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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10926, 15 November 1913, Page 12

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Solutions of problems, game contributions and information and news concerning the royal paslimo will bo welcomed. Communications should roach tho " Star" Office by Thursday of each week. SOLUTION. Problem No. 41, by Mende/. de Moraes Filho. Position (Forßyth notation): 3 it 4, K! p 5 K, 3 R 4, p 4 Q 2, p k 6, kt 2 kt 4, P 1 b P 4, 4 B B 2. White to play and mate in two moves. Key, Q KB 8. SOLVERS. Correct solution of problem No. 41 received from J .M.S., Lyftciton; W.E.8., Kangiora; Terthis, Kaiapoi; Itoy, Culvorden; Mac, Liflwood; „Biuck Knight, Christchurch; Rook, Linwood; Mirror Mate, Spreydon; and Jack, Ohristchiu-oh. Tho Canterbury Chess Club meets at its rooms, Y.M.C.A. Buildings, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 7.30 p.m. Visitors are cordially invited to attend. PROBLEM No. 43. (By M. Gordon.) Honourable mention, recent problem tourney of the Szachista Pol-ski. Black (8 men).

White (8 men). 1 B 6, 2 p Kt p 3, 6 K 1, 1 E 2 P 3, a p 2 k 3, 3 p -1, kt 4 Q P 1, q 3 r 3. While to play and nmte in two moves. A SCHEVENIN'GEN TOURNAMENT GAME. This partie affords an excellent example of tho skill of the young Russian play«r,_ A. A. Alcch.nu, who very re'ouitly secured nrst honours in tho tourney of the I'.elhei.aad Chess Association. We are indebted to tho Glasgow " \\ eekly Herald" for tho scores ind the notes: — Centre Gambit. White. Block. a. Mieses.) (A. Aicchine.) 1 P - X 4 IP-K1 2 P Q 4 2 P x P 3 Q x P 8 Kt - Q B 3 4 Q K 3 4 B K 2 58-Q2 5 Kt B 3 6 Kt q, B 3 6 Castles (a) 7 Castlea 7 P - Q * 8 P x P 8 Kt x P OQ—Kt3 98-E5 10 Q-Bo 1 033 - 1 * 3 ,,., 11 B - K 3 11 Kt x Kt (b) 12 li x Q 12 Kt x P ch 13 Kt Kt sq. 13 Q R X R 14 B - K 2 • 14 Kt(R7) KtS 15 Kt R 3 15 K K K sq 16 Kt - B 4 16 B - B 4 17 E Q B sq 17 P - K Kt 3 (c) 18 P - Kt 4 IS B -- K 5 . 19 Q R 3 198-BD 20 B B 3 20 B x B 21 Q x B 21 Kt K 4 2-2 Q K 2 2>2 P B 4 23 K - Kt sq (d) 23 P - B 6 21 P-R4 24 Kt-Q4 25 Kt x Kt 25 B x Kt 26 P B 4 2G Kt Q 8 te) 27 Q B 3 27 R Q Kt 4 23 p x Kt 23 R-x P ch 29'K-Bsq 29 P x P 30 K Q sq 30 R B Q sq 31 P - Kt 5 (f) 31 R (B) - B 7 (g) 32 K K sq 32 R Kt 8 ch 33 Q - Q sq 33 B B 6 ch (h) And White resigns. (a) We should prefer 6 . . . P Q 4 bofore caatles. White intends castling (Q R), and 6.. . . P Q 4 at onco makes it inexpedient for him to do so. (bj Very bold play I Black obtains R, Kt and P for the Q—not usually sufficient at such an early stags of tho game—and relies on his superior development. (c) 17 . . . Kt x P is very tempting here, but we think White could escape; e.g., 17 . . . Kt x P; 18, R x Kt, Kt Kt 5; 19 Kt Q 3, B x Kt; 20 B x B, R x Kt; 21 K x P, B B 3; 22 Q x P, R Kt 6;.23 H B 2, and Black has difficulty in continuing the attack. (d) Of course, if 23 P x P, Kt (K 4) Q 6. (e) A very fine move, for which Black has carefully 'prepared. Of course, if now 27 P x Kt, 27 . . . B x P wins back the piece at least. (f) A mistake which loses. If 31 R Kt 2, it is doubtful if Black could do more than draw by perpetual check. (g) A fino move, which forces the mata (h) 33 . . . R K 7 ch mates in two. A BRILLIANCY OF THE LATE DE PERMS. The accompanying game was played st the Ostond tournament of IuWS. it was awarded a brilliancy prize: (Viemna trarue.) White. Black. (Dr Perlis.) (Salve.) IP-K4 IP-K4 2 Kt Q B 3 2 Kt K B 3 3 P B 4 3 P Q 4 4 P x K P 4KtxP 5 Kt B 3 6 B Q Kt 5 6 B K 2 6 Kt Q B 3 7 Castles 7 