CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3886, 4 September 1928, Page 75

CHESS.

Conducted by L. D. COOMBS. Solutions of problems, games, and analyses invited for this column. All correspondence should be addressed to the Chess Editor. Otngo Witness Office, Donedln. PROBLEM No. 194. By the late Tom Taverner. Black (Seven Pieces).

White (Ten Pieces). brrbl|2Kt4 B | 8 | 2 p 4 Q p2k2[sP2|4PlKß|2 2 R B 1. White to play and mate in two moves PROBLEM No. 195. By V. Cisar. Black (Five Pieces).

White (Five Pieces). lkt6]3p2Ktl|6pl|B|2plk IKtl|B|s Q 1 B | K 7. White to play and mate in three moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem No. 190.—Q to Kt 4. Correct solutions received from E. A. Le Petit (Invercargill) and T. K. (New Plymouth). Problem No. 191.—P to Q 3. Correct solutions received from E. A. Le Petit, Dr Church, and T. K. Problem solutions also received from 11. V. Cunliffe (Woollahra, Australia) for Nos. 182, 183, 184, and 185; from J, Dewar for No. 188 ; and from T. K. for No. 186. SOLUTION TO END GAME. By C. Glanfland. 1. Kt to K Kt 5 B takes Kt 2. B to Q R 6 K to K 3 3. B to K 2 p Queens 4. B to B 3, ch Q takes B, stalemate Correct solution from T. K. END GAME’ No. 3. By C. C. W. Mann. Black (Four Pieces).

White (Three Pieces). b7]q7'|B|B|B| P 6B|Q7|SK 1 k. White to play and win. GAMES. The following two games are from the first round of the British championship tournament at the twenty-tirst annual congress of the British Chess Federation, which was held in July last at Tenby :— (Queen’s Pawn Opening.) White. Black. . W. A. Fairhurst. W. Winter. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. Kt to K B 3 P to K Kt 3 3. P to B 4 B to Kt 2 4. Kt to B 3 Castles 5. P to K 4 P to Q 3 6. P to K R 3 (A) P to K 4 ■7. P to Q 5 (B) Kt to R 3 8. B to K 3 P to Kt 3 9. Kt to Q 2 Kt to K sq . 10. P to K Kt 4 (c) P to K B 4 (n) 11. Kt P takes P P takes P 12. P takes P B takes P 13. K Kt to K 4 Kt to B 4 14. Kt takes Kt (e) Kt P takes Kt 15. B to Q 3 Q to B 3 . IC. Q to B 2 B takes B 17. Q takes B R to Kt sq 18. R to Q Kt sq Q to B 6 19. Q to K 4 Q to B 2 20. R to Kt sq Kt to B 21. Q to R 4 K to R sq 22. K to Q 2 Kt to R 4 23. Kt to K 4 Kt to B 5 24. Kt to Kt 5 Q to Kt 3 25. B takes Kt - R takes B 26. Q to Kt 3 R to Q 5, ch 27. K to B 3 (f) R takes P, ch 28. K to Q 2 R to Q 5, ch Resigns. (a) Grunfeld’s roo v e, B to K 2. is better. B to Q 3 is not good, e.g., 6. B to Q 3, B to Kt 5 ; 7. P to K R 3, B takes Kt; 8. Q takes B, Kt to B 3 ; 9. B to K 3, Kt to Q 2; followed, if 10. Kt to K 2. by 10. . . Q Kt to K 4; 11. P takes Kt, Kt takes P; 12.

