CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 23325, 22 July 1939, Page 6

CHESS

[Conducted by D.H.H.] The Otago Cluh mwl. tor (ihiy at Ilia rooms, (.'apitoi Uuildinfjs, Princes street, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evening at 7.30 o'clock. Visitors tut cordial y invited to attend, and by ringing up tid-OKi trrangemenls may he intuit ior e gatm an, afternoon or evening, as the rooms art 0 en ( 0 t )0 -h duh members and visitors [We mvit- rommuniraljons on all matters concerning che.s. Solf.irns of problems, games, and analysis will receive our attention, and if of suffidiv me, it wilt Uj inserted. All communications to b stidresst t “ Chess Keillor,” ‘ F.vening Star.') TO CORRESPONDENTS. E.K.K. (Wellington).—Thanks for letter and results. H..1.C. (Wellington).—Obliged for Australian problems, etc. H.J.C. (Wellington).—Obliged for cuttings. C.J.3.1*. (Sydney).—Congratulations upon year correspondence chess championship tvi n J.C.M'C. (Wellington).—Thanks for letters and information. L.D.W. (Sydney).—Please to bear of your cliess activities in Sydney and semi greetings from Dunedin players.

CORRECT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS 2,739 c

2,740: 2,741: J.A.C. •(Mcvmnglon), A.E. (Roslyn), 0.8. (Maori Hill), T.J.W. (St. Kilda), J.J.M. (Musselburgh), W.A. (Maori Hill), A.W, (Dunedin), J.S.M.L. (Dunedin), J.A.M'D. (Morningtou), E.A.L. (Invercargill). W.A.M. (Dunedin), H.E.H. (Roslyn). 2,742: J.A.C. (Morningtou), A.E. (Roslyn), 0.8. (Maori Hill). W.A. (Maori Hill), A.E. (Roslyn), J.A.M‘D. (Morningtou), J.S.M.L. (Dunedin), W.A.M. (Dunedin), H.E.H. (Roslyn) SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS 2,741; R-Q B 8 2,742: K-B 6. Black. White. Black. White. IRxKt ch 2 Q-Q 6 B-B 3 3 Q-Q 2 1 R-R 22 Q-B 5 Else JQsll 1 R'-R 1 2 Kt-B 4 ch Any 3 Q x B 1 B any 2 Q-B sch K-R 3 3Q slt etc. PROBLEM 2,743. (By T. H. Hopwood.) Black, 7 pieces.

White, 8 pieces. Mato in three moves. q lß4B|B|?b3Ql|3kKt2p| BP6|2ktlp3|2Rs|2kt4K. PROBLEM 2,744. (By Henry. Turton.) ' *

Black, 5 pieces

Whfte, 8 pieces

White to play and mate in three moves. 7kt)2b2kt2|K2Kt4|4p?B| 81PlP5|lPlk4|2KlK3,

ScJvers will remember that in problem 2,727, which was awarded first prize in ‘ L’Echiquier ’ in the 1937-38 competition and was published in the chess column of the ‘ Times Weekly Edition,’ a cook B-K 4 was discovered. We wrote to the editor of the ‘ Times ’ column asking if he had any explanation, and received the following reply from the director, Mr P. S. Milner Barry: “ You are quite right about 5,392, and I agree that it is an extraordinary thing that the judges overlooked the cook. I shall be delighted to exchange columns with you.”

NEW SOUTH WALES CHESS ASSOCIA TION.

A simultaneous game played by Lajos Steiner, • the famous Hungarian master, against Mr L. 1). Wakelin (Grigg), formerly chess editor of tthe Dunedin ‘ Evening Star.’ White, L. Steiner; Black, L. D. Wakelin. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-K B 3 3 P-K B 4 B-Q B 4 4 Kt-K B 3 Castles 5 P-Q 4 Bx P 6 Kt x B P x Kt 7 Q x P P-Q 3 8 B-K 2 Kt-Q B 3 10 Castles B-K B 4 11 B-B 3 B-Kt 5 12 Q-B 2 B x B 13 Qx R Kt-Q 5 14 Q-Q 3 P-Q B 4 15 B-K 3 Kt-Q B 3

