CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2239, 28 January 1897, Page 44

CHESS.

Conducted by John Mouat.

PROBLEM 1349. By P. G. L. F. [First prize in the Brighton Society Tourney.)

[Black.]

PBOBLEM 1350. By Mr A. F. M'Kbnzie. [Black.]

[Instructions. — Begin to reckon from the upper left-hand corner. Numerals indicate vacant squares, capitals white, aud small letters black men.]

Solution of Problem 1343. Tourney Problem No. s.— Motto, "Dolly." Key move— l Q-Kt 4. Solution of Problem 1344. Tourney Problem No. 6.— Motto, "Nelly." Key move— l Q-Kt 4.

Answers to Correspondents. Correct solution from " Othello "—4 points. Correct solutions of Tonrney Problems Not. 1 and 2 received from " X. Y. Z.," who says of No. 1 : — "Key move is unexpected, giving Black a piece or a night and removing the queen to seemingly unlikely quarters. The absence of pawns is xOeisa.nl. aa also the black aueen'a somewhat

freedom from imprisonment." Of No. 2,' "Another fine key; gives the king four false hopes, and two morsels by w.*y of further delusion, 'and two variations from the black bishop. Very good." The samo'solvor gives the two solutions of Tourney Problem No. 3, of ■vyhich he says : " In the author's solution the line of olay shown in key 1 R-R (>, rx kt ; 2 ICt-Kt 6 mute is very goo.l indeed. It i 3 a pity the dual mate and dual toltition exist." Of No. she sayti : "Myrtle declinea to dance to my piping. I cannot forge a key, and unable to pick the lock ; a waiting move seems necessary, and the king appears the only piece at liberty to make it, but he ia not at liberty. Vac victis, but " The same solver sends correct solutions of Tourney Problems Nos. 5 aud 6. Of the former he says : ''Key fairly good, but the final discbarge does not quits justify tht< heavy loading. The mate following P-Q 6is gojd." Of tourney problem No. 6 he says ; "Several duals." In all, 14 points. N.Z. Chess Association Championship Tourney. 1896-07. Game between Messrs R. J . Barnes and J. O. Grieraon. White. BUck. j White. Black. i (Barnes ) (Gricrsou.) i (Buries.) (Giierson.) I 1 P-K 4 P-X 3 19 P-K B 4 Xt-Xt 3 ! 2 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 20 O-O K.t-R B 3 Q Kt-B 3 X Kt-B 3 21 Xt-Xt 3 R-Q Xt 1 4 B-Kt 5 B-K 2 22 Q R-Q 1 Q-Kt 3ch 5 P-K 5 KKt-Q2 23 Q-Q4 Q-B 2 I fißxß Qxß 24 Kt-B 5 Q-K 2 j 7 Q-Q 2 P-QB 4 5>5 B-Kt 4 Vli 4 8 Xt-Xt 5 Xt-Xt 3 26 B-R 5 R-Ktl ! 