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Press, Volume LV, Issue 10042, 21 May 1898, Page 3

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Weekly Press and Referee." The Canterbury Chess Club meets in the Chamber of Commerce, A.M.P. Buildings, every Tuesday and Friday from 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. Visitors are always welcome. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Chkss Editors, N.Z. Field, Evening Star, Otago Witness, and Weekly News—Slips received with thanks. H.H.C., Patea.—Glad to welcome you as a solver. J. Mason.—Problem received with thanfcs. J.H.L. Havelock, and J.S.—lt is a true bill re Problem No. 591. Problem No. 590.—Correct solution also received from J.S. Problem No. 591.—Correct solutions have been received from H.H.C. (Patea), "a real beauty," J.H.8., Sibyl, Gambit, Luny, J.S., J. Mason, and J.H.L. (Havelock). SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 591. WHITE. BLAOK. IRKKt4 IPxR 2R84 2PKtS 3 P B 4 mates. PROBLEM NO. 593. By P. G. L. F.

WHITE. White to play and mate in three moves. Position of Pieces.—White'—X on Q Xt sq, Q on K7, Xt on X Xt sq, and X Xt 2, PonK 4, and QKt 3. Black—X on QB, PonKBS,K 86,Q 5, and Q7. Mate in three. • BRITISH CHESS CLUB V. NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB. The following game was played on Board No. 1 in the above match :— " Queen's Gambit Declined." WHITS. BLACK. (G. E. Wainwright.) (H. W. Trencliard.) IPQ4 IBQ4 2PQB4 2PK3 3 Xt Q B 3 3 Xt X B 3 4KtB3 4PB3(a) 5 884 58Q3 6BxB 6 Q x B 7PK37 Q Xt Q 2 8 Q Xt 3 (b) 8 Castles 9PxP 9 X P x P 10BQ3 IORKsq 11 Castles 11 Xt B sq 12QRBsq 12KtKt3(c) 13 B x Xt 13 R P x B 14 Xt X 5 14 R x Xt (d) 15 P x R 15 Q x P 16 Xt X 2 16 Xt X 5 17 Q R Q sq (c) 17 P Xt 3 18 P B 3 18 Xt B 4 19 d B 5 19 Q x Q 20 Xt x Q 20 B R 3 21 R B 2 21 R X sq 22PK4(f) 22 P x P 23 P x P 25 Xt x P 24 Xt x Xt (g) 24 R x Xt 25 R Q 8, eh 25 X R 2 26PKKt3(fa) 26885 27 R B 4 27 R xR 28 PxR 28 BxP 29 R R 8 29 P X Xt 4 30 RxP 30 BQ4 31 P x P 31 X Xt 3 32 R R 3 (i) 32 X x P 23 R Xt 3, eh 53 K. B 3

34 X B 2 34 P X Xt 4 36KK3 35 X B 4 36 RKt sq ' 36 PKt 5 37 R B sq, eh 37 X X 4 38R84 38 P X B 4 39 R Xt 4 39 P Xt 4 40RQ4 40 P B 4 41 R Q 2 41 P B 5, eh 42 KB 2 42 PBS 43 R Q sq 43 P Xt 5 44 R Q B £>q 44 X Q 5 43 R Q sq, eh 45 X B 4 46 R k Xt sq 46 P Q Xt 6 (j) 47 R x P 47 P Q B 6 48 P x P 48 P Xt 7 49 R Xt sq 49 X B 5 50 R Xt sn (k) 50KxP 51 P R 4 51 B X 5 52 R x P 52 X x R 53PR5 53K86 54PR6 54KQ5 Resigns. (a) The present game is no evidence in favour of 4. . . . PQB3, to which Mr Treiichnnl still adheres. (b) 8 Q B 2 would support an eventual advance of the X P ; but as Mr Waiuwright intended to ptoduce some pressure upon the Queen's side the Queen turned out to be well pasted on the left wing. (c) We see no objection to 12. . . . Xt X 5 instead of the text move. If 13 B x Xt, then 13. . . . P x B ; 14 Xt Q2, Q Xt 3 ; 15 X R sq, X R sq, &o. (d) The sacrifice is not sound. Black only gets one pawn, an<J he should not have got any more subsequently. Better would have been 14. ... P* Xt 3. If 15 PK 4, then 15. ... B X 3, followed by defending the Q B P with either Rook eventually. Position after Black's 16th move. BLACK.

