Chess Items

Otago Witness, Issue 2667, 26 April 1905, Page 59

Chess Items

At the annual meeting of the Auckland Chess Club office-bearers for the current year were elected as follows : — Patron, his Worship the Mayor; president, Mr J. M. Lennox; vics-presidents, Messrs J. C. Grierson, D. Green, H. Wingfield, A. Hosking\ R. H. Abbott, and A. Jewitt ; treastirer, Mr F. W. Smith ; handicapper, Mr Grierson ; auditor, Mr Green; committee, Messrs T. Cashen, E. J. Pniestley, C. Little, G. Cozens, and D. Cooper; vice-presidents of" New Zealand Chess Association, Messrs A. Lelievre and J. M. Lennox. Mr M'Kay undertook to fill the office of secretary until Mr E. J. Miles was svifficiently recovered from his recent accident to take up the work. It was decided to institute combined championship and sealed handicap tourneys, the entrance fee being fixed at 3s, and to forthwith negotiate with the Wellington players with a view to the holding of a. 12-15- a-side match by telegraph at an early date.

Tho match at the Glasgow Chess Club between R. Teichmann and W. E. Napier was won by the former with a. score of five wins as against his opponent's one. while five games were clra-wn. Mr Napier left for Hastings to play an exhibition match with Herr Mieses, the Danish champon.

In explaining why he "does not favour" the Griuoco Piano game, Mr F_. J. Marshall says : — "White's third move (3 B-B 4) is too passive. It allows Black to secure a slight advantage with the strong reply 3 Xt-EL B 3. Of course, if Black play the orthodox 3 B-B 4, White's move is satisfactory, and may, in certain circumstances, become powerful. Why, however, should Black be so accommodating? Why, when the much better rejoiuer 3 Kt-K B 3 is at hila disposal should he reply with a move (3 B-B 4) which is neither opposing nor resisting? The underlying principle in chess is to render the opposing tactdes as ineffectual as possible; and my advice to chess students is: — 'Always meet 3 B-B 4 with the Two Knights' Defence.' "