19 KR to Q square Q to K2 20 QR to B square B to Kt5 21 P to B3 B to K3 22 R to K square P to KKt3 23 P to B4 R to Q4 24 P to K4 R to Q5 25 P to B5 QR to Q square! 26 P to K5!  Kt to Kt5 27 P takes B R takes B 28 P takes P ch Q takes P 29 Kt to K4 Q to KB5 30 Q to QB4 ch K to Kt2 31 P to KKt3 Q to R3 32 R to B2 R to Q8.  Good 33 Q to K2 R takes R ch 34 Q takes R Q to K6 ch 35 K to B square Q to KB6 ch 36 R to KB2 Q to R8 ch 37 K to K2 Q takes K8 ch Resigns.

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The north of Ireland (Belfast & Holywood) chess Congress
           masters quadrangular OOMPETITION. 
H. E. Bird, J. H. Blackburne, F. Lee, and J. Mason.

First round.

September 12—­Blackburne drew with Bird, Lee v.  Mason adjourned after forty-two moves.  Resumed on Thursday, Mason won.

September 13—­Bird drew with Lee, Blackburne beat Mason.

September 14—­Blackburne beat Lee, Mason beat Bird.

Second round.

September 15—­Bird beat Blackburne, Lee drew with Mason.

September 16—­Bird beat Lee; Blackburne drew with Mason.

September 19—­Bird lost to Mason, Blackburne beat Lee.

Third round.

September 20—­Bird drew to Blackburne, Lee lost to Mason.

September 22—­Bird drew with Lee, Blackburne drew with Mason.

September 23—­Bird beat Mason, Blackburne v.  Lee, drawn.

Blackburne won 2 out of 3 from Mason. 
Mason " 2 " 3 " Bird. 
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