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Evening Star, Issue 22382, 4 July 1936, Page 4

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[Conducted by O.IT.IL] The Otago Club meets for play at the rooms, A libel! Buildings, Stuart street, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening at 7.30 o’clock. Visitors are cordially invited to attend, and by ringing up 23-646 arrangements could be made for a game any afternoon and evening, as the rooms are open to both club members and visitors at any lime. TO CORRESPONDfcNTS. fWe invite communications on all matters concerning chess. Solutions of problems, games, and analyses will receive our attention, and if of sufficient merit v/ill be inserted. All communications to be addressed “ Chess Editor,” * Evening Star.’] F.K.K. (Wellington).—Thanks for information re North Island club championship match. A. (Kelburn). —Cuttings to hand. B. (Dunedin). —Thanks for district tournament results. I.L. (Palmerston) .—Have not received your results. Have they gone astray? H.J.C. (Wellington).'—Thanks for clippings. 0.8. (Gibraltar).—Thanks for post card. Pleased that you are having such a good time. T.J.W. (St. Kilda) and W.A.M. (Dunedin). —Looking into your moves for 2,427 to see if there is a “ cook.” R.H.R. (Wakari).—2,426: The point is that the R must go to R 1, or else Q cannot force mate by moving to Kt 1. CORRECT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,425: J.E.D. (Dunedin), R.H.R. (Wakari Hospital), N.B. (Auckland). 2,426: J.E.D. (Dunedin), N.B. (Auckland). 2,427: R,M‘D. (Roslyn), J.J.M. (Musselburgh), T.J.W. (St. Kilda), E.A.L. (Invercargill), J.A.C, (Mornington), N.B. (Auckland), King (Timaru), A.J.M'D. (Mornington), R.H.R. (Wakari). 2,428: E.A.L. (Invercargill), J.A.C. (Mornington), AV.A.M, (Dunedin), King (Timaru), A.J.M'D. (Mornington), R.M'D. (Roslyn), R.H.R. (Wakari Hospital). SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,427: Kt-K 5. 2,428: Q-R 3. PROBLEM 2,429. (By H. H. Cross.) First commendation in the British Chess Federation Tourney, two-move section.

Black, 8 pieces,

AVhite, 11 pieces,

White to play and mate in two moves. ; b 1 r 5 I 1 kt 5 P fob 4 Kt K I p 6 B Plfc 2 IB|P7I2PX Kt 1811 7Q, PROBLEM 2,430. ; (By Dr Gilbert Dobbs, Georgia, U.S.A.) Black, 2 piece*.

White, 5 pieces.

White to play and mate in three moves, B|B|B|B|pKtlßlK2llKt6 1 k 6 | R 7. FROM ‘HOW EUWE WON.* (By C. J. S. Purdy.)

Final game: Euwe (White) to play his twenty-seventh move, and become champion of the world. 27 Q-P ch Kz Q 28 Kt-B 4 ch K-B 2 29 Kt x Q B-K 2 30 K-B 2 Kt-Kt 3 31 R-Q Kt 2 Q R-Q B 1 32 P-B 4 Kt-B 1 33 P-B 5 B-Kt 4 3+ B z B R x B 53 Kt-B 4 Kt-R 2 35 Kt-K 6 R-R 4 ch 37 K-Kt 2 Kt-B 3 38 K-B 3 R-K Kt 1 39 Kt-B 4 K R-Kt 4 40 R-K. Kt X Here Euwo agreed to a draw. RUY LOPEZ (Telegraph match Canterbury v. Otago, board 2.) White, H. R. Abbott (Canterbury); Black, D. Pihl (Otago). 1 P-K 4 P-K- 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 B-Kt 5 P-Q R 3 4 B-R 4 P-Q 3 5 P-Q 4 P-Q Kt 4 6 B-Kt 3 Kt x P 7 Kt s Kt P x Kt 8 B-Q 5 R-Kt 1 9 Q x P P-Q B 4 10 Q-Q 1 Kt-B 3 IX Castles B-K 2 12 R-K 1 Castles 13 Kt-Q 2 Kt x B 14 P x Kt......8-B 5 15 Kt-K 4 B-K 2 IS B-B 4...... R-Kt 2 17 Q-K 2 P-B 4 18 Kt-Kt 3 B-B 3 19 P-Q B 5 R-K 2 20 O-Q 2? P-Kt 4 21 Kt-R 5 P x B 22 Qx P RxR ch 23 R x R Q-B 2? 24 Kt iB ch Rx Kt

