CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 23698, 4 October 1940, Page 3

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[Conducted by J.F.L.] We invite communications on all matters conTurning chesSy Solutions of problems, games, and analysis will recieve our attention, end if of sufficient merit will be inserted. AH communications to ba addressed •' Chess Editor,’’ 4 Evening Star.’ TO CORRESPONDENTS. A.O.G. (Christchurch).—Thanks for tournament results and games. CORRECT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,865, 2,866: J.A.M’D. (Greymouth). 2,867: E.A.L. (Invercargill), W.A.M. (Dunedin), J.A.C. (Mornington), “King” (Timaru). 2,868: E.A.L., W.A.M., J.A.C., “ King.” —End Game.— E.A.L.—Q-Kt 4 ch, K-K 4; 2 Q-Kt 5 ch, K-K 5; 3 B-Kt 6 ch, K-Q 5; 4 Q-K 3 ch, K-Q 4; 5 B-K 4 ch, and wins Q. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,867: Q-Kt 7. .2,868: K-Kt 2. PROBLEM No. 2,869. By T. C. Evans. Black, 9 pieces.

White, 10 pieces. White plays and mates in two moves. BlKtKt2ktK2 | 4 p 3 1 Q 7 | kt2kßE2|lPlq 4 | 2 P b 1 P p 1 1 2 r E 1 b 2, PROBLEM No. 2,870. By A. W. Galitzky. Black, 1 piece.

White, 5 pieces. B|B|3k4|6Kljß|B|3P2Pll 2QIE3. N.Z.C.O.A. TOURNAMENTS, 1939-40. 1 The following completes the list of tourney winners for 1939-40: —Trophy Tourney (Class 1A and Championship).— S. Hindin, E. F. Tibbitta, 8 points (equal), 1 (champion); R. W. Park, 7 points, 3. Mr Hindin is well known to chess players as a recent Dominion champion at the 193738 congress This is his third successive win in the correspondence chess championship, and he wins the trophy outright. Although equal points were scored by the bracketed pair the issue' was decided by the result of the individual game played between Messrs Hmdiu and Tibbitts. Once again we congratulate Mr Hindin on his outstanding success. —Handicap Tourney.— E. J. Finn, Auckland, 1. Gross average, 6.12.

