CHESS COLUMN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8270, 31 May 1890, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS COLUMN.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. lI.H.P.—In Problem No. 951 king cannot take rook. Thanks for problem; should like author's name. Yon had better re-examine 953 again. Problem 953.—Correct solutions received from " Pawn",** Sarnian," " Fairinount," F and • Cleo." Kaikmount.— 9T>l the K, Is guarded by the white bishop, which we suppose you and 11. H.P. have mistaken for a black one.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 952. WUITK. BLACK. 1 QtoQ It Mil . L „ _„ _ Solved by 'Sarnian," " Fainnount, 11. U.P. (Mount Eden), and " Pawn."

PROBLEM No. 954. An ending which formed the conclusion of a game played in Berlin between llerr B. Lasker, the younger brother of the " youngest German master," and an amateur.—Australasian. Tho Amateur. Black, 6 pieces.

WlllTK, 4 pieces. Heir 15. liiusker. White to play and win. PROBLEM No. 955. My 11. and K. Bettman (Cincinnati).—From the Baltimore .Sunday News. Black, 10 pieces.

White, 11 pieces. White to play and mat*' in two moves. VICTORIAN CHESS CLUB. Tho following is the score in the tournament now in progress at this club up to tiles of the 17th May :-- Won. Lost. Won. Lust. Rayues .. "i 11 Hodgson ..7 l Br.Vkeibaiik .'. ~ Lilly ■- .. ■'} «J. r ;wc .. a - Miseaiuble .. — S I'.slins .. 0 1 (Jiili-iifta .. • 3 0 .MOoilLld ..1 7 Wood.. .. '-' 5 The following game between Messrs. iKslinj; and Hudson was won by the latter :-- W i lira. HLU'K. (Mr. Kslim;.) (Mr. Hodgson.) I 1' to t) 4 I* to <l 4 •_> Kt to K 3 I* to K 3 ;> l' to Q :s PtotjP/4 4 i't„t; Kt3 Kt totj 14 3 r. 14 to Kt 2 Kt to It:; i, (/ Kt to q 2 I' lakes 1» 7 p takes i' r.toQa SlltoijS It to ii ■: ~ M'a>tlcs Castles 10 Kt to K ."> I' to K It 3 li f to K IU Kt to 112 liq Ktto K B3(-i) PtoKßl l:; K to It so, (l>) It to K so 14 1* to 14 4 Ktto Kli i If. Plo 14 a 55 to 14 i Iti {) to P. *| (» Kt to Kts(c) 17 11 to K 3 (d; Kt to 15 . IS q takes Kt 14 in Q B3 U)BtoKt2((u Ktto K 5(0 20 Kt to Q _' (i:) 15 takes Kt. •M B P takes li l/. to Kt 4(h) 22 K to <J B2 I' to K.<> 23 li to 14 so to it a 24 Kt to I'.:; (,> to It ■« •::, Kto Kt 'i I'to KKt i ■_>>; 1- to Kt .'. P takes I' 27 1' lakes |» it to 15 4 •28 i; 1.1 Kt j r ii k Kt r. •31 Kt to K It I 5t takes Kill 30 <■> takes It K to K IJ so, si q to K 2 P.toQ it.: 32 (.> to K 3 K to Kt 2 ;!.( ii to K2 U to K Hsij M to Kt i> QtoKtU 3."> Kt to K li 4 <> to B 4 3<j It to It :". (i) Kt to Kt 4 (j) 37KtoKt2(k) q to 14 7 eh !4S 1/ to K li- . i) to K ij.-h(l) :>» K to It 2 Kt to B(i i-h 4tiKtnß.M| taken Pell 41 ivt to Kt 2 Ktto B(i 42 lj to K :'. <4 take* q 4:: 14 takes if, 14 to K s<| 41 Kt to it 4 IS lakes It 4fi Kt takes B ell K to Kt 3 -Hi Resigns. Notes.

(n) Q to R .'i hero seems to us better. (!i) '1 his move, made apparently with the view of playing his it to Kt sq anil advancing the Kl I', turns out euilMirrassing for White presently. Wo should have preferred it to K sq, attacking Black's weak K I'. (cA Well played ; should White reply with B to Kt so, Black follows with V> to Kt » ami Kt to K ... (d) r to <l R :>. with the view of advancing the pawn on the queen's side presently, seems bettor. (e) Thin bishop is a source of weakness to While, as he never manages to get it into play. (f) The knight is now strongly posted. (a) Apparently with the intention of taking off the adverse Kt, which, however, he dare not do ; Kt takes 15 .seems as good a move as he has at command. (h) Black now gets a good attack. (i) An error which leads to the loss of the game, (ji An effective reply. (k) This loses speedily ; his host resource is It to It sq. (1) The proper reply ; he would evidently have been mated had he taken the bishop.

The Daily News reports that on Mr. Ounsberg's arrival in New York from Havana he received an enthusiastic welcome from the chess-players of the city, anil a proposal was at once made that he should fight a match with Mr. Steinitz. Mr. Gunsberg, however, expressed a desire to have another trial of strength with M. Tschigorin ; and the members of the Manhattan Chess Club immediately began to make preparations for a contest, the stakes in which were to bo the same as in the encounter of the champions at Havana, together with a substantial purse to cover expenses, contributed by the local players, who promised liberal subscriptions. The proposed match was to consist of five games up ; and on the arrival of M. Tschigorin in New York he was invited to play. But, greatly to the disappointment of everybody, he declined, on the plea of its being his intention to arrange a match on a large scale at St. Petersburg. Thereupon the directors of the Manhattan Club held a, meeting, and decided to promote a match between Mr. Gunsberg and Mr. Steinitz. Mr. Gunsberg was quite ready to play, and suggested the Ist of May as the day on which the first game of the match should be played, intending in the interim to spend a few weeks in England. Mr. Steinit/,, however, had other engagements which made it impossible for him to arrange for playing at so short a notice, and the beginning of play was consequently postponed till the autumn, A committee of the Manhattan Club was appointed to make all the necessary arrangements; and large subscriptions were promptly promised towards the stakes. The Daily News adds that " great things are expected of the contest, which will be one of the most interesting chess struggles of modern times. The Yankee enthusiasm has been thoroughly aroused, and no doubts are entertained that the match will be brought to a successful issue." The Leeds Mercury Supplement supplies the additional information that Mr. Gunsberg was expected to be brick in London about the middle of March, and that the probability was that he and M. Tschigorin would cross the Atlantic in the samo ship. A hint is added that possibly a match might be arranged to be played between Mr. Gunsberg and M. Tschigorin in England, for the purpose of enabling the English chess world to say which is really the stronger player of the two champions.

*.* 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 "Chess."