CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12859, 6 May 1905, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

Auckland Chess Club meets at;'clubroom. His Majesty's Arcade, at eight'p.m..lon Monday*, Thurs- ' days, and Saturdays, and the. room is also available for play e'very afternoon. ; TO CORRESPONDENTS. Problem No.' 2U4.—Solved by '" XXX," " K. 5.," '• Knight'." and " J.H." ' Problem Xo. 21-15.—Solved by-* Knight," " XXX," ami J.H." . ' • • ' Problem N'o. 2140.—Solved by " Knight," " U. 5.," and "M..M." • , SOLUTION. OF PROBLEM No. .2144. WatTH. BLACK. 1 Kt-Kt 1 '••. i ; SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2145. White. hi.*i:n. I n-i: 2 K-Q'd : ■J Kt-B I '.•'»' Any 3 ( V >-K or 0 mate , 1 I'-Kt t 2 K-Kl 7 '•' IC-Q -, :i Kt-ll 5 mute 2 • • Other • "l 111? Ornate ... 1 ' . T-Kl! 2 Kl-BSdis. cli " "-■.•' Kxlvt 3 I'-'KKi 4 male 1 . :r-QR i 2 O-Q 8 J K-V 0 3 Kt-TJltnale : ■ 2 ■ • ■-■ ' Other :i B-B ti male .' ,- ■■ '•' PROBLEM No. 2148. ■ (Tiie Condon Opinion oilers a prize every week for the heat problem contributed In Its pave-. The following problem, in the' tnri'n of the letters 1,. 0., recently received Hit- prize.) >, •' ; Br. At 1; 7.

• White, 10. 0; 8; KHKPI; p3lJ2p; kt3k2p; P3pBR; l!l'l!21'k:l: 8. White ileitis in 'two moves. PROBLEM .V". 2149. v CHARLES NT'iKST, Xrr York.— From Inker's I'll •-.- M'agifeiiie . BLACK','??.

White; ■». 8; 5E2: 7p: 8; Q2slk2; 8; 7K; 8. White mates in Jlirce move*. AUCKLAND "cfIESS CLUB. The Auckland Chess Club gave tin " At Home" on Saturday evening, at the club-room, His Majesty's Arcade, being the opening oi the chess season, to which till lovers of the game were inTiled. There was a large, attendance of members ami visitors. The president (Mr. J. M. Lennox), in appropriate terms, extended ,i hearty welcome to non-members, after which sides were picked by the president and vice-president (Mr. A. Hoiking), and a most exciting contest resulted. Thirtv-su players took part in the mulch, and keen interest was maintained until the close of the last game, prior to which the score stood S.i wins each side. The concluding game was won l.v the president's nominee, the vice-president's team thus'losing by the odd game. The full .score-sheet is as under: — VICK-PKESinKXT. I'ItKSIDEXT. 1 0 ... Husking v. Lennox ... . 1 - " ... tfriersoti v. Lclievre l II •' ... Pope v. C'asheti ; i 4 1 ... Freeman v. Little ... n i I ... llailatul v. .1. Mackav ... (I « 0 ... McKay v. Fairs ... i '" 1 ... Stewart v. Sanderson (J 5 il ... Huberts v. Cousins l 9 1 Ureen v. Cap:. I'iunkel ... u 1" " ... ripen -it v. Wingfield l 111 ... Davie* v. Out ton ... . II 12 ii ... Clarke v. I'utmaii ... ... i 15 1 ... Wilcox v. Ilarvie n It 1 ... Watson v. Petty ii li " ... c.x v. Dernier ... . l 16 I ... young v. l>. Mackav u 17 >■. ... Ogle v.' Gone. ...*.. .. i IS it ... Trimble v. Priestly l" 8-1 - ■■■■• , 9.4 Mr. V. W. Smith, the treasurer of the club, met with a rather serious accident last week bv tailing from his bicycle, and is still ooufineil to his home. The practice' matches commence on TluirsdaT. May -1, the liny Lopez having-, been chosen for the initial opening. Messrs. Blackwoll, I'utman, Mackav, and Captain l'luttket have been elected members of the club. In reply to the challenge sent l.v the. Auckland Chess Club to the Wellington players to play a watch by telegraph at an early hate, Mr. li. jessup, lion, secretary of the Wellington Chess Club, writes to say thai consideration of the matter lias been postponed for a fortnight, owing to the unsettled condition of tiling's, the club being on the lookout for fresh premise-. No objection was taken to the proposal to limit the number of boards to fifteen. WELLINGTON CHKSS CLUB. The annual general meeting of the Wellington Chess Club was held in the club rooms on April 28, Mr. A. 1, I.iltlejohn occupying the chair in the absence of the president. The annual report showed a slight Increase in the. membership, which now stands at 62 (4G active and It! honorary). The handicap tourney for the I'etlirriclc Shield sustained, in usual, the interest of the members during the winter'months, and was won by It. J. Haines from scratch, second prize falling to O. W. A. Uavies (Class I.), and third prize to .1. Morton (Class MI.). 'The telegraphic contest Auckland v. Wellington, resulted in favour of the home team by 12 to 8. Home and home matches were played with the Working Men's Club, each side scoring a win. The Championship Tourney of the New Zealand Chess Association was held at Oamaru during the Christmas holidays, the club again furnishing the winner, this time in Mr. O. W. A. Davies. Two other members tied for third place, viz., Messrs. W. E. Mason and John Mason.

