Chess.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 995, 27 March 1891, Page 7

Chess.

All communications for this department MUST oe addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. W Bknbow. 27/3/91 J.W. (Leeds); H-F.L.M. (London); and W.H.K.P. (Baltimore). Your continued kind attention is much appreciated. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No 1196 (St H. von Duben). 1 P to R 4 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly. Solved by B.C. and J.N.TT. (Wellington); Te Ika a Maui; A.L.T. (Wanganui); R.l ■ (Gisborne), * A first rate little problem (8$) ; A.B.C. (Greytown North) ;R. J.L. (Palmerston North); and T.E. (Picton). Very ingenious and interesting (8). , , No 1197 (A. F. Mackenzie) 1 B to B 6 IKxR 1 Q to Q 7 (cb) 2 Any move 3 Oorll mates . _ _ Solved by A.L.T. (Wanganui); K.P. (Gisborne), * Really splendid (9); Felix (Auckland); and T.E. (Picton). The idea is admirable, and the working out is equally commendable (9). PROBLEM No 1206. By W. Gleave (London). First prize problem in the Bristol Mercury Problem Tourney. Black

White. White to play and mate in two moves, "PROBLEM No 1207. . , By the late Walter Grimshaw (Whitby) Black.

White. White to play and mate in three moves. THE STEINITZ-GUNSBERG MATCH. We take the following from the Baltimore Sunday News : 1 After the 18th game Mr Steinitz required only a draw to win the match. Mr Gunsberg says of the 19fch game : “It was natural enough that the home champion, who was given the hardest fight of all his matches, embracing a chess career of nearly 30 years, should decline to run any risk of impairing hi 3 chances for a hard-earned success, and he therefore adopted ; a cautious Queen’s Gambit.” The game was . drawn, and Steinitz once again declared victor -.with a score of 6 to 4 and 9 draws, as it was •considered unnecessary to play the 20th game. t-Both players received hearty congratulations gar their splendid work. £4 will not be out of place to record again the most important matches : Player Year Player Wins Draws £Blackbame (1) 1863 Steinitz 7 to 1 2 Anders <en 1566 Steinitz 8 to 6 -Bird 1866 Steinitz 7 to 4 5 (unfinished) iZnkertort (1) 1872 Steinitz 7 to 1 4 Blackburne (2> 1876 Steinitz 7 to 0 Mackenzie 3883 Steinitz 3 to 1 2 Zukertort (2t 1836 Steini'z 10 to 5 5 Tschi orin leß9 Steinitz 10 to 6 1 Gunsberg 1891 Steinitz 6 to 4 9 Steinitz who had the move 10 times, limited himself to two openings, viz the Queens Gambit and Zukertort s Opening; Gunsberg adopting 4 Evan’s Gambits, 3 Guioco Piano, and the Buy Lopez and Q P Opening once each 1 The following are [the seventh, fifteenth and seventeenth games in the match. Queen’s Gamhit. White. Black. i(Mr Steinitz.) (Mr Gunsberg.) 1 P to Q 4 1 P to Q 4 2 P to Q B 4 2 P x P . 3 Kt to K B 3 3 Kt to K B 3 Blackbnrne’s move.’ .4PtoK3 4 P to K 3 S BxP 5 B to Kt 5 (ch) Mot good, but anyway the action of this B si must contrast unfavourably with that of K B; for if B to Q 3, 6 Kt to B 3 and Black will he harassed presently by P to K ■4. 6 Kt to B 3 6 Castles 7 Castles 7 P to Q Kt 3 .8 Kt to K 5 Chiefly with a view to P to B 3, thus connfteracting the bearing of the adverse Q B on the long diagonal against the K side (Steinitz). 8 B to Kt 2 9 Q to Kt 3 9 B x Kt Retreat meant loss of time, as, if B to Q 3 Mr Steinitz would have hesitated to continue IOBxKP. IO Pxß 10 B to Q 4 Weakening the “hole ’ at Q B 3. But it was hard to develop here. Black cannot play Kt to B 3 (with a view to Kt x Kt or Kfc to Q R 4) on account of 11 B x P, P x B; 12 Q x P (ch) K to R sq; 13 Kt x Kt. llßxß UPxB 12 B to R 3 12 R to K sq 13 P to Q B 4 13 P to B 4 A very fine defensive move (Steinitz) 14 Q R to B sq 14 Kt to K 5 15 KRtoQ sq The play of these Rooks is simply grand. . 15 B P x P 16 K P x P 16 P to B 3 17 P x P Admirable chess, the master hand indeed, is -shown in every move of Whites throughout the game. 17 p x Kt 18 P to Q 6 (ch) 18 K to R sn 19 Q to Q 5 19 Kt x BP '-20 R to Q 2 20 Kt to Q 2 If Kt to R]6 (ch); 21 P x Kt, Q to Kt 4 (ch);

