CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1680, 11 May 1904, Page 18

CHESS.

(Conducted by A. W. O. Davies, of Wellington.) When thou with study deep hast toyl’d And over dulled thy braane. Then use this game, which will refresh Thy wits and it againe. —Saul's "Famous Game of Chess. 1614. All communications for this department should be addressed to the Chess Editor, "New Zealand Mail," Lambton quay, Wellington. Wednesday, May 11, 1904. The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Friday evening at 7.80 at No. 21b. Willis ‘street. Visitors are cordially welcomed. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 2421. 1 Q—Q 7 IBiQ 2 B—K 3 mate, etc. PROBLEM No. 2422. (By H. W. Barry, Boston, TJ.S.A.) Black.

4 White. 3 Kt 4; 3 p 2 p 1; 2 P 2 b 1 r; 1 K P 2 B 1 2; 1 p 1 k 4; 2 Kt PlrlßjlPplß P 1 B; 6 Q b. White to play and mate in two. LADDER GAME, The following was recently played at the Wellington Ghess Club between Messrs Brown and Godstchalk, the latter having challenged Mi’ Brown for his position on the club ladder. The result of the match was:—Brown 3 wins, Godstchalk 0. ("French Defence.") White. Black. Mr Brown. Mr Godstchalk. 1 P—;K 4 1 P—K 3 2 P—O 4 2 P—O 4 3 Kt—o B 3 3 Kt—K B 3 4 P—K 5 4 Kt —Q 2 5 P—B 4 5 P—B 4 6P x P 6 Kt—Q B 3 7 Kt—B 3 7 P—Q R 3 8 P—Q R 3 8 B x P 9 B—O 3 9 Q—Kt 3 10 Q —Q 2 10 Castles 11 Q—K 2 11 P—K B 4 12 K Kt—Kt 5 12 Kt—Q 5 13 Q—R 5 13 P—R 3 14 P—K R 4 14 B—K 2 15 O—Kt 6 15 Bx Kt 16 RP x B 16 It—B 2 17 P x R P .17 Kt—B 18 P—R 7ch 18 K—R - 19 Q x R 19 Q—Q 20 Q —Kt 8 mate. Note.—The above has been entered for the "Game Competition." Played recently in the Championship Tournament of tike Brooklyn Chess Club which was won by’Mr A. W. Fox. ("Sicilian Defence.") White. Black. A. W. Fox. H. L. Dickerson. 1 (P—K 4) 1 (P—Q B 4) 2 Kt—K B 3 2 Kt—Q B 3 3 P—Q 4 3 P x P 4Kt x P 4 P—K Kt 3 5 Kt—Q B 3 5 B—Kt 2 6 B—K 3 6 P—Q 3 7 B—K 2 7 Kt—B 3 8 Kt—Kt 3 8 B—Q 2 9 P—B 4 9 Castles 10 P—Kt 4 10 R— Bsq 11 P—K R 4 11 K —R. sq 12 P—Kt 5 .12 Kt—K sq 13 P—R 5 13 Bx Kt ch 14 Px B 14 P—K 3 15 P x P 15 P x P 16 Q—Q 3 16 K—Kt sq 17 Castles (Q R) 17 R—K B 2 18 R—R 6 18 Q—B 2 19 Q R—R Bq 19 Kt—R 4 20 B—Q 2 20 Kt xKt ch 21 RP x P 21 P—Q Kt 4 22 Q—R 3 22 R—Kt 2 23 Rx R P 23 K—B 2 24 Q —R G 24 B —ll 3 25 Q x P ch 25 K x Q 26 B—R 5 ch 26 K x R 27 B—B 7 dig. eh —Mate. A brilliant ending—" Brooklyn Daily Eagle.” CHESS IN ENGLAND. The following was played recently at the City of London Chess Club in a simultaneous performance by Dr Lasker. It is a well played game, and tbe ending has aroused considerable interest in chess circles. ("Buy Lopez.") _ White. --A . Black. E. Lasker. , R. Lomah. 1 P—K 4 1 P—K 4 •- 2 Kt—K B 3 2 Kt —Q B 3 3 B—Kt 5 3 P—Q R 3 4 B—R 4 4 Kt—B 3 5 p_Q 4 5 P x P 6 Castles 6 33 —K 2

