CHESS AND DRAUGHTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7449, 25 May 1911, Page 4

CHESS AND DRAUGHTS

(Column Conducted by "W.F.C.”) ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Chess and Draughts column will be published in future in Wednesday's issue of the “Times.” F.K.K.. Wellington.—Jinny thanks. F.A.L.K., Wellington.—Thank yon for problem. J.M.W.. Wellington.—Thanks for problem. J.D.. Petone. —Would be pleased to heap from you. Chess problems solved by D.P.,. Kilbirpie, and J. 8., Wellington. SOLUTION TO CHESS PROBLEM No. 75 (original). By F. A. L- Ku.skop, Wellington. Key move: K to Kt 2. The position was as follows: 5 Q 2; 8; 8; 8j 1 Kt Kfc 1 q 3; 8; 8; K 7. White to. play and mate in three moves. ‘ PROBLEM No 76. (By “A.Z.”) Black—King alone.

White—King, Bishop, Pawn. White plays and wins. Position: 8; i k 3; 8j 7 P; 8; 5 K 3;, 2 B 5; 8. WELLINGTON CHESS CLUB. An interesting sides match was played last Saturday week, which formed a fitting termination to tho very successful teams' matches recently played in this city. Tho Suburbs team was pitted against a strong' side chosen from the remaining six teams, and acquitted itself splendidly, the contest ending in a draw. The scores were as follows: — Suburbs. Combined. James 0 W. E. Mason ... 1 W. Mackay 0 Barnes 1 Chapman (absent) Still (absent) Godtohalk i Kelling J Ryder I Allen . 0 Severne 1 Hicks 0 Total 2J Total 2* NOTES, i Hr Lasker, the world’s champion chess player, has announced his marriage with Fraulein Marco, tho distinguished German authoress. Draughts players will be pleased to learn that Mr J. M. Wilson was elected secretary of tho draughts section of the Working-Men's Club, at the recent annual meeting of the club. At the San Sebastian congress the game between, Janowsky and Duras lasted eighteen hours, the number of moves being IGO on each side. The longest congress gome played in Australia was that 1 between Charlick and Crane, at Melbourne in 1888-

(a) Provoking- P to K 4, so as to get the French defence, to which Spielmann is partial. ■ , • . - tt-j. (bV A (rood opportunity missed lor Jit to Q Kt 5, (jetting rid of the well-posted KB. ' • . . (c) Rectifying ' the omission., (d) The sacrifice of B takes P, ch, is threatened. . ~ , i , (e) The queen is badly placed so as to prevent P to B 4. which would leave Black's K P a weak point. He tries, therefore, to bring pressure on the 4 P. (/) A timely move, which could not be delayed any longer. . (g) The greater danger is passed now and Black, who defended this difficult game very skilfully, tries to reduce the force, the bishop still bearing on the Q Kt P. . ■ , , (h) A very fine piece of end-game play on' the part of Spielmann follows, which deserves careful study, especially the manoeuvre with the king subsequently. — l " London Field/’ DRAUGHTS. PROBLEM No. 86. (By A. Rattray. Cabrach.) (From “Canterbury Times. ) * Black.

White. White to play and win, lack: 3, 10, 28. King 31. ’kite: 11. 18, 33. King 13-

QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING. 1 ' (Played at San Sebastian.) White. Black, Janowsky. Spielmann. 1. P to Q 4 . 1. P to K 3 (a) 2. Kt to K B 3 2. P to Q 4 3. P to K 3 S. Kt to K B 3 4. B to Q 3 4. P to B 4 ' 5. Castles 5. Kt to B 3 6. P to Q Kt 3 6. B to Q 3 7. B to Kt 2 7. P takes P 1 8. P takes P 8. Castles 9. Kt to K 5 9. Q to B 2 10. R to K sq 10. B to Q 2 (h) 11. P to Q R 3 (c) 11. B to K sq 12. Kt to Q 2 12. Kt to Q 2 13. JCt takes Kfc •13. B takes Kt 14. Kt to B 3 11. Q R to K sq 15. Kt to K 5, .15. P to B 4 (d) 16. Kt takes B 16. Q takes Kt 17. Q to B 3 17. Q to K B 2 18. P to B 4 18. P to K Kt 3 19. Q R to Q so 19. Rto K2 20. B to 1 B sq 20. K R to K sq 21. P to Kt 3 21. P to Q R 3 22. B to Kt 2 lo) 22. P takes P 23. P takes P 23. P to IC 4 (f) 24. P takes P 21. B tak-'s K P 25. B takes B 25. Kt takes B 26. Q to B 3 26. <4 to b 3 2". B to Q 5 ch 27. K to Kt 2 28. K to Kt 2 23. Kt to Kt 5 20. R takes E. ch 29. R takes R 30. Q to Q 2 30. Q to IC 4 81. B to B 3 31. Kt to B 3 32. P to Q Kt sq 32. Kt to K 5 33. Q to K 3 33. Q to B 4 (g) 34. Q takes Q 34. Kt takes Q 35. R to Kt 6 35. Kt to K 5 36. B takes Kt 38. P takes B 37. K to B sq 37. R to Q B 2 33. K to K 2 38. K to R 3 (h) 39. K to K 3 39. R takes P 40. R takes Kt P 40. K to Kt 4 ' 41. R takes P 41. K to B 4 . 42. R to B 7. ch 42. K to K 4 43. R to K 7. ch 43. K to B 4 44. B to B 7, ch 44. K. to K 4> 45. P to B 4, ch 45. P takes P e.p. 46. K takes P 46. P to Kt 4 ■ 47. P to E 3 , 47. K to K 3 48. R to B 8 ■ 48. E to B 6, oh 49. K to Kt 4 40. B takes P 50. R to B 8 so. Ri to R 4 51. R to B 3 51. R to Q 4 52. R to B 3 52. P to R 4 • 53. K to B 5 53. K to 0; 3 54. K to Kt 6 54. K to B 3 y 55. P to Kt 4 55. K to Kt 3 Brawn.