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KNOWLEDGE. 



[September 2, 1895. 



20. PxKt 



21. R to KBsq 



22. BxP 



23. R to B3 



24. II to Kt3ch 



20. QxBP 



21. Q to K5 



22. QR to Ksq 



23. P to KR4 



24. Resigns. 



Notes. 



(a) It is not generally known that B to K2 is inferior 

 at this stage, though German analysts have demonstrated 

 the fact. 



(i) The alternative 5. ... Kt to Q5 is very risky. 

 Ziikertort continued with (i. Kt x Kt, P x Kt ; 7. P to K5, 

 P X Kt ; 8. P X Kt, with a winning game. 



(c) If 6. . . . B to Q2, 7. P to Q5, Kt to QKtsq ; 

 8. B to Q;i, with the advantage according to ^'on Bardelehen. 

 We should prefer, however, 7. R to Ksq, in reply to which 

 Black cannot castle, on account of the well-loiown varia- 

 tion 7. . . . castles ; 8. B x Kt, B x B ; 9. P x P, P x P ; 

 10. QxQ, QRxQ; 11. KtxP, BxP; 12. KtxB, 

 Kt xKt ; 13. Kt to Q3 !, P to KB4 ; 14. P to KB3, B to 

 B4ch; 15. KtxB, KtxKt; 16. B to Kt5, winning the 

 exchange. 



{(i) A new and excellent move. Bardeleben gives instead 

 8. KtxKt, PxKt ; 9. B to Q3, castles ; 10. P to KR3, 

 with a good game. 



(«) Castling seems premature in so cramped a position. 

 We would suggest 8. . . . Kt to K4 at once ; if then 9. 

 B xBch, Q X B, reserving the option of castling on either 

 wing. 



( / ) Very dangerous now, as it allows the entrance of 

 the White Knight at KB6. The Standard suggests 9. . . . 

 R to Ksq. 



(;/) This development of the QB in the Ruy Lopez is 

 now fashionable. It was introduced by Showalter and 

 Tarrasch. 



(/i) As pointed out by the Standard he cannot play 

 12. ... P to Q4, on account of 13. PxP, KtxP ; 14. 

 KtxKt, QxKt; 15. QxQ, RxQ; 16. P to QB4, 

 winning a piece. For this reason he moves the Knight, 

 but to the wrong square. By playing it to KtS at once he 

 would save two moves. 



(i) 18. . . . Kt X P would be very dangerous on account 

 of the reply 14. Q to Kt4, with a winning game. 



(j) Very prettily played. If Black reply IG. . . . 

 KtxKt, 17. KtxKtP, wins. 



(k) Clearly forced ; if 18. ... Q to Q2, 19. Kt x Ktch, 

 P X Kt ; 20. Q to Kt4ch, Kt to Kt3 ; 21. Q to KtS, etc. 



Eecei-\-ed for RE^^Ew. — The Chess Openings. By I. 

 Gunsberg. (George Bell & Sons.) Our notice of this 

 book is unavoidably held over till next mouth. 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



The whole attention of the chess world is now concen- 

 trated on Hastings, where the International Tournament 

 began on August 5th. None of the selected twenty-two 

 failed to keep their engagements, so that the reserve 

 (Herr Van Lennep) was not called upon. So much space 

 has been given to the tournament in the leading daily 

 papers, that a detailed report at this stage is unnecessary. 

 A lew leading incidents of the first portion of the tourney 

 may, however, be mentioned. Undoubtedly the most 

 remarkable feature of the first week was the unfortimate 

 start made by Dr. Tarrasch, the winner of the last three 



international tournaments. At the end of the sixth round 

 his score was actually only 2. After ten rounds his score 

 was 5, and he will no doubt obtain a prize, though prob- 

 ably not one of the highest. In opposition to this may 

 be placed the splendid performance of Tchigorin, who won 

 eight out of his first nine games, and the almost equal 

 success of the young American, H. N. Pillsbury, who 

 scored 8| out of 10. Bardeleben held the unbeaten 

 record longer than any other player, finally succumbing to 

 Steinitz in the tenth round. The latter player was 

 leading at the end of the fifth round, but then four con- 

 secutive losses rendered his case almost hopeless as far as 

 the first prize is concerned. Of the three principal 

 favourites, Lasker alone showed anything like his true 

 form in the opening stages. He scored 7s out of 10, one 

 point behind Pillsbury and Tchigorin, and equal with 

 Bardeleben. It would seem that the first prize is destined 

 to go to one of these four. Of the other players Bird has 

 done well, and Blackburne very badly ; Gunsberg and 

 Mason have performed moderately, as also Marco and 

 Janowski. Mieses started well, but subsequently fell off ; 

 Burn, on the contrary, has improved on a very bad start. 

 Teichmann, who recently lost a hard-fought match with 

 Bardeleben in London, has done fairly well, and Pollock 

 has justified his selection by beating Steinitz. Walbrodt 

 and Schiffers have been difficult to beat ; .Janowski has 

 more than once beaten himself. Schlechter's score is a 

 curiosity — no wins, one loss, and nine draws. This has 

 not an enterprising sound, and yet his drawn game with 

 Bardeleben was perhaps the most daring in the tourney. 



Contilnts of No. 118. 



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A True Story of Old Babylon. By 

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Digestion in Plants. By J. Pent- 

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Antivenine. By Dr. J. G. 

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Letters : — David Flaiiery ; Alfred 



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Lobley, F.G.S. 



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185 



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179 



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B.A.Oxou 191 



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