CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 21742, 9 June 1934, Page 4

CHESS

[Conducted by D.H.H.I Ml. Otago dull Intel? lor play «t the rooms, Alll-1 1 UuiMmgn Si nan sited, every Monday WcdneMlai. and Salutdrn evening, d r. 311 o'clock. \ isjior- are .oidialh invited to allend and by i ging up d'J-tilli a nigennnl- tould be made lor a game any afternoon and evening, as the rooms are op' n to both elut. member* and visitors at anv time. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A.W.l’, (Kclburn).—Thunks for letter ami culling. F.K.K. t Welling'Lon).—Wellington information received witli (hanks. A O.G. (Christchurch 1. —Thanks for notes and information. CORRECT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,211: (Musselburgh), T.J.W, (St. Kilcla), A.E. (Roslyn), E.A.L. (Invercargill), VV.A.M. (Dunedin), R.M'D. (Roslyn), d.A.C. (Mornington), J.S.M.L. (Dunedin'. A.d.M'D. (MorningUm). * 2.212: A.E. (Roslvn), L.A.L. (Invercargill), W.A.M. (Dunedin), R.M'D. (Roslyn). J.A.C. (Mornington), J.S.M.L. (Dunedin), A.J.M'D. (Mornington). SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,211: K-Q B 3. 2,212: Q-Q ty Solution to end game by Troitsky: 1 Kt-K 3, P-K 4: 2 K-B 3, P-Kt. 5 ch; 3 K-B 2, P-R 5 clt; 4 Kt-Kt 2, P x P ch; 5 K-Kt 1, P-R 4: 6 K-R 1, P-R 5r 7 Kt-B 4, mate. If 2...K-R 7: 5 Kt-B 5. P-Kt 5 cb • 4 K-B 2, K-R 6: 5 Kt-R 4, K-R 7: 6 Kt-Kt 6. K-R 6: 7 Kt-B 4 ch, K R 7; 8 Kt x P, K-R 6; 9 Kl-Kt 7, K-R 7: 10 Kt-B 5. P-R 4; If Kt-R 4. and wins. Solution to end game by Troitsky: A.E. (Roslyn). PROBLEM 2,213. [By G. Neukomili.l (First prize in the Budapest Chess Clubs tourney A Black, 11 pieces.

White, 12 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. SQBb; 2r4q; bSP3: K(lpkt2R; 4k2r skirl ; IKtPPpBlp; 4R2K. PROBLEM 2,214. [By F, W. Lord. | Black, 4 pieces.

White, 7 pieces. While mates in three moves.. * srlk; fißlp; 4KtPIKt; 6pl; 8; 8; 6PK; 87.

END GAME. [By 11. Horwilz.j Black, 5 pieces.

White, 2 pieces. White wins. 8; 8: 8; 8; %; lQ3ppl; pspl ; kSKI. DANISH GAMBIT. A brilliancy game won by F. K. Voting, the American author of ‘ Major and Minor Tactics at Chess.’ While, F. K. Young; Black, L. Doro. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 P-Q 4 P x P 3 P-Q B 3 P x P 4 B-Q B 4 Kt-K B 3 (a) 5 Kt-K B 3 (b) Kt x P (r) 6 Castles Kl-Q 3 (d) 7 Kt x P Kt x B 8 R-K I ch B-K 2 9 Kt-Q 5 Kt-Q B 3 10 B-Kt 5 P-B 3 11 R-Q B 1 P-Kt 4 (e) 12 R x Kt P x R 13 Kt-K 5 P x B (f) 14 Q-R 5 ch P-Kt 3 15 Kl-B 6 ch B x Kt (g) 16 K x Kt P ch Q-K 2 (h) 17 R x Q B x R (i) 18 Kt-K 5 ch K-Q 1 19 Kt-B 7 ch K-K 1 20 Kt-Q. 6 ch K-Q 1 21 Q-K 8 ch R x Q 22 Kt-B 7 mate. (a) .P-Q 4 is more satisfactory. (b) Commencing brilliancy, but 5 Kt i P looks sounder. (c) The bit it was inviting, but dangerous; either P-Q 3 or P-Q 4 would have been more judicious. (d) Still delaying his rfevelopmpcnt. White calmly ignores (he lineal and proceeds to bring out his pieces. (e) Why not Castles? (f) Again Castles. (g) Well played, leading to a remarkable form of PhilidOr mate. (h) How about K-B 2? (i) However he plays, the male is assured. —‘ Australasian.’ QUEEN’S GAMBIT. (A club game by correspondence.) White, Left Bank Club, Paris: Black, Anderssen, Club Barmen. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-Q B 3 (ft) 3 Kt-K B 3 Kt-K B 3 4 Kt-B 3 P x P , 5 P-Q R 4 (b) B-B 4 8 P-Q R (c) B-Kt 3 7 Kt x B R P x Kt . 8 P-K 4 P-K 3 9 B x P B-Kt 5 10 P-B 3 Q Kt-Q 2 (d) 11 Q-Kt 3 P-R 4 12 B-K Kt 5 Q-Kt 3 13 Castles Q B x Kt (e) 14 Q x B P-B 4 (f) 15 P x P Q i B P (g) 16 B x Kt Resigns (h)

