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♦ KNOV/LEDGE 



[Oct. 9, 1885. 



^ur Ctjrss Column* 



By Mepuisto. 



DIFFICULT POSITIOXS. 



THE foUowing neat End Game study, according to an American 

 contemporary, originated in a match game played at New 

 York :— 



Black 



This is a position which may easily occur "^' " 

 ■ .and K to K3. If Black plavs K to Bi' 

 P X P, P X P. K to Kt2 the game x\ ould b. 

 opposition. But Black can ■nin in the foil 



PtoRl PtolM: 



K to E3 K to B6 



and whatever White does, Black will be enabled to gain a 



checking, and Queen first, and win. 



l^\4 W^ 1 i 



I J 



I i 



The above posiiiuu ^^.^..,.^.:.... .. _ ; ^t k. From the 



nature of the position our readers v.iil rca^liiy r.roguise this to be 

 a game at the odds of Pawn and move. White has driven the Kt 

 back to K sq. by P to K5, and has taken advantage of Black 

 Castling prematurely, in order to direct his attack against the weak 

 K side. Black seeks to engage \\liite's attention on the Q side, 

 where he threatens to displace the B from his advantageous 

 position by P to B5, or to play P x P followed on Kt retaking by 

 B to B4. The game proceeded with : — 



10. Kt to KKt5 B X Kt 



This is forced. If Black plays P to Kt3, White c;in reply 

 11. KtxRP, andif K x Kt White mates in four moves, beginning 

 with 12. Q to R5 (ch). Then again, if Black plays 10. P to KE3, 

 White would continue with 11. Q to E5. 



11. B X B Q to B2 



This move serves the object of attack. Black thereby threatening 

 the KP after P x QP. True, White can attack the Q by Kt to Kt5, 

 but then the Q plavs to Q2, threatening P to B5. 



12. Q to K5 



An ill-judged move. White intended forcing Black to advance his 

 KKtP, so that after retiring his Q, he should be able to attack the 

 P by P to Bo. The strategy is good in itself, but did not take 



It of Black's obvious intention against Whites 



oKt4 



and Black won. 

 effort at a conn 

 moves. ■\Vhite, 



PxP 



Kt to QB3 



Black's play shows that his si 

 r attack, which he combined with his defending 

 n the other hand, lost the game by not pressing 

 nis auaiK wiin sudicient visour in a position in which he could 

 easj!., ;, ■ ;. -;,me. Thus, either on his 10th or 



Uil ■ - liis B, could have forced a win. 



Sill . it seems not often enough to be 



kii'. It is very seldom indeed that Black 



lia..^ i;,. ,.,:- ..1 111. CO.. u II!.- diiin.k i.-.sulting in similar positions from 

 B X lii', Kt lu Kto, aiid Q to P.S. In this game. White ought to 

 have continued as follows : — 



10. BxP(ch) KxB 



Of course neither K to R sq. nor K to B2 would do anv good, on 

 account of 1 1. Kt to Kt5 (ch), &c. 



11. KttoKt.5(ch) BxKt 



If K to Kt sq., then 12. Q to Ro could force Black to take the Kt. 

 Neither is K to Kt3 feasible, onaccoimt of 12. P to R5 (ch). 



12. P X B (ch) K to Kt sq. 



13. Q to Ro 



Threatening 14. P to Kt6 and mate on R8. This leaves Black 

 absolutely no resource but 



RtoBl 

 So far 'UTiite mentally analysed the position on his 10th move, and 

 seeing no immediate win he abandoned 10. BxPorll. B x P in 

 favour of his adopted continuation. But he could soon obtain a 

 winning advantage by 



14."PtoKKt4 RtoBG 



1.5. PtoKtG K to Bsq. 



16. B to Kt5 and wins. 



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