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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12991, 7 October 1905, Page 4 (Supplement)

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. .". V s oßg3S. Probletns >'«'• 3 '87 *nd 2188.—Solved *ho ' by Problem No. 2189.—Solred by "XXX," "R. 5.," " Knight,'' and " M.A.C," Prbleni No. 21f0.~-Bolved by " Kuiglit," " P..5.," and "XXX." , nRAUGHTS. " Inquirer'' aiks:—" Whether In playing draughts if I uliow liiy opponent a piece which I wish him to take, can ho ignore that more, as It will prove disastrous ehoiil't lie take it?"—lf there is ortlv one piece en prise you may compel your opponent either to take if, to . " hurt" him, or allow his move to stand at your optioh; but it there are two or more wars of capturing, then your opponent idsy elect to take whichever way suits him best. SOLUTION 0 FrRCrBLEM No. 2187. WHI-1-B. , , . BliAO*. 1 Q-Q 7 SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2188. wm-rra. : Jinxes.. 1 Q-Kt 8 K takes either Kfc 2 Kt-Kt 3 ch ' K moves 3 Qxl' mote 1 ' - ' ' K-Q4 . 2 QxP ch KxKt 3 Kt-Kt 3 mate' '. 1 BxKfc 2 QxP ch KxKt 3 l'-Kt 4 mate 1 , P-K 7 ■ 2 Kt (K -tVKI 3 , Any 3 QxP mate 1 P-Kt 5 2 Kt (B 5)-Kt 3 Any 3 QxP mate PROBLEM No. 2191. (By 11. L.. lIENRY, London. Second prize twomove section of Problem Tourney of Seventh American Chess Congress.) " ,

White, n. 8, 8, 84k!2, 5p2, PlPlkP2, 2R4Kt, lß3pKtl, 2Kktlb2. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 2192. (By L. VETRSN'IK. Eight Prize in the Problem Tourney of Werdowrie.) BLACK, 12.

