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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16848, 26 September 1922, Page 11

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(By W. 8. KINO.) It«ims of interest aro invited and the editor will be pleased to answer questions concerning any branch of the ox ohes?. Short games having point of merit will be welcomed for publication. Solutions of a problem should be sent in within a weefe cf appearance of the diagram. PROBLEM No. 74. By the late Arthur Charlick, Adelaide. Black (eleven merit.

White (eight men). 4 Kt 2 K, 2 Kt. 1 p 8, 1 Q. 1 P 4, 4 k P 1 R, 1 P R 4 kt, 7 p. S B r 2 o. h a kt 2 b. i White to play and mate in two moves. j A MELBOURNE BREVITY. An interesting and entertaining little j game won by two of the junior members of the Melbourne Chess Club—Messrs j Leeper and Woinarski —from one of the interstate team. Score and notes from the “ Australasian ” Sicilian Defence. IP K 4 IP— Q B 4 2P-Q Kt 4 (a) 2 V x P 3 P Q R 3 3 T» K 3 (b) 4 V x V 4 B x V 5 Kt. K B 3 (c 3 Kt Q B 3 6 p B 3 6 B K 2 7 p Q 4 7 Kt B 3 !d) 8 P Q 5! _ S K 1 Q Kt s 9 p Q (j 9 B B sq 10 P . 31 Qt R 3 11Q B 4 12 Kt Q Kt 12 Resigns (f) (a) One of the oldest, attacks against the Sicilian, examples of it occurring :n Greco’s games. Its purpose is partly to speedily develop White’s Q side and partly to weaken Black's P centre. (b) Given as best by Tarrasch. P Q i is also good, but P x P is hardly Batisfac(c) More usual is P Q. B 3, followed by P Q, 4 at once, as played by Casablanca and by Marshall. Id) P - 0 1 is necessary. , (e) A remarkable position, of which White takes full advantage. (ft Tf 12 . . . Q. x B. 33 K R 7 ch, Iv Q sq, 14 B K 5 ch, and R x Q. NELBON v. CANTERBURY. A fourteen-board match by telegraph between Nelson and Canterbury was commenced on Saturday evening, the local team playing in the Canterbury Chess Club rooms. Inglis Buildings, where a telegraph instrument was installed, with : a. through wire to the opposing team n j Nelson City. Play commenced at 6.30 i p.ni. and continued till after 11 p.m.. ver\ j fair progress being made at most boards ! Canterbury won the toss and elected to ! attack at the odd-numbered boards. The ! following are the teams, the Canterbury player being mentioned first in each ! Board 1- H. L. Andersen (capt.) v. E. 11. Severn© leapt.). Buy Lopez gams. Even a.’- adjournment. Board 2—Jlans Kennedy v. <;. E. Dodds. Muzio Gambit. A very pretty and intricate game. Kennedy still retains the piece advantage and the better position Board 3—Rev N. Friberg v. B. Tratben. King's Gambit declined. Irregular form, ir. which Friberg got. the open bishop's file without, sacrificing the pawn. Even; Friberg still retains the attack. Board 4- 11. J. Armstrong v. G. Oofe. Zukertort. Cole played a masterly game Both men castled on the Kings side, and Cole worked up a strong Queens side attack, repelling which cramped Arn^ every pawn on his king's side to ihe attack. and quickly swung his pieces round to that side of the board. Armstrong was unable to bring up his reserves in time, and he resigned when giate was inevitable. Cole, in a message to Armstrong a . the close, said that he had journeyed fifty-four miles to take part in the match, and that his victory would save a similar journey being made on the following Saturday. Board 5—T. Hawkins v. W. S. Angus. Buy Lopez. Hawkins retains the attack and is a pawn up. Board 6 H. J Quarrcll v. R. C. Ellis. Zukertort. A hard tussle: even at adjournment. J Board 7-E. W. Cave v. W. B. Griffin Guioco Piano. Even. Board B—R. Lovell-Smith v. (>. D. Kemp Buy Lopez. Kemp still attacking, pieces eV ßoard 9—l. E. Stevens v. TT. Mowbray. King's Bishop's Gambit. A very pretty game, with much play in it. Even pieces at adjournment : Stevens still attacking. Board 10—W. H. Joyce v. C. N. Wilkinson. French defence. A game with possibilities. even at adjournment. Board 11—J. O. Chapman v. G. T. Kemp. Guioco Piano. Chapman by pushing his attack won a knight and nas decidedly the better game. Board 12— F. Woodford v. T. <*. C. Scott. Two Knights' Game. Woodford quicklywrested the attack from Scott and has a powerful attack, from which much can i be expected. Board 13—H. I- Bennett v. H. P. Isaac. Queen's Gambit declined. Bennett completely outplayed Isaac, who. out of a complicated defence, lost a knight and then the exchange of knight for rook Bennett should win. Board 34—8. Shillito v. A. L. Rowe King's Bishop’s Gambit. Rowe attacked strongly, but. by sound defence Shillito gained a strong position and is two pawns to the good. A lot of play left in the game, which favours Canterbury. Mv J- Milne was umpire for Canterbury in Nelson, while Mr W. F. Robinson performed the same services for Nelson here Mr Seaward was telegraph operator, and Messrs Pasco© and Dalton were the scrutineers. The match will be concluded next Saturday, commencing at 6.30 p.m. OTAGO v. AUCKLAND. The play-off for the teams championship of New Zealand between Auckland and was scheduled to be played or Saturday, but owing to breaks in the lines the match date is uncertain. AUCKLAND v CANTERBURY. The unfinished games in the recent Canterbury v. Auckland match have been decided upon by the two captains, after cureful analyses, as follows;—Auckland wins at board 3 (Grierson v. Friberg), and the games are drawrv at Boards i

} 3 4 f Dalton). Auckland wins the match I t.V 11 games, to o. CHESS CHAT. { T have just received from Mr ¥. K. KelI ling:, of Wellington, a copy of the latent 1 Congress Book. It is a most, interesting * compilation, for which tlie editor (Mr { Killing) deserves the thanks of the chess 1 i community. A review of the Congress ' Rook will appear in this column next week. 1 | Every chess player should procure a copy j of the hook.