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CHESS.
PROBLFEM No. 17S0.
By "MF.RCATOR" (Adelaide).
WHITE—to piece*.
BLACK—S piecai.
White to plav suil mate In two moves.
COKKIXi'O.MJKKCE.
SOLVTIOS I>I'-PKIIIN.I:U 1T1B(II. Charlick).
I. Kt to Q 6; KIUL -J- Ii, KL. or P mates.
Kolved by C. J. s. S. (AJBlaido), "B marks;" S. A.
(UNLEY),*" very pretiy, 10 marks;" Kin oat (Adelaide),
",9 marks;" j.L. It. tt'arkside), "an excelleutlittle
problem, lOtuarki;" Morcator (Adelaide),
"neat, 9 mark*;" I). A. AND A. IT, C. (Brighton),
" very fair, fiutnot mo difficult UN this composer's
poiitioiu gODcfally are;" A. C. (Hose rarh), ''9
maiki." .
TUT: GRKAT MATCH IN "I'IIF. UMTEU STATES.
THE NINTH C;AUU IN TUB LATE MATCH.
White-
lllaBk-
Mr. J. W. Sliownlter. Mr. 1>. Janowski.
1. PtoQl
2. P to Q B <
5. Kt to Q B 3
t. uttoBa
E. PtoKS
6. B lakes P
1. B to Kt 3
i. Castles
». Q to K 2
Queen's Uambit Ueolincd.
P to (
!. PtoKS
3. Kt to K B 3
t. P takes P
£. P to Q K 3
6. P to Q Kt t
7. B to Kt 1!
S. 11 to li 2
9 Castles
tO. IttoQ
It Ptakes P
IS. BtoQS
IS. Q U K> B
It. P to Q a 3
15. P to U 3
i>. B to It »
17. Kt to IC
16. Ktto Kt
19. B to & 6
at. It takes Ii
£1. Kt to K B 3
1A. Kl to Q 4
S3. KtoBi
10. P to B 4
11. Q to B 2
12. Q Kt to Q2
13. B takes P
14. UBtoB
15. KHtoQ
1G. Kt to K4
IV. <J to K^
lb. -Kt to K 5
19. BtaketU
20 i. Q to B 5
21. . Q to It 4
2. QtoKt3
8. _ttoQB6!
Kt
tVhitereBipns.
/ CucsS IN OLD PHILADELPHIA.
The following interesting gamesmod their notes
are taken as specimens of play in the Quaker City
of bygone yeart, from the nef book, "CbeBs in
Philsultlpiiii." reuemly published by Messrs. Q.
Keirhhelui and W. P. Shipley, of that city.
Pinyed at the Atheumum in tbe early forties,
tvtite—Mr. C'. Black—Mr. J.
Vtzio.
Thompson.
Sicilian Defence.
1. Pto K 4 1. PtoQB4
Mr. James Thompson in those days was the
Muratof chess and more feared than stronger but
duiler players. In till* panie, the genial master of
the Athenttum gives Mr. T. a dose of bis own
tuediciue.
2. P to K B 4 2. P to K 3
3. K Kt to B 8 3. P to Q 4
4. PtoKS 4. Q Kl to B 3
6. PtoBS \
All this is the qld form of plav, now obsolete,
5. B to K2
6. BtoQS ' 6. PtoB3
. A modum would play 6 * * P to Q S.
7. BtoBS- 7. Kt to K 3
b. P to Q * 8. Castles
9. Castles 9. Q to Kt 3
lu. K to It
11. B P tatesP
10. P takes KP?
11. Kt to B 2
I
li PwQKt3
12. K'toK"
13. B takes Pfth):
13. K takes B
14. Kt to Kt 6 (Cb)
x 11. K to Kt
15. Btak^s B-(ch)
15. K takes B
10. QtoK5!'
Tins whole combination shows that Mr. Yezin
was a ver) brilllaut player and had a keen senae of
the beautiful in chess..
17. Q tak.s Kt(ch)
18. B takes B
IS. Kt to-Q2
8U. P to K R 4
21. R toK B
?>. BtoBS
16. B takes Kt
17. K to B 2
18. Q to' Kt 4
19. KtoKtS
20. Q to K 7
Si. p takes P
A nice finishing tonch. *
22. Q takes Kt
And White mated in two moves.
Played In tbe Philadelphia Chess Club in 1860-
Wbite—Amateur. " Black—G. H. Derrickson.
' Bishop's Opening
l.J>toK4
1. PtoK4
Oeorge U. Derrickson was a remarkably brilliant
I860.
died tbere in early manhood..
2. B to B 4
2. K K; to B 3
8. KKttoBS
3. Kt toB3
4. Ca-tles
4. B to B 4
5. P to Q.3
5. P to Q 3
6. B to K Kt 5 ,
6. B to K Kt 5
7. P t>. K K 3
7. P to K B 4!
A toucli of tbe Derrickson quality, and White
happily dccides to invest.
