CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1507, 17 January 1901, Page 36

CHESS.

Ail communications for this department MUST be addressed to the Chess Lditor, Mr C. W. lien bow. Janaary 17, 1991. m '* The Wellington Chess Club meets Tuesday and Friday evening. at 7.80, in the Industrial Association’Hall, Victoria street. Visitors are cordially welcomed. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 2180 (E. J. Winter-Wood).' 1 Ktto B 2 ' I.Any-move 2 Mates accordingly -* ‘Solved by F.A.Jb.K. (Wellington), "key excellent''; T'.E. (Pieton.; ELD. (Bulls); and Beginner (Wooclvilie). This problem has many pretty points (81). No. 2181 (Otto Wurzburg). 1 K to lit sq 1 K to Q 6 (a) 2 Q to Q Kt 5 eh 2 ? x Q 3 B x P. mate ■ (a) K to ivt S 2 QtoQ sch 2 . Any move 3 Mates accordingly Solved by F.A'.L.K. (Wellington); “It gives me great pleasure to solve problems by this genial composer.- The present is the finest “light-ive-igh fc" three mover I have seen"; and jreiix (Auckland). An exceptionally* good and Brilliant problem (9). PROBLEM No*. 2192., By H, E. W. Lane (Stroud). First prize in “Kingstown Society" Problem Tourney. . . Black.

White.. White to play and mate in iw o moves.

PROBLEM No. 2193. By ,1. Ko fits' and C. Kockeifcorn. (Cologne). Dedicated to the Munich Congress Committee. Black.

White. White to play and mate- in three moves.

TRAPS AND TRIFLES (III.). Having gone to Scotland and to Spain for our first two supplies, this week we intend. to give some illustrations from our English Opening, which (in spite of the accepted nomenclature), we maintain to be Captain Evans’s Gambit, , That in every case White wins must not be attributed to a spirit -of Jingoism, but simply to the impossibility (in this opening) of finding short enough victories for the other eide. We trust also that even the most casual reader will have no 1 difficulty in seeing the reasons for the resignations where the various gameieis are concluded, The absence of any names from most of the selected specimen;® mu sit not be thoughti’ndicative of a fictitious character—the fact is, these have occurred -so often that one cannot say with whom they originated. To- McDonnell, Labourdonnais, Staunton, Andersen, ‘M/orphy and' ieounties®- ofcheir players we owe these and dozens of other traps and. ciodlgfes in this inexhaustible ’opening. The scores will all"commence aftejc 1 f K 4, F K 4; 2 Kfc K B 3, Kt Q B3j B" B 4, B B 4; 4 P Q Kt 4, B x Kt B; !i P Q B 3. I,—Staunton v X. 558 B 4 6 Castte* 6 P Q 3 7FQ4 7 P x P 8 Kt x P BKtxKt 9 PsKfe 9 Blt3 10 Q Kt 0- 10 Q K 2 11 PKS HPxP 12 BR3 12Q83 13 P x P 13 Q Kt 3 14 B Kt 5 ck 14 P B 3 15 Q Kt 4 and wins ll. —Rummey v. * Naylor.,, - 558 B 4 6PQ4 6PsP 7 Castles 7 PxP? 8 P K 8 8 K Kt K 2 9 Q Kt x P 9■Castles 10 BKt 2 10 KtR4 ’ 11 B Q; 3 11 Pr> 12 Kt QB, 4 12BKtS 13 Kt Kt 5 13 P Kt 3 14 P x P 14 Qx P 15 QE, 5 15 Px Q • •16 B x P mate , . . lII.—A Good Trap-.

