Chess.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 992, 6 March 1891, Page 6

Chess.

All communications for this department MUST be addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. W Benbow. _ 6/3/91 H.H.and A.C (Christchurch) Weare extremely indebted for your constant attention. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No 1192 (P. F. Blake). We do not know what the author's intention is, but it seems to us, as pointed out by our correspondents that White may begin with either: — 1 B to B 3 or 1 B to Kt 7 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly. No 1193 (N. Sardotch) 1 R to Q 4 IPxR 2 Kt to Q 3 2 P to K 4 3 Q to B 6 mate Solved by 11.8. (Wellington); O.P.Q. (Foxton); A very fine problem indeed (9)A.L.T. (Wan. ganui); R.P (Gisborne) * The sacrifices and play in general are beautifully managed (9) ; Felix (Auckland); and M.R. (Taranaki). We agree with our correspondents that there is some fine work in this composition. (9).

PROBLEM No 1200. By Lilian Baird (Brighton). Aged nine years. From the ‘Field.’ Black

White. White to play and mate in two moves. The Field states that the following pretty little letter accompanied the problem : ‘l4 College-terrace, Brighton, December 18. My Dear Mr Editor, — As I have sent a problem to the ‘lllustrated London News’ I think I must send you one also, or else perhaps you might be offended. So I have picked out one of my very best, because I have heard mother say you are very particular. If you cannot spare me a big diagram, it would look very nice on one of your little ones. I have quite made up my mind to beat mother, What will she do then poor thing ! Will she not be sold ? I hope you will take my problem, for it did take me such a long time.—Believe me your little friend —Lillie Baird.*

PROBLEM No 1201. By the late Walter Grimshaw (Whitby). Black.

W HITE. White to play and mate in three moves,

MEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS. The following were the two final games played in the congress : Centre Gambit. (Mr Littlejohn.) (Mr Bolton.) 1 P to K 4 ' IPto K 4 2 P to Q 4 2 P x P 3 Q x P 3 Kt to Q B 3 4 Q to K 3 4 P to Q R 2 5 B to Q 3 5 P to Q 3 6 Kt to Q B 3 6 B to K 3 7 P to K B 4 7 B to K 2 8 P to K B 5 8 B to Q 2 9 Kt to K B 3 9 Kt to K B 3 10 P to K R 3 10 Kt to Q Kt 5 11 P to Q R 3 11 Kt x B (ch) 12 Q x Kt 12 Kt to R 4 13 B to K 3 13 B to R 5 (ch) 14 Kt x B 14 Q x Kt (ch) 15 B to K B 2 15 Q to B 5 16 Kt to Q 5 16 Q to K 4 17 Kt x B P (ch) 17 K to K 2 18 Kt x R 18 R x Kt 19 Castles Q R 19 R to Q B sq 20 K to Kt sq 20 B to Kt 4 21 Q to K B 3 21 P to K Kt 3 22 P to K Kt 4 22 Q to B 5 23 Q to Kt 2 23 Kt to B 3 24 B to Kt 3 24 Q to K 6 25 K R to K sq 25 Q to Kt 3 26 B x P (oh) 26 K to K sq 27 P to K 5 27 Kt to Kt sq 28 P to K 6 28 P to B 3 29 B to K Kt 3 29 Q to B 3 30 Q x Q (ch) 30 B x Q 31 R to Q 2 31PxP 32 P x P 32 Kt to Iv 2 33 B to R 4 33 Kt to Kt sq 34 R to Kt sq 34 K to B sq 35 B to Kt 3 35 Kt to R 3 36 B to Q 6 (ch) 38 K to K sq 37 R to Kt 7 37 R to R sq 38 R x R P 38 K to Q sq 39 B toB 7 (ch) 39KtoBsq 40 K to Q 8 mates French Defence. White Black I (Mr Brown). (Mr Ollivier). 'l PtoK4 IPtoK 3 2 P to Q 4 2 P to Q 4 3 P x P 3 P xP 4 Kt to K B 3 4 B to K 2 5 B to Q 3 5 Kt to K B 3 6 Castles 6 Castles 7 Kt to Q B 3 7 B to K Kt 5 8 B to K 3 8 P to B 3 9 R to Q B sq 9 Q toB2 10 P to K R 3 10 B to R 4 11 B to K 2 11 Q Kt to Q 2 12 Kt to K sq 12 B to Kt 3 13 B to Q 3 13 Kt to K 5 14 Kt to K 2 14 B to Q 3 15 P to K B 4 15 P to K B 4

