CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1099, 24 March 1893, Page 12

CHESS.

All communications for this department IiUST be addressed to tho Chess Editor, Mr C. W. BENBOW. 24/3/93 %* The Karori Chess Club meets every Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in the Karori schoolhouse. Visitors invited. In April next the club will mume its two meetings a week.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Thase are held over until next week.

PROBLEM No 1405. By Thomas Sexton (Ashur3t.) Black

, White.

White to plaj and mate in two moves.

PROBLEM No 1407. By E. Moller (Hanover). From the Boys' Own Paper. Black.

White,

White to play and mate in three moves.

NEvV ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS. The subjoined interesting game was played between Messrs Eyre and Hookham, both of whom were Canterbury representatives. Hungarian Defence. White, Black. (Mr Eyre.) (Mr Hookham.) 1 P to K 4 1 P to K 4 2 Kt to K B 3 2 Kt to Q B 3 3 B to B 4 38t0K2 A defence which, though considered quite sound, is rarely adopted. Mr Hookham probably selected it to prevent his opponent from offering the Evans Gambit, a form of opening to which he is very partial. 4 P to Q 4 4 P to Q 3 § P to Q 5 5 Kt to Kt sq 6 P to K R 3 The books give here 6 B to Q 3, B to Kt 5 ; 7 Castles, Kt to K B 3 ; 8 P to B 4, P to B 3 ; 9 Kt to B 3, Kt to R 3, with an even game. The move in the text seems rather a waste of time.

6 Kt to K B 3 7 Kt to B 3 7 P to Q R 3 8 Kt to R 2 8 P to B 3 9 Q to K 2 9 P to Q Kt 4 10 B to Kt 3 If he had retreated B to Q 3, Black ceuld have won a pawn by 10 Pto Kt 5; 11 Kt moves, P x P &c. 10 P to Q B 4

11 P to R 3 Compulsory, as Black threatened to gain the opposing Bishop for two pawns. HQKttoQ2 12 B to Kt 5 12 Kto R 2 13 R to Q sq 13 P to R 8 14 B to It 4 14 Kt to Kt 3

15 B x Kt 15 B x B 16 Q to 11 5 16 B to Kt 4 17KttoK2 17PtoKt3 13 Q to B 3 18 Castles 19 Kt to Kt 3 19 P to B 4 The play on both sides has been very interesting during the last few moves. 20 P x P 20 B x P

21 Kt x B 21 R x Kt ", 22QtoK2 22PtoK5 23 Castles 23 P to B 5 24 B to R 2 24 R to K 2 25 P to Q B 3 25 Kt x P Black has manoeuvred very cleverly to gain this pawn,26 P to K Kt 3 26 Kt to Kt 3 27 P to K R 4 27 B to B 3 28KttoKt4 28BtoKt2 29 Q to K 3 This does not seem to help on his game at all. It, of course, threatened 30 Kt x P (ch), &c, but it was too palpable to be like to come off. 29 R to B 6 30 Qto Q 2 • 30 Rto Q 6 31 Q to K 2 31 K to R 2 32 B to Kt sq 32 R x R 33 R x R 33 P to Q 4 34BxP , „ ~ Neat but altogether unsound, as Black's next move involves him (White) in the loss of the piece. It is a pity there was this oversight aa the position admitted of a good deal of interesting play. 34 Q to K sq 35 B x P (ch) 35 K x B 36 Resigns,

CHESS IN SYDNEY. The School of Art 3 Championship, which has been in progress for some time past, came to a conclusion at the end of last month. The championship was secured by Mr J, l>, Jacob'

