CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2928, 27 April 1910, Page 67

CHESS.

Conducted by F. J. Mr? vat. The Otaqo Chess Club meets for play at th« rooms, Liverpool street, Dunedin, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Visiting chess players are cordially invited to the club on these evenings.

PROBLEM 3697. By T. Taverner, Bates. (From Liverpool Courier.)

28R4; 5R2; Qspl; P2Ktp2kt; 3pk3; lpP2 p2; lKlP2qB$ kt4Ktl'b. Whit© mates in two.

PROBLEM 3598. By H. Li. Atkinson, Leeds. (From Norwich Mercury.)

Irr2b2; 382kt1; bp3Ktlp; 2p2P2; 7P; IRK2 kip; 3P2K+P; 4ktlQl. White to mate in three moves.

SOLUTIONS TO PIfOBLKMS Problem 3595. Eey move: Kt-K Et 4. Problem 3596. Key move: K-B 8.

GAMES

The following shows a brilliant win scored by F. J. Marshall (Black) 'against H. Eosenfeld (Whits) in the last New York State Association Congress;

Notes from New Orleans Timcs-Democrat. (a) All this is, of course, “ book ”; but here we believe the recognised move is, instead, 11 P-K B 4! and (if then 11 . . B-Q B 41, 12 R-B, Q-Q 3; 13 P-B 3, etc. (b) Black, in turn, follows the well-known analytical variation of the late (1. B. Fraser, of Dund.ee, which recovers the P, with good attacking prospects. 12 . Kt-B 5 is in disfavour with the authorities, for then 13 P B 3 (freeing his Q), etc. (c) The only line of play to win the adverse P at K B 7—an imperative necessity, birt yielding Black considerably the better game ultimately. (r>) To guard his K R P and .also defend Black’s immediate threat; 21 . . . Q x R ! 22 B x Q, Kt-B 7 ch; 23 K-Kt 1, Kt x Q, at leasi winning the exchange. (e) Manifestly not foreseeing Black’s elegant Q sacrifice contemplated. 22 R-K 3, at once, seems essential—and unsatisfactory at that. (f) Another spectacularly unexpected coup that practically ends the battle in Black’s favour. (g) The alternative, 34 K-B 2, might have led to pretty mating positions—e.g., 34 K-B 2, Kt-Q 8 ch; 35 K-B 3, R-K 6 ch; 36 K-Kt 4, Kt-B 7 ch; 37 K-B 5, R.-K 3; 38 (?) Kt P mates! If 37 K-R 4, B-Kt 6 ch; 38 K-R 5. P mates. (h) The only escape from the mating-net, but at the evident cost of the game. A BLINDFOLD INSPIRATION. The veteran English champion Mr J. H. Blackburns (says the Newcastle Weekly Courant) is still playing beautiful chess in

hi 3 various simultaneous exhibitons. He* is one of his blindfold inspirations:

White. Black. White. Black. 1 Kt-B 5 BxP ch 6Q x P cli K-R 2 K-R P-Kt 3 7 Q-Kt 8 ch 11 x Q 3 P x P Kt-B 3 S Kt-B 7 ch K-Kt 2 4 Ke-R 6 ch K-Kt 2 9 B-R 6 mate. 5 QB 3 B-Q 5

