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Evening Star, Issue 14784, 27 January 1912, Page 3

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[Conducted by J.H.F.H.] The 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. PROBLEM No. 505. By H. W. Barry. Black, 7 pieces.

White, 8 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. 6B1; lp4pl; lBklKt2R; 8; pktKt2p2; 8; bll J 4K;SQ4. PROBLEM No. 506. By E. Palkoska. Black, 4 pieces.

White, 4 pieces. White to p!;:y unci mate in three moves. k7; p5Bl; PlK3ktl, p7; B7; 8; 8; 8. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 499. Key move: Kt-B 6. ; SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 500. Key move: Q-B 3. GAME No. 702. (Played in the match Durban and Maritzburg.) Scotch Opening. Whit.s, Mr 11. Schmidt (Maritzburg); Black, Mr It. W. Borders (Durban;. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K I! 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 P-Q 4 P x P 4 Kt x P Q-R 5 This move constitute, Pullicg's defonce. 6 Kt x Kt Not to be commended. 'White's; best move now is supposed to be Kt-Kt 5, but Kt-Q B 3 would be better than the text. 5 Q P x Kt 6 Q-B 3 Kt-li 3 7 B-Q 3 B-Q 3! 8 P-K Kt 5 Weak. The Kt should bo developed at Q 2 at once. 8 B-K Kt 5 lilack br-litvec in quick development. >'ow ( it" 0 P x Q, li x Q, with advantage. 9 Q-K 3 Q-R 4 , 10 Kt-Q 2 Castles <Q) Overlooking the loss of his Q K P 11 Q x U P But does it pay While to ?o after it? 11 Kt-Q Z 12 Castles Very risky. He uu'qtit have played Kt-B sq, xo as to get the O B out. 12 Kt-K 4 Laying a trap. \l P-K B 4? Which Wliitc falls headlong into. 13 li-B 4 cb! 1« Q r. B Kt-B 6 eh 15 Kt x Kt Q x Q ch 16 K-Kt, 2 K R-K sq 17 Kt-K &. B-K 3 18 B-Q 2 P-B 5 19 Kt-B 3.... R x B 20 P x R Q-Q Kt, 4 21 B-B 5 Q x Q P 22 P-K 5 This allows Black to lie him up completely. 22 B-Q 4! 23 Q R-K sq Not., of course, to Q sq, because of 23 B x Kt ch, etc. 23 P-K Kt 41 There is no answer to this. 24 P x Kt P P x Kt P 25 P-K (i P-Kt 5 20 P-K 7 This may require attention. 26 P x Kt ch 27 K-Kt s 4 Q-Kt 4 28 B-Q 4. P-F. 4 2tf IS-B 6 Q-Kt 3 30 B-B 3 P-B 5 dis. ch 51 R-B 2 -K-Q 2 32 K-Q tq! P-B 3 If, say, Q-B 4; 33 R x B ch. Q x I!: 34 R-Q 2! Kvcii tben has aji easy -wiri. 53 B-P. G Q-K 6 34 I'-Kll 4? K-K Kt sq 35 K-B sq K-K sq 36 B-Q 4 Q-K 3 37 R-K 2 H x P 33 R-K sq Q-Kt 5 39 B-B 5 R-Kt 7 40 Resigns Mr Schmidt fought hard to save the game. G;UIE No. 705. Queen's Pawn. White, Mt 11. E. Atkins; Blade, Mr A. J. Mackenzie. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-K B 3 3 P-K 3 P-K 5 4 B-Q 3......8-K 2 5 Castles Q Kt-Q 3 6 P-Q Kt 3 Castles 7 B-Kt 2 P-Q Kt 3 8 P-B 4 B-Kt 2 <) Kt-U 3 P-B 4 10 Q-K 2-..-.K-K sq 11 Kt-K 5 Kt x Kt 12 P x Kt Kt-Q 2 i 13 P-B 4 Kt-B sq ! 34 Q R-Q sq Q-B rq 15 P-K 4 P x B P ■ 16 Bx P Q-B 2 ! 17 K-Q 3 P-Q K 3 I 18 P-Q R 4.....u8-Q B 3 i 19 R-Kt 3- Q-Kt 2 20 Q-Kt 4 P-Kt 3 21 P-B 5 B-O sq 22 P-B 6 Kt-Q 2 23 Q-Kt-5 K-14 sq 24 Q-R C -Resigns If 24 K-K Kt sq; 25 Q x P ch, K * Q: , 26 K-Ii 3 uiiite. I

FACTS AND TRIFLES. 1 ■The Bohemian school of problemists liaro " ( lost by the decease of Anton Konig, their j revered pioneer. In the introduction to , ' Cesko Melodic' (1908) it k mentioned that ( " tlio Bohemian school may be taken as hav- ] injr origii'.ated between the years 1860-70. ( Anton Konig .is credited by his countrymen j with being its founder." He wis born in { 183G, ii nd died October 1 last. ; ,

Scnor Capablanca arrived in London on November 15, and the same evening encoun- ; tered a very strong tcuiii of 28 players of ' the City of London Chess Club simultane- i ously. Flay started about 7 p.m. and tinisiiod at 11 p.m.; the result being: Cupablaiica 16 wins, City Club 9 wins, with 3 draws. The winners were Messrs M. G. Atkins, J. It. Dnker, .T. H. Blake, A. Curnock. A. J. Maas. A Stephens. (J. E. Wainwright, It. C. J. Walker, and S. Wood. The plavers who drew were Messrs 0. C. Muller, Dr'Schumer, and C. E. Taylor. Among the losers were Messrs E. Macdonald, R. Loinnn, 11. G. Cole, T. R. E. Ross, J. P. Savage, A. Beamish, and W. Alhmtt. Tho ' Field' re-

port of the proceedings snys:—"After about an hour and iulialfs play Capablanca was overcome by a sudden lassitude of the brain, which lasted only a lew miriutes, and ihen the indifferent moves occurred on those games which he subsequently lost. In one instance, Trit.h Mr Maas, ho overlooked even the ]v>?6 of a piece. This lassitude passed quickly, and ho felt quite fresh afjaiu." The hon. secretary of the City Club, Mr J. Walter Russell, suggested to

Senor Capablanca to defer his engagement until'he had taken some rest, but tbe young Cuban master to proceed with play. On F*-=Ut, Rtntmber 17, Senor Capablanca, encountered 26 opponents at tho Curzon Hotel, winning 25 games and drawing 1 in the short timo of a little more than two hours. Among the defeated players wereMesrs R. Loman, L. Sorraillicr, %. P. Michell, end W. T. Pierce. This engagement was arranged by the officials of the Imperial Chess Club, and the exhibition was witnessod by a large company of interested spectutors, including Sir Henry Cotton, Mr J. Henniker Heaton, Miss Finn, and Mrs Arthur Rawson, president of tho club.