♦ KNOAVLEDGE * 



[Jax. 30, 1885. 



^ur <Cf)t£!6 Column* 



By Mephisto. 



CITY CLUB VERSVS ST. GEORGE'S.* 



THE second match between these two powerful clubs — an event 

 looked forward to with the greatest interest by the Chess 

 ■world — Tvas played on Jlonday.last, the 19th inst., at the Salutation 

 Hotel, 17, Newgate-street. It will be remembered that at their 

 Srst meeting, on JIarch 2-1, ISSl, the West End Club, with teams 

 of sixteen aside, vras \-ictorions by 12 games f> 10. The official 

 score, howerer, ignoring one game, Potter versus Owen, gave 12 

 to 9 as the final result. The City men slept on their defeat pretty 

 soundly for nearly four years. Their awakening, however tardily, 

 has proved a " revelation" to their opponents, as we now proceed 

 to relate. The players were divided into two sections, placed in 

 different parts of the hotel, an arrangement which secured comfort 

 both for thein and for the spectators. We give below the names of 

 the members of each team, the openings adopted (the first player 

 of each pair being marked with a *), and the full score. In the 

 present match the teams were twenty aside, and the games 

 restricted to one between each pair of combatants. 



Play began at 6 p.m. Interest first centred around ilr. 

 Stevens' game, who at the 17th move won a piece, and, pursuing 

 his advantage, very prettily gained the opposing Queen for Rook 

 and Bishop, forcing Mr. Ball to resign on the 31st move. First 

 blood for the City. Matters were equalised in a few minutes by 

 Mr. Laws surrendering to Mr. Cover, after an end game with 

 seven Pawns on each side, but the City regained the superiority 

 shortly by the victory of Mr. Hirsch over Mr. Warner. A look 

 round the lower room stowed the advantage on most of the boards 

 to lie with the home playorF, and the friends of the City were 

 hopeful. Mr. Leonard drew Lis game soon after, and almost at the 

 same time the veteran Wyvill struck his flag to Mr. Anger. Scire : 

 City 3, St. George's 1, drawn 1. Tlie City men now went right 

 away. Mr. Heppell, who had gained an extra pawn on the King's 

 side, utilised his superiority skilfully, and won of Mr. Lewis. Soon 

 after 3Ir. Wilson, who had won a piece against a doubled passed 

 Pawn, compelled Colonel Duncan's surrender. Dr. Ballard shortly 

 found further resistance hopeless against Mr. Gunsberg. who cleverly 

 made the most of a premature attack instituted by his opponent 

 before he had castled. The City men were now radiant. Score G 

 to 1, and 1 draw. The fainting hopes of the West-end men were 

 somewhat revived by 3Ir. Puller, who had obtained a dangerous 

 supported passed Pawn at Queen's Gth, scoring against Mr. Cohen. 

 .\t this time, the game of Messrs. Potter and Wayte attracted the 

 lion's share of attention, for Mr. Potter, who had opened with a 

 double Fianchetto, was breaking in upon his opponent's King. Mr. 

 Gattie next drew, against Mr. Frankenstein, a difficult ending with 

 a Pawn behind, and Mr. Marett, who had retained Knight against 

 Bishop for the end game defeated Mr. Watts. It was now a quarter 

 to ten, and the score stood — City 6, St. George's 3, drawr 2. After 

 this temporary check the City men again went ahead, scoring the 

 next three games. Mr. Lord, who had gained a piece for three 

 Pawns, won of Mr. Ranken, Mr. Ueathcote surrendered to Mr. 

 Taylor : and Mr. Chappell, who played with great steadiness, de- 

 feated Colonel Minchin very neatly. A drawn game ensued between 

 Messrs. Vyse and J. I. Minchin. Mr. Minchin had succeeded in 

 ■retting a passed Pawn to its sixth srinare, but could not utilise it 

 to a win. Fifteen games out of the twenty to be played were 

 now accounted for, and it was obvious that the City would reverse 

 the restilt of the previous match by a handsome majoritv. The score 

 at this point (10.20) stood : City, ; St. George's, 3': drawn, 3. 

