Move
ch.
i5....K(K2)"Q3
BLACK
'
mm
i
ti
I14
LAS
A.
"""
mi
i.f"
mm
i
4
fll
fltoZtefe
DER
ltiW"l
'""" """:"'"
--:" '""
"
VON
"
I
i
2.
No.
^v.
HI
4fifi?sft
Pi
ANDERSSEN
"
GAME
Move
No.
17.
BLACK"
ST.
WHITE"
GAME
3.
BxP
Move
30.
BLACK"
BON.
E #
tfmTstt'
ch.
I a pal
4Pn**/j"
"*"
$S
WHITE
*-*
LIT
"S
"VfTTTS.tt
f"
DUFRESNE.
No.
4.
R(Qsq)" Q7
ch.
KOtlSCH.
mi
^UP^M^
"
i
i "!
#k#;#
nil
i
1
^3@S8
11!" 111 -1
S
j|f4^r
sea
"
WHITE"
MORTIMER.
Kb
35^^
is
"fa
WHITE"
HIRSCHFELD.
TWO
P"
iP"
KNIGHTS'
K4
KKt"
B"
Game 7.
Game 8.
Salvioli.
Cook.
Correspondence
Congress.
Game.
WESEL
BIRD
MORPHY
C. C.
CREFELDC.C.
jKt" Kt5
4_
De
^PxP
PXP
KtXP
QB-Kt5ch.
R"
-6
OpZT*3
Jfe:-K2
'PXP
'QXB
flB-K2
uKt-B3
Opp" KR3
KKt-B3
Q" KR4
-Op=Qi
KtxKt
-"P-B4
a,
11BxKt
28
Kt4
,,B-
luQ-O
nQxKt
1"PXB
.Kt-B3_29
14Kt-Bs
lOKt" K4
O-O
-inK-Rsq.
^lflKt" Q2
*B~Q3
"PXR_
QR"
18B"
^l^Kt"
32
Kt sq.
Q sq.
Kt2
' B-B
0 4
P"
B"
(
Q-B2
R"
Q2
55
56
0QK-Bsg.
""K"
Z0P-KR4
""QXKtP
P-B7ch.
"JlK45
-PXR
"
J24BXP
Kt-Q
sq. 34
RXP
-or* KXB
fl0p_K6
D35
36
Zub"B3
46
?pQ-Q7ch.
aOk" Kt3
RxKt
t-Confd.
ch.
PXR
,Kt-K3
uZpTZf
"P-R5
JP-QB4
,B-B3
38
oqB-Q2
37
KBsq.
wins.
wup-R6M4wiM.
ch.
65
R4
0QB-Kt4
^"Kt-B5
QR" K2
24P" QR4
PXP
25P-B4
66
inpassing
PXB
?flKt-B4cn.
'""and
31rxp
JPxR
21 B5
P-OKt3
nr"P-Kt5
BXP
"-ynQR-Ksq.wii".
26
Kt-Q5__
fl'R"
B sq.
"3rxb
"
B sq.
B"
""Kt"
BXQ
0lQ-Q3ch.
Z4ki^
KtxP
queens
I23BXP
BXQ
^4Q_Kt3
,B-Q4
Rsq.
JWqxq
Kt3
ppR" Ksq.
QR-KBsg.
64
"P-KR3
20K"
"
KtXP
flflQR-Ksq.
R" KRsq.
Kt5
0Q_Kt3 63
sq.
7QR-Q
I
sq.
K6
5Q-Kt3
B-B4
li"PXKP
*1q-k4
QR-Lq.33
'RxKt
54
~4flQ-R3
_10Kt-B4
ch.
RXBch.
ZIr" K
K"
4K-Q2
B sq.
Z0pXR
Kt2
R6
Q-B3
"J7P-B5
19K-B3
fillo"B4
61
62
"R" K sq.
_,10p_ Kt3
Q2
Q-Q7
B sq.
Q
iRxKt
"B"
"
31
27QXP
Q_
ch.
KtxR
17R"
inpXKt
K"
UR"
ch. 53
60
p-q4
iQ-0R4
JQ-KB4
K2
k"
ch.
-AUPxKt
P" K5
-ti____5
-.11b"
"DKt-Kt6D'bhch.-4P_Z____
JDKt" K3
30
lOKtxP
P-Kt3
52
ita^
Ksq
17i
QKtXB
.Q-Q5
_lUR_Ksq.
43
rKt-Q5
10
Kt2
'KXB
51
.KtxPch.
14K"
-P-Q"3
50
nKtxKt
B4
1?KtxP D41
l"KtxKt 42
P-KR3
B"
40
B6
Hq-QR4
12lxB
-Q3
16KR"
*-t
DKtxP
5K" K sq.
QQXKKt
JKt-B3.
Kt5
*Up_KR3
3BxKt
yBxPch.
QB-K2
K3
B"
10g-B2
49
-.'Kt" K4
"
58
59
BQPXB
Of
uO-0
"QKt-B3
9B"
48
^DKtXP
sq.
BXP
Kt-QB3
Kts
P-QR3
4B"
P-Q4
7^XP
Kt"
ZUKERTORT.
39
rO" O
OQKt" R4
Kt
MacCONNELL
RIVIERE.
jP-Q4
______
Q4
9P"
B4
3Kt-B3
Game 6.
TSCHIGORIN.
B3
2QKt-B3
K4
Game 5.
Vienna
DEFENCE.
47
R"
Kt sq.
"'R" Q2
onRxP
Q3
P-R7
67
68
69
7Q
29QXP
RXB
30
" wins.
TWO
Bird
28.
DEFENCE.
KNIGHTS'
113
Tschigorin.
v.
Manual
s
chiefly
quoted from the Appendix to Gossip*
hf
5.
Lipschtttz.11 P" Q4, 11 PxP e. /.; 12 KtxP ("?3),12 B" Q3; 13 Kt" Q2, followed by Kt"
For should Black
B3, givesWhite an excellent game with a P ahead.
attempt 13 BxP, then
would follow 14 P" KKt3, 14 BxP; 15 PxB, 15 QxP ch.; 16 Kt" B2, and should win.
Game
Our
"
to this game
notes
are
S.
29.
Game
would
White
5.
"
done
have
of the hostile Kt
by
_QKt3.
SO.
Game
5." 17 B"
19 O
31.
Game
32.
Game
O,
"
K2, 17 Kt"
far
was
5." If 19 P"
Q6
ch.
.Kt"
(or 17.
B6 ch. ; 18 K"
B sq., etc.);18
18
PxKt,
PxP;
more
B3, 19
B4ch.
"
K"
20
R sq.,
with
Q" K2,
20
winningattack.
KtxP,
KB3, 21 Q" KR4; 22 PxKt, 22 Q" R7 ch. ; 23 K" B2, 23 Q
Q" B4;
if 24....Q" R7 ch.; 25 K" B3, 25 Qx
24BxPch.;"
(or23....Q"R5ch,;24P"
Kt3,
Bsch.
Q ch. ; 26 KXQ, 26 RxKt ch. ; 27 K" B3, with a P ahead" 25 K" Kt2, and should win); 24 K"
Kt sq. was
ch.
by far better play,for Black's best planwould be now to draw by perpetual
5.-20
20
P"
21
"
33.
Game
5."
34b.
Game
5." Premature.
R"
Ill-judged.
35.
Game
5.
3f6.
Games."
A real master
"
If
sq., followed
R3
"
was
coup which
26
QPXP,
2"
KR
KB
by QR"
much
was
sq.,
better.
necessary
forces the
in elegant
victory
style.
KtxP
RxKKtP
threatening
ch., and
wins.
37.
Game
5.
Beautiful
38.
Game
5.
32
39.
Game
"
"
play,which
RxB,
by
followed
Wesel
K"
Club
Chess
Columns
6.
The
Compare
37-42.
3d and 4th moves, on
"
Game
6.
game
thus:
O;
"
Inferior to
"
10
KtxP,
15 BXP,
15 KR"
replyQXP,
Crefeld
v.
good enough.
also
was
Chess
Club.
positions
may
same
each side
of the
40.
quickest
way.
B sq., ifWhite
by
position
trans-
etc.
6.
fine
41.
Game
42.
"
6." K
Game
17 Kt"
43.
PxB;
R"
K3,
The
sq.
Game
6.
45.
Game
6.
Game
28 R"
6." After 25
R"
K2, 28 R" B2; 29
Game
6." For if 28
46.
47.
"
"
best
playand
....
K"
48.
Game
The
49.
7.
"
move
Game
8
.
Kt"
.
"
Kt4
9KtxB
Black
wins
enough
KtXB,
B4
29 R"
to
Kt6
Q"
followed
ch., 26 K"
K8
by Q"
Kt6
dis.
v.
ch.
KKt
"
we
believe,could
sq., and
not
after 14 QR
But it should
material to win.
ch.,if 28
De
variation in the
K"
Riviere.
Giuoca
Piano, known
as
Max
Lange'sattack.
good.
(or 7 ...P" KKt3;
B5, 7O-O
QB" KR6, 9K" Ktsq.; 10 BXP+);
7 Kt"
8K-Bsq.;
quitedecisive.
KBsq.;26
B4 leads
8KtxPch.,
.
....
Kt"
; 16
with
game
13
was
would
15 KxB
the
planwhich simplifies
Excellent
and,
however,very difficult,
reply17 KtXP"
Morphy
'
position.
fine attack.
was,
game
15 BxB,
For ifWhite
44.
doubt,White
"
QR" Q
with
loss.
some
Q sq., 14 B K2 ; whereupon,no
continue
be noticed that if White
"
16
the
"
by
be retrieved without
by
believe,is warranted
13 KtxB
Game
sacrifice,
which, we
12....
ch. +
); 9 Kt"
R6
ch. +
8
8
TWO
114
GAME
Move
BLACK
No.
P"
25
DEFENCE.
GAME
5.
K6.
TSCHIGORIN
"
KNIGHTS'
Move
6.
Kt(KB3)xP.
12.
BLACK"
No.
CREFELD
C. C.
II
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"
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ill
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ii
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WHITE
BIRD.
"
GAME
Move
No.
19.
BLACK"
DE
P"
PJai
WHITE"
WESEL
7.
GAME
K6.
Move
RIVIERE.
BLACK
NO.
28.
"
WJ
C. C.
8.
RXP.
ZUKERTORT.
W\
(1155)
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lip
si
11
m
I J ii i
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s
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WHITE"
MORPHY.
WHITE
"
MACCONNELL.
m.
TWO
KNIGHTS'
DEFENCE.
115
(Continued
from page 113J
50.
Game
Which
7.
"
KBP, P" Q3
leaves
onlyultimately
much
was
51.
Game
7.
Excellent
52.
Game
7.
Of course,
53.
"
"
Game
QKt"
move.
ill-judged
7." An
further mark
the
dangerous
better.
; 10 P"
Kt5
K5
"
wins
ought
Q3.
of Kt
Kt5, after P
"
Q4.
"
piece.
to have
The
Q2
at
once
of
was
therefore,
by far superior.
54.
Game
Kt3
55.
57.
"
B"
Game
Q2
weak
in Black's
Either Kt
King'sside.
"
7.
Game
Kt"
20
PxP
ch.,
good game.
Game
"
dangeroushole
18
was
21
Beautiful
creates
better.
better defence
QXRP,
21
which
move
much
were
7." A much
KxP
20
56.
A very
7.
or
playand winningby
force.
more
simpleinitiationof the final assault by 2oPxKtP would
might have led to attractive brilliancies. For, supposing20 PxKtP,
R" K2 ; 21 R" B7 21 RXR
20 PXP
20
22 KxP
(if
; 22 PxRch.,
; 23 Q" R5 ch., and wins.
Or if 20.
.P" KR3; 21 BXP, 21 P" K4 ; 22 Q" R5, etc.); 21 R" B7, "i KxR
B"
(or 21
B" Kt2 ; 23 R" B sq. ch.,and
Kt2; 22 BXP and wins); 22 Q" R7 ch.,22 K" B3 (if22
K" O5 ; 25 Kt" K2
wins); 23 K" B sq. ch
23 K" K4 ; 24 B" B4 ch., 24 K" B3 (or 24
mate) ; 25 B Kt3 dis. ch.,and mates next move.
and
also
...
"
"
MacConnell
58.
8. The same
position
may
King'sBishop'sopening.
Game
thus: 4.
.KtXP
59.
Game
8."
60.
Game
8." Much
61.
62.
8.
Game
12
8.
Game
64.
13 O"
B4, 14 Kt"
Game
8.
Game
8." Much
Weak.
"
8.
Game
sq.,
8.
Game
between
8.
Game
Game
R"
B2 at
"
once
K
21
sq. ;
21
QB4,
18 P"
K"
ch.,21
QxQP
an
Qs ; 19 RxKP
B3; 22 QxRP,
KtXP,?
"
"
K2;
B"
12
Kt5,
P
KB4,
"
White's
Queen'sside it was
takes
the
14
; 19
22
R sq., 21 R
Q3 ;
If,for instance,21 K
Kt3, 24 QxP ch.,and mates next move.
"
"
22
"
R"
fine. He has
exchangebehind is exceedingly
gainof a pieceby a very clever manoeuvre.
now
managed
forces the
fault of omission
extraordinary
hardlyhold out long; for if
defended,and
10
irresistibleattack.
RP
was
Which
28
bound
R"
to
R
Q3 at
Q" B3 kept Black's
whilst as regardsthe other
fall immediately,
costs
won
After 27
game.
of time.
only question
manner,
advantageof the error in an ingenious
"
or
won
game.
8." This is now
KtxR; 29 QxKt, 29
late,but nothingelse was of any avail. If 28
.Kt" Q3; 29 R" Kt6 (threatOr if 28.
ening
R7, 30 RXP;
B2;
31 Q" K*8 ch. and wins.
P" R7, etc.),29.
.Q" B3; 30 k" K8 ch.,30 K" B2; 31 RxKt, 31 R, or QXR*. 32 P"
too
30 P"
11
10
far better.
obviously
was
70.
If then
"
"
18 P"
strongerwas
.
White
"
forced
playersoccurred
same
could
the
on
8.
Game
"
and
winningposition,
An
"
Pawns
the
terminations.
and wins.
!, 13 KtxKt,
"
game
"
once, White
game well
69.
"
see
"
22
to obtain the
68.
For continuation
sq.
"
KKt
67.
O"
or
66.
Q5,
game
.R"
QKt3 (or 20.
Kt4; 24 Q" Q4+) ;
65.
"
B"
10
unsound
An
"
Kt"
playersproceeded;11
same
63.
by Q
In another
"
B"Q2I;
B"
5 P"
10
between
game
inferior to 9
followed
Q2,
"
Kt"
Superiorto
Q4 ; 6
K3,
B3, 14 QR"
5 KtxKt,
9 Kt"
PXB;
"
and
Zukertort.
v.
8."
Promptlyand cleverly
decidingthe
game.
PETROFFS
The
German
Handbuch
the Russian
and
in the French
Chess
JSnisch.
variations
in the
in the Goet-
Lopez, Selenus,
it received
firstfavored
1842
of
the hands
at
by
analysis
its firstextensive
of the Russian
author
the
expresseddifferent opinions
the subject,but all agreed hitherto that 3 KtXP
White's best continuation
on
was
though
it was
generallyadmitted that this line of attack only retained the advantage of the first
that the superiorpositionat
move
by proper play on the other side. We think however
least
regardsits merits
like
in
already mentioned
later authorities
it is named,
Palamede
journalLa
is
opening
by various
during our
practice
In
others.
master
It is
that this
states
is also noticed
DEFENCE.
can
almost
be proved
ignored.
Column
to
move
he
can
earlysacrifice
our
the
on
and
which
notes
KKt.
Column
"
be
as
after the
appear
novel
which
variation
but
adoption of
to
3, the
able.
unten-
game
we
declared
move
lead to
to
proceed
with
an
QXP.
will be
as
arisingin the
from
especially
Queen by means
seen
catchingthe
even
attack
stronger
the
to
than
loose
show
that the
positionin
the Scotch
of
authorities
commences
think
we
play which
line of
most
on
that
substitution
our
after 6 O
"
shows
held to
White's
propositionto play 6
our
forced, whereas
us
in the
above
positionof
device
of
Gambit
the
retreating
leads to the
"
O Black
produce
superiority
an
even
for which
move
will be
Kt
decided
found
generally
ment,
improve-
an
might reply 6.
game.
for
moves
.
.KKt
"
B3
equality.
present
which
variation
White's
should
chiefly due
tending to
similar
and
much
this is
last
in
an
Gambit
obtains
of the
adopted
also present
we
good prospects
In Col.
6th
the
on
hunting
and
Scotch
recommended,
was
the defence
with
White
make
to
this instance.
the variations
treated in Column
move
as
authorities
some
suggest givesWhite
we
offshoot
an
which
play
pieces, White
the
may
piece in
In Column
Our
and
been
are
is made
fair illustrations of
of
5 is
sq. which
loss of
which
minor
adverse
notes
8th
the
on
formidable
so
are
variations
line of
assumption that
Frazer
named
"
with
the modification
of attacks from
deviation
give in our
pieceswhich
we
of two
deals
game
Horwitz
hitherto
King.
Column
But
by
on
variations
of White's
force
piece by
the most
has
White gains a
5th move
King. It is however
win
which
his
The
even
shows
Q4
"
is alreadygiven in Cook's
counter-attack
the
defence
the notes
springingtherefrom
Column
for the
with
as
for
long
White's
ends
time
in brilliancies
has been
though
recommended
has
taken
at
starting,Black
for the
the
KP
defence
on
the
PETROFFS
DEFENCE.
117
inconvenient
is an
5th move,
it necessary to
"
rid of that Kt
tryingto get
which
believe
we
The
Note
is of a similar character,
and instructive tactics will be found
the superiority
for White who has sacrificed a piece.
believe,
we
23, proving,
recommended
our
in
Columns
best of
ought to be in
column
next
"
judgment,the
second
playercannot
equalizethe positionif
are
the
White
play
properly.
lastthread into the
1 1
at
we
"
"
"
"
demonstration
our
his Ktby
fortify
proves it to be
9.
.P
sound
in
B4 without fatally
"
"
Q wing.
itoccurred in
Col. 16 is remarkable,as up to Black's nth move
between
Pesth
and
and
the play on
Paris,
playedby correspondence
celebrated game
both sides was
acceptedas the standard for this form of the opening. But our suggestionof 1 1.
the second playera very good game,
albeit in some
in our opinion,
B3 gives,
variations he
In
out
comes
Col.
reviewing
a
1
Q2,"9 BXB
10
In Col. 18
even
QKtXB,
new
10
in
"
of the
with
conjunction
one,
P"
itshould be added
B4
KtXP
we
.Kt
P behind.
7, which
recommend
"
7 B
"
"
dismissed as
game, whereas the process we suggest may be briefly
fixed in the centre and his KBP
for White who has a piecestrongly
to
showing a
an
periority
su-
advanced for
the attack.
inferiordefence 3.
.KtXP is dealt with,in Column
19, and some
instructive niceties of playwill be found in the notes thereto. The next columns of that
In Table
table show
even
game
reason
IV
an
than an
.Q K2 with impunity,and as no more
adopt 3.
little
t
his
this
tional
be opened against
practiseddefence,
can
ought to be an addithe attack 3 KtXP
for discarding
as inefficientin comparison with 3 P
Q4
that Black
may
"
"
1 1
PETROFF'S
In the Cochrane
attack
(4 KtXP)"
novel
interesting
an
In Col. 2j
the
move
5.
Kt
Our
QB3.
"
.B
K3,
"
quicklyas
as
advocate
we
the
V,
reverse
we
lines of
of the
movements
judgment of previous
the
play which
King in the
have
middle
hitherto been
of the board
line of attack,9 P
QB3 that
culties
headingthis column, does not release Black's King from all diffiwe
are
givingproofby
new
"
has been
modification
Col. 28
With
in Table
feature.
think that
we
DEFENCE.
line of
in order not
opening,but
to its chief
to
defer
our
volume
Most
attention
features.
we
have devoted
"
"
But
though we
differ as
we
regardsthe
We
demonstrations.
P
laymost
QB3, which should be adoptedas early
ject
the
alone
for
of
as possible,
not
drivingback White's KB, but also with the obpurpose
exit for Black's King at QB2 in anticipation
of providing
of his being driven to
an
"
Queen's square.
Columns
thought
29 and 30 contain corrections of authorized lines of play but we
the variations pointed out in the last note of that Table especially
remarkable, as it
contains
the
demonstration
analytical
and
not
In Columns
P
"
which
in
would
practice
be
to succeed,since
likely
even
unsoundness
7.
fanciful sort of attack
.
of the
we
"
disposal
by the sacrificeof a Rook.
We believe,however, that too much
material is givenup for an attack which simplyrests
the preparatory coup de repose, 10 Q
K2.
In our opinionthe defence oughtto win,
on
in
of
the
end
favor
of the firstplayer. We
also disagree
book
variations
most
though
with the demonstrations hitherto attempted. For the defence 9.
.Q B4 which was
held to be dangerous,appears to us the best and in fact the only one, whereas 9.
.Q
chance
which
Black
the
of
the
in
best
to
was
is, our
Q3,
prolonging fight,
supposed give
untenable.
opinion,altogether
In Col. 33 the inferior defence 5.
P
Q3 is taken up, and from Black's 8th move
we
some
new
additions,
investigate
comprisinga feasible defence which cannot be easily
of
supposedto
be
at
White's
"
"
"
"
met.
Col. 34 is alreadywell-known
.P
Q3.
against5.
to
theorists and
"
from the
againdifferentirely
after 4 Q
old authorities in the conclusions we draw from the continuations arising
K2,
the
which
for
fence,
de.B
in replyto 3.
For by the new
we
move
.KtXP.
adopt
K3,
5.
that
the
maintain
think we
whereas
for
clear
we
we
a
superiority Black,
prove
White's
authorized move
KB
best
playon
QB4 leads only to an even game by
part
5
In the
next
two
K2,
"
we
"
"
"
DEFENCE.
PETROFF'S
P-Q41
9KKt-B3
|P" K4
IP-K4
*KKt" B3
'KtXP
iPXP
Kt"
K5
K5
Q"
K2
.P"
Kt"
B"
B4
B"
K2
B-Q3
:P-Q4
KtXP
T"
Kt5
O"O
6P-Q4
K2
K2
5Kt"
ch.?
K-Qsq.
XtxP
B"
Kt5
Q"
OOKt"
I
QKt" B3
KtxKP
KtXP
,,PXP in
,QKt-B3
K3
'P"
P"
KtxKt
3
QPXKt
Q_Kt4+4
K"
KB4
6
Qsq.
KtXP
PXP!
nKt" Kt5?
QXP
Bo-o
KtxP+
QQ-B4ch. 7
P"
OK-
KKt"
KB4
_
sq.
10KtXP
ch.
llB" Q2
19KxKt__
*"Q"
K8ch.
K4
q-b4
3.
Move
BLACK.
,BxKt
4.
Move
14
ch.
l"Kt-B3
.
"
sq. ch.
Qsq.
IS
9B-Kt5__
"lfiB"K2
Kt"
KB4
Q" K2+
QR3
"UK"
13
R-Qsq.
Dll
Column
PxQBP.
10.
ch.
QxKt
P"
14-
Column
9qxb
K2
QPXB
Kt"
Q" K2+
nKB-QKt5
BxKt
"9^B3
"1"B"
]
b-k3
K-Ktsq.orB3
13;
QXQB+
IO
ch.
,0-0
sq.
8P"
KtXB
HQKt-B3
nK-K2
H"?" K2ch.
"?2
7KtxKt
-inKt-Bs
1Uq_b3
Kts
B"
8q_q^7
OB"
QB3
D8
PXP
R"
9
P-Q3
B"
KtXB
7:
KKtxP
Kt"
12
QB4
B3+
ie
13
14.
"
K2.
BLACK.
Up
wfc
mm
%"
vim
"
WHITE.
~1p %
WHITE.
*HP'
PETROFF'S
Col.
After 5
1."
8 Kt
B3; 9 Q
"
DEFENCE.
12*
QxP,
"
KKt5,
QB"
7 P"
KB3;
QB" KB4,
Or 7.
.O -O; 8 QB" KB4, 8 P" Q3 (if
O with the superior
8.
