CHESS.
TO CORRESPONDENTS. •• Tenei." —Solution of 2303 correct. " (XL-2301-2 both correct. ; ■* ' " F.K.K."— !
SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. No. 2901 (Ileathcotc).— 3. •* No. 2902 (Kufkop).—Kt-Q 4. . i-p-Kfr 6; 2 ■ IC-Q7 (or Q 8), My; 3 Kt-ft & » dis ch. ' ■ ~ • - • , Kt-Kt 6; 2 Kt-B 3, any; JE-K5. __ „ I—Kt-B 5. 2 Kt-K 6 dis ch, any J 3 Kt-B 2 or ; P-K 4. - ■ '? - / : : "> ' . I—KUP; 2 KtsKt, «i»; J B mate* - _ : , Kt-B 4; 2 Et-Kt 2 dii ch, any; 3 Kt-K. 3 or Kt® 2. ' '.y ' • K-K 6; 2 Kt-Kt 2, mite. I—Any other; 2 Kt-B 3, any; SB. mate#. SOLVERS' REMARKS.
No. 2901 (Heatfacott).— -Very pocd.—"F.O.L.*' No. 2302 (KusVop).— grand problem. was nearly caught by -Kt-Q B."F.CtU'
PROBLEM No. 2305. (By F. ft tit*nit, U.S.A. — the Sew Orleana
• ... : Black, 7.
whits, 9.
205, - 1P1p38,. KSq4B, sp6, IBIE4, plkS, - VP! P7, Ib 6. •• .
White to play and mat® in two mores.
PROBLEM No. 2906. (by J. B. Potktbr, Eltham, TaranakL Original. , - . Contributed.) *
Black, ,10.
White, 8. ' 8, 4Klpl, lPiaip2, b6k, 5P2, lßplpPPl, IplElpJ, lbss. .
> White to play and mate in three more*.
Played in the master tournament at Stockholm. Score and notes. from the People:—
Grooco Pusro Openikg. White, J. Glersing; Black, Or. A. G. Ollsad. 1 P-K. 4—P-K 4 12 Q-K —B-K 3 2 Kt-KB Kt-QB 3 13 Kt-Kt 5 (d>—B-Q 4{c) 3 B-B 4—B-B 4 14 P-Kt 3 (I>-K-Q 2 (£) 4 P-B Kt-KB 3 15 KtxßP BxKt 5 P-Q 4—PxP 16 Q-£t4 ch— sq 6 Pit'—B-Kt 5 ch 17 B-B 3-Q-Q 4 7 Kt-B3 (a)—KtxP 18 BxKt ch-Jf-Q sq 8 —KtxKt (b) 19 Q-B 4 (iJ-B-QB sq 9 —P-Q 4 (c) 20 —M-QB 4 10 Pxß— 21 P(Q 4)xP—B-K sq 11 B-K sq ch—Kt-K 2 22 Q-Kt 6ch (J)— Resigns. (a) Re-introduced • by Steinitz an) now considered White's strongest continuation. (b) BxKt is usually played, but Black probably wished to avoid the formidable Holier attack-. 9 P-Q 5, * variation which has been exhaustively analysed by Scandinavian amateurs. (c) Best! If instead BxP, then 10 Q-Kt 3, BxP.; 11 BxP ch»K-B sq; 12 P-Kt 5, Kt-K 2; 13 B-K so, with a winning game. (d) B-Kt 5 has points. (e) A miscalculation. Far superior would be Q-Q 4 ; .14 Ktxß, PxKt; 15 QxP, yiQ; and. White ay have trouble with his isolated pawn at Q 4. (I) Possibly overlooked by Black in bis mental forecast-'
(g) Black cannot await B-R 3, but the attempt at flight proves Equally fatal. (h) Beautifully • played 1 li) Winning a piece and with it . the game, 0) A pretty . finish. Of course, if (JxQ, then 23 QB-Q sq ch, and mate in two moves.
IV.Z.C.A. QUARTERLY MEETING.
