CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 1514, 9 November 1912, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. " Tenci."—Your (solutions of 2891, 2893, and 2894 arc correct, in addition to 2892 previously acknowledged. See note re 2891 below. " H." Your solution of 2891 is correct. See note below. ' '• F.C.T,."— 2891-2' entirely correct. V. inf. re 2891. < f " Janus" and " S.W." —Coo-oe. SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. No. 2891 (Sallkind).— author's key move <s Q-B 4, which leads to some pleasing mates in reply to 1 . . . PxP; or 1 . . . P-B 4, °f 1 • • • K-K 4. Unfortunately, there appears to be a second solution, commencing with Q-» ( I ' lc resulting mates are not to pleasing—iin « don't like the " cook." " Tenei and C.H., have hit on the latter solution, and t.0.t,. alone has found-both. No. 2892 (Geary).l Kt-R 3. 1. . . K-B 6 ; 2 Q-KB sq ch, K-K 6; 3 Q-Q 3. 2. . . KxKt; .'3 Q-B 4. 2. . . K-Kt 5; 3 Kt-B 6. 1 . . . K-K/6; 2 Q-KB sq, etc. 1 . . . P-Rt, 7; 2 K-Q 4, K-B 6; c Q-Q «q- 2..; P queens c/i; 3 KtxQ.

PROBLEM No. 2895. (By V. Maris.) Black, 10.

PROBLEM No. 2896. (By J. Holler, Copenhagen.) White, 5.

A most interesting game from the recent Masters' Tournament at Breslau between the American and English representatives, Messrs. F. J. Marshall (White) and Amos Burn (Black).

QUEER'S PAWN Opening 1 P-Q 4—Kt-KB 3 31 B-Kt 5-K-K 3 2 Kt-KB 3-P-Q3 32 P-KKt PiP 3 P-QKt —P-KKt 3 33 R-R 7--QR-B 1 4 B-Kt 2-B-Kt 2 34 B-B 6—P-O 4 5 QKt-Q 2—Castles 35 PxP ch—Kxp 6 P-K Kt-B 3 36 Kt-Q 2-R-K 3 7 B-Q 5—R-K 1 37 B-Kts-R-R3 8 P-Q 5 KUKt 1 38 P-KR —PxP 9 Castles ? KtxKP 1 39 RxRP— 10 Bxß(c)—KtxKt 40 R-Q 3eh—K-K3 11 B-Kt 2—Ktxll 41 Kt-K 4—P-Kt 3 12 BxKt—P-K 4 1 42 B-Q. 81—KKj 3 13 PxPc.p.—PxP 43 Kt-Kt 5 ch—K-0 2 14 Q-Q 4—P-K 4 44 B-B 6—R-B 1 15 B-B 4 K-Kt 2 (d) 45 BxP— l)xP 16 Q-Q 2—Q-B 3 46 Kt-B 3—R(B 7>QKt 7 17 R-K —Kt-B 3 47 R-Q R-Kt. eh 18 R-K 4—B-K 3 (e) 48 K-K i—R(Kt 7)-B 7 19 R-B 4-Q-Q 1 . 49 Kt-Q 4—R(li 7>-Q 7 20 R-R —l'-KR 4 .50 R-K P-I{ 4 | 21 B-B 1-rQ-B 3 51 B-Kt 3—R-KKt 7 22 Q-R 6 K-Kt 1 1 ' 52 B-B R-QR 7 23 lit-Kt Bxß 53 R-Q R/Kt 7)-B 7 24 Q-R 7 cli-K-B 1 54 B-Kt 3-R<B 7)-0 7 25 Kt-K 4 (0 — 2 55 R-K Kt-B 41 26 Q-B 6 cli (g)—Q-Kt 2 56 B-B KtxKt 27 I'xß— (h) 57 PsKt-ILxP 28 BxQ ch-K-B 2 58 B-Kt 3R,Q 6 29 R-R 3—Kt-Q 5 59 R-KKt IK-QR 7 30 P-QB 3-Kt-B 4 60 R-K 1-P-R 5 * White resigns. Sotce by Mr. L. Van Vliefc in the Hereford Times. \ (a) Of questionable value; the Kt is driven back home, but it causes Black 110 serious inconvenience. (b) And this was a slip, which cost a valuable pawn. (c) Realising that he has made a blunder, he now (rightly) prepares to play a desperate game, sacrificing the exchange, and keeping his two bishops lor the attack. But, against an old campaigner like Burn, it is a forlorn hope. (d) Not B-K 3, because of 16 KtxP! (e) Now, however, this move is quite safe. (f) All- extremely interesting, and showing what wonders a clever player can perform with an inferior force. He now threatens to win by B-K 6 ch. Black has just one move to save himself. K ( K3I 110,7 &I 1 6 Ch ' then K-K 2; 27 ' Kt 5 Ch ' (h) Of course, practically, (he game is nowover. It is, however, still most interesting and instructive to see the fight Marshall makes for thirty-three more moves. The game which Crakanthoip won bv time limit lorfeit from Rev F. E. llamond 'in the British chsunpionship, tourney was as follow* The score ia from the Field:— White, Crakanthorp; Black, Hamond. 1 P-K 4—P-QB 3 11 QKt-Q 2—P-KKt 4 2 p.Q 4-P-Q 4 12 P-B 4—P-Kt 5 3 PxP—PxP 13 RPxP—Kt-QKt 5 4 Kt-KB 3—Kt-QB 3 14 Q-Kt 3— K tiK11 > 5 B-Q Kt-B 3 15 P.xl»-_KtxOP 6 P-KR 3-r-K 3 16 QR-B 1-b.r 1 7 P-B 3—B-Q 3 17 Ji-Qlit S_ K R-Kt 8 CaetlesQ-p 2 18 Kt-B 1-K Q 2 9 R-K I—B-Q 2 19 R-B 2-R-Kt 3 10 B-K 3—P-KR 3 20 KR-B 1-Kt-K 2 Here Black exceeded his time limit, and had to forfeit the game.. This is much to be regretted as there was promise of an exciting ending. The attack 011 both sides was getting very hot It is also unsatisfactory Wo are sure that Mr Crakanthorp's friends would far rather have seen him attain hia creditable position in the scoresheet by sheer merit. He did well to win again«t such veterans as Jacobs and Wahltuch, and to draw against Gibson. The Birmingham Daily Post give* the following euriona instance of an overlooked " bit ot Morpliy" from the match between the Championship and Major Classes at the B.C.F, Congress Black, W. Gibson.

