CHESS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1213, 31 May 1895, Page 11

CHESS

All. communications for this department must bo addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. W. Benbow. 31/5/95 *#* The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Friday evening at 7.30 in Eoorn No. 11, Exchange Buildings, Lambton Quay. Visitors are cordially welcomed. A.E.E.(Hunterville). —Wo are glad to hear from you, and have much pleasure in replying to your query. In the game in question if Black plays 41 E to K 8 ch, White wins thus =—42 K toE2, QtoK 4; 43 Qto B 2 ch, Eto K 6 best; 44 Etoß3, Kto Q 5 best; 45 Q to Q 2 ch, and wins. The Lasker-Steinitz games are published in pamphlet form, with full and excellent notes. Apply to S. and W. Mackay, Lambton Quay, Wellington.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 1621 (Thomas Sexton). 1 Q to Q E '? . 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly/ Solved by H. 8., and F.A.L.K. (Wellington) ; To Ika a Maui, " Neat " ; H.D. (Bulls); M.R. (Taranaki) : R.P. (Gisborne), "An exceedingly pretty conception (8)"; T.E. (Picton); Felix (Auckland) ; and T.S. (Woodville). A very commendablo little problem (Si). No. 1625 (Eustace King). 1 Kt to Q 6 lKxKt (Q 6) 2 P to Q 3 2 K to Q 1 3 R to Q 7 mate Solved by F.A.L.K. (Wellington) ; To Ika a Maui, "Very natty "; Ilex (Christehurch) ; M.S. (Taranaki); Felix (Auckland); and H.D. (Bulls). A nice and attractive compoaition (8i).

PROBLEM No. 1634. First prize two-mover in the Chos3 Monthly Third Problem Tourney. Motto : -—"Alterumnon loedere." Black.

White. Whit© to play and mate in two moves

PROBLEM No. 1635. First prize three-mover in the Chess Monthly Third Problem Tourney. Motto : —"Roginse." Black.

White. White to play and mate in three moves. CHESS BY CORRESPONDENCE. The subjoined game was awarded a special prize as the most brilliant example of a Cunningham Gambit in the recent Southern California Correspondence Tournament. The winner is Mr Walter Bennett, of Phoenix, N.Y. Cunningham Gambit. White. *" Black. (Mr W. Bennett.) (Mr I). F. Sheldon.) 1 P to K 4 ' IP to K 4 2PtoKB4 2PxP 3 Kt to K B 3 3 B to K 2 4 B to B 4 4 B to E 5 oh 5 K to B sq The K is safely placed here, and the risky " Three Pawns' Gambit," led to by 5 P to Kt 3, avoided. 5 P to Q 4 6 B x P 6 Kt to K B 3 7Kttoß3 7Ktxß Safer, surely, than castling, as given by the Handbuch, for after 7 Castles ; 8 Kt x B, Kt x B ; 9 Kt x Kt, P to Q B 3 ; 10 Ktx P, Q x Kt, and White may retain his pawn. 8 Kt x Kt 8 Castles 9Ktxß Best now, for if 9 Kt x K B P, R to K sq; 10 P to Q 3 ? KxP; or otherwise, Black gets a good game. 9 Q x Kt 10 P to Q 3 Here, if 10 Kt x Q B P, Kt to B 3 ; 11 Kt x R?Ktto Q 5; 12 Kt to 87, and Black wins by B to Kt 5 ; 13 Qto K sq, Bto K 7 ch; 14 Q x B, Kt x Q ; 15 K x Kt, Q to R4ch ; 16 K to Q 3, R to Q sq ch ; 17 Kt to Q 5, R x Kt oh ; 18 P x R, Q x P ch ; 19 K to B 3, Q x P. But this is hardly all " provit." 10 Kt to Q B 3 11 B x P 11 P to K B 4 12PtoK5 12Pto KKt4

Somethirg attacking must be done, though this looks haz,ardou3 enough. 13 B to Kt 3 13 Q to K R 3 14 P to Q 4 If 14 Kt x B P, P to B 5 follows equally. 14 P to B 5 15 B to B 2 15 P to B 6 16 P to K R 3 16 B to Kt 5 17PtoKKt3 . An ingenious and subtle resource. White's game is stronger than it looks. 17 B x P ch 18 K to Kt sq 18 P to K Kt 5 19QtoQ3 19Qto Kt 2 Partly to defend the Q B P. 20 Q R to K sq 20 Q R to Q sq 21 Q to K 4 21 Q to Q 2 Apparently giving up the attempt to retain his numerical superiority as a bad job. 22 Kt to B 6 ch 22 R x Kt 23 P x R 23 Kt x P 24 Q R to Q sq 24 P to Q B 4 25 P to B 3 25 Kt to K 7 ch 26 K to R 2 26 Q to Q B 2 And White announced mate in seven movos. 27 Qto K 6 ch, Kto R sq; 28 QtoKs !! is the apparent leading idea of this beautiful mating net.- — Baltimore Kews. CHESS IN AMERICA. A very fine game played in the Metropolitan Chess Leaguo contests, New York, between Mr E. Hymes, the young player of New Jersey, and Herr A. Albin, the chess master of Vienna. The notes are from the New Orleans Times-Democrat. Ruy Lopez. White Black. (Mr E. Hymes.) (Herr A. Albin.) 1 P to K 4 1 P to K 4 2 Kt to K B 3 2 Kt to Q B 3 3BtoQKt5 3PtoQR3 4BtoQR4 4Ktto KB3 5 P to Q 3 5 P to Q Kt 4 . 6 B to Kt 5 6 B to B 4 A favourite move with Morphy. as second player. Modern theorists profess to consider it hazardous ; but it has at rimes discomfited some of the masters profoundly versed in the intricacies of the Spanish game— e.g., Weiss was memomorably beaten by it in Pollock's hands in tho brilliancy prize game of tho sixth American Congress, 1889. 7 Castles 7 Castles 8 P to Q B 3 8 Q to K 2 Clearly to meet tho possible P to Q 4, so as then to answer 9 B to Kt 3, with K P protected. Either 8 Kt to QR 4, or perhaps better 8 P to Q 4 at onco seems in order. 9 B to Kt 5 9 P to R 3 10BtoR4 10 BtoKt3 11 P to Q R 4 11 P x P Simpler and stronger appears 11 B to_Q Kt 2, whereafter if 12 P x P, P x P ; 13 Rx R, IS) x R, etc. 12BxRP 12BtoKt2 13 Q Kt to Q 2 13 P to Q 3 14 Kt to B 4 14 Kt to Q sq 15KttoK3 Far better than 15 Kt x K B, as will shortly appear. 15 Kt to K 3 10 Kt to Kt 4 ! Menacing, of course 17 B x lit (and then after 17 P x Kt, 18 Ktx R P !), and forcing Black's reply, which, howevor, avails but temporarily. The Pis lost perforce, and with it practically the game. 16KtoR2 17 B x Kt 17 P x B 18 Kt to R 4 18 P to K B 4 The beginning of a highly ingenious counter-attack, that might have proved a successful resource but for the sterling play of tho Newarker. 19 Kt x K B P 19 Q to Kt 4 20 Kt (Kt 4) x R P 20 Kt to B 5 21 Q to B 3 21 B to Q B sq 22 K to R sq 22 B to K 3 23 P to K R 4 ! 23 Q to Kt 3 24 P to K Kt 3 24 Kt to R-4 25. R to KKt sq Preparing for the advantage oJLhis K Kt P, and thereafter P to K R 5.

