CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 19310, 24 July 1926, Page 19

CHESS

[Contributed by L.D.G.] The Ot«go Che** Club meet* toe p!»y »t tha rooms, 193 Princes street, every Monday, Wedne*day, and Saturday evening, at 7.50 o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. “ F.K.K.’’ (Wellington).—Many thanks for nows. “A.W.” (Palmerston N.).~ Many thanks for news and enclosures. All answers to other correspondents, solvers, etc., will bo held over until next issue. (We Invite communication! on all matters con cerning chess. Solution* of problems, games, *nd analyses will receive our attention, and If ol sufficient merit will be inserted. Al) cotmrjunica(tons to be addressed “ Chess Editor,” * Evening Star.’] SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1,353. Q-Kt 5. PROBLEM No. 1,554. By G. Hcathcoto (first prize). Black, 7 pieces.

While, 7 pieces (two-mover). (A Classical Problem.) b4b2; 3r4; 3pr3; 8; IKSKI; 2PK4; Q3p3; SkBR. CHESS FESTIVAL AT HASTINGS. A game in tho eighth round : Queen’s Pawn Opening. White, Roll; Black, Norman. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 5 3 Kt-Q Ji 3 Kl-K B 3 4 B-Kt 5 Q-Kt Q 2 5 P-K 3 B-K 2 6 Kt-B 3 Castles 7 R-B sq P-B 5 8 Q-B 2 R-K sq 9 P-Q R 3 (a) Q-R 4 10 B-Q 3 Px P 11 B x P Kt-Q 4 12 B x 8... R x B 13 Castles Kt x Kt 1! Qx Kt Qx Q 15 R x Q P-K 4 16 B-R 2 P x P 17 Kt x P Kt-B 3 18 F-B 3 B-Q 2 19 K-B 2 (b) Q-R K sq 20 P-K 4 P-K Kt 3 21 P-Q Kt 4 P-Q, R 4 (c) 22 P x P R-R sq 23 R-B 5 K x K P 24 P x R Kt x P cli 25 K-K 3 Kt x R 20 R x P B-K 3 (d) 27 Kt x B R-K tq 28 R-B 6 Kt-Q 1 29 R-B sq Kt-B 4 30 K-Q 4 Kt x Kt ch 31 K-K 5 R-R sq 32 B x Kt eh K-Kt 2 33 R-B 7 ch K-R 3 34 R x P K-Kt 4 35 R x P R x P ch 36 K-Q, 6 R x P 37 P-Kt 3 K-B 3 38 R-B 7 eh K-Kt 4 39 P-R 4 ch K-R 3 40 P-Kt 4 Resigns (a) Loss of time. B-Q 3 at once was preferable. (b) A, rather dangerous placo for the King. (r) The first move of an ingenious combination, in which, however, there is a slight flaw. Black could not play 11 x P al once. It, was necessary first to get his Rook nwav from K sq-e.g., 21.,.R xP; 22 P x R, Kt x P eh; 23 K-Kt sq, Kt x R; 24 B x P ch, K moves; 25 B x R, and wins. (d) Evidently a miscalculation. The only move was K-R sq, but White would still have had (lie advantage- -e.sr., 26... K-R sq; 27 Kf-Kt 3, Kt x Kt ; 28 B x Kt, R-Q sq; 29 K-B 4, threatening 50 K-Kt 5. and 31 K-R 6, and White should win. If 29 ...P-lt 3, then 30 K-K 5, followed by K-B 6. TELEGRAPHIC CHESS. OTAGO v. WELLINGTON. This match will take place on Monday evening, July 26, and will be continued mi the following Monday evening, and the following players and office-bearers will take part:—li. W. Stenhoure, D. Pihl, IV. G. Stcuhousc, O. Balk, L. D. Coombs, L. Cohen, S. S. Myers, G. U. Wright, N. K. Barclay, G. M. ('leghorn, •). J. Marlow, W. H. Allen, Dr G. Barnett, A. E. Ward, R. W. Wait, R. M'Dormid, R. Planning, C. M. Barnett, W. G. Gale, W. Herbert; emergencies--C. Dave.y. W. B. Kendall, C. Ahern, F. Wannan; umpire, Hr T. M. Oillies; scrutineers—-G. P. .Vl'Dei-mid, K. W. Mathieson, A. J. M'Dermolt. Thirl ecu matches have now been played between these two clubs, with the following results: —

Mr R. J. Barnes, tli-s present champion of the Wellington Chess League, has only missed one of (I) esc thirteen conies Is—viz., that held in 1921, when he wa.- 100 unwell to play. In tins inter-club fixture he has put up the good record of seven wins, four draws, and only one 10-s CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW ZEALAND. 'The telegraphic matches played last year for the rbib championship of New Zealand (for wbi.-ii title only the scores made at the fuel twelve boards are taken into account) resulted ax follows: Otago 7 v. Canterbury 5. Auckland 7 v. Wellington 5. Auckland 6 v. Otago 6. Canterbury 6 v. Welling! on 6. Wellington 6* v, Otago 51. Auckland 7 v. Canterbury 5. The Auckland Chess Club 11ms wins the club championship of the dominion, the. match points and games won being as follow : Match Games points. won. Auckland C.C 2i 20 Otago C.C li IBa Wellington C.C 14 17j Canterbury C.C i 16 It may be added that this contest was inaugurated four years ago, Auckland being the champion club in 1922, and in 1925, and Wellington in 1923 and again in 1924.

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