CHESS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1717, 25 January 1905, Page 58

CHESS

(Conducted by A. W. O. Davies, Wellington.) All communications for this department should be addressed to the Chess Editor, "New Zealand Mail,” Lamb ton quay, Wellington. Wednesday, January 35, 1904. The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Friday evening at 7.30 at No. 21b. Willis street. Visitors are cordiallv invited. SOLE TION TO PROBLEM No. 2458. 1 Q —B 2 1 P —RB bee a Q or R ch 2 Q —B ch 2 ltor Q x Q mate, PROBLEM No. 2459. (By F. van Dijk.) (First Prize in the St. Louis Problem Tourney.) Black (nine pieces).

White (nine pieces). B;spq Kt; 5 p 2; 2 p 5; 1 b p B 1 k 2; 4 R 2 P; 1 Q B 1' P r 1 P; 1 K 2 Kt 3.

RESULT OF SKILL COMPETITION

No correct prediction received, but the following came very near: Miss H. Mason of Waiwetu, Lower Hutt, gave: —W. E. Mason 1, B. Mason 2, J. Mason 3. Mr O. C.' Pleasants, of Halcombe, predicted:—Davies 1, Barnes 2, W. E. Mason 3.

Mr T. Oppler, of Wellington, gave the same as Mr Pleasants, and Mr W, Maokay put in the right three but not in the correct order.

END GAMB

Black.

White. 8; 8; 8; 1 B 6; 6 p 1; 8; 4 K P p p; 9 Kt 2 k r. White to play and win. The above end game, which is taken from Halperin’s book of endings, will well repay careful study. The position caused great amusement and excitement amongst the players at the recent Oaraaru Congress, where the cry of "I've got it” could be heard repeatedly, but not until a good many lines of play were forsaken was the correct line discovered. NEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS. GAMES, Played at Oamaru: (“Ruy Lopez.”) White. Black. Mr O. C. Pleasants. Mr R. J. Barnes, 1 P—K 4 1 P—K 4 2 Kt—K B 3 2 Kt—Q B 3 3 B—Kt 5 3 P—K B 4 4 P x P 4 P-Q 3 5 P-Q 4 5 P x P 6 Kt x P 6 B-Q 2 7 Q—R sch 7 P—Kt 3 8P x P 8 Q—K 2ch 9 B—K 3 9 Castles 10 Castles 10 B—Kt 2 11 Kt x Kt 11 B x Kt 12 B x B 12 P x B 13 Kt—B 3 13 Kt—B 3 14 Q—B sch 14 K—Kt 15 Q—Q R 5 15 P—Q 4 16 O. x R P ch 16 K—B 17 Q R -Q 17 P x P 18 K U—K 18 Q—Q 3 19 P—K Kt 3 19 Kt—Kt 5 20 B—B 5 20 Q—B 3 21 Q—R Bch 21 K—Q 2 22 R x P ch 22 P x R 23 Q x P ch 23 K—B 24 Q—R Bch 24 K—Q 2 25 Q—K 4ch 25 K—B 28 QxKt ch 26 Q—B 4 27 Q_Q B 4 27 B x Kt And White announced mate in four moves. Note.—This game lias with others been entered for the brilliancy prize awarded by Mr Justice Denniston, the patron of the Association. Mr Frank Hollins, of Taranaki, has been asked to adjudicate on tli 3 games ertereu for this special prize^

NOTES. The secretary of the New Zealand Association (Mr J. A. Connell) has received a letter from a prominent member of the Melbourne Chess Club asking if it would be possible for the New Zealand Association to arrange, in conjunction with the Australian colonies, for the visit of a well known English chess player for a twenty weeks’ tour of the colonies, this colony’s portion of the expenses to be about <£so or <£6o. The matter was discussed at a meeting after the conclusion of the recent congress at Oainaru, and it was considered that there would be no difficulty in raising the sum required. Should the tour be arranged an itinerary will be drawn up for the colony, and visits will be made to centres who subscribe the necessary apportionment of the sum required. The Oainaru Chess Congress, about which so much has been said and written regarding the splendid management, all of which I gladly endorse, more especially as it was the first time that Oainaru has undertaken so great a, task, terminated with a concert presided over by Dr Garland, and the following contributed to the programme of amusement which was most enjoyable:—Miss Lari (piano solo), Mrs Mowbray (song), Mrs Cleland (song), Mrs Gould and Mr Cain (vocal duet), Mr Pleasants (song), with recitations by Messrs Gifford, Miles, Kelling, and Barnes.