CHESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16523, 6 September 1921, Page 5

CHESS.

(By TV. S. KING.) Itoms ©£ interest are invited, amd th~» editor will be pleased to answer questions concerning anr branch of the gamo of chess. Short games having point of merit will ba welcomed for publication. Solutions of a problem should be sent in within a week of appearance of the diagram. SOLUTION. Problem No. 17, by A. Ellerzn&n. Position (Forsyth notation): R‘2 q k 3, 5 p 2, 1 b p B 4, p l.Kt 8 R kt, r 3 b 2 K, 1 B 6, let 8 Q 3, 8. White to play and mate in two moves. Key, 13 SOLVERS. Correct solution of Problem No. 17 received from J.M.P., Christchurch; K., Christchurch; Casual, Riccartcn; Rook, Christchurch; Bishop, Ashburton; M., Timoru; and Pawn, Dunedin. PROBLEM No. 13. By C. Mansfield. First Prize in Argentine C.C. First International Problem Tourney. Black (twelve men).

Whit© (ten men). IKE, 3 B 4, IppQbplp, 7r, PI k b 1 kt E. q, 4 p S, P 1 P P 1 Kt Kt 1, 4IS. Y/kit© to play and mats in tvro movas. A BLINDFOLD BRILLIANCY. The accompanying game was one of ten simultaneous blindfold games played by the old Knglish champion, J. H. Blackburne, at Manchester, in 1875: hlvftns Gambit. White—Blackburne. Black, ——. IP K 4 IP K 4 2 Kt J£ li 3 2 Kt <J B 3 8B B 4 SB B 4 4 B Q Kt 4 4 B x Kt P CP— B 3 6 B K 4 8 P Q 4 6PsF 7 Castles 7 P y P BQ—KtB 8 Q B S 9P—KS9 O Kt 3 10 KKt K 2 (a) 10 KKt K2 (, 11 B - S 8 (b) 11 P Kt 4 (c) 12 Kt s' P 12 R - Q Kt sq 13 Q R 4 (d) IS P Q R 3 14 Kt Q 8 ch 14 P x Kt 1C P x P ’ 16 Kt B 4 IG Q R K sq ch 16 B x R 17 R x B ch 17 K B 3q (el 18 Q x Kt IS P x Q 19 P Q 7 ch And mate next move. (a) Black adopts the defence advocated as best by Zukertort, and generally regarded as puperior to the “ normal defence," wherein Black plays 7, P Q 3; BPxP,B Kt 3. But does Black get a. really satisfactory game ? (b) W. Paulsen's move, an Improvement on Anderpsen's Q Kt K 2. (c) If Castles; 12 Q R Q sq is very strong. fa) Or B x Kt. to which Blpck mupt ren’v K x B. for if 13 Kt x B; 14 Kt Q 6 ch, followed hv Q X E. (e) If 17 K Q sq; 18 Kt K a, Kt x Kt: 19 Q R. S. oh, etc. Black’s only chance is 17 K Kt K 2. CHESS CHAT. Rubinstein, the Russian master, has challenged Capablenca to play a match for the world's championship. The match between V. L. Wshltuch (Manchester) and F. D. Yates (Leeds) tp decide the tie for the championship of the Northern Counties, has been won by Wahltuch by three games to one. The short deciding match between I). Tengrwski and R. T. Black for the Manhattan C.C. championship has resulted in favour of the first-named.