7 Cast!as 7 KtEBS? 8 P x P 8 B Kt 3 9 P K 5 9 P Q 4r 10 P x Kt 19 p x B 11 PQS II.QxBP 12 P x Kt 12QxB? 13 E K ch 13 BE 3 14* ,Q Q 7 ch 14 K B .* 1-5 R x B and wins IV. —The Sam® Blunder. 5 5 BB4* 6PQ4 6PxP 7 Castles 7 KtKß3i’ 8 P x P . 8 B Kt 3 9PSS - 9 KtEKfcsq! 10 P x Kt 10 Q KtE2 11 IVQ 6 IIPxP 12 P x P 12 Kt QB3 13 R K ch 13 KB 14 Q Q 5 a 14 Q B 3 15 B K Kt 5 15 Q Kt 3 16 Kt KS4 and wins V. —A Common Mistake. * 5 5 884 6PQ4 ’’ SPxP 8 P x P 8 B Kt 3 9 Kt Q B 3 • 9 K Kt K 2 ? 10 Kt K Kt 5 10 Castles 11 QES UPKS3 12 Kt x K B P 12 Ex Kt 13 BxE ch 13 KBsq 14 B Q Kt 3 14 Q K sq 15 Q x P and wins VI. Compare .No. 111. 5 5 B B 4 6 P Q 4 6 P x P 7 Castles 7 PQ3 8 P x P 8 B Kt 3 9 P Q 5 « QB 3P 10 P x Kt 10 QxR 11 QKt3 11 QK B 3 ! 12. P K 5 12 P x P 13 RK -13 PxP 14 B K Kt 5 14 Q Kt 3 15 Kt x K P and win® Vll.—Staunton v. Cochrane. 5 5 B R 4 6 Castles - © B Kt 3 7 B R 3. 7PQ3 8 P Q 4 8 PxP? 9 P x P 9 Kt K B 3 10 P K 5 -. 10 P x P 11 Q Kt 3 11 Q Q2 12 PxP 12 Kt Q R 4 13 PxKt! . 13 Kt x Q 14 R K ch ' 14 K Q sq 15 B K 7 ch and wins' VIII. —Of frequent Occurrence. 5 -5 B R 4 6PQ.4 6 P x P 7 Castles ‘ 7 Kt K B 3 8 BR3 8 PQ3 9 P K 5 9 P x K P 10 Q Kt 3 10 Q Q 2 11 KtKt's 11 BETS? 12 B x P eh 12 E Q sq 13 Kt K 6 ch and wins IX.—A Simple Danger. 5 t B E.- 4 6 Castles 6 Kt K B 3 7 P Q 4 7 Kt x K P ? iRK 8 B x P? ■ 9 R x Kt 3 B x R 10 KtxP 10 Castles 11 Kt x B P' 11 R x Kt 12 B x R ch _ 12 K x B v 13 Q R 5 ch and wins X.—Compare No. V. 5 1 B B 4 6 Castles G Ivt KBS 7 P Q 4 7 Kt x K P ? 8 R K 8 P Q 4 9 R-xKt 9PxE? . 10 Kt Kt 5 10 Castles 11 Q R 5 11 PS S 3 12 Kt x B P 12 R, x Kt 13 B x E ch 13 K B 14 B R 3 ch ' 14 Kt K 2 15 BXt3 • 15 Q K 16 QxS Pand wins 'XI. —A Subtle Temptation. 5 5 BE4 6 Castles 6 Kt K B 3 7 P O 4 7 Castles.! 8 PxP 8 Ktx K? 9' B to Q 5> 9 Kt x )Q B P ? 10 Kt x Kt 10- B x Kt 11 Kt Kt 5. 11 KtxP 12 Q B 2 ! 12 P K Kt 3 13-Qxß 13PQ3 14 p B 4 14 Kt B 3 15 B Kt 2 and wins ‘“Leader. CHESS IN VIENNA. The* following is one ou.t of five game's played simultaneously blindfold by Dr E. Lasker during hi® recent visit ;.o Vienna;— . FRENCH DEFENCE. Dr Lasker. Dr Beam. ■» White. Black 1 P to K 4 1. P to K 3 2 P to Q 4 2 P to Q 4 3 Kt to Q B 3 & P x P 4 Kt x P 4 B to K 2 5 B to Q 3 5 Kt to K B 3 6 Kt to K B 3 6 Kt x Kt 7 B x Kt 7 Kt to Q 2 8 Castles 8 Kt to B 3 9 B to Q 8 9 Castles 10 B to K Kt 5 l-0‘ Kt to Q. 4 11 Bxß 11 Q xB 12 P to B 4 12 Kt to B 5 13 B to K 4 13 P t o Q B 3 14 R to K aq 14 P to K R 3 15 R to. B sq 15 P to K B 4 16 B toi Kt sq 16 Q to Kt 5 17 R to B 3 17 B to Q 2 , 18 Kt to K 5 18 B to K sq 19 R to Q Kt 3 19 Q to K 2 20 QStoK 3 20 R to Q sq 21 P to K Kt 3 21 Kt to R 6 ch 22 K to Kt.2- 224 Kt to- Kt 4 23 P to B 4 23 Kt to R 2 24 Kt to B 3 24 R to B 3 25 Kt to K 5 25 Kt to B sq 26 R to Q 3 26 Kt to Kt 8 27 P to Q 5 27 B P x P 28 P x P 28 Kt x Kt 29 R x Kt 29 Q to K B 2 30PxP 30-RxP ■ 31 R x R 31 Resigns Dr Bram isJ a very strong opponent, and above the average- strength of players who generally compose a team against blindfold players. He defended himself well enough for fourteen moves, but 15... P to K B 4 left the K P weak. He further lost a. move with 16...Qi to Kt 5. attacking. .Abe

