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_i_-,<_ -_: Page 2 - N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, FEBRUABY, lE h, Z. CEf SSPLI I \ew Zeolond Personerlities BOOK REVIEW SOUTHSEA CHESS TOURNA. N. M. e ROMARTY (WANGANUt) MENT, 1949, by H. Golombek Cr TRONGEST local player- and a postal title event. He was recently (En Passant Publications). ) grand worker in iire interests appointed by the N.Z.C.C.A. to edit H. Golombek has made a fine of chess, Wanganui is proud the association's section in this job of the book of the Southsea i its Norman M. Cromarty. He magazine-just another job! As Chess Tournament. The event a flrm believer in the neces.sity a member of the N.Z.C.C.A. com- was conducted on Swiss lines and i encouraging youth to play chess mittee, Cromarty had a key pait the innovation proved very suc- ---d some of his most valuable in the tricky work needed to keep cessful. Golombek has supplied -rk has been done and is the association afloat during a really splendid annotations to the :rtinuing in this fleld. crisis in its affairs during 1940 53 games selected, and with a Norman discovered chess round and 1941. good number of diagrams, and ::ut 1938 and after playing for Probably Norman's best contri- an index of openings and players, the book is most attractive. The :eason or so tried his wings in bution to the advance of chess good : Major Open at the 1939-40 has been his practical encourage- 40 pages are for some weeks ':=lganui Congress. His debut ment to youth by way of coaching of entertaining and instructive :-i highly successful, for he classes of boys from the Wanganui chess for the student, or the reader -:shed second to the youthful Technical College. After two who would like an insight into what makes a British chess tour- - c Wade and was the only one years of these classes the boys beat coming master. produced the winner of the recent nament tick. Here is the fifth the round game between Dr. Aitken lrom then on Norman's progress Wellington and Province Secon- dary Schoolboys Championship and Wallis, the two highest placed .= rapid. In 1,941-42 he took the in British players, who flnished .:iganui C.C. championship. He Adrian Haar. No one will believe Adrian's success " just happened ": fourth and fifth respectively to {AL interest must be cultivated and Rossolimo, Pachman and Dr. sustained. Work like this (even if Tartakower. H. Golombek's notes. - -!-= - it is a labour of love) is the best Game No. 248 proof that could be given of one's DEFENCE i::::-; FRENCH --* willingness to assist the game he Dr. J. M. Aiiken P. N. Vr'ailis admires. 1 P-K 4, P-I( 3; 2 P-Q 4, P- !@_a Norman admits his two sons Q 4; 3 N-Q B 3, B-N 5; 4 P-I( 5, show considerable promise, and he P-QB4;5 P-QR3, PxP; is decidedly not given to over- Not bad, if correctly followed -i:,: praising. If in the future his sons up, but safer is 5 ... BxNch; or members of his various college 6 PxB, N-K2. classes succeed in depriving him 6 PxB, PxN; 7 PxP, Q-82; of his premier place in Wanganui 8 N-B3, chess, said credit QxBPch; it can be to his Too rash. He should play B . . . that he has no one but himself to N-I{2; I B-Q3, N-N3. As " blame." played, White gets too many open A game of Cromarty's from his lines. flrst tilt at the N.Z. title, Palmers- l0 LQ 3, 1946: I B-Q 2, Q-B 2; ton North N_Q 2; Game No. 247 Wallis is fond of this method of developing his Queen's Knight in -White, N. the and tried it -: '.,,'on it at every attempt since, M. Cromarty; Black, J. L. Hardy. " has several times in this tournament. {I --, 1945 onwards. He been 1 P-Q 4, P-K B 4; 2 N-I( B 3, But more aggressive is 10 N- I =:ary and captain of the local N-K B 3; 3 P-I( N 3, P-I( 3; 4 His two Congress efforts to QB3, threatening both N x KP and -S-: -: - - B-N 2, B-I( 2; 5 O-O, O-O; P-K B 3. To this, Dr. Aitken = have been excellent: equal 6 P-B 4, P-B 3; 7 N-B 3, P- intended to reply 11 fol- ,:: at both Palmerston North Q3; 8 Q-Bz, QN-QZ; 9 P- Q-K2, . - lowed by B-QN5, and if Black il .: -i; and Wanganui 1948-49. I(4, PxP; l0 NxP, NxN; 11 plays B-Q2, BxN. . :as played with plenty of x 12 Q N, N-B 3; Q-I( 2, N- 11 2, N-I( 2; 12 O-O, N- :-=:s in the annual Wellington I( 1; 13 B-B 4, B-B 3; f4 Q B- Q-K ::,r'inces match, rnostly at top 1, 2; 15 I( R-I{ 1, N- I( N 3; 13 K R-K 1, P-N 3; 14 Q Q-I( P-R 4, B-N 2; 15 P-R 5, N-K 2; :Er:ll:.:tr!: ll'll' .=:ond board. 82; 16 P-85, PxP; 17 PxP, 4, : $-*: 'uui : : 16 N-Q - :narty's correspondence chess R-I( l; 18 B-Q 6, Q-B 2; 19 Threatening N-N5-Q6, and \N ---'--: has been notable. A mem- N-I(5, BxN; 20 QxB, N-R3; not wishing to allow Black .': -: the N.Z.C.C.A. from 1938, 2l B-K 4, Q-B 3; 22 Q-R 5, l"-r-r . :-:.1'ed his way from class III. 3; 23 3, 4; 24 R counter-chances on the KN flle by Q-N Q-B P-K x 16 P-R6, PxP. . : c1ass, in which up to the P, B-Q 2; 25 Q-N 3 ch, B-Q 3; r-- ., -. ", '-.=*.: he has once been in a 26 QxP, B-B 5;27 B xP, I(R- 16 ... P-QR3;17 P-KB4, P- En--* - r .---= tie for first and otherwise Ql; 28 QR-KI, QR-BI; 29 N 3; lE P-R 6, Q-B 1; ,.,

:qulLl L ." simply -JU -, r -:= :o the top. The season just B-Q5ch, BxB;30 QxBch, K- If r8 ... N-Q83, White rE--r-" f8. - :.9 may yet see him in an R 1; 31 Q-B 3, and \{hite won plays 19 P-83. -- - :.uted first place in the easily. rg B-R 3, N-Q N 1; 20 K R- A.Bf, llxluflnilil ,il Z CHESSPLAYER, FEBRUARY. 1950 Page 3 R 1, N-B 4; 2l B x N, N P xB;,22 N-N5!,PxN; SZABO WINS AT IIASTIITGS It rvoulcl be fatal to allorv the N to leach Q6, e.g., 22 ... Q-Q2; t234 6 789 10 1. Szabo 23 N-Q6 ch, K-81; 24 P-Ns, _r"11 1 111 l1 P-R4; 25 B-N4, P x B; 26 R x R, 2. Rossolimo ... ! 111 7t, BxR; 27 RxB, Q-B2; 28 Q-RS 3. Euwe 0]-i l and 2 +11 5.1 wins. 4. Evans I 00 +- 2 -l 11 5 23 RxR, BxR;24 RxB, Q-N2; 5. Fuller 0000 I 4 25 Q x P ch, K-K 2; 26 4, +71 Q-R 6. Horne 1 P-N 4; 27 Q-R 3, 0l-]+ 2 10+ 4 7. Barda 1 91 Not 27 Q-R5?, N-83! +0+" 2 0 -+ 0 B. Konig 0000 0 1 1r-1 27 ... Q-NBch; 28 B-K3, p- 2+ 9. Winser ...... 0000 0 I ,r Q5; 'Wood 2 10 42 I The only chance. If 28 .... 10. 00++ 0 1 010 o1 - Q-Q1; 29 B-B5 ch is deadiy. Fresh from his Venice triumph, the Hungarian master Lazlo Sz=:,: tt 29 Q-n7ch, QxQ;30 Exech, scored a meritorious win in the Hastings t5,rnament, held over.-= N-Q2; christmas and New year period. szabJwent through *itrrout 3l BxP, R-QBI; 32 a game' scorins t.-. B-B 5 ch, K-I( 1; seven r'ins and trvo draws, the latterl0 Rossolimo a-=-i Barda. Rossolimo further. ing iepufi6;1;^;;;;. _ ot 3? ... . K-Q1; 33 B-e6, second place u'ith six wins R x p-- f[, q"iiitv-"f ti":;';:: P; 34 R-N 7, R-BS; 85 can be judged by the fact eU ctelai f"*"-Sj N3, followed R x a ?, by P with Larry Evans 5. Evans' de urope was no better"i than courc := fairly easy win, though Black expected, but the three above him are very distingu-ish"a"pl"y"r..-- would not be quite so tied down as after Dutch Defence players wiII be the text. interested in the following game 33 LQ 6, P-B 3; 34 K-R 2, from the tournament, -Notesptayed in R x P; 35 R-R 8 ch, I(-B 2; 86 Rossolimo's best style. bv R-Q 8, N-N 3; 37 R-B 8 ch, K- R. G. Wade. N 3; 38 R-N 8 ch, Game No. 249 R x P ch also wins, but rhe text advanced pawns have elemen;.- .: is quicker as it -torces a queening DUTCH DEFENCE both strength and weakness. pawn. Barda Rossolimo 5 P_K4! qq ... K-R4; 39 Pxp, N-e2; 1P-Q4 P_KB4 6 P-Q5 N_Q 5 !_0 PrB 7, R-Q 7; 41 R-O s, 2 P_K4 7 PxP B_K 2 N_B 3; 8 B-QB4 The Staunton Gambit still A last desperate Black's Nxep neetirs i.\ try. If 4I ... feared and not refuted one -iota. watching. RxB:42 RxN. , Now B .... Nxep: $ PxP B x B, N x B; 10 N-BB is a rvorrh- 42 P-i.8 (Q), N-NSch; 48 K- 3 N-QB3 N-r(83 rvhile sacriflce. R 3 !, Resigns. 4 B_KN5 White plays 8 P_Qs ,ff his King to any An alternative procedure is 9 KN-Kz N_Ns! t ottier square he is mated; as it ii, 4 P-B3. 10 NxN BxB t Rlack resigns. 4 N_83 11 B-N5ch p-BB!l * The only other defence seriously 12 NxP considered is 4 . . .. p-eNB; b 12P xP. O-O; 18 pxp, WINNING CHESS TRAPS, . BxF bY P-83, P-K61, with a difficult rs. a good position for Biack + Irving Chernev (pitman).' position for both players. pleces. Sub-titled ,, 300 Ways to Win 5 P_B3 in t2 PxN the Opening,,, Chernev,s 13 BxPch K_I( 2 " Winning Traps', _Chess lives up 3, P-I{ R 4; 6 B-K N b ?, 14 Castles its title. Only. a few old friendi l{-N pxN;8 appear, P-R5;7 BxN, B-I(S, Not 14 B x R, e-N3 wit:- : and doubtless nearly all RxP!; 9 RxR, t0 the selections will be new to the Q-E4ch!; mating attack. White is.-:in P.-B3, QxBch !; 11 pxe, pxR, materially and positionally tos: reader. The book is full of good winning a piece. meaty chess of the quick 14 win King's p- R_QN1 variety, but generally t[is d.oesn,t Indian Defence: 1 15 Q-K 2 Q-N 3 ch mean the winning manoeuvre is 16 K-R I Q_K 6 obvious. About two-thirds of the 17 R-B 3 QxQ items are King-side games. The 18 NxQ RxP reader wiIl be delighted with re QR-KBt N_B3 many of the examples, of which ?0 R-Qns P-QR3 we append a couple:- 2l N-N 3 B_Q 7 22 P-B 3 B_r( 6 Caro-I(ann Defence: 1 p-K 4, 23 P-Q B p-e N-B 5 ch BxN 3; 2 P-Q 4, 4; B N- 24 PxB KR_QN1 QB3, PxP; 4 Nxp, N-BS; 5 25 Resigns

