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Evening Star, Issue 20316, 26 October 1929, Page 24

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[Conducted by L.D.G.] The' Otago Club meets for play at the rooms, Hannah's Buildings, St George street, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 7.30 o'clock TO CORRESPONDENTS. F.K.K. (Wellington).—Paper received; thanks. . - A.S. (Maori Hill).—Thanks for contribution. W.A. (Maori Hill). —Thanks for contribution. , K.Si (Manchester, England).—Problems received; thanks. Correct solutions to problems Nos. 1,858 and 1,859 received from Black Knight, S.S.M., J.G., Pawn, Dr C., R.M., J. 8., W.A., T. J.R., T.M.G., T.J.W., E. 8., Gambit. Correct solutions to problem No. 1,858 received from D.H., J.C., W.T., [W* invite communications on ail matters concerning chess. Solutions of problems, games, and analyses will receive our attention, and if of sufficient merit will be inserted. Alt communications to bs addressed “Chess Editor,”. • Evening Star.’] SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. ■ No. 1,858, Q-B 6. No. 1,859, Kt-K 5. THE 4 EVENING STAR * SOLVING TOURNEY, No. 2. PROBLEM No. 1,862. By L. C. Hallam. Black, 5 pieces.

White, 5 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. 6Qb; 8; 2Ktp2Bl; 8; p6r; Klks; 8; 3114. TEE 4 EVENING STAR’ SOLVING TOURNEY. PROBLEM No. 1,883. By K. Neilson. Black, 10 pieces.

White, 6 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. 7K: lplp3kt; 4R3; SKtklKtpl; 5p2; QP3p2; ktrpS; 8. SICILIAN DEFENCE. An instructive game between Mieses and Bogoljobuv, the present challenger for the world’s championship. White, Mieses; Black, Bongoljobuv. 1 P-K 4 P-Q B 4 2 Kt-Q B 3 (a) Kt-Q B 3 3 K Kt-K 2 P-K 4 4 Kt-Q 5 P-Q 3 5 P-Q 3 K Kt-K 2 6 K Kt-B 3 Kt s Kt 7 Kt x Kt (b) B-K 2 S P-K Kt 3 Castles 9 B-Kt 2 B-K 3 10 Castles Q-Q 2 11 P-K B 4 B-Kt 5 12 Q-Q 2 P s P 13 Kt s P B-Kt 4 14 Q-B 2 Q R-Q 1 15 Kt-Q 5 Bx B 15 QR s B Kt-K 2 17 Kt-K 5......8-K 3 18 Q-B 3 Q-R 5 (cl 19 P-Q R 3 Q-Q 5 20 P-Q Kt 3 Kt-B 3 21 Q-B 2 P-Q Kt 4 22 P-B 3 Q-K 4 (d) ' 23 Kt-B 5! B x Kt P 24 P-Q 4 Q-K 1 25 P-K 5M P-Q 4 26 Kt x Kt P K s Kt 27 Q-B 6cb K-Kt 1 28 Q-Kt 5 eh (e) K-R 1 29 Q-B 6 ch K-Kt 1 30 B-R 3 Px Q P 31 Q-Kt 5 ch K-R 1 32 Q-B 6ch K-Kt 1 33 P x P (0 B-B 5 34 Q-Kt 5 ch K-R 1 55 Drawn by P.O. (a) Avoiding the ordinary Kt-K B 3... P-Q 4 variations. (b) Retaining control of the centre with freedom to manoeuvre. (c) No doubt with a view to weakening the queen side pawns, but lie leaves his king dangerously open. (d) Of course, if Q x Q P; K R-Q 1 wins (e) R-B 5 just fails to get home the win after Black’s reply, Kt-K 2! (O'Hero B-B 5 offers chances, but with best play there always seems a way out for Black, and White elects to .take the sure draw in preference to a brilliant problematical win. QUEEN’S PAWN GAME. A clover game between Drewitt and Fairhurst. White, Drewitt; Black, Fairhurst. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-Q B 3 3 P-K 3 Kt-K B 5 4 Q Kt-3 Q-Kt-Q 2 5 Kt-B 3 P-K 3 6 B-Q 3 B-K 2 7 P-K 4 P s K P 8 Kt x P Castles 9 Castles P-Q Kt 3 10 B-B 4 B-Kt 2 11 Kt-Q. 6 fa) Q-B 2 12 P-B 5 (b) P s P 13 P s P Kt x P 14 Q-R-B 1 K R-Q 1 (c) 15 R s Kt B x Kt 16 B-K 5 B x B 17 Kt x B Kt-K 5 (d) 13 R-B 4 Q x Kt 19 R s Kt Q x Kt P 20 R-K R 4 P-K R 3 21 Q-B 3 P-Q B 4 22 Q-Kt 3 Q-B 3 23 K R-Q Kt 1 Rs B! 24 Qx R Qx R 25 R s B R-Q 1! 26 Q-Kt „1 Q-R 5! 27 R-Kt 8 R x R 28 QsR ch K-R 2 29 P-K Kt 3 P-B 5 30 Q-B 7 Qx P 31 P-K R 4 Q-Kt 8 eh 32 K-R 2 0.-B 4 33 K-Kt 2......P-Q R 4 34 Resigns. (a) Tempting, but it involves the loss of a pawn. ' (b) If Kt s B, of course Q x B, and there is' no escape for the knight. (c) If B x Kt, 15 B x 8... Q x B, 16 B x P ch, winning. • (d) From this point ■ Black forces exchanges cleverly, bringing the game to a favourable queen and pawn ending.

PHTLTDOR’S DEFENCE. The following game gives a fine example of End-game play by Dr Euwe (champion of Holland): — * White, Dr Euwe; Black, N. T. Whitaker. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 P-Q 3 ' 3 P-Q 4 PxP 4 Kt i P P-K Kt 3 5 Kt-Q B 3 B-Kt 2 6 P-K R 4 Kt-K B 3 7 B-K 2 Q-K 2 8 B-K Kt 5...... P-K R 3 9 Kt-Q 5 Q-Q sq 10 B x Kt B x B 11 Kt s B eh Q s Kt 12 Q-Q 2..,...Kt-B 3 13 Kt x K1......P x Kt 14 Castles Q QRxKt sq 15 Q-Q,*4 K-K 2 16 B-B 3 P-Q B 4 17 P-K 5 (a)......P x Q 18 P x Q eh K x P 19 R x P B-Kt 2 20 R-K B 4 ell K-Kt 2 21 Bx B Rx B 22 R-K sq P-K Kt 4 23 R-B 3 P-Q, B 3 24 R-Q 83...... R-Q B sq 25 R-K 4 P-Q 4 26 R-K 5 P x P 27 Rx Q P R(B sq) -Q Kt sq 28 R x P R x P 29 R-Q 4 R x R P 30 R-K Kt 4 eh K-R 2 31 R x P (R 4K.....R-R 8 eh 32 K-Q 2 R-Q sq eh 33 K-B 3 R-K Kt 8 34 R (B 6) x R P eh;;.... K-Kt 2 35 R-R 7 eh K-Kt 3 36 R(R 4)-R 6eh K-Kt 4 37 R-Q B 6 (d) R-K Kt sq 38 R x P R s P 39 R(B 6)-B 7 P-R 3 . 40 R-Q B 6 P-R 4 41 E-Q B 5 eh K-Kt 3 42 R-B 3 R-Q Rsq 43 R-Kt 3 eh R x R 44 F s R......K-B 3 45 P-Kt 4 R-K Kt sq 46 P-Kt 5 eh R s P 47 R x R K x R 48 K-B 4 K-B 4 49 K-Kt S K-K 4 50 K x P K-Q 5 51 K-Kt 4 K-Q 4 52 K-Kt 5 K-Q 5 55 P-B 4 K-Q 2 54 K-Kt 6 K-B sq » 55 K-B 6 Resigns (a) Electing to play for the ending with rooks and pawns. Emve’s play from this point to the end is a model of preciseness and a very fine example of how to treat this type of ending. The advantage of position in his favour was so slight that one was doubtful whether a win could bo obtained. He just manages to secure it, and deserved to do so. NEW ZEALAND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON. The Otago members of the New Zealand Adjudication Board (Messrs J. B. Dunlop, O. Balk, and L. D. Coombs) have given their awards in connection with the five unfinished games of the recent Canterbury v. Wellington telegraphic match, Mr