CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13497, 25 May 1907, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. Problem No. 2342.—501V»d by ** M.A.C.," '•lions," " M-M.," "Knight," and " Alex." Problem No. 23*3.—> by - " H.J.T.," "M.M.," "Kops," "M.A.C.," and "Knight." SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2350. V/KiTK. Black. IQ-B8 . SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2541. j 1 Q-QB 7—KxKt. 2 B-K 4 cb-KxP, 3 Q-KB4mate ! 1 PxKt, 2 K-K—Any,, R-Q mate '■', 1 _PxP. 2 Q-B 3 ch—KxKt, 3 QxP mate 1 —P-K 4, 2 Q-Q 7—Any, 3 Q or R mates. _____ ■- PROBLEM No. 2344. y : (By C. T. Brock". From the Times, London.): ■. Black, S.''..

. White. 10. 2Kt5, 4plßl, 4Plktl. lplk3K. 2RIRp2, b2Ktip2, 3plP2, 3Q182. White to play and mate iii two -moves. ,

PROBLEM No. 2345. (An End Game Study, by A. TnorrzKY.)

Black, £>.

White. 4. ' 483, 8, 6Ktl,: 5p2, lr4pl, 6pk,*7b, 4K2Q. '- .White to play and win. A charming production, a little difficult, perhaps; j but solvers who succeed in mastering it will .be well iileased. ;• White should mate in five mover.' :.■..'': ? - . CHESS MATCH. , ' V Chessplayers in Auckland and neighbourhood are reminded that the Auckland Chess Club hold an " open night" at their rooms in His Majesty's Arcade, commencing at eight o'clock this evening.. AH players, are invited to be present.- !A. sides' match will*be ontested. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. rA match lias lately been decided in the United states between Mrs. C. I'. Frey, of; Newark,.N. J., and Mrs. S. .- R. Burgess, of St. Louis,; tor the title of Woman.; Chess ■ Champion "of the United States. ; By winning the sixth game, making, a| total of four to t one and one draw,' Mrs. Burgess h_a» assumed the coveted title. <' Mrs. Burgess .was .unable to - compete in : the American '.-..•Women's, Chess Congress > played'{-? last- year, v where. Mrs. • Frey Secured-first 1 honours, but she afterward* challenged the Newark player to the contest recently concluded. Appended is the first game played in the match—from the Times Democrat j ; .-> Queen's Gambit declined. -.-'.-'- White, ..Mrs. Burgess; Black, Mrs. Frey. i 1 p.Q 4-P-Q 4 18 B-B 5 ch-K-K 2■ ■ 2 P-QB 4—P-K3 ■ , 19 iJxR— RxB, 3 Kt-QB Kt-KB 3 20 Q-Kt P-QKt 4 • 4 Kt-B 3-P-B 3 ; 21 B-Q 2 (d)— 2 • . ■". 5 P-K 3— 2 22 B-Kt Bxß 6 P-B s—Kt-K 5 ' 23 Qxß ch— K-K 7 Q-B QKt-B 3 24 K-Kt 2—P-R 4 8 B-Q 3—KtxK 25 P-B 3—P-Kt .4. ■ , 9 PxKt—P-QKt 3 -6P-KR3—R-It ■' ''! 1 10 PxP— 27 P-R3— 11 Kt-K 5—Q-B 2 28 Q-Kt 2-Q-Q 3 (e) 12 R-QKt (a)— 2 29 QR-R—P-R 5 13 P-QB 4—B-Q 3 '30 P-B 4—Kt-K 5 14 PxP— / 31 KtPxP—PxRP 15 Ktxß—KxKtXb) 32 K-B 3—Q-Kt 3 : 16 3—P-R 3 ' 33 R-KKt—Kt-Kt 6 17 Castles—Kß-QB (c) 34 Q-Kt 2 (f)—Q-R 4ch ■. And White resigned. ,-. (a) Menacing KtxQBP, when, if QxKt ; 14 B-Kt 5 winning the queen. Black, however, plainly perceives and avoids the trap. (b) Probably best, for if e.g. KtxKt instead, I White might well elect to give 'up her K bishop for three pawns, by 16 BxP—P-KKt 3; 17 -BxP— Pxß; 18 QxKt ch, with a strong,attack. (c) An oversight; that costs the exchange, and [ should ' have cost ; the . game. QR-R 2, followed i by KR-QR seems in, order. • j (d) B-R3 at once would have saved "a. tempo." . (e) An excellent move, throwing White forthwith' on the defensive, and initiating a lively king's side attack that carries the day. : (f) A conclusive error, White manifestly overlooking the impending mate in two. 34 K-B 2 seems her only move, as then on Kt-K 5 ch; 35 K-B—Kt-Kt, 6 ch, etc. " STRUGGLE." : In his new book, entitled" Struggle," it has been Dr. Lasker's aim to elucidate the laws which govern struggles in general (says the Yorkshire Post), and, basing his reflections on the strategy of. a contest at chess, to offer, some considerations for the practical purposes of life.. Instead of "struggle," Dr. Lasker substitutes i the word " machee," by which