CHESS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1756, 1 November 1905, Page 51

CHESS.

(Conducted by J. F. Pearson.) All communications for this department should be addressed to the Chess Editor, "New Zealand Mail,” Lambton quay, Wellington. Wednesday, November 1, 1903. The Wellington Chess Club meets every Tuesday and Saturday evening at 7.30 at No. 83, Manners street. Visitors aro cordially invited. 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, and we-will be glad to give preference to local games, problems, or interesting positions. PROBLEM NO. 6. (By Leonard P. Rees, Surrey.) From the solving competition at the Southport Congress. Black.

W hits. White to play and mate in two moves.

SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 4. Key Move. —Kt to Q 3 Continuations. — 1 K takes Kt Q takes P—Mate 2 Kt takes Kt (Q 3) Q takes Kt—Mate 3Kt takes Kt (B 4) Q—Kt 2—Mate 4 Kt—R 5 Kt—-K 3—Mate 5 Kt—Qß Kt—Kt.6—Mate END GAME. Black —2 pieces.

White—4 pieces. White to play and win.

AT BARMEN. The following fine game* was contested in the second round. The score and the notes are from the "Hamburger Nachrichten.” the notes being by Herr Marco.

(The "Queen's Gambit Declined.”) White Black BDerr Marcczy. Herr Suechting. 1 P—Q 4 P—Q 4 2 P—Q B 4 P—K 3 3 Kt—Q B 3 Kt—K B 3 4 B—Kt 5 Q Kt—Q 2 5 P—K 3 B—K 2 6 Kt—B 3 Castles 7 Q—R 2 P—B 3 8 P—Q R 3 (a) Kt—R 4 9 P—K R 4 P—K B 4 (b) 10 B—K 2 Q Kt—B 3 11 Kt—K 5 (c) B—Q 2 12 Q—Q 1 B—K 1 13 P—B 5 (d) Q—B 2 (e) 14 P—Q Kt 4 P—R 4 15 P—Kt 3 (f) P takes P 16 P takes P ' R takes R 17 Q takes R Kt —K 5 18 P—Kt 4 Kt takes Kt 19 Q takes Kt Kt —B 3 20 B—K B 4 Q—B 1 21 P—Kt 5 Kt—Q 2(g) 22 Kt—Q 3(h) B—B 2 23 K—Q 2 B—Q 1 24 R-R 1 B—B 2 25 R—R 7 R—K 1 26 B takes B Q takes B 27 P—B 4 R—Kt 1 28 P—Kt 5 Q—B 1 (i) 29 P—Kt 6 B—K 1 30 Kt—B 1 (j) Kt—B 1 31 Kt—Kt 3 P—K 4 (k) 32 Q P takes P Kt—K 3 33 B*—Q 3(1) P—Kt 3 34 P—R 5 B—B 2 35 Kt—R 5 (m) Kt—Q 1 36 P—K 6 Q takes P (n) 37 P—R 6 P—Q 5 (o) 38 Q takes P Q —R 7 ch 39 K—K 1 Kt—K 3 40 O—K 5 Ri—K 1 41 Kt takes Kt P Q —Kt 3 42 B—K 2 Q—Kt 8 ch 43 K—B 2 Q—K R 8 44 Kt—Q 6 Q—R sch 45 K—Kt 2 Kt takes Pch (p) 46 Q takes Kt B l —Q 4 ch 47 B—B 3 B takes B ch 48 K takes B And Herr Suechting resigned. NOTES. (a) With the double object of preparing for P —Q B 5, followed by P —Q Kt 4; and of preventing . . . Kt —Q Kt 5, after 8 . . ~ P takes P; 9 B takes P, Kt—Q 4. (b) If 9.. ~ P—K 83, White's reply would be 10 B—Q 3. (c) White has a considerable advantage in position. The Black Knights are fixed; and, moreover, the troublesome White Bishop at K Kt 5 cannot be displaced, because White's reply to .. . P—K R 3 would be Kt —Kt 6 . (d) Herr Maroczy now skilfully initiates a gradual blockade of the Black forces. (e) Threatening. . . . B takes Q B P. (f) Finely played. For if 15 . . . P ! —Q Kt 3, White must Castle; and then, after 16 .. . P—K R 3; 17 4, then Kt takes B; 18 K P takes Kt; the K B Pis protected. (g) 21 . . . Kt —K 5 would be a bad blunder. The White Queen would move out of the way, and then the Black Knight would fall. (h) If White had allowed Black to exchange off the Knights he would have had but little chance of breaking through anywhere. (i) If 28 ... P takes P, then 29 Kt —Kt 4, etc. . (j) Preparing to play the Knight to Q R 5. (k) Any other move would involve the loss of the QKt P. For example: 31 .. . B—Q 2; 32 Kt—R 5, Kt—Kt 3; 33 P—R 5, Kt—K 2; 34 Q—Kt 2; and White has no resource' against the threatened Kt takes P. followed by B —R 6, Or if 31 .. . Q—Q 2; 32 Kt—R 5, with B—R 6 to follow.

