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Evening Star, Issue 23171, 21 January 1939, Page 22

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[Conducted by D.H.H.] The Otago Club meet? lor play at the rooms, Capitol Bu idings, Princes street, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening at 7,30 o’clock. Visitor* arc cordially invited to attend, and by ringing up 22-646 arrangements may be made for a game any afternoon or evening, as the rooms an* open to both club members and visitors at any time. f\Ve invitf communications on all matters concerning ct»»ss. Solutions of problems, games, and analysis will rece ve our attention, and if of sufficient merit wili he inserted. All communications to he addressed Chess Editor/* ‘ Evening Star,’] TO CORRESPONDENTS. F.K.K. iWellington).—Thanks for usual news budget. J.A.M'D. (Greymoutli).—Hope your local art union will be a success. H.J.C. (VVellington).—Obliged for Australian cuttings. H.J;C. (Wellington).—Thanks for cuttings, etc. O.P.W. (Richmond). Will again analyse 2,681. CORRECT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,687: J.A.M'D. (Greymoutli), O.P.W. (Richmond), King (Timaru). 2,688: J.A.M'D. (Greymoutli), O.P.W. (Richmond), King (Timaru;. 2,689: J.A.C. (Mornington), W.A.M. (Dunedin), J.J.M. (Musselburgh), T.J.W. (St. Kilda), A.E. (Roslyn), W.A. (Maori Hill), A.W. (Dunedin), J.S.M.L. (Dunedin), A..J.M‘D. (Mornington), King (Timaru) . 2,690: J.A.C. (Mornington), W.A.M. (Dunedin). A.E. (Roslyn), W.A. (Maori Hill), A.W. (Dunedin), J.S.M.L. (Dunedin), A.J.M'D. (Mornington), King (Timaru). SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,689: P-Kt 5. 2,690: Kt-B 5. PROBLEM No. 2,691. (By G. J. Slater.) Black, 8 pieces.

White, 7 pieces. White to play and mate in two. 4b 3 | BB 6 | 3Kt r 1 p 1 I kb 3 k p Q X | 1 kt 1 II 4 | 2 R p 4 | 5 K 2 1 8. PROBLEM 2,692. (By William Byas.) Black, IX' pieces.

While, 11 pieces. White plays and mates in two moves. 3kt 3 B I 2Q2 b 2■) 2p r 4 | rRq2kPP|2 P p Kt Kt p b 1 p282P11 8 1 2 K 6. THE AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. The following is the score of the game between G. Koshnitsky and C. J. S. Purdy (former champion) in the recent Australian championship tourney : ' Siciliaji Defence. White, G. Koshnitsky (N.S.W.); Black, C. J. S. Purdy (holder). 1 P-K 4 P-Q B 4 2 Kt-K B 3...... P-Q 3 3 P-Q 4 P x P 4 Kt x P Kt-K E 3 5 P-K B 3 (a) P-K 4 6 B-Kt 5 ch B-Q 2 7 B x B ch Q x B (b) 8 Kt-B 5 P-Q 4 9 B-Kt 5 Kt-B 3 (c) 10 B x Kt P x B 11 Kt-B 3 (d) B-Kt 51 12 Qx P Qx Q Kt-Q 5! 14 Kt-K 3 (e)....;.R-Q B 1 15 Castles-Q-R (f) B x Kt 16 P x B R x P 17 K-Q 2! R-B 4! 18 P-Q R 4! Castles! 19 P-B 3....:.Kt-Kt 6 ch 20 K-B 2 Kt-R 4? (g) 21 R-Q 3 R-Q 1 22 R-K Kt 1 P-Kt 3 23 R-Kt 4 Kt-Kt 2 24 Kt-B 5! Kt-Q 3 25 Kt x Kb (h) R x Kt 26 R-Kt 5 R-B 2 27 P-R 5! P x P 28 R x P K-B 1 29 R-Q 1 P-B 4 30 K-Q 3 R-Q Kt 3 31 R-R 3 R-Kt 4 32 P-Q B 4 P-K 5 ch 33 K-Q 4 R-Kt 5 34 R-Q B 1 K-K 1 35 P-Q 6! R-Q 2 36 K-Q 5 R-Kt 7 37 P-B 5 R x P 38 P x P P x P 39 P-B 6! R-Q 7 ch 40 Kx P R(Q7) xQ P (i) 41 P x R ch R x P 42 R (B 1)-Q R 1 Resigns (a) This move has been lately in great vogue in Soviet Russia. Black’s next constitutes the “ Moscow Defence.” (c) 7... Q Kt x B; followed by...P-Q 4, is an interesting alternative. (c) Black decides to sacrifice a pawn, wishing to avoid the following variation:— 9 P x P; 10 B x Kt, Q x Q ch; 11 K x Q, P x B; 12 P x P, and W’hite has the. advantage. (d) Underestimating Black’s attack. Much better was the straight-forward 11 Q x P, Q x Q; 12 P x Q, Kt-Kt 5; 13 Kt-K 3, B-B 4; 14 P-Q R 3, and White remains a pawn up, with a safe game. (e) 14 Kt x Kt, P x Kt; 15 P-Q R 3, was a playable alternative. (f) White decides to return the pawn at once. (g) Black misses his chance to force the draw. Both players have overlooked that after 20 K R-B 1; 21 A-Q 3, Kt-Q 5 ch; White king is forced to return to Q 2, after which Kt-Kt 6 ch forces the draw hv perpetual check. Both Purdy and Koshnitsky thought that White could play 22 K-Kt 2, in which case Black obtains the advantage by 22... Kt-K 7! (h) The simplest. The two passed pawns in the centre prove too strong in the ending. (i) White found the shortest way to win. If 40... R(Q 2) xP; 41 P-B 7! and White wins.—Sydney ‘ Morning Herald,’

