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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16020, 11 September 1915, Page 4 (Supplement)

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. . T4 Nos. 3156-7.—Solved by " F.Ci. V ("W|— J verr pleasing"). A- Perkins. and "tfaggn*? 4 t ~So 3157.—Solved by • - C.W.C.T* •' »»k ' •H c.w ~£>. -p « * g&a ' " F.K.E-"—Thanks. , * 1 A. Perkins.We omitted to credit „ • 1 with correct solutions of Ifos. 3154-5. G~r j " •""" j tannic* for this column should beTxi "" i dressed to the chess editor. "* **% - \ I SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 3155, (By W. H. COTS2IXT.) '"~d ; - ' ' IJI-E 2. v"-:. ? -1 \ : i SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 3157 '^3 1 O-Rt 4—Kt-QR 4. 2 KtxP-Eixß." ? 3 xkt-S 4 mites. If 2 ... sny ether. 308 4 mates r3^'-- Et-B 4 ci—E-Q 4, 3 Ktr • 7 mates. If 1. . . K-E 5. 2 Et-B_6 ci-ExR. 3 O-O - -" so. mates (if ... a 4. 3 QEtSI i .; mates'. -«-»-«-»* < r If 1. . . any other. 2 E-Q 5 ch—Ktift "^ 3 ewb 4 mttes. 4aß "- ■ ■■:? ~ PROBLEM No. 3159. " * ' ' MelWne Chess Club '. -j I Blacx. 6. —r-Vi' H

"White, 8. 3b281, 6PX. 3P4. 4ip2. 2ER2cR. 2Q3jl^W's White to plsy and mate in two mon*: ■ - i PROBLEM No. 3160. $ ■-'- ilelbonrce Chess Club Solvm* ToarSjlr Bt.*cx, 7. . _

■White, 5. . , J -~" 3n4. 8. W)302. 2p5. BlklNlSl. 8. aQ&vfILV While to slay and mate in three mora*, l ' PROBLEM No. 516 L. - (By P. H. William.—From the Australasia) / WHrrsril; KatQBS. Q at KB2,Ba*QW 5. B at KB 6, X at QB 2, P-a at OS* and OB 4. _ . ~ «): K at QB 6. B's at-QK 8 • sad >' QN 8J N _at QB «!-_ - >; " .. (2n5.- 8. 582. IBKS, 2PS. kP6, N4Q2. irt> White, to play and mate i in. tiro motes, •.-- '. ' '. -J-- A tasty morsel. - - c " ' '. . '>-_"-;." , \ --.•■■ .-■-' ■: '■ -An interesting game played in the Mel- :; bourne Patriotic Handicap Tourney between " Messrs- G. .F. - Harrison and ,C. -G. Watson, the latter conceding the odds of pawn and move. Before the- game is half -oreWhite has a distinct advantage, but loses has tap. -. enabling Black ito get bis pieces htio play. Gradually Black -works xro an attack, and further .weak play on White's part chn Black an opportunity, of '= which she anidqy avails-himself, - soon placing - White bond* combat. .-The score and notes are Horn; as - r Leader:— " —r -.*■''-.; - ■ - - ' (Bemo.-e-• Black's KBP.) .' ••" White, G. F. Hairison; Black. C. G." Watts* IP-K4— - i r 21 Castles G>—Ktißr . 2P-0 4-B-K.3W. 22QxKt—B-BtftJ -* r 3 Xt-KB3—B-B2 - : 23*8-Q4—Castles 4 BO 3—P-K3 '"-.-■' 24 KtxP— Bxß . • . 5 Kt-B 3—BK 2 - 25' Qzß—BxP 6 P-XB4—Xt-Q2 26 Q-B4—Q-Kt3cfc " j7;Kt-KKtS—KVB3- 27 I—Kt-Q2«> /- BKtxß—KtxKt » 28 BxP ? B-B 1 9 Q-Ki 4— 1 29 B-Kt 4—KxPch . 10 B-K 3 (bV-B-XKt 1 30 B-B 3—K-B 2 11 P-B 4—P-B 3 -.'■■■-■■ 31Kt-Kts?{n>-BxSl--12P-Q5!—P-K4 ■ - 32 Q-B 3— 4 13 PxßP— - :33 QxKtP—Q-K6VjJ 14 B-B 4 <c>—P-Q 4 (d) 34 B-B B-Q Beh s« 15 B-O 1 <e)-0-B 4 y. 35 K-B 2—Q-Kt 9ch -- IS PxQP— 4 (ft 36 K-Kt O-K Bch . 17 Q-Kt 3 (g)—Kt-Q 3 37 K-B 2—Q-B Bch 18. BO 3 (b)—P-K 5 ti) 38 3—Bxß -. 19 B-K 2—Kt-B 4 -" Whit© resigned fe> 20 OB 2—B-Kt 5 - . .- i - - (a) With » view to fill np the hole at KBS, but Kt-KB 3 is to bo preferred. *-•-— r "*'■_ " ib) If 10 QxKtP, then 10 .. . Kt-Kt 3. sad the White aueen is in an awkward predict* ■ ~ s ment. for Black threatens B-B 3. (c) Pins the knight and greatly"hampers Black's king-side pieces. : : White ; has t improved on his initial advantage. ..' - ' (d) Burns.the bridge. Black by this ndm¥fpc takes on an increased risk, and. in fact, weakens his game, but he at the same thus - ; •so complicates matters -that he: may reaaeatably hope to gain an advantage in the tormoil of the melee greater than could be expected by following safer- lines. (e) 15 PzQP at once is far better, and wisa » pawn with a fine attack, eg., 15 .PxQP— PxP. 16 BxP—B-Kt 1. 17 B-B 6 chr-Kt-Q 4, « 18 B-Q 1 wins. Or 16 B-Kt 5 ch—Xl-Q 2,, v 17*XtxP. and wins. . _r -r (f) Well played; in order to save his rook. which otherwise-was in danger, e_s.: If sgsm 16 ... PxP. then 17 BxP—K-Kt 1. .18 B-B « . ch—Kt-Q i. 19 QxKt ch. winning * piece. 1!. in above 17 ; . . BO 1, then 18 B-B 6 ch wins. Black's - best policy would: hare i been. I after . 16. .. PxP, 17 BxP,-to- let the rook • go, and \ then he.would have had a lost game. . /.. ' (g) 17. Q-B 3, keeping up the threat, was " the ; right more. - White sow loses much of his.advantage.■,•»; I- > ..* ( ?* ■ -•"'- -(h). The bishop should have gone toXtS. White has now lost his advantage, aafl Black . - begins to take • the .upper hand. - " " <i) Of course. <:•> This loses the exchange. -21 B-Q 2 was " better. ' ..-' c * • Ik) Black now has appreciably the better game. -'--•'.. v -- ■.z :■ -.'■■i^H'■*-■•"-■■'<; (11 27 ... Kt-B 3 was the right move. The . -- text-move gives White the opportunity pointed out in' the next-note. '--- • '-iV**"®® (m) 111 considered. Br 28 Kt-B 3he W«ttldSS have recovered the exchange.- and again lottWP had the better, game. The -text-more increases his difficulties. " - V- " : "' In)-A blander. ■ .- -*-i*-„i.^^ x to) Well played and neatly followed :up 19 the end. • - - - - - »■> tz% _ <n) If 39 K-B 2, Q-K 8 mates. If 39 PxR. : B-Xt 8 ch wins the Q. If 39 K-Kt 4. QxPch wins - the Q. - .'^'i~

