Otago Witness Seventh Solution Tourney.

Otago Witness, Issue 2389, 14 December 1899, Page 48

Otago Witness Seventh Solution Tourney.

The competing problems in the tourney, together with such selected tlnee-move pioblems as may appear during the publication of the tourney problems, are alone submitted for solution. The continuous system, having failed to bring forward r, sufficient number of competitors, will be discontinued, and a prize of 10s Gd to the solver who obtains the highest number of points is offered by the Daily Times and Witness Company, and a second prize o£ Conington's or Mason's (at the option of the winner) " Elementary Treatise on Chess " will be given by the chess editor to the solver who gains the next highest number of points. The conditions of the competition are: —Points —Each author's solution and every " cook": two moves one point, three moves two points. A correct statement that a problem has no solution counts as a solution. Criticisms by solvers are invited, and it is requested that solvers award marks to sound problems from. 0 up to 10, according to their estimate of tho merits of the problem. Solutions and criticisms must be completed within one week from the time problems are received by the solver, except in the case of the three competing problems already published, solutions to which will hi received and count if sent in by the 14th inst. Thi3 is done on account o£ the delay which hnc occurred in notifying the conditions, Criticisms will be subject to abridgment at the option of the chess editor. Solutions v/ill be counted, although unaccompanied \>y critic jsjas,'

Amateur International Tournament. Game played between Messrs Dimer (Hamburg) and Swiderski (Leipsic): — Giuoco Piaxo. White. Back. White. Black. Dimer. Swiderski. D mer. Swidtrbki 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 16 Q R-B 1 R-Q 3 2Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 17 Kt-K 5 KK-Ql-F* 3 B-B 4 B-B 4 18 KI-QB4 Q R-Q 2-G 4 P-B 3 Kt-B 3 19 Kt-B 5 R-K 2 SP-Q4 PxP 2>KtxP P(Q)-K1 6PxP B-Kt sch 21 Kt-K 3 QxQP 78-Q2 Bxßch 22 Qx Xt B-Q4-H 8 QKtxß-A P-Q4-B 23Q85 Q-Q 7 !IPxP KKtxP 24 KR-Ql-i RxKt 10 0-0 O O 25 Q x R-j Qx Q 11 R-K 1 K-.-Kt 3-C 26'1'xQ BxKt 12 Q-Kt 3 Xt x B-D 27 Rx I' B-K 5 13QxKt B-K3 28RxRP P-R4 14 Q-B 3 Q-Q4 29 P-Q Xt 4 R-Q B 1 15 Kt-Kt3-E Q R-Q 1 SO R-Q 2 Resigns. (a) This form of the Giuoco Piano opening generally results in favour of the defence, White remaining with a weak pawn in the centre. (b) An important move, which must be played before White can advance the X P or Q P. (c) Weak; b-k 3 is the natural and correct reply. (d) If kt x p, the contimiation would be: 13 Xt ,x Xt, q x kt; 14 B x P eh, k-r 1; 15 Kt-K.B 3, with the better game. (c) 15 Kt-B 1, to be followed by Kt-K 3, would be preferable. (f) 17 kt xp ; 18 Xt x Xt, q x kt ; 19 Qx P would probably result in favour of White. (g) A mistake; q x kt was simple, and ,gave Black at least a chance of an ultimate draw. (h) Ingenious; it is clear that White cannot play either Q or Xt x B. (i) White had to be careful here; if, for instance, 24 Q R-Q 1, Black replies r x kt, and wins ; a most interesting position. (j) The only move ; Black's game is now hopeless.

Further examples of Mr Atkins's correct style :— Queen's Gambit Declined. White. Black. White. Black. Atkins. Meinew. Atkins. Meine s. 1 P-Q 4- P-Q 4 26 R-R 1 QKt 2-f 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 27 R P x P KPxl' 3KtQB3 KtKB3 2SK-R7 Kt-B 1 . 4 B-Kts B-K2 29 K-R I K-Hl 5 P-K 3 P-B 3 30 P-Kt 3 BPx P 6 Kt-B 3 QKt-Q2 Slßl'xP R-B 2 7B Q 3 V-Q Xt :J 32 K-Kt 2 B-B 1 8 0-0 OO 33 R-R 8 B-Q2-G' 9Q-K2 B-Kt2 34 P-K 5 B-K2 10 Q R-Q 1-a Q-B 2 b 35BxRP K-B 1 11 R-B 1 Q-Q I 3o X x R „ B x R 32 X R-Q I Kt-K 1 WB Q 3 HQI 13 B-B 4 P-K B4c 38 PKt 4 BQ 2 14 Kt-K 5 Q Kt-B 3 3!) Ki-Kt 3 B-K 1 J5 P-B 3 R-B 1 40 R-lt Ich K-Kt 1 JBQQB2 Kt.Q3 4i Kt-K 5 Q-Rl 17 P-B 5 Kt-B 2 42 Kt-B fi eh B x Xt JS P-U Kt4 P-KKt-J-D 43 RxQ eh Bx R UIB-Kt:-. Kt-Q2 44 Q-Q 2 Kt-R 2 2)Kt-K2 B-B3 45 lixKtchßxß 21 Xt xKt Rx Xt 4fi QxP eh K-Kt 2 22 R-Kt 1 l'-Kt 4 47 Q-Q 8 • K-B 1 2iP-K4 V-B5 4SQ-Q6ch K-B 2 \um* ssii 4!)b - k4 iie ' igna(a) 10 X R-Q 1 and posting Q R-B 1 would have saved a move. (b) Black loses a move likewise, as he returns q-q 1 immediately. (c) To prevent White's K-P 4; but it allowed Kt-K 5 at once, whilst the advance of tho X P conies later, nevertheless. iilack might be tempted here to a premature advance with 13 p-k kt 4; 14 B-Kt 3, p-k b 4; 15 lit-K 5, p-b 5; 1(5 Q-R 5, and wins. (d) The advance now is not better than tho one pointed out in tho preceding note, especially as White could play 19 Xt x Xt, r x kt: 20 B x Xt P. (c) Kt-B 1 might be considered. (F) 26 r-r 1, or 26 kt-kt 1 ; and if 27 RPx P, then 27 b p x p would be the alternative variations. (g) Losing a pawn at once. The alternative would have been 33 b-kt 2; 34 R-K 8, r (b 2)-k 2; 35 R-Kt 8, r-b 3, etc. The game cannot be saved after the text move.