CHESS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 14, 6 October 1909, Page 11

CHESS.

AU communications to be addressed to the Chess Editor, “The Weekly Graphio and New Zealand Mail,” Auckland. Solution to Problem No. 8. 1. B-K5 ch 1. K-KtB 2. R-KtB ch 2. K-B8 3. B x P ch 3. Kt x B 4. K-R4 4. Kt-Kt3 eh 5. K-R3 5. P-KtB—Q 6. R-Kt ch 6. Kx R Stalemate. Problem No. 9. (By W. A. SHINKMAN.) Black.

White. White to play and mate in six moves. Eorsyth Notation: 8; 4k3; 2K381; 483; 8; 8; 3P4; 8. Cbess in Germany. Game played in the match between Messrs. Mieses and Rubinstein:—- . ‘.‘Vienna Game:” White. Black. Mr. Mieses. Mr. Rubinstein. 1. P-K4 1. P-K4 2. Kt-QB 3 2. Kt-KB 3 3. P-B4 3. P-Q4 4. BP x P 4. Kt x P 5. Kt-B3 5. B-KKt5 6. B-K2 0. Kt-QB 3 7. P-Q3 (a) 7. B x Kt 8. B x B 8. Q-R5 eh 9. P-Kt3 9. Kt x P (b) 10. P x Kt 10. Q x P eh 11. K-B 11. B-B4 12. P-Q4 12. B x P 13. Q-K2 13. Castles QR (c) 14. B x P 14. KR-K 15. Q-B3 . 15. Q x P 16. B-B4 16. Q-B3 17. B x Kt 17. P x B 18. Kt-K4 18. Q-B4 19. Kt-Kt3 19. Q-Kt4 eh 20. K-Kt2 20. P-Kt4 21. Q-Kt4 ch 21. P-B4 •22. Q x KtP 22. R-Kt 23. Q-R5 23. R-Kl5 24. KiR-KB (d) 24. B-B3 25. Q-B7 25. R-Q7 ch (e; 26. B x R 26. Q-K7 ch 27. R-B2 27. R x Kt 28. K x R 28. B-R5 ch 29. K-R3 29. Q-Kts ch 30. K-R2 30. B x R 31. Q-K6 ch 31. K-Q 32. B-Kts eh 32. Resigns (f)

Notes. (a) This brings White under a fierce and almost overwhelming attack, but he seems to deliberately court it. (b) Giving up a piece for three pawns find a fine game. (c) Kt x P looks stronger, and leads to some very difficult situation. (d) This is White’s salvation. (e) Black here makes a magnificent effort to win the game, and had his combination been crowned with success—as it nearly was—it would have ranked very high among chess brilliancies. (f) White has defended himself with great coolness and skill, and in a game thoroughly in keeping with bis temperament.

British Chess Congress. According to the latest Home news the English championship is drawing to a close at Scarborough, but the result remains in doubt. That it will be won by H. E. Atkins (Huddersfield) or J. H. Blake (London) appears certain, though W. Ward (London) has chances not impossible of realisation. Meanwhile, Blake's score is 7} wins and 2J losses, with one game to play. Atkins’ score is GJ wins and 2J losses, with two games yet to finish, and if he wins it will be a great performance—British champion five times in succession. Ward has also 6.J points, with two games to complete; and he, too, may tie with the leaders. The following game was played between Messrs. J. H. Blackburne (London) and A. J. Mackenzie (Birmingham) “Italian.” White. Blaek. jJ. H. Blaekburne. A. J. Mackenzie. ' 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. KKt-B3 QKt-B3 3. 'R-B4 B-B4 4. P-Q3 Kt-B3 5. B-K3 B-Kt3 (a) 6. Kt-B3 P-Q3 7. P-KR3 B-K3 8. B-QKt5 P-KR3 9. B x B RP x B 10. P-Q4 B-Q2 11. P x P P x P 12. Castles 13. R-K R-K 14. P-R3 Kt-Kt (b) 15. B-B4 Kt-B3 (c) 16. Kt-Q5 B-K3 17. Q-Q3 Kt-Q2 18. P-QKt4 R-QB (d) 19. QR-Q P-B3 20. P-B3 Kt (B3)-Kt (e) 21. Kt R 4 P-B3 22. Kt-'K3 Kt-B 23. Q-K2 Q-B2 24. Kt (R4)-B5 QR-Q (f) 25. Q-Kt4! (g) K-R2 (h) 26. R x R R x R 27. B x B Kt x B 28. Kt x RP! Kt-B5 29. Kt (R6)-B5 R-Q6 30. P-Kt3 Kt-K3 31. Q-R5 ch K-Kt 32. Q-K8 ch Kt-B 33. Kt-K7 eh K-R2 34. Q-R5 mate Notes by I. Gunsberg. (a) B x B is preferable. (b) Blaek is in a cramped position. (c) A curious dilemma. De eannot move the Bishop without losing the Kl’, and if Q-K2, then 16 Kt-Q5 is rather awkward. If P-83, then Q-Q6. (d) If Kt-K2, 19 QR-Q is again very awkward for Blaek. (e) Black's movements are getting more and more circumscribed. If K-R2, then 21 P-Kts. (f) To prevent Kt-Q6. (g) The climax to a series of clever attacking taetics. (h) If R x R (to prevent Black's Rook being removed from K square), Blaek might still have a chance to defend himself. The Auckland Chess Club. The scores to date in the senior tournament are as follows: — Mr. E. J. Miles, 10J, with two games to finish. Mr. J. C. Grierson, 10, with one game to finish. The Rev. Miller, 9J points. Mr. A. H. O’Loughlin, 7J points. ’Mr. F. C. Ewen comes next with 5J points, and Mr. E. Priestley with 5, the Rev. H. B. Wingfield’s score being 24. The tournament will close this week, and it is certain that Mr. Grierson and Mr. Miles will fill the first and second places, and that the Rev. Millar will be third.

