July 1, 1889.] 



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ment, we presume the contemplated match for the championship of 

 the world has fallen through. It must be allowed, however, that 

 the literature of the game has been enriched by some splendid 

 examples of play on the part of the European masters. We append 

 a lively skirmish played between Messrs. Bird and Burn in the 

 late tournament, together with two remarkably line endings of 

 games contested at tho .<^ame gathering : — 



Knight's Game of Kuy Lopez. 



Notes. 



(a) The best move here has long been the subject of controversy. 

 Castling has been more generally adopted in the present tourna- 

 ment, but P to Q4 found many advocates. 



(i) A favourite development with Mr. Burn. 



(c) Very ingenious, and the turning-point of the game. 



Id) Q to QB2 would have been a better move ; Mr. Burn takes 

 instant advantage of the Queen's present bad position. 



{f) In such a position it matters little what move is made, the 

 game is hopeless. 



PROBLEM BY HERR CAPRAETZ. 

 Black. 



White. 

 White to play and mate in two moves. 

 White, six pieces ; Black, two pieces. 



Position after Ulack's eighteenth move, in a game played at the 

 tournament. Pollock v. Gunsberg. The former had tlie move, Mr. 

 Gunsberg defending with the Fianchetlo di Donna. 

 J. onNSBERG. 

 Black. 



WHrrE. 



19. P to KKt3 



20. Q to R3 



21. P to KB4 



22. R X Kt (cli) 



23. Q X P (ch) 



24. Kt to K4 



25. R to Ksq. 



26. Kt to B2 



27. KtxQ 



Black. 

 K to B2 

 R to Esq. 

 KtxP 

 PxB 

 K to Kt3. 

 PxP 

 (j to R.5 

 ii to RS (ch) 

 K x Kt mate. 



Position after Black's thirty-first move in one of the tourney 

 game.", Blackburne v. Lipsihutz. The opening was the Queen's 



gambit, declined. 



s. Lipscaurz. 



Black. 



m f' 



§ 



WarrB. 

 W. U. POLLOCK. 



WnrrE. 



J. H. BLACKBURXE. 



WurrE. Black. 



32. P to Kte P to R3 



33. R X P (ch) K X R 



34. Kt to K5 (ch) R x Kt 

 3.1. Q to B7 (ch) K to B3 

 36. Q to Q6 (ch) and mates in 3 moves 



The match between Mr. Loman, Champion of Holland, and Mr 

 T. Block, at the City of London Chess Club, is practically over. 

 There is still an end-game pending, which is almost certain to end 

 in a draw, leaving Mr. Block the winner of the match by 4 games 

 to 2 games. 



In the Spring Tournament at the same club, Mr. Woon has been de- 

 clared the victor of No. 3 section, closely followed by Mr. E. 0. Jones. 



The competition for the special prizes presented by Messrs. 

 Mocatta and Anger is still in progress, and Mr. E. O. Jones, Mr. 

 Anger, and Mr. Hunt are abreast. 



At the British Chess Club a match has lately been played 

 between Jlr. Wainwright and Mr. Ingoldsby of five games up, 

 diaws not to count. Mr. Wainwright drew the first game, and 

 then won four in succession. Mr. Ingoldsby then resigned the 

 match. 



The sixth t'ougress of tlie German Chess Association commences 

 on the 15th inst. The Masters' Tournament will probably last a 

 fortnight. Tliere are five prizes announced, viz. :— First prize, 50/. ; 

 second, 35/. ; third, 25/. ; fourth, 15/. : and fifth, 11. 10». 



The Amsterdam Tournament, commencing on August 25, otTers 

 three prizes of the value of 33/. 10s, IS/, loi!., and 10/. 5.«. It is 

 hoped that a Chess Tournament will bo arranged, to take place in 

 Paris some time in August. An intiuential committee has been 

 formed, and the prizes proposed are— first prize, 2,500 fr. ; second, 

 1.000 fr. : third, 800 fr. ; fourth. 600 fr. ; fifth, 400 fr. ; sixth, 

 200 fr. It is expected that the full programme will be soon issued. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Correct solutions to problem in our last number by E. W. Tarn> 

 S. Anstoy, J. Jenkins, and F. Gibbs. 



W. HiLLiER. — An excellent work on the openings is "Chess 

 Openings," by E. Freeborough and tlie Rev. C. E. Ranken ; 

 Triibner & Co.. London. Write to Mr. W. W. Morgan, Chess 

 Publisher, 17 Medina Road, Upper Holloway, N., who has also just 

 published an excellent collection of games from the New York 

 Chess Congress, price one shilling. 



