CHESS COLUMN.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 7493, 17 April 1899, Page 4

CHESS COLUMN.

Conducted bt W. S. Kino. AH correspondence on the subject of Chesa must be addressed to the " Chess Editor, Ounun Mail,' solutions to problems must be sent in not later than Saturday nighc. We shall be glad to receive original problems for oar column. We shall be glad to publish any games sent to us. They must not exceed 40 to 50 moves, as our space is necessarily limited. The Oamaru Chess Club meets every Monday and Thursday evening at the Athenaeum. April 17. 1899. Solution of Problem No. 445. By Mrs T, B. Rowland, From the Otago Witness. Position : White : K on K B 8, Q on K Kt 4. P. on Q B 2 and Q R 5, Kt on K B 2, P on K B 7 and K 2 Black: K on Q 3, Ron K3,P on K B 3 and 5 and Q 5 White to play and mate in two move 3. Key move— P to K 4 Any move Mate accordingly Solution of Problem No. 446. By A. Corrias. First prize in Tourney of Tribuna Sport. Position: White: K on K B srj, Qon Q RB,R on Q B 7, B on K R 7, Kt on K R 5 and Q 3, P on Q B 5 Black : K on K 3, H on K 7. Kt on Q Kt sq, B on K 8 and Q R 7, P on K B 2 and 7 and Q B 6 White to play and mate in two moves. Key move— Q to Q R 4 Any move Mate accordingly Problem No. 447. By Joshua Nield, Oldham. From the Times Weekly.

WHITE. White : Kon Q B sq. Q on KB 8, R on K R 5 and Q B 3, Kt on Q 3 and Q B 7, B on Q 5, P on K 6, Q B 5 and Q « 3 Black: KonQs,Bon KR sq and KKt sq, Kt on K Kt 4 White to play and mate in two moves. Problem No. 446. By Dr Via-na, Brazil. BLACK.

WHITE. White: KonKKt S, Q on K B sq, R on K B 2 and 4, Kt on K Kt 4 and Q 8, B on Q Kt 3 and 6, P on K Kt 7, Q 4, Q B 2 and Q R 2 Btack: Kob Q 4, R on Q B 5 and 6, Kt on K 5 and Q B 4, P on K B 6, Q 2 and 3, Q Kt 7 and Q R 6 White to pJay and mate in two moves. PRACTICAL POSITIONS. No. 27. (From Ma3ou'a " Art of Chess." BLACK.

WHITE. White to ptay and win. WHITH BLACK 1 Q to Kt 4 Q to Q 4 2 Q to R 4 ch K to Kt3 3 Q to Kt 3 ch Q takes Q 4 P Queens ch and wins If 1...Q to K_Kt 7: 2 Q to R 3 ch, K moves; 3QtoKt 2, etc. Ii 1...Q to R8 ; 2 Q to R 3 ch, K to Kt 3; 3Qto Kt 2 ch. Ktoß 2 ; 4Qto R 2 ch, Q takes Q ; 5 P Queens ch. winning GAMES. The following game wa3 played in the C>ty of London Chsaa Utub Championship final: King's Gambit; WHITE. BLACK. Herbert Jacobs T. F. Lawrence 1 P to K 4 PtoK4 2 P to K B 4 P P 3 B to B 4 P to Q 4 "4 B takes P Q to K 5 ch 5 K to B sq V to K Kt 4 6 Kt to K B 3 Q to R 4 7 P to K K 4 I! to Kt 2 8 P to Q 4 P to K B 3 9 K to Kt sq P to Kt 5 10 Kt to K aq P to B 6 11 B to K 3 Kt to K 2 12 Kt to B 3 Q Kt to B 3 13 Kt to Kt 5 K to Q sq 14 P to B 4 P to K 3 15 Kt to B 3 P to B 4 26 P to K 5 R to B sq 17 P to K Kt 3 Kt to Kt 5 18 P to K 3 Q Kt takes B 19 Kt takea Kn Kt takes Kt 20 P takes Kt Q to B 2 21 P to K 6 Q to K 2 22 Kt to Q 3 Q to Q 3 23 Kt to K 4 P to Q Kt 3 24 K. to B 2 B to Kt 2 25 Q to Kt 3 P to Q R 4 26 P to Q R 4 R to K sq 27 K R to Q sq K to B tq 28 Q R to t* sq R to R 2 29 Q takes Kt 5 K to Q iq 30 K t to R 5 B to R 3 31 Q to Kt 3 B to K B sq 32 Kt to B 6 P. to K 2 33 Q to B 2 B to K Kt 2 34 B to B 5 Q to Kt oj 35 B to K 4 P to B 4 38 Q takes K B P B to K 7 37 Q to R 7 B takes Kt 38 Q to Kt S ch and wins ITEMS. A great International Cheaa Tournament will be held in London, commencing on the 30th May. Play will last six or seven weeks. The committee includes Sir George >«ewnes (president), many members of the Houses of Parliament, the Lord Chief Jus- j tice t and the presidents of all the leading dobs and associations throughout the United Kingdom. LISOO are required to carry out the programme, of which LIOOO has already been subscribed. A cable match is being arranged between ; six students from Harvard, Tale, Princeton, | and Columbia, and Oxford and Cambridge. ! Players are being selected.