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Evening Star, Issue 18045, 12 August 1922, Page 11

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tOonduotod by J.H.F.H.] The Otago Obese Ohib meets for play at 193 Princes , street eoulb every Monday; Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 7.50 o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. [All communications must ba addressed "‘Chess Editor," ‘Evening Star.’] “P.K.K.,'’ Wellington).—Thante for report. PROBLEM No, 1,598, By A. Mari. Black, 12 pieces.

White, 9 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. 2qlkt3; 8; 2ppßlQl; E2bkKtPl; lß4rp; lr6; 3Kilßktp; 4b2K. SOLUTION OP PROBLEM No. 1,597. Key move: Q-Q R «q. GAME No. 1,472. __ A game played in the recent chess match by telegraph between the Canterbury and Otago Chess Clubs. Giuoco Plano. White, Mr Lovell-Smith (0.0. C.) j Black, ’Mr A. Ellis (0.0.0,) w 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Eb-Q B 3 3 B-B 4 B-B 4 4 >P-Q 3 (a),—P-K R 3 (b) 5 Kt-Q B 3 P-Q 3 6 Kt-K 2. B-K Kt 5 7 Kt-Kt 3 Kt-B 3 (c) 8 P-K R 3 B .f-Kt 9Q x S Kt-Q 5 10 Q-Q sq.—.P-Q 4 11 P-Q B 5 Ps B 12 P s Kb..—.B x P 13 Q-E 4ch P-Q B 3 14 Qx P Q-R 4ch 15 P-Kt 4 (d) Q-Kt 3 16 B-K 5. Bx B 17 Px B QxP ch 18 £t-K 2 Castles E side 19 E-K Bsq .Q-Kt 4 20 R-B 2.—Q E-Q sq 21 K-B sq Q-Q 7 22 Kt-K B 4—... Q-K 6 23 Q E-K sq Q-Q 5 24 Kt-Kt 6 K E-K sq (e) 25 Kt-E 4 QxP ch 26 Qs Q Rx Q (f) 27 Kt-®' 3.—. Kt-R 4 28 P-Kt 4 Kt-B 5 29 Kt x P—.E x Kt 30 E x Kt E x E P 31 K-Kt 2 R-Q 6 32 Q E-B sq P-B 3 33 Q R-B 2 E-Q 5 34 K-B 3 R x Kt P 55 E-Q 2 K-B 2 36 B-Q 7 ch E-K 2 37 E-Q 2 P-K Kt 4 38 Resigns. NOTES. (a) P-B is the recognised continuation. (b) This tends to weaken the pawn skeleton formation for the mid-game. (o) Probably a wise developing move, but Kt-Q 5, to bo followed by Q-B 3, should win a pawn and give attacking possibilities. (d) The only safe continuation in this position for White was K-K 2, Q-Kt 3; Q-B 2, with an even game. The text results m the loss of a pawn. (o) Not Q x Q, because White plays Kt-K 7 check with an equal game. (f) White could resign at. this stage. AN END GAME. In the chess match by telegraph between the Wellington and Otago Chess Clubs a draw was awarded by the Adjudication Board for tho following position: .5*AC.?£: VC v - ■" T ’■ r,' r - • /.'}■ ■ ' Black bad tho move, and intended, if time had not been called, to play B x P. We fail to see any obscure variation which might stop a win for Black. The Otago Chess Club is taking action in the matter.