CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1194, 18 January 1895, Page 29

CHESS.

All communications for this department must be addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. W. Benbow. 18/1/95 The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Friday evening at 7.30 in Room No. 11, Exchange Buildings, Lambton Quay. Visitors are cordially welcomed. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 1580 (T. H. Billington). 1 Q to R 6 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly. Solved by H. 8., F.A.L.K., and J.N.H. (Wellington); O.P.Q. (Foxton), “ A real beauty (9);” M.R. (Taranaki); T.E. (Picton); H.D. (Bulls); R.P. (Gisborne), “The keymove is very good and the variations most interesting (8£) ;” Te Ilta a Maui and A.L.T. (Wanganui!. A problem worthy of great commendation (9). No. 1587 (Rev. J. Jespersen). IQto B 6 IKt x Q (a) 2 Kt to Kt 22 Anymove 3 Mates accordingly (a) 1R x Q 2Bto R 3 2 Anymove 3 B mates There ire other interesting variations. Solved by M.R. (Taranaki) ; A.L.T. (Wanganui); F.A.L.K. (Wellington); T.E.' (Picton). “ This is a very brilliant and at the same time very difficult problem (9)”; A.B.C. (Greytown) ; Te Ika a Maui; and O.P.Q. (Foxton), “ This very nearly beat me, but I feel amply repaid for all the time bestowed on the position (9£).” We agree with our correspondents that this is an ex. ceptionally good problem (9). PROBLEM No. 1596. By P. F. Blake (Manchester). Second prize two-mover in the Hackney Mercury Problem Tourney. Black.

White. White to play and mate in two moves

PROBLEM No. 1597. By Rev. J. Jespersen (Svendborg). From the Montreal Gazette. Black.

White. White to nlay and mate in three moves. The above is another fine example of this composer’s skill, and we commend it to the careful study of our solvers. NEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS. The following game was played on December 27th, 1894, in the second round of the tourney between Mr W. F. Barraud, of the Wellington Chess Club, and Mr R. .T. Barnes, of the Wellington Working Men’s Chess Club. Queen’s Gambit Declined. White. Black. (Mr W. F. Barraud, (Mr R. J. Barnes, Wellington). W.W.MC). 1 P to Q 4 1 P to Q 4 2 P to Q B 4 2 P to K 3 3 P to I 3 3 Kt to K B 3 4 Kt to Q B 3 4 B to K 2 5 Kt to K B 3 - 5 P to Q B 4 6 B to Q 3 6 Kt to Q B 3 7 Castles 7 Castles 8 P to Q Kt 3 8 P to Q Kt 3 9 B to Q B 2 Wo should have preferred 9 B to Kt 2, followed by R to Q B sq, with the idea of retreating B to Q Kt sq later on if need be. 9 B to Q 3 10 B to Q Kt 2 10 P x Q P 11 Kt x P on Q 4 11 Kt x Kt 12 Q x Kt 12 P x Q B P This was premature ; B to Kt 2 should have been played first. 13 Kt to K 4 A winning reply to Black’s last weak niove, as whatever the latter does he must lose a piece. 13 B to Iv 2 14 Kt x Kt ch 14 B x Kt 15 Q to K 4 15 P to K Kt 3 16 B x B 16 B to Q Kt 2 The game might have been resigned here, as though he tries hard during the remainder of it to improve matters he is quite unsuccessful. 17 Q to IC R 4 17 Q to Q 4 18 P to K 4 18 Q to K R 4 19 Q x Q 19 P x Q 20 K R to K sq 20 P x Q Kt P 21 R to K 3 21 K R to Q B sq 22 B x Q Kt P 22 R to Q B 4 23 B to K 7 A neat move, for if he takes the Rook away mate follows in two moves. 23 Resigns Time, 40min. Time, 55min. WELLINGTON CHESS CLUB. Following are the scores in the Championship tourney of the above club up till Friday night last

Championship Tourney:

