CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14145, 21 August 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Problem No. 2562.—501ved also by " Fopotea and " F.0.L.," who both remark that similar ideas occur in No. 2558. " A.R." sends another " try," R.xP (R5), defeated by R-Kt 5. Another solver struck upon K-Kt sq, upset by R-B 5. No. 2563.—501ved also by " Wairoa " (" a wonderful problem "), " Hayseed." " F.C.L.," and " Popoten " (" a royal contest "). No. 2564.— also by " A.R.," " 5.W.," " F.C.L.," and " Wairoa." No. 2565.—501ved also by " Wairoa " (" a. beautiful problem "), and " S.W." (" very good "). No. 2566.—501ved by " M.A.C.," " Tenei," and " S.W." *' Tenei " writes with regard to No. 2567, that he is " past skylarking in chess." Entrance fee for solving contest received from " Wairoa." " Wairoa " thinks that problems with " cooks" should be withdrawn, and no points allowed. It has • been found necessary ■in some journals conducting solving competitions, towards the close of the contest, when several had even points, to give a problem containing several keys so as to act an a "separator." No. 2559.—" P.C.L." sends a full solution of this problem, but is unable to find the correct, continuation after K-Q 5. The results of the first section of the solving tourney will be given next week. DRAUGHTS. Problem No. 1535— Solved also by .T. Heavey. Problem No. 1537.—Solved by A." Howe ("very good.") P. Morrison.—" Lee's Guide " may be, obtained from Mr. 11. Mackay, bookseller, and the Draughts World through Messrs. Champtaloup and Cooper. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2562. Key: K-R3. SOLUTION OP PROBLEM No. 2563. 1 K-K 8-K-B 4, 2 K-R 7-K-K 5, 3 K-K 7-K moves, 4 Q mates 1 K-Q 4, 2 K-Q 7. etc. Problem 2563 was contributed to Checkmate in 1904 as an illustration of a proposed task for the American ' prolemists. The challenge was taken up, and some few months later Checkmate published six problems composed on the same theme, none, however, prettier than the example. The forcing of the adversary into " Zugswang," or a position in which any move is fatal, is effectivey illustrated in Loyd's four-mover.

PROBLEM No. 2568. (By A. F. Mackenzie.) Black, 11.

White, 12. 3ktbb2, Qlprtppl, 87, pIPP3p, KlKtk3r, IRKtIRFFI, 8,37. White to play and mate in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 2569. (By L. Collijn". From London Times.) Black, 6.

