CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13390, 19 January 1907, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2-307. Wuith Black. 1 no. - SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2508. tt'HIYK. BLACK. 1 K-K 6 h'-K 5 2 Ktxl'eh Any 3 y mates 1 r-B4 .-! Q-Kt 7 cii KB 5 i Q-Kt 3 iii'Jto. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2509. White. Black. 1 Kt-B 7 SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2310. 1 K-Kr, 4— qxll. £ Key h cli—RxKt, 3 B-K 3 male I — Q-K 3ehor KB 2.2 Ror KxQ. etc. 1 -I'm 4. 2 B-Ki c — V-fi 3 eli. 3 Kt-K o mate. 1 — 11-y 6. i li-K 3 eh, etc. PROBLEM No. 2513. (Mr. Vuier'a fit'*t problem, composed m Boulder City at use .a 10. Published iii Sidney Daily Teiesrrapli. and received very favourable comluent.) Black. \

White, 8. KktlM. Ki.-Kr 1, lpßk2ul, 4R82. 3P4. 8, 3Q4, 8. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 2314. illy Mr. W. S. VJN"ER.) Black, 6.

White, 11. 113. 2p3pl. p2plpl'l. I'2WPl'2,KtsKtl, 282K2 21*5, 3.

White to play and mate ill two moves.

THE RECENT CHESS CONGRESS

I The North Island competitors at the recent I Chess Congress, and also Hie two Australian i champions, Messrs. Vincr and Crackanthorp, ai--1 lived in Wellington on January 12. Mr. SainsI biiiy, who i- .severing a fix year.-.' connection with the Argentine in .order to settle in Gis- ; borne, and .Mr. Fritz Kuniiner (Muurieeville) left I by tliu Napier train. The two Australians left j tor Sydney by the Wtirriinoo later in the day, : local enthusiasts showing them as much as posj stole of the city ill lie few hours tit ilirir disposal. The vi.siting chessplayers have expressed themselves highly pleased with the conduct of ; ill- recent, tourney and with the standard ol I chess in Now Zealand. Mr. Vincr. who is emj ployed m the lias Company's office at Perth. 1 only gets ,i fortnight's leave per annum, and it, | was only through not having had a holiday for three years that ho was able to make the trip 1 to Clii.'st.-linreh. It is therefore difficult to see ; how Mr. Viner will be able to defend the Nov, Zealand championship at Dunedin a year hence ! - much as our players would like, to have another i visit, from him. and also, of course, from Mr. i C'rakauthorp. Hiving exhausted his holiday m ; t'lirietchurch, Mr. \ mer cannot, of course, now , pi. iv his- projected match in' Sydney with Mr. Cr.ikanthoip, tin: New South Wales champion, ; who ha* called on Mr. Viner to defend hi* title to •the championship of Australia. The. difficulty I will probably be got over by Mr. Crakauthorp, ' who is in tie- employ of tin- Hank of New South I Wales, arranging a temporary exchange of j dines with one of the Perth oierks, the match i Ix'iug played during the evenings (as was donei ! in the previous match when Mr. Viner defeated I Mr. Witfim by 7 to 1 and 3 draws). Mr. Crakau- | thorp is only 21 years of age, lour years younger than his lival. Owing to the intense heat, and the fad ihat j lie- t'Jiristchurch Chamber of Commerce room i hat ,: gln,-.» root and no ventilation, the majority I of the placers were on I lie sick list long before ; ihe touin'ev closed. Messrs. Barnes, .lames, ! Stew lit. and the two Masons were perhaps the j worst sufferers, bill others, including Mr. HrierI son. the Auckland representative, were also indisposed. The live highest New Zealand scores t were made bv member.* of the Wellington Chess (In!,, viz. :•-'»!. Davies, 134 (third prize): F. Kummer. 13 (fourth prize): Hari.es ami .1. 1 Mason, each 12' (divide, tilth prize); and Blake i Mason, 12. The recent championship tournament posi sessed maiiv other features of interest to de- ', votees of the pastime, and it will probably be regarded, lor a long time '," come, pays one of the competitor.?, as New Zealand's " biggest and Im-,-;. congress." The alienee of Messrs. Ilollnis (Taranaki) and W. K. Mason (Wellington), who are coinmonlv regarded as the two strongest Olivers ill the colony, lias naturally been much regretted. ~,„-. , Before competitors dispersed at Chi istehureh a tribute was made to the services of the secretin- of the tournament, Mr. V.. S. Pasroe. Tuts consisted of a presentation pipe, suitably en- ' graved Tin recognition was made by Mr. j Kellio". of Welling.on. on behalf of the players, I who congiatulaleil Mr. I'ascoe on the uthusi- ' asm he had displayed in their interests-, and the j admirable manner in which he had earned out 'the secretarial duties of the tournament. Mr. Ke'lhng. on behalf of the competitors, also presented -old brooches to Mrs. I'aeooe and Miss Eva I'a.-eoc tor their kindness in dispensing refreshments each day and evening. Another of the games played in the late

