Bird " 2 " 3 " Blackburne.
These three scores being equal.
Blackburne and Mason each won 2 1/2 out of 3 with Lee, but Bird
only 2 out of 3.
Final score--J. H. Blackburne... ... 5 1/2
J. Mason ... ... ... 5 1/2
H. E. Bird ... ... 5
F. J. Lee ... ... ... 2
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GAME No. 7.--RUY LOPEZ ATTACK.
Kt to Queen's fifth Defence (Bird.)
Note. This defence is condemned by all authorities.
The following was considered the game of the Tournament and
must be admired:
White Black White Black
BLACKBURNE BIRD BLACKBURNE BIRD
1 P to K4 P to K4 25 P takes P B to B5
2 Kt to KB3 QKt to B3 26 B to K2 B takes B
3 B to Kt5 Kt to Q5 27 R takes B P to Q4
4 Kt takes Kt P takes Kt 28 P takes P R takes R
5 P to Q3 P to KR4 29 Kt takes R P takes P
6 P to QB3 B to B4 30 Kt to Q4 R to K square
7 Castles P to QB3 31 P to B5 R to K5
8 B to R4 P to Q3 32 Kt to K6 ch K to Q3
9 Q to K square Q to B3 33 Kt to Kt7 R takes P
10 K to R square Kt to R3 34 P to B6 Kt to B2
11 P to KB3 P to R5 35 Kt to B5 ch K to K4
12 B to B2 B to Q2 36 Kt takes P P to Q5
13 P takes P B takes P 37 Kt to Kt6 ch K to K5
14 Kt to B3 Castles QR 38 K to Kt square R to Kt7
15 B to K3 QR to K square 39 P to KR4 P takes P en pas
16 B takes B Q takes B 40 P takes P P to Q6
17 Q to B2 Q takes Q 41 R to K square ch K to B4
18 R takes Q P to KKt4 42 Kt to K7 ch K takes P
19 P to QKt4 P to KB4 43 Kt to Q5 ch K to B4
20 R to K2 P to Kt5 44 Kt to K3 ch K to Kt3
21 P to KB4 KR to B square 45 Kt to B4 R takes P
22 R to KB square K to B2 46 R to Q square P to Kt4
23 B to Q square B to K3 47 Kt to Q2 Kt to Kt4
24 R to QB2 P takes P 48 K to B square Kt takes P
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