CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13355, 8 December 1906, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Problem No. 2293.— correct solution , from " F.C.i.." ha* been received, but the fetter has been delayed somehow, as it in dated November 20.', :,:". -- ; - . ■ - '■-■ Problem No. 2297501ved also by "F.A.L.K." an "Cambridge." , - Problem No. 2298.—-Solved aVo by "F.A.L.K." (" pretty play"). Problem No. 2299.—501ved bv •'M.A.C.," "Knight.." "M.M.," ".M1.." ami H. Myer» ("» beautiful composition'"!. Problem No. 2500.— Solved by " M.M.," " M.A.C.," and H. Myers ("A very clever composition. The variations especially are very flue'').--. , '

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2297. Whith. Black. . KWft 6

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2298. Wh:t«. ' ■ : black. 1 B-KtS K-Kt3 : 2 B-R7eh K-R8 3Kt-Kfc6 K-Kt2 4 Kt-B* or Q5 di*-. ch K-R 8 SKtKo K-KiP, . & KtxPdis. cb K-RS 7 Kt di». ch mate. , PROBLEM No. 2301. (Bj- Mb. J. L. Power, a New Zealand composer. From London Times Weekly Edition.) Black. 11.

PROBLEM No. 2502. (By A. Batersdorfek.) Black, 4.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP '■>'• TOURNEY.

t No, definite decision has yet been arrived ait | regarding sending representatives from Auckland :to the' Chrisbchurch tournament to be hold . during the Christmas holidays. A special effort 'should be made 10 send at least one good player, as all the other 'New Zealand centres will be well represented. In addition to the names given last- week it is stated that Yen. Archdeacon Gould will be nominated' by Oamani. Messrs. Forsyth and Edwards will represent, the Otago Chess Club, and two other members of the same club are also likely to enter, viz., Messrs. Metlor and Ellis. Speculation lias been rife among New Zealand pleyew as to the likelihood of Mr. W. S. Viner, the" Australian champion, putting in an appearance. Writing to Mr. F. K. Helling (Wellington) on November 22, in reply to an invitation desiring his presence lit the championship tourney, Mr. Viner says ho would like extremely to say " Ye*," but that if the negotiations proceeding in regard to a. match with Mr, Crackenthorpc should lead j to a definite arrangement the contest would likely take place al>out. Christmas time, and thus debar ■ him from entering for the Ohristohureh tourney. Mr. Viner further says:—"lt would afford me great pleasure indeed to pay you a visit, ad from what 1 can gather from press reports the royal game is, I should think, held in. more favour in New Zealand than upon this continent, and as you have, such an excellent array of strong players a. visit to you would mean an excellent training for one contemplating a visit to Europe to compete with the chess masters there. But, as you can see, the circumstances are such as to preclude my accepting your very kind invitation. But I may "add that, should the impending match in Sydney fall through for any reason whatever 1 will make an honest endeavour to get away for a visit to you, and in such a'case would wire you to. that effect, but- as things are at present do not count upon, my corning except as a vet}' remote contingency.'* Since writing the letter, however, some other arrangement must have 1 been made in reference to the match with Mr. Crackenthorpe, Which would leave Mr. Viner free during Christinas holidays, as late on Dei-ember 5 Mr. Kelliug received the following cable: — "Kindly enter trie tournament.—ViNßH." This announcement will he received with pleasure by New Zealand players, and will add increased interest in. the proceedings of the forthcoming tourney.

GUMTOWN GUESS CLUB. A handicap tourney was held in the clubroom at. Mr. O'Connor's hotel for a. trophy presented by Mr. O'Connor, the club's president. The handicap wa.s by pieces, and was won by Mr. Croker, with 6 L games, Messrs. O'Connor, 1). Allison. 11. Keenan, J. McKay., and IT. Brewer.scored tour wins each, thus tying for second honours. and only a point separated Messrs. W. Noble, Rofiy, arid K. Taylor from the above five. Mr. H. Brewer acted as handicap per, and came out of the ordeal fairly well, the only runaway being Mr. R. Croker, who played and won from scratch.

