CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10902, 5 November 1898, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. No 1470 apparently was too steep for solvers to climb, with the single exception a 0t "ala." who, as usual, surmounted all difficulties. No. 1471.-S'olved J by "Pawn," PaWD ' "XX«X.»" and S.ii. Problem No. 1472,-Solved by X.X.X.," and " Pawn."

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1469, White, black. 1 Kt-Klil

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1470, White. black. 1 Kt-115 K-Ka 2 Q-Kls K-Ql 3 J£t-Bl> m ite K-B6 3 Q-K2mate PxQ 3 B-KK mate P-Q0 3 QxQP mate Any other 3 QxBP mate KxP 2 B-K7 Cli K-Q4 3 Kl-BG mate B any 2 Kt-BO ch KxP 3 B-K7 mate P-Kt4 2 BxP ell ICxB 3 Qxl' mate KxP 3 B-K7 mate PROBLEM No. 1473, (By Waiter gleavb, r.ondon.) BLACK, 10.

WHITE, 8. White mates in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 1474.

(By Dr. C. PLANCK. First prize in the threemover section of the seventh problem tourney in Brighton Society.) Black, 12.

WHITE, 8. White to play and mate in three moves.

END GAME. (Occurring in play at Simpson's Divan, Strand, botween Messrs. Loman and Muller.) Black, 9.

Black, Mulior; White, Mr. Loman, nouneod mate in ten m

White, Loman. having to play, an;oves.

White. Black, Wliito. Black. 1 Q-IW.Ii K-K4I I(1 Kl-K-2 ch K-Rs!(b) 2 (J-KO fh IC-Q5 7 ()-lUqch IC-IU4 a Q-Q5 cli K-UI I 8 Q-115 ch K-B3 4 Q-Q3 ch K-137 I 0 Q-116 ch K moves 5 Q-B sq ch K-Kt6 !(a> 110 IJ-KO, mate (a) If IC to K6, White mates in two more moves. (b) If K to E 7, White mates in two more moves.

HAMILTON CHESS CLUB. The Hamilton Chess Club closed its season on Tuesday, October 18. Although tho membership is but small the club has been very successful during the past season, not having suffered p.- defeat out of tho four matches played. Owing to fire and other causes, the club had to shift quarters three times, which had a rather disturbing effect, and no doubt told somewhat against the club's prospects Next season, however, the new Hamilton Library will be built, and it is hoped that accommodation may be found in the buildine for tho club.

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT AT

VIENNA. The gamo between Herr Schlechter anil Herr Schiffers is remarkable. When the former seemed to have a lost position he brought about a startling change by means of a pretty sacrifice of pieces and won. Tho game was as follows:—

White, Schlechter; Black, Schiffers. Queen's gambit DECLINED. White. Black. White. Black IP-Q4 P-Q4 22 R-B4(b) BxPck 2P-QB4 P-K3 23 IC-ICt O-Rfi 3KI-QII3 P-QH3 24 K-B2 Kt-Ktscli 4l>-K3 KI-KB3 2.', ttxlUch QxR 6 B-Q3 B-Q3 20 I'xß o-Bo ch' 0 Kt-B3 <iKt-Q2 27 K-ICt 0-1(15 fCastlos J' xP H 23 Q-Bi B-B6 dis 8 l.xP Castles .1, /„\ 9P-K4 P-K4 29 K-B?. (M) ' 10 B-Kl£ts Q-K2 30 KtxQ Brf 11 K-E P-KH3 31 Bxß KR_n 128-H4 l'-QKtl soil-Etch K-B . 13 B-Q3 P-KI6 33 B-l(7 K-K 14 Kt-K2 P-KKt4(a) 31 15-Hr, x P(d) 15 KtxP PxKt 35 l!-KtS ch M 10 BxP Q-K3 36 RxR K-B3 17 BxKt Ktxß 137 &-K4 lixP 18 P-KB4 Kt-Kts 83 K-B3 11-Q» 19 PxP Q-R3 39 H-QBB K-KU 29 P-KR3 Kt-I£G 40 RxP R-QS 21Q-Q2 BxltP 11 H-B6 ch Resigns. (a) Black challenges the sacrifice. (b) The key of Herr Schlechter's 'subtle combination. He had it in view as early as his seventeenth move. It transforms an anparontly hopeless position into a won game (c) This move costs the bishop. If instead 28...8-R 6. dis ch; 29 IC-B 2, Q x P Q; 30 Kt fo B-Q2; 31 K-Kt oh, oto. 1 x Q ' "7 'M 3 4 3 '.' c! 7 wins: and if 34.. P-B 3. White mates in two moves.

THE CHESSPLAYERS. The hour 5 -' ulUlcede<l, peals the midnight The house is mute, the light is waxen dimWhose is the wand, and whence the ina™ic power ='- T]la grimT hfl3 Smitten With enchantment The pigmy figures on the painted squares Silent as cloistered friars on their knees Whom death transmutes to marble at their prayers, clt Se Thesf mor ° Btiff and statnelik e than

With nsts a ' rtS ° champions charging in the Whose lances crumble as they crash and Withies of bosera pounding with their There is no movement; it is semblance all. Save that, at intervals, a hand outstretched Beckons a charge or signals a retreat; fetched 6 whence plots malign are Issues the 'interdict that seals defeat.

The mimic battle has been lost and wonThe spacious. night has shrunken to a snan • The world is lifted from oblivion, And each automaton becomes a man. Edwaed n. PoinaoT.

The annual 4 meeting of the Sydney Chess Club was held on October 20, Lieut-Colonel Walker in the chair. The report showed that the crab Continued prosperous, especially since removal to present premises. Col. fl. B. Lassetter was elected president; ijieutCol. Walker, Dr. B. Fairfax Reading, and Mr Norman Shelley, vice-presidents; Mr A w" Britton, lion, secretary; Mr. C. Hodgson' as-sistant-secretary; Mr. J. p. Paige lion treasurer; committee, Messrs. A. H. Conrov" W. Crane, G. B. Hall, J. G. North, P. M Scott E. N. Wallace, and P. J. Wallis. A resolution to recognise the establishment of a Chess Association was deferred for six months. • Says the Sydney Mail; —As a comparison we have, taken 103 games played between Australian players which have been published in the South Australian Chronicle durin- the past year or two, and find that one-fifth of the games played were " Buy Lopez's," of which 85 cent, were won by White. The "Scotch Gambit" was next in favour and 73 per cent, were won by White. The " French Defence" proved successful in six gamc3 oat of seven.. ,