THE CHESS WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 22, 26 January 1935, Page 8 (Supplement)

THE CHESS WORLD.

PLAY AT AUCKLAND CLUB. ATTRACTING YOUNG MEN. (By H. 0.8.) Apart from the New Zealand Congress there has been little doing in the chess world during the hot weather. The Auckland Club is now proceeding with the summer cup tourney, but apart from the players engaged there is not much serious chess being played. The club's year concludes at the end of March, and intending members are now invited to join uj), as tho remainder of the present year will be in the nature of a "bonus" as far as their subscriptions arc concerned.

I The president of the club, Mr. H. Oakley Browne, who was laid up for some time, is now lit again. He will leave for a three weeks' holiday next month. One of the vice-presidents, Mr. F. Stubbs, who has been for a trip to England, is now on his way back. Mr. 11. N. Maddox, an ex-club champion, who went to Australia about a yeai* ago, has returned to New Zealand, and is again living in Auckland. He is taking as keen an interest in the game

as ever. Another keen player who is often to be found lioth in the afternoons and on club nights at the board is Mr. D. I. .Tones, another ex-champion. The game is attracting some of the younger men of the community, and the committee is considering a membership scheme which will embrace the teaching of chess to those who intend joining the club. A Narrow Escape. A minor tournament at Sopron, Hungary, was won by Spielmann. The game below shows Spielmann in a narrow escape, and throws the opening into question. 4 Kt —QB3 appears to give Black easy equality, so that 4 P—K3 is preferable. Queen's Gambit Declined. Spielmann. Szabo. White. Black. 1. P—Q4 P—Q4 2. P—QB4 I'—QB3 3. Kt—Kß3 Kt—B3 4. Kt—B3 PxP 5. P —Qlt l I?—B4 (i. P—K3 (a) P—K3 7. BxP B—Ql\ts 8 Castles Castles 9. Kt—Kß QKt—Q2 10. Kt—Q3 (b) B—Q3 11. P—Kit3 (c) P—K4 12. KtxP BxKt 13. I'xß KtxP 14. B—K2 Q—K2 15. P— Ql<t3 (d) KR—Q lfi. li—R3 Q —K3 17. Q—B QxP 18. B—K7 Kt—Q6 19. Q—Q2 Kt—Bs 20. li—Q (e) RxQ 21. BxQ It—QO 22. B—B2 RxKt 23. Bxß Kt(Bs) —Q4 24. B—QG R—IC 25. P—R5 Kt—Ks (f) :>G. BxKt Rxß 27. Kit —Kt R—K3 28. RxP P—B3 29. RxltP Rxß 30. It—lCt7 Kt—Kts 31. RxKt It (BO) —Q6 32. It (Kt4) —Kt R—Q 33. I'—l M> It—R 34. I'—lt7 R(QO)—Q 35. It—lCt7 Resigns

(a) Better is 6 Kt—KS, but after P—K3 7 P—B3. I'—B4; S PxP, QxQ ch; 9 KxQ BxP; 10 P—K4, B—Kt3; 11 BxP, it if doubtful is White can win.

(b) White is really fighting for equality. 10 Q —Kt3, B—Q3: 11 QxP, BxKt; 12 Pxß, KtxP; 13 H-—Q, Q—R4; 14 Q—R6 is, perhaps, somewhat better. (e) 10 I>—B3. BxKt; 11 Bxß, Q—B2 Is too good for Black. (d) Already White has much the inferior game, but this attempt at freedom costs at leas ta pawn. 15 Q —B2, KR —Q; 16 Q —B is hardly inviting. (e) Black threatens 21 . . , QxKt; 22 QxQ, KtxlS ch, etc. (f) With this move Black throws away the game. After 25 . . . P —KKt3; 2<5 B—Kt, P—QICt4, Black's pawns should win without much trouble. Problems. Problem No. 50.—White (6 pieces)—lC at KBB ; Q at K sq ; rook at Qlvt4 : bishop at KKt4 : pawns at Q4, K4. Black (8 pieces) — K at Q3 ; bishop at QKS ; knights at KKttf KRB; pawns at Qlt4, QB2, KICt3, KKtO. Mate in three moves. Problem No. 51.—White (9 pieces)—lt at QR6 ; Q at Klt sq; rook at Q5 ; bishop at Klvtß ; knight at KKt6 ; pawns at QR4, QKtti, QB2, KRG. Black (6 pieces)—lC at QB3 ; Q at K7 ; rook at KU2; pawns at Q6, KKt2, KKt6. Mate In three moves. Problem No. 52. —White (0 pieces)—lC at Q8; rooks at QKtC, KKt6 : bishops at QKtB, KB3 ; knights at Q4, KB sq; pawns at ICB2, KR4. Black (7 pieces)—l< at KBS ; rooks at QKtB, KKtB ; bishop at K4 ; knight at KR4 ; pawns at QB6, KB4. Mate in three moves. Composers' Solutions.—Problem No. 48 : Q —R3. No. 49 : Kt—Bs.