CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15234, 22 February 1913, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

■irtuwmu mm&fm, _j i 11 ini ■ i "B.SJJ."— Hotfe yea. will fika th» book*. :S 2318' fend 2922 correctly oolved!. In 2920 your suggested key move is < not effective. < The king escapes , via'B'.'3.' You will not find T per Mint.rot' pro'blems 'published ; have a sound solution ; commencing with ,a check. :.; Composer* ; and '■; solvers alike , . prefer .; insidious poison to the .bludgeon- ; II you ■ find a. solution commencing with a check or a capture you may be almost certain you have hit on a'-" cook," and then it behoves you.. to look for the intended solution. '.We: advise you not' ; to attempt three-movers at present, 'but, by all means play oyer, the published solutions. :: It • will i give you many ideas .which you can afterwards apply. "i ■ " Tenet."—No, your first try was 1 Q-Kt 5. We passed it in silence, as usual.' When we receive a solution that appears ito ..be unsound, we makeno. comment ,or acknowledgment ' unless we feel euro that our correspondent desires it.-';/• '• "Pawn."— to hear from i: you, . Tour " tries" are pretty near ones. .:"■ Persevere, and .. you will soon get 'into the way oi it. '-i'i-? ,v .' " O.H."—Thanks for ..enclosure ;■ will : examine. Your solutions of 2920, 2921, and 2923 are all correct., Ton have improved immensely. ; \ ■ W.. H. Wilkins —No* it is colled ; thej Forsyth notation after its inventor. ; . Bead each rank •by itself from left to right, commencing at the top. The numerals'indicate, unoccupied .squares. The letters, 1 are tbe> initials of the names of pieces, \ capitals indicating White pieces and small letters Black pieces'. ;.-■• ■ :v'.v"..'. v ,v..v f;';;r.: ■ "J.P,"—Tour, solution of No, 2921 is correct. We do not regard a Dingle short mate ias a serious blemish. ■ •'• .. : '.'T.N.P."— correct.\ :' ." " A.1..V—2920, 2921, and 2925 all correct. Well done! . v , SOLVERS' REMARKS. No. 2939 (Rowland).--Very good.—"F.C.L." . N0..2921 (Kohte and Kockelhorn).—Very ingeni' ous; nearly gave it 'up'.— F.0.L." ,''» . SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. ' No. 2920 (Rowland).—l Kt-QB 2. . ' No. 1 2921 (Kohts and Kockelhorn).—l B-Q 5. 1 . . . KtxKt, 2 B-B 3—K-Q !!, 3 PxKt (Q), ■ '. - mate. ' •• < ' ..-•'.*•.-(If-. 2. . . Kfc moves, 3 B mates.), '-.. :r v,. V.. ■IV . . Kkß '3, 2 B-B 3—Et movea, 3 B mates.;; " No. 2922 (Duverge).—l E-B 6. ~ : ~:';... • PROBLEM No. 2924. (By•■ ■ W;; FiNIiATSOir. From the Morning Post.)

8, 4PIPI, K6P, 4W,. lP2plPl, 2plp2S, '2PIP3, 483. Whits to play and mate to three move*. Mr." I. E. Herbert, 7of Plankton Junction—one of our old solvers— forwarded : the above 3-er with, an expression of : opinion, that it is unique, .With which opinion •wo; agree. -.We beHere solvers will experience wire than surprise at, the solution* , • PROBLEM No. 2925: '.'' .','-_ ■ ■':'■■■■*'. ' (By &' G. Laws.) ;; '-•• ;'.;.- ; • ; :' '' ' ' ■•'• ' Black, 5. ■ \' '

