CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11686, 22 June 1901, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Problem No. 1741. Solved by "XXX," •■ p-.vra," "D.D.." and " F.W." Kt-Kt6 is a ~,n ' promising try, defeated only by Black playing; Kt-Kts, when if Q-Q5 ch, knight inproMe'm No. 17-2.—Polrcd by "XXX," and " Pawn."

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1741. WHITK. BLACK. 1 Kt-!'0 SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1742. WHITE. SLACK. 1 Kt-'.JHi Kx!Ct(L!4) •j Oxl' Any ■" y . r P mates KxKt(K6) 2 Q-Q'i ch K-Ci ■j il-Ki ante, etc., etc. PROBLEM No. 1745. (By W. K. ARNOLD, New York City.) BLACK, 10.

WHITE, 9. Whito mates in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 1746. (By E. PP.AIKGXAT. First Prize Xttova Bivista dci'li ycacchi Tourney, 1930-01.) BLACK, 10.

WHITH, 9. While mates in three moves.

AUCKLAND CHESS CLUB.

Tile entries for the Auckland Chess Club championship and scaled handicap tourneys have closed. Tirteen players entered for the championship, and titteen for the handicap. Of course,.a greater proportion take part in both events, flay started on Thursday evening last. Commencing from Monday, July 1, the club meets on two evenings in each week —Mondays and Thursdays. A portait group of the competitors in the last New Zealand Congress has been added to the adornments of the ciubrocm. INTERSTATE MATCH. On June 3 the twenly-ftrgt annual telegraphic chess match was. played between Victoria and New South Wales, the Victorian team being located in the Athenaeum, Melbourne, and the New South Wales team in the lecture hall >T the .School of Arts, Pittstreet, Mr. Ksling captained the Victorians, and Mr. Jacobi-en the Sydney men. Play started at eleven a.m., with adjournments for lunch and dinner, and ceased at eleven p.m. The cho.-.sp!ayiiig public (say* the Town and Country Journal), had tho satisfaction of at last witnessing a pitched battle between Messrs. .Jacobin and K?i:iia'. The latter had the move, and opened with bis favourite i'-Q -': but Mr. Jaeobsen played a m:i „ntlieeut game, an.i his opponent resigned v. ecu a mate or ike loss of a piece was inevitable. 'I'llis audition to Mr. Jaeobsen.'.-, wealth of laurels was greeted with a great round oi cheer*. Mr. -I mas at one time had gloomy mo-pert ■, with two pawn- down; but he got cue chance to retrieve, and a masterly win was rewarded with an ovation, Mr. Jon. heiiv- carried shoulder-high up and down the hull, The unfinished games will be sent to Mr. Charlick, of Adelaide, or Mr. Young, oi llobart. The following is the score: — New .South Wales. Victoria. Jacob-en 1 K-lin? 0 Heinemann ... * honghran * Christenson ... 1 Watson 0 Hill 1 Noa.ll 0 Wallis 0 Russell 1 Jonas 1 lietts 0 Tavlour 0 Grant 1 Uritton * Taylor * Henderson ... 0 Witton 1 Turner 0 Hay 1 * For adjaieation. Two of Hie games played appear below. Board No. I.—QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING. White, F. K. Esling; Black, J. L. Jacobsen. White. Black. IVUit*. Black. 1 P-Q-l P-IJ4 119 |>-KKt4 Kt-I{f> 2 1»-K3 Kt-KBi id Q-Bl i'-Kiii :s B-qj Ki-qlis |21 v-lt- QxQ 4 P-KB4 li-KKlu l 2:1 KtxCJ J'xKtP 5 Kt-K!l:3 i'-Ki 311-Kx| Kt-Bti ch GP-Qli! Ivt-K'i I -24 K-Kt-4 11-KU 7 Castles IS-QS lii H-lii Kt-Q7 5 y-lti 11-KBi 2'i Klt-Qsq Kt-B5 II P-Qlfl U-IC2 -.:: K-K3 lt-iui 10 P-'Vlil IS-Kto |IHKt-Ktsq KtxPch 11 I'xf «2xi' i -.'.) lixKt 3txl; IS 1.1.