% White, 12. 601, 4plktl, 2p3ktl, BIP3KU, PlrkPßKtl, 7P, 2P4P, 4K3. White to play and mate in three moves. ' WELLINGTON V. DUNEDIN. Lively game played between R. J. Barnes, of Wellington (White), and G. F. Dodds, of Dunedia (Black), in the recent interclub match :— GBAECO COUNTER GAMBIT. 1 P-K 4-P-K 4 19 R-Q 3 (d}-Q-R 3 ch 2 Kt-KB 3-P-KB 4 20 K-Kt— 2 (e) 3 Kt-B 3 (a)—P-Q 3 21 QxP—K-K 4 P-Q 4—BPxP 22 Q-B 3 (0-Q-R 3 5 QKtxP— 4 23 P-QKt 3—R-Kt (g) 6 KtxP (b)-P.\Kfc 24 R-K-B-B 3 7 Q-R 5 ch—P-KKt 3 25 R-K 5 (h)—R-Q 8 KtxP— 3 (c) 26 R-KB R-Q 3 9 Q-K 5 ch-B-K 2 27 K-Kfc 2—B-Kt 3 10 Ktxß—Kt-B 3 28 Rxß ch—Rxß 11 B-QKt B-Q 2 29 Q-R 8 ch—K-Kt 2 12 BxKt-Bxß 30 R-QB 3 (i}-Q-Kt 3 13 B-Kt Q-Q 3 31 Q-Q B—RxP 14 axKt—Qxß 32 HxV ch— 2 15 Q-R 5 ch-K-B 33 Q-Kt 5 ch-K-B (J) 16 QxP—B-K 34 R-B 8 ch— 1 17 Castles (QR>-Q-Kt 2 35 Rxß ch—Resigns. 18QxP~QxKt Notes by Mr. R. J. Barnes. (a) Not, in the books, but a developing move can never go far wrong', the authorities recommend the simple move KtxP as giving White a " plus " game. ~,«.* (b) KKtxP would also have led to a lively bout. (c) Why not PxKt first? The next move no doubt paves the way for a quicker development of the queen's side pieces, but Black loses too many pawns at once, then 19 Q-R 3 oh, 20 (A) If 19 QxP at oiu-e, then 19 Q-R 3 oh. at K-Kt— 3, 21 Q-R 6-R-Kt 1, 22 P-Q 5«-Q-Kt 2, or *22 QxP-R-Kt 2, 23 Q-R 8 ch-K-B 2, threatening RxP ch. winning the Q. Black in any case should work up a hot attack. (c) B-QB 3 could be met by r-Q 5—P-Q 6, etc., or R checks, and then P-Q 5. (f) A wasted move, allowing the adverse queen to seize a moist formidable post in conjunction with the raking • position of the two bishops; 22 R-K 3 was much superior. (k) B-B 3 at once is preferable, preventing White getting KB on open tile. There would be nothing extra in the more plausible looking alternative of B-R 6. _ (h) With such an advantage in pawns, White is justified in offering the exchange, and so getting id of one of the obnoxious bishops. (i) R-KB 3 looks tempting, but Black could retort with Q-K 7, practically forcing R-B 3, and then ignoring the threatened RxP ch, might continue with RxP, keeping up a pressure on the QBP, etc. (i) This loses a piece. Q-Kt 3 was the only reply, in which case White intended to exchange Q's, and take the remaining pawn. The pawns should win eventually.—Otago Witness.

Mr \rthur E. Remington, member for Rangitikei, whose death (at the age of 53) was recorded on August 17, was a competitor in the 1895 Chew Congress, and though not, obtaining a place la the prize list, proved himself a doughty antagonist. He has also put up, some good games in the matches, Civil Service and Legislature v. Wellington Chess Club. , , , , Another chess and draughts club has been established in Wellington—the Waterside Workers' Chess and Draughts Club—starting with a membership of over 50. The folowing are the first elected officers President, Mr. D. M - Laren M.P.; vice-presidents, Messrs. A. V. W. Munro, T. M. Wilford, M.P., and E. Borghetti. , M.D. ; secretary Mr. George G. Farland; committee, Messrs. J Ranger, H. Webb, and .1. Erickson. " Queen's Knight," in the Illustrated Western Weekly News, gives some pithy advice to his young solvers:—l. Avoid checking for key moves. 2. Avoid capturing for key moves. 3. Keys that restrict the Black king's movements, or cut off his retreat squares, should not be entertained. 4. Moving a White piece from an en prise position is a palpably objectionabe key. 5. Stopping a threatened check to the White king is bad. 6. Moving a piece from idleness into action is- rarely successful. Ido not mean to say that these keys never occur, but what I wish to convey is that they do not represent the original key, consequently, where they act, the problem is " cooked " (second solution) and the key has yet to be found. The delights of chess-problem solving are manifold, as the merest tyro will soon learn. Common-sense and reasoning play conspicuous parts in probem soving. Mr R. J. Buckley says m the Manchester City News that once in the course of a game of a tourney he' noted that if he were to make a plausible-looking move he would put his opponent in a- position to sacrifice queen and mate in four moves. He showed the combination to his opponent; and then, after a second, period of thinking time, made the very move that let in the brilliancy. Thereupon his courteous opponent " sailed in" and scored the win. Mr Buckley adds that in a Continental tourney Professor 'Anderssen once pointed out to an opponent that if he (Anderssen) were to move his king, a clever mate could be sprung upon him. Waving about his arms to indicate the necessary series of moves, he happened to touch, and was consequently compelled to move, his king. He was' forthwith mated in the manner that he had. pointed out. ___^__