. ' .-White, 8. • ~• .' : 8, 4K3, 4P3," 4kp2, 2Pp3R, ST2PI,'Rp4PI, a?-' ' ■•;,White,to play and raat«'in,-tW6 moves. -"!• '>''J!rtse' Australasian give's the £«£ of the four ' : games in the playoff for first', place in the gambit;, tourney between Messrs. G. Gundersen and ,0. G. ' Watson-, and remarks: " It is short, spirited; and' ' interesting.' White-get's little' for his'sacrificed ■ piece,' but v in. the:'excitement"; of exchanging.'off ' ■ pieces and reducing it to an end game, .Black; overlooks a pretty , piece ;of play. by which White ■• regains his piece, -and is left with equality." ' ; . , '■'"• ' AIjIiOAIERGAIIBiTj ■ . ~\ '• *.•; White, Mr. C. G. .Watson; Black, Mr." G. ;; r■"..". -/' y.'. Gundnrsen. , . .. t . •■•■■' -:-.-t : ' ■ 1 p.K 4-P-K 4 .■ . 14, Kt-B 3 (f)-PxP' . " i2, P-JSB 4—PxP ~; . > '''"'ls ft-Q 3 (gV-Kt-B 3 ■'•;.:. ? ;. 3 Kt-KB 3—P-KKt- 4! ' 16 I<-K I—B-Kt: 5 • ; '• . 4 P-KR P-Kt 5- i 17 Q-Kt 5-Q-Q.2 (h)' -' •: 5 Kt-Kt 5— 3 18.K-B-2 (i)-KixQß V ;;- ; •6-KtsP—KsKt> :; ...: ■',■:'..-19 PxKt—QxQ ' ' ■.': ' : 7 P-Q 4(a>-P»B 6 (b) 20 KfcxQ— • 8 B-KB 4 (c)—B-K 2 21 PxKt-lt-R 2 (j) ' . A 9 4 cli (d)— P-Q 41: 22 P-Q 6 (k)r-PxP. (i)-^: 10 BxP ch—K-Kl! ; , ' ;? 23 KtxP chr-K-Q 2 ■ 11 PsP' (e)-BxP ch ':":■ 24 QE-KKc I—lt-K 2 -; 12 K-B I—B-Kt'4 . ? 25 Kxß—RxF . .-<"".'■ 13 B-K s—Kt-KB 3 -' 26 Kt-K 4 (m) . , >~',;■ ; Aridßlaci proposed a draw, ■which was agreed: to.' ,-.■'. ' ' '. . v ...['-' , ■ i' The following notes, except (i) and (J),.'are from, the Australasian:— ■'■'■■}■; ':[ -■'■'. ' (a)' Here AHgatcr,'who introduced this 'openings and .niter': whom .it is named; played QxP, ..Thismove in time gave place /to B chs, which again. finally was replaced* by the text move, P-Q .4, due 1 to Tborold. gi ' . ' •' ■' . '(b) The purpose of this move is to get a White P, at KB 3, where it will hamper the action-, of the Q and R; but 7... P-Q 4 is more usual, v;;; (c) Unusual. ; PxP < or B chs are generally played.'. ' •;;. v. ■_".' "'"','" (d) Freeborough ' gives Q-Q 2.' ■, ■\ (e) White lias no time to halt in his attack by playing P-KKt 3, blocking the, K aide. (0 If 14 P-B 4, Ktxßy threatening KWt 6, forking K ;.. and; Q. .i ...... ; .. , " - - , t (g) Partly to make room for QR and partly to be able to play Q-Kt 6. if the KP should: be moved. away. Taking ; the ; Black P would expose '• hisJK in' a desperate manner. '■>'■?, •''■ :^;.t.4- . ■■:')■■' ' (h) The position here is: ' r3k2r, pppq4l 2s2slp, IQIBBIbI, 3PPlbi; 252p2, PPPS, 4EKIR. ; H P-B '7 ■•: is also tempting, but this makes things very difficult for White. If 18 QxP, a likely continuation is 13 ... B oh, 19 K-B2— 5 ch, : 20 KxPr-KKtxß ch, 21 K-K 2—Q-Kt 5 ch, 22 K-B 2r-<J-Kt .'/, mat®. - ; | (i) Best If 18 BxKt- 19 Q-Q 3—B-R 6 ch, 20 K-B 2 (if 20 K-Kt Q-Kt 5 ch),_B-B 5 ch, , 21 K-K 3—Kt-Kt 5 oh, 22 K-Q Ktxß, ■wins.— Leader. ; -, .;■ . ':•; :'''[;.„.'^ ■■■;;''■:'■.::':V.':: ;•;""' ' CJ) 21... B-81, though ugly-looking, ; would have ; avoided the loss-of a piece. If, then, ,22 P-Q 6— PxP, 23 KtxP ch—K-Q 2, followed by B-Kt 3 ch.— Leader., . ~,.-. .-.-'•; >- v ; (k) M 22 QR-KKt 1-B-& 4 ! N .'''' (1) A;mistake that costii a piece. With, 22..'■.■-• P-& 3, 23 Kt-B 7 ch—RxKt, 24 PxU—K-Q2; Black would have secured an easily winning position. ' (m) 26 KtxP would' lose the Kt by -K-B- Z.'-- ;'; V Mr. Viner is it-ported to have said:-•" After Mr. Wallace's announcement, for the ; last week I fully expected to reoeive a written challenge from him. A letter to a 'newspaper does'not constitute a challenge proper, any more than a , man's saying Shat he is geing to take off his coat means flfeht. If Mr. Wallace means business, I am quite ready to accept short natioe- and get to work "as soon as ': conditions can . be arranged." Mr. Wallace has since Announced that he is not ready yet. Mr. Viner may remember that he . himself issued a general challenge to all Australia in ft Perth newspaper, and did not,- as he should have, write direct to the chess organisations of ihe six. fitatcs. However, we hold with him 'than a challenge should, be sent direct to the person, challenged.—Leader. The handicap of the Melbourne Chess Club resulted "in a tie for first place between Messrs. G. Gunderaen end O. Winter. Third prise was won by Mr. G. F. Harrison and fourth by Mr. C. Moulin. '-.-■; • - ■•.■:'•:.'■, Th© unfinished game in the recent match beI tween New South Wales and Queensland, which I was referred to Mr. Esling (Victoria), has been ; adjudicated a draw. This makes the final result: ! New Souih Wales, seven; Queensland, three. , .. ; In the Auckland Chess Club the two continuous ! tourneys ore making- good progress considering' \ the weather. In the upper section (Classes 2- Mid i '3). 57 - games have been played. ' There is no run- '; i away— fact, several of. the percentage* ate Very . close. The leading icores ore G. .E. Adams- 11 i vdarand 6 losses, equal to 64.7 per ■ ten'.; end - A. j Wright, -104—6J (61.76). Then follow dose ' order: H. V. Evans, 6—5 (54.M): McKa - */~7A ' (53.12); and F. Morgan, 13—12 (52.00). .-WogfWtiV ' (40.9) and Sim (38.88) have some leewrv to 1 -atiij-i ' up, but both have & long wav to p&^.^taii.-*-/ 1 ' we expect to sea them in the runnis« ; Vfon> ii ', ; is all over. T. Chnnon, anew .«embe"-, '.'Mia not ' ' got hi« sea legs yet, and Mow seems to have 'l dropped out. liw.the lower Section (Ckssos 4 . ; and 5) C. B. ward and R. Putaiao are running neck . and neck for first place. - F*eV b*.» J scored to per cent.. G. Hodge. J. M. SniltJj, *nc ! R. Colebrook are a long' way behind?, and A J < Horsley has not yet started. '~, . ': <