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J. pieces a performance (Otago) (Wellington) was splendid for a man of 92. 1P_K4 P_QB4 2 P-QB 4 N_QB3 lnter-Club Motch ot 3 N-QB3 P_KN3 OTAGO CH,ESS CLUB 4 P_I(N3 B_N 2 Ashburton DUKE'S BUILDING, 5 rNz N-I( B 3 On Saturday, June 19, an inter- CARGII,L'S CORNER, DUNEDIN 6 P_Q3 o-o club match was played at Ash- 7 KN_K2 P_Q 3 burton between teams from the WEDNESDAY .{ND SATURDAY, ?.30 P.M. 8 ()-o P_QB3 Canterbury, Gambit (Christ- l 9 P_Q4 PxP church), Timaru and Ashburton President: H. E. HEWITT 10 NxP NxN Chess Clubs. After many close Secretary: J. F'. LANG, Tel. 10-706 (Office), 20-881 (Private) 11 QxN N-Q 2 games the combined CanterburY- rZ e-r( 3 N_I( 4 Gambit team beat the Timaru- 13 P-N 3 I{-N 5 Ashburton team by 19+ games VISITORS ARE ALWAYS CORDIALLY WELCOME 14 Q-Q 2 N_I( 4 to 13f games. 15 R-N 1 E_N 5 Individual results (C, Canter- 16 Q_K 3 N_QB 3 bury; G, Gambit; T. Timaru; A, 17 P_KR3 B_Q 5 Ashburton):- 18 Q-Q 3 B_Q 2 W. E. Moore (C) 2, Dr. N. E. H. 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We think the gain would I P-r( 4 P_I( 4 be balanced by the loss, which is 2 N_KB3 N_QB 3 not to say that in the future such 3 B-N5 P_QR3 a move may not have to be con- 4 B_R4 N_83 sidered. 5 0-o B_K 2 A proposal being considered by 6 R_K1 P_QN4 the publishers of the ChessplaYer 7 B_N3 o-o is that it should be available bY 8 P_B3 P_Q 4 private subscription onlY. This 9 PxP NxP FOUNDED 1947 BY F. c. McSHERRy would be done onlY after due 10 BxN QxB notice. It is thought this might, on 11 P-Q 4 LI(N5 Editor and Problem Editor, A. L. Ftetcher. Associates: O. Sarapu, New balance, reduce expenses. 12 Q-Q 3 BxN Zealand Champion, joint Australasian In the meantime, on behalJ of 13 PxB QR_QT Champion 19b2; R. G. Watle, 14 4 QxQ N.Z. International Master. Australian all who value the magazine- Q-r( Correspondent: M. D. Broun. YOUR magazine we thank the 15 RxQ PxP 16 B-B 4 B_Q 3 Official Organ players mentioned- and the other N.Z. Chess Association, N.Z. Correspondence Chess practical help 1? PxP BxB Association, and Central Districts Chess ieague. correspondents for and moral support. 18 RxB NxP Subscription: 12 Consecutive t9 N-B 3 P_N 5 Issues 22l- :: Single Copies 2/- 20 Resigns Distributing Agents: Gordon and Gotch (N.2.) Ltd. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP * The scoring in the recent World Moscow ACCEPTED Volume ?-No. 46 JULY, 1984 Championship match in QUEEN'S GAMBIT fD. I. Lynch J. W. Ross Botvinnik won the 1st, 2nd, 4th, P-Q4 15th and 16th games. 1P-Q4 PRACTICAL the live wire secretary of the 12th, 13th, 2 P-QB4 PxP HE!.P Hamilton Chess Club. Hardly Smyslov won the ?th, 9th, 10th, 3 N_I(B 3 N_I(B 3 14th, 20th and 23rd. About 20 secretaries of chess more than a few days after hear- 1lth, 4 P_K3 P_K3 clubs, mostly in the North Island ing that Mr Scott had "tapped,' Drawn games: 3, 5, 6, 8, 17, 18, 5 BxP B-Q 3 as it happens, will receive two Mr Palmer we heard from the 19, 27, 22, 24. 