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Evening Star, Issue 22032, 18 May 1935, Page 6

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[Condu led In D.IUI.] Hie Ougc riui, metbjoi- |,la> at (he rooms, \libel! liuild ng.. Stoa i" sirroi. ' every Monday, Wedne-dm, and Saturday evening, -a '.30 o'clock. Visions nr- cordials inviind 10 .mend, nid bv 'inking up EMilii ai'-ingcmcm- could be made lor a emu* anv ill-moon and evening’, as llie rnnnis are ripen lo both club members and visitors n anv time. TO CORRESPONDENTS. j\Ve invite communications on all mailers concor(litig chess Solutions of problems, Raines, ami analyses veil l yeeeis- or attention, imd ,il ol siilhcient me i nil) b L inserted. .MI eommtmieations in be addressed 1 (‘Mess Editor,” 1 Evening Star. 1 r , I ■ King (TinumO.—Quite ’agree with your comment on problem 2,308, and thank you for same. Criticisms; ate always welcomed. F.K.K. (Wellington).—Thanks for official N.C.A. news. Editor A.U. Review,’ —Thanks for comments on proposals for I lie alterat ion of the conduct of Llio dominion chess congress, which will be published shortly. ’• 11.0.5. fOamarn).—’Thanks for club noies. O.R.C. (N.E. Valley).—Much obliged for problems, which I am sure solvers will appreciate. Will comply with vour wishes. H.J.C. (Wellington).— Thanks for letter; cuttings, and cartoon. ' SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,309: Q-R 8. 2,310: Kl-K 5. CORRECT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. '2,307: 1 AT. (Rosl.vn’i, A.J.M'D, .(Mornington), , H.S.T. (Dunedin), Knight (Dunedin’). . 2,308.: A.E. (Roslyii). A.J.P‘D. (Morninglon, Knight (Dunedin). 2,309; J.J.M. (Musselburgh), J.T.W. (St. Kilda), d.A.C. (Moniington), A;K. (Rosl.yn), R.M‘D. (Roslytt), E.A.L, (Invercargill), Knight (Dunedin)., W.A.M. (Dunedin), N.B. (Dunedin), King (Timani), H.S.T. (Dunedin). 2.310: .T.A.C. (Morninglon). A.E. (Rosl.yn), R.JI’D (Roslyn), E.A.L. ' (Invercargill), Knight (Dunedin), W.A.M, (Dunedin), King (Timaru). SOLUTION TO END GAME. (By A. T. Troitsk,y.) 1 0.-Q 5 ch, K-K 2; 2 Q-K B 5!, Q-K R 1 cb; 3 ly-B 7, Q-R 2 clt; 4 K-B 8, Q moves or P-R 4; 5 B-B 5 clt wins. Black lias other defences, on his second move, but to all of them: White wins by 3 B-B 5 (with or without check), or 3 B-K 5 clt or 3 B-B 6 ch accordingly. PROBLEM '2,311. (By E. Flock.) First Prize in a Hungarian Tourney. Black, 4 pieces.

White, 8 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves IktqS; ■ 8; TKt4QI; 4k3; 4P3;.■ 2R2i 4KiP2; IKBS. J " PROBLEM .2,312. ' (By A. W. Daniil.) Black, 7 pieces.

White, ’8 pieces. While plavs and mates in three moves. 8; 2KPIk2; 2kIQ3P; 7P: 3PPIPp; 8; 4rrktl; b 7. END GAME. (Author unknown.) 8; 3k4; IK6; 4R3; 2p183; 2Plp3; 4p3; 8. White to play and win. BIRD'S OPENING. White, G. B. Smith; Black, R. Ri Stevenson. 1 P-K B 4 P-Q, 4 2 P-K 3 Kt-K B 3? (a) • 3 Kt-K B 3 B-Kt 5? 4 P-K R 3 B x Kt 5 Q x B P-K 3 6 P-Q Kt 3 B-K 2 7 B-Kt 2 Castles 8 B-Q’ 3 Kt-B 3 9 P-K Kt 4 Kt-Kt 5! 10 P-Kt 5 Kt x B ch 11 P x Kt Kt-Q 2 12 P-K R 4 P-K B 3? (b) 13 Q-R 3 P-K B 4 14 P-R 5 Kt-B 415 K-K 2 Q-Q 2 16 Kt-R 3 P-Q R 3 (c) 17 Q R-K Kt 1 Q R-Q 1 18 B x P! K x B 19 P-R 6 eh K-R (d) 20 P-Kt 6 P x P 21 Rx P Q-K 1 ? (e) 22 K R-K Kt 1 R-B 2 23 R-Kt 7 Kt-Q 2 (f) 24 Q-R 5...... Kt-B 3 • 25 Q x R (g) Q x Q 26 R x Q R-K 1 27 R (Kt 1)-Kt -7 Bx Kt ’ 28 R x Kt B-Kt 7 29 P-Q4 P-B 4 30 R (Kt 7)-Kt B 7P (h) P x P 31 R-B 8 ch R x R 32 R x R ch K-R 2 35 R-B 7 ch K-Kt 1 34 R x Kt P P x P 35 P x P Resigns (i). (a) P-K Kt 3 at once for B-Kt, 2 gives Black a better game with P-Q B 4 and Kt-Q B 3 or Q 2, according to White’s development. (b) P-K B 4! at once would have saved precious time. (c) This was not necessary. Q R-Q 1 or O-B 3! offered better chances—e.g., Q-B 3, Q R-Q B 1 (to prevent Kt x Q P, K x Kt; B x Kt, etc.); Q-R 3! and Black has the initiative. I - (d) if K-B 2, 20 Q-R 5 cli wins. e) A change of plan which is fatal. Black intended P-Q, 5, but this would be met by 22 P-R7!!, B-B 3!: 23 K R-Kt 1, B-Kt 2; 24 R x B, Q, x R; 25 R x Q, K x R; 26 P-Kt 4, Kt-Q 2; 27 Q-Kt 2 ch, K x P; 28 Q x Pi an d White has a good game. 21 R-K Kt 1 was discarded no doubt because of 22 R-Kt 7, Q-K 11; 23 K R-K Kt 1, B-B 3; 24 R x R ch, and Black Q is lost, though it is doubtful if White his a win. (ff Instead Kt x Q P; 24 Q-Kt 3, B x Kt; 25 P-R 7!. Kt-B 8 ch; 26 K-Q 1! wins. (s) Sufficient, but Q-Kt 6! would have been doadlv—-e.g.. if then 25 ...Q-B 1; 26 R x R, Q-Kt 3; 27 R-Kl 7, Q-B 1; 28 P-R 71, B X Kt; 29 R-Kt 8 ch, Kt x R; 30 P x Kt (Q) ch, Q x Q; 31 R-R 1 ch, ami mates next move.

