CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10413, 10 April 1897, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. CHESS. Problem No. 1319.-Solved also by "J.W.," Auckland. Problem No. 132.1 -This problem, given last week aliuuld have been mate in ttove-not two movie. That clever oolrrr "XXX" has defined this and sent in correct solution. DRAUGHTS. Problem No. 89i-Solved by "K. 5.," and D. Orubb, the latter reinirkini;: "I think this is a very pretty problem and worth* ■>( any player's attention. I must have seen the P'lsilon utcen, but misse.l the simplicity of the win." SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1319. White. Buck. IQ-ttsn. PROBLEM No. 1321. (Contributed by MR. Joseph Smith, Ngsmatupouri). ■ Black 11.

White 0. White to play and mate in two moves, PROBLEM No. 1322. (By Mb. Eustace King. Motto, "Daisy." First prize in the Otago Witness Third Problem Tourney), Dlack 3.

White 9. White to play ami mate in two mores. A CHESS LESSON. The llristol Mercury gives the following as a came played at a Berlin cafe a:ainst a Casual Visitor by Champion taker while he was still a yoniig student. The notes ara by Lasker. He describes them as his "Psych ilogical Glossaries" made at the lime of play:Pysciioloqical Opening. White, Carnal Visitor; Black, Lasker. 1 P-Kl P-K4 8 K-K2 Kt-QBOcb 2 Kt-QB3(a) KWJI« 9K-Ksn KtQs(o) 3 P-Q3 (1. ICt-ICBJ 10 Q-Q2 (0 Jl-KRM 4P-QlU3(c)l'-Ql 118-KKU Kt-K5(?) SB-KIUS Pxi- 12QxB(n) KtxP 0 KtxP KtxKt mate (i) VBsQ(il) U-'iKtoch "The Glossaries." (a) All I Vienna Opining. Very likely a bonk-player-or is he guliled by sudden inspiration? L«t me see what his next moves arc. (b) din 1 uivo him a rook? Or is he a cautious player, fond of a close game ? (0) Oh! at leiwt a rook. I must try for an amusing combination. 61) lie hesitates, and then he takes the queen. A greedv player, who will not miss -in opportunity. M Will this little problem succeed ? (f) lie saves his queen. Huwill be mean enough to save his bishop too. Or) At first he looks astonished. (h) However, ho cannot resist the temptation. (1) "Oh!" he exclaims. " But the capture is not forced. Allow mo to move back." "Very well, then," and queen and bishop are replaced, SECOND VARIATION. 12 PxKt, KtxP mat* REMINISCENCE. My opponent, though discouraged, thanked me for tho name Nor was the lesson thrown away. He studied the theory of chess, and in time became a strong player. LASKER V. STHINITZ. The following was the seventeenth anil deciding Came in the Moscow contest. It is considered to be the best of the game* played in the match :— Queen's Gamuit Declined. White, StelniU; Black, Lasker. 1 P-Ql P-Q4 31 B-IH B-Kt2 2P-KB4 P-K3 32Q-KU QK-IC 3QIO-B;! KICt-B3 33 KtxP (e) KlxKt 4 li-K's B-K2 31 BxlCt IUH 6 P-K3 Castles 85 Q-QU3 BxKtP(f) 6 Q-Kt3 QKI-Q-2 3D KxU Q-H3 ch 7IU-B3 P-B3(a) 37 I(-K4(g) KxR 8 B-vis PxP 33 RxR QxR eh 9B.XP P-KU 3D K-Kt (J|-Kt3 10 H-KS F-QIW 40 B-B5 R-Q 11 P-QIH 1»-Kl5 41 H-K! P-K5 12 Kt-Kt l'-B4 42 P-QKt4 KU« 13 QiCt-02 B-Kt2 43 B-K3 Kt-QU 14P-riS(b) PxP 41 B-KtO It-QU 15 PxP . Kt-Q4 45 Q.-Q4 P-R.l 10 B-KS IS-Q3 40 K-Ri Kt-K4 17 Kt-B4 H-B-2 47 Q-Q It-IM 18 B-Kts (c) P-IW 4S Q-QS Kt-B5 ch 19 11-02 Q-IC-2 49 K-KK Q-ICB (h) 2uKt-K3(d)QR-Kt 60 P-Kt4 Q-R7 21 B-β 1 KIUJ 51 B-B Kt-Ksch 23 C;istlns(l{) Kt-B ' 52 IC-Kt It-BS 23 Klt-K Q-B2 53 B-K3 Kt-B6 ch 24 Kt-H K-R 54 K-Kt2 Rxß 25 Kt-Kt3 BxKt 65 QxRP(i) R-KtSch 20 RPxB Kt-KKt3 50 K-R3 (J-Ql 27 Q-QI R-Q3 67 Q-BSch K-R] SBK-K2 1!-B dSP-IW R-R3ch 29 Kt-K Q-Q2 59 K-IU2 Kt-R5 30 Kt-Bi P-K4 And White resigns. NOTES BY THE SPORTING AND DRAMATIC NEWS. (a) The defences previously adopted by Lasker have not been entirely satisfactory and ho now tries another method with better result*. (h) To weaken Black's KtP after his BP has been exchanged. (c) He intends to go to Q2, but it is well to utilise snnll chances, and by thus inducing Black to weaken hi» KP, he may possibly gain some advantage later on. (d) Sill alining at the QKtP. (ts) If PxP lirst, KtxP; and then if KtxP, Ktxß, with B-Kl4 to follow. Or if BxRP, B-R5 followed, if Q-03 with Kxß, etc (I) Winning a pawn very prettily and threatening