CHESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16782, 11 July 1922, Page 5

CHESS.

(By W. 8. KING.) Items of interest ar© invited and the editor will be pleaeed to answer questions concerning any branch of the game of chess. Short parties having point of merit will be welcomed for publication. Solutions of a problem should be sent in within a week of appearance of the diagram. PROBLEM No. 62. By R. G. Feiran. N.S.W. Black (six men).

White (seven men). 8. p 7. 2 kl H V 3 Kt 4. P 1 k 1 P 3, 3 B K 3, b 2 p 4. 1 kt 1 B 4. White to play and mate in two moves. A FINE “ TRKEGITEAR " GAME. The following game, which resulted in a tine struggle between two noted masters, B. Ko sties and G. Alaroczy, was played at. the congress at Weston-super-Mare. W Mte—Kostics Black Maroczy. 1 f» O .1 l k. t _ K »i a (a.

White resigns. (a) One of the numerous preeent-day attempts to a-void the dreaded Queen’s Gambit. (hi A pawn sacrifice that turns out very favourably. (c) Black has now the superior development, and a fine pawn centre. (d) P to Q Kt 8 should have been played first. (e) A very strong move; White dare not now play 17 P x P, on account of the reply Q x P. (f) This regains Black lfis P. for White dare not reply 19 P x P. B B 4 oh ; 20 K B 1. Kt B 7 oh; 21 K Kt 1. Kt Kt 5 oh; 22 K R 1. Kt x B P. etc. (g) An ingenious attempt, to retrieve the position. fh) Winuing a P. White dare not play 23 B x Q, for then P K 7 oh wins. vi) To avoid the typing up of the Q. owing to the threat of P to K 7 ch; but now by his next move Black fixep White's B. which may not move on account of the reply B B 7. OHERR CHAT Otago Club has a particularly strong team this year. In the recent maton against Wellington Mr J. Dunlop defeated Mr Mason convincingly. again demonstrating his exceptional ability aa a chess expert. Auckland defeated Nelson by seven games to five in the recent match by telegraph. The chesp enthusiasts of Western Eng- j land held, during the Easter holidays, a ■ congress at Weston-super-Mare, which proved a wonderful success. Both, the Continental masters, G. Maroozy and B Ko6tics took part, as did aleo the British champion, Yates, and Sir God rare Thomas, the champion of the City- of London Chess Club, and yet the final winner was not amongst these. The veteran -T. 11. Blakv, who began his serious chess at the meeting of the Counties Chess Association in 1881, carried off premier honours. He has. of course, always been rega-tdod as one of England's strongest amateurs, hut on this occasion he proved invincible, winning five games and drawing four, there- j by scoring 7. G. Maroozy. who scored <3*. secured second prize. The other scores were:—Thomas, G: Yates. G: Kostics, SJ; I Spencer. 54: Louis. 34; Mackenzie, 3; Tre_ j g-askis, 1; Price. 1. i

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