he denotes con- ! tests of every description—from the instinctive act of an animal to the clash of armies. Everything in life is a . machee, we are hourly called upon either for defence (including the avoidance of danger), ■.? or.: attack, as the effect of a desire to do something of benefit to ourselves or others. Warfare naturally provides Dr. Lasker with many illustrations of the machee, and with considerable detail he describes the complicated manoeuvres of imaginary armies, expressing; his ideas by the aid of a liberal coinage of new words. It may, however, be questioned -whether the author's meaning is not somewhat obscured by the constant use of such terms as "tratoi," "jont," " armoostia," etc. But all this leads to the urgent message that Dr. Lasker has to deliver, viz., that the'main element for success is the economy of force. "For be it that humanity instinctively loves truth before all, or that it bates superfluous effort more than anything else; an idea which is clearly expressed and economical in its execution lias an irresistible power of impressing those to whom it is suggested. . On the other hand, an exertion without sufficient motive is felt as an affectation, almost as an. attempt to impose an untruth upon, us, and we invariably call it Ugly." ' . Wasted or misdirected energy injures all good and valuable work, and is. a sore hindrance to successful achievement in any form, and to point this moral, chess, Dr. Lasker claims, is the one struggle in which the intellectual element stands out most prominently. The principles valid for struggles have in the game of chess their purest expression. These principles are, briefly, development of forces,' selection of the very best manoeuvres to obtain advantages and attacking difficulties at the most vulnerable part.; This is Dr. Lasker's parable, which is set forth with- much worthy suggestiveness ' and many apposite . example* of the principles of work, economy, logic, and justice. . 'The book is a compact volume of 95 pages, and is issued by the Lasker Publishing Company, New York, at the price of 4s post free. SKITTLES. Below are three amusing examples of ekittle play:— :' ■'" ■ •■'■'A\.:■•;.'• .. •:. ' ■'.".'.'■-■ King's Gambit. 1 P-K P-K 4 4 Kt-B PxP 2 P-KB 4—rxP 5 KtxP— 5 3 Kt-KB P-Q4 7 Kt-B 6 mate ! King's Gambit.. 1 P-K 4—P-K 4 BP-Q4eh— 2 P-KB 4—PxP 9 P-QKt 4—BxP ch ' 3 Kt-KB 3—P-KKt 4 10 P-B BxP ch 4 B-B 4— 5 , 11 Ktxß—KtxKt 5 BxP ch-Kxß 12 B-Kt 2 ch—Kxß 6 Kt-K 5 ch—K-K 3 (?) 13 Q-K2ch—Kxß ' 7 QxP KxKt , 14 K-B 2 mate. The following extraordinary game, in which Black forces White's , resignation - in six moves, without moving any piece, is from the Milwaukee Sentinel:— White, X; Black, Professor Bruening. IP.Q4—P-Q4 . 5 BxKt— , 2 P-QB 4—P-K 3 : 6 B-K 5—PxKtP 3 B-B 4— 4 " 7 Resigns, as Black 4 Kt-QB 3— BPxP threatens B-Kt 5 ch On March. 26 a team of six English University players visited the House of Commons, and inflicted a heavy defeat on the half-dozen members of Parliament who were deputed to meet them, the score being 4i to li. Speculating on the result of the championship match Mr. .1. D. Seguin, in the course of an article in the New Orleans Times Democrat, observes :"Some: players' exercise a curious influence over certain opponents in match play— an influence that is almost psychological and that lias been often noted in the history of chess contests of the kind mentioned. Who does not recall, for example, ; the • singular results of the '. matches in the early •'-.' eighties'; between Mackenzie, Blackburne, and Mason, wherein Mackenzie invariably worsted Blackburne; Mason as consistently ! beat Mackenzie; and Blackburne as regularly: defeated Mason There are now more than 500 members on:the roll of the Vienna Chess Club; and the demands of space for play are such that the Committee of Management has been obliged to look out for .enlarged premises.