CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13781, 20 June 1908, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. ' , ' ■■ CHESS. ■ ■«,.'' Problem No. 2442.— also by '' T.K." (" rather easy*'). Problem No. 2443.— also by " T.K." and "d" , Problem No. 2444—Solved also by "T.K. and J. Hudson Call it one problem, I call it six >• Problem No. 2445.—501ved also by O. Jonson, ' Amandus" (" Key splendid and mates neat' ), and J. Hudson (" the best of the «eries"). Problem No. 2446.—501ved also by " Amanda*" and "F.C.L." (*' capture key excusable in such a good problem"). Problem No. 2447.—501ved also by " Amandus." J. Hudson, and " Q." ("good as an initial effort, with many near tries"). Problem No. 2448. — Solved by " Knight," "F.W.," "R. 5.," and " Anumdus" (" very clever and artistic getting, and remarkable for 15 variations without the aid of .White pawns' ' Problem No. 2449.— by " Knight" and " Amandus" (" the king: of three-movers"). " Ouida" writes:—"ln older to keep up the interest shown in the recent problem-solving competition, if acceptable, to you, I would like to offer a prize of 10b ad on similar lines, unless you consider some alteration necessary. As an encouragement to continue on should one fail to solve the first. I would suggest that there be a second and third and even fourth prize, and to obtain funds for this purpose let each competitor on sending. in : the first solution enclose with it 2?." Thanks are returned .to " Ouida" for his generous offer. When the present tourney is done with, consideration will be given to Ilia starting of -another a. few weeks after. • ■A* " Ouida" remarks unexpected interest wag manifested in the solution tourney just ended. DRAUGHTS. T. Maekay writes in reference to Problem No. 1474. The" position was:— Black men on 5. 6. 9, 14, kings on 16 and 22; White men on 13. 21. 24, 28, kings on 3 and 7. In the solution given Black plays 16—20, 24—19, 20—24, 19—16. Instead of 19—16 Mr. Mackay plays 7—lo. which makes it. an easy win for White, thus reversing the terms of the" problem. The writer also tends correction solution of No. 1476. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2445. 1 Q-KB—KxKt, (K6), 2 Q-KR 5—P move*, 3 Q-Ktbmate. • r 1 . . . KxKt (Kt4), 2 Q-Kt6 eh— moves, 3 Q mates. •1 . . . K-K5. 2 Q-QKt5—P moves. 3 Q-QKt mate. 1 . . . P moves, 2 Q-KR 5 eh— move.?, 3 Q mates.

PROBLEM No. 2450. (By A. W. Daniel. Second prize in Western Daily Mercury Problem Tourney.) BLACK, 8.

White. 8. 2Qkt4, lp5K, 8, lplKtlP2, R2Ktk3, 7p, 8, Bblß2ktq. White to play and mate in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 2451. (By W. A. .Shiskmax.) BI.ACK. 4.

. White, 4. 8, 8, 4p82, 2p5, 2kpP3, 8, IRIK4, 8. White to play and mate in four moves. The above is the last problem in the currentSolution Tourney. CHESS PUZZLE. F.C.L. writes:— 1 send you below a chess puzzle, said to be propounded by Mr. Biackburne (but whether Mr. S.S.B. or the English Mr. 8.. my Informant couldn't say), and I think it would interest your solvers, if you gave it as an ' extra' ill this tourney with two oi! three points: — Take Ave chessmen (four of which are to represent queens and the other a rook) and place them in such a position that one or the other will command every square on the board."—The feat, is not difficult, and in accordance with "F.C.l>.>", expressed wish two points will be allowed for solution. INTER-STATE CHESS MATCH. Tho twenty-fifth annual match between NewSouth. Wales' and Victoria was played on June 8 bv telegraph. Mr. H. K. Grant captained the Victorian foam, while Mr. Bamford acted again as manager for tho New South Wales representatives. Two gomes (boards 2 and 5) were unfinished at call "of time, and go to Mr. it. Oharlick, of Adelaide, for adjudication. The. final result, however, must prove a substantial win for New South Wales. New South Wales. Victoria-. 1. Spen Crakanthorp i H. E. Grant ... i 2. J. C. Jacobsen ... * C. G M. Watson... * 3. T. M. Bradshaw i, G. Gunderson ... £ 4. VV. H. Jonas ... ! E. Ockenden ... I 5. L. S. Crakanthorp » C. G. Steele ... « 6. A. Bunyan ... 1 E. B. Loughran ... 0 7. J. A. Kinman ... 1 J. S. Stanley ... 0 8. Ben. Parker ... 1 G. A. Russell ... 0 9. E. T. Calvert ... 1 F. Dierich 0 10. Geo. Corkill ... !, A. Burr ... ... i

6 2 The following (from the Sydney Daily Telegraph) is the»game played at the top board:— * French Defence. White, Mr. 11. E. Grant, Victoria; Black, Mr.

