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Evening Star, Issue 22460, 3 October 1936, Page 6

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[Conducted by D.H.H.] Tlk Ol.igo Club mti’U tor play .it the rooms. Alll.ell bullrings Smart street, every Monday. Wednesday, and Saturday evening at 7.1K1 o clock. Visitors !i.e rorrii ily invited to attend, and by rmgiu.t; i„, 22-6.16 arrangements could be marie for ;i tfune anv afternoon and even in a* as the rooms are open to both club members and visitors M any time. TO CORRESPONDENTS. [Wo invite communications on all matt-rs ennj corning ebuvs Solutions of problems, I'amo. and 1 nnnlv.-.es will recr'.'e our Attention, and if of sufficient melt will he Inserted. All communicalion-. to bo addressed “ Clicks Editor,'* * Evening Star.’] A. 0.0. (Cluistclinrch'). —Thanks for Idlers ami explanation. Regret lhat it was ton late, to cancel letter. F.TC.K. (Wellington).—Much obliged for usual news budget. A.W.R. (Kclliuvii). —Thanks for cuttings. R.H.R. (Wakari). —Pleased to hear of your improvement in health, and hope lalor on yon will again be a. regular solver. CORRECT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,453: .T..1.M. (Musselburgh), T..T.W. (St. Kilda), J.R.D. (Dunedin), A.J.M’D. (Mornington), W.A.M. (Dunedin), A.E. (Roslynl, J.A.C. (Morninglon), King (Timaru), E.A.L. (Inverca rgill). 2,454- Regret that a flaw has been discovered in this problem. Apologies to solvers who wasted time on it. SOLUTION TO END GAME. W.A.M. (Dunedin). SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,453; Kt-K 5. SOLUTION TO END GAME. R x P. PROBLEM 2,455. (By Reginald B. Cooke, specially composed for ‘ The Times ’). Black, 6 pieces.

White, 9 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. 4kt 3 I 2 p 2Kt 1 Q |6rl | BlkPb3 | 3p2RI|B3P 3 | 8 | 3 K 3 B PROBLEM 2,456. (By J. H. Finlinson.) The following is “ a good old-timer ” of 50 years ago, and was considered ■an extraordinary production at the time. Black, 8 pieces.

White, 9 pieces. Q7|Bl2BKtp2p[2Plklbß 2 p 1 kt r 2 1 2 p 3 B 1 ) K 1 P 2R2 18. White to play and mate in three moves. —Newcastle ‘ Weekly Chronicle.’ PROM THE MOSCOW TOURNAMENT. —Sicilian Defence. — White, Dr E. Lasker; Black, J. R. Capablanca. 1 P-K 4 P-Q B 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B J 3 P-Q 4 Px P 4 Kt x P Kt-B 3 5 Q Kt-B 3 P-Q 3 6 B-K 2 B-Q 2 7 B-K 3 P-K 3 8 Q-Q 2 P-Q R 3 9 P-B 4 9 P-Q R 4 is worth consideration both on this and the next move, as Black's game seems to got relieved a great deal by the advance of the Q Kt P. Q-B 2 10 Kt-Kt 3 P-Q Kt 4 11 B-B 3 Q R-Kt 1 12 Kt-K 2 B-K 2 13 Castles K R Castles ...At this point probably both players were satisfied with their games. White on account of a possible King’s side attack, and Black on account of the open Q B file and freedom of the Queen’s side. 74 Kt-Kt 3 P-Q R 4 15 Kt-Q 4 P-R 5 16 Q R-K 1 K R-B 1 ...Interesting. It is quite unusual for the rooks not to he confronting one another on either K-side or Q-side. 17 R-B 2 17 P-Q B 3 would not be good in view of Kt-R 4 and P-K 6. Kt-K 1 18 Kt x Kt B x Kt 19 P-B 5 P-K 4 20 Kl-R 5 Q-Kt 2 21 B-Kt 5 The continuation 21 P-K Kt 4 is interesting; if then 21...8 x P. 22 B x B, Q x B; 23 R-Kt 2 with some compensation for the lost pawn. 3 22 B-K 3 Kt-B 2 ...A strong move. Obviously B s P loses the exchange, with very little compensation. 23 Q-Q 1 R-Q 1 24 R-Q 2 K-R 1 ...So that his twenty-ninth move shall be playable. 25 P-Q R 3 Possibly K-R 1 was belter. Q R-B 1 26 B-B 2 P-Q 4 27 P x P Kt x P 28 B x Kt R x B 29 Q-Kt 4 29 R x R at onco is an alternative, but White's position is difficult, the knight seems rather out of plav. B-B 4 30 R (K 1)-Q 1 B x B ch 31 K x B Q R-Q 1 32 It x It R x R 33 K x II B x K 34 Q-Kt 4 Q-R 2 oh 35 K-K 2 B-B 5 ch 36 K-B 3 Q-R 1 ch 37 K-B 2 Q-Q 1 33 Q-B 3? This seems to lead (o a distinct advantage for Black. K-K .1 r-rems Ihe natural move, and il is ditlienli. to sec anv real objection to it.

