CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10509, 31 July 1897, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. Problem No. 1341.—Solved also by "Nemo.' PtobleuiNo.l342.— Sol»e(lby"Siguia,""Saraian 1 " "F.W.," " Ajw," and "Q.1i.1»."

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1341. White. Buck. IIJ-KU Pilit 2 Kt-Q3 KxlCt 3 Q-Kt3 mats .> Any other j QXPUUt * Kt-ICt3 2 Q-ll'2 KtxlCt 3 Q-K'2 uute » P-Q'i 3 Q-KB'2 mate 1 * I'-KKW 2 Q-B< P-QJ 3 Q-B5 mate 2 Any other 3 Q-K'2 mats Other variations.

PROBLEM No. 1343. (Contributed by Ma. Joseph Smith, Nfiamatapouri.) Black 9.

PROBLEM No. 1344. (By Hugo Toscani.) Buck 3.

AIVKIiANI) CHESS CLUB'

Piny in tin* championship tourney is progressing apace. The iinos and scores of the competitors to dato lire as follow

NEW ZEALAND CHESS ASSOCIATION. The next annual congress of the New Zealand Chess Association will be the tenth championship meeting since their inauguration in 1837. The Association will, in dictating ptrlanco, hate got Into "double figures." It is, therefore, an opportune time to ruminate on what has been done and what is possible to be done in the future. The Association has done splendid work during the few yoaisofils existence, and probably no one will lie bold enough to combat tho statement that the standard of chess in New Zealand Ins been greatly raised by these annual championship tournaments; lint with all this the Association i* not so universally supported by chess players and chess clubs in the colony as it should be. At the present time the Association consists of only nine clubs, and it Is probably only owing to the untiring energy of tho lata lion, secretary, Mr. Skeet, that the Association lias been kept so successfully going as it has been. This is not as it should be. There are probably three times as many chess clubs in New Zealand as are affiliated to the Association. Probably most of the unaffiliated clubs remain aloof because they are not in a position to get their quid pro quo out of the Association by sending a representative— affiliated clubs are entitled to do—to the annual congresses. It is to be hoped that the outside clubs will look at the matter from a broader and more philosophic st Midpoint than this. One of the chief aims of clioss clubs should be to generally further the interests of the game in their own country, and there Is no better way of attaining this end than by joining the Association. The annual subscription-one guinea-should be within the reach of even the smallest clubs, and it is to be hoped that when the Association commences its second decade of championship tournaments it will comprise at least double the number of clubs it docs at present.—Weekly Press,