CHESS IN AMERICA. _ The Now York tournament, to which we referred in ours of the 21st ult., terminated in favour of Mr Steinitz, with a score of 8„ out of a possible 10. The other scores were Albin, 6£ ; Hymes and Showaiter, G ; Delmar and Pillsbury, 5; Hanham and Halpern 4 5 Baird and Jasnagrodsky, 3. The Baltimore as in the Impromptu Tournament, at the Manhattan Chess Club won by Lasker ago, finished second Mshnry, who won first prize in the last City u. o. .im promptu, on the present occasion only tied for fifth place. Delmar and Showalter are found in about the same places as m the first ot these three contests, the latter having g&nie somewhat. The success of E. Hymes, the young Newark player, does the Columbia Chess Club proud. Halpern did perhaps better than usual, but the others made little way, although Rocamora played some fine chess at times, notably against Pillsbury and Comparisons are not in the best of form, but it is notable that Steinitz overwhelmed his opponents much more completely and with more dispatch than did Laskar in the first “Impromptu.” The latter, however, was fmhting hard for reputation, and actually won all his 13 games. Next to Steinitz the palm for pretty and brilliant chess will undoubtedly be awarded to Albin and Showalter. Although all the players reside in New York or its vicinity the tournament in one sense partook of an international character. As far as we know the players, in the order in which they rank on our score sheet, claim the followm 0 regions as honoured by their nativity: Bohemia, Austria, New Jersey, Kentucky, Spam, Massachusetts, Germany, New York, Ge many, Scotland, Poland. The average time per game consumed by the clocks of the players foots up as follows : Jasnagrodsky, lhr 23min ; Albin, lhr 29mm ; Steinitz, lhr 30mm; Halpern, lhr 32mm; Hanham, lhr 42min ; Delmar and Roc amor a, lhr 49min; Pillsbury, lhr 51mm; Hymes, lhr 58min ; Showalter, 2hr lmm : Baird 2hr 9min. White won 22 games. Black 18, 14 being drawn, one lost to White on time, and one forfeited by Baird to Pillsbury . The French Defence suffered defeat six times, won once and drew three times. The Ruv Lopez won three games, lost three and drew six. The Q P (including the opening 1. Kt—K B 3) won for White six times, tor Black five times, drawing three times. . The following game was played m the sixtli round, and is a splendid example of the exchampion’s skill. The notes are from the Baltimore News Queen’s Gambit Declined. White Black (Mr W. Steinitz). (Mr J. W. Showalter). 1 Pto Q 4 2 P to Q B 4 2 P to K 3 3 Kt to Q B 3 3 Kt to K B 3

4 B to Kt 5 A strong continuation, occasionally adoptod. i It is by no means ea3y to dislodge the 13 j satisfactorily. . _ . T r o 1 4 B to K 2 5 P to K 3 5 Q Kt to Q 2 6 Rtoßsq 6 Castles 7 Kt to B 3 7 P to B 3 8 B to Q 3 8 P to K It 3 This weakening step might perhaps have I been dispensed with. ! 9 B to It 4 0 PxP 10 R x P 10 Kt to Q 4 11 B to K Kt 3 11 Q Kt to Kt 3 . We do not approve ol the judgment ot this remote move. Kt to B 3 might bo better. 12 B to Q 3 12 Kt x Kt And this is unfathomable, merely strengthing the opponent’s pawn centre. 13 P x Kt 13 B to B 6 Apprehending, perhaps, the manoeuvre of B to Kt sq, with Q to Q 3. 14 It to B 2 15 Kt to K 5 15 B to K sq 16 Qto B 3 16 PtoKB 4 ? 17 Castles 17 Kt to Q 4 18 BtoQKt sq „ .. _ , From here to the end White plays exceedingly fine chess. ■l ß pto QKt 4 19 P to B 4 19 Kt to Kt 5. 20 B x Kt , n . Having got his opponent s pawns demoralized, White, by his beautiful sacrifice, is enabled to pick them off one by one. 20 B x B 21 Kt x B P 21 B x Kt 22 Q x B 22 Q to Kt 3 23 P x P 23 Q x Q 24 P x Q 24Pt083 25 P to B 7 25 K B to B sq 26 B to B 6 26 B to B 4 i 27 B to B 4 27 K to B sq 28 B x K P 28 K to K 2 29 B x P 29 Besigns Time—White, lhr 20min; Black, lhr It is very rarely that we find M!r Showalter defeated before the 30th move. NOTES. Wo have received a communication from Lieut.-Colonel E. 11. Ryan, of Lewes Crescent, Brighton, on the subject of a chess and draughts tournament, which he proposes to start as soon as the details are arranged, an which will remain open until May Ist, 18J5. The chess problems are to be m three moves, and are to bo in the shape of some letter or other; while tho draughts problems are to indicate a figure (number) or letter, lhe tourney is to bo open to both composers and solvers. Colonel Ryan enumerates 18 prizes . of various kinds, consisting of a gold revolvin' 1 - seal for watch chain, a gold trefoil pin, a gold tie-ring, a massive gold signet ring set with a bloodstone, and a number of books ol literature, music, chess, draughts, etc. Judges will be appointed for the problems m both departments. The report that Mr Steimtz had won both his correspondence games with the Liverpool Chess Club was wrong ; ho won one and drew one. __

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