Chess.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XIX, Issue 5905, 29 March 1894, Page 4

Chess.

fAll correspondence on the subject of Chess most be addressed to the " Chess Editor, Oamaru Mail," solutions to problems must be sent in not later than Tuesday night. Mabch 29th, 1894. Solution of Problem >'o. 31: Motto: So many men, so many minds. Chess Monthly Problem Tournament. Position : White : & on Q 6, Q on K R 2, Ron K B 4, Kt on K B 6, P on K R 4 and Q B 5 Black : K on K 6, P on Q 5, Q B 3, and Q R6 White to play and mate in two moves. WHITE. . 3LACK. Key move— Q to Q R 2 Any move Mate accordingly Solution of Problem No. 32. Motto : So many men, so many minds. Position : White : K on Q Kt 8, Q on K 2, B on Q B 3 Black : K on K R 2, Kt on Q B sq, P on Q Kt3 White to play and mate in three moves. WHITE. Key move— Q to K 4 K to Kt sq Q to K 8 ch K to R 2 Q to RS mate ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Correct solutions to Nos. 29 and 30 have been received from "Knight" and "Lux." Pkoblem No. 34. Chess Monthly Problem Tournament. Motto: Alpenblumen. BLACK.

WHITE. White : K on Q B 3, B on Q B 3 and K 3, B on Q B 5, Kt on K B 4, P on Q R 4 Black : K on Q 7, B on K sq, Kt on K Kt 2 and 4, B on K B 2, P on K 5, Q 2, and Q B 3 White to play and mate in three moves. Problem No. 35. Problem competition of " Shahmatny Obrozenie." Third prize in three-move section. BY DR A. W. GALITSKY. BLACK.

. WHITE. White: K on K sq, Q on KBB,B on K Kt 6, B on Q B 7, P on K B 5, K B 4, K 6, and Q 4 Black : K on K B 6, B on K B sq, P on K 2 and 5, and K B 4 White to play and mate in three moves. GAMES. The following is the 22nd and final game of the great match between Tchigorin and Dr Tarrasch. The former had to win this game to draw the match. This he succeeded in doing. At note dit certainly seems as though Tarrasch let the win slip by not playing Kt takes P ; otherwise the game is a fine specimen of chess. The score and notes are from the January Chess Monthly: French Defence Opening. WHITE. BLACK. Tchigorin Tarrasch IPtoK4 PtoK3 2 Q to K 2 B.to K 2 3 P to Q Kt 3 P to Q 4 4 B to Kt 2 B to B 3 5 B take 3 B "Kg takes B 6PtoKS KKttoQB 7 Q to Kfc 4 Castles 8 P to K B 4 Kt to Q B 3 9Pt083 PtoQs 10 Kt to B 3 P takes P 11 Kt takes P Kt to B 4 12 Pto Q 4 a P to B 4 b 13 P takes Pen pas Q takes B P 14 B to Q sq Kt to Q 2 158t0Q3 Q to R 3 16 Castles Kt to B 3 17 Q to Kt 3 Kt to K B 4 18 Qtoß4 B takes P 19 P to K Kt 4 c Kt to B 3 20 Q takes Q P takes Q 21 Kt to K 5 B takes B ch 22 B takes K Kt takes Kt 23 P takes Kt Kt to Q 4 d 24 Kt to K 4 P to Kt 3 25 B to Kt 2 B to Kt 2 26 Kttoß6ch Kt to K 2 27 Kt to R 5 ch R to Kt sq 23 B takes Kt P takes B " 29PtoK6 Btoß3 30 B to Q B sq B to K sq 31 Kttoß-6.cn K.toKt2 32 Kt takes Q P P to B 4 33 Btoß sq ' RtoQ sq 34Rt085 R to Q3 35 RtoKo RtoQsq 36Kt082 Btoß3 37 Kt to B 4 R to K B sq e 38KtoKt3 Ktoß3' 39 P to K 7 R-to B sq 40 R to K 6 ch K to B 2 41 R takes P B to K 5 42 R to K 6 B to Kt 2 43RtoKsq B to B 3 44PtoKt5 R to Esq 45 Kt to K 6 R to Q B sq f 46KttoB8 KtoKt2 47 RtoK6 K4a>B2 48 RtoK>s KtoKfcsq 49Kto*B4g BtoKsq 50 K to B 5 P to Kt 451 Rto Q 5 Kto B 2 . 52 Kt takes P Ptoßs 53Ktt086 Ftoß6 54 RtoKo KtoKt2 55 Kt takes B ch R takes Kt 56KtoK6 RtoQßsq 57 KtoQ7 Ptoß^ 58 R to K sq ■ Resigns Notes.

a A line move, which "probably came as a surprise to Dr Tarrasch b If 12...Kt takesQP, then 13 Castles, and a piece isiost. Tbereris no doubt that the development adopted by Dr Tarrasch in the later games is muck inferior c Another of- Tchigorin's ingenious surprises. Thisalso was probably not foreseen by the doctor - .d It is difficult to say what plan Tchigorin had in case Black had played 23...Kt takes. P. He might have simply confined themovement of the Kt with 24 Rto K sq; 241 R to Q 8 ch would be inferior "e If 37...K to Burthen 38 p to K 7, R to Q B sq (if 38';;. R to-R sq> theri 3» && K 6 ch, K to Kt 4; 40 K to Kt3, anbV-raates next move), 3? R to K 6 efc, R to B 2, ; R bikes P etc - f If 45.>.R takes P, then 46 K to-Q B~ch wins■•'" - --' V;J;:- _' g The King being able to come to the rescue,''the remainder is- only a questlbhro'F time — -- - ■ -' :