25 Q R to Q sq 26 B to Q sq 26 Kt to B 3 27 P to K Kt 4 27 P to Q 4 28 P to K Kt 5 28 P x P 29PxP 29KtxK]P As he must lose a piece in any event, this try for a trap is pardonable. Of course, if in reply 30 Q x Kt, then 30 B to Q 4 ! to R 5 30 Kt x P ch 31 K to R 2 31 R to Q 7 32 P x Q ch 32 P x P 33 Q to B 6 ! 33 B x Kt : 34 Kt x B 31 R x Kt 35 R to Kt 2 35 R to Q 6 36 R to Kt 3 No mate in two, to be sprung on the youngster, after this, however. 36 R to Q 7 37 R to Kt 2 37 R to B 5 38 Q to K 6 ! The settler, if now 38 Rto K R 5 ch ; 39 K to Kt 3 ! whon Black cannot continue 39 R to R 6 ch, because of 40 Qx R, etc. Herr Albin is.now practically resourceless. 38 B to B 4 39 R x P 39 R x B 40 Q x Kt P ch 40 K to R sq 41 Q to K 8 ch 41 R to B sq 42 R to R 6 eh Resigns. NOTES. The Oamaru Chess Club has challenged the Wellington Chess Club to a match by telegraph, fourteen players a side, andthe challenge has been accepted. It is proposed that the contest shall be continued on three sucsessive Saturday nights, and it will be commenced as soon as tho needful arrangements can be made. Tho Otago Witness in referring to the annual meeting of the Wellington Club cays : —Mr Benbow, who has worthily presided over tho institution for so many years, was elected president for the fifteenth time. Some of the members at the meeting claimed that it was now the champion club of the colony, on the ground thas it had won telegraph matches against the Canterbury and Otago Clubs. With regard to the Canterbury Club, it must be said that it has still a number of victories over the Wellington Club standing to its credit. As regards the Otago Club, it may also be said that the Otago Club was not defeated on its merits. Two players in the last match, who certainly made excellent positions, lost through errors in notation. One game only was actually finished, and that was won for Otago. The self-glorification of members of the Wellington Club does not appear to have a very safe foundation. The utterances will, however, it is to be hoped, have the effect of stimulating the other clubs to honourable rivalry for the foremost place. In response to the., above we desire to inform our old friend, Mr Mouat 8 that the remarks to which he takes exception, were not made in any spirit of self-glorifiuation, but simply as a statement of fact. We also take this opportunity of correcting ono or two errors into which he has inadvertently fallen. Ist. He remarks " that the Canterbury Club has still a number of victories over the Wellington Club standing to its credit." The reverse of this is, however, the fact, the totals being Wellington 3, Canterbury 1, drawn 2, as the following details of the several matches between the two clubs will show :

2nd. He goes on to say:—" As regards the Otago Chess Club, it may be also said that the Otago Chess Club was not defeated on its merits. * * * * One game only was actually finished, and that was won for Otago.',' It is hardly worth while arguing about the first paragraph, a 3 results are are all that ono can go by, and they were in favour of Wellington. With respect to the latter paragraph wo simply point out that 12 games were contested, and as only six wore submitted to tho referee, Mr Hookham, for adjudication it is clear that an equal number at any rate were actually finished; and the combatants and results in these games were; —

In the telegraphic chess match between teams representing the Bulls and Palmerston Clubs, Bulls won one game, qne was drawn, and four are to be referred to the Hon J. Bryee for his decision.

Date. "Wellington. Canterbury. 1878 6 6 1883 6 4 1884 .51 ; H1887 »t 841892 ■. ~n n 1S94. ■ 8k 6k

Otago. Wellington. Winner. Borton Barnes Barnes Mouat Barraud Mouat Dr. Fitchett Tait Tait Clegg James Janies H. J. Cleland Wosd Wood Lyders Parker Parker