CHESS COLUMN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8538, 11 April 1891, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS COLUMN.

The Auckland Chess Club meets at Robson's Rooms every Thursday evening at 7.80. The attendance of all lovers of the game is cordially invited. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No. 1002.— Correct solution* received from " Rook," J. W., " Frank," and E. Dutton. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1001. WHITE. Black. 1 to K 3 PROBLEM No. 1003. (By A. F. Mackenzie in the Poetry of Chess.) • --- Black, 0.

White, 13. White to play and mate in two moves.

CHESS IN ENGLAND.

The following game, token from tho British Chess Magazine, was played in the English Mechanic Correspondence Tourney, 1890. The notes are by the players themselves :— Pierce Gambit. White. black. (Mr W. P. Pierce.) (Mr. J. Pierce.) 1 p to K 4 1* to K 4 2 Kt to Q B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3 P to K B 4 P takes 1' 4 Kt to KB3 P to K Kt 4 5 P to Q 4 B to Kt C P to Q 5 Kt to K 1 7 Kt to Q 4 P to Q 3 S B to Kt 5 ch B to q 2 9Kt to S qtoI! 3 10 P to K U 4 P to K K 3 11 Qtolt 5 . to Kt 3 Necessary to protect R after Kt takes B and P takes P. >,",.,,. 12 Kt takes B Q takes K Kt 13 B takes B ch K takes B 14 Q to Kt 4 ch K to K sq 15 P takes P P takes P 10 11 lakes R Kt takes R Obviously better than Q takes it. 17 B takes" P 'By these inameuvrea White has won back his and the game is now about even. P to K 11 3 IS Castles . <\ to q 2 19 Q to R 4 ch Kt to B 2 20 B to K 3 K to K 2 21 P to K ft Perhaps unsound, but very enticing. Kt takes P If QP takes P White obtains a strong attack by P to Q « ch, Ac. 22 B takes Kt P Q to B 4 This move knocks the attack to pieces. If P takes B, 23 Q to 1* ch, Kt to K IS 3 ; 21 Q to Kt 7 ch, Kt to B 2 ; 25 R to K sq, recovering the piece. 23 B takes P ell q takes 1> 24 Qto 7Ch l < to B2 2ft (J to It 4 ch K to It sq At this stage, if White continues his checks, Black could draw ii' ho pleased. 20 Kt to Kt 5 A good move in the way to K 0 via Q 4. K to Q 2 Best. 27 Q to R 3 ch K to Q sq 25 Kt to Q 4 Q to B ft ch 29 it to Q 2 If K to Kt sq, Black replies Q to Kt 0. q to R ;: 30 Kt to K 0 cli K to II sq Risky. Possibly K to K i would have been better. 31 q to Q B 3 P to Q B 4 32 I' to K Kt 4 The turning move of the game. P takes P en puss and P to Q Kt 4 are worth examination. White was under the delusion that it" Q to It ft now, Black could safely play q takes It ch, for if K takes Q, Kt to K 5 ch recovers >Q, overlooking that, q could retake Kt. This blunder probablv liases the game. Kt takes r 33 Q to Q R 0 V to q Kt 3 34 q to Q It (5 cli K to Kt .sq Sft Kt to Q 4 l$ to It 2 30 Kt to BO ell K to B 2 37 Kt takes P U to Kt sq 35 Kt to B d Kt to K 0 The saving coup. Black must now assume the attick or be beaten, as White threatens Q to R 7 cli, R to Kt 2, and then Q to R 8. 39 P to Kt. 3 q to It Sch 40 K to Kt 2 O. to It sq ch 41 K to R 3 Bail. Iltoß3 is much better. Kt to B 5 42 1' takes Kt! q to B 6 ch Verv good and decisive. 43 K "to K 4 q takes R 44 K to Kt 3 If 44 q to R 7 ch. R to Kt 2 ; 43 q to R 8, Q takes 1> ch ; Iti K to It 3, q to B 0 ch ; 47 K to R 4, Q takes P cli, &c. Kt to It 2 P to Kt 4 equally wins. 45 Q to Q Kt ft It to K R sq 16 K to Kt 2 R tj It 0 A';d White resigns.

A GUNSBERG-TARRASCH ENDING.

The following, which occurred at the Frankfort Congress of ISS7, is a celebrated example of Dr. Tarrasch's skill in the end game. Mr. Gunsberg had played the French Defence, and the position after his 27th move (B from Q B sq to K B 4) was as shown on the diagram. Black. Mr. Gunsberg.

White. Dr. Tarrasch. The game was won by Dr. Tarrasch as follows :— White. Black. 28 It to It (i (a) It to (J 3 cli •29 Kt to K »'i It takes Kt ch 30 q takes It 15 takis B 31 it takes B . It takes II 32 tjt takes It J' takes li 33 Q takes B P ch (b) <-l to Kt 2 34 l{ to 1C 8 ch (2 to Kt sq 35 <> to K 1 ch 11 to Kt 2 36 P to B C (c) tl to <i B 2 37 Q toKßch. II to Ktsq 38 C} to Q 7 <.) to Kt 8 ch 39 K to R 2 Kt to B 2 40 1» to B 7 And Mr. Gunsberg resigns. Notes.

(From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.) (a) A coup of masterly depth and beauty. It will be seen, he must have gone mentally through the entire nine-move combination down to and including his decisive 36th move. (b) Though a piece short, White remains a won game ahead. The position, as has been justly remarked, despite its simplicity, is a remarkable one. (c) The mortal thrust.

' Concerning the famous problem composer Grimsnaw, who lately took his own life, an American exchango writes :He composed some most beautiful problems, which have won for him an international reputation, and he was also a great patron of the game, having contributed very handsomely during his life to every list of subscriptions for international and local tournaments which was brought to his notice. He was in particular an ardent promoter of the game in Yorkshire, and gave a great deal of money in prizes for county competitions. The business he followed was that of a pawnbroker, but having amassed a large fortune he retired some years ago to a pretty villa which he purchased at the historic seaside village of Whitby, on the east coast, overlooking the waters of the German Ocean. Lately he has led a quiet life and enjoyed a wellearned rest. He was about 54 years of age, and was a tall, handsome-looking man. He had the happy gift of making friends wherever he went. At all the London chess resorts he was a familiar figure, and especially so at the British Chess Club, of which organisation he was a country member. On the occasion of annual tournaments there he generally contributed a prize for the solution of problems composed by himself. He was not without his little peculiarities of temperament; he was somewhat reticent, and when a great match was being played by masters the moves which he suggested were, as a rule, notable for their exceptional weakness. It is rather difficult to reconcile Grimshaw's undoubted talent as a problem composer with his extraordinary mental poverty in the matter of chess play proper.