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Evening Star, Issue 18714, 16 August 1924, Page 18

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[Conducted by Gambit.] The Otago Chess Club meets for play at the rooms, Princes street, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 7.30 o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. “ W.G.G.”—Correct solution received to chess problem for beginners. “ F.K.IC.” —Thanks for reports. “ N.E.H.F.” —Posting you _ the ‘ Star ’ which vou miss owing to being away in Wellington. Thanks for interesting games. SOLUTION TO END GAME, No. 1,251. 1. B B 8, etc. PROBLEM No. 1,252. By C. H. D. Clark (Leeds). Black (9 pieces).

White (11 pieces). Mato in two. 2Kt5; KIPIQpIb; 182Kt3; IRktrkktßl; 8; b4PPB; 3rp3; 8. LIGHTNING TOURNEY. This evening at the Otago Chess Club rooms thero will bo a lightning “ knockout ” handicap tourney in aid of the Kostioh Fund. Entrance fee, 2s 6d. The winner will receive a neat pocket chess sot and a useful leather case. It is hoped that all members and others interested in the “ Kostich visit ” will make an effort to b’e present and take part in the evening’s programme, which commences at 7.30. WIN FROM KOSTfCH. Game won against 31. Boris Kostich in one of his simultaneous displays at the Otago Chess Club during his recent visit to Dunedin, which is given in response to the wishes of interested players;— —“ Queen’s Pawn Game.” White, 0. Davies. , Black, B. Kostich. 1. P-Q 4 Kt-K B 3 2. Kt-K B 3 P-K Kt 3 3. Q Kt-Q 2 P-Q 4 4. P-K 3 P-B 4 5. P-B 3 P-K 3 6. B-Q 3 Kt-B 3 7. P-K 4 (a) BP x P (b) 8. BP x P Q PjP 9. Kt x P B-Kt 2 10. B-Kt 5 Castles 11. Castles P-Kt 3 12. R-Kt Kt x P (c) 13. B-Q B 4 B-Kt 2 14. Kt x B ch B x Kt 15. B x B Kt x Kt ch 16. Qx Kt Bx Q (d) 17. Bx Q Bx P 18. Kx B KR x B 19. K R-Q K-B 20. B-Kt 3 K-K 2 21. Rx R Rx R 22. R-Q B R-K 2 23. B-R 4 R-Kt 2 24. B-Kt 5 P-Kt 4 25. R-B 8 P-K R 4 26. R-K R 8 (o) P-R 5 27. P-K R 3 K-B 3 28. i;-Q 8 K-K 2 29. R-K Kt 8 K-B 3 30. K-B 3 R-B 2 31. B-Q 3 R-Q 2 32. K-K 3 R-Q 4 33. P-Kt 3 K-K 2 34. P-R 4 R-K 4 ch 35. K-B 3 K-B 3 36. R-Q R 8 R-Q 4 37. B-B 4 R-B 4 ch (f) 38. K-Kt 2 K-K 4 39. R x P K-Q 5 40. R-E 7 (g) R-Q B 4 41. R x R K X R 42. K-B 3 (h) K-Q 3 43. K-Kt 4 P-B 3 44. P-Kt 4...... P-K 4 45. P-R 5 P x P 46. P x P P-K 5 47. P-R 6 K-B 2 ’ 48. K-B 5 K-Kt 3 49. B-K 2 Resigns (i)

