CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 17793, 15 October 1921, Page 4

CHESS

[Conducted by A.W.O.D.] The Otago Chess Club meets for play at tho rooms, Liverpool street, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 7.30 o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS, [All communications must be addressed "Chess Editor." ‘Evening Star.’] SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1,149. Q-IU 3. PROBLEM No. 1,150. By A. Charlick.

Mate In two. b6h: IBlRlktR; 3KtP3; PlkP2Pp; 3KtQ2g; lpK3pl; IP6; 681. A RICH GAMBIT. This game, played between two strong players, has a wonderful termination: 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 P-K B 4 P X P 3 Kl-K B 3 F-K Kt 4 4 P-K K 4 P-Kt’s 5 Kt-K 5 Kf-K J 5 3 6 B-B 4...... P-Q 4 7 P x P B-Q 3 8 Castles B x Kt 9 K-K Q-K 2 10 P-B 3 P-B 6 11 P-Q 4 Kt-K 5 12 H x Kt B-B 7 ch 13 K x B P-Kt 6 ch 14 K x P Q x B 15 P x P Q-Kt 3 ch 26 K-B 2 K-Kt 17 B-K Kt 5 P-K B 3 18 Q-K ch K-Q 19 P-Q 6 K-K 20 P x P ch K x P 21 B-B 4 cb K-Q 22 Q-Q B-R G 25 B-K Kt 3 P-B 4 24 Q-Ii P-B 5 25 Q x B Q-B 7 cb •26 K-Kt P x I! 27 Qx P Q-B Bcb 28 B-B Q x Kt P 29 Q-Kt scb R-K 2 30 Q-Kt 8 ch K-B 2 51 Q-Kt 3ch K-Kt, 5 52 Q-Q ocb Ki-B 3 33 Kt-R 3 R-K Ki ch 34 K-.R Q x R While males in eight moves.

Mil Y. K. KELLING. Tho staff of (he Government Insurance Department, Vs'ellui'; ion, met one nay Jn-st week to bid farewell to Mr Kelling, o‘ the head office, who is retiring after 40 years’ service. Extract from report in the ’Wellington ‘Evening Post’: Tho secretary. Mr (1. \V. Rarltrop, who presided, in asking Mr belling to accept, on behalf of the staff of tho head office and the branches, an illuminated address and a cheque for a substantial amount, said that lie was very pleased that the lot of making the presentation had fallen to him, as ho had . known Mr Kelling longer than anyone In tho office, bis connection with him dating back' to tho year 1878, Sir Kelling was regarded by all who know him as a thoroughly conscientious, clean-living, and clean-thinking man, and, above all (that word which says so little and means so much), a ‘’sport, j His generosity and liberality were known to all who came in contact with him; lie was always ready to help a lame dog over a. stile, and his genial disposition had endeared him to every member of Uv staff, vlr Kelling’s prowess in the cricket and football fields was well known in (lays gone by, whilst in the world of chess his name was a household word throughout Now Zealand. Mention was also made of tho valuable patriotic work performed by Mr Keliing during the war, both in connection with the Returned Soldiers' .Repatriation Department ami the Red Cross Society. The accountant, Mr G. A. Kennedy, endorsed all that Mr Barlkop had said, and read numerous telegrams and letters of farewell which had been received from the branches, with whom Mr Kelling had for many years acted as a kind of “home, correspondent 1 ’ in recording all matters of interest which look place in the head office. Mr Selling, in thanking Mr Barltrop and Air Kennedy for the kind words which had been said, and the staff for tho presents that had been made to him, recounted many amusing and interesting incidents which had ECcurrcd during his long term of office. All the principal officers of tho department, including the Commissioner, Mr J. 11. Richardson, 0.M.G., and practically tho whole of the head office staff were present, and the proceedings were brought to a close with three cheers' being given l’or_ Mr Kelling and tho singing of “hor lies a joily good fellow.” 'Tho illuminated address, which is a very beautiful and artistic piece of work, was executed by Mr 15. R. Wi’.kelhi, one of the officers of the department, AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON. A match by telegraph of twcufy boards between these, clubs took place on the last two Saturdays. Nine games were completed, and the score is; Auckland 51, Wellington 3.1-. Tho two captains arc endeavoring to coma to an agreement respecting the eleven outstanding games. Tiio Auckland captaan suggests that, any positions about which agreement cannot be reached bo referred to Uw Otago Adjudication Hoard. Auckland, according to a ’Wellington report, appears to hold" a pronounced advantage at two boards and a slight advantage) at another board. Wellington has a pronounced advantage (it four boards, a slight advantage in material at one board, and positional advantage at two other boards. One game looks drawisii. The sum total of winch is that tho most. Wellington can hope for is apparently a drawn match, tho alternative being a win for the Queen City by a narrow margin. There were a. good number of spectators at i the Wellington Chess Club, included amongst thorn being Mr K A. La Petit, tho Southland champion, and Mr Betting, of tho Otago Chess Club. THE MALVERN CHESS CONGRESS. Air F. D. Yales, of Leeds, won tho fir.sk prize and the coveted honor of tho British championship with the score of nine wins out of a possible eleven. Tho second prize fell to Sir Gcorgo Thomas, with the fcore

