CHESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15646, 27 June 1914, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. No. 3042 is solved by " P.C ~,". 0.," and "Fortcscne" ("a very easy solution, but a clever little problem, teeing bow lew pieces are omployod"); also by " Wanganui " " "-Thanks. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 5042. (By N. Hobo.) (W 8. B. 4)-IK6, 8. kP6, lp«. IP2P3, pTP3 1. PRRS. 8. White inates in three. 1 R-B a. II 1... PxKB, 2 RxP. etc. If 1... P-Kt 7, 2 QRxP, oto. If 1... PxQB, 2 R-R 6. «to. PROBLEM No. 3045. (By the late Mr. A. F- fcUoMjren.) BIiACX, 10.

Warn 10. 3R4. IprBKB, lp2pP2. pPlklrßl, Bw3, IPIS3B. 4slQl. 8. Whit* to play and mat* in two mores.

PROBLEM No. 3046. (By O. BintssTuiL.—From "Dsutcjwa

Wochonsohaoh.") Bwox. 3,

Whits, 6. b2r4. 8. 8. 8. 8. 67. IR2BB. K2k3B. White to play and mat* is three movei.

ST. PETERSBURG TOURNAMENT.

The results of play in the Bret stage of tho above tournament are now available. Each competitor played tho full complement of ten games. The individual scores at the conclusion of tho stage were:—Capabianca. 8; Lasker and Tarrasch, 61: Alechin and Marshall, 6; Bernstein and Rubinstein, 6; Niomzowitsch, 4; Blackburne, 34; Janowaki, 3; Gunsbere, 1.

The details were:— Alechin won from Quniberc. Marshall, and Rubinstein, and drew with Bernstein, Blackburne, Janowski Laakor, Niemiowitsch, and Tarrasch. Bern stein beat Gunsberg, Janowski, and Lask«r and drew with Blackburne. Nlemzcvritsch, and Rubinstein, Blackburne scored wins against Gunsberg and Niemzowitsch, and drew with Rubinstein. Capablanca defeated Alechin. Bernstein, Blackburne, Gunsberg. Janowski, and Niemzowitsch, and drew with Laakor. Marshall. Rubinstein, and Tarrasch Gunsberg drew with Janowski and Marshall Janowski won against Blackburne and Tar rascb. and drew with Niemzowitsch. Laakor beat Blackburne, Gunsberg, Janowaki, and Rubinstein, and drew with Marshall Niemzowitsch, and Tarrasch. Marshall won from Bernstein. Blackburne. and Janowski and drew with Niemzowitsch, Rubinstein and Tarrasch Niemzowitsch scored a win against Gunsberg, and a draw against Rubinstein. Rubinstein secured wins against Gunsberg and Janowski, and drew with Tarrasch. Tarrasch defeated Bernstein. Blackburne. Gunsborg, and Niemzowitsch. The players who qualified to compete in the final stage were Capablanca. Lasker, Torrasoh, Alechin, and Marshall. We await with great interest the results of the fur* ther play between theso five. The following game was played in the fifth round Mr. Yates considers it the most brilliant game that had reaches him up to that stnffe The notes, except where other wise indicated, are from tho Field. Qtjebs's Paws Opesho. White, Niemzowitsch; Black. Tarrasch 1 P-0 4-P-Q 4 17 Q-B 2-KtxKt 2 Kt-KB 3-P-QB 4 18 KtfKt-P-Q i (el 3 P-B 4—P-K 3 If PxPldl-BtftPcnlo 4 P-K 3-Kt-KB 3 20 Kxß-Q-R 6ch 5 B-Q 3-Kt-B 3 21 K Kt sq-BxP G Castles-B-Q 3 22 P-B3(f)-KR-Ksqtg. 7 P-QKt 3—Castles 23 Kt-K 4-Q-R 8 ch 8 B-Kt 2-P-QKt 3 24 K-B 3-BxR 9 QKt-Q 2—B-Kt 2 25 P-Q 5 (hu-P-KB i 10 R-B sq-Q-K 2 26 Q-B 3-Q-Kt 7 ch 11 PxQP-KPxP 27 K-K S-RxKt ch lit 12 Kt-R 4 (a>-P-Kt 3 28 PxR-P-B sch fj) 13 KKt-B 3-QR.Q sq 29 KxP-R-B sq ch 14 PxP-PxP 30 K-K 5-Q-R 7 ch 15 B-Kt 6 (b)-Kt-K 5 31 K-K 6-R-K sq ch 16 BxKt-Bxß Resigns (k) (a) Loss of time, as, after Black's reply tho Knight has to return to B 3. In tbl instance the loosening of tho pawns by P KKt 3 is of no consequents (Yates). fb) Black's twelfth movo of P-Kt 3 left this Bishop little scope for action, and White therefore decides to exchange it (or the Knight; but it would havo been bettor to retain it for defensive purposes, as, after tho exchange, both Black's Bishops rake down on the White King's flank vory threateningly.

