CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1508, 24 January 1901, Page 29

CHESS.

Alx communication* for this department MUST be addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. W. Benbow. January 24, 1901. •** The Wellington Chess C'ub meet* Tuesday and Friday evening, at 7.30, in !- the Industrial Association Hall, Victoria street. Visitors are cordially welcomed. S.S.B. (Christchurch). —Many thanks for little pamphlet, which I have read with much interest. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 2182 (Mrs W. J. Baird). 1 Qt to Jit 8 1 any move 2 Mates accordingly. Solved by H.B. and F.A.L.K. (Wellington) “Pretty” : T. E. (Picton); R.P., XGisiborne): “The mates are excellent (8U”; Beginner (Woodville); and A.B.C. (Greytown) .- Tnere is much that is neat in this problem (8). No. 2183 (Sheriff Spens.) 1 B to It 6 IK takes Kt 2 Q to Kt 2 ch 2 K takes Q S B takes P mate Solved by F A.L.K. (Wellington): “The main variation is good, b‘at there is very little more in this composition”; T.E. (Picton) and R.P. (Gisborne): “A brilliant solution (8). PROBLEM No. 2194. By P. F. Blake (Stockport). Second Prize in “Kingstown Society” Problem Tourney. Black.

White. White to play and mate in two moves

PROBLEM No. 2195. By George J. Slater (Belton). First Prize three-mover in “Manchester Weekly Times” Problem Tourney. Black.

White. White to play and mate in three moA'es.

CHESS IN ENGLAND. One of the most interesting games played in the simultaneous contest on the occasion. of Mr visit lately to Birmingham. Centre Gambit. White. Black. '> J. H. Blackburne. A. J. Mackenzie. 1 P to K 4 P to Q 4 (a) 2 P takes P Q takes P (b) 3 Ktto QB 3 ? Q to Q R 4 (c) 4 Kt to B 3 B to Kt 5 (d) 5 B to K 2 P to K 3 6 Castles Kt b K B 3 7 P to Q 4 Kt to Q B 3 3 B to K 3 Castles 9 Kt to Q 2 B takes B 10 Kt takes B P to K Kt 4 11 Kt to Q B 4 Q to K B 4 12 P to 0 B 3 B to K 2 13 P to Q Kt 4 P to K R 4 14 P to K 5 Q takes P 15 Q to Q 3 (e) Q to Q 4 16 Q R to Kt 1 P to Q R 3 (?) 17 R to Kt 3 P to R 5 18 P to B 3 (g) Q R to Kt 1 19 K R to Kt 1 P to R 6 20 R takes P Kt to Q 2 (h) 21 B to B2 « Kt to B 4 (i) 22 R takes P, ch K takes R 23 B to Kt 3, ch K to Q 1 24 Q to B 2 Q takes Kt 25 P takes Kt B takesP, ch 26 Ktoßl P takes P. ch 27 K takes P P to Kt 5 28 Kt to B 4 P tks P, ch (j) 29 Resigns (a,) We gave the companion win on this occasion two or three weeks ago. It was •won by Mr Feeny. It was but fair, therefore, to give the final score. Mr Blackburne won 17 games, lost 2, and drew 3. The present move is considered a little tame. Black can expect no more than a draw, its weak point being the two early lias of the Queen. (bl If Black prefers, he can play Kt. to K B 3 and leave the Queen at home, but