(h) White has a winning ending, and, as -o often happens, plays without worry, hence misses the obvious—mate in s—viz.. R (B 5)-B 7! and the mate, R-R 7 clt, R (B 7)-Kt 7 clt; with R-R 3 lo complete it, can only be postponed a move by B x P, (i) A most interesting game lo play over, and full of tantalising possibilities to the keen reader. GAME No. 783. —lrregular. (From the French Championship.) White, Raizmaun; Black, Legfain. 1 Kt-K B 3 Kt-K B J 2 P-B 4...... P-B 4 3 Kt-B 3 Kl-B 3 4 P-K Kt 3 P-Q Kt 3 (a) ■ 5 B-Kt 2 B-Kt 2 6 P-Q 4...'..,P x P 7 Kt x P Q-B 1 (b) 8 Castles P-K 3 (c) 9 K Kl-Kt 5 Kt-Q R 4 10 B x B Kt, x B 11 B-B 4 P-Q 3 (d) 12 Q-R 4. Kl-Q 2 13 Q R-Q 1 Q Kt-R 4 14 Q-B 2 Q-Kt 2 15 P-Q Kt 4 te! P-K 4 (f) 16 P x Kt P x B 17 P x P C-B 1 18 Kt-Q 5 K-Q 1 19 Q-K 4 P-Q R 3 fg) 20 Q-K 7 clt! B x Q 21 P x B ch K-K 1 22 Kt-Q 6 1... Mate (h) (a) Too slow, ! 1 believe, sttggcsiing .P-K Kt, 3. ‘ v (b) The first player has time for this sort of business, but not Black. (c) I suppose be Should clear the air by Kt x Kt. But after 9 Q x Kt; White has great command of the board. (d) All painful and laborious. (o) This payer, who is unknown to me, proceeds in fine, confident style, rejecting the obvious capture of. the Q P. (f) If Kt-R 3, 1 he White Kt on Kt 5 cannot be dislodged. (g) Looks good, foi’ should (be Kt on Kt 5 move. B.x P; while Kt (K 5)-B 7 drops I lie Q. (h) Monsieur Raizmaun must have had a lesson or. two from Alekhine. HINTS FOR YOUNG PLAYERS. —Chess Principles.— . (By E. Freeborough and the Rev. C. E. Rankin.) ■ 11. 9. When your opponent shows a disposition to play a backward or defensive game, do not play a forward game. Keep your pieces together, play steadily, and look out for spots. If he pushes forward rapidly in the centre, try to get round him. lif. he., advances pawns on both sides, try ‘and cut his game in two.. If lie advances rapidly on one flank, wait till he has fairly committed • himself ni that direction, and then attack him on the other side. This assumes that your game is not so far committed as to leave you no option. These maxims may appear obvious. The difficulty is, however, to recognise that applicability in the position under your eyes when playing. This is the point whicli requires careful attention. 10. P-K R 3 to restrain the adverse queen’s bishop from pinning your Kt at K B 3 is deprecated by the modern school, for although it does not always compromise the game, yet it mostly loses time and gives unnecessary trouble on the king’s side. When attacking n hostile jpiece, the advance of the rook’s pawn becomes useful in order' to make room for the knight, as well as dislodging ah opponent’s piece.—, Steinitz. / 11. Advanced pawns should be supported by pawns from the side of the board and not from the centre. A queen’s pawn used as a supporting pawn is especially weak, being open to attack. 12. On the same principle, a supporting piece should always be placed where he is least liable to attack, or where, if attacked, he can support while retreating. For this reason a. knight.is inferior as a supporting piece. A good player will aim at the suti-. ports rather than at the front rank. 1 13. A rook on the same file as) your opponent’s king or queen is always well placed, intervening men notwithstanding. In the former position, with the queen and the other rook on adjoining files, you ; may generally force the game. This is cosier it the intervening pawns are disarranged. This principle may be extended to the' queen and two bishops on three adjoining diagonals bearing upon the adverse king’s quarters, but the rule is not so certain in this case, unless there are advanced pawns to assist in , the attack. (To be continued.) NEW ZEALAND CHESS' ASSOCIATION. The following arc the remits that have been received by the acting lion, secretary of the N.Z.C.A. for consideration at • the annual meeting, which is to be held in the third week of June;— (a) That in future tourneys for the chess championship of New Zealand, no, game be adjourned at its first session until 30 moves have been made on both sides, and 60 moves before the second adjournment, each player to make at least 3b moves in the first hour and a-half of his time. I (b) That rule 10 (c) >on page 13 oL the rule book be amended.’so that the player shall be held responsible for the accuracy of Jiis move, and not the scrutineer, as at present (c) That an addition be made to rule 13 relating to telegraphic matches for the Bledisloo Cup to meet the circumstances of a “ sudden-death ” tourney, so that in the event of an interisland final ending in a tie it will not be possible to decide the • club championship through the wins gained in the preliminary qualifying matches. WELLINGTON NOTES. The first draw for the Wellington Chess League’s champion of champions tourney was:— E. J. Dyer (W.C.C.) v. W. White (Brooklyn C.C.). J. Morton (Wadestown) v. I. E. Rawnsley (Ilutt Valley). H. J. Topp (Ngasip 0.C.) v. F. K. Kelling (Wellington W.M.C.). A. W. Gyles (Wellington South C.C.), a bye. Since this, contest was inaugurated a dozen years ago, it has been won twice by the late R. J. Barnes, nine times by A. W. Gyles, and once by G. P, Anderson. The first of onr league’s senior grade matches for 1935 was played on Saturday, May 4, when the Wellington South’ C.C. easily defeated the teim that won the shield last year, as follows; Wellington South. W.M. Club. Gyles. A. W. ... 1 Rolling, F. K. ... 0 Anderson, G. P. 4 Beyer, K 4 Hai’dy, J. L. ... I Faivburn, W. .1. 0 Thompson, H. J. 1 Rosenberg, H. M. 0 Lucas, R. A. ... 1 Andrews, K. ... 0 Absented 0 Gneiss, Ll 1 ♦I - n ' ~~ : , v GISBORNE CHESS CLUB. This club held its annual meeting recently, and it was well attended. The officers for the ensuing year are President, Mr Fl. Sommervoll: vice-president, Mr P. Fischbach; sec. and treas. (rs-elccted), Mr F. T. Venning. Mr Gus Schislischting, for many years one of the club’s leading players, is at present in the South Island on Business. He will be sadly missed by the club, especially in telegraph matches,, in which he holds an unbeaten record. —Own correspondent. OAMARU CHESS CLUB, This club held its opening night for the season last Tuesday, May 7, when there was a splendid attendance. This chib infects twice weekly in the Athenzeum Building—Tuesdays and Fridays. It is hoped that this chib will bfe Able lo arrange an interchange of visits with the TimAm and Dunedin Clubs This season,—Own correspondent. OTAGO CHESS CLUB. The monthly meeting of (Vic committee nf this club wax held last Saturday evening, when Mr E. F. Evans - presided over

