GUESS COLUMN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9142, 25 August 1888, Page 4 (Supplement)

GUESS COLUMN.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. * H. 8., Whangarei.—lt is in a great measure dependent upon the temperament and object of the player. If you desire and intend to greatly improve your strength, play as frequently as possible with strong players, and never take odds. a. Lewell.— thanks for letter and game, which shall receive examination. Gambit, Hamilton.— key move suggested is not effective as, it prevents Q takes Kt mate after Black Bishop moving anywhere along his own diagonal. A. Many thanks for interesting letter. The game will be n.ost acceptable. Correct solutions received : Problem No. 834, L. 0. W. (Jodden; No. 836, "Gambit," 5.G.8., Mount Eden, W. B. Clark, llawura, Hugh C.; No. 337, M.J.M., J.H.H., H. Carpenter, G. Lowell,W. Munro ; No. 838, H. Carpenter, w. Scott, W. Munro. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 836. White. Black. 1 P to Kt 4 K moves 2 B to K 3 K moves 3 B to B sch , K moves 4 P to Kt 5 ch . Mate PROBLEM No. 839. (By NICOLO Suidotsch, Austria. From the Oester- ■ viichlsche Lesehalle.)

White, 10. White to play anil mate in two moves. MELBOURNE CONGRESS. From latest advices to hand it transpires that a meeting of the Congress Committee was held on Monday, the 13th inst., at which it was finally decided that play in the Master Tournament should commence on Saturday, October 13. This particular day of the week was considered favourable in view of the fact that it is suitable to the arrival of the New Zealand steamers, and the choice of the committee was influenced thereby in dealing with the opening date, The allocation of prizes in the Problem Tourney was arranged to be as follows :—For the best set (two three-movers and one twomover), the Leader special prize of £5 5s ; for second beat do., prize of £3 3s ; for best three-mover, prize of £3 3s; for best twomover, prize of £2 2s. This last presented by Mr. C. M. Fisher, whose name the prize will bear. The fuller details and particulars are not yet to hand, but our next issue will probably reproduce the text of the commitee's intentions. Mr. J. W. Abbott, the eminent chessproblem composer, has succeeded the late Mr. P. T. Dully as chess editor of the Illustrated London News. Andersen's habit when he was playing chess was to rest his hand upon a stick. Steinitz lean.? over the chessboard so as quite to obscure some of the lines of squares. At the end, when he feels that he has victory in his grasp, he hums a funeral march. Horwitz was wont to say of a position which he regarded as hopeless that" brandy can't save it." CHESS IN MELBOURNE. Oame in the Handicap Tournament of the Victorian Chess Club played oil July 3, 1888, between Mr. Tullidne (Class I.) and Mr. Sheppard (Class III.), Mr. Sheppard receiving the odds of Pawn and two moves. Remove Black's K P. White. Bi.ack. Mr. Sheppard. Mr. Tullidge. 1 to K 4 2 P to Q 4 P to Q 3 2 Kt to Q B 3 (a) Kt to Q B 3 4 B to Q Kt 5 1 B to Q 2 5 Kt to K 15 3 T to Iv 3 6 B to K 3 Q Kt to IC 2 7 B to Q B 4 P to Q B 3 (b) 8 Kt to K Kt 5 P to (J 4 oQto KB 3 Kt to it 3 10 B to 0 3 Kt to Kt 3 (c) 11 P to K 5 Q to Q Kt 3 12 It to Q Kt sq (d) Castles 13 Castles Kt to II & 14 Q to II 3 Kt It 5 to K B 4 15 B takes Kt K P takes B (e) 16 P to K 6 B to K sq 17 P to B 4(0 Kt to Kt 5 18 Kt to It 4 Q to Kt 5 19 Ktto B 5 15 takes Kt 20 P takes B P to Q 5 21 B to B sq (g) Q takes B P 22 P to O Kt 4 « takes B P 23 It to lit 2 O to B 6 24 Q takes Q P takes Q 25 R to Q B 2 P to K R 3 26 P to It R 3 Kt to B 3 27 Kt to B 3 Kt to It 5 28 P to K Kt 4 1' to K Kt 3 29 B to K 3 It to 6 0 30 B to (ri 4 R to Kt sq 31 It to Kt 2 P to <2 Kt 3 32 It It to Q B sq P takes P 33 P takes P It to K B sq 34 B to K 5 K to Kt 2 35 R to K sq Kt to B 3 30 It to Kt 3 Kt to Q 4 37 K R to Q B sq Kt takes Kt P 38 B to Kt 7 (h) It to Kt sq 39 It takes BP It takes B 40 It takes R Kt takes R 41 R to Q sq Kt to B 4 42 R to q 8 It to K 2 43 P to B 6 P takes P 44 P takes P Kt takes P (i) 45 P takes Kt It takes P 46 Kt to Q 4 It to K 4 47 Kt to B 3 K to B 2 48 R to Q 2 II to Q 4 39 R to q Kt 2 P to Q B 4 50 Kt to Q 2 P to tj Kt 4 51 Kt to K 4 P to C) B 5 52 Kt to B 0 R to Q C ch 53 K to B 2 B to B 3 54 Kt to Kt 4 PtoßO 55 R to B 2 P to Kt 5 56 Kt takes R P B to R 5 67 R to B sq P to B 7 And White resign Notes.

(a) P to K 5 and, if the Pawn is taken, Q to R 5 ch is a good way of pursuing the attack. From this wo (femur. The pawns should not be advanced at these odds until lasting advantage may be assured. Once move, the option of changing the attack to either frank is denied.—Kd.] (b) Preparing for the threatened Kt to Kt 5, and affording an opening for the Queen. (c) Q to Q Kt 3 at once was better. (d) Au interesting position. White has played the opening very well, and obtained an excellent gamo; but here, instead of the defensive move made, he should have captured the It's Pawn with Kt, when the following variation is probable ' 12 Kt takes R 1' Kt to K 2 13 Q to K 5 ch K to Q so 14 Castles with a tine game and two pawns ahead.' (e) It is obvious taking with Kt would lose the exchange. (f) A weak move; Kt to B 7 should have been played. (a) We suggest here P to B 3, followed by R to Kt 3 after the compulsory exchange of Pawns. (h) White has played this portion of the game with great care, but here he makes an unfortunate miscalculation, which results in the loss of a piece and in any case would have cost the exchange. ' (i) The shortest road to victory, the Bishop being now freed from his long imprisonment.—Australasian. White. Black. J. Berger. Ilerr Frolich. 1 to K 4 PtoKl 3 Kt to Q B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3 Kt to B 3 P to Q 3 4 B to Kt 5 B to Kt 5 5 Kt to Q 5 Kt to K 2 6 P to B 3 P to Q It 3 1 B to R 4 P to Q Kt 4 8 B to Kt 3 Kt to R 4 9 Kt takes K P 1 B takes Q 10 Kt to B 6 ch P takes Kt 11 B takes P, mates In the notice of the handicap of the Auckland Chess Club last Saturday, Mr. Ryder's name was erroneously placed under Class 2a. Mr. Ryder should have been bracketed with Mr. Munro in Class 1. *,* Communications for the Editor of this column must be addressed " Chess,' P.O. Box 191, Auckland. ' ' '' ~