CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10407, 3 April 1897, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. CHESS. Problem Xo. 1317.—Solved also by " J.C.," Wait* "problem Xo. 1313.-Sol<ed by "XXX" and Problem N'o. 1319.-Solved by "XXX," "Nemo," and"F.W." SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1318. WHITE. BUCK. 1 P-R4 K-Bi 2 Q-HSch K-K3 3 lit-BS, mate (l>) 1 — K-iy 2 Q-B7 cb, etc 1 — C B-Ki 2 Q-Kt7 en, etc., with other rariition-. PROBLEM No. 1320. (By Adolph Koeqner, Leipsie. Dedicated to the Players at Nuremberg). Black 8.

White 8. White to play and mate in two motes. "PHILMDOR'S.LEGACY. Some time ago, one of the subscribers of a contemporary sent a problem which he composed many years nso, but. which was, in fact, a plagiarism—' , Phillidor's Legacy," or "smothered" mate. He assured the editor that he had never beard of the famous legacy. This gentleman is not known in the chess world, and yet he worked out one of the famous mates. The following game recently played in England shows how this beautiful m:ite can be brought about: - White. Black. White. Black. IP-K4 P-K4 0 P-QH4 Kt-KIU 2 Kt-«l!3 10-QB3 10 BxC KtxK 3 K'.-B3 P-KB4 11 KlxP KI-ICB3 4 P-Q3 PxP 12 H-B4 ch P-Q4 5 PxP Kt-B3 13 PiP Q-Q3 6 B-KKt5 B-KJ 14 IMC H-Bl 7 B-K2 Quito* 15 Kt-lUS Q-B4 8 Castles P-Q3 ltiP-qadischKtlK2-Q4 Position after Black's sixteenth moire:-

The game then proceeds in this manner :- IT P-QKI4 QicKtP 21 Kt-ROdbl. 18 KxKtrh Ktxß rh K-R 10 QxKt ch K-R 21 Q-Ktß ch RxQ 20 Kt-B7 ch K-Kt 23 Kt-B7 mate.

PMZK GAME.

The appended game giined the Sydney Morning Herald's brilliancy prize of £1 Is.

Oiuoco Piano.

While, Mr. Olynn; Black, Mr. WjrJrop. 1 P-K4 P-Kl 11 Ctstlos Castles fc) '> Kt-KB3 KI-QB3 13 Kt-Kts I'-KKt3 3 IS-IU B-B4 13 Q-IW P-K4 4 P-B3 Kt-B3 14 «-Q3 (1) K-Kt2 5 P-Q4 P)tP 15 P-KBI P-Q3 0 P-K5 Q-K2(a) 10 H-B5 PxBP 7 PxP B-Kte 17 ItxP(e) BxK ch (b) 18 (Jxß R-K sq BKUS3 Kt-KS I 10 Bxl» It-lt3 9 (J-Q3 KtxKt -2» KI-K4 «Jxß 10 PxKt B-H« I '21 Bull ch Uesijns.

NOTES IN SYDNEY MAIL. (a) Very weak; 0 P-Q4 is correct; if White reply 7 PsKt(l)-Pxß, 8 PxKtl'-H-KKt sq, 0 B-KIUS---Q3, with bettor game. (0 7 B-yKtS-Kt-Ko, 8 PsH-li-Kt3, even came. (b) Inferior to 7 li-Kt3. Black's neglect to play 0 P-R4 seriously affects his game. (c) Uert) the "country" move, P-KR3, was necessary. (d) White's last three moves were well timed and compelled Black to weaken his king's wing. QxKtP is now the threat.

{<■) Well played, but Black is helpless. This move, iuvoiviiii; the sacrifice of the exchange, secured the guinea. The money's worth it.

CHESS SLIPS AND HOW TIIEY ARE CAUSED.

