OHESS~IN to be the victor.— ' King Bishop's Opening. Whitb Black. 55£1J Ktto K KB3 3QtoK2 5M?iF| 4PtoQB3 s*2^ 6Kfctoß3 EEStB 7BtoKtß SJwif 98t082 »t» fl Kf 10QKttoQ2 S*°^ia 12KttoBtq S^nTrft 13 P takes P £$•&* i WKttoKS , 5J°S*. 6 16 Castles BJ°S» 16 Xt to » 5 (5) 1 &s*„■„ 17 BtoKtß . ». tO, IC5 Bq 18BtoB2(c) £ takes P 19 P takes P P. « 20BtoQ Bq Si 0?? 2lPtoQß4(<i) PtoKS 22Ktt083 BtoO 2SKttoBB 5* ak« 88 o Xt 24 Xt P takes B Q £ B 8 268t0Q2 t^ Bq 26KtoKBq |tt08,4 assay* |£b ox b to O sa Q to o o SsßtoQß2(fc) StoQ« 86EtoKB2 v 0 J*>»B 87 P takes Xt SI 0,? 8,, 88PtoK7oh KUkesP 89QtoK6ch KtoQsq Besigai (a) Thiß.Vthonßh! apparently hazardous, is, we believo, his bast pl»y. ft) B to Q sq is probably preferable, (c) Because Xt to Q B 4 is threatened with its con- In ord^er to^prerent Btoß 6. He considers, and no doubt rightly, that the retantton of the X B is essential to the welfare of his game. Moxeover, the Pawn, aa now pwted prevent- B to Xt 4 at aDy time, (c) Apprehending danger if the King stay on Xt "Vf) It is open to queßtloH whether tbo attack to be obtained altogether warrants the xisk' t thus incurred. (a) If P takes 1? then H takea P. (A) There is much to ba said for capturing the Pawn now and we are inclined to consider it his Best play, even though White would of course reply with B to Kt3. (i) k winning move if properly followed up. (j) White's original intention was to withdraw the Bishop to B tquare, and that is undoubtedly the wisest course. From there it could when necessary go (k) This' weak more brings him Into immediate distress, whereas he could have obUined a winning game as follows:—86 P takes Xt, Q takes E, 80 Qto B 6 eh, Bto Q 8, 37 Q takes P, Q takes B oh, 38 Kto B 2, Q to E 8 eh. 89 K. takes Q, P queens eh, 40 X to E 2, Kto Xt sq (aught else com*a to much the same thing) 41 X P tskos P eh, Qto Bsq best, 42 Q takes QE. (Z) X to E 2 ia his only chance here.
