CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12401, 24 October 1903, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

Auckland Chess Club meets. Monday. Thursday, and Saturday evenings- in the Clubroom, No. 24. His Majesty's Arcade. Visitors cordially welcomed. Hamilton Chess Club meets every' Wednesday ■ evening in the Library. Visitors always ' ' -welcome. TO CORRESPONDENTS. ;." ;'•• •;" ' chess. Problem No. 1935.—Solved also by "U.S." Problem No. 1936.—Solved by "U. 5.," "Tenei," " Knight." and " M.M." Problem No. Solved by "Tenei," Knight," and " M.H." " Tyro."-Pxß defeats both Q-Q 8 and QxBP as intended keys to No. i960. ' DRAUGHTS. Problems Nos. 1229 and 1231.—Solved by H. L. Roberts, Hobsonville. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1984. YVEITB. BLACK. 1 B-K 5 SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. .1985. WHITE. BLACK. 1 Q-Q .' P-K 4 ■ • 2 Q-Kt3ch K moves 3 Mates • " l K-B 3 2 Q-R 4 ch K moves 3 Q mate.3 1 K-K5 2 P-Q 5 dis ch K moves 5 Q mates. PROBLEM No. 1988. (By W. FRED. WILLS, Ireland. From Leed3 '..,••' ■ Mercury.) BLACK, 10.

PROBLEM No. 1989. (By W. GEARY. Second prize Knowledge Tourney.) BLACK, 4.

NEW ZEALAND CHESS ASSOCIATION. The quarterly meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Chess Association was held on October 19. Present: If on. J. Bigg (Ctago), in the chair, Messrs. .It. F. Smith (Wellington), E. W. Petherick (Falmerston North), W. Brown and J. E. Perry (Wellington Working Men's Club), B. Trathen (Oamarn), L. 3. Carmine (Hamilton), C. W. Tanner (Timaru), F. K. Kelling (Canterbury and Wanganui), and J. A. Council (hon. secretary). It was unanimously decided that entries f*r the championship tournament to be held in Wellington on Boxing Day shall close on December 11, and that the Committee of Mar*agement shall consist of three members from the. Wellington Chess Club and three from, the Working Men's Club, with Messrs Benhow and Conncll, ex officio, and with power to add to their number. Correspondence was read on the subject ofi obtaining a concession in fares for competitors, tentative replies being received from the" Minister for Railways and also from the manager of the Union Steamship Company. Some time was give i to a discussion of the action of the Revision Committee in dealing with the new rules by sending out voting!* papers to affiliated clubs before giving the Council the opportunity of seeing proposed amendments. The members of the Council considered this a serious matter, as there were no less than 59 points of difference, soin<>> of an important nature, between the Council and its Revision Committee. Ultimately if. was decided, by seven votes to two. " That a fresh poll be taken on the voting paper, atf issued, but that the views of the Council of tha association should be first laid before the various affiliated clubs, and that the votingpapers be issued by and returned to the Council." A letter was received from the Otago ChcsS Club on the subject of club matches for the Kcokham-Mouat Memorial. It was suggested that the "one-life" taurneys might be held in the North and Middle Islands simultaneously, the two winning clubs to play a final for the trophy. The idea was well received, and it was unanimously decided to submit same to the affiliated clubs for expressions of opinion. It was suggested in this connection that clubs should have the option of playing more than' the proposed number of boards bv mutual consent, also that the trophy might take tho form of a shield, to be held from year to year by the winning club, but not to be won outright.

NORTH V. SOUTH OF ENGLAND. The great match by correspondence between the Northern Counties' Union and the Soul hern Counties' Union has just been brought-to a close. The final figures were: — South. 138; North, 314. Two hundred and fifty-two players took part and each played two games. The following beautiful game was awarded the special prize for the best-played game in the contest: — Danish gambit. White, Mr. E. P. Carr; Black, Rev. W. C. Palmer. 1 P-K 4-P-K 4 17 P-KB 4-Q-B 2 ?. P-Q 4-PxP 13 R-Kt-K-K 3 P-QB 3 (a)-PxP (b) 19 QKt-Kt 5-P-QR 3 4 B-B 4-Pr.P 20 Kt-B 7 cli-K-B 2 5 BxP—Q-K 2 (c) 21 KR-B— 4 6 Kt-QB P-QB 3 22 Q-KB 3-P-K 5 (d) 7 Q-K 2—P-Q 3 23 Q-QB 3-QxP 8 Kt-KB 3— li-K 3 24 Q-QKt 3—P-QKI 3 9 Castles KR—Kt-Q 2 25 Q.-O s(!)—Kt-K 4 10 Kt-Q 4—KKt-B-G 26 R-KB-Q-Kt 4 11 B-lt & !)-Kt-B 4 27 K-B 7 eh—Ktxlt 12 QE-K—KKt.-Q '£ 28 Q-B 6 ch—K-Q 13 B-Q 5( !)-Q-B 5 29 QxKtP ch-K-K 2 14 Q-K 3-Pxß 50 Q-B 7 ch-Kl-Q 2 15 PxP—Castles QR 31 QxKtch, and Black lb Pxß-PxP resigns (e). / Nates. (a) This constitutes the Danish Gambit, all but unheard of in play by correspondence and seldom ventured in tournaments. (b) It is better, perhaps, not to attempt to retain the pawn, but play P-Q 4 or P-QB 6. This latter move seem* best, as White's pawn at Q B 3 is rather a hindrance to his game than otherwise. (c) P-Q 3. followed by Kt-QB 3 and E-K3, gives a safe defence. (d) If PxKt, White mates in two. (e) If lvxQ, 32 E-Kt 7 ch-K-Q uq, 33 Kt-B 6 mate.

A Continental match tour, arranged by the Hastings Chess Club, has proved a great success. The party started for Cologne on August. 11, and from there went up the Rhine to Wiesbaden, visiting Dresden, Berlin, Murem? berg, and played matches at each place. The championship of Scotland, which was played for this year at Edinburgh, has been won by Mr. J. Borthwiek, of Glasgow. The third annual meeting of the Melbourne Chess Association was held on September 29. The report and balance-sheet showed that the association is progressing, and that its finances are in a sound condition. The election of president and vice-presidents for the nest annual term resulted as follows:— dent, Sir S. Cillott, M.L.A.; vice-presidents, Messrs. D. MacKinnon, M.L.A., A. M'Kinley, T. Harlin, and P. J. Warren. The prizes won in the second annual inter-club tourney of the association were presented by the chairman. First prize, Prahran, consisting of 12 enlarged and framed photographs of the team; second prize, Melbourne (second team), set of chess-men. A presentation was alsomade by the chairman, on behalf of the members of the associated clubs, to Mr. C. 11. Eddey, of a valuable pair of gold sleeve-links, with his initials engraved, as a small token of esteem and appreciation of his efforts as lion, secretary of the association. A match was arranged between Mr. Apperly and Mr A. C. Palmer (challenger) for the championship of Queensland. Time limit, 17 moves an hour; play to take place one evenin"- a week. Mr. Palmer won the first game, whereupon Mr. Apperly, who found the strain of hard match play to be too severe, resigned the championship to his opoenenl. In a letter to the Heading Observer, speaking of misprints, Mr. P. H. Wil'liams calls attention to the fact that a note to a correspondent in the Daily Telegraph chess column runs as follows-.—" We must adhere to our reply t» ' E.W.' regarding 219. Instead of R-B 4, we repeat that we play Rook x King, | and that is sufficient to prevent mate!" Which nobody can der.v.n