.P" Q4; 9 O-O"
game,
Kt" K3; 9 KtxKt, 9 BPxKt;
10B"
Kt3 and we prefer
white);
9 O" O" O, 9 P" QB3
n
BxB, 11 QxB ch.; 12 K" Kt sq., 12 BxKt; 13
(or9. .B" Q2; 10 KKt" Kt5, ioKB-Kt4;
PxP followed by KKt"
KtxB+); 10K" Kt sq. threatening
B3 with an excellent position.
Col.
I."
orif8
CoL
I."
If8....BPxKt;
10
soon
by
KKt3
P"
KR4
with
fine attack.
Col.
1.
"
an
account
6.
on
question
5.
Col.
6.
Col. 3.
7.
Col. 3." No
2.
of B
"
R6
and if 9
"
White
will obtain
"
"
.Kt"
QB4
A seductive
"
is altogether
out of
which
move
wins
of the
account
but subjects
White
piece,
to
an
replyB" Kt5.
irresistibleattack.
Kt5ch.; 12
"
3.
Col. 3.
"10
as in the previous
KtxKt leads to the same position
note, and if 10 Kt
B7 ch. the game
mightproceedio....RxKt; II QXR, n KtXPch.; 12K" K2, 12 KtXR; 13 PXP, 13 Q" Q2;
j
QXQ; 15 Q" KB4 (obviously
14 PxKt
queening(if14 QXQ, *4 KtXQ and should win), 14
best as Black threatens the fatal Q" B5 ch.);15
.B" Q2; 16 B" Q2, 16 Q" R4 ch. ; 17 Q" B3,
17 R" K sq. ch.; 18 K" Q sq., 18 Kt" B7 ch. ; 19 K" B sq., 19 BxB ch.; 20 KxB, 20 Q" Kt4
"
9.
next
move.
There are other defences which, however, do not improve Black's position.
If,for instance,
.QKt" B3; 9 QKt" B3, 9 KtxKt; 10 QxKt, 10 Q" B4; 11 Q" K4, 11 P" Q3; 12 KB" QKt5"
P" KB 4; 13 Q" R4 ch., 13 B-K2;
Or if 12
12 Q" Kt3 (or 12....
14 QB" KKt5 and wins.
.Kt" QB3; 13 B" K3, 13 Q" Kt5; 14 BxKt, and wins; for,if 14.
.PXB; 15 B" Kt5 ch. and
and if 14.
mates next move,
QXQ; 15 BxQ havingwon apiece);13 B K3, 13 Q R4 (if 13,
irresistible attack);
.P"
.P" QB4; 14 P" QKt4 with an
14 QR" Q sq., 14 P" KB3 (or 14.
QB3; 15 QXKt, 15 PXB; 16 B" Kt 6 ch.,16 QXB; 17 Q" K8 ch., 17 K" B2; 18 Kt" Q5 ch.,
and wins);15 P" KB4, 15 KKt"
Q2 (if16. .P" QB3; 17 PxKt, 17 PxB; 18 PxBP, 18 PxP;
19 B" Q4 and wins); 16 P" QKt4, 16 Q" R6; 17 QB" QB sq. and wins.
Col. 4.
8.
.
"
"
"
IO.
U.
Col. 4. Clearly
if 1 1
the impendingmate
QXKt
"
by
K8
"
simplytakes,and
ch. ; White
ch.
the Kt
on
account
of
"
12.
13.
Col. 5." If 6.
.P"
10 P"
KB4, ioKt"
.
14.
QB4; 7
Kt3; n
.
KtXP, 8 KKtXKP;
KtxKt, 9 QPxKt;
B5+.
Q8 ch.; 17 K"
QKt3+
B2, 17
15.
Col. 6."
16.
Obviouslyif
B"
11
K2;
12
DEFENCE.
PETROFF'S
"KKt-B3
P-K4_
lp" K4
"KKt"
12
11
10
B3
KtxP
P-Q3
"KtxP
jB-Q3
KKt"
4P_q4
KtxP
B3
P-Q4
rKtXP
*B-Q3
"B" K2
b-k3
17
,Q"
"o-o
Kt"
Q3
24
25
'B"
'P-QB3
18
26
OQ__Bsq.27
KtXKt
,PXKt
19
BxKt
"B"
K3
20
K2
P"
B4
B4
KKt"
30
pKt-B4
PXP
KB4
KtxP
B"
B4+
,BPXB
ijKt" K2+
28
10
KB3
Kt"
D
22
12B"
23
14-
BLACK.
BLACK.
Column
7.
Move
Column
14 KBxKtP.
.11
m:W
8.
Move
14 B"
Kt5-
ij"i
^-
k m*
I i
ftw
ft"
Hi
"
"
mr//
4
wm
Ksq.
K3
Q-B2+
13'
ch.
jB-Kt5+D
Ktsq.
.R"
R"
ch.
nQ-R5
13feK,s
"IWK" Ktsq.
p-b3
KBxKtP+
35
llR_Ktsq.
21A"KXB
14
9KtXKt
IWO"
P__QB4"
Kt-B3
33
K5"
A I
Pi
PIP
WHITE.
34
KKt5
QB"
Kt-B3
B-K3
31
PXP?
BXP
l"Kt"
Kt" Q2
B"
"P"
i"P" KB4
1Ap_KKt3
Op" KB3
O"O
'O"
P"
nQKt-B3
OoKt"
I
QKt" B3?
32
"7"-Q
"o"
"BxKt
Q-R5
ii^n
29
K2
0QKt-B3
nP" KB4
*"B-K3
OB"
7PXB
K2
pR" Ksq.
nB-Q3
e"-"
'O" O
3XKt
17O-O
"P-0B4__
QKt" B3
K2
P-Q4
36
37
PETROFF'S
17.
DEFENCE.
123
if
PXP
of the
account
on
wins at leasta
8PxKt, 8BxKt;
8 Kt"
3.8.
; 9
Col. 7."
in
Superior
QB3.
post at
3.9.
P"
10
KR3;
BXP,
"
20.
Col. 7."
21.
position.
Col. 7." Obviously
if 12
22.
Col. 7."
Might be
17 QR-K
P"
releases Black's
which
exchangeof Pawns
KB4 itwill be
for
QKt
better
worse
And
superior
game.
12QB" KKt5, 12 Q" Ksq.;
next
if9
P"
13 B"
KB3
then
Q" R5,
10
R7 ch., 13 K"
sq.; 14
move.
BxP,
11
QXQ;
; 13 B"
PxP
RXQ
12
with
much
the
superior
and wins.
Kt5
KtXP
.
PXP;
10
QxP,
PXKt;
11
the
to
Likewise ifBlack
; 9
has advanced
with the BP
11
.PxP
to
opinion
our
Q2, 8 PxP
ch.
replyQ" R4
P, for ifthen 8.
now
resort
....
continued
"
Col. 8.
Continued
at least by
"
"
15 B"
24.
"
Mackenzie
and Blackburne.
25.
Col. 9." If 6.
26.
27.
Col. 9.
The
"
XKt
28.
Col. 9." If
; 7
game
"
is even.
; 8
BxKt, 7 BPxB
8
KB4,
Q"
ch. +
Q-Kt 5
B sq. ; 9 R"
K sq., 9 P"
KKt3
with
good game.
move
QXB,
; 10
KB4
P"
The
10
O
+
O ;9
"
KtXP,' 9 B
14
"
29.
Col.
10.
SO.
Col.
10."
31.
CoL
7 R
"
"
Or 8.
sq.
.
.P"
or
playedwith advantage.
also be
Q" K2 may
KB4
B3, 9 PxP
; 9 P"
10
RXP
10.
has the
of Pawns
majority
the
on
"
Col.
32.
11.
As the
"
QP
additional defence
an
fileopen in order to provide
becomes isolated.
adverse QP which generally
Col.
33.
11
QR4;
."9
11
P"
B5
PxKtP,
The
RPXP
Col.
12.
"
35.
Col.
12.
"
36.
by B" K4.
R"
Col. 36.-Or 12.
-R4; i6KB-QKt5+.
37.
same
12
'
Col.
R4
12."
17
; 12
variation arises of
34.
If
not be
would
11
"
QKt 3 the
K
Continued 13.
P-Q6, 17 PXP
.P"
12
course
answer
sq.; 13
and
also
13 R"
PxP, 13 QXP
KR3
18 RXB
with the
QXP
; 14
if
of Black's
by a transposition
sq. is stillstrongeras
; 14
QB-KB4,
B--B5, 14 BxB
14
10
-QKt4
lasttwo
15 QxB, 15 PxP
P"
10
sq.; 15 P"
; 16 P"
followed
Q5, 15
Q$,
''
+.
'. .'
Kt
lfr*fi^~
^
\
"
'
"
moves.
it threatens PxP
Q"Q
*'
PETROFF'S
124
KKt"
1P-K4
13
KtxP
B3
B3
2KKt"
lp" K4
3P-Q3
14
E
"OKt"
QKt" B3
DEFENCE.
.KKt-B3
rP~Q4
*KtxP
JP-Q4
16
17
15
O"O
7:
'B"
O"O
R"
B3
iUo"
38
"P"
39
nKt" B3
Kt-B3
-1*
Kt4
B4
Q"
B2
P"
KB4
,Q-Kt3
wO" O
53
'B"
Kt"
48
p"
KB4+
nB-Kt5 ch.
54
KtXB
11KtXKt
B3ID49
"BXKt
19^
se
"o-o
K5
iUb" ""?2
HQ"tP
K2
QKt-Ks_
sq.
KB4
9b-K3
50,qP-KB3+
13q_q2
10
UB-Kts_
140_0-0
1iQKt-B3__
A*R-Ktsq.+
51
Kt sq. 42
R"
BP"
JPXP
47llKt"
52
55
qKt-Kt5
Q-Kt3
Q sq.
14p QR3
R"
p-b3+
,RXB
P-QR3
HKt-B4
41
46
BKt-Q3
QB4
O"O!
B-K3
nKt-*2
4411Q" Bsq.
1?-
Q" Q2
13;
QR"
A "O"
48
43'
HPXKt
HPXP
K3
12"
B4
1 n"-"-"
lUKtvKt
401"KtxKt
11b"Kt5
15
Kt-B3
B" K3
Ksq.!
9Kt"
P"
Ksq.
Kt-Q3
R"
"b K3
18
7PXP
O"O
K2
"P-B4
P"
6P"
B-Q3
0*-Q3
B-Q4
BXB
KtXB
Kt"
K5+
D
45
Column
14.
Move
16 Kt
"
K5.
Column
,BLACK.
16.
Move
11
Kt"
B3
BLACK.
1*11*11
I
ffl
m
WHITE.
lli.B
DEFENCE.
PETROFF'S
38.
Col. 13." If 9.
99.
Col. 13.
This is sound
"
Compare next
V40.
Q2
41.
42.
17 Kt"
Col. 13." If
BxKt,
10
BxR
10
enough now,
.F"
.
QKt3
; 11
ch., 14 K"
to break
QXB
B" Q2 ;
QKt"
B3
15
12
B sq.;
+.
QP by
Col. 14." Or
KtxB,
13 K"
.Kt
"
sq., 13
wins
Kt3
"
For if 15.
P with
.KB"
10.
besides
K2/15K"
safe
46.
Col. 15." If 9.
13 Kt" R4 +
Col. 15." The
48.
Col. 16.
QxKt
14
11
15
"
.Kt"
.
position.
"
14." Continued
CoL
47.
QKt3"
"
16 P"
.QxP
.Q" Q2 ; 12 PxP, 12 BxP (if12.
K5, 13 KtxKt ; 14 RxKt and wins ; for if 14
RXB, White also threatens RxQB, followed by KB"
B2 ; 16 RXB, followed by 17 KB"
QB4 wins.
45.
16.
Kt sq., 17 P"
; 10 KB"
B4
QKt 5,
10
O"
O ;
O"
QB4
QKt
BxKt,
11
B4 followed by 14 P" Q$
O ; 15 Q" K2 wins a piece,
B" K3 ; 15 Q"
;" or if 14
P"
; 13
11
3 ; 18
PxB
Q" R3
12
Kt"
K5,
12
B"
Q2
best
believe
P
Kt"
to 11
answer
immediately
by
"
B4 is 12 RxB.
for White
quitesafe
QKt4.
piecesby
10
"
lowed
B5, fol-
Col. 16.
"
St
if
"
50.
Col. 16." Or
16
KtxKt;
51.
12 QxKt,
12 PXB;
13 Q" Kt5, 13 P" Q7; 14 QKtxP, 14 R"
KtXKt, 16 B" Q4 with a strongattack.
Kt sq.; 15
Q" Q3, 15
15 Q" R6, 15 Kt" Kt5; 16 Q" R4, 16 P" B3; 17 P" QR3 (if17 KtxB, 17
PXKt; 18 Kt" K6, 18 Q" K sq.+), 17. .Kt" Q6; 18 KtxB, 18 PxKt; 19 Q" B6 (if19 Kt" K6,
KXB!, 20 Q" Q3 ch.+), 19....BXP ch; 20 KxB, 20 fctXB;21 Q"K6 ch.,
19 BxPch.;20
K"
21
53.
in
52.
It is we
"
BxKt,
11
PxB,
; 14
QXP
; 14
QKt 5
Q" K2
by
K2
"
13
Q2
the Pawns
B6 and wins.
12.
Kt
up
KB"
13
49.
16 P"
the
44.
time
no
Q" R4, 11
43.
PXP
; "
note.
.B-*-QKt5;
125
Rsq.+.
55.
Col. 18.
same
56.
Col. 18." 7.
.B" Kt5 is of no
7. .B" B4; 8 BXB, 8 KtXB;
"
The
.
line of
playas
B sq., 9
QXP+), 8.
game.
for if 10
here
use
even
Q"
B"
12
54.
K2;
proposedmay
account
on
Q"
K"
K2
of 8
11
RxKt
also be
Q"
and wins.
adoptedfor 6
sq. ch. followed
KKt"
B3.
by Kt" K5.
And
if
126
PETROFF'S
4P-K4
0KKt" B3
lp" K4
" KKt"
19
20
3KtxP?
Q"
4i
Q"
21
K2
KKt"
B3
K2
KtxP
B"
QxKt
5p_q3
KB3
-P"
KB4
'Kt"
63
57
K2
Kt"
B"
K2
KKt"
B3
B"
B4
QXP
ch.
O-O
B"
K2
K2
O"O
B"
B4
R"
P-Q4
P-B3Q-B7-
sq.-
fB-Kt3
pKt-B3_
Q5
9Kt-B3
rKt-Q3
^KtXP !
0O"
59
QQB-KKt5
65
O"O
'KtXB
Q-Q
PXKt
Kt"
P-Q4
B"
Kt-B3
Q-K3
0p_ B3
D
10
AUp" KB4+66
KtxKtch.
11PXKt
BXP
ch.
12PXB
4QQXPch.
A"K"
B2
Q-Q5ch.!
14
D62
Column
Move
19.
14
"
Q5
Column
ch.
BLACK.
Hi
"
IP
lH
g|
"'
21.
Move
BLACK.
JL
Kifll
"
SHE
ftBi
IP
'
Wfe^
Hi
yrVyii
%^^
K2
P-Q4
i7Q=Q2_
K2
Q" Q2+
B"
b-k3?
Kts
6Kt"
64
58
Kt5ch.6Q
61
B3
10P"
B"
Ob"
QKt-B3
8BPxKt
P-Q4
P~Q3
no-o
7;
Q2
24
23
22
ch.
QXP
Q-Qsq-
fiP-Q4
,KtXP
B3
K2
Q"
"P"
DEFENCE.
'l I' ;
,
WHITE.
10
"
Q2.
sq.
K5"
K2-
67
128
DEFENCE.
PETROFF'S
jP-K4
?KKt-B3
lp" K4
^KKt" B3
26
25
"KtXP
.KtxP?
.Kt-B3
""KxKt
*KtxKt
-B"
B4 ch.
B-Kt3
"KtxP
PXP
8 B-Q3
68
ch.
OKKt"
KKt"
70
sq. ch.
9K-Q3
sq.
Q"
77
K2
f-P-Q4__
Kt"
'K"
P-B3
B2
8'B" K2
:
B3
R"
9B-Kt3
R
I)
Qo-o_
sq.
,0" o
KxB
'K-K3
P-Q4__
ch.
,BXB
-Q-R5
Bsq.
"K"
rQPXKt
kb3! 76
5'B-K3?
*P=C
P-Q4!
"OK" Kt
75
qB-B4?
,QKtxP
dp--(T3
30
29
28
27
71
P-QB3
9'QKt"Q2
-lUp-QKt3+691UK" B3
78
-R-Ksq
R4
'P"
QB" KKt5
80
P-Q3
Q" R$ ch.
K-Qsq.
72
IB-R4
79
'Kt" Q2!
op_g4
ch.
"nQR-Qsq.
73 I"!*" K3+
Kt"
Q-Q4
BXB
O4
10QXB
B2
B-Q3
1?^
"Kt"
P-B3
12Kt"
K3
HKt-Q4
jjKt-Bs
"11q_B2
Q"
11Kt-K5
12P-QR3+
OB"
81
-10p=Q^
P-K5
HKt-B3
*lp_QKt4
B3
Kt"
Kt4
Kt-Q2+
13
9Q-Kt4
Kt"
B4+
R3
"QR-Q
74
13'Kt" B2
P"
14?"
sq-
KB4
KKt3
Kt-B3
15"P" KB4
,Q-R3+
82
16
Column
26.
Move
7.
.K"
Column
K3
Move
30.
BLACK.
Mm
a mm
KB4.
P"
15
BLACK.
im
m
t
mm
"
;"
":
*"*?"
" i
"
pip
mm
"""
B^i
jfc
a
Ufa
lA
'
pi
o
litizW^C
DEFENCE.
PETROFF'S
"
and
safety,
his
Col.
25." White's
the
Queen'sside
Col. 26."
Or 8
Col. 27.
Black
"
by
weakened
placed.
by
8 K"
Q" K2,
ch.
or
"
is divided
the double
P"
B3; 9
cannot
evidently
inglyby Q"Q$
"
three Pawns
surplusof
are
B sq,
for after 7 K
K sq. ch. recommended
by some authorities,
to get his K into
Kt 3 and P" QB4, Black will have difficulty
"
B"
130
Q3, 9
venture
Kt"
B4;
on
the two
on
wings,and
to three
on
Pawn.
KtxP;
K"
Q" B3 ch., 10
10
of 9
account
on
K3+.
Q" R5 ch.,followed
accord-
sq.
"
that White
Col. 27." If
K"
10
B sq. ;
Kt"
11
.R"
13.
Q2, followed by
Ksq. (or 13.
very formidable
become
board, must
the
on
P"
.P"
KB4
B3;
with
14 P"
in the end.
strong attack.
KB4,
14 Kt"
K3; 15
P"
B5, 15
Kt"
and
75.
Col. 28.
The
"
76.
wins.
P"
K4;
Col. 28.
The
"
attack Black
77.
Col. 28.-6
reply6
78.
same
B"
B4,
position
may
2 KKt"
B3;
best defence
KtxP
would
PXKt
at
than
6.
B3;
10
B"
K3 with
Col. 28."
If 9 Kt"
80.
Col. 29.
Clearlynecessary
81.
82.
to
openingafter
1 P
"
K4,
a strong
gained,and though White obtains apparently
and material.
get out with advantagein position
win
Kt"
rejoinder6
by 7 Q" R5 ch.
of the
Q"
K2.
But of
course
if Black
sq.; 9 P"
B4, 9
strongattack.
"
reduced
Q3; 7
79.
"
would
.P"
.
Kt"
in the KB
be able to
account
on
White
of moves
transposition
B3.
the P
ought to
be bad
once
by
3 KKt"
to maintain
only move
by
arise
White
as
Black
of P
"
10
B"
threatens
Q4
Q3,
will
B"
10
K2
and
wins.
RxP.
complications
suggestedin our next
as
give him the superiorposition
column
White's
and prepares
KB
will be
inactivity.
16.
It
Kt5, 17 Q" BQ4; 18 R" Q4 followed by KtX"P.
the Q givenin our
column
main
tempt
retreating
might atbelieve there is onlyone
to sacrifice her and we
line of playto save
Black's game.
e. g. 16
it 17.
PXP, 16 PXQ; 17 PXP dis. ch.,and now
.Q-K3; 18 P" Q 7 ch., 18 K" B2; 19 Kt"
Kt5 ch. and wins. Or if 17. .Kt" K3, 18 Kt" K5, 18 BxP; 1 19 KtxQ, 19 B" B4 ch; 20 K"
But after 17....B" K2; 18 BxB
R, sq., 2oKxKt; 21 R" Qj ch. and wins.
(or 18 PxB, 18
Kt" Q4; etc.),
.Kt" K3; 19 Kt-Kt5, 19 Q" B4; 2oKtXKt, 20K--Q2; Black ought to win.
18.
is however
noteworthythat
.P"
K5;
White
17 Kt"
instead of
130
PETROFFS
IP-K4
31
32
DEFENCE.
?KKt-B3
nB-B4
*KKt"
"KtxP
B3
33
34
35
.Kt-B3_
^KtxKt
K2
Q"
4:
P-Q4
rQPxKt
nQ-Q
"Q"
"R-K
rBxP
sq.
'P-B3
'K
flRXP?
BpxR
83
QB" KKt5
9Q-Q3?
80":
q-b4!
R"
"12K"Kt"
.qQ-RScK
R"
KtXKtP
16
92
10bB-Kt
sq.
14
K8
sq.+
"BXP
lllK-Qsq.
10Qxb
Kt-B3
Q-K3-
11
4nQ-K4ch.
lOK" B4
.
.B-K3ch.
R4ch.+
95
ch.
31.
Move
87
16 R
"
Ksq.
Column
BLACK.
kwm
K2
QP-Q4!
sq.
"QB-KR6
nQXKBP ch.
ch.
nQXBP
OQ"
nQ-Kt4ch. 11B" B4
KB-QB4+98
P"
8510Q"
Column
K8
12
B"
Q5
ch.
BLACK.
*wm
""
"
WM
34. Move
fla
99
nQXKt
'O"
IIK-B3
15
Q" B7
is;
Q2+
ch.
14k=ku
0"
15!
Q-Q3
Q2
nR"
B-Qsch.
Q" Kt4sq.+
-QXBch.
94
P-Q3
931AKXB
QKt-Kt5
86
"14K_B2
ch.
Ksq
12Q"
Ksq.
sq
Of)":
oqZ^
911Uk=^
Kt-B3
Kt3
Kt6
Q2
13PxKt
14PXKt
QR-K
R"
QB4?
BpxB
QXKtP
QXKtP
DQXKt
90
11B-K3
'llB"
b-k3
1"P" Kt3
89
B4
^R-Qsq.
R"
Q2
97
,Q" Kt5
P-QB3
Qsq.
-10^=^IUq"
Q"
10:
P-Q4
aIQ" B2
-QXR
ch
QXB
K2
Kt3
Q-Kt4
88
KtxKt
AUB-K2
1"K3
K"
B"
K2
O-O
Kt"
5KB"
"B=:K3!
KtxP
Op" K2
96
rKtXP
5P-Q3
Op" KB3
U?%
36
m
WA
DlglflzeJ^OO*
IOO
DEFENCE.
PETROFF'S
83.
Col. 31.
84.
The
"
attack is not
strongerthan
QXB, 15 QxB;
85.
86.
Col. 32.
K6
"
ch.,and
87.
88.
Col. 33."
ObviouslyBlack
89.
Col. 33.
90.
Col. 33." Or 9.
91.
92.
Col. 33.
if 10
CoL
.
"
If
"
17 B"
dare not
10
or
11.
.B"
K2;
94.
Col. 34." Or 9.
.B"
dare not capturethe R
Kt5;
95.
Col. 34.
in two
96.
97.
White
Kt"
Kt3;
18 B"
on
mates
Kt 6
on
K3;
14 Kt"
Kt6, 14 PxKt;
15
Q-Q5
io
RxQ,
wins
12
10
of the
attack.
K3
If 13
ch., 18 B"
the
of 7
account
KtXR,
B4
Q, for if 18.
is alreadytoo much
B"
11
QXB
13
and
wins.
and wins.
BxP
compromised.
