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Evening Star, Issue 13002, 22 December 1906, Page 5

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[Conducted by J.H.F.H.] Tho Otago Chess Club meet for play at tho rooms, Liverpool street, Dunedin, daily at noon, and every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening at eight o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. All communications must be addressed “Chess Editor,” ‘Evening Star.’ PROBLEM No. 973. By J. F. Tracy. Black, 5 pieces.

White, 7 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. 4 B 5; K 7; 1 B 4 b b; 8; 2 k 5; P 2 R 4; kt 7; 1 Kt tt 2 Q 2. PROBLEM No. 974. By J. F. Tracy. Black, 6 pieces.

White, 7 pieces. White to play and mate an three moves. 3 K 4; 7 B; P3p3: Kt b U 4:2 it F4; 1 r R 5; 7 kt; 6 Q 1. SOLUTION OP PROBLEM No. 967. Key move; Q-B 7. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No, 968. fa) Kt-K 6, tip; Kt-B 3 ch. (b) Kt-K 6, k-b 4; R-Kt 7. (c) KNK 6, q-k b 4; Kt x Q ch. (d) Kt-K 6, q-q 7; B-Q B V ch. GAME No. 799. Below is given the score of an interesting game, conducted by Mr Miles in his best stylo. The score and notes are taken from tho Auckland ‘Weekly News’ ; Queen’s Gambit. Declined. White. Black. Mr E. J. Miles. Mr A. Lelievre. 1 P-Q 4 1 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 2 P-K 3 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 Kt-K B 3 4 Kt-B 3 4 Kt-B 3 5 B-B 4 5 P-Q R 3 6 P-K 3 6 B-K 2 7 P-K R 3 7 P-R 3 8 R-B 8 B-Q 3 9 B x B 9 Q x B 10 B-Q 5 10 P i P 11 B x P 11 Castles 12 CasUea 12 P-Q Kt 4 13 B-Q 5 13 B-Kt 2 14 Kt-K 4 14 Kt x Kt 15 B x Kt 15 KNQ (a) 16 B-Kt 16 R-B 17 P-K 4 17 Q-B 5 18 P-Kfc 3 18 Q-B 3 19 Q-Q 3 19 P-Kt 3 (b) 20 Kt-K 5 20 R-K 21 Kt-Kt 4 21 Q-Kt 2 22 P-K 5 22 R-K 2 23 KNB 6 cb fc) 23 K-R 24 P-B 4 24 Kt-B 3 25 Q-K B 3 25 Kt-R 4 (d) 26 Q-R 3 26 P-B 4 / 27 Q x Kt 27 P-B 5 I 28 P-Kt 3 28 Q-B ‘ 29 P x P 29 P x P 30 Q-B 3 30 Q-Q 31 P-Kt 4 31 R-Q 2 32 K K-Q (c) 32 R-Q 4 53 P-B 5 33 Kt P x P 34 P I P 54 R-Kt 4 35 Q-K 3 35 Q-B 36 K-R 2 36 RcKt 7 ch 37 R-Q 2 37 P-B 6 38 R x R 58 P x R 39 R-Kt 39 R-B 8 (!) 40 R-Kt 8 ch 40 Q x R 41 Q x P cli 41 Resigns Notes. (a.) A bad post for tho Kt, where ho is out of play for tho best part of the game. Of course Kt-B 4 would not do, and the advance of White’s Q P, threatening Black’s Kt, would lead to lively complications. (b) Urgent, as 20 P-K 5 wins at once. (c) Which practically wins the game, os White cannot be dislodged from his strong attacking position. (d) An unfortunate oversight by Black, which loses a piece. The only course was to return the Kt to tie same square. (e) White declines the exchange with thanks, as it isn’t good enough. (!) Overlooking the obvious reply. GAME No. 800. A game played at Os tend in tho amateur tournament. The annotation is by Mr V. L. Wahltuch. Queen’s Gambit Dccliued. White. Black. Kcv. 3V. C. Palmer. Mr Balia. 1 P-Q 4 1 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 2 P-K 3 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 Kt-K B 3 4 B-Kt 5 4 Q Kt-Q 2 5 P-K 5 5 B-K 2 6 Kt-B 3 6 Castles 7 B-Q 3 7 P-Q Kt 5 8 Castles 8 B-Kt 2 9 Q-K 2 (a) 9 P-Q R 3 (o) 10 Q R-Q 10 INK 11 Kt-K 5 11 Kt-B 12 B i Kt fc) 12 B x B 13 P-K B 4' 13 P-K Kt o 14 P-K Kt 4 14 B-Kt 2 15 P-Kt 5 15 P-K B 3 16 P x P 16 Q X P 17 P x Q P 17 P x P 13 Q-Kt 2 <d) 18 Q R-Q 19 P-B 5! 19 K X Kt (e) 20 P x R 20 Q x P 21 Q-Kt 3! 21 K-K 22 Q x Q 22 B x 0. 23 Q B-K 23 B-H 5 24 Kt-Q 24 K-Kt 2 25 B-K 2 25 Kt-Q 2 26 P x P 26 P x P (0 27 R-Ki 2 27 R-Kt 4 28 R i E 28 B x B 29 K-B 2 29 KtK 4 30 K-K 2 30 Kt x B 31 K x Kt 31 P-B 4 32 Kt-B 3, 32 P-Kt 4 53 P-K 4 33 P X P ck (g) 34 Kt x P 34 P-B 5 ch 35 K-Q 4 (hj) 35 B-K 2 36 K-K 5 36 B-Q B 37 Kt-Q 6 37 B x Ki ch 38 K i B 58 B-B 4 39 K-B 5 39 K-B 3 40 K-Kt 6 40 K-K 4 41 P-R 3 (J) 41 K-Q 5 42 K x P 42 P-B 6 43 P x P ch 45 K x P 44 B-B 3 ch (k) 44 K-B 5 45 P-K R 4 45 K-B 4 46 P-R 5 46 B-K 5 47 P-R 6! 47 P-Kt 4 48 B-B 7 48 Resigns Notes. . (a) P x P is more usually played here, but this variation is at least as strong for White, (b) I distinctly disapprove of this form of defence. A counter attack is imperative in the Q P game, and Kt-K 5 or P x P seem the more natural moves. ’White at once cleverly seizes his opportunity for attack which this move (through wasting time) gives him. (c) Hr Palmer is no slave to principles, hut leaves Black with his two bishops on account of his excellent attacking position; the Kt would have been more use for defensive purposes than the bishop would have been for attack. (d) Weil played! This is far better than the tempting R-B 3. It removes tho Q from the front of the oppasmjf .R, defends-, tits K,