AUCKLAND CHESS CLUB. The committee has appointed Thursday, the 21st inst., an the date for completion of both the current tourneye. The leading scores to date in the handicap areCoulthard, ■ 3i; Moir, 3; Davies, 2£; and each of these have one came outstanding. Davies has to play Sim, and Coulthard and Moir have to play Myers. There are various possibilities. Mr. Myers seems to be in much the same position as the Labour party at the Inst election. The committee has also revised the classification of members. Numerous changes have been rendered necessary by the rapid improvement of several comparatively new members. A series of summer tourneys is to bo heid. Each class will have its own tourney. There will be no time-table, but each competitor will bo bound to play each other competitor in the same class a minimum of two games, the maximum being live. There will be a prize of 10s 6d in each class. The highest percentage of wins (drawn frames counting half a win) will take the prize The committee will fix dates for closing tho several tourneys after the entries have been received. Entries close on the 21st inst., and play begins a week later. The entrance fee in all cubes is Is and deposit 2s. If m any case tho fees are not paid by due date (the 21st), the entrv will Ih3 cancelled.

Notice of motion has been given that application be made to the N.Z.C.A. for permission to hold next, year's chess congress at Auckland, and to open it to competitors from any part ol Australia- '

The Russian National To urn am ™ 1 U fn C °"o pleled at Wilna has ended, a* ex J . -li --jn^ victory of Rubinstein with a '«> re . ,^ lth Dr. Bernstein was second with 11, * « orm m third with 104. Rubinstein s Post the ec events is remarkable. Th 1 ion this points out that this is the fourth h „ others year that he has headed the l»«t. The <>tnrra were at the international tournament Sebastian, I'ostven, and Breslau. The leading" scores in the current handicap touinev in the Auckland W orkingme 5 wins' no 7th inst., are: Hankins and Bay (" c '9 rqu hsirt losses; . Wilson, 3-0: McKay, 5-1 .urqunw--2—2. Messrs. Gordon, Malcolm, Kell , { their and Clark hare failed to score 50 £* haß with garnet;. We understanc Mr- Gri l - hive forraw 11, and Messrs. Kwen and A • feited in the. first three ro'inds, 10 that op pareutly they do not intend to P