tore of the Q ivt P. for if 17... Q xP, then 18. R to Kt 3, Qto R 8; 19. Q to Q 2, and Black’s Queen is lost. A pretty combination for a blindfold player. Black’s last mistake was 29... Q to KB 2, but this is excusable, as all other games being finished then except this one. Black had to play rather faster, hence the oversight. “'‘’Die Bohemia’- says that there is in the British Museum in London a. magazine which states that in the 7th century Arabian players could play four games sans voir. In the cloisters of the middle ages, also, blindfold chess formed the pastime of many of the monks. Plulidor, who lived towards the middle of the 18th century, was, however, the father of modern chess sans voir. Celebrated as a- musical composer, his contemporaries called him an Admirable Crichton. He played three games simultaneously. In the present century, Paulsen and Zukeriort and Blackburne have been all famous as blindfold players. Paulsen played up to 10 games against opponents of first-class strength, and beat most of them. Zukertort’s greatest performance was 16 simultaneous games; and Blackburne. who has played 15 simultaneous games, says that he- cion, play more easily without boardthaii with one. Pillsbury, by the feat of playing 20 simultaneous games, has eclipsed all his predecessors.

Followers of chess everywhere will doubtless be glad' to learn that the plans for the publication of the “Sbeinitz" me-

morial volume, in honour of the famous ex-world’s champion, who died in New York last summer, have assumed definite shape, and that the appearance of the book during the coming year is practically assured, provided the co-operation of the chess . playing community, here and abroad, can be secured. Concerning this contingency there- need be little apprehension, particularly as the undertaking has a twofold object—the perpetuation, of tindeceased expert’s m&mory and the establishment of a fund for the support of his family, a wife and two children. For twenty-eight years, and up to an advanced age, Steinitz was the proud king of the chess world'. Finally, Lasker snatched the scepter from him. undaunted, the veteran endeavoured to regain it and journeyed- to Moscow to do so. In this he was nnsucc-esacful. Subsequent in!ternational tourneys found him in the lists, -struggling! manfully, with the brilliant talent arrayed against him. But this is a- record orea-k----injr age. In time »en his' performances will most likely be outdone. Up to date, however, his record stands unsurpassed. The career of Steinitz was unique in many ways and his personality was striking. As chess' player and expert he is .assured a place among the immortals. Nevertheless, it is fitting that the biographical sketch of his life, the story _of his many deeds of valour, together with the finest specimens of his skill, he produced in book form, not merely as a monument to the genius of the Grand Old Man of Chess, but likewise for the purposes of a permanent record and for the edification of the younger , generation. The task of bringing out this volume has been undertaken by a, committee* of prominent New Yorkers, headed, as chairman, by Dr Louis Colin, vice-president, of the Manhattan Chess Club, who was mainly instrumental in raising the trust fund for the family, when the veteran was placed in an asvlum. Hart wig Cass-el, of the same club, is the financial secretary, while Herman Helms, of the Brooklyn Chess Club, is acting as corresponding secretary. The editing of the book will be entrusted to Charles Devide, well known as a writer and competent analyist. On the strength of estimates received from G. P. Putnam’s Sons, the publishers of Steinitz’s Modern Chess Instructor, the committee announces that tne suoscrixotioii stud publication prices c hcßn fixed at l.lOdol and 1.50d0l respectively, and*that the work of issuing the book will be begun as soon as 700 cash subscriptions have been received. In case the required amount is not realised by April 1 Idm will be returned to each sub»ei iber, thdifference to be retained for expenses incurred. The committee has already 150 subscriptions in hand, and reports good progress. Remittances in money or postal orders are requested to be addressed to H. Oass, 1, Post Office Box 120/ New York It is expected that the boot: wili be rekdv for delivery within three months after the subscription lists close. —“Daily Brooklyn Eagle.