Q to Kt 3, Kt takes B, ch ; 13. K to B sq, P to Q B 4 (Norman v. Dr Vidmar, Hastings tournament, 1925), or, if 10. P to Q 5, by 10.. .Q Kt to K 4 ; 11. Q to K 2, Kt takes B, ch; 12. Q takes Kt, Kt to K 4; 13. Q to K 2, P to K B 4. In each case Black has the advantage. (b) Not 7. P takes P because of 7... P takes P; 8. Q takes Q, R takes Q; 9. Kt takes P, R to K sq; 10. P to B 4, Q Kt to Q 2 ; 11. Kt takes Kt, Kt takes P. (c) Played in the hope of lessening the effect of the threatened P to K B 4. The “ hole ” made at K B 4 is, however, a weakness of which Black later on takes advantage (move 23). (d) Black is playing on lines recommended by the late Mr Burn. (e) B to Kt 2 was, perhaps, better, but W’hite had a difficult game in any case. (F) If 27. KtoK 2, then 27... Q to B 7, ch, and wins.(Queen’s Pawn Opening.) White. Black. W. H. Watts. F. D. Yates. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. Kt to K B 3 P to Q Kt 3 3. P to K Kt~3 B to Kt 2 4. B to Kt 2 P to K 3 (A) 5. Q Kt to Q 2 (b) P to B 4 6. P takes P b takes P 7. P to B 4 Q to B 2 (c) 8. Castles Castles 9. P to Kt 3 Kt to K 5 10. Kt takes Kt B takes Kt 11. B to Kt 2 Kt to B 3 (D) 12. Kt to Q 4 (e) B takes B 13. K takes B P to B 4 14. P to Q R 3 Kt to K 4 15. Kt to Kt 5 Q to Kt 2, ch 16. K to Kt sq Kt to Kt 5 17. Q to Q 2 P to B 5 18. P takes P Q to K 5 (f) 19. B to Q 4 R takes P 20. P to B 3 Q takes B, ch (g) 21. Kt takes Q R takes Kt 22. Q to B sq R takes P, ch 23. K to Kt 2 R takes Q 24. K R takes R Kt to K 6, ch 25. K to R 3 (h) R to K B sq 26. P to Kt 4 B to Q 3 27. R to R 2 R to B 4 28. K to R 4 p to Kt 3 Resignq (i). (a) A good alternative is P to B 4 at once, as played by Niemzowitsch against Rubinstein in the Marienbad tournament (1925). (b) Rather slow. P to B 4 would have been more enterprising. (c) To support the unguarded Queen’s Bishop. (n) Black has already a good game. (e) This leads to the exchange of White’s King’s Bishop and the weakening of his King’s side. (f) A powerful move. Black threatens to win at once by Kt to K 6. (g) A neat move which gives Black a won game. (H) K to R sq would have been belter. (I) Mate was inevitable. TELEGRAPHIC CHESS. The following is the result of the match between Auckland and Wellington :— Brd. Auckland. Wellington. 1 H. N. Maddox 1 A. W. Gyles . . 0 2J. A. Moir . . J T. Fouhy . . J 3 C.‘ C. Roberts J F. K. Kelling J 4 J. C. Grierson 0 G. P. Anderson 1 SJ. Burry . . 1 w. E. Mason 0 6. A. Fotheringham . . . . J E. A. Hicks .. B 7 Rev. Jeffreys 0 W. Mackay .. 1 8 J. Coyne .. 0 A. T. Craven 1 9W. S. Ogle . . i G. W’igham .. J 10 H. H. Smith 1 J. C. M’Crea . . 0 11 J. Adkins . . J H. G. Lee . . J 12 J. F. Sullivan J D. Purchas . . J 13 H. Lees . . .. 1 E. S. Taylor .. 0 14 E. Adams .. 1 W. White . . 0 15 R. Barker .. OH. Godtschalk 1 16 R. M’Kenzie . . 1 W. Wring . . J 17 C. Moller . . J H. J. Thompson J 18 W. F. Kelly .. 0 C. W 7 . Tanner 1 19 R. Putnam .. J F. Grady .. J 20 H. Roskilly .. 1 — Gyles, sen. 0 Total .. 10J Total .. 91 Each club scored half a point for the club championship of the Dominion, the tally being “ six all ” at the first 12 boards. It may be added that these clubs first opposed each other in the year 1891, but the fixture was not made an annual one until the Great War came to an end. Of the 14 matches played to date the Wellington C.C. has won nine, the Auckland C.C. has won four, and one ended in a tie (the score being 10—10 in 1922). NOTES. We regret to have to report the death of Thomas Taverner, who was born in 1856 at Leicester, and was one of the greatest twomove composers that ever lived. In the period 1885-1893 he won 33 prizes, 17 of them firsts and two specials. It was at this period that the late A. F. Mackenzie wrote: “ As a two-move composer Taverner has no equal.” We give as a sample No. 194 above, of which we -an but say we know of no two-mover that pleases us more. The following players are now said to be certainties for the big tourney at Kissingen : —Capablanca, Bogoljubow, Mieses, Retl, Spielmann, Tarrasch, and Tartakover, while Marshall, Euwe, and Nimzowitsch are still doubtful. The entries for the international tourney at Dortmund are: Reti, Euwe, Bogoljubow, Brinckmann, Samisch, Spielmann, Kraemer, and Kux.

A chess week was to be held at Wiesbaden, commencing on August 11. Part of the programme was to consist .of team matches between England, Holland, Germany, and Austria, each country being represented by five players. It is anticipated that the Wellington team to play against Otago at telegraphic chess on September 3 and 10 will be much the same as that which played against Auckland. (See match above reported.) MR CLAYTON’S RETIREMENT. To-day we have with regret to announce the retirement of Mr F. W. Clayton, who has conducted our Chess column since November, 1926. For some time past Mr Clayton’s health has not been good, and at present he is recovering from an operation. Mr Clayton has asked us to relieve him from the duties entailed in conducting this column, his intention being to devote his energies to his business.