CHESS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1205, 5 April 1895, Page 28

CHESS

Ml communications for this department must be addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. W. Benbow. 4/4/95 The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Friday evening at 7.30 in RoomN». 11, Exchange Buildings, Lambton Quay. "Visitors are cordially welcomed.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 1605 (Dr Hatherley). The Pawn atKE 3 should be a White one, and the solution then is : 1 Kt to Kt 4 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly. Solved by F.A.L.K. (Wellington); and Te Ika a Maui. No 1609 (F.A.L.K.) 1 Kt to Q 7 1 K to Q 4 2 Q to K 4 ch 2 K r Q 3 Kt to B 6 mate Solved by Te Ika a Maui ; F.A.L.K. (Web lington); A.L.T. (Wanganui); R.P, (Gisborne), “ A very commendable problem by a new composer (8) H.D. (Bulls) ; Felix (Auckland) ?, and M.R. (Taranaki). The leading variation is very good indeed (81). PROBLEM No. 1618. By Dr Hatherly (Wanganui). Black.

White. White to play and mate in two moves

PROBLEM No. 1619. By Eustace King (Christchurch). Black.

White. White to r>lay and mate in three moves

this problem will be found a very neat and pleasing one. ’ u'jj ;a CHESS IN WELLINGTON. A’skirmish between Messrs W. Mackay and C.'-.-W. Benbow, of the Wellington Chess Club, played on 14th December, 1894, The termination is interesting. Queen’s Pawn Opening. • ’White Black.' (Mr C. W. Benbow.) (Mr W. Mackay.) I P to Q 4 1 P to Q 4 2. Kt to K B 3 2 Kt to K B 3 As good a continuation as he has at bis disposal. If 2 Bto Kt 5 ; 3 Ptoß4, Kt to Q B 3 ; 4 P to K 3, P to K 4 ; 5 Q to Kt 3, B x Kt, etc. If 2 B to B 4; 3PtoK3, Pto K 3 ; 4 P to B 4, Kt to K B 3, etc. 3. to K 3 3Pto K 3 4Pt0Q844 P to Q B 4 P to Q B 3 at this point was worth consideration. 5 Kt to Q B 3 o Kt to Q B 3 6 P to Q Kt 3 6 P to Q ft 3 7 B to Kt 2 7 B to K 2 8 It to Q B sq 8 P to Q Kt 3 9 B to Q 3 9 B to Kt 2 10 P x P 10 P x P 11 B to Kt sq 11 B to Q 3 P x P would probably have been better. 12 P x P 12 P x P This loses a pawn and gives him a bad game. The capture should have been made with the Bishop. 13 Kt x P 13 Kt x Kt 14 Q x Kt 14 Castles This is suicidal, as the combined attack of the two Bishops and Queen on the opposing King must result in victory to White. 15 Q to K 5 15 P to K hi 3 If 15 Pto Kt 3; 1G Kt to Kt 5, Px Q ; 17 B X It P mate. 16 Q to B 5 1G P to K Kt 3 17 Q to Kt 4 17 K to It 2 18 Kt to ft 4 18 Kt to K 4 19 B x Kt 19 B x B 20 Kt x Kt P And Black resigns. CHESS IN FRANCE. The following is the fifth game of the match between Messrs D. Janowski, of Paris, and J. Mieses, of Leipsic, now being playod’at the Cafe do la Eegence, Paris, for a stake of 800 francs a side". The notes are from the New Orleans Times Democrat. According to. the last advices the score was Janowski 6, Mieses 6, drawn 2. Buy Lopez. White Black (Herr D. Janowski.) (Herr J. Mieses.) 1 P to K 4 1 P to K 4 2 Kt to KB3 2 Kt to Q B 3 3 B to Kts 3 P to Q R 3 4 B to S 4 4 P to Q 3 5 Kt to B 3 5 B to Q 2 6 Castles G Kt to It 4 . 7 B x B cli 7 Q x B BPtoQ4 8 P x P 9 Kt to Q 5 9 Kt to Q B 3 10 K Kt x P 10 K Kt to K 2 II B to Kt 5 11Q Kt x Kt 12 Q x Kt 12 P to K h 3 13 B x P A bold sacrifice, but yields a noble attack, and leaves Black in a terribly constrained and dangerous position,

