CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2057, 27 July 1893, Page 38

CHESS.

Conducted by John Mouat.

PROBLEM 1038. By L. P. Rees, Redhill.

[White.] White to play and mate in three moves.

Answers to Corrcspondcuts. J, E, Stevens. — A "goak"! Heavens forefend such imbecility as could permit of the perpetration of such a goak. And at the expense of readers of the chess column 1 It was merely a misprint of a white queen instead of a black one. J. M'Exchan. — Not so fishy as its name implies. The queeu is black. Liliokalani not Victoria. J. M., Hokonui.— Your solution of 1034 is correct. Solution of Problem 1035. @" Key move, B-QR7. Otago Ckcss Club. Game played between Messrs R. A. Clelaud and F. H. Irwin in the Club championship tourney.

(a) Time is of no consequence to Black. (fc) Hoping to win the Xt or drivo it out of play. This move is in reality a weak one and results m the capture of the Q R P only, a result quite incommensurable with the time lost in doing it. (c) Black obtains a good attacking position, but fails to make a proper use of it. . (d) Instead of this move 18 B x X R 8 might be tried. If 19...P xB,QxP, 20 X Xt-Xt 5. B x Xt, 21 8 xB,R xB, and Black's attack is overpower™fe) Well played. . , , (/) A mistake ; Kt-B 2 Bhould have been played.

Two Brilliant Games. This brilliant little game was played at Simpson's Divan, between the Rev. H. Chapman and Mr Bird, in consultation, ascainst Messrs Holland and Van Vliet, consulting :— Evans' Gambit. White. Black. (Rev H. Chap- (Messrs Rolland man and Mr and Van Bird.) Vliet.) 1 PK 4 P-K 4 2Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 3 B-B 4 B-B 4 4P-QKt4 BxP 6P-B3 B-R4 6P-Q4 PxP 7 Q-Kt 3 PxP SBxPch KB 1 9 Castles Q-B 3 10 B x Xt R x B 11 Kt-Kts Q-Kt 3 12 P-B 4 B Xt 3 eh 13K-R1 Kt-Q5 14Q-Q5 RRI 15 P-B 5 Q-K 1 16 P-B 6 P-Kt 3 17 P-K 5 Kt-K 3 18 P-B 7 Q-K 2 19KtxKtch QxKt 20 B-R 6 eh K-K 2 21P-B8(Q)ch RxQ 22 B x R eh Resigns. A gem from Melbourne. It will be observed that Black wins with his queen and pawns only. ■ King's Bishop's Gambit. White. ■ Black. (Tullidge.) (Hodgson.) IP-K4 P-K 4 2 P-K B 4 PxP 3 B-B 4 Q-Rsch 4 K-B 1 P-Q 3 5 P-Q 4 P-K Xt 4 6KtQB3 P-QB3 7 Kt-K B 3 Q-R 4 BP-KR4 P-KR3 9K-Ktl P-Kt 5 10 Kt-K 1 P-QKt4.. 118-Kt3 P-Kt 5 12 Kt-K 2 P-B 6 13 Kt-B 4 P-B 7 eh 14KxP P-Kt6ch 15KxP QxQ White resigns. Chess Items. The match of matches, i.e., one between the acknowledged champion of the world, Mr W. Steinitz, and the all-conquering E. Lasker, is now on the tapis. Despite the oft-repeated rumours that Steinitz has retired from the ring;, the celebrated world's champion himself states in the New York Tribune that a challenge from Lasker for a stake of £1000 a-aide would be entitled to respect, providing that all other conditions are of a similar fair character. The New York Sun confirms the intelligence of the proposed match between the two masters in question, and states that Lasker is at present in Chicago, busily engaged in collecting his stakes of £1000. Mr C. Gilberg, the well-known problem composer, and president of the Brooklyn Chess Club, will i' act as stakeholder for Lasker. The match, if arranged, will no doubt create the utmost interest in chess all over the world. — Hereford Times. The undermentioned have been appointed presidents of the New Zealand Chess Association for the purposes of the Chess Congress of 1893-94:-Welling-ton: Messrs Bryco and Benbow. Auckland : Messrs Lennox and Jowett. The Canterbury appointments are not yet announced, and the Otago opes are still under the consideration of I the club. I On the 25th inst. five memberß of the Otago Chess Club proceed to Port Chalmers to contest a match with a like number of local players. The Otago Club Championship tournament is now in full swing. The New York Sun is reported as confirming the statement that a match was proposed between Lasker and Steinitz for 5000dol and the championship of the world, and adds the mysterious and exciting announcement that Lasker was then at Chicago collecting his stake. This is a many ! mover of great difficulty. We have tried to solve it, but have doubts whether we have got beyond a try. Is it possible that a chess master should have to turn dun to collect his underdone stake ? If this is thus, we fear he is undone. Note : It is his own stake, ' not the other fellow's. This is where the chief difficulty lies. There have been wild times lately in the free United States, banks bursting, fizzling and fizzing like fireworks. He may have placed the stake in a bank " whereon the wild thyme grows." His heart must ache if a mistake has taken place about the stake. We have doubts whether we have yet solved the problem, and must now try the " higher criticism." Probably some telegraphic error ! has given rise to the difficulty. He has coded the message and what the telegram said was merely "misstake." The journalist misread it "miss stake" and has amplified this as above, hence the difficulty. The pedigree is therefore Miss Stake by Mistake out of Miss Take. Now the word mistake is itself derived from the two words "miss" and "take. 1 ' This is an inversion which a German would quite naturally make of "take miss," a term used in the game of Loo and originally derived from marriage, in which young men sometimes foolishly give up a good hand for a very indifferent miss. Hence if marriage is not entirely a failure it is mostly a misstako. We take it therefore that Herr Lasker merely means that he has " taken miss," or married some Chicagan young lady. He has now a stake in the country. We shall publish the correct solution as soon as it comes to hand. The New Zealand Chess Congress of 1893-94 is to be held in Dunedin. The Otago Chess Club has taken the matter in hand and an appeal will be made to those who take an interest in promoting intellectual amusements for their support and assistance. We trust that appeal will meet with a hearty response. It would be a subject for humiliation and prayer if the daughter and namesake of the modern Athens should, while keen in promoting sport generally, fail to show any interest in the promotion of the game which, stands at the head of all indoor amusements. We hope she will not forget her descent but will prove herself pulchra matre, pulchriorfilia.

White. Black. [Oleland.) (Irwin.) IP-K4 P-K4 2Kt-KB3 KtQB3 3 B-B 4 P-K R 3-a 4 P-B 3 P-Q 3 5 P-Q 4 B-K 2 6 P-Q 5-6 Kt-R 4 7 B-Q 3 P-Q Xt 3 8 P-Q Xt 4 Xt-Xt 2 9 B-Kt 5 eh B-Q 2 10 B-B 6 R-Kt 1 11 Q-K 2 Ktß3 12 Kt-Q 2 Castles 13 Q-R 6 Q-Bl 14QxRP B-Ktß W 111 UO. X>IUU&. (Cleland,) (Irwin.) 15 Q-R 6 B-R i 16 Q-Q 3 B-Kt 3 17 Castles Kt-R 4 18 Kt-Q B 4 P-B i-o 19PxP BxP 20 Q-K 2 Kt-Q 1 21P-KR3 Ktxß 22 Px Xt B-K 3 23 R-K 1 P-Q Xt 4 24 Kt-R 5 R-B 3 25KtxKP-eR-B 4 26 Xt-Xt 4 Q-B 1 27 Qxß eh K-R 2 28 Q x B Resigns.