The club having received notice to vacate its present rooms at an early date, Messrs. Davies, Uyles, sen.,'and Connell were appointed a committee with power to act in the matter of securing suitable quarters.

Messrs. F. W. Creel, C. Hick*, and F. Rummer (Maurioeville) were elected members of the club. The election of officers resulted us follows:—President, Mr. C. W. Benliovr (re-elected); vice-pre-sidents, Messrs. K. W. Cetherick, and A. I. Liltlrjolm; 'committee, Messrs. W. K. Mason, Davies, Tanner, (Ivies, sen., and W. It. Book; lion, secretary, Mr. H. Je.sinp (re-elected); lion, treasurer, Mr' ('■ 1., Plaits; lion, auditor, Mr. W. Muekay.

CORRESPONDENCE BRILLIANT. Translated from the Deutsche! Woclienschacli by I the New Orleans Times Democrat: VAX'S Gambit. White, Herr Hennlg; (Kiel); Black, Herr Rhode iSchildberg), ! 1 P-K 4—l'-K 4 JO Rxl> cli!!—Ktiß 3 Kl-Kfl ,'!-Kt-QB .'! 21 Q-Q 6—PxP , 3 H-B 4-B-B < ' 22 li-Kt 0-P-K 4 4. P-QKfc 4—Bxl' 23 BxKt—Qxß 6 I'-K li-li i M Qxll <•!:—K-K 2(e) C l'-Q Pit' 25 Qxjt— s(f) 7 Castles—l\tP (a) 2G K-B 11-l'-K 5 8 Q-Kt Q-B 3 27 Q-QCt S--Q-Q 2 ft p.K Q-Kt "• 28 Kt-Q 4—QxKt ID Ktil'--KKt-K 2 2!) yxl! eh—K-B 3 11 B-l! .'l—l'-Kt 4 3D K-B C-ch—K-Kt 4 12 Ktjrl'—QK-Kt 31 Q-K 7 cli—K-K 4 i ~g) 13 BxKt—Kxß ;I2 Q-H 7 eh—K-Kt 4 (lil 14 Q-K a ell—K-Q (1)) 3:1 l'-K 4 oh—K-Kt 5 (i) ]!) Qlt-B—B-Xt 3 34 -Cell—Pill li; KB-Q—B-Kt 2 :i.'i QxP ch— KxP 17 Kt-Q 6!(e)—l'iKt :;« i'-KI 3 oh—K-It 6 15 KxP—Q-Kt 5 37 Q-B scli 1!) P-K «!—Kt-K 4 (d) And White mates! (a) An immediately compromising defence, (b) Beautiful 10 far. The books recommend 14. . . B-Kt 5. (c) A knight sacrifice; not only very fine, but unusually deep. (d) Black has nothing better, and White now proceeds to display bis jwn combinative powers in lie most brilliant manner. (e) If 24. . . . B-B, White naturally continues the attack with KtxP; wherewith he wins by Kt-B 7 eh, then taken rook at K 8, in the face of every possibility. (t'j Apparently Black now awakes to the attack; however, White brings things to a satisfactory conclusion in * very beautiful fashiqn. <g) At this point While announced mate in six moves. (h) If 32. . • • F- Kt 3 . 33 Q*"P eh and then ItxKti*. (i) Or 33 .... KxP; .14 Q-B 4 ch— 4; 3.-, B-B 6 cU—PxK; 30 Q-B 0 ch, and 37. P-Kt 3 cli, mate. «

There 're (says the Bradford Observer-Budgett) two favourite variations of the chess story. The one' the fanciful, but most popular, has lor its theme the old, old story" of the insufferably conceited club champion, the hollownesa of whose pretensions are ruthlessly exposed by a youthful ami verdant-looking stranger. The other, the realistic, shows the chessplayer as he really is, a being a little—a very little—lower than the angel?, steeped m an altruism which renders him capable of the

noblest sacrifice. In its denouement Jones lias just lifted a piece with the intention of mating Eobiniiin, -when lie is suddenly made aware by the nervous twitching Of Robinson's hands and the hi? beads of perspiration that damp his forehead, that l'.obinson lias counted upon the prize attaching m the game to satisfy his landlord, feed, clothe, ami educate his children, and provide a fortnight's holiday at the seaside. Jones, thereupon, with a fine magnanimity ami a siyrli for the new hat with which he meant to surprise his wife, deliberately places his queen en prise, and nave* the ratepayers from the cost of the maintenance of Robinson and his numerous progeny, whilst a benevolent old gentleman, who has been an unseen and silent witness to tie- little drama, goes home to re-write UU will in Join's' favour.