CHESS.-Problem 611.

Otago Witness, Issue 1856, 17 June 1887, Page 29

CHESS.-Problem 611.

By G. B. Carpenter, Tarrytown. New York. (From the International Chess Magazine.) [Black.]

Chess at Railroad Express Speed. White and Black— Fast Colours t We copy from the American Chess Review a five" I minutes skirmish played lately in Cincinnati :— Greco Counter Gambit. White. Black. Mr Nesbitt. Mr Lyons. 1 P to X 4 P to X 4 2 Xt to X B 3 V to X B 4 3 P tks P P to X 5 4 Xt to X 5 Xt to X B 3 58t084 P to Q 4 " - 6 B to Xt 3 B tks P 7PtoQ3 BtoQ3 8 P tks P " B fcks P 9 Xt to X B-3 Castles 10 Castles X to R HEtoK BtksKfc li'Qtksß Xt, loKS | 13QtoQ3? KttksP .liQtksQP B tks Pch > KesJgns. Chess in Unley Park. A pretty practice game contested February 5, 1867, between two members of the Adelaide Chess Clvb :— Kikseiutzky Gambit. Black. White. , H. CharlicU. D. F. Macdonald. 1 P to X 4 P to X 4 2 P to X B 4 P tks P 3 Xt to X B 3 P to X Xt 4 4 P to X R 4 P to X Xt 5 5 Xt to X 5 B to Xt 2 OPtoQl PtoQ4 7 P tks P Q tks Q P BKttoQB3 QtoK3 » E to Q B 4 Q to Q 3 10 B tks P eh X to B 11 B tks X B P Q to Q 12 Castles Xt to X B 3 ' 13 B to Xt 5 P to X H 4 14 Xt to X 4 Q Xt to Q 2 ' 15 Kb tks Xt eh B tks Xt 16 Xt tks Xt Q to Q B 17 Kttksßch Black Kesigns. Time, 50 minutes. — Adclaia j Observer. Dunedin Chess and Draughts Club. There was a large attendance of members on Satutday night and the chess and draughts boards were iept constantly employed The committee have decided to commence a draughts handicap tournament on an early date, which .will be open to all members on paying an entrance fee of 2s 6d, which goes towards the prize fund, and which will also be supplemented by a donation from the club funds. As these tournaments tend greatly to improve the play of those engaged in them, this is a most suitable time for those desirous of joining the club to do bo, for they will-reap the fu'l benefit of constant and careful practice, with the chance of gaining suitable prizes should they come out of the struggle for supremacy successfully. Several new members joined the club on Saturday night. Messrs David E. Hay and Henry Howes were empowered to make the necessary arrangements for the approaching draughts match against a combined team of the Port Chalmers, Sawyers' Bay, and Peninsula players. The town team will be confined to the members of the club, and as the contest is expected to prove a very keen and exciting one, it is to be hoped that some now members will join the club meanwhile, so that the committee may have an opportunity of selecting the strongest possible team. Answers to Correspondents. Correct solutions of Problem 608 received from WM, Invercargil ; G W W, Kaitangata ; E WH, Oaniaru;Seva and H G Timaru; fi M'P, Caversham ; and D M and GF, Dunedin. Solution of Problem 606. By Mr H. B. Kidson. White. Black. , White. lßtoQß6lKtksß 2KttoQ4 ■ mate 1 X tks P 2Ktto QB 5 . dblech , „ 1 X tks Xt 2Ktto Q 2 „ I Q tks Xt 2Ktto Q 4 115 or Q tks K2 Xt to B 5 dis - „ " William Lambert, Wellington. — Your solution of Problem 609 is correct. Seva, Timaru. — We are always pleased, to hear from you. O H, Brokelbank, Auckland.— The paper arrived in due course. Please send it regularly .and you shall receive slips in return. ' „

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