CHESS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 23, 7 December 1910, Page 8

CHESS.

All communications to be addressed to the Chess Editor, “The Weekly Graphia and Sew Zealand Mail,” Box 764, Auckland. The Auckland Chess Club meets o>» Monday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings, at So. 24, His Majesty's Arcade, Queen-street (2nd floor). Position No. 70. (By B. S. Wash.) Black.

White. White to play and mate In two. Notation: —IKtlKt4, lPk5, 8,8, 2K4p, 3p83, 3R4, 3Q4. Australian Chess. A game played in Queensland: — King's Knight’s Gamhit. White. Black. J. F. Lansing. R. A. Hunt, J. P—K4 P—K4 2. P—KB4 PxP 3. Kt—Kß3 P—KKtl 4. B—B4 P—Q3 5. Castles B—Kts 6. P—KR3 P—Kli.4 7. Pxß PxP 8. Kt—K P—KtO 9. R—B3 Kt—Q2 10. P—Q4 KKt— B 3 11. Kt—B3 Kt—Kts 12. BxP (atß4) (a) Kt—B7 (ib) 13. BxP (Kt 6 KtxQ 14. BxPch K—K2 15. Kt —Q 5 mate. (a) The Trap (b) He walks in. Notes. Chinese Chess.—The natives are very fond of the game, and one rarely finds a village which does not contain some who both understand and love it. But

one never hears of a Chinese chess club. Professional players abound, and are often to be seen in the streets with the boards set up for a middle or end game, and offering the passer-by the option of playing either siije, the' loser to pay a forfeit. For John Chinaman is so made that he would not really enjoy the game unless it brought with it the chance of making a few sach. Capablanca is touring the United States and Canada, giving exhibitions at most of the principal chess centres. An international tournament will probably be held in England in 1912. Entries for the Timaru Congress close December 10th with the secretary of the Association (Mr. A. G. Fell). The chess editor of the “Yorkshire Weekly Post” writes:—Great are the uses of advertisement. I notice that the Bolton and District Chess Club has decided to advertise in the local papers in order to draw the attention of chess players to the existence of the club. This is not a bad idea. A generation ago a chess club was regarded as a sort of secret society, In which baldheaded men practised certain mysterious rites, and to which new members, though tolerated, were not particularly desired. Nowadays the chess club watchword has been changed from “vegetate” to “hustle.” Auckland Chees Club. A handicap tourney confined to the junior section of the dub is in progress. The competitors are to play two games with each other, and may play as many as five games, the player with the best average at the end of January next to be declared the winner. At present Mr. A. J. Horsley is leading with Ci wins out of 9. In the ladder match for Rung No. 1, Mr. Grierson won the second game. Solution to Position No. 69, 1. Q R 8