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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15056, 27 July 1912, Page 4 (Supplement)

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. CHESS. ■ H.F. Purnell.— solution of. PioM«n 3858 is correct. Other items. noted. ■.. -~< ■•;.,_:» "C.U."-Gh.l to, hear from you. lou have mtxlo a very good Beginning. &60' ana ■ imt. ar« both right, and thev are not easy. V-" ■' " F.O.L.'22£C-i correct. ; /,•;

1 '-'■■'- ..;■"•'•'■.'■: DRAUGHTS. .'- ." ''■«'■' P. Morrison.—Thanks for ■■•.report. tour sow-. tions. ot 1634 and lt3o appear to fill the but, . but a controversy has arisen between some-« I our experts.as to' the former. See notes m wis , and last issue.' '* ■.'■'■ '■' ■-: ■' ''" -. -.- T. Itsmage (Hora Hora).—Your solution ot >0. 1666 is correct. '''■-.- . ■'■ ;„ : " Taipo " writes in reference to Mr. Henderson's correction or Problem So. 1684:—Position Black 9, 12, 20, kings on 22, 27; While cO, *», 23, kings on 15. 11. Black to play ••^< a *Z%: 20-24(a), 13—16,12-19.15-10 v 9—l3\c). 10-1 13-17, 15—10, 22— 30-2& draws. (a)- Mr. Henderson's move to win- <b) My move to W«■• («•) 27-23, 11-16,.0-13, 16-20,.24-27, 20-16(e). 27-31. 10-15, 13-17(0. 15-24, 2.V-27, *-2p draws, (d) II 11—16, Black wins by 1&-23, 28—13, 22-18." (eV If 20-24 or IC—ls Blr.ck wtas. (0 Here "Taips" trips. Instead play 22—26, 15-24, 23—S?, and White loses.—D.E.] "Glerjflcld" also points, out the 15—10 move, but sends no play to support the draw. v'?"* field" adds: ■* If Mr. Henderson can establish a win he will have done 'a neat piece-of wont. "Amateur" asks:—"ln playing- a game ot draughts there is a roan to be-taken and the opponent places another roan to be taken, making two men thai, may be-captured, would it .'co/npuleorv to take the man which was lew open'first."— No, it , would be optional. >

SOLVERS' AWARDS. • In response to our invitation to review the problems that have appeared in this column during the first half of this, year, "Q. , writes that he considers in the. two-move section honours are divided between So. 2837 (Blake) and 2841 (Mackenzie and tyiwrt. , In the- three-move section he gives " Fairlis" first place for ho. 2824 ( wairoa.". please note!), and for pwwirac accessit. is divided in opinion between two of Mr. Geary s quartette, but he does not, indicate which two. He adds that problems ought not to lie judged by cast-iron rules. We deterred publishing the above in' the hope that "F. 0.1.."' and Tend would give us their opinions: -

SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. So. 2860 ( Watcrhouse).— Kt-Kt 7. So. 2861 (Poynter).— 10-Q 3, BxP; 2 BsP, any: 3 K-E 8, mate. If 1 . . •'-■ EtsQ; 2 R-KKt 1, any; 3

K-Kt 8, mate. ' ■ . v, If 1 ... KB 1 (or P-Q 3): 2. Q-B o, any; 3. Q-KB 8, mate.. . -

PROBLEM No. : 2864. (Bv G. HEATHCOTB, Arnside.—First ■ prize, Revue d'Ecbecs.) Black, 7.

White, 7. b4b2, 3r4, 3pr3, 8, IKSS, 2PR4.Q3p3, SkBE. Whit© to play and mate in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 2865. (By J. B. FOY.VTEn', Elthatn.— contributed.) Black, 8.

2Q2, p4pSl, p4P2, 4b3, 285, IS6, p5Bl, 2BE3K. White to play and mate in three moves.