Q2.
with stillgreaterforce
answers
and
1 1
"
sq.,and
obviously
wins.
Q"
sq.
(or 13.
.Q" K3?;
14 Kt"
B6
ch.,or
if 13
threatens to win at
account
once
by
Kt
"
Q4.
Black
"
moves.
Q4J 5 B" Kt3, 5 Q" Kt4; 6 O" O, 6 QxKt; 7 R" K sq., 7 KB" QB4;
QxB, 9 BxP ch.; 10 K" B sq., 10 BxR; " Q" B8 ch., 11 K" K2; 12
(German Handhuch).
ch.; 13 PxKt, 13 BXP+."
Q3, 6 KtXP;
threatens R
KB
7 B"
Kt 5
sq., followed
by RXP
with
irresistibleattack.
98.
Col. 35.
99.
Col.
100.
36." If 9 P" KB4, 9 Kt" B3; 10 Q" K4, 10 R" K sq.; 11 K" Q sq., 11 KtxKt (Stronger
11
Q R5 to which White may well reply 12 P"QB3," not 12 QKt" Q2 on account of
B" Kt$ ch. ; 13 K" B2, 13 Q" B7
.B" Kt5 ch. ; 13 QKt" B3, 13 Q" B7 etc." and after 12
I2.
12 QXP;
ch. ; 14 Kt" Q2, Black threatens KtxKt and retains his P with a good game); 12 PxKt,
B"
Black
ch.+.
threatens
for
Kt5
14
R4
ch.);
Q"
QxQ
(best
13
"
Black
*3
KR3;
P"
10
KKt4,
P"
12
ObviouslyWhite
12
18
the
continuing
of
K3 or K sq., White
B3 then 1 1 B" Kt$
"
"
Col. 33.
QXR,
Q3;
capture the Kt
Q"R5,
10
93.
"
B"
KtXP, 13
13
move.
ch.,17 K"
B4
.Q-B3 ?; 14 B-Kt5+);
"
Q4;
ch., 17 K"
next
best chance
.BxKt;
K2
"
P"
12
heavy sacrifice.
new
33." If
.
mates
ObviouslyWhite's
"
K8
Q"
17
Q2; 19 Q
"
BxB,
12
such
etc.
lasting
enough for
131
36." If
QXKt.-
6.
.
"
an
Col.
than
"
...
QxKt;
10
PETROFF'S
132
Game 1.
DEFENCE.
Game
Game 2.
Staunton
and
tnald.
Dnfretne.
POTTER
MACKENZIE
MASON.
HAMMOND.
Wor-
3.
Game 4.
Lewenika l-Morphy
Garnet.
Dufresnt.
SCHIFFERS
MORPHY
AND
LICHTENHEIN
TSCHIGORIN.
ALAPIN
AND
AP-K4
PETROFFSKY.
9KKt-B3
"KKt"
B3
KtxP
QB-B4
3P-Q3
4- 0'KtXP
"
KKt"
fVi^t-B3
KB3
4KtxP
22
rP-Q4
"P-Q4
CB-Q3
'KKt" KB3
B-kt3
05=
n3
"QKt" B3
0"0
'B"
K2
23
p"
B4
LijP-KR324
P-B4
8QB"
"P_QB3
nQ~B2
OKt"
R"
11
PXP
lup" KR3
lOictxKt
lUKtxP
11B=K3_
..iPXKt
Hb" KKt5 12
nQR-Kt sq.
nKt-B3
AflQ"
iqP^KR3
10B-R4
BxPch.l
14KXB
A^KB" Kts
1?
KBxBP
B2
|g|QKt-Qa
AWQKt-Q2
3
4
.QBXRP
14 BXKI
,
KtXB
,Kt-Kt5
13
14
15
ch.
AOPXB
40Q-Kt6ch.
l"K" Kt3
40P-KlCt4
IDK-Rsq.
lDg=B5
RXP!
17;
QXR
,-QXRPch.
A'K" Ktsq.
QR-Ksq.
lOQKt" Kt3
lOQKt" Q4
B"
B5
R-T-K3!
D8
ch.
a nQ~Q3
*"K" B3
onR" Ksq.
17
B-Kt3
Kt" R7 ch.
P"
ZZq_R4
9qB-B7ch.
"WK"
Rsq.
" wins
RXKt
IO
Kt5
Tnp-KKt4
+ llKtxB
f
9B-K4
-Rsq.
-Kt5
19
P-KR4
-30
1ieP^-R4
AOKtxKt
iiiBXKt
KKt3.
Q-K2
17
B-Ba
21
1B^XR
31
4fiP=KB4_
-t AOPXP
PXB
Q4 ch.
nB"
419?
Ks
Kt sq.
Kt-B5
KtXB
32
1 "iUR_Ksq.
20RXB
4. QiKt"
Kt-K3_
OOR-Qsq.
ftftK"Bsq.
" XQQ6
"
R6ch.
^fllK"Bsq.
aJ-P" B4
mate
sq.
29
I14g-K4
20
ch.
Kt"
28
l"Kt"
R2
luBxR
14p" KB4
B-Kt5
1?RPXKt
Q2
^l^B"
KR"
KKt
18
KtxKt___
19QXP
B3
2G
Q-Q?
lUQKt-QR427
llO-O
LIQ-JQ2
BXB
21RXKt
BXR
PXB
24
D16
18R_Rsq"
1Q?=23
0Kt"
B3
PXP
Kt-B3
25
sq.
9KKt"
9PXP
B3
^"P" KR3
KKts
K
nnO-O-O
"
""BxKt
"
33
-^9QPXB___
ch.
flUQ_K2
"
P-K5
fi^PXQ
24HxP
"
K-Ksq.
fl0p__QKt4
0DP-QKt3
34
--25BXB
'QXB
"
R-Q7_D35
"^fi0o_Kt2
"R
36
-nnQ-B4
R"
B5
"
P-B3
JP"
B5
,R" QB
sq
and wins
fi/R__K2
9nRXR
flOKxR
,R" K
"
"and
sq.
wins.
ch.
37
PETROFF'S
DEFENCE.
Potter
8
1.
Game
1.
2.
Game
i.-We
"
he threatens P
as
in the
superiority
3.
Game
1.
4.
Game
1.
"
5.
Game
1.
"
An
"
not
was
bringingthis B
to
attack
White's
6.
Game
1.
7.
Game
1.
An
"
King'sside
and
9.
Game
1.
fine 18th
had
move
1.
beautiful
exceedingly
It
"
PxKt,
21
Kt and wins.
10.
Game
I."
up the
21
BxKP
Of course, if
For if after 24
follow
Game
2.
"
This
of.
care
manner.
ingenious
the
prospectof
made
have
which
coup
RxR
20
22
K"
BxKt:
K8
Q"
wins
by
B"
21
19.
.R
R7 ch.,21 K"
If for instance
20
force.
have
saved
R sq., 22 BxKt;
23
R
Kt3 and wins.
21
the game.
ch.,23 K"
QxB
R sq. ; 24 Rx
"
B sq., 25
ch. ; 25 R"
is then
KtXR;
ch.,20
moves.
more
ch. ; 26 K"
QxP
R sq. Black
give
must
hopeless.
Mackenzie
11.
very
himself by
providedagainst
any attempt at releasing
ch. ;
20
for Kt
of
one
irrelevant what
was
KtXR;
at any
importantmove
An
"
Col. 16.
difficult.
"
Game
in
exchangefor
or
8.
attack
the
KB4
more
White's
"
continuation
"
"
See
and brilliant.
Sound
It
here.
move
of which
error
Mason.
v.
PXP; for after 11 BxP ch., 11 K" R sq. Black would have the best
KKt3 and will be able to defend the QBP which ought to givehim
prefer10
of the game
the
K3 is the usual
"
133
Hammond.
v.
open QB file
White's QBP
12.
Game
2.
13.
Game
2.
14.
Game
2.
QKt
"
"
"
An
B3
"
preferable.
error
Move
was
13 BxP
ch. at
once
to the loss of
was
much
Game
2.
16.
Game
2.
17.
Game
2.
Of
"
"
course
Excellent
Black
play.
Overlookingthe
"
Schiffers
18.
Game
seen,
10.
20.
Game
not
21.
Game
White
The
only correct
and wins
Tschigorin
move.
v.
the
on
by
3.
"
Of
irresistibleattack.
K"
have
won
Rsq.,16 P"
P, for if 13
KxB;
KB4; 17 Q" R3, 17
Q2.
"
Black's
gripon
with
position
was
firm hand.
gone.
Alapin
and
Petroffsky.
further
If 15 B"
B2, 15 BxKt;
16
PxB,
16
KtXP;
17
Q"Q
sq., 17
(Dufresne).
ch. ? ; 16
and
an
and wins.
R3
holds his
to
strongerand would
15 BxP
Games."
KtXB
ought to
P and
course
if
QXB
the
replyB
"
Q$
17
wins.
PxB,
17
The
KtXP;
18
rest is easy.
Q"Q
sq., and
Black
dare
PETROFF'S
'34
GAME
Move
NO.
R"
21.
BLACK"
I.
GAME
K3.
Move
MASON.
No.
17.
BLACK"
rm fifemm
swi
I
1m
"
P i ::1
RXP.
a.::
fa
2.
HAMMOND.
IB
:"y
DEFENCE.
a
;,^:
g"ggg
WHITE
"
GAME
Move
BLACK"
WHITE
AND
MACKENZIE.
"
GAME
3.
Move
14....P" KB4.
ALAPIN
BLACK"
PETROFFSKY.
No.
26.
R"
mm,
to
LICHTENHEIN.
4mm
mm?'
j
Pal
3 H 1
'B'
AND
TSCHIGORIN.
W"lk
wm
fei
SCHIFFERS
umm
":"..,/"":"
"
Q7.
"""
Hit
WHITE
4.
i'"#
MIIF
POTTER.
No.
A
HI
wm
WHITE
"
MORPHY.
136
PETROFF'S
DEFENCE.
iP-K4
*P"
Game
9KKt-B3
*KKt" B3
K4
5.
Game 6.
Game 7.
Lowenthal.
TUDD,
SELLMANN
WARE.
LtiftigerSchach-
"
Dufrestu.
MORPHY
1 8 bo,
trituitgt
(playing8
ANDERSSEN
"
KOLISCH.
GRUNDY.
B"
"Q"
KB3
P_Q4
8___
KKt-KB3
"B"
QKt-B3
KKt"
B3
rB" K2
KtxP
KB3
38
JB" K2
|P-04
P"
Kt3
P" B4
'P-B3
Kt"
Kt
%
"
ing-KKt5
AUp_KR3
"P"
41
KR3
,QR"
B sq.
^42
-QR3
M?R3
43
15PXKt
P"
16PXP
'OB" KB4
,P" KKt4
44
1 Kt"
eame
KtxKt_
Kt-K5__
*Uq_r5
30QXP
31B"
N-45
B"
R7ch.48
32KXB
00Q-Q3ch.
22feB2
^K-Ktsq.
K2
QR"
Kt3
46
fcS*
KKt*
RPX^__
*'PXP
OO^
*
VQ"B6
47
ft.QxKtPch.
Bsq.
^K"
Q-K3
sq.
KKt
sq.
56
RXP
BxPch.
fcR-QB
sq.
,P-
22K"
K8ch.
34K-*4
R"
s"i-
WQ"
ch.
72
'8 ch.
2
2UQirB6ch.
Kt2D7a
B7 ch.
Kt
'23
PXKt
"689qK-Q2
OUR-
69
fi^R_KB7dkch.
rB-Q"feandwing
9
id
K7ch.
9j1K-Qsq.
9,BXP
0
ch.
99QXP
"^^R-Ksq.ch.
s(
KtxP
37Kt-Q4
57 37
KXP
/ 9RQ-KKt3
*"R"
B5 D58
0QR-QKt sq.ch.
nnQ-R7 ch/b
K7ch.59 ""K-R6
UOKXQ
[51 oiyKt"
^'K"
White mates in
ch'
60
Ksq.
s(innR~R
39 8
"and mates next
aQ-KKt;
63
moves.
sq.
K"t3
QXQBP
ch.
fi^Kt-Kt3
QB sq.ch.
QKt4
KKt
QjK-Ksq.
2iirK5
"fllB"
Bsq.
B2
P"
^RxKt
QBPXP
g"R-B7ch.6a
a"R-
'Q-
OPXP
61
71
,KR
'PXKt
"B-Kt5
,K" Kt2
"K-B2
onR-K7
Q-glSch. ^UQKt"Q2
R=B5
move.
niQXBch.
9-QR-KBsq.
"PXQ
"*K" Qsq.
"*K"
;QXP
'PXQPdis.ch.
nK~R
Q-Q3ch.50
B2
Kt6 ch
"
30BXB
35^Rsq
KR5
0.R~-KB4
49
ch.
"K=B^
B sq.
BXQ__
mQxR
0"
35q_K;
g.KR-Ksq.
s?
2S^
ouq_B
flUB" K3
RXB
34KR"
,B" QB4
26P"
"
niK-R2
"UKt"
B6ch.55
B-KR5_
"
**QR" Qsq.
v"
lwR" KRsq.
B6
ch.
UK" Kt sq.
nBxB
Game "" Cont'd.
54
lOK" Kt2
R-K3
Q4
9i"=*
KtXKt
Kt"
BxKt
BXB
OBxKt
KB4
17PXB
*B-Kt3
K5
"Kt"
*" ConW.
P-B3
BXP
P"
-Kt
QKtxKKt
0P-KR3
7a
4QXR
jQ-Kt3
R
67
QB" QKt2
PXP
""=*
ch.
0PXKt
66
qQR-ksq.
QQXBP
"K"
14KKtxP
sQ-^2
"Kt-K2
Kt-B3
KtXKt
"PXB
Q2
QKt"
flKt-Q5
1P-B5
19B-Kt3 53
iflp__Q4
iqKt-K5
9B-K2
"
Kt-Kt3
*q" B2
ftB-KB4
P"
8B3
uBPxKt
Up" KR4?
HB-R4
KKt4
KB4
8V2
dQ-K2
|5tz53
'QB-KKt540
K3
IB"
QKt-B3
P-KB3
65
11O" O
Kt-
nBxP
'O" O
=s
P-Q4
8P"
"PXP
Bo=o
7"
'B"
K2
1Q-K2
*Q" K2
QxKt
5P"
64
aB^Kt3
0O-O
pO-O
qKtxP
"KtXP?
*QxPch.
52
"B" QB4
B4
KtxP
K2
iKKt"
KtxP
AMATEUR
KIESERITZKY.
POTIER.
KtxP
3'P-Q3
games
simultaneously
blindfold)
DELMAR,
MOEHLE
KKt"
Game 8.
K"
sq.
flOQ"
K7mate.
DEFENCE.
PETROFF'S
Sellmann
Judd,
38.
Game
"
Game
The
5.
"
routine
Delmar
v.
for theyobtain
5.
defence
39.
Ware
and
137
Moehle
and
position
quiteidentical with
in
arising
one
the French
behind.
move
playin
Grundy.
Kt
presentsituation,
"
K5
far
was
superior.
Game
40.
5. "We
of their
one
Game
41.
followed
preferQKt" Q2
piecesat Q4.
Kt"
by
Quiteuseless. They had nought to fear from the adverse B and could have played12
White dare
Q3 ; whereupon if 13 QB" KKt5, 13 BxKt ; 14 BxB, 14 KtxP and obviously
Kt sq., still remainingwith
retake on painof losing
the Q by BxP ch.,and if 15 BxP, 15 R
5.
"
B"
not
a
42.
"
"
P ahead.
Game
Also
5.
"
loss of time
White
as
could
Game
5.
All
44.
Game
5.
Rather
45.
Game
if
"
21
and
"
contraryto
to"
introduction.
our
the KtP
mark
P
much
Waste of time all the more
as 20
KB4 was
clearly
stronger,in which case
Kt5, 21 PxP ; 22 PXP, 22 P" B5+, for if 23 BxP, 23 RxB ; 24 RxR, 24 QxP ch.,
unless White
advantageby opening the
played 21 P Kt5 Black was bound to obtain some
fileor by Q" R5 to follow.
"
"
if Kt"
5." Clearly
47.
Game
5.
Pawns
followed
Game
"
Game
5.
"
"
attack which
by Q
R sq. ch.
"
or
and Black's
King
their
Better was
of Black
account
26.
.P
"
exchanging;
game
hands.
own
to be taken off by R
or
moves
is accordingly
imprisoned.
Kt2, 37 QxQ
R"
capture the R.
discomfiture.
own
Kt5 in reply,on
accordingly.
"
which
resource
B6
"
dare not
and White
ends in their
27 P
into
completely
This
5.
Q" B3
answers
fixed
safely
Game
Black
excellent
An
5.
piecesbut
Kt6
ill
judged counter
An
"
; for White
KKt3
50.
makes
5.
Game
is
himself
subjecting
P"
46.
49.
which
advance
without
QKt5
"
"
KB
48.
playKt
Q4.
in
as explained
principles
our
bold
not well
at
helpfor themselves.
R3, 39 KtXB ; 40 PxKt
no
If 36
"
K7
ch. ; 37
next
move.
51.
Game
prettytermination.
A very
5.
"
Anderssen
52.
Game
6.
53.
Game
6.-12
Compare
"
KtxP
columns
our
would
20
and
v.
Kolisch.
21.
on
account
PxKt;
12
13
-03, 14BXP+.
54.
Game
55.
Game
20
56.
6."
18
6.
18 KtxR
of 18.
"
"
B2,
20
would
v^ B3,
"
not have
6.
of the
color
Bishopsof opposite
57.
Gama
6.
58.
Game
6."
White
could have
A very
"
Kt8
59.
Game
6.
60.
Game
6." Of
61.
Game
6.
account
.Q
"
R5;
19
PxPI, 19 BxP
won
at least one
the game
was
by QxB
to
likely
followed
end in
by KtxQP
draw
dis. ch.,but
best.
If 26.
.K"
.
KB
sq.; 28
"
Best.
account
BxP, 28 BxB;
on
after that.
ch.,and wins.
"
ch;.
strongmove.
Probablyhis
Kt"
good on
etc.
Game
"
been
and wins.
QxB
if RXKt
White
Perhapsthe simplest
planwould
Q by RxP
have been
ch.
"
29
PETROFF'S
Ifl
GAME
BLACK"
No.
MOEHLE
DELMAR,
Js.
/-s/f
GAME
5.
38. Q" R7
Move
ch.
AND
GRUNDY.
6.
R"
BLACK"
^^^
Hill
No.
26
Move
iP#tf
'
DEFENCE.
B5.
KOLISCH.
PS
1 i M
5"
it
"UI
ill
//A
'
,"
";
I
S^'S
,:"-
^^^
#?^
Wa
;-A
*
"
t
,
WHITE
GAME
Move
No.
B*H*
Move
HI
1
"
No.
8.
Kt2.
"
KIESERITZKY.
ill:-^
!*"*
ijlO
i
in "_(""
"B
ANDERSSEN.
21....
BLACK"
m^Jm
"H
"
"
GAME
POTIER.
....M
:4
WHITE
7.
wm
:;
WARE.
KtXP.
23.
BLACK"
AND
SELLMANN
JUDD,
"
Hi
l
m
iH""
iM
%#3^
W;.
wm"-4m
##^
503223?
mm
mm
":."
" III"
mm
WW
mm
Wt$
wm.TGt
WHITE"
MORPHY.
(Playing8 games
blindfold)
WHITE
"
AMATEUR.
m$%
^IP
DEFENCE.
PETROFF'S
(Continued
from page
62.
Game
R
35
"
as White
6.-33 Q" K*7 ch. is deceptive,
Kt5 dis. ch.,and wins.
/jy
139
.)
gainsnothingafter 33
and if 34 R
Q2;
"
B7?;
"
Game
63.
Morphy
64.
Game
This
7.
65.
Game
7.
66.
Game
7.
A weak
by
"
"
B3
"
the
equalizes
move
with
KtxKt
game,
Potier,
v.
but
shown
as
in Col. 28
Black
maintain
may
the P
by
safe game.
followed
by
Q3
"
Black
move.
is much
superior.
is losing
too much
this advance.
pensable.
indis-
Game
7.
Black
68.
Game
7.
"
"
Kt sq.
67.
"
was
now
other games,
Game
69.
RXKt
White
if KKtxB
Obviously,
7."
B2;
26
RxKt,
mates
Amateur
70.
Game
8.
71.
Game
8." Best.
Q2, 19 Q
72.
Game
"
"
Game
B2
22
If 16 K"
R"
Q2,
16 R"
6, Col. 19.
22
QKtxB; 25
ch.,and if 24
Kt sq.; 17
QxP,
The
17
RXP
rightmove
is here 14
ch.; 18 K"B3,
18 B"
"
Q5
K5;
ch.
19 B"
winning attack.
K sq., 19
K2,
by RxKtP
move
Kieseritzky.
v.
Table
up to this juncture
ch.,with
8." If 19 K"
B6 ch. ;
73.
Compare
"
the
on
and wins.
"
conducted.
8." Black's attack is excellently
"
"
PHILIDOR'S
The
M.
move
2.
S. and
Philidor's Defence,
in
Q3,
"
Italian
by
the
DEFENCE.
KKt
authorities.
alreadynoticed
is
opening,
defence
The
extensive
rested
analysis. Philidor chiefly
B4 in reply to 3 P
modern
Q4. More
Philidor
absolutelyunsound.
probably
his defence
on
researches
"
Gottingen
known
now
by 3.
have, however, proved this
.
.P
2.
Q3
"
as
it
first gave
the counterattack
preference of
his
based
is
who
master
the
in
thereby initiated
an
"
move
the
on
in
Knight ought-not to obstruct any Pawn
early part
game.
experiencehas prpved quite the contrary, and both the KKt opening, as well as
for
moves
QKt opening are now
recognized as belonging to the strongest initiatory
attack on the second
obstructed
the
albeit
each
in
Pawn
is
a
case
by
ment
developmove,
of the respective
Knights.
of
the
the
Modern
the
the
In
based
our
his
than
the
regular2.
the
3 PXP;
.QKt
continuation
favored
For
B3.
"
arisingfrom
only
equalizethe game,
and
This
is
chieflydue
the power
balance
KB4
"
Philidor
which
on
chiefly
player
stronger than
we
which
QXP,
used
Q4,
"
be
to
variably
in-
old masters.
by
and
is much
KtXP
4.
combined
On
the
it seems
move,
if he
the circumstance
to
of the two
for Black.
the last-named
that
he
Bishops
is
has
that White
us
gets the
even
exchange
to
to
for
Kt very
keep
to
early,
least the
at
natural
can
of it.
worst
for
move,
it frees White's
KBP
for an
ultimate
attacking advance, and White's KKt in the center
Black's QP to advance
In
P
easilybe got rid of, as it obviously weakens
QB4.
have
favored
which
the
the
own
B
for
author
introduced
we
B4
attack,
practice
3
It may
1865, in the Dublin Tournament
against the Rev. G. A. MacDonnell.
duce
pro-
cannot
our
in
slow
able
beinj;
remains
blocked;
second
the
.B
of 4 P
a
3 P
Q4.
"
K2, and
"
B3
"
centre
by
somewhat
we
to
not
for
advancing
exchange
the
seen
Q4,
"
give
or
who
ground
it mentioned,
that
and
we
considered
he
the
some
modifications
best, and
the
KKt5,
"
baa
evidently
for the
to
oppose
doubled
Pawn
as
thereby both
as
of
hold
we
procedure
4
his
King's
"
be
to
at
least
as
againstthe defence
Our
Q4.
substitution
ing
that it givesWhite
the option of formQ3.
supporting his loose KP by P
is likelyto be played for the defence,
the
"
point of
the line of
it shows
that
as
beginners,inasmuch
has to move
his King earlyin the game.
present
by
with
QP,
instructive for
In Col. 3
disadvantage
KB
Pawns.
recommend
else of
variation
KKt
B4, which
"
us
his
the
his
equally unfavorable
saddled
not
3 B
to
adverse
will be
his
the attack
we
of P
we
the
Black
preferableon
us
column
superiority,
though
hitherto
differ from
we
the advance
have
does
to
In Col.
seems
In the next
though
hampers
firsttable is devoted
as
also
it appears
under
Bishops, for
of either of his
use
regardsthe QB,
as
will labor
Black
Piano, but
good
are
The
and
which
centre,
Pawns
good
make
to
White's
in
game,
of not
"
"
of the lines of
steady sort
of
White
play on
development
play indicated
obtains
each
much
side which
which
*hich
were
afterward
3gg
we
is
the
PHILIDORS
In
White's
met,
by
recommended,
on
the
in what
shows
under
advantage,especially
sure
Pawn.
center
one
tactical
surprisesthat
the6th movehitherto
manner
mere
slow but
yielda
playon
arise from
our
column
next
to
141
propose
the complicationsand
we
sixth move;
and
us
amendment
our
alteration will,we
The
to
the circumstances
DEFENCE.
think
we
we
prove
in
reply,for which
conjunctionwith
the
recommended
6.
be
can
used
be
B3
subsequent demonstration
.
