CHESS SEASON

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 126, 14 June 1937, Page 2

CHESS SEASON

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Small Attendance at Club Night KEENNESS NEEDED

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"As there is no block for printing the problem chart, the following method is used for showing the position of the pxeces: — White pieces are shdwh in capitals, and Black pieces in small letters. Empty squares ara denoted by a uumber showing the number Of coheecutive empty squares. Each line is separated by a semi-culon. The count starts from the top left-hand oorner (Black 's Queen Hook square). PROBLEM NO. 8. (H. J. Tucker.). 1 BISHOP 3 kuight I bishop; 4 pawa ROOK 2; 8; 2 KNIGHT PAWN pawn P AVv'N bishop pawn lj QUEEN 3 knight king 2; 3 KING 4; 2 BISHOP PAWN 1 KNIGHT PAWN PAWN; 2 xook g ROOK 2. 'White to move aud mate in two moves. Soluticm to last week's problem is Q — N3. COrrect solutious have been reeeived from Messrs A. Steventon, G. Mitckell, J. Haines, H. Butcher, W* J. Hay, c. J. Crook, h. Cook, and W. Rose. The attendance at the weekly club meeting was rather small. It is a pity that members - are not more rogular in their attendance this season, for, as with any club, keenness and enthusiasm are the things most to be desired, and full atteudances are the only true indication that members are keen. Handieap games results are as follow: — Stevenson 1 v. Haines ' 0; Mitehell 2 v. Thompson 0; Rose 2 v. W. Lynch 0; Rose 2 v. Orbell 0; D. Lynch 2 y. Thompson 0. Stevenson de* feated Haines in the final game of a ladder match. The game this week is one played at the top board in the xecent NapierHastings mateh. This is the first of the cwo games played. In the second. game Mason sacrificed a pawn in order to develop a strong attack which soon proved overwhelming. "Perhaps I shall find an opportuuity later to publisk that game. The opening in this week's game. is the Orthodox Defence to the Queeh's Gambit Declined. White 's position after the opening moves gives hitn greater control of the centre, ,and this should give him possibilities for attack. He plays for safety, however, and Black soon has him fightang for equality. Should White have played P— K5 on his fourteenth mbvef This "Would have led to intefesting complications, as also would Q — Q3 if played by White on his fifteenth move.

WHITE BLACK (D, Lyhch.) (J. Mason.) 1. H— Q4 P— Q4 2. P— QB4 P— K3 3. N — QB3 N—KB3 4. N— B3 B— K2 5. B— N5 P— QN3 6. PxP Nxp 7. B xB NxB 8. P—KN3 ' SB — N2 9. B— N2 N— N3 10. P— K4 QN— Q2 11. P — QN4 N— B3 12. N — K5 Q— Q3 13. NxN . RPxN 14. P — QR3 Q— Q2 1.5. QR — Bl Castles 1.6. Castles QR — Ql 17. P— Q5 PxP 18. NxP " 'NxN 19. PxN Q— Q3 ?0. Q— N3 KR— Kl 21. KR— Kl RxR 22. RxR P— QB3 23. PxP BxP 24: BxB QxB 25. R— K7 Q— B8 ch 26. K— N2 Q— B3ch 2*7. K—Nl Q— B8 Ch 28 K— N2 Q— B3 ch Drawn