PONSONBY CHESS CLUB.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13235, 21 July 1906, Page 4 (Supplement)

PONSONBY CHESS CLUB.

A ; .general meeting; of the. members was held last Wednesday evening, when Mr. Fairs was elected president for 1906 season; Rev. C. E. Fox and Mr. Cousins vice-presidents; Messrs. Bryant, llurndall,; Stewart, and White as committee; and Mr. Sachs hon. secretary. It, was proposed and carried that a sealed handicap tournament should bo started, and that the president and hon. secretary act as joint handicappers. The president further offered a prize for toe winner of the Handicap Tournament, followed by Mr. Cousins also offering a prize for the champion player of the club. During the evening 14 players kept 7 boards going busily in the current scratch tournament, the results" of the games to date being Won. Lost. Won. Lost. Fox ... ... 54 1 Kemp . ... 1 2 Cousins ...* 4 1 Clarke ... 2 4 Fairs ... ... 4£ • 2 Keats ... i 1 Pope ... ..., 2 0 Sachs ... 2. 5 Rallantyne ... 3 2 Bagnall ... 1 3 Stewart ... 1 ; 0 Little ... i 0 ,Hunidßll ... 22 Bryant ... 0 1 ( White ... 1 2 Titchener ... 0 2 NEW ZEALAND CHESS ASSOCIATION. The official reporter's (Mr. F.K. Kelling) record of the last meeting of the Association, held on July 18, is as follows:—

The meeting was attended by Messrs. C. H. Osmond (chairman), Barnes, H. L. James, Petherick, Mowbray, Perry, Pearson, Kelling, and Tanner. All the clubs were thus represented except Auckland.

Correspondence A letter was read from the Premier, thanking the Association on behalf of Mrs. Scddou and family, and also on behalf of his colleagues, for its tribute to the memory of the late Premier. The South Wellington Chess Club wrote agreeing to become affiliated as a " minimum" club, and stating that Mr. J. W. F. Macdougair (the hon. secretary) would be their delegate. The Canterbury C.C. notified that Mr. E. L. Baxter had succeeded Mr. F. J. Brooker as their hon. secretary. , ' -

Mr. Tanner read copies of. the letters he had sent to.New Zealand clubs, asking each of them to start a " Shilling Fund" in aid of the next Congress, to he held in : Christen inch during the International Exhibition. He also read copies of the letters he had sent to the various chess associations of Australia, giving them full particulars regarding the next Congress, and extending a. cordial invitation to send their leading players across the Tasman Sea to compete.'' Mr. James then formally submitted his motions (referred to last week). * Of these he on consideration decides to withdraw 1 and 2, which moved to abolish the rules providing penalties tor use of a second board and men during Congress games, and also for reference by players to any work of chess during the progress of a game. He substitutes some modifications of These rules, of which a typed copy will be circulated to clubs. .. • ■ It was unanimously decided to thank Mr. James for the . labour he has devoted in these matters, and a hearty vote of thanks was also passed to Mr. M. Connolly, chess editor of the Auckland Weiokly N>;ws (the Association's ofticial organ) for his kindness in running off slips of Mr. James' motions, two of which will be furnished to each aililiated club, so that it can instruct its delegate (or delegates) how to vote at the next meeting (end of September). The opinion •of some delegates seemed to be that Mr. James' proposals regarding the allotment of Congress prizes savoured rather much of " mathematical niceties" for so small a. prize fund, as we have in New Zealand, it being also regarded by some as a drawback that no one would know till -an hour or two after completion of the Congress play what the various prizes would be. Mr. James mentioned that the "Teitx" system (eketched in a. back number of the British Chess Magazine) of allotting prizemoney, which was to be. used at the forthcoming Ostein! Masters' Tourney, very closely resembled the scheme he is now proposing. It. was, however decided to submit the various motions to the, clubs without, any . expression of the Action Patron: The late Premier (Eight Hon R. J. Seddon) was to have been asked to accept; this office on his return from Australia. Owing to his death nothing further has been done in the matter. ' It was unanimously decided to invite the afliliated clubs to arrange for the vacancy to be filled at the September m A et 'vote of thanks to the chair closed the meeting. ' OTAGO V. OAMARU. One of the. games played in the recent contest between the above clubs. The. finish « neat and clever. Score and notes from Dunedin Evening Star:— TWO KKIGHTS' DEFENCE. White, Mr. C. Bank (Oamaru C.C.); Black, Mr. ,""*'.." R. A. Cleland (Otogo C.C.). 1 p.K 4—P-K 4 1* QxKt—KtxP (f) ? Kt-KB 3-Kt-QB 3 15 Q-Q 3-P-Q * 1 B-B 4-Kt-B 3 16 QR-K-P-QB 4 (g) 4KtBV-B-B4 17 KtxKt-PxKt 5 P-Q 3-P-Q 3 18 Q-Q_PxKt 68-K3-B-Kt3 19 B-B 2-P-K 6 . : 7 P-KR 3 (a)-Castlea 20 B-Kt 3-B-KB 4 8 Castles-Kt-K 2 . 21 Q-B-QR-B a p. O 4-PxP 22 R-B 3-P-Q 6 10 KtxP-Kt-Kt 3 23 KRxP-P-Q 7 . 11 Q-Q 3 (b)-Kt-K 4 24 Q-Q-PxR cU 12Q-K 2 (51R-K (d) 2nQxQ-RxR 13 P-B 4 (e)—Ktx B 26 Resigns. Notes. '■'■'■ '■'::'■.,:-'■ (a) Unnecessary. The text move weakens the king's pawns and also gives up the attack. Co) The reason for this move is not clear; B-Q 3, to be followed by Kt-K 2, was worth considering- •.■" • . '■:•■ '-.. , ' (c) The only move to save the bishop. : (d) Simple, and at the same time effective. More pressure is applied to White's weak centre.; (e) A brave attempt to ; initiate a countera (ft The centre is now completely reduced; the end-game can only be an incident. Is) An artistic finish. The variations com-, mencing with P-QB 4 are worth examining. . THE LATE MAX JUDD.

