OVER THE CHESS BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 11132, 6 January 1900, Page 2

OVER THE CHESS BOARD.

[Conducted by R. m. Baikd.J fAll communications should be addressed "Che=s Mitor Star' Office." Games, game endines, ordinal problems, and all local information specially welcomed.] r The Otago Chess Club meet overy Monday, Wednesday, and Satuiday evening, at / ->O, in thsir rooms, Liverpool street. SOLUTIONS. N.\ S-~ts: In this problem the blnc.k king is placed on hj. o ; the key move then is B-B 7,-No. 5-'7-K-b 4. " ' PROBLEM No 531. [By A. F. Mackenzie, Jamaica.] Black, 10 pieces.

White, 10 pieces. White to play and mite in two moves. PROBLEM N.i. 532. [By 11. G. Barwell, Sierra Leone.] Black, HI pieces.

INTERCOLONIAL CHESS. The following: games were contested in the Queensland v. New South Wales match on boards Nos. 3 and 7 : QUEEN'S MA.NfIIETTO. White. Blark. White. BlneVMr.lonas. Mr Hell. Mrjnnas Mr IVH t P-K I l'.Q Kt ;l 20 BK B 4 R-K I " ' 2 P-Q 4 B-Kt2 21 R-Kfi Q-B 2 :i B-q:i Kt-Q B 3 2i H x P. Qx i? 4PQH3 P-K 3 23 Kt-K5 iVbi 5 Kt-K B 3 P-K R 3(?) 24 IMC B 1 Kt-B 4 (i K-K 3 Q-K2(?) 25 Kt-Kf,4 OR] 7 Q Kt-Q 2 titles aiP-Kt.3 K-Kl2 Sl'-QKt'l PQ4 27 Kt-Kf. Kt-Q 3 !1 P-K u P-b 3 2S Kt-K B 7-e Q-Kr. 2 10 P-Kt 5 Kt-R 4 29 Kt x Ktch Hx Kt 11 Kt R 4(!) P-Kt 4-n 30 Q-B 3 Q-Q B 2 10 Kt-Kt, H Q-Kt.2 31 P-R4-<Z K-Ktl 13 Kt x R Qx Kt :12 B-K 2 Px P 11. P-K B *■(> Kt Px P 33 R-B 1 P-0 4 IS Hx P B-Kt2 31 Q-B 4 P-K-i iti Kt-B 3 Kt-K 2 35 Px P Rx P 17 Px P Bx P :«; K-K B 3 EQ 2 IS Q-K 2 Q-Kt 1 37 Q R-B 3 I'JKxRP K-Ktl Ad .indicated a win for White by Mr Esliog (r). a Black has opened his game very badly, and he must now lose the exchange. b Here and later on White might have castled with advantage on the king'* side. c Wo prefer castling, with the view of bunging the Q K into the game. it Weak, as it allows Black to form a strong centre of pawns. K-P. 1 was safer. r- Kxchanges are now forced, and White's extra material must tell. » qUEKN'S r.AJiniT nixi.lNEn. White. Black. White. Black. Kirkpatrick. Parkinson Kirkpatrick. Pnrkiuson 1 P-Q i PQ 4 13 P x P P. P x P 2 P-Q B 4 P-K'.! 14i J -B4 ]!,K 1 3 Kt-Q B 3 B-Q Kt (5)o 15 1M! 5 Kt-K 5 4PK3 Kt-K 2 IKBxKt QP x B 5 P-Q R 3-& V, xKt ch 17 K-R 1-rf Kt-Q 4 «P x B Castles IS R-K Kt 1 Kt-K B 3 7 Kt-B 3 Kt-Q 2 19 B-K 1 Kt-Q 1 SBQ3 Kt-K P. 3 21) Q-K 2 P.-O ■> 9 Castles P-QB3(?) 21 P-Kt 4-e B-B3 10 Kt-K 5 Kt-Q 2 22 P x P PxP 11 P-B 4 P-K P. 4 23 R-Kt 5 K-K B 1 12 B-Q 2-c Kt-K B 3 24 B-K R 4 Adjudicated a win for White (/). a Inferior to Kt-K P>3. b Offering to drive and win the B. Kt-B 3 was better. «: Why not BR 3? ti The start of a very good combination. c The winning move. / It is evident that Black's position is indefensible.

