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Evening Star, Issue 20636, 8 November 1930, Page 26

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f Con Hunter) by L.D.G.] The Olago Club meets for play at the rooms, Allbell Buildings, Stuart street, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 7.30 o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS, F.K.K. (Wellington).—Papers received; thanks. W.K. (Opobo). —Thanks for letter and contribution. Correct solution to Problem No. 1,846 received from. W.K., J.C., White Bishop. Correct solution to Problem No. 1,847 received from R. 8., J.C., W.K., White Bishop, R.M. J.A.B (We invite communications on all matters concerning chess. Solutions of problems, games, and analyses will receive our attention, and if of sufficient merit, will be inserted. All communications to be addressed “ Chess Editor,” ‘ Evening Star.’] SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 1,846.-1 Q-K R 8 K-Kt 4 2 B-B 3 If l...any other move, then 2 Q-B 6. No. 1,847.—8-B 8. PROBLEM, No. 1,848. By P. Ten Cate. Black, 12 pieces.

White, 8 pieces. White to mate in two mores. 3Q2ktq; 4p2r; Splp; lpKKt3r; 4R2b; 2P2ppl; KtR6; lßlk4. PROBLEM No. 1,849. By R. H. Bridgwater. Black, 7 pieces.

White, 11 pieces. White to mate in two moves. 8; 5p2; IpKtQIPIB; lßp3rl; PP2k3; Kp2p2P; 1P283; 8. END-GAME STUDY, No. 3. By R. Rcti. Readers are warned that the following diagram is correct, and the end-game study is not easy. Bo not too hasty in thinking that you have solved it. Black, 4 pieces.

White, 2 pieces. White to play and win. 8; 8; 8; 5k2; 8; 8; 2plplpl: 2R3EI. CHESS IN ICELAND. From ‘ Islenkl Shakblad ’ Iceland Chess News’). White, H. Arnorsson; Black, A. Gudmundsson. 1 P-Q 4 Kt-K B 3 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 4 3 P x P Kt-Kt 5 4 B-B 4 Kt-Q B 3 5 Kt-K B 3 B-Kt 5+ 6 Kt-B 3 Q-K 2 . 7 Q-Q 5 B s Kt+ 8 P x B Q-R 6 9 Q-Q 2 P-B 3 10 P x P Kt x P (B 3) 11 B x P? Kt-K 5 12 Q-K 3? Castles 13 B-K 5?......Kt x B 14 Kt x Kt Kt x K B P 15 Q-Q 2 Q-B 4 16 Kt-B 3 Kt x R 17 P-K 3 P-Q 3 18 B-Q 3 B-Kt 5 19 B-K 4 Q R-K 1 20 B x Kt P Q-Kt 3 21 B-Q 5+ K-R 1 22 K-K 2 R x P 23 Q x B Q-Kt 7+ 24 Q-Q 2 .R-K 1+ 25 K-Q 3...... Kt-B 7+ Resigns, NEW SOUTH WALES CHAMPIONSHIP. After a play-off probably unique in the history of chess, the championship of New South Wales was awarded jointly to M. E. Goldstein and G. Koshnitsky. A joint title creates a precedent for Australia, possibly for the world. Dunedin chess players will remember Mr Goldstein, who paid a flying visit to our city several months ago, the visit being a business one. Although he had very little time to spare, ho kindly accepted an invitation from the Otago Chess Club U giv<- a simultaneous display, engaging about twenty players, including a good percentage of Otago’s best, and came through with the fine performance of fourteen wins, three draws, three losses. A short account of the “ Joint Champions ” for the New South Wales honours is as follows; — Mr Goldstein’s contributions to the literature of the game are many and well known. Ho was the chief reviser of ‘ Modem Chess Openings,’ edited the 1 British Chess Annual, 1926,’ was largely responsible for ‘ Chess Pie .No. 2, and translated Alekhine’s ‘ My Best Games ’ from the French MSS. He is recognised as in the first rank of British players He was twice champion of Middlesex, and in the London open tourney of August, 1927, finished first with the master, Romih, above the British masters, Yates and Winter. He is not yet thirty. Ho holds the B.Sc. degree of London University. Ho has taken up an important business appointment in Sydney. G. Koshnitsky, who is a Russian by birth, was brought up in Moscow. Ho is twenty-three years of age. He learnt the moves at the age of ten, but did not play seriously as a boy till he went to Shang-

