72 



KNOWLEDGE, 



[Maboh 2, 1896. 



The following was, perhaps, the finest game played in 

 the recent tournament at St. Petersburg. 



" Queen's Gambit Declined." 



White. Black. 



(H. .\. PiUsbur.v.) (K. r.ii>k,T,) 



1. P to Q4 1. P to Q4 



2. P to QB4 2. P to K3 



8. QKt to B3 3. KKt to B3 



4. Kt to B3 4. P to Bl 



6. B to Kt5 5. P X QP 



6. Q X P 6. Kt to B3 



7. Q to KR4 7. B to K2 



8. Castles 8. Q to R4 



9. P to K8 9. B to Q2 



10. K to Ktsq 10. P to KRB 



11. PxP 11. PxP 



12. Kt to Q4 12. Castles 

 18. BxKt 13. BxB 



14. Q toR5 14. KtxKt 



15. PxKt 15. B toK3 



16. P to B4 16. QR to Bsq 



17. PtoB5 17. RxKt 



18. PxB 18. R toQR6 



19. PxPch 19. RxP 



20. P X R 20. Q to KtBch 



21. B toKtS 21. QxBch 



22. K to Rsq 22. R to B2 



23. R to Q2 23. R to B5 



24. KR to Qsq 24. R to B6 



25. Q to B5 25. Q to B5 



26. K to Kt2 26. RxP 



27. Q to K6ch 27. K to R2 



28. K x R 28. Q to B6ch 



29. K to R4 29. P to Kt4ch 



80. K X P 30. Q to B5ch 



81. Resigns 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



Hi 

 9i 



The important quadrangular tournament at St. Peters- 

 burg resulted as follows : — 



First Prize ... E. Lasker 



Second Prize ... W. Steinitz 



Third Prize ... H. N. Pillsbury ... 8" 



Fourth Prize ... M. Tchigorin ... 7 



Each player played six games with every other, so that 

 the highest possible score was eighteen. As might have 

 been expected in such a tournament, or, rather, series of 

 matches, none of the competitors approached this ideal 

 score. 



The final result is more or less in accordance with 

 established form. Lasker was last year the acknowledged 

 champion of the world, in succession to Steinitz, who had 

 held the post for nearly thirty years. Pillsbury was the 

 new star which had eclipsed all others at Hastings ; while 

 Tchigorin, though a very fine player, had never, to our 

 knowledge, won outright any tournament or match of 

 primary importance. In spite of this, all sorts of excuses 

 have been made for his position on the list. One of the 

 four had of necessity to occupy the lowest place. Tchigorin, 

 who had whatever advantage there is in playing in his 

 native land, came out a good fourth, with a by no means 

 discreditable score. It is true that he made more over- 

 sights than usual, but Steinitz and Pillsbury were almost 

 equally unfortunate in this respect. 



PiUsbury's play is to a certain extent unaccountable. 

 At the conclusion of the first half of the tournament he 

 actually held the lead ; in the second half he did not win a 

 single game. This breakdown does seem to require some 



explanation. Such, however, is not forthcoming, even 

 from the player himself. It is noteworthy, especially, that 

 he did not win a single game from Steinitz. 



The last-mentioned player was a little fortunate in this 

 and in some other respects. His position is most creditable, 

 but he owes it entirely to his success against Pillsbury. He 

 won two games from Tchigorin, and one from Lasker. 



Lasker, as will be seen from the score, won with com- 

 parative ease. No doubt he could, if necessary, have added 

 another half point or so to his score ; but with victory 

 certain he may well have been content to draw his last 

 two games without running any risks or incurring any 

 unnecessary fatigue. Certainly he has more than atoned 

 for his comparative failure at Hastings, where, like Tarrasch 

 and Steinitz, he was handicapped by ill-health. Though 

 beaten by Pillsbury in their individual encounters, he 

 would have been equal to him if he had played his first 

 game in anything like his proper form. 



The following is an analysis of the score : — 



Ijasker beat Steinitz (H| to 1^) and Tchigorin (5 to 1). 



Steinitz beat Pillsbury (5 to 1). 



Pillsbury beat Lasker (3| to 2^) and Tchigorin (31 to 2i). 



Tchigorin beat Steinitz ( 3.} to 2^). 



Matches and rumours of matches have arisen from this 

 great contest. Steinitz will play a match of twelve games 

 with Schiffers at Kharkofif. The latter player should 

 hardly do more than offer a sturdy resistance. The com- 

 mittee of the Hastings Club have offered £150 for a 

 championship match between Lasker and Steinitz, to be 

 played in that town next May, only to find that the Moscow 

 Club had already been in negotiatio]i for a similar contest 

 at the same date, and under conditions more likely, it is 

 said, to be satisfactory to the two parties concerned. 



The present score in the Vienna Chess Club Tournament 

 is : — Englisch 7|, Marco 6^, Schlechter 6, Schwarz 5|, 

 Tinkl 5^, Weiss, Albin, Max Judd, and Halprin 4^, 

 Mandelbaum 4. 



Contents of No. 124. 



PAGE 



Some Ciu-ions Facts iu Plant 

 Distl-ibiition. By W. Bottiiig 

 Hemsley, F.R.S. 



Waves.— II. The Waves of the 

 Sea Shore. By Vaiighan 

 Cornish, M.Sc. (Illustrated) ... 



Antarctic Exploration. By 

 Wimam Bruce 28 



Notices of Books. (Rlustrated)... 31 



Letters :— W. H. Monck ; 

 Geograx^her 34 



Greek Vases. — I. Introductory. 

 By H. B. Waltei-s, M.A., F.S.A. 

 (illustrated) 36 



What is a Nebula ? By E. Walter 

 Mannder, F.E.A.S 38 



25 



26 



I Nebula uear 1.5 Monocerotis. 

 I By Isaac Roberts, D.Sc, 



F.B.S. M 



Comets of Short Period. BvW. E. 



Plummer, M.A., F.E.A.S 40 



The Spanish Chestnut. By George 



Paxton. (Illustrated) 43 



Life iu Babylonia in Patriarchal 



Times. By Theo. G. Pinches, 



M.E.A.S. (Ilhistrated) U 



Science Notes 46 



The Face of the Sky for Febraary. 



By Herbert Sadler, F.E.A.S. ... 47 

 Chess Column. By C. D. Locock, 



B.A.Oxon 47 



Two Plates.— 1, The Breakwater at Colombo during the S.W. Monsoon. 

 2, Photograph of the Nebula uear 15 Monocerotis. 



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