New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-06
NOTES.

(a) The celebrated late Baron Kalisch once pun
lshed the amusing story in Vienna journal how'
at spiritual seance he called for the spirit Oh Id
Bourdonnais and then put the question through
the medium What is the best 9Th move IN the
Evans gambIt?" OF course the spirit did not deign
to answer the crucial question arising at this
juncture which has agitated the minds OF me
host exncrts since the earliest development OF TINS
ca.nhit Latterly Tschigorn. who IS the greatest
Practical ard analytical authority about this open
ine seems to have settled in favor OF . kt-b D.
At the time this game was played the text move
was held to be the strongest.
ID, This can be done safely II well proceeded
with l.. Paulsen introduced in his match against
t,arset Kt-R I. which the following
deep and beautiful pitfall is an outcome 10 P-C o.
10 x XIX . II 3 p. II X R-kt so; Il BIB o.
- Kt X B; Is Or 4 ch. l3 % 2; IA Q B. IA X
X = ch and wins. for II Is Is x r, 10 Q-kt en-
and mate in few moves by the help OF . B-R o.
fc1 Black's position becomes shaky after this adj
vance After 10 . castles there Is not much OF
attack for the opponent. for II II PIX .. IL
XIX 81. or II II P-Q ., IL XIX ;. as adopted IN
a similar position for the defence by Steinltz
against Bird in the London Congress Of 1885, The
doubled = which White can form b. u Is ut
need not be minded.
I'd Well known as a standard move for the
attack in kindred positions. emanating from TINS
opening but II will be OF Interest TO many Students
that It's application in practical play is OF such old
date.
%, The defence is now heavily handicapped with
difficulties. II l. ...Q XIX ,; lS R-k 81, Il
Blk g. II XIX T. threatening 10 enter with the
same 1t at Kt 5. whereupon II II -. PIX X 81;
II oBx Kt. Is 1t best; Is P-Q with a
strong attack since Black dare not take for after
the exchange Of one piece White will win by
Kt-B ch.
10 An ugly hole in the centre. but it was hardly
avoidablc II 10 % > or Kt-B g. IA B-Kt 5
/ viii also force that p and only the direction
Of the hostile attack which would probably be
conducted on the . u file. beginning with .
/ R-B so. would have been changed.
CD This elegant coup evidently contem-
plated reply TO almost anything that Black
might have done on the previous move.
tD Such mastery style in the formation OF the
attack against the King could be improved
upon in our time. See diagram.
D II =. X X b. mate follows by Is Q-Kt ch
IS XXX So: 10 Ok oh. 10 v XIX best; 20
R-K So oh. OK moves; 81 Q-Kt or BIB So
mate accordingly.
% We cannot approve OF this exchange OF a
powerful attacking piece. Kt-Q with the view
of rlenacing the key Of the adverse position the
Q = % X or Q b 4 was, We believe, more
/ effective.
(lO our last criticism must be tested by the cor
rcctness of contention at this juncture. We
believe that Black could make his escape good by
80 XXX 2. and neither % Ok oh nor R-Q
81 satisfactory enough for White to outweigh
the loss OF the exchange.
ID II % X Kt: "A . b, "a R-R so; 25
% kt with winning game.
Cm) White threatens u and Black cannot
capture twice pain OF mate. 1t Is a very curl
blocking position.