(The game having now lasted about twelve hours, and both players being thoroughly exhausted, as well they might be, it was adjourned until the next play-day. It was then carried on as follows:

58. B. takes K. Kt. P.

59. K. to Kt. sixth

60. B. to K. B. sixth

61. P. to Q. R. sixth

62. P. to Q. R. seventh

63. R. to Q. Kt. seventh 64. B. takes P.

65. B. to K. B. sixth

66. K. to his Kt. seventh (r)

58. K. R. takes K. B. P.
59. Q. R. to Q. B. square

60. K. to B. square

61. K. R. to Q. R. sixth
62. P. to Q. fifth

63. K. to his square

64. K. R. to Q. R. fourth
65. K. R. to Q. R. third
66. R. takes P.

And the game is drawn (s).

Notes.

(a) The usual move here is Q. to her square.

(b) A little premature, perhaps. This check might have been kept in reserve, and another piece brought into action.

(c) White's pieces are now much better developed than his opponent's; but Mr. L. does not make so much of his superior position as it admits. (d) We should have preferred playing the Bishop to K. Kt. third. By moving the Kt. to K. sixth, White exchanges a piece of his own, which is capitally stationed, for one of his adversary's quite out of play.

(e) Surely better even now to have played the Bishop to K. Kt. third. Kt. to Q. fourth would also have been more to the purpose than retreating the Queen.

(f) A good move; freeing his men and gaining a valuable Pawn. (9) Taking the Q. B. Pawn would have been very imprudent.

(h) This looks tame. We should rather have challenged an exchange of Rooks; and cannot help thinking, had he done so, Mr. Lowenthal would have got a manifest advantage in a few moves.

23. Q. R. to Q. Kt. square

24. Q. takes B

25. Q. K. to Q. Kt. eighth
26. K. R. to Q. Kt. square

*24.

Let us suppose:

23. B. takes Kt. (for R. takes R.,

see variation)

24. R. takes Q. R. P., or
25. Q. to K. second

With an excellent game.

25. R. to Q. Kt. eighth

26. Q. to Q. R. seventh

24. R. takes Q. B. P.

25. Q. to K. second

And Black cannot possibly save the game.

VARIATION.

23. Q. R. to Q. Kt. square

24. R. takes R.

25. B. takes B.

26. R. to Q. Kt. seventh

23. R. takes R.

24. B. to K. fourth

25. Kt. takes B. (best)

With a fine game, in spite of Black's formidable array of Pawns. (2) From this point White has again the superiority of position. (k) A wise precaution. He is secure of gaining the King's Pawn ultimately.

(1) The best move he had to prevent the advance of White's dangerouslooking Pawn.

(m) In an earlier part of the match we are pretty sure the Hungarian would not have let slip so valuable an opportunity of improving his game as now presents itself. If he had played his K. Rook to Q. Kt. seventh, he must, if we mistake not, have not only won another Pawn, but have exchanged the pieces, and thus have almost ensured the victory. For example:-

47. K. R. to Q. Kt. seventh | 47. Kt. to Q. third

(He appears to have no better move.)

48. K. R. takes K. Kt. P.

48. K. takes R. (best)

49. K. to Kt. square (best)
50. R. takes Q. R. P. (best)
51. R. to Q. fourth (best)

And wins the Q. B. P. at least.

(n) We are sure this is not so sound and safe as playing the Rook to K. B. eighth

(0) Why run any risk? The game is easily won without sacrifice. (P) Theatening mate in two moves.

(q) It must be evident to every player of experience that, at this period, White has an easy victory before him. So plain, indeed, in his course, that we could find many British amateurs to whom a first-rate master might give the odds of a Kt., who would take the position and win against the world.

(r) How, after abundant time for rest and reflection on every move of this end-game, at the crisis, too, of an all-important contest, an old stager like Löwenthal could suffer himself to be trapped thus, would have bred wonder in us a month ago. We have become so accustomed, however, in this match, to oversights, miscalculations, and blunders of all sorts, that we have ceased to feel surprised at anything which occurs Five minutes' consideration must have shown him that by playing his King thus, he enables Black to draw the game; while by moving the King to K. R. seventh, he wins the game at once!

(s) Ingeniously enough. If White take the Rook, then Black plays his other Rook to Q. B. second, giving check; and if White take that Rook, his adversary is stalemated; and if he does not take the Rook, then he loses his own Rook, and the game must be equally drawn.

GENERAL MEETING OF THE ST. GEORGE'S CHESS CLUB.

A MEETING of the Members of this Club took place on the 16th ult., Marmaduke Wyvill, Esq., M.P., in the Chair, to consider the propriety of removing the Club to a more eligible locality. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, called the attention of the Meeting to the fact that their occupancy of the Rooms in Cavendish Square would expire on the 31st of Dec.; and laid before the Meeting an offer made by the proprietor of the house, No. 53, St. James's Street, which he thought singularly advantageous to the welfare of the Club. By the terms of this offer, the Members were guaranteed from all responsibility beyond their annual subscription, which for the present, and for all old Members, would be limited to Three Guineas per annum for Town, and One Guinea for Country Members. This subscription would entitle them to the exclusive use of the house, with entrance, at 53, St. James's Street; and a free admission, by private entry, to the Reading and Refreshment Saloons attached.