(l) If now 33 Kt—R 5, Black's reply would be 33 . . . Kt —Q 1; and White would have difficulty in winning. (m) The immediate advance of the K R P would be bad. Black's reply would be 33 . . . Q —K B 1, attacking the QB P, and obstructing White's manoeuvres. (n) If 36 . . . Kt takes P’; then 37 Kt takes Kt P, R takes Kt; 38 R—R 6, Kt— Q 1; 39 P—R 6; and White wins. (o) Forced. (p) If 45 . . . Q—K 8, then 46 Rr-R 2, Kt takes P ch; 47 Q takes Kt, B takes R; 48 B—B 4 ch, K —B 1; 49 Kt takes R; and White wins. NOTES. The "Hamburger Nachrichten” recently announced that play in the MarshallTarrasch match was to begin in Nuremberg on Monday, Sentember 18. Writing in the "Neue Freie Presse” of Herr Schlechter's performances at Ostend, Herr Adolf Zinkl says: —"His great chess skill enabled him to maintain himself for 23 rounds as an unbeaten competitor. Unfortunately, however, the number of his drawn games prevented him from winning a higher prize than the fourth. If energetic life and go could be added to the solidity of his chess style, he might compete in any chess contest with a prospect of carrying off the very highest prize.” NEW ZEALAND CHESS ASSOCIATION. The quarterly meeting was held on the evening of the 25th inst. All the affiliated clubs were represented. Mr C. W. Tanner (hon. sec.) reported that a complete agreement between the Rules Revision Committee and the Council's sub-com-mittee had been arrived at. The- new rules as agreed on were read, and it was decided to bring them into force from Dec 21st next. The Hon. Sec. reported that Lord Plnnket had accepted the office of Patron, and that Judge Denmston had accepted re-election as President. Mr Osmond, stated in reply to inquiry that no condition attached to the special prize of two guineas offered by liim for competition at the forthcoming Congress. Mr Barnes suggested that it be allotted to the player making the best score against the placed competitors. It was agreed to recommend this suggestion to the Auckland Congress Committee. [The Auckland Congress Committee have since accepted this suggestion.! Votes of thanks

were passed to Messrs Tanner (Wellington). Blackburne (Christchurch) and Forsyth (Dunedin) for valuable services in the revision of the Association's rules. There was a good muster at the Wellington Chess Club last Saturday evening, when the annual match, smokers v. non-smokers, was played. Hr Davis captained the former, and Mr Littlejohn the latter. The total scores were nine and ten respectively, the non-smokers thutf pulling off the match by one game. The game between -Mr Barnes (smoker) and Mr Mackay (non-smoker) it was agreed should count in the ladder competition. Mr Barnes won and now stands points to Mr Mackay's J.