CHESS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 16, 19 October 1910, Page 9

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Position No. 63. By W. A. Shinkman. Black (5 pieces).

White (7 pieces). White to play and mate in two moves. Forsyth Notation: 384 : 483 : 3p4: P2Bk3: 8: p6S: K 4 Qs 1: 552.

The following very.intereeting game was played in the last All-Russian tourney. The winner i» only 18 years of age! The notes are >by Teres< htehenko, another competitor-in the same tourney. » VIENNA OPENING. White. ’’ Black. Alekhin. Gregory. 1. P—K4 1> K 4 2. Kt—Qß3 KT-KH3 3. B—QB4 Kt- B 3 4. P—Q3 .< B—Kts 5. B—Kts Kt—Qs 6. P—QR 3 BxKt ch. 7. Pxß Kt—K3 8. P—KR4 P--KK3 9. B—Q2 P—Q3 19. Q—B3 B—Q2 11. P—Ki4 Q—K2 12. P—Kts Kt—Ktsq. The right move here was PxP, whereupon 13 PxP, Rxß, 14 QxR, Kt—Kt sq., and Black’s game is not bad; White has no such decisive attack as in the text. 13. R—Kt sq. B—B3 14. Kt—R3 K—Q2 Black oannot castle, in face of the open file. 15. Q— Kt 4 R—KBsq. Would not 15. PRS have been better, and on 16. Q —Kt3, to continue Kt— QB4 (17. P—KB4, PxP), and then R —KB sq. or Ksq„ according to White’s move? 16. P-KB4 P—KB4 17. PxBP A beautiful and sound sacrifice! Black is obliged to take the Rook, after which his game is completely disorganised. BxR 18. PxKt eh. K—Bsq. 19. Q—Kt so. P—QB3 20. QxP P—QB4 21. P—Q4 White conducts the attack in a delightfully vigorous fashion. Black, of course, cannot take the QP, owing to 22. PxQP and B —QRS. Q—QB2 22. P—Q5 Kt—K2 23. RxP Black's game is definitely lost. QxR 24. B—iß6 BxP 25. P—QB4 Qxß 26. QxQ ch. B—Kt2 27. QxP Kt—B3 28. PxRP Kt PxP 29. P—-B5 RxP 30. Q —Q7 ch. K—Kt sq 31. P—K7 KtxP 32. QxKt . R(Rsq)— KBsq . 33. Q —Q6 ch. K—Rsq " 34. BxP; R(Bsq)—B3 35. Q—QB ch. K—R2

36. B—K3 " . it—B6 37. BxP ch. K—B3 38. Q —QtB Resigns. A splendidly played game on the part of White, reflecting great credit bn the young master. , Notes. Reverting to the paragraph in our issue of sth inst., the “Illustrated London News” says, apropos of Mr Black■burne’s jubilee:—“With the exception of Mr Staunton, no master has been so purely representative of Great Britain in the royal game, and no one has more worthily upheld the prestige of his country all the world over. In international tournaments, he had, in his prime, no superior, if, indeed, his equal; in blindfold play he was supreme; in exposition he was as original as he was brilliant. The merest tyro has enjoyed his “little bit of Blackburne”; and it will be a lasting reflection on English chess if it does not record in a substantial fashion its admiration of the long career of its most distinguished ornament.” AUCKLAND CHESS CLUB. In the Level Tourney, the scores to date are:—Davies 2, with two games to play; Ewen 3J, one game to play; Grierson 3J; MHes 4, one game to play; O’Loughlen 4, two games unplayed. In the Handicap Tourney, the scores

Ray has a good lead, and looks a likely winner. He has a game pending against Hemus, which he only needs to draw to ensure his taking premier place. Ewen has challenged Grierson for the top rung of the ladder. Since the above was written Ray has beaten Hemus.. and has therefore won the tournament. Solution of Position No, 62 (Char lick). Q—B2. Ending of Game Blackburne v. Amateur. 14. RxPch. KxR 15. Q—R7, mate.

are: — Davies Wins. ... 2 Games unplayed. 1 Ewen ... 2 0 Grierson . . . ... 0 9 Henins . .. . ... . 0 2 Ray 1