CHESS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 1, 5 January 1910, Page 10

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POSITION No. 22. (From “New York Commercial Adviser. Black.

Mate in two. Forsvth Notation. —3R38; Q 7; sktKl; 3kt4; 3KtkKtßl; 2p2p2; 2P2P2; 8. N.Z. Championship. The following interesting game was played between Messrs. Rutherford and James in the fourth round: — White. Black. E. S. Rutherford. H. L. James. 1. P—Q4. I’—Q4 2. QB4 P—K4 3. PxKP P—Q5 4. P-K3 B—QKt5 ch 5. B—Q2 PxP G. Q—R4ch Kt—Qß3 7. Bxß Q—R5 8. Kt—Kß3 QxP ch 9. K—Q B—Kts 10. B—K2 Castles (ch) 11. B—Q2 BxKt 12. Pxß Kt—K2 13. Q-B2 Rxß (ch) 14. Ktxß R—Q 15. B—Q3 Kt—Kts 16. B—-B5 (ch) Ktxß 17. QxKt (ch) K —Kt 18. K—B QxKt' ch 19. Resigns Mr. James, who played in forcible style, has entered the game for the brilliancy prize. A photo of the players engaged at the Congress appears in another page of this issue. During the progress of the fourth round the sad news of the death of Mr. David Forsyth was announced, and the Chairman of the Committee (the Rev. H. B. Wingfield) move a vote of condolence with Mrs. Forsyth, mother of deeeased, and also with the Otago Chess Club, of which Mr. Forsyth was an old member, and represented the Club at many championship congresses. Highly appreciative references were also made of the deceased’s fine qualities by Messrs. Kelling, Barnes and Connell. Mention was made of the faet that he was often a prize-winner and champion on one occasion; that he was the author of the universally-adopted Forsyth Notation. The Scares. At the conclusion of the sixth round ■the scores stood thus :— S,>VWou. play. Barnes ... 5 1 — Grierson 5 1 — Mason 4 2 — Rutherford 4 2— Mlles . 3 3 — James 3 3 — Freeman 2J 34 — Davies , 2J 31 — Severn 2J 34 — Sainsbury..... 2 4 — Ketting .....' 14 44 — Hicks 1 5 —