The Chess Board.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11, 11 September 1912, Page 10

The Chess Board.

Al? (ommunifal ions to be addressed tv *Chess,” Box 283, .1 uckland. The Auckland Chess Club meets on Monday Thursday, axul Saturday evenings, at A’o, 21, /I is Majesty's Arcade, Queen-street (2nd floor). The Y.M.C.A. Chess Club meets on Friday evenings. '1 he Hamilton Chess Club meets in the 'Public Library, Hamilton, every Friday evening, at 7 30. Hon. Secretaries of Chess Clubs are invited to furnish items of Club news. Unpublished games, containing special features, notes of critical positions occurring in actual play, and original problems (with diagram and analysis) are always acceptable. Answers to Correspondents. 7.K.K. Thanks. Problem No. 165. By J. Pospisil. > from the “Times” weekly edition. Black 5 pieces.

White i pieces. White.to play and mate in three moves. 8: JpJpJ: 3k4: p I pB4 : X} 1113: GK I : 8:8. A Game from the Fostyen Tournament. Sicilian Defence. While Hronndka. Blatk Marshall. While. ' Black. 1 I' Kl P QB4 2 P 'll PxP •" KI KIS3 p |<3 d Ktf.xP Kt KB3 • r > Kl OB" i; |xt.’> •I K 1 . ,;i P K 4 7 Kt Bd Castles s Q 111 P Q 4 (a) ’ aslh-, P.xKlxt I*l Qx I* P.xKt II Pxß PxP Id P> KJ I bl Kt B 3 Id II Kt I q |{2 II H Kt:l (e) |<(‘ |<2 l'> <>• Ktd |> |<|{;> I'J Kt:: Kt Kt:; 17 Q K 3 (dl Kt Bd 1-8 It QI Kit (JI 1! * •’ Kt:; () bi (p| I’xKt | !xi { -'I I’ Kl::; ~X | . '.Ki;P Itxltch -I Kxlt (JxPeh '-'IK Kl I I> Q| 2 "> B Q J o Kt dell 2<> Kesigns. X'oles lio n the "Morning Post." Ci I Taking advantage of White’s formotion P tjd j. threatened and White cannot play PxP on account of P Kd. lb) Hiving up a Pawn Io relain the tno Bishops and to avoid the disadtant.ioeoiis po-ition nising from PxP. lei Because Black threatened Io win the I »BP by Kt KJ. idi Illis bl- i he Kt in eotnioi lablv nt B>. but ptohtiblv it would have gone there in any c;:<e. In .his gnjuo the" wo Knights are stronger than tin- two Bish- \ '.'■'fl' 'troke. The threat is l«xB. and ii I’xlt. (j |;i| with <J Kt.'ieh to follow the capture of the Kl. An elfoil to avoid this might be made bv B—KJ bin White would h»e eventually. 'I he “Chess Amateur” is publishing a ®<-*©ctic'i 4f Morphy’s games, they uro

classified according to the openings adopted. The duly number gives ten specimens of the Kieseritzky Gambit, an opening which is never dull and never stale. We reproduce two of these. Morphy (White). 11. E. Bird (Black). —Their see-mid game—played in kiniliiii in 1858. Kieseritzky Gambit (Berlin defence). White. Black. 1 1’ K-t p -K4 2 P—KIM PxP » Kt —KB3 P KKtl 4 P-KI 14 p 5 Kt- K 5 Kt—Kß3 ? ti B—B4 1- Q 4 I ~ PxP B -Q3 ? 8 P---Q4 Kt- 114 9 Kt—Qß3! B—KB4? 1" Kt K2! BxKt JI I’xß I- Btt 12 PxP p x p 13 B KKt5 P- KB3! 14 PxP q < ? .i l'> Q—Q4 PxKt If' BxP (I Ktfleli 17 K— Q2 Castles. 15 QR —KKtl. and wins. Our other selection is a game played at No. 1 board in a simultaneous blindfold display against eight opponents at Birmingham on August 27th, 1858. White’s first live moves (which constitute the Kieseritzky Gambit) are the same as in the preceding game. Morphy. Lord A. Lyttelton. White. Black. 5 p (y;? (i KtxKtP |; K2 7 P—Q4 BxPeh 8 Kt—B2 BxKteh .' '•> Kxß . Kt -KB3 10 Kt—B3 Q —K2 11 BxP KtxPeh 12 Kt.xKt . QxKt 13 B—Ktoch • K -BI 14 B Rtieh K Kt I U B B 4 10 Q-Q2 B Kl 3 17 R Kt ‘ Resigns. Notes and News. The Stockholm tournament resulted in a victory for the young Russian master. .Alechin, who scored 81 out of a possible 10. The best of the other scores were: Cohn (who took the place which Yates had been unable to accept!. 7. Marco, 0A; Ur Olland, 51; Spieliminii, 5. The eighteenth Congress of the German Chess Federation was opened at Breslau in July. The principal event was, of course, the International Masters’ Tourney. Rubinstein entered at the eleventh hour, instead of competing in the Russian championship tourney, thereby bringing up the total entries to 20. Sonic of the players objected to the number being increased beyond eighteen ns originally' stipulated. Two of these. Scjlwe and Snchting, withdrew as a protest. I'he full list of actual competitors was: Balia. Barasz, Breyer. Burn, t'arls. Cohn, Doras, Lewitzkv, Lowtzky, Marshall, Mieses, Przepiorka, Rubinstein. Sehleehter. Spiclmarin. Tarraseh, Teichmann, ami I’reybal a formidable array of talent. At the end of the’seventh round of the icmrmimcnt, Marshall was leading with 5.1. Other scores were: Rubinstein, Tarraseli 5, Teielimann 4J, Barasz. Colin. Duias, Lewitzky. Schleehter 4. Ireybal. ('arts 3j. Breyer, Burn, Spielniann 3, Mieses. Przepiorka 2. Balli Lowtz.ky 1.1. In our report of the result of the handicap tourney hold at the Auckland Workingmen’s Chib, we inadvertently slated that Mr Grierson won 13 games and lost 1. Tins-is m,| strictly corre'd. lb* won 12 games ami drew 2, making his semi' 13 points. Our Wellington correspondeiil reports that the ret urn mutch I'elween the W’el lington South and the Wellington Last Chess Clubs was played on Friday, 30th ult. Play commenced shortly after 8 n.ni. At 11 pan. two games were unfinished. ami these were nd indicated on by Messrs W. I'.. Mason and Still. In one game they awarded a win to black I W cine) and in' the other (Barnes v. Allen) they decided to dnehiee a draw. White (Barnes) Lad the attack, and tho preferable game, but the adjudicators,

