CHESS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 7, 17 August 1910, Page 8

CHESS.

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The Auckland Chess Club meets on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday even/* '■ings, at No. 24 H.M. Buildings, Queen, Street.

Position No. 54.

Black.

White

White to play and mate in four moves. Forsyth Notation.—B, 8,8, 8, p 7, p2Kt4, k2Kt2KI, 384.

Level Tourney.

A game played in the first round afc the Auckland Chess Club. ”RUY LOPEZ.” Mr. Mr. E. J. Miles., ■White. Black. 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. Kt-KB 3 Kt QB3 3. B-Kts P-QR 3 4. B-R4 Kt-B3 5. P Q 3 B-B4 6. Kt-QB 3 P-Q3 7. Castles P-R3 8. B-K3 Bxß 9. Pxß Castles 10. Kt-K2 Kt-KKt5 11. Q-Q2 P-B4 12. PxP BxP 13. P-K4 B-K3 14. Kt-Kt3 Q-K2 15. B-Kt3 Bxß 16. RPxB R-B2 17. Kt-Bo Q-Q2 18. P-R3 Kt-B3 19. P KKt4 Kt-R2 20. K-R2 QR-KB 21. R-KKt Kt-K2 22. Kt(B3)-R4 Kt-Kt4

23. Q-K3 K-R2 24. R-Kt.3 (a) P-KKt3 25. QR-KKt PxKt 26. KtPxFl R-KKt 27. Q-K2 R-B3 28. Q-R5 Kt-B2 20. R Kt 6 Ktxß (b) 30. PxKt eh (e) K-R 31. Kt-B5 R-K 32. Q-Kt4 (d) R-K3 (e) 33. PxKt QxP 34. Q-Kt7 eh QxQ 35. RxQ RxKt (f) 36. PxR KxR 37. PxR K-B3 38. K-Kt3 KxP 39. K-Kt4 K-B3 40. K-R5 K-Kt2 41. P-Kt-l P-Kt3 42. P-B4 P-B4 43. PxP KtPxP (g) And Black won. (a) Sealed move at first adjournment. White’s time 20m., Black Ihr. 10m. (b) Black has only made six moves since resuming, and here lie' chooses again to adjourn, leaving White to seal a move at a time, when his reply must appear obvious. White’s time 37m., Black Ihr. 45m. (c) At the third sitting a mistake was made in the time. The first adjournment time was set up, which greatly helped Black, wlio really had only 15 minutes in which to make 11 moves, instead of which he got 50 minutes. (d) Here White should have played for a draw with PxKt, QxP, QxQ, RxQ, KtxP etc. (e) The best move. (f) Black plays soundly and gives no chances. (g) After about 40 more moves were made, White resigned, Black having Queened one of the Pawns. Notes. A cable message gives Schlechter as the winner in the Hamburg Chess Tournament, Duras second, and Niemzowitsch third, with Marshall and Teichmann close up. This is a splendid performance, probably Schlechter’s best. Those that were down to play included such fine masters as Tarraseh, Janowski, Rubinstein, and Capablanea, but it is possible that some of them did not take part, and we must await fuller particulars' before estimating the quality of Schlechter’s win. There are 17 clubs affiliated to the ■Swiss Chess Union, with a total membership of 596. The strongest Swiss Chess Club is that of Zurich, which has a membership of 85 We learn from a reliable source that the Capetown Chess Club has suggested that a tournament for the chess championship of South Africa shall take place in October. The project is likely to receive the support of the Johannesburg Chess Club, and if further help is forthcoming from other leading clubs there is no doubt the tournament will be carried through. Solution to Position No. 54< 1. B— B2 K—R 2. B—Kt P—R7 3. B—B2 P—Rfl 4. Kt mates