CHESS

Manawatu Times, Issue 6848, 1 March 1929, Page 9

CHESS

(By “A.W.”) The results of the tenth round of the championship tourney of the Palmerston North Chess club at the close of play on Tuesday were:—Messenger 1 v. Whitakero 0; .Thirtle 1 v. Fleck 0; Espiner It. L Thorburn 0. Several games in arrears from previous rounds have been played off during the past few weeks:—Wright 0 v. Richards 1; Stewart % v. H. R. Thorburn J; L. Thorburn 1 v. H. R. Thorburn 0; Thirtle 1 v. L. Thorburn 0. The eleventh (and last) round will bo played on March 5 and 12 and the issue is still in doubt as several games are in arrear. By resolution of the committee, the 19th and 26th of March are allotted to unplayed and adjourned games, after which dates they will bo awarded by default. The following remarkable game was won by the present world’s champion, A. Alekhiu in Moscow in 1915. French Defence. 1. P-K4 P-K3 2. P-Q4 P-Q4 3. S-QB3 S-KB3 4. B-S5 B-S5 5. P-K5 P-KR3 6. PxS Pxß 7. PxP B-S.l 8. P-KR4 PxP 9. Q-S4 B-K2 10. P.KS3 P-QB4 11. SPxP PxP 12. P-R5 PxS 13. P-R6 PxP 14. R-Sl Q-R4ch 15. K-K2 QxP 16. P-R7 QxR 17. PxPR(Q)ch K-Q2 18. QxBP QxPch 19. K-B3 S-B3 20. Q(S4)xPch K-B2 21. Q-B4ch K-S3 22. Q(K6)-K3ch B-B4 23. P-S8(Q) P-S8(Q) 24. R R6II and wins for if Qxß 23. Q-S4ch Q-S4 26. Q-QSch K-R3 27. Q(K3)-R3ch and mates in two moves. (From “My Best/Games of Chess’’ by A. Alekhiu)^H|L