CHESS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1107, 19 May 1893, Page 38

CHESS

All communications for this department JjUST be addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr O. W. Henbow. 19/5/93 V The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Friday evening at 7.30 pm in the large room at the rear of Messrs Cook and Gray's offices, Featherston Street. Visitors are cordially welcomed. %* The Karori Chess Club meets every and Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in the Karori schoolhouse. Visitors are invited. O.P. Jr (Colyton).— In Problem 1413 you have overlooked that after 1 Rto B 3 (ch), K to Q 7; 2Qto R 5, that Black can capture the Kt and prevent mate.

No 1412 (W. Cleave.) IQtoQS - 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly Solved by .T.N.H. (Wellington); T.E. (Picton); 8.P4 (G-isborne) 'A neat conception (8);' Horace (Patea); O.P. Jr (Colyton); A.B.C. (Greytown North); and Felix (Auckland). There is some pretty play in this problem (8). No 2413 (H. F.L.Meyer). lPtoi£Kt4 lPxKt 2Qto QB7 2 Any move 3 Mates accordingly Solved by R.P. (Gisborne) ' A very beautiful problem (9);' Horace (Patea); and Felix (Auckland). Admirable in every respect (9).

PROBLEM No 1423. By W, A. Shinkman (Grand Rapids, Mich.) From the English Mechanic. Black.

PROBLEM No 1423. By F. R. Gittins (Birmingham). From The British Chess Magazine. Black.

CHESS IN ENGLAND. Played at Board No 15 in the match North v. South. Petroff's Defence. White. Black. (Mr W. W. Rutherford, (Mr E. Thorald, Liverpool). Bath). IPtoK4 IPtoK4 2KttoKB3 2 Kt to KB 3 3 Kt to B 3 3 Kt to B 3 4 B to B 4 4 P to K R 3 5 P to Q 4 5 B to Kt 5 6 Castles 6 B x Kt This move is open, to argument. Ths exchange of B for Kt at an early stage of the game we always doubt the advantage of. By the exchange here White's centre Pawns are strengthened, and the development of the B is facilitated. 7 P x B 7 P to Q 3 8 P to Q E, 4 Doubtful. 8 P to K Kt 4 This is a daring move. 9 Q to K 2 9 Q to K 2 10 B to Kt 2 .10 Kt to K R 4 llPto.Kt.S ÜBtoKts 12QtoK3 12 Q toKB3 13 Kt to Q 2 13 Kt to B 5 A fine move. Mr Thorold's games are always lively and interesting. White dare not capture the Kt. 14 P to Q 4 14 R to K Kt sq 15 P to B 3 15 B to R 6 ]6RtoB2 168t0Q2 17 K to B. sq Of course here P cannot take Kt, beeanse then the White Q would be lost by P x P (dis ch). 17 Kt to R 6 18RtoKt2 18 P to KB 4 19BtoKBsq 19 Kt to K 3 20 B. to K 2 20 Kt to Kt 3 21 B x Kt This Kt has been a thorn in the flesh. 21BxB 22 R to B 2 22 Castles 23 Kt to B sq 23 P to R 5 24 P x R P Possibly injudicious, but is there better. 24 P x P 25 P to K B 4 25 Kt x P 26 Kt to Q 2 26 B to Kt 7 [eh) Daadlv. 27 R x B 27 R x R 28 R to K B sq 2S Q R to Kt sq 29 P x P 29 Q to Kt 4 Unnecessary to waste time. 30 Kt to B 3 30 R x P (ch) 31 Resigns —Glasgow Herald,

Played in the semi-final round of the Yorkshire County Chess Club Championship Tournament at Bradford, betwen Messrs Jas White Leeds, and J. E. Hall, Bradford Club. Queen's Gambit Declined. White. Black. (J. White.) (J. E. Hall,) 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 P to K B 4

We scarcely like this move after the P hasbeen played to Q 4, as it must leave the K P somewhat weak. Black, however, is partial to this form. 4 Kt to K B 3 4 Kt to K B 3 5 P to Q R 3 5 B to K 2 6 P to Q Kt 3 6 Q Kt to Q 2 7 B to Q Kt 2 7 Castles BQKttoQ2 BPtoQB3 This move hinders Black's development, and it is some time before the pieces on the Q side get into play. 9 B to Q 3 Kt to Kt 5 would have sent Black's Kt home again, but the advance would have served but little purpose.

