September 20--Bird drew to Blackburne, Lee lost to Mason.
September 22--Bird drew with Lee, Blackburne drew with
Mason.
September 23--Bird beat Mason, Blackburne v. Lee, drawn.
Blackburne won 2 out of 3 from Mason.
Mason " 2 " 3 " Bird.
Bird " 2 " 3 " Blackburne.
These three scores being equal.
Blackburne and Mason each won 2 1/2 out of 3 with Lee, but Bird
only 2 out of 3.
Final score--J. H. Blackburne... ... 5 1/2
J. Mason ... ... ... 5 1/2
H. E. Bird ... ... 5
F. J. Lee ... ... ... 2
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18
GAME No. 7.--RUY LOPEZ ATTACK.
Kt to Queen's fifth Defence (Bird.)
Note. This defence is condemned by all authorities.
The following was considered the game of the Tournament and
must be admired:
White Black White Black
BLACKBURNE BIRD BLACKBURNE BIRD
1 P to K4 P to K4 25 P takes P B to B5
2 Kt to KB3 QKt to B3 26 B to K2 B takes B
3 B to Kt5 Kt to Q5 27 R takes B P to Q4
4 Kt takes Kt P takes Kt 28 P takes P R takes R
5 P to Q3 P to KR4 29 Kt takes R P takes P
6 P to QB3 B to B4 30 Kt to Q4 R to K square
7 Castles P to QB3 31 P to B5 R to K5
8 B to R4 P to Q3 32 Kt to K6 ch K to Q3
9 Q to K square Q to B3 33 Kt to Kt7 R takes P
10 K to R square Kt to R3 34 P to B6 Kt to B2
11 P to KB3 P to R5 35 Kt to B5 ch K to K4
12 B to B2 B to Q2 36 Kt takes P P to Q5
13 P takes P B takes P 37 Kt to Kt6 ch K to K5
14 Kt to B3 Castles QR 38 K to Kt square R to Kt7
15 B to K3 QR to K square 39 P to KR4 P takes P en pas
16 B takes B Q takes B 40 P takes P P to Q6
17 Q to B2 Q takes Q 41 R to K square ch K to B4
18 R takes Q P to KKt4 42 Kt to K7 ch K takes P
19 P to QKt4 P to KB4 43 Kt to Q5 ch K to B4
20 R to K2 P to Kt5 44 Kt to K3 ch K to Kt3
21 P to KB4 KR to B square 45 Kt to B4 R takes P
22 R to KB square K to B2 46 R to Q square P to Kt4
23 B to Q square B to K3 47 Kt to Q2 Kt to Kt4
24 R to QB2 P takes P 48 K to B square Kt takes P
Mr. Blackburne might as the annotators observe well have
resigned here, he did so on the 73rd move.
This was also a game of great interest which Black should have
been contented to draw after his ill-judged and fanciful 29th move
had destroyed his chance of winning.
White Black White Black
MASON BIRD MASON BIRD
1 P to K4 P to Q4 16 B takes Kt Q takes B
2 P takes P Q takes P 17 P to QKt4 P to QR4
3 Kt to QB3 Q to Q square 18 Kt to B2 P takes P
4 P to Q4 P to KKt3 19 Kt takes P Q to Q3
5 B to KB4 B to Kt2 20 Q to K2 P to QB4
6 Kt to Kt5 Kt to QR3 21 P takes P Q takes P
7 P to QB3 P to QB3 22 QR to QB square QR to Q square
8 Kt to R3 Kt to B2 23 KR to Q square Q to R4
9 Kt to B3 Kt to B3 24 B to K3 R takes R ch
10 P to KR3 KKt to Q4 25 Q takes R R to Q square
11 B to Q2 Castles 26 Kt to Q4 Q to K4
12 B to Q3 R to K square 27 Q to K square Kt takes Kt
13 Castles Kt to K3 28 P takes Kt Q to K5
14 R to K square P to QKt4 29 P to KB3 Q takes B ch
15 B to K4 B to QKt2 30 Q takes Q B takes P
Mason played the opening of this the following game with spirit
and originality, but missed advantageous opportunities at moves
14 and 18, and Blackburne remaining with a superior position
and Pawn more won easily in the end game.
