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Evening Star, Issue 19634, 13 August 1927, Page 19

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[Conducted by L.D.G.] The Otago Club mrcis lor play at the rooms, 34 Crorgr street, Hannah's Buildirigs, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturd.-' evenings, at 7.30 o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. “E.K.K.” (Wellington).—Papers received. Many thanks. “ O.B.” (Dunedin). —Thanks for ‘Austral’ papers. "J.F.” (St. Kilda). —Thanks for letters; glad to welcome you to our list of solvers. Yes, the quadruple is very difficult. I congratulato you on your good attempt at solution. “Dc C.” (Portobcllo). —Thanks for letter; congratulations on successful solution of quadruple. This is really a task for professionals. Problem No. 1,416 (Quadruple).—“ Dr C.” sands correct solution to ilhis “masterpiece.” Good attempts have been made by “J.F.” (sides A, If, and D), “ R..M. ” (sides 15 and C), “W. 8.” (sides B and D). Problem No. 1,417. —Correct solutions have been received from “R.M.,” “G. 8.,” “J.C.,” “W. 8,” “J.F,” “ G.S.M.M‘D.,” “R.F.R.M'D.” [We invite conimunicatione on ail matters con* ccrning chess Solutions ol problems, games, and analyses will receive our attention, and if of sufficient merit will be inserted. All communications to be addressed 11 Chess Editor,” * Evening Star.’] SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 1,416 (Quadruple). By Signor Comas. Male in three moves. A side key-move: Kt-B 7. B side key-move: Kt-Kt 4. C side key-move: Kt-B 2. D side key-move: R-Q 8. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 1,417. By E. Brunner. Black, 9 pieces; White, 11 pieces. Mate in two moves. Klß4b; p6q: P3R2r; r2k4; 6pl; BlplQlPkt; IRIKtKUPI; 8. Key-move: R-Kt 7. Several good “tries” have been received to problem No. 1,417 —namely R-Kt 8. This is defeated by Q-Q Kt 8. Tito other solution received is B-K 7, which is wet by Q x B. PROBLEM No, 1,418. By G. E. Haplcy. Black, 7 pieces. ,

While, 7 pieces. Male in two moves. 6111; 3R4; 8; rlpKtp.3; p2l;3r; 582; 1KI6; IKIWB3. FRENCH DEFENCE. Played in a loam match. While, F. Samisch; Black, Herzog. X l’-Q 4 T’-K 3 2 P-K 4 R-Q 4 5 Kt-Q B 3 P-Q B 3 (a) 4 Kt-B 3 Kt-Q 2 (b) 5 B-Q 3 B-K 2 6 Castles P x P 7 lit x 1’ K Kl-B 3 8 Q-K 2 Kt Kt 9 Q x Kt Kt-B 3 10 Q-K 2 Castles (cl 11 R-B 4 P-K R 3 (d) 12 B-Q 2 R-K 1 15 B-B 3 P-Q Kt 3 14 Kt-K r, B-Kt 2 15 Q R-K 1 (el B-K B 1 16 Q-B 3 Q-B 2 17 Q-R 3 Q R-Q 1 18 R-K 3 R-K 2 19 R-Kt 3 K-R 1 20 P-Q, 5 K P x P 21 Kt-Q 7 (f) R (Q 1) x Kt 22 Q x P di (g) P x Q 23 B x Kt ch B-Kt 2 24 R x B R-K 5 (Id 25 R-Kt 4 ch K-R 2 26 Pj.B 3 P-K R 4 27 R-Kt 7 cb K-R 3 28 P x R V x B P 29 B-Kt 1 P-Kl 4 30 P-K 5 (i) R-Q 6 31 P-K 6! Q-Kt 3 di 32 K-R 1 P x ]* 33 B x R P x B 31 R-Q 7 P-B 4 (jl 35 B-Q 8 B x P ch (k) 36 K-Kt 1 Resigns (1) (a) Unusual; Kl-K B 3 is the hook move. B-Kfc 5 has alto been favored of talc, though formerly condemned. (b) Better is B-Kt 5, as played .successfully by AI hi n against Kaufinann. (c) White has now much the better game; compare the prospects of the two players’ bishops. (d) Weakening and unnecessary. (e) Threatens 16 Kt x K B P, K x Kt; 17 Q x P ch, K-.IJ 1; 18 B-Kt 6 wins. (f) Quito a problem move. If now 21... Q x Kt ; 22 Q x P ch, P x Q: 23 B x Kt ch, B-Kt 2; 24 B x B, K-Kt 1; 25 K-B 6, K-B 1; 26 B-R 7 wins. Also if 21... R (K 2) x Kt; 22 Q x P ch wins bv 22... P x Q; 23 B x Kt ch, B-Kt. 2; 24 R x B 1 followed by K-R 7 ch and R-R 8 male, (g) Profiler and more forceful than B x Kt, which also wins. (h) Forced, as White threatens male by K-R 7 ch, followed by R-R 8. (i) Threatens .R-R 7 mate. (,i) If Q-K 6, B-B 3. (ill Desperation. If Q-B 5, While mates in three moves. (1) If Q-Kt 1, While mates in four moves. The winner of tho present game is one of the competitors at Moscow. Ho is a booicbinder by trade, and lias conic, into prominence since I he war as the. bcsl of the young German players. In 1923 ho. defeated Roti m a, match by 3 to 1. At Baden last year ho gained further prominence by gaining third prize (Alcchine first, Rubinstein second), ahead of Bogoljubow, Marshall, Turkulover, etc. As a blindfold player lie has contested sixteen games simultaneously. NEW ZEALAND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. Tho annual inierdub telegraphic match Otago C.C. versus Canterbury C.C. will commence on Saturday evening, August 20, and will conclude on Saturday, August 27. A team selected from the following players will represent the Otago Chess Club: —Allen, Ahern, Balk, Dr Barnett, C. M.