9 Kt to K 5 10 Castles 10 « to Q 3 11 Q to K 2 This move might have been delayed a little while, though the move is good enough, 11 B to Q B 2 12 Q R to Q B sq 12 R to K B 2 13 Kt to K 5 Though this allows the P to be doubled, Black is much cramped, with it, and the K P made a fixture, 13KtxKt 14 P x Kt 14 Kt x Kt 15 Q x Kt 15 P x P 16RxP 16BtoQKt3 17 K R to Q sq 17 K R to Q 2 18 Q to K 2 18 Q to K 2 19 Q R to Q B 2 The present was a favourable time for the making things Bafe by P to Q Kt 4, to be followed at any time by B to Q 4, a plan White contemplated many times, but never executed, and from which negligence he ultimately suffered. The present move is quite good nevertheless. 19 K R to Q sq 20 Q R to Q 2 20 B to Q 2 After nineteen moves this B begins work and proves very useful. 21 Q to KB 3 2lßtoKsq 22 B to Q B 4 22 B to K B 2 23 K to B sq To allow of P to K B 4 when required after the K P is advanced. 23QtoR5 24 Q to B 4 24 Q to K 2 25PtoK4 25PtoKKt4 Black was of opinion this move was a good moire. We thought it rather risky. 26Qt0K83 26RxR . 27 R x R 27 P to B 5 28 P to K Kt 3 28 P x P 29 R P x P 29 B to Q sq This is one of the most interesting parts of the game. White has been planning to play Qtoß 6. Even now he could do so without harm and with positive g<>od, unless the very best defence was made. With the Black Q R now shut in, the position is still in favour of the first player. 30 Q to Q sq A plausible move, and looked well, and was pronounced good play; but we believe preparation to play P to K B 4, followed by P to R 5, if it be not take", would have proved more effectual. And should Black capture the B P with P. his position would be very exposed to the White Q and R. Black must lose time to get his R into play aeain. 30 P to Q Kt 4 31 R to 0 7 31 Q to K B sq 32 B to K 2 32 B to Q Kt 3 33 Q to Q 2 Black has improved his position, and threatens B to Ksq. 33 B to K Kt 3 34 B to K Kt 4 34 R to K sq 35 P to Q Kt 4 35 Q to K R 3 36 B to Q 4 Delayed too long. It now loses at once. 36 Q to R 8 (ch) 37KtoK2 37QxKP(ch) 38 Q to K 3 38 Q x B (ch) Resigns , —Leeds Mercury. CHESS IN NEW ZEALAND. On the 15th ult. a consultation match by telegraph was commenced between Wanganui and Manaia. The representatives of Wanganui were Messrs Gifford, Macfarlane. and Martin, and of Manaia, Messrs Pearce, J. Sexton, and HuHey. The following were the moves in the games at the end of the evening's play. It was originally intend d that the play should have prueeeded on another evening, but from some cause or other it was not resumed, and the positions were submitted to the Hon J. Bryce for adjudicAti'm, and he decided that 80-'rd No 1 was a win for Manaia, and Board No 2 a draw. Fhilidors Defence. White. _ Black. (Wanganui.) (Manaia ) IPtoK4 1 P to K 4 2 Kt to K B 3 2 P to Q 3 3PtoQ4 3 P x P 4 Kt x P 4 K Kt to B 3 5 Q Kt to Q B 3 5 B to K 3 6 B to Q B 4 6 B to Q 2 7 Castles 7 Kt to Q B 3 8 P to K B 4 8 Castles 8 P to KB 5- 9KttoK4 10 B to Q Kt 3 10 P to Q B 4 11 K Kt to K B 3 11 Kt x Kt (ch) 12 Q x Kt 12 P to Q Kt 4 13 P to Q R 4 13 P to Q B 5 14 Q B to K 3 A blunder, they intended to move the other Bishop. 14 P x B 15 Q B P x P 15 P to q Kt 5 16 Kt to K 2 16 B to B 3 17 Kt to Kt 3 17 P to Q R 4 18 Q to KB 4. 18KttoQ2 French Defence. White. Black, (Manaia.) (Wanganui.) 1 P to K 4 1 P to K 4 2 P to Q 4 2 P to q 4 3PxP 3Qx P 4 K Kt to B 3 4 P to Q B 4 5 B to K 3 5 P to Q Kt 3 6 B to Q 3 6 Kt to K B 3 7KttoQB3 7QtoQsq BPxP 8 B x B 9 Caßtles The last move was read as P x P. 9B x B 10 P x B 10 Castles 11 q Kt to K 4 11 Kt to Q 4 12 Q to K 2 12 P to B 4 13 Kt to K Kt 3 13 Q Kt to Q B 3 14 Q R to Q sq 14 Q to K B 5 15 P x P 15 Q to K B 3 161 a to K 5 16KtxP 17 Q to K 4 17 Kt xKt„ 18 q x 11 B lg Kt to Kt %