CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2924, 30 March 1910, Page 68

CHESS.

Conducted by F. J. Mottat. The Otago Chess Cltjb meets for play at th« rooms, Liverpool street, Dun«din, every Monday, Wednesday,' and Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Visiting chess players are cordially invited to the club on these evenings. PROBLEM 3589. By G. E. Pickering, Kirkstall. Black 10 pieces. ,

Whits 9 pieces. 4kt3; p3r3; PpR5; 4kPlp; lQ2Plrl; opPl; 5KtlB; blkt2K2. White to mate in two moves. PROBLEM 3590Tourney Problem in Hampstead and Highgate Express. Black 11 pieces.

White 12 pieces. rlbs; iPlpl; PK4Pp; QlKt2klP; 3p4; 3Kt 2PP; lppP2Bl; lrktq4. White to play and mate in three moves. SOLUTIONS TO PJIOIS LEMS. s Problem 3587. Key move; E-Kt 7. Problem 3588. Key move: Kt-E 4. GAMES. The second game played between Dr Emanuel Lasker (White) and Carl Schlechter (Black) in the contest between the two for the chess championship of the world proceeded thus:—

! Notes from The Field. (a) First played by Winawer v. Berger in the Nuremburg tournament, 18S3; subsequently adopted with great predilection, by . Pillsbury. 1 (b) 8 . . . Q E-Kt 1 has always been considered an adequate reply. Curiously enough, Schlechter’s deviation was suggested by Kanzleirat Schallopp- in the- book of the above-mentioned tournament in a note to Berger’s reply, 8 . B-K 3. It may be that Schlechter came across it in furbishing up the defences of the Buy Lopez preparatory to the present match. The variation is not worked out any further than to Black’s 10 . . . B-K 3, as in the text. (c) XI Px P might be considered. If 11 . . . P x P, then 12 E x E, Q x E; 13 P-Q B 3, etc. (d) There seems to be no objection to 13 B-K B 4, Q i Q; then 14 B x Q, B-Q 3; 15 B x B. Kt x B; 16 P x P, etc. The value of the ypen Q E file, however, in the actual game is a consideration. (b) Black has now a batter game than with any other defence of,the Lopez, being a pawn ahead besides temporarily. (p) The point now is to keep the advantage. Examining a number of variations wo conclude that it is most difficult to rei tain the pawn. If 15 . . . P-B 5, then | 16 B-B 2, B x Kt; 17 R x B. O-O, when White could, amongst other lines of play, | chance the knight, remaining with bishops of different colour. Another more promising variation would be: I Wkifo Black

(a) If 21 . . , E-R 1, then 22 Kt-B 7. (h) The frame was adjourned here, but a drawn result was expected. The following is the score of the game in the championship contest wherein C. Schlechter (White) defeated Dr Lasker i (Black): — • '

Notes from Daily News. (a) A useful move, assuring Black the better end-game. (b) White, who feels his position changing from indifferent to bad, sacrifices a pawn in the hope that the open file may enable him to force --a. drawn result. (c) The spectators may be excused if hereabouts they believed a victory for Black assured in the end. (d) Yet now Schlechter has been allowed up a position which gives him chances. (e) And this is a plair blunder. E-Kt 2 is necessary. _ ■Mr D’O. Bernard, the problemist, sends the following interesting game-ending to Beading Observer. -He says therein that it was played against a well-known firstclass player, and that it shows how, by a little cheek, a desperate game can be pulled out of the fire. Position: Black (Amateur).

White (H. D'O. Bernard). White tci play. The game bow proceeded: 1 P-Kt 4 IQxP / 2 BxP! (A bolt from the blue! Black expected 2 Q x P oh.)

