or PxB, RxRPch; 23.  RxR,QxRch; 24.  K-Bl,B-B4.

          22. ...  BxP

The rest speaks for itself.

23.  Q-K5 B-B4ch
24.  K-Kt2 Q-Kt2ch
25.  K-B1 BxKtch
26.  K-Q2 R-Q1ch
27.  K-K3 R-Q6ch
28.  K-B2 Q-B6ch
29.  K-Kt1 R-Q7
30.  Q-Kt8ch B-KB1

        Resigns.

Game No. 2

White:  Leonhardt.  Black:  Marshall.

Falkbeer Counter Gambit (compare p. 35).

1.  P-K4 P-K4 2.  P-KB4 P-Q4 3.  PxQP P-K5 4.  P-Q3 PxP 5.  QxP Kt-KB3 6.  Kt-QB3

It would be quite bad to play P-B4 and try to hold the extra pawn at the expense of development.  Black would very soon occupy the King’s file with his Rook and there would be no time for White to bring his King into safety, e.g. 6.  P-B4, B-QB4; 7.  Kt-KB3, Castles; 8.  B-K2, R-K1, and already now there are threats of Kt-K5 or Kt-Kt5 followed by B-B7ch or Kt-B7.

6. ...  B-QB4
7.  B-Q2

White would of course like to continue with B-K3 in order to make a fight for the possession of the diagonal.  He would, however, lose his chance of castling through Black’s Q-K2.  This is detrimental in all such cases where the lines in the centre are open or likely to be forced open at any time.

7. ...  Castles
8.  Castles QKt-Q2
9.  B-K2 Kt-Kt3
10.  B-B3 B-KKt5
11.  B-K3?

White has not yet completed his development, and his first care should be to bring out his KKt.  This he could have done without difficulty, thus:  11.  BxB, KtxB; 12.  Kt-R3.  After the move in the text, Black not only occupies the King’s file but gains a move in so doing.

11. ...             BxBch
12.  QxB            R-K1
13.  Q-Q4           Q-Q3

Black’s course is obvious; he must win the QP.  The forces will then be equal in material, but there will remain a

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8 | #R |    |    |    | #R |    | #K |    |
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7 | #P | #P | #P |    |    | #P | #P | #P |
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6 |    | #Kt|    | #Q |    | #Kt|    |    |
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5 |    |    |    | ^P |    |    |    |    |
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4 |    |    |    | ^Q |    | ^P | #B |    |
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3 |    |    | ^Kt|    |    | ^B |    |    |
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2 | ^P | ^P | ^P |    |    |    | ^P | ^P |
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1 |    |    | ^K | ^R |    |    | ^Kt| ^R |
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A    B    C    D    E    F    G    H

Diag. 101.

flaw in White’s position, namely the exposed KBP, and this tells in the ending.