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Evening Star, Issue 21316, 21 January 1933, Page 19

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[Conducted by L.D.G.] The Otago Club meets lor play at the rooms, Allbell Buildings, Stuart street, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 7.30 o'clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. P.K.K. (Wellington).—Thanks for contribution. N.S. (Dunedin).—Thanks for letter and contribution; very neat. Correct solutions to Problem No. 2,071 received from W. 8., J.G., T.J.W., R.M., N.S., A.E. [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. Ail communications to be addressed “ Chess Editor,” * Evening Star.'] SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No 2,071. Q-R 1. PROBLEM No, 2,072. [By W. J. Wood.] —A Clever Composition.— Black, 4 pieces.

White, 7 pieces. White to mate in two moves. 8- 1K382; 4P2; plks; P6Q; 2Ktp4; 3kt4 7.’ PROBLEM No. 2,073. [By G. E. Pickering.] Black, 5 pieces.

White, 8 pieces. White to mate in two moves. b6K; 38p3; 8; r2kp3; KtlßlE.3; 8; 3PIP2; 3Q4. END GAME. —Both Sides Are Stalemated.— The. following interesting ending to a game originally appeared in ‘ Baltische Scbacbblaclter ’: — 6kl; plplppPl; sblK; 3KtIPIP; 6Ktq; 8; PIPS; 8. Black, 7 pieces; White, 8 pieces. White, having to play, drew the game as follows: — IKt (Kt 5) xB oh (a) Q x Ktch (b) 2Ktx Qch Px Kt 3 P-Q B 4...... P-Q B 4 4 P-Q R 4 P-Q R 4 And both sides are stalemated! This is a most uncommon, and probably an unprecedented, situation. Note how (a) taking Bishop with the Kt on Q would not do (allowing Black to win) and also note (b) the Q must take Kt, or White wins with Kt-K 7 mate. NEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS. HISTORY OF THE TITLE IN BRIEF. 1379—H. Hookham, Christchurch.* 1888- A. M. Ollivier, Christchurch* 1889- H. Hookham, Christchurch.* 1890- R. J. Barnes, Wellington. 1891- V. F. Siedeberg, Dunedin. 1892- V. F. Siedeberg, Dunedin. 1893- J. Edwards, Wellington.* 1894- W. Mackay, Wellington. 1895- W. Meldrum, Rangitikei. 1896- R. J. Barnes, Wellington. 1897- R. J. Barnes, Wellington. 1898- R.. A. Cleland, Dunedin.* 1900— W. E. Mason, Wellington. 1901— D. Forsayth, Dunedin.* 1901- R. J. Barnes, Wellington. 1902- J. C. Grierson, Auckland. 1903- —W. E. Mason, Wellington. , 1904- A. W. O. Davies, Wellington.* 1905- R. J. Barnes, Wellington.* 1906- W. S. Viner, Perth (W.A.). 1908—A. W. O. Davies, Wellington.* 1908- F. K. Kclling, Wellington. 1909- —J. Mason, Wellington. 1910- —W’. E. Mason, Wellington. 1911- W. E. Mason, Wellington. 1912- J. Grierson, Auckland, 1913- —W. E. Mason, Wellington. 1914- F. K. Kelling, Wellington. 1916-17-18-19—Title vacant. 1919- W. E. Mason, Wellington. 1920- —J. B. Dunlop, Oamaru. 1921- J. B. Dunlop, Oamaru. 1922- J. B. Dunlop, Oamaru. 1923- —S. Crakanthorp, Sydney. 1924- C. J. S. Purdy, Sydney. 1925- S. Crakanthorp, Sydney. 1926- —A. W. O. Davies, Auckland.* 1928- J. A. Erskine, Melbourne. 1929- G. Gundersen, Melbourne. 1930- A. W. Gyles, Wellington, 1931- G. Gundersen, Melbourne. 1952-33—M. E. Goldstein, Britain. ZWICKAU. —English Opening.— A pretty specimen of the play of S. Flohr, the new star, from the Zwickau tourney. Seldom docs a “ brilliancy" remain brilliant from start to finish, as this game docs. Blechschmidt, Flohr. 1 P-Q B 4 Kt-K B 3 2 P-K Kt 3 P-B 4 3 B-Kt 2 P-K Kt 3 4 Kt-K B 3 B-Kt 2 5 Kt-B 3 Kt-B 3 6 Castles P-Q 3 7 P-K R 3 (a) B-Q 2 8 P-K 3? (b) Q-B 11 9 K-R 2 P-K R 4! 10 P-Q 4 (c) P-R 5! 11 P x R P (d) P-K Kt 4 12 R-R 1 (e) P-Kt 5!

