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KNOWLEDGE. 



[JULV 1, 1895. 



The following game obtained the brilliancy prize in the 

 recent toui-nament of the New Jersey Chess Association: — 



Notes. 



((() 4. . . . B to Q2 is the more usual and better 

 continuation. 



(/') The sacrifice of the Pawn is probably not sound, but 

 ^\'hi;e obtains thereby a free development. It will be 

 seen that Black practically abandons the Pawn on his 

 seventh move, probably overlooking White's ninth move. 



(c) A very brilliant idea, more especially as it is not 

 forced in any way. 



((/) It would seem that \\'hite could gain a move here 

 by 13. B to K3 (vide his fifteenth move). This would have 

 shortened the game considerably. 



((') Black has no time for this manreuvre. It is a ques- 

 tion even whether he should liave wasted two moves with 

 his Queen in order to take the Knight. Now, at any rate, 

 he should attempt to bring his other pieces into play, 

 perhaps by Kt to K2 and Kt to QB3. 



(O lfl7 . . . K toKsq,thenl8. RxB. Or if 17. . . . 

 P to B3, 18. Q to Kt4, Q to Bsq ; 19, RxB, etc. But 

 17. . . . Kt to K2 looks better. 



('/) A very pretty finishing touch. Apart from his thir- 

 teenth move, White's conduct of the attack against a rather 

 weak defence is both sound and brilliant. 



0HE8S INTELLIGENCE. 



The Intel national Tournament, which begins at Hastings 

 on August ."ith, promises to be an unprecedented success. 

 The prizes are large and the entries likely to be both 



numerous and important. Among other likely competitors 

 may be mentioned Steinitz, Lasker, Tarrasch, Lipke, 

 Blackburne, Bird, Mason, Teichmann. Marco, Burn, 

 Pillsbury, Mieses, etc. Only five games will be played a 

 week by each player, so that a tournament of twenty-one 

 competitors will last exactly four weeks, even if there is 

 no tie for the first prize to be played oft'. Probably the 

 Committee will be under the painful necessity of refusing 

 many entries, for it is hardly likely that more than twenty- 

 one will be wanted ; possibly even sixteen would be con- 

 sidered a more desirable number, though more than that 

 number are sure to enter. 



(Simultaneously with the above a minor tournament, 

 open to the world, will also be held. The British player 

 who comes out highest will hold the Newnes Challenge 

 Cup, which carries with it the title of Amateur Champion 

 of the British Chess Association, a title which has been in 

 abeyance for the last four or five years. 



The match at the British Chess Club between Blackburne 

 and Von Bardeleben was finally given up as drawn, after 

 each player had scored three games, with three games 

 drawn. Ilerr von Bardelebens stay in England being 

 limited, and the days of play somewhat indefinite, the 

 premature division of the stakes was not altogether un- 

 expected. Probably both players were satisfied with the 

 result, for though the English champion started well, his 

 opponent was gradually getting into practice. 



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