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KNOWLEDGE. 



[December 1, 1898. 



the mates being very pretty. The composer is anxious to 

 know whether any of our readers have ever seen the four- 

 fiiU idea carried out : i.e., a position similar to the above, 

 but containing the second move R to KBsq, which he has 

 failed to get. Solutions of this problem will not be con- 

 sidered correct unless White's second moves are given 

 correctly in every case.] 



The following game was played at the Craigside Tourney 

 last winter. The notes indicated by letters are by Mr. 

 Bellingham ; those referred to by numerals are by the 

 Chess Editor. 



" (Queen's Gambit " Declined. 



(E. 



1. 



2. 



8. 



4. 



.5. 



G. 



7. 



8. 



•J. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 15. 

 IG. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 20. 

 v21. 

 22. 

 23. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 

 29. 

 30. 

 31. 

 32. 

 33. 

 34. 

 35. 

 3G. 

 H7, 

 38 



Whitb. 



Macdonald.) 



P to Q4 

 P to QB4 

 P to K8 

 Kt to KB3 

 Kt to QB3 

 B to QH 

 Castles 

 P to QKtS 

 B toK2 

 KtPxP 

 PxP 

 KttoKS! 

 KtxKt 

 R to Ktl 

 PtoQ5 

 PxP 



P to KKt3 ((/) 

 B to KB4 

 PtoQG 

 B toB3 

 BxB 



Q to B3 (4) 

 Kt to R4 ! 

 KtxB 

 RxR(5) 

 Q to E8 check 

 RtoKl 

 B to K3 (6) 

 B to Kt5 ! 

 QxP 

 BtoB4 

 R to Ql (9) 

 B to K3 

 QxR(r,) 

 P to Q7 

 BxPch 

 . B to KtO 

 P (^)ueens 



5o. 



Black. 

 (C. Y. C. ]Jawbarn ) 



1. P to Q4 



2. P to K3 



3. Kt to KB3 



4. P to QB4 



5. Kt to (,)B3 



6. B to K2 



7. P to QR3 («) 



8. Kt to QKtS (i) 



9. QPxP ■ 



10. BPxP 



11. Castles 



12. Kt to B3 (2) 



13. PxKt 



14. P to B4 (3) 



15. PxP 

 Q to Q3 •? (f) 

 R to E2 ? 

 Q toQ2 

 B toQl 

 B to Kt2 

 RxB 

 B to Kt3 

 KR to Ktl 

 RxKt 

 RxR 



26. Kt to Kl («) 



27. K to Bl 



28. R to B3 (/) 



29. R to Bl (7) 



30. P to KB3 



31. R to Ktl (8) 

 P to Kt4 

 R to Bl (10) 

 QxQ 

 QtoQl 

 K to B2 

 QxB 



16. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 20. 

 21. 

 22. 

 23. 

 24. 

 25. 



32. 

 33. 

 34. 

 3.5. 

 36. 

 37. 



Notes. 



38. Resigns. 



{a) Threatening 7. . . . P x BP ; 8. B x P, P to QKt4 ; 

 i). B to K2, P to B5, with a majority of Pawns on the 

 Queen's side. 



[h) Premature. 



(1) The question whether the double exchange of Pawns 

 is good in such positions has never been definitely settled. 

 White is generally left with a centre somewhat difficult to 

 protect, but gains freedom for action in compensation. In 

 the present position. Black, having already wasted a move, 

 should certainly avoid opening the game. 



(2) The Knight should at least wait to be driven. The 

 exchange not only leaves Black with an isolated Pawn, 

 but blocks his open QB file. I should suggest instead 

 12, . , . Kt to Q2. 



(3) Black should retain his command of the point at his 

 Q4. He might try 14. ... Q to Rl, 15, B to Q2, B to 

 Kt5. 



(c) We prefer . . . B to B4. 



id) An exceedingly powerful reply, which gives White a 

 winning advantage. 



(1) White's conduct of all this part of the game is quite 

 in the best style. Every move tells. 



(5) In such a position the more pieces there are ex- 

 changed on the Queen's side the better White is pleased. 



(e) If 2G. . . . Q to Ksq, White wins by 27. Q x Qch, 

 KtxQ; 28. P to Q7. 



(6) If 28. R to K7, Q to B3 threatening mate. 



(/) Of course if 28. . . . Q or R xP, White replies 

 B X P ! Also if 28. ... Q to B3, 29, Q x Q, R x Q ; 30. 

 P toQ7as before (Ch. Ed.). 



(7) For if 29. ... R to Kt3 (or 29. . . . P to B3, 30. 

 R to K7 wins). 30. R to K7, Q to B3, 31. QxQ and 

 wins. 



(8) Probably with some idea of getting a mating posi- 

 tion if White proceeds with R to K7. 



(9) Anticipating Black's next move. 



(10) 33. . . . Kt to B2 would lose on account of 34. Q 

 to R7, afterwards taking the Pawn. 



((/) A beautiful sacrifice which decides the game. 

 [Mr. Macdonald's play in this game certainly does not 

 account for his low position in the tourney score. 

 Mr. Steinitz might have played this game.] 



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