Chess.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXI, Issue 6763, 10 December 1896, Page 4

Chess.

All correspondence on the subject of Cfaesa must be addressed to the " Chess Editor, Qamaru Mail,' solutions to prpb lems must be sent in not later than Tuesday night We shall be glad to receive original problems for our column. * December 10,1896. Solution of Problem No. 286. First Priza in the Otago Witness Three-move Problem Tournament. Motto : " The Hidden Path." By W. 3 King, Oamaru. White: KonQRB, Qon QKt3, R on Q 6, B on Q Kt 4 and Q R 4, K6 on K Kt 6 Black: KonQ5,B on KKt sq, Kt on Q R 7, P on K B 4, K 3 and 6, Q 4 and Q B3 White to play and mate in three moves. [The competition was open to j? ustra'asia and the judges were Messrs R. A. Cleland and 0. Balk, of Dunedin.] Key move— WHITE. BLACK. B to K sq K to B 4 Q to Kt 6 ch K takes Q K takes P mate If 1...K to K 5: then 2 Q to B 4 ch, P takes Q ; 3 B takes P mats If 1...Kt to B 6 ; then 2 Q to Kt 4 ch, K to Q 6 ; Kt to B 4 mate If 1...P to K B 5 ; then 2 Q to Q sq ch, K to K 5 ; 3 B mates If 1...P to K 7 ; then 2 B to B 2 ch, K to K 5 ; 3 Q. mates Solution of Problem No. 287: Third Place in Otago Witness Problem Tournament. Motto : " Mirrors." By W. R. King, Oamaru. White: KonQ Kt sq, QonKR3, Bon Q R 6, Kt on Q B 2, P on Q Kt 4 Black : K on Q 4 White to play and mate in three moves. Key move— WHITE. BtiACK. BtoBS Ktoß6 B to Q 7 K to Q 4 Q mates, etc. Solution to Problem No. 2SS. By H. F. L. Meyer. The peculiarity of this problem is that the Queen mates on twelve different squares —its full power. White : K on Q Kt 7, Q on K B 4, R on Q 3, Kt on Q Kt 2, P on K 6 arcl Q K 2 Black : K on Q B 4, R on K R 4, B on K Kt 8 and K B 2, Kt on Q R sq, P on Q B 2 and 7, Q Kt 4 and Q R 4 White to play and mate in two moves. P to Q R 3 Any move Mate accordingly ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Correct solutions to Nos. 28S and 287 have been received from "Knight," "J.N.,' "C" and "L.M." No 288 from "L.M." and "Knight." Pboblem No. 289. Competing in the Brighton Society International Society Tournament. Position XVHI.

White: KonKRS,QonK7, RonQ 82, B on Q B 4, P on Q Kt 7 aud Q R 3, o, and 7 Black : K on Q B 3, Q on K Kb 7, R on K R 8 and Q Kt S, B on Q R sq, Kt on K B 6, P on K R 5, K Kt 6 aDd Q 3 White to play and mate in two moves. Problem No. 287. Competing in the Brighton Society International Problem Tournament. Position XLI.

White : K on K B 8, Q on K R 5, R on Q B 5, B on K R 6, Kt on K R sq and Q Kt 7, P on K B 2 and Q B 3 Black : K on K 5, R on K B 4, P on K R 5, K B 4, Q 6 and Q, B 2 White to play and mate in two moves. AN END-GAME STUDY. Brighton Society offers a prize for the best analysis of the following position by A. Zinkl, from La Strategie :

White to play GAMES. The Great Masters' Tournament at Budapest. The following game was played in the masters' tournament recently concluded at Budapest. The score and notes are from the London Times : Ruy Lopez. white black Janowski. Winawer. 1 P to K 4 PtoK4 2KttoKB 3 KttoQß3 3 B to Kt 5 K Kt to B 3 4 oastle3 Kt takes P 5 R to K sq Kt to Q 3 6 Kt takes P Kt takes Kt 7 R takes Kt ch B to K 2 8 B to Q 3 Castles 9 Kt to B 3 B to B 3 10 R to K 3 P to K Kt 3 IIPtoQKtS Ptoß3 12 B to R 3 Q to B 2 13 Q to B 3 >« takes Kt 14 P takes B P to Q Kt 3 15Qt084 Ptoß4 16 Q to R 6 P to B 4 17 B to B 4 ch R to B 2 18 B takes R ch K takes B 19 Q takes RP ch Xtoß sq 20 Q takes Kt P Kt to B 2 21 Q R to K sq B to Kt 2 22 R to Kt 3 Q takes R 23 R P takes Q and wins a a One of the most attractive games of the tournament. White's 17th move, Bto B 4 ch is good and wins, because if Kt takes B, R to K 7 follows and there is no defence except R to B 2 to which the fatal answer is R to K 8 ch and mate next move.