New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-22
TIE CABLE CHESS MhIC"'
MR.. srE1yITz's COMMENTS UPON HIS TWO GAMES
WITH TscHIGORIN.

Mr. srr1yrTz,s COMMENTS UPON HIS TWO GAMES
WITH TscHIGORIN.
Mr. s,e,n,t, makes the following comments upon
the further prooress of the two games WHICH ne - "
present engaged In playing by caoe "iV' ~. ,aa. nnh
of St. Petersburg In the Evans "snoi' IN. 's r,
lished remarks were upon Tschigorns '~h''e' 49,
move p-K 9: while in his last utterances Oh ,nc
Two knights Defence he dealt WIN ''0 H'"' Wy ~
adversary's move, IS PIX -
THE EVANS GAMBrT
A. that st.ce the now goes on) 1t was qnte evooh'
that womb have TO move both Q ana b, for ia NJ
O b was Tschigorin's move to proceeo WIN v"
tack. and after driving away the Y, WHO" he
threatened to catch with "cheok, no ",o"" a..
Kt x d, which could not retal'e "i.hoi. io'' ~, W.
r. unless I had decided TO retreat tse ~ nv 'f
In fact Il was crucial question to determine ~ncre
49, ,.o. IN. ,vo p,cces and tho order Of moving them
,.o r,.Aa considerable difference. Still, an expert
would see in practical play that the oush, 20 now
frat. After ~ BIB 4, the game m'S'' H".o
proceeded: 10 Kt-B 4, 10 OBJ 50 ui l." ''' nv
al or Kt 0, White proceeds In the same 'na''let
NV IA xO Kt, followed by NJ ~ =
IA Blk O 1t, IA X < iii IA ~ nv -,
then White would play 10 Or 5, 10 Z : ~.
x with winning game) 10 NJ Z, 10 -
q and now White might go in for sacrhclns 'scu,s
nv 1sPx p with a strong attack, but 10 kt-Q "oua
hs good enough as it would be useless LOT BLACK W
drive away the 0 by I6...p-Q Kt T. on acconh' Vi
the reoinder Or CHI, which wonld only sun 'noe
weaken Blacks position. 1t was therefore eAsN
settled that 12B.-B was my best move anu ~
WAS then question OF Ardng good reTea' ior INC
after 10 Kt-B A. My moves were hn'''eu "
three: In the first place 13....Q-B H. whereupoii
might have followed Ia Blk 3, and my WOMB
Aave been forced back to II 81 for II a. .C-h
Is P-O followed by Kt-kt g. In inc HEX.
place, II 49, Q-Kt g. there might have ioio"eu
ID OR 8, Ia P-B III 14...P-Q .! -
Kt. Is X B; 10 P Z P, 10 z; IL ~ 81
with a fine attach; IS Pc 9, ID B-Nt So al"
here. no doubt, White could not proceed with h.-
Kt 6. on account of the rcjoinder T, odt M
would simply play 10 B-K 3, and II 16....0 r
II X R-K so threatened 3 Kt. followed by a
X and B-R 5 CHI with a powerful ATTACK IL
feet ali sort, OF freworkr variations arc made posi-
ble Therefore the third alternative l3....Q-B 81
was at once clearly my best play. About my oppo
nents reply, 10 Pc 6. shall have more TO say later
TWO KNIGHTS DEFENCE
| Ny I4th move, P-Q 3, was more SOLID play
| than Ia P-O 4, for after 14....Kt-R 3, coulo
not get rid Of the hole in the centre BY Is Pc A. on
account Of 15.P x P; and II IL 9 r. IL Blk
| S eli and wins. 1t was preparation sor my neA'
| advance which Black could stop only by 14....P-
| 4, in which intended to reply 10 P-o 8
followed by P-Q Kt4. However. he answered IA n
ior@ aSUsf Sos sy a. aS
pons1Vs s Had se P!ay csa nS ID
would have answered. 10 r suA - AS-..S Iii,
| II K-B ST.. which may look an odd move sun,
cou iS"I not well allow his Kt to enter at s.
and also wished to post one at D. ana tno 3'neI
pieces. with the exception OF the X I, which, how
ever was not wanted for the present NY antagonist
| advance of his X Kt p cond be easily met by my re
| plying PIX and accordingly l could pr9 S =
at g or at 3, OF s. coTid also oppose my
tons With an excellent game Naturally Tschigorir
played Is PIX 5, ard my reply. us will be seen. Is
| IN P--Q "a,