1-2 KM, 8, p3p2B. 8. kllKlkPp2, bPpß2pq, lp2Qll'l\ Itl'JK:!. White to play end mate in ihree moves. AUCKLAND CHESS CLUB. A special ■ meeting of the Auckland Chess Club was held on Thursday evening to arrange the preliminaries for the forthcoming Congress, commencing on Boxing Day. It was decided that, the Congress, should l>e held in the room of the Auckland Chess Club, His' Majesty's Arcade. Since tin; expenses wilt amount to about A'GU, it is to l>e hoped that all chessplayers in the city and suburbs will respond liberally, and make tills Congress a great success. Circulars will shortly be .sent to all chessplayers and others interested in the game. A strong general committer* was appointed, consisting of the present committee of the club, and the lollowing gentlemen: Cousins, Fairs (Ponsonby Club), Mr. Haselden (Rocky Nook Club), and Messrs. Lelierre, Husking, White, Sloman, Wingfield, lirierson, Miles, AsKton, Jowltt, Hemus, Young, and Major Soannell. Executive committee, Messrs. Lennox, McKay, Smith, Priestley, Hoiking, Lellevre, G-rierson, anil Green; Congress secretary, Mr. N. D. McKay; Congress treasurer, Messrs. Smith and Priestley. The. next general committee meeting takes place on Thursday, the 13th inst., at half-past seven p.m., and the executive will meet on Thursday next, the 12th inst., at. half-past seven p.m., in the clubroom. Mr. I.elievre played seven members of the Ponsonby Club chess simultaneously on September 29, arid won three of the games. Mr. Grierson, in his match with the Bocky Nook Club on September 3(J, won three out of four games playjd. The ehamyiom'ihip tourney has reached an interesting stage. The game between Messrs. I.ellevre and Urieirson ended in a victory foi the first-named, who has been playing with bin oldtime form throughout the contest, and has so far only half a gaiine to the bad, leaving him half a point ahead of his opponent. At the adjourned stage of a. game between Messrs. Grierson and Priestley, the latter stood to win a pawn, and Mr. Grlerson would have been content with a draw, but by careful play in the end game lie succeeded in worsting his adversary. CHESS IN WELLINGTON. An esteemed correspondent furnishes the following interesting Items: — Mr. 0. W. Termer (lion, secretary) has called a meeting of the N'evv Zealand Chess Association for October 11, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Riles Revision Committee and general business. At the Wellington Chess Club the Petheriok Shield was formally presented on September 30 by Mr. A. I. Littlejolm (vice-president). He complimented young Gyles on his play, and urged him to work on for highei honours. Mr. Barnes jocularly remarked that he was glad he hadn't won it, as there would, in that event, have been no trophy for next year. Vice-president Petheriek was more than equal to the occasionas soon as the present shield is won outright he will replace it with a better one! Needless to say that this announcement was greeted with what aii American scribe once termed " volcanic applause." In ladder matches young Gyles has despatched another victim, defeating Mr." W. R. Bock by 3 to 0. Meanwhile Mr. Gyles, senior, lias lost n rung to the secretary, H.'jessup (3—2). At this rate father and son wilt soon be disputing the same rung. In the Wellington Chess Club's supplementary tourney Air. Hicks, a young deaf and dumb player, Is leading-, with the tine score of 0.) —J, and only three games to play. Gyles is therefore, not our only promising colt. LADDER GAME. Tho last in the ladder match between Messrs. W. K. Mason and If. J. Barnes at the Wellington Chess Club. By this win Mr. Mason retained the championship of the club, the score prior to this deciding game being two wins each. The play reflects great credit to the conductor of the White pieces, whilst that of the redoubtable XXXX is much below customary form:— BUY ijOPEZ. White, W. E. Mason; Black, B. ,T. Barnes. 1 P-K 4—l'-K -1 15 Kt (B 4)-K s_KtxKt 2 Kt-KP. 3—Kt-QB 3 10 KtxKt—Q-Ksq 3 B-Kts—V-QK3 17 <4-Kt3 ch—K-Il 4 B-R I—Kt-B 3 18 B-Kts (c)— 3 r, OastlesKtil' 15) P.-K P-Kt 3 (d) li R-K sq—Kt-B 1 2U QR-K sq—B-Kt 2 7 BxKtPxß 21 B-B 4—l'-B 4 8 P-Q Kt-K 3 22 K-Kt 3 (e)—R-B 3 !l KtxP—B-K 2 23 Kt-Kt « Q-Kt, 10 P-QB Castles 24 RxQ—RxR 11 P-KB 4-P-B 3 25 Bxß— ch 12 Kt-B 3—P-KB i (a) • 2C K-B sq_l'xß 13 OKt-Q2(b) —KtxßP 07 Q-B 7—B-B 3 14 Kt-B 4—Kt-Kt 3 28 P-Q Resigns. (a) • Intending probably to obstruct the advance of the KBP, but the move has the effect of greatly weakening Black's defence. Q-Q 2 would provide for the retirement of the Kt to Q sq, with attacking possibilities later. (b) Parting with a P for the purpose of concentrating the pressure on the K's wing, but the retirement of the Black fit to Kt 3 only forces an exchange of knights, with all the advantage with White. (c) Reckless generosity, the acceptance of which would lead to mate in four. (d) Not much use in this and the next move; no time for a counter attack. (e) Black is now doomed. . In forwarding to Mr. P. A. L. Kuskop, of Wellington, the sum of £3 3s for prizes won in the Melbourne Leader Commonwealth International Problem Tourney, Mr J. G. Wltton congratulates the recipient on the almost top position that he occupied among a most distinguished band of Hie world's best competitors. Indeed, one the judges was in favour of awarding Mr. Kuskop first place for sets in section 1. The judges express great satisfaction that Australasian composers have doue such notable Fork in this tourney. Canon For, a prominent. Nelson and Uisborne chesstst, has left for Auckland, and should lie join the' local club will be a great acquisition to that bod v. The play in the tourney for the championship of New South Wales was completed a short time ago. There were six competitors, and the championship was won by Mr. Spencer Crakanthorp, who scored 9 points out of possible 10. Mr. W. H. Jonas, Who was second with 7 points, promptly challenged Mr. Crakanthorp, and the challenge was as promptly accepted. . Recent exchanges bring tidings of the death of another celebrated problem composer, the Rev. ,f. Jespersen. He was born in Copenhagen in 1848, and acquired a knowledge of chess at the age of ten years. He devoted himself to problem composition from the beginning of 1878, and he has composed 2200 problems, and carried oft 151 touriicv prizes Mr Marshall did well in the Sclieveningen tournament, almost repeating his Cambridge Soring* performance of last year. He lost but one game that in tho first round to Bleijkmans, drew one 'with Leussen iu the twelfth round, and won all the other eleven games. His score was thus 111 out of 13, which was 2J. points higher than the -second winner, Lcussen, with !) points. Leonliardt did not do as well »■> wan expected, being seventh, with a score of 7 points.