of eight wins. , It. P. Mitchell and G. K. Wainwr'ght came next with seven each. Last year’s winner, K. 11. V. Scott, tied with B. B. Siegheim, with 61 points each. Mr Yates has on three occasions taken part in international tournaments abroad—viz., Hamburg (1910), Pc.styeu (191 > and l-cheveiiingon (1913). His best porfm maneo was M Schevcningpn, when he finished fourth after D, Janowsky (France). A. Alechin (Russia), and Dr Olland (Holland), defeating Jauowsky and Ollaml, and drawing with AJcchiu in the pcrsoualteneounfers. In tho Victory Tournament, at .Hastings, in 1919, he tied with Sir George Thomas for third place, Cupablanca (present world champion) and Kosticb (Serbia) being first and second respectively. Sir George Thomas, the rvmner-up, is unlucky. Ho was runner-up last year, too. Tho following is one of the most interesting of the games played at the. above congress: White, Siegheiin; Black, Thomas. 1 P-Q 4 Kt-K B 3 2 Kt-K B 3 P-B 4 3 P-Q 5 P-Q 3 4 P-B 4 P-K 4 5 Kt-B 3 P-K Kt 3 G P-K 4 B-Kt 2 7 P-K B 3 P-K R 3 8 B-K 3 Kt-R 2 9 Q-Q 2 P-K Kt 4 10 B-Q 3 Kt-B 11 P-K II 4 P-Kt 5 12 Kt-K Kt P-K B 4 13 K Kt-K 2 Kt-Kt 3 14 B-K t 5 B-B 3 15 Ki-Kt 5 Ki-Il 3 1C P-K Kt 3 B-K 2 17 B x B Q x B 18 P-B 3 Kt-B 2 19 Q Kt-B 3 B-Q 2 20 P-Kt 4 Kt-R 5 21 P-Kt 5 Kt-B 2, 22 P-R 4 P-B 3 23 Kt-Q Q-B 2 24 Kt-K 5 Kt-K 2 25 Ki-B 3 Castles 26 Castles Q B-Q' 1 27 P-B 4 K V x P 28 R x P Kt-Kt 3 29 B-B 2 Kl-K 4 30 B-K 2 P-B 4 31 Kt x B P B x Kt 52 P x B R x P 35 B x R Q x R 34 B-K B Kl-TT6 ch 35 11 x Kt P x B i 3G Q-B 4 Q x Q 57 P x Q K-B 2 58 Kl-K 4 B-Kt ch 59 Kt-Kt 5 oh K-B 3 40 K-B 2 K-B 4 41 K x P Kt-K 42 R-K Kt-B 3 43 Kt-B 7 Resigns