and attacks Black’s weak spot. This and tho following move are very powerful. (e) Some course like this was absolutely necessary. If instead P-Kt 4, then KfrKt 4, followed by P-B 6 must win. If P x P, White can reply R x P, followed by K-R. I cannot find any particularly weak move on Black’s part since his ninth move, except that he adopted a very timid form of defence. ... . „ (f) I prefer R-Kt 4 ch. when might follow 27 K-B 2 (or R 1), P-Q 5; 28 P-K 4, Kt xP; and Black has a kick or two left. (g) Best! Had ho played P-Q 5, Kt-Q 5 was a perfectly satisfactory reply, for it then B x Kt; 35 Px B, P-B 3 (if M2; 26 E-K and K 6, and ho gets behind Blacks pawns); 36 P-Q 6, P-B 5 ch; 37 K- Q2. B-Kt 4 ch- 38 K-Q, P-Kt 5; 39 (if P-B u, B x P, not R x B); 42 R-Kt 4 and wins. (hj) White’s play hero is very instructive. It is imperative to get rid of one of Blacks bishops, R-B 31, P-R 4; 40 P-Q 7, P-K 5; 41 R-Kt 3, B-Q, and even then care is needed, to win. The young player will find this position with the play which follows worth pasting into his note book. (i) To prevent P-Kt 5. (k) Of course if K x P, B-Q 6 ch.

CHESS CONGRESS. —Entries for Championship.— " At a meeting of the Committee of the Auckland Chess Cluh on the 13th inst. the definite nomination of representatives was deferred for a week. Mr A. Lelievre, by virtue of his position of champion of the club, wonld have been ono of the nominees, but being unable to got away from his business at tint time of tho year, cannot in consequence compete. Mr J. C. .Grierson will bo a representative uf the tourney does not last too long, and probably tbo other will be tho Rev. E. Fox. Unfortunately, tho rev. gentleman cannot leave for Christchurch till Christmas Day, which would leave him a day or two behind the opening day of the tourney. Whether he will be allowed to make up tor lost time will rest with the decision of his fellow-competitors. . The Wellington Club have nominated Messrs John Mason and H. L. James. Messrs R. J. Barnes (present champion) anti Bon. Parker have been nomiiuiicd by tbo Workin? Men’s Club; F. K. Kclling by South Wellington, Fritz Knmincr by Mastcrton, A. Gifford bv Westport, M. S. Stewart (lately from Loudon) by the Canterbury Chess (Nub, while C. Sainsbury (Argentine Chess Club) upholds the honor of South America. Blake Alason (who so narrowly missed championship honors at Oaniflni two years ago) will be a private entrant. Other probable candidates axe O. C. PlaisanU (Rangifcikci), Thos. Sexton (Waioru), and O. Davies, cx-cham-pion of New Zealand, who is returning to the colony in tho Corinthic, due here on December 4. The champion of Australia, Mr W. S. Vinor, will, according to latest advices, bo a competitor if a postponement of his impending match with Mr S- Crackeniborpc (of Sydney) can be arranged.