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CHESS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. ... No. 1281 —Solved by " 'i-LAV".," W. Per»> '"'H. kin*. "G.V.C..V •' C.H..' " F.C.1;.." "S.W.-t and •' Green Bay." \"o 3282.—Solved by " T.L.W. - ' (" chess art of the inchest order"!. \V. Perkins i" 'lid an.l difficult"), " C.H." " K.C.L. i■■ tw.'' kooJ problems"), and K.W." {"' vers l fine") ■■ F.r.lV ' —Thanks for problem. " L.W. * -—Appreciation no ted. Thank*. SOLI'TInX OF PROBLEM No. 3281. ißy \V. I*. i'OttXWELL.) 1 Q-B 3. SOLUTION" OF PROBLEM" No. 5232,. ißy J. ScHKrl-.l 1 O-QB 7. It" i ... *\ 0 <. - P-y 7. elc. It 1. . . -R 7. 2 QxP oh. clc If 1 . . . KxH. 2 B-K 4. etc. li 1 . . . 3xl*. J P-Q 7 dis eh. rto. 111.. R O 7. 1 Q-Q 7. etc. PROBLEM No. 3287. By Rudolf L'Hef.met.—Selected 1 Black, 3.

; White. 5. 8. 2pX2nl. OQI. 3kt. 4RIPI. 8. SE.2, S. White to play and mate in two moves. j PROBLEM No. 3288. | By r. A. L. Bi LI.. Durban. Natal.Fiftit | prize in " Denj" Russia) Tourney, 1914.) i Black. 3.

