CHESS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1715, 11 January 1905, Page 61

CHESS

(Conducted by A. W. O. Davies, Wellington.) All communications for this department should be addressed to the Chess Editor, “New Zealand Lambton quay, Wellington. Wednesday, January 11, 1905. The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Friday evening at 7.30 at No. 21b, Willis street. Visitors are cordiallv invited, SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 2456. 1 Kt—Q 4 1 Any move 2 Mate accordingly. PROBLEM No. 2457. (By W. E. Perry.) Black.

White. 2 Kt 2 B 2; 4 p 3; R 1 p 5; 3 k 2 K 1; 2 p 1 b 1 Kt 1; 2 P 2 R 2; 5 Q 2; 8. White to play and mate in two. GAME ENDING. The following interesting position occurred in a game recently played at the Queen’s Park C.C. Black—J. A. McKee.

White —C. Macdonald. 1 Q—Kt 2 ch 1 Q—B 3 (a) 2 R <K sq)—K 6! (b) 2 R—Kt 8 cli 3 K x R 3 B x P ch 4 K —R sq 4 Q x Q And Whit© can only mate. (a) He should liEtve played IC—B 3, winning easily. (b) A move that seems fatal, for if Q x Q; 3, R X P mate. Black, however, draws by sacrificing Rook and capturingthe Qneen. “RICE GAMBIT." The interesting competition at the Metropolitan » Chess Club, Criterion, Piccadilly, London, was concluded recently. The result is as follows: Prizewinners: First- R. Tedchmann, second and third, tie between W. E. Napier, 11J, and P. S l . Lenhnardt, ll| ; fourth, I. Gunsberg, 10; and fifth, L. Van Vliet, 9. Other scores: Dickinson, 6; Macßean, Fawcett, 41; Mortimer, 2i. GAME BETWEEN DICKINSON AND NAPIER. White. Black, Dickinson. Napier. 1 P—X 4 * 1 P—K 4 2 P—K B 4 2 P x P 3 Kt—K B 3 3 P—K Kt 4 4 P—K R 4 4 P-Kt 5 5 Kt—K 5 5 Kt—K B 3 6 B—B 4 6 P—Q 4 7 P x P 7 B—Q 3 8 Castles 8 B x Kt 9 R—K 1 9 Q—K 2 10 P —B 3 10 Kt—R 4 11 P—Q 4 11 Kt—Q 2 12 B-Kt 5 (a) 12 K—Q 1 (b) 13 Kt-Q 2 13 R—K 1 (c) 14 Kt—K 4 (d) 14 B—Q 3 15 Q x P (e) 15 Q Kt—B 3 16 Q—Kt 5 16 R—K Kt 1 17 B x P (f) 17 B x B- (g) 18 Kt x Kt 18 R x Q 19 R x Q 19 K x R 20 P x It 20 Kt x Kt 21 R—K 1 ch 21 K—B 1 22 P x Kt 22 B—B 4 (h) 23 P—K Kt 4 23 B—Kt 3 24 K—Kr 2 24 P—Q R 3 25 B—R 4 25 P— Kt 4 26 B—Kt 3 26 R—K 1 27 R x R ch 217 K x E 28 B -Q 1 28 B—B 8 29 P—Kt 3 29 B—Kt 7 30 P—B 4 30 P x P 31 P x P 81 B x P 82 K—B 3 32 B -Q 6 33 B-Kt 3 33 K—Q 2 34 P—Kt 5 34 K—Q 8 85 K—Kt 4 35 K— K 4 36 K—R 5 36 B—K B 4 37 B—R 4 37 K—B 5 88 B— K 8 38 B—Kt 8 ch 89 K—E 4 39 B-B 4 40 B x P 40 B—Kt 5 Resigns. (a) In the game Teichmann v. Fawcett a new variation was tried with 12, Px B, followed by Kt—R 3, P—Kt 4, and on. Black Castling (Q Ri), with B x P and

Q—Q 4, etc. Looking at the variation since it was first played, w© are convinced that White’® game can hardly be defended if Black Castles on the King’s side in this variation. The move played by Teichmann, P x B, followed by 13 B —Kt 5 eh, has likewise been proved unfavourable to White by Napier, who replied with B—Q 2, and subsequently K x B, as the threatened check of Kt—B 6 is absolutely fatal to White’s game. (b) It has now been determined that Castling leads to a drawn game with best play. Mortimer succeeded in winning a game with White and Gunsberg won the Castling variation with Black against Mac Be an.

