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Evening Star, Issue 14626, 24 July 1911, Page 9

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[Conducted by J.H-IML] , The Otago Chess Club meet for play at the rooms, Liverpool street, Punedin, daily «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. 451. By K. L'Hermed. Black, 6 pieces.

White, 10 pieces. While to play and mate in two moves. 70; 3pp3; lßKtp4; K2kXPPP; lp6 IP3P2; 8; 182q3. PROBLEM N0.'452. By X. Hawkiu3. Black, 6 pieces.

White, 8 pieces. White tc. play and mate in three moves. IQ2U3; 8; 2i.2t'lp; plK2kpKt: foKtl; 6l'l, 8; 3kt4. SOLUTION" OF FRORLEM No. 'l4i. j Key moi c : Q-U 5. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 446. Key move: Kt-K 2. | GAME No. 648. I (Notes by Sir A. Barn from ' Livwpool I Courier.') Qii:-en's Pawn Opening. White, Vidniar; Block, Burn. ; 1 I'-Q 4 P-Q 4 I 2 Kt-K. B 3 P-Q B 4 I 3 P-B 4 P-K o j 4 P-K' 3 Kt-Q B 3 j 5 P-Q R 3 Kt-K B 3 6 F x B P B r. P 7 P-Q Kt 4 B-K 2 8 B-Ko 2 Cables 9 Q Kt-Q 2 P-Q R 4 ! 10 P-Kt 5 Ki-Kt H.-i 11 P x P P x P 12 B-K 2 Q Kt-Q 2 1,. R-Q B sq Ki-K 5 14 C'aMle,- Q Kt-B 4 15 Kt-Q 4 Q-Kt 3 16 Kt (Q ?)■}•> 3 B-B 5 17 Kt-K s.i P-R 5? 18 Kt-Q 3 Kt x Kr 19 I! - Ki P-K Kt 3 : 20 Q-K 2 B-K: 2 21 K K-Q ; q B-Q 2 : 2', Kt-B 3 B-K 3 i . ...B-K Kt 5 would have been much ! stroufpr, 23 H x B K x B ; . . 2r Q-K,- 2 eh K-Kt .-q i Here I Fhocld have iil.iyccl P-K B 3. ; 2a B \- Kt V x P. i ?ii Ki-Ki S B-B * . ...U insifiul Black plavs 26 P-K B 4, ti'en t\»liow= ?7 Q-K 5, B-li'2: 23 R-B 7. Q R-K ?q; 2-3 O-B 3. P-R 3: 30 Kt x B, R x Kt: 31 Q-U '!. R-K B -:q: 32 RiO sq)-Q 7. White's reply is Kt x K P. threatening to i will the Q.if en. | 27 Q-Q K- 4 Q-R 4 i P-K it 3, in=triid of the text move, wattici pt-rihably have led to a draw. 28 R-Q 4 Q x Q 2D R x Q K R-K ?q iO R B -,q).R 4 R-K. 4 31 "-K Kt -;l B x P ... .Erom ihii point Ilcrr Yidmar plays very riucly. i 32 Kt x K P B-K 5 " 33 R-B 7 R-Q s-o 34 K x P K-Q a ch 3. r -> K-Kt 2 B-Q 4 36 R-K:. 8 ch K-Kt 2 4 57 K-Kt 3 R-Q 6 B x Kt first would also lose. After i-waiti-cr, White would play R-Q Kt 7, and Bi cat. cento; ucfcr.d his pawn.i on ihc king's Side. 33 Kt-Q 6 The only move to win. If instead he piav P-Kt'6. Black draw, bv B x Kt, followed by II x R P. IS R x R P 3D Kt-K 8 ch K-R 3 40 R-R 4 ch K-Kt 4 41 R-K. 4 eh K-B 4 tlueaieniug mate. 42" R-Q 8! B-K 3 43 P-Kt 6 B-Q 4 44 P-Kt 7, P-R 6; 45 R-ll 8, and wins. 44 P-Kt 7 B s P 45 Kt-Q 6 eh K-K 3 40 Kt x B R-R 2 47 R-K 4 ch K-B 3 48 Kl-K 6 R-R 8 40 Kt-K 8 ch K-B 4 50 R-Q 5 ch! Resigns v A pretty finish! GAME No. 649. (Played in the New Zealand Choss Congress.) Zukortort Opening. White, J. Mason; Black, Grierson. 1 Kt-K B 3 P-K Kt 3 2 P-K 4 B-Kt 2 3 P-Q 4 P-K 3 4 Q KHS 3 P-Q 4 5 P-K 5 P-Q R 3 6 Kt-K 2......P-Q B 4 7 P-Q B 3 P x P 8 P x P Kt-Q B 3 9 Kt-Kt 3 K Kt-K 2 10 P-K R 4 P-K R 3 11 B-Q 3 Q-Kt 3 12 Kt-K 2 B-Q 2 13 Castles Kt-B 4 14 B-Kt 1 Q-Q 1 15 P-K Kt 3 B-K B 1 16 Kt-B 4 R-K Kr, 17 B x Kt Kt P X' B 18 Kt-R 5 B-K 2 19 B x P Q-Kt 3 20 Kt-B 6 ch B s Kt 21 Ps B E-Kt 5 22 B-B 4 R x B 23 P x R Castle 3 Q R 24 Q-Q 2 R-Kt 1 ch 25 K-R 2 Q-Q 1 26 R-K Kt 1 R-R 1 27 K-Kt 2 Q s P. 28 K-B 1 K-Kt 1 29 P-Q R 4 P-R 4 30 P-Kt 3 Kt-Kt 5 31 Q R-B 1 B-B 1 32 Q-B 3 K-R 1 33 Q-B 7 P-Kt 3 34 Q x Kt P B-R 3 ch 35 K-K 1 Kt-Q 6 ch 56 K-Q 2 Kt x R 37 Q x B ch K-Kt 1 38 R x Kt Q-Q 1 39 Kt-K 5 Resigns PACTS AND TRIPLES. Ladder competitions are much in vogue aithe Auckland Chess Club rooms just now. Miles has displaced Ewen on rung 3, and M'Nair succeeds Morgan on rung 17. The newly-joined member, J. Sim, is forging ahead, knocking Putmnn off 21, and has tackled Hcrsley for 20. "Adequate's" defence of 12 was inadequate, and he was hurled from his perch by Ferguson. Smith displaces Priestley on 9. Stewart tackled the veteran Jowitfc xor 7, but did not 'succeed. Ex-champion Barnes has been elected hen. , aßCTfijtaijaC oi ibs. &M9&SJB&. Bowlius Club,

and he is sure to discharge the duties of the office without " bias." Bradford 'Observer Budget' gives the following remarkable game-ending from 'Doutsches Wocbanschach,' played ab Hamburg early this year. White (Hon* KrueeerV: K on Q Kt, Q on Q 3, R'b on K B and K R, Kt on K B 4, P's on Q R 2, Q Kt 2, Q B 2, Q4, K B 5, K Kt 2 and 5. Blaek (Herr Schoemnatm): Kon K Kt, Qon Q B 2, R's on Q R and K 5, B on Q B J, P's on Q R 2, Q Kt 5, Q B 4, Q 4, K B 2, and K R 3. White having the move, the game continued:—l P-B 6, R x Kt; 2 Q-R 7 eh! Kx Q; 3R x P ch, K-Kt sq.; 4R (B sq)-R sq, and Black resigned. A game of ctess lasting 37 hours was recently played at Vienna between Count Orsini and Herr Tennenbaiim