471. 



• KNOWLEDGE . 



[Dec. 5, 1884. 



#ur CftfSss Column* 



By Mephisto. 



PUZZLE No. 139. 



By Zukertoht. 



(From the Bradford Ohser'/er and Budcfet.) 



Black. 



SI Mt'M ■ 



■ W W) i iw 



• ^1 iiiJ * • 



* a ■#!! i 



Whitb. 

 White to play and mate in two moves. 



THE EVANS GAMBIT. 



(Compromised Defence.) 



{Continued from p. 394.) 



1. P to K4, P to K4. 2. Kt to KB3, Kt to QB3. 3. B to B4' 

 B to B4. 4. P to QKt4, B x P. 5. P to B3. In onr former 

 articles we have examined Blacli's reply of B to B4, which is safe 

 to play, as it limits the number of attacking moves at White's 

 disposal. We shall now proceed to discuss Black's reply of 



5. B to R4 



which move requires greater care on the part of the defendant 

 player. 



6. P to Q4 P X P 



7. Castles PxP 



This is the compromised defence, which Zukertort and other 

 analysts pronounce to be sound. We shall hereafter proceed with 

 other variations arising from 5. B to E4. The usual continuation 

 of the compromised defence is 



8. Q to Kt3 Q to B3 



9. P to K5 



KtxP would not be good, on account of 10. E to K sq., P to Q3. 



11. Q to R4 (ch), K to B sq. 12. Kt x Kt, P to B7. 13. Kt to 

 Kt6 (ch) and mate. 



Q to Kt3. 

 10. KtxP 

 Here B X Kt would lead to the following : — 11. QxB, KKttoK2. 



12. Kt to Kt5, Castles. 13. B to Q3 with advantage. 



KKt to K2 



Black. 



White . 



This is a usual position in this defence. White has now two good 

 moves at his disposal for continuing the attack, one is 11. Kt to K2, 

 and the other 11. B to US. We must confess to a strong liking for 



The attacks arising from both lines 



B to R3 in the Evans Gambit, 

 of play are very interesting. 



11. Ktto K3 P to Kt4 

 (This move is considered best for the defence.) 



12. B to Q3 Q to K3 



13. Q to Kt2 Kt to Kt3 



14. Kt to B4 Kt X Kt 



15. B X Kt P to KR3 



16. QR to B sq. P to R3 



17. KR to Q sq. B to Kt2 



18. Q to Kt sq. R to Q sq. 



(With a defensive position.) 

 On the 13th move White mav also play — 



13. Q to Kt sq. ■ Kt to Kt3 



14. B to Kt2 B to Kt2 



15. P to QR4 P to Kto 



16. Kt to Kt3 Castles QR 



17. R to B sq. Kt to B5 



18. B to K4 P to KE3 



19. P to R3 



In illustration of the move of 11. B to E3, we give the opening 

 moves of games recently played, vide diagram of position : — 



11. 



12. 



13. 



14. 



15. 



16. 



Zukertort 



p. 

 HirscrhfeW. 

 B toR3 



Castles 

 QR to Q sq . 

 P to Kt4 

 B to Q3 

 Qto R4 

 Ktto K4 

 K to R sq. (a) 

 Kt to BG 

 PxKt 

 PxP 



PtoQ3 



PxKt 



KtxP 



B to Kt2 (ch) 



P toB3 



B toK4 



R to QKt sq. 

 20 Ktjjo Q4 

 " ' P to QB4 

 with a good defence. 



17. 



18. 



19. 



11. 



12. 



13. 



14. 



16. 



17. 



18. 



Hirschfeld 

 r. 

 Mason. 

 B to R3 

 Castles 

 QR to Q eg . 

 B X Kt (b) 

 QxB 

 P toQ4 

 PxP (en pas) 

 PxP 

 RxP 

 B toK3 

 R to Ksq. 

 Q to R4 

 BxB 

 PxB 

 QRxP 

 Kt to Q4 

 Q to Kt3 



11. 



12. 



13. 



14. 



15. 



16. 



17. 

 18. 



19. 



20. 



Zukertort 

 r. 



Hinchfeld. 

 B to R3 

 Castles 

 Kt to K2 ( c) 

 P to Kt4 

 B to Q3 

 Q to K3 (d) 

 Bj< P (ch) 

 K to R sq. 

 Q toK3 

 Q toK3 

 Kt to Kt 5 

 B to Kt2 

 QR to Q sq . 

 QR to Q sq. 

 B to K4 

 P to Q4 

 PxP (en pas) 

 PxP 

 Q to KKt3 



with the better game. 

 NOTES. 



Bto B2 

 White has a strong 

 game. 



(n) Zukertort thinks R to K sq. better. 



(h) The " Chess Monthly " condemns this exchange, considering 

 the KB necessary for the defence and to prevent R to K sq. 

 (c) Not so good as QR to Q sq. 

 (fJ) Here Zukertort prefers Q to Kt5. 14. P to R3, Q to QK5. 



Correction. — In the game given on p. 414, we have reversed the 

 names of the players, which should read : White, R. M. Macmaster ; 

 Black, R. K. Leather. 



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A correspondent informs us that Grimshaw has composed the 

 first Problem in which a Rook makes room for a Q. Ths problem 

 was likewise unsound. It was published in Knowledge March 9th, 

 1883, Vol. III. Correct solutions received from J. K. Milne, W., 

 H. W. Sherrard, Scribbler, F. Champ. 



C. Planck. — Thanks ; the three-move published last Saturday. 

 Other Problem not clear where the mate comes in after 2K x Kt. 



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