The following game was played in the recent Abbazia Tournament, ' The scores, and notes are from The People:—

KIXG'S KSIGHT GAMBIT. " White, Spielmann; BUcfc, Keti. 1 P-K 4-P-K 4 14 KtxP-Q-R 4 2P-KB 4-PsP 3.5-R-Kt sq-Et-Q so 3 Kt-KB Kt-KB3 16 P-B 4—B-K 3 4 Kt-B 3 (a)-P-Q 4 17 Kt-K 3~-PxP (d) 5 P-K 5-K&-K 5 18 B-K 4—P-QB 3 ■*' 6 &* 2-Kt-dB 3 39 P-Q 5 (e)-B.QB 4,f0 7 P-Q 3-Ktxlt 20 K-R sq-BxKt ■" 8 PxKt-P-KKt 4 £1 Pxß-KtxP . 9 Caetlea—K-KKt *q (b) 22 Bxß—QxP 10 P-Q 4—P-Kt 5 (c) 23 BxKBP—R-R eq iJ SVk' IT!'? 6 24 Kxm>! &>--Q «q 00 12 B-Q 3-Q.-R 5 25 QxP-Qxß 13 KB .4—PxP , 26 B-Kt 6—Resigns (i) (a) P-K 5 may also be played. Black could reply with Kt-K 4, ; bur. the knight is there expose,! to surprise, and not well posted for. the purpose of counter attack. ' . (b) BKt 2; 10, P-Q 4, cwtlee, might be suggested.. ..-.. White would . undoubtedly obtain an cmbarrasing attack, but we think the pawn could .be; retained. A less risky . and, perhaps, preferable continuation, is 9, P-Q 5.' " ■" (c) Tempting, but premature • - (d) If 17, P-QB 3, then- 13, PrP, PxP; 19, P-QB 4. ' (e) Fine play! If in reply PxP, then' itxP, and after the exchanges the queen conies into powerful action. • • ■ •:» .

(0 An ingenious counterstroke. ' If now 20, Psß, then KtxP; 21, Q-K 2, Ktxß; 22, RsKt, QxP (K 4) with doubtful issue. The position will repay examination. [r2sklrl, pp3plp, 2plb3, 2bPP2q, 2plßßpl, 453, PIP4P, 1B1&RK1.] V (g) A beautiful surprise. (h) There, is nothing' to be done. If KxR, White wins off-hand with Q-Q 7 ch and B-KB sqeb. (i) A timely resignation. The discovered checit is fatal in. every variation.

Another short game from the Napier congress. The notes are irom the book of the congress (abridged):— Q.P. Or EKING. White, Mr. G. A. Jones (Masterton); Black, Mr W. E. Mason (Wellington). 1 p.Q 4-P-Q 4 8 Castles (QK) (e)-PxKfc 2 Kt-KB 3—P-QB 4 (a) 9 Q.-sF—B-Q 2 3 P-B 4 (b)-P-K 3 10 BxSt-Qxß 4 Kt-B Jit-KB 3 11 Q-Q 2—Castles (OR) 5 B-Kt 5 (O-PjQP 12 1»-QR 3-Bxl> 6 QsP (d)-Kt-B 3 13 Kt-Kt 5 (f)-Kt-QR 4 7 Q-Q 2—P-Q5 ' Resigns (g) (a.) A thoroughly modern, variation, dating spparently from the Stockholm tournament of 1906, . . Adopted by Rubinstein in. his match with Mieses, the test move is said by Dr. Tarrasch to be *' much better than either of the defensive moves, P-K3 and P-Q83." (b) More ii(ma 1 here is l'-KJ. (c) So far,the moves are those, of Rubinstein v. Duras, 1908; but here the former played this, BB 4.' -. . .

(d) Better hero was KtxP; as it is lie loses much time and get* a very bad game. (e) But this i? mere blunder, due, apparently to the hallucination that after Black's PsKt, he could play QxQ mate ! »■& " , Pxß, J he ' 3 13 .. . % on - " K-B 2— Kt-Qsch, 15 St (or Q)xKt—rt-J! srh, winning the Q. But all roads lead to Rome. (?) A terrible warning against rash wandering from beaten paths.