CHESS NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13850, 5 June 1919, Page 3

CHESS NOTES.

(By "Pawn.")

"CHESS FUNDAMENTALS."

Wo take the following very interesting lesson on mid and end-game play from Mr John F. Barry's instructive chess column in the Boston (U.S.A.) "Transcript":— The appendod position from actual play (P aJid two movo odda game) will iluatrate (a) a Whito premature attack, (b) tho Black strategical purpose of devoting all energy to attacking rather than defensive purposes; (c) the propriety of Black's pieeo position as estimated by tho comparative conditions. Black (Barry).

White (Mr ). Whito has just played Kt— KhV, ordinarily the fear of seeing tho Black King side torn open would tempt it Bhu'k defence by P—KKtii; aside from the White: sacrifice by KtxRP, in such a. case, the White attack later by P— KU4 is usually overwhelming. Ho I played PxQP; unless White cuu force a wiii, this penetration of White's defensive lino will be dillicult to contend with. The game proceeded:— White. ' Black. 1 BxP 1 B-Q2 2 B —KUk'h Thero is a notion that a King prevented from castling Ls badly placed. This is only partly true, as the defect is comparative. This idea allures White. 2 K—Qsq. If permitted Black will retreat the King behind his attack; but White's reply of B—B7 is a natural move, compeliiig K —K2, but also compelling Whito to retreat his Bishop, no that Black gains a move over playing X— K2 at ouce. 3 B—B7 3 K—K2 4 B —KtG i B—Ksq 5 B—B2 Black expected this, aw White's Bishop seems more powerful than Black's. 5 E—Bsq. Observe Black's position; he has four pieces now in and directed towards his attacking iield; Wliite. has practical/ only two. Black's King side-pieces are temporarily non-attacking, but his X Xt prevents White's Kt—B7 or Q —Kt4; his KB has no particular objective in the positon, so that its obstruction by the Kin if Ls not serious, and it guards the X KtP aginsi atack. The Xii is on an opcu file, and a sudden removal of Black's Xt can give the Rook an immediate influence iv the positon. Those considerations aro eolateral, however, to the main point that Black has a greater weight of attack on his attacking wing than Wliite on his attacking wing. This difference -asserts itself. 6 q —H:: G Pxl , 7 PxP 7 Kt—o.s JS PxKf. 8 KxP, And White in lost. 9 B —K:ieh 9 K —Qsq 10 Q—QKt.: , . 10 Q—K4ch 11 Q— Cjsq .H ]■'»— X."> 12 KtxlVh 12 X— Ksq 13 Xxi: i:! Bxß 14 Ktxß 14 Kt—B4 15 K—Ki.2 IT) BxQ 1(3 PxH 1(5 Q—Q7eh 17 Kt— R2 17 Kt—KG I.S QlJ—lis.i is K—K2 and wins. Tlk- point I wish to impress is the necessity for having a greater attackiug force in action than the adversary; while Bishops should occupy open diagonals and the Hooks tho iiles, tho immediate post is dependent upon cireiuu-stance-s, which is why I hesitate to give definite primary posts. Tactics in chess begin practically from the start and tend to disrupt preconceived piece positions more so than the Pawn lines, because each Pawn formation still has a, definable strategical purpose. There has recently been a. groat revival of i-hess in Kgypt through tho efforts of tlii> "Egyptian Gazette,' , in which journal a. che<s column has been started. A correspondence tourney is on the. point of being concluded, and the published games show that although tho yvneral standard of play is low, yet ihoro ati: some players o-f ability in the eouutfv. It is worthy of note that the first five places in the contest were (ill-o-l !>v four Kiitis'i and one The ijes a-e v.nw being played nil.