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Evening Star, Issue 17329, 17 April 1920, Page 3

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[Conducted by J.H F.H.I The 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 be addressed “ Chess Editor,” ‘ Evening Star.’] PROBLEM No. 1,074. By Mrs J. W. Baird, “ Yesterday.” Black, 5 pieces.

White, 7 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves, 8lp6; QKt2p3; 5R2; !Plpk3; 4plPB; 8; 5K2. SOLUTION* OF PROBLEM No. 1,071. Key more; P-B 4. GAME No. 1,276. ? Q. P. Opening. Played in the current correspondence tournament (major section) of the B.C.F. White, S. Keir (Lancaster); Black, W. H. Gunstou (Cambridge). 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-K B 3 3 P-B 4 P-K 3 4 Kt-B 3 Q Kt-Q 2 5 B-Kt 5 B-K 2 6 P-K 3 Castles 7 Q-B 2 Experts disagree as io 'he relative merits of Q-B 2, E-B 1, and B-0 3 at this stage. 7 P-B 3 ...Black has the option of 7...P-B 4 here, possibly his best move. 8 B-Q 3 Here 8 R-B 1 seems in order. If, then, 8.. x P (which is presumably Black's intention), White gains a move as compared with the text. 8P x P 9Bs B P Kt-Q 4 10 B x B Q x B 11 Kt-K 4 Piayed with the idea of avoiding exchanges, but of questionable value; 11 Castles seems preferable. 11 P-B 3 ...But this reply, leaving a weak K P, looks wrong, and turns out very badlj 1 ; 11.. 4, attacking the centre and opening a diagonal for tho bishop, merits consideration. : 12 Castles If R. P-Q Kt 3 ...Now Black's development is difficult; this, followed by B-Kt 2, further weakens his K P. 13 Q R-B 1 B-Kt 2 14 Kt-IQ.- 3 Q Rrß 1 ...As appears later, this rook is not well posted. Perhaps K-R 1 at once would be better. 15 P-K 4 K-R 1 ...If the Kt moves, then 16 Kt-B 5 with advantage. 16 P x Kt. B P i p 17 Q-K 2 P x B 18 Kt-B 5 B x Kt 19 P x B Q-B 2 20 Kt-Q 6 Q-Kt 3 oh 21 K-R 1 Q R-Q 1 22 Q s K P Kt-Kt 1 23 R-K Kt 1 Q-R 4 24 R-Kt 3 White rishtly rejects the tempting 24 R x Kt P. Black could not accept the sacrifice; e.g„ 24... K. xR; 25 R-K Kt 1 ch, K-R 1; 26 R-Kt 8 ch, R x R; 27 Q x B P ch. R-Kt 2: 28 Q x Q R ch. R-Kt 1; 29 Q-BJ ch, R-Kt 2: 30 Q-B 8 ch, R-Kt 1: 31 ivt-B 7 ch wins; or 25.-Q-Kt 3; 26 Q-K 7 ch, K-Kt 1 (if 26...K-R 1; 27 R x Q, P x B; 28 Kt-B 7 ch or 26...K-R 3; 27 E x Q ch, K x R; 28 P-B 4! and Black has no resource); 27 Kt-B 5 wins But Black would draw hr 24...Q x R P ch; 25 R-Kt 2, R x Kt (not 25...R-Kt 1; 26 KLB 7 mate); 26 Q x R, R-Kt 1; 27 R-K Kt 1 R x R; 28 R x R, Q-Q 8 ch, etc. 24 R-Q 2 25 Q R-K Kt 1 P-B 4 26 P-Q 5 P-K R 3 ...With the idea of playing E-B 3, which could at present be answered by Q i R. 27 Q-K 5 Q-R 5 23 R x P Q-B 3 29 R-Kt 8 ch K-R 2 30 Q-Kt 3 A nice conclusion to a well-played attack Of course, if 30...Q (or R) x Kt; 31 Q-Kt 7 ch, etc. 30 P-K R 4 31 Kt-K 8 Resigns.