Chess.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 602, 18 August 1883, Page 3

Chess.

All communications for this department must be addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. W. Benbow. 18/8/S3 H.C. (Adelaide). Your welcome letter of the 20th ulto., has been received and replied to. Many thanks for the paper. R. J.D. (Clyde). The newproblem is under examination and shall appear in due course if it stands the test. Correspondence move duly forwarded. J. S. (Sandon). Kindly see if your threemover cannot be solved by 1 Kt takes Kt P (dis ch), K to B 5 ; 2 B to Q 4 (ch), K to Kt

6;3 Kt takes B mate. In selected Problem No. 29, Kt to Kt 4 prevents mate in the way proposed by you. Z. (Halford). In England the usual time allowed for making a move in a correspondence game is one clear day ; out here much depends on the postal communication, but if this permits it, the time mentioned is quite long enough

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS, No. 421

1 Anymove

1 Kt to Kt 2 2 Mates accordingly Solved by G-.W., F.K. and Pukako (Wellington), J.S. (Sandon), H.H.O. (Otaki) and R.J.IX (Clyde) “Remarkably good (9).” An attractive and excellent composition (S).

No. 422.

1 P to Q B 3 2 B to Q B 4 3 Kt to Q 3 (ch) 4 Q takes Kt’s P mate

1 B to Q 3 2 Kt takes B 3 K to Q 4

There are a number of varaiations, all of which are worthy of study. Solved by G. W. and Pukako (Wellington), and C. J. Aving. A weak key move, but good afterwards (8).

KEY MOVES to SELECTED PROBLEMS. No 29.—R to KB 7. No 30.—1 ttoK 5. Solved by J.S. (Sandon) and H.H.C. (Otaki).

PROBLEM No. 432. •By Walter Grimshaw (Whitby.)

Black.

White. White to play and mate in two moves

PROBLEM No. 433

By Henry Nageleisen (Portsmouth, Ohio.)

Black.

White. White to play and mate in three moves.

ENGLISH PROVINCIAL CHESS. Played at Leeds in the Handicap Tourney 1879-80, between Mr J.G. Cunningham (Class A) and Mr Eddison (Class B); the former giving the odds of Pawn and move. The notes are by Mr C. J. Aving. Remove Black's King's Bishop's Raton. White. Black. (Mr Eddison.) (Mr Cunningham.) 1 P to K 4 1 Kt to Q B 3 2 P to Q 4 2 P to Q 4 3 P to K 5 3 B to B 4 4 P to Q R 3 Too cautious, but very charactex-istic of Mr Eddison’s play.

4 P to K 3 5 Kt to K B 3 5 K Kt to Iv 2 6 B to K Kt 5 6 Q to Q 2 7 Kt to R 4 7 P to Q R 3 8 Kt takes B 8 Kt takes Kt 9 P to Q B 3 9 B to K 2 10 B takes B 10 Q Kt takes B 11 P to K B 4 11 Castles (K R) 12 B to Q 3 12 Kt to Kt 3 13 P to K Kt 4 Better is 13 B takes Kt, R takes B ; 14 P to K Kt 3.

13 Kt (B 4) to K 2 Castles 14 Kt takes B P K to R sq 15 Kt takes B R takes R (ch) 16 R takes R Q takes Kt 17 R to B 5 P to R 3 IS Kt to Kt 3 Kt to Q 2 19 Q to B 2 R to K Bsq 20 R takes R (ch) Kt takes R 21 Kt to B 5 Q to K 3 22 P to B 3 K to R 2 23 Kt to Kt 3 Kt to Q 2 24 Q to Q B 2 Kt to Kt 3 25 Q to Kt 3 Kt to B 5 26 Q takes P (ch) K to Kt 3 27 K to B 2

Bad as leading to the exchange of Queens and the loss of a valuable P, 28 Q to B 2 (ch) 28 Q takes Q (ch) 29 K takes Q 29 P to Kt 3 30 Kt takes P 30 P to Kt 4 31 Kt to Kt 8 31 Kt to K 2 32 Kt to Q 7 32 IC to K sq 33 Kt to B 5 33 K to B 2 34 P to Q R 4 34 P takes P 35 Kt takes P 35 Kt to Kt 3 36 Kt to B 5 36 Kt to B 5 37 P to R 4 37 Kt to Kt 3 38 P to R 5 38 Kt to K 2 39 Kt to Kt 7 39 K to K sq 40 Kt to Q 6 (ch) 40 K to B so' 41 Kt to Kt 7 41 K to K sq 42 Kt to B 5 42 K to B 2 43 K to K 3 43 Kt to B so 44 Kt to Kt 7 44 K to Iv 2 45 K to Q 3 45 Kt to Kt 3 46 Kt to Q 6 46 Kt to R 5 47 P to B 4 47 Kt to Kt 7 (ch) 48 K to B 3 His majesty’s services were also required on his own side of the board. 4S Kt to Q S (ch) And the Black cavalier gets into his game with fatal effect. 49 K to Kt 4 ,49 Kt to B 7 50 P takes P 50 B P takes P 51 P to Kt 5 51 Kt to R 6 52 P to Kt 6 52 P to R 3 53 K to Kt 5 53 Kt to B 5 54 Kt to B 7 54 Kt takes R P 55 K to B 5 55 Kt to B 5 50 Kt to R 8 ' 56 Pto R 4 And White resigned.