New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-20
NOTES.

fan .1n deciding on tho opening Sheriff Spens pre-
CALLED upon the committee 10 adopt the Neht,c
Gambit on the ground that it htd not been so 'uiS
nnalyzcd Ms the other better known openings and'
therefore afforded moro scope for oi1ehai pay
IN In various openings which present similar posi-
tim the old authorities recommend the retreat OF GO
So The strength Of the text move with the view OF at
lacking eventually by Ok kt j, was hrst poih'cu
ont by the editor in connection with variation OF
phlEdor's defence in the Kt opening in review OF
Che late Mr. Wormolds "Chess Openings" which
snnearcd in the aCity of London Chess Magazine
In 1874 The Hon. Il. steel, Of Calcutta, Is OF
opn,o,, that this led to the revival Of The Cehto
CambIt in conjunction with the text move
r., aThe move favored By St,initz at this point Is
PIX Kt O. The move in the text was at one time
Thought not to be good account Of PIX ., and In
q correspondence match with Edinburgh seven or eisht
voars ago where XIX Il was played, Glasgow re-
plica with PIX S. and won after an interesting ana
animated game since that time. however, Professor
]. Berger published an elaborate analysis TO demon
etra,e mar XIX Il 3 might quite safely be played
-, pI,cl, I'm snitc of P-K g. This was published In
the Deutsche schaehzcitung, and since then IL has
been considered by chess players mat BfTk mas
good defence at this stage at all events IL Nhle re
plies PIX g. l., 49,
"a, Best. and quite equal1lng tho game in our
opinion.
IN ms uncertain and consider il rather bold OK
Incident for a correspondence and consultation game
m 10 Oh So. and II ~ PIX 9. 10 B.
x B would have given Black soon satisfactory
defence. with prospects OF couneTattack by kt-
o : followed eventually after exchanging the ad-
verso K u by B--Kt 3 ard Ok Is T.
(cl White has row manifest superiority OF POSI-
finn which VIC believe coud have Lcen augmented by
Kt--o instead.
lO The advance Of this Pawn forcbodcs danger, or
a+ least great difficulties. AS pointed out In The
Modern Chess INSTRUCTOR three unmoyed Pawns IN
conjunction with a minor piece form a strong wall
AGAINST any Kings side attack, and the necessity OF
nnshlng either should be avoided II is now their
only resource but az earlier stage the Black allies
shoun have tried TO manocuvrc one of their minor
pieces 80 K' ,.
n, THE Black allies fail 10 realize the coming
danger Their only good plan was tx 3 I'm order TO
,rorl AGAINST II-B after being compelled BY Whites
,ovc-,rI next move 10 play R--K Kt 50.
IN sTq!s seems bad, but Is there bctter7 II 80
Y.-B Q: then 81 kip, 81 BxKt, 90 BxB, 90 PxB
90 BxKs, and wins"
N, ave cvo a diagram Of the position at this point
The removal OF the Bishop was necessary factor In
,be scheme Of attack. a more prosac continuation
for White would have been BxKt at 4. followed By
I;-B = and Black loses al least the exchange
"A Tic Glasgow council give among Others the
following fine variations 10 Illustrate ..e effect Of
other de,ences: il 20 PIX 4, Fl Ri-kt o oh
81 KtxKt Tor 81 -. BxKt; - Or 3, and wins)
90 BxKt o. Kt-B Of 81. PxKt % BxKt and
wins; % Kt-Kt 5, 90 R-K So; "a KtxP, "a Kt
-Kt so IS Blk g. and wins. II 60, Kt-B