«• ' IU-2K3. S. 3pl. n". 3KOb. 2p5. spXl. okrb. J White to play <iud mate in three move*. i f. ! The following lively jam' at the odds ct : Qht whs played in the recent handicap; : tournament at the Auckland Chess Club:—; • jT - - ; IR«SGi;LAJI OpESING. ■> -T j White. J. A. Mcir; Black, X. j (Remove White's QKt.) I 1 l'-K 4—QKtB3 17 K-H sq (d)Q-QE 3 " ' , -2 l'-y f-t'-Q t IS —R-QBsq'e) ' i ■? l'-K s—B-B 4 19 BxK— . ' i I P-WBc—P-KS3 .' liU W-K sch(t>—K-K i'-KB I! —l'xP 21 Q-Kt 5 ch—K-K sq < ' <5 BPxP—l'-Ko -J'.: tjxULti;'B-Kt sa 1 I 7 Kt-B 3—B-iUit 5 -Si Willt —Q.-B 3 . S ii-y 3—BxXt.' '24 CJ-K 5 ch—R-Kt 3 ! 9 QxB — '2 25H-«2—U-Kl2 10 Castles—Kt-K 3 a) 26 KR-0 sq— 5 (si V" !11 l'-B 4 —QJit-B l 27 y-K —B-Kt 3 ■ •2 WBxKt—Ktxß 28 K-QSch!—Biß !13 QR-Q P-QB i 29 QxK eh— K-B 2 % ;14 i'xOl J (cl— ? 30 R-Bsqch'h)—^ l.i B-K 4—g-Q 2 31 y-B S mate. lie P>P-BxPch " | 1 (a) If Kt-B 4, 11 P-Kt 4. . . :• ib) White could also play BxßPj.then, lj ~i • Rsß, 12 CUB ch. ttc. " " « 1 (el White could still play BxRP. e-.-e..*® i It Bxßl'—Riß. 15 Q*B ch—K-Q 2. 16 Q-Q i ch—K-B sq. 17 QxKl' ch. etc. ' .sjf ; 'd 1 White now commands two open files.' I (el It R-Kt sq. ha loses Q for R and B.'M I by B-B 6. followed by R-Q 7 ch, but R-Q s<l C ; • seems adequate. 3 , I 'f 1 tt-Qb sq also wins. The same it ' T - I practically over. . -~£ ' j (pi A trap, but White is not to be caught- ■%> • i (hi Very properly despising R-Q 7 ch. T&# ' 3 , 1 ending is simple, but elegant. 1 : A very interesting came, played by cor-, reapondence. tasting from January to August)' of the present year, between Messrs. C. Gv' '« Steele and Gunnar Gundersen. both of Mel- .'?[ | bourne, the latter being champion oi Vic--f . toria. Mr. Steele is also an inter-State ; player, and is not unknown in the problem ? 1 ; world. _ f j Kiesebitzkt Gambit. ..V] j White. C. G. Steele; Black, G. Gundersen. '■:£ ' j 1 P-K 4— P-K 4 20 KtxKtfe)—QxQP'(f). " 1 - I'-Jvß 4 — fxt' 21 R-Qsq(g)—R-Ksq'th) & " ; ,i — I'-KKt 1 22 —(JxKt | 4 i'-Ji-K 4— P-Kt A M K-y2(i)—lixQPtj} , i 5 Kt-J\ s—Kt KB 3 24 Q-B BxRP (k) - ; j C B-B —l'-y I 25 R-B sq—Q-Kt6ch f'% " 7Px P—B-Kt 2! 26 K-K 2 (I)—Q-K 6ch . 1 8 t'-V t-Rt-K 1 27 K-Q sq—B-Kt 6ch J i 9 Kt-QB —Castles 28 K-±s sq—BxP ch I ; 10 ht-A 2-P-QB I 29 Kxß— ch 11 l'-li O—PxP 30 K-R 3 (ml—Q-R7 ch . 12 t'xP—Kt-Q 2 31 A-Kt.l-P.R4ch 1 13 KtxP (B7) tai— 32 K Bs(n)—Q-R6ch I RxKt(b) 33 K-Kt6(o)—Q-Kt 5 ch -lit P-Q 6- At-B sq 34 K-R Q-K 2 ch . I 15 BxKch—Kxß 35 K-Kt 6—Kt-Q :h 1 : 16 Q-Kt 3 ch—b-K3ic) 36 K-R 7 (pi—Kx-B 3 oh i 1 17 Qxl't h—K-Kt sq 37 K-Kt 8— Q-Q sq ch < ; 18 Q-b.J • d) —B-B 5 38 K-R 7—B-Q 4 , j 19 Lis.' —Ktxß 39 Q-B 3 *q)—Kt-Q 2 (r) 1 ' _ in) in a game. Steinitz v. Zekertort, in tea ■ ; Vienna tourney cl 1882. Steinitz here played. 1 i J\ixi\.t. and soon had a hopeless game. < ; Hi) C.)-B 3 i- -iven in Ulanshard's Classi- : lieu G.tmc-s (,-jcl vi.d . . Zukertc.n. ls"K7l. j hi l'tt'ev ilir.v. ivt-n. 3. ; ''.till '•? !>-: A-r.b. 19 KiQxQP!, a , I v 't. * gvwd attar-:. ! •' The i>o=>i*.on here is 1 usbp, '• 3Pi. s 2' "Wv'pl'. 8. PP4PI. U3R.2K. - . 1 .1' -i - 1 'si sacrifice, which. .i .accepted, > , . :caos u. one 'y-interestins play. Black - 'nc. •' -' «aa> \ very strong attack. ,-i If Castles, a likely continnatio c i-aon id be 21... BxRP. 22 Qxß— chu. „ I 2:; K-3 2 (■! 23 R-Q '2—B-R 3. 24 R-Q sq— - j Q-Qli 2 mate)- Q-B 2 ch. 24 K-Q 3—Q-B 5 ■ I ill. 25 K-K I-Q-K 7 ch. 26 K-B 4—B-K i I ] ill. 27 K-At 5—Q-K 6 ch. 28 KxP—Q-B 5 . : cli. anil B rentes. ' , . 'hi Black is determine', to set rid of II While s Kt. «y Forced. BlacK was threatening Q-Kt 6 '* i ' i Ml" li-R 3. 