CHESS NOTES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 557, 14 June 1933, Page 6

CHESS NOTES

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BLACKBURN CUP CHALLENGE MATCH TO BE PLAYED WITH GISBORNE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES (Specially written for the "Morning

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The following team has been selected to represent the local club agadnst the Gisborne Club for a club match, and in addition the first twelve boards are to count as a challenge for the Blackburn Cup:: W. T. McCarthy, L. E. Andrews, A. H. Fraer, J. T. Burton, J. W. Kurney, A. W. R. Saxby, S. L Paterson, M. Roland, E. Tibbdtts, A. E. Booth, IG. Vdnall, A. Howe, J. H. Watson, E. Jackson and H. Heywood. 16th man, F. Lenihan. It is not known as yet whether McCarthy will be ayailable for board 1, if not, each F'layer goes up one board. The Gisborne team is as follows: A. H. Schlichting, G. H. Seddon, H. M. Ritchie, J. F. Weatherly, R. J. Thompson, F. T. Venning, A. Gleave A. Whitehead, C. Blackburn, P. Fischbach, L. Meredith, M. F. Robinson, G. Hignett, M. McMahon, O. Lawn. Emergenaies: G. Harris and Venning, Jnr. Th'e Rotoriia officials for the match are: Umpire W. L. Richards; senior scrutineer, A. W. Downer; scrutineers, D. H. Edwards, P. Webb, C. Rowley, C. Mulligan, W. Heley and A. L. Jenkins; operators, E. S. North and B. R. Rhodes. 'Many players do not seem to know th'e duties and istatus of th'e umpire, which are briefly: (1) He represents the opposing club in all things; (2) He sees that all players observe the rules of play and duly record their moves; (3) He takes charge of the sealed moves and records of positions at the adjournment. In point of fact, he ds responsible. In point of law, the match' committee, headed by the club captain, is responsible, and in actual practiee, it is usual for the umpire and the club captain to discuss all points and act in concert. Players may leave their tables, but must make absolutely no comments on other games. All players are requested to be at their boards at 6.45 p.m. sharp. The teams will then be definitely fixed, and then the toss will be made for white at alternate boards, and a commencement made sharp at 7 p.m. Players are requested to bring a smia.ll basket for supper. As usual, visitors are cordially invited to be present. The match' will be continued on the following Saturday, June 24 The result -of the second round of the senior championship is as follows: Andrews drew with Fraer, Burton beat Jackson, Booth drew with Tibbitts, Kurney beat Edwards, Saxby beat Heywood, Watson beat Paterson. Two games have not yet been completed. Further gafries finalised in the the first round of the junior championship are. Blencowe beat Mulligan; H. Heley beat Lenihan; and W. Heley beat Martin. Results 0f games of the second round so far received are: Dixon beat Rowley; H. Heley beat Martin; W. Heley drew with E. G. Bailey, Lenihan beat Bauld; Musgrave beat Blencowe and Evans beat Shaw. The game of the evening was undoubtedly that of Andrews v. Fraer, two of the "cracks" (and also two of the "tuatara lizards" of the club). A poet, annotating their game, would write th'oj following epitaph: — "To lose ds human, To draw divine. He shiffed his Knight In the nick of time'." The draw for the third round, to be played on Friday, June 30, is: Paterson v. Clark; Booth v. Watson; Jackson v. Tibbitts; Andrews v. Burton; Heywood v. Fraer; Howe v. Saxby; Kurney v. Vinall, and Roland v. Edwards. Tattersall a bye. Junior: Dixon v. Musgrave; Shafw v. Rowley; Mulligan v. Evans; Lenihan v. Blencowe; Martin v. Bould,-( E. G. Bailey v. H. Heley, and Jenkins v. W. Heley The first player mentioned has the move. Progressive Chess Next Friday evening will be devoted to progressive chess between ■teams selected by the president, Mr. A. E. Booth, and the club captain, Mr. J. T. Burton. The procedure is as follows: Teams line up on opposite sides of the boards, which are arranged aJternately white and black. On the expiration of one mdnute from the start, the white players on one side move (we will call this side A) and all side A move up one board, side B remaining still. On the expiration of a further minute, all players on side B make their move and then go down one board, side A remaining still; on the third minute side A made a move and go up one board, and so on. Players should note that the first move only differs from those whiich follow, th'e reason being to enable alternate colours t0 be played, and that they actually have two minutes at each board, one minute waiting for their opponent to move, and a further minute to make their own move. The firsit minute- should be used to pick up the general position of the game. ' The 'easiest way to record the position at any time in a game — essential in telegraphic matches — is to use the Forsyth notation, which is as follows. Face the board from the white side, and then write down each row as in ordinary writing (i.e. from left to right, and rows from top to ■bottom),. using the usual letters for the pieces and paiwns (N is suitable for knight), capitals for wMte pieces and 'Small letters for black pieces. Blank squares are just indicated by th'e number of them between each piece. You will then note that the letters p'lus the numbers will in each row total eight. For a blank row just write the figure 8. - • This method of recording, which is now world wide, was the invention of Daviid Forsyth, at one time a member of the Dunedin Chess Club. This iweek's maxim: — "Pawns are Potential Queens."