CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 19918, 14 July 1928, Page 13

CHESS

[Conducted by L.D.Q.] Th« Otago Club meets (or flay at (he rooms, 24 George street, Hannah’s Buildings, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evenings, at 7.50 o’clock TO CORRESPONDENTS. F.K.K. (Wellington).—Letter and paper received. Many thanks. My letter for warded advising reference adjudication boards. J.K.C. (Invercargill).—Thanks for letter and problem. A very fine composition. Con gratulations. J.J.M (Musselburgh).—l am pleased to note ycur appreciation of problems Nos. I, add 1,677. Dr C. (Porlobello). —Thanks for letter. Your contribution is greatly appreciated. Correct solutions to problem No. 1,676 received from Dr C., S.S.M., G.S.M.M’D., RF.R.M’D, W.B.‘, L.D.C, 0.8., G. 8., G.D.W. J.C. I Correct solutions to problem No. 1,677 • received from J.J.M.. R.M., W.G., Dr C., J. G.S.M.M'D., II.P.M'D., S.S.M.. 0.8., L.D.C.. G. 8., J.K., G.D.W., J. 8., T.P.W, [We invite commumcatiens on.all matters conearning chess Solutions ol problems, games, and analyses will receive our attention, and 11 o( tufficienl merit will he inserted All communications t« b« addressed ■' ( Hess Editor," ‘ Evening Star.'] SOLUTION TO PROBLEM Nd. 1,676, By J. Kohlr, and C. Rockcikorn. Black, 2 pieces; Wbilc, 3 pieces. Mato in three moves. 4K3; spkl; 5K2; 8; 8; 8; 8. Key move, R-K R 1. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 1,077, By !■'. Simcbovitcb. Black, 10 pieces; While, 11 pieces.

Mato in two moves. b2bl; CKtp; K3Kt2r; p6P; P2Bks; 1Q1RP1R1; srpl; lß3qkil. Key move, B-Q B 3. PROBLEM No. 1,673, By J. K. Campbell, Invercargill. *- Black, nine pieces.

White, thirteen pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. 28b4; 3p4; Ktlpp4; I'2kqP2; rIKISQI; Ipl'KlKpl; IP4PI; 5E281. NBW ZEALAND CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP —Otago v. Auckland. — The annual twenty-a-sido telegraphic match between the Otago and Auckland Chess Clubs commenced last Monday evening, excellent progress being made. A number of games have already advanced to the end game stage. New Zealand telegraphic matches hav'o in tho past been marred by tho great waste of time in tho transmission of moves, which is not duo to tho operators, but to the players themselves, who waste too much tirno over obvious lines of play, tho result being that there aro far too many unfinished games loft for decision between the respective captains and dm adjudication boards. Happily the present match with tho Auckland Chess Club has been the exception, and games generally havo reached an advanced stage that has ‘ not been tho ease for a number of years. The Otago Chess Club is not at its full strength in the present encounter, owing to tho absence of Messrs W. G. Stenhousc. .T. IT. TV Hamel (who arc out of townl, and g" S. Myers (who has had to undergo a slight operation!. It in to be hoped (hat theso players will bo available for the next fixture with the Wellington Chess Club. Tho English notation system has been adopted Ibis season with marked success. It has proved to bo superior to the numerical system, which has been in vogue for a number of years. Tho number of errors in tho transmission of moves h°vo been noticeably smaller since its adoption. Tho Otago Club has its back to the wall in tbo present match with the Auckland Chess Club, and several positions will have to show marked improvement on the concluding night’s plav if Ofa"o is to keep a grin on the New Zealand championship for 1903. A full detailed account of the match will be published in next week’s column. BOWLERS AT PLAY. A chess match of eight players a side between the Caledonian and Balmacowcn Bowlin? Chibs was played on Thursday even ing, June 28, at the Otago Chess Club’s rooms, and resulted in a draw, both sides totalling seven games. Mr O. Balk captained Balmaccwmi and Mr Mills acted in a similar capacity for Caledonian. A very pleasant evening was spent and it is to be boned that the match just con eluded will bo followed by an annual fixture. Tho result is as follows: Balmaccwcti. Caledonian. Balk 1 JTnmel 1 Cri C £ ... 0 Mills 1 Allen 0 A Pitman I Greenwood ••• 1 Hunter 2 Moodv I Ross 1 Miller 2 Latham 0 Millin 0 f-'ummcrcll ... 1 Swann ’ 2 Langley n 7 7 Two games played in a simultaneous display hy'M. Marmorosh, an Egyptian expert, at Jerusalem: —Ruy Lopez White. M. Marmorosh; Black, Director Gordon. 1 P-K 4 P-K i 2 Kt-K B 5 Kf-Q B 3 3 B-Kt 5 Kt-B 3 4 Castles P-Q 11 3 5 B-ft 4 B-K 2 fi Kt-B 3 P-Q Kt 4 7 B-Kt 3 Castles 8 B-Q 5 P-Kt 5 9 Kt-K 2 B-Kt 2 10 Kt-Kt 3 P-Q 3 n P-Q 3 Kt XP. 12 Px Kt Kt-Kt 1 13 P-R 4 P x P e.p. 14 Q-Kt 5 Q-B 1 15 Px P Kl-Q 2 16 P-Q 4 Kt-Kt 5 17 P-B 4 P x P 18 Kt x P Q-Q 3 I 19 R-Kt 2 Q-R 5 20 Kt-R 5 B-B 3 21 Kt-R 5 Qx Q 22 P. x R! Kt-R 1 23 B x P! Resigns —Vienna Opening.— White, M. Marmorosh; Black. Polani. 1- P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-K B 3 3 P-B 4 P-Q 4 4PxKP Kt x P 5 Kt-B 3 B-K 2 6 B-Q, 3 Kt, x Kt. 7QP xKt B-Q B 4? 8 B-Kt 5 P-B 3 9PxP P x P 10 Q-K 2ch K-B 2 11 Kt-K 5 ch K-Kt 2 12 B-R 6 ch K-Kt 1 13 Q-B 3 Px Kt 14 R-K B 1 Q-R sch 15 P-K Kt 3 Q-K 2 16 Q s P ch......8-K 3 17 B-Q B 4 Resigns I should bo prepared to exonerate a person who tells a lie to save an innocent life if I thought it was reasonably sure that not to He would mean the loss of such life.—Tho Bishop of Southwell It was a good play, but one man in the gallery started to boo. “ Chuck him over the rails.” shouted the rest of the galleryites. Then, amid the scuffle'a mild littlo woman in the stalls below stood .up and cried_ excitedly : “Oh, please, don’t throw him over the rails. Kill him where ho is!”