6 N-B3 P-QR3 sample copies of the June Chess- latter himself. IIe referred to Mr 7 ()-o o-o player, accompanied by a nicely Scott's suggestion and enclosed a 8 P_I( 4 E:N 5 printed letter signed by the Editor list of the addresses of secretaries. I Q-K2 BxN and by the manager of Artcraft A bit later he sent up still more. Best Gome Prizes 10 PxB P-ON4 Press Ltd., the publishers of the All secretaries on his list have 11 B-Q 3 P--K E 3 Chessplayer. The Ietter solicits now been written to, as stated. ot Homilton 12 N-r( 5 B-N 2 the help of the respective secre- After the National Autumn 13 P_I( B 4 N_B 3 taries in bringing to the notice of These three Waikato men are all Tournament was held in Hamil- 14 B-R 3 R-r( 1 their club members the claims of keen Chessplayer supporters, but ton from May 10-15, four entries 15 QR-Ql NxN the Chessplayer for more support. they have companions there and in the best game competition were 16 BPxN N-R 2 elsewhere. For instance, A. H. N. submitted to Ortvin SaraPu for 17 B-B I Q-Q 2 For some time we had been Taylor of Te Horo, after reading adjudication. Sarapu based his de- 18 Q-N 4 rt-R I trying, a bit spasmodically it is "No Flowers?" was moved to send cision on the manner in which the 19 R_B4 P_KB3 true, to get a list of addresses of up cash for four copies, remarking winner in each case took advan- 20 PxP NxP secretaries of New Zealand chess that he would "do what he could tage of his opponent's weak moves 21 Q-N 6 P-K 4 clubs. by trying to interest his friends." an? how exact his PlaY was, leav- 22 R_R 4 R_I{ 3 ing the combination (brilliancY) 23 BxRP I(-N1 More recently, help came un- 24 B-K3 QR-r(Bl sought from other than an official Numerous other expressions of as second factor. prize: B. H. P' Marsick, 25 LQBz Q_Bz source. First, C. T. Morriss of the concern and support are contained 1st 26 QxQch KxQ Cambridge Chess Club said to A. in letters from correspondents and Wanganui, !3. 2? R-N3 NxP T. Scott of the Hamilton East club problem solvers. H. E. Hewitt: 2nd prize: D. I. LYnch, Hastings' 28 R-B l ch K-K 2 that he thought something should "The connection this journal has f2. 29 RxR n-NB be done on the lines outlined is far too valuable to allow it to 3rd prize: L. J. IfiIeY, Wan- 30 B-B 7 ch I(-Q 3 above. Mr Scott thought so too, fall through due to the lack of ganui, 11 (best combination). 31 PxPch K-83 and he carried the business a step flnance." That is a typical com- game Gagen was 32 BxN P-N5 further by consulting N. A. Palmer, ment. The KileY v. given in the June issue. 33 P-B 4 Resigns Page 98 N.Z. CHESSPI,AYEB, JULY 1954 N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, JULY 1954 Page 99 I SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP, 1954 From round two:- 56 K-R 5 r{-B 3 57 P-R 4 r(-N 2 Cusock ond Long Joint Winners BENONI COUNTER GAMBIT 58 R-Q I K-B 3 Moore 59 R_K I K_B 4 l:L. Esterman W. E. 60 R-QRI Resigns Otago was host club for flfth Cusack the 'Webling beat Esterman, Moore, r P-Q 4 P-QB 4 South Island Congress, which was and Fulton, 2 P-Q 5 P-r( 4 held at Dunedin from Sth to 7th * Lang beat Cusack, Esterman, 3 P_I( 4 N_I( B 3 June. Play was in Messrs A. T. Webling and Broadbent. Inglis' lounge and the staff dining 4 N-QB3 P-Q3 Round four game that produced room, which proved very suitable. Esterman beat Hewitt, Moore 5 N_B 3 B-I( 2 the tie for first, Ivan H. Penrose was a tactful but and Nyman. 