The Chessboard. TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8337, 13 April 1889, Page 5

The Chessboard. TO CORRESPONDENTS.

\* t We invite communications relative to chess matters, and shall le happy to insert locally played games and to offer such comments upon the play as may seem to te rej quired. " J," —It depends upon circumstances, but generally a Knight is preferable in the end game. Problem No. 658.— Correct solution from Z." [Solution to Pboblem No. 058. White. Black. 1. B to Xt 2 1. Any move 2, Mates accordingly PROBLEM No. C6O. Black/

"White. White to play and mate in three moves. THE GAMBIT DECLINED. The following game was played at the Centennial Chess Congress in Melbourne :— White" Black. (Mr. Moulds.) (Mr. Harrison.) 1. P to K 4 P to K 4 2. PtoKB4 Btoß4 3. Xt to K B 3 P to Q 3 4. B to B 4 B to K 3 (a) 5. B takes B P takes B 6. P to B 3 (6) Xt to Q B 3 7. P to Q 4 P takes P 8. P takes P B to Xt 3 9. Castles KKttoK2 10. K to R sq P to K R 3 - 11. Xt to B 3 Castles 12. Xt to K a P to Q 4 13. PtoKs Kttoß4 14. PtoQ Xt 3 (c) Rto B 2 15. B to Xt 2 (d) Xt to K 6 V. 16. Q to Q 3 Xt takes R '17. R takes Xt KttoK2 18. Xt to R 4 (c) Xt to B 4 19. Xt takes Xt R takes Xt 20. P to K Xt 4 R to B 2 21. R to B 3 (/) Q to R 5 22. P to Xt 5 (g) R to B 4 23. R to R 3 Q to K 8 (eh) (h) 24. K to Xt 2 Rto B sq (i) 25. B to B 3 R takes Xt P (oh)( j ) 26. Rito Xt 3 R takes R (eh) 27. P takes R Q takes B (£) 28. Xt takes Q P to R 3 29. Xt to R 4 Btoß2 SO. Q to Xt 6 P to B 3 31. Q takes P (eh) Ktoßsq 32. Xt to B 5 (1) B takes Xt 33. P takes B K to R 2 34. Q to Q 6, and wins. (a) A dangerous move in this opening. (0) White should now have played Xt to Xt 5, followed by Q to Kt4.~ He would also have got a fine attack by playing Xt takes P, e.g., 6. Xt takes P 6. P takes Xt 7. Qto R S (eh) 7. PtoKt 3 8. Q takes K P 8. Qto Q 5 9. Q takes P (eh) 9. Xt to K 2 10. Rto B sq followed by P to B 3, with a fine game. (c) P to K Xt 4 was now the correct move. (d) Apparently an oversight. (c) P to K Xt 4 is the proper move. (/) Well played, anticipating Q to R 5. iff) An excellent move, imprisoning the Queen and gaining a fine attack. (A) Bad, as it gets his Queen in the toils ; he should have played Q to Xt 5. (t) This loses the Qneen, but he must now lose the game, play as he will, U) Ingenious, but unavailing. rT {k) The Queen has been neatly trapped ly White. (l\ O in C\ R TCinn fit. m«