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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18946, 17 December 1929, Page 4

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(By W. S. KING). Items of Interest are Invited and the editor will be pleased 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 bo sent within a week of appearance. PROBLEM No. 430. By G. W. Clarke, of Warrnambool, Victoria. Commended in the “Sports Referee” (Brisbane) Third Half-yearly Tourney, 1929. Black.

White. Kt 3 K 3,8, 3 k 4,2 kt 3 Kt 1, P -P 1 b 4,' 1 p 2 P 1 P 1, 1 B 4 B 1, 2 R 3 Q 1. White to play and mate in two moves. SOLUTION. Problem No. 429, by Dr Lasker, two moves. Key move, Kt R 4. TO CORRESPONDENTS. King’s Pawn (Christchurch).——Solution correct. “This problem is without doubt a beautiful bit of work.” With which comment I heartily agree. Letter received regarding problem position. Will examine and report. Rook (Christchurch), J.H. (Christchurch) and Bishop (Ashburton). —- Solution correct. WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. Following is the seventeenth game of the Alekhine-Bogoljubow match for the world’s chess championship:— Queen’s Pawn Opening. White—Alekhine Black—Bogoljubow IP Q 4. 1 K Kt B 3 2 £ O B 4 2 P K Kt 3 a E —V? 3 3 F Q 4 (a) 4 P x P 4 Kt x P 5P K 4 5 Kt Kt 3 6B K 3 GB Kt 2 7 Kt B 3 7 Kt B 3 8P Q 5 8 Kt K 4 9 B Q 4 9 P B 3 (b) 10 P B 4 10 Kt B 2 HP Q R 4 (c) 11 P K 4 12 P x P e.p. 12 B x P 13 P R 5 13 Kt Q 2 14 P R 6 14 P Kt 3 15 B Kt 5 15 Q-K2 16 K Kt K 2 16 P Q B 4 17 B B 2 17 Castles Q 18 Q R 4 18 P B 4 19 P K 5 19 P Kt 4 20 B B 4 20 Q Kt x P (d) 21 B x B (ch) 21 Q x B 22 P x Kt 22 Kt x P 23 Castles 23 Q B 5 (e) 24 P - Q Kt 4 24 Q x P 25 Q B 2 25 Kt Q 6 26 K R Kt 1 26 Q Q B 5 27 R R 4 27 Q K 3 28 Kt Kt 5 28 K Kt 1 29 K Kt Q 4 (f) 29 Q K 5 30 Q Kt B 3 30 Q K 1 31 Q x Kt 31 P x Kt 32 B x P 32 Q K 3 33 Q B 3 Black resigns. (a) Leading to loss of time and having his Kt chased. (b) A sad expedient. (c) Again going after the unfortunate Knight. (d) Getting quite out of hand. (c) Black obviously thought that he stood a chance with his two pawns against a piece if he could force the exchange of Queens. (f) If P x Kt, 30 Q B 7 (ch), K R 1, 31 Q x P (mate). CANTERBURY CHESS CLUB. In commemoration of the founding of the Canterbury Chess Club in 1879, the club has decided to hold a jubilee chess tournament, open to the public as well as club members. The tourney will be of a knock-out nature, that is, the losers of a game drop out of the play, the winners only going into the next round. The entrance fee is Is, but a competitor may, on payment of a double entrance fee, havte two entries, which means that he does not drop out until he loses two games. The tourney will be played at status odds, th'e players being handicapped according to their strength. All chess players are cordially invited to take part in this tourney. Entries close to-night, December 17, after which the draw for playei's will take place. The draw for all games will be posted up at the club rooms, Inglis Buildings, High Street, hut each competitor will also receives through the post a notice of his draw and stating when the round will close. Further particulars may be obtained from the president. Mr C. L. Hart, care of J. T. Bell and Co., the secretary, Mr G G Parkin, care of the Yorkshire Insurance Company, or Mr R. LovellSmith, 134, Hereford Street. CHESS CHAT. Notable absentees from th*e coming Dominion championship tournament will b e Messrs J- B. Dunlop (Dunedin), 11. L. Andersen (Christchurch), Moir (Auckland, F. Hollins (Inglewood), A M. ; Gyles (Wellington), and W. E. Mason (Wellington). . .. . Of the entrants for the coming Dominion championship, Mr F. K. Helling (Wellington) holds the record. He has attended twenty-one annual conpresses and won seventeen prizes—a fine 3 chess record, all will asreu At the recent meeting of the New Zealand Chess Association pleasure was expressed at the marked improvement

in the health of Mr C. W. Tanner, the j ex-secretary of the association, who has J done so much for the cause of New j Zealand chess during the past ten years. I Best wishes wtere also expressed for the I early recovery of Mr T. H. Battle, who has been honorary secretary of the Wanganui Chess Club for more than 1 two decades, and who hopes to be well enough to visit the congress room during the Christmas holidays. Further mindful of those who have done valued work for the “royal game” in New Zealand, the meeting decided to heartily congratulate Mr J. C. Grierson (who recently won the Auckland Club’s championship for the twelfth time), and Mr E. A. Le Petit, the honorary secretary of the Southland Chess Club, who has just won the Southland championship, and with it the exceedingly handsome and valuable trophy donated by the Prime Minister, the Right Hon Sir J. G. Ward.