CHESS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1188, 7 December 1894, Page 29

CHESS

All communications for this department must be addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. W. Benbow. 7/12/94 *** The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Friday evening at 7.30 in Room No. 5, Exchange Buildings, Lambton Quay. Visitors are cordially welcomed. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 1574 (W. Pulitzer). 1 R to Q B 4 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly. _ . Solved by H.B. (Wellington); M.R. (Tarana^iH t - (Oishbrne) A. crowded _and Bomevfhat unsatisfactory problem_(B); li-&. (PiQton) ; A.L-T. (Wanganui) ; A.B.C. (Orey* town); and H>D; (Bulls). We have solved better problems by this composer (8). ■ 1 No 1575 (Bi G. Laws). 1 B to B 5 1 Kt to K B 7 2 E to B 4 2 Any move 3 Mates accordingly ■ _ _ ._. Solved by A.L.T. (Wanganui); E.P. (Gisborne) “ I found it hard to hit upon the keymove problem, although the variations are not m themselves specially pretty (8|).

PROBLEM No. 1584. By T. D. Clarke (Merino, N.S.W.) From the Melbourne Leader. Black.

PROBLEM No, 1585. By L. Dossena (Forli, Italy.) From the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic Nms-. Black,

CHESS IN GERMANY. Subjoined is another fine game played in the Masters’ Tournament, at Leipzig, between Herr Berger and Dr Tarrasch. The notes ard from, the Field s—Buy Lopez. “White • Black. . (H®fr Berger.) (Dr TarrastJh.) 1 B to K-4 1 P t 6 K 4 2 Kt to K B 3 2 Kt to Q B 3 3 B to Kt 5 3 P to Q E 3 4 B to R 4 4 Kt to B 3 SPtoQ 3 5 B to B 4 ; 6 Castles 6 P to Q Kt 4 7 B to Kt 3 7 P to Q 3 8 B to Kt 5 So 8 B to K 3, which gives ail §V6n game too. 1 . / ■ '• - " /' _ ' I *. §Pto E 3 9B tKt " , 9Q x B tO Kt to B 3 10 Kt to K 2 II Kt to Q 6 11 Kt x Kt 12 B x Kt 12 E to Q Kt sq 13 Kt to Q 2 13 Pto KE.4 14 Q to K sq 14 Q to K 2 would have saved a move. 14 R to R 3 15 K to R sq 15 R to Kt 3 16 P to Q B 3 16 Q to Kt 4 17 R to K Kt sq 17 R to B 3 18 P to Q 4 18 B to Kt 3 Obviously if 18 B x B, then 19 Kt to B 3. 19 Q to K *2 19QtoK3 would at least have drawn the game. Herr Berger was afraid of the double K P, in case Black changed Queens ; but he was mistaken, e.g., 19 Q to K 3, Q x Q ; 20 P x Q, R to B 7 ; 21 Q Rto Q sq, B to Kt 5 ; 22 K E to B sq, with the better game. 19 Q to.B 5 20 KRto Esq ,-~20 Px P 21 P to K Kt 3 Apparently there is no other move here, although the last move is weakening. 21 Q.-to E 3 22 P to K 5 22 P x K P 23 Q x P ch 23 K to B sq 24 Kt to B 3 If 24 K Rto K sq, then 24 B to K 3 ; and if 25 Kt to K 4, then 25 R to B 4 and wins. 24 R to B 4 The winning move. 25 Q to K 4 25 R x B 26 Q x R 26 B to Kt 2 27 Q to B 5 27 Q to Kt 3 28 Q to B 4 28 .Q to Q B 3 28 Q to Q 6 wins also by force, it is to be followed up by B to Kt 4, and Black could afford even to lose the Rook and so get the King into safety ; but Dr Tarrasch’s variation is sure and simple. Resigns. Because if 29 K to Kt 2, then 29 P to Kt 4, rand wins. CHESS IN ENGLAND. Played blindfold by the late Herr Zukertort and pronounced by Dr Pollock a mental masterpiece : Vienna Opening. ' White, Black. (Zukertort.) (Amateur.) 1 P to K 4 1 P to K 4 2KttoQB3 2 KttoK B 3

3Pto KB 4 3P to 3 4 Kt to K B 3 4 Kt to Q B 3 5 B to Q B 4 5 B to K Kt 5 6 Castles 6 B to H2 7Pto Q 3 '■ 7Ktto KR 4 The first error. Castling was the correct Course, ■ 8 P x K P SKtxKP This second mistake is a natural sequence of the first. . - 9 Kt x Kt A forcible exposition of the foregemg. 9B x Q 10 B x B P ch 10 K to B sq 11 B x Kt dis ch 11 B to B 3 12 R x B ch 12 P x R If Q x E Kt oh wins the Q with a good game. 13 B to B 6 ch 13 K to IC 2 14 Kt to Q 5 ch 14 K to K 3 15 B to B 7 ch 15 K x Kt 16 P to <3 B 3 and makes next move. —Times TVeeTcly Edition. WELLINGTON CHESS CLUB. Following are the scores in the Championship tourney of the above club up till Friday night last: — Championship Tourney.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MASTERPLAYERS AT LEIPZIG. From the Baltimore News.

