TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9520, 12 September 1896, Page 3

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

B. O. GowKrt, Koxton.— enclosures received. We would be pleased to adjudicate on the games and decide the disputed point if both sides mutually agreed to refer them to us. To arbitrate on the points in dispute at the request of one side only would be a waste of our time, and would serve no good purpose. Idksox. — He Problem 511 you have evidently overlooked 2 . . . I' 1i 4. * Try jt a-;ain. Chkss Editors "N.K. Mail,"' " Otago Witness," " Eveninjr Star" and "Weekly News." —Slips received with thanks. Problem No. 511. —Correct solutions have been received from J.U.1!., Gambit and Sibyl. soT/urroN of wioblem no. 511. WHITB KOACK 1 Q to X 8 1 X to Q 5 ; or (a) 2 \i to X 7 2 Any move 3 Q or B mates accordingly. (a) 1 .... i X to Xt 5 2 Q to X 3 2 P to B 4 3 Q to Xt 3 msiteri.

PROBLEM NO. 513. By Robin H. Legge. BLACK.

WHITE. White to play and mate in three moves. Position of Pieces.— White—X on QB 7, KonQB 2, Bon X 4 and Q4,KtonQ Xt 4. I'iack—K on Q Xt 4, PonQKt3, Q R 2, and QR 4. Mate in three. CHESS IN HOLLAND. The following game was played in a correspondence tourney recently played in Holland :— Bishop's Gambit. WHITE. . BUCK. D. v Foreesf; A. v Rhijn (Oosthuizen). (Leiden). IPK4 IPK4 2 PKB4 2 PxP 3 884 3 PQ4 4 B x P 4 Q I. 5, eh 5 X B sq 5 P X Xt 4 6KtQB3 ' 681U2 7PQ47 Xt X 2 BKtB3 8 Q R 4 9PKR4 9PKR3 10 B B 4 (a) 10 B Xt 5 11 Xt, Kt. 5 11 Xt R 3 12 X B 2 12 Castles Q R (b) 13 P B 3 13 Q Xt 3 (c) 14 Q Xt 3 14 Xt B 3 15 X B x P 15 Q x P 16 R X sq 16 Q R 2 17 B Q 5 17 Xt R 4 (d) . 18 Xt x P, eh 18 X Xt sq 19 Xt B 6, eh 19 Xt x Xt 20 BxKt 20 BBsq(e) 21 B X 4 21 Q Xt sq 22QxQ(f) 22KRxO, 23 PxP 23PxP 24 Xt x P 24 B x P, eh 25PxB 25RxKt 26 BxBP 26 RKt4 27 X X 3 27 X x Xt P 28 KRQKt sq ' 28 Rx R 29 R x R 29 X R 2 30 P Xt 4 30 P B 4 31 PxP Resigns. (a) Intending to preserve the attacking X B, but it is doubtful whether White can afford to lose amove. 10 Q Q 3 is generally preferred. • (b) Either castles X R, or 12. . . . . R Q sq, would have beeu better. (c) If 13 Xt QB 4, then 14. QB 2; and if 13 PQB3, then 14. Q Xt 3, be (d) We have examined here the sacrifice of the exchange with 17. . . . . Rx B in order to get out of the slow torture process, but-it is not feasable, and Black has nothing better now than the text move. (c) 20 PKt3would he followed by 21. QKt 5, KR 2; 22. BK 4, followed by QB 6. Position after White's 21st move. BLACK.

WHITK. (f) The exchange ©1 queens leaves White a winning end game. This simple and effective winding up of the game was initiated with 21. P. K4. White wins a second pawn by the transaction, and the rest plays itself.