CHESS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 26, 28 June 1911, Page 9

CHESS.

AB communications to be addressed to the Chess Editor, “The Weekly Graphic and New Zealand Mail,” Box 283, Auckland. The Auckland Chess Club meets on Monday Thursday, and Saturday eeenat Nn os (tig Majesty’s Arcade, Queen-street (2nd floor).

Position No. 98. By G. CHOCOLOUS. Black. 3 Pieces.

White. 4 Pieces. White to play and mate in three move.Forsyth Notation. 14r, lip, 7K, 13Q, SRB, 7k. (Two weeks allowed for solution.)

Chess Puzzle. Will any of our readers, who happen to be sated with the usual kind of problem, essay the task of so placing eight (8) queens on the board that no one of them shall attack, or support, any other queen, and let us know within the next fortnight, in how many ways this ean be done?

Illustrative Game. In these days of handicap tournaments where odds are given, the following game at the odds of pawn and move should prove interesting. The score is from Gossip’s Pocket Guide. "White Black Plotter. Berger. (Remove Black’s K.8.P.) 1. P—K4 P—Q3 2. P—Q4 Kt—Kß3 3. Kt—Qß3 P—KKt3 4. B—QB4 B—Kt2 5. Kt—B3 Kt x P 6. Kt x Kt P—Q4 7. B—Kt3 P x Kt 8. Kt—Kts P—K3 9. Kt x P (K 6 B x Kt 10. B x B B x P 11. Castles B x Pch. 12. K x B Q—-B3 ch. 13. K—Kt sq ' Q x B 14. B—B4 .. Castles 15. B x P Kt—B3 16. R x R ch R x R 17. Q—Q6 Q—B4 18. P—KR3 P—K6 19. Q—Kt 3 P—K7 20. R—K sq Kt—Qs 21. B—K5 Q—BB ch. 22. K—R2 Kt—B6 ch. 23. P x Kt R -x P 24. B—B3 R x Q 25. K x R K—B2 And White resigned. Traps. Nowadays the Queen’s Gambit being the most popular opening for serious

contests, every first-class player ought to know the following two traps, and yet it is only a couple of years since the first one was brought off in the interstate telegraphic match between Victoria and New South Wales: — 1. P—Q4 P—Q4 2. P—QB4 P—K3 3. Kt—Qß3 Kt—Kß3 4. B—Kts QKt—Q2 And now suppose White thinks he can ■win a pawn, see what happens: — 5. P x P P x P 6. Kt x P Kt x Kt 7. B x Q B—Kt 5 ch And White must interpose his Queen, enabling Black to win a piece. White’s right play was 5. P—K3. Let us try a few’ moves of it: — 5. P—K3.... P—B3 6. Kt—B3 Q—R-t Note that the Queen has got an eye on White’s Bishop, and on this account White must be careful. The natural move, 7, B—Q3 would lose a piece:— 7. B—Q3 Kt—Ks 8. Q—B2 Kt x B 9. Kt x Kt P x P And two pieces are attacked. If White avoids these two traps, Black has a cramped game, and finds it difficult to develop his pieces.—“ Australasian." Auckland Chess Club. The Auckland Chess Club appears to have taken a new lease of life. Several new members have joined, and play is proceeding apaee. In the Handicap Tournament several players are ahead of contract time, and Ladder Challenges come thick and fast. The leading score in the Tourney so far is Hayward 7J wins out of 11 games played. Davies has won 4 out of 5. The competitors have a long way to go yet, as 20 rounds have to be played. Recent Ladder events are—Miles challenged Ewen for rung 3 and won. McNair in like manner ousted Morgan from rung 17. Sim pushed Putnam off No. 21, and has started tickling Horsley's ankles on 20. Ferguson beat Adequate for 12, and Smith has at last succeeded in dislodging Priestley from 9. Miller and Stewart have been placed on the shaky structure, occupying rungs 3 and 8 respectively. Stewart tried to bump the man above him (Jowitt), but did not succeed, and now both he and Miller are assailed with cries from malcontents below to “come down out of that.” Wingfield has also challenged Priestley. The Level Tourney is proceeding steadily.