CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2996, 16 August 1911, Page 67

CHESS.

Conducted by F. J. Mouat.

¥hb Otago Chess Club meets for play at the 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 3728. (From Falkirk Herald.) By A. K. Stupd.

: 2Kt183; IK2P3; 4k3; sbEl; 3pr3', 3Kt ktq2; 8. Whita mates in two moves. PROBLEM 3729. By De S. Golb. (From Oapo Times.)

8; k 7; lpK5.; 8; 8; 8; 5E2; 8. White to play and mate in three moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 3726. Key move: Q-B 1. Problem 3727. Key move: B-Kt 6. GAMES. This interesting game, a good example of the late Sam Loyd's lability in over-the-bciturd play (says the Times-Deniocrat), was contested at the Paris tournament of 18G7 against tho well-known master, _ Samuel Bosenthal, also now deceased. It is finely illustrative of the genius of L>oyd, of that originality of conception that rendered him at all times a foeman worthy of serious conisadenfttioa. The gam© and notes are translated from tho book of the tourmey:

Gxuoco Piano. White, Black. White, Black, Loyd. Bosenfhal. Loyd. Rosenthal. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 ISKtQB l P-KR3-E 2 KKt-B 3 QKt-B3 19Q-KRS K-KH 1 3 B B 4 B-B 4 20 P x P R-KR 1 4 P-Q 3 Kt-B 3 21 Px KKtP RxQ 5B K 3 B-Q Kt 3 22 P-Kt 8 (Q) K x KRP 6Kt B 3 P-Q 3 23 Rx tt Bx R 7P-KR3 Kt-QR 4 24 Kt-QKt5-F Q-K 2 8 B-QKt 3 Ktxß SSQ-KR7 B-KKt 5 9 RP xKt B-K 3 £6 Kt-QR 7ch K-QKt 1 10 Kt-QKt5-A B x B 27 Rxßl’-G Kt-QB 2 11 Pxß P-QB3-U 28 R-R5 Q-B 3 12 Kt-B 3 Q-B 2 29 QR 1 t-R 1 13 P-KKt 4-c P-QR 3 30 Q-B 1 B-KB 6 14 P-Q 4 0-0-0 31 Kt-QKt 6 Q-R 5 ch 15 P-Q 5 B-Q 2 32 K-Q2 Q-KKt 5 16 P-KKt 5 Kt-K 1-d 33 Q x B-x QxQ 17 Kt-Q 2 P-Ql3 4 And white mates in three moves. Fates. (a) In order to compel his .adversary to. tale© tho bishop, as that is the best move. (b) Wo would have preferred 11 ■ . P-Q R 8. (c) One would believe .at first glance that this style of play is too daring, but White bias .a strong game, and is prepared for the attack. (d) This location of the, knight is not well chosen; it would have been better to have retired him to his own square. (e) W© do not recognise in this game the ordinarily correct play of Mr Rosenthal. (f) Mr Loyd puts the mistakes of his adversary to good account. (0) Very elegant (h) Fot seeing that the queen can take the bishop. (1) This ending is worthy of the great problem composer. CHESS IN WELLINGTON. An account of the further progress of the tournaments in tire chess clubs of the capital city appears in the Few- Zealand Times of tho sth inst. The wins and losses of the competitors are set out in -detail as follows:

WELLINGTON CLUB Division I.

j The three highest scores in each division will ultimately play off in ia final tourney of six. Mr Arden will be absent from Wellington for soma weeks, and Mir Hicks will, therefore, qualify without playing off the tie. Mr Hell's enforced retirement from Section B is greatly regretted, 'especially as he had an excellent chance of qualifying for the finals. WORKING- MEN’S CLUB. The score-sheet to date is as follows:

The other competitors have, so far, failed to win half their games. This is a tourney of 15, rounds', so- that only about one-quarter of the total games have 'so far been played. SOUTH WELLINGTON CLUB.

The score-sheet to date is as follows: Class. Won. -Lost.