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I\-GS Announaa the Mate! -.-.is page is designed to assist the inexperienc his ability to recognise . naling position when it arises. The posit actual games, and the :r'ect moves will be found on page 17' Try Iooking at the answers, NOTE that the reader plays from the bottom of the board in each case. BIack Black Black E .%E

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\ Black f,: Black ,ru, rII ""x, :! ,% w =-: H%A% "/,ru-r tA 7ru-w% l\i t2 % %r.%t,% T % ( .!, ,e: "',rut"%, i!S %.%',rrMa % ,I ,,/r./,% H%%% 35 % Trgt t;tlx % %E%ft % % "/,rufr i,6 % r {\- White White White - ;{hite mates in .... moves 8. White mates in . .. . moves 9. White mates in .. . . moves tff, r:ilr i\,-U. CHESSPLAYER, FEBRUARY, 1950 Page 5 N.Z. TITLE TO ALLNBIIANI} s1.ill has ilra_1 liltle subtle t,rr,r(_.1.r 1.lr;rt r[ltirr.grrr Grnat Oomebaek bv his pla.v, but is irrclitrcrl to takc too nriru"1. ciia,r. Wellington Player TTD IN MAJOB OPBN mHE hottest Christmas weather for 24 years aggressive when the occasion demands. A yor-; attended the opening of the 57th New Zealand man, Fletcher can be expected to sho,"r, considerai-= -f -.:,= Chess Congress at Auckland on December 26. improrrement on his present form if he gets necessar:y practice. This continued for the whole period, and, as a R. O. Scott, Wellington, an r-_ matter of interest, is still going strong at the moment hand in Congress play, is still careless with :,: of writing, four weeks later. Dr. Allerhand and clock and lost at least one point on that accou:-- Dr. Cwilong knew something when they turned up Largely speaking, Scott ptayed really well in t:- . in white linen suits; Aucklanders, of course, still event-much better than last year-and althou,--- he registered no fewer than six draws he ',,, wore their winter clothes. probably - The the most aggressive player of aIL II:.i- Congress was opened at 1C.30 in the morning of his drarvs were creditable and achieved fr:= by his Worship the Mayor of Auckland, Mr. J. A. C. Iost or ciisadvantageous positions. Allum, O.B.E., speakers With better clc,.- others being the Hon. R. management Scctty ."l,ouId flnish higher up.

little chess-minded, for several days later, in his capacity of Minister for Education, he mentioned that he was against " children being moved around Iike chessmen." -TH \t Competitors and friends were taken for a ride- per bus-on the Sunday and had a good view of some of Auckland's beauty spots. Afternoon tea was served at the One Tree Hill tea kiosk.

contained eight players and was a round robin. In the championship Allerhand stood out like a H. POBAR (left) ancl L. J. Buckingham plaJing in the First Class tournament.

Alan Fletcher flnished ahead of all the A,;:.- landers, thereby der:tcnstrating that there ..i 1: being so long away from competitive chess. Dr. B. M. Cwilong, of Wellington, a newccmer to New Zealand chess, decisively justifled his inclusion. Although his games were not free from errors, he w-as_ commeldably aggressive and has a quick sight of the board. Coming to New Zealand. two and a half _years ago, Dr. Cwilong has only recently taken up the game here. We understand that he was at

had that gentleman very worried indeed. The -..:- minute withdrawal of N. I\4. Cromarty let in Ch--rr Belton, of Auck1and, and with fou.r points he ;-r. by nc means disgraced. As usual he was a1.,..-=..; aggressive, but could not match the positional :-:.

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:re lead.ers. Jimmy lr{oir, eight tin-res Aucklancl to upset better players than he met in this event. Adrian Turner, Auckland, carried on with the .,.-lst Australia two years ago, was obviously short improvement rve predicted and will do better. \_D :i'actice, and R. E. Baeyertz failed to reproduce Frank Haight disappointed somewhat, his games '' :hing like his form of some years ago. being intermittently good and bad. Ian Crawford :."enteen-year-old David Manson, Christchurch, proved that he can be aggressive as well as careful :-l not despair if he was outclassed by the oppo- and we can expect good chess from this young '. 11. Experience was all that u'as lacking in his man in the near future. Aubrey Short and John .=. and this will come rvith advancing years. Nathan played better than tirey have done pre- viously and deserved their high placings. -\ disappointing feature from our point of vierv .. ihe bad gan-re scoring by many of the cham- Cyril Rose, Onehunga, has improved rapidly ,ship players. It is impossible to play over a and sufficiently to enable him to carry off the First ;e number of the garnes from the official score Class haif a point ahead of Barry Menzies, Dominion -=ts, r,nhich in all cases are signed by both players Road. Two other Dominion Road boys, Fred Foulds -- being correctl Throughout the tourney bacl and Jack Bailey, were third and fourth. All these :.iior. w-as the rule and in the Iirst four rounds boys played well and it was diiflcult to choose =-ihird of the scores contained impossible moves. betu,een them; in an extra competition which fol- - . sort of thing can be expected from the inex- lowed, Foulds won from Menzies and Rose. In :.' enced, but championship players should do these contests among the younger and less experi- . ,er'; they should not sign score eheets which they enced players it is always a pity that somebody i ---,:$' have not been checked, has to lose, and we can only hope that the losers will not be disheartened by their experience. There 3onditions for play in the Major Open and is ahvays another time. r :: C1ass 'were not the best. Players were ',,'ded and the lighting was poor. H. A. McGilvary On the executive side there were as usual a few .. -eved a bad start in the Major Open to nose willing workers. Dr. T. Gordon Short was Director : L. Esterman by the tie-breaking system used. of Play and he was more than ably assisted by : loyalty rvas somewhat divided here, as Mac Mr. H. D. Addis, who also attended to the Press i ,;r' Dunedin correspondent and Les represents and radio reports. IM. J. (Bill) Luck, genial secre- .l Wellington. Both played well at most sessions tary, was always on hand to do his job with . either u,ould have been a wcrthy winner. efficiency and dispatch. Consistently noticeable , l-lvary's style is more positional and he is very among other assistants with tea, etc., were Mr. .=::. rvhile Esterman is very aggressive and liable E. W. Keam and Mrs. Short. 5iTH NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP Game No. 250 2 34 56789 10 1 t12 SLAV DEFENCE-White, R. E. l- Dr. P. Allerhand . . . 1 10 1 1 I Baeyertz; Black, Dr. B. M, I 1 B L Dr. B. M. Clvilong .. 0l 2 2 B Cwilong. I N-I( 3, N-I( B 3; l 2 4, B 3, l- D. I. Lynch . -2 d P-B P-Q 3; 3 N-B P- L I{. McNabb ...... 2-I 7L Q4; 4 P-Q4, PxP; 5 P-QR4, 11 a R. O. Scott . 6 B-B4;6 N-K5, QN-Q2;7 Nx :,11 -0 6- N. T. Fletcher .',... . 22 1- 6 P/4, Q,-B 2; 8 P-I(N3, P-I(4; ?-A. L. F.letcher ...... 00 I1 5 I PxP, NxP; 10 B-B4, N/3- 'W. 11 1, L E. Moore ...... 00 01 00 4+ Q 2; Q-Q 4, P-B 3; 12 R-Q I. C. P. Belton -2 I 4 B-B4; l3 BxN, PxB; 14 Q- l0 ,0 9l -1_ 15 1; 0. J. A. Moir . 0l 00 2 o2 Q 2, O-O; B-N 2, Q R-Q l1 16 17 L R. E. Baeyertz ...... 0-l 2r0 O-O, N-N3; Q-B1, Nx ?. D. C. M. Manson .... 00 00 I0 9 2'L N; 18 N-Q5, PxN; 19 BxPch, K-Rl; 20 QxN, LKR6; 21 F[n] n:{ MAJOR OPEN Eesigns, D4 W6 D7 ozo1 -:, A. McGiivary-L2O D3 W16 W15 L5 W1 Wg W8 - , Esterman-W9 W4 W6 W17 W14 W5 L1 D3 DB D7 W12 .. 8+ * ,-- E. D1 WB L5 W11 W17 W6 D2 D4 Wg D10 .. nlt2 Turner-Dl4 Game No. 251 - .- c. Short-W16 L2 W5 L6 W7 Dl W19 W14 D3 W17 DB . ... 7i ' I A. Haight-Dl2 W11 L4 W3 L1 L2 LlB W10 W16 W6 W17 . . 6+ GRUNFELD DEFENCE-White, - - Crawford-W8 W10 L2 W4 W17 W14 L3 Ll W11 L5 Lg . .. 6 D. C. M. Manson; Black, A. L. ,- A. Nathan-L8 Dg Dl1 Wl2L4 L1B W13 W15 W14 D2 Dl .. 6 Fletcher. 1 P-Q 4, N-K B 3; 2 ,- L. Hardy-W7 LG L3 W16 L19 D15 W12 W17 D2 L1 D4 .. ozRI P-Q84, P-KN3; 3 N-Q83, . H. P. Marsick-I-2 D7 L15 W10 \M13 W19 L14 WlB L1 L3 W6 5+ P-Q4;4 PxP, NxP;5 P-K4, l. Teece-L6 L16 L1B Lg D12 Wl1 W20 L5 W13 W15 D3 . .. .. 5 NxN; 6 PxN, P-QB4;7 B- I SaIe-D 15 L5 D7 W13 L3 L10 W16 W19 L6 L20 W18 ...... 5 N 2, B-N 2; 8 N-B 3, O-O; 9 - -r-, T. Scott-D5 D13 L19 L7 D10 W20 LB D16 W15 Wr4 L2 . . 5 B-84, B-N5; 10 P-K5,'N- -:- D. Smith-W18 D12 L17 Ll1 Lg D16 L7 W20 L10 W19 W14 5 B 3; 1l B-K 2, Q-R 4; 12 O-O, -' i Beamish-D3 W15 W20 W19 L2 L,6 Wg L4L7 LlzLlz .., 4+ KR-Q1; l3 P-KB3, BxN; 14 -\ G. Jones-Dll L14 Wg L1 W1B DB D17 L7 L12 L10 W20 . . 4i BxB, NxKP; 15 R-Kl, NxB - 1-',s, E. L. Short-L4 Wl0 L1 I-B D20 D13 Ll1 D12 L5 W1B W19 4+ ch; 16 Q x N, P-I( 3; 17 K R-Q f. : \', Stack-W19 W20 W13 L2 L6 I-3 Dlir LB Wl8 L1 I-5 .... 4L PxP; 18 PxP, R-Q4; l9 B- -- F. Tibbitts---1,r3 Lr(] Wl01V20 T,l5 W7 W5 l-9 LI7l,16 Ltt 4 B 3, Q-Q 1; 20 Q R-N r, P-N B; -. (i,Ilcrrvl:rtrtl-Ll? Wl8 Wl2 i,l.l Wti L0 1,.1 l,l I I)2() Ll:l l, l(i ot 21 P-Q R 4, R-N 1; 22 Q:N 3, -. $1111111615-Wl Ll7 Ll4 I IB lJl6 r,l2 Ll0 Ll3 J)19 Wll t,ts J li-R 1; 23 Q-Q 3, ['*K 4: Z{ Q-

