CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 914, 6 September 1889, Page 5

CHESS.

All communications for this department must be addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. W. Besbow. /V* 6/9/S9 R.J.D. (Clyde).—Problem 1041 cannot be solved in the way you propose, for example, 1 Kt to Kt 3, P x P ; 2 R x Q P (ch), Kt x R (ch), and no mate. H. (Kawa Kawa). —On further reference you will see that problems 1039 and 1041 are not solvable as you suggest. *** Further correct solutions to Problems 1034, 1035, 1036, and 1037/ have been received from J.S. (Sanson). SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 1038 (J. Pierce). 1 K to K 6 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly Solved by H.B. (Wellington) ; O.P.Q. (Foxton), 4 Very good, indeed (8);’ M.R. (Taranaki); D.T.C. (Blenheim) ; O.P. Junr,, (Feilding); H. (Kawa-Kawa)'; J.S. (Sanson); T.E. (Picton) ; A.L.T. (Wanganui); Felix (Auckland); Horace (Patea) ;; A.B.C. (Greytown): R.J.L. (Palmerston 4 The masking of Queen and Bishop is ingenious, and the mates following it are pretty and amusing (BJ).’ Not too complicated, and yet , sufficiently difficult to be attractive (8). No 1039 (C; A. Bull). 1 Kt to Q 4 1 K x Kt 2 Q to K 3 (ch) 2 K to Q 4 3 Kt x P mate The variations are remarkably pretty and ingenious, though the key move itself is somewhat obvious. The White Knight should stand at QR 6 instead of Q R 7. We regret the mistakes in printing which have prevented our friends from mastering.a position which, we are sure, would have interested them No 1040 (Thos Sexton). . This position, unfortunately, is still unsound, for, as pointed out by O.P- Junr. (Feilding), mate can be effected by 1 Q to Q B 3 (ch) : or 1 Rx Kt (ch); or IKtto Q 3 (ch) ; orlKx Kt at K 5 ; or 1 Q to Q B 4; while the author’s intention of 1 Itto.B 6 is prevented by 1 Kt to B sq. Several of our other friends have have sent one or other of these solutions. No 1041 (W. Coates). 1 R to Q Kt 2 IPxP 2 Q to B 6 (ch) ; . 2 Any move 3 Mates accordingly Solved by 0.P., Junr. (Feilding); J.S. (Sanson) ; M.R. (Taranaki); R.P. (Gisborne), 4 A grand problem, the opening play is very hard to discover (9);’ T.E. (Picton); and O.P.Q. (Foxton), ‘ Capital both in conception and execution (9).’ Quite' worthy of the high reputation of its composer (9).

PROBLEM No. 1050. By'James Sexton (Sanson). Black.

White. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No 1051. By Thos. Sexton (Ashurst). Black.

White. White to play and mate in three moves. CHESS BY TELEGRAPH. Another- instructive game played in the lately concluded match between Canterbury and Otago. We are indebted tb the Canterbury Times for the game and notes. Ruy Lopez Knight’s Game, i White. Black. (Mr H. Hookham, (Mr John Mouat, Canterbury.) Otago.) 1 P to K 4 1 P to K 4 2Kt to KB 3 .? Kt to Q B 3 3 B to Kt 5 3 P to Q 3 The dictum of the 4 Synopsis ’ is that 4 this defence, with best play, results unfavourably for Black, and is never adopted in any important contest.’ It was, however, played 'in the recent International Meeting at New York by Blackburne against Shnwalter, and continued thus : —3 P to Q 3 ; 4 Pto Q 4, B to Q 2; 5 B x Kt, B xB ; 6 Kt to 83, P to B 3, &c. Blackburne won. 4PtoQ4 4 P x P 5 Kt x P 5 B to Q 2 6 Kt x Kfc

& The exchanges now made, together with others a little further on, render the early and mid-game uninteresting. 6 Castles is recommended in the books. 6 B x Kt 7B x B ' 7 P x B 8 Castles 8 P to Kt 3 9 P to Q B 3 9 B to Kt 2 10 B to K 3 10 Kt to K 2 11P to KB 4 11 PtoK B 4 12 Q. to B 2 12 Castles 13 Kt to Q 2 13 Q to Q 2 14 Q R to Q 14 P x P 15 Kt x P 15 Q to B 4 Black has now somewhat the better position, •which 15 Kt to B 4 would have strengthened. 16 Q to Q 3 16 P to Q 4 17 Kt to Kt 5 17 Q x Q 18 R x Q 18 Kt to B 4 19 B to B 5 19 K R to K 20 P to K Kt 4 20 Kt to Q 3 21 B x Kt 21 P x B 22 Pto B 5 ' * 22 Bto B 3 23 Kt to K 6 23 B to Q 24 K to Kt 2 24 P to Q R 4 24 R to Kt, and-if 25 P toKt 3, B toß3i was, we think, a stronger line of play. 25 Kt to Q 4 25 B to Kt 3 26 Kt to K 6 White would, perhaps, have done well to accept the proffered Pawn. ' 26 E to R 2 27 P to B 4 27 P to Q 5 We doubt the policy of surrendering the Pawn merely to get quit of the obnoxiou Kt. 28 Kt x P 28 B x Kt Simplifying ; but 28. Rto K 5 appears stronger. V 29 R x B 29 R to K 7 (ch) 30 R to B 2 30 R x R 31 K x R 31 R to Q 2 32 P x P 32 P x P 33 P to B 5 Very ill-judged, for it not only relieves Black of the onus of defending his Q P, but also presents him with a passed Pawn. It will be seen that Black cleverly takes advantage of his opponent’s weak play. 33 P to Q 4 34 P to Kt 3 34 R to Q Kt 2 35 R to Q 2 35 R to.Kt 4 36 R to B 2 36 R to Kt 5 37 P to K R 3 37 K to B 2 37 P to R 5 would have been . a good move. 38 K to Kt 3 38 P to Kt 4 39 R to K B 2 (ch) 39 Kto Kt 3 40 Rto K 2- 40 Kto B 3 " 41 R to K B 2 (ch) 41 K to Kt 3 42 R to K 2 42 Kto B-3 44 P to K R 4 43 P x P 44 K x P 44 R to Q 5 45 K to R 5 45 R to Q 8 46 P to Kt 5 (ch) 46 K to B 4 47 R to K B 2 (cl.) 47 K to K 5 48 P to Kt 6 48 R to K Kt 8 49 Rto B 6 * 49 Pto Q 5 50 R x P 50 K to Q 4 A loss of time ; but the game was now beyond salvation. 51 R to B 8 51 P to Q 6 52 R to Q 8 (ch) 5? K to K 5 53 P to B 6 53 K to B 5 54 K to R 6 54 R to K R S (ch) 55 K to Kt 7 - 55 K to K 6 56 Pto B 7 • 56 Rto Q B 8 57 P to B 8, Q’s 57 Resigns

WELLINGTON CHESS CLUB v. WELLINGTON WORKING MEN’S CHESS CLUB. A return match between these Clubs was commenced on Friday evening last, the following being the combatants Wellington C.C. Wellington W.M.C C. 1 Benbow versus Jacobsen. 2 Littlejohn do Brown 3 Barraud W. F. do Bolton 4 Wright do Barnes 5 Whittem do Kelling 6 Mackay do Tanner 7 Allen do Kuchen 8 Barraud C. L. do Player At the end of the evening’s play Messrs Barraud (2) and Whittem had won for Wellington and Tanner and Kuchen for the Working Men’s Club. The remaining games are in process of being played out, and the final result will be given In our next.