CHESS

Southland Times, Issue 21097, 31 May 1930, Page 19

CHESS

MELVILLE MILLS.

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The Southland Chess Club meets for play at their room, first floor, Alexandra Buildings, Don Street, at 2 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. A cordial invitation is extended to visitors. Secretary: Mr A. LePetit, 165 Earn Street, Invercargill.

PROBLEM No. 192. BLACK (Three Pieces)

WHITE (Six Pieces). White to play and mate in three moves. 8 | 4pK2 | QB6 | 5k2 | 4Kt3 | 4plPl | 3P4 I 8.

PROBLEM No. 193. BLACK (Eight Pieces)

WHITE (Eight Pieces)

White to play apd mate in three moves.

rsktl | Plklß2R | 3Kt2bl | 1K382 | 7p | 2p2Pbl | 6Qp | 8 |.

PROBLEM No. 194. BLACK (Two Pieces)

WHITE (Five Pieces)

White to play and mate in three moves. 582 | 6PI | lp6 | 8 | lKt6 | kP6 | 2K5 | 8 |,

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEM?.

No. 187 by A. Burmeister (3-move)— Key: Q —Kt sq. This I think is an interesting problem though with hardly enough variation. The pawn promotion to Knight after Black’s R x Q is a good touch. Details: If—

B. W. B. W. Rx Q , P=Kt any Kt mates B—KB6 Q-KBI (ch) any P-Kt4 others Q —KBI (ch) any P—Kt4 Correct solutions from —E.A.L. (Invercargill), Dr Church (Portobello), W. McF. (Tirnaru), “Novice” (In’gill). No. 188 by L. E. K. Thomas (2-move). Key: P—B4. Threat Q x R.

Here is the Self Block Theme. The pawn frees the queen and opens the way to some excellent combinations and four new mates. Details: If Kt x P Kt x Kt Q x B Q—Q6 R x Kt Q x Q R—KBS P x R Correct solutions from —E.A.L. (Invercargill), Dr Church (Portobello), W.McF. (Timaru), Novice (In’gill), “Quixote” (In’gill), R.L. (Gore). THESE TOURNEYS. The problems published to-day are the last of the Third Solving Tourney, and next week we will make a beginning with the Fourth Tourney in which it will be necessary to penalize further those who occupy the winning places. The conditions of the new tourney will be published next Saturday, but there will be few, if any changes'. The response of Southland solvers is still a bit disappointing, though there was an improvement during the year. I would welcome, too, more evidence that the games published are of interest to Chess players. In the next tourney I will certainly continue the section restricted to Southland solvers who have not found a winning place in any previous tourney, and I think the Task Composing section is worth persisting with. QUEEN’S PAWN. Koltanowski, who won the Brussel’s Tourney, defeated Van Acker in an interesting game which was really lost by Black in the early stages;-, when he failed to realize the time he had gained through Whites third move. The annotations are by Brian Harley: WHITE. BLACK. Koltanowski. Van Acker. 1. P— Q 4 Kt—Kß3 2. P—QB4 P—K3 3. P—QR 3 (a) B—K2 4. Kt—Qß3 P—Q4 5. B—Kts QKt—Q2 G. P—K3 ' P-B3 (b) 7. Q—B2 Castles 8. R—QI R—KI 9. Kt—B3 Kt—R4 (c) 10. B x B Q x B

11. Kt—Ks P—KKt3 12. B—K2 Kt—Kt2 13. P—KKt4! ' P—QR 3 (d) 14. P—KR4 PxP ■ ’ 15. P—R5 - Kt xKt 16. P x Kt it—Ql 17. Kt—K4 Kt—Kl 18. P x P R x Rch 191 B x R BP x P 20. P—B4 P— QKt4 21. Kt—Kts Q-B4 22. R x P Q x KPch 23. B—K2 Kt—Kt2 24. Q x KtP Q—BSch 25. K—B2 Q x BPch 26 K—Kt2 R—R2 27. R—RSch, K x R 28. Q —R7 mate (e) (a) Against the fashionable B —Kts defence. But why prevent what' is, at best, a doubtful riiove? (b) He is a tempo ahead, more or less, and could get a good game by Kt—Ks. (c) He adopts an inferior line, with weakening of the K side. Normal would be P x P, 10. B x P Kt—Q4. - (d) All very well, but what about the K side? (e) Koltanowski won the tourney with bi out of 7. RETI’S OPENING. Alekhine defeated Kevitz in the Bradley Beach Tournament in a game which showed the champion’s quickness in seizing an opportunity offered by his opponent s mistake. White’s’24th move was the turning point, but even in the latter stages .White might have been more daring, especially when it was obvious that only some.bald coup could avert defeat. Scores: WHITE. BLACK. A. Kevitz. A. Alekhine. 1. Kt—Kß3 Kt—Kß3 2. p—B4 P—QKt3 3. P—KKt3 B—Kt 2 4. B—Kt2 P—K3 5. Castles B —K2 6. P —Q4 Castles 7. Kt—B3 Q—Bl (a) 8. B—Kts P-KR3 9. B x Kt B x B 10. P—K4 P—Q3 11. Q—K2 Kt—B3 12. QR—QI Q—KI 13. KR—KI P— K 4 14. Kt—Qs (b) B-Ql 15. P x P P x P 16. B—R3 K—Rl 17. P—Bs Kt—Qs 18. Kt x Kt P x Kt 19. Q—B4 P—QB3 20. Kt—Kt4 P x P 21. Kt—Q3 B—R4 22. R—K2 B-—Kt3 BLACK.