7 R—K 7 Castles 8 P—K 5 8 Kt—K » R—Kt 3 9 Kt-Q R 4 10 Q x P 10 Kt x B 11R P x Kt 11 P—Q 4 12 P—Q Kt 4 (a) 12 P—Q B 3 , 13 P—Kt 5 (b) IS B P x P 14 Kt—B 3 14 Kt—B 3 15 B—K 3 15 B-K B 4 16 Q—Q 2 16 Q-Q 2 17 Kt—Q 4 17 B—Q Kt 5 ' 18 Q—R Q is Q—R B 19 Q—K 2 19 B—Kt 3 20 P—B 4 20 B x Kt 21 P x B 21 B—K 5 22 Q—B 2 22 P—B 3 23 P x P 23 R x P 24 Kt—Kt 3 24 Kt—K 3 25 Kt—Q 4 (c) 25 R, x Q B P 26 R—Q 2 26 R—Kt 3 (d) 27 P—B 5! 27 Kt x Kt (e) 28 P x R 28 Kt x P 29 B—B 5- 29 R x B 30 R x B (f) 30 R-B 31 R-K B 4 31 Q—B 3 32 R x Kt (g) 32 Q x R 33 Q x Q 33 R x Q 34 Ri—R 8 ch 34 K x R a 5 P x P 35 Rr-B 8 ch 36 It—B 2 36 R—B 7 ch 37 K—B 3 (h) 37 R-B 6 ch 38 K—Kt 4 (i) « 38 R-B 5 ch 39 K—Kt 5 39 MRS! 40 K x R 40 P—Kt 4 ch 41 K x P 41 K-Kt 2 42 Resigns. Notes by Mr Van Vliet:— . (a) Presumably, in order to prevent P—Q B 4. (b) The sacrifice of the pawn appears to be unwan anted. (c) Surrendering another pawn. With a losing game, however, defiance often serves better than defence. (d) Too eager to press the attack. Instead of this move R—Q B 5 ought to win easily for Black. ' (e) If R x P ch, 28, Q x Q, B s Q; 29, P x Kt, followed by R x B; White would then have had three pieces for the Queen, and a strong passed pawn. _ * (f) The play on both sides is decidedly interesting and instructive just here. (g) The key move to an interesting combination, and which should have enabled White to draw at least. (h) It appears to have been taken for granted that White could have won if he had played, instead of the text move, 37, K—K 3. We, however, incline to the opinion that in that case Black could have replied simply, R x P; allowing White to have a queen, and that, with correct play. Black ought then to have escaped with a draw. The main point of the position is, that a rook and an unmoved pawn can, generally, draw against a queen. (i) White could still have drawn by 38, K —B 2. The text move is a blunder, and Black wins very neatly. NOTES. The entries for the annnal tournament of the Wellington Working Men's Club close on Wednesday, the 18th instant. The Cercle Philidor of Paris has challenged the St. Petersburg Chess Club to play two games by telegraph for a stake of 2000 francs, on the condition that M. Janowski shall be the leader of the Paris players, and M. Tschigorin of those of S*t- Petersburg. The International Ghess Congress is now in progress at Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The meeting commenced on the 25th ultimo and will continue to the 25th instant. . The following masters are taking part:—Dr E. Lasker, D. Janowski, M. I. Tschigorin, G. Maroezy, C. Schlechter, R. Teichmann, G. Marco, J. Mieses, T. F. Lawrenee. H. N. Pillsbury S. Lipschutz, J. W. Showalter, A. B. Hodges, J. F. Barry. F. J. Marshall, and W. E. Napier. The Americans figure strongly, but most of them will probably find that they are outclassed, s still the contest should prove highly interesting, and the ultimate victory might fall to the Hungarian master (Herr Maroczy) who is a most consistent tournament player. Mr R. P. Michell is the winner of tbe open tournament recently held so successfully at Brighton with a score of out of a possible 8. Mr Michell, in an article to the "British Chess Magazine," writes:—When I was quite a lad my father taught me enough chess to enable me to join the Penzance Chess Club as a promising member of the rook class. I well remember my nervousness on entering a real chess club, and the almost superstitious awe with which I regarded the first class players. That was nearly sixteen years ago; I was fifteen years old —not a bad age for learning chess. I improved rapidly, and of course enjoyed it intensely. There is no sensation so delicious as the consciousness of improvement, the overcoming of difficulties, with the subsequent feeling of power, answers to our most intimate ambitions. In two years' time I was As strong as any member of the club, and by virtue of my youthful enthusiasm the most successful of all the regular players. A year or so afterwards I joined the 'London Metropolitan Club. Twelve months’ match and tournament practice carried me into class I. Serious play suits my style and interests ms much more than skittles. In 1895 I took part in a strong amatour tourney at Hastings, and succeeded in winning one of the minor prizes. I was beaten there in my individual encounters with Mr Herbert Jacobs and Mr Hollins (who is now in New Zealand). Early in 1901 my name was brought before the selection committee of the Anglo-American Cable Match, with the result that I was included in the cable team, not a little to the surprise of some of my chess friends, one ot whom, . when told of tlie news, exclaimed: "What. Michell included? WLy, I can beat him!” When people are good enough to laud my chess talent, they speak of my "soundness/" mv "accuracy," my ‘-carefulness/’ and my "caution." Perhaps, I get a little tired of the-insistence \ on these qualities. Nevertheless I concur in the sentiment of Mr Gunston. 'who once told lie that he would rather be known as a sound Gian a brilliant player. But then he could say this with a Fght heart, having just won a brilliancy Brize I My knowledge of the openings ig

