GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 11 August 1909, Page 67

GAMES.

Following is the twelfth game* played between Jose H. Capablanca. (White) and F. J. Marshall (Black) in the recent match between the two at New York: —

Notes by Mr R. J. Barnes. (a) Not in the books, but a- developing move can never go far wrong ; the authorities recommend the simple move Xt x P as giving White a " plus " game. (b) KB i F would also have led to a. lively bout. (c) Why not P x Xt firsrt? The next move no doubt paves the way for a quicker development of the queen's side pieces, but Black losee too many pawns. <D) If Id Q x P at once, then 19 Q-R 3 (eh); 20 K-Kt 1, B-Q B 3; 21 Q-R 6, R-Kt l; 22 P-Q s*, Q-Kt 2; *or 22 Q x P. R-Kt 2; 23 Q-R 8 (eh), KB 2, threatening R x P (eh), winning the Q. Black in any cass should work up a hot attack. (E) B-Q B 3 could be met by P-Q 5, P-Q 6, •tc. ; or R checks, and then P-Q 5. te) A ivasted move, allowing the adver£«

queen to seize a most formidable post in conjunction with the raking position of the two bishops; 22 E-K 3 was much superior. (G) B-B 3 at once is pTefera.ble, preventing White getting X E on open file. There would be nothing extra in the more plausible looking alternative of B-R 6. (h) With such an advantage in pawns, White is justified in offering the exchange, and co getting xid of one of the obnoxious bishops. (i) R-K B 3 looks tempting, but Black •could retort with Q-K 7, practically forcing 8.-B 3, aad then ignoring the threatened R x P (eh), might continue with R x P, keeping up a pressure on the Q B P, etc. (j) This loses a piece. Q-Kt 3 was the only reply, in which case White intended to exchange Q's, and take the remaining pawn. The pawns should win eventually.

match : — Greco's Cotn stee Gambit. White. Black. lP.lt 4 P-K4 2Xt-KB3 PKB4 3KtB3-A P-Q3 4P-Q4 BPxP BQKtxP P-Q4 « Xt xPb Px Xt 7 Q-It sch P-K Xt 3 8 Xt x P Kt-KB 3 c 9Q-Ksch B-K2 10 Ktx R Kt-B 3 11 BQKtS B-Q2 IS B x Xt B x B 13 BKt 5 Q-Q 3 14BxKt Qxß ISQ-E6ch K-Bl 16QxP BKJ [7 0-0 0 QKt2 18 Q x P Q x Xt White. Black. 19R.Q3-D Q-RSch 20 K-Kt 1 li-» 2-E 21 Q x V B-K 1 22 QB Z-F QR 3 23 ?Q Xt 3 11-Kt 1-G 24 P^K ) B-B 3 25 RK 5h F-Q 1 2tiß-KBS R-Q3 27 K-Kt 2 B-Kt 3 28 Rxß eh Rx R 29 QR Bch K-Kt 2 30 R-Q B 3i Q-Kt 3 31 Q-Q 8 It x P 32 R x Pch B-B 2 33 QKtsch K-81-J 34R-BSch B-Kl 35 R x B eh Resigns.

Game played between R. T. Barnes, 01 "Wellington (White), and 1 G. F. Dodds, ot Dunedin (Black), in the recent interclub

jOPEZ. White. B!ack. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K S 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 B-Kt fi PB 4 4 Kt-B 3 Kt-B 3 5 PxP PKS «Kt-KR-4 P-Q 4 7 P-Q 3 B-K 2 BPxP PxP 9 Qx Qch BxQ 10 B-Kt 5 0-0 11 O-O-O Kt-K 4 12 P-K R 3 P-Q R 3 13 B-R 4 P-li 4 14 B-B 4 X Kt-0 2 15 X B x Xt Xt x B 16 B-Kt 3 B x Xt 17 B x B R x P It KJI-K I Xt B-l 19 Xt x P B-K 3 »B-K7 R-Q4 i\ KtxP* Jlxßch Ex R B-B 4 23-^xKt Rxß J48.-Q 2 B-B 1 25P-ICB3 PR 3 26 P-Q Xt 3 K-R2 27 K-Kt 2 R-B 2 28 P-Q R 4 B-QB2 White. Black. £9 Xt X 4 B-B 4 30 Kt-Q 6 B-Kt 3 31 PR 5 PR 4 32 P-Q B 4 R-K2 33 K-B 3 K-H 3 34 P-R 4 BR 2 :-5 HQS R-K6ch 36 K-Kt 4 R-K 7 37 Kt-B7ch K-Kt 3 38 Xt-Xt 5 B-Kt 1 39 R-Q Uch KB 4 40 R-Q 8 B x P 41 Kxß RxP 42 K-B Bch K-K 4 43 P-B 4ch KQ 3 44 R-QJS eh K-B 3 45 KtOa 3 R-QB 7 eh 48 K-Kt 4 R-KB7 47 Kt-K6ch K-B 2 48RQ7ch K-B1 49R-KB7 R-KR7 5> Kt-Kt 6 R-K 7 51 RxKKtPP-Kt3 52 PxP P-R 4 eh S3' K-Kt 5 P-R5 54 Kt-K 5 PxP 55 P-Kt 7 eh Resigns.