sen, with a score of 11 wins and 1 loss, while Messrs Apparly and Ridley tied for second place with scores of 10 wins and two losses The following taken from the Sydney Mail, was the final game, and it excited a tjood deal of interest, as tho result of it determined the question of the championship. French Defence, White. Black. (MrH. W. Apperky.) (Mr J, L. Jacobsen.) IVto K 4 1P to K 4 2 P to Q 4 2 P to Q 4 3PxP 3Pj'P 4 Kt to K B 3 4 Kt to K B 3 5 B to Q 3 5 B to Q 3 6 Castles 6 Castles 7 Kt to Q B 3 7 Kt to Q B 3 7 P to B 3 is genorally played. 8 P to Q R 3 We think this precaution unnecessary, and prefer B to K 3. 8 P to Q R 3 And this also. 9 B to K 3 9 Kt to K 2 10 Kt to K 2 10 Kt to Kt 3 11 P to K R 3 Also uncalled for ; 11 Kt to Kt 3 was better as it stopped for a time Black's Kt to K 5. 11 Kt to K 5 12 Kt to K sq This is too defensive and crowds his game; the ' PetrofT move P to Q B 4 seems better, as it opens the Q B file and allows Q to Q B 2 at tho proper time. 12 Q to R 5 W e think it is on record that Mr Jacobsen never won a game without Q to 11 5. 13 P to K B 4 Although this move weakens his K'a side he seems to have nothing better, as Black's Bishops are very threatening. White's troubles are caused by his weak eleventh and twelvth moves. 13 Kt to Kt 6 Black unnecessarily simplifies the position, and exchanges a well posted Q and Kt for an inactive Q and Kt. 13 B to K 84, followed presently by Q R to K sq, gives him a splendid development, 14 Kt x Kt 14 Q x Kt 15Qt083 15QxQ 16 R x Q 1(3 Kt to R 5 17 R to B sq 17 R to K rq 18 B to Q 2 18 Kt ti B 4 19 I' to B 3 Here White should have taken the Kt, which soon becomes a nuisance. 19 Kt to Kt 6 km 20 R to B 3 20 Kt to K 5 21 B to K 3 21 B to Q 2 22 Kt to B 2 22 R to K 2 23 P to Bo 23QRtoKnq 24 P to K Kt 4 White's last two moves compromise his end gamo. RtoK sq looks better. 24 B to R 5 25 B to K B 4 25 B x B 26 R x B 26 Kt to Kt 4 Black's last ten moves could hardly be improved. 27 K to Kt 2 27 B x Kt 28 B x B 28 R to K 7 (ch) 29 11 to B 2 29 Kt x P 80 R x R 30 R x R (ch) 31 Kx Kt 31R x B 32 K to K sq R should have saved a move by going at once to Q Kt sq. 32 K to B sq 33 R to Q Kt sq 33 K to K 2 34 K to Kt 3 34 K to B 3 35 K to B 4 35 R to K 7 36 R to K R pq 36 P to R 3 37 P to Kt 4 37 R to K B 7 (ch) 38 K to K 3 38 R to Q R 7 39 P to R 4 39 R x P After this White's game becomes hopeless, especially as Mr Jacobsen, who has conducted the game almirably, goes on accumulating advantages. 40 K to B 4 40 R to R 6 41 R to R 3 41 R to R 8 42 R to K 3 42 R to Q B 8 43 R to R 3 43 R to K 8 44 K to B 3 44 R to B 8 (ch) 45 K to Kt 2 45 R to Q B 8 46 R to K 3 46 K to Kt 4 47 R to K 7 47 R to B 7 (ch) 48 K to B pq 48 R x P 49 R x K B P 49 K x P 50 R x P (ch) 50 K x P 51 R to Q 7 51 K to K 5 52 R to R 7 52 K x P 53 R x R P 53 K to B 5 54 R to R 4 (ch) 54 P to Q 5 55KtoK2 55RtoB7(ch) 58 K to Q sq 56 R to K Kt 7 57 K to K sq 57 K to B 6 58 K to B sq 58 R to Kt 6 59 R to R 7 59 P to B 3 60RxP 60PtoQ6 61 R to Q B 7 61 R to Kt 8 (ch) 62 K to B 2 62 P to Q 7 63 Resigns

National Style in Problem Composition. —An article on this subject iu the Chess Problem concludes as follows :-'The German excsls in depth and beauty, the Englishman in constructive skill, and the American in wit and sharpness of idea, and it is altogether impossible to compare the merits of these divergent characteristics. They defy comparison. Each in a limited degree is necessary to the finest problems, but each can be overdone, because being antagonistic, if any one be too closely followed it will almost surely be at the sacrifice of another. The German attains marvellous profundity at the sacrifice of accuracy, the Englishman gives up depth and sharpness of idea for perfection in construction, and the American throws away artistic beauty and constructive elegance to obtain petty ideas and humorous situations.'

To Whom it Mat Concern.—The following extract from 'The Famous Game of Chess Playe,' by Joseph Barbier, published in London in 1640, would seem to indicate the existence nearly 250 years ago of a type of chessplayer to be sometimes met with in the chess resorts of the present day :—' Doo not at any lime that thou playest at this game, out of a conceit that anything becomes the well, stand whistling, singiug, knocking, or tinckenng, whereby to disturbe the mmde of thy adversarye, and hinder his projects; neither keep thou a-calling on him to play, or hastening of him thereunto, or a-showing of much dißhke that he playeth not fast enough, remembering with thyselfe that besides that this is a silent game, when thy turne is to playe, thou wilt take thy owns leisure; and that it is the Royal law so to deale with another as thyself wouldst be dealt withall,' Practical and Humorous.—Mr Blackburne the celebrated player, recently went out for an airing in a dogcart. The animal he was driving was of a stubborn disposition, and after playing tricks of a varied and eccentric character, finally stood still and refused to proceedAfter waiting for some time the chessplayer calmly observed to tho horse, ' It's your next move,'