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[Mat 18, 1883. 



the Monting Advertiser. Especially in the latter paper our 

 readers will find a reliable daily report. 



SCORE UP TO MONDAY NIGHT. 



Bird 



Blackburne 



English 



Mackenzie 



Mason 



Mortimer . . 



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Rosenthal.. 

 "Sellraan .. 

 Skipworth 

 Steinitz .. 

 Tcshigorin 

 Winawer .. 

 .^ukertort.. 



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PLAYED IN THE FIEST KOUND ON MAY 11. 



1. P to K4 



2. Kt to KB3 



3. Kt to QB3 



4. P to Q4 



5. Kt takes P 



6. B to K3 



7. B to K2 



8. Castles 



9. B to B3 



10. Q to Q2 



11. B to RO 



12. B takes B 



13. B to K2 (ri) 



14. P to B4 



P to K4 

 Kt to QB3 

 P to KKt3 (a) 

 P takes P 

 B to Kt2 

 Kt to B3 

 Castles 

 KttoK2 (b)' 

 P to Q3 

 Kt to Q2 

 Kt to K4 

 K takes B (c) 

 P to KB3 

 Kt to B2 



QR to Q sq 

 B toB4 

 B takes Kt 

 P to B5 

 P to K5 (<•) 

 Kt to K6 (ch) 

 P takes B 

 Q to Kt5 

 R to Q3 

 R toE3 

 Q to R6 (ch) 

 R to B8 (ch) 

 Q takes RP 

 mate (j) 



P toB3 

 B to Q2 

 R takes B 

 Kt to B sq 

 BP takes P 

 B takes Kt 

 R to K2 (/) 

 Q to K sq (sf) 

 R takes P (h) 

 Q to K2 (0 

 K to Kt sq 

 Q takes R 



NOTES. 



(a) Steinitz tavoura P to KKt3 as a defence to the Fonr 

 Knights' and Ruy Lopez attack. Most analysts, however, condemn 

 that move, as leading to an unsatisfactory position in general and 

 a weakness on the King side in particular. 



(6) Played with the intention of advancing P to Q4. 



(c) Black's position being already cramped, he ought to have 

 simplified the game by Kt takes B (ch). This would, at least, have 

 averted the subsequent speedy dissolution of his game. 



(d) A judicious retreat, which prepares for the advance of the 

 KBP. 



(e) A very line move, played in Blackbume's best style. Of 

 course, the QP cannot take an account of Kt to K6, and on the 

 BP taking, he obtains the full command of the B file. 



(/) 21. R takes R, would have given White an obvious advan- 

 tage. Also 21. R to B3, White would have replied with 22. Kt to 

 K4, R takes P, 23, Kt to Kt5, R to K2, 24. R to B7 (ch), and 

 rshould win. 



(.7) White threatened R to 1!7 (ch). 



(h) Ever}- move of this well-iilanncd attack seems the natural 

 outcome of the position. 23. P tii R3 would not have helped Black 

 much, for White would reply with 24. Q to Bfi (ch), K to Kt sq. 

 25. Kt to K4, with a winning position ; for if now 25. R takes P, 

 one of the likely continuations would be 26. Q to R4, P to Kt4, 

 •27. E to Kt3, &c. 



(i) This allows of a mate in three moves, bnt Black had no real 

 resource. 



(j) A worthy finish to a well-conceived attack. As a cm-iosity, 

 ■wo may mention that Blackburne beat Steinitz at Vienna in the 

 same number of moves, viz., 27. 



PLAYED IN THE FIRST ROUND ON MAY 7. 



White 

 Muckenz 



P to K4 

 Kt to KB3 

 B to Kt5 

 B to R4 (h) 

 V to B3 

 Q takes Kt 

 Q to Kt3 

 Q takes P (c) 

 P to Q3 (c) 

 Castles 

 P takes P 

 K to R sq (/) 

 Q to K2 

 P to KB4 

 Q to KB2 

 B to Q sq 

 B to K2 

 R to Q sq 

 B to B3 

 B takes Kt 

 Kt to R3 

 P to KKt3 

 Q to Kt2 



P to K4 1 



Kt to QB3 

 Kt to Q5 («) ! 

 B to B4 

 Kttks. Kt(ch) 

 Kt to K2 

 Castles 1 



P to Q4 (d) 

 P to QR4 I 



R to R3 

 R to KKt3 I 

 B to Q3 

 Kt takes P 

 B to KKto 

 P to QB3 

 B to KB4 

 R to K sq 

 R(Kt.3)toK3(3 

 Kt takes P 

 B takes B 

 Q to Kt 4 

 B toK6 

 Q to R3 



I' to KKt4 

 Kt to B2 

 Q to Kt3 

 P to Kt5 (j) 

 P takes Q 

 P takes P 

 Kt to Q4 

 K to Kt2 

 Kt to Kt3 

 P to Q4 

 RtoQ2 

 B to K4 

 KtoB3 

 B to B2 

 Kt to B5 

 KtoB4 

 K takes P 

 Kt to K6 (j) 

 K toK4 

 K to Q3 

 P to B4 

 R to Kt2 

 Resigns (!) 



Bla«k. 

 Bird. 



B to Kt3 

 B to R2 

 B to Kt sq 

 B takes Q 

 B to R5 

 R to Q sq 

 R to B3 

 K takes P 

 R to B4 

 K to R3 (A) 

 R to KKt aq 

 R to Kt4 (ch) 

 P to KB4 

 R to K sq (») 

 B to R4 (ch) 

 R to Kt5 (ch) 

 R(Kt5)toKtsq 

 B to Kt5 (ch) 

 R takes Kt(ch) 

 P to Kt4 (t) 

 B to Kt4 

 R to K6 (ch) 



NOTES. 



(a) Bird is very partial to this defence of the Ruy Lopez. 



(b) Steinitz prefers Kt takes Kt followed by castling. 



(c) Always risky capture at this early stage of the game. 

 (rf) An attacking move. 



(e) This is a tame move. P takes P would have been feasible. 



(/') Zukertort suggested B to Q sq, with a view to playing B to 

 B3 as a satisfactoiy answer to Black's very bold manceuvre with 

 his QR 



(jf) Black plays in very fine attacking style, and carries all 

 before him. White, being hard pressed, thought an exchange of 

 Queens would relieve the strain. 



(li) This is far-seeing play, the object being to play R to Kt sq. 



(1) Cutting off the retreat of the King and threatening a speedy 

 mate. We give a diagram of this interesting position. 

 Bird. 



WUIIE. 



Mackexzie. 

 (.)') To prevent the mate by KR to B sq. 

 (/.•) To prevent an escape bv K to B4. 



(0 For if K to Q2, R to KKtO (dis ch) and wins. Black's play in 

 the latter part of the game has been very tolling and ingenious. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 *»* Please address Chess Editor. 

 Chas. E. Bell.- — The solution to 84 is quite correct ; you seem to 

 have moved R to B5 instead of B4. — Chief Editor. 



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