Casl!e3 8 Q K eq 8 B K 3 9 P Q 3 9 B B 4, ch 10 K R sq 10 Kt x Kt 11 P x Kt 11 P - Q 5 12 Q Kt 3 12 R - K sq 13 Kt Kt 5 13 Bv— K B sq 14 P B 4 14 Q Q 2 16 B B 3 16 Kt Q sq 16 B K 4 • 16 P K R 3 17 Kt R ¥ 17 R E sq 15 B x R P 18 P K B 4 19 P x P, o.p. 19 P x B 20 P B 7 20BxP 21 Kt x B 21 R x Kt 22 R B 6 22 Q Q 3 23 R x Q 23 P x R 24 Q B 4 24 K Kt 2 25 R K B sq 25 Resigns. CHESS IN THE ARGENTINE. There are few places where chess flourishes more vigorously than in the Argentine Republic), and the Club Argentine do Ajedrez, at Buenos Ayres, is one of the largest and wealthiest in the world, lie excellent game that follows occurred in a short match re~ coutly played between R. lUo, formerly i .1-ampion of tho club, and B. Kostic, the Bohemian master, now resident in tho Argentine The match was won by Kostic. Iho score and notes are from " The Field " : (Scotch Gome.) White. Bkck. (Kostic.) (Ilia.) IP-K4 IP-K4 2 Kt K B 3 2 Kt - Q B 3 3P-Q4 3PxP 48-QB4 48-B4 5 Castles 5 P Q 3 (a) 6P-B3 68-KKt5( 7 Q - Kt 3 7 B x Kt 8B x P, ch 8 K B sq 9 P x B (c) 9 Kt K 4 (d) 10 P x P 10 B x P IP B x Kt 11 R x B 12 P B 4 12 Kt - Kt 5 13 Q K Kt 3 13 Kt B 3 14 P K 5 (o) 14 P x P 15 P x P 15 Q K 3 16 Kt B 3 16 B x P 17 B B 4 17 Kt R 4 18 B x B (f) .' IS Kt x Q 19 P x Kt dis. ch 19 K K sq 20 Q R K sq 20 K Q 2 21 B - Q 4 31 Q Kt 5 2-2 R B 7, ch 22 K B sq 23 R x B P, ch 23 K Q sq 24 B - K 3 21 Q x K4 P (g) 25 R Q B 5 (h) 25 R K sq 26 R Q sq, ch 26 K K 2 27 B Q so (i) 27 Q Kt 5 28 Kt Q s,ch 28 K Q 3 29 Kt x Q, dis, ch 23 K x R 30 Kt Q 3, ch 30 K B 3 31 K B 2 31 P Q R 4 32 B B 4 32 Q R Q sq S3 R Q B sq, ch 33 K Kt 4 34 R Q Kt sq. ch 34 K R 5 35 Kt B 5. ch (j) 35 K R 6 S6 B B sq, ch S6 K x P 37 R Kt 2, ch 37 K R 6 S8 R x P, dis. dh 38 K R 7 39 R Kt 2. ch 39 K R 6" 40 R Kt 5. dis. o 40 K R 7 41 R x P, ch 41 K Kt 8 42 B K 3 42 R O B sq 43 R. R 7 flRiB 44 K x R 44 R s Kt 45 R x P 45 R - K R 4 4R p _ R 4 46 K B 7 47 T\ B 4 47 K O 6 48 K - Kt 4 48 R - R 3 49 K Kt 5 49 Rcsi«ms. (a) 5. . . Kt B 3 transposes into Max Lange's attack. (b) Or Kt B 3. (c) Or 9. B x Kt, R x B; 10. P i B, P K Kt 4; 11. Q Q sq or K R Eq. etc Stcvnitz gives the text move as best. (d) The better continuation is P x P, or Kt - B 3. (e) Or Q Q 3; if 14. . . Kt Kt 5; 1.5. Q x B, Q tho uio 0 is more than equivalent fcr Black's attack. (f) The brilliant sacrifice of the Queen is probably quite sound. (g) 21. ... Q Kt 5; 25. Kt Q 5, R K sq; 26. R x Kt F, and White's game is s'.iil to ix: preferred. "M Ki. Q 5 no-.v would lose., on account

of 25. ..Q— K4. The move in the text threatens mute in throe by B Kt 5, cb. (i) This oxoollont movo reg-ains tho Queen. Tho rest is plain sailing. (j) 35. R Kt 3 would havo won wiiiboufc delay. SHORT AND SWT3ET. A little sparkler which was first published in " Magyar Sakknlag " : Queen's Pawn Opening. White. B.aok. ! Gyuia 1-irach Jeno Janosa (iirunii). (Leva). 1 P - Q 4 IP-Q4 2 Kt Ji B 3 2 P K 3 BP—K33 P Q B 4 4P-QKt34 Kt K B 3 88—Q35 Kt B S C P (JR3 6 B Q 3 7 Q Kt Q 2 7 Castles. SB Kt 2 8 Q B2? 9f il? 0 B x. P 10 P B 4 10 P x P 11 Kt x P 11 Kt Q2? 