After some conversation on the subject, in which the majority of the Members present expressed themselves warmly in favour of an offer so advantageous to the interests and comforts of the Club, it was proposed by Mr. T. C. Morton, (formerly of the Calcutta Chess Club,) and seconded by Mr. F. Sutherland, "That this Meeting do approve of and accept the offer of the proprietor of the house, No. 53, St. James's Street." The proposition having been put from the Chair in the usual manner, was carried almost without a dissentient voice. Among a number of other resolutions relating to the internal management of the Club, it was moved by Mr. Staunton, seconded by Mr. Shepherd, and carried unanimously, that Mr. R. B. Brien, (formerly of the Oxford Hermes Chess Club,) be appointed Hon. Sec., pro tem. It was subsequently proposed, and carried unanimously, that the following noblemen and gentlemen be respectfully invited to accept the under-mentioned offices :-President-The Right Hon. the Earl of Eglinton and Winton. Vice-President-The Right Hon. Viscount Cremorne. Committee The Right Hon. the Earl of Granville; The Right Hon. the Earl of Wicklow; The Right Hon. Lord Ward; The Right Hon. Lord Lyttleton; Viscount Jocelyn, M.P.; The Hon. H. T. Liddell, M.P.; C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P.; J. Milnes Gaskell, Esq., M.P.; Marmaduke Wyvill, Esq., M.P.; Albany Fonblanque, Esq.; H. Staunton, Esq.; T. C. Morton, Esq.; with power to add to their number. The thanks of the Meeting were voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting separated with the understanding that the new Club-house would be ready for their reception on the 1st of January, 1854.

CHALLENGE TO MR. HARRWITZ. (To the Editor of the Chess Player's Chronicle.)

SIR, My opinion having been asked upon the propriety of assigning a fixed time for every move in Match Games, as first tried in the late contest between Mr. Harrwitz and myself, I have no hesitation in declaring from experience, any such restriction to be inconsistent with the spirit of Chess, and injurious to the powers of the players. In the match just played, it would be easy to show that I lost several games, where the advantage was clearly on my side, by this obnoxious stipulaThe only justification of a rule of this description is its having the effect of preventing an undue protraction of a sitting. How far it is effectual in this respect may be judged from the Thirtieth Game in the last Match, where with the view of testing the rule, I purposely took the

tion.

maximum time in the majority of moves, and the game lasted nearly fifteen hours! Had my opponent consumed an equal time, the game must have been protracted to at least twenty-four hours. In confirmation of this opinion, I beg to say, that on no consideration would I play another match on such terms, but I am ready to play Mr. Harrwitz another match for £50 aside, upon the following conditions.

1.--That the player who first wins seven games be declared the conqueror.

2. That no sitting exceeds eight hours.

3. That there be no limitation of time in the consideration of moves. 4. That on no pretence whatever, more than three persons on each side, besides the players, be present during the games.

This I consider would be Chess in its true spirit, and therefore a fair test of the relative powers of the players.

PS.—As Mr. Harrwitz has pledged himself to play a match with Mr. Staunton, the contest above proposed must, of course, be postponed until the termination of that match, when I shall be fully prepared to commence hostilities.

BOMBAY CHESS CLUB.

WE are glad to perceive from a late number of the Bombay Gazette, which has long exhibited a laudable anxiety to promote the extension of Chess in India, that a Chess Club has been established at Bombay. The following resolutions were passed at the inaugurating meeting of the members:

At a Meeting of the Members of the Bombay Chess Club, held at the Rooms of the Mechanics' Institution, on Saturday, the 2nd July, 1853--present: Mr McKenzie in the Chair, Mr. A. Johnstone, Mr. Norozjee Ruttonjee, Mr. J. C. Harrison, Mr. S. Harrison, Mr. John Evans, and Mr. W. B. Fellows, Acting Secretary the following Resolutions were unanimously carried:

I. That this Club be called the Bombay Chess Club, and that its establishment date from the 1st July, 1853.

II. That Captain Burn be requested to accept the office of President of the Club. III. That Mr. W. B. Fellows be asked to accept the office of Vice President. IV. That Mr. J. Evans be requested to accept the office of Secretary to the the Club, and that Mr. J. C. Harrison be requested to act for Mr. Evans during his absence in the Deccan.

V. That the Laws of Chess as laid down in Staunton's Handbook be adopted as the laws to be observed by this Club.

VI. That a General Meeting be held at 5 p.m. on the first Saturday in each month, for the transaction of business, three Members being sufficient to form a quorum, the Chairman to have a casting vote.

VII. That a Meeting be held for the purposes of discussing Chess matters and for Play at 5 p.m. every Saturday, when the Rooms of the Institution will be kept open until 10 p.m., on other days the Rooms will be closed at dusk.

VIII. That parties wishing to become Members of the Chess Club, should make application to the Secretary of the Club in writing; the Secretary to send round a circular, notifying the application, and requesting attendance of Members at the next Saturday meeting for the election of such proposed Members, the majority of votes to carry the question.

IX. That a vote of thanks be returned to the Chairman.

CHESS IN RUSSIA.

The kindness of our indefatigable and invaluable contributors, Mr. C. F. de Jaenisch, the Princes Ouroussoff, and Mr. Schumoff, enables us to present another selection from the games just concluded in the match played by Prince D. Ouroussoff and Mr. Schumoff.

(French Game.)

And White wins.

(a) Taking the Q. Kt. Pawn would have been too dangerous. (b) Finely played. Black gains a Pawn, but in return his adversary obtains an attack worth half-a-dozen Pawns.

(c) A very natural move, though, as Mr. S. in a match game should have seen, a very imprudent one.