It has been veil said that a game's never lost till it's won-tliat while there's life there's hope—and remarks as to the " glorious uncertainty of chesi" aro so frequently made that there is no necessity for our insisting on the constant watchfulness of a player who has even a certain won game. " There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip," as the too confident player occasionally finds to his cost; indeed it would seem that at no stage of a gates can any considerable relaxation of effort be permitted. It is no unusual thing for so trifling a cessation in keeping guard us a remark addressed to an onlooker to throw quite a different aspect over the game, Wβ have on many occasions seen games lost through the conductor of the side where victory fairly brooded allowing hiraielf the pleasure of demonstrating his win to a gentleman at bin side. The solace-nay, insplration-to lie derived from a cigar is so well believed that mention of the circumstance only will be necessary, yot how frequently the temporary aberration caused by " lighting up ' has induced a slip transferring possible triumph to the opposing camp Men engaged in labour of a more or le<s manual character exchange "chaff," and occasionally words of "high meaning," without detriment to their ta«k, and in spite of the philosophical dogma that the mind is incapable of two ideas at once, players of the pianoforte and violin engage in animated conversation (luring their melodic performances. Long experience of chess and chessplayers, however, satisfies us that it would be unwise for the artiste of the chequered board to emulate the feats of his musical confrere. In a word, though it is a hard lesson to be obliged to give and a somewhat bitter one to receive, we must impress on the notice of all amateur* that while at play thay are beings separate from the rest of the world—for the moment selected and set apart for the work they have in hand. Not for them the frivolities of life; giddy ones may seek the temple of Thespis, and listen to the strain of Avows lyre; Terpsichore must be allowed to woo in vain, and a steady gaze will have to be cultivated in lieu of the more taking " furtive glance." Caissa sets her face resolutely against anything like flirta—Warder.

Adverting to the question of the place of meeting of the next New Zealand Congress, the Otago Witness gives the following commendable adrice :- "We have nuile no reference to the dispute between the Otago and Auckland Clubs as to the placo of meeting of the next New Zealand Chess Congress, because we think that disputes do not benetit the cause of chess, Undoubtedly the Otago Club was entitled to have the next congress held in Dunedin, but the New Zealand Chess Association having in its wisdom and for what appeared to it good reasons, decided otherwise, we think that the proper course for the Otago Club, as a member of the association, is loyally to submit to the decision, In any case it is better to suffer a wrong than to do a wrong, ami to do vnythlng injurious to the association would be doing a wrong to the interests of the game."

Our readers will be glad to learn that the report of the death of Mr. A. F, Mckenzie turns out, as in the cine of Striiiitz, to be incorrect. The reckless propagation of such rumour.*, without taking the trouble to inquire into their truth, cannot be too strongly condemned.-B.CM.

The Sydney Daily Telegraph of March 13 announces the withdrawal of Mr. A. E. X, Wallace, late Australian champion, from chess as " final." Stf initz says that, for the purpose of developing and increasing strength in practical play the study of problems is extremely useful. It is more especially the faculty of precision which is thus exercised, and in a game over tho board there may be many ways in which the winning process may be effected. Yet, in actual play, the greatest exactitude of calculation is often requiredin order to make sure of the line of action that will lead to victory, and the study of compositions in which the utmost power of the pieces has to b> employed in the fewest possible moves is splendid preparatory training.

Out of the ninety (tame* played by the English champion, J. if. BUckburne, in five exhibitions durint! si recent tour to Ireland, he is reported to have won in all sixty-five games, drawn twenty-two, and lost only three.

Lasker, before leaving St. Petersburg, is reported to have played one game with the Russian champion, Tchlgorin, and playing Black, to have won an Evans Gambit after a good struggle. George, a thirteen-year-old son of Mr. J. S. Stanley, is a young pliyer of promise who drew a game against Mr. Crane when he gave a "simultaneous" exhibition at WarrnambnoL

The January number of the British Chess Magazine is especially important to problemists in that It announce* an international chess problem tourntnient in the following terms :-"Competi>.ors may send one, tiro, or three problems, in three moves. Kach problem must: be original, unpublished, have a distinguishing motto, and be accompanied by (ul{ solution. ' The name of the composer most be enclosed in a separate sealed enielope, bearing the motto of the problem. ,, Kntrics must be made not later thin May 31. 1897, /or Kurope: and not later than June 30,1897, for other countries. Address: Problem Editor, British Chens Magaziue, 128, North-street, leeds, England. Prize*:—First, three cuineis ; second, , two guineas; third, one guinea; I fourth, cboM works, value bill a guum.