16 P-Q R 3 P-QEJ 17 Q R-K 1 P-Q Kt 4 18 K-R 1 IMS 5 19 Q-Q 2 Kt x P 20 Kt x Kt R x Kt 21 Q-Q 5 Q-K 1 22 Q x P Q R-Q 1 25 Q-B 5 Q R-B 1 24 B-B 2 If. x R 25 R x R Q-Q 2 26 Q-Kt 6 Kt-Kt 1 27 I’-lv R 3 Q-Q 7 28 Q-K 3 Qx Q 29 R x Q R-Q 1 30 K-Kt 1 Kt-Q P. 3 31 K-B 1 Kt-Q 5 32 P-Q B 3 Kt-Kl 6 33 R-K 7 R-R 8 clt 34 B-K 1 K-B 1 35 R-R 7 Kt-B 4 36 K-Kt 2 R-Q 2 37 B-B 2 If x R 38 B x Kt ch ...R-K 2 ch 59 B x R ch K x E 40 K-K 3 K-Q 3 41 K-Q 4 P-K B 4 Draw agreed to. Steiner stated later that it looked a precarious draw fer White. “TARRASCH DEFENCE.” Played in the British championship at Great Yarmouth, 1935. White, W. Winter; Black, T. H. Tylor. 1 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 2 Kt-Q B 3 P-Q 4 3 P-K Kt 3 (c) P-Q B 4 4 B P x P K P x P (a) 5 Kt-B 3 (b) Kt-Q B 3 o P-K Kt 3 (c) Kt-B 3 7 B-Kt 2 B-K 2 8 Castles Castles 9 P x P (d) P-Q 5 10 Kt-Q R 4 B-B 4 11 P-Q Kt 4 (e) P-Q G 12 P-K 3 Kt x P 15 Kt-Q 4 Kt-B 7 14 Kt x B Kt x R 15 Kt x B ch Q x Kt 16 Qx P Q-Q 2 (f) 17 Q x Q Kt x Q, 18 B x P Q R-Kt 1 19 P-B 6 Kt-B 7 20 B-Q 2 Kt-K 4(g). 21 R-B 1 Kt-B 6 cb 22 K-Kt 2 Kt x B 23 R x Kt Kt-Kl 8 (li) 24 P-B 7...... Q R-B 1 25 B x R......R’ x B 26 R-Kt 2 Resigns. —Notes by Mrs Stevenson (Miss Mcndcbik).— (a) Black can oiler a pawn for an attack with 4...8 P x P; 5 Q x P, Kt-Q B 3; 6 Q-Q 1, P x P; 7 Q x P, B-K 3; 8 Q x Q ch, R x Q with threats of Kt-Kt 5 cr Kt-Q 5. White, however, does best to Continue; 5 Q-R 4 clt, Q-Q 2 (best); 6 Kt-Kt 5, Kt-Q R 3; 7 P-Q 6!; but if 7 Kt-K B 3, B-Kt 5 cb; 8 B-Q 2, B x B ch; 9 K x B (threatening Kt-K 5), Kt-B 3; 10 Kt-K 5, Kt-K 5 ch; 11 K-K 1, K-K B 4, 12 Kt-Q 6 ch, K-K 2; 13 Q x Q cb, B x Q; 14 Q Kt x B P, K R-Q B 1; 15 P-Q 6 ch, K-K 1; 15 P-Q R 3. Kt-Kt 6; 16 E-Q Kt 1, U-B 7 with belter games. (b) If 5 P x P, P-Q 5! (c) To bring the bishop to bear on the weak Q P. (d) Or 9 B-Kt 5, B-K 3; 10 P x P, B x P; 11 R-B 1, B-K 2; 12 Q-E 4. etc. (e) Not wishing to give Black time to support his Q P, for example; 11 P-Q R 3, Kt-K 5; 12 P-Q Kt 4. B-B 3. Ho could also have tried; 11 Kt-R 4. B-K 5; 12 P-B 3, B-Q 4; 13 Kt-B 5, etc.

(f) The only way of avoiding immediate loss of the Kt.

(g) Tho other Kt is cut off as in reply to Kt-R 6 there follows B-Kt 4.,

(10 If 23...K1-K 5; 24 P-B 7, Q R-B 1; 25 B i Kt.

NEW ZEALAND CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, 1939-40.

The results of the first round in tho annual contest for the Bledisloo Cup wore that Canterbury boat Otago, the present holders of the cup, and Auckland won the match against Wellington. The final round, thorefere, will be between the Auckland and Canterbury Clubs, and will bo commenced this evening. This should prove an interesting and close contest. Since 1885 there have been 26 club matches played between the two southern clubs, and results were that Otagc had 17 wins, Canterbury 6, and there were three tics. The following are the details of the Otago-Cantcrbury match: — Otago. Canterbury. 1 Dunlop 0 Hindin ! 1 2 Watt i Abbott : 4 3 M‘Dcrmid

(oapt.) 4 Armstrong ... 4 4W. Lang ... 1 Darwin (capt.) 0 SJ. Lang ... 4 klrs Abbott ... 4 6 Williamson 1 Kennedy 0 7 Coombs ... 4 Hay 4 8 Balk 4 Hunter 4 9 Seddon 1 Graj 6 10 Langley ... 0 Dobson i 11 Allen ... ... 0 Mitchell 1 12 Neville 0 Lovell-Smith ... 1 13 Wright ... 4 Adair 4 14 Marlow ... 0 Joyce 1 15 Dr Barnett 0 Duff 1 16 Evans ... 4 Moore 4 17 Ward 0 Kent 1 18 Dr Herrington 4 Hadler 4 19 Lawson ... 1 Hobday 0 Miss Wellard 20 Twose 1 King 0

