OVER THE CHESS BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 10766, 29 October 1898, Page 4 (Supplement)

OVER THE CHESS BOARD.

[OONDUCTBD BT R. Mf Bairo.l Games, game endings, ; original problems, and all local information speoiafiy welcomed.) : The Otago Chess Club meet every Mon- I day, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 7.30, hr their rooms, Liverpool street. TO CORRESPONDENTS. 11 H.B.O.”—Solutions lo hand; too late for last issue. You solve No. 366. "Pawn.”—Thanks for game. No, not at all; both correct. SOLUTIONS. No. 371: Q-K 8.-No. 372: 1 Kt-B 7, K-Kt 3; 2 B-Kt 4; or L.., K-K 3; 2 B-K 4: or 1...K-B4;* R-B 6, etc.—No. 273: Kt-B 5.- No. 274: Q-Kt 2. -No. 276: 1 K-Kt 2, K-K 7; 2 Q-Q 3 ch. K x Q--3 Kt-B 4 mate; or 1..., K-Kt 5; 2 Q-B 6 cb, K x Q; 3 Kt-K 3 mate. PROBLEM No. 381. [By MrP. F. Blake. Southampton. First prize in ‘ Liverpool Mercury ’ Tourney J Maek 8 pfeeet.

While 7 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No 382. [By Dr C. Planck ] First prize in the three-mover section of the seventh problem tourney in the ‘ Brighton Society.’ Black 13 pieces.

White 8 pieces. White to play and mate in three moves,

Problem No. 383. By Kenneth S Howard. —B 7; 4p 3; 3p2 K1 ; 2p 1 kKt 2; 3plKt 2; 4p2P; IQ6; 2B 5. White 7, Black 6 pieces. While to play and mate in two. Problem No 384. By Courtenay Lemon —8 : 7 Kt; 4p 3 ; 4 P3 : 3 P k kt 2; SRIP; 482K; 681. White 8, Black 3 pieces. White to play and mate in t«o. THE COLOGNE TOURNAMENT. The disappointment of this contest has been Oauoweki, who was iho favorite after his tine performance at Vienna, but comes out only ninth on the present occasion. In the following game with Schallop, however, he appears to advantage, but in the game against Lipke he is completely out-played. This game is a remarkably fine one, and should be taken into consideration in the award of one of the “beauty prizes” offered SICILIAN DEFENCE. White. Black. White. Black. E. Schallop. Janowski. E. Schallop. Janowski. IP-K4 P-Q B 4 18R-K2 R-Kt 2 Kt-Q B 3 P-K 3 198-R3 P-Kt4 3 Kt-B 3 Kt-KB 3 20P-Kt4 PxPo.p, 4P-Q4 PxP 21 QxKt P Q-R4 5Kt x P Kt-B 3 22 K-Kt 2 P-Q 3 (i Kt xKt Kt PxKt 23 P-Kt 5 B-U 4 7 P-K 5 Kt-Q 4 24 B-B P-R .1 BKtx Kt BPxKt £5 li Kt 3 PxP 9B Q 3 B-B 4 26 Qx K P Q-B 6ch 10 Castles. P-B 4 27 K-Kt BxPch 11 R-K Castles, 28 Rx B QxR ch 12 R-Kt B-Kt 2 29 K-R Q-B 6ch 13 P-Q Kt 4 B-Kt 3 30 K-Kt Q-Q Beh 14 P-Q R 4 Q-R 5 31 K-Kt 2 QxQB 15 Q-B3 P-B5 32QxR Q-Q 7ch 16 P-R 5 B-Q5 uad wins. 17 P-R 6 B-B

