Another Game between the same Players. Black. (Mr. De R.) 1. P. to K. fourth 2. K. Kt. to K. B. third 3. P. to Q. fourth 4. K. B. to Q. B. fourth 5. P. to Q. B. third 6. Castles 7. Q. takes P. 8. Q. B. to K. Kt. fifth 10. Q. B. to K. Kt. third 14. K. R. P. takes Kt. 20. Q. R. to Q. B. square 28. Q. R. to Q. B. sixth 30. Kt. takes R. 31. K. to B. square 32. R. takes Kt. P. (Scotch Gambit.) 33. R. to Q. Kt. eighth (check) 34. R. to K. eighth 35. P. to K. Kt. fourth 36. P. to K. B. third 37. P. takes P. (check) White. (Mr S.) 1. P. to K. fourth 2. Q. Kt. to Q. B. third 4. K. B. to Q. B. fourth 8. P. to K. R. third 22. Kt. to K. third 23. K. R. to Q. square 24. K. R. takes Kt. 25. P. to Q. Kt. third 26. B. to K. Kt. second 27. P. takes P. 28. Q. R. to Q. R. eighth (check) 29. R. takes R. (check) 30. R. to Q. eighth 31. R. to Q. Kt. eighth 32. B. to Q. B. sixth 33. K. to Kt. second 34. B. takes P. 35. K. to K. Kt. third 36. P. to K. R. fourth 37. K. takes P. Black. (Mr. De R.) 38. K. to B. second 39. K. to Kt. third 40. Kt. to Q. third 41. R. to K. R. eighth (check) 42. R. to Kt. eighth (check) 43. R. to B. eighth (check) White. (Mr. S.) 38. B. to Q. B. fourth (check) 39. P. to K. B. fourth 40. B. to Q. Kt. third 41. K. to Kt. third 42. K. to B. third 43. K. to K. third And in a short time the game was given up as drawn. [After playing the above and a few more games, M. de Rives desired to take odds, and several interesting combats, in which the Editor gave the Pawn and two moves, were fought, with about equal fortune on each side. Some of these we have already published, and others we intend to give in future numbers.] CHESS IN RUSSIA. A Scotch Gambit played at St. Petersburgh between PRINCE D. OUROUSSOFF and Mr. SCHUMOFF. Black. (Mr. S.) 1. P. to K. fourth 2. Kt. to K. B. third 3. P. to Q. fourth 4. B. to Q. B. fourth 5. K. Kt. to K. Kt. fifth 6. Kt. takes K. B. P. 7. B. takes Kt. (check) 8. Q. to K. R. fifth (check) 9. Q. takes B. 10. Castles 11. P. to Q. B. third (5) 12. P. takes P. 13. Q. to K. Kt. fifth 14. B. to Q. second 15. B. to Q. B. third 17. Q. takes K. R. P. (check) VOL. II. 1. P. to K. fourth 2. Q. Kt. to Q. B. third 4. B. to Q. B. fourth 5. K. Kt. to K. R. third 6. Kt. takes Kt. 7. K. takes B. 8. P. to K. Kt. third 13. B. to K. B. fourth 14. Kt. to K. fourth 16 Kt. to K. Kt. fifth (d) 18. K. R. to K. second (e) (a) It will be remembered that this variation was first introduced by Mr. Schumoff. He has in this instance therefore to defend himself against his own attack. (b) We believe this to be the best possible move, and one which effectually prevents the second player from establishing his pawns in the centre. (c) If P. to Q sixth, Black would have checked with his Queen at her B's. fourth, and then have taken the King's Pawn. (d) The safer game was to retreat the King to Kt's. square, yet by opening the Rook's file there is promise of a fine attack. (e) P. to K. Kt. fourth looks a good move, but Black may escape all danger to his Queen by playing her boldly to K. R. third. (f) We should have been inclined to move P. to K. Kt. fourth, following it with Rook to K. R. second, leaving Black to exchange Queens if he thought proper. By this line of operation, White would have been enabled to force an opening on the adverse King's side. (g) This fatal error costs a Piece. He should have played P. to K Kt. fourth; in any case, however, his game would have been inferior to his adversary's. Black. (PRINCE D. O.) 10. Q. Kt. to Q. second 11. K. Kt. to K. R. fourth 12. K. Kt. to K.B. fifth 13. Q. Kt. to his third 16. K. R. to K. second 27. K. Kt. to Q. sixth 38. Q. to Q. B. third 40. R. to Q. B. seventh 41. Q. to her fourth White. (MR. S.) 10. Q. B. to Q. Kt. second 11. P. to K. Kt. fourth 12. Q. to K. B. square 13. Castles 14. P. takes P. 15. B. to Q. Kt. fifth 29. R. to Q. Kt. square 32. Q. to Q. Kt. square 37. Q. to Q. R. second 39. Q. takes Kt. 40. Q. to Kt. fourth 41. Q. to Kt. square 42. Q. to Q. B. fifth And White abandons the contest. Notes. (a) The game now becomes full of interest. (b) Strange to say he has no better move than this. CHESS IN FRANCE. The fine games which follow, are from a MS. collection hitherto unpublished, which has been liberally placed at our disposal by the accomplished secretary of the Cercle des Echecs in Paris. The first was played in 1853, between the redoubted Szen and M. Budzinski. (King's Bishop Gambit.) White. (M. Budzinski.) 1. P. to K. fourth 2. P. to K. B. fourth 3. B. to Q. B. fourth 6. Q. Kt. to Q. B. third 7. K. Kt. to K. B. third 8. P. to K. fifth 9. Q. Kt. to K. fourth 10. Q. to K. square 11. P. to Q. B. third 12. K. to Kt. square 13. P. takes P. 14. P. to K. R. fourth 15. K. Kt. to K. R. second 16. K. B. takes Q. P. 17. K. B. takes Q. Kt. 18. Kt. takes Kt. 19. Q. takes P. 20. Q. B. to K. B. fourth 21. Kt. to K. B. square 22. P. to Q. Kt. third 23. Kt. to K. third 24. P. to Q. fifth (c) 25. K. to R. second (d) 26. R. takes B. 27. Kt. to Q. B. fourth 28. B. takes K. R. P. 29. R. to K. B. square. 30. Kt. to K. third 31. Q. to Q. sixth 32. Q. takes Q. 33. Kt. to Q. B. fourth Black. (Mr. Szen.) 1. P. to K. fourth 2. P. takes P. 3. Q. to K. R. fifth (check) 4. P. to K. Kt. fourth 5. B. to Kt. second 6. K. Kt. to K. second 7. Q. to K. R. fourth 8. P. to K. R. third 9. Q. Kt. to Q. B. third 10. Castles (4) 11. K. Kt. to K. B. fourth 12. P. to Q. third 13. P. takes P. 14. P. to K. Kt. fifth 15. P. to Q. fourth (b) 16. K. Kt. to Kt. sixth 17. P. takes B. 18. P. takes K t. 19. K. R. to K square 20. Q. B. to Q. second 31. Q. to K. fourth (check) 32. Q. R. takes Q. 33. Q. R. to K. third |