262 



KNOWLEDGE. 



[NOVESIBER 1, 1890. 



If 10. Q toK2; 11. B to KKtS, P to B3 ; (if lI.QxQ; 12. RxQch, 

 QKt to K2: 13. PxP, followed bv Kt to K4, &c.) ; 12. PxKt, 

 Px B ; 13. B to QKto, P to QKt3 : 14. Kt to qo. Q X Q ; 15. R X Q ch. 

 KtoBsqbest ; (if Kt covers, then R X Kt, followed by Kt xP ch, Ac); 

 16. PxP, with a superior game. Compare Steinitz's notes on Steel's 

 analysis in the Boo/.- of the London Tournament (1883), p. Gl: — 



a. PxP 11. QxQP 



12. Kt to KB3 : (best) 



This and the next six moves of White constitute the Steel attack 

 in the Steinitz Gambit, which Jlr. Steel suggested as stronger than 

 the continuation 12. R to R4 &c., adopted by Steinitz in a game, 

 which he lost, in the London Touvnamont, to Tschigorin. For if 

 now — 



12. Q to Kt3, 

 and there does not appear to be any better move at Black's disposal, 

 then follows: — 



13. BtoKS 13. QxP 



14. B to Q3 14. B to QKto 



15. B to Q4 15. P to KB3 



16. R to QKtsq Ifi. BxKt 



17. BxB 17. QxQRP 



18. R to QKto, 



Black. 



White. 



and the game is dismissed in the Book of the Tournament, p. 61, with 

 merely the remark •■ that White has a strong attack." 



The subjoined analysis, however, will show that White can obtain 

 a winning advantage in about half a dozen moves, e,g. 



It is obvious that Black has only two moves at this juncture to 

 avoid immediate loss, viz.. P to QKt3 and Q to R3. 



Now, if firstly: 



18. P to QKt3 



19. Q to K2 19. Q to R3 ! (best) 



If 19. Q to R6 : 20. B to Kt4, and White must win, wherever the 

 Queen goes, e.q. if (I.) 20. Q to R7 ; 21. R to Ksq. P to QR3 

 22. BxKt, K "to B2; 23. R to Kt3, &c. If (II.) 20. Q to R5 

 21. RtoKsq, followed by BxKt, &c. Or if (III.) 20. Q to R3 

 21. BxKt, &c. Nor could Black play 19. Q to Ro ; on account of 

 \Vhite's reply 20. B to Kt4, followed by R to Ksq, &e. 



20. KR to QRsq 20. Q to Kt2 ! (best) 



21. PtoQ6: (best) 21. PxP 

 If 21. B to Kt5 ; 22. B to K4, &a. 



22. B to K4 22. Q to Ktsq 



If 22. Q to B 2; 23. BxR, QxB ; 24. KRxQRP, followed by the 

 capture of the QKtP, and Black's game is utterly broken up. 



23. B X R 23. Q X B 



24. R X QKtP and must win. 



For if now: 24. Q to Q4; 25. RxQRP. &c. : or if 24. B to Kt2 : 

 25. QtoKtoch, B to B3; 26. R to Kt8 ch. K to B2 : 27. RxQ, 

 BxQ; 28. R (from QRsq)xQRP. B to B3 ; 29. R to Q8, 

 B to K5 ; 30. B to Kt4, and Black's game is untenable, since he must 

 either lose a piece or permit the fatal advance of the White QBP. 



If secondly : 



18. Q to R3 

 19. Q to K2 19. B to KKtS 



If 19. Q to Q3; 20. B to Kt4, Q to Q2 ; 21. P to QO, PxP; 

 22. R to Q5, with a terrible attack. For if now 22. Q to K3 ; 23. Q X Q, 

 BxQ:24. RxQP. KtoB2; 25. RtoKsq, B to Kto : 2G. B to B4, 4c. 



If 19. P to QKt3, the position is resolved, by a transposition of 

 moves, into that alreadv examined above. 



If 19. KKt moves;' 20. R to Ksq, followed by 21. B to Kt4, 

 ;ind White wins. 



If 19. K to Beq, 20. R to QRsq, followed by B to QKt4, &c. 



If 19. Bto Q2; 20. KR to Ksq. Q to Q3! ; 21. B to Kt4. P to B4; 

 22. QBxP, QxP: 23. BxKt, BxR; 24. BxB ch, K to B2 ; 25. 

 B to QB4, Kt X B : ; 16. BxQ (h. Kt x B : 27. Q to B4 and wins. 



20. R to QRsq 20. Q to Q 3 ! (best) 



21. B to Kt4 21. BxKtch 



If 21. Q to Q2 or Qsq; 22. RxKtP, followed by 23. P to Q6, and 

 White wins. 



22. Q X B 22. Q to K4 or Q2 or Qsq 

 22. RtoKsq or RxKtP 



and again White has a winning position. 



6. K to Qsq 



7. Q to R4 



8. B to Kt2 



9. KKt to K2 or (B) 



10. P to B3 



11. QxKt 



12. Q to R5 ch 



13. Kt X Kt 



14. QxB 



15. Kt to K2 



(A.) 

 The following variations of the Defence 5. P to KKt4 in the 

 Steinitz Gambit are worthy of attention : — 



1. P to K4 1. P to K4 



2. Kt to QB3 2. Kt to QB3 

 .3. PtoB4 3. PxP 



4. P to Q4 4. Q to R5 ch 



5. K to K2 5. P to KKt4 

 Although this Defence is seldom played, it deserves notice. 



6. Kt to Q5 or varn. 



7. Kt to B3 



8. K to B2 



9. P to B3 



10. B to K2 



11. KtxKtP 



12. QBxP 



13. P to Kt3 



14. PxKt I 



15. PxQ 



16. B to B3 and wins. 



The above moves occurred in a game in the last Divan Tourney 

 between Gossip and Loman. 



(^•^ 



9. Kt to B3 



Played by Tarrasch against Burn in the Frankfurt Tourney ; but 



Steinitz prefers KKt to K2, as above analysed. 



10. KtxKt 10. BxKt 



11. P to K5 11. B to Kt2 



12. P to KKt4 12. P X P en pass, ch 



13. K to Kt2 13. P to KR3 



14. PxP 14. QtoKt3 



15. B to Q3 15. P to B4 

 16 Q to B2! with an excellent game. 



Variation on White's Gth move. 



6. Kt to B3 6. Q to R4 



7. P to KKt4 



Steinitz prefers this to 7. Kt to Q5, which, however, yields White a 

 capital attack. 



7. Q to Kt3 



8. P to KR4 8. P to B3 



9. P to Q5 . 9. QKt to K2 



10. Q to Q4 10. B to Kt2 



11. Q to Bo with a strong attack. 



Contents of No. 60. 



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