CHESS IN LONDON. The appended game was played at the Ludgate Circus Chess Club. After playiDg it through who will eay that there is not lotts of fuu in ehees if played by the right people ? White. F.lnck. White. Black. Heart). Moore. JI cam. Moore. 1 P-Q B 1 P-Q 1 20 P x ICt It xPv eh 2PxPQxP2I £ x R (J x P 3 Kt-Q R 3 Q-Q I 22 PR 3 R-Kl H'lCI P-K-J-ff 23 IMC 1-5 Q-QB4ch 5 Kt-B3 B-QB4/, 248-IC3 Q-B 4ch C, f-Q :{-,: Kt-K B 3 2f> K-Kt 1 15 x V-h 7KtxP RxPch 2fiPxß R-IC 3 SK x B Q-Q 5 eli 27 K-R 2-{ Q-IC'4 ch 980 QxKt 2SK-R1 Q-iCtti 10 R-K 2 R-Q 2 29 R-K 2 Q x P oh 118-liliil Kt-153 30 K-Kt I R-Kt.;ich. 12 P-Q 4 Q-Q 11 4 31 KB 2 Q-R sch-i 131 MC 5-e ICt-KM 32K-BI Q-RSch 14 RK B I Castles 33 KB 2 R-Kt7ch 15Q1U3 P-K 114 3HC-R3 K-Kt Sen lfi P-Q R 3 Kt-R 3 35 K-B 2 Q-Kt Bch 17 Q R-Q I Kt-Kt sch 3t> KB 3 Q-Kt ti ISBxKt 15-15 ll)a te. 19 R-Q 2 Kt x K T-j a With this move White gives away his advantage. He ought to have played P-Q 4. This would have prevented Black's development to a considerable extent. b Excellent play. White has now a retarded queen's pawn, and it hardly pays him to take the king's pawn, as Black can get both his bishops into good play. i! B-B 4 would have been preferable. d As he cannot play R-IC 1 owing to Q x R P, White plays B-B 3 in order to be able to drive away the queen by P Q 4. e Now White misses his opportunity to play R-K 1. The pawn is stronger on K 4 than on K5. / A hussar move. Black gets two pawns, and finally prevents the king from getting into safety. To a bnlil player this is enough for the piece. <j If 22 P x B, then of course Q-Q 5 ch, etc. hj This is the stage when the analyst must either keep discreet silence or make a remark something to the etfect that there is nothing like success. '■ Q-Q 5 would perhaps have been the better defence. But Black has made his sacrifice with excellent judgment. j Black now forces mate in a very clever manner. A lively game played in the League competition : White. Black. White. Black. 11. J. Banks R. Michel] H. J. Banks R. Michell (Lee). (Metropo- (Lee). (Metropolitan), li'.in). 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 18 Kt Kts-B) IMC B 4 2KKt-B3 QKt-B3 19 Q R-Q ICO P x ICt 3 P-Q 4 Px P 20 Q-B Sch QIC I HCtxP B-B 4 21QxP Mill 5 P-K 3 Q-B 3 22 RB 7 R-Kt I ii P-Q B 3 K Kt-K 2 2.! Q-R 7 Kt xIC P 7 B-B 4-rc Kt-K 4 24 Kt-Q 5-.| QKtx Kt 8 R-IC 2 Q-IC ICt 3 25 R x Kt'-ft ICt x R 9 Uastles P-Q U> 2ti Px Kt Q-Q I II) Kt-Kt o-e BR 6 27 P-Q 6 P x P 11 B-B 3 Cast Q R-d 2S R x P It x P ch-i 12 Kt-Q 2-c 15 x B 2!) Kx R Q-Kt 4ch ISPxP. B-Kts 30 K-R I Q-BBch 14 B x B ICt x B 31 K-Kt 2 R-Kt 4 ch 15 Q-B 3 PxP 32 KB 2 Q-Kt Sch-; 10 Kt x K V R-Q 4 Resigns 17 P-B 4 R-K I a B-Q Kt 5 or B-K 2 are preferable. b Whenever Black manages to play P-Q 4 he always obtains the better development. c A useless move leading to loss of time. d This opening is rightly discarded by modern players, and the present splendid development of Black olfers one more illustration of the reason why.

« If B x B, P x P, with advantage. / If Kt-Kt 3, ivt x P ; 21) K R-K 1, P-B 5. with advantage. White, therefore, takes a desperate step, but pribably under a misapprehension as to the force oi his next move. ~__ i- - ,7 White is making a very brave effort to brin<his attack tn a point. A If P x Kt there is little further attack. i A very ueat counter-mine which comes just in the nick of time. r j And mates next move. i

NEW ZEALAND CHESS ASSOCIA TION.

The third quarterly meeting of the New Zealand Chess Council was held in Wellington on Thursday, December 7. MrC'W. Benbow (vice-president) occupied Che chair, there being also present Messrs A.I. Lutlejohn (Wellington), W. Brown (Weilngton Working Men's Club), W. E. Mason (Cumaru), W. B. Tait (Ocago). J. G. Littlejoho (Masterton), and F. K. Kelling (honorary secretary). The Napier Club wrbte stating that Mr E. F. Hadfuld had been appointed to act as their delegate, and tre Canterbury Club reported that Mr F. Morton Ollivier would act for that club in future, Mr J. A. Conuell having removed toTimaru. The Wellington Club notified the appointment of Mr George Wright as their other delegate, he and Mr Littlejohn to exercise one vote each. The draft rules were finally revised and ordered to be p. inted. Acting on a suggestion received from the Hamilton (Waikato) Club, it was decided to add the following rule : tionary powers to admit email country clubs at an annual subscription of 10a 6d. Such clubs shall not be entitled to representation at the Council meetings, but may nominate a competitor to the annual Championship Congress ou payment of a further sum of £1 Is "

No. S of the rules, relating to "mutches by lolegraph," created the most discussion. The Otago Club objected to a player being penalised who made his move correctly on the board, but wrote it down wrongly on 'he slip handed to the telegraph operator. Other delegates, however, considered that players thould exercise greater care in transcription, and that no loophole for "pointing" should be allowed. This view ultimately otevailed, and the penalty was retained by 5 votes to 3. Accounts were passed for payment, and it was unanimously decided to bold the ivxt. meeting of the Council on April 2 1900. * A hearty vote of thanks to Mr Benbow for presiding closed the meeting.