RUV LOFEZ, White. Black. White. Black. Janowski. Burn, Janowski. Burn. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 12Q-R5 Kt-B 3 8 Kt-KB3 Kt-Q B3 13 Q-R 4 B-K 3 3 B-Kt 6 Kt-B 3 14 R-Kt 5 P-K Kt 3 4 Castles KtxP 15 Q-R 6 P-Q 5 m 5 R-K Kt-Q 3 16 Kt-K 2 KtKt6 6 KtxP B-K 2 17 Rx Kt BxR j 7 B-Q3 KtxKt 18Ktx£ B-Kt4 BRx Kt Castles 19 Kt-B S B-B 3 9 Kt-B 3 P-Q B 3 20 Q-R 4 Bxß 10 P-Q Kt 3 Kt-K 21 Kt-K 7ch K-Kt 2 11 B-Kt 3 P-Q 4 And White resigned. BUY LOPEZ. White. Black. White. Black. Lipke. Janowski. Linke. Janowski. IP-K4 P-K 4 17 P-KR4I-/P-K R3 2 K-Kt B 3 Q-Kt B3 18 PxP PxP 3 B-Kt 5 Kt-B 3 19 Q-R 51 K R-Q-fit 4 Castles KtxP 20 B x P I Pxß 5 R-K Kt-Q 3 21 Q R-K Q-R 3 6Kt x P B-K 2 22 Q-Kt 4ch Q-Kt 4-ft. 7 B-Q 3-re Castles 23 Q-B 3-i P-Q 4 8 Kt-Q B 3 KtxKt 21RxP Kt-R 3 9Rx Kt P-K B 4 £5 R-K 3 Q-Kt 2 10 Kt-Q 5 B-B 3 £6 Q-R 5 B-B 4 11 R-K P-Q Kt 3 27 Bxß R-K 15 12 B-K 2 P-Q B 3-6 28 R-Kt 4 !■/ Kt x R 13 Ktxßch-c Qx Kt 29 B-K 6ch R-B 2 14 P-Q 4 P-B 5 30 R-Kt 5! K-B 15 B-Q 3-d Kt-B 2 e 31 1! x Q RxR 16 K-K 4 ! P-K Kt 1 32 Q-K Bch And Black resigned. Notes condensed from the New Orleans ‘ Times Democrat,’ by which they were translated from the ‘Deutscher Nochonscbach,’ of Berlin : a A favorite variation of Janowski’s, who is thus attacked here with his own weapons. b Better to have developed his Q B at Q Kt 2. e Bl«ck does not wish to let the adverse Q B get to K B 4, but still conies into positional disadvantage by the text move. cl For the second time the B takes up this now powerful position. e The relatively best continuation here consisted In 13 P-K B6; 16 QxP, Q x Q ; 17 Px Q. Rx P; IS K-Kt 2, and the end would stand in White’s favor. / Lipke at once most energetically makes the most of the positional advantage he has acquired. g White threatened 80 R-K 6! hj If, instead 22,..K B, White wins by 23 Rx P. i Had White played 22 Q-B 3 at once, the reply would have been 22...Kt-K 4. The following is a very fine game which the drawing master, Schlechter, won from the veteran Steini'z VIENNA OPENING. White Black. White. Black. Schlechter Steinitz. Schlechter. Steinitz. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 14 Q-Kt 3 B-Q 3 8 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-Q B 3 15 QxKt P K-K 2-/ 3 B-B 4 Kt-K B 3 16 Kt-B 4-re KR-Kt-A 4 P-Q 3 Kt-Q R4-a 17 Kt-Kt6ch K-Q 2 5 K Kt-K 2-6 Kt x B 18 Rxß ch KxR BPxKt P-Q 3 19 R-Q ch B-Q 4 7 Castles B-K 3 20 QxP ch K-Q 2 8 P-Q Kt 3 P-B 3-c 21 Kt x B PxKt(Q5) 9 Q-Q 3 B-K2 22 RxPch K-B 3 10 B-Kt 5 P-K R 3-d 23 Kt-K 7ch K-Kt 3 11 Bx Kt Bxß 24 R-Q 6 ch-t and 12 Q R-Q B-K 2 Schlechter won. 13 P-Bse PxP - re Not absolutely necessary; but the move may be made. b No use retiring the B in order to get the Q R file open, the queen’s file being worth more. ’ c Weakening the QPin order to prevent Kt-Q 5. He might have quietly developed B-K 2 and castled, d Better would have been 10 Q-B 2; 11 B x Kt, B x B ; 12 Q R-Q, R-Q, etc. e A very fine move, which leaves Black practically helpless. / Somewhat better would have been 16 R-K B; and if 16 Q x R P, then Q-K 2 and castles Q R. g Excellent play. Black has no valid defence to this powerful move. A If 16 Q-K Kt. then 17 Kt-Kt 6 ch wins. d % Brilliantly played on the part of Schlechter. queen's gambit declined. White. Black. White. Black. Maroczy. Scbiffers. Maroczy. Schiffers.. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 18 Qx B P Q R-B 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 19 PxKt I Rx Q 3 Kt-QB3 Kt-K B3 20 PxPch K-B 4 B-Kt 5 B-K 2 21 Rxß(Q)ch Kx Q 5 Kt-B 3 Castles 22KtxR BR3 6 P-K3 Q Kt-Q2 23 KtxKPIKB 7 Q R-B P-Q Kt 3 24 Kt (B 4)- P-K R3-e 8 PxP PxP Q6-d 9 B-Q3 B-Kt2 25P-B5 Q-K4 10 Gostles P-B 4 26 P-B 6 P-KKt4-/ 11 B-Kt-re R-K 27 R-B 7 Q-Q 4 12 Kt-K 5 Kt-B 28 K R-B K-Kt 13 P-B 4 Kt-K 5-6 29 R-KKt7chK-B 14BxKt! Pxß 30 R-K7 K-Kt 15 Q-Kt 3! Kt-K 3 31 P-B 7ch K-Kt 2 16 Bxß Qxß 32 R-K 8 and Black 17 P-Q 51 P-85-C ■' resigns-g a The continuation—ll Q-K 3 (with the menace B-Q R 6) and if 11...P-Q B 5, then 13 B-Q Ktought, perhaps, to have deserved preference.

