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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16470, 5 July 1921, Page 5

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(By W. S. KING.) Items of interest are invited, and the editor will be pleased to answer questions concerning any branch of the game of chess. Short games having points of merit will be welcomed for publication. Solutions of a problem should be sent in within a week o£ appearance of the diagram. SOLUTION. Problem No. 8, by W. O. Doggett. Position (Forsyth notation): I r B 1 Q 3, lp 1 p 3 r, 4 P T Kt 1. 1 K 1 k 4,8, B kt P 3 b 3,8, 4 R 3. "White to play and mate in two moves. Key, Q— K RB. SOLVERS. Correct solution of Problem No 8 received from Rook, Christchurch; C. K., Christchurch; F. C. D., Fendalton; and Bishop, Ashburton. PROBLEM No. 10. By P. Hannan, Ararat, Victoria. (From Melbourne “ Leader.”) Black (nine men).

White (nine men). 5 Q 1 b, 2 p 4 r, kt 1 R B P 3, p p 3 P 2, b 2 k 4, Kt 7, 4 K 1 B 1, kt 6 R. White to play and zdate in two moves. FROM THE MANNHEIM CONGRESS. The following good win was gained by Spieimann (White;, playing against Flamberg, in the Mannheim Congress: Vienna Game. "White—Spieimann. Biack—Flamberg. IF 2 Kt - Q B 3 2 Kt KBS 3 P B 4 3 P —q» 41 4PxAP 4 Kt x P B Kt - B 3 B B - K Kt 5 6 Q K 2 0 Kt 7 P -- Q 4 , 7 B x Kt ? (a) 8 Q i B Q R 5 cii 9P—Kt3 9 Q x Q P 10 B K 3 IOQxKP 11 Castles 11 P Q B 8 12 Kt x P (b) 12 P x Kt? 13 R x P 13 Q K 3 14 B - Q B t 4 14 Q - K 5 15 B x Kt..* 15 Resigns (c) (a) Black wins a pawn or two, but meanwhile his opponent is getting his forces into poeiv.ion. (b) Now the trouble begins. (c) If 15 .. . Q x Q; 16 R K sq ch, B K 2; 17 R x B ch, K B sq; 18 K Q 8 mate. LASKER AND CAPABLANCA. THEIR PLAYING RECORDS. The previous performances of tho two master chess piayers, Basher and Capablanca, will, no doubt, be oi interest, ao we detail them below. Ur Emanuel Lasker, born in 18G8> at Berlinchen, Prussia. Lasker in Tourneys.—lßß9, Breslau, Ist; 1889, Amsterdam, 2nd; 189 U, L*raz, ; 1890, Berlin, Ist; 1892, London, Ist; 1893, New York, Ist; 1395, Hastings, 3rd; 1896, Nuremberg, Ist; 1896, St Petersburg, Ist; 1899, London, Ist; 1900, Paris, Ist; 1904, Cnm-bridge-Springs, 2nd; 1909, St Petersburg, tied Ist and 2nd; 1914, St Petersburg, Ist. Nine firsts, one tie first and second, two seconds, two thirds, average position, 1.46. Lasker in Matches. —1889, with von Bardeleben 2 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw; 1890, J. Mieses, 6,0, 3 ; 1890, H. E. Bird, 7,2, 3; 1890, B. English, 2,0, 3; 1892, J. H. Blackburne, 6,0, 4; 1832, H. E. Bird, 5,0, 0; 1892, C. Golmayo, 2,0, 1; 1892, A. C. Vasques, 3,0, 0; 1894, W. Steini'z, 10, 5,4; 1896, W. Steiuitz, 10, 2,5; 1907, F. J. Marshall, 8,0, 7; 19(18, S. Tarrasch, 8,3, 5; 1909, D. Janowski, 2,2, 0; 1909, D. Janowski, 2, 2,0; 1909, D. Janowski, 6,1, 3; 1910, C. Schlechter, 1,1, 8; 1910, D. Janowski 8,0, 3x 191 G, S. Tarrasch, 5,0, 1; 1921 J. R. dapablanca, 0, 5, 10. Matches: Won 15, lost 1, drawn 2. Average nosition, 1.11. Joso Raul Capablanca, born in TSSB. at Havana, Cuba. -. Capablanca in" Tourneys.—l9ll, New York, 2nd; 1911, San Sebas'ion, Ist; 3913, New York, Ist ; 1913, Havana, 2nd: 1913, New York, Ist; 1314, St Petersburg, 2nd; y 915. New Yksrk. Ist; 1916, New Y r ork, Ist; 1918, New York, Ist; 1919, Hastings, Ist. Seven fi 3 seconds; average position, 1.8. Ci | ablanca in Matches.—l9o9, with F. J. Men shall, 8 wins 1 loss 14 draws; 1919, 13. Kc.rticc, 5,0, 0; 1921, E. Lasker, 5,0, 10. Wm all During the recent Lasker-Capablanca match Capablanca was suffering: from eve troxible (coniunctiviti|); the same trouble handicapped him during his stay in London. The £'Binefi in the match have been very dull and stodgy. Neither nlaver has played up to +he form in previpns We quote opinions of contemimrarics: “Tile match has been dull and tedious, bat not disappointing, because we never expected else, ncr any other result.”—Falkirk “ Herald.” “These sanies are peril an s vriodela of Hccurac-v, bu f are mainly incredibly dull, but es « meiter of record wo will print them.”—“ British Chess Magazine.” CHESS CHAT. Evidently Capablanca is not to remain long in undisputed possessipn of the championship, for .it ie already reported that Rubins ein intends to challenge him at an carij da e. It is to be hoped that Capablanca will not follow Lasker’s example and hold off the challenge for ten. years ana demand too high a purse. Mr Brian Harley, writing on Morphy, the great chess master, says:—“lt is definitely established that Morphy’s great-grandfather, Captain Murphy, emigrated to Spain in 1756, where ho ; entered the Spanish Royal Guard and changed his name to the more euphonious form, Morphy. His son, Diega Morphy, settled in San Romingo, escaping thence to Philadelphia during the negro revolt in 1793. . . . Personally, I should require no evidence • beyond the name itself to convince me of the great chess master’s Hibernian origin.” The journal in which the above appeared, added: “The 4 more euphonious form ’ to which Mr Harley refers, is, it may be interesting to note, to be foimd still in the county of Kerry.”