CHESS.

Evening Star, Issue 14607, 1 July 1911, Page 4

CHESS.

[Conducted by J.HJF.HJ The Otago Chess Club meet for play at Ibe rooms, L‘werpoo\ street. Dunedin, da\Vj «t 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. 445. By W. Geary. Black, 7 pie ai.

White, 6 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. 8; 2p5; Ktdplkt; 7Q; ktrlklKS; Xp4Ktl; 1T283; 8. PROBLEM No. 446. By G. 11. Makeham. Black, 6 pieces.

White, 6 pieces. White to play and mate in three moves. 584; 6pl; 3Ktplpl; 2Klk3; IplnS; IPKt 5; 5P2; 8. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 439. Key move; K-B 5. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 440. Key move; Kt-Kfc 4. GAME No. 642 (From the San Sebastian tourney). Queen’s Gambit Declined. White, F. J. Marshall; Black, Vidmar. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 i'-K 3 3 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-K B 3 4 B-Kt 5 B-K 2 5 P-K 3, Castles 6 Kt-B 3 Kl-K 5 7BxB Q x B 8 P x P Kt x Kt 0 P x Kt P x P 10 Q-Kt 3 R-Q sq The right move, played by Capablanca in his match againd Marshall, is 10 P-Q B 3. Hotter. P-Q B 5 is more usual here. ’ The Field ’ report states that Vidmar had to discard a prepared variation, owing to discovering a flaw after he lud made the first move of the variation.—Yates. H P-B 4 P-Q B 3 The continuation of the variation discards.] bv Vidmar is 11 B-K 3; 12 QxP, Ps P; 13 Q x H, Q-Kt 5 ch; 14 Kt-Q 2, P-B 8, which is supposed to win. But, Dr Vidmar, having seen that in playing 15 B-Q 5, Ps Kt ch; 16 K-K 2, While gets a won game, thr;a ening as ha does K R-Q Kt ,q, adopted the move in the text, to prevent immediate disaster, hut not to save the game. This explanation will account for the speedy loss of Black.—Hoffer. 12 B-Q 3 B-K 3 13 P-B 5 White has now obtained an advantage on the Queen side.—Yates. 13 P-Q Kt 3 CompuLory, as ho could not otherwise develop the Knight, but it leaves the Q B P Weak, and an easy prey. —Hotter. 14 R-Q B sq Q-B 2 15 Castles Ps P Somewhat better would have been P-Q Kt 4.—Hoffer.

16 R x P KLQ 2 17 R-B 5 Kt-B sq An alternative Kt-B 3 offered the option of posting the Knight at K 5. Possibly, Black foresaw lhat the Bishop would have to retreat to protect the Q B P, when a good square was opened for the Knight at K 3. — Yates, 18 K E-B sq R-Q 3 19 Kt-K 5 B-Q 2 20 Q-B 2 R-U 3 21 P-K II 3 R-B su 22 R-B 5 Kt-K 3 There is nothing to suggest. The QBP is lost, and practically the game, and Marshall finishes it. as speedily as possible.—Hoffer. There was no saving the Pawn, as auy waiting move would further weaken his position, —Yates. 23 Kt x B Q x Kt 24 R s B P R-B sq 25 B-B 5 R-B 3 Aga ; n n waitng move would be of no use, and Black loses another Pawn with some hope of c vinter attack.—Yates. 26 B x P ch. . ..K-R sq 27 B-B 5 P-Kt 3 28 B x Kt P x B 29 R-B 7 Q-Q 3 30 P-B 4 While can now win at leisure. With QB 2 White could force exchanges leaving a winning ending.—-Yates. 30 Resigns.

GAME No. 643 (From the ‘ B.C.M.’ correspondence tourney). Queens Pawn Game. White, Hon. V A. Parnell; Black, Mr Gunstou. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 Ivt K B 3. . .Kt-K B 3 '3 P-B •'4..;...P-K 3 i 4 B-Kt 5 P-B 3 5 Xc-B 3 Ti-K 2 b P-K 3 Q Kt-Q 2 7 Q-B 2 Q-U 4 BPxP K P x P 0 B-Q, 3 K.-B sq 10 (.'a,ties K K Kt-Kt 3 11 B-U 1 U Q sq 12 Kt-K 5 Kt-Q 2 , 13 B x B Q, x B 14 P-B 4 Kt x Ki. 15 F. r X Kt. Xt-B 2 lo 11-B 3 P-K Ivt 3 : 7 Q. k-K li so B-K 3 ; 18 ivi-R 4 Castles K It ,| ’ <.; 19 Q-B 2 VJ’i.t-K sq ‘ t 20 Ki-B 5 Q R-Q sq 2. P-K R 3. Kt-Kt 2 22 Kt-K 2 B-B 4 23 B x B Kt x B 24 P-K Kt 4 Kt-Kt 2 23 R-R G Kt-K sq 26 Q-B 4 R-Q 2 27 Q-R 6 Kt Kt 2 28 P-K R 4 K-K sq 29 Q-B 4 Kt-K 3 50 Q B 3 K-Kt 2 31 P-Ki 5 K-Kt sq .52 Q Kt 4 P-B 4 33 P-R 5......P x Q P 34 P x Ki P......R P x P 35 Kt xP. Q-Kt 5 36 Q-R 3 Kt B sq 37 P-K 6 P x P 38 Kt x P Resigns FACTS AND TRIFLES. Herr J. Kostin, a young Hungarian chess player of extraordinary ability, is, says the liereiord ’Times,’ ju*t now on a vi.il to Holland. At Rotterdam he payed nine games simultaneously, blindfo ■!, won five games and d'.cw four. In Amsterdam, playing against, 28 opponents simultaneously, the young expert won ,18 games, lost three, and drew five. Herr Kostin cairns to have won a majesty in matches of live games each from both Janowski and Maroczy. Che s in India is at pre-cut undergoing a veiy vigorous process of organi ation and expar si n. It is announced that dunng C rKin.as week a championship lourr.au'c- i will be held at, the exhibition at Ailahahad. NaUr. ana European competitors luvs entered, mu! advantage will he taken of their p esrncc, and H at of the members of other die s clubs. (;f discussing the advisability of forming an as=.oc : ation *or l.lic; whole of loop opiuu Su ioq orjw o.rr sjuanruunuay -rip hold a living chess pageant. A “ (ill-up ” par at the. end of a •ivi biin chess column states that ’’ ches- coaiaV. weig ! t for wriglit, double the amount of nourishment that beef doe?.’’ Probably “ checso ” was meant.