CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1664, 20 January 1904, Page 26

CHESS.

{Conducted by' A. W. O. Davies, of Wel« i lingtan.)

iWben thou with study deep hi/d toyl d Vi! And over dulled thy braine, " Then use this game, which will refresh Thy wits and it againe. „ —Saul’s "Famous Game of Chess. 1614.

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January 20, 1904.

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SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 2404.

1 Q-K B IKtxß 2 ICt—Q 7 mate, etc.

PROBLEM No. 2405.

(By H. D’O. Bernard.)

Black (3. pieces).

White (12 pieces). White to play and mate in two moves.

HVEEE RICE G AMBIT TOURNAMENT.

The following game was played in the correspondence touruey inaugurated, to teet the merits of the Rice Gambit: ("Rice Gambit.’’) White. Black. W. T. Pierce H. Moijor <BnpJ'.and). 1 P —K 4 1 U—U4 2 P—K B 4 2P x P 3 Kt—K B 3 3 P—g-Kt 4 4 P—K R 4 4 Pr-K t 5 5 Kt—K 5 5 Kt—K B 3 3 B—B 4 6 P—Q 4 7P x P 7 B—Q 3 8 Castles (a) 8 B x Kt 9 R-K 9 10 R x B (c) 10 Kt-Q B 3 11 B-Kt 5 llKtx P 12 B x Kt (ch) 12 P x B 18 Ox P 13 Q Q 3 14 Q—K 2 14 P-36 15 P x P 15 IU-Et (eh) 16 K—R 18 Kt-*-B 5 17 Q—K 3 17 Kt—R 6 (d) ■lB R—K Kt 6 18 Rx R White resigns (e). (a) This sacrifice constitutes the Rice Gambit; the usual move being P—Q 4 - (b) A brilliant innovation; Q—K 2 was Mtherfco considered best. (o) If 10, Px B, then Q—Q 5 ch, etc. (d) Black threatens R—Kt 8 ch, forcing White K—R 2, When P—B 3 wonld win the rook. „ ~ , n (e) If P xR) then Q—Kt 6, followed by Kt— B 7 ch, etc. '

ESP RUSSIA.

Thohigorin, with 15 points out of Pp-3-rfblet 18 was the winner of the first prize In the third Russian National Tourney. Bernstein, with M point® .won the second • prize; Jurewitseh, with 13| points, won fee third*.prize; Salve, with 13 points, ■oljron fcrartli p*r iz&i Rubinstein, Tviuh. lwrints, won tine* fifth prize; Lowsky p.nrl Snosko-Borowsky, with 11 points each, divided the sixth prize. The preceding figures a,re from the ‘‘Kanuburger Naehliehton." Appended are two of the games played, •White, Dus-Chotimirsky; Black, Salve. (The score and notes are from the Schachrubrik dier Bohemia.") . (“Buy Lopez.”) Black. White. IP-K4 IP-K4 ’ 2 Kt-K B 3 • 2M B 3 88-Kts 3 P—Q R 3 ' 4 B—R 4 ' 4 Kt—B 3 5 Castles *' 5 ® b * , 6 P—Q 4 .6 P-Q Kt 4 7 B-Kt 3 l P-Q t ■ fl Px P 8 B —K 3 g p—Q B 4 9Q R—Kt 1 §P x P 10 P fP p__B 9 11 B—B 4 O Kfc—Q 2 "12 Castles 14 Q x Kt 14 B-Kl • ik Nt—s 15 P—Kt 3 difP-Q Kt 4 (a) 168-K2 17KtxRP H? fcX TS P(b) 18 B—K 1 19 B x Kt 10 B-Bl 21R-K2(o) 21?" S l 22 Q—Kt 9 22 B—B 5 ■—23 B-Kt 5 23 Q x B (d) : 24 Qx Q 24 Bx B 25 Q— R 4ch (e) 25 K—Kt 1 . 28 B-k 4 h 26 E-—K 1 B$ 27 P x P 28 Bfeß 3 28 P—B 7 29 Br-Q B 1 29 R (K 1) xB 80 P x R ' • • SO B—Kt 7 - SUB xP (f) : -'h 81 Rx B • 2.O—Q Beh 32 K—Kt 2 - , ■ MM 8 . 34 R—B Bch 85Br-B2 35 R—B Bch 4 . 86. K—K 8 -hfe ; 36 B-B sch .• -' v'/ 4 ?. -Axbd ; resigned.