12 Kt - K Kt 5 12 P - Kt 3 13Q - K 611 13 Resigns. CANTERBURY CHESS CLUB. Mr A. Hoskyns has been elected a momber of the club. The following sub-committee has been elected to consider ladder rules and to act as a classification committee, Messrs E. H. Severno, 11. Kennedy, R. LovellSmith, T. Hawkins and W. H. Joyce. The rules drawn up by the honorary librarian, sir Li. 14. Joseph, have been approved by tho committee. llw librarian is in attendance on ctuo nights from 7.30 till 8 p.m. to give out books. Members have now an opportunity of bringing up to date thenknowledge of the openings, and oi. tn>? general theory of the game, and it is honed' that full advantage will be taken of'the means placed at their disposal. A lightning tourney will take place on Tuesday, November 18. Play will commence at 7.45 p.m. Players mil receive odds according to their club status. Moves must be made every fifteen seconds on the sounding ol «n a Messrs H. J. Nightingale and E. H Severne will probably play ous match against club members shoit, ly. The exhibition will probably take place on November 25. n„„„„ P Mr Joyce has lost Ins challenge match with Mr Smith, for rung 12, the mateh ending two games to one m favour of the latter. CHESS CHAT. The Liverpool and Johannesburg Chil Clues recently played a inawn by telegraph, 'i'WO games were con-ti>nu-d uiui uotii were drawn. ALf J Li- Uapaiuanca, the eminent Cuban Chess master states that ne, hab»eu authorised' by Mayor Andratte oi the Cuoan capital to invite ten or tb» leading chess masters oi the world to participate in an international tournament at Havana, beginning *%™>*> 1 1914 The iinauces ot tne touiney have been assured by the reooinmendation of the City Council tnat i.2iM) bo appropriated for the event. Gapakanea, who has recently been appointed chancellor of tne Cuban Consulate at St Petersburg, wul visit Loudon, Paris and other chess centra, on his way to his post, and lor this reason has been selected as the spokesman of tho Mayor in order to expedite tjio arrangement of tho tournament. Inu ten competitors will bo selected from a list comprising Rubinstein, Schlecnter, Tarrasch, Spielmann, Niemzowitsch, Teichmann, Marshall, Duras, Janowski, Aleohine, Bernstein, Maroczy, Atkin.i and Vidrnar. The prize-money will amount to £BSO. . , The West Australian chess championship tournament was brought to a conclusion recently a 6 far as the first placo was concerned, Mr J. Hilton again securing the title. This is the fourth time he has held the position, and it ii remarkable that on every occasion that ho competed in the tourneys he has been either first or second'. Th following is a record of the tourneys held to data :-1894, E. N. Hill; 1896, J. Hilton: 1898. H. P. Colebatchj 1899. J. Hilton; 1900, W. S. Viner; 1901, W. S. Viner; 1903, W. S. Viner: 1905, W. S. Viner; 190J5, W. W. Farnngton; 1909, J. Hilton; 1910, E. H. Watson; 1912, J, Sayers; 1913, J. Hilton. Mr Hilton is also a.n ex-champion of South Australia.

The " Australasian " has the following: We greatly regret that the doubts wo expressed recently about the Viner-Wallace match for the Australian championship coming off have received further confirmation. A correspondent sends us the news that so'far Mr Wallace has taken no .stops to forward tho match, but that Mr Viner's deposit has already been lodged. No agreement has, however, yet been signed. We hope Mr Wallace will not spoil his splendid record by backing out of the match, and thereby give critics the chance _ of saying that he has only been seeking a cheap advertisement. Chess- players all over Australia are looking forward' to this match; they want to see more of Mr Viner's play, and, seeing that Mr Jacobsen does not care .for, a match, who is there more fitted than Mr Wallace to give out young Australasian champion a worthy struggle P There is a probability that Mr W. 8 Viner, the Australian champion, will compete in the New Zealand congress to be held at AucVla"d in December, as his match with Mr Wallace does not take place till January.