New Zealand Chess Association. The quarterly meeting was held on Monday night, September 27th, at the rooms of the hon. sec., Mr. A. G. Fell, 9, King's Chambers. Present. —Messrs. J. A. Connell (Gisborne), A. J. Littlejohn (Rangitikei), P. Still, B. B. Allen (Auckland), F. W. Collins (Wellington), D. S. Colomb (Otago), A. G. Fell (Canterbury), W. Armstrong nui), J. G. W. Dalrymple, J. Milesi (Wellington Workingmen’s). Mr. J. A. Connell was in the chair. A valuable suggestion was received from Mr. Kelling, regarding certificates for prize winners at Congresses, and it was decided that estimates of cost be obtain-

ed. The championship trophy question was postponed for further information, which the secretary was instructed to obtain. The sum of £l5 was allocated to the Auckland Congress. The finances were gone into carefully, and it was niueh regretted that the donations usually received had fallen off' almost entirely. Mr. F. K. Kummer (vice-presi-dent) forwarded a donation of £1 1/-, the only one so far. The Committee re country clubs reported at length, and it was decided to aet on same, and publish in chess columns requests for suggestions. Entries for the coming Congress must be in the secretary’s bands by 13th December. The next meeting is to be held on 15th December.

Notes. It is announced in “La Strategic” that the French chess column of the “Monde lllustre,” which was founded in 1865 by A. Jaurnoud, continued by S. Rosenthal, and in later years by D. Janowski, has eeased. The management, it appears, thinks that chess is in less favour than bridge, and the latter has taken its place. As a chessplaying people, the French have degenerated in later years. Tir fact, this might be urged against all the Latin races. “La Strategic” deplores the discontinuance as an error of judgment on the part of the management. This gives the “Revue d’Eehees” an opportunity to make some bitter remarks as to the support generally accorded to chess publications, and instances the poor treatment the “Revue” has received at the hands of the Belgian players. “Where, then,” it goes on to say, “is the error of judgment of the management of the ‘Monde lllustre”? There are, perhaps, (many people who play ‘with’ chess; but we are fearless to affirm that there are very few who play ‘at’ chess whom the progress and the theory, masters’ fames and eminent players’ analyses interest. Now, as it is to the latter that chess reviews and columns are addressed, it is not at all astonishing that these find it so difficult to exist. Suth, a ‘chess amateur,’ does not hesitate to disburse a louis to defray the cost of a good dinner; but as for devoting the wretched trifle of a hundred sous a year to assure the existence of a publication which treats of his ‘favourite game’—well, that is q horse of another colour!”—“Liverpool Weekly Courier.” We record with regret the death at Leipzig, under tragic circumstances, of R. Swiderski at the early age of 31. Though never quite in the front rank of the Continental masters, the deceased player usually had a fair number of points to his credit in the various tournaments in which he took part. One telegram from Leipzig reports the suicide of the world’s champion chess player, but, as readers are well aware, Dr. Ijisker is the champion. The unhappy man Swiderski had apparently taken poison, and then shot himself with a revolver. Allegations of perjury in connection with a love affair had been made against the deceased, and it is supposed that fear of legal proceedings was the motive which led to the tragedy.