Wo are indebted to Mr. F. K. Kelling, official reporter of the New Zealand Chess Association, for a full account of the quarterly council meeting, held in Wellington on Monday, the Sth inst. from which we extract the following: items:— J. G. W. Dalrjrople (Wellington Workinginen's Club) was voted to the chair. The other delegates present were-:—Messrs. : Fell (Canterbury, Uamaru, and Wellington), Miles (Wellington W.M. Club), B. B. Allen (Auckland), James (Gisborne), Gyles, sen. ((Westport), S. Mackay (Uasterton), j Harper (Wellington South), Barnes (Otago), and | Selling (Auckland W.M. Club and Timuru). The correspondence disclosed the following en- j tries for the annual championship congress, play in which commences in Nelson on Boxing Day:—l E. H. Sererne (Christchurcb), A. W. Gyles (Westport), G. F. Dodds (Kelson), Gordon Cole (Waimea), C. R. Sainsbury (Gisborne), W. E. Mason, and H. L. James (Wellington C.C.). Entries were expected from Auckland, Napier, Wanganul, and the Wellington V/orkingmen'a Club. The Nelson hon. secretary reported that the use. of the Council Chambers had been, secured for the championship tourney. A donation was received towards the congress book account from Mr. Sainsbtiry.. ' . v. Various clubs wrote stating that they , would take as many copies of the proposed Year Book at 2s per copy as they would if the work could be published at Is 6d per copy. Mr. Fell moved that the suggestion of the Auckland C.C., that tho price of the book be increased to 2s, be adopted. This was carried unanimously. Some of the clubs have not yet stated how • many copies of the Tear Book they are prepared to take. There ore, however, indications that the sale of at least "200 copies could be looked' lor. After a full discussion,. it was decided to call a meeting early in January to decide whether or not the proposed Tear Book is to be issued. It its proposed to fix the date of this meeting so that it can be attended by the com)>etitors returning from the Neison Congress. . Hie hon. secretary stressed the point that further support is required if the proposed Year Book :ls to be issued In support of this, he mentioned that there was a loss of some £2 6s 6d on the booi of the Napier Congress, and this, despite ths fact that four special donations were received, amounting in all to £8 Is. I In -the event of a - brilliancy prize being donated for the Nelson Congress, the games entered for ' name will be submitted to Mr. R. A. Oleland, of DunediD, for adjudication: - Satisfactory arrangements arc being made with the Press Association and Nelson papers for reporting the Nelson Congress. The death of Mr. Charles Janion, the West Coast vice-president of the association, which occurred on the 24th ult., was formally placed, on record. Various speakers paid eloquent tribute to tho good work done, for New Zealand chess by Mr. Janion during his 50 years of citizenship, for he was active right up to the last, having taken part quite recently in tho Workingmen's Club's territorial match, Te Aro v. Best of Club. The hon. secretary's motion suitably records the regret felt by the association and the players generally on the 'loss sustained by the death of -the " grand old man" of New Zealand chess. A hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Daliymple for presiding closed tho - meeting.
AUCKLAND CHESS CLUB. Since our last report (to November 14) the following ladder matches have been disposed of:— Mr. McN'air (challenger) beat Mr. Coulthard for rung 17, but Mr. Moir withstood the onslaught of Mr. G. Adams on rung 19. Challenges issued, but not yet disposed of, are as follow: —Davits v. Miles (for rung 2), Miller v. Ewen (4), Moir v. Wright (19), Wilson v. Layland (14), Moreen v. Myers (11). According to the club rules, the acceptance of a challenge after November "20 is optional, but in view of the committee 'having authorised a new rule that games played in the summer tourneys may, by arrangement . between tho parties, count in ladder matches and vice "versa, it is not unlikely that one or two more matches may vet be played. The number of challenges issued from April 1 to November 30 was 56—a record 1
In addition to the services rendered to chess in New Zealand by the late Mr. Chajkt Janion, mentioned' in last week's issue, our Wellington correspondent informs us that while living at Kunrara. Mr. Janion organised one of the largest tournaments ever , held in New Zealand. There were 38 entrants, and the first prize was won by Mr. R. McKentie, afterwards th<; Hon. Roderick McKenzie, Ml'., Minister for Mines, etc. He also mentions that the " Dunsfan rush" attracted the deceased to the Dominion in 1802.
The Yorkshire championship has been won by Mr. H. A. Burton, of Leeds and Pontefraet. Mr. J. W. Droadbent, of Sheffield, takes second prize. Mr. F. D. Yates,-of Leeds, the previous holder of the title, takes third, and Mr. H. Williams, 0* Huddersfleld, fourth. Mr. Burton is £8 years .of age.
The following amusing item from London Opinion has been going the rounds of the chess columns on this side of the equator" A barrister, just back from his holidays, tells a story about the famous chessplayer, Jose Capablanca. ' On an Atlantic liner," he said, ' Capablanca and I sat down to a frame of chess together. I played 'my I>cat, though, of course, I had no hope cl beating Capablanca. Still I played my beat, and I flattered myself >1 was putting up a very stiff game indeed. Once, after a well-pondered move, I heard Capablanca sigh. A long time passed without his playing. Three, four, five, 10 minutes went by. Oould it be that 1 had him? Was I going to beat the great Ciipabianca?- In joyous excitement I looked up from the boardto find Capablanca asleep •• I woke him up, and he checkmated me. It was the worst case of punctured vanity I ever underwent.'
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