CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14235, 4 December 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

-* _ TO CORRESPONDENTa ■' ' ■ ■ Chess. '' The receipt of prize-money : h«> been •J* 110 *' ledged vby Messrs. Adkins and F. O. Leggew. ■.-•• M Problem No. 2594.-Solved also by F.C.L, " Q.,'! and " Tenei." ■■■;.- < >.''.',™„ r »' __j So. 2595,-Solved i also *? by " F.O.L. .and

"Tenet."••■:'■.' •»!-'• • ' '~j. ;.-„-/'» i,'« ».|„ •' No. 2596.-Solved by " Q.," ," M.A.0., Alex., and " M.M." r , ' , ._. m,, F.K.— be plea*ed to. receive- game. v in« other will be given at the same time. ~-■.. ~ ■ " Q." makes a good suggestion ; that ,in v»tt» j solution con testa the prizes be not giveni in money, ,' but that certificates, suitable - lor ( Iran in?, be awarded Instead." The proposition is well worth .considering. . .■ •-:■'■;■ i*- -;.*■.:_ _.__ • F.C.L." says: "ID think you made •.▼"J, equitable adjustment • of. the i small' sum you baa, to apportion." - :....- ' .--■ • •.> >'■ :>., -~\ ■■■.•■. :,.DRAUGHTS. - .'■' :'_.-'■■ ':". Problem ' No. 1549.-Solved . also» by .P. < Morrison and J. ■■ Heavey. ;.-' ■' •. '• „ ". . * w „-. ; No. 1550.-Solved also by J. Seed and P. Mor- .' No.' ; *1551.—, by John Irvine, J. Heavey. and A. Howe. %■' ■<-.>■ ,_ ... ; L :«;»uU« M?. P. Morrison says:-' In looking over score of game 942, I wondered » > Black could draw. At. the ninth from the end, the position, unless I : am wrong, stands: Black 5, 20, 23, kings U, 29; White ft, 18. 30. kings 6, 16. White to pUg. 30- 25, ■, 22—15. 14-9, 29-2. 16-19- ; « ffif "** plays 5-14 s instead of 15-24. ■ can,' he draw as follows: 6-10, 15-6, 19-1. «da draw seems possible."-'lf Black" plays 5-14, j wmte wins at once by 19—19. • r • ' V " , ■ SOLUTION PROBLEM No. 2592. . Key: Kt-B 6. ~■: SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 2593., 1 K-K 4-Rxßdbl. ch 2 KxP-any, 3 Bxß mate. . lßxl'disch, 2 It-Q 5 dbl ch-K-B 3,-3 B-q& mate..... . • ■- ' ; .

PROBLEM No. 2598. ~ ' (By ABTHTO E. GBlMaiuw; from Tidskrift lor ■ T ;-.■., . ;: Sohack.) =;''/." " : V '.■'<■ ' \

Black, 7.

••'■ ■ White, 8. • 4K2Q, 8, 8, p581,«81p5, klrKtKt2R, plps, rIRS. White to play and mate in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 2599. (By JOSEF Khbjcik. i From the Australasian.) Black, 5. •

. 'whim, 9. ; 8, 8, 2pp182, 2ktKtlP2, P3klPl, KbßlKt3, 4P3, 8. White to play and mate in three moves.

NEW ZEALAND CHESS CHAMPION- " _ ship,: * . ". 'v ■ A meeting of the Congress Committee of the Auckland Chess Club, was herd on November 29, under the presidency of Bev. H. B. Winglield, Mr. K. Barends being hon. secretary. : The names of Messrs. Fleming and Malcolm, as representing the Workingmen's Chess Club, were added to the committee. The latter club, in addition to placing their large social hall at the disposal of the Congress for playing purposes, > has also undertaken to provide refreshments to the competitors during the progress of play, and were warmly thanked by the committee (or the generous offer. After hearing the results of Mr. Davis' canvas for funds, and- taking. Into' consideration the i £15 contributed by the New Zealand Chess Association, it was resolved to : allot prizes as under:—lst, £20 and championship; 2nd, £10 3rd, £5; 4th, £3; sth,*£2. A brilliancy prize is usually donated by a supporter of the association, but so far no provision is made. • ! Play usually begins on Boxing Day, ■ but the opinion of Southern clubs was taken as to the advisability of commencing the day after. The matter was left in the hands of the Auckland Committee, and that body decided i it would be: better to start on December 38 (Tuesday), so as.. to permit competitors the enjoyment of the holiday. Judging by. reports from the South it appears likely that the number of entries will be quite equal to the 1906-7 'Congress, when Messrs. Viner and Crakanthorp participated. ; , WELLINGTON CHESS CLUB. At a committee meeting held on November 30 Ur. E. W. .retherick' (president) occupied the chair,. Messrs. John Mason and H. L.. James were' chosen to represent the club at the annual tournament to decide the championship of New Zealand. v Two remits, received from - the ' New, Zealand Chess Association, were ; next dealt with. It was unanimously decided to'support the proposal to establish an adjudication board to deal with i unfinished games in inter-club telegraphic contests, etc. The nam's 'of Messrs. B. J. Barnos, W. E. Mason, and A. I. Llttlejohn, are being submitted as Wellington's quota to i the proposed adjudication board. The question of allowing the " Tiets " system of allocating prizes to be used nt the annual championship tourney of New Zealand, was. next - discussed.■ It was finally decided rto instruct the club's delegates to the association to oppose the Tietr, system. The chairman brought up a question that has received some attention in America and elsewhere, vie., the introduction of a i badge, indicating that the wearer is a chess-player. In this way hundreds of games might be , played annually ■ on trains, steamers, etc., that would otherwise never be contested at all. The president submitted a very pretty miniature silver knight as a specimen badge, and kindly offered to furnish a supply to the club's members if the idea of a badge found favour. It was decld?d to bring the matter up at the December meeting' of the New Zealand Chess Association, with the idea of getting concerted action throughout the Dominion. Each affiliated '< club is ,to receive a specimen badge with a report 'of the meeting referred to. • A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. retherick for his kind offer to the club in connection with this matter. In the play-off for second prize in the annual handicap tourney, Mr Still, who was conceding the odds of pawn and move, finally won.