PRIZE GAME. The following won the brilliancy prize of £10 In the grout tournament of 1839, New York. Steiuitz, in the Book of the Congress, deservedly remarks of it that " Mr. Pollock's play from the 17th more renders this game one of the finest monuments of chess ingenuity, and altogether it belongs to the molt brilliant gems in the annals of practical play." Buy Lopez. White, Max Weiss; Black, W. H. K. Pollock. White Black. White. Black. 1 P-K4 P-K4 15 Pxß KR-K sq 2KKt-B3 QKt-B3 10 Kt-Q2 (e> Q-K2 3 B-Kt6 P-QR3 17 P-QKM (0 BxP ch 48-B4 Kt-B3 18 K-R sq Ig) Q-KBl 6 P-Q3 P-QKt4 19 P-R3 Ktxß 0 B-Kt3 B-B4 20 RxQ RxKch 7 P-113 P-Q4 21 K-Ri B-Ktß ch 81'xP KtxP 22 K-Kt3 B-K6ch 0 Q-K2 (a) Castles 23 K-KU Kt-K7 (h) 10 Q-K4 B-K3 24 Kt-KB sq P-KKt'J 11 KtxP (b) KlxKt 25 Q-Q5 (i) P-R4ch 12 QlKt ' Kt'QKtSc 26 K-Ktß K-Kt2l 13 Castles (d) KtxqP 27 Ktxß P-B3ch 14 Q-KRS Bxß And mates in two more mores (J) (a) 9 Castles is considered decidedly preferable to this. (hj In venturing open which capture, White evidently overlooked the possibility of Black's twelfth move. 11 Kt-KKt6, when if U-P-KKt3 ; 12 Q-KII4, is much better. (c) a beautiful coup, introductory of » ipleidld series of masterly combinations. (d) Of course, if 13 PxKt, Bxß, when if It Pxß, R-K sq, winning the adverse queen. (e) 10 li-Ki seems a better resource. Suppose then 10-BxB; 17 Pxß, P-B3; 18 Q-K2, Q-Q4; 19Ki-!<3,Q11-Q; 2nQR-q,q-K5; 21K-B3,Kt-K4; 22 RxR, BxB; 23 R-841 when, notwithstanding his ill-stationed Kt, he has at least a game worth fight--1 Probably making up his mind to surrender the P. If, instead, 17 Kt-83, Q-K7l when if 18 Q-Bt, KtxßP, etc, (el If 18 Rxß, Ktxß, when if 19 KxKI, Q-K6 ch; 20 K moves, Q mates. (b) Threatening to win the Q. Suppose, in reply, 24 R-KB, 11-Kt6 ch, when if 25 K-85, P-KKt 3 ch, and if 25 K-R4, P-KKM ch, etc. (i) If. instead, 25 Q-l(Kt5, then 25 -P-ICB4 ch; 20 K-R4, B-B7 ch, followed by ?4 H-K5 ch. (j) A unique witld-un to a most brilliantly conducted game, on Mr. Pollock's part.— Siguin, in the Times-Democrat.

CHESS IN LIVERPOOL In the game appended the Liverpool champion comes to grief. It occurred lately at (he Liverpool Chess Club. Mr. Burn considers it "a gem of a game." Auoiier Gambit

White, Dr. Shaw; Black, Mr. A. Burn. White. Blick. White. Black. 1 P-Kl P-K4 12 Castles QBB-Q3 2 P-KBt PxP 13KR-B B-Q'2(a) 3 Kt-KBS P-KKU 14 11-KKf. B-KJ 4 P-KR4 P-Kts 15 KtiP KtxKt SKt-Kts P-KH3 16 B-B7 ch K-Kt3 « Ktil' KxKt 17 P-B5 ch KiP 7 p_Q4 V-Q4 18 E-Kt 7 . Ktxß BB*P KtXB3 19 R-Rch' Kt-R6 »Kt-U3 PxP 20 B-B7 ch K-R5 10 B-Bl K-Kt2 , 21 RxKt ch PiR 11 Q-Q2 Kt-B3 22 Q-B2 mate. (a) Apparently the weak more which brought Black into trouble. From this point White plays rigorously and well, and leaves Black scant choice of mores.. Indeed, the last half-dozen mo forced mores for Black, and he cannot escape from them,Leeds Mercury.

Mr. W. H. Jonu hu won the championship of (ha Sydney School of Arts Chens Club, with the splendid score of 14 wins to 1 loss (to Mr. Melville). Mr. Melville has won 121, anil lost 1}; and has one game to pin; (with Mr. M'Naught). Mf. Jacobsen, who held the championship fur several years in succession has won 121,' and lost 2}. Mr. Jacobien lost to Mr. Jonas, lost to Mr, G. H. Foster, and drew with Mr.C. Oertel. A curious Incident is recorded by the Birmingham Daily tost as having occurred at the recent meeting of the Scottish Chess Association. In the game between the president and another player the Utter defended with the Centre Counter Gambit. After 1 -H-Q4, 2 P«P - QxP, the president intended to play the .usual 3 Kt-QB3, but inadvertently placed the Kt on QKtS. This being aa illegal moVe, lie was compelled to replace his Kt and move his King. The only move at White's disposal was 3 K-K2, when Black was able to play 3 <J-K5 mate. !An American Chits Maguirn is to be ' issued in New York aider the tditonbip »f Mr, Charles J, Deride. " • ' ' ' ■ fj ■> ' ;i-'i i f 1 .*/ f.