WHITE

r4rlk | pb2qppl | lbp4p | 2Kt5 | 2QpP3 | IP4PB | P3RPIP | 3R2KI. 23. Kt x P Q—K2 ' 24 P—QKt4 (c) P-QR 4 25. Rx P B—R3 26. Kt x B B x R 27. Q x QBP P x P 28. Kt—B7 QR—Ktl 29. Kt—Qs Q-K4 30. Q—B4 B—B6 31. Kt x B P x Kt 32. R—B2 Q—KR4 33. K—K2 Q—QB 34. Q x QBP R—KtB 35. B—Bs K—Ktl 36. P—K5 Q—BB ch 37. K—B3 . Q—RBch 38. K—K3 Q x P 39. R—Kt2 R—KtB 40. B—K4 Q—R4 41. R—Ktl (d) R x R 42. B x R R—KI 43. P—B4 > Q—R7 44. Q—KI R—Rl 45. P—R4 R x P 46. P—K6 P x P 47. Q—QB Q x Pch 48. K—K2 Q—Ktsch Resigns

(a) Alekhine’s plan of defence had followed the lines so frequently adopted by Capablanca, and often by Vidmar, in the matter of the early deevlopment of the Queen’s bishop, but this move is not altogether usual. Probably the idea was to support the bishop, if the opportunity came to play it to QR3, or to support P —QB4 in other circumstances.

(b) 14 P—Q5 leads to a familiar situation, with Kt—Qs or K2 as the reply, and Black could weaken the centre pawns with P—QB3 afterwards, raising several questions on the queen’s side. 17. P—Bs was an attempt to induce Black to play 17.. ..P x P; 18. Q —Kts, regaining the pawn with the better position, and if 19. R x P P—QB3; 20. Kt—B3, P x P; and Black has B—Kt3 afterwards with a powerfuliposition.

(c) Here White tried for too much, and should have been content with 24. Kt x B, Q x Kt;; 25. B—Kt2, and a much more simple position to handle. Winning the QP gave Black time to win the exchange, but it was no worse to play 27. Q x B, R x Kt; P x R, R x P; and some fight left. As played, Black was able to get the pawn on the QKt file, for the purpose of 30....8—86, and that cost White too much to get rid of. ( (d) Forced, for he cannot stand 41..,. R—KBch; and Alekhine now had an easily won game, for 44....R&R5q threatened 45....R—R6 ch, and then the QRP or the KKtP had to go. The rest was merely a question of how soon resignation could be forced.

NEWS AMD NOTES. Mr Cyril William Tanner, who died in Wellington at the age of 69 on Thursday week, was for more than ten years honorary secretary of the N.Z. Chess'Association. He was born in Wellington, and educated at Christ's College, Christchurch. We was articled to Messrs McDonald and Russell, solicitors, Invercargill, in 1880, being admitted a barrister and solicitor in the same year. He went to Wellington in 1888. The late Mr Tanner unsuccessfully contested the Wairarapa seat some years ago, and also, on the death of Mr R. Fletcher, the Wellington Central seat. Interested in the Volunteer\movement, the late Mr Tanner started as an artillery cadet in Invercargill, and ultimately became a lieutenant of artillery. He was keenly interested in sports and aquatics for many years. Soon after his arrival in Wellington he became prominent in chess circles, and was the winner of th<j first tourney for the Petherick No. 1 trophy, donated by the late Mr E. W. Petherick, and later won outright by the late Mr R. J. Barnes. In later years he dropped out of tourney play, but was a tower of strengjh to the Wellington team in its telegraphic matches 1 with other centres. His style of play was admirably adapted to this form of contest, in which he put up a fine record of wins and draws. His name became a household i word both in New Zealand and Australia, through the excellent services rendered as honorary secretary of the New Zealand Chess Association for more than a decade. A stroke in July last compelled his retirement from executive chess work, and the many expressions of sympathy then received were testimonies to his successful work in this direction. In 1889 he married Miss Ann Kebbell, daughter of the late Dr Kebbell, Wellington, who predeceased him..He leaves

two daughters—Mrs G. Laird of Scotland, and Miss D. Tanner of Wellington.

A number of chess players living in the Hutt-Petone area held an enthusiastic meeting last Tuesday evening, Mr G. Wigham, a former Birmingham expert, occupying the chair. After a few introductory remarks by Mr G. L. Giesen, the convenor, it was unanimously decided to form a club to be called the Hutt Valley Chess Club. The following officers were elected: President, Mr G. Wigham; vice-presidents, Messrs R. Tuppen, G. L. Giesen, G. H. Hignett, and G. E. Grantham; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr G. L. Giesen (109 Woburn road, Lower Hutt) ; assistant-hon. secretary, Mr E. W. Meek; hon. librarian Mr A. Jamieson; hon. auditor, Mr E. P. Lambert; committee, Messrs J. Ottaway, J. Pickles, W. A. Fisher, P. Morine, and the executive officers. The weekly meetings are to be held on Monday evenings in the Wesleyan Sunday School-room, Main road, Lower Hutt. The club’s rules are modelled on those which the Wellington Chess Club adopted in its jubilee year (1926). As there are known to be at least forty chess players in the area which this club serves, it is hoped that the. present membership of eighteen will soon, be materially increased. Some Wellington players have promised to attend the inaugural meeting, so there is every prospect of a successful “kickoff.” The Wellington Chess League now will have the pleasure of catering for no less than eight clubs if the Karori Chess Club (which was formed last week) and the Hutt Valley Chess Club both decide to affiliate.