" Z CHESSPLAYER, FEBRUARY, 1950 Page 7 lf L:!fr# 83, PxP; 25 B-Rl, P-Q6;26 FIRST ELASS B x B, K xBi 27 R-N 3, P-Q 7; \r 28 R-N 2, R-B 29 2, 234 P.-Q\6: il E; I(-R 1. ':; RxR; 30 QxR/l, Q-Bzch; 31 1+1 [-\.3: K-t , 0 r,t H,-B 6 ch Ii- P-N 3, Q-B 8; 32 R-N 1, Q x R; I -11 33 Resigns. 3. 0-1 Iir-: t-\?: ! 4. 0 00 trl E; t 5. 0 000 -Rich:i :. :l- -\. : * 6. Game No. 252 0 000 0 . : :.-,:- :-.:-- 7. 0 000 0 0 xi R-R 1: White, 6. 0 000 0 0 ll 1: 93 t-( A. L. Fletcher; Black, C. P,- Belton. *i-E K-.Q 8 K-R 1 P-K4, P-QB4; 2 N-QB3, INFORMAL TOURNAMENT B N-Q 3; 3 P-B 4, P-K 3; 4 N- As the First Class was concluded : --:: :: -.,-: : B 3, P-Q 4; 5 B-N 5, P-Q R 3; by the afternoon of Decembel i . an. i,formal competition. was arranged. for these plaveri.-- tfll-:..- 6 BxNch, PxB; 7 P-Q3, P- prize rvas a year's subscription to the N.Z. CHESSPLAYEn. _ Q 5; 8 N-Q N 1, B-K 2; 9 O-O, S"oi."-. '.-..-. N-B 3; 10 N-R 3, P-K R 4; 11 2345 -:--- -:-ael-, :-= N-B 4, N-Q 2; 12 B-Q 2, q- 1. F. A. Foulds t 0111 4 -a :i: B 2; 13 B-R 5, Q-N 1; 14 Q- B. C. Menzies ... . 1 -1-lo 3+ "- I(1, B-NZ; 15 KN-K5, NxN; 3. C. A. Rose ...... 0 0-11 3 ..-:..'-.... 16 PxN, B-QB1; 17 Q-N3, 4. R. Abbott 0 a0-1 2r, 5. O-O; 18 B-Q 2, P-B 3; tg B- J. Bailey 0 100- 1 6. B 4, Q-R 2; 20 R-B 3, K-R 2; Mrs. H. Reillr, .. . . 0 0001 9 1 21 R/1-K B 1, P-B 4; 22 B- N5, R-QNI; 2S Q-R4, BxB; ROUND ONE 24 P-N3; 25 P-QN3, QxB, White Black Opening n'Ic-.'+ N 2; 26 R-N 3, R-N 2; 27 Q-K A. L. Fletcher 1 N. T. Fletcher 0 PxP, I(PxP;28 R-84, B-K3; Alekhine's Defence . . Manson.....0 Scott...... 1 29 N-Q 6, R-R 2; 30 R-R 4, Q- Cwilong Queenls-Faw;- .-. . . . :. : : : 6- R3; 31 R-B4, 32 RxQ, ....0 Allerhand... 1 Slav Defence QxQ; McNabb .... + Moir ... .. 'l K-R 3; 33 P-I( R 4, R-I( 2; 34 ... A, Slav Defence Lr nch Lynch ...... 1 Moore ...... 0 Grunfeld Defence ...... 2, R-B 1, B-Q 4; 35 R-K I, R- Baeyertz.... j Belton Q 1; 30 K-B 2, R-K B 1; 37 P- ...... + Benoni Counter Gambit Q R 4, R-Q N 1; 38 R-I( 2, R- KBlr 39 R-Kl, R-QNI; 40 ,-.-.-. R-K 2, R-K B 1. Draw agreed.I

Position after 42 . . . Q-K 7 R O UND TWO Belton ...... + Manson .. .. . Sicilian Defence Moore ...... 1 Baeyertz.... Sicilian Defence ...... L.: N. T. FJ.etcher- ] Lynch ...... Bird's Opening ...... :ir Moir,...... 0 A. L. Fletcher Albin Counter Gambit . . l: Allerhand . .. 0 McNabb Grunfeld Defence ...... li Scott ...... 0 Cwilong Slav Defence S- A. L. Fletcher 2, Lynch, McNabb 1!, Scott, Cwilong, Allerhand Moore, Belton 1.

