CHESS COLUMN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8156, 18 January 1890, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS COLUMN.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Sigma.—932 is correctly solved, but Qto K 2ch in answer to Black's R to K B 4 will not solve the variation 930. Sorry for tho omission; 027 should be Q n Q Lerwick.— All three -930, 031, 932-are now correct Faiumount.—927 should be numbered 929. Your name ami " SigraaV inadvertently ouunited. 032 is accurate, as usual. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 930. White. Black. 1 K to Kt 2 R to B 4 (or a, b) 2 Q to Q sq K moves, or R covers 3 Q mates according. (a) Ktto KB 3 2 Q takes Kb Any 3 Q mates 0») K to B 6 ch 2 It to K B 3 Any 3 Q mates Solved by " Fatrmount," " Sigma," " Lerwick," SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 931. Whitr. Black. 1 to <i Kt S Solved by "Fairmount," "Sigma," "Lerwick.'' PROBLEM No. 933. (By Walter Glkavk, London. Second prise In Wesley College Quarterly.) Black, 9 pieces.

White, 7 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. BRITISH CHESS ASSOCIATION. Tho British Chess Association masters' meeting games were played under a time limit of '20 movos per hour. We aro indebted to the Daily News for the score— with notes supplied by Mr. Gunsbergof tho Gunsberg-Blake game :— Vienna OPENING. White. BLACK. (Mr. I. Gunsberg.) (Mr. J. 11. Blake.) 1 1» to It 4 P to K 4 2 (J Kt to B 3 K Kt to B 3 3 Kt to 15 3 Kt to H 3 4 P to O It 3 (a) P to y 4 6 15 to Kt 5 Kt takes P « Kt takes KP Q. to 113(h) 7 Kt to I! 3 li to K 3 5 U to K 2 Kt takes Kt 9 O P takes Kt B to B 4 10 15 to Kt a Q to Kt 3 11 15 to 3 P toll 4 (c) 12 Kt to It 4 <2 takes II 13 <) takes B ch « to K 2 14 15 takes I' (d) lv R to It sq 15 Castles if It (e) It takes B 10 <i t.«kes 11 IJ takes Kk 17 (J takes Q P 11 to Q 3 IS 1' to K Kt Q to 113 lit q to Kt 8 ch q to B sq 20 (J It to K SMI ch Kt to K 2 21 (I takes U l Castles 22 (J to K 4 Q to II 3 23 K to Kt 2 It to It sq 24 (J to Kt 4 cb K to Kt sq 25 It to K 0 Q to B 4 20 Q takes Q Kt takes Q 27 K B to K sq It to Q sq 2i> It to KS K to B sq 29 I» to K B 4 It to Q 2 30 It takes It ch 1C takes R 31 K to B » B to K 2 32 Pto It Kt4 KttoQ3 33 P to Q It 4 K to K sq 34 P to Kt 3 K to B 2 35 I* to 15 4 (0 Bto It 5 30 K to Q sq 1! to It 2 37 B to K sq B to It 6 38 K to it It sq (g) B to K 2 39 P to It 4 11 to B 3 41) P to It It 5 15 to B C 41 B to 11 sq B to 15 3 42 P to Kt 0 B to K 2 43 It to Ksq 15 to Bsq 44 It to Kt 4 B to K 2 45 P to 15 5 Kt to K*l 40 R to It 0 P to It i 47 1* to It 0 J* takes P 4S It t.ikes P B to It sq 49 It to 7ch It to Ktaq 50 It to q 7 11 to Q 3 51 Pto l;IS Pto Kt3 52 K to 15 5 P to B 3 53 I* to Kt 0 And Mr. Blake resigns. Notes. (a) First played by Gunsberg against Blackburne. It leads from the beaten track. (b) Not to be commended, especially while there is an adverse knight to harass the queen. (c) Creating a fatal weakness. 11 . . . Qto R 4 wis the only other move available. (il; The choice was difficult, as Black's move of It to It 15 sq had to be considered, and White could not allow his It B P to be captured. (e) Best. Though Black won two piecos for a rook, White obtains an advantage by the transaction, as will be seen. (f) Having placed all his pawns on White squares, and prevented the entrance of the Black knight into his territory. White proceeds to win at hLs leisure. White advance? slowly but surely. __ Black must again move his bishop for fear of 1* to Kt 5. