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[June 15, 1883. 



auperiority by only interrnptinj; his score by draws, and especially 

 uftcr his boating Fisher and drawing with Gunsberg, his position 

 119 lirat ])rizo winner seemed well securod. Mr. Gunsberg, who lost 

 to iloMBrs. SlacDonnoll and Minchin, resigned second place to Fisher 

 by snfTiring another defeat at the hands of Mr. Gattie, a player of 

 great abiUty, who, curiously enough, althongh not scoring high 

 himself, was tlio oidy man who managed to defeat IJardeleben ; lie 

 also won of Rankcn. The latter broke down in tlie second half of 

 the Tonrnament, losing several games, jjrobably through physical 

 exhaustion. Tko Kev. Mr. MacDonnell, who had not been doing 

 well at first, played with increased attention and strength in the 

 second half of the Tournament. Mr. (iunsberg ])layed Mr. Lee in 

 a careless and haphazard fashion, out of time and turn, and. owing 

 to some differences, this game was scored against both players, thus 

 allowing the Bev. Mr. MacDonnell to take third place. 



Official Scoee of the Pri-ze Winners in the Vizayanagaram 

 toubnament. 



Bardlben. 



Fisher ... 

 McDnell. ' 



Kanken S 

 Xsmbert 



«P" 



Lee 



; Q W &. a S iJ ►Jig S 



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I 1 1 |1 1 1 1 1 



1 1 il 1 1 1 1 1 



1 1 1 ll il 1 II II 



I 1 ll ,1 il 1 iO ll 



i I il ,1 i 1 :i :j 



J 1 |0 1 ll 1 1 



1 |» — U 1 I 1 '1 |1 



1 1 -0 1 1 1 1 1 ll 



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 —1 

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1111 

 1111 

 1111 



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1 1 ,1 1 

 i 1 1 1 

 1111 

 1111 

 1111 



The prizes were of the value of: 1, £60; 2, £50; 3, £40; 4, £30; 



5, £20; 6, £15; 7, £10; 8, £8; P, £7. Messrs. Gossip and Ranken 



divided the fifth and sixth prize. 



Our readers will be able to judge more correctly of the merits 



and style of the players by the following table : — 



First. ...Bardeleben ...won 11). ..drawn 5. ..lost 1 



Second.... Fisher „ 20 ,, 1 „ i 



Third. ...MacDonnell... ,, 10 „ 1 „ 5 



Fourth.... Gunsberg „ IS „ 2 „ 4* 



Fifth Gossip „ 15 „ 5 „ 5 



Sixth. ...Ranken 15 ,, 5 „ 5 



Seventh. Lambert „ 15 ,, 3 ,, 7 



Eighth.. ..Piper „ 14 „ 4 „ 7 



Ninth. ...Lee „ 15 „ 1 „ 8* 



* And lost 1 by forfeit. 



We also give the following analytical table, showing the play 

 amongst the nine Prize winners only (!), independent of the score 

 of the weaker competitors. Some very curious results are ob- 

 tained, clearly showing that there are qualities besides strength of 

 play which may somewhat materially effect the position and chances 

 of a player in a tournament. 



1= won J i = drawn; 0= lost game; * = forfeit. 



All players are agreed as to the well-deserved success of Herr 

 von Bardeleben. He is about 22 years of age, and resides in 

 Leipzic, Germany. In spite of Ids youth, he has already taken part 

 in two or three Tournaments, and won considerable prizes. He has 

 a sound theoretical judgment, and, above all things, he is a very 

 steady and cautious player, invariably ])laying the Sicilian Defence 

 as second player, and never venturing upon a bold course with the 

 first move in band. Ho played in the evenings only, and thoroughly 

 devoted himself, from beginning to end, to the task before him in a 

 manner which will serve as a lesson to some of his less steady 



fellow-competitors. The following anecdote may not be out of 

 place. W'lien asked by the writer to visit a concert at the Albert 

 ilall on a Wednesday afternoon, Herr von Bardeleben, after some 

 hesitation, declined. Ho excused his refusal of the invitation by 

 tho following characteristic reply : — "If you play in a Tournament, 

 you must eat well ! drink well ! and do nothing else besides playing 

 in tho Tournament." 



Wo give below a fine specimen of this young chess-artiBt'a 

 skill :— 



Between tho first Prize Winner, Herk von Bakheleben and 

 Mr. J. G. MiscniN. 



1. P to Q4 



2. P to QB4 



3. Kt to QB3 



4. Kt to B3 



5. P to K3 

 C. B to K2 



7. Castles 



8. P takes QP 

 0. P to QKt3 



10. B to Kt2 



11. Kt takes P 



12. B to B3 (d) 



13. Q to Q3 



14. KK to Q sq. 



15. R to Q2 



16. QR to Q sq. 



17. P to Kt3 



18. R to B2 



19. Q to K2 



20. Q takes Kt 



21. Kt to B5 (e) 



P toQ4 

 P to K3 I 



KttoKB3 (a)' 

 P to QKt3 I 

 B to Q3 (!.) 

 Castles I 



P to B4 

 KP takes P 

 B to Kt2 

 P takes P (c) 

 Kt to B3 

 Kt to K2 

 R to B sq. 

 B to Kt sq. 

 R to K sq 

 Kt to Kt3 

 Kt to K5 

 Kt to K4 

 Kt takesB(eh) 

 QtoQ2 

 B to K4 (/) 



22. Q takes Kt (;)B takes Kt 



23. Q to Kt4 (hj B takes B (i) 



24. Kt to R6 (ch) K to B sq. 



25. Q takes Q P takes Kt 



26. R takes B, and, after a few 

 more moves, Black resigned. 



NOTES. 



(u) Mason played B to Kt5 in his game against English with 

 good effect. 



(fc) B to K2 is safe and more defensive in its character, the point 

 being not to interpose a piece between the Queen and the centre 

 Pawns, which are the main objects of attack. 



(c) Not to be commended. Kt to B3 instead would have 

 answered better. 



(d) Devoting his attention to the isolated Pawn. 



(e) A move full of deep and hidden motives, besides threatening 

 the centre. He also intends assailing the KKt, P with Q, Kt, 

 and B. 



(/) Apparently the Bishop defends the weak spot on Kt2, but of 

 no avail. Black really had no satisfactory defence, as the position 

 is such that it admits of various interesting combinations. If Black 

 plays P to B3, or K to R sq., then Kt takes Kt ought to win, or, if 

 Kt takes Kt, then Q to Kt4 wins. We give a diagram of this in- 

 teresting position. 



(3) Both brilliant and sound, and the combination that ensues 

 gives evidence of play of the highest order. 



(h) The key move of the position. 



(i) Q to K3 was here necessary to save the Queen ; but White 

 would win, as he remains with a piece ahead. 



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