6 B-K 2 0-O firm director of p1ay, assisted by Hewitt beat Fulton, Watt and 7 ()-o QN-Qz D. The DUTCII DEFENCE R. J. Glass and I. Hayes. Hollander. 8 N-Q 2 R-r( 1 total number of players in the Moore beat Hewitt, Nyman and I E-Kl P-QR3 Staunton Gambit three grades was the biggest yet Watt. in this event and the standard of r0 P-QR4 N-8 1 play was good. In the third round Webling beat Watt, Broadbent 11 P_R 5 N_N 3 J. R. Cusack fJ. F. Lang game, Esterman and Wilkinson. Cusack-Esterman, 12 N-B 4 N-Q 2 B 4 touched a piece other than the one 1P-Q4 P_I{ Nyman beat Wilkinson and 13 N_R 4 R_N 1 2 P-r( 4 PxP he had intended to move, and Hollander. N/Q I moving it said, 14 B-B r 2-B 3 N-Q 83 N_KB3 without "Sorry," Dr. Fulton beat Broadbent and 15.N/R 4-N 6 L,Qz 4 LI(N5 P_KN3 and moved the other piece. Hollander. Cusack called in the umpire and 16 NxB NxN 5 BxN PxB Esterman move the flrst Watt beat Lang and Hollander. 17 P_I( N 3 B_B 1 6 NxP LN2 had to q-82 7 P_K, R 4 piece touched. This lost him a Broadbent beat Nyman and 18 B-Q 2 Q_Qz piece and he resigned at once. In drew with Wilkinson. t9 B-N 2 N-K 2 8 0-o-o P-Q 4 the following round he lost to 20 P-B4 FxP I N-QB3 P_B 3 Wilkinson beat Fulton and drew 21 N-NB 10 B-Q 3 K_B 2 J. F. Lang. In the last round with Broadbent. PxP Lang, with three wins (he had lost 22 R_K 2 P_B 3 11 P-B 4 Q_Q 3 to R. S. Watt), met Cusack with Hollander beat Wilkinson. 23 Q-K B I R-r( 2 12 N-B 3 B_N 5 game lasted 24 R/I-I( 1 R/l-K I 13 r( R-B 1 BxN four. In a which B GRADE 14 B 4 until it was nearly time for the 25 B_R 3 N-R 1 RxB P_I( closing ceremony, Lang won, thus IV. A. Poole (Otago) 5 26 B-I(6ch RxB t5 R-K I N_Q 2 joint his R. 1\{. O'Callahan 27 PxR BxP 16 N-K 2 N_83 becoming champiorr with 2l 17 opponent. (Invercargill) v2 28 Q-R 3 B-K I P_83 P_QN4 S. Robertson (Ashburton) o2OI 29 Q-R 5 P-N 3 18 P_KN3 P_QR4 W. A. Poole, Otago, unbeaten, Miss Adele Wellard-King 30 Q-Q 5 ch N-B 2 19 N-N I N_I( 5 won the B- grade tournament. (Canterbury) 3l R-r( 3 B-N 2 20 Q-QB2 P_N 5 There another dead-heat in 3 was 'W'. Dr. R. Gardner (Otago) 3 32 R-QN3 R-N1 21 BxN QPxB the C grade between Petre E. Delahunty (Ashburton) tl 33 R/l-K 3 P-B 4 22 R/S-r( 3 P_B 4 (Otago) and G. H. Saville J. T. Forter (Otago) 2 34 B-BB BxB 23 PxBP QxQBP (Oamaru). All events were of O. C. Chandler (Canterbury) ri 35 PxB N-BB 24 PxP QxQch course Swiss. Dr. M. Neumann 36 Q-Ql NxP 25 KxQ I( R-B 1 ch $s61s5;- (InvercargiIl) 37 Q-Q 5 Q-r( 2 26 K-N 1 PxP 27 2 5 A. du Buf (Canterbury) -- 38 N-Q 2 Q-R 5 N-I( R_B S.I. CHAMPIONSHIP - 28 N-B I R/l-Q B I (Otago) 4 W. F. Mulligan (Ashburton) 39 NxN PxN J. R. Cusack 40 29 N-N 3 R_B ? (Otago) 4 J. N. Preston (Canterbury) QxKP Q-N5ch J. F. Lans 41 I(-B 2 5 ch 30 R/l-K 2 RxR L. Esterman (Hokitika) 3 Q-R C GRADE 42 K-N 2 Q-N 5 ch 31 RxR K_I( 3 H. E. Hewitt (Otago) 3 32 (Canterbury) W. Petre (Otago) 4 43 R-N 3 Q-R 4 R-QB2 RxR W. E. Moore 3 44 I 33 KxR r(-Q 4 (Otago) 3 c. rr. S""iire (bdmarul ---- 4 P-B 4 I(-B J. I(. L. Webling D1 45 R(QN3)-r(3 4 34 P_QR3 I(_B 5 A. Nyman (Canterbury) 2 J. W. Dempsey (Hutt Val.) oa Q-B