The sun., 1890-12-23
THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.
srxINITE AGAIN. LEADS HIS OPPONENT
IN THE GREAT HATCH.

IN THE GREAT HATCH.
The Veteran Played u Hts Ola Fer.-ns
Gave A Most Beautiful Specimen OF
Briliisat nnd SQUAD flay-0ansbere
Was Outpiayed at Every Stage or the
anme-A Masterpiece Of the Royal sport.
A few days ago, after no had lost his second
game. Stcinitz declared his intention OF play
Ing the same opening-the Queens dambit-
until he succeeded In winning It Yesterday 1t
was bis turn to open. and when he offered q
Queens Gambit the almost universal feeling OF
the chess players who were watching tho on
counter was expressed by spectator. who
said: We'll. Steinitz tires mo by this" Not
withstanding. the game soon opened up some
interesting features for tho dsloctation OF tho
spectators. OF whom Goodly number had
assembled In tho rooms OF the Manhattan
Chess Club. where tho match Is being fought
Gunsberg accepted the profered Cambit.
and then on his third turn Steinitz played
Kt-KB8 and thereby prevented his adversary
from pursuing similar tactics to those which
. adopted in the nth game by replying ".
ThSa ibe 9 H 81 u.s al
Hgnsarisn winning position. ,,- ,
:soid .ppssSsncs when beth pls|yers had cas-
%snts % oi s.einits Drought @ eonsiaersple aliii-
% to bis who had f. think
thsy n1e ms ana a. ms
Two minutes saved, with the superior pcsition.
Gunsbergs thirteenth move was described BY
eostsovsrted this stsi iemSnt bs sayins that Kt
Bound to sdniit that ths, Hanrnr!sn had bssn
ss s,sn: s9aaass sash5
assumed distinct sqperiori.y, q, ot position aud
$SIsh vSs dssls!sa .o siys Elm - s.Ess!n VS.
S manner which Gassbsrs found 1t o impossbls II
sSa as Tho 0ss Srisns amt sns s
ble as II was pretty, and this game may claim
to rank fret among the seven which have heen
specimsns Of chess play. On bis twenty: eighth
move Gunsberg bowed to the inevitable and
The Score now stands:
StsinitA 5; 0uusberR. 2: drawn. 2.
In regard reg to his having offered the 9u.ens
sassssT | i; sss: HS ss%S %oeSsS sSs9'sf s
ipes ZukertSr. s.., almost Invariably played
P-Q as urst player. In former days used
70 play a variety OF openings. but lattsrly I
have taken to playing ono with which am
NY memory" he proceeded to explain, is
not SO good as 1t was. and cannot always, in q
complicated position. rely on book Enowledee
n. n. IL IL sRs
hi afRS RnT IL esh
,.1San siSs fss tss s hs sshnss ds
ssrns Il Is. visRPs 's Of is5s
psoSabls he never had any inseption Tn q main. %
pawn. black ohecked with the B at Rt s. q
move which 10 condemned aocording to mod
frn PrnSpes rncdr and Is in opposition to Gyms.
P-K2 even IN the French Defence. Neverthe-
Les y bns IN II hs match he
tiops. and ON the first Two occasions sustained
Ss ssSf 81 osis s 'S; BIS
sns Ehts Hna HI,
cIeh.nge Of pieces. in order to effect q draw.
H oh a' hs s . os % ss
he{ bis Which
stack in the eentre. and also Indirectly against
opsa Il: for P Ss &. against "a sss %
Black made o very fine defence. his thir-
tsenth move In particular being extremely
puzx!inG Tor MS opponent who had at that
point to decide tho important question as to
N. Mhsrs . and how no ,,M should place his Rooksi
etther OF the Rocks TO- X So. or . SO. might
have seemed moro feasible. At last after taxi
Ing long time for consi ,eration: white de-
cided ON R.Q Bsa.. which turned out q very
and only provoked the development Of the other
adverse Rook In the ceutre, while eakening
"on whites seventeenth move it became
manifest that sacrlncing tactics would be the
chief feature Of tho continuation OF play for
TO regain 1t with sunerlority OF position. Two
moves later 1t was clear that he would recover
the piece. but seemingly black. BY . counter
sacrifice Of bis knight for the B P. obtained .
the gain Of another piece; but after look ng at
the situation for a long while black came 10
the conclusion that he could not well opt
that nlnn without being drawn into q mating
position himself.
piece with strong passed. pawn on q q which
enabled him to sacrifice the exchange with an
oycFwneming attack"
Tho game and notes follow
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fosiTi"S AFTER BLAcK's isIm MovK;
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