toiii-nev (fourth round) is Riven below. It is pi-actirallv a game at edits, as Black gives away •i .a,.,,. piece on his sixth move. Ho atom's lor this in- ~|,-v-r subsequent play, but Ins wary v , ~',,,.,„', ~),(„ .;i steers through traps and i.itf-iIN and maintains the advantage conceded t,. the- end: - tyi'KKN'S A MBIT DEi LISED. White. 'I less. Sexton (W. tun: Black. S. (Yak:ititliol'p (champion N.S.W .1. I I'.m 4 |'<J 1 21 y U (dl -lit," ■" V oil 4 -f'-K i *S "vlt el li.vl' ell '~ Kt Oil • Kt-lxH 3 -') K H -I! llarh 1 4 H-Ki. 5 -yi<t-y .. 30 k Kt-O-Kt 4 cli ;, p-K .' -B-Kl. . .l KB 2- III! i cli 0 l?xK: Ktxll in ' .'.■: K-K -BxW „ 7 o-l{ ■' i' In B-y 2 V, e\H (II V M 'L" ;- y \|. HI! 3 34 [xl-K -J- K-h - 'i 7..,, ;-, - Titles •'•' «-KKI m-u •> ~, it. -. ■ K-K -*> Cxi' OxMl' , ,1 m II ?>■ " H •'" Olt-KK; y-It 7 ,- ... Kt-K Kl-O - c-OK-Kt. y-n 8 it, Kix»-IM<I -I V!, : ', Kl O l! ,', , 14 o-li 4-r-K 4 (1.l 40 KK-Ki I y-B » , i-,;,;,, Ml I'-K - "1 Kt-B 4- CM! j 11 I.' 2 l'-l< '. 4 '' ,! - |<r V II ' 7 H-Kt 4 11-Kt 5 43 KK-Q It 4ch i 1;-; w-o-y-w 44 hn '■}" ~ , 1 0 1- 1 v 4" Kill 3 ■'> K-K 2-K-lt j o it-it .-.- it Ki 46 R-'»' 7-4J-JI 4 '! q-K ■>— Iv-li 4/ It (K.'l- -yh't 2—K-B4 V l'-KKt. 4—Kixl" o-l 48 K-IJ -"'<-'<;.-> '>:, |.. ;-,_ |-.K. 4 49 Kt-K : -VV, 4 ! '-i ItxKt -l'-K 4 '0 11-Kt 8 KKt 4 V, p. |{ ? ~,!- M H-KI! 8-Q-R 6 20 Pxl'-KvCJKtl' -'- '*•'<' K-l! j And Willie win*. ~,, \„ tmlooUed-t'oi slice of lock for White. ~,, c a -u-aiu'c oversight for an experienced nl-iver like Mr. t'lakainhorp. u...1',.\K! cli 01 Oxß would have saved the piece. lie Inviting the capture of the unprotected uiw but White, not earing to enter into the (•0111plie.itions likely to arise therefrom, takes the "'le') \u iiigeiiions move, :inlici|>.uiiiir 23 BxKt— I |..|{ 4. v. nil .1 winning attack, hut it- is cleverly I .uriied I'V While. . ' ',',, The' |>:otpired rook is declined at this i ' ; ( ',~i *~- now a-ecpied. a- the y support* the j I KT. and she her.-elt presently receiver aid tiom ihe tl'i'ie.'.' Kinp. j '",,, \ V| ,!, two 1 !.,',, and K. While has ■• lore,, .j,.,,,,..-' ami pilots his game home sately. I \t the i'ii'.i.-li he was heartily congratulated as I ]„.,,,, the litsi to "taste Australian blood."

