CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8986, 17 September 1892, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Problem No. 1070.— Correct solutions received from "Tyro," " F.W.," and "Q.K.D." i" Al; seven variations, four distinct mates")..

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No, 1074. Whitr. . . Black. lPtoKlch, . IdolC* ■l Q taken KtPch li takes Q 3 It to K 7 mate If K to K 3 3 Q to IS 0 mate J - Kto S 2 Q to K 0 ell K to Q 6, or Kt 5 3 Q to Q 5, or P to It 3, mate accordingly Kt takes P 2Qto It Sell Kto 5, or (J it 3 Q takes lit, or R to Q 7, m;ite accordingly. PROBLEM No. 1076 a. (By Mr. W. J. Kevnard, Melrose, Mass., U.S.A. First prize Original jf Problem in Bro (Vinson's Chess Journal.) Black, 5.

White, 0. White to play and mate in three moves.

CHESS BY TELEGRAPH.

The telegraphic match between the Wellington ami Canterbury Chess Clubs, deferred on account of the breakdown in the Cook's Strait cable, was commenced on Saturday, September 3, resumed on the following .Saturday, and will be continued and brought to a conclusion this evening. According to the N.Z. Time* the result at the end of the second sitting was that Wellington had the advantage at seveu 'boards, Canterbury at three, and five games looted like draws. In the match played between the two clubs in IJ&7 Christchurch players were the victors by the decisive score of 8 to 3, and 1 drawn. The contestants were paired as under :— * (-A.NTKKDURY. * WIU.LINGTON. Board. 1 A. M. Ollivier v. C. W. Ilenhow •> XV. 15. Byw v. A. J. I.ittlejohn 3 1!. llookh'wn' v. .1. V. Bydoc 4 W. Hunter v. W. Muulcay ;> .1. Wood v. A. I.elievre 6 It, T. SoJirell v. 11. James 7 A. L. Smith v. !•'. K. Kelling 5 A. Cant v. (>. \Viig <i !) W. J. Wood v. P. W. fait ID \V. Act -ill-Adam* v. 11. A. Parker 11 J. O. 1.. Scott v. B. 11. Allen 11 J. J. Miluor v. A. Taine 13 \v*. T. .Mason v. (J. Didsbuvy 11 W. A. Kiuiugi v. J. Turubull 15 J. Spilier v. J. C. Kdward PONSONBY CHESS CLUB. Good progress is being made with the handicap tourney. Mr. (Jlnpmau is leading fir the championship of the club, with Mr. Stewart (last year's winner) a good second}, A special prize has been presented by Mr. Ti'ico. Fairs of a handsome photographic enlargement in gilt frame of one of our Auckland crack yachts, the Matutigi, which is now- on view in Messrs. Upton and Co.'s window, and has attracted a good deal of as tendon. DRESDEN CONGRESS. Appended is a game contested in the fourth round on Wednesday, July -'0 :— BUY Lorn. White. Black. White. Black. 'Von sheve.) (Mason.) (Von sheve.) (Mason.) 1 IMC 4 I'-K -1 21 Kt-B 0 Kt-KS Kt-KBS 083 ■.'•_ 11-Q2 I'-Qlt 4 :. li-Kt fi r-<ilt 3 23 It- Klf sr, I>-K 5 ..I 11-R4 Kt-K3 24 IMCttt 4 K-U i f, P-0 3 P-t);.! 2* Q'Mwßsq I'-lt ti (d) 6P-B3 B-li'J MIP-Kta K-112 7 OKI -Q 2 duties 27 l'-Kto(e) Ux Kt 8 Kt-BsqOO P-QKt 4 28 Px It Kt-IJ 6(f) 9 11-112 P-Q 4 20<i-Qwi hkt-114 10Q-K2 U-Ksq 3'B xKt Kt x UKt-Kt3 l'-CJf> 31 U-Kt 4 B-12 3 12Vu!le, P-ll3(b) SiPxP PxP 13 Kt-K P-KtG S3 P-B & Kt-Q 4 U-Ri B-Q2 S4PxB Kt-KO 16 P-QH4 B-KBsq j35 I'x P -It *Q 10 1-U4(c) Kt-Ktsi 30Q-Bs.) KtxKß 17 PxP KxP Q-KB4 Kt-KO 18 xlt QlCt x B 188 U-K Kt sq Q-B 3 19 Kt-B 3 B-Ks.i S'JIMU Kt-lvt 5 20 K-Bsq lvt-8.4 |40 ItxUt Itcsigna (a) This bringing round of Hie t) Kt to the king's side is now frequently done by so jib of the modem masters. . ~ .. m (b) Was this nece-sary ? If uot, it was wasting a move at an important stage. (<■) Initiation of Hie successful attack. (d) Seems to have no effect hut to make White impregnable on the queen's side. (e) he attack from this point to the end is conducted with accuracy and vigour on the part of Mr. Mason. _~ ~ ~ (f) Piotty, but useless. -Glasgow Herald.

Iu the Ponsonby Club rooms on Monday last one of the unfinished games in the Devon port Ponsonhy match was fought out by Messrs Grierson and Johns, the latte having live pawns and <lueen' ... . , his op .client's four pawns a « bishop against Mr. lVriei son had the advan nd knight; but and by exchanging knight ° .Potion, eventually won. The gain fc . for blsh °P >'<-' Chapman ami Caslltvm m between Messrs drawn, so that the final ma y be considered sonby,7i; Devotiport, 3. BCore stands-Pon-A match by telegraph-; . . ■■ L and Titnaru Players (t between Ashburton this evening and be ci«» a - s ' cle) w»» bepn "~1 " ntinued on Saturday At the Sydney Soli , , . . .. smothered mate was «f l 01 . A r. ts r 4 7 ce u ' fcl y. a a game in which not « e . n ,j y Mr " Wlllke F '» , h a piece or a pawn had been taken.

bteiuitz denies that he is about to play another cable mutch against Tchigoriu. In a match of six games up, played at the Berlin Chess Club between von Bardeleben and YValbrodt, the former champion failed to win any one of the first seven names. A chess prodigy exists in Melbourne in the person of Master Thomas Taylor, aped between eight and nine years, son of Mr. Thomas Taylor, of Kootscray. The Melbourne Weekly Times publishes the score of a game of ■}.'! moves played without sight of board between father and son, at the Victoria Coffee Palace, Melbourne, in the presence of a large number of spectators, and the Times says "we were agreeably surprised at the comparative ease with which lie accomplished the task." At the Melbourne Chess Club Mr. Esliug's victorious career of 11 wins and no losses has at length been interrupted by the loss of the twelfth game to Mr, Tul'lidge; but even should he fail to score in the remaining two games, which ho has yet to play, he would still be at the head of the list.

Count Digny, an Italian gentleman, who has been travelling ill Abyssinia, met there the chief of a band of brigands, and played several games of chess with him. Chess is much appreciated in that country, but the game differs frwr. ours in the following main particulars :—The queen moves only one step at a time, and takes obliquely like a pawn. The bishops are limited to two squares in moving, and when one of them is captured the other is invulnerable, and cannot be removed from the board. Notwithstanding these differences, fSunt Digny scored the majority of the games.—B.C. Magazine.