OVER THE CHESS BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 11451, 19 January 1901, Page 2

OVER THE CHESS BOARD.

[Conducted bt E. M. Baird.] [All eoramunicitipns should be addressed “Chess Ixlitjof, * Star’ Office.:’ , Gartex, gamfe endings, ofifcinal problems, and all local information specially Welcomed.] ThfOtago Ch6sß Club meal) every Mfendsy,- Wednesday) fffld Saturday evening, at 7.30) ih their Rooms, Liverpool Street. PROBLEM No. 490. [By L. A. Kuijers.] ’ Blacks.

AVhite 7. White mates in two moves. MASTER PLAY. * In the Mdnich Congress Mardczj* and Janowski played a beautiful game, the ending of wbieh appears below. The petition ol each player was much exposed, afid the problem-like moves) especially BlSofc’s Q-R I, ate superb. . Bitick.—Mix tOczy.

White.—Janowski to play. White. Black. IBxQPI-d QRll-6 2 R-Q ;t< ; Q-R 3 Arid JanOwski resigned. a The trap of this pretty sacrifice was; 1 B x Q P-B x B ; 2 Q-R B ch—K-K 1; 3 Q-Kt 7 ! and wins. hj A lovely coap, which resembles the key of a difficult problem. c Played under time pressure. 2 B-R 7 was the only move. Black’s rCply would have beCU 2 B-Kt 4. The position then becomes so complicated that the game might have gone anyhow. Of the numerotis variations the following is a likely one;— 2 B-R 7 B-Kt 4 3 Q-ll 7 B x P-a-6 4 Q-B 5 R-Kt 3 5 P-K 5, and White should win. 3 if& R-Kt 3 , 4 Q x.K PxQ 5 It-R 8 ch, and wins. 3 If b .R-B3 4 P-K 5, followed by R-Q 7. CHESS IN ADELAIDE. Ah interesting game played in the late match Teachers V, City Players FRENCH DEFENCE. White. Black. White. . Black. Teachers. City-Players. TeScßCrs. City Players. Holloway. Belcher. Holloway. Belcher. 1 P-K 4 , P-K 3 7 P-K R 3 P-K R 3 2 Kt-K B 3 P Q4 8 B-K 3 B-K 3 3 P x P PxP 3 Q Kt-Q 2 QKt-Q2 4 P-Q 4 B-Q, 3 10 Kt-K K 2 P-QB3 58-K2 Kt-K B 3 11 P-K B 4 Q-K 2 I 6 Castles Castles 12QKt-KB3? It is singular that White should have everlooked the darigef threatened by Black's last move. 12 B-R P t Gaining an important pawn. 13 Kt-K 5 B-KB4 21 Q R-K lit R-Q 3 148-KB3 Kt-K 5 22 K-B Kt-K B 15 Q-K Q Kt-KB3 23 P-Kt 5 PxP IB Q-R 4 Kt-R 2 24 PxP P-KKt3 17 Q x Q B x Q 25 K-K 2 Kt-Q 2 18 P-K Kt 4 B-QB 2H Kt-B Kt x Kt 19 K-Kt 2 P-K B 4 27 P x Kt R-K 3 20 E-KR R-K B 3 28 Kt-Q 2 P-QB4 If Black were to take the KPat once White would exchange B for Kt, and then play B-Q 4 ! Mr Belcher winds Up the game ih his Usual trenchant style. 29 R-Kt 2 RxP 32 K-K B-R 41 30BxKt BPxB Black wins, 31 R atKt2- B-K Kt 5 R 2 ch!’ THE MUZIO GAMBIT. The following specimens of this attractive gambit are taken from * Chess biparks *:— (Played at Minneapolis CbeSs Club Ih 1891.) White, Black. White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-Kt S P-Q 4 ch K x Q P 2 P-K B4 PxP 9 P-Q Kt 4 BxPch 3 Kt-K B 3 P-K Kt 4 10 P-B 3 B x P ch 4 B-B 4 P-Kt 5 llKtxß Kx Kt 5 B x P ch Kxß 128-B2 Kxß t! Kt-K 5 ch K-K 3 13 Q-K 2 ch K x R 7QxPch Kxkt 14KB2mate A “ chess spark " played during the Kent County Chess’ Association’s annual meeting at Rochester, Mr Blaokburne and two lady amateurs consulting against Me R. Teichmann and twe amateurs:— tiU’b knights’ defence. White, Mr Blackburne and others: Black, Mr TeichmanU and others. White. Black. White. Black. 1 P-K 4 . P-K 4 8 R-K sn Q-Q 2 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 9 Kt x B P! K x Kt 3 BE 4 Kt-B 3 10 Q-B 0 ch K-Kt sq 4 P-Q 4 PxP 11 U x B R-Q sq-o 5 Kt-Kt 5-a P-Q 4-5 12 K-K 4 Kt-R 4 6 P x P Kt x P 13 R-K 8 \-d Resigns. 7 Castles B-K 3 NOTES FROM ‘HEREFORD TIMES.’ a Castles is the usual continuation. The idea Of 5 Kt-Kt 5 originated with Mr Robert Steel, who tried it successfully against Lasker in an offhand game about three years ago, at Slmpsoh’a Divan. 5 Probably bad. Pillsbury against Blackburne, in the cable match Of 1893, played Kt-K 4 ; 6 Q X P, Kt x B ; 7 Q x Kt, Q-K 2. c Seemingly the only move, bnt Kt-Q Kt 5 instead Would probably have turned Olit better. d A move which we imagine had not been taken into account by Black. Curiously enough, there is no reply. Black’s best seems to be Q-B 2; whereupon 14 Q x Q cb, K x Q ; 15 R x R, Kt xB; IB R x Kt, White emerging with a took to the good. THE CHARLICK COUNTER GAMBIT. The tournament game between Janowski and Maroczy, played at the Mnnioh Chess Congress, is the best exemplification wohave seen of the modified version of the new counterfoil to tho Queen’s Gambit when handled with first-class skill against the best play. We accordingly repeat this game With tWo sets of notes, those in brackets being taken from the ‘ Yorkshire Post’ and the ordinary ones from tho ‘lllustrated London News’ Game Played in the Munich Tournament between Messrs Janowski (white) and Mat Oozy (black). QUEEN’S (JAMIUT DficUNED. Whie. Black. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 4 ! [We do not consider this defence sound, but one must not lose sight of the fact that Black gets thereby a very open game. The play of M&rofisy shews how a fine player is able to take advantage of this fact.- The game will be found One of the nest played in the tournament, but, as will be seen. White himself gave Blank the opportunity for slashing attacks, to which the Open development of Black lends itself.] 3 P x K P RQS! 4 P-K 4 Q Kt-B 3 5 B-B 4 If P-K B 4, it is quite possible that Black may sacrifice by Kt x K P, followed by Q-R 5 ch. [The bishop is the main cause of White’s subsequent troubles. P-K B 4 as played by Burn is much superior, and does not give Black many attacking chances. Of course the game has to be played carefully, bat then one does" not get a pawn for nothing,] 5 K Kt-K 2 6 B-Kt 3 P-K R 4 After this Back must win either R P or K P, and then bis game is superior. 7 P-K R 3 [A weak rejoinder to Black’s incisive move. P-K R 4 should haveheen played at once, to be followed by P-K B 4.] t P-K Kt 4 8 P-K R 4 P-Kt 5 9 Kt-Q 2 Kt-Kt 3 , 10 P-B 4 - B-K 2 [The rook’s pawn is even better than the king’s pawn, otherwise he would have played PxP e.p-1 11 B-Q 3 Kt x R P 12 Q-K 2 Kt-Kt 3 13 P-K (1 P-R 5 [The play becomes very keen on both aides. Black could have played PXP without any very great danger, except the very cramped position.] This leads to some pretty complications. If woa^bably b< w

