THE CONSULTATION CHESS MATCH.

Kumara Times, Issue 619, 21 September 1878, Page 2

THE CONSULTATION CHESS MATCH.

In Thursday’s issue we gave Some pays ticulars of the chess consultation match between three players of Stafford Town and three of the Borough of Kumara, in reply to a challenge from the former. Messrs Cross, Pierson, and Palmer were the representatives of Stafford, and Messrs Janion, Wiesner, and Petrie for Kumara. The match commenced at Rugg’a Hotel at 7.30 on Wednesday evening, and after the conditions had been read and the rules of the game as laid down in Staunton’s “Chess Praxis” had been agreed to, Kumara, obtaining first move, commenced play at 7.45 p.m. • Each party occupied separate rooms, and one minute was allowed for the transmission of each move. As regards time limit, thirty moves in the first two hours was the allotted time, after that 15 moves per hour. If the first game exceeded not three hours, the best two of three were to be played. We now publish the game as promised, giving particulars of the disputes :

In answer to this move, Black replied with 29. P takes Knight, sending a verbal message along with that written that ‘White (Kumara) having failed to state which Pawn, they would interpret it 29. Kt takes Kt P, and reply with 29. P takes Kt (meaning Q Kt P takes Kt). To which White objected, stating that the written move was obvious to any player who only knew the moves of chess,' They were aware that the “Rules for Playing the Game by Correspondence ” allowed of the party receiving a move which bore two interpretations adopting whichever they pleased, for this was the penalty incurred for loss of time and, in most cases, expense ; but here, 1 said the placers of White, if the move were not obvious, you could have ascertained in one minute. White also maintained. that, there were special “ Rules for Playing the Game by Consultation in Staunton’s “Chess Praxis,” which was their guide in all matters of dispute, and these did not make any such allowance, but stated that “Each party must be bound by the move communicated to the adversary, whether it be made on the adversary’s board, in writing, or by word of mouth. If the move so communicated should prove to be different from that actually made on the party’s own board, the latter must be altered to accord with the formerand they claimed that their move on the board was in accord with the move communicated, to which the Stafford umpire was a witness, afld that the move should therefore stand. It was then suggested to refer the dispute to the chess editor of the Australasian, the game to proceed according to the written and intended move made by the Kumara players, but if Kumara won the game and the ruling was against them, the game to be considered drawn. To this Kumara assented, and the game then proceeded. 29. Kt takes Q P 29. B takes Kt 30. P takes B 30. R to Q sq. 31. B takes P 31. Kt to Kt 6 32. R to Q B 3 32. K takes B 33. R takes Kt The reply to this move was about to be handed in when a second messenger was sent to recal the move ; but the Kumara captain insisted on seeing the first message, as “a move once despatched by the medium agreed on cannot be recalled.” This move was found to be 33. K R takes P And White, adopting the principle of their opponents as to an insufficiently-described move, resolved, as they were playing the game out under protest, to interpret the move 33. K R takes Kt P It also transpired that the omission was pointed out to the Stafford players by a person not one of the players, which, according to the laws of the game, renders the party accepting the information and acting upon it liable to the forfeiture of the game. Then followed, as a matter of course, i 84. K takes R A at once decided the game in White s favor. The Stafford players now said that by this action Kumara had admitted the principle of the first omission and its reply to be correct, and they would now claim the game. To which Kumara replied, we do not admit the principle except F 1 conducted by correspondence, but if it be right in your case, it must be right in oura. And after much discussion Kumara players offered to ignore both omissions, and' -ilroceed with the game from the 29th move, where the first dispute arose. But the Stafford players re-

fused, afcd thha, both parties daubing th 6 match, an interesting add good gafito of chess was left unfinished. ~ tf It is probable that the whole toaltei* bt dispute will be referred to the chess editor of the Australasian for Ida Opinion and decision relative thereto. ' * * -■ ■ ■ ■*

Sicilian Dbpbno3. Allies of Kumajja. Allies of Stafford* WHlfiE. BLACK. 1. P to K 4 1. P to Q B 4 2. P to Q 4 2. P takes P 3; K Kt to B 3 3. P to K 4 4. P to Q R 3 4. K Kt to B 3 5. B to Q 3 5. Q Kt to B 3 6. Oastles 6. BtoK2 7. P to Q B 3 7. Castles 8. P takes P 8. Q Kt takes P 9. Kt takes P 9. P to Q 3 10. Kt to Q B 4 10. P to Q Kt 4 11. Kt to K 3 11. B to Kt 2 13. Q Kt to B 3 12. P to Q R 3 12. K Kt to Q 5 13. Kt takes Kt 14. Kt takes Kt 14. Kt to K 3 15. B to K 3 15. Kt to Q B 4 16. B to Q B 2 16. B to K B 3 • 17. B to Q 4 17. B takes B 18. Q takes B 18. R to Q B sq. 19. Q R to Q B sq. 19. Kt to K 3 20. QtoK3 20. K R to K sq. 21. P to K B 3 21. Kt to Q B 4 22. K R to Q aq. 22. P to K B 4 23. B to Q Kt 3 23. K to R sq. 24. B to Q B 2 24. P takes P . 25. P takes P 25. K Rto K 4 26. Kt to Q. B 3 26. P to Q 4 27. Q to KB 4 27. Q to K Kt 4 28. Q takes Q 28. R takes Q 29. Kt takes P