Position after 38 P_B 6

Page 8 N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, FEBRUARY, I.*5f - --: \vas instr-uctirre. (See diagram No. 3.) Moore continued 73 K- " I R-Q N 6; 74 B-N 5 ch, K-B 3; 75 K-B 2, R-Q R 6; 76 R-Q B 5, \-\ 3i 77 K-K 2, R-R 6; 78 R-I( B 5, R-R 5; 79 P-R 5 ch, K-R 3; ' R-B 6 ch, K-R 2; 81 R-Q N 6, R-R 6; 82 P-N 5, R-R 6; 83 R- r- : ch, K-N 2; 84 K-Q 2, R-R 6; 85 R-K 6, R-R 7 ch; 86 K-Q 3, i" 6 ch; 87 K-Q 4, R-R 8; 88 P-R 6 ch, I{-R l; 89 P-N 6 -R. i_1ram No.4), and now, of course, Black must prevent the mate on = eighth rank. Moore finished it off in a workmanlike manner: r I . . R-R 1; 90 K-Q 5, R-Q N 1; 91 K-B 6, R-Q 1; 92 R-K 7, :-R1;93 K-Q7!, R-QN1; 94 R-I(8, RxR; 95 KxR, K-N1; ',- K-Q 8, K-R 1; 97 P-N 7 ch, K-N 1; 98 K-Q 7, I(-R 2; 99 I(- 3 !, Resigns. Lynch allowed himself to get cramped, but Nolan : =:-'her could not keep up the pressure, so a draw by repetition -..-:ed. A. L. Fletcher played an Albin Counter Gambit, which Moir . -ied, and an interesting game terminated in Moir perpetrating a , - clunder to lose a piece. Allerhand also showed that he was only Position after 72 . . . B-R 6 ::an when he blundered in a most interesting game with McNabb. - : was probably McNabb's best game, as Allerhand rvas not getting ;r = oest of it when the cr-ash came. Scott should be used to being -: of time by now, but against Cwilong he went into a panic in a - ---le enough position and he r,l,as three moves short when his flag fell. EOUND THREE .:-.on ..... i Cwilong .... r, Slav Defence 51 i.2'6f .... ."r Scott ] French Defence ...... 4l ' - Fletcher 0 Allerhand . .. 1 . 36 :n ...... 1 Moir 0 Queen's Gambit Declined 43 ..,ertz .... 0 N.T.Fletcher 1 Queen's Gambit Declined 52 .:-:-r ...... 1 Moore ...... 0 Ruy Lopez 4l Lvnch 21, A. L. Fletcher, Allerhand, McNabb, Belton 2, Scott, Cwilons, N. T. Fletcher 1]. Position after 89 6 -,Ianson played \ /ell to draw with Cr.vilong. McNabb played an P-N -.-iaI variation against Scott's French Defence; Scott castled on the Game No. 253 -=:l-side and in an exciting game McNabb forced a perpetual check SLAV DEFENCE-White, I)r. - -:- short of time. A. L. Fletcher appeared to hat,e a good game B. M. Cwilong; Black, C. P. - . :---:t Allerhand, but the latter came out best after the exchanges. Belton. 1 P-Q 4, P-Q 4; 2 P- : missed a couple of good opportunities against Lynch, and QB4, P-QB3;3 N-I(83, N- . -' ertz played badly against N. T. Fletcher. Belton won a pawn B3; 4 N-83, PxP; 5 P- :-e 31st and continued vigorously to force a resignation ten moves Q R 4, B-B 4; 6 N-K 5, P-K 3; ? P-B 3, Q N-Q 2; 8 P-K 4, B-N 3; I B-N 5, B-K 2; 10 N x ROUND FOUR P/4, N-NS; 11 B-K3, KN- re ...... 1 Manson.....0 Queen's Gambit Declined 40 Q2; 12 P-R5, NxN; 13 BxN, - Fletcher 1 Belton ...... 0 Dutch Defence ...... 40 O-O; 14 O-O, P-N 3; 15 P x P, - ,...... 0 Baeyertz .... 1 Sicilian Defence .. .,. 14 N x P; 16 B-N 3, Q-B 2; 17 R- 1 Lynch .. 0 Giuoco 37 =,-hand- .. ... Piano .... B I, Q-N 2; 18 P-B 4, P-K R 3; ...... |. A.L. Fletcher .! King's Gambit ...... 46 19 P-B5, PxP; 20 PxP, B- -rng ..,. 1 McNabb ....0 Queen's Gambit Declined 39 F"Z; 21 BxP, B-B3; 22 Q- .\llerhand 3, Lynch, A. L. Fletcher, Cwilons, N. T. Fletcher 2], N4, K-8 1; 23 BxPch, BxB; Scott, McNabb, Belton, Moore 2. 24 P-B 6, B-R 3; 25 Q-R 5, B- -rlanson embarked upon an early Queen-side patvn advance r,vith I( 6 ch; 26 K-R 1, R-K N l; 27 .=quent weakness that Moore ably exploited (see diaglam No. B-B2, R-N3; 28 BxR, PxB; 5). 29 30 =r' ?8 . . . . P-B 4 the game continued 29 B-K 8 :, P-B 5; 30 Q- Q-K5, BxP; QxB, Q- t t P-B6; 31 PxP, BxP; 32 Q-NS, I{-R2; 33 BxP, B-KS; Q 2; 3r Q x Q, Resigns. t Q-Q 3 ch, K-R 1; 35 Q-B 5, Q-B 3; 36 R-I( 7, P-N 6; 3? R- ., : Q-Q B 6; 38 R-K 8, R x R; 39 B x R, P-N 7; 40 B-N 6, Besigns. - .--e N. T. Fletcher-Belton game both sides burnt their books (sorry, 5D .-;es) in what started out to be a Dutch Defence but never grew to . :-ood. Belton's Queen drifted out of play and he suffered in H%% i judgment 1d, :3quence. Allerhand's superior positional bt'ought about %t% , - -ir's downfall after both had produced a terrific concentration of :.-s on the centre. Against Scott's 1 P-K4, P-K4; 2 P-KB4, T-%%% ; r P: 3 N-Q B 3 (Keres, Willemson or Pernaur Gambit), A. L. Fletcher :ctly continued 3 .... Q-R5ch;4 K-Kz, P-Q4. Scott had % .-=red this doubled-edged opening thoroughly, however, and an w% "/,ru :rng game was eventually drawn. McNabb came out of a mixed ,rru_ ,m, = hether by design or not, % ifr e united passed pawns. \r'as gone an-v\\'ay. Moir a \\rrn. Position after 28 N-B 1

\ Z, CHESSPLAYER, FEBRUARY, I95() Page 9 R.OUND FIVE .{llerhan d 0 McNabb .... 1 Grunfeld Defence ...... 0 Cwilong .... 1 Slav Defence ti l,ianso:: s: -: + Scott i Nimzo-Indian Defence . . Jr- 0 Allerhand... 1 Slav Defence 1 :1:ie anl' C:-- : a' - +L^ Moir ] French Defence - -: ^.--- ,** n% 1 N. T. Fletcher 0 French Defence D, :. ba.tile c.'=: % Allerhand 4, Cwilong Brs, Lynch, McNabb, Moore B, ----:=::o Kr:g:.: A. L. Fletcher, Scott, Belton, N. T. Fletcher 2*. : i----li: ro i,::d : -'Q-8 1. \r) :_: hrlr .'';: . -: ::1e pr.ece : : - ---- rr-arrlri i r-

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Position after 32 . . . R-Q 8

6 srx N. T. Fletcher 1 Queen's Gambit Declined Z) Moir ...... 1 Ruy Lopez 30 Allerhand ... 1 Slav Defence 4t Scott ...... + Grunfeld Defence 5{ . 0 Cwilong ... Nimzo-Indian Defence . . 4t McNabb .... 1 King's Gambit ...... 36 Allerhand 5, Lynch, McNabb 4, Cwilong, N. T. Fletcher B|, Scott, Moore B,

Position after 40 . . . K-B I

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',rru_t \llerhand ROUND SEVEN Manson 0 A. L. Fletcher 1 Grunfeld Defence ... JJ .L % Lynch ...... McNabb .... + queen'i G;;;ii-be"til;d 39 Baeyertz .... 0 Cwilong .... I Slav Defence 21 L Belton ...... 2 Scott ...... + Sicilian Defence 48 1 R_\: Moore ...... Allerhand... l Kirrg's Garnbit b1 I-B l.: l:l K-\ Position after 55 2 K_B N. T. Fletcher 1 Moir .. . .,. . 0 I,'r'enc'h I.tef ence 3tr il i, N-\{: ll I

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Position after 39 K x R

: :-: :-_ ROUND NINE MAJOR OPEN [r'rson ..... 0 Lynch ...... Nimzo-Indian Defence .. 47 Game No. 25rl .-j 1:---- Eeeyertz .. -<---:- .. 0 A. L. Fletcher Grunfeld Defence ...... 74 PETROFF DEFENCE White, Elton ...... 0 McNabb . Sz I. S. Crawford; Black, - hce ...... Cwilong F.-Beamish. 0 French Defence ...... S0 1 P-K 4, P-K 4; 2 N-K B 3, ---=-_-_-, I T. Fletcher Scott 0 r --= .-:i.:-_ 1 Queen's Indian Defence 3g N-KB3; 3 NxF, P-Q3; 4 N- ._-.r:. [oir ...... 0 Allerhand ... 1 Ruy Lopez 84 KB3, NxP; 5 P-Q4, P-Q4; .{llerhand 71, Crvilons, Lylch 61, McNabb 6, N. T. Fletcher 51, 6 B-Q 3, N-K B 3 ?; ? O-O, A. L. Fletcher, Scott 4|. B-K 2; 8 R-K 1, O-O; I B- KN5, B-KN5;10 QN-Q2, R- K 1; 11 P-B 3, P-B 3 7; lZ Q- 82, QN-QZ; 13 R-K3, P- K R 3; 14 B-R 4, P-K N 4?; t5 BxP, PxB; 16 NxP, N-R4; 17 B-R 7 ch, I(-N 2; 18 N x p, Resigns. -tlr L!,il{, \ Z. CHESSPLAYTIR, FEBRUARY, 1950 Page 1l P-R 7: 40 P-R 7. P-R 8 (Q): 4t P-R B (Q), R-K Bch; 42 K-: : R-B 8 ch; 43 K-N 3 (forced), R-N B ch; 44 K-R flle (force: R-R 8 ch. The Baeyertz-A. L. Fletcher game was another long c:,: Baeyertz lost a pawn, but fought back tenaciously to keep his oppone:l occupied for almost the tlrro full sessions. After the other pawns i::: been exchanged the position in diagram 13 was reached. Fletcher u'.. no stranger to the principles involved and the flnish was instructii-= 64 R-KN5, R-8 1 (to keep the white King shut off); 65 R-\; I(-R 6; 66 R-R 7 ch, II-N 7 (working towards Lucena's positio- 67 R-I( 7, P-N 6; 68 It-K 6, I{-N 8; 69 R-K 7, P-N 7; 70 R-K 6. TEMPUS R-K E, 1; 71 I(-B 3, K-R 7; 72 R-K 2, R-B 1 ch; 73 K-N 4, K-R E 74 Resigns. Soon off the book, McNabb equalised early against Bel::-- ound tbree. and after 27 moves had a pronounced advantage (diagram No. ii self very sho quickJ"r,: The end came 28 Q-K2, QxQ; 29 BxQ, NxKP; 30 B-B :. :aE. Notes t N-B 6; 31 P-R 3, N-N 8; 32 Resigns. Moore again adopted -,:-_: Position after 63 PxP Tarrasch Variation, but after exchanges lound himself in an infer-:_- Gafie position with a pawn dor'vn. N. T. Fletcher and Scott indulged in so-_= Fts,EHCE shuffIing, with the former getting some pawn pressure, and ai:= Fletcher had lost two valuable pauzns Scott obliged by letting :*. L McNabb clock run out as he made his 39th move. Moir's 5 Q-K 2 agair_.: ,rm_ Allerhand transposed into the WorraII Attack, which the latter oppo.:_ 'lrfu. with the Tchigorin set-up. Both got short of time and each co--: have improved his play. ,,ffi- ROUND TEN % Manson .. .. . 0 Queen's Gambit Declined 3l It Moir 0 Slav Defence 3l VZ' N. T. Fletcher 0 Queen's Gambit Deciined {-6 % '/,/./, Moore .... 0 Scotch Gambit 31 *^" Beltor-r . .... + Sicilian Defence ...... , i,, E t Baeyertz .... 0 Grunfeld Defence 5i Cwilong, Lynch 7], McNabb 7, N. T. Fletcher, Scott 5 r\. L. Fletcher 5. 27 N_B 4 Position afler Manson got himseif into a thoroughly cramped position a:: Allerhand was able to force the rvin of the exchange and develo; :. strong attack. From the position in diagram No. 15 the play s'e:-- 30 R-B 2, B-B 3; 31 R x I( P, Q x Q; 32 R-I{ 8 dis ch, Resigns. ll _ - placed too much value on his two Bishops and after 20 moves ;. - somewhat cramped. He broke out of Scott's stranglehold, but lo-.: a Rook soon after. N. T. Fletcher defended griml5' against Cwilor_;. vru.H%t% strong grip on the centre, but found himself flnally in zugz\t"..a McNabboverrvhe1medIVIoorervithawe1]-handIedattack.A Fletcher-Belton was a gr-eat scrap. Fletcher developed a vicrc _:- looking attack, but Beiton rvas always able to find just one mote -: e, but Be-: Bishop c'- -r pawn. 7:'- f score. ROUND ELEVEN 0 Manson . . .. . 1 SIav Defence Position after 29 B-N 7 I Lynch ...... 2 Bird's Opening ...... A. L. Fletcher 0 Four Knights Game . .. .. l McNabb 2 Ruy Lopez Cwilong I Elench Defence 1 ,/rru, Scott 2 French Defence Allerhand 9, Cwilong, Lynch 8, McNabb 7+, N. T. Fletcher, Scott 6 A, L. Fletcher b, Moore 41. t -.--r i-^, The last round was by li,ay of being an anti-c1imax. A11 leading players appeared anxious only to hold their positions and s, , t dull chess was the result. N. T. Fletcher and McNabb would take : : ,r% risks in an Exchange Variation of the Ruy Lopez; after 30 mor.es l,l _- and Cwilong a thoroughly locked position thrc-., rvhich Houdi not have wriggled; and Allerh_=._.. needing only layed the'Exchange Variatior-r to _:=_r "x'.t his objective ust under 40 moves. After 13 n--.:r+r Belton had achieved about the most theoreticirlly unsouncl pos-: ,r ip-raginable, but Lvnch let him ofl by exchanging Queens. The Moc:=- Position after 14 A. L. Fletcher game u,as the best of this round. After 1 P-K 4, p-I( {