j I'HOI'.LKM POSERS OF NEW ZEALAND. The London correspondent of this journal writes:—To the Times Mr. Alain ('. White is i-Diiiinuing his if-iies of note." 011 "Problem Comnosers (Chess) of New Zealand," the two persons with whom I"' deals on this occasion being \h-ssrs. .I.ones and Tliom.us Sexton. Four problems i,v"the luriner are given and tout b\- the latter, ': lt , 'of which. No. 930. is illustrated. In the Ictierpre-s Mr. White writes: "These two comnosers are brothel*. Tiny e;ime to New Zealand about 18£0. Thom-ns Sexton has been a nlaver m Kugland, but not finding surlicieiit, opportunity tor play 111 the colony, he turned his ■mention to problems, and also taught his brother. Both have found chess problem? an ■idmirablP recreation and an instructive study. dallies Sexton has been a farmer, and a fairly I - ;,,i,,i,. eoii.p"-ser. though his brother -uipasses ! win with a total 01 over 300 comjn -itiens. 'Hie l„„|.lems of the Sexton brothers have |, IV .„ , rv poimlir in New Zealand, where liriglniiesa of ~!, ' cmiil? without, special regard lo the ~,ii--...ii oi model mate.', and I think their work IS known to readers of the K.C'.M. end of some of the standard columns Thomas Sexton won Dial and third prize? in the Leeds Mercury letter competition in 1895. in which K. Pradigua't took the cir<joud and fourth places. He has also •* iiuiubci: or initial problems for

special occasions in New Zealand. In Mr. Sexton's opinion dieultv is the prime requisite of a good chess problem, for without that the very word problem is a misnomer. Beauty covers almost all the other essential points; for economy, naturalness of position, and (he like all help to make a. problem beautiful, and with these added the more difficult, it is the better it. is. Of hit*- yean the unfortunate criticisms of one of his productions ha* discouraged Mr. Sexton from publishing :mv more of In- problems. But we hope this reticence will soon he overcome, for his compositions arc generally above lie average in clearness of idea."

"All we like sheep have gene astray." Some English chess editor, wither slinky 111 his Amipodean geography, not quite sure whether Anstruli.i was in New Zealand or vice versa, gave currency 10 the statement .some time in November that Mr. Vincr had won the championship c: New Zealand. This has been copied into several die*? columns. The ('lie.--. Amateur for December follows suit, and extracts from The People the following brilliant mix-up: -"Chess would appear to be in a very nourishing condition on the other fide of the globe. Mi. v.". S. Viner recently won the championship of New Zealand after .i severe struggle. A tttnd has been raised to meet his expenses dining the contest, which involved much travelling ovr great, distances. At a meeting held at Perth, N.Z.. it was resolved to apply the surplus towards another fund to enable the new champion to take part, in the next Ostein] Tournament. From all sides we heat excellent accounts of New Zealand chess, and Mr. Viuer's debut will be watched with no small measure of good l will and confidence."

Austro-Ilungary can probably produce a larger number of strong chess masters '.'nan any other country. The Vienna Club has. says the Field, arranged a tournament, which was to commence on January 10, in which the following native plavers 'will be engaged :-- Maroe/.y, Sehleohter. 'Marco. Dr. Perlis, Wolf. Professor Hetger. Vidmar. Dtiras, Tarlukawer, and l.oev.y. The list will he completed by the. admission of Mioses and Spielmann from Germany. The Brooklyn Chess Club have accepted Hie challenge of the. City of London for the annual cable match, but- they have made the proposal to finish the match in one day. as they cannot, obtain the use vi the cables lor two consecutive day.-.