25 Q-Kt sch R-Kt 3 20 R-K 8 ch K-B 2 27 Q-Q 8! Qx Q 28 R x Q......R-Kt 1 29 R x P P-Q B 5 30 R-R 6 K-Kt 2 31 R-Q B 6 R-Q 1? 32 P-B 4! K-B 1? 33 R-B 7 K-Kl I 34 K-B 2 P-Q R 4 35 K-K 3. B-Q 2 36 K-Q 4 B-K I 37 K-K 5 R-Q 2?? 38 R x R B x R 39 K-Q 6 B-K 1 40 K-K 7 P-Kt 5 41 Kx B P x'P 42 Px P Resigns. White, H. Golombek; Black, S. Flohr. 1 P-Q B 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-K B 3 3 Kt-B 3 Kt-B 3 4 P-Q 4 Px P 5 Kt x P B-Kt 5 6 Kt x Kt B x Kfc ch 7 P x B Q P x Kfc • 8 Q-Q 4 (a) Q-K 2 9 B-Kt 5 Castles 10 B x Kt P x B 11 P-K 3 (b) R-Q 1 12 Q-B 4 Q-R 6 13 Q x K B P (c) R-Q 3 14 Q-K 5 Q-Kt 7 15 Q-K 8 ch (e) K-Kt 2 18 Q-K sch K-B 1 17 Q-R Bch K-K 2 18 Q-K sch B-K 5 19 Resigns (f) (a) Q x Q ch would be a drawing variation. Flohr was pretty sure that Golombek would play to win. (b) I see nothing better than P-Q R 4 (P-K 4 being upset by P-K B 4), and that is an unfortunate choice in an undeveloped condition. (c) Such moves as he has are practically forced, to the end. (d) If Q-Kt 5 ch, of course K-B 1, (e) Not R-Q 1, K s R ch; 16 K s B, B-Kt 5 ch; 17 P-B 3, R-Q 1 ch, winning the Q or forcing mate in a few move*. (f) 19 Q-K Kt 5 ch, P-B 3; 20 Q-Kt 7 ch, B-B 2. White has had six checks, and then Black gets in a few. NEW ZEALAND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. The following are the final scores in the Welling ton-Auckland match: —

Of the 21 matches played" to dale the Wellington Chess Club has won 10, the Auckland Club has won 5, and one ended in a tie. BRITISH CORRESPONDENCE CHESS ASSOCIATION. Results:-Handicap Tourney: R. W. Park 1, Dr Herrington 0; R. W. Park 2, N. S. Traves 0; R. W. Park 1, T. W. Symons 0. No. 8 section overseas tourney: i. H. Grant- i. A. Howe i-

‘HOW EUWE WON.’ Under-the above title Mr C. J. S. Purdj, editor and proprietor of the ‘ Australasian Chess Review ’ and Australian chess champion. has published a 60-page booklet giving the fullest details of- the, 1935 world s championship" chess watch, Euwe-Alekhine. Naturally, the major part of the pages is devoted to the full scores, diagrams, and notes of the 30 games, nine of which were won by Euwe and eight by Alekhine, while 13 were drawn. The notation, of the games is throughout of a very high order, and chess students, when playing . oyer the games, will, if carefully studying the notes, learn a great deal which should be of use to them in their own matches. The story of the match is well and carefully told, and presented to the readers in an attractive form. Remarks by both, Euwe and Alekhine are included; also comments by Spellman and Dr Lasker. An interesting page is devoted to tbo history of the world s chess championships from Bishop Lopez (1570-75)'until the present day. It also contains biographies and photographs of the two players, with interesting incidents. The games are divided into five phases—viz., 1-9, shock tactics triumph; 10-15. shock tactics collapse; 16-19, Alekhine regains two points j

