CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1291, 26 November 1896, Page 16

CHESS.

All communications for this department must be addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C.W. Benbow. „, t 26/11/96 *** The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Friday evening at _ 7.30 in Room No. 11, Exchanga Buildings, Lambton Quay. Visitors are cordially welcomed.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 1777 (John C. Andersen). IQto B 4 t 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly. Solved by H. 8., J.N.H., andF A L.K. (Weilington) ; "Very Pretty :" M.E. (laranaki) ; T.E. (Picton) ; K.P. 'Gisborne); "A number of interesting and instructive variations (b*) ; Felix (Auckland); A.B.C. Greytown): and H.D. (Bulls); An excellent problem (o£).* No. 1776 (F. H. Guest). 1 Kt to Q 3 1 K to Q 3 2 Q to E 6 eh 2 Any move 3 Mates accordingly There arc several capital variations. Solved by F.A.L.K. (Wellington); "I prefer this beautiful problem to the one whicti took first prize;" Felix (Auckland); X.I.Z. (Christchurch); "A paragon; key good variations fine, and the whole combination excellent (9A) ;" and J.G. (Dunodin). We asrree with ©n r solvers as to the great merit of this problem. Mr Guest has produced many fine combinations, and this li by no means the worst of them (91).

PROBLEM No. 1759. By W. A. Clark (Eaet Molesey). First prize (ex aequo) in the Schoolmaster Problem Tourney. Black.

White. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 1790. By E. Pradignat (Lusignan, France). First prize in the Danish Illustrated Family Journal Problem Tourney. Black.

White. White to nlav and mate in three moves. CHESS IN GERMANY. The following proved tho shortest gamo in the late Nuromburg Tournament; playod July 29th, 1896, in tho ninth round : Queen's Gambit. White. Black. D. Janowski. E. Sehallopp. 1 P to Q 4 1 P to Q 4 2PtoQB 4 2 P x P 3 K Kt to B 3 3 l' to Q B 4 4PtoK3 4 P x P 5 P x P 5 B to Kt 5

This is not good development, for if ho take the Kt White will have both Q and K B menacing his K B P, and the Q the Q Kt P also. K Kt to 83, or Pto K 3 would have been much better.

6 B x P 7 Q to R 4 ch 8 Ktto K 5

6 P to K 3 7 Kt to Q B 3

Now is Black's error made patent to him. He makes his only effective reply, and this shows how barren he is of proper defence. 8Q x P 9 Kt x Kt 9 Q to K 5, ch

9 P x Kt would have given White a winning game almost immediately by 10Q x P ch, KtoK 2; 11 Kt to QB3,R to Q, sq ; 12 Castles ; out of attack, and with an excellent position. 10 B to K 3 10 P x Kt 11 KttoßS 11 QxP Probably Black had mentally resigned, for this was about ass bad as he could have done. 12 B to Q 5 A pretty move, depriving Black of any resistance.

12 K P x B 13 Q x B P, ch 13 K to Q sq 14 Q x|R, ch 14 K to Q 2 15 Q to Kt 7, ch 15 K to K 3 16 Q to B 6, ch 16 B to Q" 3 17 B to B 4 17 Resigns If Blaok had tried 17. P to B 3. then White

follows with 18 Qx B ch, K moves: 19 Qx Q P ch, Q x Q ; 20 Kt x Q, and id a clear Book to the pood. And if instead, 17 QxR, ch ; 18 K to Q 2, and Black must give up his Queen or be mated very soon.

WELLINGTON v. DUNEDIN

The following game was played at Board No. 2 in the late telegraphic match between these club 3 : Centre Gambit Declined. White. Black. Mr A. I. Mr J. Edwards. Wellington Dunedin lPtoKi 1 P to K 4 2 P to Q 4 2 ? to Q 3 An erratic way of avoiding the centre gambit, and one not tu be ccmmeudod. 3 Px P

White could now have turned the opening into a favourable form of Philidor's Defence by playing 3 Kt to K B 3 3P x P 4 Q x Q ch 4 K x Q 5 Kt to Q B 3 5 P to Q B 3 6 Kt to B 3 6 P to B 3 7 BtoQß'l B to K 3 would been better, as it would have prevented the opposing B from coming to Q B 4 7 B to Q B 4 8 Castles 8 P to K Kt 4 9Pt0Q839 P to K R 4 10 P to Q Kt 4 10 R to K 2 11 Bto K 3 11 Pto Jtts 12 B to B 7

