Chess.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11669, 8 April 1916, Page 16

Chess.

(By TV. S. KING.)

SOLUTION. • Problem Ko„ 157, by. C.i Promislo. Position (Forsyth notation): 3K 2 b Kt, 5pP B, 2 p 2 bi 1 B, 2 Kt l.k kt 2, 2 Q 5, p i P P 2 kt 1, K 7, 8. White to play and nuvto in two moves. Key move :Kt— K6. SOLVERS. Correct solution of Problem No. 157 received from—J .M.S., Lyttelton; Tertius, Kniapoi; Black Knight, Christohurch; X.Y.Z., Wellington; ' Mao.,' Linwood; Pawn, Dunedin; M., Timaru; and Bishop, A6hburton. •NOTICE TO 'SOLVERS W.E.8., Rangiora—K x P will not solve Problem No. 157. Black would reply 1 . . . B K 2, arid no mate follows. It is a oloso.call, however. Tho White knight be- ■ conws pinned and cannot administer tho coup do grace. . ' PROBLEM No. 150. . (By A. Mosely, Brisbane.) Blaok (five men).

"White (six men.) 5 Kt % 2 K 1 p 3. 4 R 1 kt 1, 3 p k 1 kt 2, R 5 Kt 1, 2 P '5, 6, 8. White to play and mate in two moves. THE RICE MEMORIAL. Fourteen chess masters engaged in tho Rico Memorial Chess Tournament, which was commenced in New York on 'January 18, and was concluded on .February. 11, in favour of J. R. Capablanca, the Cuban champion, who scored eleven wins and two drawn games. Next in <>rdar were D. Janowski. B. Kostic and A. Kupchik with points each. Capablanca endeavoured to create «. world's record by winning every, same, and he was said to have_ been a. little unfortunate in just missing his .goal. The following games wero played in tho tournament: —. . Queen's Pawn * Opening. ' White: Capablanca. Black: Schroeder. IP-Q4 1 P - Q 4 2Kt—KB3 2 P K 3 '3P— 8.4 . > 3Kt— KB 3 4Kt— B 3 ' 4QKt Q 2 5 B —Kt 5 5 B K 2 6P— K 3 . .6 Castles ■ , 7R— Bsq : 7P— QR 3 8 Q B 2 .. 8 R—K sq . 0 B Q 3 . O P xP. ' 10 Bx P 10 P QKt 4 11 B Q"3 11 B Kt 2 12 P QR.4• 12 P Kt 5 13 B i It 13 Kt x B 14 Kt —' K 4 U Kt x Kt 15 B x Kt 15 B x B 16 Q x B. 16 P Q B 4 17 P x P 17 Q R 4 18 P QKt 3 18 Bx P 19 Kt Kt 5 19 P R 3 20 Q R 7 (ch) 20 K Bsq 21 Q R S (ch) 21 K ,K 2 22 Q x Kt P , 22 P x Kt '23 QxKt P (ch) 23 K Q 3 MK-K 2 24 Q R —. B sq 25 R x B 4 25 K • B 3 26 KR —Q Bsq 2G K-Kt 3 • 27 P—R .4 ' 27 P—K B 4 28 Q —"Kt 7 ' 23 R— K 2 23 Q K o 29 R B 3 30 R x B' 30 Resigns , Queen's Gambit Deolined. White: .'Janowski. Black: Capablanca. IP—Q4 1 P Q 4 2 Kt — 1 K : B-8 2 Kt - K B 3 ■ 3P— L 4 3P— B 3 4Kt—B34 B K B 4 5Q— Kt 3 t 5Q— Kt 8

GQxQ 6 P x Q 7PxP' 7 Kt x P 8 Kt x Kt 8 K s Kt 9 P 10 B Q 2 10 B Q 2 11 B K 2 . 11 P K 3 12 Castles 12 B Q 3 13 K.K Bsq 13 K K 2 14 B B 3 - 14 E R Q Bsq 15 P-QR3 15, Kt R 4 1G Kt 17 P ~ KKtS 17 P - Q Kt 4 18 P B3 ■ 13 Kt B 5 19 B x Kt 19 Kt P x B 20 P -K 4 20 K- B 2 21 P -15 21 B K 2 23 P B, 4 . 22 P QKt 4 2.3 K B 2 23 II R 5 21 K- K 3 24 KKt QB sq 25 Q K Ktnq 25 P R 3 20 Kt B 3 26 P Kt 4 •27 Kt Ksq 27 R,- KKt sq 23 K B 3 23 P x P 2!) Pi P 29 R(K.=rt Rsq 30 Kt Kt 2 30 ]l Kt 5 31 R Kt sq 31 QB KKt sq 33 B—K sq 32 P Kt.s 33 P x P 33 B - Q B 5 ■34 R Q Esq 34 B B 7 35 B —Kt 3 ■ 35 B— K 5 fell) 36 K—B 2 36 P— R4 37 R R 7 37 B x Kt 33 R x B 38 P R 5 39 B x P , 39 R x R (ch) 40 K - B 3 40 R x R P 41. B x B . R - R 6 (ch) 4-2 K B 2 42 R O Kt 6 43 B Kt o (ch) 43 K Kt 3 44 R K 7 <4Rx'P(ch), 45 K B 3 45 R OR sq ' 46 R x. P ch 46 li." R 2 Resign. CHESS CHAT. The championship tournament of the Exeter Chess Club has been won by C. Parry. This is the third year in "succession that Mr Parry has gained the title. A match recently played between Middlesex and Kent was won by . the latter by 13$ ti 12J. This is the first match over the bonrd that Middlesex lias lost since 1912. Mtorphy was of Spanish descent, and it is interesting to nn + o how closely his style of play resembles that of the Cuban champion Canablanoa, who is probably the strongest living player to-day. The stylo of both is charmingly pimple and direct, and almost entirely devoid of tlie» Oriental. fines=e which distinguishes that of so many of tho Continental masters. —The "Field."