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I SYDNEY 0HE5S CLUB.
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_ we puJMWb bwem»der the game between
ICeaate. Crane and Tleher, wiiloh vis won
maie'^e^tooked'oom
pletely gone, T»t "JJibftrti look," m that
gentleman remarked, ms in $he ascendant.
The leftding*oorM .»*.-G. M. Fiaherwon 16.
loetl ; Wi Cn«ie won 12, lost 2 ; T. Ryan
won 11, lotf?3; and ft. VteulSfe, toet7£.
TTHIW. BLAOK.
, Vr.Qnne. Mr. ftoher.
1 P to E 8. lPtoK*
8PtO<l« S FtakcfP
8 P takes P
8 P to Q ? («)
4 BtoQB
6 Kt to £ B 8
6 KttoBS
? OmUm
8 B to K 8
9 P. to K R 8 (6)
10 B to K sq
llPtoksfa)
I2»toK'2(<!)
18 P takes B
14BtoKsq
16 KtoBsq
16 K to K 2
17 KttatosKt
18 K to Q 2 (A)
19 Q takes B
20 K to P sq
21 QtoKBsq
22 BtakesQ
28 K Kt to K 2
21 K to K sq
26 Kt takes P
26 P to B « (ft)
27 KttoKtO
28 KttoBS
29 Kto K 2
80 P takes Et
81 B to Q sq
82 KtoQS
88 KtoB2
84 K takes R
85 KttoQ 7
86 PtoB4
87 K to K 2
88 BtoBS
89 Kto B8
40 PtoR6
41 Kt to K 5
42 KttoQ8
48 P takes P
44 Ktto Kt4
45 Kt to Q 5 (ch)
46 Kt takes B
And White Bhortly resigned.
(a) The position is the same u if Black had com
menced with the French Defence.
(b) Q to Q 2 is much preferable.
(c) Had White played 11B takes Pt then follows, 11
P takes B, 12 Q takes P, 13 B toK B sq, and Black
should win.
(d) To prevent the exchange ol K B for Q Kt if the
latter went to R4.
(p) A dip which gives White a winning attack. It
was necessity to keep the diagonal open to aliow theB
to retreat to K B sq.
(/) It has been suggested that White might have
done better by proceeding thus; 15 Kt to Kt 6,15 B to
K B sq, 16 BtoB 7(ch). 16 Kto B sq, 17 Q to K 4.
Black can, however, now play 17 Q to Q 2, and should
work oat of his trouble.
(g) B takes Bis also a smart continuation, but we
prefer the combination actually adopted.
(A) He is evidently mated on the spot if the P take
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(i) White might here have played 22 Kt to Kt 5 with
more advantage.
(j) The last four moves on each side are the best on
the board.
(k) If Kt take B P, White speedily wins by to K B
sq, Ac.
(I) Bad would be 30 B to Q 7 (ch), because if 80 K
to K 8.31 B takes P, 81 Kt to B 4, &C.
(m) Imprisoning the Kt. White has now the supe
riority, as his three passed Pawns more than equal the
advene Kt.
(n) This should win with the best play on both
sides.
(oh!) White, after having conducted the attack with
precision sinoe the 18th move, now breaks down in a
sad manner. Mr. Crane informs us that his moving
the Q BP at this point was purely a slip of the hand, as
be intended to push the other P to Q B 4, which must
have forced the game in a few moves-e.g.,45 P to Q
B4,45 Kt takes P; 46 PtoB6,46 KttoKt4;47 B
to B 4,47 Ktto B 2. White can now bring his K
round and win.
4 BtoOS
6 Kt to K B 8 '
6 BtoKB
7 Ktto£8
8 PtoKBS
9 Castles
10 QtoQ2
11 K R to K Sq (c)
12 PtoRS
18 B takes K B P
24 Qtak«sP
16SQ to Kt 6 (ch) (/)
16 Q to B 6 (ch)
17 Kt takes P (ch) (g)
18 ft tabes fi (oh)
19 B takes R
20 Bto B6(ch)
21 BtoKsq
22 Q takes Q (ch) (»*)
28 Kt to Kt 5
24 Kt takes P ch)
25 B to Kt 6
26 BtoB6(J)
27 PtoQB8
28 BtoQsq
29 Rtto K 6(Ch)
80 Kt takes Kt (cb) (I)
81 B to Kt 4
82 B to K sq (ch)
83 R to Q sq (cb)
84 B takes B
86 BtoK6
86 PtoB8(tn)
37 K to B 2
88 B to Kt 8
89 P to K Kt 3
40 K to K 2
41 P to K B 4
42 K to B 8
48 PtoKtS
44 B takes P
45 P to QB 4!(o)
46 KtoK8
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