The other competitors have not, so far, won half their games. A week ago three players shared tho lead, but as Messrs Hicks and Wolton each met with a reverse in round fi Mr Allen at present has tho leading position all to himself. Mr Perrott has “downed"’ two leaders' in successive weeks-, and is clearly “ a coming man.” KILBIRNIB CLUB. With only one more round to go it looks as if Messrs Purchas (Class I) and S. Gyles (Class III) will tie for first place—each having the fine tally ef eight wins and one loss. Mr H. A. Ward (Class I) with 7—3 is well up, closely followed by Messrs Banks, Featonby, and Willis. The issue is clearly between Messrs Purchas and Gyles.

CHESS ITEMS. Mr J. A. Boreham Main tain® hi® load in tho contest for the junior championship of the. Otago Chess Club, having now 11 clear wins to his credit, Tho handicap tournament at the Otago Chess Club is proceeding apace. Mr hi. Armstrong is at present ahead of the other competitors with 14 wins, 2 draws. 2 losses to his credit. Tho next beet scorers are.: L. D. Coombs, 9—4—l; A. Ellis, 7—o—l; R. H. Osten, 7—o—2; F. J. Mouat, s—o—4; S. S. Myers, 7—o—s; C. M. Isaac, 7—o—6; J. A. Boreham, 61 —7 ; and W. H. Matthews 8 —0 —6. As there are 20 competitors in this tournament, it has still a long course to tuq. It is reported that Herr B. Kbetio, a young Servian from Budapest, recently played; three serious games with Marshall, the American champion, winning one ami drawing tho other two. In Cologne he inflicted, a decisive defeat on G Wiarda, on© of the Rhino Chess Association masters, winning five games, drawing three, and losing _ncne._ He has also distinguished himself in simultaneous and blindfold play. In Eiberfeld, out of 35 simultaneous games, he won 23, drew 11, and lost only one. In Barmen lie played 16 simultaneous blindfold games.. After nine hours’ play bo had won 6, drawn five, and lost five. From English newspapers are gleaned the following doings in tho chess . world at Homo: —Dr H. Holmes has. won tho championship of the Liverpool Chess Club with a score of six wins and 2 draws out of a possible 8. —Mr W. Ward baa won the championship of tho City of London Chess Club, and with it a prize of £lO/ and a medal. Mr Ward has now won the championship six times, three of which were in succession. Messrs R. P. Mitchell and CL A. Thomas tied for tho second and third prizes.—A match of seven games ha® -bfeon commenced in Hamburg between P. S. Loonhardt and F. J. Marshall. Tho first and second games were drawn, the third was won by Marshall, and the fourth by Leonhardt.-i-The members of the Hastings Chess Club decided to take their summer holiday this year in Switzerland, and will play matches with the chess clubs at Zurich, Bern, Davos, Genf, and Feuberg. On their return journey they will visit Paris and probably arrange far some match play there.

C'laae Won. Lost. To play. Carman ... .. 5 7 1 1 Fouliy .. .. 4 7 2 0 Hicks •• .. 2 6 3 0 Arden , ,< .. .. 7 6 3 0 Barnes ... .. .. 1 „ 4 4 1 James .. .. ..1 4 4 1 Da vis ion II. To Class Won. Lost. play. Gyles (sen.) .. .. 5 7 0 Croxton .. .. 8 2 1 5 Cimino 4 2 2 Kelling 3 8 2 Douglas .. 6 4 4 0

Barnes .. , Class. Won. 2 Lost. 0 Wilson 2 0 Kelling 3 1 Dalrymplo ,, , 2 1 Bolt .. .. 2 1 C. Reid .. .. 2 1 Wild .. .. , IS is Burgess 4 2 Koster ,, 2 2 Gandy 2 2 J. Reid 3 3

B. B. Allen .. .. . .. . . 1 5 1 Hicka 5 2 Welton 4 2 Purchas • 4 2 Armstrong .. ., .. 3 3 2 Parrott 2 2 Harper 3 3