Ecu Lopez. . White. Black. White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 19 B-R 4 P-B 5 2 Kt-KB 3 Kt-QB 3 20 R-R2 B-B 4 eh 3 B-Ki 5 P-QR 3 2! K-R I B-Q 2-g 4 B-R 4 Kt-B 3 22 B-Q6 B x B 5 0-0 Kt x P 23 Kt x B R-Kt 3 6 P-Q 4 P-QKt 4 24 B x B Kt x B 7 B Kt 3 P-Q 4 25 Kt-B 5 R-K 1 8 P-QR 4-a Kt x QB-b 2C R-R7 Kt-B 3 9 Kt x Kt Px Kt 27 K-R 2 P-Kt 3 10 QxP B-K 3 28 Ki-Q 4 K '<-Kt I 11 P-QB 3 C PQB4 29 K-B2 Kt-Q 2 12 Q-K 5 Q-Kt I 30 P-R 3 Kt-B 4-H 13 QxQch-D KxQ 31 R-Q 2 Kt-Q 6 14 Px P Px P-B 32 P-QKt 4 P x P e.p. 15 Kt-R 3 B-K 2-f 33 Kt x P R x Kt 10 B-KB 4 R-Kt 2 34 R x Kt R-QB1 17 P-B 3 Kt-B 3 35 R x P RxP IS Kt x P 0-0 Di&w.

15 White. Black. P-R5 20 White. BQ « Kt Q2 if: B-B 2» Kt-B 4 2 B-Kt 4 Kt-Kt 3 17 P-B 4 B Kt 2 22 R-R fi B-K2 and 18 Kt-Kt 1 B K2 White s attack is 18 R-R 8 oh B-Q 1 bl oker

White. lack. White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 30 P R 3 R-K 2 2 K -KB 3 Kt-QB 3 31 P-Q Kt 4 P-QKt 4-A 3 B-Kt 5 K r -8 3 32 P x P RP x P 4 0 0 PQ 3 33 P-KKt 3 P-KKt 4 5 P-Q 4 ’ Q2 34 K-Kt 2 R-K I 6 Kt-B 3 B-K2 35 Q-Q 1 P- 1 '- 3 7 B-Kt 5 O-o 36 Q-Kt 3 Q-K 3 8 P x P QKt x P 37 Q-Q t R-KR1 9 B x B KIO x B 38 P-KKt 4 Q-QB5 10” B x B K xKt ch 39 P-QK4-B Q x KtP 11 Q x Kt Q x B 10 P x p Qx P 12 Kt 05 Q-Q 1 41 R-QKt 3 QR3 13 QR-Q 1 R-K 1 42 Q-Q 4 R-K 1 14 KR-K1 Kt-Kt 3 43 K-Kt 1 R-K 4 15 Q-B 3 Kt. x Kt 44 Q-Kt 4 Q-Kt 4 Ifi R x Kt R-K 3 45 Q K 1-C Q-Q 6 17 R-Q 3 Q-K 2 46 R-Kt 4 P-QB 4 18 R-Kt 3 R-Kt 3 47 R-R 4 P-B 5 19 KR-K 3 R-K 1 48 Q-QR 1-D Q x KP ch 20 P KR 3 K-B 1 49 K-R 2 R-Kt 4 21 R x R RP x R 50 Q-R 2 Q-K 4 ch 22 Q-Kt 4 P-QB 3 51 K-Kt 1 Q-K,8 ch 23 Q- K. 3 P-K 3 - 52 K R 2 P-Q 4 24 Q Kt 3 H-Q 1 53 R-K 8 Q Kt 5 25 P-QB 4 R-Q 2 54 K-Kt 2 Q B 4 0 Q-Q 1 Q-K 4 55 Q- k 6 R-Kt I-e 27 0- Kt' 4 K-K I 56 K-R 7 ch K-Q 1 28 Q-K 2 K-Q 1 &7 R x P Q-Kt 3 29 Q.-Q 2 K-B 2 58 Q-U 3 Resigns.

• 2 B x B (Obviously neither K nor Q can take.) 3 Q x 1’ ch 3 Q-K 3 4 B x Kt 4 R-Kt 1 (If P x B, 5 Q-Q 8 ch, wins.)] 5 K'-Kt 5 5 Qx Q (i BxQ ch 8 K-R I 7 Kt-B 7 ch 7 K-Kt 1 8-Kt-R h d &h 8 K-R 1 9 Kt-B 7 ch 9 K-Kt 1 10 Kt-Q 8 dis ch (Having made sure of the drau, White now proceeds to look for a win.) 11 R-K 1 10 K-R 1 11 BxP (If Black moves his K R P, White mates.) 12 R-K Kt 1 12 B-K Kt 2 13 Kt-B 7 ch 13 K-Kt 1 14 Kt-R 6 ch 14 K-R 1 (If 14 . . . K-B 1, 15 Kt-B 5 wins the piece.) 15 Kt-B 5, and after a tough struggle White won.