13 Kt x Kt 14 P x Kt 14 P x B 15 Q x P 15 R to K Kt sq 16 Q R to K sq ch 16 B t© K 2 17 R to K 6 17 K to Q sq 18 Q to B 7 18 R to K B sq 19 Q to Kt 7 Not 17 Q xR P, whioh would have lets Black out of his thraldom by 19.,, ..,B id K B 3, &c. 19 Q to K sq 20 K R to K sq 20 R to B 2 21 Q to Q. 4 21 Q to B sq 21... ...K to Q 2 Would have been ffiefc by 22 Q to KKt 4. The situation is certainly curious. Black has Apiece for two Pawns, but what a critical position ! 22 Q to K 3 22 Q to Kt 2 23 P to Q K't 4 23 K to K sq 24 P to K B 4 This well-calculated advance seems to win back the piece by force. 24 K to B sq 25 P to B 5 25 Q to Kt 4 Is there anything better ? If 25 QR to K sq, then 26 P to B 6, R x P ; 27 R x R ch, Q x R ; 28 E to Iv B sq, and should wfh. 26 R X B 26 Q x Q ch 26 R x R ; 27 Q x Q, R x R ch ; 28 K to B 2, R (from R sq) to K sq; 29 P to K B 6, and White should win on account of his advanced Pawns. 27 B (K 7) x Q 27 R x P 28 R to K 7 ’ 28 R to B 2 29 R x R ch 29 IC x R 30 K to B 2 30 P to B 3 31 P x P 31 P x P 32 K to IC 3 32 P to Q R 4 33 P to Q R 3 33 P x P 34 P x P 34 R to K sq ch 35 K to Q 2 35 R to IC Kt sq 36 R to IC 2 36 R to Kt 5 37 P to B 3 37 P to Q 4 38 K to Q 3 38 IC to B 3 39 P to R 3 39 R to R 5 40 R to K 8 40 P to R 4 41 R to Q B 8 41 R to Q B 5 Mr Mieses plays this ending very adroitly ; but his adversary certainly has the win in hand with correct play. 42 P to Kt 3 Black’s Ris now condemned to complete inactivity. 43 K to B 4 43 P to Kt 5

111-calculated, as it can lead only to a draw, whereas White could very easily win as follows : —43 R to K RB, IC to Kt 4; 44 P to K Kt 4, P x P (if, instead, 44 P to R 5 ho would simply loose it by 45 R to R 5 ch) ; 45 Rto K Kt 8 ch, K to B 4; 46 R xP,E to K 5 (best) ; 47 R x R, P x R ch ; 48 K to K 3, and wins easily. 45 Px P 44 R x R 44 Kt P x R ch 45 IC to K 4 45 K to K 3 46 P to Kt 4 46 P to R 5 47 P to Kt 5 47 K to B 4 48 K x P 48 K x P 49 Kx P ' 49 Kto B 5 50 Kto Q 4 , 50 IC to Kt 6 51 IC to K 3 51 K x P 52 K to B 8 52 IC to R 7 53 IC to B 2 53 P to R 6 54 P to B 4 54 K to R 8 55 P to B 5 55 P to R 7 56 P to B 6 '

Drawn game. “ The best game,” comments our Paris correspondent, “ thus far in the match.” INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT. We have received a circular from Mr Dobell, secretary of the Hastings and St Leonards Chess Club, proposing that an International Tournament should be held in August this year at Hastings. The sum of L 250 has already been subscribed locally towards the funds, and an appeal has been made to every club in the United Kingdom to support the movement with funds and otherwise. The chess editors of the principal London papers have promised their cordial support, so that there is every reason to expect that the tournament will be a success. A month was to be allowed to elapse ‘ for the receipt of replies, and if these were favou? able, as we have no doubt they would be, a programme of the proposed proceedings was to be published. This project is deserving of the support of all English-speaking chess players, and those of the colonies will no doubt be glad to cooperate with their brethren in the United Kingdom, so far as may be in their poAver, in aiding the undertaking. Contributions may be addressed to the hon. treasurer, Mr A. H. Hall, 33 London-road, Sfc. Leonards, or, if sent to us, will be forwarded to the proper quarter.

NOTES. “I find chess, for myself, a most useful means of turning my thoughts out of any too deeply furroAved channel. I Avould teach it to boys and girls, just as I Avould teach them to ride and dance Avithout wishing them to rival the skill, or even always adopt the style, of professional riders and dancers.” — John Ruskin. “ I like a good hero worshipper, and certes Mr Steinitz has found one in Mr Cunningham ! But in tAvo points I venture to differ from this hero. The editor asserts that Mr Steinitz has lifted chess out of the empirical rut and placed it on something like a scientific basis — i.e., as an editor—by his long draAvn-out-notes and his interminable analysis. Ho speaks of them as if they Avere a joy to dazzle students and a revelation to the Avhole earth; Avhereas to me, his notes on games have always seemed like the bucklers Avhich certain soldiers heaped upon a Roman traitress, thereby crushing and killing her. Steinitz once said : “I am the most noted chess editor in the world.’ “ You may be,” Avas the reply, “ but I think it Avould be better to call you the most ‘ noting ’ editor.” Reduce chess to a science ! What a Avonderful exaltation to effect ! But I am happy m knowing that chess has not yet been so exalted or so reduced. It is a game, and neA r er can be anything else. Not all the efforts of all the mathematical masters Can expunge the imaginative from it. I think most sensible people will agree Avith me. Just a question or two on this point. Who read, much less study, all Mr Steinitz’s notes in full? Who Avants them? Who cares for them ? Probably a few fanatics Avho believe that the more you read about chess the more you know about it; also probably, the combatants Avhose game is the subject of the anatomist.” —Rev G. A. M’Donnell in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic ]£fews.