Q-Q 8 39 Kl-Kl 3 I’-R 3 40 P-Q Kt 3 A curious position. A pawn iias to lie given up at least. P x P <ll P x P B x P 12 K t - B 1 Q-Q Kl 8! 13 P-Kt 4 This leads lo Ihe loss of t li<- K R P, but if Kt-K 3, (lien Black checks and wins lln; Q K P. b-b r> 44K1-K 5 Q-K R 8 •If. Kl x 13 Q x P rh <l6 K-K 1 Q-Kl 8 cli ■l7 K-Q 2 Q-B 7 rh <lB K-B 1 Q-B 8 r li 19 K-Q 2 1’ x Kl :,0 I’-l! 1 Q-B eli hi K-B 2 Q X Kl P h2 I’-R 5 Q x P ill .13 K-B 1 Q-B 7 545 Q-R 3 K-R 2 Resigns. If ho P-R 6, P-B 6 ami (lien if P-R 7, 0-0 7 eh followed by P-J! 7 i'h. If 56 Q x P, Q-Ji 8 eh.—‘ British Chess Magazine.’ SCOTCH OPENING From the Recent American Championship Conies!. While, Kashdan: Black, Rcshevskv. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B .3 Kt-Q B 3 3 P-Q 4 (a) P x P 4 Kt x P B-B 4 5 B-K 3 Q-R 3 6 P-Q 15 3 K Kl-K 2 7 Q-Q 2 B x Kl ? 8 P x B P-Q 4 9 Kt-B 3 P x P 10 P-Q 5 Kt-K 4 ]1 Kt-Kl, >5 Castles 12 Kt x B P R-Kt 1(b) 13 B x P B-Kt 5 14 B x R R x H 15 K(-Kt 5 K Kt-Kl 3 16 R-B 1 Kt-K B 5 17 R-B 3 Kt (K 41 Q 6 eh 13 B x Kt P x P. 19 Castles Q-Kt 4 20 P-K R 4 Kt-R 6 eh 21 P x Kt Q x Q 22 P x B Q-K 7 23 R-B 4 P-Q 7 21 R-Q 4 Q x Kt. 25 R-Q 1 R-K 1 (cl (a.) It is rather unusual to line! this opening in modern mas! or play. (b) A speculative move. The American champion evidently considered that the. awkwardly-placed men of White justified this move. (c) After a few moves Black resigned. The advanced passed pawn shows its strength, and a good game is brought to an cud. N.Z.C.A. HEADQUARTERS. Mr A. O. Gray, who is fathering the motion for the removal of the headquarters of the N.Z.C.A. from Wellington, writes as follows:—“ Your comments on the proposed periodical change of chess headquarters were interesting, but would have been more so if they had been based on ihe correct proposal, which is that the change be made every- throe or five years, not every year. You know, by drawing attention to the hold chess lias in the Wellington district, you have given one of the strongest arguments in favour of a periodical change, because it’s only reasonable to expect the game to go ahead in the other centres when headquarters are located there, even if not to the same extent. Of course, there is only one P.K.K., worse luck, and I don’t think I’m far wrong when I say that it is due almost entirely to his persona] efforts, and not to anything the N.Z.C.A. as a body has done, that the game has gone ahead ’ the way it has in Wellington, and if the association was asked what it had done to make the game popular outside Wellington it would be stumped for an answer and from what I hear even Mr Kelling himself is in favour of a change of some sort. Even if we cannot get the proposal adopted the discussion should at any rate wake the association up, for a while anyway!” The following are Mr R. O. Scott’s views on this debatable question:—“ It has interested me to learn that there is a proposal to shift the venue of the N.Z.C.A.. I was also interested to read your views, some of which I think are misleading. Can you say what the disadvantages and advantages are? I think the sponsors are to be congratulated on the willingness lo accept the venue if it is true that the disadvantages are greater than the advantages. As a result of my visit to various clubs I have come to the conclusion that a stronger system of control is needed than the present one. I suggest that the proposal should be amended to give a tenure of five years, and that it should provide for the creation of sub-centres. If we have sub-centres there is no’ doubt that the present large gaps (where little or no chess playing is done) would be closed, and