Chess.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 387, 12 July 1879, Page 3

Chess.

PROBLEM 58. By J. P. Taylor.

White to play and mate in two moves. INTERCOLONIAL CHESS MATCH. (From the Australasian.) VICTORIA V. NEW SOUTH WALES. We give below one of the games played in this match. Board 2. Petroff's defence. Victoria. New South Wales. (Mr. Phillips.) (Mr. Russell.) White. Black. 1 P to K 4 1 P to K 4 2 Kt to K B 3 2 Kt to K B 2 3 B to B 4 (a) 3 Kt takes P (b) 4KttakesP(c) 4 P to Q 4 5 B to Kt 3 5 Q to B 3 G Kt to K B 3 6 B to K 3 7 P to Q 4 (d) 7 P to K R 3 (e) 8 Castles 8 Kt to Q 2 9 Kt to Q B 3 9 Kt takes Kt 10 P takes Kt 10 B to Q 3 11 R to K sq 11 P to Q B 3 12 Q to K 2 12 Castles K R 13 Kt to K 5 is B takes Kt 14 P takes B 14 Q to Kt 3 15 P to K B 4 (f) 15 Kt to B 4 16 B to R 3 16 Kt takes B 17 B P takes Kt 17 K R to K sq (g) 18 Q to Q 2 18 Q R to Q sq 19 R to K 3 19 R to Q 2 20PtoKR3 20RtoQHsq 21 Q to K B 2 21 P to Kt 3 22PtoKKt4 22 P to KB 4(h) 23 R toKt3 23 P to B 4 24 P takes P 24 Q takes P 25 R to Q sq 25 K R to Q sq (i) 26 B to Kt 2 26 K to B 2 27 Q to Kt 2 27 R to Kt sq 28 R to K B sq (j) 28 P to Kt 3 29PtoKR4 29KtoKsq 30 K to R 2 30 R from Q 2 to K Kt 2(k) 31 P to B 4 31 Q to R 4 32 P takes P 32 Q takes P ch 33 R to R 3 33 B takes R 34 Q takes B 34 Q takes Q ch 35 K takes Q 35 K to K"2 36 P to K 6 36 R to K 2 37 K to Kt 4 37 R to K B sq 38 B to K 5 (1) 38 R to B 4 39 K to B 3 29 P to K R 4 40 R to K Kt sq 40 R to R 3 41 B to Kt 7 41 R to B 2 42 B to K 5 42 R to R 3 43 R <o Q sq 43 R to R 2 44 R to K Kt sq 44 R to R 3 Drawn Game. (a) Kt takes P is calculated to yield a »tronger (b) We prefer Kt to Q B 3. (c)Q Kt to B 3 may he played with advantage. (d) To prevent Kt going to B 4 and taking off White's K B. (e) B to Q 3 or Q Kt to B 3 were more to the purpose. (f) We think White should have played B to R 3 at once to prevent Black Kt going to B 4. (g) Black has now a safe position, (h) The correct move. (i) He might we think, have advanced his Q P with advantage here. (j) White wants a Kt to enable him to get at his opponent ; there is little hope of breaking through the adverse pawns with queen and rooks. (k) Q to R 4 at once would have made matters very uncomfortable for White. (1) The commanding position of this bishop enable* White to draw against superior force.