CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 26000, 15 January 1947, Page 5

CHESS

PROBLEM No. 2,963. (By Comins Mansfield.)

—Brisbane Tourney, 1933. Black, 7 pieces.

SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. 2,961: Q-K 7. The key offers Black the choice of Q or K, neither of which can be accepted. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. The complete table of scores in the championship is as follows: — T. Lepviikman, Wellington 4,1, 4,1, 4,0, 1,1, 1,1, 1; total 84, place 1. ' . J D. Steele, Wellington C.C.: 4> *> s> 4,4, 1,1, 4, 4. 1,1, j! total 8, place 2. K. Beyer, Wellington W.M.C.: 0, 4> "» 4,4, 4. 1. 4. 1. 1,1, 1; total 74, place 3. R. O Scott, Civil C.C. Wellington: 4, 4,4, 4,4, 4. 0, l, l, 4,4; total 6 > P lace 4 - N. T. Fletcher, Wellington C.C.: 0,4, j. 4,4, 4. T> 1. 0. !. 4 : totel 6 < P lace 4 - N. Cromarty, Wanganui C.C.: 4. 0,4, 4,4, o, i, 4, l, 4,1; total 6 > P la E e f , D. Lynch, Hastings C.C.: 1,0, 0, 4> 4> 1, ”, 0,4, 1,0, 1; total 54, place 7. C. P. Belton, Auckland C. C.: -0, 4,4 i 1,0, 0,1, 4,0, 1,1; total 54, place 7. R. H. Christensen, Palmerston North: 0,4, 0,0, 0,4, 4. 4. 1, U 0; total 4, place 9. „ „ „ „ , G. C. Cole,-"Nelson C.C.: 0,0, 0,0, 1, 0,0, 1,0, 0,1; total 3, place 10. ’H. A. McGilvary, Otago C.C.: 0,0, 0, iO. 1,1, 0,0, 1,-0; total 3, place 10. J. L. Hardy, Wellington W.H.C.: 0,0, 0,4, 4,0, 0,0, 1, D, 1, —, total 3, place 10. The winner, Mr T. Lepviikmann, who retains his title for another year, is an Estonian by birth, and learned the game in that country. He improved liis play considerably during nine years’ residence in Rotterdam, and was an interested spectator of the game between Dr Emve and the late Dr Alekhine for the- world’s championship. The runner-up takes second place for the second time. Steele is a young Wellington player of great promise, who will in succeeding congresses he an even more powerful contender for the title. NEW ZEALAND CONGRESS, 1946. The following game against Lynch, champion of the Hastings Chess Club, was McGilvary’s best win in the tournament.. The end-game commences at an i eai'iy stage, about the twenty-fifth move, and from this point onwards his play is of excellent. quality. Each move is forceful and with a definite object, forcing Black’s resignation in very short order:— —Dutch Defence.— While,-H. A. McGilvary (Otago); Black, D. Lynch (Hastings). 1 P-Q 4 P-K 3 2 N-K B 3 P-K B 4 3 P-Q B 4...... N-K B 3 4 N-Q B 3 B-N 5 5 B-B 4 Castles 6 P-K 3 P-Q 3 7 B-K 2 P-Q N 3 8 K N-Q 2 B-N 2 9 B-B 3 B x B 10 Qx B Q N-Q 2 11 B-N 3. Bx N 12 P x B Q-K 2 13 Castles P-Q R 4 14 P-Q R 4 P-K N 4 .15 Q-N 7...... Q R-B 1 16 P-K B 4 N-R 4 17 P-K 4 N x B . 18 P x N N-B 3 19KPxP K P x P 20 Q R-K 1...... Q-B 2 21 P x P...J.N-N 5 22Q-QS QxQ 23 Px Q. Q R-K 1 24 R-K 6 R x R 25 P x R R-K 1 26 R-K 1 P-Q 4 27 N-B 3 P-B 4 28 N-R 4 P-R 3 29NxBP R P x P 30 P-K 7...... P x P 31 P x P N-B 3 32 N-Q 6 K-N 2 33 N x R......N x N 34 R-K B 1 P-N 4 35 R-B 8 N-Q 3 36 P-Q 8 (Q) N x Q 37 R x N...... Resigns