CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 16257, 28 October 1916, Page 12

CHESS

[Conducted by J.H.F.H.] The .Otago Chess Club meet for play at the rooms, Y.M.C.A. Building, Moray place, every Monday, Wednesday, and SaturdaJ evening, at 8 o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. ' [All communications must be addressed “ Chess Editor,” ‘ Evening Star.’] Solutions have been received for the following , problems;— No. 887; “DLB ” “G.5.M.M.,” “ E.A.L.,” “T.J.R.,” “R.J.W> “W.H.A.” No. 888: “D.L.8.,” “E.A.L. ” “5.5.M.,” “ “ T.J.R.,” “ G.S.M.M.” “H.D.”—Many thanks for the analysis submitted. It is to be regretted that you did not continue your method to an exhaustive point. No. 887 is quite sound in our opinion, though very difficult. " G.S.M.M.”—We are duly acknowledging your problems in this issue. You no doubt enjoyed the key move of No. 888, though the same was “ catchy.” “Dr T.K.D.” (Scone, Scotland). —Your solutions of 16 problems received, and all the keys and remarks are correct. The problem that you submit for an opinion from us will be examined later, and the result of our analysis reported in this column. Many thanks for reference to quality of problems and games.

THE ‘ EVENING STAR’ SOLVING COMPETITION. The rules in connection with the above competition were published in the chess column of the ‘Evening Star’ ou Saturday, 26th Aug-.st, 1916.

PROBLEM No. 889. By A. F. Mackenzie Black, 13 pieces.

White, 11 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. q’Ri; IbbJBl; 5p4 ; pBP2QIp ; rlKt PKtS pPpksktsßlK drlkt 1. SOLUTION OP PROBLEM No. 881. Key move : R-K 3. GAME No. 1,091. (Played in the Marshall-Janowski Match.) Queen’s Gambit Declined. White, Janowski; Black, Marshall. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 3 Kt-K B 5 P-Q B 4 4 P-K 3 Kt-Q B 3 5 B-Q 3 Kt-B 3 6 Castles B-Q 3 7 P-Q Kt 3 Castles 8 B-Kt 2 B P x P 9 K P x P P-Q Kt 3 10 K(-K 5 B x Kt 11 Px B Kt-Q 2 12 P x P P x P 13 R-K sq Kt-B 4 14 Kt-B 3 P-Q 5 15 Kt-K 5 Kt x B 16 Q x Kt B-R 3 17 P-Q R 4 Q-Q 4 18 P-P. 4 Kt-Kt 5 19 Q-Q 2 B x Kt 20 P x B Q x P (Kt 5) 21 P-B 5 Kt-Q 6 22 Q-K 2 K R-K sq 23 B x P Q R-0 sq 24 P-K 6 R x B 25 P x P ch K x P 26 R x P ch K-B sq 27 Q x R ch Q x Q 28 R x O ch K x R 29 R x P R-Q 2 30 R-Kt 8 ch '.K-B 2 31 R-Kt. 8 R-Q 3 32 P-K Kt 4 Kt-K 4 33 P-R 3 K-B 3 34 K B 2 P-R 3 35 K-K 3 R-Q 6 ch 36 K-K 4 R x Kt P 37 R-B 8 ch Kt-B 2 38 P-K R. 4 White resigned without resuming play.