hai at about fourteen. In a few years he became one of Shanghai’s strongest players, and.on Boris Kostich’s.tour in 1924 he defeated the master four times in simultaneous exhibitions. He came to Australia in 1926, and won tho Queensland championship in 1926, 1927, and 1928. Ah the Queensland representative, he shared with G. Gundersen fourth and fifth prizes, in the last Australian championship just behind Crakanthorp, Younkman, and Purdy. He left Brisbane top early for the Queensland championship last • year, and too late for that of New South Wales. His play in the recent contest showed an immense improvement. Previously a tactician, brilliant but speculative, and often unsound, ho has changed his style, having seen that none of the masters, nor even any of the leading Australian players, have achieved their results without a foundation of sound strategy. Now he has probably no real superior as ■ strategist in Australia, while he preserves his combinative brilliance when opportunities for its display arise. But he no longer plays for combinations. hear that Mr G. Koshnitsky, wha is a very successful chess instructor, and brought many players on in Brisbane, has been coaching sqme Sydney players. It is a good thing fob chess to have a leading player who is willing to undertake this often rather .arduous work. CATALON OPENING. Hero is the second of the play-off games between M. B, Goldstein and G. Kosbniteky for tho championship of New South Wales: — G. Koshnitsky: M. B. Goldstein. 1 P-Q 4 Kt-K B 3 2 P-K Kt 3 (a) P-K Kt 3 3 B-Kt 2 P-Q 4! (b) 4 Kt-K B I B-Kt 2 5 Castles Castles 6 P-Kt 3? (c) P-B 4! 7 B-Kt 2 P x P 3 B x P Kt-B 3 9 B-Kt 2 B-B 4 10 Q Kt-Q 2 Q-Q 2 11 R-K 1 ? (d) K R-Q 1 12 Kt-K 5 Kt x Kt 13 B x Kt Q R-B 1 14 P-B 4 P x P! 15 Kt x P Q-K 3 (e) 16 B-Q 4 Kt-K 5 17 P-K 3 P-Q Kt 41 18 Kt-Kt 2 Kt-Kt 4! 19 Kt-Q 3 Q-R 31 20 P-B 4 (f) B x B 21 P x B R x P 22 P x Kt R i Kt 23 Q-K 2 Q-Kt 3 eh 24 K-R 1 R-Q 2 25 K R-Q 1 K R-Q B 2 26 B-Q 2.:....R-B 8 ch 27 R x R R x R ch 28 R-Q 1 Q-B 4 29 P-K B 3 B x P! 30 B-B 3 (g) B-Kt 5??? (h) 31 B x B R x R ch 32 Q x R Q x P Drawn by agreement. (a) This with P-Q 4 is called the Catalon Opening. Played to* get Goldstein out of “ the books " without taking risks. (b) Not 3...8-Kt 2 as in a previous game, whole Koshnitsky assumed control with 4 P-K 4 (c) Harmless. While seems to bo able to keep the initiative by 6 P-B 4, and if 6... P-B 3: 7 Kt-B 3, P x PIP 8 P-K 3 and must regain the P or get positional compensation. c.g., i! 8.,.Kt-Q 4; 9 Kt-Q 2! If 8...8-Kt 5, 9 Q-K 2, and if then 9... P-Q Kt 4?: 10 P-Q B 4 etc (d) White could have attained equality

bv 11 P-B 4! Ho was afraid of 11...8-K 6 but. then 12 P * P, Kt x P, and Black'K B will also suffer exchange. (e) Instituting an awkward pm. B!a plays in masterly style. (i) There is no saving move. (g) If B x B, Q-Q. 4 ch! (h) Simple and ingenious. Shall we io; upon its like again! And Koshmtsky h. been on the point of resigning!