optimal play: <<<<CHESS TOURNEY.> THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW SOUTH WALES.>
The seventh round opened at the Sydney Chess Club last night at 7.30> Seventh Round: Christenson v. Pietzcker
(Queen's Gambit Declined.)>
<<<(a) 26.R(B)xB> (26.Rcxd8)>26.QQ4ch (26.Qd4+) first seems better.> 26.Qd4+ e5 27.Qxd8 Qxd8 28.Rdxd8 Rxd8 29.Rxd8 ±  click for larger view<<<(b) 33...RxKt> (33...Rxd2)>33...RB7 (33...Rc2) here would have won for black.> A draw, yes. But I don’t see a win for black.
<<<(c) 34.QB8ch!> (34.Qc8+)>Of course white could not play 34.QxR because of 34...PKt7> 34.Qxd2?? b2! wins
<Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), Tuesday 30 July 1901, page 8> https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/... Although this was round 7 of the Chess Championship of New South Wales, Christenson and Pietzcker had so far only completed 5 games each. Most rounds had byes due to the unavailability of one player or another. So at the end of round 7, Christenson had a score of 4½-½ and Pietzcker 2-3 However Christenson faded badly after this, losing his remaining games and finishing 7th out of 10 on a score of 4½/9 Pietzcker finished 8th (not sure of his final score). |