The Dentches Wochenschach gives a pretty description of the individuals engaged in the recent Leipzig tournament. From this we have gleaned the following ideas (not literal translations, on account of the loss of our best German dictionary) e-r The portraits of Dr Tarrasch, seated ear- ; nest ana plunged in thought over the chessboard, convey no impression of the glance of the “ goldenen Brille hell blitzenden Augen ” (gold-gleaming-bright-lmhtning eyes ?) of this master, blooming with the health: and vigor of his 32 years. Dr Tarraschis an admired and respected favgttrjtg with,:, all the Leipzig playfefs, Meister Marod expressed himself in the following amiable terms respecting a game lost to the great doctor, at Vienna : That Dr Tarrasch ought to be forbidden by_ the,_ Chess Association to take part in tournaments, a&" he exercises spiritualistic arts ; he first suggests bad-moves to, his opponent’s mind, and then hypnotisisKim so that he is forced to make those moves and is subject to no impulses. Nobody has ever before- been first prize winner in four odnsecutive international tdiiriiameiits. A true Knight of the Chessboard, he is ever ready to seek new fields for glory. . P. Lipke, the second prize winner, is a law student from Halle, and a! two year old chess master. He is a head taller than any other master in Leipzig (?) He has short' “dunkelblondes ” hair, a lawyerlike nose, full lips and retreating chin. (His forthcoming portrait may correct this description somewhat —Ed.) During play he would often suppert his toiling brows with a delicate, shapely hand, at other times sitting far back from the board, the small chess tables cramping his long limbs awkwardly. (The German Chess Association generally provides Very insignificant chess furniture j liberal as it is iii nidst respedts.— Ed.) This master is not only seen, but heard playing chess, as he places his pieces in their ever-changing squares, especially in exciting positions, with ah accentuation marked enough to resound through the hali. Lipke is a strong blindfold player, and recently con : ducted 10 parties sans voir, and simultaneously at Berlin, drawings one and winning all the rest; ' - ,

R. Teiohmann, prize 3, is well-known in Berlin circles, where he Wdn flfst prize in one Winter tournament of the ‘ ! Schachgesellschaft.”. A resident in London, he has devoted himself entirely to chess for the last three years, and there recently won first prize in a master tournament (at Simpson’s Divan. —Ed.). He is of medium height—his play, like his manner, is quiet and gentlemanly ; he follows his plan, once determined upoii, surely and consistently, and seldom runs off the trail. ' Blackburne, the old London master, and Walbrodt, the young Berlin master, shared fourth and fifth jJrizSs. To sing praises of the younger chess days of the former would be to carry wit to BostOn. Vet some of his Leipzig games are worthy of his palmiest times. His defeated opponents call him no longer Blackburne, but Blackdeath. Be his glory overshadowed in his latter days, his play shows the elasticity and freshness of youthful geiiius. He is amiable and “ gentlemanlike ” personally, reserved but pleasant in manner. His constau-k companion is the shrrt English his strong inspirations on this pipe are concomitant with his strong inspirations over the board. (Readers may prefer to render “zuge” by ‘“draws,” “coups” or “ efforts.”) ' Walbrodt is in appearance the antithesis of Lipke. While the latter’s stature would qualify him for a Prussian guardsman, the former, for height, would scarcely be eligible for the line. Walbrodt’s short, light hair, and high, full brow give him an almost boyish appearance. Walbrodt wears great blue eyes surmounted with dark eyebrows, a small mouth, neat little chin. He made himself a universal favourite at Leipzig. Theoretical study or the analysis of played games is not a part of his make up. He says naively : “If I sit at the board, the moves go quite another way from the way they stand in the books.” His friends argue that he only lacks study to reach the highest rung, but you cannot set a genius straight, it “ maun’ gang its ain gait.” Unlike Lipke, Walbrodt is no blindfold player, but he lately played 52 games over the board against as many players simultaneously, easily, quickly and with good success. ,

Janowski of Paris and Marco of Vienna shared sixth and seventh prizes. The former does not belie his name. He is not a Frenchman, but a Pole. 'Tr* is distihguised by his elegant, cylindrical silk hat. He has made a record for himself in this his first German tournament. His style is both sound and brilliant. Marco made his name at Dresden, wbejre be a prize also, His talents de«

served a higher place, but he draws'too many games. This master is of stalwart build. Owing to a slight chill he wore a long, wide brown Havelock cloak, and often marched backward and forward through the hall while his opponent considered his move.

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