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The Hastings chess tournament 1895. Containing the authorised account of the 230 games played Aug.-Sept. 1895 (1896)

Cheshire, Horace F, International chess congress (1895 : Hastings, England) · New York : G.P. Putnam's sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 50

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id of the White Bishop, would have given Black some chances of a win. ^ To avoid Kt to K 7, ch, and B to K 6, ch, winning the Queen. ^ There is no meaning in this move. P to B 3 at once is more forcible. ^° There is nothing better, for if Kt to R 4, then Q to Q 4, winning easily (see diagram). 1'… … P to Q R 3 WHITE 12 PxB Kt to R 4 13 P to Q R 4 White to make his i6th move. Q to B 2 14 B to Q 3 P to B4 15 Q to B 2 WHITE BLACK 24 Q to R 5 Kt to B 5 16 P to Kt 4 3 P to Kt 3 25 Kt to R 4 Kt X B KPxP 17 PxP 26 KtxP, ch^ BxKt Kt to Kt 3 18 P to R 4 Q to K B sq 8 27 QxB K to Kt 2 19 P to R 5 ^ Q to…

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