CHESS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10419, 17 April 1897, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS

TO CORRESPONDENTS. CHESS. Problem Xo. 13J1.-Solved also by " ix." Problem So. 1321. -.Solved by "J.W.," " XXX," "Nemo.".mil "Ajax." Prolixin No. 1322,— by "XXX" and ••5..M." SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1320. white. Black. 1 Kt-H5 KxR » Kt-Be ch K-K3 3 l'-Qa mate 2 K-B3 3 Kt-R7 mate 1 K-ISB 3 Kt-(J6 mate 1 K-K8 2 B-B s<l ch K-K5 (must) 3 Kt-li(i mate 1 BxK> 2 Kt-110 ch K-KO 3 B-B sq mate PROBLEM No, 1323. (By OTTO Wubzbi'RG, Grind Rapid*, Mich., U.S.A. From the Lundm Times Weekly Edition.) ItLACi; 3.

White 3 White to play and mate in three move?. BRILLIANT GAMES. The following splendidly played game between W. Guihton and C. J. Lambert- won the brilliancy prize in Class I. at the recent meeting of the southern Counties Chess Unio', at Clifton, Knuhnd. The notes aro by fclio Rev. C. K. Ran ken White, Gunston; Black, Limbert.

( 0 Black's defence of l P-(jßi has been tried on various occasions ami is a puzzling one to any mere book players, Tho bust way to meet it, perhaps, is Kt-QIW here instead of exchanging pawns. (Ii) 11-Kta, followed by P-K.'l, leads, we think, to a mora satisfactory development. (c) 111 preparation for advancing his KP. As, however, his QP would thou be weak, the policy is questionable. (d) White would do well here, in anticipation of th« oncoming of Black's l(p, to bring his Kli-B'2 and Ktll to attack the QP. 0') Threatening, of course. KtxQP. (ft tiverlO'ikini! White's pretiy continuation; lie should have played Kt-B*2, or B-K3. (g) I'-lvlil was now the only move, for taking the Kt costs him the game. (h) White's play -in™ his fifteenth move has been masterly, and the finish is very brilliant. The following "Gem" from Science Sifting* is a, fine example of Mr, Bird's style of play (iII'OC ► PIANO. White, Mr, Bird; lihck Mr. Burn. 1 P-K4 P-Kl 10 15-Kt3 Kl-KS 2 Kt-KB3 KMJIiS 11 QKt-Q2 P-Bl 3 11-St B-Bi 12 I'-lJt J'xP 4 P-8.1 Kt-lW II KtxP KixP 6 i'-QICtl 15-ICI3 114 KtxKfc P-Q4 0 Q-Kr:i Castles 15 Kt-BOch K-Kt2 7 P-Q3 l»-Q:i 10 Kt-tt > K-Ktl 8 11-KK'5 P-KfU 1" B-(j;icU ICxlvt 9 11-1U P-lU4 18 Q-Q sq ch B-Kts And Mr. Bird proceeded to put in a brilliant finish. Tin game is interesting as an example of Mr. Mini's variation of the Uiuoco Piano, his fifth move being derided by many analyses. His opponent, one of the strongest players in the world, must perforce have come to the conclusion that there was something to be said in favour of .Mr. Bird's novelty. -Mi. Bird has been playing firstclass chess since 1817. in which year he defeated Thomas Henry Buckle, the illustrious author of the " History of Civilisation." INTERNATIONAL CABLE MATCH. Game played at Board No. 2 Buy Loi'kz. White, J. W. Showalter; Black, C. D. I.ocock. i