.Q
"
to
"
"
"
"
as
been
It has not
to be in itselfan
In Col.
we
preferthe
so
yet, but it is,nevertheless,
strong for the defence
retreat
to
answer
of 8 B
"
K3
of both wings,and we
keep command
suggestionshows greater advantageon itssurface
centre
from
and
8 B
"
In Col. 16
on
we
at
we
to be
logical
sequence
"
K3
QB
"
Kt5.
with
one
of
our
maxims
think
the
for White
positionarisingfrom our
springing
"
to
preference
that the B
we
comes
in
more
base
new
move
handy
tions
demonstra8 B"
R4, and
our
opinion,leads to an even
thou^b'^Sacfe
game,
Bishopsthat in most lines of playin this opening giv$ethe
position.The pointis that White,havingagain postedhis QB"
preferable
in
will show
defence
believe the
by
in accordance
be posted in the
introduction,
namely, that the B should, if possible,
in our
laid down
undeniable
DEFENCE.
PHILIDOR'S
142
K3 instead of K
withdrawinghis
"
for
Kt5, does not afford opportunities
Kt and offering
an
exchange.
Col. 18 treats
an
the defence
to
gain time
by
in
The
schutz edition of
On
Table
...KKt
4.
not
IV the
B3, with
"
line
initiatory
same
a
of
play is
further tested
againstthe answer
though he does
counterattack which
playersand produced in
his
"
"
"
"
"
turn
into lines of
Col.
our
we
22
on
believe that
even
at
that stage
on
the 6th
move
we
of a modification of the
prove the advantagefor the firstplayerin consequence
Other
continuations of this form of opening will be found
with 6 QKt
B3.
"
tack
at-
in
the IllustrativeGames.
Table
White
an
a
even
on
by
best
play
playon
PHILIDORS
144
jP-K4
DEFENCE.
oKKt-B3
lp" K4
-Q3
K2
KKt"
Kt-Kt5
P-B3
P-Q4
3b=
-K3
B3
P-B3
O-O
BXB
P-Q4
4PXB
4PXQP
P-B3
PXP
-Kt"
PXKP
KtXP
Kt5
5:
KtXP
5QKt-B3
"KKt"
KKt"
R3
P-Q3
RP-Q4
Q-Kt3
e;
g-Bsq.
6:
Q"
K2
'K"
Q2
D PXP
7B-Kt3
Q-B3
7;
Q" K2
'BB-Kt5
P"
KR3+
5PXKt
KtXP
"Kt=i
Kt" B3
7
'Kt-B3
K-Qsq.+
Kt-Kt5
8Kt"
Q sq.
K"
P-Q3!
P-KR3
Kt-R3
ch.
"
-Q-B5
'K-B3
sq. ch.
B-K6
lURXKt
"K-
-Kt3
nB-K3ch.
JQ-R5
1Ub_B4
11KXB
11
KR3
P"
12
P"
12KXP
QKt4ch.!
15
Kt"
Q2
13P-QKH
.
-R
"
KtxPch.+
15
Move
4.
12
"
KR3.
Column
6.
BLACK.
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Move
16
Kt sq. ch
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Column
14
ch.
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sq +
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"
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ch.
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p" KB4
Kt-B3
O"O
B4
2
B"
B"
"
PHILIDOR'S
3 P"
consider this
We
DEFENCE.
145
Q4.
1.
Col.
2.
Col.
3.
similar to one
White has a position
Col. 1.
arisingin the Giuoco Piano, with the advantagethat
Should Black now
to remain so.
Kt, White
exchange B against
Black's KB is confined and is likely
retakes with the Q followed soon
by P" KKtt, Q" K2, K" Kt2, and P" KB4, as occurred between
.B" R4 then
8.
Dublin.
answer
Should,however, Black now
the author and Mr.MacDonnellin
White would advance P" KKt4, followed by Q" K2, with the superior
game.
1."
1.
"
favored
move
by
Harrwitz.
"
If 6.
KR3
.P"
4.
Col.
5.
B
Col. 3. Or 3
then double the KBP
latter*s doubled Pawn
6.
Col. 3." If 8.
7.
Col. 3.
2."
"
"
PXP+.
P
KR3 ; because he ought not to wait until Black may playQ B3,and
followed by Kt" K2 and Kt" Kt3, the weak
pointat White's KB4, and the
at least balances his two Bishopsin such a position.
Kt5 ; 4
.K" K2
; 7
"
"
KtXKP,
; 9
QxKt
QxP+."
10
(German Handbuch.)
Kt
Black is hampered by his doubled Pawn, and the continuation might be 11
B3 (of
twice on account
of the ultimate Q
Black dare not capturethe Pawn
R4 ch.);12 P B3, 12
White will ultimately
B" B4 ; 13 Kt" Q2, 13 O"O
; 14 Q" B2, followed by Kt" Kt3 and B" Q2.
either by P
have the optionof openingthe game after the preparations
KB4, or P Q4, or else by
of his Pawns
advancingthe QRP, or he may playthe waitinggame, and relyon the better position
"
"
course
"
"
"
for the
8.
9.
"
ending.
the attack is we
believe
and surest plan of continuing
The simplest
with a move
ahead for White
similar to the King's Gambit declined,
position
Col. 4.
4 P
"
Col. 4." K 6.
and wins); 8
.Q" R5
Kt-Kt5, 7 PxP
; 7
(or 7.
and
"
Handbuch
The German
givesthe
Q" R5 ch., 7 K" Q2 ; 8 Q" Kt6, 8 R" R sq. ; 9 BxKt, o
followed by PxP
with
would exhangeQueens and Bishops
11
10.
11.
12.
QB"
QxP+.
KKt5,
11
BXQ
12
After9....B" K2;
Col. 4"
13 B"
Kt5 ch.,and
Col. 4."
B5
ch., 12 BxB
10R"
Ksq.,
next
mates
.P"
Or 4.
BXQ
12
R"
move);
K
sq.,
"
PXB+.
; 13
10 BxBch.;
II QxB,
II QxRch.
(or12.
.Q" KtS?
KxQ, 12 RxKt ; 13 Q" Kt6, White also wins with ease.
12
P"
12
Handbuch
5." As shown in the German
;
sq. ch., 8 K" JQ2; 9 B" K6 ch., 9 BxB
Col.
B3
Q-K8
; 13
White
ch., 13 K"
wins if 6
Kt"
10
KtXB,
10
B2
nQor
B"
Q8
mate.
R"
; 12
Q- Kt4, etc.
13.
well
as
"
on
R4), 8.
account
"
of 7
.Q" Kt5; 9
B"
Q
Re; 8 P KKt3,
K2, 9 Q" Kt3; ioKtX
"
"
"
"
14.
Col. 6." Or
15.
16.
Col. 6." Or
wins.
17.
R-^QR
.KxB;
mates.
"
18.
"
13...
ch.,13 K"
13 QxP
Handbuch.
German
Q-B3;
14 R"
Kt
sq.
moves;
15 QxBP
Kt3; 15 Q-Q4
with
or
ch.,15 P
without
ch.,and
"
Q" B3 ch., 17
PHILIDOR'S
M6
|P-K4
*P"
K4
DEFENCE.
?KKt-B3
nB-B4
fip__Q3
"P"
4PXKP
10
QPXKP
5:
QPXKP
P-Q4
Q-R5
Kt-Kts
Kt-R3
25
p"
"KxQ
KtXP
7Kt-B3Kt5
B3
O-K5
ch.
Kt-B3
8B-Q3
K2
,KtxR
nKtxB?
19
9'QKt"
fPXB
B3 !
20
nB-Kt3
2111KR"
K3
,o-o
Kt"
10QB"
QR"
Ktsq.
11
as
6Kt"
ch.
7QKt-B3
30
31
flQKtXP26
Ob_B4"
Q2
P-QS
fa
p"
QKtXP
"8 B"
Q_Q
8kpxp
Kt5 ch.
27
Kt-Kt3
PXP
10PXP
sg. +
KtXP
11K"
28
lUo_
Q-B3
32
ch.
O"O
Q2
PXKP
Q-"?3+
B-B4
D13B-K3
iRt"
"?sq.+a3
B-K3
Q-K4
D
24
PXP+
Column
7.
Move
13 P"
Q5.
Column
8.
Move
13
Kt"
Kt5"
BLACK.
BLACK.
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P-KR3
12
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33
BXP
9P-B3
Q2
Kt5
B3
P-KB4
Kt5
B"
"RXP
23
K2?
QKt-B3
iPXP
'PXP
12Qxp_
13'BXP
R"
,Q-Kt3
IOqxkT"
Q-KKt5!
14
9PXP
Q2
l"Kt"
B3
12Q"
Q"
q$
"QKt-QKtsq!
QB"
KKt"
11B"
12
ch.
P-KKt3
"Kt"
11
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QKt-B31
KtXP
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35
PHILIDOR'S
19.
DEFENCE.
147
KtxQ,
10
KxKt;
10
B"
K2,
11
R"
Kt sq.;
"
20.
B"
10
Kt"
Kt5, 10
B3;
12
BxKt,
"
"
n....
QxP; i2Kt"
K3 (against
any other move
14
sq., 13 Q" Q2; 14B-K3,
Col. 7." Or
21.
"
Orif 11.
.KtxP; 12O"
Kt5, 12Q" Qsq.; 13B" B4+.
could advantageously
Kt6or QKtxKP);
playKKt
P" B4; 15 Kt" Kt5, 15 QxKt; 16 BxKt+.
.
White
22.
23.
RXB,
24.
Col. 8.
25.
his
save
White
Kt-Q4;
Kt2; 18 RxB,
is a P ahead
KtxB;
of 14
sq., 13
RXQ,
17
Though
"
account
on
will
RXQ;
he has not
15 PxKt,
15
O"
14
Q-K
O"
sq.; 15
O; 15 Kt"
QxP, 15 QXKt;
B7, 15 R"
sq.; 16
Kt
He
good game.
ch. ; 16 K"
Q" R5
cannot
sq., 16
venture
now
14 BxP
on
Q" R4 ch.,and
wins.
Kt-Q4+.
16
PxP
threatening
'
Q-K5,
"
28.
14
"
than 7 P"
Col. 9." If 5.
.BPXP; 6 Q" Q5, 6 Q" Q2; 7 QxKP (better
8 Kt" B3; 9 Q-K2, 9 Kt" QR4), 7 Q" K2 (if
7. .PxP; 8 KtxP, 8 Q"
Q sq. ; 10 KtxKt
B3, 11 KtXB, 12
B3, 15 B" K2;
27.
13 R
and wins.
26.
O.I2B
"
KR3;
well
as
QKtXP,
10
10
R-Q
9
Kt
as
"
K"
K2;
11
KR"
sq.,
10
B"
BxKt
advantage. A
slight
ch.,
10
PxB;
is about
11
KKt"
R4,
even.
line of
White has a
playpresentsitselfat this
12 KtxKt,
for White mightapparently
gaina greatadvantagenow by n KKtXP, nBxR;
point,
.P" KR3; 13 B" R4, 13 P-KKt4;
butif after 12.
14 B-Kt3, 14QB" KKt5 ! ; 15 KtxB, 15 P"
the Kt, Black recovers
the pieceand remains with the exP
change
KR4 threatening
R5 ifWhite remove
Col. 9.
"
"
ahead.
29.
Col.
8
After 6
10."
Col.
10.
Col.
10."
8 Kt"
"
that if 8.
32.
Should
White
Kt5, 8 PXP;
Black would
But
11
We
II."
If
ch.; 11 Kt"
B"
12
which
enables him
ch.; 8 K"
QxKP
to meet
White's
sq.,
attack.
9 P"
such
Q2;
QxKPch.;
Col.
in
K"
.
for Black
onlymove
K2,
BXQ;
B3, 11 QXB;
12
PXP
"
10
KxB.
12
Even
game.
KtxQ;
12
BxQ;
13
.Q" R4
mate.
34.
continuation 8
The Handbuch
giveshere the following
QBPxP; 9 PXQP, 9 P" K5;
if QxB
Kt5 ch,, 10 B-Q2; 11 Kt" K6, 11 Q" Kt3?; 12 Kt" R4, 12 Q" R4 ch. (of course
Black wins at once
by Kt B7 ch.,but as will be seen Black's Q has no escape);13 B Q2+.
and wins.
CoL 12." If 11
.Q" QS ch. ; 12 K" R sq., 12 QxB; 13 KKtXRP
35.
Col.
33.
Col.
10
12."
B"
"
12."
For
Kt; 16 BxKt
"
Black cannot
evidently
ch. winningeasily.
retake the P
by
14
PxPon
account
of
15 Kt"
B7 15 KtX
DEFENCE.
PHILIDOR'S
148
P-Q4
9KKt-B3
lp" K4
QKt5
BxKt
6BXB
B"
Kts
7n=K2
36
B3!
B3
11KR"
KKt
qK-B
sq.
^KKt"KB3
rB-KKt5
-Kt"
B"
KB-QKt5
K2
fiQ"
QKt-B3
B"
OB"
Kt"
B3?
P-B3
Kt-R3
K3
43
B-K3
Kt"
K2
K4
Kt-04
o"
o"
p"
KB4
Kt-Kt3
Q
Kt"
44
P-QKt4+
46
KtXB
13QXKt
ch.
QXP
14:
K" Kt
BXP
rKt-Q2
sq.
ch.
15KXB
41
Move
16.
Column
QXR.
47
16
Move
"
B7 ch.
BLACK,
BLACK.
m
ai
m*m
pp
'
B4
Kt-B3
Kt5
HB"
Q-B7ch.+
B"
Q-B4
16
Q_Q
12PXB
l"P" B4
wm
Q"
B3
BXP
R4
sq.
mm
K2
-lO^Efi^iO
Kts
Hp_B3
4iKtxB
14.
B"
O"O
Kt5
QKt"
B-K3
45
QKt-B3
BXB
Column
Q2
ch.
K2
BXB
B-B3
QKt-Q2
BxKt
BXR
38
QXP
Q-B3
11
q2
PXP
48
B3
Kt-B3
O"
P-Q4
42
10;
Q-Q2
11^Wk"
sq.
1^0-0-0+
B"
OKt"
BxQ
KBxQKtP
B4
P"
BXQ
.37
PXP
40
QXR
QXQ
9PXQ
10P"
39
nQXKtP
Bb-B*
B-B3
BxKt
8QXB
Kt"
4B-K3?
0Q-Q2
Q2
7Kt"
49
KtXP
QXP?
4:
QKt-B3!
KB"
18
17
16
15
14
13
5B"
3PXP
*P_Q3
iU
"
HI
Cli
.
1
:
d*"
wm
ptja I
Y///ffJZr.
s*"**w
pj
m
Y//s
Wm3S#
"
'JJ-':'
WHITE.
YtJttfS//
ra
""";:,:
mm*.
1
a
pf
ill a "I
asap
"/,w/w
an
a
wh:
50
PHILIDOR'S
36.
37.
DEFENCE.
149
Col; 13.
The
Playedby Harrwitz againstMorphy, and we believe quitesound;
8
8
Kt"
B"
O"
O"
O"
KR"
K
P"
10
10
B3,
K2; 9
O, 9
O;
KR3;
proceeded
sq.,
12 QXB;
-Ksq.;i2BxB,
13 P-K5, 13 B *Kt; 14 PxB, 14 Q" Kt4ch.; 15 K"
16 RXP, 16 Q" Kt7.
"
Col. 13." If
12
BXP;
QKt" Q2,
10
KR"
10
B"
12
KKt
B3 + .),11
P"
threatens
KB3,
P"
12
then
sq.;
.B"
O"
11
R3;
KBxQKt,
(or 11 KKt"
K
R"
12
R4?,
R"
11
game referred to
B" R4, 11 Kt
11
Kt sq., 15
Kt5;
P"
12
PXP;
KKt3,
etc.),13
game.
38.
"
Kt4;
39.
Col. 13.
else
or
Col. 14.
than
more
all the
has the
an
even
moves
side
each
on
40.
Col. 14." 8
41.
Col. 14;
BXB,
QxB;
Black has
invented
was
and
forced
are
threatens
He
QKt by
BxKt
now
followed
by
"
K5.
"
the defence
generally
adopted for
by
Herr
after
difficultgame
more
"
followed after
Vienna.
of
Kt2
"
ingeniousvariation
This
"
Hammppe
no
12
9"?XKtP,
Q" B3;
QxQ,
10
10
Even
KtXQ.
game.
whicli may
be neutralized to the extent of a draw, but onlyby
The game might proceed:16 P" B3, 16 P" Q4; 17 K" B2, 17 B
the attack
now
"
"
of the
White's
"
"
passedPawn
Black threatens to
which
QRP
which
in the centre
can
be well
approachwith
supportedand
King.
42.
43.
We prefer
this on principle
Col. 15
as the B is kept in communication
liable to attack at a future stage. None of the advantagesthat White
Col. 15.
45.
Kt
"
in very
Col. 16." Or
Col. 16."
QXR,
BxKt;
II
n.
handy
R6
plantit ultimately
by
recommended
usually
move
"
natural
more
here.
.K"
.
way
of
As will be seen,
post.
Kt sq.
best;14 BxP
"
16.
continued
Might be
to
"
19
and wins.
48.
49.
Col. 18.
alone
"
it is much
50.
or
B2; 12 Kt" B6, 12 PxKt; 13 QxP, 13 K"
Kt sq.; 16 B
B6, and mates next move.
ch., 15 K
K2
.Q"
15 Q"
R4, the
"
chapter on
PxB
12
better than 8 B
Again much
comes
ch., 14 KxB;
47.
Q5,
"
our
derive
can
Col. 16.
the B
46.
11
"
ought to
Q4 to K6
of
with both
"
in any way
it to B4 or
the weakness
owing to
in
alreadyexplained
"
are
44.
also
his
Col. 18.
"
We
not
K3,
which
QxP,
used
Kt5; 7 PXP,
"
QB3;
11
"
sq.
QXP.
to be favored
which is much
strongerthan
by Mr. Lipschtitz.Black's best
This move,
Manual
Gossip's
if 10
evidently
6 Kt"
with Lowenthal's
concur
strongerthan 4
6 B"
10
answer
givesWhite
by
"
Even
game.
good move,
but
we
feel sure
of old.
is O
"
fine attack.
to
as
PHILIDOR'S
IS"
jP-K4
,KKt" B3
19
21
20
3i-xp
P"
22
B3
QKt-QB3
K2
"B-Q3
PXQP!
QKtxP
P-Q4?
OXP
QKt" B3
KB"
55
QKts
KKt"
Kt-Kt5
P"
QQ-K5 ch.
KB4
8P"
Kt-B5
10BxKt
B-Q3
"B-B4
Kt"
BXB
nQ~B4
0Q_K4
BxKt-
40Q-R6ch.
QxBch
RXQ
sq.
Kt6
Move
Kt"
1 1
R4.
ch
65
-P-K6
B-Q3
66
67
BXP
BX0__
"KKt"
R3
ftKKtXKP
ch
59
64
P-B3
'KKt"
BxKt
9PXB
KB3
"nQ-R5ch.
*"K" Q2
*QKt-B3
HP-QB3_
60
AAb"
K2
Q"
62
1?QKt-Q2!
1*0"0
Kt"
Q"
13
sq.! +
63
........
........
BAB
BiB
"
n
Column
24.
Move
i
IIP
AAQ-K2
12|-B4
B
BLACK.
"
mi
QXP
7!
Q" K2
QKt" B3
qKR"
lu
13 KR"
sq.
sq. +
D68
KtxP+
BLACK.
IH1JL
wEm^-
61
PXKt
QXRch.+54
20.
KKt4
6KtXP
KtxQ
15
Column
Kt-Kt5
P-Q4
B3
8qxq
QXBP
P" QR3
KtXP
Kt"
58
QKt" B4
9Q-Kt5ch.
14PXKt
"
56
IflK" Bsq.
AWK-Kj
P"
57
P-QB3
QKtxBP
10PXB
HpxB
5KKt"
Kt-R3
KKt-KB3
KBxQKt
ch
R4 D S3
11
11Kt-R3
0B-Kt5
Oo-o
"INK" Kt2
K2
"B-K2
Q_0__
*"K--B2
QB4
12
B3 52
*BPXP
K2
P-Q5
Kt-Q5
'Kt-B3
KtXP
"P" K5
-Q"
WQ"
KKt"Q2
QKt-QB3
irKtXP
Q" R5 ch.
P-^Kt3
51
jPXKP
k-
*P-K5
PXP
'P-Q4
24
jPXBP
BPXP
pKKtXP
_o-o
23
KB4?
QKt-B3
KtxP
B"
jP-Q4
2P-Q3
lp" K4
KKt"
DEFENCE.
sq.
DEFENCE.
PHIUDOR'S
15*
KKt"
.P-K4_
25
B3
lp" K4
26
30
29
28
27
2f=
P-Q3
P-Q4
3B-Kts?
PXP
B"
4BxKt
PXB
68
5PXP
QXQ
ch.
R"
0-0
rB-K3
K2
71
Q-K3-
sg.
OO-O
PXP
Kt"
9PXP
Kt"
9Kt"
B3+
10
K2
o_o_o_
"0-0_
KKt3
72
Kt-B3
B"
69
KtXP
Kt5
5B"
Q2
B"
74
6KtXP?
Kts
7Q-Ktsq.D75
7;
QXB
po-o_
"Q-Kt3
8Kt"
R"
P"
IUr"
BXB
80
BXQ
sq.
9KtXQ
KB4
QBXP
10KtXKtP
AUKtxB
R2"
B3 79
8KtxKt
B4
B-K3
73
P-B3
O!
QKt"
7:
KtXP
O"O
OP"KR3
10
6a
BXB
Q-B3
sq.
K4
K2
B-Q3
6PXB
Kt-B3
77
4 PXP
BxKt
Q-Q2
Kt-B3
KKt
B"
5B"
B3 76
.QB-KKts
4oKt=:
QKt-B3
3QKt" B3
70
7Kt-B3
KB3
8P"
PXP
nQxP
""KKt" B3
_P-KB4
'P"
B4
iQxp
*B" Q2
B"
6KxQ
"KKt"
"PXP
,QXKt
11P"
11r_ Qsq.
KKt3
QKt-B3+
12
78
D
Kt-Kt5_
A^KtXBch.
nPXKt-_
A"Kt" R3"
Col. 28.
Move
Q" Kt sq.
Col. 29.
Move
BLACK.
12
QKt" B3.
BLACK.
1 ""%m
I
*..
W-M
I
I
Hi H"
"
..
*$\
B#i
""":
Ii B,
"1 A H
ft)
t.JL 11
ww
^
WHITE.
WHITE.
"
DEFENCE.
PHILIDOR'S
68.
153
Col. 25.
"
69.
Col. 25.
White
"
will
Kt"
70.
Col.
26.-5
P followed
71.
Col. 26.
Kt5
gaina rapiddevelopmentby B
Q5 or KB" R3 or
QB4.
"
would
72.
O"
O and
"
then
cordingly
ac-
strong attack by 6
P"
QB3,
7 KtX
PxP;
he lets the
it by P
"
Pawn
QB4
lowed
fol-
"
Col. 27.
"
may
of minor
clear at
White
once
Col. 28." In
Col. 28.
"
the
"
of the KRP
Black's game
or
KKt4 followed by B
"
Kt
the
is hampered by his
Avoidingthe
Another
hole at
named
not
White
K3
which
left
was
"
he
K2, and then accordingly
Kt2
the
avoiding
exchange
developmentby
would
and exchanges
own
pieces
game
Col. 29.
