CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 16469, 6 July 1917, Page 6

CHESS

[Conducted by JJS.F.H.]

Otago Chess Club meet for play at the rooms, Y.M.C.A. Building, Moray place, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturdav evening, at 8 o’clock.

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PROBLEM No. 928. By Leslie D, Coombs. Black, 8 pieces.

"White. 11 pieces. "White to play and mate in two moves. 8; 4p3: BlKtlkt3; 2pp4; 2PpKtlPl; lplk4; IPRP;; 2BQK2kt.

SOLUTION OP PROBLEM No. 925, Key move: K RrK 7.

GAME No. 1,127.

The following game was played between Paul Morphy and Jules A. De 'Riviere dui> ing one of the former's visits to Paris:— Huy Lopez. White, Morphy; Black, A. De Riviere. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 5 B-Kt 5 Kuß 3 4 Castles P-Q 3 5 P-Q 4 P x P 6Kt x P B-Q 2 7 B x Kt P x B 8 Kt-Q B 3 B-K 2 9 P-K R 3 P-B 4 10 K Kt-K 2 Castles 11 P-B 4 B-B 3 12 Kt-Kt 3 Kt-Q 2 13 Q-Q 3 R-Kt sq 14 P-Kt 3 B-B 3 15 B-Q 2 B-Q sch

...The debut is played by Black with care .and precision so far. Here, however, time could have been gained with 15..., P-Kt 3, followed by B-K Kt 2, or 15..., P-Q R 4; 16 Q R-K sq, P-R 5, which disposes of the isolated queen’s rook's pawn, whatever White's answer might be. 16 K-R sq P-Kt 3 17 Q R-K sq Q-R 5 18 Q Kt-K2 B-K Kt 2 19 P-B 4 Now the queen's side pawns are safe from being disturbed. Kt-B 3 ...19..., P-B 4 would also have been answered with 20 Kt-B 3. 20 Kt-B 3 B-Q 2? ...This threat being adequately met, Black loses valuable time. 21 Kt (Kt 3)-K 2 Kt-B 4 22 K-R 2 P-B 4 ...Presumably Black feared the advance of the bishop’s pawn, or ho did not fear that of the king’s pawn. 23 P-K 5 B-Q B 3 24 P-Kt 3 Q-Q sq 25 P-K 6 Probably Morphy _ saw that he would be able to support this pawn sufficiently; but it should not be an easy matter. R-K sq 26 Kt-K Kt sq Q-B sq ...YVe suggest 26..., B x Kt; 27 B x B, Kt-Kt 2. 27 Kt-Q 5 Kt-B 5 ...27,.., R x P would be answered with 28 Kt-K 7 ch, winning the exchange. 28 B-B 3 Kt x Kt 29 B x B Kt x P? ...29..., Kt-Kt, 5; 30 Q-B 3, Kt x P; 31 Q-Kt 2, Kt-Kt 5; 52 B-R. 8, R-K 2; 53 Q-B 6, Q-K sq; 34 Kt-B 3, B x Kt; 35 R x B, Kt-B 7, should win for Black, provided he has time for P-K R 3 and K-R 2. 30 R x Kfc K x B 31 Q-B 3ch K-Kt sq 32 P-K 7 Q-R 3 ...Black is embarrassed for a continuation. If 52..., B-K 5, then probably 33 R (K sq) x B, P x R; 34 Q-B 6, Q-Q 2; 35 Q-B 7 ch, K-R sq; 36 R-R 4, P-K R4; 57 RxK P, followed by R-K 6 or Kt-B 3, and wins eusilv. 55 R-K 2 K-B 2 34 P-K Kt 4 Better would have been 34 Q-K 3, B-Q 2 lif B-K 5, then R x B, as in the preceding note); 35 Kt-B 5, P-R 5; 36 R-B 4, with a winning attack. KR x P 35 R x R ch K x R 58 Q-Kt 7ch K-Q sq 37 Q-Kt Bch K-Q 2 ...If B-Q sq, 38 R-B 2, followed by H-1C 2 '3BQx Pch K-B eq 39 K-B 2 P x P 40 P x P B-K 5 41 Q-K 7 Q-B 3 42 R-K 2 P-Q 4 43 P x P B x P 44 Kt-R 3 K-Kt 2 46 Kt-B 4 K-R sq ch 46 K-Kt 3 .B-R 8 ...YVe can find no way of saving tho game. 47 R-K 3 P-Kt 4 48 Q x Kt P Q-Q R 3 49 Q x P Q x P 50 Q-Kt 5 ch K-R sq 51 R-K 8 ch R x R. 52 QxR ch K-Kt 2 53 Q-Kt. sch K-B sq 54 P-Kt 5 P-B 3 55 Q-B 6 ch K-Kt 2 56 Q-B 7ch K-Kt 3 57 P-Kt 6 Q-Q 7 53 P-Kt 7 Q-K 8 ch 59 K-Kt 4 Q-Kt 8 ch 60 K-B 5 Q-B 4ch 61 K-B 6 Q-Q sch 62 K-K 7 Q-B 4ch 63 K-Q 7 Q-Q sch 64 K-B 8 Resigns. PACTS AND TRIFLES. WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY. The telegraph chess match between Wellington and Canterbury was concluded ou Saturday evening, when eight games were finished. The game ah board 6, G. L. Barclay (C.) v. T. Fouby <YV.), was adjourned from the first nightfs play, and will be finished over the board at YVellington, Mr Barclay being in camp. Tho games at boards 1, H. J. Nightingale (C.) v. R. J. Barnes (W.); board 3, W. S. King (C.) v. W. Mackay (W.); and at hoard 7, F. YVoodford (C.) v. 11. Godtschalk (W.), were unfinished, and will be sent to the Otago Adjudication ißoard for decision. The BcoTo stands at present:— Canterbury 5J YVellington 2£ The Canterbury Chess Club championship was decided last week. in favor of Mr 11. Kennedy.