16 Kt to K B 3 16 Q R to K sq 17 Kt to K 5 17 B to R 4 18 Q to K sq 18 B to K 2 19 P to B 4 19 Q Kt to K B 3 20 B x Kt 20 B P x B 21 Kt to Rt 3 21 B to B 2 22 P to Q B 5 22 Kt to Q 2 23 Kt to K 2 23 B to K 3 24 P to K Kt 4 24 Q to Kt sq 25 P to B 5 25 Kt x Kt 29 P x Kt 26 B to B sq 27 B to B 4 27 P to K Kt 3 28 P to Q Kt 4 2S B to R 3 29 P to B 6 29 B to Q sq 30 P to K 6 30 B to B 2 31 B x B 31 Q x B 32 P to B 7 (ch) 32 K to R * q 33 P x R (queens) 33 R x Q 34 R to B 7 34 Q to Kt sq 35 Q to Q B 3 35 R to K Kr. sq 63 Kt to B 4 36 B to Q 6 37 K to R 5 37 P x P 38 P x P 38 P to K R 3 39 R x P 39 Resigns Subjoined are two of the games played in the contest North v South on January 6th, 1891. These are the only games of the match in our possession:— Ruy Lopez White. Black. (Mr Brown.) (Mr Edwards.) ' 1 P to K 4 ? P to K 4 2 Kt to K B 3 2 Kt to Q B 3 3 B to Kt 5 3 Kt to K B 3 4 P to Q 3 4 P to Q 3 5 P to K R 3 5 B to K 2 6 P to B 3 6 Castles 7 Castles 7 Kt to K sq 8 B to R 4 8 P to B 4 9PxP 9 B x P 10 B to B 2 10 P to Q 4 11 Kt to K sq 11 B to Q 3 12 P to K B 4 12 P to K 5 13 P x P 13 P x P 14 B to K 3 14 B to K 3 15 B x P 15 B x B P 16 Q to K 2 16 B x B (ch) 17 Q x B 17 R x R (oh) 18 K x R 18 Q to B 3 (ch) 19 Kt to B 3 19 B to B 5 (ch) 20 K to Kt sq 20 Kt to Q 3 21 Kt to Q 2 21 B to E 3 22 P to Q Kt 3 22 R to K sq 23 R to K sq 23 K to R sq 24 Kt to Kt 5 24 P to Kt 3 25 Kt from Q 2 to B 3 25 Kt to Q sq 26 P to B 4 26 P to Kt 3 27 R to B sq 27 Q to K 2 28 Q to Q 4 (ch) 28 Q to Kt 2 29 Q to Q 3 29 Kt x B 30 Kt x Kt 30 B to Kt 2 31 Kt from B 3 to Kt 5 31 P to K R 3 32 Kt to B 6 32 R to B sq 33 Kt from Kt 5 to R 7 33 Kt to K 3 34 Kt x R 34 Q x Kt 35 Q x P 35 Kt to Kt 4 36 Kt to Q 7 36 Kt to B 6 (ch) 37 P x Kt 37 Q to B 5 38 Q to B 6 (eh) 38 Q x Q 39 Kt x Q 39 K to Kt 2 40 Kt to K 6 (ch) 40 Resigns Queens Gambit Declined. White. Black. (Mr Hookham.) (Mr Sexton.) 1 P to Q 4 1 P to Q 4 2 P to Q B 4 2 P to K 3 3 P to K 3 3 Kt to K B 3 4 B to Q 3 4PtoQ Kt 3 5 Kt to K B 3 5 B to Kt 2 6 Castles 6 P x P 7BxP7 B to Q 3 8 Kt to B 3 8 Castles 9 Q to B 2 9 Kt to B 3 10 P to Q R 3 10 Kt to K 2 11 P to K 4 11 Kt to Kt 5 12 P to K 5 12 B x Kt 13 P x B 13 Kt x P 14 P x Kt 14 B x P 15 R to Q sq 15 Q to Kt sq 16 Q to K 4 16 P to Q B 3 17 P to IC B 4 17 B to B 2 18 Kt to K 2 18 Kt to K 3 19 K to R sq 19 K to R sq 20 Q x B T 20 Kt x P 21 Kt xKt 21 B xKt 22 B x B 22 Q x B 23 P to Kt 3 23 Q x B P 24 R to E B sq 24 Q to Q 5 25 Q R to Q sq 25 Q to K Kt 5 26 K to Q 7 26 Q R to K sq 27 R (Q 7) x B P 27 R to K Kt sq 28 R to IC Kt sq 28 Q to R 4 29 R (B 7) x Kt P 29 R x R 30 R x R SO K x R 31 Q to Kt 2 (ch) 31 Q to Kt 3 32 Q to Kt 2 (ch) 32 P to K 4 33 Q to Q 2 33 Q to K 5 (ch) 31 IC to Kt 2 34 Q to Kt 5 (ch) 35 K to R sq 35 R to K 2 36 B to K 2 36 R to Q 2 37 Q to K 3 37 Q to IC B 5 38 Q to ICt sq (ch) 3S K to B 3 39 Q to K B sq 39 Q x Q 40 B x Q 40 R to Q 8 41 K to Kt 2 41 K to B 4 42 B to B 4 42 K to B 5 43 P to R 3 43 P to K 5 44 P to R 4 44 P to K 6 45 K to R 2 45 R to Q 7 (ch) 46 1C to Kt sq 46 R to K B 7 47 B to Q 3 47 K to Kt 6 48 P to Kt 4 48 P to K 7 49 Resigns

