March 1, 1892.] 



KNOWLEDGE 



59 



Rutherford, of Liverpool, and Jlr. W. T. Hurley, of 

 Rochester. Giuoeo Pianissimo, besides solving the Foiir- 

 move problem, found two solutions in four moves to the 

 MS. problem. But as the problem was solvable in three 

 moves, these solutions could not count. He was thus, 

 strange to say, defeated by his own suggestion, that the 

 number of moves should not be stated. This paradoxical 

 result occm-red also in the case of Mr. Hurley. The 

 scoring of duals was his own suggestion and the sole cause 

 of his defeat, as the following score will show : — 



Solutions^ A. Rutherford, 16 ; W. T. Hurley, 16. 



DimU—A. Rutherford, 12 ; W. T. Hurley, 5. 



Other Variiitioiis—A. Rutherford, 3 ; W. T. Hurley, 4. 



Mr. Rutherford, of the Liverpool Chess Club, thiis comes 

 out the winner of the Knowledge Prize, and considering 

 the quality of the opposition, must be congratulated on a 

 really fine performance. Messrs. Hurley, Gin. Pianissimo 

 and M. B. (.Jesmoud), also deserve congratulation, not 

 unmingled with condolence, on the excellent fight they 

 made. This award remains open for one week. 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



The championship match at Havana will, perhaps, be 

 over before the appearance of this number. At the time 

 of writing the score is — Steinitz 7, Tschigorin 8, Drawn 4. 

 Mr. Steinitz has been singularly unsuccessful against the 

 Evans Gambit and the Two Knights Defence. Most of 

 his victories have been obtained, as usual, in the Ruy 

 Lopez and the Close Game. It is weU known that Mr. 

 Steinitz always reserves his finest play for the latter stages 

 of an important contest, and it will therefore cause some 

 surprise if he loses the match. 



The contest for the championship of the City of London 

 Club resulted in a tie between Messrs. Moriau, Mocatta 

 and Dr. Smith, and is now reduced to a duel between the 

 first and last named. 



The British Chess Club Handicap is still undecided, 

 pending the decision of a committee appointed to adjudi- 

 cate on several unplayed games. 



Game played by telephone on December 12th, 1891 ; — 



[Zukei-toi-t Opening.] 

 AVhite (Liverpool). Black (British Clies.* Club). 



(Rev. J. Owen, Messrs. Cairns, (Messrs. Donistliorpe, Iloffer, (r. 



Howard, and Kaizer.) Kewiies, M.P.. and Treneliard.) 



PtoQ4 

 P to K3 

 P to QB4 («) 

 Kt to KB3 

 Kt to QB3 

 P to QKt3 (/') 

 B to Q3 (c) 

 Castles 

 B to Kt2 

 R to Esq (<•) 

 Q toB2 

 PxP(/) 

 Kt to K2 

 Kt to Kt3 

 KR to Ksq (A) 

 Kt to Q2 

 Kt (Q2) to Bsq 

 B X Kt (/) 

 R to K2 

 20. P to QKt4 (j) 



23. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 27. 



21. QR to KB2 21. P to R4 



22. Kt to KBsq 22. B to B3 

 Kt to K3 23. B to Ksq 

 Kt to Kt4 24. P to KB4 (A) 

 KtP X P (,'n passant) 25. R to B2 

 R toR3 26. PxP (/) 

 Kt X P(ch) (m) 27. K to Rsq 



28. Q to KR6 (ji) 28. R to Kt2 



29. R to Kt2 29. P to QKto 

 P to QR4 (o) 30. Q to K2 

 B to QBsq 31. Q to R2 (p) 

 B to K3 32. B to B2 

 K to Rsq 33. B to Ksq 

 KtxB 34. RxKt 

 BxKt 



30. 

 .31. 

 82. 

 33. 

 84. 

 35. 



85. Resigns (q). 



Notes. 



(rt) Not advisable so early for the second player, if in- 

 deed for either side. The proper line of development is bv 

 P to QKt3 and B to Kt2. 



{b) P to QR3 followed by P to QKt4 would be useless, 

 as White could stop any further advances by P to QB4. 



(<•) B to Kt2 seems preferable. The Bishop is bound to 

 occupy that square sooner or later, while the proper square 

 for the King's Bishop cannot yet be determined. 



((Z) To prevent Kt to {^Kto, since White intend on their 

 next move to block up their Bishop's retreat. They might, 

 however, play Kt to K5 at once. 



(e) They should have prevented Kt to K5 by Q to B2. 



(f) ilaking matters worse by relieving White of their 

 weak King's Pawn, and at the same time allowing the 

 White Queen's Bishop to come into play ultimately on the 

 King's side. The open QB file is inadequate compensation. 

 Perhaps Kt to K2, with a ^-iew to Kt to K5, was better. 



(•l) To prevent Kt to K5 ; for after the exchange of 

 pieces Black would otherwise win the QBP. White now 

 obtain an u-resistible attack, the opposing forces being 

 completely shut in. 



(/() To make room for one of the Knights at Bsq in 

 view of the coming onslaught. 



()■) Black's best chance lay in 18 . . . Q to K2 ; if 

 then 19. P to QR4, P to KB4 ; 20. P x P en passant, Q x P, 

 with a fairly defensible game. 



(j) In order to be able to reply to B to QR3 sub- 

 sequently by P to Kt5. 



(k) The only way to prevent the mate threatened by Kt 

 to B6ch, followed, if the Knight be taken, by P x Kt and 

 Q to R6 ; or, if the King move, by Kt x RP and R to R3. 



(l) White thi-eatened to win at once by B x Kt. 



(w) Kt to R6ch was of course good enough, but this is 

 even stronger. 



(«) We fail to see the objection to 28. B x Kt, Kt x 

 B •? 29. Q X Kt. If Black then pms the Queen by R to 

 Kt2, mate follows in two moves. Again, if 28 . . . R to 

 Kt2!; 29. KtxB, RxKt; 30. R x Ktch, RxR; 81. E 

 to Kt3, QR to KKtsq ; 32. B to Q3, R xRch ; 33. P xR, 

 Q to KKt2 ; 34. K to Rsq !, followed soon by B to QBsq, 

 and B to KKto. In this variation, if Black play 83. . . . 

 R X Pch, White must reply 34. K to B2 ; not 34. K to R2 ?, 

 R x B ! and draws. 



(o) If 30. KtxB, RxKt; 31. BxKt, KtxB; 32. 

 R X Kt, R X R ; Q x R, R to Ktsq, and wins. 



ip) If the Queen stays where she is, the Bishop goes to 

 Kto. 