several clubs affiliated to the N.Z.C.A. put on a much stronger fooling (several at present in weak positions). The position of the Wellington Centro as compared with other centres in New Zealand is a striking illustration of the value of having the venue of the N.Z.C.A.” [I do not think that the fact that the N.Z.C.A. headquarters is in Wellington had much to do with the popularity of chess in that city, but rather is owing to tho number of enthusiasts who formed clubs and generally boomed the game. The N.Z.C.A. was thus able to bo officered by capable and interested players, and also sufficient capable delegates were found for the various clubs.—Chess Editor.] The following letter has boon received from Mr A. O. Gray staling that ho is withdrawing his notice of motion:—“ Just a line to let you know that I am withdrawing my proposal for the periodical changing of chess headquarters, tor the present anyway. As the expected support from Auckland, at least, is not being given (several of tho committee that were in favour of it were not able to be at the meeting), it is tar better to withdraw it than let it go to tiio quarterly meeting and be defeated. Possibly later pn there will be more support for it; in, fact, I am. sure there will be. I see from a reprint Mr Kelling has sent me it was the Auckland ‘ Star ’ that started the annual change report, but how or why it is very hard to say, as they knew up there quite well that the term was for three of five years. Anyway, I’ll take good care that everybody I mention the matter to in the future is quite clear on the point.” The correspondence that has come lo hand regarding this important proposal lias shown that lucre are considerable differences of opinion on the main issue, so tho letters received prior lo Mr Gray’s withdrawal of his motion are being published. It will be noted also that the mistake regarding a yearly shift of the N.Z.C.A. headquarters did not originate in this column. BRITISH CORRESPONDENCE CHESS ASSOCIATION. Results : Championship: J. T. Burton 1, W. T. M’Carthy 0, A. O. Gray A. Howe Handicap tourney: A. T. Scott 2, A. E. Symons 0, A. O. Cray J, W. Jackson Match versus Australia (New Zealand names first): Board 2—H. R. Abbott 1, R. P. Condon 0; 9—M. Rogers 1, C. P. Lowe 0; 22—W. Jackson I, P. J. Rutland-Maimers 0. Scores to date: Now Zealand 9, Australia 1. WANGANUI NOTES. As has already been slated, R. O. Scott again won tho Wanganui Chess Club championship without a loss. The full club championship results are now completed, Ratcblfc being vumier-up with 8 points, closely followed by W. O’Slnuighnessy and S. Smith 7 points cadi. The handicap tourney is at present in full swing, and there should be very keen competition for the top places Several members have kindly donated prizes for (his event. —Own correspondent. NOTES. The thirty-seventh annual congress of ihe American Chess Federation was to have commenced in Philadelphia on August 15, but so far no results aro to hand. In ihe course of his (our of Yugoslavia Ur Alekhine gave 17 simultaneous displays in six different towns, winning 253 games, drawing 121, and losing 79 ’ The ‘ slates I hat Dr Alekhine and Dr .Max Emvo have finalised the arrangements for the return match for the world championship title iu October, 1937. The

majority of tho 30 games will be played at Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague. At the recent National Congress of Hungary Lajos Steiner, who is expected to visit Australia, shared first honours against the Polish visitor, M. Nnjdorf, in a field of 16 entered for Ihe master tournament, each scoring 12 points.