(a) Better 16 Q—B4; amd if 16 s. . . R-K 2; 17 Kt x R P, etc. (b) If 17 . . .' Kt x Kt, then 18 Q R 6 ch, K—Kt 1; 19 Bx P; and White would! have a forced draw. (c) Better to have taken the Rook to K 1. (d) Very 'beautifully played. (©) The position is a notable one—-for the moment the Bishop must not image. (f) If 31 Q—Kt 5, then 31. . . B—Q 5 cli; 32 K moves, B —K 6, etc.

White, Salve; Black, Tschigorin. (The score and the notes are from the "Scbackrubrik der Bohemia’'):

("Two Knights Defence.’’) White. Black. 1 P—K 4 1 P—K 4 2 Kt—K B 3 2 Kt—Q B 3 3 b —B 4 3 Kt—B 3 4 p_Q 3 4 B—B 4 5 Kt—B 3 5 P-Q 3 6 Gas ties 6 B —K Kt 5 7- B—O Kt 5 7 Castles 8 B—K 3 8 Kt—Q 5 9BxKt 9 B x B 10 P—K R 3 10 B—lt 4 11 P—K Kt 4 li Bx Kt 12 P x B 12 Kt x Kt} P 13 P x Kt 13 B x P 14 P—Q 4 14 P—K B 4 15 B—lv 2 15 KBP x P 16 Kt—Q 2 16 Bx B 17 Qx B 17 Q—Kt, 4ch 18 IC—R 1 18 R—B 5 And Sialve resigned.

NOTES.

Miss Finn has won the championship of the London Ladies’ Chess Club, Mrs Fagan being second. The 17th annual tourney for the cnauv pionship of the Isle of Wight and the ohaliengei cup, value 25 guineas, has been won by Mr J. 9. Flower, of Rydc. Mr F. J. Lee writes, says the '‘Leeds Mercury Supplement,’’ announcing that his challenge has been accepted by Mr .T. Marshall, and that the match will sucoeed the Blackburne-Marshall! match.

In proposing a. stake of <£2o a side tor a first-class match between Mr F. >T. Marshal] and himself Mr J. H.- Blackburne named! what he regarded as a "reasonable" stake; "in fact," he added l , "so far as this country (England) is concerned. it is a very large amount." Mr Gunsberg, the chess editor of the "Dai y News," thinks that "Mr Blackburne ; 3 sarcasm conveys a reproach to English chess-players.” Be hopes that the, • retmark "will go dead home,’’ and that by giving liberal support to the BlackburneMarsliall contest they will prove that "Mr Blackburn©, is in the wrong.” The tournament for tSie championship of New Zealand which cam© to an end recently ait the Wellington Chess Club’s rooms, 21b, WiKis street, was a very marked success with a record of competitors, although it will be readily admitted that a good many of the' games played l were not u.p to the standard of what might be expected from the New Zealand masters, but it seems to be the usual result In tournaments where each player is naturally anxious to come out well. Over' anxiety combined with nervousness aire not conducive to the best chess, and ,the latter complaint was responsible for two of the players—Adair and Sandford —being unable at times to write their score. Barnes suffered greatly with .neuralgia, and while playing with j. Mason it became sufficiently acute to cioe© his left eye causing him to lose what seemed at best a drawn game. One, of the incidents of the tournament was Connell’s victory over the champion (W. E. Mason) and his subsequent Joss to Woodford. It was Woodford’s only win in the tournament. This again was partly, if not wholly, due to Connell’s indisposition. At the same time it would no doubt be a source of gratification to Woodford to get full credit for his win, but the final result hardly justifies it. Woodford is quite a young player, and perhaps he will do better In the future. Pleasants came out below his correct form, and this was due to want of practice combined with overwork on his farm in Rangitikei, but it is to be hoped that next year he will do much better. Friberg played l good dashing chess, aud it was thought that some of his games would standi well for a brilliancy prize—a prize bv the way that often proves a source of discontent, which unhappily is only too true in the present instance. Forsyth, who came fourth, had not the best of luck. He overlooked a mate, which was veiry easily avoided, in a game that was overwhelmingly in his favour; drew with Brown what should have been an easy win, but with Connell he. was a piece to the bad! and worn what looked a dead loss, yet the full credit of victory must be his for the brilliant way in which he won. Edwards, who played) the Kings Gambit almost every time he had the chance, was full of clash and deserved to -be placed higher. Like every other competitor be grumbled 1 because he had more blacks than whites. Maolcay’s greatest trouble was that his clock didn’t go slow enough, and for an ex-champion his result, was not what wa© expected of him, Grierson., last year’s champion, did not coma up to his form, but hie companion, Miles, although complaining of our Wellington heiait, did not fare badly, and on the whole the congress will be remembered by all that took part in it as a very enjoyable encounter in which probably all are ready to admit that the best man won.