CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 16351, 17 February 1917, Page 10

CHESS

[Conducted by J.U.F.H.) The Otago Chess Club meet for plav at the rooms, Y.M.C.A. Building, Moray place every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturdaj evening, at 8 o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. „ communications must ba addressed ‘ Chess Editor,” 1 Evening Star.’ l D.L.B. —Received answer to Problem No. 907. D.H.11. —Thanks for vour i.r. t crc-t -n" notes. ’ L.D.C. —Mill examine original problem-->.uuimt:cd. THE ‘EVENING STAR’ SOLVING COMPETITION, dne rules in connection with the above competition were published in the chess column of the ‘ Evening Star’ on Saturday, 25th Aug-.st, 1916.

PROBLEM No. 909. By D. T. Brock. Black, 8 pieces.

White, 10 nieces. White to play and mate in two moves, 2Kt5; 4plBl; 4Pfktl ; IplkoK; 2R]Rp2: L2Ktlp2; 3plP2. 3Q182. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 904. Key move: R-K R. 7. * GAME No. 1,108. Four Knights Game. WT.ite, Hodges; Black, Chafes. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K D 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 Kt.-B 3 Kt-B 3 4 B-Kt 5 B-K*; 5 5 Caetlco Cables 6 P-Q 3 P-Q 3 7 B x Kt Playing Black's common game with a mevo ill hand It should at' least be safe for White, and against an inferior defence proves very strong, Possibly the best reply i? 7.:.. B x Kt, as tried by Bardeleben in one of the games in the Bradford tournament. 1888. P x B 8 Kt-K 2 Q-K 2 ...T-'is docs not prove satisfactorv. Nor is B-Kr. 5 nor P-K R 3 good. 9 P-B 3 B-R 4 10 Kt-Kt 5 B-Kt 3 11 B-Kt 5 P-K It 3 12 B-K 5 R-K sq 15 R-K sq P-B 4? ...The Bi-hop s thereby jptit completely out ot the game. It was better even to exchange. 14 Kt-R 4 B-Kt 5 15 K Ki-B 5 Q-B -*q ...An'*! now B x Q was less dangerous. A\ hitt s ati ed; soon becomr-t ovc; whelming. 16 P-r. 3 P, X Kt 17 Kt x B K-R 2 18 K-R ■eq Kt-Kt sq 19 P-K B 4 P-Kr 3 20 Kt-Kt 3 .... Q-K 2 21 Q-B 3 R-K Bsq 22 R-K P. fq p. K B 3 25 R-K B 2 Q R-Q sq 24 Q R-K Bsq P-B 3 25 P-R 1 Kt-0 2 26 Kt-K 2 Q-Kt 2 27 P-K Kt 4 K R-Q sq 28 P-K R 4 P-Q 4 29 P-Kt 5 P x K P 30 Q P x P K P x P? 31 Kt x P O-K 2 32 Kr. x P Pretty and so-md. Black should ko'-e prevented jt by 31.... Q-B 2. when, however, 32 Ki-R 5 wao verv embarrassing. K x Kt 33 Q-B 5 ch K-B 2 54 P x B P Q-K 3 3b Q-R' 5 oli K-B sq 56 P eh Kt x B 37 Q x Kt ch K-B 2 38 Q-Kt 7ch K-iv* sq 39 P-B 7 ch R x P 40 Q-Kt 8 ch.: Resigns. FACTS AND TRIFLES. Chess players in Otago will leant with rrcrct tho death of Mr A. G. Fell, who nasoed away at his residence in Hobson street, Wellington, in the 69th rear of his age. The late Mr Fell joined the 'Wellington Ohess Club in 1906. shortly* after leaving 1 icton io scLic in Wellington. He proved liim-el. to be a strong exponent of the game by ‘•coring wins from many of Now ’Zealand's strongest players. It is therefore not. surprising that he nut up a fiiie match record tor Ids club. _lnformation has been received from Mr Kitekop that “ Good Companion ” problemsolving competitions will be held at Auckland and Christchurch on February 22.