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MATCH AT
CHESS BETWEEN HUDDERSFIELD AND BRADFORD. – The deciding match between
these rival clubs, which has of late created some excitement amongst
Yorkshire amateurs, was concluded on Saturday last, in favour of the
Huddersfield Club, by a very decided majority. Special interest
attached to this contest from the fact that the championship of the county
as well as the relative strengths of the two clubs was felt to be involved,
each club having previously won a match. The opinion of many was that
the Huddersfield club could scarcely hold its own against the club of a
town so much larger in population and possessing such an amount of chess
talent. The result, however, has proved otherwise; and the
Huddersfield club may be congratulated on retaining its hard-earned
laurels. The match was commenced at Bradford, April 8th, and
continued at Huddersfield April 22nd and 29th. Ten players
represented each club, each couple of competitors contesting three
games. The stakes were a £2 2s. set of Staunton chessmen.
We append the full score, by which it will be seen that Huddersfield
won 19 games and Bradford won 11, with no drawn games. We may also
state that the total score of the three matches between the two clubs gives
to Huddersfield 63 games, and to Bradford 44. We also print one of
the games between the leading players in each club, Messrs Watkinson and
Tegeler.
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HUDDERSFIELD
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BRADFORD
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Mr. John Watkinson
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3
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Mr. G. Tegeler
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0
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Mr. G. Brook,
jun.
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1
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Mr. M. E.
Werner
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2
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Dr. Scott
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3
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Mr. W. Fieldsend
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0
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Mr. D. Marsden
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1
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Mr. Petty
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2
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Mr. J.
Eastwood
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1
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Mr. Ammelburg
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2
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Mr. W. J.
Miller
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3
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Mr. Knowles
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0
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Mr. A.
Campbell
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2
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Mr. Mensing
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1
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Mr. J. H.
Finlinson
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1
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Mr. Fieldsend
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2
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Mr. J. H.
Jonas
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2
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Mr. Shalders
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1
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Mr. F.
Schloesser
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2
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Mr. Ferrand
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1
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Total
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19
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Total
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11
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KING’S BISHOP’S OPENING.
White, Mr. John Watkinson. Black, Mr. G. Tegeler
1. e4 e5 2.
Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nxe4 4. Nc3 (a.) d5 (b.) 5. Bxd5 Nf6 6. Bxf7+
Kxf7 7. Nxe5+ (c.) Ke8 (d.) 8. O-O Nbd7 9. d4 Be7 (e.)
10. Re1 Rf8 11. Bf4 Nb6 12. Ne4 Nbd5 13. Bg3 Bf5 14. Nc5 Qc8 15. c4 Nb6 16.
Qe2 Ng8 (f.) 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qxh7 Nf6 19. Nc6 (g.) Black
resigned, 1-0
(a.)
This move was first recommended by Mr. Boden in his “Popular
Introduction to Chess.”
(b.)
4 ... Nxc3, or 4 ... Nf6 is the best play at this point.
(c.)
This sacrifice secures a very attacking game, and was, perhaps, the
best play under the circumstances.
(d.)
7 ... Kg8 would have been better play.
(e.)
If black had captured N, white would have replied with 10. Re1.
(f.)
We see no better move. Black’s game is quite indefensible.
(g.)
This is very brilliant play, and forces mate in two moves.
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