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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18546, 21 August 1928, Page 14

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(By W. S. KINO). Items of interest are invited and the editor will be pleased to answer question* concerning any branch of the game of chess. Short, games having points of merit will be welcomed for publication. Solutions of n problem should be sent within a week of a.ppearPROBLEM NO. 360. By Arthur Mosely. Brisbane. Black (ten men).

White (nine men). 4 to ■ 1 kt 1, a r 2,2 p 1 P 2 p. 2 Kt 4 R. 2 l> Pi k 1 p, 2 Kt 2 p 1 B, 3 p 4, 3 Q B 2 K. White to play and mate in two moves. SOLUTION. Problem No. 359, by F. Matthews, two moves. Key move, Q Q Kt 4. TO CORRESPONDENTS. E w. —Solution correct. Regarding Other matter, article is in hands of the editor at present. J.H- (Christchurch) and Bishop (Ashburton )—Sol u t ion correct. HETI beats sfielmann in a fine GAME. The following excellently-played crame was contested in the TrontschinTeplitz tournament, between R. Reti and R- Spielmanri: Queen’s Gambit Declined. White—Reti. Black—Spiel mann. IP Q 4 1 Kt K B 3 2P—QB4 2 P K 3 3Kt -QB 3 :5 P Q * „ 4 B Kt 5 4 Q Kt Q 2 SP—K 3 5 P B 3 6 P— Q R 3 (a) 6 B ~ K 2 7 Kt B 3 7 Castles BQ—B2(b> 8 P Q R 3 9R-Q1 (c) 9 R —,K 1 10 B Q 3 10 P K R 3 (d) 11 B R * 1 1 P x P 12 B X B P 3 2 Kt Q 4 18 B k Kl 3 13 Q R 4 <e) 4 Cat-ties 14 Kt. x Kt in P x Kt 35 P Q Kt 4 (f) 6 p, _ R 2 16 Kt -B 1 (g) 1 7 Kt K 5 (h> 3 7 B Kt 2 18 P— K B 4 (i) 18 » B 3 19 P Be 19 B x K t 20 B x B 20 Q Q I (j) 21 P x P -1 B * P (k) 2 9 ft xKt (1 ) 22 11 x R 23 B x P oh 23' K R 1 24 B R 2 <m) 2 4 Q Kt 4 25 B Kt. 1 25 K Kt 1 2(j Q R 7 ch 26 Jv B 2 27 B x P <n) 27 Q x K P cli 28 K HI 28 Q K 7 99 b K 5 ch 29 K K 3 (o) HO Q Kt 6 ch 30 K -7 K 2 (p) ?,1 Q- — Q 6 ch 31 Resigns (q).

(a) Introduced by Capablanca in liis match with Alekhine to avoid the Cambridge Springs defence, fi Kt B 3. q—- R 4. Alekhine himself also adopted it in the last game of the match. (b) This seems an improvement on the two games mentioned in the previous note. They both continued, S B Q 3, P x P; 9 P x P. Kt Q 4; 10 B x B. Q x B(c.) In this variation a. better square for the R than Q B 1. (d) This only weakens fhe K side defence. (e; Setting about winning White’s Q It P—a risky undertaking, when liis game Is so undeveloped. Better to have plaved Kt x Kt. followed by P (j Kt 4, and B Kt 2. (f) If It or Q x Q R P, 16 R with advantage.

(g) If B or Q x Q R P: 16 R R 1. followed by B Kt 1 is liable to be very dangerous. . , (h) Now begins one of those king side attacks, so often engineered by Pillsbury in this opening. (i) Threatens P B 5. If now IS . . P— K B 4: l v 9 Q x B P! If 18 • • P Kt 3: 19 P B 5, Kt P x P; 20 Kt x K B P, K x Kt; 21 Q x P ch, etc (1) The queen goes home without having collected the Q RP. If 20 .. B B 1: 21 P B 6, P Kt 3. is the alternative. (k) If 21 . . Kt x P; 22 R x P, K x R; 23 Q R f* ch, etc. (l) Finely forcing the attack. Tf now 22 . . K x Ri 23 Q Kt 6 wins. (m) Very fine and much superior to 24 Q Kt 6, R B 3! 25 B x R. Q x B. which leads to an end game win for White. , _ (n) Another neat one. Tf 27 . . Q x B; 28 R B 1 ch, and White wins the Q (o) Tf 29 .. K oh. K Q 1; 31 Q B 7 mate. (p> If K Q 4. mate in three. (q) If SO . . K B 2; 31 Q B 6 ch; K K 1 ; 32 Q— K 6 ch. Tv Q 1: S 3 B- B 6 ch. and wins the Q.—“ Australasian.” CHESS CHAT. News is now appearing in the chess journals to the effect that Dr Alekhine, the world's chess champion. contemplates making a tour of India, the Far East and Australia (New Zealand, no doubt, being included). Chess centres that are interested should communicate with Dr A. Alekhine, 211, Rue de la Croix Nivert, Paris, XV.. France. A new chess rendezvous has been established in the West of London at the Cranbourn Restaurant, Cranbourn Street. Leicester Square. To inaugurate the new chess resort an interesting tournament was held with fourteen well-known London players. on the knock-out system. W. Winter, the victor at Scarborough, carried everything before him. He scored four clear wins. Visitors from Australia, will find the new resort an ideal rendezvous, ns it is available any day, Sundays included, up to midnight. Following are the final scores in the New South Wales chess championships, recently concluded: J. A. Kinman, 10 A; C. J. S. Purdy, 9; S. M. Merkel. gs : f{. H. Atnadio, W. J. Green«eld and A. G. Shoebridge, each 4: F. c. Roberts, 2. John Arthur Kinman was horn at Kidderminster, England. He first learned the game a.t. Malta, where he was stationed in the cable service.. He arrived in Australia in 1907, and has done well in several Sydney tournaments, but this is the first occasion on which he has annexed the State championship. A novel feature in a game of “living chess” played at the Cirque de Rouen, recently, was the explanation to the spectators of the meaning of every move made, and It is stated that their attention never flagged. The competitors at the international tournament at Kissingen. Bavaria, which was to commence on August 12. are: E. D. Bogoljubow. .T. R. Capablanca, M. Eu we, F. J. Marshall, .r Mieses, A. Nimzowitch. R. Reti, A Rubenstein, R. Spiel mann. Dr S. Tarrasch, Dr S. Tartakower and F. D. Yates.