White Black LEE BIRD 1 P to Q4 P to Q4 2 Kt to KB3 P to K3 3 P to B4 Kt to KB3 4 P to K3 QKt to Q2 5 B to Q3 B to K2 6 Kt to B3 Castles 7 Castles R to K square 8 P to QKt3 P to B3 9 B to Kt2 B to Q3 10 Q to B2 P takes P 11 P takes P B to Kt square 12 Kt to K2 Q to R4 13 P to B5 P to K4 14 B to B3 Q to Q square 15 Kt to Kt3 P takes P 16 B takes P Kt to K4 17 B takes Kt B takes B 18 Kt takes B R takes Kt 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. ------ 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 ------ 18 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: