OVER THE CHESS BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 11068, 21 October 1899, Page 4 (Supplement)

OVER THE CHESS BOARD.

[Conducted by R. M. Baiud.] SOLUTIONS. No. m: R-KB.-N0.f,07: B-Kt7. PROBLEM No. fill. fßy N. Maximoff.] Blank G pieces. ..'

White 6 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves,

PROBLEM No. 512. [By H. Courtknay Fox ] Black 5 pieces.

Wkite 11 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves.

CHESS IN ENGLAND. Game played in the match Birmingham v. Hastings:

And White resigns. a A defence not to be recommended, as it leads to a cramped game. 6 The fact that an experienced player like Mr Wilmot falls a victim to an old trick, exposed many years ago, shows the necessity of constantly drawing attention to these poiuts in opening con • ments. Black threatens to win a piece in the manner as may be seen from the actual game. A ready move to avoid this for Whiti would be P-Q 5 or Ji-Kt 3. e The advance of the QB P was no doubt foreseen by White, but he probably preferred losing the piece for three pawns than submitting to the less of a pawn. In this he is wrong. « d If now, Kt-K 2, Black plays P-B 4, and the white bishop is again very uncomfortably place i. e If 13 Kt-Q 5, Black replies with Kt x Kfc. / It would be better for White to preserve hia bishop by B-Kt 6, particularly as that move would prevent Black from castling, as White threatens R-Q, attacking both bishops. g Black hj s won an additional pawn, a n d is now free from danger. The ending, though interestingly ployed, was of course a foregone conclusion from this point. , LONDON INTERNATIONAL CONG K ESS. The following games were contested at the recent masters' tournament, held in London :

a For what reason I do not know, this move is condemned by some experts as inferior to B-K 2. b It was surely contrary to first principles thus to open the adverse rook upon his own casthd position, but he could not well da otherwise now, for White threatened Kt-Kt 5. Black ongbt therefore to have provided against this by P-Q K 3 at some previous move. c Perhaps P-KU, followed either by K-Kt2 ufcd R-R to, or by Kt-Kfq, P-KB4, aud R-li 2, according to White's play, would have proved a more valid defence. d Overlooking, I suppose, the rather obvious move which follows. Black's game, however, at this puiut was in a bad way, for Whito threatened -Kt-117 .'lso. e Preferring to give up the exchange and get rid of some of V\ hite's pawns, rather than encounter the consequences of Kt-R 3. The rest of the skirmish, for it is little bet er, needs uo further comment. Tne end play in this game is very pretty, Showalter winning from the English veteran in fine Bt.yle :

NOTES FROM THE ' FIELD.' « The sortie ot the bishop is premature. Anyhow at B 4 it is unfavorably placed, as Black opposes it with B-Q 3. b 8 B-K 2 should be played now. j c This eives Black the advantage after 10... ' BxKt. The position is somewhat similar to that between Pillabury v. Lasker-in general form ; hut no such attack as Pillsbury obtained is poßsible here. White might have prepared castle Q R instead. < d A pretty manojuvra, compelling White to withdraw the quten, and having advanced the K-B pawns, Black miy eventually force an entry , of the rooks into the enemy's camp. e He has no other mean 3 of defending the B P ; but the remedy is as bad as the evil, since his rook remains but of play after Black's PK B 4. f 24 ..Kt x P might involve in unnecessary complications after 25 Q-Q 2. There is no hurry. The pawns remain weak. g Precipitating matters, as he loses the exchange hack on the next move, and the game is lost, Mr Showalter finishing it prettily. SHOWALTER v. VAN VLIET. Played at Divan, being one of four games contented between Messrs Showalter and Van Vliet. Tne other three games were drawn:—

a It might, perhaps, be well if chess players made it a practice to adopt this defence in offnana games, for the chances are that then the Ruy Lopez would not be offered as frequently as now. b 4 P-Q 3 is a favorable continuation, ami, in w-ply. Black may venture onf xl'; 5 P >: P, P-Q 3. And in several other variations at this t>oint. White has to he careful lu avoid felting the Warstofit. e .Stronger perhaps is 51) x Kt, Q I'xB; C, Q x P. White may then in-time w>n tin; KP, !>ut in the meahtlmeit is not difficult fur Black lo obtain a counter-attack by way of compensation. d Kt back to B 3 had points. . e by BK Kt 6. / A pretty position. g Threatening mate in three moves. h PQ 4 might have been played first. i It would have been safer to have gone back to Q 2, and the game should then have ended in a draw. j For if 45 KB sq R-R 8 ch; 46 K-K 2,, BB 6 ch ; and wins. CHESS NOTES. * The ' Bradford Observer Budget' publishes a table showing that in the London International Congress 185 games (G) were contested for- 60 White (W) wins, 70 Black (B) wins, and 46 draws (D). This is not in accordance with the deduotion drawn from the statistics of several reaent tonrneyp, that th» re is a decided margin of advantage in haviug the first move. The explanation snugged U th it in the list of the non-prize winneis in London there are several players who, as compared with the leaders, constituted an unusually feeble " tail." The details as to the openings that were adopted are as follow :-Queen's pawn, 68 G for 21 W, 27 B, 20 D; Kuy 11 B, SD; Freucb defence, 23 G for 10 W, 8 B, 5 D ; Vienua, 9 G for 1 W* 7 B, 1 D ; K'tnn's defence, G G for 3 IV, 3 D ; Sicilian defence, G G for 1 W, 5B; Pdtroff, 5 G for 1' W, 38. 1 1); PhilHor, 4 0 for 4B; IVo K-.ig'iw' (ItfrT.cs, 4 G for 1 W, 1 B, 2 D ; Staunton's Giuoco Piano, Scotch, Ftanchet.to, Dutch, Euglis-h, K B Gambit, each 3 G..HU.I all other* 10 G-31 G in all for 9 W, 13 B, 9 D. Chess Champnns.—MrLasker has g ne to the Continent, and Mr Janowski is touring the A'ps and studyiug Mr Lisker's conditions. Of the twenty-four clauses submitted to Janowski, be will have no hesitation in a«:epting twenty-three, but the twentyfourth stipulation, that the match shall be one of eight games up instead of ten, as customary, will probably be rej cted by Janowski as not being in accordance with the traditions of championship contests. I The Ladies' Congress, advertised for the present summer at New York, hav been postponed till the early part of next year. O.egoCUsaClub.— The formil pres-tta tiou tf the priz s won in the O.ago Cocao Club Hand cip Tournament will take place this eveniog at the Otago Chess Club room?, I Liverpool stre< t, at 8 p m.

RUT LOPEZ. White. Black. \\ T hite. Black. • Wilmot, Cheshire, Wilraot, Ches-hire. Birmingham. Hastings. Birmingham. Hastings, 1P-K4 P-K4 20 PQ R4 21 R-B 7 Kt-K 4 2 Kt-KB3 KtQB3 R-Q 2 3 BKt 5 P-QR3 PQ 3-a 22 R x R BxR 4 B-R 4 23 P-B 4 Kt-Kt 6 ch 6P-Q4 B-Q2 24 K-Kt3 I'-K R 4 6 Kt-B 3 K Kt-K 2 25 R K R P-Kt 3 7 CaRtleB-6 • P-Q Kt 4 26 P-B 5 PxRP 8 BKt3 KtxP 27 PxRP *Kt 9KtxKt-c PxKt 28PxP PxP 10 Q x P-d 11 Q x Q P P-QB4 29 K-Q 30 R-Q 2 B-K P-B 5 It-K» 5 12 B-Kt 5 P-KR3 31 K-B 4 BxP 13 B-R 4-e Kt-Kt 3 32 RQ fi B-K 14BxQ BxQ 33 It x It P RxKtP 15 K RQ/ BxPch 34 P-Kt 3 R-B 7 ch 16KxB KxB 35 KKt5 R-Bfi 17 R-Q 6 B-B 36 Kt-Q5 37 Kt-K 7 cl RxKtP 18 R-Q B (i PxB 3 K-Kt 2 19 B P x P Castleso 38R-R7 B-B 2

QUEENS (iAMDIT DECLINED White. Black. White. Black. Janowski. Maroczy. Janowski. Maroczy. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 13 Kt-B 3 P-B4 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 14KtxKtPPxP-rf 3 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-KB3 )5 It-R 8 ch KxR 4B-B4 B-Q 3-« 16 KtxBPchK-Ktsq 5 B-Kt 3 Castles 17 KtxQ KxKt (i P-K 3 PQKt3 18 Kt-Kt 5 P x Ve 7 R-B ta B-Kt 2 19 Kt-B 7 P X P ch 8PxP BxB-6 20 KxP Kt-B 3 9 R V x B PxP 21 Kt x It BxKt 10 B-Q 3 11 P-K Kt 4 P-K It 3c 22 Q-R 4 Kt-K4 R-K fq 23 B-B 5 Kt-KGch 12 P-Kt 5 PxP 24 K-Kt sq Resigns. NOTES 11V REV . 0. E. RASKE.V.

FUENCII DEFENCE. White. lilack. White. Black. Blackburne. Showaltcr Blackburne. Shovvulter. 1 P-K 4 r-K 3 26 l'-B 3 R-K 6 2P-Q4 Hi 27 Kt-K 4 g PxKt 3 P x P 28 Q x 11 Kt-B 4 4 Kt-K B 3 Kt-K B 3 2a QK «q KtxR 5 UK B 4a BQ 3 30 q x Kt PxP 6 B-Kt 3 Castles 31K-KBsq Q,Q 4 7 Kt-B 3 P-B3 32 K-Kt sq R-K 7 8 BQ 3-6 R-K sq ch 33 R-B 2 R-K8ch 9 Kt-K 2 B-K Kt 5 34 R-B sq RxRcb 10 Castles-c B x Kt 35KxR Q-K 3 , llPxB Kt-R4 36 K-Kt sq Q-K6ch 12 Q-Q 2 Q-B 3 37 Q-B 2 33Q-Ksq QxKBP 13 B x B QxB P-K Kt 3 Q-Kt5ch 14 QKt 5 39 QKt 3 QxQch P-K Kt 4 15 K-R sq Kt-Q2 40PxQ 41 P-K Kt 4 lOR-KKtsqK-Rsq P-K 114 17 P-K B 4 Q Kt-B 3 Kt-K 5 42 PxP K-Kt 2 18Q-R4 WP-KB3 43P-Kt3 PKt4 Kt-Q 7-d 44 KB 2 P-KKt5 20Q-B2 Kt-B 5 45 K-Kt 3 K-R 3 21 B x Kt PxB 46 P-R 4 P-R 3 22 lt-Kt 4-e P-K B 4 17 P x Kt P PxP 23 R-R 4 R-K 2 48 P-Q 5 P-Kt7 24KtKt3. Kt-Kt 2-/ 49 Resigns. 25 UK Kt sq Q R-K Bq

KUY LOPEZ. \ P-K B 4 Defence. White. Black. White. Black. Showalter. Van Vliet. Showalter. Van Vliet. 1P-K4 P-K 4 24 R-K B sq B-K Kt 3 1 2Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 25PxPch KxP 3 B-Kt 5 P-B 4 a 26 B-B6ch K-R 3 -4 Q-K 2-6 PxP 27 R-B i-g B-K8 5QxP« Kt-B3 28 P-Kt 3 B-KR4 6 Q-K 2 P-K 6 29 P-B3 B-Q7A 7 P-Q3 9/ K J 30 R-Q 4 B-Kt 4 8PxP QxP ■ 3lRxP BxR OQxQ ch Kt x Q 32 R x B ch B-Kt 3 10 Castles BB4 33 R-Q. 8 R-K 11 Q Kt-6 2 Kt x Kt-c! 134 R-Q 7 P-Kt 4 12 R.K sq ch Kt-K 2 35RxQR-P-iR-K7ch 1 13BxKt Castles 36K-Kt RxP 14 B-Kt 5 Kt-Kt 3 37 R-QB7 K-Kt* 15 Bti 4 ch K-R 38RxBP K-Ktfi 16 PK R 4 P-Q3 KWEi 39 R-Q 6 40 R-K B 6 KxP. I7P-R5 KxP HKtxK><! BxPch 41 R-Q 6 R«Kt8ch 19 K-R 2 BxR S2r4 R-Kt7 20Kt-B7ch RxKt 43 P-B 4? PxP 21 B x R B-QR4 BKB4 44BzF R-R7 22P-R6-/ 45 Resigns*,? 23 B-Kt 3 P-B 3