CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15002, 25 May 1912, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. CHESS. " Tenei."—Your solutions of 2845 and 2346 are correct/ " M.F."— solution of No. 2845 is correct, " Q."— 2843 and 2845 correctly eolved, bub wronglv numbered.. • " E.C.L."—No*. 2843 and 2844 correct. Ylc are not afraid. • Believe you still take 6J. DRAUGHTS. . W. Adams send* correct solution of No. 1678, but claims a draw by varying at Black's second move. .This will be dealt with next week. Thanks are returned to Mr. Adams, for original problem, which will appear later SOLVERS' REMARKS. ' No. 2843 (De Jong).— " neat corner two-mover with lurking stalemates." Q." No. 2844 (Geary) "Key not difficult, but variations very puzzling." — F.0.L."

f SOLUTIONS. No. 2843 (De Jong).— R-K 4. No. 2844 (Geary).— Kt-K 3. If 17. K-Kt 7; 2 B-Q 4 oh, K-B 7; 3 Q-B 2, mate. .'HI.. K-Kt 5; 55. B-B 5 ch, Kxß; 3 Q-6 6. (If 2 . . K-R 4; Kt mates. If 2 K-B 6;.Q-B 2 mate.) If 1 . - BxP; 2 Q-Q 4 ch, K-Kt 6, 3 Bxß, mate. If 1 . . P-R 7; 2 B-R 5 ch, K-Kt 7; 3Kt mates. 11l . . P-B 4; 2 Q-B 2 eft, K-Kt 5; 3 Q-B 4, mate. (If 3 . . K-Q 5; 3 BxP, mate.)

PROBLEM No. 2847. (By A. Botes, Manchester.— priw American Chess Bulletin Tourney, section II.) Black. 3

Whitb. 9.

Is4BB, 285, pK6, 4q3,' p2kPlßl. S7. lspP4, lbS5. White to play and mate in two morel.

PROBLEM No. 2848. (By Rav. K. Tbait.br.—First prize " Samostatno*ti" Tourney.

Black, 12.

Whim, 10. q*3BlK, lppi>3Q, r3p3i lp2kS2, lplSlplP, IPSPbI, P2P4, 8 White to play and mate in three mores.

Another fame from the San Sebastian tournament. The score in from the Field. The note* marked (H) are from the same source. Those marked (E) are from the Daily News. The play is most ingenious and interesting :— Qusis's Gambit tmchzsm. White, Marshall. Black, Schlechter. 1 P-Q 4-P-Q 4 18 Kt-K 5-Q-Q 3 (f) 2 P-dB 4-P-QB 3 (a) 19 KtxKt-BPxKt 3 PxP—PxP 20 QxKt QR-Kt 1 4 Kt-QR 3-Kt-KB 3 21 QxBP-Rxf 5 Ktß 3-r-Kt-B 3 22 P-QR 3 feV-Q-Q 4 6 B-B 4-P-K 3 23 P-R3 (h)-Q-R 7 7 P-K 3-B-Kt 5 (b) 24 QR-B 1-O-Kt 6 8 B-Q 3-Oastlea 25 P-QR 4—R-R 7 9 Oastleß-Kt-K 2 (c) 26 P-lt 5-Q-R 6 10 R-B I—Kt-Kt 3 , 27 R-B ft-QKt 5 fl) 11 B-Kt 3-B-Q 2 28 Q-R 6-RKt 1 12 Q-Kt 3-BxKt 29 Q-Q 6Q}-Q-Kt 2 13 Riß— 5 (d> 30 KR-B I—O-Kt 7 14 BxKt-Pxß 31 R (B 5) B 2 (kY-R-R 8 15 B-B 7-Q-K 2 32 QxR ch (])-QiQ JS J&Si, ■ 6 T I !P 5 W 55 RxR-Re«lgns(m) 17 K.txß-Qxß '

(a) Not & commendable variation. The open QB file is more favourable to White than to Black —(H). (b) B-Q 3 would be the preferable alternative "—V*).; (0) He cannot dislodge the B with Kt-KB 4, because Of 10 BxP ch, followed by Kt-Kt 5 cb -(H). (d) B-B 3 should have been played at once— (E). , B-B 3 wpuld probably be followed by 14 BxKt and Kt-K 5-<H). (e) Of course, if KtxKfr, 17 PxKt, and at least a pawn falls —(E). 16 . . KtxKt; 17 PxKt, would leave the threat of B-Q 6 and the KtP as well— (f) If Q-K 2, 19 KB-B 1 is. very strong—(E). * (g) Marshall intends to keep bia valuable passed pawn—(H). (h) The reply to R-B 5 might be B-B 1, with a probable recovery of the pawn— (i) B-R 8 would have been of no avail either— (H). (j) Threatening: R-B 8 ch— (k) A very pretty move which works forcibly— (H). (1) A very pretty winning—(E). (m) The rook's pawn cannot be atopped— The passed pawn supported by the rooks wins easily—

The annual meeting of the New Zealand Chess Association will be held on Monday. Apart from routine business, the principal item for discussion appears to be Mr. H. L. James's motion to rescind the rule requiring congress competitors hailing from the same family or club or centre to meet in the opening rounds, which rule, we understand, has now been in force for over 20 years. We consider it a wholesome rule. Blood is thicker than water, and temptation should not be deliberately placed in the way of players. We venture to predict the rejection of Mr. James's proposal by a substantial majority. The London Field cays:— Chess is progressing with rapid strides, and the demand for first-class chess cannot ha stifled, even in countries where no first-class players . exist. The consequence is the increasing number of masters' tournaments. We have in this country a larger number of talented amateurs than, in any other, not excepting even Russia. At the annual meeting of the New South Wales Phees Association, held on April- 16, it was decided to hold a chess soiree on May 16 in honour of the State champion (Mr. Spencer Orakanthorp), who, leaves a few days leter 1 "for England to compete in the English championship tournament. A sub-committee was appointed to make arrangements ' for the starting of an inter-club competition -to be played in the city, and also to d-raft conditions for the holding of an Australian chess congress in 1913, to be submitted to the various Australian chess associations for ney Mail. Mr. J. H. Blake won the last two games In his tie match with Mr. 0. A. Thomas for the championship of the City of London Chess Club, so for the first time wins the cup and championship medal. Three games were sufficient to decide the tie, the first being drawn, though all three were long and hard-fought. Mr. Blake has almost won the championship on at least two previous occasions, while Mr. Thomas tied for second prize last- year with Mr. Mitchell. The newly-formed Wellington East Chess Club tried conclusions on May 21 with the Wellington South Chens Club, and wag worsted by five to three. The new club was handicapped by the absence of Mr. Hicks and Dr.-de Latour. In the Wellington Chess Club play has commenced in the annual handicap tourney for the Petherick trophy. E.ich competitor is supplied with a card showing all his fixtures. This enables a plaver who foresees that he will he unable to attend on any particular date to advise the committee* and his opponent, and- make arrangements accordingly. The idea is good. Such a practice paves the wav for a strict enforcement of the tournev mies. The committee of the Auckland Chess" Club has always been too las in this respect. Competitors have frequently suffered from the vagaries of their opponents; or, as our frie.ncl Ferguson would sa.y. their . "unpunctilimill"