CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 17697, 25 June 1921, Page 12

CHESS

[Conducted by A.W.O.D.] Tho Otago Chess Club meet for play at the rooms, Liverpool street, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 1.5 U o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. [All communications must be addressed "Chess Editor,’’ ‘Evening Star.’,] PROBLEM No. 1,135. By W. Meredith.

Black, 6 pieces.

White, 6 pieces. White to play and male in two. 8; 2Ktp2Rl; 2pb4; 7Q; 3kps; pIRS IP6; 5K2.

TELEGRAPHIC MATCH. —Ol ago v. Hast crl.on.— Tho only game finished during the first night's play was between Messrs H. S. Myers (Otago) and Walter Kuramcr (Mastcrton). The score is as follows: White, Otago; Black, Mastcrton. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 P-Q 4 Px P 4 Kt x P Kt x Kt 5Qx Kt P-Q 3 6 Kt-Q B 3 P-Q B 4 7 Q-Q B-K 3 8 B-Kfc 5 ch B-Q 2 9 B-Q B 4 Kt-K B 3 10 B-K Kt 5 B-K 2 11 B x Kt B x B

12 Qx P B-K 2 13 Q-Q 5 Castles 14 QxKt P Q-B 15 Qs Q QR x Q 16 Castles K R R-Kt 17 Q R-Kt K R-K 18 P-K 5 B-Q 19 P-K B 4 B-K 3 20 B x B R x B 21 P-Q Kt 3 B-Kt 3 22 K-R Resigns The result of the match is still in doubt. Eight games were actually finished, and two mors were adjudicated upon at the close of play, giving Mastcrton temporarily a lead of three games (6lr3i). There , are, however, four positions slill undecided, and these have gone for independent adjudication. Throe of tho four positions (Messrs Henderson, Penrose, and: Gillies’ positions) seem certain wins for Otago, and that would mean that the match hangs on the game at board No. 1 between Messrs Dunlop and Paul Kuramer, in which each side is about equal in material.

THE KNIGHTS MOVE. Several attempts have been niadcq by readers of tho ' Loudon Morning Post’ to describe the move _ot the knight. Lou would you describe ii ? MATE. In reply (o "Inquirer,” knight and bishop can mate in less than iitty moves. \\ irh the two bishops it is much easier. The unite can ho administered in about eighteen moves irom any position on the board. DEVELOPMENT. Knights should bn developed _ before bi-hops, on the principle <’f reserving tho greater option. A knight has onljy one natural square on its fired move; a bishop may have two or throe; so the choice should be kept in baud in order that it may be varied according to tho opponent’s play. Rapidity of development conies next in importance to the choice of correct squares. In a well-made opening every piece should bo in play by the lei till or tweduh move. This implies that no piece should be moved twice until all tho other pieces have been developed, a principle the neglect of which is resitotisiblo for an appal ling number of lost games. A player having developed lw., pieces attempts to make: wait them a combined attack, involving a second mote for each piece. The opponent is able to tvo-I the attack by developing fresh pieces, and tho attacker presently finds that he is tryi • g to make two pieces overcome tour. Tits two pieces arc driven back, with fiuilic.r loss of time, and tho opponent has obtained such a start in development as cannot be overtaken. If the world’s champion was to adopt these bad tactics any average chess piaver would win from him. Therefore avoid moving any piece twice until every piece has moved once. The only exceptions to this will arise when your opponent first violates the principle.