CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1934, 19 March 1891, Page 29

CHESS.

Solution! to problems, game*, and Analyses invited for this column. All oommnnlo&tioni to bo addressed to tho Chen Editor. OLUB MEETINGS. The Otaoo Chbss Club meets at the Exoelsior Hotel, Prlnoes sfc., every Wednesday and Saturday from 7to 11 p.m. Secretary— F. Sibdebero, Dunedin. PROBLEM 865. By H. yon Dubbn, Sweeden. (First prize in British Chess Magazine Tourney.) [Black.J

» - Whit« mates hi two moves.

PEOBLEM 866. By R. A. Olblind, Dunedln. [Black.]

[White.] White mates ia three moves. New Zealand Chess Congress. The following are two other games played in the annual tourney In Wellington :— Two Knights' Defence. White. Black. (Mr Siedeberg.) (Mr Sexton.)

lPtoKl PtoK4 2 Xt to X B 3 Xt to QB 3 3 B to B 4 Xt to B 3 4Ktto Xt 5 Pto Q 4 5 V tkfl P Xt to Q H 4 6 B to Xt 6 oh P to B 3 7 P tks P P tks P BBtoK2 PtoKH3 9 Xt to X B 3 Pto X 5 10 Xt to X 5 Q to Q 5 11 PtoK B 4 BtoQ B 4 12 It to Big Oaßtles 13 P to B 3 Q to Q 4 14 Pto Q Xt 4 Pto X 6 16 B to B 3 P tks P oh 16 Q tks P Q to X 3 17 i" tks B B to R 3 18 B to X 3 Q R to Q sq 19 Q to B 2 B to B sq 20 X to B 2 Xt to XC 2 21 KtoKt sq Xt to Q 4 22 P to B 4 Xt to X 2 23 B to Xt 4 P to B 4 24 B to R 5 Xt tks P 25 Xt to QB 3 Qto B 3 26 B to It 3 Xt to X 3 27 Q to B 2 P to B 4 28 B tks P Kb tks B 29 Q tks Xt B to Q 7 30 Xt to Q 5 Xt tks Xt 31 P tks Xt R to Q sq 82 X H to Q sq X E tks P 33 Q tks Boh EtoQ sq 34 Qtoß 4oh Kto X 2 35 X tks R Q to Xt 3 oh 36 X to H sq It tks R 37 B to Xt 6 oh X to X sq 38 Xt to B 7 eh X to Xt sq 39 Xt tks Poh Resigns. Phimdob'b Defence. White. Black. (Mr Mouat.) (Mr Bolton.) 1 P to X 4 P to X 4 2 Xt to KB 3 Pto Q 3 3 P to Q 4 P tks P 4KttbsP BtoQ2 sßto QB 4 Xt to KB 3 6 Xt to QB 3 Xt to B 3 7 B to X 3 Xt to X 4 BBtoK2 PtoQR3 9 Oastles P to It 3 10 P to B 4 Xt to B 3 11 KftksKt B tks Kg 12 B to B 3 Q to X 2 13 P to X 5 Xt to Q 2 14 B tks B P tks B 15 Q to B 3 P to Q 4 1« Q R to Q Q to X 3 17 Xt to X 2 Btoß4 18 Xt to Q 4 B tks Xt 19BtksB Oastles 20 KRto X Qto B 4 31 R to Q 3 P to B 4 22 Pto X Xt 4 Qto R 2 238t082 PtoQB3 24 P to B 5 P to B 5 25 R to B 3 X R to X 28 B to Xt 8 Xt to B 4 27 P to Xt 3 Xt to X 5 28 R tks Xt P tks R 29QtksP PtksP 30 R P tks P P to X H 4 31 P to R 2 P tks P 32 P tks P X E to Q 33 Q tks P R to Q 8 oh 34 X to B 2 QRtoQ 35 R to Q 3 X R tks R 36 P tks R Q to R 6 37 Q to X 4 Q to R 3 38 X to X 2 Q to Q Xt 3 39 PtoKt 4 RtoQB 40 P to X 6 P tks c 41QtksP QtksQ 42 PtksQ KtoK 43 X to B 3 R tks P 44 X to B 4 E to Q Xt 3 45 X to X 5 R tka P 46 B to B 2 X to B 2 47 B to Q 4 R to Xt 4 eh 48 X to X 4 P to R 4 49 X to X 3 P to R B 50 X to Q 2 P to R 6 51 X to B 2 P to B 7 52 B to R sq R to Xt 8 53 B to Q 4 P queens 51 B tks Q R tks B 65 Resigns. Chess Items. Brisbane. — A short time ago Mr Wallace, of the Brisbane Ohe«s Club, gratified a few members by an impromptu exhibition of blindfold play. He engaged in two games simultaneously against two players of average skill, and won with ease in both oases— in faot, some of the onlooker* maintained that Mr Wallace plays just as well sans voir as with the board and men before him His preoision is surprising. In one game he was generously reminded that his queen was in danger of being taken by a pawn, but Mr Wallace rejoined that if the queen were aaptu'ed his opponent would suffer mate in three moves, and an analysis of the position proves this to be correct.- Queeoslander. London. — In the City of London Olub Tournament, now in progress, the prizes are said to be the largest ever offered in an amateur chess congest The fir=t prizfl, presented by Mr Steal, member of the Council of India, is lCga ; the second prize, presented by Mr Kershaw, president of the club, is Bgs, followed by prizes of £6. £5. £i, m 10s, £3. £2 15 3 , £2 10s, £2 ss. and £2. Mr Mocatta. of the Scock Exchange, adds a special prize of £J, and two other donors ndd £1 10 a and £1 is The tournament will be followed by a contest for the Gastineau Challenge Vase (value £35), accompanied by a money prize of sga, Answers to Correspondents Solution of Pbobcbm 859 Key move— R to R sq, making room for the notion of the Quean at Queen's Knight's square, mating after Black has taken Knight, which is his only move. Solution of Problem 880. Key move-Q to Q 2. Solution of Problem 861. White. Black. 1 Q to f sq Any move 2 Q or It mates accordingly. Solution of Pboblem 88J. Key move— Q to R3. & R, Kaitangata.— Just too late for last week. Pleased to h.ear from you again. Problem 862 U correct, but you ar« astray ia 961. !