R. E. Blaxall 46 QxQ PxQ 35 P-QR4 P-K 6 Dr. N. E. H. Fulton 4? R_I( R 3 36 N-B 1 P-N 6 ch (Ashburton) 2 (CanterburY) 3 3 P_R 48 R_B 5 P_N 4 37 NxP B_B 1 R. S. Watt (Otago) 2 K. Steele (Otaeo) 3 A. Kutt (Otaeo) tl 49 PxPe.p. RxP 38 N-B 1 B_N 5 R. M. Broadbent t 50 R-QNB RxR 39 P-N 3 K-8 5 (CanterburY) 1+ H. L. Abbott (Otago) (Otago) 2 51 PxR I{-I(2 40 N-K 2 ch K_I( 5 T. V. Wilkinson L. Wheeler 41 6 R. Roundill (Timaru) 2 52 RxBP I(-I(3 K-Q.1 I(_B (Ashburton) tL 42 N-Q 4 ch K_B 7 R. W. Moore (CanterburY) 1 53 R-Qs P-QR4 A. S. Hollander 54 K-B 3 N-Q 1 43 N-K 2 K_N 7 (CanterburY) 1 S. R. Hight (Ashburton) 0 55 K_N 4 N_B 2 44 K-B 2 KxP N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, JULY 1954 Page 100 N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, JULY 1954 Page 101 When a tourney has fewer than 45 K-Q 3 B-Q ? SOUTH AUCKLAND A Notionol Roting ten rounds, you get 50 rating 46 P_QN4 BxP points for each half point you 47 I{xP K_N 7 System score above 50-50, or less if you 48 K-Q 4 I(_B ? A. T. Scott Wins P. B. van der WeI, of Hamilton, score less. This puts a brake on 49 r(-B 4 B_R 4 gives the appen- SOUTH P.C.L. Ontario, Canada, the number of points that can be 50 r(-Q 3 K_B 5 AUCI(LAND ded account of the working of won or lost in a short tournament. 51 N-Q 4 ch I{.xP CHAMPIONSHIP, 1954 Canada's national rating sYstem. 52 N-r{.6 P_R 5 Suppose the Nos. 5, 6 and 7 It is modelled on the American and 53 2 I(_N ? A. T. Scott (Hamilton East) 5 just have ratings of 2000, 1950 r{-K system. Britain has estab- tourney rating is there- 54 N-N 5 P_E 6 Dr. W. Reindler lished its first national ranking 1900, the 55 NxP KxN (Te Awamutu) 4E fore 1950. You score B out of ten (Tauranga) list. Nlr. van der W'el's outline games, you get 1950 points plus 56 I{-B 3 B_B 2 J. Arbuthnott --- 4 to New Zealanders so (Cambridge) 4 will be of value points. makes a total 57 r(-K.3 K_N 6 H. L. Hooker ---- wish to understand the waY 30 x 10 That Byrne (Waihi) 4 who 2250 points. 58 Resigns J. in which the scheme works. of A. C. Gagen (Cambridge) 4 If in a seven-round tourney the * R. Kyle (Te Awamutu) 4 Classifications average rating is 1950 and you F. A. Hirst (Hamilton East) ouol 2700 and uP From the first round:- ql Grandmaster, score 5! out of 7, you get 1950 J. Breyley (Putaruru) oz Senior master, 2500 to 2699 plus 4 x 50, total 2150. TWO I(NIGHTS DEFENCE Hopkins (Morrinsville) 3 J. - - Master, 2300 to 2499 pro- T. V. Wilkinson J. K. L. Webling S. Bjerring (Waihi) 3 Expert, 2100 to 2299 Canada started with a J. McGiIl (Hamilton) ol 2099 visional list, for which they used 1 P_K4 P_K 4 Class A, 1900 to information they could 2 N-r(83 N-QB3 A. A. Woolford (Morrinsville) 2 Class B, 1?00 to 1899 all the J. Kyle (Cambridge) , 1699 get of tournaments and matches 3 LB4 N_B3 Class C, 1500 to year. This may have 4 N-Ns P-Q4 H. D. Macdonald Class D, below 1500 of the last (Te Awamutu) 2 needed a little bit of guessing and 5 PxP P-QN4 Some of the main factors are:- years E. Boggust (Te Awamutu) 1 estimating, but over the will 6 BxP QxP 1. Your rating results from even out. 7 BxNch QxB Indisposition among the players competition in a rated tourna- I