well 8, WM best "■V I. 0 Black seek* by this offer of a P to free his game ; if other moves 17...K-Q B i White would acquire a decisive superiority by 18 QI (t Now the error in the calculation of the second player first shows itself. Scbiffers, when he played 18...Q R-Q B, had overlooked In his preceding analysis that, in the present position, the White K E dare not be taken, because of the mite threatened by 26 R-Q B 31 t A move due to bis disconcertion. / The game is, by its nature, wholly untenable for Black. g We consider this one of the most-sprightly and sparkling games that we have seen in the course of the whole tourney. Not merely the Queen sacrifice on Marocsy's nineteenth move, but also the accurate and surprisingly pretty after play shows the stamp of high chess genius.— Chess Editor 1 Times Democrat.’ CHESS IN ENGLAND. The following game is the fourth in a friendly match by correspondence suggested through the chess column of the *Leeds Mercury ’ weekly supplement between Messrs F. C. Howell (Leeds) and G. Platts (Carlisle)

CENTRE COUNTER-GAMBIT. White. Black. Whit*. Black. Howell. Platts. Howell. Platts. 1 P-K 4 P-Q 4 10 R-B Kt-K B 3 2 PxP QxP 11 P-Q Kt4 P-Q Kt4 3 P-Q 4 P-K 4 12 B x K P Q Kt-Q 2 4 B-K 3 B-K B 4 ch a 5 P-Q R3 P-QB3 138-B6' Q R-B 6 P-Q B 4 Q-K 3 14 Q-R4-6 B-K 2 7 P-Q6 PxP 15 Qx RP Castles 8P x P Q-Q 3 16 Kt-Kt 5 Resigns-c. 9 Kt-Q B 3 P-Q R 3 a The game has been a lively one throughout, and this move increases the interest. It probably came as a surprise to Black, for he dared not capture the B with R P, as White would have followed with Kt x P, winning the rook. b White must wiu Black’s rook’s pawn, and be has from this point a won game. c For Black must here give up his Q R for B or Kt, and has also a narrow escape of losing his Q. The score at the point of the resignation WoS —Mr Howell, 3} wins; Mr Platts, i win. CHESS IN SYDNEY. The following game was played at the Sydney Chess Club on the occasion of the recent Eastern Suburbs-Petersham match. The winner, Mr Miles, only learned to play chess about four years ago. His success in intercolonial games and the one-sided result of his match with Mr Jonas are remarkably good performances for so young a player : SICILIAN DEFENCE. White. Black. White. Black. Crane. Miles. Crane. Miles. 1 P-K 4 P-Q B 4 12 P-85-6 Kt xP ! 2 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-Q B 3 13 Q-K 3 Bxß 3 Kt-B 3 P-K Kt 3 14 Qx B Kt xKt 4 P-Q 4 PxP 15.. B-Q 3 Kt-K7ch 5 Ktx P B-Kt2 16 Bx Kt BxBP 6 B-K 3 Kt-B 3 17 R-B 2 Q-B 4 7 B-K 2 P-Q 3 18 Q-K R 4 Q-K 6 8 Castles Castles 19 Q R-K B Bx P 9 Q-Q2 KtxKt 20 K-R B-Q6l 10 Bx Kt B-K 3 21 Bxß Qxß 11 P-K B 4-(» Q-R4l 22 Q x K P-c a The game has been well opened on both sides. b The position here conveys a lesson. White set the following trapl2 P-B 5, P x P ; 13 P x P, Bx P; 14 Q-Kt 5 wins. He overlooked, however, that Black had set his little snare, and scored first with it. White should have played 12 QR-Q. c The game was left for adjudication, but there can be little doubt that Black will be justly credited with a win.—' Sydney Mail.' CHESS NOTES. The ‘St. James’s Widget’ deplores the fact that since the Hastings Chess Congress there has been no great international tourney held in England. There ought, in its opiniou, to be one such contest every year, open to all comers, amateurs and professional, the object being to attract the absolutely best players. Moreover, the two round system should be abandoned, and the competitors, instead of being worked “ worse than cart horses,” should be treated “ like racehorses.”

