CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 17880, 28 January 1922, Page 11

CHESS

[Conducted by J.H/F.H.] Tho Otago Chew Club moots for play at tho rooms, Liverpool street, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 7.30 o’clock. .TO CORRESPONDENTS. [All communications must bo addressed "Chesi Editor," ‘Evening Star.’] PROBLEM No. 1,566. By A, Ellcrnmn. Black, 8 pieces.

White, 10 pieces. White to play and mato in two moves. 3K4; 285; 3Kt3R; RlbqkSj b!Plp2Kt; 2Pp4; 3P4; 4rktlQ. SOLUTION OP PROBLEM No. 1,565. Key move: Q Kt-K 4. GAME No. 1,416. Played in the recent New Zealand Chess Congress. French Defence. White, P. K. Kelling (Wellington G.C.); Black, A. W. O. Davies (Otago C.C.). 1 P-K 4 P-K 3 2 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 3 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-K B 3 4 B-Q 3 P-Q B 4 5Px Q P KP x P 6 Kt-B 3 P-B 5 (a) 7 B-K 2 B-Q Kt 5 8 B-Q 2 Kt-Q B 3 9 Castles B-K 3 10 P-Q R 3 B-R 4 11 Kt-R 2 B-B 2 12 Kt-Kt 4 <b) Kt-K 2 13 P-B 3 P-Q R 4 14 Kt-B 2 Kt-Kt 3 15 Kt-Kt 5 P-R 4 16 Kfc x B BxP oh (o) 17 K-R P x Kfc 18 B-Kt 5 B-B 2 19 P-B 4 Q-Q 3 20 P-K Kt 3 Kt-K 5 21 K-Kt 2 Kt x B 22 B x R P E-R 3 23 Q-Kt 4 Castles (Q K) 24 Qx Kt Kt-K 2 25 Kt-K 3 Q R-R 26 B-Kt 4 E-Kt 3 27 Kt-B 5 (d) Px Kt 28 B x P oh Kt x B 29 QxKt ch K-Kt 30 Q R-Q Kt (e) R-B 3 31 Q-Kt 4..'....R-Kfc 3 32 Q-B 3 P-R 5 33 Q R-K Q-Q 2 34 R-K 3 R (Kt 3)-R 3 55 K-B 2 R-R 7 ch 36 K-K E x P 37 P-B 5 Q-Kt 4 38 R-K 2 R x R ch 39 K x R Q-Kt 7 40 K-Q R-R, 7 41 Resigns. —Notes.— (a) Forcing the Bishop off the long diagonal. (b) The manceuvrc of this Knight wastes a lot of time. (c) Beautiful and brilliant play by Black. The capture of tho Bishop would lead to an immediate mating position. (d) The only move to save the Queen, (e) This move probably had a Pawn attack in view. It is difficult to find anything more satisfactory. GAME No. 1,417. Played in tht New Zealand Chess Championship Tournament. Centro Counter. White, Dunlop (Oamaru); Black, Grierson (Auckland). 1 P-K 4 Ps Q 4 2PxF Q x P 3 Kt-Q B 3 Q-Q R 4 (a) 4 P-Q Kt 4 (b) Qx P 5 R-Q Kt 1 Q-Q 3 6 P-Q 4 P-Q B 3 7 Kt-K B 3 Kt-K B 3 8 B-Q 3 P-K 3 9 Gaelics...B-K. 2 10 R-Kt 3 Q-B 2 11 Kt-K 5 Castles (c) 12 Kt-K 4 Q Kt-Q 2 13 Kt-Kt 5 (d) P-K R 3 14 P-K B 4 Kt x Kt (e) 15 B P x Kt R P x Kt 16 P x Kt B x P 17 B-R 7 ch K x B 18 Q-R sch K-Kt sq 19 R x B P-K 4 20 B x P Q-Q 2 . 21 R-K Kt 3 Qx,P ch 22 B-K 3 Q-B 8- ch 23 K-B 2 P-K 5 24 R x P ch K x R 25 Mato in two. —Notes.— (a) \V.e prefer Q-Q eq. .(b) This variation is quite sound, tho command of tho open fils being adequate compensation for the Pawn. {c) Tho many pieces threatening Black's left wing should bo a sufficient reason for Black to defer castling in tho meantime, (d) A threatened sacrifice to bring the powerful Rook into play. (e) This capture is not wise; it lends to quicken the winning position that White has in view. (f) Forced! (g) An obvious continuation. (h) To stop the Rook playing to K R 3. (i) Well played by J. B, Dunlop. FACTS AND TRIFLES. Air Dunlop, the chess champion, of Now Zealand, was present at the rooms of the Otago Chess Club on Saturday night. Ho gave an interesting account of some of tho congress games, giving demonstrations on the hoard of some potential wins and losses. Mr Dunlop returned to Oamaru on Sunday. The States have discovered another child prodigy at chess—namely, Celia Neimaxk, of West Austinville, Ohio. As the young lady was only seven last July, and has already played as many as ton games simultaneously, she certainly seems to have “ put West AustinviUo on tho map.” Ono wonders when this working choes back to the cradle is going to end. We remember a little girl of five once who played a remarkably good game of draughts; she was of Scottish extraction. But simultaneous chess in a bigger proposition. Mr L. D. Coombs reports that the problems and the prizes for the annual Good Companion ohese problem solving competition have arrived. This competition is held simultaneously on February 22 in every country in the world where chess is played. The Good Companion Club / supplies tho sheete of diagrams of tho problems to be solved, and Mr Alain 0. White, tho great American patron of chess, donates the prizes. Of recent years he has distributed many thousands of valuable chess books in this' way. Tho local compwSftion is open to all chess players, whether members of recognised clubs or not. No entrance fee is charged. Intending competitors please communicate with Mr Coombs* case 0f the Otago Chess Club.