CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, 21 July 1892, Page 37

CHESS.

All communications for thiß department must oe addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. 'V. Benbow. 21/7/92 *** 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. O.P. (Colyton). —In the solving contest it is necessary to send in all the variations in three and four move problems. J.W. (Leeds); H.F.L.M. (London) ; and H.C. (Adelaide), Many thanks for continued favours. Te lira a Maui.—Black’s defence *f 1 Kt to B 5 defeats your proposed solution to Problem No 1329. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No 1326 (A. C. Vasquez). 1 R to Q 3 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly Solved by B.C. (Wellington); Te Ika a Maui ; O.P. (Colyton) ‘ The position where the Black King moves to King's fourth is both curious and pretty (8) M.R. (Taranaki); and Felix (Auckland). We found this problem rather difficult to solve, in addition to which the neatness of some of the variations pleased us (8£). No. 1327 (James Sexton). 1 Q to Kt 5 1 P x Q 2 B to K 4 2 Any move 3 P to B 6 dis mats Solved by Te Ika a Maui; Horace (Pataa) ; J.S. (ICaponga); and T.E. (Picton). A very nice problem indeed (8), No 1328 (W. B. H. Meiners.) 1 R to K 6 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly. Solved by O.P. Junr (Colyton) The way Black’s various pieces block each other is splendid (9); J.E. (Picton); Felix (Auckland); and R.J.L. (Palmerston North). An exceedingly good problem (9). No 1329 (‘ Mad. Bdrard.’) lQtoKsq 1 P x Kt 2 Q to Q Kt sq 2 Any move 3 Mates accordingly. Solved by O.P. (Colyton) (9);’ Felix (Auckland) ; and R.P. (Gisborne) ‘ Beautiful play of the Queen (9).* A very ingenious and good problem (8^).

PROBLEM No 1338. By G. E. Barbier (Inverness). Black

White. White to play and mate in two moves, PROBLEM No 1339. By William Greenwood(Sutt jn Mills.)

Black.

VV HITK. White to play and mate in three moves. Solutions to be in not later than August lith. CHESS IN WELLINGTON. The following gr»me was played in the minor tournament of the Wellington Chess Club. Mr Hoben gives Mr Edwards the odds of Pawn and move. Remove Black's K B P White. Black. (Mr J. C. Edwards.) (Mr Hoben.) 1 P to K 4 IP to K 3 2 P to Q 4 2 P to Q 4 3 P to K 5 3 P to Kt 3

