Chess.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1030, 27 November 1891, Page 8

Chess.

All communications for tine department must be addressed to the Chess Editor. MrC.w. Bknbow. 27/11/91 ** The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Friday evening at 8 o’clock in room No. 7, Exchange Buildings, Lambton Quay. Visitors are cordially welcomed. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS No 1264 (C. H. Wheeler.) 1 R to B 6 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly Solved by B.C. (Wellington); O-P.Q. (Foxton) ' Good and very instructive thrugh no*, difficult (S) Horace (Pat ea); M.R. Taranaki); A L.T. (Wanganui); H.D. (Bulls); and R J Tj. (Palmerston North). The key-move rather plain, still a commendable production No 12C5 (E. Pradignat). The solution to this position is held over until next week. PROBLEM No 1274. By J. Keeble (Norwich). From Pen and Pencil. Black

PROBLEM No 1275. By James Sexton (Kapon«a, Manaia). (A corrected version of Problem No 1219 Black.

CHESS IN NEW ZEALAND. A telegraphic match between the Timaru and Omaru Clubs was commenced on Saturday, Oct 23, and was continued and brought to a finish on Saturday Oct 31. There were nine players a side. The names of the combatants and the results of play will be found beneath:—

The unfinished games have been referred to Mr Hookham for adjudication. The following is one of the games played in the contest. Mr Francis well known in Wellington as an old member of its Chess Club. Queen’s Gambit Declined. White. ~ Black. (Mr Clarke ) (Mr Francis.) Timaru Omaru IP to Q 4 IP to Q 4 2Pt0Q842 P to Q B 3 2 P to K 3 is the usual way of declining the gambit. 3 P to Q R 3 3 Kt to K B 3 4 Kt to K B 3 4 P to K R 3 5 P to K 3 5 B to Kt 5 6 B to K 2 6 Q Kt to Q 2 7 Kt to B 3 7 P to R 3 8 Kt to K 5 BBxB 9QxB9 P to K 3 10 Castles 10 B to Q 3 11 Kt x Kt 11 Q x Kt 12 P to B 5 12 B to B 2 13 P to Q Kt 4 13 R to Q sq 14 B to Kt 2 14 B to Kt sq 15 Q R to Q sq 15 Q to B 2 16 P to B 4 16 Kt to K 5 An error, as White quickly and forcibly demonstrates. 16 Castles seems the correct play. 17 Kt x Kt 17 P x Kt 18 P to Q 5 18 Castles 19 P to Q 6 19 Q to Q 2 20 K to R sq 20 P to B 4 20 P to B 3 was slightly better ; but anyway Black has now a very inferior game. 21 P to Kt 4 21 R to B 2 22 B to K 5 22 K to B sq 23 R to K Kt sq 23 Q to K sq 25 Q to IC ICt 2 24 P x P It appears that in making his opponent s 24th move, Black placed the White Queen on KB 2 instead of K Kt 2. His continuation now is consequent on this mistake, and precipitates his defeat, which, however, at this junctme had become simply a question of time, his position being quite indefensible. 25 Q x Kt P 25 R (Q) to Q 2 26 Q to Kt 6 26 B to R 2 Immediately fatal. But if 26 KtoKt sq ; 27 B x P, Rto B sq ; 23 B x R (eh, Q x Q"; 29 R x Q (eh). K xB, 30 Q R to K Kt, and wins. 27 Q to R 7 27 Resigns Canterbury Times.

CHESS IN ENGLAND. The deciding game for the Yorkshire County Chess Club Championship, played at Bradford

between Messrs Wildman (Leeds) and Woollard (Bradford). French Defence. White. Black. (Mr Wildman.) (Mr Wool lard.) 1 P to K 4 1 £ to K 3 2 P to Q 4 2 P to Q 4 3 Kt to Q B 3 3 Kt to KBS 4 B to K Kt 5 4 B to K 2 5 B x Kt 5 B x B 6 P to K 5 6 B to IC 2 7 Kt to B 3 7 P to Q B 4 BPxP 8 B x P 9 B to Kt 5 (ch) 9 B to Q 2 IOBxB 10 Qxß& 11 Castles 11 Kt to B 3 12 Q to IC 2 12 Castles (IC R) 13 Q R to Q sq 13QtoK2 14 PtoQ R 3 14 P to QR 3 : 15 IC It to IC sq 15 Q R to B sq I 16 R td Q 3 16 P to Q Kt 4 1 17 ICt to Q. sq 17 B to Kt 3 15 ICt to 1C 3 18 ICt to It 4 19 PtoQ B 3 , . . , , . This is sinning against the principles, leaving a hole for the Black Kt to enter at Kt 6, and thereby causintr a retreat of the Q R* and a lessening of the' King’s side attack, which had 1 begun to look promising. The game has been fairly equal for some Q 20 Kt to Q B 2 20 Kt to B 4 21 Q Rto Qsq „ , r „ ~ We think It to K 3 safe enough, followed by K ICt to Q 4, &c., and the R would have been in better play But no risks must be run in a game of such importance. 21 Kt to IC 5 22 K ICt to Q 4 22 P to IC B 3 The first move after the adjournment, and we think it not the best, and isolated Pawn being the result. 23 P to K B 3 23 P x P 24 P x ICt’ 24 P x Kt 25 Kt x P 25 P x P 26 Q, x P 26 IC R to IC sq 27 IC to R sq 27 B x Kt 28 R x B 28 Q to Q B l 29 Q to Kt 4 29 Q to K B 2 33 R to K B 4 30 Q to K 2 31 B (B 4) to K 4 31 II to B 3 32 P to Q R 4 32 Q to B 3 33 Px P 33 P x , 34 Q to IC 2 34Qt.84 The game had become lively ct late since the Pawn became isolated, but tin’s move created danger which will be very difficult' for Black to dispel. Rto Q ICt 3 was net, however, free from danger also, as White could play Q to IC 3. 35 It to IC 5 35 Q to B 3 36 The two united Pawns on White’s Queen’s wing must, with ordinary care, give Black very great trouble, and, with the pieces exchanged easily, win. He stubbornly maintained the fight for a long time, but the odds were too great, and the championship was once more destined to pass out of his reach. Mr Woollard’a determined perseverance will one day be followed by well earned success, and none will grudge him his laurels. 36 R to K B sq 37 P to IC R 3 37 R to Q 3 38 Q to K 2 38 R to Q Kt 3 sq 59 P to Q Kt 4 39 R to Q B so 40 P to Q B 4 40 R (Q B) to Q sq 41 R x P 41 R x R 42 Q x R (ch) 42 Q x Q 43 R x Q 43 R to Q 5 44 Rto Q B 6 and after some more moves Black resigned.