 Mr. Block, after a tough fight, gave in to Mr. Skipwortb, and an 

 equally hard struggle between Mr. Bussy and the Rev. Jlr. Lewis 

 ended in a draw, with a Pawn advantage to the former, but Bishops 

 of ojiposite colours. Xext followed the drawing of the game 

 between Messrs. Potter and Wayte, the forcible entry of the former 

 having proved insufficient to win. Tlie impassable coolness of these 

 veteran players at the crisis of the game, surrounded by a densely- 

 packed throng, was the subject of general admiration. Two games 

 remained unfinished at "time" (11 p.m.). The fixst, between 

 Messrs. Hooke and Plunkett, contested with surprising evenness 

 tliroughout, was adjudicated a draw, and the other was given in 

 favour of Mr. Salter, against the liev. Mr. Earnshaw, by Dr. Zuker- 

 tort, the umpii-e. Thus the City Club won by 9 games to 5, and G 

 draws, or, counting in the draws, by 12 to 8, a signal revenge for 

 tlieir former defeat. The company included almost ever}' one of 

 note in London Cliess circles, and not a few provincial celebrities. 



Mr. Adamson is to be congratulated upon his excellent arrange- 

 ments for the comfort of all. 



* Crowded out last week. 



CitT. 



Potter* 4 



Gunsberg 1 



Block* 



Lord* 1 



Heppell 1 



Tyse* -5 



Hooke* i 



Frankenstt in i 



Earnshaw 



Cohen 



Anger 1 



Hirsch 1 



Stevens* 1 



Laws* 



Wilson* 1 



Chappell 1 



Bussy* i 



Leonard i 



Watts 



Taylor* 1 



12 



St. George's. 



Wavte .1 



Baliard* 



Skipworth 1 



Ranken 



Lewis, F.* 



Minchin, J >_, 



Plunkett i 



Gattie* !- 



Salter* 1 



Puller* 1 



Wyvill* 



Warner* 0- 



BaU.... 



Cover ..." 1 



Duncan 



Minchin, Col.* ... 



Lewis, Bev i 



Burroughs* i 



Marett* 1 



Heathcote 



S 



Opening. 

 Doable Fianchetto 

 French defence 

 English game 

 Ruy Lopez 

 .Sicilian 

 Q Gambit dee. 

 Z ikertort's op. 

 C -ntre counter g. 

 Van't Kmys 

 Zakertort's op. 

 Vau't Kruys 

 English game 

 Ruy Lopez 

 ■ Knights game 

 Giaoco Piano 

 K. B. P. game 

 French defence 

 rrench defence 

 French defence 

 Key Lopez 



The following game was played in the above ma'.-.'h : — 

 FEEXcn Detenie. 



Ifl. KxKt 

 If 1. BxKt 

 If 1. BxQ 

 Ifl. PxP 



Problem No. 145, p. 40. 



1. Kt to Kt4 



R X P mate If 1. K x R 

 R X Kt mate If 1. B x R 

 R X Kt mate If 1. BxB 

 KttoKtS m. Ifl. Kt X K 



2. Q toKtsq. m. 

 2. Kt toKtV ri. 

 2. R to Q5 mate 

 2. Q to K7 ma;e 



1. Q to R 3 



2. Kt to K7 



3. Q to B3 mate 

 If 2. BxKt 3. 



1. Q to R3 



2. Q to K7 (ch) 



3. Q to Kt5 mate 



Problem No. lH 



PxB 



K X Kt or 2. 



3. 

 QxP mate, cr if 2. 

 K X Kt (B3) 1. 



K moves 2. 



. GO. 



Q to QG mat: 

 K to Q5 



QxP 

 3. Q mate acco; 

 K4 



K to B5 



St to QB6 mati; 



K x Kt (B4) 



any 



lingly on Kto or 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



f*f Please address Chess Editor, 



John Bennett. — 4. P to Q4 in the Evans Gambit is not a parti- 

 cularh- good reply. We shall deal with it later on. 



Correct solutions have been received from W., 0. A. A. Walker. 

 W. Furnival, 'SI. T. Hooton. 



George Woodcock. — Games received ; will look over them as soon 

 as possible. Solution correct. 



F. J. D. — Game received ; will publish it soou. 



Correct solutions received from W., H. W. Slierrard, A. AV 

 Overton. 



