Chess.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12065, 21 July 1917, Page 15

Chess.

(By W. S. KING.) SOLUTION. Problem No. -209,. by J. 6 Q 1. White to play and mate m two moves. Key move, K-84. SOLVERS. Correct, solution of Problem No. '129 revived from J.S., Christchurch; V.Cr.11., Cashmere; Black Kuirht, Chrirtchurch; Sparc Moments, Christ church; J.M.S., L}ttelton; Mirror Mat:., Sprevdon; Mac, Lmwood; W.E.8., Random; Bi?l«op. Rangiorn.; M., Timaru. Stucknt, Oamnru; Pawn. Dunsdin; Sicssi, Aahburton; and Roy, Culvcrien. " Correct solution of Problem No. received irom Siessi, Ashburton. PROBLEM No. 231. By W. I. Kenn-u-d, Melrose, Mas?., U.S.A. A Prize Problem. Blnck (nine men).

kt « 1 Kt 4, b 2 p 2 K 1, B 1 R 1 P B 2, , , V 1 R 3, "2 Kt k 1, 5 p i i 2. 1 p j 1 1 kt - j SQL . t White to play and mate in two moves. CHESS AMONG THE ENEMY. Chesa was more active in enemy countries important matches} took place in Ber.m. | Hio first was between Dr Tarrascn and : Jacques; Miesc*, and the second was between j Dr Tarra-ch and his old rival, I)r Emmanuel | busker, ihe world champion. Tarnisch^ de- i Icateii Mioses oy revel wins to two. Lour I ramc; wc-ro drawn. Iu tiie bipger contest | liftsker had tl«.» difficulty in asserting hio j superiority. The original arrangement wan | frr the best out of six games-. The ftrst rcsul'od in a draw, but Lasker won the next *>ki?c. Thort: wa3 no necessity to plav any jure, bu'. Tarrasch a?ked that the eix games ihould be completed, r.nd continuing,_ Lacker r ,-on two move. Tournaments were a.fio held at Vienna, Budapest and Warsaw. The play bis been released principally through _ Swrtlerler.d, Holland and Sweden. The followhv i« the scotc of one oi the Tarraßch-Lftßker rcmev. Tho same is irom " Bar.ler Nachfieh'en," throuyh tho ' L.evuo Suisaa J'Echecs ":

(a) B x P ch, K x B; 6Ktx Kt would be bad, because then 6 . . .'P Q i pivos Black a very strong centre. (b) If C B Kt 5, P x Kt; 7Ktx P, Q Kt 4, with advantage to Black. j'r) Of course Whi'e cannot oastle, for ftcn 10 . . . Kt s Kt; 11 Q x Kt?, B x P :h, etc. And if 10 Kt x Kt, o—B. ®» Best seems 10 B x Kt, after which \\hito :an caslle. , (d) 12 Q Q 'i, 3° as *° castle queon b nook, ? tenia advisable. (o) Not 13 . . . P— K B 3, because of 1C B x P ch. . _ „ (f) 20 Ii Rsq fails against dx Q; R x Q. B x Kt. (rr) If 22 Q Kt 3, B - QB, etc. And j22 Q B ?o, B—Q 5. But tho latter tours? ia much bettor than White s queen wcrifice. „ _ . fo) After 21 P;E, Q R 7 is conjlusive. CANTERBURY CHESS CLUB. Tho fourth round of the winter tournament waa completed on Tuesday night, the outM ending cames bein? thoso between Gant (Class 3) v. .Mr Kennedy (1), which Mr jfnt won, and Mr Hawkins (1) v. Mr Richard fon (5), which Mi Richardson won after a very hard tussle Tho scores of tlia players to date are as follow:

Tlk> draw for lho fifth rouncl, the games vf which must bo played on or before- Tuesday next, is as follows:—Mr Da.ton (Class 5J plava Mr Hawkins (1), Mr Joseph (3) pi avp Mr Richardson (5), Mr LovBU-.Smi.h (') plays Mr Wilson (4), Mr Hi.l (t) P-ay* Mr Pihl (3), Mr Cleric (4) plajs, touHoy (3> Mr Gant i 3') plays Mr B.ack (3), Mr Joyce ;■>) plays Mr Kennedy (1); Mr uray a bye. CHESS CHAT. Chess blindness is a well-known nmlady, oj-d coti'-ilo'-r, cxamp.ea could be c v wmes in which players have been trl-Yc.kd to ail attack of ihia troubl-, but I \-. iy curious c-xauiplc occurred a lew vwn ' o J a toaraament game at the Canterbury , c£ es + Club rooms. The opponents wer* ; Lcn'v matched, and the game hid advancer. 1) Lir, 'br m-Mlle battle, when ;hc nnvcr, ! wl c hid been wzin? at 'he board for abou' j B '< ml uuP, fudtk-niy brigh ened up. took j J , opponents bUho ? wih his opponent b j S^lJcW replied:By j Jove, I didn't seo mat threat ?r ; and ■sadly moved hia queen out of danger.

White Black (Dr Tarra.-chK (Dr Las-tor), 1 P - K ■! 1 P — K 4 2 Kt — K B 3 2 Kt — Q B 3 3 B — B 1 ;; Kt — B » A Kt — B 3 i Kt x P 5 Kt x Kt (a) 5 P — Q 4 6 B — Q 3 (b) e P x Kt 7 E x P 7 -B — Q 3 8 P -- 0 -t S P x P 0 Kt x P 0 Castles 10 B — K 3 (c) 10 Q — R 5 11 B x Kt 11 P x B 3-2 P — K Kt 3 (d) 12 Q — R G 13 Q — K a 13 P-QB I It Kt — Kt 3 If B — Kt 5 A Q — B sq (e) 13 Q — 11 4 1C Kt — Q 2 10 K R — K sq 17 P.. — K Kt sq 17 Q R — Kt sq IS Kt — B 1 18 B — K 1 10 P — K R 3 19 Q B i P 20 Q — K 2 (f) 20 B — Kt 5 21 Q — Q 3 21 Q R — Q sq 22 Kt x B (g) 22 R, x Q 23 Kt x B 23 K x B ch 21 Resigns (h)

# "Wins. Losses. Mr Dir!< "Pihl . . 4 2 Mr II. G-ourlay ■i 3 Mr J. L. Gant . 3 0 Mr R. Lovell-Smiih . '» 0 Mr H. Kennedy 2J 2 Mr C. II. B'ack li Mr G. R. Hi'.l . • 2J 24 Mr E. L. Wilcon . 2 2 Mr T. Hawkins o 2 Mr K Dollon ! l 2 Mr A. 0. Gray • 2 * Mr A. Clark , 0 3 Mr A. Y. I? i chard so a . 1 3 Mr R. A. Joseph . . o 3 Mr VT. H. Joyce . 0 •*