CHESS & DRAUGHTS

Otago Witness, Issue 1843, 18 March 1887, Page 29

CHESS & DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by Mb David R. Hay.] CHESS.— Problem 598. By A. F. Mackenzie Kingtson, Jamaica. (From The Wai derer, Chicago.) [Black.]

[Whiie.] White fco play and mate In two moves. Chess in Dunedin. A livly skirmish which took place between Mr John Hindmarsh. senr., of Napier, and Mr David It. Ha.), on February 8, 1887. Evass* Gambit. White. Black. Mr Hay. Mr Hindmarsh. 1 I'toKl PtoK-i SK.ioKBS KttoQBS 3J3toßi Btoßl 4 V to Q.Kt t B tks l» 5 P to Q 13 S B to R 4 6 P to Q 4 P i o (,> 3 (a) 7 »• to Q 5 Q Xt to X 2 BQtoKsch PtoQB3 0 F tks P Xt t.ks P 10 Caitles r to X B 4 11 PtksP KttoKß 8 12 Xt to X Xt 5 V to Q 4 1.38t0Kt3 BtoQB2(i) 14 B to 0 TC 3 B tks P 15 KttoKß 3 BtoQ2 IU Q to X It 4 X to Q B Bq 17 Q KttoQS BtoKB4 18 KRtoKsq B to X Xt 3 19 QRtoQ sq P to X 5 20 X' to X Xt 5 13 to Xt aq 21 QKfctksP(c> B tks Xt •>1 Kb tks B Q Xt to X 2 13 Kttks Ktch PtksKt •JllUksKtch Q tks II 25 U Iks Q X tka B iit Ittks f JitksP 27QtoQKtich KloKsq 23 Q tks 11 Kesigna. NOTE,*. (a) P tks P is usually played here. (4) We think Black would have been bettor had he cftst'ed at this stagp. (c) The turning point of the game, as White's attack is irresistible, no matter what Blnck does. Chess in England. A bright little specimen of Mr Blackburne's ■imulraneoiiß play agaiust 22 opponents at the Mauohester Ohess Club. Steisitz Gambit. White. Black. Blackburne. H.Steling. 1 P to X 4 P to X 4 2 Xt to Q 81-3 Xt to QJB 3 3 P to B 4 P tks P 4 P to Q 4 P to Q 4 5 B tks P (a) P tks P 0 P to Q 5 Q to B 3 7 Qto(i2 Kt(B3)toQ2 BPtoQ6 KfctoKt3 9 Ktto Q."» Q iks Xt P 10 Xt tks P eh X to Q sq 11 UtoQsq litoKtsq (i) 12 PtoQ7 B toKfcs(c) 13 Xt to X 0 eh P tks Kfc (d) 1 1 13 to B 7 eh. (O Kto Q 2 15 P Queens Kesigus. ROTES. (a) A novelty which was introduced at the suggestion of Mr Blackburne, and as it turned out, with 6ucce33, in a private match played a week or two ago between himself In consultation with Captain Mackenzie against Zukertort and Gunsberg. (6) 11 Xt tks B would seem to give Black something like aa equal game; at all events it would have spoiled the pretty and decisive manoeuvre which Mr B'.aokburne adopted, and which he no doubt had in view when he played ft Xt to Q 5. (c) Mr Stelling and sonn talented spectators were uowdispoted to think that Mr Blttckburne had got hlmaelf into a scrape ; but as will be seen this turned out to bequlto an erroneous view of the situation. (//) If 13 X to X 2, then 11 P Queens eh, X tka Xt ; IS 13 to B 4 eh, Ktoß 1 ; I*s QtoKt 5 mate. (i) This is the neat finishing stroke which Black and " the gallery '' overlooked. If now 14 X tks B, then 15 P Qupens eh. X to B-i; 16 Q (Q 8) to Q tf eh, B tks Q ; 17 Q tks B mate. -Manchester Weekly Post. Answers to Correspondents. Correct solutions of Problem 695 received from WM'.V, Waitatl; J D, Oamaru ; X W H, Strath Taieri ; H H, Ohristchurch ; W S L, lnvereargill ; E J and M S, Dunedin. Solution of Problem 5f15. White. Black. White. 1 KttoKo lPtkaP 2Qmates llt tka Rch 2Kt tks It mate* 1 P tks Xt 2Pto QB 3 „ J R tks Xt 2 B tks It 1 P to Jt 5 2 It tks P int«sPch 2lt tks It 1 It to B 4 2 Xt to B 3 „ 1 Kto X 5 2 P to B 3 H Lee. Oamavu.— Your kind letter to hand. Will advise you in good time. J Miluo, Mataura.— Your solutions of Problems 595 ami oW are quite correct. We hope to hear from you often vow. » MiATMHTS.-Problem 598. By Mr William Houston, Dunedin. [Black.]

Black to play and win. Draughts iv Dnnedin. An oft-hand «ame played on February 26 ISB7 in the Chess and Draugh's Club, between Mr Lachlan Shaw and Mr Wil-iam Houston— Game 948—" Laird and Lady." Houstou't move. 11 15 9 13 15 18 4 8 7 10 3 7 12 18 J3 19 17 14 20 23 23 19 U 7 28 24 10 3 29 i- o?i 7 . \ 3l l 1721 31 ° 1823 102S ft 1/ 2\\\ 19 lo 3420 3126 2718 310 Hoiuton won.