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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11056, 6 May 1899, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. CHESS. Problem No. -Solved also by " XXX." Two incorrect replies to this excellent problem The variation Kt IC 3eh (an K moving to 6 4) is especially fine, as the assailant is en prise to three pieces, but may not bo captured on account of dis ch in each cose. Problem No. 1522,-Solved also by "K«" and " Sarnian." Several incorrect replies. DRAUGHTS. A country correspondent writes to say that in Problem No. 994. if Black plays 7—lo ho wins at once, thus doing away with tho more ien-thv solution published. The , corresponded is mistaken, as in that case it is a win for Uite by 17-14, 10-17. 29-25, 22-29, 15-15. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1521, White. Black. 1 Q-Ktu SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1522. White. black. 1 ii-n2 K -' ts 2 Q-Kt sq ell BxQ 3 Kt-Ki3. RRO 2 Q-KiSch 15xQ 3 Kt-Ktsq, mate P-K5 2 Kt-BJ Any 3 (J-Kl'2, mate ?> any 2 Q checks IC moves 3 (■> mates PROBLEM No. 1524. (By X. HAMtOP, Liverpool. Second prize in Football Field Tourney.) BLACK, 10.

WHITE, 9. White to play and mato in two moves, PROBLEM No. 1525, (By C. DAIII,, Copenhagen.) Black. 9.

White. 8. Whito mates in threo moves. CHESS MATCH. AUCKLAND CLUB V. ALLCOMERS. It lias been the custom (or several years past to inaugurate the chess season in Auckland by the town club engaging to meet allcomers in a match. Elicit contest c.tnio off 011 Thursday evening. The outside contingent was not as strung as usual, and there wero several club members present for whom no opponents were forthcoming. Fifteen boards wero in use, the outcome Ileitis a victory for tlio town club by 9J to 55. The representative for allcomers at the last board is but a lad about 11 years of age. who (rives proiniso of being a lino player ill a few years. Much interest was elicited in the initio at Board I. between the champicn of the club and Mr. Pope. Evidently the former held his opponent too cheaply, the result being .1 very creditable win for the latter. Tlio names of the players and their scoi'M are as under

A.C.C. Wins. Allcomers. Wins. W. 1!. Kyro ... 0 It. A. l'ope 1 A. Jowitt 1 W. Miles 0 J. (!rier-on ... 1 Young 0 ,1. Young J Movie i T. White 1 Cohen C ,1. Wood 1 l.'i UfiiilS 0 It. Ash',m 1 l!r\.nil ... 0 Ilosking 0 Chamberlain 1 ,1. M. Lennox ... 1 M-Ka.v 0 .1. W. Smith ... 1 Maddox C Priestley 1 llarluiiney 0 11. lienors ... 0 Watson 1 l!ev. Winglield ... 0 Kwen 1 Major I'irio ... 0 It. Put-man 1 Galloway 1 Cohen, jun 1 9! 65 REMARKABLE GAME. Appended, from '1 he Times, but with some additional notes by the Australasian, is a game recently won from Janowsky at the Manhattan Chess Club by ono of the most promising of the young American players:— queen's GAMBIT declined. White, D. JanowsKi; Black, F. J. Marshall. White. Black. White. Black. 1 P-ljl I'-QJ 22 ItxP Kt-I!5 2 IM(lt4 l'-Kl (a) 2:il(-H2(i) It-Klll 3 ()PxP I'-tj:. 21 It- JC l (Ko)xP 1 KI-K 113(b) Kt-tJI'3 25 U-KKtl(j) Kt-QO 5 I'-KIU 11-KIII 'is ItxKt Klxlt (i l'-lllt (C) I'-Qlit (d) 27 ItxP ell It-H2 7 ]'-K:s 11-114 28 Hxltcli Kxll 8 li-Q:l Uxli(i') 29 KlxlCt 11-07 ell 0 Oxl! I'xl'(f) 3a K-KW HxP 10 l}xQ ill ItxQ 31 ICi-Qllch K-K2 11 UxP llxli 32 Kt xP P-R5 12 Pxll HKI-K2 33 K-Kit It-Kt6 Ik) 13 Kt-ltS Kt-I\t3 31 l'-IU llxP 14 IjKHtIS It-QJ 35 K-115 It-KtO 15 l'-KO(g) l'xl" 30 KxP It-!(ts 10 KKt-KiS K-K'2 37 P-R5 P-liil 17 CasthsKßQK't-K'l ."8 KI-R3 11-KM 18 Ki-Ot l'-IU til) 30 lit (155) -ICU 10 Kt-Kts P-113 K-B3 20 Kl-K4 ICtxP 40 Resigns (1). 21 Kit-lit KtxKP NOTES. (a) "A fresh field of enterprise is hore suggested, and on that account tho game is of Quito exceptional interest." So says the Times. As a matter of fact, however, Mr. Marshall had previously shown that he had a partiality for this " counter" gambit to tho queen's gambit. See tho Australasian of July 2,1898. for a. fully annotated example,—a game lost to Mr. Marshall by Mr. W. G. Napior. (11l In the Napier-Marshall game, White (Napier) bore played 4 P to Q It 3. The following was part of oar appended note:—" Surely ail unnecessary precaution. . , . Wo should prefer 4 Kt to K B 3." (c) White, who is evidently norvous, decides to wait (a la Micawbor) for something to turn up. (d) A necessary preliminary to playing. . . 11 to Q 11 4. Black has now got the full value of his gambit pawn in position. fel Tho commencement of a general massacre, which leaves Black with a trifle tho beat of tho game. (0 Possibly this might bo deferred, though it has the effect of doubling and isolating tho pawns. (g) As the pawn cannot ho saved, it may just as well die usefully. (h) "If now 19 Kt (Q 4) takes P 19. . . . P to R3, anil Black wins a piece." Still, with the continuation, 20 Kt takes B P, P takes Kt (best) 21 Kt takes It, White would have had good drawing chances. (i) To play RtoKKt 1, in caso of, . . . Kt takes Kt,

