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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11876, 2 November 1893, Page 1

CHESS AND DRAUGHTS All communications urc In be addressed lo the Chess Editor. Contributors ore nsM to Ibservc the customary rvlcs «/' wiitimj ilisoinctlij and on one side »/" 'the paper only To CoRBF.frONIJENrS. A.M. Your solution of problem No, 1 ia incorrect, as Black givos ohesk if K takes R, PKOBLEM No. 2. % J. J. Jones and W. A. Shinkman. Black. 3 pieces. . mA tzd*B-\Z// ■///■ ?■?"? i. "> ' ■"*:■ '„//■« ; /./a : '■ ■ ■ ■ „„,.,/"■■/">■... ..;</■■//> '-,.„,.:.. . ','.; j '"■£?_ igL JaiiLJ White. 6 piece 6. White to play and mate in Wo moves Game played between Mr Moldrum and Mr Bryco. Evans Gambit. Mr Heldrum M r jw Ipto K4 1 1> f 0 iir v - -3 Bto B 4 3 ]} to B \, 4 Pto Q KM -1. !J tdkes P 5 P to Q H3 5 IS to m 7 P takes P 73t0 Ktß 8 Castles s P tr- rm /1 - Otf-toKta(B) 9Kt°to Q ,. ( ' ij 10 Rt to K3 (C) 10 Xt takes J! 11 Xt takes Xt 11 B to KW f£ f t0 T 9|j WKttoBS 13 Pto Ivs 13 p( a i {es i> HQKt takes P 14 Ca st l es lo g to Kt3 15 oto O'J 2 ,KttoK4fromB S2l tall' s p f 7 « t f °, tea«f ' a « B takes li 2RK f fir S -" 27»t B ko B P f Jn I °. X ' 28KttoJ£t* I)' TOttfan7 Qsq 20PtoKKt3 rf3 Xt takes K 33 k lak X , ?-Brn te ?f (K) 3^toK? 3 M 3o K(Q= q )tog7 as Kto K 8. --h 36 K to n S( , a6 E t0 117 di After a few more movo3 Bin;!; resigns. Nulos by Mr Bryce. votes:- a, So taTth's k v coamoa tonn of ihe i,vans Uambit, B, K Ifej or a K3 is considered botler. C, Whiio bhould nut have gtvon up this valuablo Hisuop in exehango for the Knight I) A t«a( blunder on Black's part, li takes Xt would have gl ven him a strong! X vantage. E, White lrno,rs » good tfiini; when it oifew. F, Black could not capture Mia Knight Ogcuusu of 14 K Xt i m *?t G - W «» P'-iytd. H, lilack should not have taken his Kook off tho Kind's file, hu could nob afford it. I, Black should havo played for a draw, is Xt 157 which would have improved his portion in any case. J, Rto H7 would Imvobeeu buurr play, Whica could not then havo proceeded with tl-o play ot his Kniybt «itnrisli)m,'thebssofthegairo K.Wack'a ■jame is vow hopaless. CUESS NOTE ; . "Wanoanui v Alanmia., A telegraphic muci-h was comiuonced on tho 28th uit, j botwden teams jepresenting Wanrauui and Munaiu. Tho playors weie naiiod as foikr.ViS: Wiinganiu ilanaia L"oard 1 hon. J. liryco Mr Pearce „ 2Dc lliitheriy Mr Soxtoii >, o Mr Sim Mr Jlason „ 4 Air Campbell Mr liainie „ J Air Armatronu Mr Cowau G Mr Martin Mr Nowing Tho only j;aino conoluducl was that at •No 4 Beard which was won by Mr Campbull; tho games at thu tlireo first boards aro.ill siilliciontly muni to bo full of interest, but tho lu,-tmtia rep:«. sontativoo have tho advantage at boarsls -t and 5 and should win. It is to bo regretted that errors in transcribing moves, for which the players wuro responsible, proved disastrous to tho playors at tho last Uireo boards. The match will hu concluded by ttlegraph at an sarly date a course which is mora satisfactory, thim the adjudication of unfinished games by an expert. Tue Hkkd " Laddie " Mr WyUio Ims played 1815 games at draughts during his stay in Glasgow, of which number ha won 1638 drew 173 and lest only •!. This is a truly wonderful petformnnce for a man in his 74th year ; no chess playor, however eminent, has yot equalled such a record. Chess-players, said .1 writer in an old numbor cf "The Coruhill Magazine," are like coals, they burn best together. If you separate them the firo dies out. It 13 a great thing to get someone to begin with you and "plough up the waw together": Letter still if you got up a cheea " cirelo " wherever you may happen to rusticate, but .whorever and whenever you meet a player stronger than yourself b 9 sure to play him at odds; and whenever and wherever you meet a player weaker than yourself, be hiire to mako him take odds- if you can. A marvellons and sad j>J:nsu of human nature is that pooplo will persist in not accepting odds They call it a disgrace. Disgrace indeed ! as it tho real disgrace were not in insisting that you were able to do a thing which you cannot do: Show me a man that refuses odds, and I'll tell you what he is. In fact, I can tell you without having him shown. First, ho is a foolish man. Secondly he is a. vnin man. I can also tell you what iio is not. He is not a chess player. What is more, he is never likely to make one. Taking odds is necessary to the very idea of chef a For is it not the essence, and tho soul, and the spiiit of it that there fhould be a tight ? Smith fancies that lie can yivo you a knifht. No insult, suroly in that. The question is— in it true .' Ihe ansnw is— try it. ]f he can, then you can have a fight, a real fight, with its gloiious uncertainty and delicious excitement. It' ho cannot, beat it out of him till he has hp.d enough of it, DBAUGHTS. Game No 1. "Cross.'* Vlaycd between '• PE " t ,f O]s:,.-uiv and another ouiatour. Black P. B. ■ Wn.ir. Anoliior. 11 15 11 10 2 'j 15 24 nyj 23 18 26 3a ai 17 28 10 ') r, 811 71] <J 14 3 7 ul7 27 Ti 22 17 17 13 23 18 z.\ 18 1 8 18 23 14 17 8 v 17 •>■> 23 I<J 13 'J 31 'JU jig Ti (j " 9 U 022 17 21 i 0 J.I. 21 £ 18 9 25 9 21 20 18 U 2 7 514 2S 2G 15 21 5 1-t 23 30 22 17 30 23 28 19 13 0 714 15 18 1 5 11 16 710 30 25 17 13 9 G 32 2B 20 1C Black ■wins,