CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 26154, 16 July 1947, Page 10

CHESS

PROBLEM No. 2,989. (By A. F. Arguclles. First Prize, ‘ Stadium,’ 1946.) Black, 9 pieces.

While, 9 pieces. While males in hvo moves. <|fg> "S’’ flf QRB OQN3 KB3 While to mate without moving his king. PROBLEM No. 2.988. The White rook at K R 4 should be on K R 5. As set there was no solution. M,y apologies lo all. i „ A proposal to hold a triennial British Empire championship will be considered at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Chess Association. _ Each member of the Commonwealth w : ch has a recognised national chess organisation will be eligible to elect a representative, the holding coun- 1 try for the time being to- have the right lo nominate two representatives. It is suggested that the first contest lake place in Canada in May, 1948, and that the venue alternate among the competing countries for succeeding matches. The estimated cost of an entry from New Zealand would approximate £2OO, mainly for the travelling expenses involved. This project is one which should commend itself to New Zealand players, who by reason of their virtual isolation from the main centres of chess activity have hitherto been at a marked disadvantage for other than purely local tournaments. RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. A magnificent game, which was played in the Leningrad section of the Russian championships:— “ Queen’s Gambit.” 'White, Bronstein; Black Levenfich. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 N-K B 3 N-K B 3 ,3 P-B 4 P-B 3 4 P-K 3 P-K 3 5 B-Q 3 P x P 6Bx B P Q N-Q 2 7 N-B 3 P-Q N 4 8 B-Q 3 P-Q R 3 9 P-K 4 P-B 4 10 P-K 5 P x P 11 N-K 4 N-Q 4 12 Castles B-N 2 13 B-N 5 Q-N 1 14 P-Q R 4 N x P 15 Nx N :Q x N 16 Px. P. P-Q R 4 17 P-B ,4 Q-N 1 18 P-B 5 Q-K 4 19 P-N 6 B-Q 3 20 Nxß ch Qx N 21 P x P P-B 3 22 Q-R 5 ch K-Q 1 23 B-R 4 Q x K P 24 ,Q R-K 1 N-K 6 • 25 Q-Q B 5 Q-Q, 4 26 Q-B 7 ch K-K 1 27 Q x P R-K B 1 28 B-N 5 ch B-B 3 29 B x B ch Q x B 30 B x P R-B 2 31 Q-N 8 eh R-B 1 32 Q-N 5 K-Q 2 33 R-B 2 Q x P 34 Q-N 7 eli K-B 3 'ssßx P R x R 36 B x Nt Q x P 37 R-B 1 cli K-N 4 ' 38 Q-N 7 ch K-R 5 39 R-B 4. ch K-R 6 40 B-B 1 Resigns RADIO GAMES.

i no v <)s ii miToust! jxi uju nuniucr oi international radio clicks matches recently played makes one wonder whether New Zealand is losing opportunities in a sphere in which she lips, somewhat strangely, played a pioneers part. Quite, recently ‘ Ciiess World,’ refuting an American claim to have inaugurated the first international chess match (U.S.S.R. v. U.S.A.)", pointed out that in 1929 a radio match was played between the Otago Chess Club and the" Sydney Chess Club. Admittedly 'thi3 was, as matches go nowadays, a minor affair of four boards a-side, but it was carried" to a satisfactory conclusion, and clearly showed that radio matches are adaptable to New Zealand conditions. A difficulty which presents itself is that of finding an oppositon of reasonably equivalent strength to that which could be offered by a typical New Zealand team. Against a. Sydney or Melbourne team we should probably fare badly unless allowance were made for the disparity of strengths. On the other hand, the result of ,a match is of less importance than the benefit which would accrue to players from participation, and would pave the way to further radio matches. Why not, indeed, a British Empire 'championship conducted hy radio on similar linos to the Bledisloe Cup telegraph series?