CHESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18623, 27 November 1928, Page 4

CHESS.

(By

W. S. KING.

Items of interest are invited and the editor will be plteaeed 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 within a week of appear-

PROBLEM NO. 374. By T. Taverner. (This notoriously difficult two-mov was one of six problems set for tl solution tournament in connection wi the recent Victoria Chess Week.). Black (ten. men).

White (eleven men).

2 B R 4, 5 R 2, Q 5 p 1, P 2 Kt p 2 ltt, 3pk3, lpP2p2, IKIP2qB, kt 4 Kt 1 b. White to play and mate in two moves. SOLUTION. Problem No. 373, by J. Mansfield, two moves. Key move, K K 5. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Rook (Christchurch), J.H. (Christchurch) and Bishop (Ashburton). —Solution correct. THE MAX LANGE ATTACK. The accompanying spirited example of the Max Lange attack is from correspondence play between W. J. Allen, of Belfast, Ireland, and C. K. , Thomas, of Ithaca, New York:— White—Allen. Black—Thomas. IP K 4 IP K 4 IP K 4 2 Kt Q B 3 3 B B 4 3B B 4 4 Castles 4 Ivt B 3 5 P Q 4 5 P x P (a) BP K 5 BP Q 4 ! 7PxKt 7 P x B SR—Klch S B K 3 ' 9 Kt Kt 5 9 Q Q 4 (b) 10 Kt Q B 3! 30Q B 4 11 Q Kt K 4 11 Castles Q (c) 12 Kt x Q B (d) 12 P x Kt 13 P K Kt 4 13 Q K 4 3 4 P x P 14 K R Kt 1 15 B R 6! 35 B K 2 (e) 16 P K B 4 16 Q Q 4 17 Q B 3 17 B B 3 (f) 18 K Kt 2 18 B x P 19 B x B 19 R x B 20 Kt Kt 5 20 P lv R 3 (g) '2l Kt K 4 21 P K. 4 (h) 22 P B 5 22 R x P ch (i) 23 Q x R 23 R K Kt 1 24 Q x R ch 24 Q x. Q ch 25 K R 3 (j) 25 ICt K 2 26 R K Kt 1 26 Q B 2 27 Kt Kt 3 27 P K 5 (k) 28 Q R K 1 28 P K 6 29 K R B 1 29 Kt Q 4 30 P Q R 3 30 P Q 6 31 P x r 31. P x P 32 K Kt 2 32 P K 7 White resigns (1). (a) Now w r e get the famous Max Lange attack; full of traps and stratagems. Black gets a much easier game by 5 . . . B x P. (b) This is best. If 9 . . . Q x P; 10 Kt x B, P x Kt; 11 Q R 5 ch, and wins the B. If 9 . . . Castles; 10 R x B, P x R; 11 P B 7 ch, K R 1; 3 2 Q R 5 with advantage. (c) Now generally preferred to B Kt 3, whereupon followed P x P. P —_ Iv Kt 4, and Kt x B. (d) This and the next few moves is an innovation introduced at Hamburg, 1910, by Marshall in his match with Tarrasc-.h. (e) The Marshall-Tarrasoh game went 15 ... P Q 6: 16 P to Q B 3, B Q 3; 17 P B 4, and Marshall won in 29 (f) An unpleasant surprise, which seems to indicate that White should have preceded his last move by P Kt 5. (g) Not Q x Q. because alter 21. K x Q, the threat Kt K 6 is not to be m \li) A. move with a purpose! (i) A bolt from the blue'. (j) Black’s centre pawns look dangerous, and White’s K B P weak, hut to try and make a fighting piece of the lv by K B 3 seems courting disas(k) Black would rather queen one of bis own pawns than capture a pawn of his opponent. (l) For if 33 R B 2 or B 3, P Q 7, followed by P queens. If 33 R Kt 1. Kt Q 6 ch; 34 Iv to B 2, Kt B 7 speedily wins.

CHESS CHAT. The annual match under the auspices of the Wellington Chess League between the Wellington Chess Club and the Working Men’s Club ended in a tie (6—6), Mr F. K. Kelling having won the adjourned game at board 1 after a hard bout lasting nearly six hours. Mr J. C. M’Crea had the upper hand for a long time, but by taking the slower line of attack he allowed Kelling time to extricate a bishop, and ultimately to score the game. The following items of interest to chess players, appeared in last week’s contribution to a Wellington newspaper by Mr F. lv. Kelling:—“Messrs H. Andersen (the Canterbury Club's champion) arid Paul Kummer (Wairarapa | champion) called at Working Men's Chess Club on Friday. Mr Kummer hopes to compete for the New Zealand championship, which tourney is scheduled to commence in this city on Boxing Day. Another visiting competitor is to pass through Wellington on Tuesday. He is the Rev A. Miller, now of Westport, and formerly of Auckland. Mr Miller, who has won prizes at three of his four congresses, held the Auckland Club’s championship for one year before going to Westport. His board is always attractive to the spectator, as he moves quickly and his play is ever of the dashing order. The Otago Chess Club has asked Messrs Dunlop and O. Balk to represent it at the coming congress, and Messrs J. E. Erskine (Melbourne), E. H. Severne (Nelson), E. Rutherfurd (Stratford), G. Fisher and L. Pleasants (Wanganui) are all looking forward to taking part in the fray. There should consequently be a very gratifying entry, especially if the Auckland and Canterbury clubs contribute their quotas. The local clubs will, it is understood, be well represented, the absence of Mr W. E. Mason (New Zealand’s record champion) being, however, a matter for regret. On the whole, the outlook for the Dominion’s thirty-eighth congress is very bright, and to ensure a successful tournament it will be necessary for those who hold subscription lists to get busy with their task of collecting funds for prizes and other incidental expenses.”