CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 16911, 7 December 1918, Page 12

CHESS

[Conducted by J.H.P.H.] The Otago Chess Club meet for plav at khe room a, Y.M.C.A. Building, Moray place, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday avening. at 8 o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. [All communications must be addressed “Chess Editor,” ‘Evening Star.’] PROBLEM No. 1,003. Mr H. E. Knott. Black, 11 pieces.

White, 9 pieces. White to play and mats in two moves. 8; 8; 2PBQktpp; Ktp6; RKt4rl; IPkarq; 3p2pl; IKlESktl. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1,000. Key move: Q-K 2. GAME No. 1,203. A LIVELY GAME AT ODDS. Rconntly played at a well-known London chess resort between a master and an amateur. Remove White’s Queen's rook from the board. 1 P-K 4 P-Q 4 2PxP Q x P 3 Kt-Q B 3 Q-Q *q 4 Kt-B 3.....-F-K 3 5 P-Q 4 Edit 5 6 B-Q 3 Bx Kt (ch) 7 P x B Kt-K 2 8 Castles Kt-Kt 3 9 B-R 3 Kt-B 5 10 B-K 4 P-K B 4 11 B-Q 3 Kt x B 12 Qx Kt P-Q. Kt 3 13 P-B 4 B-R 3 14 Kt-K 5 P-B 4 15 Q-K B 3 Q x P! 16 R-K sq (a) Q-Q 7 17 K-B sq! Q x Q T? P fb) 18 Q x R Cartk’ 19 Qx P Qx R P 20 Q x Q Kt P! Q x Bf White announced mat© in five moves (c). (a) Much better lhan 16 Q x R, Q x Kt; 17 Q x P, Castles! (b) The R could no longer be saved. (o) 21 Q X P (cb), K-R cq; 22 Kt-B 7 (cb), K-Kt sq; 23 Kt-R- 6 (cb), K-R sq; 24 Q-Kt 8 (cb)! R x Q; 25 Kt-B 7 mate.