CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, 29 January 1902, Page 32

CHESS.

■All communications for this department MUST be addressed to the Chess Editor, Mr C. W. Benbow. Wednesday 29, 1902. *** The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesdav and Friday evening at 7.30 in the Exchange Hall, Lambton quay. Visitors are cordially welcomed. Further correct solutions to Problems No. 2283 and 2289 have been received from F.A.L.K. (Wellington). SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. These are held over until next week. PROBLEM No. 2300. By Eric E. Westbury (Birmingham). Prize for best two-mover of half-year in Bolton “Football Field.’’ Black.

White, White to play and mate in two moves, PROBLEM No. 2301. By E. Pradignat (Sanjon, France). Third prize in Vienna “Schachzeitung Problem Tourney. Black.

White. White to play and mate in three moves. .'NEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS. j An interesting and well-fought game played in the recent Congress in Aucki land between Messrs Jowitt, of Auckland, and Edwards, of Dunedin. Queen’s Pawn Opening. | White. Black. Mr A. Jowitt. Mr J. Edwards, j 1 Pto Q 4 IPto Q 4 ! - P to kB 4 2 F to K 3 i 3 Et to KB 3 3 P to Q B 4 | 4 P to Q B 3 4 Kt to Q B 3 , 5 Ptoiv 3 5 P to B 5 | 6Pto Q ivt 3 6 P to Q ivt 4 ! 7 P takes P 7 ivt P takes P 8 B to iv 2 8 B to iv 2 I 9 Castles 9Kt to B 3 j 10 iv ivt to Q 2 10 P to iv it 4 j 11 B to B 3 11 B to Kt 3 ; 12 Q to it 4 12 Q to Q 2 ; 13 B tc it 3 13 B takes B j 14 Q takes B 14 Ivt to K Kt 5 ; la it to iv sq 15 P to B 4 16 B to Q sq 16 Q to K 2 1 h N, take , s 17 Et takes Q 18 ivt to B 3 18 Kt to Kt 3 , 19 Et to Kt 5 19 K to Iv 2 20 ivt to Q 2 20 B to B 3 21 It to Kt sq 21 Ivt to B 3 “ { ( t 0 £ 3 22 Kt to it 5 E 2 23 Q It to Q Kt sq o- S K 3 24 Kt to Kt 5 2a It takes K 25 it takes It o- p Et 26 It P takes B % 27 It takes it 28 ivt takes It 28 B to It 5 30 K fo°^o 2 29 Kt t 0 Et 3 3? p / p q 30 Et to B sq 30 i'/f P 3 T> 31 P takes P j 32 Et takes P 32 B to Kt 6 33 vf 4 ? V q 33 Bto B 7 34 Kt to B 3 34 Kt e 0 t> o 36 kVP^o* 0 Kt 5 35 Et to B 3 36 K to Q 2 36 B to Ivt 6 33 rf +° p A 1 37 B to It 5 33 vt 1° PP 6 Ca 38 Eto Q 3 j 39 pP to It 4 39 B to K sq | 40 Ivt to B 3 40 Kt to Q 2 il & to. K sq 41 K to Iv 2 A r> Jv sq) t° B 3 42 Kt to Kt sq i 3 -t/Q C 5 43 Kt to It 3 41 K to B 2 44 Ivt to B 2 Ip PA pt 4 45 Ii to B 3 48 A' r, P - 47 P takes P 48 Kt to Ivt a 48 P to Kt 3 49 Et (Kt 5; to B 3 49 Ktoß3 t! 50 Et to Ivt 4 li E Et 2 54 Kt to Q 3 53 Kt t K i to B 3 52 Et to Bsq 54 vt !° P„ q 53 Kt to Iv o 1 55 Kt In 1 2 54 P to It 4 ! tKtt“ Pl q v 55 EtoKt 2 Ett°K6 eh 56 K to R 3 58 Kt ?At , 57 B to Q 2 59 }?r Et 5 58 Ktolt 4 59 Kt (K sq) to B 3 59 B to It 5 ch

