CHESS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 12, 22 March 1911, Page 9

CHESS.

All communications to be addressed to the Chess Editor, “The Weekly Graphic and Hew Zealand Mail," Box 764, Auckland. The Auckland Chess Club meets O" Monday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings, at No. 24, His Majesty’s Arcade, Queen-street (2nd floor). Position No. 85. (By R. L'Hermet.) Black.

White. White to mate in two. Notation:—7Q, 3pp3, !BKtp4, K2kl PPP, Ip6, IP3P2. 8. 182q3. Wellington Teams Matches. Game played at Board No. 1 in the Wellington v. Hutt match:— PHILIDOR’S DEFENCE. White. Black. J. A. Connell. W. E. Mason. Hutt. Wellington. 1. P—K4 I’—K4 2. Kt—Kß3 P—Q3 3. B—B4 (a) B—K2 4. Castles Kt—Kß3 5. Kt-—QB3 . . . Castles 6. P—Q3 P—QB3(b) 7. Kt—K2 P—Q4 8. PxP PxP 9. B—Kt3 Kt—B3 10. P—B3 B.—KKt5 11. K—R Q—Q2 12. KKt—Kt QR—Q 13. P—B3 B—K3 14. Kt—Kt.3 P—KR3(c) 15. B—B2 B—QB4 16. Q—K2 KR—K 17. P—Kt4 BxKt (d) 18. Kxß P—Q5 19. p—Kts! Kt—Kt 20. P—QB4 BxP 21. Pxß P—Q6 22. BxP Qxß 23. QxQ RxQ 24. B—Kt2 QKt—Q2 25. KR—K R—Q7 26. R—K2 RxR 27. Ktxß Kt—Kt3 28. R—QB Kt—Rs 29. B—R3 P—QKt3 30. Kt—B3 KtxKt 31. RxKt R—QB 32. P—Bs Kt—Q4 33. R—B PxP 34. RxP RxR 35. BxR Kt—B6 36. BxP (e) KtxKtP 37. B—Bs P—B3 38. P—QR 4 Kt—B2 39. P—R5 K -B2 40. K—B2 P—Kt4 41. B—Kt6 Kt—Q4 42. B—Bs KT—B2 43. P—Kt4 K—K3 44. K—K3 K—Q4 4.5. B—K7 K—B3 46. K—K4(f) Kt—Q4 47. B—QB K—B4 48. P—R6 Kt—B6 ch 49. K—Bs Kt—Kt4 50. BxP and wins, (g)

(a) Better and more usual is P—(b) The developnmnt of a piece at thia stage would be more to the point. (c) Wasting valuable time. Id) This exchange of a powerful bishop for a knight which for the present at least is out of play can only result in White’s favour. Probably Black thought of gaining some positional advantage in the centre by his next move. (e) White has. by very accurate play come through the many changes with slightly the better position. (I) Not to be caught napping this time. (g) The game continued till the 67th move, when Black was mated. It could just as well have ended here. Black’s play gives the impression that he was underrating his opponent and in allowing all exchanges, etc., expected to outplay White in the end game. The position of the competing teams is now as follows: — Won. Lost Kilbirnie 4 _ Hutt 3 j Wellington B 3 2 Working Men’s Club .... 22 Suburbs 4 2 Wellington South 1 3 Wellington A 0 4 San Sebastian Tourney. Capablanen, a Cuban hoy, was the herb of the chess tournament at San Sebastian, defeating Vidmar and all the other eminent players, except Laskar, who was not competing. Notes. The death of the Hon. W. C. Smith, which occurred at Waipukurau on the sth instant, is a distinct loss to Hawke’s Bay chess. A few years ago he won a tourney promoted among the members of the Legislature, and also played a strong game in the Legislature v. Civil Service matches. Mr A. G. Fell. lion, secretary of the New Zealand Chess Association, has convened the quarterly meeting for the 27th instant. Chibs have been requested to instruct their delegates on Mr James’s motion for an “improved Tietz” system of allotting prizes at the Annual Championship Congress, and other items on the agenda, sheet, Mr Connell will, it is understood, move that a committee be set up to go into the whole question of improvements in the annual championship tourney, with a view to putting better suggestions before the affiliated clubs at an early date. Solution to Position No. 84. 1. R—KB4.