N.Z. Chess Association championship Journey. 1896-97.

Otago Witness, Issue 2242, 18 February 1897, Page 40

N.Z. Chess Association championship Journey. 1896-97.

(a) At this point Blank had a mate in four, but did not se» through it quite clearly and therefore doubted whether it waa sound. (&) Here White claimed that Black should mate in 50 moves. (c) An ending which seldom occurs in actual play, but one which every player should master.

Game between Messrs Mellor. W. Meldrum and J. W. Queen's Garni White. Black. (Meldrum.) (Mellor.) 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 3 Q Kt-B 3 KKVB3 4HKCS K-K. 2 5 Kt-B 3 P-Q B 4 (JPxBP BxP 7 P x P Q-Kt 3 8 P-K 3 Q x P 9 B x Xt P x B 10 E-B 1 • 0-0 11 B-Q 3 B-Kt 5 18 Q-Q 2 B x Xt 13 11 x B Q x Q eh 14 K. x Q 1' x P 15 X R-Q B 1 Kt-Q 2 16 Kt-Q 4 Xt-Xt 3 17 R-B 7 R-Kf. 1 18 Kt-K2 B-K3 19 Xt-Xt 8 X R-K 1 20Kt-R4 KRQBI 21 Xt x P eh K-Kt 2 22 R x R It x R 23 R x R Xt, x R 24 KtxKP(?j !VB3(!) 25 P-B 3 B-Kt 1 26 Xt x P X x Xt 27 P-Kt 4 Kt-Q 3 28 P-K R 4 Kt-B sch 29 K-K 2 Xt X 4 30 P-Kt S eh K-Kt 2 31 »?-Kt 1 B-B 2 32 V-R 4 B-R 4 eh 33 K-I5 2 Kt-KtSch 34 K-B:i Kt-ii S«h 35 K-Kt 2 Kf-K 5 36 P-K 5 Kt-B 6 37 11-0 3 KtxP 38 K-Kt 3 Kt-B fi 39 K-B 4 P-Q R 4 40 K-K 5 P-Q Xt 4 41 K-K 6 KB 1 42 H-Kt6 P-Kl5 43 P-B 6 Kt-K 5 44KxP X-, xPch ht Declined. White. Black. (Meldrum.) (Mellor.) 45 K-B 5 B-Q 8 46 K-Kt 5 P-Kt 6 47 X x P B-B 7 45884 Kt-K 5 4« K-Kt 5 P-Kt 7 bOB-R2 P-KrB = Q 51 KxQ Bxß 52 K-B 5 Xt-Xt 6 53 K-Q 5 BxP 64 K-K 5 K-B 2 55 f-K 4 Xt x P 56 P-R 5 B-R 2 57 P-R6 K-K 2 58 K-Q 4 K-Q 3» 59 K-Q 3 K-B 4 60 K-B a K-B 5 61 K-Kt 2 Kt-Q B 6 62K-K.l Kt,KtS 63 K-Kt 2 K-Kt 5 64 K-R 2 K-B 6 (55 K-Rl K-B 7-a Cm K-R 2 BKtlch 67 K-rf.l Kt-Q 7 63 P-R 7 Bx>-6 «!» K-R 2 K-B 6 70KR1 K-Kt.6ch 71 K-R 2 B-Kt 3 72 K-R 3 B-Kt 8 73 K-R 4 Xt Q 5 74 K-R-a Xt-Xt 4ch 75 K-R 4 K-B 5 76 K-K 5 K-B 4 77 K-R 4 B-B 7 eh 78 K-R 5 B-Kt 6 79 K-R 6 Kt-Q 3 80 K-R 5 Kt-Kt2ch 81 K-R 6 K-B 3 82 K-R 7 B-B 5 83 K-Kt 8 Kt-Q 3 84 K-R 8 K-Kt 3 85 K-Kt B B-R 3 8(5 K-R 8 Black mates in four iaoves-0