MASON

White Black

H. E. BIRD

1 P to K4 P to QB4

2 Kt to KB3 Kt to QB3

3 P to Q4 P takes P

4 Kt takes P P to Q3

5 Kt to QB3 B to Q2

6 Kt takes Kt B takes Kt

7 B to Q3 P to K3

8 Castles P to KKt3

9 P to B4 P to KR4

10 P to B5 Kt P takes P

11 P takes P Q to Kt3 ch

12 K to R square Castles

13 P takes P P takes P

14 Q to K2 P to K4

15 B to K4 Kt to K2

16 B to Kt5 P to Q4

17 B takes Kt B takes B

18 B to B5 ch K to Kt square

19 P to QKt3 P to K5

20 Kt to R4 Q to B2

21 P to B4 Q to K4

22 P takes P B to Q3

23 P to Kt3 B takes P

24 QR to B square P to K6 ch

25 K to Kt square QR to KKt square

26 R to B3 B takes R

27 Q takes B R to KB square

Resigns.

No.18. Game played in the Masters' Tournament, 23rd September, 1892, between Messrs. F. J. Lee and J. H. Blackburne:

A Contrast.

White Black

LEE BLACKBURNE

1 P to K4 P to K4

2 Kt to QB3 Kt to KB3

3 Kt to B3 Kt to B3

4 P to QR3 B to K2

5 P to Q4 P to Q3

6 B to K2 Castles

7 Castles B to Kt5

8 P to Q5 Kt to Kt square

9 P to R3 B to R4

10 Kt to KR2 B to Kt3

11 B to Q3 QKt to Q2

12 B to K3 Kt to B4

13 P to B3 Kt takes B

14 P takes Kt Kt to Q2

15 P to KKt4 P to QR3

16 Kt to K2 B to Kt4

17 B to B2 B to R5

18 B to K3 B to Kt4

19 B to B2 B to R5

20 B to K3 B to Kt4

Drawn.

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