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Weekly Press and Referee." The Canterbury Chess Club meets in the Chamber of Commerce', A.M.P. Buildings, ever}' Tuesday and Friday from 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. Visitors are always welcome. TO CORRESPONDENTS. J.H.L., Havelbck.—You appear to be somewhat mixed. We acknowledged your scj|BtHt>h to Problem 580 and also 581, to which we added your remarks. Chess Editors—" Weekly News," "Otago Witness," Slips received with thanks. ProbTjEM No. 583. —Correct solutions have been received from J.H.L., Havelock (quoted as 582), J. Mason, Opawa, Sibyl andJ.H.B. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 583. WHITE. BLACK. 1 B to Xt 6 1 Xt moves or (a) 2 Q to Q 3 eh 2 Any move 3 Q or B mates accordingly (a) 1 ... . 1 BtoKt7,or(b) 2 Q to Q 4, eh 2 X to B 3 3 B to li 5 mates (b) 1 . . . . IKto Q 4 2 Xt to B 7, eh 2 X to X 5 3 Q to X 3 mates PROBLEM NO. 585. By P.G.L.F. BLACK.

WHITK. White to play and mate in three moves. Position of Pieces.—White—X on Q R 6, Q on X 4, B on X Xt 6, Xt on Q R 2, P on Q 5. Black—X on Q B 5, B on QR 8, P on Q 5, and Q Xt 7. Mate in three. BRISTOL V. BATH. The following interesting game was played by Messrs Thoiold and Fedden, on Board No. 1, in the match between the Bristol and Clifton and Bath Chess Clubs. Vienna Opening. WHITR. BLACK. (E. Thorold.) (N. Fedden.) 1 PK4 1 PK4 2KtQB3 2KtQB3 3 P B 4 3 P x P 4 Xt B 3 4 P X Xt 4 5 B B 4 (a) 5 B Xt 2 6 Castles 6 P Q 3 7PKR3(b) 78K3 8BxB(c) BPxB 9PQ4 9PK4 10 PQ.S 10 Xt Xt sq 11 Q X 2 11 Xt Q 2 L 128Q2 12PKR3 13 P Q Xt 4 (d) 13 X Xt B 3 14 Xt Q sq 14 Castles 15 Xt R 2 15 Q X sq 16 P B 4 16 Q Xt 3 17 Xt B 2 17 Xt R 4 18 Q B 3 18 Xt Xt 6 19 X R X sq 19 P X R 4 20 QRBsq 20P84 21 Xt B sq (c) 21 Xt x Xt 22 R x Xt 22 P Xt 3 23PxP 23KtxP(f) 24 R Xt sq 24 P Xt 5 25 PxP 25 PxP 26 Xt x P * 26QxP(g) 27 Q x Q 27 Xt x Q 28 B Xt 4 28 X R B sq 29 Q R B sq 29 P R 4 (h) 30 X R X sq Ml'xß 31 R x Xt 31 R x R P 32RKtsq(i) 32RR5 <t 33 Xt B 2 33 X R R sq 34KRii"1i>.. 34 BR7 35 Xt Q 3 Ik) . 35 P B 6 36 R Xt 4 ' 36 P Xt 6 37 R x P 37 P B 7 38 Xt x P (1) 38 R x Xt 39RxP 39 R Q sq 40 X Xt 3 40 R B 2 41 R B 6 4L X B sq 42 R X Xt 6 42 1 5 K5 43 X Xt 4 , 43 B X 4 44 P B 5 ' 44 P x P 45 R x P .' 45 R B 5, eh 46 X Xt 5 ' 46 1' X 6 47 R X 6 47 11 X 5 (ni) Resigns, (a) Mr Thorold is probably trying for th*

Pierce Gambib. 5. . . . PKt 5: 6P Q 4, P x Xt; 7 Castles, &c. ; bub Mr Fedden preferred a less venturesome continuation. (b) We do not like White's arrangement. A Gambit, without being able to move P Q 14, must tnrn out unsatisfactory. The text j move is extended for the advance of the Q P, and to prevent B Xt 5 ; but Black has gained too much time already, and his game i is preferable to White's. (c) The alternative would be B Xt 5, or Xt Q5. The text move, however, yields the best chances by opening the diagonal for QR 5. (d) If intended to prevent Xt B 4, then there would be time to advance this pawn if the Xt moved to B 4. (c) Preferable would be 21 Xt R sq, which would leave the R*at X *q. (f) We should have retaken with the pawn, intending Xt B 3, and P Xt 5. If White takes the open file with either Rook, then Black could reply KR Xt sq. Black, j however, has such a good game that he has i a choice of favourable continuation. ■ Position after White's 24th move. j BLACK.

WHITE. (g) More forcible and prettier would have been: 26 26 Xt x P 27 Q Q 3 27 P B 6 28 P x P 28 R x P. 29 Q x R (a) 29 Xt x B 30 Q Xt 2 30 Xt x X R —' 131 R x Xt 31 R X B sq (b) I With a passed pawn ahead. (a) If 29 R x R, then 29 Q x Xt, eh ; 30 R Xt 3, Kb x R, and wins. (b) If 31 Xt x Q R, then White wins with 32 Xt B 6, ,eh. The above is the best continuation for White. If after 26 Xt xP, White plays 27 B Xt 4, then 27 'P.R 4; 28 B X wj, Xt Xt 4 : 29 QKt 3, P B 6, with a winning attack. (h) Or, 29. . . . "KtKt6; 30. RKB 2, Xt B 4, followed by doubling Rooks on the weak Q B P, and to bring the B into action. Mr Fedden's variation, however, is strong enough. (i) Because of the threatened 32. . . . P Xt 4. (j) An inferior move. He had nothing better than 34. X R X sq. (k) If 55. KKb sq, then 35. . . . R B 7, followed by doubling Rooks in the seventh row. (1) If 38. RKt sq, then 38. . . , X R R6; 39. RKKt3, PK 5 ; 40. Xt Xt 4, R RB, and wins. If* 40. Kb 84, then 40. . . . Rx R ; 41. KxR,B K4; 42. RB 3, R R 6, eh ; 43. X Xt 4, R R 8, and wins. (m) Mr Fedden played the whole game with excellent judgment. NOTES. The American committee has proposed three dates to the Bribish C.C. for the approaching cable match to be played on, namely, March 11th and 12th, or 18th and 19th, br 25th and 26th, of which the representatives of the " Stars and Stripes " prefer the latter. The following six players have been requested to takf> places in the Atnerirc&n teams:—H. N. Pillsbury, .1. W. | Showalter, J. F. Barry, E. Hymes, A. B. Hodges and E. Delmar. It is uncertain as to who will be the remaining four conI testants.