(.i) If now 25. . . Kt (Kt 7) moves, 26 R takes 1' ch, and White gets an advantage. . Ik) Tho rook can go liere with impunity. If it ha captured, the pawn goes on to queen. (1) Because alter 40 Kto K 7,40. . . R takes P ch: 41 K to Kt 8, K to QKt 4, neither of the knights can move without the other being captured, and the pawn goes on quietly to queen,

At. the 15th annual meeting of the Otago Chess Club, Mr. O. Balk, president, was in the chair, and advocated the establishment cf a championship club tournament by telegraph. Ho regretted the possibility of the lady contingent of tho club becoming a tiling of the past. Mr. J. B. Borton was made an hon. life member. The following officers were elected: —President, Mr. J. Edwards; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. G. Moody and A. R. Barclay; hon. secretaries, Messrs. R. M. Baird and J. Crowcommittee, Messrs. 0. Balk. R. A. Cleland. 11. ,T. Cleland, 11. J. Lyders, J. Jlamel, and Ij. Warsaw. At a special meeting of the club. Mr. Balk proposed that the secretary be instructed to write to the Christchurch Chess Club and inquire if the proposal of the Otago Chess Club with regard to the Hookham memorial has been approved of and acted upon. Tho committee think a trophy should be procured to be competed for by telegraph between tho clubs affiliated with the association; the Souili Island and tho North Island clubs to play between themselves, and tho winners of the North and South to play off for the tropny. The idea is a capital ono, and it is to be honed that it will materialise. Such trophy would serve to perpetuate the memory of a revered ap'ostlo of the game, and also tend to add to the popularity of chess, by the interest bound to be excited in the intcrprovincial and inter-island matches. According to the Town and Country Journal, " Mr. E. N. Wallace is once more chess King of all Australasia, vice Mr. J. L. Jacobfen. retired. Practically, the retirement will make little or no difference in the chess world as Mr. Wallace, tho Australian Morphy. has had to bear the brunt of imnortant intercolonial matches by taking top board against leading outside players, such as Mr. P. I(. Esling, of Melbourne: and Mr. 11. W. Apperly' of Brisbane. It is extremely to be regretted that the minor points in dispute which delayed the matoli between Mr. Wallace and Mr. Jacobsen were not referred to arbitration, as proposed by Mr. Wallace's umpire, Mr. P. M. Scott. Mr. Jacobsen's determination to retire undoubtedly deprives the chess world in this hemisphere'and abroad of tho finest display of master chess ever witnessed in Australia, • j