CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 19794, 18 February 1928, Page 18

CHESS

[Conducted by L.D.G.] The Otago Club meets (or flay at the rooms, 24 George street, Hannah's Buildings, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturdar evenings, at 7.30 o'clock TO CORRESPONDENTS. R.G.A.M. (Sydney).—Thanks for letter and problem; greatly appreciated. I am publishing your composition in this column. 0.8. (Dunedin). —Thanks for copy of ‘ Chess Pie, No. 2.’ K.S. (Manchester, England).—Paper and cuttings received. Thanks. M.G. (Clinton). —Thanks for letter and enclosed chess items. 1 am .writing to you in a few days; R. (Mornington).—l am pleased to note your interest in this matter, and will supply you with a copy in a few days. S. —The white bishop or Q 4 is a misprint when setting up a problem. I would advise you to check the position by the notation at foot of problem. 1 am pleased to have received your letter, and hope you will become a regular solver. Correct solutions to problem No. 1,449 received from J.J.M., L.D.Q., 0.8., G.D.W., S. G.S.M.M'D., R.M., W.G., J.C., T. W.K. (We invite communications on all matters concerning chess. Solutions of problems, games, and analyses will receive our attention, and if of sufficient merit will be inserted. All communications to be addressed, “ Chess Editor,” ‘ Evening Star.’] A CORRECTION. Problem No. 1,449.—The white bishop or Q 4 is a misprint. The Forsythe Notation is correct. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 1,449. By the late Mr Sam Lloyd. Black, 14 pieces. White, 3 pieces. Mate in two moves. 2R5; BpKlktpS; qpIRK; plklpo; 7p; PktKtlp3; 2Q4r; 3r3b. Key move, R-Kt 2. PROBLEM No. 1,460. By W. A. Shinkman (United States). Black, 8 pieces.

White, 8 pieces. Mate in two moves. 0; IktSpßl; IKIPBR2; lplKtlQ2; !Ktlk4; lp6; 4q3; Ikt2r3. PROBLEM No. 1,451. By R. G. A. Macdonald (Sydney, New South Wales). Black, 4 pieces.

White, 5 pieces. Black to play and mate in three moves. K2R4; P 7; 8; 3kt4; bkt6; kBB5; 8; 8. THK WORLD’S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. After the greatest struggle in the history of the game, the match for the chess championship of the world terminated in the victory of Dr A. Alekhine, who wrested the honor from the holder, Senor Capablanca, with a score of six games to three, after twenty-five draws. The result was not altogether unexpected, although the difference between the characteristic styles of the combatants left no room for confidence either way. , The following games will provide a “chess feast” for students of llio “modern stylo of play,” specially as the players rank as the two greatest chess players in the world to-ilay. Owing to limitation of space, we propose to extend tho publication of the nine games over two or three weeks, so that chess enthusiasts are advised to retain a copy of this column and subsequent issues until tho nine games are completed. A close study of the following games will bring before the student the charm and style in the combination play between these great masters. First game in the world’s championship match, played at Buenos Ayres, between Senor J. R. Capablanca and Dr A. Alekhine. Won by Dr Alekhine. This was a reconnaissance in force by both sides; but Senor Capablanca out-generalled himself by over-refinement in his operations. —French Defence.— White, Senor C.; Black, Dr A. 1 P-K 4 P-K 3 2 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 3 Kt-Q B 3 B-Kt 5 4PxP P x P 5 B-Q 3 Kt-Q B 3 6 Kt-K 2 K Kt-K 2 7 Castles B-K B 4 8 B x B Kt s B 9 Q-Q 3 Q-Q 2 10 Kt-Q sq Castles (K R) 11 Kt-K 3 Kt x Kt 12 B x Kt K R-K sq 13 Kt-B 4 B-Q. 3 14 K R-K sq Kt-Kt 5 15 Q-Kt 3 Q-B 4 16 Q R-B sq Kt xB P 17 R x Kt Q x Kt 18 P-Kt 3 Q-B 4 19 Q R-K 2 P-Q Kt 3 20 Q-Kt 5 P-K R 4 21 P-K R 4 R-K 5 22 B-Q 2 Rx Q P 23 B-B 3 R-Q 6 24 B-K 5 R-Q sq 25 B x B R x B 26 R-K 5 Q-B 6 27RxR P Q x R 28 R-K 8 (ch) K-R 2 29 Q x R (ch) Q-Kt 3 30 Q-Q sq R-K 3 31 R-Q R 8 R-K 4 32 Rx P P-Q B 4

