CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 20032, 24 November 1928, Page 13

CHESS

[Conducted by L.D.G.] The Otago Club meets lor 0»y •« th« rooms, M George street, Hannah’s Buildings, i every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evenings, at 7.30 0 clock TO CORRESPONDENTS, F. (Wellington).—Taper received; thanks. . .T.G.M.—Contribution received; thanks. S. Your letters received; greatly appreciated. Dr C. (Portobcllo)-Thanks; the capture key comes as a surprise, and docs not in this case mar a splendid composition. T. —Your welcome letter to hand and remarks verv much appreciated. P.A.M. (Musselburgh).—Your solution is correct. You are certainly making good progress. Keep going. G. (Port Chalmers).—l am pleased to receive your weekly solution. K.S. (Manchester, England).—Many thanks for contribution, among which there aro a number of gems. .. Correct' solutions to problem No. l.iio received from T..J.R., Dr C., G.S.. R A-M.j W.K., S.S.M., G.S3LM‘D., r.e.r.m d., W. 8., J.C. {We invite communications on all matters con* cerning chess. Solutions of problems, gamely BH3 analyses will receive our attention, and tf ol sufficient merif will be inserted. All commumca* tions to be addressed, 44 Chess Editor*” 4 Evening Star.’] SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. No. 1,772. By S. IlciTmaun (Budapest). First prize. • Black, 7 pieces. While, 11 pieces. While to play and mate in two moves. IkUBQ3; pKllr4; I’pkKU’2R; 3b4; 2Plp3; 8; 6B1; 21IKL Key move, Kt x K P. PROBLEM No. 1,775. By E. J. Eddy (Bristol). Second Prize, Bristol ‘Times and Mirror.’ Black, 10 pieces.

White, 8 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. 2b415; 4R5; rskt3; p2p2bl; orkKtQkt; 3RlpPl; 2P5; 2K5. ■PROBLEM-SOLVING TOURNEY. We have received a handsome donation of three prizes from a local chess enthusiast to he competed for by problem solvers in a problem-solving tourney to commence in this column on Saturday, December 1, 1928. It will include all problems (except such as may be specially exempted) published up to ami including the last Saturday in the month of May, 1929. Alb solvers aro eligible for the tourney without special entry. Solutions are to bo addressed to the Chess Editor, ‘ Evening Star,’ and must roach this ofiico not later than the second Monday following the date of publication of problem. The tourney will comprise two-move problems, but in the event of a tie several throe-move problems will bo included. The following marks will be given in respect of the problems:— (a) For each correct, key-move, which is the composer's intention, 10 marks. (b) For each additional (or “cook”) key-move, 5 marks. (c) For each correct claim of “no solution,” 5 marks. Should a correct key-move be gent and in addition an incorrect claim of another key 5 marks will bo deducted. Corrections' may bo sent iu, within tlie rime limit. • ' ‘ r The ruling of the fltp.-r, Editor on all. matters connected with the tourney must bo accepted as final. ' Competitors' marks will lie published weekly. LONDON' .INTERNATJONA L CONG MESS, 1922. A splcmli.lly-jiiayeil game hv Dr Vidmnr again*; Tates (Bristol champion). —Queen's Gambit Declined.— White, Yidmar; Black, Yak:.-. 1 P-Q 4 I,’-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 I'-K 3 .7 Kt-Q B 3 Ki-K B 3 4 B-Kt \> B-K 2 h P-K 3 Q Kl-Q 2 6 Kt-B 3 Cattles 7 R-K 1 P-Q Kt 5 8 I* x 1'...,..P x I' 9 B-Q 3 B-Kt 2 10 Castles P-B 4 1 ! Q-K 2 P-B h (Ft 1 B-Kl 1 I’-Q I; 3 7 Kt-K 5 I’-Kt I ; ! !’-B 4 Kt-K 3 10 I', x Kt P x B • in Kt XKt QsK( : ,17 B x B Q- x B J 8 ]>-15 5 i2) P-B 3 19 R-B 4 Q h’-Q 1 20 Q R-B 1 K R-K 1 21. H-R I Q-K B 2 22 P-Q R 3 R-K 2 27 Q R-B 4 Q R-K 1 24 Q-Ki 4 B-B 3 23 P-Q 5 (3> B-R 1 pit 26 Q-R 3 .P-R 3 27 Q K-Kt 4 K-R 2 28 Kt x K P Q-B 1 (3) 29 Kt xP eh (6). Qx Kt i 7) 30 R-Kt 6 Q-B 1 (8) Position after 30 R-Kt 6.

