THE CHESS WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 229, 26 September 1936, Page 9 (Supplement)

THE CHESS WORLD.

INTER-ISLAND MATCH.

WELLINGTON COMPETITIONS. The correspondence match between I the North and South Islands organised by the New Zealatid unit of the British Correspondence Chess Association has commenced. It was hoped originally that the teams would be a hundred a' side, but the North Island has been able to muster only SC, many of them from the Auckland Province, and the South Island no more than 47. Many members of the South Island team have therefore undertaken to pl-iy two, three or even four members of the North Island team simultaneously. Team Competitions. In the Wellington Cliuss League'b annual team competitions the present positions are: — First Grade. —'Wellington A, 3 points; Ngaio, 2 points. Second Grade.—Workingmen's Club, 4 points; Brooklyn Fire Brigade, 4 points; Miramar-Seatoun, 4 points. Third Grade—Shell A, 4 points; Workingmen's Club, 3 points; Karori, 3 points. Dr. Euwe Beaten. Beating, amongst others, Dr. Max Euwe, champion of the world, Reuben Fine, the young American player who came third in the United States championship, won the international tournament recently held in Holland, Dr. Euwe's own country. The scores were: R. Fine (Si points) 1, M. Euwe (7a points) 2, P. Xeres and S. Tartakower (0} points) equal 3; Boguljubow and Maroczy (<> points) equal 5. Chess Headquarters. On the proposal put forward by the Canterbury Chess Club that the chess headquarters, instead of being permanently in Wellington, should bo transferred to each of the four main centres in turn each year, the Dunedin Club has expressed an opinion similar to that held in Auckland, namely, that an annual shift would lead to confusion and to a serious dislocation «each year in the conduct of affairs, and would therefore not be in the best interests of the game. New Zealand Congress. It is probable that there will be only three tournaments, major, premier reserve and ladies', in the New Zealand chess congress, to be held this year in Auckland at Christmas. The proposal for a minor tournament ih addition to the other three, is not favourably regarded Ijy those who have to shoulder the responsibility of organising and managing the congress, as it is feared that tlie extra work involved mijjht imperil the successful management of the more important tournaments. Papatoetoe v. Auckland. A team of 12 players from the Papatoetoe Chess Club 'will play an Auckland team at the Auckland Chess Club's rooms to-night, play starting at 7.30 p.m. Auckland Champion. The championship of the Auckland] Chess Club is now assured to D. I. Jones, who held it last year, but second place in the tourney is still in doubt, the issue resting between C. B. Newick and J. Buclian. Congress at Hastings. The following game . shows a good finish by Dr. Tartakower. . QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED. WHITE. BLACK. R. P. Micliell. Dr. Tartakower. 1. P to Q4 P to Q4 2. P to QB4 P to K3 3. Kt to QB3 P to Qlvt3 (a) 4. P x P P x P 5. Kt to B3 , B to Kt2 6. B to B4 (b) Castles 7. B x B (c) P to B4 8. P to K3 P * P 9. Q to R4 ch (d) to Q2 10. B to Q3 KR to K sq 11. Castles (KR) K to H3 12. P x P (e) kt to K4 13. KR to Q sq R * Kt 14 O to R3 P J° QR3 15 B to Kts (f) xR to QB sq (g) id! Kt to K2 P to KR4 (h) 17. Kt x Kt P to .Kf 18. QR to B sq R x Kt • (1) 19. B to Q3 Kt to Kta 20. Kt to Ivt3 ?,} o Jr''n^ 21. P to Iv 4 (i) P to RC (1) 22. Kt to B5 23 P x R ** to Q3 24. K to B sq (k) Q x B 25. P to B3 Kt toKB3 Resigns. 1- to Bo (a) An old defence, long since discarded as inferior. Dr. Tartakower likes playing unusual variations. (b) A better move liere is 0. P to M. A same Pillsbury v. Swiderski (Hanover tournament, 1902) was continued as follows: C. .. . P „x_ P: 3',, ' i \t (threatening B to Ivta eli, followed by B to QUI), B to Q3 : S. Q to ICt4, K to B sq; 9. B to QB4, B x Kt; 10. P x B. Q to Q5; 11. B to Q3. P to QB3 (if B x B, then Q to B8 eh) ; 12. B x Kl" (12. Q x I , O x Q ch; 13. B x Q is also good), Q x I , 13. B to B4 with advantage to White. The best reply to 0. P to K4 i« 0. . . . Kt to KB3, bill after 7. P to K5. Kt to K5 ; 8. 15 to Kts ch, P to B3 ; 9. B to Q3, White has a good game. (c) In a game Atkins v. Swiderski (Hanover tournament, 1902) B to Kt3 was played. (d) A better move Is 9. Kt to K5 as played bv Flolir against Dr. Tartakower two rounds earlier. The continuation was 9 . . . Castles: 10. B to Q3. P to B4 ; 11. Castles, Kt to B3 ; 12. P to 84, P x P; 12. P x P, Kt x P: 13. B x P ch, K x B; 14. Q x- Kt. Q to B4 and the game was eventually drawn. (e) White plays to give his opponent "hanging pawns." Kt to K5 is better. (f) This loses time (see move 19). Kt to Q4 (to be followed by Kt to B3) is betterT (g) Black has Mie better game. (li) A strong move. If, in reply, P to R4, then P to I\t4. (i) B to B sq is better. (j) This sacrifice gives Black a winning attack. (k) If 24. P to KKt3. then 24. . . . P x P, followed, if 23. RP x P, by 25. . . . Q to R3 : 20. I< to B .sq. R to Iv sq, or, if 25. BP x P, by 25. . . . Q to R3 ; 20. It to 82. Q to K0 ch. In either case Black has a winning attack. (1) To this move there is no satisfactory reply. Problem (New Series) No. 47. White (9 pieces).—K at QB2 ; Q at Kfi ; Bishop, at KB" : Knight at KB sq ; Pawns at QBS, K3. KKt2, KKto, KIJ4. Birch (12 pieces).—K at K5; Bishops at QKt2, Q sq ; Knights at QB sq. K2 : Pawns at QRS, Qlvt4, Q3, K4, KKto, KKtO. ! KR4. Mate in three moves. Solution to Problem No. 40.—8 to Q7. Correspondence Games. Further results in the correspondence games that are being conducted by the New Zealand Unit of the British Correspondence Chess Association are as follow: — Championship.—J. T. Burton 1, v. W. T. McCarthy 0 ; A. O. Gray J, v. A. Howe J. Handicap Tourney.—A. T. Scott 2, v. A. E. S.vmons 0 ; A. O. Gray J, v. W. Jackson I. Match Versus Australia.—H. It. Abbott (New Zealand) 1, v. R. P. Condon (Australia) 0; M. Rogers (New Zealand) 1, v. C. P. Lowe (Australia) 0; W. Jackson (New Zealand) 1, v. F. J. Rutland-Mknners (Australia) 0. Scores to date are: New Zealand 9, Australia 1.