White, Dr Schwarz (Munich) ; Black, Duren (Dortmund). 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 P-Q 4 Px P 4 B-Q B 4 B-K 2 5 P-B 3 P x P 5 Kt-R 4 is the normal move for Black here; 5... P x P leads to considerable complications. 6 Q-Q 5 Resigns! Black thought that the loss of a piece was inevitable, but this is not so. He should have continued 6... Kt-R 3; 7 B x Kt, castles; 8 B-B I, Kt-Kt 5; 9 Q-K R 5, P-Q 4, with very good chances —e.g., 10 B x P (10 P x P, Kt-B 7 ch), Kt-Q 6 ch; 11 K-K 2, Kt x B ch; 12 R x Kt, P x P. ■ J. BOYD DUNLOP, Dominion Chess Champion, 1938-39. The following is Mr Dunlop’s chess record in New Zealand chess congresses: Tunaru, 1911-12, tie fourth place; Dunedin, 1920-2921, first place; Auckland, 19211922, first place; Christchurch, 1922-1923, first place; Wellington, 1923-1924, fifth place (won bv Crakenthorpe); Dunedin (Exhibition), 1925-1926, third place (won by Crakenthorpe); Auckland, 1926-1927, third place; Dunedin, 1933-1934, first place;

Christchurch, 1934-1935, fourth place; Dunedin, 1937-1938, second place; Wanganui, 1938-1939, first place. In all the congresses that Mr Dunlop has played in ho has never missed the prize list. The following are further successes of the present champion;—Otago Chess Club junior champion, 1909-10; senior champion, 1910-11; champion, Oamaru Club, 19131917. Ho participated in the Australian congress, 1932-33 and in the London Christmas congress, 1927-28, and at that tourney boat Mr Winter, the well-known English champion. SCRAPS FROM THE ‘ N.S.W. CHESS BULLETIN. From Windy Wellington—not Gales but Gyles. Initials: A.W.—“ Awatea,” think of that? The ‘ N.S.W. Chess Bulletin ’ herewith starts a prize list with a 10s note. Object: Two-rnoves-a-minute tournament of 12 congress players; to be played in two sections, Sunday morning, Januaij 8, in the Botanic Gardens or the Domain. Winners of each section to play a whirlwind 15-seconds-a-move match “ pronto ” for a special prize. Motion picture rights reserved to N.S.W.C.B. The “ chess is slow ” lie will be scotched in Australia for ever, in the light of day thereby. An al fresco luncheon follows on the spot—loaves, fishes, and a sermon on the flat. Siesta. ‘Sunday Sun’: Chess—the quickening of the dead? Madam Tussaud received inspiration after seeing wooden pieces being pushed about a board, 18 m.p.h. time limit. Sydney’s living statues wore on show at Anthony Hordern’s Art Gallery—l 4 of them. A new form of hero worship is hero—the wearing of knife-edged white trousers in the chess arena. Cecil Purdy will autograph pairs of these special trousers upon receipt of a donation to the trip to Argentine fund. Lajos Steiner writes to say he is on his way to Australia via Java. Leaving Buda Pest December 22 last, he will arrive in Australia about March 8. OTAGO CHESS CLUB. The monthly meeting of the. committee was held last Saturday evening, when there was a full attendance. Dr E. W. Bennett, the president, was in the chair. The secretary was asked to send letters of congratulation to Mr J. Boyd Dunlop upon having won the Dominion championship for the fifth time and. headed the championship roll as far as wins are concerned, and also to Mr J. J. Marlow, one of the senior members of the club and twice president, on the occasion of the celebration of his golden wedding. It was decided to hold a social evening on Saturday, February 11, to celebrate the winning of the Blcdisloe Cup, and also to welcome Mr G. D. Wright on his return after his world’s tour, and to congratulate Mr Dunlop upon his recent championship win at Wanganui. The following are at present the leaders

in the 1938-9 club competitions:—Championship ; R, Watt, 9 games played, 7 wins; Dr Bennett, 10 games, 6 wins. B grade championship: R. Lungley, 5 games, 3 wins; W. Herbert, 4 games, 2 wins. Minor handicap: A. C. Twose, 14 games, 12 wins; H. Hewitt, 12 games, 10 wins; p. Williamson, 6 games, 4 wins. So far the number of games played falls far below the usual number at this time of the chess year. NOTES. The winner of the premier reserve at the New Zealand Chess Congress at Wanganui, R. G. Wade (Wellington), is only 17 years of age, but has been a chess player for eight years. He was taught the game by his father in Dunedin, and on going to Wellington to continue his studies joined up with the Wellington Chess Club, where he holds No. 2 position on the ladder. He is a keen student of chess, and plays a sound game, whether on the attack or defending. Wade lost one game and drew another out of the nine games ho played in the premier reserve.