CHESS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9307, 16 September 1893, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS

TO CORRESPONDENTS. Problem No. 1126.— by." X.X.X.," in addition to those already acknowledged. Problem No. 1127.—Solved by " X.X.X." N. A. Pa-trce ' If, a* in your second variation, 1 Q-KKt BxP ch ; 2 K-B 2, Kt-K sq ch will prevent mate in three. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1126. White. Black. 1 Kt to K Kt 6 IP takes Kt, or P to B 4 2 B to Kt 7 mate 1 P takes Q Kt, or P to K 3 2 K to K 4 mute 11' takes U 2 Kt to 11 7 mate 1 Kt at K 8 moves 2 Kt to li 8 mate ; 1 Kt .it 15 2 moves 2 It to O. 5 mate 1 1' to K 7 2 Q takes P mate 1 l* to 11 5 2 Q takes P mate 1 Kt takes R 2 Q to 11 3 mate. PROBLEM No.' 1128. (A competing position in the'lhird Chest Monthly Problem Tourney. Motto: "Honestic Vivore.")

White, 10. White to play and mate in two moves. AUCKLAND CHESS CLUB. Tho championship tourney is advancing towards completion, but the sealed handicap event is making but slow progress. Two games are played between each pair for the championship, and only one in the handicap. At the regular weekly mooting on Thursday night, the first game between Mr. Jowitt, the present champion, and Mr. Ashton, the secretary, was watched with considerable interest by a number of onlookers. Victory seemed to hover over one side and then the other, and now it looked like a drawn battle, hut eventually Mr. Jowitt won after a tough struggle. The following are the names and scores in the championship tourney of those players who have won a majority of their games. Games played. Won. A. Ashton .. „ „ ..13 9 ! Casheu 15 9 £ A. Jowitt .. .. ... .. 16 13 S. White .. 11 9 J. Young .. 15 12 Here is a poor bird which came to grief ere it had time to flutter, much less employ the full use of its wings : — Evans Gambit. 1 Plaved in the Championship Tourney. White, Mr. A. A-diton; Black, Mr. J. M. Lennox. IP-K4 P-K 4 OP-Q4 KKt-KSfi) 2 Kt-K 15 3 Kt-Q II 3 7 Kt-Kt 5 Castles 3 H-Q B 1 B-Q B 4 8 Q-R 5 Kt-K Kt 3 4 P-Kt 4 Bx P OQx it P mate 0 P-B 3 B-R 4 CRANK V. WALLACE. The ninth game, a "Ruy Lopez" (which appears to.be the favourite opening with both contestants), terminated in another draw, but as drawn games | now count, this adds half a g uile to each player's total, which now stands: Wallace, 2s; Crane, 11. The result of the tenth game (another " Uuy Lopez") I ought., however, to have the effect of equalising matters, as will he seen by the score below, up to tho adjourned stage. At the 10th move Mr. Wal- [ lace scent a whole hour in an effort to save the loss j of a piece, and at this point the game possessed features of interest which hvee be- n conspicuous by their absence in most of the preceding games. Tenth Game.— I.opez. White, W. Crane, jun. ; Black, E. A. N. Wallace. 1 P-K 4 IMC 4 13 15-Kt 3 Q-Kt l 2 Kt-lC R 3 Kt-Q 13 3 14 B-Q B 4 Q-B 4 3 B-lvt 5 P-Q 3 15 Kt-K 4 Q-K 2 4 IMS 3 Kt-ll 3 (49 mill.) (26 mill.) 5 P-Q 3 I'-K Kt 3 10 B-K lit 5 Kt-B 3 H Q Kt -Q 2 B-Kt 2 17 K Kt-Q 2 Kt-Q R 4 7 Kt-Bsq C i-stles IS Q-B 3 Kt x B SB-It 4 P-Q 4 19 1' xKt B-B4 <) Q-K 2 Kt-K sq 20 P-K Kt 4 P-K 11 3 10 Kt-Kt 3 QQ i 1218 xKt Hxß 11 Castles B-Q 2 |22PxB P-B 3 12 Px P Qx P I (lhr. 33m.) (lhr. 42m.) BRILLIANT GAME. The Montreal Gazette, from which paper the undernoted game is taken, is responsible for the comment upon the Quaker city's players of to-day : —It i* strange, but nevertheless true, that once upon a time, many years ago, Philadelphia possessed a great chess-player. (This may read like a fairy tale to the young players of the present day who have heard something of Philadelphia and her pi. vers.) Master George H. Derricksou was a youth who possessed the most biilliant, and precocious chess talent, and upon whose shoulders it was thought the mantle of Morphy was aliout to fall. But soon, too soon, grim death callod him from the checkered Held on which he had won so many brilliant victories. It is now about thirty years since he passed from earth, yet there may be found in many books living examples of his groat genius, both as a composer of fino problems and a player of beautiful games. The following example contains a magnificent finale, the like of which we rarely meet with nowadays , Bishop's Opening. White, Amateur ; Black, Derrickxon. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 10 Kt-KB 3 Kt-KKt 5 B-B 4 KKt-113 ÜBxQ 1! x P ch 3 KKt-B 3 QKt-B 3 12 KxH PX R ell 4 Castles li-B 4 13 K-B sq R-R Bch t P-Q 3 P-Q 3 14 K-K 2 It x Q 0 B-ivKto B-KKt 5 15 KKt-Q 2 Kt-Q sch 7 I'-K 3 P-K It 1 16 Kx It Kt-K 6ch 51' xl 5 Px P 17 K-B sq Kt-K 7 9 Kt-K 2 P-Kt 6 and mate. A specimen of the quality of play in the recently concluded tournament of the Bivarian Chess Association :— King's Bishop's Game. White, llirschberg; Black, Dr. Emden. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 10 Kt-B 3 Castles 2 15- 4 KKt-B 3 llßxKt Pxß 3 QKt-B 3 Kt-B 3 12 Q-K 2 R-K sq 4 P-Q It 3 (?) Kt x P 13 P-Q Kt 3 B-K B 4 SKtX Kt P-Q 4 14 Kt-K sq Q-B 3 "6 B-Q 3 P x Kt If. Q-B 3 P-K 5 7 11x1' B-Q B 4 10 Q-Kt 3 P-K 6 8 P-Q B3(?)~B xV ch 17 Kt-B 3 PxP 9 K-B sq B-Kt 3 and wins with facility. In Mr. Lasker's magazine, the London Chess Fortnightly, he appeals to the British public to contribute towards tho funds needed to enable him to challenge Steinitz to a match for the championship of he world and a stake of .£IOOO a-side. And to stir up the patriotism of the Britishers, he asserts that " all rumours of his intention to permanently settle in the States are devoid of foundation. It is Mr. Lasker's intention to return to this country, and it would he the proudest moment of his life if on his return to England he could bring with him the championship of the wjrld." Of the present champion, the world-famous and hitherto all-con-qucriug Steinitz, Mr. Laaker writes that ho " is not unmindful of the brilliant record of his proposed opponent in match play, with its list of unbroken victories extending over a period of thirty years, and lie does not desire to enter into the groat match in any light spirit. The task before him will be a great one; the victory—if he can obtain it—will be glorious; feeling this, he will nerve himself to the nre.it tiisk ; he will strive to the best of his abilities to secure that glorious victory. Nothing will give him greater nerve for the encounter than a knowledge that the chess amateurs of England have shown their confidence in him by subscribing to the stake fund such a sum as the occasion domands." The conditions on which Mr. Lasknr solicits contributions are as follow :—" 1. If Mr. l.asker win the match, each backer will receive back the amount of his subscription together with a. bonus of 50 per cent. 2. If the match be drawn, each backer will receive hack the amount of his subscription without any deduction 3. If Mr. Lasker lose, then the stakes will be lost." The first prize in tho second correspondence tourney of the "Monde Illustre" hits been gained by Herr Berger, of Gratz, who won 61 games, drew 3, and lost none. The second prize of 280 francs (the product of the entrance fees) fell to Mr. Blake, Southampton, who won 45 games, lost 2, and diew 7. There were twenty-eight competitors.— B.C.M. We are glad to learn from various sources that chess in the Antipodes is in a healthy and progressive state. The South Australian Chess Association, as welt as that of New Zealand, is flourishing. Mr. F. T. (V.) Siedeberg, a young German student, has defeated many Australasians (a little vague). He is now in Europe, but may be expected to return to Now Zealand and become a well-recog-nised champion.— Times.