CHESS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 17, 26 April 1911, Page 9

CHESS.

All communications to be addressed to the Chess Editor, “The Weekly Graphic and Neio Zealand Mail,” Box 764, Auckland. The Auckland Chess Club meets on Monday Thursday, and Saturday evenings, at No. 24, His Majesty’s Arcade, Queen-street (2nd floor). Position No. 90. By M. Ehrenstein. Black.

White. White to play and mate in two. Notation:—ktlQs, 8, r2klP2, 621’4, 3PK3, 8,8, 8. The Late Baron von Rothschild. By the death of Baron Albert von Rothschild, which occurred at the age of 66, on the 11 th February, at Vienna, after an apopleptic seizure, the chess world generally has suffered a heavy loss. Himself an ardent and strong player, Baron Rothschild was ever ready with influence and purse to further the cause of vheas. He had a strong leaning to imaginative play, and sought to foster it by the series of special brilliancy poizes with which he endowed every master’s tournament of recent years. The following fine game is a specimen of his skill: — “QUEEN’S GAMBIT DECLINED.” White. Blaek. L. Weinbrenner. Baron Rothschild 1. P—Q4 P-Q5 2. P—QB4 P—K3 3. PxP Pxl’ 4. Kt—Qß3 Kt—Kß3 5. B—B4 B—QKt5 6. Q—Kt3 Kt—B3 7. P—K3 13—KBi 8. B—Kta BxKt 9. Pxß Castles 10. BxKt Pxß 11. Kt—B3 B—Kt 12. Q—R4 B—Q6 13. QxBP R— Kt 7 14. Kt—Q2 Kt - Kts 15. B—Kt3 Q-K2 16. QxP Q-R6 17. B—Q6 RxKt 18. BxQ R—K7 ch 19. K—Q Ktxßt’eh 20. K—B . . R—B7 <li 21. K—Kt RxBP dis cn 22. K—Kl2 RxQ 23. BxR Ktxß 24. BxR KtxH 25. Resigns Notes. What was probably the first game of “Go” publicly played in England by Japanese was recently contests 1 by Prof. T. Komatsubara and Prof. M. Ot'ani at the Hastings Club. The board and pieces were lent by Mr. Sakata, the Japanese Consul-General in London. There were 361 sections on the board, and the aim of the game is to surround, so that they cannot “go” along the lines, and remove as many of the opponent’s pieces as possible. The game was eventual!/ won by Prof. Komatsubara. Dr. Lasker, during an interval of his match with Janowsky, delivered c.n address in Berlin—rather sngg<-st ve than

instructive—on the theme, Chess and military sciienee. The Auckland Chess Club’s annual meeting took place last Thursday evening. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted ns follows:—Patron, Mr. Arthur AL Myers, M.P., (reelected), hon. secretary, Mr. A. E. Lay-(re-elected); v free-presidents, Air. J. U. Grierson (re-elected), and Mr. V. E. Rice; hon. treasurer, Air. A. W. O. Davies (reelected; bon. secretary, Afrll A. E. Layland; committee. Messrs. !•'. Harvey, E. Priestly, A. 11. O'Loiighlen, G. A. Wilson, R. P. J. Ray and B. J. Miles; hon. auditor, Mr. F. W. Smith. Messrs Wingfield, Grierson and Rice were nominated as vice presidents of the N.Z.C.A.; and Messrs B. 13. Allen and P. Still were reappointed as delegates. Salution to Position No. fi9 3 1. li—KU.