CHESS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1204, 29 March 1895, Page 9

CHESS

£ll communications for this department must be addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. W. Benbow. 29/3/95 * # * 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. ' H.B; J. (Savu Savu West).—Your two letters are to hand and we are pleased to get them. *#* Further correct solutions have been received to Problems Nos. 1591,1594 and 1596 from H.B.J. (Savu Savu). SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. " ~ . No 1606 (Geo. J. Slater.) lQtoQßsch lKtxQ 2Ktto Q 6 mate 1 R to K 5 ch. 1 Any mbvO 2 Mates accordingly. 1 Qto K R 3 ch 1 Any move 2 Kt to Q 6 oh 2 Kt x Kt mate lßtbßs chV IQxB 2KttoQ3ch 2Kt xKtmate Solved by F.A.L.K. (Wellington); M.R. (Taranaki) "An ingenious arrangement Of tho pieces, but easy of solution force of circumstances;" T.E. (Picton) ; Te Ika a Maui, " A truly wonderful solution.;" and A.L.T. (Wanganui), "Instructive as showing the composer's command over the men" (8). 'm No 1607 (F. Moller.) lKttoKB7 IKxP 2 Kt to K 5 ch 2 K to Kt 5 3 Kt-tb Q B 6 mate Solved by M.R.(Taranaki); .F.A.L.K. (Wellington) ; T.E. (Picton) ; H.D. (Bulls); Te Ika a Maui; and R.P. (Gisborne). " A beautiful combination (9|);" "An admirable problem in every respect (10)." ':"•:.' PROBLEM No. 1616. ""■ By'llerbert Jacobs (London).

Black. «

White. White to play and mate in two moves

PROBLEM No. 1617

By W. A. Shinkman (Grand Rapids, Mich From the British Chess, Magazine. * Black.

"White. White to play and mate in three moves

CHESS IN" GERMANY. An interesting game played in the Masters' Tournament at Leipzig between Messrs Janowsky and Teichmann. French Defence. White r¥ , ] ? l l ack n (Herr Janowsky) (Herr Teichmann) IPtoK4 I^!°s? 2 P to K 4 2 P to K 4 3KttoQB3 3 Kt to KB 3 4BtoKKt5 48t0K3

5 P to K 5 5 K Kt to Q 2 6BxB 6QxB 7 Kt to Kt 5 One of those premature-looking attacks which look against principle. The Russians like this one though. 7 Q to Q sq As recommended by the faculty in the person of Mr Hoffer. 8 P to Q B 3 BPtoQR3 9 Kt to Q R 3 9 P to Q B 4 10 P to K B 4 10 Kt to Q B 3 11 Kt to B 3 11 P to B 5 12 Kt to B 2 12 P to Q Kt 4 13 B to K 2 13 P to Q R 4 14 Castles 14 Castles 15KttoK3 15QtoKt3 16 Q to Q 2 16 P to B 4 17 B to Q sq ! To guard the Q side, still bearing on the adverse K. 17 P to Kt 5 18 B to B 2 18 P to R 5 19 P to Q R 3 19 P x B P 20 P x P 20 Q to B 2 21 P to Kt 4 21 P to Kt 3 22 Q to Kt 2 22 K to R sq 23 Kt to Kt 5 23 Kt to Kt 3 24 R to B 3 24 Q to K Kt 2 25 R to Kt sq 25 R to R 3 26 P x P 26 Kt P x P 27 R to Kt 3 27 Q to K 2 28 R to R 3 28 R to K Kt sq 29 K to R sq .' 29 R to Jit 2 30 QRtoKKt sq ! 30 Qtoß sq 31 Kt x R P After which there is no balm in Gilead. Janowsky has played the ending perfectly. And Black Resigns. STEINITZ v. LASKER. Subjoined is the 17th game in the late match between these masters, with notes from the Baltimore News. It was played at Montreal on May 19th, 1894 : Giuoco Piano. White. Black. (Herr E. Lasker.) (Mr W. Steinitz.) i lPtbKi IPtoK4 2 Kt to K B 3 2 Kt to Q B 3 38t084 38t084 4 P to Q 3 4 Kt to B 3 5 Kt to B 3 5 P to Q 3 6 B to K 3 6 B to Kb 3 I 7Qto Q 2 ' 7Kt to QR 4 BBtoKtsch BPtoB3 9BtoQR4 9BxB IOPxB 10PtoQKt4 11 B to Kt 3 11 Q to Kt 3 12 Castles 12 Kt to Kt 5 13QRtoKsq 13 P to B 3 Black opens with remarkable judgment, the guiding principle being to fortify his pawn centre and, avoiding the exchange of K P to Q P, to keep the opponent's pawn doubled to the end. 14 P to K R 3 14 Kt to R 3 15KttoK2 15KtxB 16 R P x Kt m 16 Castles 17 Kt to Kt 3 17 P to R 4 18PtoQ4 Black having signaled his intention not to exchange the centre pawns, the text move seems at present pointless. An attack by 10 Kt to R 4 suggests itself. . 18 Kt to B 2 19 Q to B 2 19 R to R 2 20 R to Q sq Probably intending Kt to R 4 without danger from P x Q P, followed by P to Q B 4. 20PtoR5 21 P to Kt 4 21 Q to B 2 22 Kt to K sq 22 P to Q B 4 This attack is capitally devised. 23 Q to Q 2 23 B to K 3 24 P to Q 5 24 B to Q 2 25 R to R sq 25 P x P An exception to the rule against centrifugal pawn exchanges. Black gains the open file, and the adverse K P remains doubled. 26 Q x P 26 R to Q B sq 27 Qto Q 2 27 Qto B 5 . 28 R to B 2 28 Kt to Kt 4 29 Q to Q 3 29 Q R to B 2 30PtoR4