21 R-QB 2—B-Q 6. 25 Q-B 6. * . etc . .r | <k) 1 here ser "as to be nothing better. Q-iC ■ 6 re:.i3\ -acls to nothing. ' . '1' 4 ni s *•' -«•«._ rous. but the only altenw tive is KR-B 2. is perhaps equally' " uad. v. I Kxß would lose th r exchange, lea Ting Black with Kt and P to the {rood. I <r»& Any other move loses at once. . s ! <0: If 33 K-Q 4—Kt-K 3 ch. 34 K-K 4— I tJ-At 5 co. 35 K moves—Q-Q 5 ch. and win c °j (P). If 36 Kxl'—Q-R 6 ch. 37 K-Kt s—' , 0 j 5 winning Q . and if 36 K-Kt 5, B-R 5 c u !! * j and Black must lose Q or be mated nexfc' . j move d : 'ql Q-P pq. fnllo'ver.. if Kt-Q 2. by Q-Kt 5 ?• ,'" , f or- :ni the exchange of Queens, might ]j ' have prolonged the game, but White has ft i lost gan-.." anyway » s (r> Black here announced mate in ien mora moves. it r - Gupdersen's conduct of the middle - j . [ and end-same was admirable. I — M AUCKLAND CHE, CLUB. r . ! ,* n reference to our recent announcement ! that Mr. J. C. Griersc.n had once more v. -?it ,- r . the club championsLin. we have conip' j;, 1 from 1 iie club records . nd \he reports con[v . tainefl in this column the following complsw ii 1 i l S>, of the winners of thi.i distinction siAca li i J f'' .V'e year in which it was first rcsol-ed li • to hold an annual championship tournament. |rr ; !t will!*? noticed that during the last 21 7 '-ears Mr. Gnerson h;- s won the coveted sl , honour on no less than 10 occasions: la -e . th? year® marked with an asterisk the chain- * fj i><v>n«<iip was awarded to the player occupy- - I ; 111- the Highest rung on the ladder at the . ;nd of the season, i.e., on November 30:—" 1890- -T. B. Malcolm 1901 —E. J. Milc-i 1891 — Bruce 90?.—A . Lelie-re 1892— '.'i tr«rl Jowitt 1906 —A. Lelievrn • 189.>--Vfred Jowitt 1907-Alexr. Miller irt)4 — Samtiel White. 190ft—1 .(' rierson v —Ta = . Yoiu.c •10T.9_A.*\V. 0. Ds-1-i^J " '» 1 —J- <• <• rierson •1050 A. W. O.Davie# < 1 ,U frr , l ' -'"witt *191i—J. C. C.rierson '|| B. Eyre •'.912—1:. J. Mile# le99— C. C. rierson *1913— J. C. GriersoS - V. 1900—, T. ('. C;r-erson !9I4—A. W.o. Davieji . 1901— -T. . Gnerson 1915- \. PiekeU i IS?;— 5'." ; '- : . f,rso » J916--J. C. C.rierson & i o—J.-L U-ricrson j 1 3—J Grjervj'i j- j Chess-players A'•sent-imndedncss : Talking, tjj; ~j " V* 1 '! absent.miiHlenne??. j, n example 0I.& , which ve rel:>ted some time back, when a : '3 1,. . 11 tilled his pipe 'vith »e» instead, otSJg i- i M;v " two c<unmodities brine in rioita^ ( I tins near to one another, the Cape T.mc* ;, t . incident which lock place fOHI-jSSj \c:irs ;11 ii match between Pretoria ana #4 it •iohcune«r>urs. One member of the PretorJ*igi i- if i''' who had placed his empty pipe on tli*- • 'able, unconsciously picked up a rook from the board "nd proceeded to fill the top wrthiQsi 1 tobacco. He was promptly called to order v ny . ins opjvinent. who insisted on the niecs jtii i, ns moved in accordance with the rule i ,„:?L'i Ch a move." The matter was Ulli-Jgl rl mately settled by a reference to the unipiwjfS^ 8 . ii l hat the r.»ok bad been touche%S»s accidentally. J* 11 ! that consequently smfS Penalty accrued.— Mercury, .i-

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16408, 9 December 1916, Page 4 (Supplement)

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CHESS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16408, 9 December 1916, Page 4 (Supplement)

CHESS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16408, 9 December 1916, Page 4 (Supplement)

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