CHESS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8167, 26 April 1895, Page 1

CHESS.

Tho Onmaru Chess and Draught Club meets every Tuesday and Friday evenings in tho A.M P. Buildings. Vuitora are coidially invited.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 155. Key movo— R— K sq. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 150. Key move— Xt —Xt 4. Problem No. 159.

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White to play and mato in two moves,

GAME No. 116. We are indebted for the scoro of the following specimen of the play to the interesting column of the New Zealand Mail. Ib mint, however, be admit ed that in this g-mn White's play is hardly up to championship s andard : Giuoco Piano. White. Black. Mr J Wood. Mr 11. S. Cooks. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2KI-KB3 Kt-QB3 3 B-B4 B-1U 4 Cabtleg K— B 3 5 P Q 3 V— Q 3 G P-K R 3a Kt-K2 7 Kt-Q B 3 P-Q B 3 8 P-Q R 3 b Xt-Xt 3 0 Kt-K2 Castles 10 P— B3 P— Q4 11 P x P Px P 12 B-lU3 B-K3 13 Kt— Kb 3 B— Q 3 c V£JB 14 B-B2d Q-B2 15Q-Ko P-KR3 108-Q2 QR-K 17Q-QBf P-K6 -, 181 8 Px P Bx Xt r 19 P x B Q x P 20 P-K 5 q B x P h 21 R— B2 Xt-Xt 5 22 R-K2 Kt-Rsi 23 B -B 4 Xt x Xt eh 24 K-R Xt- B 7 oh j 25 R x Xt Q x R 26 P x B Xt x P k 278-K3l Q-BGch 28 K— R % Xt— Xt sch I 29 P x Xt R x B 30 Q— B R-K7ch 31 X — Xt, and black mates in two moie moves.

Time, 1 hour 12 mm. Time, 1 hour. A Weak and time-losing. " n Another unnecessary move, which throws the attack into tho hand* of hia opponent, who devolopoa his game in much better stylo. c This seems necessary to maintain his advantage, as White threatens to equalise tho game by P— Q 4, in reply to which Black could hardly advantageously play P — K b. Supposing Black mad a another move, nay — 13 Q— B2 14 PxQ4 14 P-K5 15 Px li 15 Ix Kb 16 Q x P 16 0 x P 17 li-K3ete. i) Why not develop hia Igimo by bringing out his bishop 1 r- AKo weak ; B — K Xt 5 might now have bo mi played to ndvan ag3. v White has lost invaluable time by the°e futile move*, and his game ii now seriously compromised. 0 A f-trango blunder in a macth gamo t B or Q — K would have retieived his position. n White haa no reply to this. 1 Black prosecutes tho atUck with great vigor, and now threatens mate in two moves. It is obvious that his Xt cinnot bo takon. m J As shown by tho New Z -aland Mail. BUck could have won lnuvhtnoro speedily and artistically by 2t BxP eh, then 25, Jixß, Q-Il 0 eh, 2S. B-R 2, Kb (Xt ft) takes 13 and wins. KHo should hive pliyed P— K Xt 4, which wins at once. I. lmmediiiuly fatal, but he lias no good move left.— Molb >umo Leader.

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