PROBLEM 910.

Otago Witness, Issue 1956, 20 August 1891, Page 33

PROBLEM 910.

By Charles A. Qilbkro. (From " Orumbi from the Chen Board.") [BIO.CK.J

White : X [on Q Xt 4, H on Q sq, Kts on Q 5 and E Xt 7, Es on X 8 and X B 4, P on X Xt 3; Black : Kon X 6, Xt on Q Xt 4, Ps on Q 5, Q 6 and X 6. White to play and mate in three

"Sans Voir" Chess in Paris We take the following beautiful game, one of eight simultaneously oonduoted blindfold by M. Goetz at the Oafe de la Begence, from the Baltimore Sunday News : - White. Blaok. (Goetz.) (Baßtien.) IPtoK4 PtoK4 2 P to X B 4 P tks P 3Ktto KB 3 PtoK Xt 4 4 F to X B 4 P to Xt 5 6KttoKs BtoK3 6 B to Q B 4 Xt to X B 3 7PtoQ4 PtoQ3 8 Q B tks P P tks Xt 9 B tks Xt B tks B P oh-a 10 X to X 2 Q to B 3 11 B to X 3 P to Xt 6 12 X to Q 3 Xt to B 3 13 B to B sq Q B to Xt 5 14 B tks Q B tks Q 16 X to B sq P tks P 16 B tks P eh X to X 2 17 Xt to B 3-b B tks P oh 18 X tks B P tks B 19 Xt to Q5 oh Kto Q 3 20 Xt tks X P-0 Kto X 4 21 X to B 3-d P to Xt 4 22 Ktoß seh KtoQ 3s 23 RtoQtq eh Kto X 2 24 Xt to Q5 oh Ktoß sq 25KttksQBP PtoKtseh 26 X to B 4 Xt to X 4 oh 27 X tkt Xt X tks B 28 Bto Q 7 eh-/ X to"B 3 29 B to X 6 oh X to XC 4 30 Xt tks B Besigns. a Q tks Q P is a safer and better line of play, b An exquisite stroke of genius. 0 Threatening to win the adverse bishop. d Threatening to mate in two moves. s If X tks P 23, B to Q .5 oh, mating next move. / The best move, and quite decisive.

The Adelaide Chess Tournament. (Adelaide Observer.) A good game played July 20, 1891< Pktbopf's Dbfbncb. White. Black. (Mr J. M. Belcher.) (Mr Pagan.) 1 P to X 4 P to X 4 2KttoKB3 KttoKß3 3KttksP(PQ4) PtoQ3 4Ktto KB 3 Xt tks P SPtoQ4 PtoQ4 ' 6 B to Q 3 Xt to X B 3 (B K2) 7 Castles BtoK2 8 X to X Castles 9 Xt to Q B 3 ~ P to Q B 3 10 Xt to X 5 B to X 3 11 P to B 4 (good)B to Q B Owing to losing a move in the opening Black's game is already in a bad way. If QKttoQ 2he will lose a piece by P to B 5 1 12 Q to X 2 B to Q 3 13 P to X a 3 Xt to X 14 Xt tks KB Pi A neat stroke. If B tks Xt White Q tks Xt oh. 14 X tks Xt 15 Q to B 5 oh X to B 3 16 Q tks BP , Kto B 2 17 BtoKt 6eh Kto B 3 18 PtoK Xt 4 Bto X 3 19 P to B 5 Q to E 4 oh wins the Q. Mr Betaher finishes off in his old vigorous style. 19 X to X 2 20 BtoKt seh Xt to B 3 21 Q tks P eh B to B 2 22 Q tks B mate.

End-Game.

The following iateresting ending ocourred in a game played between, Master and Miss Fenwick, of Duuedln :— White : X on X Xt 5, Rs on X B 2 and X R 3, PonK 5 ; Black : X on X B. B on Q B 3, Kts on Q and Q B 6, Ps on Q R 2, Q Xt 2, and Q B 6. White to move and mate in two move* as follows :— White. Black. BtqKßßoh KtoKKt2 P to X B 8 beopmes Queen and mates. Chess Item. The major tourney in the Canterbury Chess Club, Ohristchurch, is still going on, the highest scores being as follows:— W. B. Byre, lit wins, lj losses; A. M Ollivier, 7 wins, 1 loss; H. Hookham , 9 wins, 3 losses ; A. Oant, 7 wins, 3 losses ; A. L. Smith, 8 wins, 5 losses. The competitors are the nine leading players in the club, and each one has to play two games with the other eight. Draws count half a game. Answers to Correspondents. Solution of Pboblkm 905. White. Black. 1 Xt to B 5 Any 9 Q to Q 4 oh Any 3 Q to Xt 4 mate. SOLUTION OF PBOBIBM 906. White. ' Black. White mates in three moves : — | lQtksPoh KtksQ 2KttoKb Boh Kto B 2 3 Xt to Q 6 mate. Black mates in three moves •.— 1 Xt to B 4 oh Xt tks Xt 2 Q to B 6 oh P tks Q 3 B to B 8 mate White compels Back to mate in three moves: — 1 B tka B oh X tks B 2Kt toKt4ch Xtke P 3 Q to E 4 oh B tks Q mate Black compels White to mate in three move* : — lßtoKsoh Qtksß 2Kttoß4oh KttkuKt j 3QtksQQA KttkaQmate,