9 Kt-Q 6ch K-B 1 I 27 X R-K 1 R-Kt 3 10 P x P Xx (Xt 3)- i 2S P-B 4 R-B 3 Q 2 2SI P-Q Xt 4 P-Kt 3 llKtxß QxE SO B-K 2 H-Kt 2 12 Kt-Q 6 Xt x P 31 Px P R-Q 3 13 KtxKtP Q-K2 32 Xt x Pch R x Xt 14 Kt-R 5 P-B 3 ." 33 Px R P-Kt 4 15 B-K 2 Q Kt-Q,2 I 34 Q-Q A Bch Q-K 1 16 Kt-B 3 KtxKtch- ! 35 B-Kt 5 Q x Q 17 Bx Xt Kt-K 4 j3«Rx Qeh K-K2 18 B-K 2 Q-Q 3 137 R-Q 7ch Resigns. Game between Messrs W. Meldrum and R. J. Barnes. White. Black. White. Black. (Meldrum.), (Barnes.) (Melduim.) (Barnes.) 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 20 Q-Kt 3 P-Q Xt 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 21 Kt-R 5 P-K B 4 3 Q Kt-B 3 KKt B 3 22 Xt-Xt 3 P-B 5 4 B-Kt 5 B-K 2 23 Kt-B 5 Px Q 5 Kt-B 3 QKt-Q2 24KtxQ PxPch 6 P-K 3 P-Q Xt 3 25 K-R i Xt x P 7 P x P P x P 2« X R-Q B 1 Q R-Q 1 8 B-Kt 5 O-O 27 Xt x R R x Xt 9 B-B 6 R-Kt 1 28 R-K B 1 Xt x R 10Q-R4 BKt2 29RxKt R-Kl , HBxB Rxß 3»P-KKt3 R-K 7 12 Q-B 6 R-Ktl 31 K-Kt,2 RxP 13 Xt x P Xt xKt 32 R-Q B 1 RxP 14 Q x X Xt B x B 33 RxP P-Q R 4 15 Q x B Kt-B 3 :?4 P-Q 5 R-Q 7 ,16 O-O Q-Q 3 35 R-B 5 P-Kt 5 17 Kt-K 5 Kt-Q 4 36 Rx P P-Kt 6 18 Kt-B 4 Q-Q 2 37 R-Kt 5 P-Kt 7 ,19KR-Q1 P-KB3 3S Resigns. Game between Messrs R. J. Barnes and J. Edwards. White. Black. White. Black. (Barnes.) (Edwards.) (Bxrnes.) (Edward 3.) 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 25BxP Bxß 2 X Kt-B 3 Q Kt-B 3 26 Rx B R-K 1 3JB-Kts P-Q R3 $.7 Kt-B 3 KtxKtch 4 B-R 4 Kt-B 3 28 II x Xt R-K 5 5 0-0 B-B 4 29 R x R P x R 6 P-Q B 3 O-O 30 R-K 3 P-B 4 7 P-Q 4 B-R2 31 RxP PxP 8 B-B 2 P-Q 3 32 P x P KB 3 9 P-K R 3 P-R 3 33 P-K Xt 4 P-Kt 4 10 B-K3 PxP 34 K-B 1 P-R 4 11 P x P P-Q 4 35 K-K 2 K-Kt 4 12 P-K 5 Kt-K 5 3<i P-Q 5 B-Kt 1 13 Kt-B 3 Xt x Xt 37 R-Q 4 B-Q 3 14 Px Xt P-B 4 33 K-Q 3 K-R 5 15 Q-Q 2 Q-K 2 39K-K4 K-Kt 4 16 Kt-R 2 P-K Xt 4 40 R-Q 3 P-R 5 17P-KB4 PxP 41 R-K B 3 P-R 6 18 Rx P B-K 3 42 R-Q Xt 3 P-Kt 5 19 Q R-KB I Q-Q 2 43 K-Q 4 K-R 5 20R-R4 RB2 44 K-B4 B-K2 ' 21 Bx P Xt xX P 45 K-Kt 5 B-Q 3 22 Q-Kt 5 eh R-Kt 2 4ti K-B 6 B-Kt 6 23 B x R Qxß 47 P-Q 6 X x R P 24 QxQ eh Xx Q 48 P-Q 7 Resigns. Game between Messrs H. J. Barnes and O. Pit! :w ants. White. Black. White. Black. (Barnes.) (Pleasanls.) (Barnes.) (Pleas&nts.) 1 P-K 4 P-K 3 V,' P x P PxP 2 P-Q 4 FQ 4 18 P-K R 4 B-K 3 3 Q Kt-B 3 X Kt-B 3 19 Q R-Kt 1 P-Kt 5 4 B-Kt 5 JB-K 2 20 R-Kt 2 P-Q R 4 5 P-K 5 X Kt-Q 2 21 P-R 5 P-R 5 6BxB Qxß 22 Kt-R 3 P-R 6 7 Q-Q 2 P-Q R 3 23 H-Kt 3 Kt-B (5 8 P-B 4 P-Q B 4 UK R-Kt 1 Kb x Pch 9 Kt-B 3 Kt-Q B 3 25 K-Kt 1 Kt-B 6ch 10 Kt-Q 1 PxP 2(iK-Kl K-R I HKtxP KtxKt 27 RxP Q-Ql 12 Qx Xt P-B 4 28 Xt-Xt 5 B-Kt 1 13 B-Q 3 Kt-B 4 29RxBch KxR 14 Kt-B 2 O-O 30 Kt-K 6 dis 15 0-0-0 P-Q Xt 4 eh K-R 1 16 P-K Xt 4 Kt-K 5 31 Xt x Q Reeigns. Game between Messrs M. S. Cocks and R. J. Barr.oß. White. Black. [ White. Black. (Cocks.) (Barnes) : (Cocks.) (Barnes.) 