22 RtoKt2,Q to K 6 (ch); 21K to R sq, Qx B : 23 Q R to K Kt sq and wins. 21R xKt 21 Kt to B 3 22 R x Kt 22 P x R If Q x R, 23 P to Q 7 wins in every variation 23 P to Q 7 23 R to Kt sq 24 P x P 24 R to Kt 4 IfPxP, 24 Bto Kt Is. There is nothing now lefc but au exquisite wind up 25 Q x R 25 Q x R 26 R to B 8 (ch) 26 R to Kt sq 27 R x Q 27 R x R 28 P to K 6 28 Resigns Zukertort Opening. White Black (Mr Steinitz.) (Mr Gunsberg.) 1 Kt to IC B 3 1 Kt to KB 3 2Pto Q 4 2 £ to k , 3 P to K 3 3 P to Q Kt 3 4 P to B 4 1 B to Kt 2 5 Kt to B 3 5 P to Q 4 6PxP6 Kt x P 7BtO Kt 5 (ch) , _ -rr , t To make it the safer to play Pto K 4. in giving this class of check it is well to watch out what piece the opponent will interpose. 7 P to B 3 8 B to Q 3 8 B to K 2 9 P to K 4 9 Kt x Kt 10 P x Kt 10 Castles 11 Castles 11 P to Q B 4 12 B to K 3 12 P x P 13 P x P 13 Kt to B 3 14 R to B sq 14 B to R 6 This counter-attack is to prevent White from further shaping his game in a, fashionable manner and following a definite line of play. 15 R to B 3 15 B to Kt 5 16 R to B 4 16 B to K 2 17 Q to R 4 17 Kt to R 4 18 R to B 2 18 R to B sq 19 K R to B sq 19 R x R 20 R x R 20 Q to R sq 21 Kt to Q 2 21 B to Q. B 3 22 B to Kt 5 22 B x P The winning of the pawn is consequent on White’s 3 9th move, but still is very clever play. 23 Kt x B 23 Q x Kt 24 R to B 7 24 B to B 3 25 R x R P 25 Kt to B 3 This, too, ja remarkably ingenious. 26 R to R 8 26 Kt x P 27 R x R (ch) 27 Kt x R 2S Q to R 3 (ch) 28 K to Kt sq 29 Q to R 6 Defending a mate and threatening one. 29 P to Kt 4 30 B x Kt 30 B x B 31 B to B sq 31 B to B 4 32 Q to K 2 32 Q to Q 5 33 P to Kt 4 33 K to Kt 2 34 Q to B 3 3 V Q to R 5 35 Q to B 3 (ch) 35 P to B 3 36 Q to B 4 36 Q to B 3 37 Q to K 2 37 Q to Q 3 3S Q to B 3 38 Q to Q 5 39 Btoß 3. Drawn game.

Queen’s Gambit Declined. White. Black. (Mr Steinitz.) (Mr Gunsberg.) 1 P to Q 4 1 P to Q 4 2 P to Q B 4 2 Kt to K B 3 3PxP3 Kt x P 4 P to K 4 4 Kt to K B 3 5 Kt to Q B 3 5 P to K 4 As will be seen Black gets the worst of the position in consequence of this advance. 6PxP6 Q x Q ch 7 K x Q 7 Kt to Kt 5 BKtto Q 5 , ~ , , . White obtains now an attack,_ which ought to have yielded more profit than it did. 8 K to Q 2 9 Kt to R 3 _ 9 B to Q B 4, Kt x P (ch); 10 K to K sq, followed by R to Q sq, had its points, but Black, by then bringing out B to B 4, would have obtained a defensible game. 9 P to Q B 3 10 Kt to B 3 Kt to K 3 was much stronger. 10 KtxKP 11 P to B 4 11 Kt to Kt 5 12 B to K 2 12 K to K sq 13 K to B 2 13 B to Q B 4 14 R to B 5 14 Kt to K b (ch) 15 K to Q 3 The attack here obtained is worth the pawn given up. „ „ 15 Kt x Kt P 16 P to Kt 4 This was hardly as good as Kt to Q R 4. 16 B x Kt P 17 R to Iv Kt sq 17 Kt to R 5 18 R x P 18 Kt to Kt 3 Kt xP, 19 P x Kt. B x P (ch); 20 Kto 84, KB x Kt; 21 K xB, B x Kt; 22 B to R 5 or B to Q B 4 wculd have given White an excellent attack although 3 pawns behind. 19 P x Kt 19 K P x P 20 Kt to Kt 5 20 B to K 2 A very fine move, which is extremely difficult to answer. 21 R to R 7 „ Probably best. If 21 E x P, B x Kt; 21 R to B 7, Kt to R 3, &c. 21 R x R 22 Kt x R 22 P to B 3 23 B to B 4 Here P to K 5 at once was much better play. 23 K to R 2 24 R to K Kt sq 24 Kt to R 3 25 P to K 5 Inferior to K to B 2. 25 B to B 4 (ch) 26 K to Q 2 K to B 4 was now much better defence. 26 B to Q Kt 5 27 R to Kt 3 27 Kt to B 4 28 K to B sq 28 B to R 6 (ch) 29 K to Q sq 29 P to IC Kt 4 30 B to B 4 (ch) 30 ICt to IC 3 31 ICt x P (ch) 31 P x ICt 32 B x P 32 R to K ICt sq 33 P to R 4 33 P to Kt 4 34 Kt x P There was no necessity for this, and White could have kept up the pressure by 34 B to Kt 3, threatening Kt to K 2 or R to K B 3 with a fine attack. 34 P x Kt 35 B x Kt 35 K x B 36 R x B 36 K x P 37 R x P 37 B to Q 6 38 IC to Q 2 38 B to B 8 39 K to B 3 39 R to B sq (ch) 40 K to Kt 4 40 R to IC Kt sq 41 R to R 5 41 IC to 1C 5 42 R to R 6 42 K to B 6 43 R to B 6 (ch) 43 K to Kt 7 44 R to B 5 44 B to K 7 45 B to K 3 45 B to Q 6 46 R to B 2 (ch) R to Q 5 was much stronger. 46 K to Kt 6 47 R to Q 2 47 R to Kt 5 (ch) 48 K to B 5 48 B to B 5 49 P to R 5 49 K to B 6 50 B to Q 4 50 R to Kfc 4 (ch) 51 K to Kfc 4 51 R x P 52 P to R 4 52 K to K 5 53 B to B 5 53 B to Q 6 64 P x P 54 R to R 8 55 R to Q Kt 2 55 1C to Q 4 56 B to B 2 56 R to Q Kt 8 Drawn game.