a full attendance. Before the business was commenced the hon. secretary (Mr W. Herbert) referred to the bereavement that had overtaken the president through the death of his mother since the last meeting, and moved a vote of condolence with him, which was carried in the usual manner. A letter wa? received from the rector of the Palmerston North High School asking for details of the chess classes being conducted in the Otago secondary schools.—The secretary was instructed to furnish the infer, mation asked for. Mr H. ]?. Hamel, who had been a member of the club for many years, being a past lion, secretary, and was president in 1907, wrote forwarding his resignation.—ln view of Mr Haulers past services to the club and also to the game when be was chess editor "of the 'Evening Star,’ it was unanimously hesolved to hold over his resignation and recommend to the next general meeting of the members that he be elected a life member of the club. The sub-committee appointed to consider remits for the forthcoming meeting of the N.Z.C. Association presented a report containing a number of recommendations.—lts proposals were agreed to, and the committee was asked to draft them ahd forward the remits to the association at an early date. The Match Committee announced that the club tourney for the 1935-36 tourneys would be commenced immediately. Mr J. S. M. Lawson announced that the district chess tournament for the season would be started on Thursday, June 13. NOTES. The latest news of the Purdy-Hdstings chess match is: Hastings 3, Purdie 2, 1 draw. Mr K. Beyer has informed our Wellington correspondent that the “ great master,” A,. Nimaowitsch, died in Denmark last March. So far there has been no reference to this sad event in any exchanges which have come to hand. ,