CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1514, 7 March 1901, Page 38

CHESS.

AH communications for this department MUST be addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. W. Benbow. March 7, 1901. The Wellington Chess Club meets Tuesday and Friday evening, at 7.30, in the Industrial Association Hall, victoria street. Visitors are cordially welcomed. SOLUTIONS: TO' PROBLEMS. No. 219-1 (P. F. Blake). The Black Queen should be a White one, as some of our solvers have discovered. 1 Kt to K G 1 Any move 2 Mates accordingly Solved by H.B. and F.A.L.K. (Wellington) : "Quite up to the composer slugh reputation. The key is catchy ; M.R. (Taranaki); and A.B.C. (Greytown North). An interesting problem in many respects. The threatened capture of Rook by Bishop giving check is, however, some clue- to the solution (81). No. 2195 (George .T. Slater). 1 Kt to Q B 4“ 1 Kt takes Kt 2- Kt to B 5 dble ch 2 K moves 3 Mates accordingly. Solved by F.A.L.K. (Wellington) ; "Excellent”; and M.R. (Taranaki). Theie is some very fine play in this problem, it is always- a pleasure to solve one ot Mi’ Slater’s compositions- (9). PROBLEM No 2206. By A. F. Mackenzie (Jamaica). Honourable mention in the "Hampstead and Highgate Express” Tourney. f Black.

White. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 2207. By A. Guglielmetti (Rome). From "Rivista Schacchistica Italiana.” Black.

White. White to play and mate in three moves. CHESS IN GERMANY. Played at the Chess Club at Graz by Professor Bergerfe (Queen’s Pawn Opening.) White. Black. ' Prof. Berger. S. R. Wolt. 1 P Q 4 1 P *Q 4 2 P K 3 2PK3 3 KtK B 3 3 Kt K B 3 4 B Q 3 4 B Q 3 5 Chstles 5 P Q Kt 3 6 P B 4 6 Castles 7 Q K 2 7 B Kt 2 8 Kt B 3 8 P B 4 9 R Q 1 9 Kt B 3 10 Q P takes P 10 Kt P takes P 11 P K 4 11 Kt Q 5 12 Kt takes Kt 12 P takes Kt 13 P K 5 13 P takes Kt 14 P takes B 14 Q takes P 15 Kt P takes P 15 Q B 3 16 Q B 3 16 K R B 1 17 R Kt 1 ' 17 Q R Kt 1 18 B B 4 18 R R 1 19 P takes P 19 P takes P 20 B K 5 . 20 Kt K 5 21 B takes Kt 21 P takes B 22 Q Kt 3 22 P B 3 23 R Q 6 (a) 23 Q B 2 24 R takes P 24 Q K 2 25RKG 25QK82 26 B takesi P 26 Q takes R 27 B B 6 (dis ch) 27 K B 2 28 Q Kt ? (ch) 28 K K 1 29 R takes B 29 Resigns (a) The professor here commences a neat and effective combination, albeit not especially deep. CHESS IN AMERICA. The following fine game was played in a tournament of the Pillsbiiry. National Correspondence Chess Association. . Its end was tragic. The “Brooklyn Eagle” says : ‘■'The time liinit, liberal though it is—being three days for each move—has never-

t-lieless proved a stumbling block to many an aspirant for correspondence honours. The most noteworthy instance recorded in the association’s annals occurred in the game between J. E. Eaton and Henry Lavers. The last-named, in fact, actually announced a- mate in eighteen moves, yet had the game scored against him. because, while busy with his, calculations, he forgot that lie had Father Time for one of his adversaries.” Giuoco Piano. White. Black. .T. EL Eaton. H- Lavers. 1 P to K 4 1 P to K 4 2 Kt to K B 3 2 Kt to Q B 3 38t0Q843 B to Q B 4 4 P to Q 3 J Kt to K B 3 5 Kt to B 3 5 P to Q 3 6 PtoKRS 6Bt°Q2 7 Castles 7 P to K R 3 8 P to Q R 3 8 Q to B 1 9 Kt to KB 2 2 10 Q to B 3 10 B to K 3 11 B takes B 11 Q takes B 12 B to K 3 If P to K Kt 4 13 Kt to Q Kt 5 13 Castles Q B 14 Kt to Kt 4 14- Kt takes Kt 15 P take-Si Kt 15 P to K B 4 16 B takes B 16 P takes Kt P 17 Q to Kt 3 17 P to K B 4 18 Pto K B 3 18 P takes B 19 K P takes P 19 Kt takes P 20 Q takes Kt P 20 B to B 5 21 Q takes Kt P 21 R to K Kt 1 22 Q to Q 2 22 Q to Q 2 23 Kt takes BP, ch 23 KtoKt 1 24 Kt to Kt 5 24 Q takes Kt 25 P to Q B 3 25 Q to Kt 3 26 K to B 2 26 R takes Kt P, ch And Black announced mate l in eighteen moves. In the early part of the game it is plainly seen Black meant to have a, Kingside attack, and White did not play properly to prevent it. His 10 Q to K B 3 was weak, and his Q was in jeopardy on the 18th move; and he did badly altogether on the king’s side. Black played a spirited game throughout, and his long mate does him great credit. The following' is the> analysis: 27 K takes R 27 Q to Kt 3, ch 28 K to B 2 28 Q to Kt 6, ch 29 K to K 2 29 R to R 7, ch 30 KtoQl 30 R takes Q, ch 31 K takes R 31 Q to Kt 7, ch 32 K to K 1 32 Kt to Kt 6 33 K to Q 1 38 Kt takes R 34 Kto B 1 34- Kt to K 6 35 K to Kt 1 35 P to B 5 36 K to R, 2 36 Q to Q B 7 37 R to R 1 37 Q to Kt 6, ch 38 K to Kt 1 38 Kt to Q 8 39 R takes Kt , 39 Q takes R, ch 40 K to R: 2 40 Q to Kt- 6, ch 41 K to Kt 1 41 P takes P 42 P moves 42 P to Q 7 43 Any 43 P Queens mate The score in the private- match between. Messrs Barnes and Matthews, of the Wellington Chess Club, at present stands: Barnes, 2; jMatthews, 1.