CHESS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6757, 9 November 1928, Page 4

CHESS

(By “A.W.”) Following the usual custom, the members of the Palmerston North' Chess Club wore free from tourney play on .Tuesday night, their first meet- ■ ing of the month, and unanimously declared in fayour of a caterpillar match. Messrs Messenger, Richards and Thirtle volunteered' to ehgage the rest of fhe members,'and • played successive moves in the order named. They had the white and black pieces at alternative boards. Their opponents were Whitaker, H. B. Thurborn, Mitchell, Espiner, Stewart, K. fhorburn, Lattimore/Spiith and Fleck. All the games were completexl after , about two and-a-half hours’ play,'the final result being a tie, three wins, three’ draws and three ■ losses, 4J points. - The wins were scored by Espiner, Stewart and Fleck,the 'draws 1 by Whitaker, Mitchell K. Thurburn. One or two amusing errors were made owing to the novel conditions, but on the whole the play was very good, and there can be no doubt that the members are benefiting by these matches. Their: play is becoming quicker, and they are not so easily; disturbed • by. noise Or movement in the room. Two Knights’ Defence. The following game was played in the 2Sth New Zealand championship congress held at Christchurch, December 26, 1915. White refuses to withdraw his bishop at'move'6, and black' gets a good game. G.G. Dodds B. J. Barnes Nelson Wellington White.- * • ... Blacky tf : •; i 1. F-K4 ■ - 2. S ; KB3 , S-Q83. :/ , ;f ... 3. pr-ia 'V ; ;. S-B3 .M '% ■ 4. S-S5 P-Q4 5. PxP S-.QK4. 6. Q-K2 . ...... B-Q3 .... 7. S-K4 •" SxS 8. Q-S 0-0 9. B-K2 . ✓ P-KB4 10: Q-QE4 ' Efef n. p-pe-p ■■ V •, 33. P-Q3 ‘ B-K3 • , 13. S-Q2 ■ • ‘P-'Q&U , ii qxsp ; 's-f ’; t - • 15. Q-E4 ’ Q-S4 36. B-Bl ‘ ■ -B-Q4 C--17. S-K4 ' Q-S3 18. S-S5 : P-85. .... 19. P-QB3 • v Q»S • * 20. -PxS ‘ •<" ' • PxP: : 21. B-Q2 ' KB-Klch 22. K-Ql BxSP ' 23. Bxß' Qxß 24. R-Kl Q-B6ch 25. K-Bl - ' QR-Blch - ■ 26. Resigns. ,; -i