AN ODDS GAME. The following game (played at Miskolc*. 1898) is from Charousek's M.S. collection, in which he concedes the odds of Q-Kt. Score and notes from Field:— •- •-" . ... King's Gambit Declined. j (Remove White's Q-Kt.) White, Charousek ; Black,. Ferenczy. 1 P-K4-P-K 4 13 BxKtch-Fxß 2. P-KB 4-Kt-QB 3 , 14 P-B 5-B.xP 3 Kt-B 3—P-Q 3 - , 15 Rxß-Pxß 4 B-B Kt-B 3 (a) ; 16 Q-R 5 ch—K-B 5 Kt-Kt P-Q 4 17 B-l! 6 K-Kt - 6 PsQP—KtxP.(b) 18 QxP-Q-Q 3 (f) 7P-Q4-PxQP 19 K-KB— 3 8 Castleß-B-K 2 (c) 20 Q-B R-Q (g) 9 KtxßP— 21 Q-Kt 3 ch—K-0 4 . 10 Q-R 5 ch—K-B (d) 22 Q-Kt 8 ch—B-Q 11 BxKt—P-KKt 3 (e) : 23 QxH ch—BxQ 12 Q-R 6 K-K 24 8 mate. ; , (a) R-Kt 5 is indicated here. If 5 P-B 3, then 5 . . . Q-2, 6 Q-Kt 3, Kt-Q, etc. (li) Too dangerous. Kt-QU 4 would have been better. • ' • , ' '•. , . '■■■■ ' (c) QKt-K 2 might have been tried. - (d) If P-Kt 3, then 11,. BxKt ch, ; and the attack would not have been less violent. (e) Q-K would have been better now. '•;>/, •(0 0-QB would have-been a better defence. , (g) A difficult position. 20 . . . —P-Q 6 ;' 21 PxP—B-B 4eh J 22 K-K—R-K would have been the alternative. '- Now a forced mate follows.

Mr. Claude R. Salisbury' will represent the Gisliorne Chens Club in the annual contest lor the Dominion chess championship. . ' \ ;'

The annual inter-State * chess match by telegraph, between New South Wales and Queensand, was. played pn November 15 (ten ■ a-sidc). The latter did not win a game, hut drew at four boards, while the score of New South Wales was four wins and four draws, making it 6-2. Two unfinished games were referred to Mr. Ksling, of Melbourne. ' ... "• • . ,-; -

A match that has been looked ; forward to for some considerable time began on October 18, at the Grand Cercle, Paris,' between Lasker -and Janowski. The contest is due to.the generosity of the Parisian amateur, M. Nardus, Who gives MOOfr. tothe prise fund, while M. Sauber contributes IOOOfr. and- th« Grand Cercle will : present a handsome honorarium to both players. , It .is expected that the match of thirty games between Lacker and Schlechter,-will begin in December. Newcastle .Weekly Chronicle. • : ; -,

.';' A ' handsomely-framed group -. of photographs, showing all: the presidents of, the Otago Chess Club, was hung on the walls of the club room recently, and makes an '■• excellent s addition to j the picture gallery of which the club is the proud possessor. The letterpress indicates that Mr. • E. E. 0. Quick, who is still i hale and vigorous, : was the ■ first occupant of the presidential chair, and that he held sway from 1884 until 1888. . In chronological order Mr. Quick's successors were: —Mr. C. S. Reeves, 1888-90; , Dr. W. M. ,St«nhouse, 1890-94; Robert A. Cleland, 1894-95; miliam Elder, 1895-96; H. J. Cleland, 1896-97; Rev. Canon B. M. King, 1897-98; 0. Balk, 1898-93; J, Edwards, 1899-1900; A. It. Barclay, 1900-01; L. Warsaw.l9ol-02; T. .Johnstone, 1902-03; Jame». Crow, 1903-04; John Stone, 1904-05; Rev. A. T. Chodowski, 1905-6; ' S. S. Myers, 1906-07; J. H. F. Hamel, 1907-08 G.D. Wright, 1908-09; and J. J. Marlow, 1909-10. With ; the solitary exception of Mr. William Elder, who died some years ago,' all the presidents are in . the land of.. the ; living. In fact nearly all of them arc residents of Dunedin at the present time, and still active members of the Otago Chess Club,—Otago Witness.