20-26, Alekhine caught and passed; 27-30, Alekhine's great final effort. In'addition to' what has been mentioned, Mr Eurdy gives all the statistics of the openings, etc., and a table setting out in detail the results of the games, with their openings. f;T*kea altogether, this booklet, which from a printer’s point of view is well dsiplayed, marks an epoch in the accounts of the world’s chess championships. As its price is only half a crown there is every prospect of it having a wide circulation hot only in Australia and New Zealand, but also in tho British Isles and the United States. Tho publisher’s address is Lurline street, Maroubra, New South Wales. OTAGO DISTRICT TOURNAMENT. Tho fourth round of the 1936 district tournament was held on June 25, when Dunedin West beat Dunedin North by S£ points to points. There is evidently mono interest being taken in these matches .this year than in the last fixture, as 22 player* took part. CORRESPONDENCE CHESS. Victoria v. New South Wales.—The big correspondence match between the ; two States, which was begun early in 1933, ended last week in a tic,-40 all. The following table is an analysis of the score:— Number of players who; Vic. N.S.W, (a) Won both games ... 14 10 (b) Won one, drew one ... 1 < 5 (c) Won one, lost one... ... 9 9 (d) Drew both ; ... 1 1 (e) Lost one, drew one ... 5 1 (f) Lost both ... ... ... ... 10 14 Total ... ... 40 40 —‘ Leader,’ ' BLINDFOLD CHESS, ' It would appear from the records that blindfold play is not a modern phase of lha ancient game. About 709 A.n, Salid, an Arab of Medina, played -in public. A Muslim, Buzeuu- or Borzaga, is said to be the first exponent of this art in Europe. He visited Florence about 1265. In av MS of 1363 mention is made; “I once saw a,soldier named Ala’addin, in Egypt, whowas blind, and yet ; he: used to play with the nobles and to beat them. . ; . .V’ ' Further on in the MS it is stated: “ .. . . . ho had seen him play two games blindfold, and one over the board at the same time, winning,all of them. .. • . In Japan blindfold chess was played quite a lot. Bland records that about. 1567 a player in Constantinople was able to' play 10 boards at once, winning all the games. Rny Lopez, the Spanish priest, was the leading European blindfold player at the end of the sixteenth century. -

Board. Wellington. Auckland, 1 Gyles, A. W. 4 Jones, D. I. ... 4 2 Dyer, E. J. 3 Severne, E. 11. 0 Burry, 1 1 Baeyertz, R. E- A 4 Anderson, G. P. 4 Addis, H. D. ... 4 5 Mason, W. E. 1 Buchan, J. ... 0 6 Morton, J. ... 1 Pickett, A. ... 0 7 Oiuren, A. T. 0 Leonard, C. G. 1 8 Keffing, F. K. Newick, C. B. 4 9 Hardy, J. H. i Short, Dr T. G. 0 10 Godtschalk, H. 4 Gallagher, D. G.. 4 11 Fairbairn, W. J. i Lees, H 0 12 M'Crea, J. C. 4 Hughes, W. H. 4 13 Sim, R. C. 4 Crandle, H. E. 4 14 Vincent, F. 1 Langabeer, C. A. 0 15 Wealing, J. K L 1 Adkins. J. ... 0 16 White, W. ... 0 Park, R. W. ... 1 17 Otto, J. M'Intosh, 1. K- 4 18 Jessup, A. E. i Short, Mrs E. 0 19 Yarrell, H. P. i Dallow, A. B. 4 20 Taylor, C. J. 1 James, F. E. ..._ j Total 12 Total ... ... 8