Pagp l? N.Z. CHESSPLAYEE, FEBEUABY, 1$NS 2 N_K83, N_KB3;3 N-83, N_83;4 B_B4, NxP;5 NxN, 5 P-QR4 B-B { P-Q 4; 6 B-Ns, PxN; 7 BxNch, PxB Fletcher was able to develop 6 P_K3 P_K 3 quickly and Moore had to pull out all his tricks to hold his own. The 7 BxP QN_Q2 position after 14 moves is interesting (diagram No. 16). If Black's The usual move is ? . .. . B- pawns are a disintegrated mess, White's development is a sprinter's QN5, but Allerhand is intent on nightmare. The ending in this game was interesting and the win was an idea of his orvn. in doubt right up to the flnal moment. 8 Castles Q-B 2 This is the idea, but although TEMPUS FUGIT Q-K2 seems preferab]e here. it turns out successfully in this 16 Castles game it does not appear as strong Round three. McNabb, flnding 1? P-QB3 B_K 2 as the nor-mirl continuation. himself very short of time, forces This pcsition is, if anything, in I B-Q3 a draw. Notes by A. L. Fletcher. Black's favour. His plan will be The loss of time involved in a King-side advance after due pre- this exchange plays into Black's Garhe No,,255 paration. White judges he must hands. A much better continua- FRENCII DEFENCE deter B1ack from this, and tries a tion u,as I Q-K2, when White H. McNabb R. O. Scott sacrifrcial diversion which cer- comes out of the opening with a produces I P_K 4 P_I{ 3 tainly action. slight advantage, e.g.,9 .,.. P- 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 18 P-R4 NxP K4?l 10 PxP, NxP; 11 NxN, 3 P-r( 5 19 RxN PxR Q x N; 12 P-B4, Q-B2; 13 P- 20 BxPch I(-Nl K4, B-KNS; 14 Q-82, B-K2; This move is not to everyone's 15 P-K5, N-Q2; 16 Or taste. The general idea (flrst 21 Q-B s P-N 4 Q-N3!. 22 B-Q2 IKR-B 1 9.... N-K5; 10 NxN, BxN; systematisdd by Nimzovitch) is to 11 (if . 23 Q-Q 3 P-B 4 N-Q2, B-N3 11 .. . B- maintain a unit at I(5 to cramP Qa; 12 B-Q3, P-K4; 13 P-K41, the opponent by keeping his 24 R-R 1 Q-N 3 25 P-KB4 PxBP B-K3; 14 P-841, P-B3; 15 centre pawns immobile, after BPxP, PxP; 16 B-B4!, BxB; which attacking chances occur 26 tsxP BxRP 27 BxP R-82 17 N x B, and White has the better ttrrough that circumstance. Easier of it); 12 P-B41, P-B4; 13 said than done. 28 B-KB4 R_NI 29 r(-B 1 R/z-N 2 P-K4!, with a winning advantage. 3 P_QB4 30 R_B 2 R_N 5 After I Q-K2 Black seems to { N-KB3 N-QB3 31 B-ri 3 P-B 5 have nothing better than I . .. . 5 B-Q3 PxP 32 B-N I R/1-N 2 B--KNS; 10 P-K4, P-K4; 11 6 Castles Q-B 2 33 P-N 5 Q-B 4 B-K3, B-K}' 12 P-KR3, and 6 .... Q-N3 is better, because 34 N-B6ch BxN trVhite rn,ill get the advantage cf .-ter the inevitable B-KB4, . . . . 35 PxB P-RG the t,,vo Bishops, since 12 . . . . B- l-B3 would be possible. Part 36 Q-N 1ch R4 leads to 13 P-KN4, B-N3: - the essence of positional play is White, in serious clock trouble, 14 PxP, QNxP; 15 NxN, QxN; - " keep as many irons in the rvisely takes the perpetual. 16 P-B4, Q-B2; 17 P-K5, N- -. 'e as possible r'rzithor-tt specifying I{5: 18 NxN, BxN; 19 B-82, 36 K-R 1 - l soon rvhich road you r'vould B-Q4; 20 B x B, P x B; 21 Q-Ns :efer to travel " (Em. Lasker). 3? B-N 7 ch I(-N 1 ch. Q-Q2; 22 KR-QI, rvjirning a 38 B-R, 6 ch K-R I pa\\'n. ; R-Kl B-Qz 39 B-N 7 ch K-N I i P-QR3 KN-K2 40 B-R 6 ch K-B 1 I BxB .r B_KB4 P_KR3 41 B-N 7 ch K-N I 10 QxB P-K4 I P-KR4 Drawn 11 P-K 4 To threaten P-R5, barring No way out. K-B2?? The position is now even, and :-:.ck's KN from N3, from which Ioses the Queen. this attempt to attack is not :r-rt it rvould " observe " the KP. * justifled by the position. Against -- - l'ever, the move creates a Black's ruer), correct play the only :akness that can be exploited result is loss of time and a serious .:ef. FIRST BLOOD rveakening of 'White's Queen-side -r P-KN3 The followirrg game, from the pawns. iirst round, was probably the best 11 PxP 3lack rightly fears the cramp- played . effect of P-R5. He therefole Allerhand during the tour- 12 P-K5 PxN : ounces a possible .... N-KNS nament. Cwilong was a worthy 13 PxN Castlcs q,ould opponent and the champion had 14 PxNP BxP i ans\ver P-R5 with produce something good , or accord- to to win. 15 PxP P-KN4 .... PxP Notes by J. D. Steele. - to circumstances. The text In his efforts to regain the . r produces the option of . . . . Game No. 256 sacriflced pawn White has devel- DA oped Black's pieces cn good lir-res SLAV DEFENCE P-QN4 P-R3 and weakened his pawn position. .QN-Q2 P-QN4 Dr. B. Cwilong Dr. P. Allerhand Black now forces White into an N-N 3 N-8 1 1P-Q4 P-Q4 ending which is very much in 4 QNXP NxN 2 P-QB4 P-QB3 Black's favour. '\xN N-NS 3 N-I{B3 N_B3 15 N-K 4 .Q_N4 4 N-BB PxP 16 Q-B 5 ch Q-Q 2 llX ::l8ilr '2, CHESSPLAYER, I'EBRUARY, 1950 Pege 13 11 N-Q 4 N-N 3 Black has timed the flnish to a variation had Black accepted :--. .x-R3 18 B-NZ BxN! nicety. second opportunit5' to win '-:-. PsPch show clearly 4? BxP NxB exchange, in which it is cle-- The ending wiII has least no need to R-Q\? the rveakness of the Bishop tied 48 P_B 6 K_B 6 White at fe- , K-.\- I dourn to the clefencc of a weak 49.P-B 7 N-r( 3 a loss. "' P. Kj: pawn, 50 r(-B 5 N-B I 16 KE-K1 -{ }l-K5 51 K_B 6 I(_N 5 The concentration of host;,= 19 QxQch RxQ 52 Resigns - :-. = sealeci :---- .f orces about the r,vhite King - 20 PxB R-N1 cannot drive . : ll:e ROOk :: 2T P_N 3 N_B 5 The white King sornething new in our experienc= ..:, but he r= the Knight away from the defence btrt White looked quite nonchala:.: 22 KR-Q1 N-K3 the queening point :.,-l:lOV€, 23 Q R-81 R-Q 1 of square-a as he macle this move. remembering. 4+ 24 4 worth R-B 4 E-Q 16 N-N 5 +i R-K1! Allerhand * 17 N-K 4 N-B 7 ch _-' .i D Di 18 QxN QxQ : .?cl-r (folcec BlG MOMENT 19 B-K7ch! : ' :-"- (forceo %eT % Tlit A spectacular and unlikel.. - The highlight of round seven looking move typical of ti--: t tt was undoubtedly the l\fe61g- inspired vein in which Wh-:: f\-\ 3 ,ryt'%a%, Allerhand game. Moore rose to conducted game. R-KR1 the occasion the whole If -; magniflcently and the N x Q, B x N, and Black retai:-. RxP champion had to make do with a good Tt-: R-R 5 %%f,%% draw. There are two quaint points his two very Bishops. ft%H"ru % about this game. The fi.rst is that sound idea of the text is to brea- K-\ { Moore spent the previous after- that partnership, even at t-t-e "",ru- expense of both White's Bishop- % % noon cooking up something special HsP 7'ru """W (not a King's Gambit) for Aller- 19 I(xB H_B 5 %, hand, and when he sat down to 20 NxQch KxB R-QBi play suddenly said to himself : " To 21 N/3xB K-K; the deuce with my prepared line! x-Q 5 Cwilong Fanciers of the " two Bishops Let's play a I(ing's Gambit l" will have been horrifled by ii-= r-B 1 Notes by A. L. Fletcher. Reaching the type of Positioir Iast few moves. N-QR: l8th P,sPch envisaged by Black at his Game No. 257 2l 3 The white pieces are tied B-K hxP move. KING'S GAMBIT 22 P_B 4 N_B 3 dor.vn to the defence of the weak 23 N-83! B-Qz QP. Now it remains for Black Cunningham Gambit to force a few judicious exchanges W. E. Moore Dr. P. Allerhand Black in turn is willing to 1c,=. and bring his King into action 1F_K4 P_K4 his Bishop in return for break::-; against the weak Queen-side P's. up the " trvo Knights," a tribu:. 2 P-KB4 PxP indeed to those wolthies. 25 R-Q3 P-KR4 3 B_B 4 B_I( 2 24 N-K 5 ch K-B 1 26 P_R 3 P-I( B 4 4 N-I(83 B-R5ch - 27 K_N 2 R_N 1 5 P-NB PxP 25 NxBch NxN 28 R-K 3 r(-Q 2 6 Castles P-Q 4 26 N_K 4 N_B 3 29 N--B 5 ch 7 PxQP PxPch 27 N-Q 6 R-Q 1 R-I( 5 28 30 K-R 2 N-Q 6 I r(-R 1 R-I(6 RxN 3l RxRch PxR The black pawn is to prove a Otherwise White plays QR-K- very effective shelter for the threatening pleasantries on '.:: White has blocked the square seventh rank with the Roc.- in front of his QP, but the weak white King. pawn (after P-B5). We can't he-; remains. 8 B-Ns! remarking that the text spoils --:-= --:= 32 R-B 2 R_QB1 B .... B-R6; 9 NxB, BxR (if prospective co-operation of 33 R-Q 2 N_K 8 .... axN; 10R-K1 chfollowed " two Rooks " (a new theoretic. 34 R-K 2 R_B 7 by Q-K2 is fully adequate for conception evolved by PASSED 10 --: 35 RxR NxB White); QxB, QxN; 11 P- CHESSPLAYER staff, based o:. = 36 P_R 3 Q6 was no doubt what deterred belief that two Rooks are be::-- LB3 -.'= 37 P-R 5 K_B 3 Black from the exchange win. than one). Black saicl after 38 P-N 4 I P-Q6! game that he under-estimated '-:+ QxP danger hostile just 10 BxPch I(-Q1 of the Kn:;: G-ir= l His only chance, but it is reaching Q6. .,]I too late. 10 ....KxB would lose two \FfLD Bishops for one. 29 RxR K-Kz 38 BPxP 30 2 11 P_B 5 K_B 39 PxP PxP P-N3 N-KB3 31 R_K 1 R_K 1 40 3 4 12 B-R 3 Q-N 6 32 K-N K-N 13 RxR KxR 41 KxP K_B 5 N-83 QN-Qz 33 R-K 6 ch K-Q 2 42 2 6 14 P-Q 4 B-R 6 34 5 B-N K_N 15 R_K 2 N_N 43 B-B 1 NxP Q-Kz P-83! 35 P_N 4 I'_K R 4 44 P-B 4 K_B 7 15 BxR; 16 RxB, N- ii6 P*QR4 P-KN4 45 B-K 3 N_It 3 N5; 17 N-K4, Q-R6; 18 N/4- :17 P-N 5 N-lI 3 46 P-B 5 I'*Q 5 N5, BxN; 19 NxB is a typical ii8 KxP I1-R5