In a sketch of the career of the late American master, in the New: Orleans Times-Democrat. .Mr. Sestuin considers that if Max Judd had taken up chess as the business of his life he would have lipid '■■ place in the foremost . rank, but that he 'wi'-jolv-'contented himself with an amateur status. Air Seguiix gives the following game in memory of s Mr -Judd. ; ; It was played in the sixth American International Tournament in , 1889. i,:. The sco 10 and notes are from , the -book. of the Contrees, edited and annotated by Steiaitz:-,

■ P-ETnoFs - D«wares. White, Max J:idd; Black, J. H. Biscfclnime. : 1 P-K 4—r-K 4- ■-• 13 3-Q ?_r-9 S'-; 2 Kt-KB 3-Kt-KB .3 19 Kt-B—QU-K ' •, 3 Kt-B 3—P-0 3 «.:v 20 P-QKt. i-B-0 '4, :..' 4 P-Q4— r*¥ 21 Kt-Kt 3-K-K 3 5 KtxP—B-K 2 22 Q-ft S—QxQ (c) 6 B-Q 3—Kt-B 5 :•'■••■ 23 Kx«-Kl-Kt 5 (d) 7 KtsKt—l'sJit ■""'" 24 .RsliP—Kß'-K ■ .■■ :■'• 3 Ca*Ue«—Castles _i K-Kl—P-Kt 3 .9P-B 4—P-Q 4 26 11-Kt 5-Ki-R: 3'-'.■'-: 10 P-K s—B-B 4 (eh) 27 Kt-Ii 2—Kt-B 2 11 K-R—Kl-Kt 5 : 3 R-Kt 4—Kt-K 3 12 K—PB 4 ' '■:'■ 23 R-R 4—K-St 2 (<•) 13 Kt-0 (a)—B-K 3 SO'.KxXt (f}—B-QKt ft 14 Kt-K 3—Kt-K 3 31 RxRP (<•!.) (g>_Kxß 15-KB 3 (bj-K-R 32 Bxß-RQKt 16 R-R 3—Q-K 33 B-QB 5 T7Q-K 2-Q-B 2 And Black resigns. (a) White. has conducted , the attack '' with , remarkable ability, : but now we should have preferred . the following line of play:—l 3 Kt-R 4. B-Kt 3; 14 P-KR 3. Kt-R 3: 15 P-QB 4. PxP; 16 BxP (eh), K-R; 17 B-K 3, with a fine attack,' (1)) Like most King's side, attacks, the one Here started ought to have been well defensible. We should have preferred 15 : B-Q 2, followed by U-Q, after which'operations with the pawns on the Queen's side promised much better than the test move, for white had already formed a strong passed P in the •:centre', that enabled him to press for nil ending with great advantage. ■■(c) A verv strange failure of perception, especially for '& master like Bbek'oimie, and, moreover,,, as 22...R-Kt 3 covered one of those brilliant ideas that would have so •.veil suited Black's usual style. For, if then 23 BxP, Qxß; 24 KtxQ. BxP (eh); 25 K-Kt, BxR ({lis. eh.) [better than 25...8-B 6 (dis. eh.): 26 QxR, etc.]; 26 Kt-B 2 [if 26 Kt-Kt 3, P-Q 8 (dis. ch.); 27 K-R. B-KKt 5" and wins], 26...8xKt, with three pieces for the Queen and a fine attack. (d) Black has ;no ' means Of saving the pawn, which forme the key to his position. _ • ■■ (e) There was little to he 'done in order to spin out the fight for very long, but anyhow he deprives himself of all such hope by this move. (f) White seizes the decisive advantage with promptitude. , . ' ~ (si) The shortest and best way m order to dispose of further trouble. With two pieces against the and two Pawns, besides which a third Pawn is sure to fall soon, White has an easy task. /■•. ■ : ;:.\ . ■ . "' •

A chess match (eleven a-side) between Tcmuko and Timaru, played at the latter place on .Tune 28, ended in a draw—9 points each. lemitka players are improving, as in the first encounter, 12 months ago, the score was 17 to 4 against 1 The youthful congress competitor, Mr. Blake Mason, 'will leave for South Africa this week. Ho was presented by the chessplayers of Timaru and. Temuka with a handsome gold Maltese cross prior to his departure. "•".-' ■■ • _ , The third ladder game (Wellington. Chess Club) between- Messrs. Barnes and W. h. Mason was drawn; score to date, li games each. '