CHESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19046, 15 April 1930, Page 4

CHESS.

(By

W. S. KING).

I tuns of Interest are Invited and the editor will be pleased to answer questions concerning any branch of the same of chess. Short games having points of merit will be welcomed for publication. Solutions of a problem should be sent within a week of appearance. POSITION No. 447. End-Game Study. ‘ Author unknown.) Black (four men).

*White (three men). *, 2 P 5,8, 8,8, 1 k r 5, 1 p o p, 1 K 3 R 2. White to play and draw. A remarkable position, which demonstrates the resource of chess play. The author of this fascinating- end-game is unknown—a great pity, for the creator of the little gem deserves to be widely known. The solution is appended, but I earnestly advise solvers to study the position and endeavour to discover its secret before turning to the solution, which is as follows: White. Black. 1 P queens 3 R x Q 2 R K B 3 ch _R Q B 6 3 R K R 3! SOLUTION. Problem No. 446, by A. F. Arguella, Barcelona, two moves. Key move, K K B 6. TO CORRESPONDENTS’. King's Pawn (Christchurch). —Many thanks for the Alekhine position, which will appear in this column shortly. Sorry you missed No. 445, which I realise was due to a hasty examination. Will make inquiries concerning diagrams and examine the Simmons position and report. Problem No. 446 unfortunately had a white pawn on K Kt 2 in diagram. It should have been a black pawn. An uncorrected proof was the cause. Some of my correspondents sent the author's solution, and, of course, yours, too, seems to answer. J.H. (Christchurch) and Rook (Christchurch.—Author's solution secured. Bishop (Ashburton).'—Your solution seems to act, though it is not the author’s. See answer to King’s Pawn. Queen's Pawn (Runanga).—The reply to King's Pawn will explain why the diagram of No. 446 was faulty, but you ( aught the author’s solution. Pleased to receive the Chinese composition, which will reproduce later. Thanks, too, for comments. I\G. (Greymouth).—Your communication was very welcome. The solution you gave for Problem No. 445 would be met by 1 . . . K x P, and no mate follows. The solution of No. 446 is correct. Manj r thanks for interesting details. Will be pleased to help along a good cause through this column BRILLIANT CHESS. The following game is taken from Dr C. Hartlaub’s “ Glanzpartien,” a recently published book. Dr Hartlaub is perhaps not very well known to the English chess public, but on the Continent he has long enjoyed the reputation of being an amateur of master strength. Possessed of combinative talent above the average, he is famous for the remarkable sacrificial treatment of his games, and the following is a typical example of his style, the game being awarded the first brilliancy prize in the Bavarian congress of 1911: Queen’s Gambit Declined. White—Dr Hartlaub. Black—Dr Senary. IP Q 4 IP Q 4 2PQB4 2 P K 3 3KtKB3 3 F Q B 4 4P K 3 4 Kt Q B 3 5 Kt B 3 5 Kt B 3 6P QR3 6 B Q 3 7PxBP 7 B x P SP Q Kt 4 SB Q 3 9 B Kt 2 9 Castles 30 Q B2 IOPxP II K Kt Kt 5! lIP K Kt 3 12 Castles 3 2 Q K 2 13 R x B! <a> 13 P K R 3 14 P K R 4! 3 4 P x Kt 15 P x P 13 Kt R 4 16 R x Kt! 16 P x R 17 Kt Q 5! 37 P x Kt 13 Q R 7 ch! 3 8 K x Q 19 R R 6 ch 3 9 K Ktl 20 R R 8 mate (a) If Q- x R, mate follows very shortly by Q Kt K 4. etc. CHESS CHAT. To celebrate the reopening of the chess and draughts room in the Wellington Working Men’s Club, which has recently been renovated and refurnished. a match was played against the Port ■AlcholHon Chess Club, when there was a good attendance. In the unavoidable absence of the president, a cordial welcome was extended to the Port NicholPlayers by Mr H. Shanks, vice-pre-sident. He expressed the pleasure felt members of his club at seeing an " xture revived, and mentioned fhat these two sides had only Opposed each other on one previous occasion. That was ten years ago, when the Port Nicholson club, which was then known as the Watersiders’ Chess Club, had won ■ l _ hard-fought contest by two games < <-5). He mentioned that his club greatly appreciated having the assistance of Port Nicholson players in matches played under the auspices of the Wellington Chess League. Mr Khanka, Who is better known as the Wellington billiards champion, could not . take part in this match, as the duties of his office required his presence in another section of the club. There were eighteen players a-side, and the scores were:—Working Men's Club 12£, Port Nicholson club SJ. At the top board. J. Lindsay <P.N.) defeated F. K. Keiling, at board 2 K. Beyer (P.N.) beat D. Wild, and at board 3 W. J. Falrburn (W.M.) won from K. Andrews. There was only one drawn game, that at board 6. between D. Stephens (W.M.) and T. Nolan. At the . lose Mr F. K. Keiling

and Mr D. Wild spoke in felicitous terms on behalf of their respective teams. The Worcester, College of the Blind ! Chess Club (England) has for many years past had remarkable success in club and school matches, and last season they again went through their fixture list without losing a match. Against other public schools the college has, since its foundation in 1913, played eighty-five matches and won eighty-two of them. The “Try Again ” Tie.—ln this season’s tournament for the Richardson Cup for Scottish clubs, a curious series of drawn matches has taken place. The first round match between Edinburgh C.C. and Glasgow C.C. has been played three times without either team being able to “ knock out ” the other. The Falkirk “Herald” says: “The last encounter was at Edinburgh on January 25, and after adjudication the final score again showed a draw of three and a half each. The first draw occurred at Edinburgh, and the fourth of this ineffective ‘ see-saw ’ has now to take place at Glasgow! Unless the respective captains would care to 4 toss ’ for the right to (■nter the second round, and so save any further trouble a?id delay