THE CHESS WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1936, Page 10 (Supplement)

THE CHESS WORLD.

AUCKLAND'S DEFEAT. BLEDISI4OE CUP. Auckland has admitted defeat at the hands of Wellington in the first round of the telegraphic match for the Bledisloe Clip, and Wellington will now play Canterbury, who simultaneously defeated Otago for the trophy, Auckland adjudicating 011 the unfinished games. The Canterbury-Otago match is to be held on July 18 and 25.

The Southern team was' a considerably stronger one than that which Auckland defeated last year, only to be narrowly beaten by Canterbury for the trophy. Instead of sending the unfinished games to adjudication, the two clubs are examining them with a view to coming to an arrangement. Auckland is claiming wins for L Burry Otto and H. E. Crandle against Sim. These will probably be granted. Playing with Black. An interesting lecture 011 "How to Handle the Black Pieces in the Various Openings" was given at the Auckland Chess Club on Saturday night by Mr. R. E. Baeyertz. Mr. Baeyertz said that in the first five or six moves black could either wrest the iniative from white or else obtain an equal game by correct play. In the King's Pawn openings, he considered, black should decide upon what defence he will use and adhere to it, but in the Queen's Pawn openings black's play must be elastic. In "How Euwe Won" Mr. C. .T. S. Purdv, champion of Australia and editor of the "Australasian Chess Review," has published a very full and comprehensive review of the Euwe-Alekhine match for the world's championship. Each of the 30 games is exhaustively analysed and annotated, the author having embodied hi these notes the suggestions of Russian and other Continental masters, together with the story of the match, interviews with both players and with other masters, and a history of the world chess championship from 1575. The book is published by the "Australasian Chess Review," Sydney, at 2/0. Pretty Finish. Shortly before his match with Alekliine for the world's championship. Bogoljubow liad gome practice games at Triberg with the well-known Austrian master Hans Mullcr. This one lind a pretty finish. (RUY LOPEZ.) WHITE. BLACK. Bogoljubow. H. Muller. 1. P to K 4 I» to K 4 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3. B to Kt 5 P to Q K 3 4. B takes Kt Q P takes B it. Kt to B 3 B to Q B 4 (a) 0. P to Q 3 Q to K 2 7. B to K 3 Kt to B 3 8. B takes B Q takes B !). Q to Q 2 , B to Kt 5 10. P to Q 4 Q to Kt 5 (b) 11. Kt takes P Castles (Q It) 12. Castles (c) It takes P 13. Q to K 3 B to K 3 14. Kt to Q 5 (d) Q to B 4 (e) 15. 0 takes K Resigns (f) (a) 111 this variation Black's compensation for his inferior pawn position is the possession of two Bishops, and this move, which leads to the exchange of one of them, can hardly be the best. P to B 3 is generally recommended. (b) P takes P should have been played. The combination started with the text move is not good. (c) Not Kt takes B IC P, because after R takes P White would be in difficulties. (d) A fine move. (e) Overlooking White's pretty reply. Either (1) 14. ... P takes Kt; 15. P to Q B 3, Q to Q 3 ; IG. P takes R. Kt takes P, or (2) 14. . . . Kt takes Kt; 15. P takes Kt, R takes P : 10. Q to R 7, It takes Kt, would have been preferable, although in either case White would have had the advantage. (f) If Q takes Q, then Kt to K 7, ch, followed by Kt (K 7) takes P, ch, and wins. Problem (New Series) No. 37, White (ten pieces) : K at K B 5 : Rooks at Q R 2, Q Kt sq; Bishops at Q R 7, Q Kt 3; Pawns at Q 4, Q 6, K 4, K Kt 4, K R2. Black (ten pieces) : K at K 6; Rooks at K R sq, K R 2 : Bishops at Q R sq, K R 3; Pawns at Q R 3, Q B 3, K 4, K B 3, K Kt 4. Mate in three moves. Solution to Problem No. 36. Q to Q 5.