White Black White Black
BLACKBURNE MASON BLACKBURNE MASON
1 P to K4 P to K4 11 QKt to B4 B to R3 ch
2 Kt to QB3 Kt to KB3 12 P to Q3 QR to K square
3 P to B4 P to Q4 13 P to KKt3 Q to Kt5
4 BP takes P Kt takes P 14 K to Kt2 R takes P
5 Q to B3 P to KB4 15 P takes Kt Q takes Q ch
6 Kt to R3 Kt to QB3 16 K takes Q P takes P ch
7 B to Kt5 Q to R5 ch 17 K to Kt2 P to Kt4
8 K to B B to B4 18 Kt takes P R takes Kt
9 Kt takes P Castles 19 Kt to R3 R to Kt3
10 B takes Kt P takes B 20 B to B4 B to K7
White Black White Black
BIRD LEE BIRD LEE
1 P to K3 P to K4 31 P to R3 R to KB2
2 P to QKt3 P to Q4 32 K to R2 Q to Q
3 B to Kt2 B to Q3 33 R to QB P to QR4
4 Kt to KB3 Q to K2 34 R to KKt P takes P
5 P to B4 P to QB3 35 P takes P Q to K2
6 P takes P P takes P 36 B to B5 Q to Q
7 Kt to B3 Kt to KB3 37 B to Q4 Q to K2
8 Kt to Kt5 Kt to B3 38 B to B3 B to R3
9 Kt takes B ch Q takes Kt 39 Q to R3 B to K7
10 B to Kt5 P to K5 40 P to KKt5 BP takes P
11 Kt to K5 Castles 41 P takes P P to Q5
12 B takes Kt P takes B 42 B takes P R takes B
13 R to QB B to Kt2 43 P takes R P takes P
14 Castles Kt to Q2 44 R to B2 P to Kt5
15 P to B4 Kt takes Kt 45 Q to Kt3 B to B6
16 B takes Kt Q to K2 46 R to QR R takes P
17 B to Q4 KR to K 47 R to R8 ch K to R2
18 Q to Kt4 P to B3 48 K to Kt Q takes P
19 R to B5 P to QR3 49 Q to R4 ch K to Kt3
20 KR to QB QR to B 50 R to KR8 P to Kt6
21 P to B5 K to R 51 Q to R7 ch K to B3
22 R to KB R to B2 52 Q to R4 ch K to Kt3
23 R to KB4 Q to B2 53 Q to R7 ch K to B3
24 Q to R3 R to KB 54 Q to R4 ch K to Kt3
25 P to KKt4 K to Kt 55 Q to R7 ch K to B3
26 Q to Kt3 P to R3 56 Q to R4 ch R to Kt4
27 P to Kt4 R to Q2 57 Q to B4 ch K to Kt3
28 R to QB R to QR 58 R takes B P takes R
29 P to KR4 Q to K2 59 Q to K4 ch R to B4
30 R to B5 R to KB 60 Q to K6 ch R to B3
Lee for once in this Tournament worked his very hardest and
his 41st move was of the highest order. Bird's attack seemed
irresistible.
And the game was drawn after 73 moves.
The games in the amateur competitions for spirit and liveliness
contrasted in many instances with some in the Masters'
Tournament, and we would gladly have given a larger selection of
them had they reached us a little earlier.
The proceedings of the North of Ireland Congress and its play
were worthy of a special work.
White Black White Black
R. S. GAMBLE R. BOYD R. S. GAMBLE R. BOYD
1 P to K4 P to K4 19 P to Q5 P to QB4
2 Kt to KB3 Kt to QB3 20 R to K4 P to B3
3 B to QKt5 B to B4 21 B to B4 QR to K square
4 P to QB3 Kt to KB3 22 QR to K square P to KKt4
5 P to Q4 P takes P 23 B to R2 K to R square
6 P to K5 Kt to KKt5 24 P to KKt4 Kt to R5
7 P takes P B to QKt3 25 Kt takes Kt P takes Kt
8 Castles Castles 26 Q to R6 B to Q square
9 P to KR3 Kt to KR3 27 R to K6 B to Kt2
10 B to K3 Kt to KB4 28 Q to R5 B to K2
11 Q to Q3 P to Q3 29 Q to KB5 B to Q square
12 B takes Kt P takes B 30 B takes P R to KKt square
13 B to Kt5 Q to Q2 31 Kt to K4 B to B square
14 P takes P P takes P 32 Kt takes P R takes R
15 Kt to QB3 P to QR4 33 R takes R Q to KB2
16 R to K square B to QKt2 34 B to K5 B to B2
17 P to Kt3 B to R3 35 Kt takes R ch B takes B
18 Q to Q2 B to B2
and wins.
White Black
R. A. WILLIAMS LT. COL. CHALLICE
1 P to K4 P to Q4
2 P takes P Q takes P
3 Kt to QB3 Q to Q square
4 P to Q4 Kt to KB3
5 B to K2 B to B4
6 B to K3 P to K3
7 P to QR3 B to K2
8 Kt to KB3 Castles
9 Kt to K5 Kt to K5
10 B to B3 Kt takes Kt
11 P takes Kt P to QB3
12 P to KKt4 B to Kt3
13 Q to Q2 Q to B2
14 P to KR4 P to KR3
15 P to R5 B to R2
16 P to Kt5 P takes P
17 KR to Kt B to Q3
18 Kt to Q3 P to B3
19 K to K2 Kt to Q2
20 R to Kt2 QR to K1
21 P to R6 P take P
22 QR to R square K to Kt2
23 R takes P K takes R
24 B take P ch
and mates in three moves.
Game played in the Championship Tournament (Tie) between
Messrs. E. A. Robinson and W. L. Harvey, September 27th, 1892:
White Black
W. L. HARVEY E. A. ROBINSON
1 P to K4 P to K4
2 Kt to KB3 Kt to QB3
3 B to Kt5 Kt to KB3
4 P to Q3 P to Q3
5 P to B3 P to QR3
6 B to R4 B to Q2
7 Kt to Q2 P to KKt3
8 Kt to B square
Steinitz favours this continuation, which however is considered
to lose time for White's attack.
8 B to Kt2
9 B to B2 Kt to K2
10 B to K3