Aug. 18, 1882.J 



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<Buv Cfjfss Column. 



GAMES BY CORRESPONDENCE. 

 TN the following game by correspondence tho notes were taken 

 J- by both plaj ers independently of each other, as the game pro- 

 giessed. We give both sets of cotes. 



Two Knights' Defence. 



Whitb. 

 Chief Editor. 



1. P to K4 



2. Ktto KB3 



3. B to B4 

 •I. Kt to Kt5 

 5. P takes P 



Chess Editor. 



P toK4 



Kt to QB3 



Kt to B3 



P to Q4 



Kt to QR4 



0. B to Kto (ch) P to B3 



7. P takes P P takes P 



8. B to K3 P to KR3 

 0. Kt to KB3 P to K5 



10. Kt to K5 Q to B2 (1) 



H. PtoQ4(«)(2)BtoQ3 



12. PtoKBi PtakesPenpas 



13. Kt tks PonB3 B to KKtt 



14. P to KE3 (3) B to KtG (ch) 4 



15. KtoBsq(6) B to B4 



I WHrrii. Bljck 



Chief Editor. Chess Editor 



I 3(3. Kt takes R (7n)KtakesKt ( 13) 

 137. QRtoKBsq(14)KttoE4 

 38. Kt to K4 Q to Q5 



30. Kt takes Kt Kt takes Kt 



40. K to R2 (n) K to K2 



41. RtoKsq Q to B3 



42. K to Kt sq R takes 1' 



43. QtakesRP(ch)K toB3 



44. Q to B2 (o) Q to Q3 



45. KtoKGch(p) 15 Q takes R 



46. Q takes P(ch)K to R2 



47. R takes Kt R takes R 

 4S. Q takes R Q takes P 



49. Q to B7 (ch) K to Kt sq 



50. Q to Q8 (ch) K to B2 



51. Q to Q7 (ch) K to Kt sq 



52. Q to K8 (ch) K to Kt2 



53. Q to K5 (ch) K to R2 



54. P to KR5 {q) Q to Kt8 (ch) 



55. Kto B2 QtoQG()-)(lt;) 



56. Q to K7 (ch) K to Kt sq 



57. Q to K8 (ch) K to R2 



58. Q to K5 



59. K to B3 



60. K to K4 

 K to KB4 



62. K to KB5 



16. B to K3 Castles KR 



17. Kt to QB3 QR to Ksq (c) 



18. Q to Q2 (d) Kt to Kt2 



19. B to Q3 Kt to 03 (. 



20. BtoKB4(^)(6)BtakesQB(7) 



21. Q takes B Kt to R4 



22. QtoKR2nd(/)B takes B (ch) 



it n \° nf " ^"^ I' *° ^^ 5^- ^ '° B3 K to R3 



Zr ^. Si , ,.. ^' '° ^- (9) <50- K to K4 Q to 08 (() 



ir 1 1° IIU^^ I *" ^"^^ 61. K to KB4 Qto Q7(ch) («) 



o« P \^^p^ .^ l^° ^^ 62. K to KB5 Q to Q6 (ch) 



OQ P \^'' I ^'^ 5' '° "^ '1*^) i63- K to KG y to Kt6 (ch) 



SO I ^^l , ■^ l^ '"J^"^ (ch) 64. Kto KB6 QtoKKtsq(17) 



^< P * \^^^^^ 5 '° ^- (^^^ 65. Q to K3 (ch) K to E2 



IV 5 * v5^ ^ "'''°' P ■ 66- Q to K4 (ch) K to Rsq 



f^ o ° ^p',^ 5 '° ^6 (i) , 67. Q to K7 Q to KtS 



fi' ?'. J^ - ^' '° ^^ '^»- Q t° K8 (ch) K to R7 



35: k: z If \1) ittf-'T- "" '° ^'' '-'' ^^^"■^^- 



NOTES BY CHESS EDITOR. 

 (1) Q to B2 deserves a slight preference to Q to 05, the usual 

 continuation. 



«>if ^ ^^ • A*,° ^^* f""""e<l by 12. P to Q4 is given as the proper 

 reply, or it Black rephed with 11. P takes P en pass., then 12. Kt 

 takes P, B to Q3. 13. Castles; but the move in the text is bv no 

 means to be considered as bad. 

 bv^Kt fo' 0^"^ *"""' " difficult game. White might hare defended 



R p\ ^t-.c /*'',^''' *''' ''■'"' s'l-onger it White then retook with the 

 B, B to Kt6 (ch), and Castles QR. 



„n i^l l^iJ^n^"^ ^.T",!!';' ''"'" "'"'P'-o^cd Black's attack, followed 

 °P^> ' '° ^^ ^''°"'<' ^^'"'e '■e'ake with Queen. 



(6) This reply somewhat frustrates Black's intentions ; the posi- 

 tion is very mteresting. We give a diagram of tho 

 Position- .\ftkk Wiiiti-:-.s iOni SIuvk. 



(/) The position IS now pregnant with interesting combinations 

 Black might have followed a more advantageous line of play, which 

 ought to have given him a winning superiority ; but we can do no 

 more than give some of the leading lines of plav, as, after hours of 

 labour, wo found the variations too manv for us to survcv in our 

 limited space : — 



Kt to R4 

 , B takes K t 



■ Q takes B 

 Kt^ K4 



■ Q to Kt^sq 

 (Threatening 



P to B4) 

 K to Kt sq or R 1 

 ' B to B4 p1 



Kt to Kt6 

 E toR2 



B toK6 

 Q to QB2 



or Kt to K: 



R to li:; 



Kt^K.^^,l , 

 KR to K sq 

 Kt ta kes B 

 Kt takes Kt 

 RtoR2 



Kt toKt (ch) R to K7 

 Q to B sq 

 KB to K6 



B takes Kt (ch) B to KB (ch) 

 (Winning the and ^^■ins. 



Queen.) 



PtoB3 

 Kt to QB4 

 QtoK2 

 R to B sq 

 B to R4 

 R toB2 



1 takes P ch.) 



but even though White had a more satisfactory reply than given in 

 oui- analysis, Black ought to have obtained sufficient superiority to 



(8) With tho intention of taking KtP it the Queen took the 

 Kuight, but P to B4, with the intention of advancing it to B5, would 

 have been better. 



(10) Having on his 20th move missed his catch, Black aims at 

 obtaming an attack at some considerable risk to himself. 



(11) Bringing the Rook to bear on the important Knight's 



(12) Again the position is full of interest, and somewhat in Black's 

 favour, 30. Q to B2, would have been a good move, as it threatens 



Kt to R3 R to Ksq 



KtB3 to R4 



^-- E takes E(ch) ^^- F 

 takes R 



Q takes B 



Q to K8(ch ) Kt to Kt5 (ch) 



"•■*■ K to Ra =*''• B takes Kt"' ^6. ^ ^^^^^ ^ 



with some advantage. The move in the text also gave Black some 

 considerable chance, as «-ill be scon presently. 



(13) Black gave up the exchange with the intention of now playing 

 3G. Kt to Kt5, and if the White Queen moved to Q2, Black would 

 win by Q to Q5, as he threatened a double discovered check with 

 R to K8 ; but in reply to 3G. Kt to Kt5, White had an ingenious 

 defence in 37. P to Q4, if now Q takes V. 38. Kt to B5 wins for 

 White J but taking the same line of play, we find that Black would, 

 if not actually win, at least have the option of a draw by best play 

 on White's side. We give a diagram of this interesting position, 

 which will well repay the trouble of stndy. 



Posmox AFTER White's 36tii Move. 



