CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 12871, 21 July 1906, Page 9

CHESS

[Conducted by J.H.F.H.] The Chess Club meet for play at the rooms, Liverpool street, Dunedin, daily at noon, and every Monday, Wednesday, add Saturday evening at eight o’clock.' Vi- TO CORRESPONDENTS. All communications must be addressed "Chess Editor,” ‘Evening Star.’ PROBLEM No. 929. '

White, 7 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. 2 Kt 1 q 1 kt 1; p7; kt Ipl p3: 4k p 2; 4 b Kt 1 B; 2 P 3 Q 1; 8; 6 KB. PROBLEM No. 930. By W. A Slunkman.

I White, 7 pieces. - White to play and mate in three mores. 8; 4 K 3; 2B 3 k B; 5 Kt 1p; 7 p 2 P 4 P; R7; 8. ' SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 923. j Key move: R-K 4. i f SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 924. (al Kt-K 4—k-k 4; Q-B 3. (b) Kt-K 4—k-k 6; B-B 5 ch. v- (c) Kt-K 4, p-kt 7; B-Q Q ch.

INTER-STATE CHESS MATCH.

The following game was played between Mr F. H. Wilson (Victoria) and Mr S. Crackanthorp (New South Wales). The score and notes are taken from the Melbourne ‘Leader’:

—Game No. 762. Queen's Gambit Declined. White. Black. Mr F. H. Wilson Mr S. Crackanthorn (Victoria). (N.S.W.). 1 P-Q 4 1 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 2 P-K 3 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 Kt-K B 3 4 Kt-K B 3 4 P-B 4 5 P-K 3 (a) 5 Kt-B 3 6 B-Q 3 6 Q P x P 7BxQBP 7 P x P 8 P x P 8 B-Q 3 9 Castles 9 Castles 10 P-Q Kt 3 10 P-Q R 3 11 B-Kt 2 11 Q-B 2 12 Q-K 2 12 P-Q Kt 4 13 B-Q 3 13 B-Kt 2 14 Q it-Q B sq 14 B-B 5 15 R-B 2 (b) 15 Q-Q 2 16 Kt-K 4 16 Kt-Q 4 17 Kt-Q B 5 17 Q-K 2 18 Kt x B 18 Q x Kt 19 Q-K 4 19 P-K Kt 3 20 P-Q R 3 20 Q R-B sq 21 B-B sq 21 B-Q 3 22 P-Q Kt 4 22 K R-K s<i 23 Kt-K 5 (c) 23 P-B 4 24 Q-K R 4 24 Kt x Kt 25 P x Kt 25 B x K P 26 R-K 2 26 B-B 3 27 B-K Kt 5 27 Q-K 2 28 B x B 28 Q x B 29 Qx Q , 29 Kt. s Q 30 K R-K sq 30 R-B 6 31 B-Kt sq 31 P-K 4 32 P-K B 5 32 R x R P 33 R x P (d) 53 R x R 54 R x R 34 R-R 8 35 R-K sq 35 Kt-Q 4 56 Resigns Notes. (a) We prefer P x Q P here, followed on B P x P by Q x P. The line of play adopted leaves White with an isolated Q P, which, althoush it is talked lightly about, we do not admire. (bl This does not appear to be a good location for the rook, as it prevents the withdrawal of the K B, and favors Black’s design. Q R-Q would have been better. (c) An unfortunate advance, whiqh involves the loss of the centre P, and gives Black a free game. Instead, Q-K R 4 teems the best continuation. (d) There is no good move, and Black has a clear winning superiority, as the Q Kt P must fall after this. I NEW ZEALAND PROBLEMISTS. Sir, —Will you permit me, through the medium of your chess column, to inform the problem composers and others who assisted me in the matter what I am doing with the collection of about 350 New Zealand problems and material for biographical sketches of the composers which I made before leaving, three months ago, for a visit to England. I had two objects in making this collection : 1. I had some thought of bringing out a second and enlarged edition of my ‘ Problem Terms and Characteristics,’ which should include a preface written, with a view to such second edition, by that much-loved and worldfamed problem composer, the late Mr A. F. Mackenzie, of Jamaica, whose death, .about a year ago, the whole chess world so much laments, and which should also include sketches of New Zealand chess problem composers and specimens of the best problems by each composer. This object I have now abandoned. 2. At the request of Mr Alain C. White, of New York, a well-known American author and composer, I was obtaining material for him for the purpose of a New Zealand series in connection with the international sketches of chess problem composers, with specimens of their problems, which he has been contributing to the chess column of the London ‘ Times ’ (weekly edition) during the last year or two. I have accordingly forwarded this material to Mr White, and it will interest your readers to know what he thinks of it. In his letter of acknowledgment to me Mr While says:—“l think, for the present. I will limit the series to New Zealand. It will be a revelation to most English solvers to find so many problemists of merit in that colony, and I should not bo surprised if the series were voted the best I have yet written.” Mr White also proposes to use some of the best of the problems in a very important 1 work upon which he is engaged. In fconjunolion with Messrs N. W. Barry, G.| Heathcote, J. Keeble, and W. H. Thompsqn (wellknown English and American problemists), Mr White is preparing a chess problem anI tholqgy, which will be a large collebtion of ; the best problems composed the world over [ during the last ten years. It is expected that this work will take about two years jto com- ' I plete, and arrangements for printing it are ' being made with a London firm. Referring ■ to the New Zealand compositions which I sent him. Mr White, in his letter to me. ; savs:—“Many of the problems ycu send r will appear also in my * Chess Problem An - ! tholqgy.lt wiU surely be gratify ng and encouraging to New. Zealand composers to know that in a collection of the world's best chess problems of the past ten years i “many” New Zealand problems are deemed f worthy of inclusion. • , Mr 'While tells me that the publipition of j his New Zealand series in the weekly edition ' of the London ‘Times’ will probablt begin in July or August.rr-I am, etc., 1 S. S. BijACKHyKKE. Harrogate, England, June 8, 1806. j PACTS AND TRIFLES. 1 ; Dr Macdonald has again ■ won the Scottish - championship tourney, making the third time i in succession, and thus becomes absolute i owner of the trophy, a A musical man was being taught chess in t a certain town in New Zealand she <iher o day, and the peculiar move of the kt was ] explained. The musical instincts ci' the

learner' coming uppermost, he exclaipicd: “Oh, I see: he moves in thirds!’* Lala*- Raja Babu, A.D.C. to H.H. the Maharajah 1 of Patiala (Punjaub, India) and Superintendent of the Palace Games Deportment, fprwards a circular giving an account of an “ Automatia Chess Recorder'and keeper,” of which he is the inventor. The machine automatically records this moves made in a game, and the tame taken by both sides is accurately kept, doing'away with the necessity of a referee or umpire (a solace for some New Zealand Congress competitors). A regular record of all games played may be obtained, and this should commend itself to those members of the New Zealand Association who are moving in that direction with regard to Congress'games. The price of the "outfit is £25. The inventor is also the author of a wofh entitled ‘Moallimi ul-Shatran, or Chess Monitor ’ (in English or Hindustani), which is highly spoken pf by I so excellent an authority as the‘B.G.M.’ .