CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15504, 10 January 1914, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

'TO CORRESPONDENTS. N0.,2905 is also solved by "Xenei." No. 2996 is solved by "F.C.L.." "Tenei," and " Akurana."

~ • . PROBLEM No. 2999. (By G. Herman*, Norwich. Third prize in - '• . ' Schachwelt.) *%■■■s'• , Buck. 6.

White. • 4. k7. r>4p2. <lpK2, 1ßp2p2. 2Q5, IP6. 8. 8; White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 3000. (By.C. ,D. P. Hamilton. Prize-winner in .American Chess Bulletin-) . c BIACK, 8.

Whites. 4K3. Tel, lb2S3. sßskSpl. Ip2SB. IF4BI. SPPI. lb5Q. White .to' play and,mate in three moves. Played, in the Schcvenitigen tournament. Score 'and notes from the Field:— Dakibh. Gambit. White.. Englund; Black. Janowski. IP-K4-P-K4 ' la'BxKt-Qxß P-Q 4— . 14 QR-B l-Castlcs(K) 3 P-QB 8-P-Q 6 15 Castles <c)—KR-K 1 4'KtJ 3-B-B■«■ ' 36 Q-Q 5-O-B 6 (d) 5 B-Kt 5-Kt-KB 3 17 P-Kt S-PxP , x 6 BiP (a)-P-Q 3 18 PxP-rKtB 4 (e) 7 QKt-Q 2-Kt-B 3 30 QK-K 1-jQK-B X 8 MKt 4—B-Kt 3 20 P-R 9P-QB4-P-QR3 21BxB-RxBP 10 Zt.fi 4-B-K.t 5 22 R-01-R-K.4 11 Ktxß (bl-PxKt. 23 QxOP-Rxß /tt 128-K2-P-R3 • 24 QxKtP-RxRP (!) •■ i White, resigns. (a)P-K6 ; would he answered by BxP oh, 7-Kxß-KtrK 6 oh., etc. ... (b) On rare occasions the weakening advance of ,the pawns may be indulged. Ken; it was justifiable, 1 since he also weakened Black's pawns, leaving 'him with a doubled and an isolated pawn,.but having to choose the .'right continuation among several ho selected the least favourable, to use a mild expre-nioa. ,' . , , \I ' ~ , (c) He, should now, have played Kt-Q 4, with h' fairly good game. ' (d) 'A y > casual survey of the , position will hardly'justify the assumption that Black lias the best of it. Yet such is; the fact, but only after Q-B 5, tho initial move of Jsnowski's final combination. • , ' (el-Here^ again, this is the simple and right continuation. (f) A. charming finish. Recently Mr. Steele again challenged Mr. Gundcreen. • the champion of Victoria, to a match; The match • has eventuated and proved rather a one-sided affair. Mr. Gunderson maintaining his title with ease. . lne conditions were that the first to win 10 games 'should' win the match. Mr. Steele started well, winning the first game- and the fourth. The second-and third fell to Mr. Gundersen, and the fifth and sixth were drawn. So far scores equal. Then came a run of-seven • games to Mr. Gundersen, followed by two draws, and then another to Mr. . Gundersen, completing his tally. Wa give Jhe eleventh game, played on October 25. White played a forceful game throughout .and gave Black no peace.

. -i 'Max LasgeV attack. White,'G/Gtfnderson; Black. C. G. Steel? IP-K4-P-K4 13KtxB-PxKt 2 Kt-KB 3-Kt-QB 8 14 P-B 7 ch-K-Q 2 ' 8 B-B 4+Kt-B 3 16 Kt-Kt 5-Kt-Q 1

4 P-Q 4-PxP 16 U-B 3-R-KB 1 5 Castles-B-B 4 17 KtxKP !-KtxKt 6 P-K 6-4P-Q 4 18 Q-Q 5 ch-K-K 3 7 PxKt-Pxß 19 B-Kt 5 ch-KxP 8 R-K1 ch (atr-B-K 320 P-B 4-Q.R-K. 1? 9 Kt-Ktst-5}.-Q 4 (b) 21 P-85-Qjcß 10 Kt-QB 8-Q-B 4 22 RxKt !-QxKtP ch 11 P-KKt 4-Q-Kt 3 23K-Rl-P-Kt4 i 12 QKt-K 4-B-Kt 3 24 RJUchlcl-Resigns

(a) PxP would, not be good. • .(b) If QxP. Black loses a -piece, thus: 10 Ktxß-PxXt. 11Q-R 5 ch. and wins the bishop.' to) White overlooked a mate in three by R-Ki 6 ch. but the text move is decisive, anyway.

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