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[Sept. 21, 1883. 



No. 89, p. 33. We think such a comparison will result favourably 

 to the above composition). 



GAME PLAYED ON THE 30th OF JULY, 1883, IN THE 

 NUEEMBERG INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT. 



Scotch Gambit. 



Black. 

 Gunsberg. 

 P toK4 

 Ktto QB3 

 P takes P 

 B toB4 

 Q toB3 

 KKt to K2 

 Kt takes Kt (a) 

 B to Kt3 

 P to KR3 (b) 

 P to Q3 



White. 

 Blackburne. 



14. QR to B sq 



15. Kt to B4 



16. P to QKt4 



17. P to K5 (.») 



18. P takes P 



19. B takes P 



20. B takes P 



21. R to K7 (i) Q to Kt3 



22. R takes B KR to Q sq 



23. B to K5 (ch) Kt takes B 



24. P takes Kt R takes R 



25. Q takes R, and White won. 



Black. 

 Gunsberf;. 

 K to R sq (e) 

 Q toR2 

 P to B4 (0 

 P to Kt4 (h) 

 P takes Kt 

 P takes P (0 

 B to Q2 0) 



White. 

 Blackburne. 



1. P to K4 



2. Kt to KB3 



3. P to Q4 



4. Kt takes P 



5. B to K3 



6. P to QB3 



7. Q to Q2 



8. P takes Kt 



9. Kt to B3 



10. B to B4 



11. Castles KR Kt toB3 (c) 



12. Kt to Q5 Q to Kt3 



13. KRtoKsq(c!)Castles 



NOTES. 



(a) This is incorrect, for it not only gives White a good centre 

 position, bat also loses time, as the Black Bishop is forced to retire 

 to Kt3. Stronger play than this is 7. B takes Kt. 8. P takes Kt 

 (If 8. B takes Kt, Q to Kt3), P to Q4. 9. P to Q5, Q to Kt3, with 

 an even game. 



(h) Loss of time. 11. Q to Kt3 would have been better, as it 

 would have somewhat retarded White's development and taken the 

 Q out of reach of the White QKt. 



(c) White's development is much superior to Black's. White 

 threatened the dangerous move of P to B4, to be followed by P to 

 K5, &c., wlien Black's game would soon become untenable. Kt to 

 B3 obviously prevents P to B4 for the present. 



(d) Better than QR to K sq, for, as will be seen, the QR soon 

 takes an active part in the game. P to B4 would not do, as Black 

 could have repUed with Q takes KP. 



(e) B to Q2 instead would probably have been Black's safest 

 course, as it would have enabled him to oppose the advance of 

 White's centre by QR to K sq. It would have been bad to take the 

 KP now, as White would obtain a winning attack, i.e., 



14. Q takes KP 



15. B takes P 



16. Q to Kto (threatening B takes 



KtP, &c.) 



17. K to R sq 



18. R to B sq 

 and White should win by B takes P, following by Kt checking, iSrc. 



(/) The move of B to Q2 would stUl have held good. 



((/) A well-calculated move. 

 By exchanging pieces Black 

 could apparently win a P, but in 

 reality he would lose, i.e., 



P takes P 



18. P takes P Kt takes KP 



19. B takes B Kt takes B 



20. R takes Kt BP takes B 



21. Q to Q6: 

 and White should win. 

 (/i) This is a veiy risky counter- 

 attack, but Black had no satis- 

 factory reply to the move of P to 

 Ko, the result of Black's prema- 

 turely playing P to B4, and de- 

 laying to develop his QB and QR. 



(i) White has more than ample compensation for his piece in 

 this interesting position. Black could not play B to Q2 on account 

 of P to Kto, which would win. The terrible check with the B on 

 Ko wins the day for White, i.e., 



15. Q takes QP 



16. Q takes P (ch) 



17. B to Q5 



19. B to Q2 



20. B to R4 



21. B takes R 



22. Q to Kt3 

 B toE4 



20. P to Kt5 



21. Q to Kt2 



22. P takes Kt 



23. P takes B 



24. P takes P, &c. 



(j) Black had to play all this under great pressure of time. R to 

 Q sq seems stronger, but the nature of the position is such that 

 White would have triumphed whatever Black played. White had 

 three moves at his disposal in replv to R to Q sq, viz., (a) R to K7, 

 or (6) P to Kt5, or B to B4, i.e., 



(a) 20. R to Q sq 



21. R to K7 21. Q to Kt3 



22. B to KB7 22. Q to Kt4 



and we do not see any winning move for White ; Black threatens 

 both the R and the B. If White plays P to B4, Black could safely 

 retire Q to Kt3. The best move for White in this position is pro- 

 bably 23. R takes Kt. Black obviously cannot take the Q, as White 

 would mate in two moves by B checking and then B disc. ch. and 

 mate, but Black would have a satisfactorv replv in 23. P takes B. 

 For if 24. B to Ko (ch), K to R2. 25. B" to Kt6 (disc, ch.) (beat), 

 for 25. Q takes Q, P takes Q. 26. B to Q5 (ch), K to R3. 27. B 

 takes P, B takes P. 28. B takes R, B takes B, and Black wins, as 

 he threatens R to Q8). 25. K takes B (best). 26. R to Kt7 (ch), 

 K to E4. 27. Q to K2 (ch), Q to Kt5. 28. R takes Q, P takes Q, 

 and we do not see anv immediate prospect of White winning (h). 



20. E to Qsq 

 21. P to Kt5 

 With this move we think that White can force the game what- 

 ever Black plays, i.e., 



21. Q to Kt3 (best). 22. B to B4. B to R4. (If Kt to E4, then 

 23. E to K7, Kt takes B. 24. E takes Kt, B to K3. 25. B to K5 

 (ch), K to Kt sq. 26. R to B3, &c.) 



23. Q to K3 B takes R 



24. E takes B B to Q2 

 (If Kt to E4, then 25. Q to K7 

 wins.) 



25. P takes Kt B takes P 



26. P to Q5 B to K sq 



27. Q to Q4 (ch) K to E2 



28. E to K7 (ch) B to B2 



29. P 10 Q6 R to KB sq 

 3U. P to Q7 (threatening B takes 



E, followed by P to Q8 (Q) 

 QR to Q sq 



31. B to B"! K to Kt sq 



32. B takes B (ch) R takes B 



33. B takes E, and wins. 

 If in the foregoing variation 



Black on his 22nd move plays 

 Kt takes QP instead of B to E4, White would continue with 

 23. Q to Kt2 ; if then R to Q2, 24. E to B3, and White will soon 

 obtain a winning advantage. Returning again to the position 

 in the diagram, we find that, in reply to 21. P to Kto, E takes 

 B, can be played, but with similar unfavourable result, i.e., 



20. E to Q sq 



21. P to Kt5 E takes B 



22. E to K8 (ch) K to Kt2 



23. P takes Kt, and White must win. 



(i) This move brings about a winning end game. P to Kt5 

 would also have won, but by a more complicated and difiicidt 

 method. 



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