CHESS.

Evening Star, Issue 14637, 5 August 1911, Page 10

CHESS.

[Conducted by J.H.F.H.] The Otago Jknss Club meet for play at the rooms, Liverpool street, Dunedin, daily ml noon, and every Monday. Wednesday, and Saturday evening at eight, o'clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. AD communications must be addresaed "Chess Editor'" ' Evening Star.' PEOELEM No. 455. By F. Schrufer. Black, 7 pieces.

White, 9 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. 6RB; IQ6; 3p3p; Kt2plPlp; 41rplP 6ktß; 6Ktl; 4K3. PBOBLEM Xo. 456. By J. Tolosa. Black, 4 pieces.

White, 4 pieces. White to play and mate in three moves, 7b; 8; 3Qlp2; lp2Kt3; 41:3; 5R2; 8; IK6. SOLUTION' OF PROBLEM No. 449. Key move: B-K 4. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 450. Key rar.vc : B-B 4. GA.UB No. 652. Playfld nfc board 1 in the chess match by telegraph between the Otago and Oanuru Chess Clubs. Jtuj Lopes. White, H. Mowbray. Oamaruj Black, R. A. Clcland, Otago. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B3 3 B-Kfc 5 P-Q 3 (a) 4 Castles Kt-B 3 5 P-Q 5 B-Q 2 6 P-B 3.. ..B-K 2 7 B-K 3 Castles 8 Q Kt-Q 2 (hj) Kt-K Kt 5 9 P-Q 4 P-B 4 10 P x B P B x P (c) 11 B x Kt P x B 12 P x T P x P 13 Kt-B 4 B-Q 6 ch (A) 14 Q Kt x P Kt x Kt 15 Kt x Kt B x K 16 Kt x P Q x Q 17 Kt - B ch K-B 2 18 R x Q... .B-B 5 19 R-Q 7 i'e) K R-Q sq 20 R-Q 4 R x R, 21 B x R K x Kt CO 22 F-Q Ki 3 B-Q 4 23 P-Kt 3 F-Kt 3 24 P-K B 4 P-Q R 3 25 K-B 2 B-K 5 26 P-Q Ki. 4 K-K 3 27 P-Kt 4 P-B 3 28 P-B 4.... B-Q 6 2D P-B 5 P-Q R 4 30 K-K 3 B-Kt S 31 B-B 3 P x P 32 Resigns Notes. (:i) X defence rarely adopted. It is known as the Stciniiz defence. Cb) Thi* is an ill-considered move, a« it blocks the bishop. ;n;d thereby gives Black an opportunity. (c) Ihis variation lends to the lofs of the exchange- for White. {d) Black wins the exchange. (ej P-Kt 3 or Kt-B 6 were, imperative. (f) After this move comment is needless. Black has a won game. GAMP No. 653. Plaw'l at Blackpool in the* championship tournament of the Northern Counties' Chess Union. French Defence. Tfliiie. P- D. Yates; Black, H. B. Lund. ' 1 P-K 4 P-K 3 2 i-'-Q 4 P-Q 4 3 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-K B 3 4 P-Kt 5 B-K 2 5 P-K 5 K Kt-Q 2 6BxB Q x B 7 Q-Q 2 P-Q R 3 8 Kt-Q P-Q B 4 . 9 V-Q Q 3 Ki-Q B 3 10 Kt-B 3 P-B 3 npxkb r q s p 12 B-K 2 P x P 13 P >: P P-Q Kt 4 14 Optics B-Kt 2 15 Kt-K 3 Castles t'K E) 10 Q R-K sq Kt-Kt 3 17 P-Q Kt 3 Q R-K it] 18 B-Q «i Kt-B sq 19 B-B 2 KI-Q 3 20 Q-B 3 Q R-B sq 21 Q-B 5 Q-Q pq 22 Kt-Kt 5 Q x Ki 23 QxKi(Q 6) Ki, x P 24 B-Q yq R-Q B 3 25 Q-Q 7 B-B >* 26 Q-R 7 Kt-B 4 27 P-B 4 Q-Q c<i 28 Kt xKt Px Kt 29 B-B 3 R-Q 3 30 R-K 7 R-K Kt 3 31 K-B h'q Q-Q 3 32 Riß sq)-B 7 Q-K 13 3 33 B x P ch K-R cq 34 Q-B 2 Q-Q 5 35 Q-Q 4 Q-B 3 36 Qx Q R (Kt 3) x Q 37 R x P R-R 3 38 R-R 7 R-Q ?q 39 R. (Kt 7)-K 7 R-B s=q 40 R (K 7)-Q B 7 R-Q *q 41 R-R 8 H (H 3)-Q 3 42 R (B 7) x B R * R 43 R x R ch K-Kt 2 44 R-B 5 Resigns PROBLKM TOURNEY 1 . 'Phe proprietors of the 'Brisbane Courier' invite entries to a problem tourney under the I'o'lowing i-findiliMis : —1 l n -e tournament to be open to composers resident within the Commonwealth of Australia und the Dominion of New Zaibind. 2. Problems—White to play und mute in two move*-are to Lie sent on duvjruim. accompanied by_ f«H ee>!utinna. 3. Competitors are not restricted as to the number of entries, but such must, in cac-'i case be original, and not hitherto published. Problems to be cent under motto, accompanied bv a sealed envelope bearing the same motto and address of the gender. Joint compositions of two or more composers are icelicrible. 4. Problem? must- be mailed not later than September 30, 1911, and be addressed to '■ The Chess Editor, the ' Courier/ Brisbane," endorsed " Prohlem Tourney.' The postmark wi'l be evidence of poatin-. 5 There will b» three prizis. of the respective value of £2 2s, £1 Is. and 10s 6d, for the three best, problem! submitted. 6. Mr George Fred Scott, Brisbane, -will art n! Todjre. Concurrent with the s-boro tws prizo* ef 21« and 10s 6d will be awarded iu a solatiou iftxirney. GBTESMKinS! When first row start playing in matches, PercV*?iee" there is «>r»ted hft-d by gome Knowall. ffho« hug« brain soon catches The best moves that you shou'd reply. And in audible tones to his neig'-bor He'll point out t'at you arc a dunce; Your insipid moves have no flavor—- " You oun-ht to chuck Chess rrp at once!' But should you by play deep and subtle Cry "mate" to your smart vis-a-vis, This <: ' Fiend" will"remark with a chuckle: "Some day you may play with me!" Now, what is required among Chcsaites, (And what they never will gat), T? a license to kick these same Oh«s^kJl«» .tjnihialieti iu C%j»s EUitueUo.