Barnett, Cohen, Coombs, Clayton, Dunlop, Gale, Grigg, Hastings, Herbert, R. F. R. M’Dormid, G. S. M. M’Dcrmid, M’Dermott, JPLean, M’Caskiii, Dr Herrington, Pihl, W. G. Stenhouso, Renda!!, Tibbies, Ward, Wright, Watt. The Olago Chess Club will bo without (he services of Messrs Hamel, Myers, and Marlow, who are absent from Dunedin. The Auckland Adjudication Board has now forwarded the results in connection with the unfinished games in the Otago versus Canterbury match of last year. There has been considerable delay in the adjudication of unfinished games, owing to several of the positions being mislaid nfc Auckland, but finality has now been reached in nineteen games. Tho position of board 2, B. W. Stenhouso versus F. Woodful, has been lost. Tho only satisfactory way out of the difficulty would bo to award a draw for this game; it this is not agreed to between the two clubs tho decision will rest with tho New Zealand Chess Association. Of tho nineteen games completed Otago secures llj and Canterbury 7j. Of tho first twelve boards, which count for the New Zealand club championship, tho position stands with Otago 6 wins, Canterbury 5 wins, and an agreement is awaited concerning the game at board 2. Appended are the scores;

Hi '■ 7 i 'Agreement has not been readied in ibis game. CAPABLANCA A MARVEL. From ‘ The Times,’ London, tho following is culled: —" Scnor Capablanca has already been (ho outstanding figure of tho [New York international] tournament, playing in a stylo that stamps him as the finest player of this ago.. It is an open secret that in Moscow in 1925 tho condilions were anything but ideal from a competitor's point of view, and it was not until he made a vigorous protest that those conditions were altered. Compared with his play then, bo lias been quite another man in New York, producing games that will live in chess history, and, when even a slight opportunity lias arisen, proceeding in a way (hat has made tho strongest of bis opponents look like third-rate players. “Ho lias defeated everyone of those opponents in turn, and not ono of them has won a game against him, for even in the doubtful cases, where they might have been considered to have a slight advantage in position, Capablanca has always found a way to avoid defeat. Granted there has been a, largo proportion of drawn games, but when six players so nearly matched in slrcnglb come logelher drawn games arc but the fury of skilled fencers, who arc all tho while seeking for a. weakness m ibeir opponents’ a Hack.” The' ‘American Chess Bulletin’ publishes an Associated Press despatch from Havana, March 31, which gave the following report of iho world's champion’s home-coming and oulhusiasl ic reception:—“.lose K. Casablanca, returning home tn-day after winning ilio chess masters’ tournament in New York, received a rousing reception this afternoon. Traffic was blocked for an hour while several thousand persons who greeted the world’s champion cheered, set off aerial bombs, and played music. Capablanca, who is an all-round athlete, foufid baseball men, fencers, and other athletes on the Official Reception Committee. At one time ho wanted to bo a. baseball pitcher, and bo is also recognised as an excellent fencer. Capalilanea is matched to play Alechine at Buenos Ayres, Dulch W.T., on September 1.”

J. OTAGO C.C. B. Dunlop ... *2 CANTERBURY C.C. W. L, Anderson i B. W. Stcnbouso F. Woodful -r 0. Balk 2' H. Kennedy i L. D. Coombs ... Kcv. Friberg It L. Gohcn ;T T. Hawkins i J. II. F. Hamel 0 A. Adair 1 S. S. Mvors 0 F. H. K. Nevillo 1 G. D. Wright ... J. W. H. Joyco ... L. D. Grigg ... i E. Lovell - Smith i) W. Tibbies i K. J. Penrose ... 0 W. H. Allen 1 A. Gumraer 0 K. M'Dcrmid ... 1 H. C. Lano 0 J. J. Marlow ... 1 W. F. Harding ... 0 Dr Barnett 1 A. G. Shillito ... 0 A. B. Ward ... j. B. Shillito -iR. Watt 0 C. L. Haro 1 F. W. M'Ca skill ■!; w. F. Robinson i 0. M. Barnett ... k G. Khouri j. W. B. Kendall ... 1 J. Hornell d K. M. M'Lcan ... 1 C. K, Thornton 0