It is necessary to drive the Kt from his hold on the K P, as White cannot prevent a Rook occupying Q B 5. 30KttoB2 31 Q x Q 31 R x Q 32RtoQ2 32PtoKt3 33 K to B 2 33 Kt to Q sq 34 P to Q Kt 3 34 R (B 5) to B 2 35 R (Q 2) to Q sq 35 Kt to Kt 2 36 K R to Kt sq 36 K to B 2 37 K to K 2 37 R to Q R sq 38KtoQ2 38KttoR4 Threatening to win the Q Kt P. 39 K to Q 3 39 P to R 4 40RtoR2 40 B (B sq) to E 2 41 P to Kt 4 There were again designs on that pawn. 41 Kt to B 5 42Ktt083 42 K (14 2) to R sq 43 Kt to Q 2 43 Kt to Kt 3 44 R to K B so 44 R (R sq) to Q B sq 45 Kt to Kt sq 45 K to K 2 46 P to B 3 46 Kt to B 5 47 R(R2)to KB 2 47 Kt to R 6 With this very pretty move Black earns a ■well-deserved victory. 48KttoK2 48KtxKt 49 R x Kt 49 B to Kt 5 50 R to Q B sq 50 R to B 5 51 R to B 2 51 P to B 4 Resigns

NOTES. A match for 125 dollars a side is on the tapis between C. von Bardeleben, of Bei'lin, and J. H. Blackburne, at Hastings. Herr Bardeleben was a competitor in the Vizayanagaram Tourney, London Tournament of 1883, and won the first prize, <£6o, with a score of wins. He competed in the International Masters' Tournament at Bradford in 1888, tieing with Mason for third and fourth prizes, being then one game ahead of Blackburne. He is therefore not unknown-to the players of England, and the contest is likely to prove most interesting. It is also said that von Bardeleben is about to visit St. Petersburg to play a match with Tchigorin for 3000 marks. Albin is anxious for his revenge on Showalter to the tune of 500 dollars a side in April, and the latter is willing. The Canterbury Chess Club is about to sustain a severe loss in the persons of two of its members. Mr W. B. Eyre has been a member for about seven years and is one of the strongest players of the club. He is removing to Dunedin, and he will carry with him the best wishes of all the members, among whom he was deservedly popular. Mr "W. A. Ridings is also leaving Christchurch, and it is safe to say that his departure will weaken the ranks of the,Canterb ; ury Chess Club. At shp 'Qttawf' Cheis Club the committee selects it considers the strongest? and' cohr*ers"s upon him the title of " four«Bv-C,-||vJE^sand, .confers upon them the title of, A is bound to accept a challenge from any one of B, C, D, and%, , and''eacM ; of D, E, is bound to accept a challenge from any member of the , club, with the liability of deposition from his '

place in the body guard as a penalty for defeat. Dr W. H. K. Polleck, who supplies the British Chess Magazine with the precfiding items of information, adds that Mr J. E. Narraway was nominated as the first champion ef the club, and was promptly challenged to a match of 10 wins by Mr James Fish.