Wellington Chess Club.

Otago Witness, Issue 2253, 6 May 1897, Page 40

Wellington Chess Club.

Game between Messrs R. J. Barnes and SJill, of Wellington Chess Club, in a private tourney now proceeding between six of the leading players of the club.

(a) Necc3sary to prevent B-Kt 5, and the Q is lost. (6) A well-played forcible game on the part of White. — Score and notes from the New Zealand Field. -

(a) This U an unexpected and odd kind of move. Mr Barnes is a player of originality and has a reason fo. - every move. His idea here seems to be to keep the di^goual q r 1-K R 1 clear for his q b. (6) This is perhaps premature, but Black wants to get the kt-r 3 and also to get rid of the B. It is tolerably clear that White sees the effect of Black's third move, and has- now decided cot to castle X side. (c) An advance on the q side looks promising, and p-q 4 instead of p-k 4 worth considering. W) We prefer kt-k 4. (c) This and the uexb move result in winning a piece, and are very ingenious on White's part. There seems no way of avoiding the loss (/) We see nothing better. The game is now lost to Black unless White makes a blunder. (g) Threatening r x kt, q-r 8 eh, etc. which would have been very awkward for White.

Another game in the Messrs Mason and Barm Zealand Field. Queen's P. White. Black. (Mason.) (Barnes.) 1 P-Q 4 P-K B 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-Q 3-a 3 Kc-K B 3 K/TK B 3 4 Kt-Q H 3 P-K 3 5 B-Kt y B-K 2 6 P-K 3 0-0 7 BQ 3 P-Q Xt 3 8 P-Q R 3 B-Kt 2 9 Q-B 2 Xt-Xt 5-6 IOBxB Qxß LI P-K 11 3 Kt-KR3 L 2 0-0-0 Kt-Q 2 L 3 X R-Kt 1 P-K 4-c 14 Kt-lt2 - P-QB4 15 P-Q 5 P-Q R 3 16 P-K Xt 4 P-K 5 17 B X 2 Q-K 4-<J sama tourney between is.— Score from the NewiW« Game. White. Black. (Mason.) (B.u-nes.) 18 Kt-B I P-Q Xt 4 19 PxKBP P-Kts 20 Xt-Xt 1 P x P 21 Xt x P Xt x P 21 B-K Xt 4-c Kt-K B3 23 I'-K B 4 Px P c.p. 24 Q x Xt Xt x B 25 Q x Xt B-B 1-/ 26 Q-Kt 3 Q-B 3 27 R-Q 2 R.Q Xt 1 28 P-K R 4 tt-Kt 6 7 29 Xt-Xt 1 B- It 6 (?) 30 Qxß P-B 7 31 R-Kt 2 X li-Q Xt 32 Q-K 6ch Qx Q 33 1" x Q Resigns.

White. (Barnes.) 1 PQ4 2 P-K4 3 Kt-Q 2 4 Xt x P 5 Xt x Xt 15 Kt-B :i 7 B-Q 3 8 0-0 9 P-B4 .0 B-K4 :i B-K 3 L 2 P-Q R 3 JL< JCU3KCH JJEFENCE. Black. ' White. Black. (Still.) j (Barnes.) (Still.) T-K3 133 Q-B2 B-B 3 P-Q 4 j 14 P-B 5 P x P P x P 1 1 15 P x P BBS Kt-K B 3 ' 16 B x B (B 3) Q x Xt ~ I eh Xt x B B-Q 3 17 Q-K 4 P-K 4 L'-KR3-a ']S Bxß Kt-Q 5 B-Q 2 Il9Kt xXt R. xKt P-Q Xt 3 20 QxP eh Qx Q Kt-B 3 21 B x Q. and Tt-Q 1 wins-i Kt-K 2 J