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[April 27, 1883. 



&ut €t)t^5 Column. 



By Mephisto. 



Game I'laykd at the Divax hn the 21st ixst., Uaui'E — Alkjaier. 



White. Blrick. 



MrphiHlo. Tdohicor}*!!. 



1 . r to Kt P to K t 



U. Kt to QU3 Kt to QRS 



3. V to Bl P takes P 



4. Kt to B3 P to KKtt 



5. P to KlU P to Kt5 

 fi. Kt toKKt5 PtoKK3 



7. Kt takes P K t.ikos Kt 



8. P to Q t P to HG 

 0. P takes P B to K2 



10. B to Bi (ch) K to Kt2 



11. B to K3 B takes P (cli) 



12. K to Q2 



13. P takes P 



14. B to Q3 



15. P takes P 



P to Ql. (a) 

 Kt to R-l (h) 

 B to K2 ((■) 

 Kt to KB3((/) 



Whito. Black. 



Mephisto. Tschigoryn. 



16. BtakesPch(c)R takes B 



17. P to Kt5 K fakes K (/) 



18. Q takes Ef,,) Q to Rs(i 



19. PtakcsKt(cli)B takes P 



20. lltoKtB(i(ch) K to B3 



21. Q to K-l Q to R3 (ch) 



22. K to Q sq B to Q2 



23. PtoKt4(;i) RtoKsci (i) 



24. Q to Kt6(ch) Q takes Q 



25. BtakesQ (ch) K to B sq 



26. B takes R B takes B 



27. R to B sq K to K2 



28. P to QG (ch) P takes P 

 20. KttoQ5(ch) K to Q scj 

 30. Kt takes B(j) resigns 



(«) 12. P to Q3 wonkl have given him a safer game, with a 

 better chance o£ defending himself. 



(()) Black had not mnch choice; he now has two pieces in pre- 

 carious positions, a disadvantage that often arises when the 

 defence of B to K2, followed by R5, is adopted in any gambit. 

 Bad as it may look, Kt to Kt sq seems preferable. 



(r) P to QKt3 seems necessary to ensure the safety of his Knight. 



(d) For had the Pawn been advanced, Black might have played 

 B to Kt4, which he cannot do now without losing time ; if 15. B to 

 Kt4, 16. Q to B3, and White gets a strong game. 



(f ) A further sacrifice of a piece justified by the position. 



(/) If Kt to K5 (ch), 18. Kt takes Kt, B takes P (ch), 19. K to 

 B3, and Black's position is not much improved. 



(;/) Not easy to decide which is best in this interesting position. 

 Q takes R gives White more liberty of action. Black dare not 

 withdraw his Knight from B3 on account of Q to R7 (ch), &c. 



(h) If R toRsq, B to Kt5 (ch), &c. 



(i) This loses the game. Black ought to have played R to KKt sq. 



(.)) It is obviously better to have won this Bishop in preference 

 to P takes Kt, for now White's Pawns are far stronger. 



Position after Black's 24th Move, Q to K sq. 



In a game played on the 19th inst. 



A. G. Sellmaxn (Baltimore). 



Black. 



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Mephisto. 

 The game proceeded with — 



Kt takes B Q to K7 (ch) 



K to Kt3 R takes R 



R takes R Q takes R 



Kt to K7 (ch) ! K to B sq 



(If K to K sq, White plays Q to K8 (ch) ! Black daro not take on 

 account of KKt to KiO mate ; if then Kt to B sq, White can safely 

 take the Rook after KKttoKtG (ch), K to R2, for the White King 

 will be able to escape porjietual check by working over to hil 

 Queen's side.) Kt (K7) to B5 Q to K8 (ch) 



K to R2 Q to Q7 (ch) 



Kt to Kt2 Q to KKt4 



Q takes Kt, and White won. 



SOLUTIONS. 

 Probleu No. 81, p. 228. 



1. Rto Bi! P takes R, or 



2. Kt to B5 (ch) K to Kt4 Q to R4 (ch) ! 



3. Kt takes P, mate Kt takes P, mate 

 If B moves, mates accordingly. 