(c) The beginning of a very pretty com bination.

(d) A mistako. The only move now to savt the game was P-K 4. If, in reply, Blacplayed 19 ... P-Q 6, thou 20 Q-B 3 throten ing mate, followed by 21 P-KB 3 or 21 KR-K sq.

M This combination would have been splendid had it been original, but a similar position occurred in tho game between Laskor and Bauer in tho Amsterdam tourna ment of 1889. and Laskor won by Bactificug both his Bishops in liko manner. Tho puma rpforrod to must, of course, have been [amiliar to such an industrious student of chess literature as Dr. Tarrasch (f) White's only chance now was to capture the Bishop, eg., 22 KxR—Q-Kt 5 eh, 23 K-R 2— R-Q 4, 24 QxP—RxQ. 25 PxE-Q-B 5 eh, 2C K-Kt 2—QxKt, 27 B-K 5. (g) Threatening R-K 7. with mate to follow in a few moves (Yates). (h) If Rrß-Q-R 7 ch wins the Queen. White tries (or a counter-attack with Q and B on the samo diagonal (Yates). (i) Dr. Tarrasch finishes off the game in fine stylo. li) 28 ... Q-Xt 6 ch would have accelerated the end.

(k) For if KB 6. then Q-B 5 mate, and if K-Q 7, then B-Kl $ mate

Tho Year-Book of Chess. 1913, fully ju, tains the reputation made by the preceding issues, and has Iwo new features One is a chapter on Kriegsniol. which will no doubt appeal fo some Tho other is a collection of " Brilliancies" played dunes Iho year. This is bound to be nopnl&r— enjoys seoinc " boundary hits." even the earnest student-ami we nolo that '.be publisher. Mr. Frank Hotlines, intends to Tiske this a regular institution. Flo sovs in hip prefatory remarks: "Wo propose, 'in future, to publish oach year a section, under aortio such title as ' Recent Brilliancies.' wherein we intend to (rather up from 10 to 20 of the most striking short games in tho year we can find. It j 3 thought (hat this course will appeal particularly to a great many chess-players who toko less interest in tho sounder, more solid side of the game which forms the staple of the Year-book, than in fireworks Hero is a specimen of the •tylfl of game. It was played in tho match Leyton v. West London, in the London ■A" League. 1912-13: — Grooco PIAHO. White. W. 0. Woodfield (Leyton); Black. J. Si.; bourne (West London). 1 P-K 4—P-K 4 — 7KB 1 (a)—BO"" b 2 Kt-KB 3-Kt-QB 3 a Q-Kt 31-B-R I 38-81-8.84 9RxPch-K-Bl 4 P-B 3-P-O 3 10 BxKt-Rxß B K-9, 4 -;, 1 P 11 Kt -Kt 5-0-K 2 6 PxP-B-Kt Sch W. mates in thrco It). M The "Miss in Baulk," recently reintroduced, but discovered by Polerio. lb) B-Kt 5 is tho correct move. (c) Had Black played 11 ... Q-K 1. White would navo mated in two moves instead c' throe. The tourney for the Minor Championship of Victoria hits been won by Mr. Henry Tata with the splendid score of 12 out of a possible H.— Melbourne Loader. A major tourney has commenced in the Canterbury Chess Club Tho lowing are competitors:— Severne. W 9 King H Kennedy. F II Cumbenvorlh.' F. Woodford, W 11. , Joyce T. Hawkins, R. Ixjvoll. Smith Gourlcy Phmsoll. and R A. Joseph. Hie club recently held a lurhtninj " sudden death tourney, which resulted in a win for Mr. LoToll-Smith, Messrs. Woodford and Severne bcint' second and third respectively. This is the third of a series. Tho others resulted as follows:—June. 191.1- Ixivell- ? m, '!? 1. Woodford .2. Hawkins 3. November 1913: Woodford I. Cumberworth 2, Kennody 3. Mr. Henry Chariick. of Adelaide, has now Si von his award on tho games referred to him tor adjudication hi the telegraphic match between Victoria and New south Wales. He docidca that the games Watson v. Vincr. Mourn v. Bignold. and Russol v. U.lvert are drawn; and awards wins to ateolo and W. Crane against Jacobsen and lilltuon roapootivoly. The result of the match is, there, a tie.