CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2923, 23 March 1910, Page 67

CHESS.

Conducted by F. J. Motja*.

The Otago Chess Club meets for play at tb« rooms,-Liverpool street, Du-nedin, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday everting at 8 o'oloek. Visitißg chess players are cordially invited to the club on these evenings.

PROBLEM 3587. By "W. I. Kennakd.

Black 9 pieces.

White 10 pieces. kt2Klb2; 384; -lplklrS; B4FB1; 2P3PI; lb2Qpql; 4P3; 3r281. White mates in two moves.

PHOBLSM 3588By J. Pqspisil, Prague. (From Ceske WeLodie.) Black 10 pieces..

White 8 pieces. 4Kt3; 3pp2K; 2p2blp; lpKtkl; 4EktPq; Q 7; MPPI; 8. White to play and mate in three moves. The above problem is described by the British Chess Magazine as " perhaps the finest three-mover extant.'

SOLUTIONS TO PROKLEMS.

Problem 3555. Key move: B-Kt S. Problem 3586. . Key move: B-Q 7.

GAMES

The following is the score of the first game played between C. Schlechter (White) and Dr E. Lasker (Black) in the recent contest for the chess championship of the world. Adopting a slightly inferior defence, though one that he has often played of late, Dr Lasker had to \ise all his resource to save himself from disaster, and at the finish was forced to give up two pawns to obtain a draw:

I . „ Notes in The Field. i (a) An inferior move, leading into a form of the Steinitz defence. Curious that Lasker should take up -this defence, which Steinitz adopted so unsuccessfully when Lasker wrested the championship from him. (B) Against Tarrasch Lasker played Kt x Kt successfully. •" (c) Here the generally-favoured move is E Kt-K 2, the one played by Janowski in hia match with Lasker. To us, Kt x Kt, followed by B-Q 3, seems as gcod a 3 either. (d) From now onwards for a long time Black plays to be able to advance his Q P and Q B P with advantage, and White does his best to prevent him. Could Black get these Pawns to Q 4 and Q B 4, he would have command of the centre «nd a good game, while_ in their present position they block his game. (e) To be able to reply to P-Q 4 with P x P (f) To crevent P-Kt 5, exchanging the doubled Pawn. (G) Now he manoeuvres the Knight round to Kt 2 to prevent P-Q B 4,' followed by P-B 5 (h) tf P-Q 4; 24 Kt-B 5. (i) The objection, to P-Q B 3 is that it leaves the Q P behind,- and thus gives White a point of attack. (j) Defending against B x Kt, followed by Kt-Kt 5 (k) Here and for several subsequent moves White invites Black -to isolate his K P by P x P. for it would leave Black's K side I Pawns hopelessly weak. 1 (L) Threatening Ex P. (m) No*t 33 . . . P x P would be met ; by 34 Kt-Q 5 ch. : (n) A pretty way of defending his B. P, and one which makes a. passed Pawn of it. (O) This gets Black a passed Pawn, but at the expense of some risk to his King. (P) 44 . K-K 3 would lose on account of 45 B-Q 1, threatening mate. If 45 Kt-Kt 3, then 46 P-B 4; if 45 . Kt-Q 2, 46 Kt-B 4 ch, K-K 2; 47 Kt-Kt 6 ch. and if 45 -, E-K 1; 46 Kt-B 4 ch. K-B 3, 47 R x P ch. . (Q> If 45 . . K-Kt 5; 46 Kt-B 6. mate. (k) If 48 . . . K-E 4. 49 Kt-Kt 8:* and if 49 . . . E x E, 50 R-R 6 ch, K-Kt 4; 5i Kt-B 6, mate. (s) Lasker ooints out that E-K 5 would have been bad. on account of 50 R-B 5. Kt--0 2. 51 R x B P. B. x Kt. 52 R x R (on K 4), E x R, 53 R-B 7, wins. (t) Giving ur> the R P gives the best chances 'of a draw.

CHESS MATCH.