1 P-K 4 P-K 3 | 24 K-Q 2 B-Kt 4 2 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 . 125 Kt-K 5 P-Q R 3 3 Q Kt-B 3 X Kt-B 3 ' -26 P-Q R i B-K 1 4 P-K 5 X Kt-Q 2 j 27 P-R 5 ft-R 2 5 P-B 4 P-Q\B 4 £8 Q R-KB 1 Kt-Q 4 6 PxP BxP J 29RxBP B-R5 7 Q-Kt 4 O-O 30 Xt x P P x Xt 8 B-Q3 Q Kt-B 3 31 R x Xt R-Q B 1 9 Kt-B 3 P-B 4 i 32 R-Q B 1 B-B 3 10Q-R3 Q-K 2 33 BxP BKt 1 11 P-K Xt 4 Xt-Xt 5 34 P-Kt 5 B-B sch 12 Px P Xt x B cli 35 K-Q 1 Bx R i 13 P x Xt P-Q 5 3ti P x B V x P ! UKt-K2 RxP 37 R-Q 7 B-R 6 15 Xt-Xt 3 Xt-Xt 3 38 R-Kt 7ch K-B 1 16 Xt xR " Px Xt 39 RxP P-B 4 * 17 R-K Xt 1 B-Q 2 40 B-B 3 R-Q 1 18 Q-K 4 Q-Bl 41K82 R-Q 3 19 Q-B 6 Q x Q 42 P-R 4 K-B 2 20 P x Q P-Kt 3 43 P-R 5 R-Q 4 21 P-Q R 3 Kt-Q 4 44 R-Kt 7chKß 1 22 P-Kt 4 B-Kt3 4-.P-R6 R-R 4 I 23 B-Kt 2 • Ktxl(D4) 4 : P-R 7 Resigoa. j \ Chess Items. j In this week's issue appear several games j played by Mr Barnes, who for the second time has gained the championship. In next issue will appear some of the games in which Mr Mellor took part. It is difficult to speak with confidence of the merits of the play as compared with that in ! former congress tourneys, but the impression the I games sive is that there i 3 a distinct advance, i t Most of the g*mes indicate harvl »tudy by the players, and the latest variations from Leipzig, Nuremberg, and Moscow have not escaped their notice The influence of Mr Mason's books and of Mr Lask«r's book is distinctly traceable to some of the games. This shows that the players take a sufficient interest in the g.iine to make it a subject of study. But notwithstanding the considerable amount of " book " in evidence there is ample evidence also of original work, and some of the positions evolved are both interesting and remarkable. The games seem to compare very favourably with those of amateurs in the other colonies, and even with those of Europe and America. j Mr R. J. Barnes is at present on a visit to Dunedin, whera he has been welcomed and congratulated by the local players. Had the intercolonial congress at Warrnambod been fixed to begin a, wenk later, ha might have besn able to attend it as the representative of New Zealand, but when i ' the New Zealand Congress closed there was not ' sufficient time left to reach Warrnambod before I the date fixed for the beginning of the tourna- j ruent.