"
as
pieces
Ruy Lopez by
76.
"
"
75.
O.
advantageto
74.
by
"
73.
obtains
White
by
ch. followed
Kt5
"
"
White
"
or
by
and
the
"
author,the
the inferior
"
reliefto him.
arose
position
same
7 P
move
be
KB3
adoptedby
in
the
game.
defence is here 3
uncommon
should
proceedwith
QKt
"
QKt
B3,
"
4 P
"
Q2 which
QB3 ; 5
however
B
"
K2
we
believe to be disadvantageo
! with
the
superior
game.
77.
Col. 29.
"
We
do not recommend
from
springing
78.
the
move
12
this
in the text
O"
and
move
as
preferQKt
"
B3.
We
however
give
the
variation
it comprises
complications.
interesting
14 Kt"
Q5, I4Q-Qsq.;
15
RxB,
15 PxR;
i6KtxKP+.
79
80
Col. 30." If 8.
9 R"
sq. ;
10
BxKt
+.
PHILIDOR'S
154
DEFENCE.
KKt"
JP-K4
B3
*P" K4
jP-Q4
Game 1.
Vienna
Congress,
1882.
WINAWER.
BLACKBURNE
"KKt"
Op"
B3
."
AQKt-B3
*PXP
"
rQxP
"
*B"
-Kt"
"0-0
~fiP-*6
KKt"
.KKtxKP
8 I"]
PXKt
B-Kj
'-"R~3
10p-QKt4
llo_
llBxB
R-
lflBxKt
"q!_2
lUKt" K2
19
P-K6,
24
25
26
27
QB" KKt5
Q=B4
KtxR
'10
QXB
32
-jjB-B4
QKt" B3
__
33
TftKtXB
IC__-B____34
^pXPch.
"XP
I" KB
TnK-Rsq.
Job"
20
-~
"
.P-KR4
^JL"Kt"Q2
l"R" Ksq.
'BXP
"""--
17Kt-Q4
1/p"-Kt5
I
1flQxp
R-Q
sq. ch.
1/ and White
7
8
mates
more
in three
40
^,7QXKt
J/PXQ
1fio-o-o
"
Wl BxKt
moves.
"
10R-Ktsq.
r39
B6
30
K2
fillQ"
91B-Q3
Game
fiiR-Kt3
11
ZZkR" Ktsq.
B2
1" Cont'd.
nnK-Bsq.
U^R-Ktsq.
Q1__-__4_14
"AR-Kt8ch.l5D
23o:
fe3,
ftR-Bsq.
fl4B-Kt4ch.
K-Ktsq.
u^Q" Kt4ch.
33^""
-Kt4
PXB
97R-Q_sq__
12
nrK-Bsq.
""P" R4
qqR-Q2
do""^
And
13
ch.
oKxR
09f_^
"*QXP ch.
fiUBxR
B2
16
BxQ
fiOKt" Q7ch.
*RxKt
fl'RxKt
onBXR
AObxP
B-Kt3
10
moves
after some
White
signed.
re-
^40Kt-Q6ch.39
-*"KXQ
iDKt-K4
38
"
c____Ktch_30_)
-1fi_"?
*~
1RP-R5
B3
sq.
Kt3
~r-
Hjtt" Kt3
Kt-Kt3
31
B7
LJ"KKt"B3
35
ijBxQaodwms.
iQ__-_KKt5__ .P-KB3
14 Resigns.
"14Q_Kt3 28 ^J4QKt-QKt536
29
Kt-R3
,37
^,RXP
as
iuKKt" Q2
P-__Kt__
"RxP
QB4
QKt" K4
21lPXKt
-Qsq-
nB-QB4
KB"
JO
12qxp
Kt"
7;
23
ch.
PBxKP
"
__B-_KKt5
BxKt
"B"
21
^C_-_0___
9P"
p-
B"
B4
-qB" Kt5
^ftP"B3
18
Q" R5 ch.
KKt3
1Q-K5
1"R"Ktsq.
"" "
P-QR3
Op: "R3
P"
^"B"
^7Q__t-B_22
fP-B3
QKt-B3
-Q2
lBKt"
17
R3
QKt-B3
,0-0"0
Kts
-Of
^up_o4
K2
RQB-KKt5 3
KB4
_QPXKP
4|
*BPXP
3"S
-Q7
ch.
-Kt
sq.
a
sq,
"QpKt-Qa
_-"*R-Ksq.
"
"""
Q__txB__^
UQXKR
41
PHILIDOR'S
DEFENCE.
Winawer
Game
1.
I."
defence
recommended
if White
especially
2.
Game
3.
Game
1.
4.
pame
1.
"
"
We
preferhere KtxP
We
do not think
"
5.
Game
1.
6.
Game
1.
In
"
Game
1.
by
best
Game
8.
PXP
6 B
leads to
position
givenin Col.
hostile piecewhich
as it attacked
a
good move
now,
exchanged at disadvantagein value.
opening,
19.
K3.
"
opponent
it gets him
later
difficulty
into
to fix his P at
Black's
Q$
had
either to
QBP
on.
becomes
We
weak.
would
have
sq.
attack,but
spirited
we
vastlysuperior.
was
If Black
much
very
repliedP
White
others in this
doubt
whether
that
worth
was
play on
"
of moves
by transposition
good as
as
will be seen,
as
This givesBlack
"
should
QKt
than
satisfactory
more
else to be
allowingthe
"
no
text.
which
this
was
or
Useless;and
"
R
preferred
7.
KR3
"
at cost of time
retreat
Blackburne.
v.
by Janish,but
in the
replyas
155
"
"
be avoided
game.
9.
1.
oame
Game
10.
Game
11.
.
as
12.
Game
1.
13.
Game
14.
Game
1.
"
Game
1.
16.
Game
1."
move
"
18.
"
QKt" B3
elegantstroke.
2.
"
BxP
advantagein
"If
that
19.
Game
2.
80.
Game
2."
Of
31.
Game
3.
This
See
32.
Game
in
his
might
have
wins
at
reduces
once
doubt
no
was
the
good
If 31 R
move.
sq., 34 B-
"
KB3
as
it is White
has littleleft to
fight
Rainer.
v.
optionof Black
Compare
no
Diagram.
mates
to 6
P"
QB3
or
6 KB"
and both
QKt5
Col. 24.
better,but
as
in
shown
our
Col.
24, White
case.
Kt"
11....
KtS ;
if QxQ
course
12
Q~ *i and wins-
White
mates
by
Goldsmith
"
turned
Black
unfavorable
Game
but he had
K8
B-Q
beautiful and
2.-6
22
ch.
QxR
most
adversary's
Steinitz
are
-believe
Black
Q" B4,
22
style.
answer
ingeniouscoup,
sq., 32 QxP; 33 B" Ba, 33 Q"
Kt4 ch.,with a winning attack.
ch. ; 32
Clearlyif BxR
Black's Queen
with, and
would
Black
if PxB
course
"
time.
"
Overlookingthe
"
White
."Of
15.
Game
at least for
Black
"?3,3* Q-K8
B
threatening
17.
strong attack
This weak
"
Rooks,
23 B"
1.
that- givesBlack
move
Best.
1."
XKt;
beautiful
"
hazardous
move
was
Or
if 1
1
.
Q" Kt3 ;
1 2
O"
O"
O+
Q8.
R"
v.
Esling.
greatlyfavored
by Morphy.
The
play is
only correct
Kt-R3.
few
3"
We
"
moves.
White, but
Compare
83.
Game
White
The
we
our
3.^-If7.
mates
.P"
.
in two
moves.
for if 10.
.QxKt,
PHILIDOR'S
i56
GAME
Move
No.
R"
31
BLACK
DEFENCE.
GAME
I.
Kt8ch.
Move
BLACKBURNE.
"
BLACK"
GAME
Move
NO.
16.
QxKt
ESLING.
BLACK"
"
GAME
Move
ch.
B"
QB4.
"
WHITE
3.
2.
RAINER.
WINAWER
WHITE"
13.
No.
BLACK"
STEINITZ.
No.
4.
BxP.
15
MORPHY.
HP'"k"^
:
Si
";
^
'
w"rJmr fast.
Tf"XWL
m
illi
WHI
TE
"
GOLDSMITH.
CsD
111
lijfil
WHITE"
BARNES.
iWI!
DEFENCE.
PHILIDOR'S
Bird
42.
Game
5.
Certainly
dangerousand
43.
Game
Col.
5.
White
"
"
could
have
v.
much
159
Morphy.
inferior to
PxQP.
instituted Zukertort's
here
Compare Columns
winning attack by
and
20
21.
KtXP.
Compare
20.
K2.
B
preferthe more defensive 8
was
Q" K2 or Kt" B3.
The loss of a P could not be avoided
condemns
this move
Game
as a blunder.
justly
5. Lowenthal
taining
presentedmore
exceptingby giving up two piecesfor a R, but the latter course
prospects of obmaterial with a good position
KtxKt
e. g., 11
in
an
ch., 1 1 PxKt; 12 BxP,
equivalent
12 RXB;
14 P or QxKt;
15 .^XP ch. with two Pawns and
13 Q" Ktjch., 13 R" Kt3; 14 KtXK,
and a good game.
for two minor pieces
a R
that actually
Game
occurred,whereas the playin the text
5. KtxKt would have forced the position
Black to unnecessary complications
subjected
Game
and might have
suggestshere 12 KtxKtP which we believe was his best course
5. Lowenthal
44.
45.
46.
much
Game
5.
Game
5." Much
We
"
"
safer
"
47.
"
48.
"
Kt sq., 14 QB"
KxKt;
followingcontinuation 12
13 KtxKt,
13 BxKt;
14 KR"
R6 ch., 15 K" B3; 16 Q" KtS ch., 16 K" K3; 17 BxR, "c
should have preferred13....P" QB4; for if 14 PxP,
We
ch., 15 Q" B2,
14 BxKt;
15 QxP
QxP ch.,and wins.
threatening
led to the
15 B"
KB4;
49.
BO.
Game
51.
Game
5. Black is a Pawn ahead with an excellent game, for in the longrun the adverse KBP ought
But the impetuousingenuity
of Morphy who was
to fall too.
merelya youth during his brilliant
Chess career
of risking
attack
a brilliant sacrifice for an
apparentlycould not resistthe temptation
which no doubt it required
to repel.
great skilland foresight
52
5.
"
"
QB3 firstwould
have been
measure.
good precautionary
"
Game
This seems
the natural
5
better was
at least. Much
a draw
"
"
"
"
"
account
of 26
RXQ, 27 PXQ, 27 BxP ch. ; 28 K" Kt sq., 28 R" Kt sq. ch. with at least a draw
and good winningprospects. It is also obvious that if 19
QxKtP ch.,20 K" Q2, 20 B Kt5
ch. ; 21 K" K3, 21 Q" B6 ch. ; 22 B
Q3 and ought to win.
"
"
Lowenthal
53.
Game
5.
54.
Game
5.
rightly
pointsout
Again White could draw by
55.
Game
5.
A beautiful masterstroke
56.
Game
6.
57.
Game
6.
"
"
"
Morphy
Q
58.
"
Qz
As
"
"
And
were
v.
R2
"
which
of Brunswick
Duke
pointedout in
and
this is not
analysis
our
could have
this is worse.
No doubt Black
the best defensive continuations.
drawn
by
"
B sq. at this
point.
suggestedby Lowenthal.
as
has
in
few
moves.
Isouard, Consulting.
Count
defence.
good
alreadya
a
littlethe
inferior game
but
"
B3
or
6. White is not satisfiedwith winninga P and the tedious game that would hayeresulted after
Game
8 QxP, 8 Q
White to playfor highergame which wasmore
justifies
Kt5 ch.,"c. The position
fully
in the grand master's style.
"
"
59.
Game
6."
Justwhat
60.
Game
6.
The
firstlink in
All
powerfuland
"
White
was
a
playingfor. Q
chain of
most
B2
"
was
their best.
beautiful combination.
61.
Game
6.
62.
Game
6.
63.
Game
first adopted by Lowenthal
was
7. This move
favored it for the attack almost invariably.
64.
Game
is
Kt" B3 which
playersHarrwitz played here 7
7." In another game between the same
B" K2 isalso much preferable.
to the move
in the text.
by far superior
Compare Table 3, Cols.
7
in the text shuts up Black's B and leaves a hole in his centre.
13, 14 and 15. The move
Game
with both wings and besides
7." Not as good as B" K3 which keepsthe B in communication
for the purpose of advancingP" KB4 later on as Black cannot attack him by P" KKt4.
gainsa move
"
"
exact
most
elegantgame.
Morphy
65.
66.
v.
Harrwitz.
"
Game
7.
"
way
of the B at this
post. Much
better is B"
K2
the
reserving
treat
re-
of
67.
Game
B2 or vice versa
sq. followed by Kt
he intended to enter with his Kt at K4 later on and the way chosen
him to attack and loss of time.
"
were
by
for his Kt
far better,
as
especially
viz. : via Kt);,
subjects
i6o
PHILIDOR'S
GAME
18.
Move
NO.
DEFENCE.
GAME
5.
Move
BLACK"
BLACK"
OF
6.
NO.
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ch.
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MESSRS.
It would
be
in the contest
STEINITZ
treated in the
the year
beginning of
match
New
Orleans
in 1886
collections
reputationof
the
if we
followingpages,
played between the
But
1889.
Messrs.
between
TSCHIGORIN.
AND
disparagement of
unfair
an
BETWEEN
CONTEST
THE
we
rival German
authors
antagonist
New
played at
Zukertort
published shortlyafter
were
and
may
Steinitz and
were
author
celebrated
our
to
the conclusion
in
contest
different
rate
sepa-
The
thor,
aupublishers.
by two
in entertaining
the expectationthat the addition of the games
therefore,felt justified
of the latest contest
would
form
for the championship with our
comments
own
analytical
of
the
the
attractive feature of this volume, more
two
an
as
play
especially
opponents
almost
in their
antagonistic
respects are
represents two different schools,which in many
On
respectiye
stylesand in their leading views about the general conduct of the game.
by
two
this subjectwe
reserve
inaugurationof the
In the
from
some
contest, which
earlypart
and
of 1888
proceed
we
Mr.
to
be out
in consequence
of
Chess
the
invitation
an
and
exhibitions
of that cityto give some
to
play
can
againstthe Cuban Champion, Judge Golmayo; the MexiChampion, Senor Vazquez, Consul General of Mexico; Senores Carvajal,Police and
siastic
enthuother prominent players. The members
Chess Club, who
of the Havana
most
are
the
and
off-hand
games
and
provide the
stakes and
world
held under
be
to
would
accept
should
consist of
various
would
been
firsttime
firstand
prize,but
occasion
would
allow
in
Mr.
in the London
both
of games,
number
case
him
to
many
Tschigorin with
International
Herr
match
for the
with
International
Steinitz
won
stay
as
Havana
at
for
occurred.
whom
he had
Steinitz to
played on
Mr.
while
Mr.
of
in the
the
games
time, which
Steinitz had
did
game.
not
On
tied
secure
His
the choice
Tschigorin tied
York
of Mr.
in the Grand
in New
championship
International
in the
Spring of
contest
Herr
Tournament
1889.
Max
any
two
count
ac-
in
ing.
end-
noisseurs,
conwarmly approved of by most
verified by the fact that Mr.
since fully
was
for
the second
was
the
his
between
personalencounter
on
alreadyuniversally
especially
recognized as a first-classmaster, but more
of his stylebeing characterized by the rarest dash and brilliancy
of combination
conduct
of the King's side attack as well as by exactitude of calculations in the
won
test
con-
closer
players came
the
the
but
fourth;
Tschigorin
Mr.
the two
rin
Tschigoplayers.
1883, the
Mr.
prizeand
won
itor
vis-
previousoccasions.
two
Mr.
Tschigorin
Steinitz each
sure
selected
the
the
whether
indefinite
an
He
of
championship
be
not
of 1882
Tournament
Tournament
the second
he could
draws
Winawer,
personalencounter
together,for Mr.
latter
limited
prizeswith
in the
of
expenses
in the Vienna
second
this occasion
on
the
necessary
master,
made
defrayall the
to
Mr.
engagements
have
the Russian
The
Club
hospitableChess
matches
Weiss
of Vienna
among
Chess
twenty competitors
Congress
held
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
The preliminaries
and most
were
easily
correspondence. It was arrangedthat the
fixed at
were
of the
GAMES.
amicablysettled between
contest
should
the two
be limited to
majorityshould be declared
of $600, but
minimum
163
were
afterward
playersby
twenty games
the victor.
increased
by
cluding
in-
The
scriptions
liberal sub-
The
Havana
was
fixed at
of the Havana
Chess Club
also
per hour.
duly commenced
moves
on
January20th,1889at Havana, but was brought
February. Mr. Tschigorinobtained the lead over his opponent
the third and the seventh
by one game three times duringthe contest, namely after the first,
the
Steinitz
ahead
after
fifth
and
then
after
scored
the
Mr.
one
again
game
game.
ninth. He then kept the lead up to the end of the contest,at the finish of the 1 7th game,
which resulted in a draw.
As the score stood at that time Steinitz 10, Tschigorin6, the
additional draw made Steinitz the victor of the contest, for only three more
mained
regames
if he
bound to be one
minus
even
to be playedand Mr. Tschigorin
was
game
The
to
contest
close
won
them
It
all.
then
was
Ponce
move
arrangedthat
tween
the last three games should be playedin consultation beSenor
the
Mr.
and
on
one
side,against
Tschigorin
Mr.
on
drawn.
the 24th of
on
The
result was
that each
party scored
the main
game
and
Tschigorinparty should
one
was
have the
if
had
defence adopted
proceeded),in order to test further the new
the other hand, it was
also agreed that the
on
by Mr. Steinitz;
Steinitz party should againplay the Zukertort opening for the purpose of giving the opponents
an
opportunityof tryinga new line of play.
First-class masters
when engaged in such serious contests
select for the attack
generally
and the defence such openingsas in their own
respective
opinionswill yieldthem
the best prospects of success, and then persist
in adopting the same
line of play unless
convinced
of
its
Messrs.
become
unsoundness.
and
Steinitz
they
Tschigorinpursued the
regular
same
plan in their series of games and consequentlyonly the Evans* Gambit and the irdebut
the Zukertort Opening, were
named
1 Kt
KB3, which is sometimes
gorin
played throughoutthe contest with the exceptionof the third game in which Mr. Tschiwith
r
emarks
the
But
wish
make
the
on
to
some
we
opened
special
Ruy Lopez.
defence adoptedby the author in the Evans* Gambit, as it affords striking
new
examples
of the application
laid
of the different maxims
of, and the selection between, some
down
in our chapteron
"The
Modern
School and the Principles
of Play." It may be
contest
throughoutthe
contest
"
given up
adverse
the extreme
on
as his
ending,the defence ought to have a winning superiority,
Pawns
his
the
of
far
being
greatly
strengthened
by
having
majority
the
from
hostile
has to Castle on
the King's side earlyin
King, which invariably
away
this opening. But the chief difficulty
for the defence is the formation
of White's two
Pawns at Q4 and K4, and the powerfulranges which the latter'stwo Bishops;^*"'
centre
Black's King'sside after Castling,
tain against
that of White's Qj|f
at (J
more
especially
a
King.
Pawn
For
ahead
the
is also
Kt2.
It
was
with
chiefly
the view
of
those
obviating
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
i6j.
GAMES.
K4; 2 KKt"
B3, 2 QKt" B3; 3 B" B4, 3 B" B4; 4 P" QKt4, 4
6
introduced the move
Q" B3 and we now
BXKtP; 5 P" B3, 5 B" R4; 6 O"O,
continuation: 7 P
Q4, 7 Kt
R3 (inthe games of the contest the
propose the following
author played 7.
examination
find to be
.KKt
we
K2, which on further analytical
much
There
several
inferior to the move
of
now
are
lines
no"*
attack,but
proposed).
Mr. Tschigorin's
idea appliedin actual
is the one
based on
anyhow the most interesting
.KKt
K2 namely: 8 P
playagainstthe other defence 7.
Q5, 8 Kt K2; 9 Q R4,
At this
9 B" Kt3; 10 QB" KKts, 10 Q" Q3; 11 Kt" R3, 11 P" QB3; 12 QR" Q sq.
moves
P"
K4,
P"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
White
opening.
King'sside attacks,occurred
in consequence
by
of the Russian
master
very
situations favorable
interesting
notablyin the
to
lively
having earlyattemptedto
consider it
we
In that connection
open game.
offered
of
thanks
and
that
francs,
a
special
gratification
prize
300
which
of the contest
his Serene Highness Prince Dadian of Mingreliafor the game
which
due
Some
for White,
165
GAMES.
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
is of
to
close character,into
mention
he would
It may
an
with
as the most
adjudicate
also be fairly
claimed
was
brilliant,
awarded
to
edly
Tschigorinis undoubtof the most skilled and ingeniousexperts in the King's side attack that ever
one
shows in his style
a marked
lived,and naturally,
therefore,
preferencefor the aims andject
that subviews on
tendencies of the old school.
We have alreadyexplainedour
own
in
the
that
far
add
within the scope of this treatise,
and we
as
as possible
only
may
of this contest, as well as in previousones
games
againstother great masters, we have
for the time, and as
always tried to conform with those ideas to the best of our ability
much
match
under
of
as was
play, such as pressureof
practicable
peculiarconditions
time limit or the difficulty
of calculation in original
positionsin which the judgment
could not be assisted by previous
submit to our readers the games
We
now
experience.
of the correctness
with
our
own,
Magazine.
of
our
modern
annotations,revised and
amended
from
Mr.
the
International
Chess
GAMES.
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
166
Game
Game 2.
1.
,RxKt
Gambit.
Evanf
M.
"R"
White,
uQxR
TSCHIGORIN.
QXR
ch.
White,
Steinitz.
W.
BxP
30
Black,
W.
Irregular Opening.
R8
Black,
?rK!
;-Kit3
12
Steinitz.
M.
TSCHIGORIN.
lP" KR4
jP-K4
KKt"
?Q-Q4
SQ"B6
3"Q_Q8ch.
n"-B4
BB" Ktc
nKt" Ks
me-
"B-B4
P"
P-04
O-K3
9KKt-B3
*QKt"B3
'B" R4
Q-Q3
Q" Bjq.
QKh
4BxKtP
dOQ" B3 ch.
ft-Ktsq.13
P-B3
JB-R4
"o"
*P"
P^ KB
,KKtKg
OOP"Re
uP-Kj
O/PXP
^pxp
pKt-fi3
14
3Q-K5
'B-Kt3
nKt-Kts_2
r,KxB2
Q--R8
0" B8
qQ" Qsq.
SpxQP
B-K3
nLz*?
ch.
82~R3
-B"
Q-KH
lo"
Q" R7 ch.
Bsqn"
11P-Q4
no"
fci0l5=E
R-Bsq1_
"~
R8 ch.
KKt-R4
jQ-RSch.
PxKt
QKt"
14(
R" K
KKt"
B3
sq.
*K"
Kt sq.
CQ"
B8 ch.
P-KR3
14Kt-K5
B-Q3__
e:
IOkBPxP
""*"
15
16
R-Ksq^_
OP-B3
1fl^-BS
qK-B3
OP"
lORxRch.
P"
ZlQxKt
fiK-Kt
17
rjQ"
K6ch.
54k" r2
flOPxKt
R-Kiq^_
fl4p_KR3
orE=25
flOKt" Kt5
00p_Kt3
Q-B6__
S'RXP
O/Q"Bsq.ch.
rn
"0
U
"
See
K"
R4
Resigns.
Diagram
84
K4
R"
page
168.
B7 ch.
31k=s
U2
KR" % B5
qqKR-
25
Mk=k
t%*
26
ch.
*KRJR" Kt"
RxQ: KtP
"?*!O
27
.P-Q6
DfgS
flUO"
B2 ch.
R-QSq.
flOKt" QP
Q-K5D*10
nnBXR
fiOKxB
qnR-B8ch.
K2
flfiPxP
OPXP
QB3
9flB-Kt4 3Q
21r
sq.
2" cont'd.
fiOR_Kt3
P-QS
ch.
