CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 972, 5 September 1889, Page 29

CHESS.

Solutions to prolilema, garaea, and analyses invited for this column. AH communications to 1)9 addressed to tKe Chess Editor.

* CLUB MEETINGS. The Otago Chess Club meets at the Excelsior Hotel, Princes at., every Wednesday and Saturday from 7to 11 p.m.". Secretary— F. Siedeberg, Dunedin.

PBOBLEM 724. By Mrs Augusta Ottebstbom.

(From The Field.)

[Blick.j

[Whitb.J White to play and mate in two moves.

Otago v. Canterbury.

The following game was played in the recent telegraphic chess match, between Messrs Mander

(Otago) and Kennedy (Canterbury).

White. Black Mr Mander. Mr Kennedy. ! 1 Pto X 4 Pto X 4 2Ktto KB 2 Xt to QB 3 38t0Q84 B to Q B 4 I 4Pto QB 3 Pto Q 3 | 5 Pto Q 4 P tks c i 6 P tks P BtoKt 3 ! 7PtoKH3 PtoKR3 [ 8 Castles Xt to B 3 9 P to Q 5 Xt to X 4 10 Xt tks Kb P cks K& 11 Kb to QB 3 PtoQ E 3 ! 12 B to X 3 B tks B I 13 P tks B Castles 14 B to Q 3 Kb to X R 2 15 R to X B 3 (a) P to Q Xt 4 16 P to Q E 2 Q to Q 3 17 PtoQ Xt 4 PtoQ B 4 18 P tks P enpas Q tks P 19 Xt to Q 5 Q to Q 3 20 Bto B 2 <J) Rto Qsq 21 QtoKßoq Btoß2 22 R to Q sq Q to X B ag 23BtoKKt3 KtoQ3(c) ]24Pto XR 4 PtoK R 4 25 R to Xt aq (d) B to X Xt 5 26 B to Q sq Xt to X B 3 •27 KttoQß3 Btksß 28 R tka B Q to Q eg 29 QtoK B 3 R tks B (c) i SO Q tks R Q fcka Q 31 Xt tks Q Xt tks P I 32 X B to a 3 P to X B 3 33KttoKB2 KttoQ7 34 R to X R 3 P to X 5 35 PtoK Xt 4 P tks P I 36 Kfc tks P P to X B 4 37KttoK5 Ktoß2 38 RtoK Xt 3 RtoK Xt 2 39 E to Xt 2 Xt to Q Xt 8 40KtoQR2(/ r )RtoQB2 !41 KtoKR2 RtoKKt2 i 42 R to Q R 2 R to X Xt 2 43 Xt to QB 6 Rto Q 2 44 Xt to Q 4 P to Q B 5

And the game was given up as drawD. NOTES. a To Drevent Black playing Q to X Xt 4 and B tks R P.

b This and move 22 were made with the view of playing Kfc to X B 6 eh. and giving up Q in exchange for Xt and tt.

c To prevent Kfc checking, and forcing exchange of Kta.

a To prevent B to Kfc 5, shutting off escape of X K.

c Had Black played Xt tks Xt, he would have lost the Kb by R tks R ; Q tks X, Xt tk 8 Kt.

/ A counter attack on Black's Pawn's which is met by returning R to Xt 2.

Endgame between Messrs Hookham and Mouat. The following is the position of the game at the end of the second day's play.

Black.— Mr Mouat.

White.— Mr Hookham, Coutinuation.

White. Black. Mr Hookham. Mr Mouafc. 48PtoKt6 RtoKKtB 49 Rtoß fl (5) Pto Q 3 50 E tka P X to Q 4 51 B to Q B 8 P to Q 6 52RtoQ8ch KtoKB5 53 X to R 6 R to R 8 eh 54 X to Xt 7 X to X 6 55Pt0Q87 RtoQBS 56 P to Q NOTE?. a P to Q 5 should have been played. b The proper reply. c This loses time equal to three moves, as Black's game is now hopeless. The correct line of play for Black seems to be to push on the Queen's Pawn without stopping, and upon White's gaining the check of the Black Castle would win the "Queen.