(c) Mr Wainwrighti's play from this point is marked by somewhat less judgment than hitherto, the obvious move here being 17. X R Q sq. The Rook at Q B sq prevents Black's PKt 3, and Xt B4 as well. Black would have had considerably difficulties in developing his Queen's pieces but for the text move. (I) The pawn could have been saved as follows: — WHITE. EI«iCK. 22 P Q Xt 4 22 Xt Q 6 23 P Xt 5 23 X x R 24 Xt x Kfc 24 B Xt 2 25 P x P 25 B x P 26 Xt x P 26 B x Xt 27RxB 27 R Q B sq with even pawns. (g) The aKcr:i.i.".vc would have Loci; : - white. Iblack. 24 R X sq 24 Xt D 3 25 R x R, oh 25 Xt x R 26 R Q 2 26 X B sq 27 R Q 7, winning a pawn. (h) Much better would have been 26. P X R 3. (i) With 32. P R 4 X R 4 ; 33. R R4, and, eventually supporting the R P with the king, White would have still Kept the advantage. • (j) Au ingenious combination, which secures a draw with chances of a win, which actually occurred. (k) Intending obviously R x P, and, after forcing the Bishop off the diagonal by advancing the R P, to play KB 3, and capture the remaining pawn. But he is just a move 100 short; therefore he should have played :— WHITE. BLACK. 50PR4 50KxP(a) 51 P.RS . 518K5 52 R Q sq, and draw. (a) If Black does not capture the pawn, then obviously White draws easily, as he keeps two passed pawns. NOTES. At the Wellington C.C. meeting on the 26th ult. the report and balance-sheet were adopted, the finances being in a fairly satisfactory condition. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows :— President, Mr C. W. Benbow; vice-presi-dents, Messrs Barraud, Anderson, Wright, Turnbull, McTavish, Richardson, Dr. James, and the Hon. ¥. Arkwright, M.L.C. ; c6mmittee, Messrs Barnes, W. Mackay, Allen, Mason and Still; secretary and treasurer, Mr J.S. Littlejohn; auditor, Mr E. W. Petherick. Messrs Todd, Connell, Wright and Bock were proposed as members, the addition of their names bringing the roll number up to 47. It is difficult to speak with sufficient reverence of the beauties of chess. The game " has had at least a thousand years in which to develop, and no player regards it otherwise than as perfect. The keen delight with which a hot attack is repelled is only exceeded by that which follows the discovery of a weak point in an opponent's defence, and by the joy of concentrating an attack upon that weak point, and of pushing it to a triumphant issue. Only those who know can understand ! No wonder that a game with such a character should be ardently practised all the year round in one way or another by players of every degree. For those who are fortunate enough to find an opponent in the home circle, what better pastime can there be ? For those who can seldom find *an adversary, there is the delight of problem solving, or the even more useful study of some published game. Others again can fight a distant opponent by correspondence ; while for those who wish to do battle more promiscuously, there are chess clubs- and resorts innumerable."—Leisure Hour. A Novel Game.—-At last the idea of " chess tor the million" has been hit upon, says the Leeds M.S. Considering the very rapid growth of the game of late, this, or something similar, was certain to be started. The novelty consists in our old friend Mr Bird playing against all Britain—or beyond ! He plays against " All Comers," offering the Bishop's Gambit, hoping it may lead to a smart, interesting skirmish. The mode of procedure is as follows : —All his opponents write plainly on a post-card the move they deem the best, and post it to the Chess Editor, Pearson's Weekly. The move having the most advocates will be the move adopted. The full game, so far as it has gone, will be printed week by week, with, of course, Mr Bird's reply. There ia no limit, therefore, to the number of Mr # Bird's antagonists, and knowing what we do of that genial old gentleman, " the more the merrier" for him! At any rate, the idea is novel, and first-rate; for now, an amateur of any degree of playing strength will be able to take part in the fray against a master, and, perchance, to assist in his downfall. The game starts— WHITE. BLACK. H. E. Bird. .P. W. Readers and everybody. IPK4 IPK4 2 P X B 4 2 To move.