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Evening Star, Issue 23065, 17 September 1938, Page 6

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[Conducted by D.H.H.] i'hc Olago Clul. mecis lor play at the rooms, Capitol Buildings, Princes street, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evening at 7.30 o'clock. Visitor!- are cordially invited to attend, and by ringing up 32-G4G arrangements may be made for a gaim arc afternoon or evening as the rooms are open to both club members and visitors at any time. (We in'dle communications on all matters concerning ch- ss. Solutions oi problems, games, and analysts ,vill rec- ,ve our attention, and if of sufficient merit wil' be inserted. All communications to be addressed “ Chess Editor,” * Evening Star.’] TO CORRESPONDENTS. F.K.K. (Wellington).—Thanks for reports, etc. H.J.C, (Wellington).—Obliged for problems and the Australian cuttings. W.A. (Maori Hill) .—Thanks for problem analysis. R.O.S. (Wanganui).—Thanks for report of Wanganui-Palmerston North match. A.O.G. (Christchurch). —Obliged for letter results, etc. O.P.W. (Ne150n).—2,652. If B-K B 3, R-K B 4 stops mate in three. Thought 2,632 was settled. CORRECT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,651: E.A.L. (Invercargill), J.A.M'D, (Greymouth), O.P.W. (Nelson). 2,652: E.A.L. (Invercargill), J.A.M'D. (Greymouth). 2,653: A.E. (Roslyn), E.A.L. (Invercargill), J.A.C. (Mornington, W.A.M. (Dunedin, A.W. (Dunedin), W.A. (Maori Hill), j.J.M. (Musselburgh), T.J.W. (St. Kilda), A.J.M'D. (Mornington), J.S.M.L. (Dunedin), H.S.T. (Maori Hill). 2,654: E.A.L. (Invercargill), J.A.C. (Mornington), W.A.M. (Dunedin), A.W. (Dunedin), W.A. (Maori Hill), A.J.M'D. (Mornington, J.S.M.L. (Dunedin). SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,653: Q-K B 3. 2,654; Kt (K 1)-Q 3. If 1... K-R 5; 2 Q-B 5, etc. If 1... K-B 6; 2 Q-Q 4, etc. If 1... K-R 7; 2 Q-R 2 ch, etc. PROBLEM 2,655. (By C. Mansfield.) First Prize, Skakbladet, 1936. Black, 3 pieces.

White, 11 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. Kb2q2|RlPlkP2l EIKtKtPI|6B 1 | 6 P Q | 8 1 8 | 8 PROBLEM 2,656. (By D. Grossi, Peris.) Black, 9 pieces.

White, 7 pieces. White plays and mates in three moves. 3Kt2rb|'B|2p4r | 7 p | 3 p P k p Q 1 3PlKtpll 4 K 1 P 1 1 8 QUEEN’S GAMBIT ACCEPTED. A really beautiful game, played at the Margate Congress. (Notes by Dr Euwe.) Dr A. Alekhine, E. Book. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 P x P 3 Kt-K B 3 Kt-K B 3 4 P-K 3 P-K 3 5 B x P P-B 4 6 Castles Kt-B 3 7 Q-K 2 P-Q R 3 8 Kt-B 3 P-Q Kt 4 9 B-Kt 3 P-Kt 5 In the fifth game of our return match, Alekhine (with Black) played 9...8-K 2; 10 P x P, B x P; 11 P-K 4, with a powerful game ’for White. The text leads to lively complications, which are, however, likewise in White’s favour. It would seem that 8 Kt-B 3 is stronger than the more usual R-Q 1 because of the resulting possibility of P-Q 5. 10 P-Q 5! A powerful interpolation. It is clear that 10... P x Kt; 11 P x Kt, or 10... Px P; 11 Kt x P, Kt x Kt; 12 R-Q 1 is in White’s favour. Kt-Q R 4 11 B-R 4 ch B-Q 2 12 P x P P x P 12 B x B: P x P ch loses a pawn. 13 R-Q in Superb play. White offers a whole piece to obtain a direct attack against the hostile King. This course is all the more praiseworthy since White could evidently secure the advantage in less risky ways. P x Kt 14 R x B! Kt x R 15 Kt-K 5 R-R 2 He cannot permit the K Kt to go lost, for then White’s enormous positional advantages would far outweigh his exchange down. „ _ „ 16 P x P! K-K 2

