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Evening Star, Issue 12166, 9 April 1904, Page 2

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m.. . • {Conducted by J.'H. F. Hamel.] TO CORRESPONDENTS. All communications must be addressed " Chess Editor," ' Evening Star.' The Otago Chess Club meet for play at Um rooms, Liverpool street, Dunedin, daily at noon, and every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening at eight o'clock. PROBLEM No. 700. By F. Ruppert.

White] . [li pieces White to play and mate in two moves. 7 Q; 8; K 5 R 1; 1 p 1 P p Kt P 1; lß2qkßl; 2 p 5; 2Kt5; 483. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 699. Key move: Kt-K 6. GAME No. 559. —Lasker in London.— The following is a fine game with a singular ending from Dr Lasker*a recent simultaneous play at the City of London Chess Club, taken with notes from the ' Field ';— Ruy Lopez. White. Black. Dr Lasker. R. Lomaa. 1 P-K 4 1 p.K 4 2 K(>K B 3 2 Kt-Q B 3 ?H a , 5 3 P-Q R 3 4 B-R 4 4 Kt-B 3 5 P-Q 4 (a) 5 P x P 6 Castles 6 B-K 2 JM 7 Castles (b) 8 P-K 5 8 Kt-K 9 B-Kt 3 9 Kt-R 4 10 Q x P 10 Kt x B 11 R P x Kt 11 P-Q 4 12 P-Q Kt 4 12 P-Q B 3.(c) 13 P-Kt 5 (d) 13 B P x P 14 Kt-B 3 14 Kt-B 2 15 B-K 3 15 B-K B 4 16 Q-Q 2 16 Q-Q 2 (e) 17 Kt-Q 4 17 B-Q Kt 5 18 Q R-Q 18 Q R-B 19 Q-K 2 19 B-Kfc 3 20 P-B 4 20 B x Kt 21 P x B 21 B-K 5 22 Q-B 2 22 P-B 3 23 P x P 23 R x P 24 Kt-Kt 3 24 Kt-K 3 25 Kt-Q 4 25 Q R x P (f) 23 R-Q 2 26 R-Kt 3 ' (g) 27 P-B 5 (hj) 27 Kt x Kt--23 P x R 28 Kt x P (i) 29 B-B 5 (j) 29 R x B (k) 30 R x B 30 R-B 31 R-K B 4 31 Q-B 3 32 R x Kt 32 Qx R 33 Q x Q 33 R x Q 34 R-B ch (1) 34 K x R 35 P x P 35 R-B 8 ch ' 36 K-B 2 36 R-B 7 ch 37 K-Kt 3 (m) 37 R-B 6 ch 38 K-Kt 4 (n) 38 R-B 5 ch 39 K-Kt 5 39 R-K R 5 (o) 40 Tr x R 4 0 P . Kt 4 41 K x P 41 K-Kt 2 White resigns.

(a) Better than the slow process adopted by Taubenhaus in the recent match against Janowsky of 5 Castles. (b) 7 P-Q 3, in view of 8. P-K 5 might be considered.

(c) 12 B-K B 4 would have gained time, it being an attacking move. (d) It is a moot point whether this move —the sacrifice of a pawn—is worth the isolation of the Q P. (e) 16 B-Kt 5 at once would be followed by 17 B-Kt 6.

(f) Black might have been a little more energetic, considering he had ample time, while his opponent had to attend to 19 other boards. Being a pawn ahead he might have tried 25 Kt s P and 26 Q-Kt 5. (g) Here, again, he could have sacrificed the knight still more advantageously. (hj) Now is Dr Lasker's chance to take the lead, and he promptly avails himself of it. If 27 R x P ch, etc., he would have to ffivo up three pieces for tie queen, and White's passed pawn at K 6 would cost him a rook. (i) Kt-B 4 is the only move now. (j) A pretty final combination, mate and R x B being threatened.

(k) If 29 Q-B, then 30 Q-B 7 oh, E-R----31 B-B 8, and wins. fl) Elegant and forcible as well (m) K-K, and, gradually approaching the rook on the first and second row, would have enabled him to queen the pa vn (n) He should have returned to the first row and continued as indicated in the preceding move. (o) Quito a problem move. Of course,

Loman played for the only chance, and succeeded. - ' GAME No. 560. The following was played at the Glasgow dub, two amateurs consulting against Mr F. J. Marshall, blindfold:— Euy Lcuez. Black. White. F. J. Marshall. J. M*Kee and F. G. Harris. 1 P-K 4 1 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 2 Kt-Q B 3 3 B-Q Kt 5 3 Kfc-B 3 4 Castles 4 Kt x P 5 P-Q 4 5 B-K 2 (a) 6 P x P 6 Oastles 7 Q-Q 5 (b) 7 Kt-B 4 8 B-K 3 8 KUK 3 (o) 9 KtrQ B 3 9 Q-K (d) 10 Q R4C 10 P-Q Kt 3 11 Q-K 4 11 B-Kt 2 12 Kt-Q 5 12 R-Kt 13 B-Q 3 13 P-K Kt 3 te) 14 Kt-B 6 ch (!) 14 B x Kt 15 P x B» 15 Q Kt-Q 5 16 Q-E 4 16 Kt x Kt ch 17 P x Kt 17 Q-Q 18 B-K Kt 5 18 K-R (g) 19 P-K B 4 19 R-Kt 20 R-K 3 20 Kt-B (hj) 21 K R-K 21 P-Q B 4 - 22 R-R 3 22 P-B 5 23 K R-K 3 23 P x B White mate in three moves. Notes by F. J. Marshall. (a) This form of the Ruy Lopez I considered too close, as it allows White to get a fine development. (b) I prefer this to the more usual 7 Q-K 2. (c) Although this knight seems well posted, yet in this game it causes Black trouble. (d) In order to play either P-Q 3 or P-Q Kt 3. (e) Forced. {£) The exchange could have won here by 14 B-R 6; if Black play Kt-Kt 2; }5 Kt-B 6 ch, B x Kt; 16 P x B, the Kt at Kt 2 roust move, and the exchange is lost; but the line of play adopted is more simple, •and it pins the king side completely. (g) Mate was threatened by Q-R 6, followed by R x Kt and Q-Kt 7. (hj) Because of Q x R P ch, followed by E-E 3 mate. (i) There appears to be no defence.