This turns out to bo a loss of valuable time. QRtoQsq ch would have been perfectly satisfactory. 12 P to B 6 13 PtoKt 3 13 Ktto K B 3 14 K B to Q sq ch 14 K to B 2 15 Bto Q B 4 15 BtoKt 5 16 B to K 2 16 Kt to Q 2 17 B to Q 2 17 Kt to Kt 3 18 P to Kt 5 IS B to K 3 19 K K to Q sq White has been playing badly for some moves past, while his adversary has been doing correspondingly well, and Black at this time is at no disadvantage from the opening adopted by him. 19 Kt to Kt 5 20 B to Q 2 20 Q IUo Q sq 21 PxP 21 P x P 22 B to Q 3 22 B to 0. B 4 The attack has gone from White to Black, and the latter presses it vigorously. 23 B to K sq 23 E to Q 2 24 K B to Kt sq 24 K B to Q sq 25 P to B 4 25 B x B An excellent move, the full effect of which Blaci, howover, failed to see. 26 P x K 26 B x P 27 P to B 5 27 B x Kt Black had now fdmply to roteat Kt to Q 2, and the Whito Kt at K B 3 would have fallen to him for nothing, as it can neither retreat nor bo protected. 28 P x Kt ch 28 B x P 29 K to Kt 2 29 B to Q 5 30 B to B 3 30 B to B 5 31 B to B 2 With the intention of playing Kt to Kt 5 ch next move, and so gaining the exchange. 31 K toKt2 32 Kt to Kt 5 32 U x B 33 Kt x K ' 33 Bto Q 6 Palpable, but it shows that Black is missing no opportunity of improving his game. 34KtoQ2 34 Bx P 35 Ktto B 4 35 Bto Q 4 36 Kt to Q 6 ch 36 K to B 2 37 Kt to B 5 37 B to Kt 3 38 B to Kt 2 38 B to K 5 We have a gieat fancy for 38 B to K Kt 7. with the intention of following with 39 P to K 5, 40 Kt to K 4 &c. 39 Kt to Kt 7 39 K to Q 2 40 B to Kt 4 40 P to Q B 4

41 B to B 3 41 K to K 2 42 R to Q 2 42 P to R 4 43 B to Kt 2 43 B to Q sq 44 K to Kt 8 44 B to B 2 The game at this point was referred to Mr Hookham for adjudication, and ho awarded it a win to Black.

WELLINGTON CHESS CLUB. The following are the latest scores in the tournaments now in progross at the above Club. Wins counts two points, draws one p : oint — CIIAMPIONSHir TOTJRNET.

CHESS IN AUSTKALIA.

It i 3 proposed to hold the Third Australian Chess Congress at Warrnambool, Victoria, about the beginning of January next._ The following extracts from the circular issued will give our readers the needed information on tho subject : The project of a congress had its inception primarily in the regretted announcement of Mr E. N. Wallace, the present chess champion, of his intention to relinquish at the close of the current year, the honour which he had so ably won and so worthily upheld. His retirement—temporary only, it i» hoped—seemed in conjunction with sundry other considerations, a fitting juncture for the promotion of a contest in which success would carry with it the reversion to the coveted title, and the committee in considering the feasibility of the project were fortified by the belief that in doing so they were giving effect to a widely prevalent

feeling that the time for a movement of tho nature indicated was peculiarly opportune. Tho committee are not in a position as yet to definitely fix the amounts of the different prizes, beyond the fact that the first prize, carrying with it the chess championship of Australia, will not be less than .£SO. Subject to the reservation that sufficient support will warrant thsm in doing so, the committee hope to be able to furnish second, third, forth and fifth prizes of the values of .£3O, £2O, .£ls and .£lO respectively. In addition to the major tourney, it ia further proposed, should circumstances permit, to hold a minor tourney limited to players who have never taken part in, or been nominated for, an intercolonial contest. The regulations and conditions governing the congress, the date of its commencement, and the amounts of tho various prizes, will be issued early in December.

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