(a) The Slav Defence. Which has in view, the capture of the gambit P. with subsequent inconvenience to White in recovering (h) A favourite manoeuvre to prevent p.Q Kt 4. (c) The usual process in Kt-K 5, following with P-B 3 and P-K ,4, cramping Black’s Q B. The text assumes that this B is worth more than White's K Kt, which appears to be doubtful. (d) Trop. de routine. Kt-R 4 would he a zealous attempt, not easily parried ; threat, Kl-Kt 6. R moves R x P; with Q-R 5 ch as another disturbing move, winch would naturally follow 11. R moves, or P-K K o; while li-K 2 would be the reply to P-K R 4, U appears that 11 Castles would be beet for White, giving Black prospects on the K R file. „ , (e) This gels the White Q oft a dangerous diagonal, B x P being always a worry to Black. {{) Hoping to open the Q B tile; so it does. but. for White's benefit. (g) There is no very helpful move here,Kt x P allowing 16 B x Kt, P x B» 17 Q; if P x B, 17 R x Kt, K x R; 18 B x P ch, K x B (P x B; 19 R-Q 1 ch definitely wins Q for R) : 19 Q x Q, R-Q B 1, and White should win this ending.

THE OTAGO CHESS CLUB JUBILEE. When men are young, full of enterprise anil energy, they have, or should have, large ideas of what life in fhe future hold* lor them. They think of and look forward to the triumphs they will win. the money they hope to make, and the high positions they will hold. To such half a* century seems an eternity ahead, hut to those of us who have passed the psalmists limit fifty years seems but a short week, but a week full of happiness and sorrow, successes and failures, and above all regret, tor many mistakes. These thoughts - naturally occur to the writer when he looks back upon the history of the Otago Chess Club, which was founded on June 9, 1884. Elsewhere the history of the club has been fully dealt with, so in this column it is only necessary to deal with the subject in general terms. Those of us" who have been connected with the club since or soon after its inception are grateful that they have been permitted to do a little for a dub which to them lias been a relief frohi the everyday worries, giving ns an opportunity for playing and studying a game which after all is more than a game, that brightened our. faculties, enlarged our vision, and tended to relieve us from the harsher side of life One could dilate upon the abilities and excellencies of past comrades, but the strongest feeling is that the big majority of those who have passed through the portals of the Otago Chess Club were worthy citizens, upright men, and friends whose friendship, made in the club, has lasted for, years. The club, even if it is judged by : the standard of, its members, must have had some slight part in helping to sway the destinies of our well-loved city. The members during) the last fifty years have included in their ranks many of our foremost citizens, who could find time occasionally to forget their business and political worries and have a game over the board with some of the humblest and least important of their -fellow-citizens. It is to be hoped that during the next half-century the Otago Chess Club will flourish, and that its future members will maintain the high standard that has been set by their predecessors.