SUICIDE OF GRIMSHAW, THE PROBLEMIST. (From a New York Newspaper.) London, Dec. 27.—A telegram from Whitby, Yorkshire, announces the suicide of Walter Grimshaw, the eminent chess player and composer. He cut his throat this morning with a razor. No reasons are assigned for the deed. Walter Grimshaw was a famous Yorkshire problemist, but he was never known as a strong exponent of the game in actual play over the board. There is not a solitary game of his on record which can take rank among games which live as specimens of good play. He has, however, composed some most beautiful problems, which have won for him an international reputation, and he was also a great patron of the game, having contributed very handsomely during his life to every list of subscriptions for internatioi al and local tournaments which was brought to his notice. He was in particular an ardent promoter of the game in Yorkshire, and gave a great deal of money in prizes for county competitions. The business he followed was that of a pawnbroker, but having amassed a large fortune he retired some years ago to a pretty villa whioh he purchased at the historic seaside village of Whitby, on the East coast, overlooking the waters of the German Ooean. Lately he has led a quiet life and enjoyed a well-earned rest. He was about fifty-four years of age, and was a tall, handsome-looking man. He had the happy gift of making friends wherever he went. At all the London chess resorts he was a familiar figure, and especially so at the British Chess Club, of which organisation he was a country member. On the occasion of annual tournaments there he generally contributed a prize for the solution of problems composed by himself. He was not without bis

little peculiarities 0 f temperament ; he was somewhat reticent, and when a great match was being played by masters, the moves which he suggested were, as a rule, notable for their exceptional weakness. It is rather difficult to reconcile Grimshaw’s undoubted talent as a problem composer with bis extraordinary mental poverty in the matter of chess play proper.