P-KtS
KtxB___
BxKt
17PXB
1QKtxP
19P"
"
Q-K65
KtxB
Game
28
PXP
KKt4
K3
16KKtxKt
lite
B"
QKt4
io"S
Q-Q3
22
KtxB
10p_QB3
1/B" Q2
21
P-KKU
^ iOKt-B3
R2
K4
fl^Kt"
llKt-Q2
lfiP"KB4
13O-O
20PxP
Q2
nS-Ktsg.
BXP
12KtxB
20
BP=Bi
-R2
iuB_
B-Kt3
19
$B%
/KKt":
KKt"
K2
OKt"
Kt" O
sa.
Q sq.
P" B4
18
_QB4
7p-Q4
B3
1P-O4
fi4Q_K3
34RxKKtP
RxKKtP
35P"
29
KR4
RXQRP
"rQ-Kt3
*DQx"
flOfixP
36k=i^
075=?3_
U/R" Kt7
onKtXB
AftR-R6
nnpX6
'RXKt
f See
Diagram
page
"C
GAMES.
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
Tschigorin
1.
Game
2.
Game
3.
Game
1.
10
KtxKP,
I.
See
"
remarks
our
Steinitz.
v.
this move
on
1."
Apparentlystrong,but not as good as the
viz.: 8 QB" KIU5, 8 Q" Q3; 9 P" Q$.
Tschigorin,
Game
KtxKt;
10
White's
as
game
4.
We
"
If
1."
P"
11
is weak
QBP
K5,
play subsequently
adopted by
to
11
"
Mr.
B sq. ;
9 KtXP, 9 R
Black's
much
prefer
"
and his
Q" QBy,
11
line of
matters
simplify
by 8. .P KR3;
and
Pawns
are
QxP;
though
even, we
planis now
PxKt,
11
167
QKt" R3,
12
Kt"
12
B4; 13 Kt"
B3, 13
Kt"
with
K3;
cellent
ex-
an
game.
5.
Game
1.
Black givesup the P gainedin order to break up the adverse centre and in the hope of
of his QKt is a drawback
material
after castling.However, the bad position
to his game.
gaining
6.
Game
1.
at
much
was
1.
This
"
once
Game
7.
"
Of
everythingindirectly.
Defending
"
8.
1.
Game
9.
A weak
"
Game
Game
Q.
R"
27
Game
R4;
Not
"
some
account
it very difficult
advantage with
some
initiative.See Diagram,
attacking
to White's
givenfreedom
Game
1.
14.
Game
good move.
."If
38 QxQ;
was
guarded by
good game
the
in
R2 would
Q to eitherB sq. instead,followed by P KR3, and K
all dangerof being hunted
by checks, and would have
King against
Q and B to operatein conjunctionwith the Pawns on the King'sside.
"
"
Kt4; 29 B"
draw
Black overlooked
BxP, 28 R"
secured White's
soon
13.
28
effect a
easily
he could
1.
have
Knightson
He could stillretain
getsBlack into trouble.
s"XP; 26 QxP, 26 Kt" R4, etc.
blunder.
extraordinary
An
"
which
32.
166.
page
31.
muck
was
excellent
An
"
Black
course
which
move
hopesof winningby 25
20.
instead
Q QR4
pieces.
to release his
1."
QB3
sq.
believe that
We
"
for Black
"
better.
38 PxP
"
sealed the
adjourned,and Mr. Tschigorin
was
ch. ; 39
KxP,
39
followed
PXQ;
by
P"
KB3
in the text.
move
and
P"
KKt3 drawing
easily.
15.
Game
1.
Feeble.
"
If
anythingcould
be
hoped for, P
the
QKt4 presented
"
best
chance
of
offering
resistance.
Game
16.
1.
An
"
excellent
which
move
of Pawns.
17.
Game
by
White's
"
Mr.
irresistible.
obviously
attack is now
with consummate
Tschigorin
Game
2.
In the
"
playedhere P
"
match
correspondence
v.
London
move
and
St.
Petersburg,the
former
party
in the text.
If 4.
.P" QB3; 5 Q" KR3, 5 KKt"
Best.
2."
B3; 6 P" KB4, 6 P-KR3
Q2; 7 P" KKt4, 7 KtxKt; 8 BPxKt, 8 BxP; 9 Q" KKt3 and wins); 7 P" KKt4
.
played
Tschigorin.
between
Game
19.
has been
mastery.
Steinitz
18.
The
(or6.
with
.QKt"
the
rior
supe-
game.
20.
Game
21.
Game
22.
Game
the
2.
2.
"
"
2."
White
isstillahead
White
has
A grave
reply KtXBP
now
error.
would
in the
believe
we
Black
developmentwith
some
minor
one
advantagein
White's
win.
of Kt and
Q.
position.
evidently
speculated
on
albeithis retreats
piece,
replyingRPx^
whereupon the
168
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
GAME
Move
No.
27.
GAMES.
GAME
I.
NO.
Move
K5.
"
24.
Pago 166.
BLACK
STEIN
W.
"
BLACK"
ITZ.
Wa k WvkWB
4M
up
II
w^ ^wb
m^r* Wmr
M.
Move
No.
76.
"
BB
Pi
^;m
in?
Hi
"\
fl A
W.
'
iH
1 1 i_
111
:'
WHITE
W.
"
GAME
3.
B sq.
Move
Kt"
Page
STEINITZ.
BLACK
"
M.
STEINITZ.
No.
16.
Page x66.
BLACK"
Jl
TSCHIGORIN.
GAME
3""M
"
II II "%
Jil ^ ill
WHITE"
1 X.
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wB.
Wm.
Q6.
Page 166.
W"%m
m
2.
P"
4.
KtS.
170.
TSCHIGORIN.
wmfwJwftmL
'
WHITE"
M.
TSCHIGORIN.
* "
\*"IM.....II
WHITE"
W.
STEINITZ.
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
170
Game
3.
Game
.GAMES.
Game
3" ctfitU
J0KR--Qsq.
Ruy Lopez.
Game
4.
Irregular Opening.
Evans
5.
Gambit.
'
M.
Tschigorin.
Black,
W.
Ct2
*K-
White,
36
White,
'P-OR4
W.
M.
"1K" Kt2
00P-KB4
00K-B3
Game
""P=Bi
J4k=b^
PXP
B-Kt3
35
p-kr3
p-kr5
38
PXP
PXP
39
B"
Q2
O-O
7Kt-B3
KKt"
R-Kich_
uOK"
K2
m
B-KKt5
P-B3
Bsq. 40
UOK"
31
R"
K
B5
"
UB"
4Uk=c
-Q2
4bxp
P-B3
"gxp
gP-i^
0b=]
B" Kts ch.
"~53
7P-Q4_
Kt-B3
7,
Q-QR4
)-QF
JQKt-B3
9;
O"O
PXP
lUKt_Q5
llKt" QBsq.
^AR-KKtsq.ch
J0?i""?
0#Kt" QB4
HO"
QR-KR3
00 b"
KB3
nflR" KR7
lfXB
KtxP ch.
nQR-Q
sq.33
,.B"
K2
10B" KR4
P-QB5
"b" K2' 34
1RQZQ5__
iuQ-QB3
,
QB-QB4
P-QR4
20
KtxQBP
35
BxKt
Og=C
5-OB4
1fiKt-QKt5Dt
10q_r3 59
6B"
R"
'"K"
i0K-Kt2
irnR(B3)--B7"e
.QxP*
48rTb5-42
'"R-Q3
q_qk Kt3
.qB-K6_
7AK-R3
R"
*"B" QB4
/4r=qt
rnB-Q5ch.
gcR-KR7
K(
5*Kt"
KB4
R2
[43
""
00r" R5
:
ch.
R-R3
56b"Q3ch.
PXB
r7K-Kt2
__
0/R" Ktsch.
RXKt
R-05
rnK-Bsq.
OOKt"
P-QKt3
*
See Diagram
Kt6ch.
page
168.
on
77
WR"
B2
B"
B4
KKtS
QR"
P"
sq.
KR3
Q sq.
KR3
8BxKt
60
66
OXB
QXBP
.RXQ
KxR
ch.
67
Q-Kt3
Q3
68Dt
giR"
ch.
KBxP
22Resigns.
sq.
20
69
?3
2
"Kt"
KKt3
Kt-Kt3
61
49
fe-KB3
a4KtxR
BXBP
CHR-Q6
'
7Q
ch.
25QXB
OlKt" B4
PXKt
R-B6ch.
OfiK" Ktsq.
Q-QB5
83R-R8
Resigns.
Resigns.
'
/lOoKt"K4
/ORxBch.
""PXR
0 UK"
Bsq.
t See
65
KtxB
Kt sq.
R-B3
K" K^
QB
19PXP
Bsq.47D*
76Kt-K3
48
R--Q7
?-QBsq.
7B-KKt3
QxKKtP
B"
04R__KKt5ch.
25KtxR
BxKt,
18Kt"
'OR-Q3
Q;
B-QKt5
o^BxKP
Ktsq.
rB" KB4
sq.
"nR-Kkt7
Oop__KR4
Kt-Q3
QKt
iiyK-^2
BXQ
?jlB-Kt3
4PxP
*'RXBP
CO?Z^3
KtxQBP
-PXP
K2
15qxR6
QXQ
22
nQKt-Q2
/1r_q5
B-QB4ch.
OfiK" B2
21BXB
?7
K"
^R" K"q.
*0RXKt6ch.
B7 ch.
64
?Q-QR3
58
QXKt
13!
QXRch.
"
lQ-KKt3
57
14;
QxP
K"
R"
sq.
O"
63
iPXP
56
ifiK-R3__
10Kt-K3
1pr-KR3
R-"Q sq.
QKt3
0B"
70r=:bc
40B_
rP-QB4
3B,B-
41
.rP-Kt3
l^Kt"Qsq.
,
.-B-KBsch.
44k=B^
62
8=8U
P-QR3
45
00Kt-K5
R-K"7
*UR" Kt7
K2
0o=C
55
41p" KR5
jqK-KU
-lUQB"KKts
'KKt"
54
flB-KKt5
00b=Q^
flB-QB4
Ri^
fio-Q
lUK" Rsq.
QKt-lCts
sq. 32
5B"
53
qCR-Q7
R-KR2
QB4
P-QKH
52
PXP
OOR-KBsq.
B3
B-QBt__
P-K3
ch.
Kt2
Mb-~k2
ch.
'
KKt-B3
51
KtPxB
u4K-Bsq.
K2
iinR-K5ch-
40Q-Q2
ifiQ_K
lp" K4
biR~Q4
RXBPch.
Q B-K3
"o-o
,"R"
Steinitz.
"QKt"
gP-B4
BxKt
44
W.
1P_K4__
^B" Kts
00R-QB6ch.
0*K" Kt2
D0lfr-QB4
B-B2
37K-K2
"B-Q3
3" confd.
KR6
KB3
lp_o4
9p-04__
K-B2__
'op_RS
OJKXP
Black,
Tschigorin.
hsKt"
K4
Its
Tschigorin.
Black,
37
niP-KR4
KKt-B3
2QKt-B3
B" Kts
M.
iB" B2
""P-KKt3
Steinitz.
White,
Steinitz.
27
50
Diagram page
71
168.
t See
fbj"3l!"t3g]
Diagram
pa]
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
GAMES.
171
(Continued
from page i6g")
extensive
an
the
QKtP
meanwhile
draw
42.
Game
43.
Game
and
analysis,
"
and
even
some
The
had
44.
Game
Game
3.
bound
46.
A beautiful
"
"
to
Game
3.
"
given up
in
with almost
remainingQRP
the
tain
cer-
"
series of
checks,or would
"
win the
KtP, which
would, of
also
course,
at least.
he is bound
as
45.
draw
and
ch.
RxKt
answer
more
56 R" B4 (if56
oughtto obtain a draw by
a
in
that follows shuts up White's R for some
time,but it is not satisfactory
R
B
chance of a draw by 54
B7 ch. ; 55 K" R3, 55 B" Q3; 56 R
believe Black
RXR; 57 R" B3 ch.,etc.);
57 R" B3 ch.,57 B" B4; and we
manoeuvre
Black
would
White
if RxB
course
2,
secure
had
sole
White's
against
of
prospects winning.
3." Of
3.
the end.
that ifWhite
onlypointout
can
we
for
The
to
compelsBlack ultimately
which
move
protecthis RP
to
abandon
his attack
againstthe King
with his B.
of his
co-operation
secured in
few
and
moves,
White
is
adjournedtillnext
was
day,White
having sealed
the
in
move
the text.
47.
Game
3.
48.
Game
which
Game
3.
Game
49.
50.
"
See
168.
Diagram page
IfR
"
"
The
threatens to
White
bringthe
Kt2, followed by
"
"
win
ultimately
plays KB
Kt
exchangeby K
the
sq., followed
QR7.
"
by
Kt
"
B2,
sq.
"
tale.
Kt2, White
RxP.
answers
v.
""teinitz
Tschigorin.
51.
Game
52.
Game
53.
Game
54.
Game
4.
55.
Game
4."
"
as White
gainsmuch
4.
Injudicious,
onlycorrect answer.
all the
"
Under
56.
Game
4.
57.
Game
4." If
17
the circumstances
"
KR
would
Of course,
"
.
QxKt
58.
Game
59.
Game
15 KtXP,
and wins.
was
doubt
no
us
forminghis
12
Black
at once,
BxP,
15 PXB;
12
centre
was
the
better.
much
the result of
sides up to White's
then remain defended by the
if PxB
.PxP;
.P-QKt4;
Q" KR4
Mr. Tschigorin
Informs
both
moves
on
subsequent
that White's
time in
"
miscalculation.
14th,but he had
He
overlooked
had
foreseen
in his forecast
Q.
QxR
replies
followed
by
Kt"
B7 ch.
Q-K4;
if 15.
If 16.
18 R"
QB
wins.
( Continued
on
page iff.)
sq., 18 P"
QB3;
19 Kt"
Q6 ch. and
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
172
GAME
Move
No.
R"
21.
Page
BLACK"
6.
GAME
Q3.
Move
No.
35.
Page
170.
STEINITZ.
W.
BLACK"
imA.j^wm.^
,r/v
GAMES.
6.
BxP174.
TSCHIGORIN.
M.
I.
'hai
I I
"
hi
,1
"
"93
" #211
^S|
iH
"I
ft
^j
m
fHf
WHITE
"
M.
GAME
Move
No.
31.
Page
BLACK"
W.
WHITE"
TSCHIGORIN.
W.
GAME
7.
Move
KtXP.
STEINITZ.
BLACK"
STEINITZ.
No.
33.
Page
174.
M.
mm
8.
RxP.
174.
TSCHIGORIN.
II
"1
1
11
til
h
H
111
S
WHITE"
M.
TSCHIGORIN.
SL
WHITE"
W.
STEINITZ.
"
38
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
( Continued
60.
Game
fine termination
following
The
4.
"
Tschigorin
62
Game
63.
Game
Black
5.
"
would
Q5
"
with
RxP
replyto 18.
ch. and
21
mates
defence
KtXP
.P
QB3; namely:
wins);20 Q
"
ch. and
in two
more
mores.
exceptingR
Q2, which, of
"
Steinitz.
v.
For if8
wins); 10
22
in
ch.,20 PxR;
and there is no
Game
occurred
RxP
20
ch.,21 QxKt,
"
61.
R3;
173
might have
.Kt"
.
GAMES.
KxB
KtXB;
(or 9
and
KtXP
10
fine atiack.
of Pawns
White
might have kept the superiority
by exchangingQP, but obviously
obtained in other variations of this opensimilar to the one usually
a centre
ing,
in the
as Black's Q was
badlyplaced. The move
strongerin the presentsituation,
64.
Game
5.
65.
Game
5.
Preventingthe developmentof
"
White's
"
which
error
Game
68.
Game
69.
Game
the
course
5." If Q
Kt"
by
inferior.
.P
.
BxP,
or
White
See
5.
"
Diagram
The
move
BxP
22
by
K2
Black
e.
g.
KBxP
reply R"
the
could
however
Black dare
ch.,and obviously
5.
71.
Game
but
Desperate,
"
White's
game
winning easily,
KB
sq., followed
move
after 26
"
Steinitz
72.
Game
73.
Game
6." A counter
donnais
on
of the
account
beyond recovery.
was
.K"
(if
27.
Kt; 29 QxQ, 29
sq.
Q" KB5;
by 28
Q and
R-KKt
an
Q"Q$
27
sq.); 28 Kt"
irresistibleattack.
ch., 27 K"
6.
"
Black
wing for
Game
6.
76."
Game
6." If
But
of
course
Tschigorin.
v.
good as P"K3.
as
in similar
gambitwhich alreadyoccurs
in the
positions
games
between
Labour-
"
wiselyrefrains
the
from castlingon
protectionof the KP.
A lost move,
the
as
the
Queen's side,as
his
King
is wanted
sequelshows.
RxBP,
11
PxP,
14 BXP
11
with
Kt"
Game
"
78.
the
on
(if
13 KtxKP;
14 RXKt
Kt3; 12 BxP, i2KKtxBP;
13 RxBP,
KKt
.KtXB; 15 K" B2, 15 KR"
sq. ; 16 P" Kt3,
14.
strongattack),
.Kt
16 B" Q5; 17 B-B3, 17 BxB;
18 KxB
best,for if KtXB fhe replyR" Q7 ch. is fatal,18
attack.
K4 and Black, though a P behind, has an irresistible*
14
77.
B7 ch., 28 QX
and MacDonnell.
75.
"
stitute
inful
fear-
ch.
Game
other
attack
"
172.
page
70.
Game
littletime.
Kt5.
"
74.
some
If,for instance,18 B
Q4.
"
18
answer
QBxRP; and if 19 K" R2,
than sufficient.
playactually
adoptedis more
QXKP;
5." If 21
Kt
winningrejoinder
Kt5
the
Game
but of
67.
was
position
alreadymuch
attack by the answer
18.
cost a clear piece.
vehement
66.
the adverse
strongattack.
Game
6." Hi-conceived.
K"
B2
was
far better.
( Continued
on
page i75.)
GAMES.
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
174
,KKt-B3
,P-K4_
.Kkt-B3
*KKt" B3
ip" K4
lp-Q4
9P-Q4
*P_Q4
B3
KKt"
0P-Q4
0P-QB4
AB-Kt5
nP~QB4
P-K4
72
P-K4
73
i
g-53
"P-B4
Br: -Q sq. ch
B sq.
UKt"
1B-B3
*B" Q2
lt-B3
-"
0p_nB3
KB6
B5
B"
Kt sq.
on?W4
RXR
^Op" R4
flP~R5
fl"P-R5
18KXR
80
19KtxBP
Op" Kt4
R_BSq.
isq.
82
2Ik" Kt2
ch.
Kt-Kt3
R6
B7ch
*"*RXRP
9,R-Kt5
0UPXB
79QDP-Kt7
_
P"
R6ch.
R8(Q)
P-Kt8
(Q)
"'"?" QB8ch.
KB6
Resigns.
97R-QKt5
38
B5
*
See
Diagram
Kt"
nnP-B5
00KtxQ
Q0PxKt
9,K-R
96
sq.
172.
t See
107
o4frzr
P" KKt*
K3
trQ-K*
oOKt" Bsq.
opQ" B4ch.
Diagram
page
172.
Kt6ch.
9r.B"
U
OK" Bsq.
114
q QXB___
qCTQ-B5
ch.
u/K"
Ktsq.
"Kt-K3
Ct6
npB-KtS
109onP~Q7
00pxp
.
.
*"t
RXP
33
uuPxR
R2
BXP
n.Kt-I^
*
0 ^Resicms
Resigns
113
Q" KKU
32Kt" B5
-23QR-QsqlO80iBxP
W^K-Ksq.
R5
R" K2
Q4R_:
"lo=:
Q-R3
PXBP
B"
Ra
K-B2
0"K-
21KtPxP
ulKvKt
KxKt
sq.
^'R" R4
page
106Qn5-Bs
112.
Kt2
R"
qiKtxP97Dt9,Q-B4ch.
fl4i
fi*Kt"
ch.
2""
MQxQ
"0P"
nQ-Q3
0"lKt-R4
ftnP" B4
nnKtXKtP
OR- -R3
95"
B5
24k"B
;29
105*0Q"
^Up=Kl
nuP_ j^
"
fiopxP^.A
oup_KR4
85D*
BxP
lOKR-QKtMlll
P-QKt3
P-QKU
8p"B3
nnP-KU
nnQ~Kt4
9nR-KKtsq. ojB-Rij
34P" R7
"m"7-conrd""
"
IIP
K2
"flR"
onP-QR3
94^0Kt-K3
QKt-Q4
fl*Q-Kt3
PXR
-33
UUP"
93
84ftiKt-B2
B5
104
"P" OR4
10P"
QR4
QR-Qsg.91K7ch.83flUQ-R2 92
dlKt"
K7ch.83fiUQ_R2
"*Kt"
qqK"
n|B-Kt3 "32
RXR
?AK-K3
90
81lo0-Q6
,R" K]
78qiR-KB5
22K-K2
89
KR3
0Q-R5
""P" B3
0UP_b3
K6
'P"
8" cont'd.
Game
fc$*
88
flQ-R4
BXP
K-Q2
P-Q5
B sq.
7B-Kt3
RXKt
ch.
OK"
6G-eonfd.
Game
16KtXB
17RPxKt
87
flP-Q6ch.
77
108
P"
rP-KS
KtxB
"'Kt"
ftB-Q2
4qxp
Kt-Q5
Kt-05
102
B3
an"
3Q-KB3
B3
101
ftR-Ksq.
KXB
KtxP
qR-Kt2
""R"
1r" Ksq.
^XKt
sq.
IOO
B2
.B"
Kt-R3__
A^B" Kt3
^Or"
ll***
Up_KR3
86
lQ-Kt3
IfiBxP
flUR"
sq.
UB" Kt3
!Kt"Kt3
P"
OKtxKt
fl^
10KKt-K2
HBXP__76
1
15Kt"
8PXKP
KtxP
"Kt-Q
Kt sq. 75
Kt"
Castles
P" K*
P-Q
B4
nK-B
^Castles
[74
Q2
uQKt" Q2
/KKt" Ka
QB-KtS
/QKt-B3
14
g-R3
0B-Q3
Castles
7KX0_
99
rP" K3
3B" R4
XQch.
*P" QB3
*BxKtP
rP=QBL_
PXP
iQKt-B3
,P-QKt4
PXP
R"
*P-K3
"B" B4
"BxKt
KtPxB
9B"
8.
Game
7.
Game
Game 6.
98
98
"
0 0
"
fi
A /
' O"Kt*
Kt3
t See
Q"
Diagram
page
172.
Resigns.
GAMES.
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
from page
(Continued
79.
Game
6." A
grave error.
sq., 25 Kt" K4; 26 R"
...Kt"
Kt5ch.; 27 K"
.
80.
81.
and
White
Game
6.
Game
6.
the
82.
The
"
Game
6.
Game
"
84.
Game
6.
"
well-timed
is
and
the
Game
Game
Game
White
88.
KB
"
from
victory.
fileand
commanding
leaves Black
Black
which
KP
White
would
have answered
checkingand
wins with
greatexactitude in order
KKt
"
ease.
to counteract
adopt
is tryingto
"
"
"
6.
forlorn
"
7." If
hope. But, of
White
course,
Game
11
Black
7.
"
would
"
is
This is the
7.
90.
Game
7." If KtxP
91.
Game
7.
Game
7.
If
93.
Game
7.
White
KtxP;
Game
7.
95.
Game
7.
"
would
White
Kt3
White
Kt
This P is now
"
The
would
BPXB;
22
Feeble.
"
See
resource.
sq. ; 13 B"
K3,
13 P"
QB3;
by
"
14
BxB,
14 Px
Q3
"
was
worse
obviously
"
K3
himself
extricating
and
as
sq. ch.
of the
with
the
King'sside
and
wing.
believe,to
with the
QxKP
answer
exercises
answer
"
the threatened
counteract
"
KR4.
superior
game;
powerfulinfluence
that square
on
for the
Of
ending.
B4 effectively.
would
was
now
"
thrown
entirely
He
away.
ought to
have
Br-B2, 24 P" KR4; 25 Q" Kt3, 25 P" R5; 26 Q" Kt4, 26 Q" R4
and if 24
believe missed
we
BxKt,
22
94.
that
on
onlyreply,we
Black
92.