Page 14 N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, I'EBRUARY, T*'I 'HfiiPLl N-Q 4 Q-82 first appears necessary, 1I P_KR3 PxP l0 Castles P-QR4 IT_K 3 The openilg shows that White ()[i is aiming for a break-through on K"-B A orr 1i.3, l_rr,rt the P_R 6 orrt ri'e.ll, Queen's side by P-QNS even- tually. Black's counter-clrances N_N 5 are on the King's side, where the The sealed move, tvith ti-re ideir Q-82 looks trest. break-through by P-KB4 i some Rook action on the nfth 12 RxQ will give him just as good bhances but he decides against it QxQ as "rk, 13 N-Q 4 N_Q 4 White's on the other side. But . -rt move. the point 14 B-N 2 3 that Black seems to have R_R overlooked +1 P-R?! 15 QR-81 P_K 4 is that it would be to r5 4i R-Kt! his advantage to block the Queen's I i ch _Leaves a nasty hole at Q6, but side, which could be done by I li 45 R-85 ch ?, K-N3 !; 46 Black has difficulty in flndiirg a being ready to answer P-QN5 : r P ch (forced), K-B2 l; 47 R- satisfactory move. with ... . P-QR4. Thus the best : ch (forced), N-BS ch rvins. 16 N-N 5 B-Q 2 plan for Black would be an early N-K 6 ch 17 r( R-Q 1 N-Ql, followed by .... K- K_N 3 N_B 7 R1 ... N-N3, .... N-KS and R_I{R1 NxP N-QO seems stronger. P-KB4. t7 RxP r(-I( 4 BxN 11 N-N 3 R_R 5 18 BxN R_Q 2 N_I( 3 t2 il-ri B B_I( 3 R_R 7 19 B-N 2 B_Q 6 P_R 3 13 R_Q 1 Q_Q 2 K_N 4 NxP Loses a pawn. Better is 1g . . . . t4 B-N 3 Q R-r( r R_R 7 r(-Q 4 ! 4 R ch; 20 R x R, B-N3, and This Rook have KxP I{_B 5 White has a hard game to win. should stayed l K_B 5 I(_N 5 on the Queen's side in the mean- 20 4 l R-QB7 N_N 6 B-I( B-N 4 time. 14 .. . N-Q1 was essential K_I( 5 2l RxB BxB Notice how lYhite has delayed P_B 4 22 l-.-- ::'' K-Q 5 KxP BxQNP R-Ez castling so as to flnd the safest K_B 4 23 P-B 6 B_B 3 place for his King in accordance :.]:: K_E 6 24 R_QR7 P_R 4 B-R 3 P_R 5 with Black's play. RxPch NxR To provide against B-85. 15 BxB RxB \J KxP IJ 25 R-Q I B_N 5 16 N-84 LRz tl Drawn 26 P-B 3 17 P-Ns ! t nice piece of end gam: p1ey. The pawn cannot be taken. Of course! The black Queen- . ,= champioir never really lccked side pawns have been left to their : ::==.'': := doing better 26 B-K 3 than diarv 27 P_B ? own resources, : : ughout this highly original :- The well-timed advance of the l7 N-Q 1 tl pawn wins a piece at least. Black 18 Castles PxP lhe second quaint pcint turle,J 19 i .lvith misses the mate that follows check PxP P-QBB - in our conver.sation \irhite 20 P_N 1 ,, by the Rook. 6 B-N ..r the game. We said: I sup- 21 r( R-K 1 R/3-K 1 llL :: you rvill chuckle to youi'srll 27 RxB ; 28 R-Q 22 P-q4 - =:'1,' time you thini< of this g:n: I ch Resigns ,, Black has delayed his counter- - the next f -ng erv months? * measures so long that now White .,,re shook his head, and he ,, switches his attention to the - e a far-away look. No,,, he Frustroted nured. " Years." Bishop centre. The cramped nature of - Black's position forces him to * make some awkward motzes to defend his KP. PASSED PAWN 22 Q-B 1 23 Q-R 3 B-K 3 l.re following game frorn round 24 PxP PxP :. : was probably Scott's best 25 Q-R8! -. Notes by H. D. Addis. Game No. 259 Forcing the win of a parvn or Game No. 258 the exchange. Black chooses to GIUOCO PIANO GRUNFELD DET'ET.[CE lose the latter in the hope of a Dr. P. Allerhand D. L Lynch obtaining a little counter-play, but :1. O. Scott W. E. Moore 1P-K4 P_K4 Allerhand gives him no chance. I - P-Q4 N_KB3 2 N-KB3 N_QB3 25 P-B 3 - P-QB4 P_KN3 3 B_84 B_84 26 N-Q6 RxN ,\_QB3 P_Q4 4 P_QS ) 1P_K3 P_Q3 27 RxR, N-K3 B_Nz 5 B_I{Ns KN_Kz 28 R-Q 4 R.+ : P-KN3 Castles 2 N-B 6 P_B3 P_KR3 29 2 ch 2 \4 : PxP NxP 7 Q-R K-R B-R 4 Casfles 30 Q-B 4 N_K 3 " B-N2 NxN 8 P-QN4 B_hr3 ; PxN P-QB4 I P-QR4 3r R/l-Q 1 R-Q r - \-K2 P_QR3 32 RxE NxR N-B3 10 Q_N 3 Q_K I 33 N-R4 NxN LEf - Z CHESSPLAYBR, FEBRI]AR,Y, 1950 Page 15 34 BxN N_K 3 Blacl< is alreadl' confused. P- P 35 P-B 3 P_QB4 B3 rvas necessauy to drive the BEST GAME ROB LEM ::i6 B-B 2 Q_B 3 I(riglit itwa-v. '1'hr: threat trr Jrr urin nirrg tl're be-st giir r-: :17 R-N I Besigns excharge l)ishop ftri'I(night is at,lril irr tbe First Clerss 1,orrlr.-:- The threat was 38 q:Q5, fol- Iutile because oI tl-re ultimate rnent .r otttrg EirrLy Mctrzies ri ,. iowed by Q x Q, P-N7 and R-N6. strength of the pawn or-r K5. quick to talie advantage oI ever-.'- thing that was o1Tering. T. Allerhand played in masterly 12 P_KB4 Q_K 2 = style, but he was assisted by important role adopted by :l--= Black's lack of a coherent plan Further weakens the Bishop on rvhite King is interesting a:- - in the early stages. 83 and cramps the position. inst::uctive. Notes by the Edit : B x N is now necessary. * Game No. 261 13 N-Q 2 R-Q 1 KING'S GAMBIT 14 3 N_B 1 Q-B B. C. F. A. Foulds QUEEN QUITS 15 B-B 2 Menzies game I P_K4 P_K4 An instructive from the This arrow is not shot into the 2 P-KB4 PxP sixth round in which the white air; it has a deflnite objective. pieces storm the black defence 3 N-KB3 P-Q4 with the minimum expenditure of 4 PxP N_KB 3 time and force. Black's cramped ',ffi,&% 5 P_84 P-83 position throws all the work upon E',,/rA?ru. 6 PxP the trembling Queen, until she White obtains better develop- flnally gives up the flght and t tt mentwith6P-Q1. If 6... PxP- leaves her consort to his fate. t t "'N% then 7 BxP. Notes by the Editor. "ffi 6 NxF %.t P x P is also good, but Black Cic Game No. 260 vru. "m not relish an isolated QB parvn. RUY LOPEZ 'h'7/ 7 F-Q4 B_KN5 J. A. Moir W. E. Moore /tw//W And now according to " M.C.O 1P_K4 P-K4 tt Black has a promising initiative 2 N-r{83 N-QB3 'ffi 8 P-Q5 B-N 5 ch 3 B-N5 P-QRS ,ru //, ?ru Eurve gives B ... BxNl ; 9 P:.- 4 B_R4 N_B3 B, N-K4; 10 B x P, B-N5 ch. 15 3 5 Castles NxP Q-Q 9 N_B3 Q-I( 2 ch 16 N-K 4 Q-K 3 Certainly more enterprising P_KR3 10 Q-K2 BxN than 5 . .. . B-K2, but, notwith- U BxN 11 PxB N-Q s l8 QPxB Q-N 3 standing extensive analysis in Forcing off the Quee;rs. N-Ki recent years, still distrusted by Black's ciisadvantage in time u,as better, springs entirely from his eleverrth mcst masters. 12 QxQ KxQ 6 B-r{ 1 move. It is ncrv difficnlt to find a reaso:rable defence. LB B-Q3 NxFch Undoubtedly best is 6 P-Q4, i4 I{-B 2 N-N 4 le-:ciing to a more lasting pressure 19 P-I( N 4 P_I( R 4 15 P-KR4! BxN on the centre. The text is seldom A desperate attempt to obtain 16 PxN N-N5ch played, but calculated here to give some counter-action, but White's 17 K-B 3 N-K 4 ch Black son-re unusual problems to next move shuts off the Bishop. 18 K-K4 NxB sclve at once. With correct pLay, 19 I{xN B-I(4 20 P-B 5 PxP however, he can equalise more 20 K-K 4 B-Q 3 quickly than against the more Unpalatable! But the alterna- 21 BxP popular lines. tives are no less bitter. Now the White has a pronounced ad\-a:-- 6 N-B4 I(R flle is open and the black King tage. Black's last ten moves har-: will have to run for shelter. The only reasonable move. been neatly used by White ," 6 ... . P-QN4 would double 21 PxP Q_R 3 stepping stoles tc development Black's pawns on the Rook's flle, 22 K-N 2 P_B 4 2l QR-K1 and 6 .... P-Q4 loses a piece by 23 R-R 1 Q_QB3 22 BxBch I(xBch 7 NxP, Q-B3; 8 NxN, QxPch; 24 R-R 2 N-Q z 23 r(-Q 4 P-QN3 I K-Rl, B-Q2; 10 P-Q3. 25 QR-R1 I{-B 1 24 P-N4! P-B 3 7 BxN Threatened by the whole of 25 PxP PxP forces, peace 25 r(R-KB1 An interesting alternative is 7 White's there is no QR-KB1 N-BB and if 7 .... NxB, then for the black King. White flnishes The Iling's Rook should ha-,-= game . B NxP, NxN!? (8 ... . B-K2 is the off in a workmanlike movcd. but Black's defence is ;-.: " M.C.O.," col. 70, p. 293, which manner. difficult. gives White a plus after 16 moves); 26 R-R 8 ch I(-I{ 2 27 QR-K1 P_B 4 I NxNch, B-K2; 10 NxB, Nx 27 P-B6ch PxP 23 P-B 5 ch K-Q 2 Q; 11 N-B6ch, K-B1; 12 NxQ. 28 PxPch NxP 29 P-B 6 ch K-B 2 1... QPxB 29 BxPch R-Q g S0 R-K7ch K-Q3?? 8 NxP B_K 2 30 QxNch Resigns Seeing that he has to die ar-t-- 9 P-Q4 N_K 3 There is no ans\,ver to R-QB. hor,v, the black I(ing comn---- r0 B-K 3 Castles A brilliant finish ii.r Moir''s best suicide. rr P-QB3 B_83? style. 3t R-Q 7 mate

