CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 21138, 25 June 1932, Page 18

CHESS

[Conducted by L.D.G.] The Ot2go Club meets (or play at the rooms, Allhel) Buildings, Stuart street, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 7.30 o’clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. C.R.C. (Dunedin). —Your contribution is quite sound; 1 am including same in tonight’s column. J. (Milton). —Letters and contribution to hand ; thanks. K. (Manchester. England),—Paper received and greatly appreciated. A.J.K. (Christchurch). —Pleased to ackknowledge solutions to problems. Your interesting comments appreciated. Correct solutions to problem No. 2,005 received from A.J.K... J.G.. C.R.C., J.J.M.. T.J.W., W. 8., A.E., 0.8., G. 8., G.D.W., J.H.F.H., R.E., White Bishop. Correct solutions to problem No. 2,006 received from A.E., W. 8., A.J.K., G. 8.. 0.8., J.H.F.H.. J.J.M., G.D.W.. J.G.. White Bishop. (We invite communications on all matters concerning cites- Solutions of problems, games, and analyses tvlh receive our attention, and if _of sufficient merit, will be inserted. All communications to be addressed “Chess Editor,’’ ‘Evening Star.’] SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 2,005, Kt-K 5. No. 2,006. Q-Kt 2. PROBLEM No. 2,007. By F. W. Watson (Toronto). , Black, 9 pieces.

White, 9 pieces. White to mate in two moves. A difficult problem with some near “ tries.’ 4b3; 4p3; 2kts; IPlkktQßl: p2pKtRPI Bp2p3; 1K283; 8. PROBLEM No. 2,008. By R. Schwa rtz. Black, I piece.

White. 5 pieces. " A Clover Three-move Miniature.” White to mate in three moves. S; 6KI; 4KtlQl; 4k3; 4Kt3; 8; 5P2; 8,

SPECIAL PROBLEM. By C. R. Carolin (Dunedin) Black, 2 pieces.

While, 6 pieces. White to mate in three moves. 8; 8; 5K2; 8; 3Bk2P; 5p2; IKUP4; 7Q. DISTRICT CHESS TOURNAMENT. WEST v. NORTH. The fourth match of Hie district chess tournament between West and North will take place next Thursday evening at the Otago Chess Club’s room, play to commence at 7.30. Chess players residing in the above-mentioned districts are cordially invited to attend. A MASTERPIECE, This beautiful ending, published by the London ‘ Times,’ is said to have been composed by Paul Morphy; if so, it is the only one or, record by the great genius. Black, it will be observed, has all Ins pieces and pawns on the board. White having only two pieces and pawns. As a composition, the ending is a masterpiece of the highest order, Irblkktktb; IplpplPl: 4p3; PlpSpKt;' 4P2p ; Kp3QPI; 4r2q: 8. White to play and win. as below. 1 Q-B 7 ob K x Q 2 P x B = Kt cli K-K 1 3 Kt-Kt 7 cli K-Q 1 4 Kt-B 7 cli K-Q B 2 5 Kt-K 8 cli K-B 3 5 Kl-K 5 ch K-Kt 4 7 Kt-Q B 7 cli K x P S Kt-B 4 mate. A CLASSIC. When W. S. Vinor, ox-Austfalian champion. was still in his ’teens lie set the Sydney folk agog with his brilliant games. We append a fine game, of which the late J. L. Jacobsen said in his column in the ’ Daily Telegraph ’. “ This remarkably prcltv game occurred in the final round of the championship tournament of the School of Arts. The winner’s moves are artistic from start to finish, and may just bo re-

corded as a fine example- of Australian match play ” : —Bird’s Opening.— White, W. S. ; Black, G. H. Foster. 1 P-K B 4 Kl-Q B 3 2 Kt-K B 5 P-Q 3 3 P-K 4 B-Kt 5 4 B-B 4 Kt-Q 5 5 B x P ch (a) K x B 6 Kt-Kt 5 ch K-K 1 7 Q x B Kt x P ch 8 K-Q 1 Kt-B 3 9 Q-K 6 Kt x R (b) 10 P-K 5 P x P 11 Q-B 7 ch K-Q 2 12 P x P P-K R 3 13 Q-K 6 ch K-K 3 14 P x Kt P x P 15 Q-B 7 ch (c) K-Q 2 16 Kt-Kt 6 Q-K 1 17 Kt-B 5 ch K-B 3 18 Q-K 6 ch K x Kt 19 P-Q 4 ch K-Kt 4 20 Kt-R 3 ch K-R 5 21 Q-B 4 ch (d) K-R 4 22 B-K 2 ch K-Kt 3 23 Q-B 5 ch K-R 3 24 Q-R 5 mate (a) Well played, though, it is obvious that White wins a pawn; but then he is threatened with the loss of a pawn and a rook immediately afterwards. Before making this move White must have considered the consequences for several moves ahead. (b) Black should have considered home defence, eschewed the rook, and played the Kt back to Q 5. (e) Kt-B 7 would have won a rook, but Viticr proceeded in a more masterly manner. (d) White here declared to mate in four, as shown an elegant termination. DR M. VIDMAR v. A. NIMZOVITCH. A BRILLIANT GAME. The following beautiful game was awarded the prize for the most brilliant game played by a non-prize winner in the international tournament at New York: — —Queen’s Pawn Game. — White, Dr M. Vidmar; Black, A. Nimzovitch. 1 P-Q 4 Kt-K B 3 2 Kt-K B 3 '.P-K 3 3 P-Kf 3 P-Q 4 4 B-Kt 2 Q Kt-Q 2 5 Castles B-Q 3 6 P-Q Kt 3 P-B 3 7 Q Kt-Q 2 Castles

8 B-Kt 2 Q-K 2 9 P-B 4 P-Q Kt 4 (a) 10 Kt-K 5 B x Kt 11 P x B Kt-Kt 5 12 P-K 4...... Kt (Kt 5) x K P 13KPxP B P x P ItPxQ P P x P 15 B x P R-Kt 1 16 R-K 1 Q-Q 3 17 Kt-B 3 Kt x Kt. cli 18 Q x Kt (b) K-R 1 19 Q R-B 1 R-Kt 3? 20 R x B (c) R x R 21 Q x P Q-Kt 3 22 Qx Kt Resigns (d) (a) White has much the superior position. (b) Threatening R-K 8, followed by Q s P ch. (c) Reaving Black helpless. (d) If 22... Kt-Kt 3. then 23 R-K 7.