K toKtl 

 K takes Q 



No. 85, BY J. C. S., p. 242. 



1. Q to K7 ! Kt takes Q, or B takes Q 



2. K takes P Anything B takes Kt Anything 



3. Kt or R mates accordingly Kt to B7, mate 



THE INTERNATIONAL '.TOURNAMENT. 



As regards the number of entrants, the Tournament has not quite 

 come up to expectations ; but, in point of strength, it will certainly 

 eclipse any previous Chess contest of the kind. It may, jjerhaps, 

 in the interest of good play, be advantageous that we have only the 

 very best players assembled to do battle with each other, as the 

 severest test must necessarily favour and produce the best player. 

 Weak players introduce a certain element of chance in a Tourna- 

 ment which it may be desirable to avoid. The minor Tournament 

 has taken over several players who, but for its existence, would 

 have ranked amongst the competitors in the major Tourney. Yet 

 it has rather taken us by surprise that, with one solitary exception, 

 none of the very numerous strong amateurs have joined the major 

 Tourney. 



We have to rectify the list of probable entries published last 

 week, which now stands as follows : — Steinitz, Zukertort, Mason, 

 Blackburue, Bird, and Skipworth, from England ; Mackenzie, from 

 New York; Sellmann, from Baltimore ; Winawer, from Warsaw; 

 Tschigoryn, from St. Petersburg ; English, from Vienna ; Rosenthal, 

 from Paris; and Dr. Woa, from Hungary. It is, perhaps, probable 

 that one more name may be added to this list, but we know of 

 only one other player who could claim equality, if not superiority, 

 to some of the names in this list — we mean L. Paulsen ; we shall 

 be very pleased if he should join in the noble contest at the last 

 moment. 



The minor Tournament has, as we anticipated, found great 

 favour in the eyes of the Chess community. Twenty-seven players 

 have entered, and this figure may not quite represent the final 

 number of players. Thare will be several first-class players, both 

 English and foreign, amongst the competitors. The honorary 

 secretary, Mr. Minchin, wiU likewise take part in this Tournament, 

 and we can only wish him a well-deserved success. 



All the foreign competitors have arrived, and some of them hav« 

 engaged in off-hand games with English amateurs. Mr. Donnes- 

 thorpe has been successful against Sellmann, while Mr. Mortimer 

 drew a well-contested Muzio gambit against the redoubtable 

 Winawer, but lost to Tschigoryn. We had also the good fortune 

 to encounter two of the players over the board. In a game with 

 Sellmann, we opened with the Vienna opening. He accepted the 

 gambit, and after 4. Kt to KB3 defended with B to K2, a defence 

 we do not like at all. The game proved very interesting, and was 

 won by us in in 4G moves. We give a position in the middle of the 

 game, after Black's 21th move. We also played two games with 

 Tschigoryn, winning the first and losing the second. We give the 

 first game. The second game Tschigoryn proffered the gambit, 

 which we declined by 2. P to Q4. The game was well contested, 

 but by superior play Tschigoryn won a pawn, and, conducting the 

 ending in a very steady manner, he won. Sellmann also engaged 

 Tschigoryn, each man winning one game. English played some off- 

 hand games at the St. George's CInb, in which he was victorious. 

 He will prove himself to be a very strong and tenacious antagonist. 



Next week we hope to present our readers with the first speci- 

 mens of skill by these great masters. 



Tuesday Night. — We hear that Mr. James Mortimer, a strong 

 English amateur has joined the major tournament, which, there- 

 fore, now contains fotirteen players. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Clarence. — Problem received, with thanks. 



Stettin. — You must always note each colour of pieces from their 

 ovni side of the board. 



B. Davis (Banaras). — We think our plan simpler. 



Correct solutions received : — Problem 82, Stettin, Planck. No. 83, , 

 Planck. No. 84, H. Planck, Mechanics' Institute, E. E. W., Berrow, i 

 Stettin. No. 85, G. W. Thomp.'-.on, Clarence, W. j 



S. Gordon, U. A. B., George llobson, J. Bai'ber, Charles E. Bell, i 

 solutions incorrect. 