HQxP BxP , 15 P-B-5 B-QB ' 0 K Kt-IC 4 I|Q-K|, , fKt x B ch liy&fct 1 Kt-Kt 5 jag-4 3 ■ P-R 420 Kt-B 3 [Heffi P-R4 was nocessafy.] P-R 5 21Q-Q Kt-Q 6 ch 22 K-H KxP 23 Qj-Kt 4 R-QK3 LAnntlifif lOng-heSdSd tioye ] ?r Kt-B 4 K-B 25 Kt-Q 5 R-QB3 208-K5 R-Kt 2rQ-Its B-Kt 4 28 Kt (Q 2)-B 3 Kt x P 29 P-B « Kt-K 6 ch 30 Kt x Kt B x Kt 31R-Q B-Kt 5 32QxRP B x Kt 33 P x B R-B 7 34 B x Q P Q.R there is apparently no defence for White after move 31. The ending is very fir«e play. 35 R ; Q 3 Q.R 3 White resigns. [A pretty finish t6 a 8 exceedingly well-played gante.j • CHESS’ NOTES. Apropos of the Munich tourney, the folio Vting hninsihg StCry it vCUcbed f(sr by a fliitaber Of British masters travelling t6 a German tournament, USder the guidance of one of tbeir number, who, as a linguist, commended unlimited confidence. Bills #We paid, sights Were seen, and the journey tSkdfi all uhdet hit direction, oha of the gteup, whom we will call the Doyen, earing little beydad anything for pekoe Sfid comfortable quarter*. They halted at Munich foC the night, the Ilojren as usual evincing no dnrioSity calculated to diminish his dignity as a Britisher—and above all, an Englishman. “Nil admirari *’ was his motto When 6fl the Continent. Yet as the party beat rbofmng S team ad aWSy ffOrh the quaint old city the Boyeh Siid to the linguist; “ Arewelikejy to go anywhere nCaf Munich ? Green was always talking about its art treasures. 1 should like 16 inspect them In memory of poor old Creem” Then the linguist Said, with Some show of magisterial asperity: “Why, yoh stayed there last flight! We’re leaving the Munich railway station at this very moment !** But the Doyen answered aiiu said; “It’S all very Well for you to try to joke me, but I’m not SO easily taken in ! Bin tbo obaetVanfc fdr that 1 t Saw the flame df the station, tnj dear boy ; 1 saw it on a large board, and it wasn't Si uni oh-—it was 'Muenchcn !”