a practical work-day order. When I get a bad position early in the game or run up against something new, T look the thing up in some book of reference, lhis is a pretty good method, though , sometimes equivalent to locking the stable door after the steed is stolen. I do not take much interest in fancy variations, nor do 1 grind up new devices to spring them on unsuspecting opponents. Let it not be thought, however, that I undervalue those who do; they are the hardy pioneers who blaze a track for us more timid ones to follow —and who occasionally leave their bones as awful examples by the wayside. My friends are apt to imagine that 1 eat, drink, and sleep chess, but-this is not so, for I have never played immoderately. It is a fact, however, that the more I play chess the less I care for any other indoor game, and I have found no recreation, net even the reading of some masterpiece of literature, so intensely moving, so enthralling, so completely absorbing, as a keen struggle across the chess-board. - WELLINGTON CHESS’ CLUB. OPENING NIGHT. Last Friday night the Wellington Chess Club opened its season with a novel departure, in extending a general invitation to the members of the Working Men’s Club and chess players generally throughout the city. The innova-, tion must be considered a great success judging by the large number of chess players that took part, Mr Benbow, president of the club, with a few well chosen remarks welcomed the visitors, and intimated that the coming season was likely to he a very successful and eventful one. Sides were chosen by Messrs Mason and Barnes with the following result: Mr W. Mason ... 1 Mr Barnes ... 0 Mr W. Mackay... 0 Mr Davies ... 1 Mr ,T. Mason ... 4 iur Kelling ... \ Mr Ryder IMr Barraud ... \ Mr Connell ' ... 1 Mr Lane ... 0 Mr Godstchallc... 0 Mr Brown ... 1 Mr Trathen ... 1 Mr Morion ... 0 Mr R. E. Smith 1 Mr C. Barraud 0 ' Mr Janion ... 0 Mr Tanner ...* 1 Mr Oppler . ... %Mr Barnard ... £ Mr Featonby ... 1 Mr Pickard ... 0 Mr Mason ... 0 Mr Gr<mfril ... 1 Mr Sexton ... 0, Mr McK inlay ... 1 Mr. Jessup ... 1 Mr Gyles, jxm.,... 0 Mr Si mm ... 0 Mr Gyles, sen., 1 Mr Petherick ... 1 Mr Pock .... 0 Mi* Fischer ... 0 Mr Perry ... 1 Mr Rawnsley ... 0 Mr Lowther ... 1 Mr Bryant * ... 1 Mr Peart ... 0 Mr Eton 0 Mr Sorrell ... 1 Mr Wilson ... 0 Mr Lonev ... 1 Mr McDougall ... 0 Mr Chatfield ... 1 Mr Smith 0-Mr Duncan ... 1 Total... ... 9£ Total ... 13^