-K'-. i-t-Qa 110 11x11 KxR 13 Kt-Ole: Jlxli "1 I'xl' K-Q sq It tali jCtxKfc |as f'-QKtl R-Q7 ell If, BPxKt <-,'-l>> i S3 K-lU3 I'-KIU Hi O-Q (j Kt-iU 31 11-QKCsq R-Q7 ell i; Q-i;5 Castle." |35 K-Kt3 P-KIM (Kl!) i SO U-Ktsq l'-KKt4 IS B-Q2 P-P.4 | And Mr. Esling resigned. Board No. BUY LOPEZ. White, Mr. J. G. Witton (V.); Black, Mr. S. Henderson (N.S.W.). White. Black. While. Black. 1 P-Kl P-Ki | 10 P-Klil Kt-KKt3 5 KI-KIJ3 Kt-i,'l!i 11 li-i.i i iill-K. 3 IJ-Qlvtj Kt-Kl)3 |IS B-li-' J5-(» 4 ('antics li-KS I 13 lilt- '•<- J'-Qi!3 :. K:-Dl;j l'-t}3 11 Kt-KI!S i'-Cil ! li l'-(jl li-QS If) I'-Ki Kt-Ka! 7 I'xP Klxl' Hi istxKt QxKt! SBxUch taxlS 17 Kt-BG ch Kesigus 9 Kt-Ql Casties THE ROY LOPEZ. In the liny I,ope/, Defence there have been two recent proposals-that of llerr Alapiu, by 5, IJ-Kls; and that of Mr. Breiitano, 3, i'-Iv Kt4. .sow we find a brief analysis of yet another mode of play, the invention of llerr is'chlechter. which certainly seems to possess a larger amount of importance than the two last-mentioned, in that the defence by its means at once sets rid of the first players jl J!, which is always so powerful a weapon of attack in tins opening. Alter the moves, 1, l'-K4, l'-hl; 2, Kt-Kli... Kt-QB3; 3, B-Kts, j"-Ql!3; 4, l;-K-i, Black continues with 4, t'-UKt'l; 6, B-KU, Kt-K-1! If now 6, Kt x P, Kt x li; 7, UP x Kt, y-Kt4 (this is better than (J-K2). White has here, evidently, only one or two moves, G, Kt-85, or 8, l'-Q4. Suppose then 8, K.t-H3, Q x KtP; '6. lt-Ktsq, Q-B6; 10, Kt-85, B-Kl2: 11. P-U4, t'-Mi; 12. Q-Q3, P-Kt3; 13. B-B-l (it 13, Kt x P, then 1" x Kt; 14, Q x V ch. Q-Q2I, P,-J»"i2; 14, L'-Qj, Kt-B3; 15, Castles, KI-U4; 10, B-Q2 or Kt3, and Black Castle.-, on cither side, with an even game. Or suppose 6 i'-i.i), then (J x KIP; 9, Q-l'o. y x Q; 30. Kt x Q. H-Kt'2; 11, l'-co, P-KB4; 12, KKI-Q2, KI-B3; 15, P-KB3, and the game is equal. Instead, however, ol taking the K-P at his sixth move. White may play 6, P-Q4, i and then would follow Kt x B; 7, UP x Kt; l> x I' (best, tor if Kt-B3; 8, Kt x V. Kt x V; » U-H3. etc.); 8. g x P. U-U3; 9, Kt-83, i;-Kt'S; 10, KI-Q3, Q x I}; 11. Kt x Q. castles; 12 H-B-1. P-Q3; 13, castles K K, K-K sq; 14, P-KH3. I*-Kl3; and Black's position is quite Kitisractorv. It instead of 6. Kt x P or P-Q4, 1 White pbivs 6, P-Q5, Kt-113, or castles, ! Black replies with Kt x B, and then P-Q3, develonine his forces safely. We shall be stir--1 prised if this mode of defence to the Buy ! Coper, does not obtain a large amount of i favour, for it certainly seems to cope with i the attack more speedily and effectively than : the ordinars defem es to this difficult open- | iiy.—Dublin Warder.

The annual match between tho Wellington Chess Club and the Working Men's Club was played on Friday, 7th lust., and resulted in a win lor the former club by 3t . to <U games. Mr. S. Tinsley recently noted that there has been a large increase in the numher of clicks amateurs, and that this increase in the amateur element has loon coupled with a decrease in the professional. This, says the Nottinghamshire Guardian, is a very healthy sijrn ~| (i. times. People of unbiassed judgment are In-.:iiiiii;-? to admit that any sport or name which is free from a mercenary taint has reached a very hi rt standard. Incre.'ise in the number of amateurs, coupled with diminution in the number of professionals, leads one to anticipate the day when tie taint will have gone altogether. Luckily fur the salvation of clie.-.s, it has never proved ;. very remunerative profession; and, possibly, if the few existing: professionals had not boeii desperately fond of tho same, they wniUl not have stuck to it,