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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1424, 15 June 1899, Page 38

CHESS.

All communications for this department must he addressed to the (. hesa Editor, Mr C W. Benbow. 15,6/99. *** me Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Friday evening at 7.3 d in Koom o 11, Excnaige Buildings, Lambton Quiy Visitors are eord : ally welcomed. SOLUT.ONS TO PROBLEMS. No 2025 (Waler Pulitz=r). 1 Qto R 5 1 Anymove 2 Mates accordingly Solved by li B and J.N.H. (Wellington); T.E. fPicton); iO PQ. (Foxton) : ‘“l be key to|this problem is a very clever one|(9); H.D.” (Bulls); M.R (Taranaki); A.B O. (tireytown): and Felix (Auckland). There is much that is commendable about tins position (8), No. 2030 (F. A. L. Kuskoy. 1 Qto K Rsq 1 Kto B 4 2 QteK 4ch 2 KxQ 3 Kt to Q 6 mate Solved by H B (Wellington) ; M.R. (Taranaki) ; and R,P. (Gisbornoj): “Mr Kuskop deserves a good deal of credit for the conception and working out of this problem (9).’’ We are of opinion - notwithstanding other views to the contrary —that this is one of the best of the composer’s contributions to this tournty, and that it is an excellent production in every respect There is a short mate if Black maki s purposeless moves with his B or P, but this is no drawback to the position (81). No. £O3l (Godfrey Heatfccote). 1 BtoKt 2 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly Solved by H 8., J.N.H , and F.A.L K (Wellington): “ the key is gcod, and the play of the Black Kt is especially interesting M R (Taranaki); T.E. (Picton) ; A.L.T. (Wanganui); Horace (Patea); ana K.P. (Msborne): ■‘A masterly production (9).” We agree with the criticisms of our f-olvers a 3 to the merits ot this capital two-mover (8|). • No. 2032 (J. Salminger) 1 QtoKt 4 1 BtoK t 7 2 Kt to K 6 2 Any move 3 Mates according ly<Lolved by F V.L.K (Wri-inot-on): “I -ike this problem very much. ’’ he great sacrifice, and the quiet play throughout, are admirable H.D, (Bulls) and Felix (Auckland), a difficult, and yet a pleasant, problem to solve (9j. Tbe award of tLe three best p eblf ms in the “Birmingham Problem Tourney has been forwarded us. The first-prize problem wc: give below as our No. 2039, which gained 193 marks cut of 200. 'lhe secondprize problem is tbe work ef Mr H P. Williams, - ondrn. whose problem was only .one point behind tbe first prize problem—viz., 192 marks. M- Wiliia'se h s been distinguished by success in a’l his three competitions in the “ Birmingham News.” The first time he took second prize ; in the second com: etition. first prize and third ex tequo: and on the third occat-i-vn second prizi again, the third prize is won by Mr F. W. Andrews, i ondon, with 187 marks. No. 2>‘W By E. E. Westbuiy First-prize in the “ Birmingham News ” Problem Tourney. Black.

White,

White to play and mate in two moves

PROBLEM No 2010. By J. Moller (Denmark),

Black

vV HITE. White to play and mate in thro mo\ es. AUCKLAND v. Wei L NGIMN. The telegraphic match between these two centres has ended in a fr.u the firrt named, (he sc-re* b u g Auckland 7 V, Wellington Vf. Some » xc m .v b 1 made tor the losers on ih‘ ground ‘h t> n )-h n-< l krf its strongest team was vb.-.i. g : ’• v Lad all best m il been ava lab> we venture ’ o (Link that the sco mg would live been «1 ;o*e£er the other way. No excuse, however can be rn'ide for the c reless and f mb e style in which a number of them carried in the contest; pit ces were lost, and moves were made in a man> er that would make a novice of three months’ standing blusli. In view of future similar ccnitests it is to be hoped (baft the Wellington plavei-o will go m tor serious, steady, and thoughtful study, and get into the habit once again of looking more than one move deep into a position There was one regrettable incident in connection with the match, and that was the moving of the sixteenth man in the Auckland team into the third place owing to the inability of tbe original selection to play. If Mr Lowe was good enough to fill the third

position he certainly ought not to have been made to sjt at t"e lowest board in the first instance, and if the latter was his correct plac« it was unfair to jumn him up as was done. It was a very uncheas-’ike proceedi g from beginning to end, and was only submitted to by tho Wellington side in consequence of the threat of tbe Auckl-.nders not to go on with the match if they did not get their own way. The usual and proper method is to grade the intending players in the order of their strength, and should there be any gaps to fill, all go up one or two places, as the case may be, and the emergencies lake the boards at the bottom of the list.