AUCKLAND CHESS CLUB. The report presented at the annual meet* ing of the Auckland Chess Club stated, inter alia, that two tournaments were held during the ’ year —one a senior tourney, starting at scratch, and the other ■ a handicap. Both} were open to all full members. There were eight entries for each event. The handicap was won by Mr Cave after a tie with Mr Putman. The scoring was very close all through. In the senior tourney two rounds were played, and it was won by Mr Ft X, Miles with Hi points out of 14, Mr J G, Grierson being half a point behind. The interest was on the whole keen and well sustained, hut towards the end it dragged some* what. Mr O’Lcughlen, a new member, scored well, winning one game against each of the prize-winners. The ladder contest was one of the most no-table-features of the year’s programme. Twenty-seven challenges were issued, of which' twenty-two resulted in a fight to a. finish.- In nine oases the challenger was successful. Mr Ewen was responsible for four of these victories. A double interest attached to the ladder struggle for supremacy oh account of the club championship being determined thereby, instead of, as in former years, by a tournament. The championship was won by Mr A. W. O. Davies. It is worthy of note that, according to the strict letter of the ladder rules, Mr J. C. Grierson could have claimed the championship on November 30, he being at that date on the topmost rung, but like a true sportsman he asked the committee to extend the time until the completion of his match with. Mr Davies, which was then in >rcgress. Such generous action merits hearty approbation (concludes the report), and was in marked contrast 'to the ethics of congress play. The following were elected for 1910-11:—President, Eey. H. B. Wingfield (re-elected); patron, Mr A. Myers (reelected) ; vice-presidents, Messrs Priestley and J. C. Grierson ; treasurer, Mr A. W. O. Davies; secretary, Mr F. Harvc-y (re-elected); committee —Messrs A. Ashton, O’Loughlen, Fairs, E. J. Miles, F. W. Smith, and Wilson ; auditor, Mr Leyland; vice-presidents cf New Zealand Chess Association, Rev. H. B. Wingfield and; Mr J. C. Grierson; delegate to association, Mr- B. B.- Allen. CHESS ITEMS Mr J. T. Bolt, solicitor (formerly of Equfurly), and Mr Owen Pleasants, cf ILalcombe, are responsible for the formation of a chess and draughts club at Feilding. - Tho chess season in Dunedin will b'V formally opened at the Otago Chess Club’s rooms on Monday night, the. Sth pros., when a sides match will bo played between teams selected by the president and vicepresident respectively. Proceedings -will commence at 8 p.m., and a cordial invitation is extended to all players of the game to be present. At the annual general meeting of the Wellington Working Men’s Chess Club tho following were elected office-bearers: —President, Mr B. Mapplebeck; referee, Mr A. I. Littlejohn; bon. secretary, Mr F. K. Felling; hon. treasurer, Mr G. Greig; generalcommittee’s representatives, Messrs H. A. M'Kenzie (chairman), Kennedy. and J. Milesi; handicapper, Mr R. J. Barnes; delegates to New Zealand, Chess Association, Messrs J. G. W. Dalrymple and J. Milesi. Entries for the annual handicap tourney ■are to. bo invited immediately, and the question of holding a supplementary tourney with the highest classes barred is under consideration. . Mr W. S. Pascoe, the Christchurch player, who was hon. secretary to, the big Exhibition Congress just over three years ago, recentlypaid a brief business visit to Wanganui. While there he had the pleasure of playing a game with the Hon. Johr Bryce, which the latter won in fine style. It is interesting to note that the game was played with a handsome Staunton set, which the lata Hon. John Ballanoe won in a tourney held in Manchester many ’ a long year ago. As is well known, the late Mr Biallance was New Zealand’s Prime Minister at the time of hia lamented death in 1893. Soon after his demise his widow gracefully presented th. Xirizo Staunton set to the opponent (in ohesS and in politics) whom her late husband si highly esteemed, and whom the public still so highly esteem.

Two Knights’ Defence. White. Black. ' White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 13 Rx P Kt-K 5 2 KKt-B 3 QKt-B 3 20 R-B 3 Q-R 4 3 B-B 4 Kt-B 3 21 O-Kt 1 -t> KR-K 1 4 Kt-Kt 5 P-Q 4 22 Kt-Q 2-e Kt x Kt 5 Px P Kt-QR 4 23 K-K 3 QxB! 6 B-Kt 5 ch P-B 3 24 R x Q Rx R 7 Px P Px P 25 B x Kt R x B S B-K 2 P-KR 3 26 P-QKt 4 Kt-B 5 9 Kt-KB 3 P-K 5 27 Q-KB 1 Kt-Kt 7 ]0 Kt-K 5 Q-Q 5 28 Q-R 6 R-K L 11 Kt-Kt 4-a BxKt 2.) Q x BP R-K 3 12 HxB B-B 4-b 30 Q-R 8 ch K-R 2 13 0-0 P-KC 31 R-KB I R-KB 7 ! f 14 B-B 3 PxPch 32 K-Kt 1 R x K ch 15 K-R I 0-0 33 K x R B x RP 16 P-B 3-c Q-Q 6! 34 Q-Q 5 G B-Kt 6 ! 17 B-K 9 Q-Kt 3 35 Q x R-h P x Q, and 18 P-Q 4 E Q 3 wins.