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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8349, 8 February 1913, Page 15

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The following, reproduced from the ‘■'Westminster Gazette,” is ono of a series of games played in Paris by Herr Rd. Lasker against M. F. Lazard, one of the leading French amateurs; FOUR KNIGHTS GAME.

The Opening runs on recognised lines till Black’s inferior 13... P to KE3, hut White also missed a better continuation, 15.. .R to Kt so (instead of 15... Q to Q2). White emerged neverthlcss with a passed Pawn after twenty moves; hut he again missed a more favourable line of play with 23... R to K eq, It to Q sq; 24.. xf9,Qx P; 25... Q xQ. followed by P te Q 4. TWO PROBLEMS. No. I—By Dr M. Brody. ■ Black (seven pieces).

'■ ( Whit© (eight pieces). White to play and mate in two moves. No. 2.—By \V J>nly. White: K at KJ; R at K eq; P’s at QB6, Qo, Q 6, KBS, KB6, KKtG (eight pieces). _ __ Black: K at K sq; R at K 4; P at K 5 (three pieces). White to play and mat© in three moves.

Bd. Lasker. F. Lazard. While. Black. 1. P to K4 P to K4 2. Kt to KB3 Kt to QB3 3. Kt to It} Kt to B3 i. B to Kto B to Kt5 a. Castles Castles 6. P to Q3 P to Q3 7. B to Kt5 B x Kt 8. V x B Kt to K2 9. Kt to Kt Kt to Kt3 10. Kt x Kt BP x Kt 11. B to B4 cb K to R sq 12. P to B4 P to KR3 13. B x Kt H x B 14. P x Kt P x P 1.1. Q to q> B to K3 10. B to Kt 3 P to B1 17. R x R Q x E IS. K to 1CB sq q to K2 19. B to Q5 B x B 20. p x B P to Q Kt4 21. Q to K3 P to B5 22. Q to Kt Q to Q3 23. P to Q-t R to Q sq 24. P x P q x QP 25. Q x Q R x Q 26. R to K sq K to Kt sq 27. P to K6 1C to B sq 28. B to B sq ell K to K2 29. E to B7 ch K x P 30. R x KtP K to B4 31. R x RP R to Q8 ch 32. K to B2 R to B7 eh 33. K to B sq R x BP .‘M. R to i M Xv to K5 35. R x P R x EP 36. R to Kt 6 K t o Q6 37. R x P K x P 38 . R x P K to B7 39. K to B3 P to B6 40. R to QB6 K to Q6 dis ch 41. K to B3 P to B7 42. R to Q6 oh K to B6 43. R to B6 oh K to Kt7 44. R to Kt6 ch K to E8 45. R to QB 6 K to Kt8 46. P to R4 P to B8—Q 47. R x Q K x R, 48. P to ES K to Q7 49. P to Kt4 R to B6 ch 50. K to B4 R to R6 51. K to Kt5 K to K6 52. P to R 6 K to B6 3>rawn.