The following is a statement cf theplaytrs and the results : Auckland. Wellington. 1 Eyre Barries 2 Leiievro, 1 Mackay. 0 3 Lowe, 0 Mason 1 4 • rierst n, 0 Still, 1 5 Wort .Tames 6 Wh te Barraud 7 Pope, | R der, \- 8 Ashton, 1 Brown, 0 9 Myles Allen 10 Parker. I Kellinsr, 0 11 Sloman, 1 right, 0 12 Hosking, 1 Todd, 0 13 F. W. Smith, 1 Rigg. 0 14 Ogle Srd.k 1 15 Lennox. 1 Janion, 0 The o'her games are unfinished, and have been referred to Mr R. A. <. leland, of Dunedin, for adjudication. Subjoined is tho game played at Board No. 4, and will be found to contain some interesting posiuoDS. Ruy Lopez Kts Game. White. Black. (Mr Grierson, A ) Mr Still, W.) 1 Pto K 4 1 Pto K 4 2 Kt to KB 3 2 Kt to QB 3 3 BtoKt 5 3 Kt to B 3 4 Pto Q 3 J his leads 'o a solid and dull kind of game. Wo prefer either t as les or P to Q 4 at this juncture. 4 Pto Q 3 He may also play 4... tt to B 4. maintaining an equal position. 5 Pto Q B 3 5 BtoQ2_ Another continuation is 5... P to K Kt 3 ; 6... P 10 Q +. B to Q 2; 7 . QKt to Q 2, B to Kt2; 8 ~P x P, Q Kt x P, with an even game 6 BtoK Kt 5 6 Bto K 2 7 QKtto Q 2 7 Castles 8 ixt to Bsq 8 Kt to KKt 5 9 Bx B 9 Qx B 10 PtoK R 3 10 Kt to KR 3 Played here with the intention, no doubt, of throwing forward th 3 K B P as soon as the opportunity arrives--11 PtoK Kt 4 11 Ktoßeq 12 Kt to K 3 12 Q Rto Ksq 13 Bto R 4 13 VtcQ R 3 14 PtoQ R 3 This, and his opponents previous move, was simply a waste of time. 14 PtoK Kt 3 15 Kt to Q 5 15 QtoQ sq 16 Qto Q 2 16 Kt to Kt rq 17 Castles (Q R) 17 Kt to Q 5 A good move which gives him tho better game. 18 Px Kt He cv not pkiv Bx R because of the reply of 13 Kt to tt 6 .-h v’:i ’r.g th» quid.:. iti Hi H 19 QittoK Kt sq 19 Bto B 3 20 Kt to K 3 20 Pto Kiri 21 Kt Px P 2 Px P 22 PtoQ.s 22 Bto Q 2 23 Px P 23 Bx :* 24 Kt x B ?4 B x B 25 Kt to Kt 5 25 Qto B 3 26 Kt to K 4 These moves of the Kt have not advanced his same in ai y wav. 26 Qto B 2 27 QtoQ B 2 There was a reason for tH« movo. it may be ssf'-ly assumed, but it is difficult to tell what it was. - 27 Kt to K 2 28 Kt® Kt sq 28 Kt x P 29 *toKt 3 29 RtoK Kt q 30 KRtoK Kt sq 30 Rx R 31 ExE 31 Kt to B 3 3 Kt x P Tru» must surely have he*n a mistake, as it throws tbe gome hopelessly awav. 32 Px Kt 33 Pto Q 4 33 Kt to Ksq 34 Rto lvt 2 34 P x P 35 Qto K 4 35 Rto Q 4 36 Qto Q 3 ?6 Qto K B 4 37 Xto !> 2 37 Kt to B 3 38 h to Q 2 38 Kt to K sch 39 Kto K 2 39 Qto K 4 40 Kt Qsq 40 KtloKfc6<li Ingeniously bringing the game to a conclusion If H Kto Q •*. Qtolis eh ; 42... Kto B 2, R to Q B 4 ; 13... K to Kt 3, Q to B 7 ch, etc. 41 Resigns.

A Record Ma ch —On Saturday, April 7, the big meteh of 150 players each side was contested between the counties of Kent and Surrey. The Kent Association is comb atively a young one, and evidently one fpil of courage for the opposing assoe’ation is one o vp .n e■ -t tn-se* O'* r string- r ilii’.iis. Ihe final rex-iltnt thi big encounter W! a- Mine} 9-i wins to Kent’s 51 wins , T e Ui finished games were adjudicated by Mr i ins ley Sc-'TLiNP.— The championship of Scotland has again been won by Mr D Y. Mills. Edinburgh 00. ’J he tournament for tho coveted title was fought at Stirling, between eight contort, .nr,-, the score of ’he winner b<W oIU 7 j;am. ». Dr Ma-dona'd, of Fojers, was a go d -co. d with a score of -me po. nt below that, of the winner s Mr V\ ill -lo t but one game, a- d Dr Macdonald was the winner of it Mr Mills has now won the champ enship of Scotland seven times on of :en.