—Best Game Awards.— Trophies tournament: G. C. Cole, D. Roba ertson. Handicap tournament: H. E. Hewitt. A. P. Wood Memorial Trophy: N. Cromarty (Wanganui). BEST GAME COMPETITION. —N.Z.C.C.A., "Class 11.The following correspondence game, conducted under the auspices of the Correspondence Chess Association, was adjudged the best game in the 1939-40 competition, class 2. The winner, Mr H. Hewitt. 19 well known as a promising Dunedin player, having won the club’s junior championship tournament in 1939. The judge for th» competition was the present Dominion champion, Mr J. B Dunlop:— —French Defence.— White, H. E. Hewitt; Black, L. J. Kiley* 1 P-K 4 P-K 3 2 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 3PxP P x P 4 Kt-K B 3 B-Q 3 5 B-Q 3 B-K Kt 5 6 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-K 2 7 P-K R 3 B-R 4 8 B-K Kt 5 Q Kt-B 3 9 B-K 2 Q-Q 2 10 Castles Castles (Q) 11 B x Kt B x B 12 R-K 1 P-B 4 (a) 13 Kt-K 5 Kt x Kt 14 B x B Kt-B 3 15 B-B 3 B-Kt 5 16 R-K 3 B x Kt 17 R x B P-K Kt 4 18 P-Q R 4 Q K-Kt 1? (b) 19 R-B 5 Kt-K 2 20 P-R 5 P-B 3 (c) 21 Q-Q 3 K-Kt 1 22 R-R 4 Kt-B 1 23 R-Kt 4 R-Kt 2 , 24 P-B 4 Kt-K 2 25 P-R 6 P-Q Kt 3 26 Q-Kt 3 P x P 27 R x P ch......P x R 28 Q x P ch K-U 1 29 R x P (B 5) Resigns (d) NOTES. - (a) To develop B at B 3. White compels exchange of B x Kt" through pressure on. centre pawn (b) Q-Kt 2 more aggressive. The rook* are here badly placed. (c) ..P-Kt 5; 22 P x P, P x P; 23 B-K 2, P-R 4 gives Black a much better game. (d) 29 ...Q x R; 30 B x Q ch, Kt x B; 31 Q x Kt ch, K-R 1; 32 Q x P, and White’s passed pawns should win. _____ ■ LONDON CHESS CLUBS. With so much interest aroused at present regarding the historic buildings of it is interesting to recall the earlier chess clubs which at one time or another have flourished in the metropolis. In Timbs’s ‘ Clubs and Club Life ’ we find the following:—“ In 1747 the principal if not the only j chess club in the metropolis met at j Slaughter’s Coffee House, St. Martin’s 1 Lane. The leading players of this club j were Sir Abraham Janssen, Philip Stamma (from Aleppo), Lord Godolphin, Lord Sunderland, Cunningham (the histoHan), Dr Black, and Dr Cowper, and it was through their invitation that the celebrated Philidor was induced 'to visit England. Another 1 club was shortly afterwards founded at the j Salopian Coffee House, Charing Cross, andi ! a few years later a third, which met nexi; door to the Thatched House Tavern in St., James’s street. It was here that Philidor exhibited his wonderful faculty for playing, blindfold, some instances of which we find in the newspapers of the period. * Yesterday, at the chess club in St. James’s street, M. Philidor performed one of those wonderful exhibitions for which he is so much celebrated. He played three different game* at once without seeing either of the tables. His opponents were Count Bruh! and Mr Bowdler (the two best players in London 1 and Mr Maseres. He defeated the two former players m two hours, and drew with the third. To those who understand chess this exertion of M. Philidor’s abilities must appear one of the greatest of which the human memory is susceptible. He goes through it with astonishmg accuracy andi often corrects mistakes in those who have the board before them.’ His last exhibition was in 1795, shortly before his death.” The London Chess Club was 'formed in 1807, and held its meetings at Tom’s Coffee House, in Cornhill. In 1833 a club was founded m Bedford street. Covent Gardens, which obtained celebrity as the arena ot the famous contests between La Bourdonnais and M’Donnell. This club was dis. solved in 1840, but was reformed shortly afterwards through the exertions of Me Staunton, and is now known as the Stj George’s Club, in Cavendish Square. BRILLIANT COMBINATION. In a recent game at Lodz, between Pope?, ski (White) and Kavini (Black), the follow, ing position was reached. Black, with tba move, won by a brilliant combination. Solution will be given next week.

—‘ Chess.’ A MORPHY MASTERPIECE. —King’s Bishop.— White, Morphy; Black, Cunningham, 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 B-B 4 B-B 4 3 P-Q B 3 Kt-Q B 3 4 Kt-K B 3 Kt-B 3 5 P-Q 4 P x P 6 P-K 5 Q-K 2 7 Castles Kt-K Kt sq 8 P x P B-Kt 3 9 P-Q 5 Q-Q B 4 10 Kt-R 3 .Kt-Q 5 11 B-K 3 Kt x Kt ch 12 Qx Kt Q-K Bsq 13BsB R P s B 14 Kt-Kt 5 K-Q sq 15 Q R-Q B sq (a) P-Q 3 16 P x P P x P 17 Q-K 3 B-R 3 18 Kt-B 7 Q-K 2 19 Kt-K 6 cb P x Kt 20 B x R B-Q 2 21 B-Q Kt 5 K-K sq 22 P x P Kt-B 3 23 R-B 8 ch Wins. (a) From this point to the end of the game Morphy plays in a very brilliant, dashing style, and here commences a blindfold combination of surprising depth and soundness.