THE PAWN. A poem by the late Dr W. If. Stenliouse, president of the Otago Chess Club, 1890-92. See how the plucky pawn" essays the fight; How valiantly with double, strides ho goes Into the centre of his ardent foes, Always straight on, save when his strokes alight On either wing lo capture adverse knight, Bishop, or rook, or e'en the queen oppose, Should she adventure her 100 powerful blows — And oft prevails against her regal might. When many brave have vanished from the field The pawn grows wary and advances slow, Strikes , not so much, but brandishes his shield To guard his king, hard driven to and fro — Sometimes he dares all that a pawn may dare To win the contest at the octave square. THE WORLD S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. The early results of the world’s championship were cabled ' to the Australian

but not to the New Zealand papers, 'and the result so far is 7-5 in favour of Alekhiiie, two wins and ten draws. The match Should be concluded by this time. WELLINGTON NOTES. In the Wellington Chess League matches for the present season all the first round fixtures have been completed. Results; A grade—Wellington 5, Wellington South 1; W.M.C. 34, Ngaio 2j. B grade (first section)—Shell 4s, Brooklyn No. 1 1$; Mira-mar-Seatoun 4£, University 1.). B grade (second section) —Wadestown 34, Hutt Valley 2i: W.M.C. 3|, Ngaio 24- C grade— Wellington 6, Brooklyn No. 3 0; Wadestown 3, Brooklyn No. 23; W.M.C. 5, Ngaio 1, Hutt No. 1, Wellington, and Shell having byes in their respective sections.— Own correspondent. CANTERBURY CHESS CLUB. S.. Hollander won the monthly tourney for May with a score of 18. This is his third win, and pactically assures him of winning the trophy outright. H. Kennedy and H.- J. Armstrong, With scores of 164, were runners-up.—Own correspondent. OTAGO CHESS CLUB. Two rounds of the district tournament have been played. In the first Dunedin West beat Dunedin Central by 5 games to 3. Scores: G. D. Wriglit 1, W., Herbert 0; W. W. Avery 0, C. R. Watson 1; A. J. Begg 1, C. S. Lawson 0; N. Everest, jun. 0, A. C. Hall 1; R. A. Williamson 1, R. M. Stevenson 0; A. J. M‘Dcrmott 1, J. F, Lang 0; C. Ahern 0, F. Marshall 1; J. S. M. Lawson 1, T, R. Wilson 0. In tho second round Dunedin South beat Dunedin North by 6jr to I|. Scores: L. D. Coombs 1, R.

H'Dermid 0; J. Dawson 1, Dr E. N. Mcr« rington 0; A. E. Ward 1, W. Tibbies 0; A. C. Hall I, P. Mathieson 0; T. Milne 0, C. S., Lawson 1; F. G. Marshall T. D, TiUy 4; D. Langley 1, C. Carol in 0. Play in the various club tourneys is very brisk at present, nearly all the boards be* ing occupied bn club evenings. The problem-solving tourney organised by Mr L. D. Coombs and run on the lines of the ‘ Good Companion '. competitions wa* held in the club rooms last Tuesday even* mg. The function was in everyway a coin, plete success, there' being thirteen competitors. The rime allowed for solving twelve two-movers was from Bto 9.30 p.m. R, M'Dermid, who solved eleven problems in Ih 3jmiu, was first, the other competitor* taking up their full time. E. A.-Le Petit (Invercargill)' Was second with nine prob. lems, and A. Ellis (7) third. Mr O. Balk, who acted as scrutineer, found time ta solve eight problems, but, of course, wat not an official competitor. After tho prizegiving, upon tho motion of The club’s president, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Coombs for the trouble he had taken. Ho was congratulated upon the success of his efforts, and the opinion was expressed ■ that one and all would'be very grateful to Mr Coombs if he arranged » similar competition later in the season. ' NOTES. As the jubilee of the Auckland Chess Club also falls this year it has been suggested that the Auckland and Otago Clubs should play a jubilee match by telegraph. Unfortunately, however, the cost of such a match would be bevond tho means of both clubs, but it is possible, though not probable, that the two clubs may be finalists for the Bledisloe Cup, and have to meet later in the year.