CHESS.—Problem 573.

Otago Witness, Issue 1816, 10 September 1886, Page 29

CHESS.—Problem 573.

By H. W. Sherrakd, Stourbridge. (Awarded first prize in the Sheffield Independent. Tournament.)

Chess Congress. The International Tournament of the British Chess Association commenced July 12. There were 13 entries, as follow: Blackburn, Bird, Burn, Gunsberg, Taubenhaus, Pollock, Schallop, Zukertort, Mason, Mackenzie, Mortimer, Lipschutz, and Hanham. The result of the first day's play was the success of Messrs Bird, Pollock, Hanham, Mortimer, and Lipschutz against Burn, Blackburn, Schallop, Mackenzie, and Gunsberg, Messrs Mason and Taubenhaus having a draw. We give the game drawn between Messrs Gunsberg and Lipschutz, of New York. Ruy Lopez. White. Black. Gunsberg, Lipschutz. IPK4 PK4 2 Xt X B 3 Xt Q B 3 3BQKtS PQR3 48R4 KtKB3 SPQ3 BQB4 6 Castles P Q Xt 4 7 BKt3 PQ3 BKtQBB BKKtS 9 Xt X 2 QQ2(a) 10 P Q B 3 B take Xt 11 P takes B Q R 6 12 Xt Xt 3 P X R 4 13RKsq(/;) B takes P eh 14 X takes B Q takes P eh 15 X X 3 Q takes Xt 16KQ2 P Q R 4 17PQR3 PKRS 18 X B 2 P R 6 19 R X Xt sq Q B 7 eh 208Q2 P R 7 21 R R R R 6 22QKB Q Xt 6 23 B X .sq Q takes B P 24 Q takes Q R fcikes Q (c) 25 R takes R P X X 2 208R4 RQKt 27 R X Ktsq P Xt 3 28 KKtsq PKt5 j 29 R P takes P P takes P 30 B Q sq R B 5 31 B Xt 5 P takes P (d) 32 B takes R P takes B 33 R Q B 2 R takes P eh 34 R takes R P takes R 35 X takes P Xt Q 5 36 X B 3 P B 4 37 X B 4 Xt Q 2 38 RRsq Xt K4ch39 X B 3 P Xt 4 40 X Q 2 P Xt 5 41 KB 3 PKt6 42 R Xt aq P B 6 43 B takes P X Xt takes B 44 R takes P Xt X 7 eh White resigns. NOTES. (a) Preparatory to the capture of Knight with Bishop. (b) Evidently a slip, which at once gives Black a winning advantage. (c) Black could not hold the advanced Pawn, and wisely exchanges Queens, being two Pawns plus. (d) Very well played. Mr Lipschutz deserves great praise for the prompt manner in which he takes advantage of his opponent's errors and scores the gamo. —Turf, Field, and Farm. Answers to Correspondents. Correct solutions of Problem 570 received from WW R, Queenstown ; Nemo, Naseby; TW X, Wellington; J M'N, Kaitanga'ta; and D R and S MO, Dunedin. Solution of Problem 570. White. Black. IQto XR 5 ' 1 Any 2 QRB or Xt mates. J A H, Port Chalmers. —Your Solution of Problem 572 is quite correct. J J M, Christchurch. —Your solution of Prob- j lem 571 is correct.

H Burr, Halcombe, Manawatu. — Your solu* tion of Problem 571 is correct. Dr Stenhouse, London. — Thanks for games of International Tournament. John Parker, Ngapara. — Your solution of Problem 572 is correct. 1. Yes. Thanks for promised report of match.