he obtains no better game’ than by the immediate use of the Queen. In case of this move being made. White plays 3 P to Q 4, not 3 P to Q B 4. (c) Two other moves are Q to K 4, ch and Q to Ql. The latter is probably best. (d) An important point in this defence is to get this B out before playing P to K 3, or it would be shut jn for some time. (e) Sly. on Mr B.'s part; aiming to win the Queen. (f) To prevent R to Kt 5, which would diminish Black's attack greatly. (g) In anticipation of P to R 6, which Avould be strong for Black. (h) The position is very critical. This move seems good, keeping Kt sq guarded, and threatening the exchange. (i) Wiite overlooked this move when he made his last reply, most likely. n) This wins at least another piece. If K takes P, the Q is lost, and if K to R 1, then R takes B. —“Leeds Mercury.” The following was played in the championship tourney in the City of London Chess Club: QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING. W T hite. Black. Hr S. F. Smith. 11. )Y. Trenchard 1 P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2 Kt to Q B 3 Kt to K B 3 3 B to Kt 5 B to B 4 4 B takes Kt K P takes B 5 P to K 3 P to B 3 6 B to Q 3 B takes B 7 Q takes B B to Kt 5 8 Kt to B 3 Castles 9 Castles R to K 1 10 P to Q R 3 B takes Kt 11 P takes B Kt to Q 2 12 K R to Kt 1 P to Q Kt 4 13 Kt to Q 2 Kt to Kt 3 14 P to K 4 Kt to B 5 15 P t .kes P Kt takes Kt 16 Q takes Kt Q takes P 17 R to Kt 4 Q R to Q 1 18 R to Q 1 •' P to Q R 4 19 K R to Kt 1 Q to B 5 20 Q to Q 3 Q. takes Q 21 P takes Q R to K 7 22 P to Q R 4 P takes P 23 R to R 1 R to B 7 24 R takes P R takes Q B P 25 R takes P P to Kt 3 26 R to Q B 5 R takes R 27 P takes It P to B 4 28 K to B 1 K to Kt 2 29 K to K 2i K to B 3 30 P to Q 4 R to Q R 1 31 K tc Q 3 R to R 7 32 R to Q 2 R takes R ch 33 K takes R K to K 3 34 K tc Q 3 K to Q 4 35 P to B 3 P to B 5 36 K to B 3 Resigns Played in the amateur tournament at Bath: Centre Counter Gambit. White. Black. E. J. Bateman. H. Jacobs. 1 P to K 4 P to Q 4 2 P takes P Kt to K B 3 3 P to Q 4 ! P to K Kt 3 4 Kt to K B 3 Q takes P 5 Kt to Q B 3 Q to Q 1 6Bto Q B 4 BtoKt 2 7 B to K 3 Kt to Q B 3 8 Q to Q 2 Kt to E Kt 5 9 Castlis (Q R) Castles 10 B to B 4 B to B 4 11 PtoK R 3 Kt to K B 3 12 KRto K 1 Kt to QKt 5 13 B toQ Kt 3 P to Q R 4 14 P to Kt 4 B to Q 2 15 P to Q R 3 Kt to B 3 16 Ktto K 5 B to K 1 17 R. to K 2 PtoQ Kt 4 • 18 P to Q 5 Kt takes Kt 19 B takes Kt P to Kt 5 20 Kt to Kt 1 B to Kt 4 21 RtoK3 P to B 4 22PtksP e.p. Q takes Q ch 23 Kt takes Q B takes P 24 P to Kt 5 B takes B 26 R takes P Kt to B 5 27 P to K R 4 Q R to B 1 28 Kt to K 4 P takes P 29 Kt to Q 6 P takes P ch 30 K takes P R to Q Kt 1 31 K to R 3 P to R 5 32 Kt takes P (a) R takes B ch 33 P takes R R takes Kt 34 R takes Rch K takes R 35 R to Q 6 Resigns (a) White allows the temporary recovery of the piece, since he can win it again by (35) R to Q 6 Two Knights Defence. White. Black. , E. J. Bateman E. B. Schwann. 1 Pto K 4 P to K 4 2 Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B 3 3 B to B 4 Kt to B 3 4 P to Q 3 B to B 4 5 P to B 3 P to Q 3 6 B to K Kt 5 Kt to K 2 7 Pto Q 4 P takes P 8 B takes Kt P takes B 9 P takes P B to Kt 3 10 Q to Kt 3 Rtoßl 11 Kt to B 3 Kt to Kt 3 12 Castles (QR) P to B 3 13 K R toK 1 Q to B 2 14 K to Kt 1 P to Q R 3 15 Rt o Q 2 1 B to R 2 16 PtoKR3 P to Kt 4 17 B to B 1 B to Q 2 18 Rtoßl Q to Kt 2 19 P to Kt 4 Castles 20 Kt to Q 5 B to K 3 21 R (Q 2) to B 2 B takes Kt 22 P takes B P to Q B 4 23 PtoQR4 K to Q 2 24 R P takes P R to Q Kt 1 25 Q B takes P Q P takes P 26 Qto Q 3 P takes P 27 Qto B 5 ch K to- Q 1 28 Q takes P ch Q to K 2 29QtoR6 R to Kt 3 30 Q to R 5 P to Q B 5 31 Kt to Q 4 Resigns { This poem, entitled “Uncle Silas and the Book Agent/’ is contributed to the “Brooklyn Eagle'” by Clive Newcome Hartt, a. member of the Central Young Men’s Christian Association Chess and Checker Club: Book on. chess, did you say, Sir ? And did I ever play, Sir? Don' think I have. Let's see;

Ain't that the game, Like checkers, the same? It’s funny, it never struck me As being so much, Yet I've known such Chess fiends as 'ud set all night, ' Simply set still and stare At one vacant square, A-trying to see something bright. But ter me it's all Greek, And I might sit for a week. An' study that book on the game; And when I was done I wouldn’t know one Thing about it, 'cepting just it's name. Thing about it, 'cept just it's name. Cness has one good feature, 'Cause after they seat yer At the board, yer supposed to keep quiet And if I could teach Anna Ter play chess, not planner, With that book, by gosh, then, I'd buy it! A new defence to the Lopez is published in the “Wiener Seliach Zeitung,” Herr Franz Brentano giving an extensive analysis. The novelty is—(3). P to K Kt 4, and White's best continuation seems to be (4) ,P to Q 4. In, reply to 4 Castles, P to Q 3, or Kt to Q B 3. Black continues (4) . . P to Kt 5, driving the K Kt. In the New Orleans, Chess Club,Mr C. Wilcox leads all competitors in the tournament with the unprecedented number of thirty straight wins! It appears to be a triumph for defensive play, for in nearly every draw for the move Mr Wilcox has lost, and has played the black pieces. The clever young chess expert, Mr W. E. Napier, has left Brooklyn, and taken up residence in Pittsburg, at which place he has settled in business. His enthusiasm for the game has not diminished, and he has accepted the management of the chess department of the Pittsburg Dispatch.”