CHESS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 18, 3 November 1909, Page 10

CHESS.

All communications to be addressed to the Chess Editor, “The Weekly Graphic and New Zealand Mail,” Auckland. Position No. 13. Black.

White. White to play. What result? Forsyth notation: 8; 7p; 2plk3; pp4plj 2PPK3; P 7; IPSP; 8. A Gem. By Two Great Masters. White B’lack. Mason. Tchigorin. 1. P—Q4 P-—Q4 2. 8—144 P—QB4 3. BxKt Rxß 4. PxP Q—R4 ch 5. Kt—Qß3 P—K3 6. P—K4 BxP 7. PxP Kt—B3 8. B—Ktsch K—K2 9. Kt—B3 KtxP 10. Q—Q2 KtxKt 11. Q—Ktsch P—B3 12. Qxßoh K—B2 13. B—KB ch Resigns ' ' A Bavarian Brilliancy. The following game was played a few weeks ago under the auspices of thd Bavarian Chess Association. The notes are by Dr. Tarrasch. White. Black Herr W. Schmidt. Herr E. Fuckner. 1. P—Q4 1. P—Q4 2. Kt—Kß3 2. P—QB4 (a) 3. P—K3 3. Kt—Qß3 ' .. 4. P—QB4 (b) 4. PxQP (c) , 5. KPxP 5. B—Kts (d) J 6. PxP (e) 6. BxKt (f) 7. Qxß 7. KtxP 8. Q—K4 (g) 8. Q—R4 ch (h) , 9. B—Q2 9. Q—QB4 10. B—B3 10. Kt—Kit4 (i) 11. Q—QR 4 (j) 11. P—QR 3 12. Kt—QR 3 12. QR—QB 13. KtxKt 13. PxKt 14. QxP ch 14. Resigns (k) 4

(a) The second player offered the Queen’s Gambit. This was the proper way of replying to white’s second move. • (-b) The correct rejoinder. White’s aim was now to move a normal position in the Queen’s Gambit.

(c) In playing his fourth and fifth moves, Black followed the precedent set by Herr Teichmann. in a TeichmannMiesee game of the Prague Tourney of 1908. The correct rejoinder to White’s fourth move was P—K.3.

(d) Threatening BxKt; and if Qxß; KtxQP.

(e) Here Teichmann played 6 B—K3; a bad defensive move, and his game "soon went to the bad. The move in the text is a very fine move, by. which White retains the attack. Black should now play 6 QxP; thereby bringing about a position almost identical with a position in the Goring Gambit declined—the difference (the King’s Pawn, not the Queen’s Bishop’s Pawn, remaining unmoved) not being in favour of Black. (f) A decisive blunder. Black counted on gaining an advantage by his capture of the Bishop, followed by this attack on the White Queen, but the would-be •biter was bitten.

(g) The Knight has no square to which to retreat; and it is not easy to discover an effective way of protecting the piece. (h) Black might have made an attempt to protect the Knight by 8 Q —Ktc. Then if 9 B—K3, Q—Ktseh; 10 B—Q2. QxKtP; B—B3; Black would have continued with 11 Q —BBeh, an attractive-looking move. White iwould, however, have played 10 Kt—Q2; and then Black could not have saved the Knight. But, as a matter of fact, Black’s only hope of saving the Knight lay in his making an immediate offer to sacrifice his KP; 8 P—K4; and if 9 QxPeh; 9 Q —K2. (i) Here Black may have sighed a sigh of relief—his threatened Knight was safe for the moment.

(j) White proceeded, however, in energetic style to a new pursuit of the Knight. (k) For after 14 QxQ, there would follow 15 BxQch, K—Q; 16 B—R4ch, P— B 3; 17 BxPch, R—B2; 18 R—QB, and White would win a clear Rook. It is noteworthy that Black had not made a developing move «n his King’s side; not even one. His King’s Pawn still remained unmoved. Gisborne Chess Club. On Saturday evening the members of the Gisborne Chess Club concluded a competition for a handsome trophy—a silver rose bowl on an ebony base—< presented by Mr. Claud Sainsbury. Every member had to play one game with every other member, and a sealed handicap was prepared by Mr. Sainsbury and handed by him to the secretary, Mr. J. W. Witty. When this was opened it was found that Messrs. Blackburn and H. Bull had tied. They had to play off best two out of three games. Each won one, and the deciding game was played on Saturday night, and resulted in a win for Mr. Blackburn, who thus secured the trophy. Mr. Claud Sainsbury has been elected to represent the Club at the annual contest of the New Zealand Chess Association. Solving Tourney. POSITION NO. 10.—Correct solution. Received from “Job,” also Gordon Cole, and five .points each is credited. To enable other competitors every opportunity of taking part, t'he time for receiving solutions to Positions 10 and 11 is extended to December Ist. Auckland C.C. Mr. F. C. Ewen won the first gam* in ladder match against Mr. E. J. Miles, and the latter won the second game. The deciding game will be played when the challenger returns from his holidays. Mr. O’Loughlen, having defeated Mr. E. Priestly, now challenges Mr. A. Jowitt for Rung No. 6. Mr. Ray has won one game against Mr. Sale. Obituary. Al his ninetieth year, Mr. Fedor Augustus Kelling passed peacefully away at Nelson last week. He retained wonderful vitality to the last; only a couple of days before his death he set the present chess ehampion of New Zealand, his son, Mr. F. K. Kelling, of Wellington, a Im rd task to beat him at his favourite game, played during the latter’s visit to Nelson. It is interest-

ing to note that Mr. Kelling’s death makes Sir John Logan Campbell, Auckland, tl»e sole survivor of the first elected Parliament of New Zealand (1856-60). Notea. It is reported that the chess-players of South Africa are endeavouring to make arrangements for a visit next year from Mr. J. R. Capablanca. They want him to go at .the conclusion of his projected trip to Europe. The New Orleans “Times Democrat” reports that a most attractive offer lias been made to him, the programme submitted for his acceptance showing a stay at Johannesburg for two weeks; and four sojourns of a week each in Capetown. Durban, Pietermaritzburg, and Pretoria. Mr. J. R. Capablanca is undoubtedly a new star in the chess world, and the New Orleans “Times Democrat” is taking the young Cuban master in hand, and making all arrangements to bring him out.

A committee of the Auckland Chess Club has been appointed to co-operate wiith a committee of the Working Men’s Club, and to consider the holding of the forthcoming congress in the Social Hall of the Working Men’s Institute.