Q-IW. (s) If K moves, Rxß and the other 6 falls also. (Ii) A winning move. The Q cannot'be prevented from going to IU or 7, anil if BxKt mate is forced, (i) If KxR Black mates in live moves. A CHESS MACHINE. In the year 1769 Europe was taken by storm, so to speak, by the appearance of a most wonderful automaton chessplayer, the invention of M. Keinpelen, a Hungarian; The chessplayer was a life-sized figure, dressed in Turkish costume, and seated behind a chest which was used as a table to place the chessboard on. Before giving an exhibition M, Kempeliii used to show the interior of the chest, which was rilled with a vast number of wheels, cylinders, levers, and other pieces of machinery, When all was ready for the game to begin, and an opponent procured, the automaton took first move. When it checked its opponent's king it would shake its head three times, if a false move were mtde it would shake its head once and then replace the piece. The greatest chessplayers of these times went to see the wonderful toy, but no one ever saw it make a false move. The moat surprising part about it was that it bad not a certain game to play, playing a certain number of moves with one piece, then a certain number with another piece; but moved according to the movements of its opponent. In 1783 Frederick the Oreac, who. was exceedingly fond of chess, gave orders that the automaton chessplayer should be brought before him. He was delighted with it, and offered it very large sum for the secret and the figure; but when he knew the secret be never cared to play with it again. It was thrown aside, and not heard of again until 1806, when Napoleon I. took a great fancy to it, and tried many ways to prove its ingenuity. He would make a false move, and the figure would replace the piece wrongly moved. Again Napoleon would play a false move.: the automaton cleared the board with a sweep of its arm. Books and pamphlets by scores were published ali over Europe about this wonderful chessphyer. Everyone had his opinion as to how it was worked, and no two were alike. At last the secret came out. The box was divided into two parts. The one near the lid was filled with wheels, etc., the other pare with the legless body of a Polish officer, named Worousky, who was si) placed in the box that he could move in and out of the figure of the Turk as he pleased. Worousky, while righting in a revolt at Riga, hail his thighs shattered by a cannon ball. At night he managed to drag himself to the house of a Doctor OsloS, whom he implored to conceal him,' Oslnfl did so but said nothing could save his life but having bis legs amputated, Worousky readily consented to this and his life was saved. Some time later Oslofl called upon a .friend to help him to .10 something for the unfortunate Worousky, and it was then that Kempolen bail the idea of the automaton chessplayer, which for years afterwards was the wonder of all Europe.—Klchange.

A correspondent telegraphing from Vienna on February 23 says, "A telegram from Moscow which has just retched me states that Stetnitz is alive and safe in the care of the hospital for the insane in that city.' His condition is no better and no worse than it hu been for lome time, and a certainly not dangerous." Those < well acquainted with his characteristics »re not altogether surprised at the amount of depressed feeling present in him consequent np'in his hU reverse at the hands of Luker, but it will be (heir fervent hope that fatal results will not follow from it. There is plenty of work for the indefatigable veteran to accomplish even jet, and work which very few could to well do: and if be coiilil'be prevailed on to leave churfully all further thoughts of championship honours in the bands of younger experts, and demte hit masterly talents to the accnpipli*hinent of the work ill would like to see done, he and tht chess world would be as good friends m ever, ami his chest honour and fame wonld be held in as .high esteem as they ever were. We wish the f reat master could pup that idea; his sojourn in the Moscow hospital would be aucncuiUUf4-li«d» Mercury, ; ->. .•; v... ■~