"
establishes communication
which
move
Splendidplay.
course, if KtxP
"
followed
powerfulattack
Game
"
other
is fearfully
cramped. P
excellent
a
89.
"
no
Steinitz.
v.
.Kt"
exchangePawns
An
7.
had
givesWhite
96.
25 R
by
his Queen
K5, as Black would also exchangeRooks and ultimately
Just as bad was K
lar
at R7 winning the adverse Queen. Again,if K
B4 Black would proceedin a simich.
would
win
and
and
as actually
by
Q4
Q
ultimately
exchangingQueens
played,
by Q
Kt; 15 BxP
87.
his most
moved
Tschigorin
86.
check
way
at least draw
Kt4 ch.
"
85.
"
last resource
would
could
at least.
6.
the
Vazquez,he
hardlyanythingbetter,for if R KKt5
to KB5, Black would capture the
was
Kt"
by
17 3 \)
several
There
"
Bs,
B3, 27
Senor
and wins; or if 26
ch.,best (if36. .K" Q3; 27 RxKt
B2; 28 P" K5 and wins); 27 K" K2, 27 RxB; 28 PxR
Excellent
"
R6
26 R"
of this P
march
optionof
As
draw
ought to
pointedout
175
winningwith
the
majorityof
with
K3;
good hopes of
"
Pawns.
Game
"
"
97.
Game
98.
Game
Beautiful
7.
"
play.
See
Diagram
172.
page
"
Steinitz
99.
Game
8.
"
With
the intention of
Tschigorin.
v.
keepingthe QP
( Continued
on
twice defended
page 177.)
and
in order to make
the KP
avail-
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
176
GAME
Move
No.
GAME
9.
R"
52
GAMES.
Move
Q8.
Page 178.
W.
BLACK"
No.
IO.
RxKt.
25.
Page 178.
STEINITZ.
BLACK"
M.
TSCHIGORIN.
w
H
IP
WHITE"
M.
GAME
Move
NO.
QR"
13.
WHITE"
TSCHIGORIN.
GAME
I I.
Move
Kt sq.
"
W.
STEINITZ.
No.
57.
12.
RxKt.
Page 182.
Page 178.
BLACK
W.
BLACK
STEINITZ.
"*
"
M.
TSCHIGORIN.
'khj^M^
iflUBft
A
"A
M
WHITE"
M.
TSCHIGORIN.
WHITE"
W.
STEINITZ.
STEIN1TZTSCHIGORIN
17"
Game
Game 9.
Evans'
.P-KR3
fi"K-Q3
TSCHIGORIN.
W.
-QKt-Q2_
Black,
""R" QRS
Steinitz.
38p-B4iai
niK-B2
lR-R6
iP=K4___
*P"
K4
"Kt"
?KKt-B3
"R"
3B"
KKt"
"B"
Q6
34R"
*BxKtP
rP-QB3
Castles
Q" Kt3
Kt-Ktsq.
BxKt
PXB
IKt"
K2
IQ" K2
RXQRP
-Castles
"Kt-K3
*B- K2
126
JB~Q5
iK"
JP-B3
'R" Qs
"BxKt
)K-Kt5
'R--Q6
RXP
.Kt"
LBxKt
O2
fifiKR"
QKtsq.
RXR
[118
JR"
Q8125D*
127
jRXP
P"
fiORxR
0*K-K4
OOK-K5
ftAR
rnK-B2
See
Diagram
'PXB
Kk"4
B4 135
j
.KtxQP
sq,
Q-R4
B" KKt5l36
21Kt"
Ktsql37
s
(
21PXKt
KtxKt
"KRxKt
nnKt-K4
ijR"Kt7
B6ch.
"Ik-Qsq.
26Kt"
176.
UB"
KtX
22KtxB
Df
K-Q3
P" K5
24!
KxQP
'
Game
147
1
ch.
5 OK"
9fiRXR__
148
o/R"
Resigns,
Diagram
B5
BARXBP
60KKts
30P_Q6
aOrxr
139
Q2
11-"onf d.
?flB-K4ch.
ZOQR"QBsq.
ch.
?7'
t See
ch.
RxKt
QXQ
"
page
ch.
'K" Q2
iKtxB
nP-QR3
QXBP
57
*
jBxP__146
fiOKxR
Resigns.
27RXKP
fP-Q3
sq.
RxKt
00R-KB8
Kt2
9B
R" QB
rrK-B3
R-Ksq.120
fi"Rl ?Rsq.
R"
tKR-QBsq!45
Kt3
Kt"
riR"
Z4b-B3
RS
'PXQ
*"R-QKtsql38
K6
Kt2
ftJR-Ktsq.119
26r
"BXQ
QKt4
B-Kt3
BxB
"KXB
RXKtP
"B-K3
JP-QKt4144
"
QB4ch.
143
B4
R6
Bk=q "2
ch.
Kt"
B"
0KR"
Kt4
PXB
140
P-KKt3134
'Kt"
'B-Q2
|R"KKts
JB"K3 ch.
nBxKt
JKXB
l0-B4
Kt sq.
8P"
UP" QB4
7pxp^./.
'QKtxP
QKt3
iKt-R3
2BxP
141
|QR.Kfaql42Df
side
UP"
"
-KR"
"RXB
sq.
'b"Kt2
jK-Q4
*b: B3
'R-QR7
7jS"3
124
JPXQ
pB-KKtS_
lp"
133
/5R_Qsa.
RXP
QxQ
K2
"Kt" Q
ch.
lKKt"B3132
K-K3
LiOxKt
131
8=B2t5
ch.
"RXP
QKt-ki 5117
9B-QKt5
B sq
'KKt"
B-K3
RXI
flBxP
QR"
OR"
Bsq.123
1
B-Q4
9B-Kt3_
18$
.Kt-Q2
Kt"
U6
7P-Q4
K4
Q2
Kt-B3
KKt6
R4
Castles
180
OKt"
oK-B*
UR" R6
U5
PXP_
122
QKt4
rP-QB3
0?
B"
KPxP
3P-R4
LUP" QKt3
QKt-R3
Llp_ QR3
129
,BPXP
U'R-Q6
^Kt" Q sq.
P"
^BXP
j"-
PXP
^K"
SV3
*B=^
128
B3
P-K3
R6
K-B2_
KKt"
K2
B" KKt5
Kts
QKt"
uOR_KKt6
ts
ip" K4
,KKt-B3
jP-QB4
35PXP
JB" R4
4P-K4
Kt sq.
P" K"
Kt" Q2
B4
B3
lp"Q,
"K" K2
tP-QKt4
21B"
Game 11.
10.
Gambit.
White,
M.
GAMES.
page
176.
V*
B6
t See
Diagram
page
Resigns.
176.
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
GAMES.
179
Game
"
speedily.
120.
121.
Game
9." If 25 Kt"
Game
Kt"
123.
sq. ; 26 R"
Kt5; 32 Kt-"?4
B7, 35 P" KtS and Black
Game
9.
Black has
Game
9."
"
Kt2, 26 BxP;
K"
Kt3 ch.,31
XP; 35 R"
122.
R"
Q2, 25
Black, we
9.
"
gainedtime by
sooner
etc.
forced the
K
B4; for if 31
victoryby 30
B2 ch.,33 KxKt;
34 RxB, 34 R
"
B4; 33 R"
by advancinghis KtP
manoeuvringwith
for if 41 Kt"
his K
bringing
and
up to
QR8.
Kt sq., 41 R"
Q6;
42 K"
K2, 42 R"
KKt6; 43K"
a,43P" R5;etc.
124.
Game
two
125.
126.
127.
Very weak.
plus.
9.
Pawns
"
Game
9. Not
maintain his P
9
Game
Kt5 which
"
far
was
White's
"
good.
by
"
Game
with
won
would
have
facility
by K
compelledBlack
is cut
B3, which
"
have
would
to retreat
"
R2
secured
in order
even
to
draw.
"
win,
vancing
ad-
the P.
Steinitz
128.
Game
the
10.
"
129.
Game
10.
130.
attemptingto
We
"
which
this
defence,but Black
the 4th move.
break
throughon
which
strongestcontinuation and the advantageof Pawns
compensates the breakingup of his centre and the doublingof his Pawns.
White
than
gainsmore
Q's gambitinto
presentmove
the view of
Tschigorin.
v.
the B.
But it should be noticed that
Obviouslyif6. .B" Kt5 ch. ; White interposes
upon
QPxBP; 7 BxP, 7 Q" Q2; White should replysimply8 PxP and not 8 BxP ch.,whereafter 8
QxB; 9 QxP, 9 K" Q2; 10 QxR, Black obtains a strongattack by 10
QxB
followed by KKt"
B" -Kt5cnB3 threatening
Game
10."
if6
P
131.
132.
Game
White might have won
another P by QxKtP, but then after 9
10."
Q"
K3 (or 10 K" Q sq., 10 R" Kt sq. ; 11 QxBP, 11 Q" B3 with a strongattack),10
Black will recover
Pawn
11 BxQ
one
11 QxQ,
ch.; 12 Kt" B3, 12 KKt-B3;
prolongthe fight.
Game
If
10."
should Black
133.
Game
O"
Game
10.
and if 16.
O"
O,
"
12
Kt"
Kt3;
13
ch.;
10
B"
wins
the
BP, for
QKt5-
.Q" R4;
14 O"
O, with
an
sistible
irre-
"
O"
12
O"
O"
12
attack);
14 QR"
134.
O;
10."
O"
11
K2
"
wins.
135.
136.
Game
10."
Game
10.
"
ThreateningBxP,
followed
by KtxKtP
Black
double ch.
might do.
White
optionhere
of
winning
minor
piecesfor the
R thus:
RxB
21
"
137.
Game
10."
If QKtXP
White
may
proceedwith RxB
ch.,and if KKtxP
the
answer
138.
Game
"
10."
BxB
wk"
equally.
Nothingbetter,as
K4, whereas
if the K
move
White
to
B5 ch.,and ifthen
loses the Q by
obviously
threatens Kt"
sq. Black
sq. he
ch*
K"
Kt"
Kt7
(Omtinutdonpage ,8,.)
^.^
with
prdeeedji
^QoOgfe
GAMES.
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
i8o
GAME
41.... R
GAME
13.
No.
Move
"
Q6.
BLACK"
,m
R3.
184.
page
STEINITZ.
W.
"
B"
25.
Page 182.
BLACK
14.
No.
Move
TSCHIGORIN.
M.
HI
mi
it
Hj
mm
"
VI
w. %
'
'i'k
81
A~
-3
$s '.' y/"
WHITE
TSCHIGORIN.
M.
"
GAME
No.
15.
36....R" Q6.
Move
WHITE
WHITE"
"
W.
M.
STEINITZ.
TSCHIGORIN.
STEINITZ.
GAME
Move
No.
46. P
Page
Page x86.
BLACK
W.
"
BLACK"
WHITE"
M.
"
16.
B4 ch.
190.
TSCHIGORIN.
W.
STEINITZ.
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
( Continued
139.
Gameio.
K26
KtXKt, then of
Kt2; 28 Kt"
ch.,27 K"
ch. and
R5
GAMES.
i8r
course
27
Q" K5
And
mate.
.PxKt;
if26
29 R"
K"
Bsq.;
Kt sq. ch.
and
QxR
27
mates
next
move.
Tschigorin
140.
Game
11."
Compare
playedB Kt3"
here
141.
Game
142.
Game
11.
143.
Game
11.
144.
Game
11."
11.
The
Game
wins the
other
no
waitingmove
Q by
would
B"
15
was
Kt"
Q6
have made
checkingand
retake
been
win
course
wins
by
14
KxB;
Equallybad
."White
1 1
would
to have
seems
If 13.
"
move
This beautiful
"
White
QXB;
145.
There
"
to the
notes
our
"
Steinitz.
v.
Q5;
16
to
open
See
force.
16
KtxB,
B4
"
ened.
alwaysthreat-
was
Q" B4
15
Black, as Kt
Tschigorin
winningattack.
PxKt;
BxP, and of
17
if 17
course
ch.
shorter work
of itby P
piece,whilst wherever
If Black
Q6.
"
the KKt
moved
would
PxP
answer
Kt
the
repliedPxP
the
equallywin.
146.
147.
Game
11.
Game
11.
148.
Black had
"
Game
11
White's
"
choice of evils.
onlythe
7thfileand
the
Again EXP
"
victoryis now
149.
Game
12."
ch. ; 8
7 BxKt
12
150.
QxP,
Game
151.
Game
"
by
12.
152.
Game
12.
153.
Game
then
154.
155.
Heie
"
Much
12."
Game
12.
Game
12.
Game
26
"
by R
157.
158.
"
Game
12.
Game
12."
"
Game
Kt"
12.
19
21
answer
"
QR4
Kt
double
the
Rooks
by
10
BxKt,
Castle at
sq., which
once
account
on
by
B"
wins
to which
a
is now
White
exhausted
and maintains
QxRP,
BxP
rejoinder
of the
as
done
later on
the
R5 compelling
advance
could
safelyreply20
"
Kt3
and
he must
lose
adverse
28 P"
P"
ch.,
of the
by
and
if
P.
would
his Rooks
Q with
KR3;
29 P"
Kt5,
29 P"
his P ahead.
"
was
B3;
opportunityafter doubling
an
"
R sq.
P"
piece.
the
harassing
QKt4, 27 Q" R5 ; 28 B" R4,
31
7 PXB,
BxKKt;
Q" R4 ch., 11
time.
of 27 P"
II
QB3.
Kt4
"
BxKt
saved
firstattacked
have
after 6
PxB;
10
more
was
to enter at KR4 with
Q KB4, threatening
exchange. If Black answered Q Q6 then White could first playK" B2
the exchangeof Queens.
Q" K3 constantly
gainingtime by offering
"
on
game.
simpleand better
Much
speedily-
most
would
once
spot at Black's
Kt3, 30 QxKtP;
Q2 and
have been
159.
refuse to
"
weak
to
superior
account
on
B"
12.
Black
B ot
"
KKt4; 30
the
RxP
20
much
was
againWhite oughtto
created
have failed
156.
B2 instead
"
his
retreating
of
which
QKtP
slightly
preferBlack's
for he evidently
cannot
Necessary,
Kt" Kt5 ch. if KxB.
R
"
the Rooks
PxB,
sq., White
win
Tschigorin.
v.
not
Q" Q4; we
12
12.
followed
"
would
Q6
"
settled.
practically
get a satisfactory
game
Kt-R4; 9 Q" B2, 9 KtxP;
would
ease.
Steinitz
White
IfK
by
the
if
followed
far better.
Kt3 (or39
B"
B2, 39
R"
B5), 39.
.Kt"
.
Kt4 would
in Black's favor.
"
Careless
playwhich againgivesBlack
K2; 52 R"
an
attack.
49 B"
( Continued
on
page 1S3.)
K3, 49 RxR;
an
50 RxR,
irresistibleattack.
50
182
GAMES.
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
Game
"-""""
12.
Game
G"-,3-c"rd
13.
onB-Kt3
Irregular
Evans
onP~Kt3
White,
flQr
p-q: R4
29
JBXB
Tschigorin. pxB
M.
"UP._r5
Black,
M.
J 1Q-B2
Q-Kt4
Q-Q2
TSCHIGORIN.
KKt"
B3
W.
"32q_B4
1p-"?4
oP-Q4
nnK-Ktsq.156
ZB" Kt5
""K-Bsq.
P-QB4_
OKt"
QB3
.P-K3
-Kt-B3
149
OKKt"
B-B4_
Q-Q2
B" R4
UB-B4
.P" QKt4
Kt-Kt3
*BXP
7B~Q3
1KKt"
41Q-Kt3
BXB
12caltiii 40kZ^
Bsq.
B"
l4QKt-K2
R-B2
10P-QB3
B-Kt3
ijK-B2
151
Q2
R"QB
"r_qB
1 UB-B4
sq.
B-K^
KKt
R"
5Or
B2
Kt-B6
19Kt"
Kt3
0fiR-Kt5
K4
Q"
KtXR
160
pnKtxKtP
fiOKt-Q3
04r_Q7
nnQXPch.
fiOB-Q2
a'tQ"
Qsq.
iQ"Qsq.
OwR"
Q5
03R"Q5
;tP
QXKtP
flUQ_Kt4
Q-Kt4_
*'R-Kt3
161
,R" KB6
B6
58c
^0Q_KKt2
56p_Kc
JR" K5
25Kt"Bs
RXKtl62D*
ftnQ-K6
JUR_KB8
0'RxBch.
155
K-R2__fi1R-B7_
"
00
R_QB8
"
See
Diagram
ciK"
163
page
And
176.
wins.
K2
'51k-^b3"
PXP
""PXKt
R"
'
,50
B2
OORxP
sq. 154
Bsq.
167ouKxKt
Kta
.roK-Q3
filpxP
rgp-KR3
22QR-Ksq.
K"
"^K-Bsq.
Q-R6
DlKt-K3
filR_K3
181
.49RXB
1BQ-R6
Kt" Q sq.
RXR
159
-rnQz^
njR-Ksg.
K"
RXQ
17Q-Rs
A'Kt" Kt2
Q-Bsq.
20Q_Kt4
P"
-46
Q-R5
1P-B3
19Kt-B4
153
40rQXBP
-47R-B2
lBRt-Qsq.
sq.
KtXBP
RXRch.
sq 180
icKtxR
Q-R6
18ktxKt -49
JPXR
B"
*4R_K
QxQ
RXP
,KtxKt
166AAQ-B8ch.
10Kt-Kt2
-48
1/KKt" R5
jqQXBP
*40r=r^-
14p_nK"/i
*P-QKt4
sq.
MnQ-R6
*'
*"K-Qsq.
jR" Qsg.
i
152,RQR-QB3
*"Kt-K3
KR-QBsq.
lOKt" Kt3
176
R5 177
R-Q6178Df
r41
179
leS^AKtxR
lflP-B3
^R^R^
sq.
175
Q" R5 ch.
-39
U"P"
Kt3
Hb -Kt3
i?Kt-R3
llR-QKtsq. "q_ B2
Castles K side
gR" Kt3
OR"
sq.
00P-R6
K2
P-KB3
I9R~B3
i3r-K
07Kt-B4
0/R"
8=S
10
Q-Kt3
*****
Kt-Q2__
OOK"
9B-KKt5l64.nQ-R4
"4Ur-
'40K(Kt3)
R(Kt3)-K3
lOBxKt
B5
"30Kt-Bsq.l74
P-Q5
8Kt"
Qsq.
R-KB2
OPxP
P"
173.
R2
K2
_._
o4r"
P-Q4
158
OaP_KB4
K3
P-B4
Castles
nnB~B2
OKtxB
""R"
Ob" R4
150UOQ-Kt5
/B-KB4
Ksq.172
nqQR-Qsq.
rP~QB3
P-B4
U/Kt" B2
K2
MR"
B*
"QKt-B3
Rsq.
B-Q2
nnRXKt
flOKt"
Q-Q3
38
uuKt"
0B-Kt5
.P-K4
iP" K4
Q" B2
-35
4p-k3
31B~QJ
lKtXB
Steinitz.
KKt-B3
157
171
B-K
White,
^t~?:t3
1Q-Q2
AV. Steinitz.
Gambit,
Game
0fiK-Kt4
168
P"
K-B3
13" cont'd.
R6
59KxKtP
00p_R4
P"
r,K-Kt3
R7
04p_Kt4
uuKxP
njB-B7ch.
rrKXP
C|P-R8qne"ning
fi4K-g sq.
00K_B5
169
Dlp=R^
ftrR-Ktsq.l70rnK-Kt2
"Z0Kt_Q3
00 k-
Q-KKt8
DflP" R6
"6
P-QR4__fiQQxP_
0
nQ-Kt3
flOQ-Kt3
O/K-K7
"o7Q-B2
*'Q-B3
tSee
182
UK"
QXP
64Resigns.
OOk-B;
Diagram
R8
page
180.
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
( Continued
GAMES.
183
160.
Game
do not think that
P
12. "52
afterward,but we
R5 was here suggested
gainanythingafter 53 BxP, 53 "XP ch. ; 54 K-R
sq., 54 R" Kt5; 55 B" B6, etc.
161.
Game
"
162.
H63.
12.
This is a weak
"
Game
12."
Which
wins
Game
12.
58
but
R5;
QxP
"
as
"
61
Q" KB3,
by
61
enables White
See
force.
KKt2
"
would
then White
even
which
move
Diagram
obtained
62 R"
RxKP;
sure
62
165.
Game
13. "In
Game
13.
order to
QR6,
Game
167.
"
Game
169.
into
get him
move
The
13.
"
White's
168.
trouble,and
"
Steinitz.
v.
it is better
blockingposition
hardlyafford
can
will obtain
attack
can
be sustained
order to
to
to take
strongattack
ought to win
Black
made in
were
repetitions
course
compulsory.
Game
13.
Of
"
playQ
the B
R4 first.
"
for the
the open KB
on
anyhow, but
now
sake
of
file.
this and
the
after that.
gain
time
The
for consideration.
moves
on
this is forced.
course
best defence,
believe. If 23
we
Q" B3 ; 24 Q" B4, 24 Kt" Q3 ; 25 RxKt, 25
13. "The
(or25. .QXR; *6 Q" B7 ch.,26 K" Q sq.; 27 B" K3, 27 BxB; 28 PxB with still a fair
game); 26 QXB7 ch.,27 K" Q sq.; 28 QxKtP and White has stilla good attack left.
Game
170.
Game
13." He
171.
Game
Bch., 30 KxR;
Game
K
13
K2
"
173.
Game
174.
Game
31
"
excellent
which
move
13.
176.
Game
13." Black
40
There
Q" R5, 40 Q
Game
13." An
B5; 33 QR"
"
"
was
no
R"
"
"
Kt sq.
sq. 33 R"
R2
followed
soon
by
nothingleftfor White.
was
13." An
Kt
After 32
move.
by QR"
subsequently.
here by 28
QxKP; 29 RxKt, 29 QxQ, 30 RX
easily
game.
sq. with stillthe exchangeahead and a splendid
matters
simplify
QKt
BxQ, 31 QR
A very feeble
"
there
175.
177.
part are of
BXR
172.
176.
page
White
good resource.
Black
Castling
for after
We
13.
next
the usual
bringabout
This is now
"
gainingthe KKtP,
166.
gain time.
Tschigorin
164.
would
Senor
by
suggested
have
to
Black
and
for this,
necessity
"
B sq.
attack for
by
was
is playing
K" Bsq.;
After 38
recklessly.
booken.
K3 White's attack was againcompletely
blunder
extraordinary
for such
Kt"
sq.,
Kt
sq.;
far better,
KB
39 R"
R"
importantgame.
an
a longtime.
proceed with
would
sq., 39
KB2
was
K"
the
onlycorrect
Q"
R8
move.
178.
*79.
Game
Game
47
182.
See
Diagram
page
if41
181.
Highlyingenious.
Game
R"
180.
13."
.QXP;
13." No
QXQ;
42
s"xBP, 42 KtXR;
better
Game
13."
Game
13." A forlorn
59
was
48 RxRch.
Simplebut
K-Kt3, 59 KxP;
44.
.K"
.
43
180.
threatened
QxBP,
KtxKt, 43 K"
B2; 45 QxR,
45
QxBP
42 K"
and afterward
Q sq. ; 43 RxB
sq. ; 44 Kt"
RXP,
46 Kt"
Kt7 ch.
B6, 46
R"
ch. and
ch.,and
wins.
Or
and wins.
B8; 47 QxB
ch.,
and wins.
very fine.
hope,
60
If however
K-B4,
57
K"
...
B5 ; White
etc.
( Continued
on
page iSf.)
wins
easily
by 58 P" R5, 58 K"
Kt4
STEINITZ-GAVILAN
i"4
GAME
No.
Move
Page
BLACK"
W.
GAME
I 7.
KtxP
21.
No.
Move
ch.
18.
ch.
RxP
22.
0
Page 19^.
190.
BLACK"
STEINITZ.
GAMES.
TSCfflGORIN-PONCE
A.
"
GAVILAN
W.STEINITZ.
Hi
1K1
^
ill
82
_^fe*5*2
i
i^
WHITE"
M.
31.
No.
19.
K"
B2.
A Hiif
till
WHITE"
TSCHIGORIN.
GAME
Move
HH
fea
A.