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW ZEALAND. The Second Annual Chess Championship Meeting was held at Dunedin, and terminated in Mr. riookham once more receiving; the laurel crown. Owing to the hurried arrangements of the committee of management, Homo of tho beat players of last year were unable to attend, notably Mr. Olivier, the former champion, and Mr. Benbow, tho champion of Wellington ; and owing to their absence it was almost a moral for Mr. Hookham, if he he was in anything liko his usual form. Dr. Stenhou.se, of Dunedin, disappointed us almost as much as Mr. Barnes, of Wellington, surprised us by tho good position he held throughout. Unfortunately, though Auckland possesses a good number of strong players, none of them, could manage to attend the meeting. Taking tho meeting altogether, we opine it will bo long time ere such a weak number of competitors will represent New Zealand again ; next week we hope to be able to present our readers with specimens of the play of the rival candidates. AUCKLAND CHESS CLUB. The challenge matches still continue to excite warm interest. Mr. Ash ton defeated Mr. Young by two games to one. In tho final struggle the game was very oven for a long period, but Mr. Ashtou, by a clever combination, won the exchange, and this, apparently, so disconcerted his adversary that in a move or two he left his queen en prise to a pawn, and thus abruptly terminated the contest. Mr. Munro, in a second match with Mr. Ryder, again scored the first two games. Wo give below tiro final game: — White. Black. (Mr. Ryder.) (Mr. Munro.) I P to It 4 P to It i 2KttoKB3 KttoQBS 3 B to Kt D P to K B 3 4 Castles B to B 4 6 Jl takes Kt Q P takes B 0P to 3 to K 2 7 P to K R 3 V to K Kt 4 8 Kt to It 2 P to It R 4 (» B to It 3 B takes B 10 P tikes B P to Kt 5 11 P takes P (a) J* takes P 12 Kt takes H (b) (J to Kt 2 (c) 13 Ktto It 2 (d) (J to 113 14 Kt to K B 3 Q takos P ch 15 It to B 2 15 to K Kt 5 / 10 Qto Q 2 QtoKt 3 „ V 17 Kt to 11 3 M takos Kt x 18 V takes » Kt to K 2 19 It to Q sq Kt to Kt 3 20 It to U sq Kt to B 0 21 It to B 2 Castlos Q 22 It to It sq (c) Q ft to It Ttt sq 23 P to q 1 (J to R 3 ch Resigns. Notes. (a) This was vory injudicious play, opening up tho rook's file as it does. (b) Again White fails to appreciate the danger of his position. (c) Q to It 3 would have won a piece. (d) Kt to B 2 would have been better. (e) If Kt to R 4, then Q to Q 5. " The queen," says Mr. Steinitz, " is the most powerful piece on the board, and for that reason should not be subjected to attacks from, inferior hostile men by being brought out early in the game. As the 'Handbuch' points out, it is dangerous, especially in the opening, to place the queen on the same file or diagonal as the king. Before the game is well developed, three pieces, including the rook, or two rooks, may be given up for the queen with advantage ; but when the adverse position is well defended, and the pieces can be brought into co-operation, three pieces, including one rook, or two rooks, are superior to the queen. Two knights and one bishop are generally inferior to the queen. The most favourable points of development for the queen are Q 2, after developing the Q B, or Q B 2 as well as Q Kt 3 after moving P to Q B 3. The latter development is especially attacking in forms of openings when the K Bis played to QB 4. lb is rarely good to play Q to K 2, or Q to K B 3 in the opening. *»* Correspondents are invited to send in games and problems, and if of sufficient interest or merit, they will be inserted in this column. While giving games played between the masters and also local players our main object will be to make the problems as interesting as possible. Letters must be marked "Glass.''