CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1952, 23 July 1891, Page 33

CHESS.

Solution! to problems, gamei, and ■nalyMi invited for thii oolumn. All oommanloatlom to be addresied to the Chen Editor. CLUB MEETINGS. The Otago Chess Club meets at the A.M.P. Buildings, Princes st. The olub room is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Wednesday and Saturday evenIngs from 7 to 11 p.m., Seoretary —P. Sdtobbbbg, Dunedin.

?EOBLEM 901. By Ssdnbi Mbxmott. (Field.) [8L4.0X.J

[Wkitb.j White : K on Q 8 4, Q0nQ 8 7, Bs on Q Xt 6 and Q Xt 8, Kts on on K 7 and KEB.B onKB4. Ps | on Q B 2, Q Xt 3, Q Xt 5 and KB. 5 ; Blaok : Kon Q2,Bson QB 3 and X Xt 7, Bs on X K6 4 and X B 8, Ps on Q Xt 2, X B 2, X Xt 2, X B 3, Q Xt 6, X B 5, and Q B 6. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM 902. By Mrs W. J. Baibd. (Honourably ! mentioned in the Haokney Mercury Tournament.) [BLACK.j

[Whim.] White.- KonKKt 5, QonKB 6. Rs on X Xt sq and Q B 5. Xt on Q Xt eg. B on Q 3, Ps on K2, KKt 3 and QBS; Black : Kon X 6, Kcs on Q X a and Q 86, Ps on X 5, and X Xt 5. White to play and mate in three mover GAMES. As the "brilliant brevities" from the Newcastle Chronicle have been commended by several of onr readers, we cannot do better than follow the selections of our contemporary. White. Blaok. (Sohultern.) (Kieierltxki.) IPtoK4 Pto X 4 . 2 P to X B 4 P Iks P 3 B to B 4 Q to B 5 oh 4 X to B sq f to Q Xt 4 5 B tks Xt P Xt to X B 3 6Ktto QB 3 Xt to Xt 5 7Ktto 1C 3 Xt to QB 3 . 8 Xt to Q 5 Xt to Q 6 9 KttksQßPohKtoQsq 10 Xt tks JU P to B 6 11 P to Q 3 P to B 3 12 BtoQ B 4 Pto Q 4 13 fl tki P B to Q 3 14 Q to X 4 P tk» P Oh 16 X tks P Q tks Xt ah ltf X tks Q Kb to X 6 eh 17 KtoE dOh Xt to B6 oh 18 X to B 5 B to Xt 5 mate. Remove White's ,' Queen's Knight. I Selected by the Toledo Commercial as the gem in the' recent fifth annual meeting of the Ohio State Chess Association. Two Knights' Defencb. (Locke Curtis,) (Willenberg.) White. ' Blaok. IPtoK4 PtoK4 , 2 Xt to KB 3 , Xt to QB 3 3 B to B 4 Xt to B 3 4 Xt to Xt 5 P to Q 4 5 V tks P Xt tks P 6 Xt tks B P X tks Xt 7Qtoß3ch KtoK3 8 Xt to B 3 Q Xt to Kfc 5-a 9 Castles-& Ptoß 3 10PtoQ4 KttkßßP II Q to X 4-c Xt tks P-d 112Pto KB 4 Kto Q 2 13 Xt tksKt P tks Xt ÜBtksP Btoß4 16 P tka P Xt to 8 4 eh 16 X to H sq X to B 2 17 B to X B 4 Xt to X 2 18 KBtoQ iq B toB4 19 P to X 6 oh X to Xt 3-e 20 Q to B 4 Xt tks B-/ 21 H tfes Kfc Q to X B sq 22 P.to Q Kfc 4 B tks X P -g 23 X tks B-h P to Q B 3 24 B to Q Xt 5 eh And White mates in two more moves. a Weak. The proppr play would have been 8 QKtto X 2. ■■■ b Premature. In White's eagerness to get in out of the wet he gives Blaok an opportunity of improving his position, of which, however, Blaok fails to take advantage. 9QtoK 4is considered the winning reply to Black's move. c " Better late than never," although White has allowed an extravagant and unnecessary loss of the rank and file. d 11 Xt tks B would have resulted in almost immediate disaster. , eAs good as any move. The game is lost for Black, however he plays. f Otherwise White mates by 21 Q to Xt 3 oh, &o. g Expecting White to capture B with P, in which ca«e he would find a safe retreat at B 3. h Threatening mate in three, if Black takeß the Queen. Otago Chess Olub. Tb« annual general meeting of the members of the Otago Chess Olub was held in the Australian Matual Provident Society's Buildings on Saturday, the 11th inst.. at 9 p.m. The annual report showed that the membership of the olub had increased during the past year— due to a great extent to the fact that the clubroom is open in the day time as well as in the evening. The financial poiition of the club, as shown by the balance •heet, is very good. This is very satisfactory considering that the olub has lately been at some considerable expense in furnishing the new room. The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year : — President, Dr Stenhouse (re-elected) ; vice-presi-dents, Meisrs Beeves (re-elected) and Grinsted ; treasurer, Mr J. B. Borton; secretary Mr F. V. Siedeberg; committee— Messrs Angus, Mouat, Irvine, Oolclough, Blder, and Hastings ; finance committee —Messrs Hastings, Colclough, and I | Grinsted; match and handicap committee— Dr Stenhouse, Meisrs Mouat and Siedeberg. The meetI ing then closed with a unanimous vote of tbaaks to the chair. One of the committee is in attendance at the clubroom every afternoon' to interview or correspond with Intending members.