CHESS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1746, 23 August 1905, Page 25

CHESS

(Conducted by A. W. O. Davies, Wellington.)

All communications for this department should be addressed to the Chess Editor, "New Zealand Mail,” Lambton quay, Wellington. Atigust 23, 1805. The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Saturday evening at 7.30 at No. 88, Manners street. Visitors are cordially invited. S The South Wellington Chess and Draughts Club meets on Thursdays in the rooms behind St. Thomas's Church, Riddiford street, Newtown. Secretaries of New Zealand clubs are invited to send in reports and information, ana we will be glad to give preference to local games, problems, or interesting positions.

PROBLEM No. 12.

(By Mr Godfrey Heathoote.)

(From "Revue d'Echecs.”)

Black.

White. 2 Kt 5; 2 p 5; 6 B 1; Q 7; 3 k 4; 8; 5 K 2; 8. White to play and mate in three moves. A game from, Ciharousek's MS collection. Played at Meran, 1890. ("Buy Lopez.”) Dr. Kaufmann. Charousek. White. ” Black. 1 P—K 4 P —K 4 2 Kt—K B 9 Kt—Q B 3 3 B—Kt 5 K Kt—K 2 4 Kt—B 3 Kt—Kt 3 5 P—Q 3 B—B 4 6 P—K R 4 P—K R 3 7 P—R 5 K Kt—K 2 8 Kt x P Kt x Kt 9 P—Q 4 P-QBB 10 R—K 2 B—Q 9 11 P—B 4 Q Kt—Kt 3 12 P x Kt P x P

13 P—K 5 B—Kt 5 14 Castles P—Q 4 15 P x P e. B x P 16 Kt—K 4 Castles 17 B—K 3 Kt—Q 4 18 B—B 4 K—R sq 19 B x Kt P x B 20 Kt x B Q x Kt 21 P—B 3 B—B 4 22 Q—B 3 B—K 5 23 Q—Kt 3 R—B 3 24 Q R.—K ©q Q R—K B sq 25 B—Q 2 ' P—K Kt 4 26 P—B 4 Kt Px P 27 Q—Kt 3 * P—B 6 Resigns - 3 K Kt —K 2 is a defence favoured by Steinitz; but not to be recommended like most of his revivals. Black had all through the inferior game, and had to fight for a draw, which he secured with Bishops of different colour. The game, beginning with 13. P—K 5, was indifferently played by Dr Kaufmann (one of the leading Vienna amateurs). But even so, if he had retired 23. Q —Q sq followed by Q —B 2, he should have drawn without much difficulty. NOTES'. H. Pillsbury, we are glad to hear, has now quite recovered from his recent illness. Dr Planck B. G. Laws, and G. Heathcote have consented to act as judges in the international three-move tourney of the British Chess Federation. The following are scores, according to latest files, in' the Ostend Tournament: Maroczy, 9; Tarrasch, 8J; Janowski and Sekleckter, Teichmann and Wolf, Alapin, Leonhardt, Marco, and Marshall, 6; Blackburne, SJ; Burn, 4£; Tehigorin, Taubenliaue, 2.