Problem No. 109. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 105. Key move—R—K 3. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 106. Key move—Q-K 2. Problem No. 110. GAME No. 89. CHESS ITEMS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8082, 21 September 1894, Page 1

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 105. Key move— R— K 3. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 106. Key move— Q -K 2.

Problem No. 110.

GAME No. 89.

CHESS ITEMS.

By C. A. GILBEHfi.

4 kfc '.} |8I Q 3 Kfc 1p Q |2Br k 1 X 1 |4q3|B|B7|4Jß3.

Bv A. Wheeler.

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Tho following interesting gime is from the Scotsman. It will bo seen that Mr Pillsbury ndoptod a defence from the Ruy Lopez attack, which is not much noticed in tho book, and not often adopted in play. (Ruy Lonrz.) White. Black. Hodges. Pillsburr. 1 P— K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 B— Kt 5 I>-K Xt 3 (a) 4 B x Kb (b) QPxB 5 P-Q Xt 3 13-Kt 2 6 B Xt 2 Q— K 2 7 P— Q 3 P-Q B * 8 Q Kl-Q 2 P-Q B 3 9 Kl— B 4 P— M 3 10 Castles B— K 3 11 X Kt-Q 2 P-KKt4 U P-Q R 4 P— K R 4 13 P— K 5 B-K Bsn 14 Q-K 2 P— R 5 15 P— K B 3 Kt-R 3 o 10 Kt— K3 Kt-B2 17 Kt(Q2)-B4 R-R2 18 B-B3 Kt— Rsq 19 Q R-Kt Hri Xt-Xt 3 20P— QKt4 Kt— Bs 21Q-Kwi Q-Q2 22 K— R ««]; Ctwtlos d 2J Px P BxP 24 B— Q Kfc 4 Bxß 25QxB P-KRS 2« P x B BxP 27 Q-B r, K-Kt «n 28 } J -K 6 Q-K 3 29 Kt-K 5 V— Kt 3 30 Xt x P cli K— B 2 31 Xt x R X x Kb 32 Q-K B 8 eh X -Q 2 33 Q-Q KtB K— B 3 31 Rx Pch Px R 35 P— R 7 Rx P (o) 30 Q x R B-K 7 37 ft-Q Xt sq K-B 4 38 Q~Q B 7 eh Q-B 3 m Q-K 7 eh K-Q5 40Kt-Bsch K— Bf} 41 Q -Xt 4 eh X x P 42R~Kt2ch Resign?. |Duration — Whito, 1 hour, 40 minutea. Black, 1 hour, 30 minutes, (a) Tho opening is a strong ono for White This defence, though seldom adopted, 13 t\H satisfactory as any othor. (b) In a match by corro-'pondonco botween tho Kdiuburgh and Glasgow Chess Clubs in 1884, ono of tho guinea vrm contiimuil : 4 P— Q 4 P x P 5 Ji x Kfe Q P x B dQxP Q x Q 7 Xt xQ, and tho game was won by Black (Glasgow). (c) Obsorvo tho tho circuitous route by which this Xt gets to X B 5, whoro it in well placed. (d) Played probably aa an utt'ickin? move, but giving opportunities for counter attack, of which hi.j opponent promptly takes advimt'»j;o (c) Thoro is nothing bottor.

Tho German newspapers express fcho opinion that L'isker will avail himself of tho opportunity of mooting Tarrasch at tho Leip.sic Congress of tho Gorman Chess Association ; but tho London Standard nays that tt in doubtful whether L-vjker will risk his reputation an chess champion of tho \rorld for bo small prizos as tho committeo of tho association haa boou able to oJTor for competition.

Lord Salisbury habitually dictate* official papers into one of Edison's phonographs. The Princess Victoria of Walea, according to her father, can concoct a more tempting Welsh rarebit than any othur woman in England. A pretty woman always prefers to walk about with a plain one. Mr Brown— l had a queer dram tab night, my dear. I thought I saw anothor man running off with you. Mrs Brown —And what did you say to him ? Mr Brown— l a-iked him what ho wan running for. Mrs Biuka —• Do you bolievo that story about a young woman swallowing a, razor?' Mr Binks— 'Well, I dunuo. Perhaps somoono told her that razors were good for the complexion.* Madamo Patti sang at the Albert Hall SiJ^^y* 19, lie? Jw torn