31 Q-Kt ‘1 Q-B 2 (9) 32 Q-Kt 5 (10) K-lt 1 35 P-B 6...:..Q x Q P (11) , 34 K 11 x I 1 cb (12) resigns (1) Premature; better would have been 11... Kt-K 5. If iu reply White played 12 B-K B 4 then 12... Kt x Kt, 13 P x Kt, P-B 5. (2) A strong mote, which has a very cramping effect on Black’s, game. (3) Tho beginning of a , very fine combination.

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(4) If • 25...8 x P then 26 E x R P, K x R; 27 Q-R 3 ch, K-Kt 1; 28 R-R 4, K-B 1; 29 R-R 8- ch, Q-Kt 1; 30 Kt x B and wins. (5) While was tnrenleniifg to win the exchange by Kt-Q 6. If 28 Q x P, then of ’course 29 .Kt x P ch winning the Q. (6) Another fine move. ,(7) If 29... P xKt then 30 R-Kl 6 and wins. „ (8) Much belter would have been , 30,., Q x Kt P-c.g.. 31 R (R 4) s P’cb, KKt 1; 32 R-R 8 ch, K-B 2; 33 R x P eh!. Q x R; 34 R-R 7, B x Pi; 55 R x Q ch, K x K; 36 Q-Kt 3 ch, K-B 3!; 57 Q-Q 6 ch, K x P: 38 Q x B ch, K-Kt 3 and White has no more than a draw by perpetual check. (9) If 31... R x P then 32 ,R (Kt G) x R P ch, P x R; 33 Q-Kt 6 ch, K-R 1; 34 R x P ch, Q x 11; 55 Q x Q ch, K-Kt 1; 36 P-B 6, R-K 8 ch; 57 K-B 2, R (K 8)-K 7 ch: 38 K-Kt 3. R (K 11-K 6 ch: 39 K-R 4, R-K 5 eh; 40 K-R 3, R (K 7)-K 6 ch; 41 P-Kt 3, and Black give up his R to avoid male, for if 41... K-B 2 then 42 Q-Kt 7 ch, K-K 1: 43 P-B 7 ch and wins. (10) Threatening 35 R (Kt 6) x R P ch ;and. mate next move. (11) If instead 33... R xP;S4 R (Kt Gi x P ch, P x R; 35 B x P ch,. Q-R 2; 36 Q-Kt 7 mate. (12) For if 34... P xRf35 Rx P ch, R-R 2: '36 Q-KT 7 mule. A very finely played game by Dr 3 idniar. MORALS OF CHESS, By playing at chess, we learn (1) Foresiglil, which looks a lit tic into futurity, considers the consequences that may attend an action; for it is continually occurring to the player “If I move this piece, what will he the advantage of my now situation? What use can my adversary make of it io annoy mo What other, moves can I make to support it and to defend myself from Ids attacks-’’ (2) Circumspection, which surveys the whole chess, board, or scene, of aciitm,. tnc relations of the several pieces and situations, the dangers they arc respectively exposed to. the several possibilities of their aiding each other, the probabilities that the adversary may make this or thjtraovc. and attack this or the other piece, and what different means can be used to avoid bis stroke or turn its consequences against him, (3) Caution, not to make our moves (oo hastily. , “If you touch a piece, you must move it somewhere; if you set it down, you must let it stand.” Tlio observance of these laws makes tlio game the imago of human life, and particularly of war; in which, if you have incautiously put yourself into a” bad and dangerous position, you cannot obtain your enemy’s leave to withdraw your troops .and place them move securely; but you must abide all the consequences of, your rashness. (4) The habit of . not being, discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit; of hoping for a favourable change, and that of persevering in the search of resources. The g imo is eo full of events, there is such a ot turns in it, the fortune of it is so subject to sudden vicissitudes, and one, so. Ucquoutly, after long contemplation, discovers tlio moans of extricating one’s self from a supposed unsurmoiintable difficulty, that one is encouraged to continue the contest to the last, in hope of victory by onrewu skill: or at least of getting a stalemate by the negligence of our adversary.