MINIATURES. The chess editor of Bohemia, is now publishing a selection of " Miniature*"—games of old and of recent days, which have been won and lost within a total of 20 move* by each of the players; and which are made worthy of note either by wellmarked conceptions or by specially brilliant combinations. The following are specmens—the notes appended to one of them being from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle:— , Rut Lopez. Played at. Breslau in 1365. While, Herr Zukertort; Black, Heir Anderson. 1 p.K 4-P-K 4 7 Kt-Kt.fi—P-KR 3 2 Kt-KB 3—Kt-QB 3 8 KtxKBP—KxK! 3 B-Kt 5—KKt-K 2 » B-B 4 cli-K-K 2 4 P-QB 3—P-Q 3 10 Q-R 5-Q-K 5 t>.Q 4— B-Q 2 11 Q-Kt 5 eh— 6 Castles— 3 12 BxP mate QCBES'S GAMBIT DBCI4KBD. Played in the Xureroburg Tourney of 1906. White. Heir Schlechter; Black, Herr Przepiorka. . 1 p-0 4-P-Q 4 10 B-Q 3-B-Kt 2 2 p.QB r-K 3 11 Castles—P-QB 4 3 Kt-QB 3-K KB 3 12 B-B— 4 Kt-B QKt-Q 2 13 Kt-K ICt.xKt 5 B-Kt 5-B-K 2 14 BxKt-PxP 6 P-K 3—P-QKt 3 IS R-B B-QB (a) 7 PxP—KtxP 16 5—P-Kt 3 8 KtxKt—PxKt 17 BxKfcP 9 B-KB Castle* And Hen- Przepiorka. resigned (h). Note*. fa) li 15 ... B-Q 3, then. 16 BxP eh, K-B, 17 ■ BxPcli, Kxß, 18 Q-Kt- 4 eh, K-R, 13 RxP, R-KKt, 20 BxR, Qxß. 21 Q-Rsch. etc. (M Because if 17 . . . P.PxB, then IS Q-R 6. K-B 2, 19 Q.xKPcli. K-K 3, 20 QxP ch, Kxß, 21 P-B4 mate. VIBNKA OPESISff. Played at Kureuiburjr hi 1906, in the first-claea amateur tourney. White, Heir F. Koehnlein (the celebrated problem composer); Black, Heir Klein. x p.K 4-P-K 4 11 B-Q 2-P-Q 5 2 Kt-QB Kt-KB 3 - 12 Q-Kt. 3—B-R 4 . 3 p-B4—P-Q4 13 KtxP—Bxß 4 BPxP— 14 Kt-B P-Kt 3 6 Kt-B 3—B-QKt. 3 15 Kt-R 6 eh— 6 B-K 2—B-Kt. i) 16 B-Kt 5— P-B 3 7 Castle*—Kt-B 3 17 RxP-Q-Q 4 8 OK— Castles 18 y-B 2—B-B 6 9 P-Q 3-KUKt 19 Rxß-RxR 10 PxKt-B-QR 4 20 B-B 6 ch And Herr Klein resigned. —Australasian.

The next, quarterly council meeting of the New Zealand Chess Association will be held at Wellington on December 19. The Wellington Uliess Club » supplementary handicap tourney ifi now almost completed, the first prize being won by Mr. W. S. Anderson, who went through the finals without defeat, drawing with G. E. Burton, and winning all his other fixtures. Mr. Anderson ie another of Wellington's voting colts who is progressing rapidly in knowledge of the game. The second prize was won by Mr. Gyles, sen. The club's return "match. Smokers v. Non-smokers, took place on December 1, twenty-eight, players taking part, and it proved to he one of {.he closest matches ever conducted by the club. The ultimate issue was in doubt right up to the .-low of plav. About ten p.m. James equalised the score* by winning from B. Mason, but a lew minutes later Morton's win from B. B. Allen Main put the smokers ahead. The game at board 1 viz Barnes v. John Mason, was drawn, the latter having to catch the Hutt train at an mteresting (stage of the game. Then helling got a htcvV win from A. G. Fell, making the tally &i all "with only one game left., viz., Chapman v. «V»>l!ev The former utimately won the ex- .],"'; an d with a passed pawn forced the game. victorv thus resting with the non-gmokers, who have won 8 of the 10 matches played. Messrs. limes, Kelltng, Chapman. Uodtachalk, S. Maclwy, and Schoch scored for the winners, and Messrs. Morten, Simm, W. S. Anderson, V. W. Collins, and Sexton for the lasers, the games Barnes v. j!- Mason, Scott, v. Petherick, and Hicks v. Uyles, m 1 . being drawn. , 1 Mr S Ix>yd, tho famous problem composer, has .ilmok recovered from te recent wat-no stroke.

I The Melbourne Leader pobliihe* a digram of (he 'position '.reached prior to White** SJtti .mot* in. the ladder game between Me«s?r*. Mil*-* or.d Jovvitt at the Auckland Chess Club, and gives it as art Icteiwrting example of a New Zealand end-jfanv, but cjuot** it» authority tneowecuy, M the AucKLASD Weekly " Herald," instead of " The' Braille Chew Club—C, Mr. F. H. Merrick, Etvetham, Sheppatton* Midoleaex)—nM been in existence- four*years. Th« Four-leaved Shamrock sa-vs that the club *M started "tor the purpose "of encouraging the Wind to become more interested in the game of chflM by affording them every facility for playing by correspondence." There are now 22 member", ana •» library of books devoted to dies? is being gradually established for their use. Mr. .1. Hears, of Torquay. has jurt concluded a chess match by correspondence with Mr. J. H. Ibbot-, of British Guiana, Tin. match til «ix game* baa occupied three years.