O-O B-N 2 caused difficulties with the draw. ment and depends on (a) the I P-I{B 3 B-B 4 ch As a result, the following players strength of the comPetition; (b) 10 r(-R 1 0-o took part but mostly played only your score in the event. orAco c.c. 11 N-83 QR-Q1 game Lees, has had move 12 N/s-K4 NxN one each: J. J. Tunni- 2. Provisional ratings result Otago Club to cliffe, McAlpine, Van de lloven, from competition in one rated from the rooms in Stuart Street it 13 NxN B-NB I{.emp, and R. C. for about twelve 14 4 Mcleod, J. D. event only. has occupied P-Q 3 P-B Pickering. years and has found new Premises 15 N_N B Q_N 3 3. Established ratings result two or more bt Duke's Building, Cargill's 16 Q-K 2 P-B 5 Scott beat Breyley, Arbuthnott, from competition in Corner (one section from the 17 N_I( 4 R-B 4 Gagen, Bjerring, drew with B)T ne rated tournaments. Stock Exchange, bY St. Kilda or 18 B-Q 2 R-R 4 and Hirst. 4. Ratings are revised half- St. Clair tram). The new rooms' 19 B-I(1 RxPch yearly. place-d drew though not as centrally .as 20 I(xR Q-Ii4ch Reindler lost to Hopkins, 5. Your rating at anY time is the old, are Iarger and wiII be And mate next move with Hirst and beat four others, have ob- Arbuthnott' the highest rating You more convenient in some asPects. including Byrne and tained-during the Preceding two The CIub hopes to be well settled The South Auckland Provincial years. into the new premises in time for Howke's Boy Coost Chess League's annual chamPion- 6. Your name is taken off the the flrst Bledisloe CuP match. - ship tourney was played at Te Iist if you do not comPete in a Visitors will be welcome in the The Hawke's Bay-East Coast Awamutu from June 5 to 7 rated tournament over a two- new rooms as usual. League annual championship was (Queen's Birthday week-end). Dr. year period. won as usual by D. I. Lynch, we W. Reindler, Te Awamutu C'C. Sample of Rating Procedure hear unofficially. Fuller details president, welcomed the visitors CHESS CLUB are not to hand. The Reserves CIVIC and Mr. Wilson, a member of the DIXON ST., WELLINGTON tourney was won on the Sonne- Te Awamutu Borough Council, 3? born count by Barnett (Hastings started the tournament Every FritlaY Night Graham, of formally schoolboy) from Vic with an appropriate address. Mes- 7.30 to 11 IlVaipukurau. dames Wilson and Boggust, assisted by Misses L. Reindler and President: Wilson, were admirable caterers. END GAME STUDIES H. F. POBAR, Phone 25-152. Do not fail to solve the three The Director of PIaY was IMr Secretary: has giveu as a end games by C. Sansom oq Pagg H. F. Pobar. He R. J. WOODFORD, have been exainined best same troPhY (Yet to be 111. These to 134 Mitchell St., Wellington by Ortvin Sarapu and Pronounced awarded) a Year's subscriPtion S.W.1. Phone 50-301. excellent. the "New Zealand ChessPlaYer." N.Z. 