♦ KNO^VLEDGE ♦ 



[May 4, 1863. 



Rood game in the ciidinf;. Rosentlml, however, equalised mattors, 

 iiiul, after forty-seven moves and six hours' play, the game was 

 ;ihaiidoiied as a draw. 



Tschiftoriii was opposed to Zukertort, playing the Buy Lopez. 

 The latter played in virj- line style, and won after twenty-nine 

 moves. 



It was also remarkable thai the two English amatenrs, Skip- 

 worth and Mortimer, were drawn against each other. The former 

 opened with 1. 1' to QUi, to which Mortimer made the unsatisfac- 

 tory reply of P to K4, followed Ijy V to KU4, the result being that 

 Skipnortli won after forty-seven moves. 



Noa i)layod the Kuy Lopez against English. The latter proved 

 himself as strong and tenacious as ever, and initiated a fine com- 

 bination on his twenty-fourth move, and won after thirty-two 

 moves. 



Friday, the 27th, Steinitz was opposed to English. The former 

 opened with his favourite, the Steinitz Gambit, and the game 

 created no little surprise and e.\citement amongst spectators. 1. P 

 to K4, r to K4. 2. Kt to QB.3, Kt to gl!;i. y. P to B4, P takes P. 

 4. P to Q4, g to R5(ch). 5. K to K2. P to Ql (best). G. P takes 

 P, Q to K:i(ch). 7. K to B2, Q to R5lcli). 



Stei.mtz. 



The same position was arrived at by Steinitz in his match with 

 Mackenzie, and was given up as a (b-aw. Steinitz essayed to avoid 

 the draw, and lost. The following continuation ensued : — 8. P to 

 KKt3, P takes P. 9. K to R2, B to K3 (very fine). 10. P takes 

 Kt (weak), P takes P. 11. Q to B3, P takes Kt(ch). 12. K takes 

 V, Q takes P(ch). 13. B to K3, Q to B3. 14. Q to K2, Kt to K2. 

 15. B to Kt2, P takes P. 16. Kt to K4, Q to Kt3. 17. P to B4, B 

 to KKt5. 18. Q to KB2, Castles. Bl.ack remained with three pawns 

 to the good, and after about a dozen more moves, Steinitz resigned, 

 amidst intense excitement. 



Of equal interest to the proceedings was the contest between 

 Blackbume and Mackenzie, which lasted over the adjourned till 

 late in the evening, it being the only game going. The ending was 

 particularly interesting. After a hard struggle of sixty-four moves, 

 the game resulted in a draw, although Mackenzie had somewhat 

 the best in the ending. We give the game in full. 



Mason plaj-ed his Giuoco Piano against Skipworth, and won ; and 

 y.ukertort again won in fine and lively style against Mortimer. Bird 

 j)Iaycd a peculiar form of the Giuoco Piano against Winawer. He 

 f)btained some advantage, but the game ultimately resulted in a 

 <lraw, as did also the game of Rosenthal v. Sellman, and Noa v. 

 Tschigoryn. 



Draws do not count till after the third draw, when they count 

 half. Saturday is merely intended for adjourned games, or 

 jilayers who have drawn during the week. Accordingly, on the 

 25th, those players that had drawn met again. Bird defended the 

 Cicilian against Winawer. The latter conducted the opening in a 

 novel but weak manner, and soon lost the advantage of the first 

 move— viz., 1. P to Kl, P to QB4. 2. Kt to QB3, P to K3. 3. Kt 

 to KB3, Kt to QB3. 1. B to Kt 5 (?), Kt to Q5. 5. Cistles, P to 

 yR3. (i. B to K2, P to Q4. 7. Kt takes Kt, P takes Kt. 8 Kt to 

 Kt sq (i-), B to Q2. '.). B to B3, B to B3, &c. Bird won the 

 game, playing in gooil style. 'I'schigorin beat Noa. The third 

 draw to be played off was between Blackbume and Mackenzie. 

 This again proved a veiy severe struggle, lasting 8i hours, with the 

 result that Mackenzie won. 



In the minor Tournament, twenty-six players compete for 

 honours. Of these, Messrs. Lambert and Gunsberg stand best, the 

 former having played six games and the latter four games, winning 

 them all. 



SCORE UP TO TUESDAY NIGHT. 



Bird 



Blackbume 



English 



Mackenzie 



Mason 



Mortimer 



Noa 



Rosenthal 



Sellman 



Skipworth 



Steinitz 



Tcshigoriu 



Winawer '0 



Zukertort 



Game played in the second round of the London International 

 Chess Tournament, on April 27, 1883 : — 



GIUOCO PIANO. 



White. 

 Blackbume. 



1. P to K4 



2. KKt to B3 



3. B to B4 



4. P to B3 



5. P to Q3 



6. B to K3 



7. QKt to Q2 



8. Q to K2 



9. Castle KR 



10. B to QKt5 



11. P to KR3 



12. KttoBl 



13. B takes B 



14. Kt to K3 



15. P to R3 



16. P takes P 



17. Kt, takes B 



18. B takes Kt 



19. Kt to Q,4 : 



20. Kt takes P 



21. Kt to Kt4 



22. P to B3 



23. Kt to Q5 



24. R to B2 



25. Kt to K3 



26. K to R2 



27. Q to B sc| 



28. P takes Kt 



29. K to Kt sq 



30. R to K sq 



31. R to Kt2 



32. R to Kt3 



Black. 

 Mackenzie. 

 P to K4 

 QKt to B 

 B to B4 

 Kt to B3 

 P to Q3 

 B to Kt3 

 B to K3 

 g to K2 

 P to KR3 

 Castles KR 

 B to Q2 

 Kt to R2 

 RP takes B 

 B to K3 

 P to B4 

 B takes P 

 K takes Kt 

 ]' takes B 

 R to B5 

 Q to Q2 

 Kt to Kt4: 

 QR to KB sq 

 R to KR5 ! 

 Q to B2 

 Kt to K3 

 Kt to B5 

 Kt takes RP 

 Q to Bo(ch) 

 Q takes Kt 

 Q to Kt4(ch) 

 g to R4 

 P to Q4 



White. Blaok. 

 Blackburn. Mackenzie. 



33. g to Kt2 E to B2 



34. K to R2 R(R5) to KB5 



35. R to KKt sq P to KKt4 



36. Q to K2 R(B2) to B4 



37. K to Kt2 Q to B2 



38. R to KB sq Q to K3 



39. R to Kt4 K to B3 



40. K to R2 P to R4 



41. R takes R R takes R 



42. R to Ksq R to KR5 



43. Q to Kt2 Q to B4 



44. Q to Kt3 R to KB5 



45. R to K3 K to B3 



46. K to Kt2 P to B4 



47. P to Kt4 P takes P 



48. BP takes P R to Q5 



49. Q to B2 ! R to R5 



50. P to B4 ! ! R takes BP 



51. Q to gB2 Q to K3 



52. P to Kt5 P to Kt5 



53. P to KR4 P to Q5 



54. R to K4 Q to Q4 



55. P to R4 Q to Kt2 



56. K to Kt sq R takes R 



57. P takes R K to K2 



58. P to R5 : ! K to Q3 



59. Pto R6 Q togB2 



60. Q to QR2 Q to BS(ch) 



61. K to Kt2 Q to KB5 



62. Q to g5(ch) K to K2 



63. Q to Kt7(ch) K to Ksq 



64. Q to B8(ch) K to K2 

 Drawn. 



Duration 9 hours. 



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