CHESS COLUMN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8354, 6 September 1890, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS COLUMN.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. [Solutions should bo sent in by noon of Friday at latest.]

No. —Correct solutions by " Sarnian,"VV.E.C., "Sigma," " Pawn," " Frank/' 1 l?amnount an( " Hook" (To Awauiutu), J.U.K., &. Button, ami " Richmond."

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 969. White. Black. 1 it to R s Solved by "Sarnlan," "Sigma," W.L.C., "Pawn," "Frank," "Suulo.it," W.E.C., K. Dutton "Fairmount "and " Hook" (To Awamutu), " Richmond," and "Problem" (Dairy flat).

PROBLEM No. 971. (By Mr. James Rayneii, Leeds. First prize in the Leamington Chronicle Problem Tourney.)

Black, 8 pieces.

White, 7 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves,

CHESS MATCH. ELLKKSLIE V KEMUERA.

The above clubs meb ab lvemuera on September 'J, when a most) intercstinc match resulted as follows :—

KI.LEIISI.IE. Rem CERA. Kliot -■ ■■ _ " Hoskiiigs „ —0 Marshall, inn. « 1 Collins .. .1 Marshall, Rev. _ 0 Cant, Uerrold - 2 May .. ... -.0 Tylden ... .. 2 Cooper — _ 2 Percival .. ~ 0 Waygood _ _ t>£ Major (Jascoigne _ 1J Maeky _ - 2 Lennox .. - 0

7* Majority for Kllershe, 1 game.

AUCKLAND CHESS CLUB HANDICAP

TOURNEY. On Thursday last Mr. Sloman won from Mr. Mears, thus securing a place in his section. Tho names of the piaycrs in the final aro Messrs. Cozens, Gorrie, Sloman, Pure has, Quintal, and Tammadgo. These havo to play ono game with each other, and tho highest, scorer will win firsb prize, and second highesb the second prize. The tirst drawing for tho Consolation Tourney took place with the following result, the same handicap as in tho original Tourney to bo observed throughout:—■ Mr. WoodrotTo to play Mr. Hemus. Wat kind „ J. Young Duncan ~ Robson Lennox „ l'ercival Ashton „ Johns Ken Is „ Young Kalkinor ~ Malcolm Husking ~ Dr. Lawry Mears ~ Mr. Jowitt. Those games to be played on Thursday next. CHESS IN AMERICA. Match game played at St. Louis, U.S.A., IS9O. Ruy Lopez. win -k. Black. (ShowiUter.) (Max Judd.) 1 P to K 1 P to lv 4 •J Kt to 1C 11 a Kt to <1 B 3 3 B to Kt 0 P to Q It 3 4 i; to It i Kt. to IS 3 6 Castles Kt takes P (i 1' to q I 1' to (J Kt i 7 B to Kt 3 P to y 4 5 V takes P Kt to K 2 (a) 0 Kt to K Kt 5 Kt. takes Kt ;i) It takes Kt 1* to Q B 3 11 Kt to 11 3 11 to lv 3 12 K to R P to K R 3 13 B takes Kt lltakbsß 14 I'to B 4 (Jto<r--15 Kt to K 2 Castles K R 16 Kt to Kt 3 1' to Kt 3 17 P to 1$ 3 15 to K Kt 5 (1)) IS Q to q . 15 to It 5 I',) (' to B ;"> (c) l'> takes Kt 20 1* to B ti (d) K to R 2(e) •21 1' takes B 1/ It to K 22 Q R to K to Kit 23 it to H 4 K to Kt 24 O to Q 4 1' to K It 4 •25 llto 2(f) It to K 3 •_>(; (J to K 3 It to (i B 27 It to K It 4 I' to ti 11 4 (g) 23 (i to Kt 5 K to II 2!) 15 to K It to Kt ■M J' to Kt C. 1' t ika-i P 31 Q to It lich K to K 32 12 to Kt 7 (li) Resigns. Notes. (a) Tho older move, B to R 3, gives a simpler, if not better, game. (b) 1' to 15 3 seems better. (c) The combination here initiated is very fine. (d) Admirable for elegance as well as strength is this move. (e) lf--1? takes K P 21 Q tnkes R P IS takes B l* 22 It takes B, with superior game. (f) Threatening to take Kt P, and advance pawn to IS 7 cli. (g) There is no visible move to release Black from difficulty, whereas the directing hand of (Jeiiius is sure to guide White to victory. (li) Like Falstalf, he makes x good end of it. CANTERBURY CHESS CLUB. The following are the scores of tho leading players in the handicap tourney now going on in tiie Canterbury Chess Club : — W\ B. Eyre, class 3, won IS, lost '2 ; A. Cant, class 3, won 15, lost 2 ; A. M. Olliver, class I, won 15, lost 3 ; C. Hiorns,class 7, won 9, lost 4; H. T. Johnson, class 7, won 14, losb 7; H. llookham, class 1, won 10, losb 5; J. Spiller, class 5, won 14, lost 9 ; J. Anderson, class 7, won 14, losb 9 ; \V. J. Byrne, class 4, won 11, lost 6; W. .1. Wood, class 3, won 10, lost S; J. J. Milner, class 4, won 12, lost 10.

SOME PLAYERS' CHARACTERISTICS.

Mason's genius is of an ineradicable bent, wedded to whimsicalities that would make a mummy smile. In some of his moods he would paralyse the Pyramids, but no more lovable chess-player ever was born, nor, needless to say in that case, over beamed upon the wine when it was red. Young tiller's style of play isGunsborg's adulterated. His eyes are good, bub his downy lip, which exhibits no more plumage than the lluffy end of an infant Aylesbury duck, would never attract attention but for the over-cuddling of its owner. Van Vliet is ever hard to beat. His chess grip is firm, but he'll rue the day if over the wind changes, and tho passing breeze glues his moustache upright in the position he holds it when playing. —New York Herald. CHESS ITEMS. There is a peculiar sympathy (says the [Nottingham Guardian) between chess and poetry. Many poets have been chessplayers, and many chess-players have been poets, although excellence in both is comparatively rare. We cull tho following beautiful lines from the columns of the London Evening News and Post: —

Si* champions of the British Club The glories of Paris went to hoc, They embarked in a channel tub, And had a jolly good spree. Tim waves were rather numerous, Made them feel queer on landing, No wonder their play was timorous. Unbecoming veterans of old standing, They got defeated, we are sorry to say, But got Routed hospitably during their stay.

With the true modesty of threat genius, the author of this pathetic gem conceals his identity from a grateful public eager to crown him with laurels.

The recent victory of the Manchester Club over the British Chess Club has been a sourccof great jubilation in certain quarters. It has also formed a text for some severe strictures 011 the alleged chess-conceit of metropolitan players. In congratulating the Manchester Club, the Bradford Observer remarks : —" We welcomo their victory, in the hope that it may waken some dim consciousness in the minds of the self-satisfied Cockneys that they do not, after all, monopolise all the chess talent in the country, us they have hitherto supposed. The opinion which Londoners entertain of chess-playing outside their own circles is sufficiently indicated by the constant use of the terms, ' provincial,' ' country move,' when describing weak play. The wholesale and unreasonable classification of provincial players to one inferior plane must often have been galling to the victims of it. Ib is now evident that ' provincialism' is not synonymous with bad phiy, and that a ' country move' may occasionally be more effective than a town move."

%* Correspondents are invited to send in games anil 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.'