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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10037, 25 January 1896, Page 4 (Supplement)

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TO CORRESPONDENTS, CHESS/ , Problem No, 1250.—Suited by "Pawn" and" " Nemo." . DRAUGHTS. Problem No. 828,—Solved by " Checkers," Auckland. Problem No. 829.-Solved by "Checkers" and "5.K.," Auckland; "L.M.,"Onehunga. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No, 1250. white. Buck. 1 Q to QKt7 K to Q.i 2 lit to Q2 K to K4 3 B to BO mate 2— PtoK4 3 B to K3 mate 1 — K to Kl 2 B to B6 ch K to Ko (must) 3 Kt to Q2 mate 1 — K to BO 2 Kt{Q6) to K3 dis ch Pto Q4 (must) 3 Kt to Q2 mate 1 — P takes Kt 2 Kt to Q2 ch K to K4 or Q5 3 Q to KKt7 mate. PROBLEM No. 1252, (By Konrad Krlin, Vienna. From the Chess • Monthly). Black, 5.

« 111 AC, D. White to play and mate in two moves, DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. It is intended to wind up the District Championship Tourney as soon as possible. Players not attending will have games scored against them. There are a number of adjourned games standing over for several weeks between players well up in the scoreslieot and other-" who hive not a ghost of a chance. The final result may be considerably affected by the manner In which these are dealt with. It is understood that a meeting of the committee will be held this evening for the purpose of taking the subject into consideration.

AUCKLAND CHESS CLUB Play in the new handicap tourney, for which a good number of entries have been received, starts on Thursday next, the entry list closing this ovening. In addition to the president's prize of the value of two guineas, another member of the club has also donated a second prize, value one guinea. The tournament will be played in section*, the winners playing in the final. The method of handicap will be decided by a majority of the members of the club before starting. THE HASTINGS CONGRESS. A smart game playo I in the above congress :— Kino's Gambit Declined. White, J. Gunsberg; Black, C. Y. Ilardeleben. 1 P-K4 P-IC4 U P-B3 (b) BxllP(c) 2 P-KBl P-Q4 12 Pxß QxP 3 KPxl' P-Kfi 13 It-Kt sq Kt-114 4 Q-K2 KKI-B3 14 Q-B2(d) KtxP 5 QKi-B3 li-Q3 (a) 15 Q-Kt3 Qlt-Q aq 6 KtxP Castles 16 BxKt(o) Bxß 7 KtxKtcb QxlO. 17 R-lU2 ItxP BQ-K3 li-KRI 18 R-Q2 R-I£sq(f) 9 P-Q3 B-Kts ch Resign*. 10 K-.j sq Kt-QJ

NOTES from THE field. (a) 5 — KtxP, 6 Qxl' ch—Q-K2 would leave White the advantage. The variation adopted by Black is more in conformity with the spirit of the counter attack. Whito cannot retain both pawns, anil Black should get a compensating attack. (b) If not the losing movo, it is the one, anyhow, that subjects White to a severe attack and the sacrifice that follows. 11 P-Kll3, or any othor developing move, would have been better. (c) It is not quite determined yet whether this sacrifice is sound. lit practical play, however, it might be risked, whatever analysis at leisure might prove. Black gets two pawns for tho piece and a powerful attack. (d) Immediately fatal. 14 R-Kt2 was better. (u) We do not think that White can savo tho gamo any more. (f) A pretty conclusion to a brilliantly-played game. B-K7, or B-B7 ch, followed; (ixßmate is threatened.

NEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS. An effort was madS to compile the score-sheet from the telegrams published daily during the progress of the tournament, but this was found impossible owing to errors ami omissions. The following is the correct score, taken from the Wanganui Chess Club Journal :-

(a) Unless we are mistaken, 10 PxP was the proper course. The text move should lose a pawn. (b) But Black's continuation to win It was 10 — PxP.

(c) 17 Q-R5 looks best. (d) Does not 17 — P-K3 win a piece ? (e) A difficult game well played on both sides now follows.

(f) A fine stroke, and designedly brought about. Of course White must take the rook, for if 58 K-ll sq, Black wins. An interesting ending to an interesting gumo.