The customary continuation is P to Q B 4. The move in the text Beems to be no improvement. 4 B to Q S 4 B to Kt 2 P to Q B 4 seems to offer the best prospect here. White, however, might respond with 5 P to K R 4. P x Q P ; 6 P to K R 5, P to K Kt 4 ; 7 Kt to K B 3 with a good attack. 5 Q to Kt 4 5 Kt to R 3 6BxKt 6 B x B 7 Kt to K B 3 7 Castles This is very risky, as he is already weak on this side, and White’s forces are well disp jsed for a strong assault on this wing. 8 Q Kt to B S 8 Kt to Q B 3 9PtoQR39 R to K B 2 10 P to K R 4 Excellent play. This pawn is calculated do serious mischief shortly. 10 Q to K B sq 11 PtoKR 5 11 Kt to K 2 Black thought afterwards that he ought to have moved K to Kt 2 here ; this, however, would not have improved matters, e.g.11 K f© Kt 2 ; 12 P x P, R to K 2 ; 13 R x B, K x R ; 14 Q to R 4 (ch), K to Kt 2 ; 15 Q x P mate. If 12 Rtoßs,l3Qto RS,K to R gq; 14 Kt to Kt 5, B to Q 2 ; 15 Kt x R P, Q to K 2or Kt 2; 16 Kt to B 6 and wins, 12 P x P 12 P x P 13 B x P 13 R to K B 5 14 Q to K Kt 3 14 Kt x B 15 Q x Kt (ch) 15 B to Kt 2 16 Kt to K Kt 5 16 Q to K B 4 17 Q to K 8 (ch) 17 B to B sq His best prospect was to have covered with the Queen, repeating the move of Q to B 4, in the event of White playing 18 Q to Kt 6 or R 18 R to R 6 Ingenious and good, for if 18 Q x Kt, then follows 19 R to Kt 6, gaining the Queen. 18 K to Kt 2 19 R to R 7 (ch) 19 K to Kt sq 20 R to K B 7 20 Q x Kt Black evidently prefers sudden death to lingering extinction. 21 Q x B, mate STEINITZ v. TSCHIGORIN. The following, played on the 18th February, 1892, is the twentieth game in this lately concluded match. The notes are by Mr James Mason, Zukertort’s Opening. (Mr Steinitz.) (Mr Tschigorin.) 1 Kt to IC B 3 1 P to Q 4 2 P to Q 4 2 Kt to K B 3 3 P to K 3 3 P to K 3 4 P to B 4 4 B to IC 2 5 Kt to B 3 5 Q Kt to Q 2 A strategic error analagoua to that in the eighteenth game, where White was allowed an early PtoQ 5. Of course 5 Pto Q Kt 3, 5 P to Q 4, or even 5 P x P would be in every way superior. 6 P to B 5 ! 6 P to B 3 7 P to Q Kt 4 7 Castles 8 B to Kt 2 8 Q to B 2 9 B to IC 2 9 Kt to IC an As an attempt at open battle 9 P to IC 4 would be much more hopeful. A. move or two further on it is too late. 10 Castles 10 P to B 4 11 Q to B 2 11 K Kt to B 3 12 P to Q R 4 In this quarter White has already a mortal hold upon his antagonist, and it is never relaxed. 12 Kt to IC 5 13 P to Kt 5 13 R to B 3 This Rook is wanted for defence. It would be better to play the ICt here, liberating the imprisoned Bishop. 14 P to R 5 14 Kt x Kt

15 B x Kt 15 P to Q R 3 16 P x R P 16 P x P 17 K R to Kt sq 17 R to B sq 18 R to Kt 2 18 B to Kt 2 19 Q R to Kt sq 19 K R to Kt sq 2) Kt to Ksq To make the Knight available for active service, either on the Queen’s wing, or in the centre, the King being altogether safe. 20 B to QB sq 21 Kt to Q 3 2LRxR 22 R x R 22 B to B 3 If 22 R to Kt sq then 23 Kt to Kt 4. 23 Q to R 4 23 K to B 2 24 Q to R 3 Doubtless to support the Bishop. Were the Knight to move now Black could take the Q BP. 24 B to Q sq 25 B to Q sq 25 R to Kt *q 26 R to Kt 6 Beantiful play ! Mr Steinitz’s ancient faculty of making ‘ strange continuations out of common things ’ is finely evidenced here. 26 Kt x R To refuse the gift would be slightly better. The Q B P soon becomes quite indefensible, and wnen that goes it is virtually all over. 27 B P x Kt 27 Q to Kt 2 28 Kt to K 5 (eh) 28 K to Kt sq If 28 K to K sq, White could continue with 29 B to R 5 (ch) and 30 Kt x Kt P, winning easily, let Black take Kt or not. 29 B to R 4 29 Q to K 2 If 29 B to K 2. equally 30 B to Kt 4 ; and the answer to 29 B to Q 2 would be Q to Q 6. 30 B to Kt 4 30 Q to B 3 31 Q to B 3 Stronger far than the obvious 31 Kt x P. Every move makes Black’s position worse ; and the Pawn cannot get away. 31 P to R 3 32 B to Q 6 32 R x P Sheer desperation. If 32 R to R sq, or 32 R to Kt 2 of course, 33 Q x P. 33 P x R 33 B x P 34 Q x P 34 Q to Q sq 35 B to B 5 35 B to B 2 86 Kt to Kt 6 36 K to R 2 37 B to K 7 37 B to Q 2 38 B x Q 38 B x Q 39 K B x B 39 B x B 40 Kt to B 8 (ch) 40 K to Kt sq 41 Kt x P 41 Resigns

The usual winter tournaments in connection with the Wellington Ches 3 Club have begun, and considerable interest is being shown in connection with them. The following are the entries in the tourneys and the position of the games at the time of writing :

Senior Tourney.

Junior Tourney.

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