after giving the position nearly three hours’ study, would not take the responsibility of declaring a win for white. The Y\ ellington East Club thus wins the match by a margin of one game. The full score is as follows: — M ellington East. Wellington South.

Total ..... G Total 5 Honours arc now easy between the two clubs, each having won one match. The ditliculties in connection with the proposed match by telegraph (or telephone) between the Masterton and Wellington East Clubs have proved insurmountable. An endeavour is, however, being made, to arrange a match over the board in Masterton on either Dominion Day or Labour Day, and the preceding Saturday evening. Tho Wellington Chess Club's annual handicaip tourney was concluded on .Saturday, 31st ult. The final result is that Barnes (with a score of It—2) wins the first prize, and holds the Petherick Trophy No. 2 for the ensuing 12 -months. Messrs l-’ouhy mid Jolly (each with a tally of B—3) tie for second place, and can divide the second and third prizes or play off to decide them. Carman, Bock. Gyles, sen. ’(last year's winner), and Croxton made the next best scores. -The outstanding feature of the last two rounds was Boek's victories over Fouhy mid -lolly, which prevented a triple tie ■for first prize. If Boek had struck his ■present form a little earlier the club trophy would be going to Newtown instead of to -Hataitai. Through -making his run late, he just misses the prizelist. .However, no oi;e begrudges Barnes h-is win, on which he received a numla-r of -congratulations. -He was the only competitor on the scratch mark, and conceded liberal odds. The history of the two Petherick Trophies proves him to be easily the club’s best odds-giver. The names of the various winners arc: — 1903, C/W. Tanner; 1904, R. -T. Barnes; IHOS, A. \M. Gyles (now of West port): 190 G, R. J. Barnes: 11107, 11. Jessup (now of Wanganui)-; BIOS, R. J. Barnes; 1900. M. E. Mason; 1910, R. J. Barnes; 1911, Gyles, sen.; 1912, R. J. -Barnes. In 1903 Barnes won the Petherick Trophy No. I (a handsome shield) outright. From 1909 onwards the Petherick Trophy No. 2 (which is of a different design, ami cannot be won outright) has replaced the -No. 1 Trophy. The ladder match for rung 4 between \\ . Alaekay (defender) mid Kelling (challenger) ended in favour of the former by 2 games to 1. OAMAHV A’. DUNEDIN. The "’Otago AVutness” reports that a chess match of 11 players a-side between teams representative of the Oamuru and Otago Chess Clubs took place on the Sth ult., at the rooms of tin? latter, the Oama.ru players having journeyed to Dunedin for the purpose. The A’en. Archdeacon Gould officiated as umpire. Ihe match lasted for over four hours and a-half—-the gam-e-s -being in each instance keenly contested—and resulted in a win for the Dunedin players. The individual -cores were: —

At a suitable interval th.- visitors were entertaim-d at slipper by the Dunedin team. Tho Oamuru players, who expressed the opinion that the contest was fairly won by their opjameuts, left for the north by the express the following morning. The “Witness” nd<L-:—“Grim' deter initiation marked the eounteiimres of the Oaimiru players as they sit down to do baYtlc against the Dunedin players.

The mimic warfare waged fierce and hot. 'J lie visiting team fought strenuously for every minute advantage. Accustomed aS ■were the seasoned Dunedin players long and protracted matches Ay telegraph. they felt a little surprised as hour after hour passed away and still the battle waged! At 11.30 pan. victory was assured for Dunedin, and an air of relief, not immixed with sat'isfaction, prevailed among -the local players. ‘Well, you put up a very good fight!' said a Dunedin player to a representative from the district where it is still unlawful to sell intoxicating liquor. ‘Good fight! 1 ■should think so!’ replied the chess player from the perennially ‘dry’ area; ‘why our captain promised to treat us to champagne if -we won!’” AVe learn from the same source that the leading scores -in the -handicap tour nament at the Otago <:heas Club, to 28th ult., were:—J. R. Hambleton (Class I\’.), 7 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss; J. Allen (( lass A’L), 10 —o—2; 11. J. Armstrong (Class I. 10—0—4: A. Ellis (Class I.), 7—o—3; L. I). Coombs (Class III.), 0 —0—3; It. F. MeDermid ((lass A’.), 9—o—s; C. AL -Isaac (Class III.), 7—0 —4; iF. J. Mouat (Class IV.), s—o—4; S. S. Alvers (Class IL). 6—o—s; J. E. Hale (Class HL), 5—2—5; A. A r . T’rav-r (Class lA'.), 7 —0—6. The undermentioned players had, so far, scored less than 50 per cent., viz.: H. G. Rappe. R. (Broughton. It. F. MeDermid, jim„ I*. McLaurin, I). H. Hastings, R. 11. tlsten, and .1. Allum.

Solution of Problem No. 163. (Fi Hio.) 1. Q—QB.

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