13 P x Kt P B s P! 14 K-Kt 1 Q-B 4 15 P-Q 5 (f) Kt-K 4 16 Q-B 4ch K Kt-Q 2 17 Kt x Kt B x Kt 18 P-K 4 Q-Kt 3 19 K-B 1 B x Kt , 20 P x B B-K 7 ch 21 K x B Q x B 22 B-K 3 Qx K P 23 Q E-Q Kt 1......P-KI 41 24 Qx P K-Q Kt 1 25 Q-B 6 Q x B P ch 26 K-B 3 P-B 4! (g) 27 R x R cli K-B 2 28 B-Q 4 (h) Kt-K 4 ch 29 Bx Kt .Q-K sch < 30 K-Kt 3 Q-Kt 5 ch 31 K-R 2 R x P mate (a) Customary, in anticipation of the B-R 6 manoeuvre, B-K 2, Q-B 1, B-R 6. (b) P-K 3 never harmonises with a King’s fianchctto. This breach of etiquette is punished by Flohr delightfully. P-Q 3 was indicated. (c) The logical sequel to his P-K 3, but it gives White his chance. ■ (d) Not 11 Kt x P. P-K Kt 4. Nor 11 P-K Kt 4, B x P; 12 P x B, Kt x P ch; 13 K-Kt 1. P-R 6; 14 B-R 1, P-R 7 ch; 15 K-Kt 2, Kt (Kt 5)-K 4!!; .16 P x Kt?, Q-H 6 mate. (c) The point is that if 12 Kt x P, P x P; 13 P x P, Kt x P!; and White cannot take the Kt because of Kt-Kt 5 ch. Hence note (c). (f) The Q P was threatened. (g) Crowning a charming game. (h) Not R x R, Q-Kt 5 mate. A BRILLIANT GAME. In a correspondence match between teams representing the Pour-Jeafed Shamrock and the British Correspondence Chess Association, a prize was offered for the most brilliant game won by an Irishman,

The prize was awarded to Mr W. Berryman, of Barnsley (a member of th( Leeds Chess Club), for the following lively game: — —Sicilian Defence.— .. White, W. J. Berryman; Black, D. S.- ' Williams. 1 P-K 4 P-Q B 4 2 P-Q 4 P x P 5 Kt-K B 3...... P-K 4 (a) 4 B-Q B 4 P-Q 3 - 5 P-Q B 3 .P x P 6Ktx 3 P P-K R 3 (b) 7 Q-Kt 3 Q-Q 2 8 B-K 3 Kt-Q B 3 9 B-Q Kt 5...... K Kt-K 2 10 Kt-Q 5 QiQ 1 (c) 11 Q R-B 1......8-Q 2 12 B-Q B 4 Kt xKt 13 B x Kt Kt-R 4 14 B x P cb K-K 2 15 Q-Q 5 P-K Kt 4 16 B-Kt 8 Q-K 1 17 Kt x K P R x B 18 Kt x B. B-Kt 2 19 R-B 7 (d)......Q-Q 1 je) (a) By this simple trap (if Kt x P, Q-R S 'ch) Black shows that' he; quite mis. understands the spirit of the Sicilian Defence. ‘ (b) This also indicates that he has no notion of the elementary principled- of development. • ■ (c) It is not too much to say that Black has already a lost game: ' ■ (d) Well played, threatening Kt-B 6 dis ch, and mate in two moves. White has throughout taken the fullest advantage of his opponent’s play. (e) K-Q 1 was ; better. White now announced mate in seven moves—viz., 20 Kt-K 5 dis ch, Q x R; 21 Q-B 7,ch, K-Q I; 22 Q x R ch, K-K 2; 23 Q x B ch,.K-K 1; 24 Q-Kt 8 ch, K-K 2; 25 Q-B 7-cli, K-Q li 26 Q-B 8, mate.