H. J. Armstrong scores for Canterbury at board 3, and the other four games are declared to be draws—viz.A. T. Craven (W.) v. F, Adair (C.); E. S. Taylor "(W.) v. S. Khouri (C.); E. E. Hicks (W.) v. F. Khonri (C.): and F. Grady (W.) v. C. Hurd (C.). The result is that the local club wins the annual match comfortably and also gets a point for the club championship of New Zealand. Only two more matches have, to be played to decide this season’s competition, via.:—Auckland Chess Club v. Canterbury Chess Club (on October 14 and 21) and Otago v. Wellington (on November 11 and 18). The full score of this year’s fixture ia as follows: Board. Wellington. Canterbury. 1. Gyles, A. W. 1 Anderson, 11. L. 0 2. Anderson, G. 1 Woodford, F. ... 0 3. Mason, W. E. 0 Armstrong. H. J. 1 4. Kelling. F, K. 1 Darwin, L. J. ... 0 5. Mackay, W. ... 0 Kennedy, A. A. .1 6. Craven, A. T. $ Adair, F i 7. Hicks, E. A. 3 Khouri, W. ... 0 8. Wighara, G. ... 0 Harding. W. F. 1 9. M’Crea, J. G. 1 Lovoll-Emitb, It. 0 10 Purchas, D. ... 1 Dalton, E, ... 0 11 Taylor, E. S. Khouri, 8. ... (, 12. Hicks, E. E. ... A Khouri, F. ... I 33. Fairburn, W. 1 Shillito. B, ... 0 14 Sim. R. C. ... 0 Shillito, R. £. ... 1 15. Jones. W. R. j Hart, C. L. ... h 16 Jessup, A. E. !, Parkins, G. ... A 17. Grady, F. ... \ Hurd, C I 18 Thompson, H. i M’Lcod, M. ... 0 19. Kirkwood, J. 1 Absentee ... 0 20. Kline, C. B. 1 Absentee ... 0 Total 13 Tola! 7 It is interesting to recall that twentythree matches have been played between the above clubs, of which the Wellington Chess Club has won 16. the Canterbury Chess Club has won 4, and three, have ended in a lie, as follows: Wellington, Canterbury. 1878 6 0 1883 6 4 1884 5* 41 1887 3,i 81 1892 Vj U 1394 84 6A 1913 BA 3J 1914 7A Si--1915 5” 7 1916 6 6 1917 5 7 1918 6J 71 1919 8 6 1920 ... 11 6 1921 9 7 1922 11 9 1923 13 7 1924 14i 5.) 1925 12 8 1926 13.) 6i 1327 12-4- 74 1928 13i 61 1929 13 7. —Summary of Results.— On summarising the above results it will bo found that ■ the series comprises 351 games, of which Wellington has won 2041 and Canterbury 1461. The 1887 fixture was the heaviest defeat over inflicted on the Wellington Club. It may be added that tbo first match (1878) occupied four evenings, the local team being granted the use of the Telegraph Office in the Parliament Buildings, The late Hon. John Ballanco, who was at that time president of the Wellington Chess Club, won his game against Mr Paul. Fe arrived on the scene a few minutes after play had started, ami consented to replace Mr C. White, who had been called away to the country on business. This win by Mr Ballance, who was Prime Minister of New Zealand when he died on April 27, 1893, caused no surprise, as he had shown great skill in matches Parliament v. Wellington Chess Club,- a fixture that was very popular in Wellington half a century ago.