60 K to Q 2 6J K to Kt s 61 K to K sq 61 K to Kt 6 62 Kt to K 5 62 B to B 7 ® 63 K to Q 2 63 B to it 5 64 K to K 2 64 B to K so 65 K to B sq 65 lvt to B so 66 Kt to K 6 66 Kt to Q 3 67- Kt to B 7 67 B to R 5 68 K to K 2 68 B to Kt 6 69 Kt takes Kt P 69 Bto B 7 70 Kt to Q 2 70 B to K 5 71 Kt to K 7 71 K to B 7 72 Kt to K 6 .72 Kt to Kt 4 73 P to R 4 73 Kt to R e 74 K to B sq 74 K takes P 75 K to Kt 2 75 Kt to B 7 76 Kt to B 6 76 Kt to K 8 77 Kt takes R P 77 Kt to Q 6 78 K to E 3 78 Kt takes P 79 Kt takes Kt 79 K takes Kt 80 Kt to B 6 80 K to K 6 81 P to R 5 81 P to B 5 82 ICt to lv 5 82 B to B 4 * 83 P to R 6 83 B to B sq 84 P to R 7 84 B to Kt 2 85 K to Kt 4 85 P to B 6 86 K to B 5 86 P to- B 7 87 Kt to Kt 4 ch 87 K to Q 6 88 Kt takes P cli 88 K takes P 89 K to Kt 6 89 B to R so 90 K to B 5 90 K to Q 7 91 Kt to K 4'cli 91 P takes lvt 92 P to Q 5 92 P to B 6 93 P to Q C 93 P to B 7 94 P to Q 7 94 P Queens ch 95 K to Kt 6 95 Q to B 3 eh And White Resigns. THE GREAT MASTER, (By A. L. Stevenson, from the “N™ York Clipper.”) W Life is a game of chess, the board is set Before each mortal,, and we cannot ehoesa But try our best, though all who play must lose— J -'Twas so of old in Fate’s dread volume writ, On terms unequal are the players met Our forces oft are lacking, and our skill Wliate’sr its subtlety, suffices ill ’ To guard us from tne opponent’s crafty net; . 1 For He, th’ invincible and shadowy King Sits ever silent, on the game intent, ’ Patient he watches, till he spies some rent In our defence; it boots not then to bring Our shattered powers to battle; scon-or late He seals his conquest with a stern ‘‘Checkmate!”

“Checkmate” contains an article by G. Reickhelm, showing the total scores of leading chess masters in the last eleven international chess gatherings, viz.: Hastings, 1895; St. Petersburg, 1895; Nuremburg, 1896; Budapest, 1896: Berlin, 1897; Vienna, 1398; Cologne, 1888: London, 1389; Paris, 1900; Alunicli, 1900; Monte Carlo, 1901. The twelve chess masters making the best scores in all these tournaments, considered collectively, are:

Blackburne is left out; but why is more than wo can tell. Further, the score is misleading, since it deals with the final period of Steinitz, who was a very winning player in his day and so tar has not encroached as a match player. lor instance, he beat Blackburne a match of 7 up without so much as a drawn game, and this when the British player was in his prime. Lasker also beat Blackburne 10 up without losing a game, but Blackburne scored several draws.

Lasker ... Wins. Losses. Percent ... 77y 224 77.50 Pillsbury ... 115 40 70.12 Tarrascli Selieve ... : i si 27i44 Si Cliarousek ... 42 22 65.62 Marshall ... 171 Hi 64.07 Schlechter ... 120 73 62.17 Marcczy ... 6S 42 61.81 Burn ... 754 47| 61.S8 Tchigorin ... 117 J 59.04 J auo\r.ski 1094 73.| 59.69 Stoinitz ... 79 57 58.08