CHES 3 IN NUREMBERG. The following is one of a series of games recently plaved by M. Taubenhaus, of Paris, against Dr Tarrasch* of Nuremberg, taken with notes from The Field of September 5. Two Knight’s Defence. White. Black. (Dr Tarrasch.) (4. Taubenhaus.) 1 P to IC 4 IPtoK4 2 Kt to IC B 3 2 Kt to Q B 3 3 B to B 4 3 Kt to B 3 4Pto Q 3 . . Transforming the opening into an ordinary Giuoco Piano. 4 B to B 4 5 P to B 3 5 P to Q 3 0 B to K 3 6 B to Kt 3 7 Q ICt to Q 2 7 B to K o 8 B to Q Kt 5 8 Castles 9 Q to K 2 9 Kt to Kt 2 10 P to Q 4 10 Kt to Kt 3 11 Castles ICR _ Perhaps 11 P x P ; 12 Castles Q R would have been better. 11 Kt to R 4 Tempting, as it forces White to weaken his pawns on the king’s side. 12 P to IC Kt 3 12 B to Kt 5 13 P to K R 3 . An ingenious trap into which M. laubenhaus falls. However, White had to give up something to relieve his position, and he obtains a compensating advantage in position for the sacrifice of the exchange. 13 B x R P 14 Kt to ICt 5 14BxR Black should have played as follows 14 , . . 14 Kt (R 4) to B 5 15 P x Kt 15BxU 16 Q to R 5 16 P to K R 3 17 Kt x B 17 P x B P IS Kt to B 3 18 P x B 19 P x P 19 Q to K 2,'with the exchange ahead 15 Q x ICt 15 P to K R 3 16 Kt x B 16 P x Kt 17 B x P 17 ICt to K 2 Better would have been 17 Q to B ; 18 B to Q B 4, P to to B 3, followed by P to Q 4, &c. After the text move he hap. no resource left. 18 Kt to K 3 18 P x P 19 Kt to Q 5 19 P to K B 3 20 B to Q B 4 and Black resigns. If 20 P x B, then 21 Kt to B 6 double ch and mate, and if 2) Kt x Kt, then mate in three more moves.

The following is Morphy’s estimate ot Staunton His knowledge of the game was no doubt complete ; hi? powers as an analyst were of the very highest order ; his coup d’ceil and judgment of position and his general experience of the chess board great; but all these qualities w hich are essential to make a great ches3 player, do not make him a player of genius. These must be supplemented by imagination and by a certain inventive or creative power, which conceives positions and brings them about. Of this fac iky I see no evidence in the published games ■ f Mr 8. •In a given position, where there is something to be done, no matter how recondite or difficalt the idea, Mr S. will detect it and carry out the combination in as finished a sty le as any great p'ayer that ever lived, but ha will have no agency ill bringing about the positlo,I Therefore, in his best day, Mr S. (in my opinion) could not have made a suec issful fight against a man who had the same qualities as himse'f. and who, besides, ssessei of tlie creative power above mentioned. S ich were Anderssen of Germany, Ml’Donnell of England, and La BoqrdeMl&U ?f

Game Timaru Ounra A 3Ir Clark V Mr Francis Won by H Mr Fischer v Mr Lain# Timaru F Mr Beid v Mr Sumpt.r * Won. by G Mr Xinnerney v Mr Skeet f Omaru I Mr Bowron v Mr Hinton B Mr Hassell v Mr Clayton 1 C Mr Wood v Mr Lindsay -Unfinished D Mr Snusliall v Ber Mr Gould E Mr;Tay or ■ v Dr De Latour .