33 R-Q 7 Q-K 3 31 Q-Q 3 (eh) P-Kt 3 3b R-Q 8 P-Q 5 36 P-R 4 R-K 8 (ch) 37 K-Kt 2 Q-Q B 3 (chi 38 P-B 3 R-K 6 39 Q-Q, sq Q-K 3 40 P-K Kt 4 R-K 7 (ch) 41 K-R 3 Q-K 6 42 Q-K Rsq Q.-B 5 43 P-K R's R-K B 7 While resigns. Third game, won by Scnor Capablanca. Dr Alekhine’s first and last experiment with nltra-modern tactics. The lesson he was taught on this occasion ensured no repetition nf such methods, —Queen’s Pawn Opening.— White, Scnor C.; Black, Dr A. 1 P-Q 4 Kt-K B 3 2 Kt-K B 3 P-Q Kt 3 5 P-K Kt 3 B-Kt 2 4 B-Kt 2 P-B 4 5 Castles P x P 6 Kt x P B x B 7 K x B P-Q 4 8 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 9 Q-R 4 (ch) Q-Q 2 10 Kt-K I 5 Kt-B 3 11 P x P P x P 12 B-B 4 R-B sq 13 R-B sq B-B 4 14 P-Q Kt 4 B x Kt P 15 R x Kt R x R 16 Q i B Kt-K 5 17 Kt-Q 2 Kt x Kt 18 Q x Kt Castles 19 R-Q sq R-B 4 20 Kt-Q 4 R-K sq 21 Kt-Kt 3 Q R-B sq 22 P-K 3 Q-R 5 23 Q x P R-B 7 24 R-Q 2 It x P 25 R x R Q x K 26 Q-B 6 R-K Bsq 27 Kt-Q 4 K-R sq 28 B-K 5 P-B 3 29 Kt-K 6 R-K Kt sq 30 B-Q 4 P-K R 3 31 P-R 4...... Q-Kt 8 32 Kt x P Q-Kt 3 33 P-R 5 Q-B 2 34 Kt-B 5 K-R 2 35 Q-K 4 R-K sq 36 Q-B 4 Q-B sq 37 Kt-Q 6 R-K 2 38 B x B P Q-Q R sq (ch) 39 P-K 4 R-K Kt 2 40 B x R K x B 41 Kt-B 5 (ch) K-B 2 42 Q-B 7 (ch) Resigns. Seventh game, won by Senor Capablanca. A good give-and-take encounter, carefully played on both sides, but with the ending running out in favor of Scnor Capablanca. —Queen's Gambit Declined.— White, Scnor C.: Black, Dr A. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 3 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q. 2 4 Kt-B 3 K Kt-B 3 5 B-Kt 5 P-B 3 6 P-K 3 Q-R 4 7 Kt-Q 2 B-Kt 5 8 Q-B 2 Castles 9 B-R 4 P-B 4 10 Kt-Kt 3 Q-R 5 11 B x Kt Kt x B 12 Q P x P Kt-K 5 13 P x P B x Kt (ch) 14 Px B Kt xP(B 4) 15 R-Q sq P x P 16 R x P Kt x Kt 17 P x Kt Q-B 3 18 R-Q 4 R-K sq 19 B-Q 3 QxKt P 20 B x P (ch) K-B sq 21 B-K 4 Q-R 6 22 Q-Q 2 B-K 3 23 P-Q B 4 P-R 4 24 R-Kt sq Q x R P 25 R-R sq Q-B 2 26 Q-Kt 2 Q-B 4 27 B-Q 5 R-R 3 28 R-K 4 R-Q 3 29 R-R 7 K-K 2 30 Qx P K-Q sq 31 B x B P x B 52 Q x P Q-Kt 5 (ch) 33 Qx Q Px Q 34 P-B 5 R-B 3 55 R x Kt P R x P 36 R-R 7 Resigns. Eleventh game, won by Dr Alekhine. A finely-fought battle, in every way worthy of both masters. The latter half of the game, however, is a splendid specimen of Dr Alekhine's skill in the accurate timing of his moves. —Queen's Gambit Declined,— While, Senor C.; Black, Dr A. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 3 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-K B 3 4 B-Kt 5 Q Kt-Q 2 5 P-K 3 P-B 3 6 Kt-B 3 Q-R 4 7 Kt-Q 2 B-Kt 5 8 Q-B 2 P x P 9 B x Kt Kt x B 10 Kt x P Q-B 2 11 P-Q R 3 B-K 2 12 B-K 2 Castles 13 Castles K R B-Q 2 14 P-Q Kt 4 P-Q Kt 3 15 B-B 3 Q R-B sq 16 K R-Q sq K R-Q ,<■: 17 Q R-B sq B-K sq 18 P-Kt 3 Kf-Q 4 19 Kt-Kt 2 Q-Kt sq 20 Kt-Q 3 B-Kt 4 21 R-Kt sq Q-Kt 2 £2 P-K 4 Kt x Kt 23 Q x Kt Q-K 2 24 P-K R 4 B-R 3 25 Kt-K 5 P-Kt, 3 26 Kt-Kt 4 B-Kt 2 27 P-K 5 P-K R 4 28 Kt-K 3 P-Q B 4 29 Kt P x P P x P 30 P-Q 5 Px P 31 Kt x P Q-K 3 52 Kt-B 6 (ch) B x Kt 33 P x B R x R (ch) 34 R x R B-B 3 35 R-K sq Q-B 4 36 R-K 3 P-B 5 37 P-R 4 P-R 4 38 R-Kt 2 B x B 39 K x B Q-Q 4 (cli) 40 K-R 2 Q-K B 4 41 R-B 3 Q-B 4 42 R-B 4 K-R 2 43 R-Q 4 Q-B 3 44 Qx R P P-B 6 45 Q-R 7 K-Kt sq 4S Q-K 7 Q-Kt 3 47 Q-Q 7 Q-B 4 48 R-K 4 Q x P (ch) 49 K-R 3 Q-B 8 (ch) 50 K-R 2......Q-B 7 (ch) 51 K-R 3 R-B sq 52 Q-B 6 Q-B 8 (ch) 53 K-B 2 Q-B 7 (ch) 54 K-R 3....;.Q-B 6 55 K-R 2 K-R 2 56 Q-B 4 Q-B 7 (ch) 57 K-R 3 Q-Kt 8 58 R-K 2 Q-K B 8 (ch) 59 K-R 2 Q x P 60 P-R 5 R-Q, sq 61 P-R 6 Q-B 8 62 Q-K 4 B-Q 7 63 B x R P x E 64 P-R 7 P Queens 65 P Queens Q-K Kt. 8 (ch) 66 K-R 3 Q (Q 8)-K B 8 (ch) White resigns.