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Evening Star, Issue 16907, 3 December 1918, Page 7

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[Conducted by J.H.F.H.] Tho Otago Chess Club meet for play at the rooms, Y.M.C.A. Building, Moray place, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 8 o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. [All communications must bo addressed “Chess Editor,” ‘Evening Star.’3 “ T.G.” (C.T.C.) —Your corrections of problems are correct. PROBLEM No. 1,002. By A. ELlemran. White, 10 piece?.

Black, 10 pieces White to play and mate in two moves, 081 i 8; Ipißktl; 4klPl; IKlpKtrlpi 4Pplq j !KtQP2ktß; 5b2.

SOLUTION OP PROBLEM No. 999. Key move i Kt-K 5. GAME No 1,202. Petroff Defence. < White, Tn thill; Black, Wortman. 1 P-K 4- P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-K B 3 3 Kb x P P-Q 3 4 Kt-K B 3 Kt s: P . 5 P-Q 4 .... B-Kt 5 . 6 B-K 2 Q Kt-Q 2 7 P-Q 5 B-K 2 8 Q-Q 4 (a.) B-B 4 9QxK Kt P B-B 3 10 Q-R 0 R-K Kt 11 Castles Kt-Kt 3 IS B-Q Kt soh B-Q 2 13 B x B oh (cl Q x B 14 Q-B 5 Castles, Q B 15 P-Q B 3 Kt xQ P 16 B-K 3 (d) B-Kt 3 17 Kt-K B 4 ... Kt x B 18 P x Kt B-Kt 5 19 Kt-K P 5 Q R-K Kt (c) 20 P-K Kt 3.... Q-B 5 21 Qx B P (f) Kt xKt Pi (g) 22 Q-K 6 ch. K-Kt 23 P x Kt B x P ch! 24 Kt x R E x Kt ch 25 K-B 2.... B-B 5 (hj) 26 K-K 2. Q-Kt 7oh 27 E-B 2 Qx B oh! (1) 28 Kx Q R-Kt 3 dis ch 29 K-B 3 R x Q 30 Kt-Q 2 B-Kt 4 31 Kt-K 4 B x P (j) 32 K x B P-Q 4 33 K-Q 4 Px Kb 34 R-K K-B 35 R x P (k> R s B 36 K x B K-Q 2 37 K-B 5 K-Q 3 38 Resigns. —Notes.— (a) Wins a pawn, bnt (b) A risky procedure, as subsequent play proves. (c) This exchange of B’s only helps Black’s development. (d) Of couiso, rxit Q x K.t> on. account of 16...Q-Kt 5! (c) Beginning an attack that is well-nigh in eaistlble. (f) Pawn grubbing in the face of tho attack! (g) Taking full advantage of tho withdrawal of one of the supports of the Kt’s P. (hj) Good play. (i) A surprise for White. (J) Black is not to be denied in pushing his advantage. (k) Bad. The exchange of Books leaves Black with a certain wLu. a