Totals ... 9 11 The full score of the North Island fixtures was as follows; Auckland. Wellington. 1 Taylor i Dyer { 2 Jones i Gyles | 3 Newick ... A Severne £ 4 Burry i, Beyer £ 5 Baeyertz ... 0 Mason 1 6 Addis 1 Kelling 0 7 Leonard ... A Wade , A 8 Mclntosh ... A M'Crea A 9 Belton ... 1 Craven 0 10 Wingfield, ... 0 Hardy 1 11 Short, Dr ... 1 Fairburn 0 12 Short, Mrs ... A Morton A' 13 Fletcher ... 1 Vincent 0 14 Adkins A White 2 15 Langabeer | Sim 5 16 Spencer ... A Otto A 17 Stables ... | Webling A 18 Bundock ... A Jessup A 39 Wilson 0 Hutchings ... 1 20 Barker ... J Glass ,} Total lOj Total ... ... 9A Of the 20 matches played to date the Wellington Club has won 17, the Auckland Club has won six, and one ended in a tie. ■THE AUSTRALIAN CHESS REVIEW.’ The June number of the ‘ A.C.R.’ is, as usual, attractive and interesting. In dealing with the proposed Buenos Aires Chess Olympiad, which has again been postponed to August 23, the editor remarks: “ If the tournament falls through, it will evidently bo the fault of some bumptious Minister, and as Australians are used to these, the disappointment will be accepted philosophically.” The general Australian and New Zealand nows is up to date, and deals with the main features of chess events during the past month, Including the final account of the recent correspondence chess play for the championship of Australia, and wo have to congratulate Mr C. J. S. Purdy upon being the first holder of the correspondence chess championship of Australia. A short sketch of the career of Mrs Rosemarie Fletcher, who is called “ a modern Caissn,” will he specially interesting to the lady subscribers to the ‘ A.C.R.' This month the editor deals at some length with ‘ That Isolated Queens Pawn.’ The selection of the games is distinctly good, Mr P. T Hawes’s problem pages are up to standard, including a note on critical plav, and once more we have to congratulate the editor upon his last number.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAPH MATCH. In the annual interstate telegraphic match, Victoria defeated New South Wales, 5i to 4i- The ‘ A.C.K.’ says Victoria’s two successive wins have revitalised this contest, which waned in public interest with New South Wales’s eight successive wins in 1920-37. Details of scores, Victorian names first Martin • Green 1. G. Koshnitsky 0, Max Green 1, C. J. S. Purdy 0, h L Oliver 0, M. E. Goldstein 1, J. C. Alston 0, F. A. Growl 1, H. R. Adam j \ R. Noild 0, S. Laiarc 1, F. L. Vaughan 0, F. R. Taylor 0, H. Klass 1,

K Turna 0, H. Oharmatz 1, W. D. Keating A, W. Wren A. H. Dunn 1, A. Willison 0. Lajos Steiner adjudicated the unfinished games remaining at the end of play. __ SELF-PLAYING CHESSMEN. Seasoned chess players sometimes find it difficult to appreciate that, to a be-o-innor, the realisation of just hew any given piece moves and which squares it commands requires a conscious act of memory. How very often one sees players of a few weeks' standing quite innocently moving a rook diagonally, or a bishop parallel to the side of the board. It may oven bo assumed that lapses of subconscious memory of the moves are at the root of what players ■ call ” chess blindness,” an affliction, be it hastily added, of the mind; not of the eye. In loading beginners through the rudiments of the game, advice should be given to them to visualise rays starting out from queen, king, rook, etc. in the lines of their possible movement. The suggestion has been found to be very helpful. An ingenious device by an Australian chess lover, Mr H. C. F. Morant, is designed on a similar principle to simplify the learning, of the game. Mr Moran t's set of chessmen consists of squares of cardboard upon which are shown the conventional printed symbols of the pieces, and arrows radiating from the central symbols indicating the direction of movement proper to each piece—(Melbourne ‘Age’). NOTES. Max Pavey, a 21-year-old medical student, participated in the Scottish championship tournament. He beat J. M. Ailken in the first round, and won the first place with a considerable margin, In a recent demonstration in Sydney Mr Lajos Steiner played 45 games, losing only one and had five draws. The winner was Mr J. B. Bell, and those who obtained draws’were: The New South Wales lady champion, Miss Kingston, Mrs C. Ivey, Rev. A. F. Oliver, Messrs G. F. Godfrey and J. d! Wakelin (a past secretary of the Otago Chess Club and chess editor of the ‘ Evening Star'). The world’s two greatest blindfold players have been louring. The world champion is, however, doing little in this style now-a-days. Kollanowski had the following fine figures in his sixty 'displays in Canada■ and the United States of America Played Won Lost Drawn Blindfold 2¥l 195 15 61 Ordinary 392 346 10 '36 (“ Chess