Page 16 N.Z, CHESSPLAYEB, FEBRI]ARY, I9'IIi \ Z CHESSPL.TT This month's selections we hope conclusion that only Q-N1 rl'ill ;AME PROBLEM SECTION will meet 'rvith approval. No. 82 mate after . . K-B4. But at the R, bloclis the s'a)'. a rrelt l. -a DECEMBIIR SOLUTIONS is particulally for the rlewer lrresent Q's - L-l r.: 'r(riil:--- solvers. So the l

- 1950 BRf -{Rr. r9;r Z CHESSPLAYER, FEBBIIARY, PROBLEM SECIION Pi'oblenr Editor' - A. L. I'LEI'CHER A1I correspoudence legardiirg Problems should be adclressed to Problem Editor Ofrcia c./o Nerv Zealand Chessplayer, 256 Dominion Road, Auckland Correspondena White plays UP the board in all diagrams 82-Professor Larsen, Ronne Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1919 B3-8. J. da C. Andrade B4-8. J. da C. Andrade Yslue of That correspc for the game in I e%'M' % It brings enjoyn clubs and fe[ow t gfoups gives all % in tournaments. aM, llow carr cor B olayer who get agaiast many opl % sudy in openin needed to play board. Seeond, and consider it -:ny games. (I kr the clock.) insigbt into rnid nqw hffa