(c) This is a very powerful move, and was forced on Black by the experience that if, in consequence of his now playing Q x P. White is allowed to establish his P on K 5 by 13, P x B, lie- has as good a chance as Black of fishing in troubled waters. 13, B x Kt, for White, followed by 14, Rx B. and 15, R. x Kt, lias been found entirely wanting in chance® of success.

(d) This move releases Black’s Bishop. 14, P x B has also been played, the answer to which was Q —B 1 4 ch, followed by Q x B with a piece ahead, and a position not very difficuU

threatened to win the Rook by B x P ch. (e) Putting his hand in a. iic-met •.» n -s»c, but there was no other move to* stop Q x P. (f) H© might as well die gamely. Prom the very interesting ccinplicat ons which result White even emerges without loss, hut Black retains hi® piece. (g) This move simplifies the issue, for if R x Q, then Ivt x B would be in favour of White. (h) White cannot do any damage by R —IC L* 1, for the Bishops would escape by means of B—K 6 ch. White deserves every credit fcr the desnerate ingenuity with which he 'b ' l-fi ' of the game, but against Black’s piece he can do absolutely noth Kg, and the is practically over. NEW ZEALAND CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP AT OAMARU. W r e are able to publish the following games which were played at Oarnaru last week: SOFT STUFF. (“Bishop’s Gambit.”) White. Black. Mr .1. Edwards. Mr E J. Miles. 1 P —K 4 1 P—K 4 2 P—X B 4 2 B x P 3 B—B 4 3 Q—E sch 4 K—B 4 P—Q .4 5 B x P 5 P—Kt 4 6 P—Q 4 6 B—Kt 2: 7 Kt—Q B 3 7 P—Q B 3 8 B—lvt 3 8 Kt -K 2 9 Kt—B 3 9 Q—B 4 10 P—lt 4 10 Q—Kt 3 11 Ivt x P 11 B—l\ 3 12 P-Q 5 12 P x P 13 P x P 13 Kt x P 14 Ivt x Kt 14 B —K 4 15 Kt x P 15 B x Kt 16 Q x B 16 Q— Q 17 Q.—K 2 17 B x B 18 RP x B 18 Kt—B 3 20 Q x Q 20 B P x Q 21 P—Kt 3 21 P—Q R 3 22 Kt—B 3 22 R—B 4 23 K—B 2 23 Q R—K B 24 K—Kr 3 24 Kt—Kt 5 25 K It—K B 25 Kt x P 26 R—Q R 4 26 P—Kt 4 27 P x P " 27 P x P 28 B—Q 2 28 R—Q 29 B—B 29 Ii —Pi 6 30 R—B 4 30 R (Q 6) x Kt 31 R—B Bch 31 K—R 2 And White resigned at move 54. MISSIONARY GAME. (“King’s Gambit Declined.”) White. Black. D. Forsyth F. Iv. Kelling (Dunedin). (W.W.M.C.) 1 P—lt 4 1 P—K 4 2 P—lt B 4 2 P—Q 4 3PxQP 3 P x P 4 B —B 4 4 Q —R 5 ch 5 It—B 5 P—B 6 6 B 1 —Kt sch 6 P—B 3 7 Kt x P 7 Q —Ri 4 8 Q—K 2ch 8 K—Q 9PxP 9 P x P 10 B—Q B 4 10 B—Q 3 11 Itt—B 3 11 Kt—lt 2 12 P—Q 3 12 Kt—B 4 13 Kt—lt 4 13 R—K 14 Q—B 2 14 B —B 2 15 Bi —K 3 15 Itt—Q 2 16 Bx R P 16 P—B 4 17 B x P 17 Kt x B 18 Kt xKt 18 Kt—K 6ch 19 K—Kt 19 Q x Kt 20 Bx P 20 R—K 2 21 P—Q 4 21 Q—B 4 22 B—Kt 3 22 R—R 3 23 R—K 23 B—K B 5 21 P—ltr 3 24 B—R< 3 25 Kt—K 5 25 Q—K 5 26 P—lt R 3 26 R —K B 3 27 Q-Q 2 27 Q-B 4 28 Q—lt 2 28 R—K 29 Kt—Kt 4 2© Q—ltt 3 30 B—R 4 30 R (It)—K 3 31 B—Kt 3 31 Kt xKt 82 B x R 32 R x B 33 Q —lf 33 R x R 34 Qx Ri 34 B—lt 6ch Resigns.