6. P takes B
8. P takes P -
u. Kt to lis a. PtoKt6
10. K Kt to B S . 10. K Kt to Kt 5C
Preparing tor tbe startling final touches.
11.-B taken Q'
'
11- BtakesP(cb)
li. K takt-s B ' '
12. P takes II (ch)
J3.KIOB -
13. EtoB8(ch) .
14. KtoKS
14. B takes Q
15. K Kt to Q 2
15. KttoQ6(ch)!
16.-K takes K
lfi. Kt to K 0 (ch)! '
17. K to B
17. Kt to K 7, mate. 1
A gem, indeed.
' Chi
A BEMARKABLE A'AEIATION OF THE Buy LOPEZ.
White—
Black-
Mr. H. H. Cole.
Mr. W. W. Ward.
(Buy Lopez.)
1. PtoK4
'
1. PtoK*.
2. Kt to K B 3
2- Kt to Q B 3
3. B to Kt 5
3. Kl to K B 3
4. Castles
4. Kt takes P
v
5. 11 to K
S. Kt to QS
6. Kt takes P
6. Kt takes Kt
7. a takes Kt (cb)
7. B to K 2
a BtoQS
S. Castles
9. Ktto B3
9. Ktto K
10. PtoQKtS
10. PtoQB3
11. BtoKt2
11. PtoQ4
12. Q to B 6
12- P to KKt 3
13. Kt takes P!
This appears to win the game in all variations.
It of course threatens the pretty^acrifice Q takes
P ch. followed by B to B 5 ch, &c.
13. P takes Q
14. B takes P (ch)
14. K tak s B
15. It tak*s P (ch)
15. K to Kt 3
16. Kt to B 4 mate
.
THE CHESSPLAYERS.
The clock, unheeded, peals the midnight honr;
The bouse Is mute, tbe light is waxen dim;
Who^e is the wand, and whence tbe magic power
That these has smitten with enchantment grim?
Tbe pigmy figurei on tbe painted squares,
Silent as cloistered friars on their knees
Whom death transmutes to marble at their
prayers.
Seem not more stiff and statuelike than these.
With hearts of champions charging in tbe lists.
Whose liucts crumble as they crash and fall;
With nerves of boxers pounding with their fiste;
'lucre is no movement ; it is semblance alL
Save that, at intervals, a hand outstretched
Beckons a charge or signals a retreat;
Or. from the depths whence plots malign are
. fetched,
Issues the interdict that seals defeat.
Tbo mimic battle has been lost and won;
The spacious night has shrunken to a. span;
Tbe world is lifted from oblivion,
And each automaton bt*coines a man. *
EDWABD N. POMEROr.
. A GAME OF LIFE.
BV FRANK I'LLESLON STEARNS.
The life of man is like a game of chess,
The u-liicb lie plats according to his art;
. Winning or losing he doth nothing less
Than to obey the dictates of his heart.
Himself against himself be ever sets
Uis VoigbU, pawns, oastles in a proud array;
His soal tbe stake he on tbe issue bets—
Too great a prize to risk in thoughtless play.
flit conscience on one hand the white men guide.
Desire with equal *kill tbe red direct;
An angel and a demon on each side
Survey the game—for its result elect.
If thou wouldn't win, and not thy fortune rne,
Subdue thyself— y*t to thyself be true.
"American Chess Magazine."
CHESS NOTES.
London.—Hie great event at the City of London
Cbehi Club—the championship tournament—
ha« entered its last stalge, the last round in the
final contest being played. Mr. Herbert Jacobs
«t>ood tben best for first honours with three points;
Howell, Leye, Loman were two points each, and
Zanfcwill and awrence one and a half each. If in
the last round Loman beat Lawrence, and Howell
bi-at Jacobs, a tie with three points each amongst
three players would'have been the result. Consequently.
the last round WUB watclied yith keen
expectation. Herbert Jacobs beat Howell, conse-
<l"ently is first andebampion of tbe City of London.
Messrs. ZangwiM and Uotrcll tie for the next
prizes, whilst the game between Loman and
Lawrence «tood adjourned in favour of Lawrence
whflnnn.il advices left England. If he wins it-he
will tie with the two others and Loinan will tie
with Leye.
Meat and Mate.—Wc remember rather a good
story that went tbe rounds at Pursell's some ycats
back. A consbintffrequenter of tbe rooms—an
Irishman—entered, and calling for a steak, started
a game with—if me remember rightly—Fenton.
Afu-rf.ome little time, the steak not putting in an
appeatiuire, tbe Irishman called across the room to
thh waiter, "And when is that mate coming, Carl?"
" Vou shall have it in tbree moves, sir." said
Fetiion. And so lie did!
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