S. Crakanthorp, N.S.W. I 4—P-K 3 ■ 22 s—BxKt (c) a p.O 4_p.y 4 23 Qxli—R-B 3 3 Kt-QB 3-Kt-KB 3 24 6-Q-KB 2 4 P-K S—KKI-Q 2 25 CJ-B 4—Kt-Q 2 5 p.KB 4—P-QB 4 26 Q-B R-Kt 3 6 Kt-B 3~KMiB 3 27 88-Kt-B 7 B-Kts—Kt-Kt3 ,28 P-KKt 4-Q-Q 2 8 Castles—B-Q 2 29 QxQ ch—KxQ 9 Kt-K 2-KtxKP (a) 30 K-B 2—R-K 3 10 BPxKt—Bxß 31 R-K RxR 11 Kt-Kt 5 !—P-B 3 32 BxR-K-K 3 12 KtxKP-Q-B 33 P-KR 4-P-Kt 4 13 Ktxß-RxKt 34 K-B 3-P-QR 4 14 KPxP— 35 B-R6— Kt-Kt 3 15 R-K-K-Q 36r-Rs_Kt-R 16 Kt-B 4-R-K 37 BO 2-Kt-B 2 17 RxR eh-BxR 38 B-B 4—Kt-Kt 4 ch 18 P-B 3 (b)-P-B 5 39 BxKt-Pxß 19 O-K B-B 2 40 P-R 3—K-Q 3 208-Q2-Q-Q2 41 K-K 3-P-Kt 5 (?) 21E-K-RB 42RI'xP-r-Rs(d) Drawn game. (a.) Premature; B-K 2 should be played. After this Black is on the defence. (b) With encli an open game this move is unnecessarily defensive. (jo) Forced. If R-B 3, then KtxP, followed hv B«Kt 5 '(d) Also nccessarv; had Black played PxP, a loss would have resulted. Blaee's 41st move was not strong. AUCKLAND CHESS. CLUB. The third round of the sealed handicap and championship tourney was continued on Thursday evening. Wins were scored by Messrs. Urierson,, iosking, Miller, Ewan, Wingfield, and Priestley. Messrs. Putman and Hosking played a draw "in the second round. The handicapper has arranged the competitions on the " ladder," and challenges were, immediately posted by Messrs. Gricrson, Cave, Ewen, McKay, and Wingfield against the Rev. Miller, Messrs. Harland, Barnard, Little, and It. H. Stewart respectively. OAMARU CHESS CLUB. At, the annual meeting of the Oamaru Chess Club the report stated that two club tourneys were held during the season. Mr. C. S. Bastion won the first prize in the knock-out tournament (a trophy donated by Mr. 11. Mowbray), and the Veil. Archdeacon Gould came second, winning the trophy presented by the club. In the sealed handicap contest Mr. A. D. Adamson came first, and secured Che prize offered by Mr. E. F. ArmStrong, while Mr. K. Familton, as runner-up, was awarded the club's trophy. The election of office-bearers for the ensuing year resulted as follows President, Mr. D. L. Patterson captain Mr. H. Mowbray, secretary and treasurer, Mr -H. P. G. Familton; committee, Dr. A. I. Garland, Messrs. C. Banks, E. F. Armstrong, A. L. Adamson, and J. Brown; handicapper, Mr. W. D Burns; delegate to New Zealand Chess Association, Mr. W. E. Mason. In recognition of his many years' services to the club the Ven. Archdeacon Gould, now stationed at Dunedin, was unanimously elected a life member. Mr. .T. A. Connell is going a-court-ing during the next week cr two. He leaves Wellington for Napier (court case against his late partner in W3iroa Guardian), then he goes on to Gig. borne (court case v. Oisborne Times for wrongful dismissal), etc. " The Hufct Chess Club is the proud possessor of a member who is 85 years of age, and only learnt the moves of chess some six weeks ago. Now, after playing only some 16 or 20 games, he distinctly outclasses his instructor— much younger' man as years go, but much older in chess. Mr. Fritz Kummer has just been gazetted a J P V match between the Wellington Working Men's Club and Hutfc and Petone Club combined was played on June 15 in the Social Hall of the. Wellington Working Men's Club. The. game betweeu Messrs. Conuell and Barnes (W.M.C.) at the ton board, resulted in a win for the latter. The final' tolly was thus—Hutt and Petone, 11 wins; Working Men's Club, 6 .wins.