The only possibility of freeing bis game, for White threatened Q-U 5 ch or Q-B 3, or even P-K 4 followed by B-B 4 and R-Q 1. The helplessness of Black’s pieces (especially the Q Kt) is curious. 17 P-K 4! Kt-K B 3 Not 17... Kt x Kt; 18 B-Ki 5 ch. The text is necessary, as White was threatening Kt x Kt. 18 B-K Kt 5 Q-B 2 Again necessary, as White was threatening 19 R-Q 1, Q-B 2?; 20 R-Q 7 ch, or 19 ...Q-Kt 3; 20 Kt-Q 7. 19 B-B 4 Q-Kt 3 20 R-Q 1 P-Kt 3 21 B-K Kt 5 Now all of White’s pieces arc placed at their very best, and Black cannot parry the threatened attack on his Q 2. B-Kt 2 22 Kt-Q 7 R x Kt There is nothing else; if 22... Q-Kt 2; 23 P-K 5 is decisive. 23 R x R ch K-B 1 24 B x Kt B x B 25 P-K 5! Resigns After the B moves, 2$ Q-B 3 ch is crushing. A magnificent game. —‘ A.C. Review.’ SICILIAN DEFENCE, (A simultaneous display at Margate.) White, Spielraann; Black, Elaine Saunders 1 P-K 4 P-Q B 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 5 3 P-Q 4 P x P 4Kt x P P-Q 3 5 P-Q B 4 (a) Kt-B 3 6 Kt-Q B 3 P-K Kt 3 7 B-K 2 B-Kt 2 8 B-K 3 Castles 9 Kt x Kt P x Kt 10 P-K R 4 Q-R 4 (b) 11 Q-Q 2 Kt-Kt 5 12 P-R 5 Kt x B 13 Qx Kt Q-Kt 5 14 Q-Q 2 B-K 3 15PxP B P x P 16 P-R 3 Q-B 4 17 Castles Q (c) R x P 18 P-Q Kt 4 Q-K 4 19 Resigns (d) (a) Seems to lack point, as Black is evidently not planning for P-Q 4. (b) Threat; Kt x P. Counter-attack is the way to oppose Spielmann’s premature pawn push. (c) It’s terrile. What is a poor master to do against a girl champion, who won’t even let him sacrifice a piece (as he tried to do in all the 26 games) ? (d) If K-B 2, Q x Kt ch wins a piece; and Rxß is quite promising, too. An anonymous spectator, whom I wish to thank, sent me this example of feminine guile. —‘ Observer.’ THE ‘AUSTRALASIAN CHESS REVIEW.’, In the July number of this popular maga-' zine the question of the forthcoming Chess Olympiad at Buenos Aires and the problem of an Australian team competing are discussed, and the present position is summed: up as follows:—“At present everything is 'in the air.’ What will next February bring forth? Will it be the sending of an Australian team abroad, worth several thousand pounds as an advertisement to' Australia, or will it be a bleak paragraph to the effect that Australia cannot compete owing to the lack of time for organisation,, even though a foreign Government was prepared to contribute £SOO towards the expenses? It is fervently to bo hoped that’ the first of these queries will ho answered in the affirmative.” Fresh news about the new constitution of the Chess Federation' of Australia is given, and these debatable questions are discussed and commented on. It is pretty certain that Mr A. C. Harris, the organiser, is the right man in the right place. There is, as usual, a faif amount of space allotted to Australian news, especially correspondence play and the league games. In the New Zealand news section, the Bledisloe Cup contest and Koshnitsky’s recent tour are fully reported, and it is interesting to note that Mr Koshnitsky is going to publish a complete record of his New Zealand experiences. The editor gives several pages to his seventh article on ‘ Secrets of the Chess Board,’ dealing this month with * How to Plan,’ a very interesting sketch of Mr G. C. Hastings’s chess career. There are the usual number of annotated important games, Mr F T. Hawes’s problem pages, and, to sum up, this number is fully up to the ‘ A.O.R.’s ’ standard. OTAGO CHESS CLUB. This evening the Otago Chess Club intends to celebrate retention of the Bledisloe Cup and the New Zealand chess championship by a social evening, to which members of the Oamaru and Alexandra Chess Clubs have been invited. If possible, a friendly match will be played against these clubs. After the preservation of the trophy to the captain of the team, the remainder of the evening will be devoted to the entertainment of members and visitors. THE NEW ZEALAND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, 1938. The following are the final results of the Otago-Wellington match, the southern club retaining the Bledisloe Cup : Otago. Wellington. 1. Dunlop ... 4 Severne (capt.) 4 2. W. Lang (capt) A Gyles 4 3. M'Dermid ... 0 Mason 1 4. Watt 4 Dyer 4 5. Dr Bennett ... 1 Rolling 0 6. Williamson ... 4 White 4 7. Coombs ... 1 Craven ... ... 0 8. J. F. Lang ... 1 Fairburn 0 9. M'Dermott ... 1 Vincent 0 10. Seddon ... 0 Hardy I 11. Neville ... 1 Godtschalk ..." 0 12. W. H. Allen 1 Morton 0; 13. Evans 4 Otto 4, 14. Ward 4 Sim 4' •15. K. S. Allen ... 1 Jessup 0: 16. Lawson ... 0 Wild 1. 17. Dr Herrington 4 Kitchingham ... .4, 18. Herbert ... 0 Gilbey 1 19. Dr Eawnsley 4 Webblmg , 4 '2O. Hewitt 0 Glass T 11 9 THE FORTHCOMING CHESS OLYMPIAD. Argentina.—Preparations are busily going forward at Buenos Aires for the Chess Olympiad that will take place next year. The following have already informed the Argentine Chess Federation of their intention to compete both in the international team tournament for the Hamilton-Russell Cup and in the tournament for the women’s world championshipltaly, France, Switzerland Belgium, Esthonia, Canada, Brazil,’ Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Australia. It must be noted, however, that all the above-mentioned American States (with the exception of Uruguay), and Australia are not yet members'’of the F.1.D.E., and will have to become so before they can tend teams to the Buenos Aires Congress. ‘ British Chess Magazine.’ NOTES. A prominent chess player has had to cancel his entry in a championship because he caught a cold. Apparently he has never cared much for draughts. The Australian women s correspondence chess championship has attracted 14 entries from Now South Wales and interstate competitors. Of these a few are new to this form of chess, but outstanding amongst the experienced correspondence players is Miss A. E. Kingston, the strongest crossboard player in Sydney, who is showing her skill in current games against opponents. Amongst the competitors is Mrs C. j purdy, daughter of the late Mr Spencer Crakenthorp, who visited New Zealand several times and won the Dominion championship at the 1925-26 and 1927-28 congresses. Mrs Purdy accompanied her father to New Zealand, and her many friends here are hoping that she and Mr Purdy will be present at the Centenary congress. The final results of this women’s tournament arc not yet to hand.