OUR CHESS COLUMN.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 8292, 30 November 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)

OUR CHESS COLUMN.

Conducted by W. S. King. All correspondence on the subject of ('ts ess to bo addressed to the "Chess Editor. Oamaru Mail. Solutions to problem? must be sent in not later than Thursday evening. Solution of Problem No. 732. Bv P. F. Blake. Manchester. •First Prize "House" Tournament. White : K on Iv R 7, Q 011 Q 11 8 - 11 011 Q Kt 5, B 011 K ivt 6 and 7, Kb on Iv Kt 5 :a,nd Q R 5, P on Iv B 4 and Q Kt 4. Black : Iv on 0 5, R- on Q o and Q B 8, B on Q 2, Kt on K Kt 8, and Iv B 7, P on K B 3, Q B 7, -and Q. Kt, 4. White to play and mate in two moves. Key move—B to Iv B 7.

Solution of Problem No. 733. By H. M. Pricleaux. From the Illustrated London News. White: Iv on Q, Kt sq, QonK 5, Ron Iv 8, B on Q B 3 and K R 5. Black: Iv on Q6, R on K R2, B on Iv 3, P on Iv B 2 and 6, Q 2, and Q B 5. Wlni te bo play and mate in two moves. Key move—Q to K B 6.' EDITOR'S CRITICISM. Mr Blake's Problem. —Pine key move; good variety; the only pity is that the White Rook does not • mate. The young solver will note that it appears "that the Bishop should foe left on the diagonal it commands in the original to provide for a mate with Rook at Q 3. Mr Prideaux's Problem.—A simple, but neat, conception, and some of the mates are pretty —after R x Iv, Q x P mata especially so. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Correct solution to No. 731 received from E.l'.E. Correct solution to No. 732 and 733 received from "Lux" and "Black Knight." No. 733 from E.T.E. Froblem No. 734. , :By F. A. L. Ivusbop, Wellington. This problem is Lhe distinguished New .Zealand composer's first-published Araionrover, date 1895. i

White: KonQ 3, R 011 KB 7 iand Q 7, B on K B 8 and Q B 8, Kb on Iv B 3, Q? cm K B 5 Black: K. on. K3, Qon ]v Ivb 2, It Oin Jv R2, P on Q B 6 and Q Kb 3. Whito to play and mate in "two moves. • GAMES. The following is a brillinacy from Vienna. The score and notes are fro® tile Birmingham Weekly Me.rcury:— Ruv Lopez. Wbiibe, Dr Meitner. Black, ALapin. 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 2 Ivb to KB 3 Ivt to Q B 3 3 B 'to Kb 5 Kt' to B 3 4 Castles- B to B 4 5 P to B 3 Castles 6 P to Q 4 "B 'ho Kt 3 7;B •to Kb 5 P to Q 3 8 B take® QKb P takes B 9 Q to R 4 P to K R 3 10 Q takes BP P tiaikes B 11 Q takes" R Q 'to Q 2 12 P to Q 5 P to Kt 5 13 KKtto Q 2 P fro Kt 6 It P itaikieis P Q 'to Kt 5 fa.) 16 Q 'bo B 6 K-t ftio R 4 (b) 16 Kti bo B 3 Kt takes P (c) 17 oKtto Q 2 Kb to K 7 cli (d) IS K to R sq Kt to B 5 («) 19 Rto K Kb sq B takes P (f) 20 'Q ito B 4 Kt to K 7 (g) 21 Q, Kt to Beq Qtoß 4oh 22 KKt to> R 2 Kb to Kt 6ch (b) 23 Kt takes Kb B takes Kt_ And' Black mates next move (i). (a) Note how Black comes on and how White loses moves in trying to bring back the Queen from, >t.he Rook raid. (b) Keep an. eiyiei on this humorous Jit; his playful little -ways are immensely entertaining. (c) Not fcxr tjie Pawn, bub for the position. Black scorns material. (d) Keeping up the fun; Wlnte shuffles ■uneasily out of cover and 'trembles ait tlh<e base of the Rook file. (e) The manoeuvres of General French s horse in South Africa) w.eire nothing fco this. . (f) Really itl SKtmis. time ithat the clergy were oalled in; 'White is 'in artiiculo mortis. (g) A lovely, little move! If Whlute fafces "the Knight, then Black clieaks at R 4, and White has to commit suicide in ■trying to save himself. H'e loses 'the Quaen. (h) Tihat irrepressible Uliian once again! (i) Tlris Ss chess; old style chess -with pleasing imaginative moves. We would there .were more of it.

, 0 AMARU V. CHRIST,CHURCH. The telegraph chess match between teams representing Oamaru and Chiistfchurch will be .concluded this evening. As most o.f the games are "well advanced, ib is probable. tihait tbe adjudicator's services wIU nob be required; but, if a knotty P"™*' arises limany unfinished efflorb, and tUhe respective ■captains caronofb agre® as 'bo an • issue, then ithe garni© must go for adjudication. So far only one gams- has been actually finishedI—(that 1 —(that at Board No. 7, where Dr Garland threatened to win a second Piece and his opponent, Mr Clutoben, se.eing ithe position- hopeless, graciously resigned. W© ra'HhEir look for an Oamtau vucboay im •the present match,; .and if such eventuates ib will be hailed with'great satisfaction by •thie local players, for the Chrisbchurch team) as (the only «ne that the Oamairuvians have so for been unable to conquer, though th© contests between ithe Otabs ha,vie always been close, and the m'atch earlier in the year resulted, as our readers may well reTOembeT, in a drawn battle. _ On© or tnro -my funny incidents have occurred Sn the present malt oh. Ail Oamfxru player 'received a move from _ his opponent, but neglected to move the piece, •and calmly went on with his game, and thinking he had somewhat the better position ! But he was brought to his bearings when next move tilie- same piece was moved from the square it should have been on. Impossible move! muttered the local man, as lue r=ad the message. ißut presemtly there was a "Bust it, I never moved his piece !" Luckily no serious consequences followed. Another Oamaruvian moved his opponent's Queen a square too far. "Ah, what's this?" esclaimied the player, as he moved the Queen, and then proceeded to mnke a move whereby her Majesty would fall in a move or two. "He can t gfct out of that!" cried the delighted man. But the answering move was to place the on a square it could not reach from where the o,i ma.ruvian had it. "Impossible move!" Again disappointment. A gloncrat the previous message showed the local player that his was the mistia.be, and he also was fortunate in not having his position damaged by the error. CHESS ITEMS. The ciuembers of the Wellington Chess Club and a .team from tlhe Working Men's •Club played -a return nwitcli at- the Trocadero on Friday evening. The .result was in favor of .the Working Men's Club, with eight wins and two draws against four wins and 'two draws of the Chess Club, tlie former beam thus winning bv nine points to five (draws counting half a point each). This is the first victory of the Working Men's Club Chess Club since the initiation of t'lio inter-club matches, sotwe thirteen years ngo. It is only fair to add that the Wellington Chess dub always allows those who a,re members of bath clubs to play ifor tOie Working Mesa's Olub in .fflese fixtures.