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I(eam, Faulkner. McSherry beat Eades, G. H. Hig- Volue of Correspondence Ploy nett; Keam, I(eam beat A, N. Hignett. McDiarmid That correspondence chess is doing a great iob beat Gant. A. N. Hisnett beat Eades. Eades beat :ol the game in New Zealand is an undisputed fact. McDiarmid, drew l(eam. It brings enjoyment to players far removed from T.T. 3.-Yates beat Orbell, Collins. Pilkington clubs and fellorv players. Grading of players into beat Mathieson, Henderson, drew Wilkins. Collins gloups gives all an equal chance of winning prizes beat Mathieson. Wilkins beat Mathieson. Hender- in tournaments. son beat Jessett. Cusack beat Collins, Henderson. How carr correspondence chess help the club Douglas beat Yates, Henderson. Miss Collinson pLayer rvho gets plenty of over-the-board play beat Pilkington. against many opponents? First, by giving practical T.T. 4.-Robinson beat McCombie and drew Mrs. t siudy in openings and so giving the confidence Forrest. Johnston beat Duggan, Smith. Hartnell := r:eeded to play them against opponents over the beat McCombie, Robinson. Mrs, Forrest beat Hart- board. Second, it will cure that " make a move nell. Duggan beat McCombie, Neale. Mrs. Eatles ancl consider it afterwards " habit which loses so beat Fenwick. Remetis beat Mrs. Forrest, Mc- nany games. (Don't overdo the thinking-t-emem- Combie, Johnston. Wootlfiekl beat Smith. ber- the clock.) Third, it will help to gain the .nsight into middle and end game play necessary T.T. 5,-Chrisp beat Haar. Mills beat Stanley. :o defeat stlong players. Mitchell withdrawn; unflnished games to be sent These points have been proved in all countries in for adjudication. i','here correspondence chess is played, rvith a Handicap Tourney.-Ponder beat Sloan, Miss resultant higher standard of play. Loy. Delamore beat Sadleir, Chrisp, Blyth 2. J. W. Collins beat Filmer, Hartnell 2. I(ing beat Harrison- BULLETIN NUMBER FIVE Wilkie. McKay beat Blyth 2, Cunningham. Gant Containing the winning games entered by drew G. S. Smith. Fulton beat McGilvary. Mrs. players for the brilliancy and best game a'lvards in Sayers beat Chrisp, F. L. Collins. Banks beat all sections, edited by P. Eades, of Rangataua, and McEwan 2, McGilvary, J.W. Collins. McEwan beat printed by Artcraft Press Ltd., Auckland (printers Gant, McKenzie 1!, Filmer. Sloan beat Ponder, of the N.Z. CHESSPLAYER), the N.Z.C.C.A.'s Dick 2, Wing 2, Mrs. Haar. Walker beat Miss CoI- 5 Bulletin No. 5 is worthy of a place in any chess- linson, Cusack. Satlleir beat Delamore, Young, Mc- pla;'er's library, whether he is a correspondence or Farlane 2. Haycraft beat Miss Loy, Lee, Mrs. Haar t club player'. 1i-. Auckram beat l(ing 1!, drew Simpson. G. S. The games are judged and annotated by leading Smith beat J. W. Collins 2. Teece beat Wing, Chrisp, Jiew Zealand players, including A. W. Gyles, J. D. drew Taylor. Anderson beat Edwards, G. S, Smith Steele, D. L Lynch and H. R. Abbott. 2. Lomax beat Freeman 2. Donald beat Cooper. ':;-,.* Copies may be purchased at 2/- post free from Blomfield beat Mrs. Clayton 2, Harrison-\Milkie 2, ihe secretarl.. Cunningham. Chrisp beat Toothill, Wing 2. Broom beat Fulton 2. Edwartls beat Walker 2. McKenzie NO. 2 PROGRESS REPORT TO 3O/I/50 beat Simpson, drew Ponder 2. Harrison-Wilkie Championship T.T, Smith beat Cunningham. beat McFarlane 2. Grifrth beat Hardiman. Ifiley Cole beat Broom, Severinsen- and Smith. Lynch beat Esterman 1|-, Gilltrap, Fulton 2, Ross, and drew :q beat Broom. Severinsen, Paterson, drew Cunning- Edwards. Hartnell beat J. W. Collins. Gardner i:am. Gyles beat Grant. Paterson beat Cole, drew beat Mrs. Walker. Traves beat Mitchell, Fulton, Broom. Cunningham drew Severinsen. Cromarty Broom 2. Williams beat Gardner. Filmer beat Lee beat Cole. 2, Hartnell, Mrs. Forest. Marsick beat Grant. .L T.T. lB.-Ifing beat Allen, Hooper. Jones beat Freeman beat Mrs. Clayton. Lee beat Ponder 1|. I llintoft and Moore. Mintoft beat Smith and Sloan. Wing beat Miss Loy. Mrs. Walker beat Gardner. Fulton beat Mitchel, drew Sloan. Kiley drerv Min- Meredith beat Young, Ross, Ponder. Toothill beat r'oft, Hollis, Mitchell, Fulton. Ifooper beat Kiley, Cunningham, A. R. Smith, McFarlane 2. Mrs. Haar llintoft. Note: LePetit withdrawn; unfinished beat Watson, Wing. Gilltrap beat Kiley. Mc- .L games to be sent in for adjudication. Namara beat Roberts. Mcfver beat Cooper, drew I. T.T, lC.-N. C. Watt beat Anderson. Donald Faulkner. ... Esterman beat Mclver, Broom. Pobar i' beat GIen and Ratliff. Beamish beat Glen and Stack. beat Cooper 2. Luck beat Banks. Anderson beat Luck. Ratliff beat grade 4 to 3; t Godley. Stack beat Banks. ; I. L. McKay, r& T.T. 2.-Jones beat Adkins, I(eam. Faulkner mfield, 6 to S; beat Gant, Eades. Adkins beat McDiarmid. G, H. 2to1;G.A. Hignett beat Faulkner. Hansford beat McDiarmid,

\.2. CHESSPLAYER, FEBRUABY, I95O Page 19 -trIT- -ld,ml|l 29 E-N 2 21 I(-Q ONE TO REMEMBER 30 NxP 2 t(_B 1 R/l-Nl 22 R_K I P_B 4 31 N-R 3 N_Q 2 23 32 RxRch KxB RxRP N-NS 24 R-K 6 eh I(-B I 33 N_N 5 N_B 1 25 R-QB6 R_R1 G 34 P-QB4 P_B3 26 N_B 7 R_N 1 G 2{-Kings 35 N-R? NxN 27 NxRP BxN oI 36 RxN p-N4 28 RxB N-NB f-:st Australia: 37 R/1-R 5 29 K-B 3 N-R 5 ch :a-r1]ng repres Game 30 No. 262 . White undoubtedly has the rvin- K-N4 Nxp :.,countered on RUY LOPEZ trrng sequence u-orked out. 31 R-R8 RxR : i-er 32 BxR N-e6 - 5/-. cloth J. A. Cunningham E. F. Tibbitts i? . K-ez 33 PxN 1P_K4 38 RxBch- Rxti Resigns P_K4 39 R-N5! RxR * TF 2 N-KB3 N_QB3 40 PxR 3 B-N 5 p_Qn g K_B 2 41 K-B 2 I(-N 3 One of the N.Z.C.C.A.,s mos: fJ l-Horv to P 4 B_R4 N_83 promising players, pater.so:: 5 Castles 42 K-K 3 KxP T. G. I --s.ro-Boro'.-s] B-K z 43 K-Q 3 yas promoted to championsh.r 6 R-Kl P_QN4 I(_N 5 class : -: :he modera 44 K-B 2 P_B 5 last year. On6 of hii game. 7 B-N t ,_0, from T.T. 1B, 1949:- 8 P-KB3 45 PxP KxP N_QR4 46 P-KNB Resigns 9 P_B 3 P_84 Game No. 264 10 PlJack's King must go P-Q 4 Q_S Z _ bacl< and RUY rr P-Q 5 back, unri.l the White King can LOPEZ eat up the hostile pawns. T. G. Paterson . White locks the centre, intend_ R. 1V. Smith ing to exploit the eR fiie in the * 1P_K4 P_K 4 e\/ent of .... NxB. 2 N_KB3 N_QB3 3 B_Ns 1l NxB Anotlter good one from tire N_B 3 1948-49 4 Castles r-K 2 11 O-O or .... B_e2 championship. 5 R_K1 P_QB3 must- be better at this poini. Game No. 263 6 BxN QPxB Another possibility 7 NxP was ll'.... FRENCH DEFENCE B_QB4? P-85. with . .. . N-N2-Ba in 8 P-QB3 Castles p-rospect. The text morre has E. J. Byrne F. H. Grant I P-Q4 B_R 2 clearly been 10 invited by \Mhite. I P-K.4 P_I( 3 B-N 5 P_R 3 12 PxN 2 P-Q4, 11 B-R 4 Q_Q 3 Castles P-Q I 12 3 N-QB3 N-I( B 3 B-N 3 Q_Q 1 4 B_Ns 13 N-R 3 B_K 3 on B-N 5 14 5 N_Kz PxP P-I{ B 4 N_Q 2 a --= 6 P-QR3 15 P-B 5 NxN LI(2 ,r_, ,i-Chess 7 BxN BxB 16 BxN B-Q e Qqe 8 NxP Castles 17 K-R I P-Q ri 4 18 4 . 14 N-B I P_KR3 9 Q_Q3 P_K 4 Q-N P_B 3 -:r:F-i 19 4 15 N-N 3 N-R 2 10 Castles B-B P_N 4 20 s tt- --]Iore 16 N-R 2 B_I{ 4 ,, Q-N B_N 3 Que Up _t9 thig point as in M.C.O.,,, 21 B-Qz 17 B-K 3 Q_K 2 R_B 2 , r--=-i S: 18 Q-n s 22 N'-B 2 P_B 4 P_KN3 10 23 19 BxB QxB PxP Q-n s B-K 1 *it 20 QxQ 11 NxBch QxN 24 QR-Q1 PxP ,... NxQ 12 25 PxP 2r N-N 4 BxN QxP N_Q 2 P-B 3 r_ i-Chess Tral 22 13 N-B 3 P_B 3 26 P-K 5 2 -- -.,^ PxB K-N 2 Q_B . -- c 23 R-R 5 14 B-B 4 P-QN4? 27 QxP PxF =_!5 d- J The probable 28 PxP RxP cause of Black's 29 BxP i_ }-Chess Op loss. B_B 2 - l.*- 30 B-B 6 R_KR2 15 B-K 2 P_QR3 31 Q-N 5 ch K_B 1 -c- - !- 16 P-B 4 QxQ 32 R,_K B I B_B 2 17 RxQ -r' i-.1 Pocket 23 R-R 2 P_QB4 33 P_KR4 Q_B 1 - 18 R-Q 6 R_R 2 24 R/l-R I R/l-Q R 1 34 R-Q 6 Q_B 2 25 P-B 3 19 N-Q 5 R_K 1 35 s 20 Q-r K_N 1 B-B 3 P_B 5 36 R-Q 7 Resigns -:. Freeing the Knight for active ll ,r --, S ll il-- service. Black's Knight is ver.;, badly placed- IVIC Sec.: J. R. Cusack, c,zo THE / 25 N_R 2 B Webb St. 26 N_B 1 N_B r EVERY FRIDAY I[ --fhe Basis 27 N_K 3 K_B 3 HESS 28 N_B 2 K_K 2 7.30 to tl p.m. 29 N-R 3 LUB I-r:-- ltl/- 37 DIXON STREET, WELLINGTON The rvinning move! M l-Ih.e llidd

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