CHESS NOTES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 601, 4 August 1933, Page 6

CHESS NOTES

"Post"

"Ruy Lopez")

the championships MEMBERS MAKING BOARDS AND "LOADING" THEIR SETS GENERAL JOTTINGS

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Results of the seventh round of the senior ehampionship are: — Heywood beat Clark; Kurney beat Tibbitts; Fraer beat Edwards; Vinall versus Saxby was adjourned after 40 moves play. Andrews versus Tattersall, and Roland versus Burton were postponed. Results of the seventh round of the junior ehampionship: — Musgrave beat Shaw; Rowley beat Martin; Evans beat Bailey; W. Heley beat Blencowe, and H. Heley beat Bould. Lenihan beat Rowley. Draws for the eighth round: — Senior: Fraer v. Vinall, Burton v. Edwards, Tibbitts v. Roland, Watson v. Kurney, Tattersall v. Heywood, Paterson v. Andrews, Booth v. Jackson, Saxby and Clarke have byes. Junior: Blencowe v. H. Heley, Evans v. Jenkins, Rowley v. Bailey, Dixon v. Martin, Shaw v. Lenihan, Mulligan v. Musgrave. The eighth round will be played this evening. In all cases, the first player mentioned takes white. Heywood is to be congratulated on scoring his first win against Watson. Both players opened carefully with the "Four Knights" and after a lengthy game occupying altogether six hours Heywood secured an advantage enabling him to force a male. Chess Boards It is pleasing to note that many players are making their own boards. A very serviceable board has been made out of ordinary pasteboard, with the alternate squares picked out in black and the whole board varnished and mounted in a wooden frame. An artistic board for anyone with a small ivory set can be made out of cardinal red suede leather, mounted on three-ply, with al-

ternate squares in gold paint. In general when making a board remember the following points: (1) Make it large enough to see the pieces elearly, e.g., for a standard set about 2i ineh squares; (2) dark red and cream are suitable colours for black and white pieces, and (3) the firiish should be dull or flat as this is easier on the eyes. While most players are familiar with an ordinary board, few give it the study it deserves as regards actual play. The vertical rows are called "files" and the horizontal rows "ranks." The two side files on either side are called "wings" and the four centre files the "middle." The four centre squares of the board are usually termed the "centre" although this term sometimes embraces as well the two squares on either side of the "centre" proper. Loading Sets Anotlier feature observed is that members are loading their sets, mounting them on baize, and in general giving them a spring clean. One

oi the best ways to load a set is to bore a hole underneath the pieces, fill it up with lead shot, and then with sealing wax; glue on a piece of baize. A thin coat of French polish or varnish can then be applied. This week's problem: — What was White's last move in the following position: B1Q5, 4plpl, 7p, lP3rlq, 1P6, P5Klj P2P4, 7k. Check position: White pieces: K on KKt3, Q on QB8, B on QR8, P's on QR2 and 3, Qkt4 and 5, and Q 2. Black pieces: K on KR8, Q on KR4, R on KB4, P's on K2, KKt2 and KR3. One tip, the Bishop giving check on QR8 could not have been promoted from a pawn. Why? Solution to last week's problem: — 1. R (KKtl) x Kt check, R x R; 2, R — QB2 check, K x R — mating white. It will be noticed that white forces black to mate him, otherwise black is mated. Correspondence games : Enquiries have been received from the New Plymouth Chess Club for fifteen correspondence games, and from the Waiuku Chess Club for six correspondence games. Players desirous of playing one of these games should hand in their names to the match committee.