CHESS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 20, 17 November 1909, Page 10

CHESS.

All communications to be addressed to the Chess Editor, “The Weekly Graphic and New Zealand Mail” Auckland, Position No. 15.

(By

S. LLOYD.)

Black—4 pieces.

White —5 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. Forsyth Notation: 7B; 6RI; 3p4; 3p4; 3k2pl; 6KI; 2R5; 186. {Solutions should reach the “ Graphic" Office not later than December 17th.

British Tourney.

The following game was played at Scarborough on August 19th. in the tenth round of the British championship tourney:— “ Caro Kann Defence.” White. Black. Mr. J. H. Blake. Mr. F. J. Lee. 1 P—K4 1 P—QB3 2 P—Q4 2 P—Q4 3 Kt—Qß3 (a) 3 PxP 4 KtxP 4 B—B4 5 Kt—Kt3 5 B—Kt3 6 Kt—B3 6 Kt—Q2 7 P—KR4 7 P—KR3 8 B—Q3 8 Bxß 9 Qxß 9 KKt—B3 10 B—Q2 10 P—K3 11 Castles QR 11 Q—B2 12 KR —Ksq 12 Castles (b) 13 Q—K2 13 B—Q3 14 Kt—Ks 14 KR—Bsq 15 K—Kt sq 15 K —Kts<r 16 P—KB4 16 Q—Kt3 ‘ 17 Q—B3 17 Q—B2 18 R—K3 18 P—KKL3 19 R—Kt3 19 K—Rsq 20 P—B4 20 P—KR4 21 Kt—K2 21 Kt—K 22 Kt—B3 22 Kt—Kt2 23 Kt—K4 23 B—K2 24 P—Kt3 24 Kt—Kß4 25 B—B3 25 KtxKt 26 BPxKt 26 R—Q2 27 P—Bs 27 R—QKt sq 28 Kt—Q6 28 BxKt 29 BPxB 29 Q—Qsq 30 R—Q3 30 R—B sq 31 R—R3 31 P—Kt3 32 B—Q2 32 R—Kt2 33 P—QKt4 33 P—QKt4 34 R—R6 34 R—Kt3 35 R—R5 35 K—Kt2 36 B—Ksq 36 K—Kt sq 37 R (Q3)—R3 37 R—Kt2 38 B—B2 38 Q—Kt3 39 R—R6 39 Q—Q sq 40 P—Q.5 40 P—B4 41 PxKP 41 Kt—Qs 42 BxKt 42 Pxß 43 P—Q7 43 R—Bs 44 PxP 44 R (Kt2)—B2 45 R—Kt6 eh 45 Resigns. (a) Teichmann considers PxP the best continuation. The QB file is of no use to Black, whilst White obtains freedom for his pieces in the centre. (b) The opening dozen moves are identical to those played by Lasker against Lee in the London International Tourney of 1899. The following, from the “ Western Daily Mercury,” wi'l be read with interest, owing to the probability of a match for the world’s championship between Lasker and Rubinstein: — Mr. S. Boroski writes (in English)• “ Dear Sir, —With the greatest pleasure I send you a biographical sketch of Mr. A. K. Rubinstein, our best chess player, to-day. I beg your pardon that I am not able to write it in English.—■ Very sincerly yours, G. SNOSKO BOROWSKI. St. Petersburg, March 27, 1909. Aklba K. Rubinstein was born in the little town of Stavisky in Poland, October 12 (September 30, old style), 1882. Soon after, all the family moved to Byalostock, where he learned chess at the age of ten. He made his first studies in it from a little instructor by Sossnitz, in the old Hebrew language. An accident brought him into a little bookseller’s shop, where he found a great many old and new chess books, which he studied industriously. But, as ha wished to study the game practically, a* well as theoretically, he went to Stein’s Cafe, where he met with a strong firstclass player, G. G. Bartoschkewitsch. All these games, however, ended in loss, even at the odds of a knight. Rubinstein's failure drove him to still further, study the game, with such good result that after a few weeks, he occasionally won against Bartoschkewitsch. In 1903 he travelled to Kieff, where he wag one of the representatives of the Lodz Club at the All-Russian Tournament, in which he took fifth prize, Salwe being fourth and Snosko-Borowski sixth. In 1905, at the Barmen Tourney, he divided the first and second prizes with Duras. In the autumn of the same year he beat Mieses in a mejfeh of three games. In 1905-6, at the fourth All-Russian Tournament at St. Petersburg!!, ha divided 2nd and 3rd prizes with Blumenfeld; Salwe being first and Snosko-Bo-rowski 4th. In 1906 he won the first prize at the Lodz tournament, defeating Tehigorin. At

Ostend, the same year, he eame out third; Schlechter being first and Maroezy second. In 1907, at Ostend, he shared first and second places with Bernstein. In tha same year, at Carlsbad, he took the first prize in a contest that comprised all the best players in the world, with the exception of Istsker and Tarrasch. In I£M>B he beat Teichmann by 34 to 2J; and the same year, at Warsaw, he beat Marshall by 4 games to 3. He is gifted with a prodigious memory, and is said to know by art all the master games that have ever been played in the past.as in the present. He is of an imperturbable temperament, showing no sign of excitement at the most critical moments of tournament play. This rare temperamental calm, superadded to his great natural talent for the game, and a plain, logical, truth-seeking sense that pierces readily through all blandishments to the ultimate facts of a situation, are the factors which give colour to the opinion that the sceptre of the chess world will some day be in Rubinstein’s hands.

Auckland Chess Club.

Mr Putman has challenged Mr Wilson for Rung 17 on the ladder, and the first game resulted in a win for the latter. Mr Leyland has challenged Mr Green for Rung 15. Mr O’Loughlin defeated Mr Priestley for Rung 6, and has challenged Mr Jowitt to defend his rung. Mr Ewen lost the deciding game against Mr Miles, having made a serious blunder which cost him the Queen in a very even and well-contested game. Mr Davies has gone up by default, and occupies Rung 2, the Rev. Miller not being able to find time to accept a challenge. and Mr Griersoh is being called upon to defend Rung No. 1. It has been stated that the Rev. A. Miller was elected pre dent in place of the late Mr Hosking, ./ut, as stated in this column last week it is not the Rev. Miller, but the Rev. 11. B. Wingfield that has been elected. The A.C.C. Commitee have appointed a committee of management to arrange for the forthcoming championship’, which will be held in the social hall of the Working Men’s Club during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The management committee are getting out the usual circular in order to collect the necessary funds for the carrying out of what they hope will be a very successful congress.

Wellington Chess,

Mr M. S. Stewart, of Canterbury has adjudicated on the four unfinished games of the last telegraph match, Otago v. Wellington. He awards a draw at board 12, Tanner (Wellington) v. Marlow (Otago) ; a draw at board 11, Fell (Wellington) v. Myers (Otago) ; a win for Archdeacon Gould (Otago) at board 8 v. W. F. Barraud (Wellington), so Wellington wins the match by a margin of two games, with one game still outstanding. Wellington’s representatives at the next congress, says a southern writer, are likely to be John Mason and H. L. James, of the Wellington Chess Chib; E. Hicks, of the South Wellington C.C.; R. J. Barnes, of the Working Men’s Club; and E. L. Rutherford, of the Wairarapa.