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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15411, 20 September 1913, Page 4 (Supplement)

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. \ No. 2972 (Salkind> is correctly solved by " Q '* "F.C.L,," ."Akarana." "H. 8.8.." C.H.," " Fortescue," and "Tenei." ' "F.K.&."—Thanksi Hope you will hive a good time. Will do best re items, but cannot guarantee anything. Other matter will have attention. < ' . " A.G.F."—Thanks {or letters. Will take some digesting. " H. 3.8."— for paper. Soveral correspondent have forwarded B-Kt 6 ch as key-move to No, 2972. This is answered by BxR. Advance solutions received from "Q.," Frank Willis, " C.H.," " Forteseue," "A.E.H.." " Tenei," " Waiheathen," " H.L." and Onewa." SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 2972. (By L. B. Saiktsd.) White 10, Black 12. 5284. 18pQS3, 2p4r, E3k2q,.lpblßßls, lp4Pl. 3P83. blrs. White mates m two. Key-move: Q-E. 8. SOLVERS' REMARKS. No 2972.—" F.C.L." writes:—" Seldom find all the major pieces taking part in a threemover. PROBLEM No. 2974. (By Josef Cmora.) Black, 4.

White. 5. 8, 8, K7, IQ6, 6pl, 2p3Pl. 2p5. 2SkIS2. 'White to play and mate in three moves. PEOBLEM No. 2975. (By KossTASTwr Gavbhov. Ismail, Russia. Fourth prize Western Daily Mercury Tourney, 1913.)

Whitb, 9. E3821c 3QS3, 6bKl, 2P2P2. 4slpl. rt. 2b48. lq5E. White to play and mate in two moves. Here is a neat ending by the late Sam. Loyd:— White (3 men).—K on K5, R's on Qgq and QKt 2. Black (6 men).—K on KB 2, B's on KB so. and KKt sq, P'b on K3. QB 3, and QB 5. (srrl, 7k, 2plp3, 4K3, p7. 8, 186. 3R4.) White to play and win. THE DUTCH INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT. We are glad to notice that Yates did well in the international tournament at Scheveningen. As already announced, Alechin won the tournament, Janowski being second. Their scores were:—Alechin (with one round unplayed), 11} ; Janowski, 9. Then followed:— Olland, 8; Yates and Broker. 1\ each; Englund, 51; Loman, 5; Speiier, 4. Yates won his game against Janowski and drew with Alechin. Appended is a brilliant game played in the eighth round. The score and notes are from the Yorkshire Post:— Queer's Cototeb Gambit. ' White, G. -F. Breyerj Black. F. England. 1 P-K 4—P-Q 4 12 Kt-Kt 5 PxKt 2 PxP-QxP 13 Bxß-KtxKt 3 Kt-QB 3—Q-QE 4 14 BxP ch—K-B 1 4 P-QKt4<&)—Q-K4ch 15 RxKt—B-K 3 5 B-K2—P-Q.B 3 16 Q-K 2 (c)— 1 6 Kt-B 3—Q-B 2 17 P-Q BxP 7 Castles—P-K 4 18 Rxß— 8 R-K I—B-Q 3 19 B-Ql--P-QB 3 (d) 9 P-Q 4—Kt-K 2 20 Rxß—Pxß 10 KtxP—BxP 21 QxKt Resigns. 11 B-Q 2—Kt-Q 2 (a) The pawn may be taken, but Breyer is so ingenious in attack that players avoid, it possible, running into a gambit against him. (b) Not to be denied, the Hungarian has now a fine open game, full of possibilities. (c) Threatening Bxß—Pxß. QxP. followed by B-QB 4. with a mating position. (d) If 19...8-B 3. 20 QxKt ch-QxQ. 21 R-Q 8 ch, forcing mate. li 19 ... B-K S. 20 Q-K 5 or R-Q 7 equally win. The following game (from the same source) was played in the seventh round: — White, F. D. Yates; Black. R. J. Loman. 1 P-K 4-P-Q 4 12 Q-K 4 ch—B-K 3 2 PxP-QxP 13 KE-Q 1 (o)—B-Q 3 3 KuQB 3-Q-QR 4 14 QxKtP-K-K 2! 4 P-Q P-K 4 (a) 15 B-B QR-Q 1 5 B-Q&t 5 16 Kt-Q 4—K-B 1 (d) 6 B-Q 3—Kt-QB 3 (b) 17 Kt-B S—Q-KR 4 7 KKt-K 2—KtxP 18 Ktxß-:BxB 8 Castles— 19 Ktxß ch-PxKt 9 QxKt-Kt-B 3 20 Q-B 8 ch—Kt-Kt 2 10 Kt-K B-Q 2 21 R-Q 7 ch—K-B 3 11 KtxKt PxKt " 22 QxR and wins (e). (a) Obtaining a free and open game, though at some risk. (b) Black does well in declining the offered pawn, as the quick development of the White pieces would Be more than compensation. (c) Now that Black's king's side pawns are broken, White prevents the king finding safety on the queen's wing. (d) If 16 ... BQ 4, 17 Kt-B S K-K 3, 16 Rxß—Qxß, 19- Kt-Kt 7 ch, winning the queen. , If 16 . . . B-Q 2, 17 Bxß ch and wins. (e) Only a few harmless checks remain for Black. AUCKLAND CHESS CLUB. The heats in the handicap tournament are completed. Mr. Wright won his adjourned game with Mr. Sim. The following competitors have qualified for the final:— G. E. Adams. Coulthard, Evans, Ewen, Myers, and Wright. These six are to play an all-round tournament amongst themselves for the first prize and the winner's right to have his name engraved on the Gambit Cup. Should Mr. Coulthard win first prize, the cup will become his property. The individual scores of the above-named competitors in the sectional play were:Section A: Coulthard, 7£ wins, 24 losses; Adams. 73; Ewen, 7—3. Section B: Evans, 7—l; Myers, 6— Wright, 6—2. Cannon, with a score of & in the A section, just missed the 'bus. In the level tournament the " cloth" did a " fast hundred" this week, with the result that there is now only one frame outstanding —Grierson v. Wingfieldj This may possibly affect second place, as should Mr. Wingfield win he will tie with Mr. Ewen. Mr. Grierson is sure of first prize. The most promising colt in the club is undoubtedly young Moir, a two-year-old. He climbed up five " rungs" on the " ladder" last year, and has surmounted three more this season. He is only in his eighteenth year. Although he has not. so far, equalled the performance of Mr. W. S. Viner. who at the age of 18 was runner-up to Mr. Jonas in the Sydney School of Arts C.C. championshin tournament, he is shaping very well, and may do better still within the next 12 months. In the level tourney he drew one game with Mr. Grierson, scored a win and a draw with Mr, P. N. Stewart, and won one game against, the Rev. H. B. Wingfield. Subjoined is a nice ending which he played in a skittle game last week, introducing an old friend m a new dress:— Buck (Mr. Green). 11.

White (Mr. Moiv), 10. White to move. Black.' last move was QxKP At this stage White announced mate in three,, which he duly executed as followsl K.t-K 6 dbl ch— K-K 1, 2 Q-Q 8 ch—RxQ. 3 Kt-B 7 mate. Our Wellington correspondent informs us that he, recently wrote Mr. W. 8. Viner, the Australian champion, with a view of ascertaining whether he would be ablo to compete in the championship tournament to be held in Auckland at Christmas. Mr. Viner has replied that he is very reluctantly compelled to decline. His hands are too full with the dairying business,' and he not see how he can got away, much as he would like to do so.