GAME
Move
WHITE"
"
A.
A.
PONCE
GAVILAN
"
M.
"
"
PONCE
W.
STEINITZ.
BLACK
WHITE"
"
A.
GAVILAN
A.
PONCE
20.
Kt5-
P"
24
Page i".
TSCHIGORIN.
TSCHIGORIN.
M.
No.
Page 194.BLACK
mm
Si
51
hi
"
"
M.
W.
STEINITZ.
TSCHIGORIN.
1 86
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
Game
GAMES.
14.
Game
IrregularOpening.
Emms'
White,
W.
M.
Tschigorin.
Black,
Tschigorin.
KKt"
Gambit.
White,
Steinitz.
Black,
M.
15.
W.
B3
Steinitz.
jP-K4
IP-K4
:=":
n*Kt-B3
3B-Kt5
5P-B4
uQKt-B3
gB-B4
B" B4
jP-K3
P"
*P" K4
BXP
rQ-Kt3__
QKt4
P-B3
"BxKt
'B" R4
nKtPxB
O"
"KKt-K2l83
nKt-B3
yP-Q4
'PXQP
'KKt"
KKt-K2l95
oKtXP
"Kt" Q sq.
QP-K4
flQ-R4_
"Kt-Kt3
DB-Kt3
1Ub~q3
10^R33
""*=?*
llp_QB3
llo-o
Q__0__0
QR-Qsq.
K2
lflQKt"
lflQ-Ktsq.197
iQP-KB5__
BxKt___
AUKtxKt
iUKxB
QBPxKtl85
l*Kt-B5
l'P-B4
16B"
187
189
K"
R sq.
21
14" confd.
QXRP
191
sq.
QXBP
Kt-K3
Q-R5
8=8
31
23"3
K"
R"
B4
D*
^0R_Kt3
l"Kt_
Kt-K3
*"B" K5
20,PXP
TXP
nnQ-KHch.
piQ-KR4
njQXP
01Q-Kt3
qoQ-QS
dUB=Kt5
202
B2
"*QR"
9QQ-Kt4ch205
194
KR"
ch.
Q_R5
**K-Kt2
33iCtTB4
u"BxKt
35fcB3
Q6
0JQ-R8ch.
onKtxB
nnQ-KtS
"OR"
Resigns.
*
See
sq.
rRxPR"
Bsq.
finrgxPch.
27Q-Q2
Q,P-QB4
9-KKt-Q4206
*Dkr"
kr-b3 :
K4
Qsq.
nnKR-Qsq.
*dK=B^
sq.
207
90R-R3
201
**K-Ktsq204
ch.
16" confd.
nflKtxKtch.
nnQ-R5ch203
B sq.
32 QB
R-QR3
P" B5
24Q-KtS
192
P"
B"
Game
1QKtxP
"AK"
30
Kt4
B-Kt2
B-R3
193
28Kt-B
QXQP
P" B4
22P"
200
BXP
Game
QXBP
Q" Kt3
B4
18pxB
ch.
QXP
199
,P-K5
17P"
QKH
190
QXB
198
Kt-B3
1QQ-KKt3__
19
Bsq.
10p" KB3
sg. 188
"K-Kt
Q6ch.
flnKtxP
1"P" KR4
.P"
"K"
10Q-R5 186
RR-Kt sq.
,
196
,P" Q5
"QR-Ktsql84
Diagram
page
180.
n"Resigns.
*'B-Kt2
t See
Diagram
page
180.
GAMES.
STEINITZ-TSCHIGORIN
187
(
( Continued
198.
199.
Game
15.
Not
Game
"
good as Q
as
Game
Excellent
15.
"
subsequent
game.
B
a great superiority
B4; 16 BxP,
by 15
KB4, 18 B" B4 ch. ; 19 K" R sq., 19 P" Q3; etc.
16 P
"
attack which
The
play.
winningattack.
obtained
18 P"
in
Kt4 playedby Mr. Tschigorin
"
have
now
obtains is
White
quiteworth
the
piecewhich
"
he
givesup.
201.
as
to
"
"
"
202.
203.
Game
A carelessmove.
15.
"
He
playedK
have
ought to
Kt2.
"
For White
15.
"
to
venture
could
22
e.
now
Kt"
attack204.
205.
Game
15.
Game
15.
"
La
"
JRevista del
Kt2
"
Ajedrezjustly
pointsout
ch.,23 K"
correct.
was
could have
that White
Kt sq.; 25 Kt"
K8
here by 23 Q
ble
Q3, with an irresisti-
won
"
26 R"
K5, 25 PxKt;
attack.
206.
Game
207.
Game
15.
"
He
ought to
"
209.
Game
QKt3
QR3210.
211.
16
Game
"
Game
Game
10.
16.
An
"
now
as
beingliable to
error
which
weak.
maintain
can
QKt3
"
broken
up
by
QR4,
"
by
as
QKt4
"
he would
in
then
replyto
answer
"
"
costs time.
"
UsuallyP
White
overlooked
the oppoevidently
nent's
iollowed by QxP
would
Tschigorin.
v.
draw.
best answer,
"
Steinitz
208.
He
have
Black
would
sacrificethe Kt
for two
with
Pawns
irresistible
an
attack.
212.
Game
B5 ; 21
16.
"
B"
The tempting19
P
B3, 21 Q" Kt4 (ofcourse
B5
"
was
not
if 21
"
and
P"
if
K4
20
"
with the
K
perior
su-
game.
213.
Game
16."
Clearlybest,for he
214.
Game
16.
Loss of time.
215.
Game
QBxRP
216.
Game
"
16."
33 QXB,
Not
good.
33 BXP
He
ch. ; 34 K"
"
more
sq., 34
Kt to enter at
QB7.
better.
B2; 24 BxKt,
could
R
was
much
24
BxB;
25 RxP,
25 B"
B
safely
play31
Q3, for
35 KB--QB4, 35 Q"
"
B-Kt6;
K3; 26 QR"
if32 Kt"
K
K6
sq. ; etc.
sq., 26
ch.,32'BxKt;
-\
V
217.
Game
16.
"
Black
had
probablycontemplated
35
(Continued
on
pap
RxKt;
but found
on
i89.)
^.^
further examination
that
byG00gIe
188
STEINITZ^TSCHIGORIN
Game
16.
Game
Game 17.
Irregular Opening,
Evans'
White,
W.
GAMES.
Gambit.
White,
Steinitz.
M.
TSCHIGORIN.
17" cont'd.
?flR-QKtsq.
"0Q"
B2
9QKt-B4__
fl"R"
R5
0nR-Kt4
Black,
M.
Black,
TSCHIGORIN.
W.
,KKt-B3
P"
Ip" KB4
Game
P-QB4
16-confd.
,B-B4__
3B" B4
9nR-Ksq.
rKt-B3
qnB-Q2__
J Castles
""Q-Ktsq.
qB-Q3
P-QB3
P- B5
8
QKt-Q2
q,Kt-Kt5
Q-Kt3
Qsq.216
208
31Kt"
2Q9
00Q-K3
""Q" Kt2
q0B-B4
rP-B3
A"R"
JB"
R4
nCastles
U0P_QB4
"Q-B3
u/rxp
Kt3___
uDKtxKt
inKt-R3
l^B-Rcch.
211
LLQ" Ktsq.
PXP
..Castles K
side
l"B"K2
40^
~~
K2
PXP
Kt"
Q6
B-K3
BXB
B4
R"
44K"
loQKt-B3212
?(]B_B3__
B"
22Kt"
Q sq.
K4
K2
47RXKt
215
R"
OiB-Bsq.
Kt"
Kt"
Q6
ch.
48K-B6
Q sq.
KXB
Q-K4
Q-R
21
K-Kt2226[Df
onKt"
OfiK^B^
OOK"
onlX?
rjKt"
27;
Q"
page
"?
180.
233
niK-B4
W*P" Kt4ch.
^txQ
**P-QKt4227
Q-B7
Kt-K3
K2
K4
n9K~K3
sq.
52
B4
0IK-B6
See Diagram
B4
KtxPch.225
BP-B3
52Resigns.
*
(HKtXp
01k"
nqKt-fo
riR-Q2
R"
OUkxP
48!
sas
00p_R3
Q-B5_
fiOR_Ksq.
0UK-Kt5
BXP
B-B3
P-BS
24q-r5
rnR-Q5
27RXR
B2
K--B2__
B4
Q-R3
49p"
P-Kt6
KB2
25p_Q5
26B"Q2
PXP
224
flUQ_R2
IQRXKt
B4
Kt2
17" confd.
0"K" K4
onKt-Q3ch.
47
20
221
ch.
Qs
KtXKtP
KB3
Kt-KR3
23R"
*"K"
B4
P"
Game
Kt2
PXKt
BxKt
Kt4
1AP-B4MOD*
214
223
46B"
19
K4
45P"
'
K3
QXKBP
P-R3
KtxB
P-QKt3
fiUQ"Ktsq.213
222
P-QR4
ch.
Kt"
45
KKt3
18Kt"
R6
RXP
43RXR
sq.
Kt3
17K"
RXR
ch.
Q6
Kt"
43KxB
Kt-Kts
B"
16P"
42
Kt-04
21Kt"
219
41R-QKt5
17PXP
KR"
.P"
41b-r3
QXR
44!
QXP
,rQ-Kt4
p-kb3
n^z
16P-OKt3
18P"
nBXKt
l^K" B
9xp
Kt"
sq.
luf
^KXB
OOkxB
onQXBch.
-14
n7BxKt
0/r_r5
nQR-Q
232
40p_QKt4
42QXR
"P-QB3
218
qflBxPch.
lOpP" K4
R-B3
RXP__
fc$,
QfiKt-Q5__
R4
281
'
P-B4
B-KKt5
11 Kt"
R8
ftKt-B4
HB-Kt3
3bR_RSq.21710
QKt"B2
KR"
uOq_Bs
K2
BP-Q5
sq.
Kt8
n7Q-Q5
7P-Q4
1Uq_b2
R-R8__
"Kt" Qsq.
QQ-R4
B"
OiKR" Rsq.
U0R-Kt4
KKt"
280
d4K-Kt2
lBXP
210
R4
33R-Kt6
|P"QKt4
*"K" Bsq.
*B-K2
"Kt-Kt
R6
R"
fiQKt"
B3
9pRXR___
^OQ" K4
Of Q-"?4
01K" Ktsq.
32g-K3
"KKt-B3
KKt-B3
P-K3
,B-
K4
LP" K4
P-Q4
P-K3
JP-
Steinitz.
"UR^R7
B3
nr^
234
K3
nnKt"
B2
BS
JB-B3
7P-Kt3
'P-R5
04K-K4
r-Kt" Kt4
nP" Kt4
^B" Kt7
0DK=5i
*Kt"
,P" B6
229
"
00p_R4
K4 ch.
"BxKt
57B^-Bsq.
["KXB
-flPXP___
UK"
Kt6
Drawn
t See
Diagram
page
184.
K3
Game.
STEIN1TZ-TSCHIG0RIN
( Continued
GAMES.
White
16.
Game
218.
"
Game
16. PerhapsKt" B3 was
nothingbetter than KxR, since
219.
Game
221.
Game
16.
RxP
"
White
simpleand
would
have also
to win
won
by Q-^Q
Q2, 40 QxBP ch.);
to win
second
pieceby
he is mated
.K"
is bound
threatened
another
P,
P afterward.
Black had
as
K8.
"
was
(or39.
more
See
"
and
(best,for if BxB
B sq.
White
"
220.
189
but of
circumstances,
the
^hite
course
would
then have
plied
re-
"
Tschigorin
222
Game
to the
notes
17.
"
is the most
It is a
and
for
223.
Game
.
"
BxKt,
21
RXB;
21
The
in the text
move
from
playingB
B4,
"
16
following
probablecontinuation:
18 P"
*-K6, 2oKtxP;
believe 16 K--R
Stillstrongeris we
17.
.P"
Steinitz.
v.
22
and wins.
224.
loss of time.
17." This is grievous
Game
Kt; 19 BxKt,
19
KxB;
better
Much
Kt2; and
ch.,20 K"
KtxP
20
Kt"
17
was
Black
18 PX
the
on
superiority
Queen'sside.
225.
Game
226.
Game
sacrifice.
highlyingenious
17.
"
17." If 21 PxKt;
by Q B4 ch. or Q
"
227.
Game
17.
228.
Game
17.
"
"
it out
fight
stillmore
229.
230.
231.
Kt6
well
as
ifWhite
(or22.
sq.
any
.PxP;
giveup
to
few
ingly
ch.,followed accorddis.
PxP
ch.,
moves); 23
23 RxP
more
Q4, and
R"
wins.
himself.
hope of releasing
compelledBlack
have
he could for
as
now
advance
White
the
exchange by PxP
moved, White
would
and
P
answer
then
R5
"
to
with
which
same
would
case, White
planBlack
would
answer
better
was
P"
QB4
of
playingP" B5.
"
have
Kt"
Game
the
KB4.
"
A serious
17.
answer
Q" Kt6, in
pursue
P
17." Much
Game
Game
would
Game
text would
232.
onlymove
Kt"
effect.
whereas
case
The
KB4,
R"
22
"
23 K"
P"
22
See
won
17.
A weak
17.
This weak
"
in the
error.
would
"
move
even
superior
game.
233.
Game
"
move
was
the consequence
of
miscalculation.
234.
"
"
playedB" R5 White
this
winning. It was
instead of playingQ
Q7 on
exchanged
Game
advance
17." If he
to B6
"
235.
Game
more.
17.
"
This
secures
the draw
sq., 53 BxP;
K"
Kt"
K3
stillanswer
which
in the
could have
54 KtXB,
54 P"
won
here
B6; 55 Q
and wins.
would
the
He
he allowed
the BP
would
Queens to
be
51stmove.
manner.
simplest
It
was
of no
obviously
use
to
playfor
STEINITZ-GAVILAN
190
Game
Evans*
18.
Gambit,
Game
W.
M.
Steinitz.
Black,
A.
Gayilan
W.
Steinitz.
AND
Tschigorm.
4KKt-B3
jP-K4
lp=gi
lp" K4
qP--Q4
yKKt-B3
^QKt"B3
qB-B4
9KKt-B3
*QKt"B3
"B-Kts
0B-B4
"B=^
3BxKt
p"
B4
"B"
B4
"P"
QKt4
.P"
KtPxB
*PXP
*BXP
nP-B3
"B-R4/
CP-K3
,P-QB3
JP" K4
UB"
R4
-Castles
QKt4
"'BxKtP
Castles
BBXP
'
Dq=b^
UQ-Q3
7P-Q4
"PXP___
'KKt-K2
'QXQ
qKxQ
RP-Q5
DKt" Qsq.
QQ-R4
^B-Kt3
Bin* KKt5
P-Q4__
ch.
IB"
llp_QB3
,9QR-Qsg.
1"Q" Ktsq.
luKxB
Q6ch.
1*K" Bsq.
OKt-KR3 254
B-KKt5
"Q-Kt3
245
1Uqxb
4"KtXP
HKtxKt
|9PXKt___
'
B-Kt5ch.246
Up--QB3
-K2
P-KR3
P"
13pxp
13P^
KB3
ill*?
14PXP
K4
1ftB-Kt3236
B2
K"
18
R sg.
B-Q
,P"
19PXP
237
B"
sq.
247
Q-Kt3
17'
x/PXKt
K2
wUlt6
19R-Kt5
Kt-Kt3
K-Q2
COflrd.
238
239
n?RxPch.24Q
fi/Kt" K3
fiOQKt_B5249
RXR
oqPxp
RXR
UUp^p
onR~QKtsq.
0UKt" Kt7 ch.
21
K-K3
""K-Kt2 241[D*
22r_"R6c1i.
nnKt-B5ch,
90?=?3
fluPXKt
AUR-R4
oARXP
0JR-Kt3
Z4r=^
fl^R" Ktsq.
9-QR-KBsq.
fl0p-QKt4242
,Q" KKt4
ch.
26Resigns.243
See
R-Kt5
25Kt-R4
P-Kt4
26KKt-B5
256
4QBxBch.
Game 20" conf d.sq.
oi7p-Kt5
00R~Ktsq.
20RXP
10
KB4
K5
B4 ch.
16b=k5
20KXB
P"
Kt-B3
18
BxKt
21PXP
KtxP
16Kt-B3
17K"
B4
15P-03
K-B2
17Kt-R4
A'P" Kt3
255
^Castles
Kt"
BXB
i"Kt"
252
JQKt-B3
15RXB
10p" KB3
Kt3
Kt-QR3253
O!
"nPXP
"
**HKt-R3
.P-
6q_B3
244
"P" KKt4
tschigorin.
and
Ip K4
m.
A. Ponce
,P-K4
""*
and
Steinitz.
AND
Ponce
a.
Black,
Gavilan
Gambit.
White,
Gavilan
Black,
20.
Evans*
and
tschigorin.
W.
Game
19.
White,
A.
and
A.
GAMES.
Irregular Opening*
White,
A. Ponce
m.
TSCHIG0R1N-P0NCE
97*Z1R2
257
2flB-Kt4
JR"
B5
"
q9K-K3_251
OflKt" Kt7ch.
K"
B2
33QKt-B5dis.ch
Drawn
Game.
34
t See
"
K"
JR"
]
R5 ch.
Ktsq.
B5
?%
fiiP-Kt4
""R"
nnQ-Q5
QnK-Ktsq.
"Ur-Bs 263
Q-Q
sq.
3 lQKt-B5dis.cn.
fiUR_KKtsq.
248
fl'R
258
250Df
K-B2
B-B5
19P"
Kt3
P"
KR3
259
R5 ch
111K-R2
"AR" R5ch.
q9K~Ktsq.
24P-Kt5260Df
261
9-PxP
OfiQ_B5
60p_KR4
""RXPch.
0DP" Kt5
JRXP
X See
262
qnR-Ksq.
Resigns.264
34
Diagram page
STEINITZ-GAVILAN
TSCHIGORIN-PONCE
CONSULTATION
and
Ponce
236.
237
( iame
18.
Game
Compare
"
QKt4;
238.
239.
to the
The
Black
once.
If
sq. at
GAMES.
Gavilan
Tschigorin v.
notes
191
Steinitz.
and
of the main
contest
"
R3; 19 Kt"
etc.
18.
Game
our
G"MES.
givesWhite
This
"
powerfulattack
which
extremelydifficultto
was
parry.
which White
rejoinder
onlyon account of the most ingenious
.K" Kt2; with the probable
continuation 22 QxB
The best defensive planwas
had in store.
21
P, 22 R" B sq. ; 23 P" K6, 23 PxP; 24 P" Q7, 24 QxQl and Black will have three Pawns for the
But 21
P
KKt4 was also of no use on account of 22 Q B4 ch.,42
piecewith a good game.
K" B sq. ; 23 Kt" B5, 23 PxP; 24 Q" K4, 24 B" B3; 25 Kt" B4, etc.
18.
Game
error, but
an
Certainly
"
"
"
from
seen
our
QxP ch.,23 K" Kt2; 24 R" KB sq., 24 R" Kt sq. (or 24. .P"
R3; 26 Kt" B5 ch.,26 PxKt; 27 RxP, 27 B" Kt4; 28 P" KR4 and
wins.
Or if 24.
.BxKt; 25 Q" Q4 ch.,25 K" Kt sq. ; 26 Q" QR4 ch.,26 K" Kt2; 27 R" B7
.P" KKt4; 27 Q" K4, 27
ch. and wins);
25 Q" Q4 ch.,25 K" R3; 26 R" B7, 26 B" Kt4 (or 26.
R" Kt3" if 27.
.PxKt; 28 QxP at R7 ch.,followed by R" B5 ch. and Q" R5 mate"; 28 RxP
ch.,28 KXR; 29 QXR ch.,29 K" R sq.; 30 Kt" B5 and wins);27 Q" Kt4, 27 QxP; 28 K^-Bs
ch.,28 PxKt; 29 Q" R3 ch. and wins.
18." If 22.
Game
.PXR;
23
the game
29 R" B6
might have
ch.,29 BxR;
18."
Game
243.
30
Nothingto
Game
19." If 6.
QXR, 10
Q ch. ; 10
245.
Game
Q"
ch.,30 K"
for White
and
Steinitz
the
prolonged
will
v.
proceedwith
Ponce
and
"
next
move.
Tschigorin.
.PxP; 7 Q" Kt3, 7 Q" K2; 8 QxP (8 BxP ch.,8 QxB; 9 QxP, 9 P- B3; 10
by Kt" B3 would be bad for White),8. .Q" Kt5 ch. ; 9 QxQ, 9 Bx
Q3;
Q2 with
P"
mates
K
by 25
R3; when
Kt4; 28 RxR, 28 BxR;
B8.
R"
followed
10
game
K6,
10
PxP;
PXP,
P"
K4;
12
Kt"
B3
were
far
superior.
been
a
"
19."
Game
246.
248.
B"
QXB
B5, 26 P"
be done
Gavilan
244.
18." The
Game
242.
K"
247.
and forms
one
241.
As will be
18.
Game
240.
"
"
convenient
Game
19. So far the White allieshad
with the view of supportingthe Pawns
"
stillthe
on
the
better game,
but theylose time here,for K"
side
K
King's
by
K3, was much superior.
Q2
"
Game
19.
"
The
the
success
249.
Game
for White's
game.
19." If28....P"
QB4; 29
P"
R4, 29 Kt"
Q5; 30R"
good game.
(Continuedon page 192.)
Kts, 30
P"
Kt3;
31 P"
R5
with
STEINITZ-GAVILAN
192
TSCHIGORIN-PONCE
GAMES.
Game
250.
XKt,
no
use
draw
sure
Game-
251.
of
was
White
excellent attack.
and
Ponce
252.
Tschigorin
v.
Gavilan
Steinitz.
and
Game
A deviation from the course
20.
adoptedin the main contest between
in the order of
which, however, might onlylead to a transposition
Tschigorin
"
Game
For
moves.
ing
might have proceededwith 8 Q R4 with the view of advancbe a good reply,
White would then retreat B
lowed
as
Q3 folB" Q2. Whereas
if8
PxP; 9 P" K5, 9 Q" Kt3; 10 PxP, 10 KtxP; "
KtxKt, n BxKt; 12 BxP ch., 12 QxB; 13 QxB, 13 Kt" K2; 14 B" R3, 14 Castles;15 Kt" B3,
.P" B3; 18 Kt"
15 R" K sq.; 16 BxKt, 16 QxB: 17 QR" Q sq., with a fine game, for if 17.
K4, 18 QXP; 19 Kt" Q6 and wins.
253.
20."
"
we
Kt"
Q5 to which
by P" B4 and
R4 would
"
not
"
Game
254.
We
20."
could also
if 9
12
13
"
Game
255.
Game
20.
257.
Game
20.
"
QBP
Game
258.
The
"
QB3
"
Black
was
Game
sq. was
26 P"
sq. would
Game
more
Q5,
with
of forcingan
opportunity
been of
of
no
use
as
White
immediate
an
sure
Black's
or
one
This
20."
file
open
could well
Kt
answer
"
Q7.
of their Rooks.
was
wrong.
have won
them
to
the KBP
R
irresistibleattack,24 K
"This givesthe opponents an opportunity
of instituting
an
P" Kt5, 25 B" K2, 25 BxP
RxKP
by far better,for if 24
(or25
; 26 P" B3, etc.);
count
RxP ; 27 K" Kt2 and wins); 27 Q" Q$ (but not 27 PxR on acKt3, 26 Q" R3 (if26.
B" Kt6, etc.)and ought to draw.
of the reply,
27
20.
"
Game
20."
moves,
28
20."
have
260.
to his
the advantageowing
slightly
now
KB3.
Either R to K
"
R4 which
their B at
the
P"
by
256.
that
Black has
20"
for his R
262.
Game
20."
263.
Game
20.
"
If 25
BxP,
R5
mate.
Of
"
Diagram
course
Both
page
and it will be
25 R (Kt sq.)XB
if PxP
were
parties
then
noticed
easily
that
White's
27 RxR
to
replies
the end
are
184.
; 26
PxR,
26
RxBP
; 28
OXR
ch.,28 K
RxB.
here much
relieved themselves
by repetition
1
"
264.
moves.
Game
20."
For if KxR
then
Q" R7
ch. and
QxP
mate.