A New Orleans paper contains a " Ruy Lopez" game played by correspondence between two Americans, Messrs. C. F. Pearse and A. Johnson, each agreeing to supply a Sliakesperian quotation (more or lea* appropriate) with every move. Some of the remarks are apt anil to the point, from the opening move, "There I throw my gage" (" Richard II.," i., 1), to Black's SOth more, when White announced mate in six, adding, "If there bo any of him loft, I'll bury it" (" A Winter's Tale," iii.. 3) Sevoral games have appeared at different times thus annotated, evidencing ample leisure and patience at the command of the compilers, who, however, must have benefitted by thus becoming more familiar with the works of the Prince of Poets. l.asker nays of Pillsbury" Mr. Pillabury's achievement was doubtless very brilliant, and at tho •ame lime very much surprising; but it seems ton sunn to give a positive opinion about him. Of course I will play a match with Mr. P., er anybody who would challenge me for tho championship of the world. The Hastings Chess Club wants me to play with either Tchigorin or Pillsbury; but as the former would scarcely be able to get away from Itussia (the match must be played in England), I fancy there is a good chance of a match between myself and Mr. P., provided he gets backing to the amount of 2000 dollars,

I I c a r >, 5 - 2 3 % » 'S'jsjj 2 . S SPg' Names. iciS^'5-*j , §;S2"S'3-2'3 5 i 5-3 5 c 1 ; s » » oSiviio < MO S3 SI j3agfl.s<;B|XH Andersen .. - J 1 I I 0 J J 1 0 J J 1 10 7J Haines .. J - J I I it 1 j 0 J 1 I I 0 8 Cocks „u ) -1 0 0 I) 0 1 ) 0 1 J SI Edwards .. 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 0 J 0 0 I 1 3} Hathorly ,. 0 0 u 0 - () J J J 1 1 1 0 4J Iiookham ..lllll-00j(Mj0l8 Lelievre .. J 0 I I 1 1 - I) 1 1 i) 0 I 71 Mackay ..JJllilJ—0J401J7J Melilrum .. 0 I I I I i 1 1 - 1 1 9 1 |l 10 Mouat .. I J 0 H 1 0 i 0 - J 1 l 1 7J Pearce .. J 0 } 1 0 I) J } 0 J - J 1 1 6 Pleasant* .. J 0 I 1 0 J 1 I 10}—118 Remington ..UOilOOllOOUUO—0 2 Sexton .. 1 1 } 0 1 0 0 } 0 0 1 0 'l 1- 5 Another of the games played in the tourney Ruv Lopez. I White, Mr. Mackay (Wellington); Black, Mr. J. Mouat (Duncdin). 1 P-K4 P-K4 31 Kt-QS JI-B7 2 Kt-KB3 ICt-Q 113 31 R-KB sq II-K7 3 B-Kta P-QK3 32 RxP RxP 4 H-114 Kt-B3 33 R-Q2 1(-K6 5 P-i)3 P-QKt4 34 Kt-B5 R-K4 6 B-Kt3 It-Bt 36 R-B3 P-05 7 P-B3 P-Q4 36 Kt-Kt3 IUK4)-Q1 8 P-Q4 PxQP 37 H(B3)-Q3 Kt-Ro 9 P-KB Kt-IC5 38 RxP RxR 10 Ca-tlea (a) K-Kt2 (b) 39 Ktxlt Kt-K3 11 PxP B-Kt8 40 Kt-R:t H-KI3 12 Kt-B3 Kt-K2 41 P-WK14 1C-K12 13 KtxKt PxKt 42 R-Qr. P-R3 14 Kt-Kl5 B-Q4 43 Kt-Q4 KtxKt 15 ll-Ksq Castles 41 RxKt Il-Itl 10 BxB QxB 45 P-KR3 RxP 17 RxP(c) Kt-Kt3(d) 46R-Q5 R-Kt7 18 Q-Kt4 P-KB3 47 RxP K-K13 19 PxP PxP 48 R-Kt8 K-KM 20 Q-Q6 ch OxQ 49 R-Kt8 K-R5 21 KtxlJ (e) KR-K sq 50 R-Kt4 ch K-R4 22 P-Q5 P-KB4 61 R-QB4 11-Q7 23 K-K QR-Q sq 52 P-Kt5 R-Kt7 24 B-K3 K-Q3 53 R-B oh K-UB 25 QR-<J sq llxll 54 11-110 P-114 26 PxB P-B3 55 P-Ktfl K-Ktfi 27 Kt-B7 R-KO 60 R-Ktfl ch K-R5 28 KtxKP PxP 57 K-R2 RxP ch 29 Kt-B5 R-QB5 Drawn (f). NOTES DY MR, IIOOK1IAH.