CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1682, 25 May 1904, Page 20

CHESS.

(Conducted -by A. W. O. Davies, of Wellington.) When thouAvith study deep bast toyl’d And oyer dulled, thy braine, . Then use this game, ■which will refresh Th v wits and it againe. ■—Saul's “Famous Game o£ Chess. 1614. All communications for* this department should be addressed to the Chess Editor, "New Zealand Mail,’ 5 Lambton quay, Wellington. Wednesday, May 25, 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. 2423. IKt x P 1 K—K 5 2K-Q 6ch 2 K—B 6 3*Kt—lt 4 mate, etc. * PROBLEM No. 2424. (By E. &. li. Kuskop; of Wellington.) (Specially Contributed.) Black (4 pieces).

White (8 pieces)

3 kt 4; 2 K Q 2 Kt 1; 8; 3 B 2 r 1; 1 B Kt k P 3; 3,q 4; 8; 3 R 4. White to play and mate in two moves. SOLUTION TO END 1 STUDY* , (By F. Amelung.) White. * Black, 1 K —Bl 5 1 P—K 7 2 K—Kt 4 2 P Queens SEixQ 3BxEi 4 K— It 3 4 P—Kt 8 Drawn game. END GAME). ’j'ke following occurred at * Boston, U.S.A., and is an exceedingly brilliant ending. Black.

' White. 1 r 4 k 1; 5 p .p p; P 7; 3 q 4; 8; I p 3FP;2Q 3P K; 5 R 2. The game continued as follows:—• White. Black. 1 —1 R—Kt 7 2E—Q 2 Q—R 3 Q —K 4 3R—Kt 4 R—Kt 4 F—B 7 sßxßcb 5 Q x R 6 P—R 7 6 Q-Q-B • 7 P—R 8 (Q) 7 P—B 8 (Q) 8 Q—K 8 ch! LADDER GAME. At the Wellington Chess Club recently a ladder match was commenced between Messrs R.. J. Barnes and A. W. O. Davies. The score of the first game is as' follows: (“Ruy Lopez/') . White. Black. Mr Barnes. Mr Davies. 1 P—K 4 ' IP—K4 2 Kt—lC B 3 2 Kt—Q B 3 3 B—Kt 5 3 Kt—B 3 4 Castles * 4 Kt x• P 5 P—Q 4 5 P—Q R 3 e.B—R 4 ' 6 P—Q Kt 4 7 33—Kt 3 7 P—Q 4 8P x B - 8 B—K 3 9 P—B 3 9 B—K 2 ERKt—Q 4 10 Kt x P II RrVK 11 B—Q 3 12-B—B 3 12 Kt—B 4 13 P—K B 4 13 Kt (K 4)—Q 6 14 B x P 14 B x P 15 B-B6 ch 15 K—B J6Bx B .. 16 Kt x B 17 o—B 3 17 Q—Kt 4 18 Kt x B ch 18 Kt (B 4) x Kt 19 B x R 19 P—ICR 4 20 Kt—Q 2 20 Q —Q 21 B—B 6 21 P—Kt 4 22 Q R—Q 22 P—lvt 5 23 Q —K 4 23 R—R3 21 Kt—B 3 24 Q—B 3 25 Kt—Q 4 25 Kt—Kt 4 26 Q—K Bch 26 K—Kt 2

27 Q—K 5 27 Kt (B s)—« 6 ch 28 P x Kt 28 Kt x P ch 29 K—Kt 2 29 Kt—B: sch 30 K—Ei 30 Kt—Ei 6 31 Kt—B sch 31 K—R 2 32 Q x Q . 32 Ei x Q 33 B—K 4 33 Kt—B 6cK 34 K—Kt 2 34 Kt x B 35 R x Kt 35 Ei x Kt 36 Ei—Q 7 and Black resigned shortly* NOTES'. Ladder games are quite the fashion at present in both the local clubs 1 . _ . At the Wellington Club Mr Janion has won the first two against Mr Stmith, leaving the latter with the next three to win. Mr Gyles, senr., has won the first game with Mr Chatfield. Mr John Mason has two to his credit against Mr W. Mackay, which leaves the latter with a big task. Messrs Lane and Godtschalk have also a ladder match in progress. At tlxs Working Men's Club, Mr Brown, who so recently defeated Mr Godtschalk. is showing some of his old dash. He lias since added to his laurels by defeating Mr Connell, 6 games out of 8, and is now engaged in trying to take down Mr Kelling’s colours, while Mr Foster has been challenged by Mr Minetti to decide which of them should occupy the foot of the ladder, and their first game, which was very exciting, resulted in a draw, the players remaining ■with a solitary piece each —the King. A WEDDLE. “I thay. TKam," said Lord Dundreary, to whom a knowledge, of the rudiments of the game had been imparted, “wliath, whath the diffewenth between cheth and liithtowy? Give it up, eh? Thought you Would! Ith awfully good, you know. Then I'll tell you. Becauth the Kingno dath it, that ain’t it! Becauth in hithtowy, though I don’t pwetend to know much about it, but I know the Kings othed to be hard up thometimes, and then the Queens uthed to go to pawn tliei. ' jewelth, yoir know: but in cheth you say the pawns go- to Queens. Thath vewy good, you know —for me.”