Mr Jacobsen has accepted Mr Wallace’s challenge to play a match for the champion. abip of Australia. The date of the first sitting for play is not yet announced. An analysis of the score of the recent Vienna tournament yields some interesting facts. For instance, more drawn games have been played in Vienna than at the tournaments at Hastings and Nuremberg. The perplexity how to deal with the drawn games comes to the fore again. Not to count draws at all, as tried only once (Paris, 1867), is a flagrant injustice to the weakoi competitors. To let the third draw only stand as one-half, us in the London tournament, 1883, is also unduly in favor of the stronger competitors. There remains, therefore, only the suggestion—and this might be tried in future—of counting drawn games one-third, only in the latter case the result of the Vienna tournament would have been: Pillsbury first with 26J points, Tarrasch second with 25i points, Janowsky third with 24$ points, Steinitz fourth with 21$ points. . . . Calculating the chances as in a tournament of iht ten prizs-wicn«rs only, the result would have been : Jam-wsky and Tarrasch, 12 po'nts each; Pillsbury, Steinisz Taking in Blackburn*, who won the special prize, altera the order cmsiderably—v'z , Tarrasch first again with 13 points. Pillsbury and Janowsky tie with 12j pointseaoh, Steinitz 10J-, BGokharne 10. —♦Standard ' Mr J mobsen, cbampii n chess player, visited Bathers and played a match against nine members of the Leal olub simultaneously. He won eight games out of the nine, the only loss being to Mr Cantrell. The second annual trams match between the New York and Pennsylvania Associations was won by the Pennsylvania team, the score'* being: N-tw York, 19; Pennsylvania, 30

The members of the Dutch Arms Chess Club, Brooklyn, held a rapid transit tourney, eleven players competing. The winners in the first round were Fleury, Bell, Howell, Ji-.nnirg’, and Soh.ver. At the end of the second round Bell, Howell, and Selover survived. Thereupon S. C. Howell defeated Selover and B«U in succession, and won out. The lime I'mit was twenty seconds to « move.—‘American Chess Meg'Z-ne.’ To-- ‘American Chess Magazine’ announces an international three-move tourney Messrs E. B. Cook and F. M. Teed will ad. judieate. There are five prizes offered 23d01, 20dol, 15 101, lOlo), and 5 101. Address ‘ American Chess Magazine,* 209E 23 street, New Yotk, USA. Enirits are to be received by Ist January, 1899, and are to be sent under motto and sealed envelope in the usual form. No more than three problems must be sent, which are to become the property of the ‘ American Chess Magazine.’

There are many amusing stories connected with chess, and the latest is not behind some of its predecessors in point of humor. Several hands employed in a large business place in town decided to learn chess. Som - of them became very enthusiastic, and devoted considerable time to practice, in view of a tournament which was to be played amongst themselves. My informant relates with high glee how he “ did ” the others. He out the printed score of a game out of the Evening Stab— a smart little “ Evans gambit,” played by Mr R. A. Cleland—and the learner was so impressed with the wonderful mode of attack adopted by Mr Cleland that he learnt the moves off, but kept the printed score in his vest pocket in case of emergency. He played this game off on all bis fellow-learners, independent of what opening or move they might make. When asked how it worked, he replied: “Oh ! like a charm ! You should have seen them fall in.” And from the gleeful way he tells it they must have “ fallen in badly.”