CHESS.—Problem 608

Otago Witness, Issue 1853, 27 May 1887, Page 29

CHESS.— Problem 608

By H. B. Kidson, Liverpool^, (From Leeds Weekly Mercury,) '

White to play and mate in two moves. Chess in Dunedin; The following lively skirmish, was played on February 7 between Mr John HlndniQrshi' 1 6enr., of Napier, and Mr David B. Hay. ' . • Qubbn's Q-ambit Declined. ' ' White. . Black. .' Mr Hindmarsh. Mr Hay. ' * 1 P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2PtoQB4 PtoK3 , 3 P to X 3 Xt to X B 3 4PtoQBS BtoK'o-i sBto Q 3 < ■ Castles ••' , 6 Xt to Q 2 Xt to Q B 3 (a) 7PtoQR3 PtoK4' BKttoKt3(6) PtoKs ' 9 B to B 2 Xt to X Xt 5 10PtoKB3 KttksßP(c) 11 X tks Xt B to B 5 ch| 12 P to Xt 3 Q to B 3 chj 13 KtoKt 2 ■ QtoKt 4 14 Q to X sq P to X B'4 15KttoK2 Bto^3 16 Xt to X B 4 Xt to X 2 17 X to X 2 Xt to Xt 3 (d) 18 Xt tke Q P Pto B 5 • 19 Xt tks X eh Q tks Xt 20 P tks B (c) Xt tks P „. 21 B tks P Pto B 6 ' 22KttoQ2 Ptoß7 23QtoBsq BtoQ2 24PtoQKt4(/) BtoKßsq 25BtoQKt2 QtoKB3 1 26 Qto X 2 Xt to B6 eh (») 27 KtoKt 2 ' QtoKt 4 eh 28KtoBsq QtoKtBch 29 B tks Q P tks R, Queens and mates. NOTES. (a) There is not much to choose from, but Black ie slightly better developed at this stage. (6) White did not wish his row ,of pawns broken up, though tbe text move enables Black to hem in his pieces very considerably. ' ' ' . ' (c) Good enough for a skirmishing game, but hardly justifiable otherwise. (rf) The position is now rather interesting. (c) White seems to be having it all his o<vn way. (/) This is a vtry promisiug move,- but it loses valuable time. Wo think B to Q 5 eh, followed by Xt to X 4 threatening Q and F would have been preferable. ■ ' (;;) The turning point, for White has no satisfactory reply. The ending is rather unique. Chess JVews. Social Chess. — A step in the right direction has been initated at Manchester. Early in the H&ason there was an annual "social " of the St. Ann's Chess Club ; later on came the social of the Manchester Chees Club. This was almost immediately followed by the Athenseum Cheßs Club social, then the South Manchester Chess Society had its social, and that ' was to be followed in February' by the social of the,, Piccadilly Chess Club. Yet chess and chess-players are sometimes spoken of as unsooial. To eradicate this idea may be said to be the mission of the South Manchester chess Society, and it is therefore not surprising that the members gave a wide interpretation to the word " social " at their fourth annual gathering, held at the Denmark Hotel, Greenheye,' on Saturday January 21, 1887, All the rooms "on the first floor of the hotel were engaged, and here during the afternoon and evening nearly 80 ladies and gentlemen thoroughly enjoyed themselves in each others society. The proceedings have no doubt given a considerable impulse to the cause' of chess as a social pastime. The company assembled at 4 o'clock, the first item in the programme being a chess match, sides for which were chosen respectively by Dr Wahltuch, the president, and Mr Norris. the vice-president of the society. After two hours' Elay it was announced that the vice-president's side ad won by seven games to four, three being drawn. Nine ladies engaged in this friendly combat, and the great centre ot attraction was the game played between Miss Norris and Mr Miniati," one of the best players of Manchester, but "who had to succumb on this occasion to the prowess of his fair opponent. At 6 o'clock the scene was changed ' to . the large hall where tbe company sat down to tea. Then followed a musical conversßzione, the contributors to the varied and very entertaining programme being Mieses Wihl, Norris (2), Johnson, Dally, Bllinger, Mesaers Bradley, J. Ellinger, J. B. Eeyner, S.C., Johnson. A dance followed under 'the superintendence of Mr J. Bauer, M.C., and the stewards, and this moßt successful of Manchester chess socials was continued until nearly midnight! — Manchester Weekly Post.— [When will our colonial players follow this laudable example ?] Manchester Chess Club.— This flourishing club now numbers over 150 members, and that number is steadily increasing. At the inauguration of their new room recently there was a, most successful, conversazione and about 40 chess exhibits, ineluding Indian chess sets, Chinese and Russian chess boards. Mr T. F. Wright exhibited an illustrated print of two jet chess pieces (Xt and P) found at Warrington, and believed to have been made in England at the time of Canute the Great. Mr H. Jones played three games simultaneously without sight of board against two ladies and a gentleman. The ladies won and the gentleman'lost. The social gathering was well patronised by the lady friends ot' the members. — Abridged ' from the Manchester Weekly Post. Answers to Correspondents. Correct solutions of Problem 605 received from WB, Waikouaiti ; T E J, Timaru ; H L, Oamani ;, CB, Waipahi ; AT. Invercargill ; G,S G, Boslyn ; W L and J M, Dunedin. Solution of Problem 605. White. Black. White. lQtoKt6 1 Any • '2. Mates accordingly. Several Eolvers expected a solution by 1 B to Q B 6 ; but Bto X 2 upsets this. J J M, ChriBtchurch. — We fijad you are quite correct in your supposition re Problem 606 is correct. Seva, Timaru.- Your Bolutio'ns- of Problems 605 and 606 are correct. Sorry you\did not call when in town, as we are always glad to, see our correspondents. * r W L, Wellington. — Your solution of Problem 606 is hardly correct. You move the right piece but to the wrong square. Pleased, to hear from an old friend. Good wishes. , \ „"'",•■.*