SOUTH WELLINGTON v. KABAK.A BAY AND SBATOTN. A thirteen a-side match was played on Friday evening, s4arch 4, at Wyatt's Kiosk. Worser Bay, between the South Wellington Chess Club and a team, of " seaside" players representing Baraka Bay and Seatoun (reports '.he New Zealand Times). The former team went out by the„ Seatoiin tram, ta&ing with them the material necessary for the occasion. A cordial welcome was extended to the visitors., after which the preliminaries were arranged quickly, and T>lay was in full swing soon after 8 o'clock. A well-contested game ensued, the final result being in doubt right up to the termination of play. Only one game was then unfinished —a tough battle between Messrs Purchas and Bock. This could not, however, affect the result, South Wellington being two wins ahead of the local contingent. Refreshments were provided by the Misses Wyatt. Mr B. B. Allen, on behalf of the visitors, returned thanks for ihe hosnitality shown to his team., who, he said, had greatly enjoyed .the outing, and he expressed the hope that a return match might be arranged for an. early date. The full score of the match is as follows : South Wellington. Seaside Team. B. B. Allen .. | Selling § Hicks .. .. .. 1 Collins 0 Welton .... .. 0 Captain Mickle .. 1 Harrier 0 E. E. Woon .. 1 lioney ... .. .. £ Cook .... „. J Purchas .., .. * B,ock * Curtis .. .. .. 1 'A. Stewart .. 0 Weine 0 John Taylor .. 1 Dr Delautour .. 1 Hurley .. .. .. 0 G. Stewart .. .. 1 Miae-ill '.'. ".*.'. 0 Laughton ...■ .. 1 Eutherford .. .. 0 Berry .. .. ... 0 Silvester .. .. 1 Tall .. ..: .. 1 M. Doughty •.. 0 7 5 • Unfinished.

CHESS ITEMS

The twenty-fourth annual general meeting of the Otago Chess Club ■will be held in the club rooms on Monday, April 31 next, at 8 jxm. Captain W. S. King, chess editor of the Canterbury Times, was runner-up in the annual contest at Trentham for the rifle championship of New Zealand, winning a, silver star, badge, and £25. Mr King, who may be justly described as one of the most notable rifle shots in New Zealand, was only beaten by one point for the championship.

White. BlaoV-. White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 3fi P-B 4-N PxP 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 37 K'-Qnrh KB 2 3 15 Kt 5 Kt-I!3 38 KtxKBI ' R-Kt 2 4 0-U P-Q 3 a 3i> K-K't 2 P-B 5-o 5 PQ 4 P-Q i 40 P x P R-Kr 5 6 RK 1 PxP 41 P-B 5 R x QRP 7 K> x P B-K2 42 1" x P Px P 8 Kt-Q B 3 O-O-B 43 K-B 7 ch KB 3 9 B x Kt-c P X B-.D 41 Kt-Q5ch K-Kt4-P 10 8Kt5 K-K 1 45 PR 4 eh K-R3Q 11 Q-H3 P-KR3 4i: Kr-K7 K-K B 1 12 BR 4 Kt-K 2 47 R-Q ! R-B 2 13 B x B QxB 48 R x P ch K-R2B 14 QR-Q1 Kt- * 1 4!) R-Kt? Kt-Kt3s 15 H-KR3E Kt-Kt3 5D 1! x Kt Rx Kt IB 0-Kt3 QKt 4 51 R(Kcrt)RxR 17 Q x Q PxQ Q66 18 P-B3-F P-B 3 52 Ux Rch K-Kt 3 19 KB 2 KB 2 51 R-B 6 ch K-Kt 2 fO K*(Q4)E2 PR 4 54 KB 3 K-K5-T 21 l'-QKt3 K R QKt 1 55 R- n 5 KB 3 Sri Kt-B l-G B-X3 Bfl R x P R-B 5 23 Kt-Q 3 P-Q B 4-H 57 R-R fi ch K-K 4 24 Kt-Kt2 Kt-K 4 58 R R 5 ch K-B 3 25 Kt-Q 5 RKtJ-i 5!» R-R 6 ch K-K 4 16 *-K3 Kt-B 3 till R-lt5ch K-B 3 27 R-B 3./ P-Kt 3 (51 R-R 2 K-K 4 28 P-Q R 4 P-B 4 62 R-Kt 2 KB 6 ch 19 1U-K3-K RK 1 ! 63 K-K't 2 K-B 3 30 Kt (K 3)-R-R 2 fc - 4 K-R3 R-B 3 B 4-L H5 R-Kt 5 RxP ■ .Tf RK 1 n x Kt fir, R-Kt 6 ch K-Kt 2 32 Kt x B KB 3 67 P-R 5 KB 5 3! Kt-K 3 Kt-K4-M 68 P-K'Hca K-K 2 34 P x P Px P 09 K-K B 6 K-R 5 35 P-Kt 3 RK RL Drawn game.