„ <p) If 39 K-B 2, Q-K 8 mates. If 39 Pxß, B-Xt 8 wins the Q. If 39 i. QxPca : wins - the Q. - ".-.-":'" -•>. -■ ■ - ." -. . > An interesting evening ( says- the" Ac* • tralasianj was held at the Melbourne -' Cheaa Club on Tuesday. August 10. when several problem enthusiasts had arranged fora.solv- I 1 inc competition.- Two hours were allowed :* 1 the entrants to solve fonr two-movers." oois- v | posed bv Messrs. Henry Tate. H. J. Tucker, ! C-..G Watson and Henry Tate, and J. •D- ---; Williams." together with two three-movers or* ."■'»' •• i Messrs. T. D. Clarke and J. A. Erakme..All - t ; the problems were original, and specialty i composed for the occasion, and." their j;*v» 1 difficulty proved Quite adequate to separata ".•-.?£ I the solvers. First prize was won by Mr. • Forrest, whilst Mr. W. Thomas was » dam i second. The above problems <Xos- 3159 and j 3160) are a couple of items from the menu. j The time for the completion of {he Anck- ."• ' land Workinsrmen's C.C. sealed handicap j tourney has been extended to Tuesday. t2» .. I l*th inst. An endeavour was made this year ~-.:,:'". to lighten the hon. secretary's duties hf abolishing the .attendance record, relyiac ; -. upon competitors to observe a notification re- -~„:\. : . questing them to record their own attendances by writing their names and the date on slips of paper, and depositing the'SUpS"■'">>'** in a box. The experiment has moved a 005" plete failure. The result is that, although five games remain unplayed. it is impossible,!-;.' to say which players are in default. Hew* -. the extension. : ";-' , We learn from a private letter to a friend in Auckland that Sergeant A. W. O. Danes, ~ who sailed with the fifth reinforcements, was at _ the end of July in the camp hospital *« - Zeitoun. suffering from throat trouble. At tie time of"writing he had been there about » .-, week and expected to be released iustos, ._vc" another week. He ran against Mr. S. ■ Viner. but they had no time for a game.. .. ""•-._ The Xgaio C-C. is fortunate in possessing . ." ■ a ladder which is uaiqae. "It was made by*--;..vl the club's hon. secretary <3lr. A. S. Green* out of a piece of timber from the wreck :of ' 3,-:.-. "the Penguin. There are 16 runas. and each player's name is shown on an ■ electroplate g | shield. A match for rune No. 1 and the club championship has ended in favour of Mr. A. B. Topp. Mr. D. Wild, the chalienirer,_w»; this year's club tourney, whereas Mr iopP " a won it last year. There is evidently no* . .-. much to choose between them as pJayera, We hone the loser is not wild because not too. It has even been suggested■'"■•jfEgPl he is — wild. We da not bel>;ve it. ' •; - We learn from the Canterbury Times *mMs£g Mr- Severne. dux of the Canterbury ;C«*.|i|pffi| recently eneaped in a simultaneous display with eicht opponents. Play commenosa shortlv after eight o'clock and.all - a"**** wmß 8 were finished by 10.45 pjn. The single Pj»3*i . won «ix sices and lost two. His:sncce»arol opponent* ■ were Messrs. F. H. Cumber***** and T. Hawkins. The losers were Messrs. - ;, Joyce, sen.-, A; Richardson. C. H. Bj*<"fc,jr* E. Acxoyd, B. LoveU-Smith. and, B. 8»J- - . lito. ..... .., s,- .;