(a) Challenging Black’s centre and leading to complications before Black gets developed. (b) Black is playing to isolate White's queen’s pawn and eventually of winning it. (c) Black now takes the pawn and comes to grief through endeavoring to maintain the material advantage gained. (d) Black has no better move because White was threatening Q-K 3, followed by Q-R 6, and mate next move. (0) In order to compel P-R 5, thereby weakening the pawn position. (f) Hero M. Boris Kostich maintained that B-Q 2 would have given him a draw. No doubt tho move would have given Black greater resistance, but hardly a draw. (g) Forcing exchange, of rooks, otherwise another pawn is gone, leaving White with two passed pawns on tiio queen’s side. (h) Now the reason .for compelling Black to play P-R 5 and weakening the pawn position is apparent. (1) Because White can pick off all the Black pawns and remain with a bishop and two pawns to tho good. OTAGO CHESS CLUB. Mr O. Balk won his game against L. D. Coombs in tho club championship. The handicap and junior championship are well advanced. Barclay and Stenhouse, tun., are doing best in the former, and L. D. Grigg in tho latter. KOSTICH IN OAMARU. Tho first evening spent by M. Boris Kostioh at Oamaru was set aside for a simultaneous display against fourteen of the strongest players, with the result that ho won eleven and drew three. Those who secured draws were Messrs J. B. Dunlop, F, W. Humphries, and U. L. Patterson. The second evening ho played blindfold against Messrs Burns, Dunlop, Earl, Familton, Findlay, and Patterson, winning all lue games. KOSTICH IN CHRISTCHURCH. M. Boris Kostich arrived in Christchurch last Saturday, where ho was tendered a reception, the Mayor of Christchurch (Mr J. A. Mosher) extending tho city's welcome to him. M. Kostich was also welcomed on behalf of tho Canterbury Chess Club and chess players by Mr Joyce (president) and the Rov. N. Fribcrg (a vice-president). Thero was a representative attendance in tho Council Chambers, which included a number of ladies.

Following tho welcotno, M. Kostich was taken to tho Chess Club rooms, where an enjoyable hour was spent in entertaining him. Later he played from memory three of the six games which ho had played in Oamaru tho previous evening. Two games were also played against Messrs Woodford and Anderson, charnfpion and ox-champion respectively, of tho Canterbury Chess Club, both ‘of which tho visitor won.

On Monday evening M. Boris Kostich played simultaneously against thirty-four players, which, so far, constitutes a record number for one session in New Zealand. At the close of play two games wore unfinished. Of the remaining games twentythroe were won by M. Kostich and ton were drawn. Those who secured draws were: H, J. Quarrell, W. S. King, Dirk Phil, F. H. E. Neville, R. S. Shillito, W. B. Clark, B. Dalton, B. S. Ward, J. 0. Chapman, and A. Joyce. Of these, both Mr Neville and Mr R. S. Shillito appeared to h:lve strong positions, but late M. Kostich pointed out that he would have little duficulty m securing a draw. Those whom the visitor defeated were: H. L. Anderson (ex-club champion), F. Woodford (present club champion), T. Hawkins, Rev. N. Friberg, W. H. Joyce, A., Cant, R. LovellSnutn, R. W. Pascoe, 0. L, King, A. J. Stephens, W. Harding, C. L. Hart, T. L. Drummond, 6. E. Walace, I. Spillcr, W. W. Spencer, W. E. Turgis, T. L. Gant, E. B. Deakin, 6. H. Garbutt, D. Gibb, A. Clarke, and A. J. Stephens. M. Boris Kostich, in an interview with the Press In Christchurch, stated that during the short period he had Keen in New Zealand he had been delighted with the country. The Milford Track walk had impressed him as one of the most beautiful scenic resorts in the world. Rotorua had reminded him of Iceland and Yellowstone Park, where the geysers were very prominent. The standard of chess in the dominion was almost as good as the club standard in England, .and the chess clubs were very fortunate in their rooms, said M. Kostich. He expressed the opinion that the

rooms of the Christchurch Chess Club ranked amongst the finest in Australasia. Of the 130 simultaneous games lie had played in this country up to the present only two had been lost. Messrs Davies and Dunlop were the strongest players he had met. [With all duo respect to our distinguished visitor he must have overlooked one or two of Wellington’s strongest players.—“ Gambit.”] “ Chess is in a continual state of progress,” said M. Kostich. “ Novelties in the openings and now lines of play are continually being discovered, and consequently the game will continue to forgo ahead. Those who wished to succeed he advised to make a thorough study of the openings, and play over games of the leading masters, examining every line of play. There was no royal road to success, as chess required intensive study. , M. Kostich expressed great pleasure at the scheme organised by the World’s Student Christian Federation to assist students in Europe. Closer international relations would form the basis of a lasting peace, Already a movement, known as the Sokel Institution, which had objects similar to the Y.M.C.A., such as physical and intellectual development amongst the students, was spreading over portions of Europe,