CHESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 242, 12 October 1929, Page 15 (Supplement)

CHESS.

WATERSIDERS? CLUB. N.Z. OTAMtPIONSHIP. (By A-PALTRY PAWN.) Griersori, Roberts and Jones; who tied for first place in the championship at the Auckland Chess Club, are *o ; play a double round.to decide which of them is the actual: champion. The first game, Grierson v. Roberts, was started on Monday, and after a hard, well-foughi battle, was adjourned unfinished. Sullivan and Moller have played off their tie in the intermediate level at the A.C.C. Sulli-zan won the first two games and the match. The Auckland Chess Club has decided to call for entries for the Aucklandjuid Suburbs Cup, a competition which is open to all chess players, and it is expected that there vill be a number of entrants from outside the club. Particulars are advertised in the- btar this Saturday. Last week a clerical error made it appear that the Auckland Club had. won two matches in the New Zealand telegraphic championship. . The local club lost both of the matches played, and is out •of the running for the championship. The Canterbury-Auckland match starts next Monday. The new clubroom which was formally opened" by the Waterside Workers' Chess Club last Saturday 13 conveniently situated just off Customs Street. Owing to the efforts of the president and committee,. the. room has been fitted out and opened free of debt, and the club is to be congratulated on establishing itself as an independent unit. The opening ceremony was a complete success, and wound up with a "Lightning" tourney, which was won by Mr. G. Sale. .. . To fill the place from which illness forced Mr. C. W. Tanner to resign, the New Zealand Chess Asosciation elected Mr. W. Toomath as hon. secretary to the association. Mr. Toomath has been the hon. secretary to the Wellington C.C. for seven years. , The Rotorua Chess Club,.which was lately formed, and has 33 members, has affiliated with the N.Z.C.A., with Mr. Kelling as delegate. The next New Zealand chess championship meeting will be held at Wanganui at Christmas. On only one other occasion h&s the "Congress" been at Wanganui, and that was 34 r ears ago. ■■ •■<■ >""i ■* ■..•". . .:..:- '■'' : "-', _. The telegraphic match between Gisborne arid Wanganui for the Blackburne Cup resulted in a draw, each team scoring six points. To Correspondents. The "P.P." thanks his numerous correspondents for their congratulatory messages. Please note that the column goes to press on Tuesday.

Three moves. Solution to No. 3.—Kt—Kt2, PxKt (only move), PxKt; QxP, mate. Solutions from "Me." and "Beach Haven." "F.J." —2 .. . P—BB becomes a Kt, giving ch. to the white king. No. 4 correct. Will deal with the "tragedy" next week; "H.R.S." —No. 4 correct. Please sign your name. Ruy Lopez. '; : Gapablanca v. Hodges: 1. p_K4 P—K4 2. Kt—Kß3 Kt—Qß3 3> b—Kts P—QR3 » 4. B—R4 Kt—B3 5. o—o KtxP 6> p_Q4 P—QKt4 7. B—Kt3 P—Q4 8. PxP B—K3 '9. P—B3 B—K2 10. QKt—Q2 Kt—B4 11. B—B2 P—Q5 12. Kt—K4 PxP 13.. KtxKt BxKt 14. B—K4 Q—Q2 (a) ■ ; 15. PxP (b)' QR—Q sq 16. QxQ ch BxQ 17. KR—Q sq Kt—Ktl (c)' „ 18. Kt—Q<i B—K2 19 b—K3 Castles 20. R—Q2 .■ P—QB4 21. Kt—Kt3 R—B sq 22. QR—QI B—Kts 23. P—B3 B—K3 24. P—KB4 P—Kt3 25. P—KR3.. P—Bs 26. Kt—Q.4 B—QE3 27. K—B2 B—Q2 28. Kt—B2 Bxß ch 29. Kxß B—B3 30. . K—B2 31. Kt—Kt4 Bxß 32. Kxß P—QR4 - - . 33. Kt—Qs R—R2 34. P—QR3 Kt—R3 35. R—QBO R—Kt sq 36. Kt—B«3 ch K—Kt2 37. R(Q sq)—Q6 . P—Kts "(d) s •• 38. RPxP PxP 39. RxKt R—B2 40. R(R6)—Kt6 Resigns (e) •-- (a) If, instead, 14 .. . B—Q2, then 15 Q—Q5, B—Kt 3; Iβ R—Q sq, threatening to win a piece by 17 QxKtj and Black's position is hopeless. (b) Against Chajes, Capablanca played 15 Q —B2 instead of the textmove, the continuation being 15... , =..■ B—Q4; 16 PxP, R—Q sq; B—Kts.

(c) It" appears at first sight as If Black could now have extricated himself from all his difficulties by castling, for if in reply. White-played 18 B—Kts, then 18 ... Kt—K2, with a safe game. White, however, would have won a piece by the following subtle line of play:— 17 ... Castles; 18 B—K3, B'xB; 19 Rxß, RxR; 20 BxKt, R—Q6; 21 Pxß, RxBP; 22 B—Q7, RxP; 23 R—B Bq, and White should win. (d) Black gave up the Knight probably under the misapprehension that his opponent,. after capturing it, would have difficulty in stopping the advance of the Knight's Pawn. (e) If 40.. . .PxP, then '41 RxR, P—B7; 42 R—Ktß ch,,K—R3; 43 P— Kt4, and mates next move.