Notes. (a) Well known, ami by Mr. I.ocock himself, to be fatal if continued as by tihuwalter abovo. The right move is 7 KtPxP. (l>) Till* move disproves the variation adopted by Air. iiocock. (c) The onlv move. If 10 Kt-113, then 11 P-K6— PxP; 12 Kt-K5 winning a piece. (d) If 12 Bxi>, then lb P-KO-PxP; 14 Q-Ksch, etc., and if in answer to 13 P-KU, 13 Bxß, Chen 14 Pxß ch-K-B; 15 Q-K8 ch-QxQ ; 1(1 PxQ=Q chRxQ; 17 11x1!, etc. The alteimtivo therefore is 12 P-KR4; 13 P-KO-PxP; 14 Q-K4-BxPch; 15 Kxß -Castles ch; 10 K-Kt-Q-K2, with the possibility of a better fight than in the actual game. M Driving the king back, thus keeping Mack's rooks separated. (f) The remainder is of no interest, Whits haying an easily won game. THE GAME OF LICE. The Baltimore News gives the following item The late W. U.K. Pollock wrote:-" Apropos of a query raised by a reader as to the origin of the expression 'Morphy beat the devil at chess,' we, in reply, confessed our ignorance as to any especial position between those masters. A correspondent from Butler, Pa., kindly steps in and rewinds us of the well-known etching, ' The (Jama of Life-,' hy Ratz<ch, which represents his Darkness playing against a young man for his »oul. Morphy, in a company of other fine players, it is said, once saw the picture, and expressed his opinion that the young man's game could lie retrieved. He thereupon took the mortal side, and repeatedly won the back game against the entire company, thereby 'beating the devil.' The diagram is as follows White, the Cavalier; Black, Satan; Place: White, K on Ksq, <J oil K2, R's on Kit sq, and QR sq, Ps on KR'2, K3 and 42. Black, Kon )£ sq, Qon K5, R on KIM, B's on QB2, and QKtt, Kt'sou KB2, and QKtB, P's on KR3, K3, QB3, QK(S. QU4. It is presumed that White has the move, though Sam Jones would say that it would require early rising to get the move on that gentleman. The Columbia Chess Chronicle of August 13,1838, contains the anecdote, which gave rise to a two months' discussion. There was some stipulation about a certain sign which Morphy knew more about possibly than the rest of the company." , . . Paul Morphy and the Devil. Cornered for a solution to this yhantaimagorian mix eaiisica (our correspondent gave us none) we feel like the pinned knight in the Buy Lopez, and we can only suggest that the fair 'un in the legend may have spread his sable wings and fled with a howl in answer to White's move of 1 R-KKt sq, after which coup it seems impossible for the I), to prevent White's pieces from assuming the shape of cross by R-QK!, which might have been too much for his nerves. We recommend our readers to set up the above position, and they will see how Morphy "got the move" on his Dark Opponent. • A cablegram received during the week conveys the intelligence that Stoinitz played twenty-two games simultaneously at Vienna and won seventeen of them. This cannot be looked upon as a very remarkable performance, as such contests are frequently engaged in by the chest masters. That trouble should have been taken to telegraph the item of news to different parts of the world is only to indicate that" Richard is himself again"— the great chess strategist has been fully restored to health after his recent attack of severe illness. This will be pleasant news to chessista everywhere, and in order that he may long continue in such happy condition it is to be hoped that he will in future refrain from taking part in matches for the championship of the world.

Irregular Opening. 1P-ICI P-QI53 14 11-103 P-KS (f) 2 IMJI P-Q4 lii K:xI'! PxlCt Cs) 3 l'xP(il) l'sf III QxKt! It«i i KI-IC1J3 Kt-QB! 17 lis': ell B-U 5 F-II.1 Kt-lil IS li-Ri il-KH Ii l!-(j; P-KKt3(b) I!) ltxR Kt-(J 7 ("asiloi B-Ki3 20 It-KB! (j-l)'i 5 U-K (listles 21 KtxP <j-K2 n iJKt-Qi Kt-K (c) 22 ll-K K-IC12 111 Ki-li <}-Q:i 211 llxKt (Jxll lllJ-K'i(il) P-H3 21 1U11 B-K'2 12 Kl-IU(i-) 1C-R 25 II-KJ 1C-113 IS 11-112 P-K4 20 llxll (ll) Ami Black resigns.

1 P-KI P-K4 10 11- UN R-K 2 Klit-113 KHJB3 2D l'-QRl P-QR4 3 B-K15 Kt-KS 21 It-(J I'-KII.I 4 Castled KixP 22 K-KI2- K-KIO. 5 I'-lJl Ji-Kl 2:1 I'-KIti P-lvKU I) (J-K2 K'-CJI 24 Kt-Kj K-KtS 7 lixICt QPxB (a) 2fi P-KU lt-KlS 8 PxP Kt-B4 28 Q-KKU 0x0 cil 3 U-Q JS-Q2 27 PxQ R-K 10 P-KKM(li)Ki-R5(c) 28 Kt-KW K-B 11 KtxKt BxKx 29 Kt-B5 ltllt 12 P-Kt6 P-KKt3((l) 1 38 1'xR H-K2 13 Kt-B3 Q-K2 31 t-K7 eta K-Kt3 14 Q-Kl BxP 32 Kt-Kt8 K-B 15 Ilxll KxR S3 K-113 1>-Kt4 10 Q-Kt4ch Q-K3 34 U-IJR P-K15 17 Q-Qlch(o) K-lt 35R-Q P-114 18 Bui (!) P-K13 3iJ K-Q5 Resign*