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I BLEDISLOE CUP: OTAGO WINNER OF W. S. King Pqsses A Grond OId Mon The death of W. S. ICng When Jacques Mieses died in THE 1953 COMPETITION London on Feb. 23, four days be- -1, occurred last February in Christ- The Otago Chess Club has finally 3. A. E. Turner W. Lang *. church, at the age of 86. He had fore his B9th birthday (Leipzig, emerged as the winner of the 4. A. H. Douglas i, W. G. Sten- Iived quietly in retirement at his Feb. 27, 1865), a true link with the Bledisloe Cup for 1953. The series house {. home Opawa for many years. past was broken, for he had met ran 1954 owing to delays and 5. F. A. Foulds v R. W. Lungley. in into 'Wellington Mr ICng had a distinguished them all, starting at Breslau, 1BB9! Otago met to decide 6. R. F. Cuthbert v R. S. Watt. career in a variety of flelds, in- Simple, solid and spartan in his matters on March 27 last. A num- 7. G. E. Trundle v R. J. Glass. cluding chess, music and rifle outlook (how else could anybodY ber of games inevitably went to B. I. S. Crawford 1, H. E. Hewitt 0. shooting. live so long?), his view of chess the adjudicators, the results of 9. Carrick Belton v A. C. Twose. was a paradox in which danger which have only recently become 10. Rodney Phillips 1, I. D. Hayes IIe was born in Hastings, Eng- and adventure were always known. Otago ended with a 0. land, in 1868, coming to N.Z. in eagerly sought after. He may not ]^21r-7l win after scoring wins at 11. A. L. Fletcher 0, R. McDermid 1874 with his parents. He began have won so often as some others, high, middle and low boards. The 1. as a compositor in the printing but he had his great days. Here is full story was (Otago names flrst): 2. J. M. Leith 0, W. A. Poole 1. trade at Oamaru, but on coming occasion Monte Carlo, a an from 1. R. A. Rasa ], J. D. Steele i-. 3. E. Caselli v Dr R. Gardner. to Christchurch in 1903 took 1903. 2. J. F. Lang 1, A. W. Gyles 0. 4. B. Griffiths 0, J. T. Porter 1. literary position on the "Canter- R. S. 0, Dr E. W. Bennett 5. A. G. Rogers v R. B. Hamel. bury Times." Ife conducted that 3. Watt , 1. 6. F. M. Auburn v I. H. Penrose. paper's chess column till 1915. He DANISH GAMBIT 4. J. R. Cusack 1, Z. Frankel 0. ?. Mrs. E. L. Short v J. J. ( was a life member of the Oamaru .I. Mieses F. J. Marshall 5. W. Lang i, I(. Beyer i-. Marlow. and Canterbury Chess Clubs and had played for His 1 P-r( 4 P_I( 4 6. W. G. Stenhouse 0, R. S. B. L. J. E. Sommaruga v A. S. top board both. 2 P-Q4 PxP Kent 1. Campbell. larger contribution to chess was t as a problem composer; here his 3 P-QB3 PxP ?. R. W. Lungley 1, O. Lazare- 19. J. J. Hurley v W. Petre. 4 B-QB4 PxP 0. 20. F. Vincent v K. Steele. best work was of a very high vitch 5 BxP P_Q 3 B. R. J. Glass 1, V. Lushcott 0. O. Sarapu was the Auckland standard. I 6 2 N_QB3 E. Hewitt 1, J. L. Hardy 0. his N-r( 9. H. Mr. King was N.Z. champion 7 ()-o B-I( 3 10. A. C. Twose 1, H. J. Fuller 0. The rifle shot in 1899 and was fre- I 8 B-Q5: N_B:i 11. R. E. Williamson 0, K. Arte- was quently in the flrst four in that I Q-N3 Q_B 1 miev 1. A. G. Rowland; his counterPart in I contest in other years. Three Godts- Cunningham. IO N_B 4 N_Q 1? 12. I. D. Hayes i, R. A. Dunedin, Gordon times he visited Bisley with the 11 BxN PxB j. E. W. Anstis was the tele- I chalk Mr Dominion's rifle team, and he 12 N-R 5 P_QB3 13. W. A. Poole +, C. G. Flood 1. He visited Sydney in the same capac- R. Gardner A' Summers for 13 R-r( I ! B_K2 14. Dr !, ity. He was captain of Lynwood 1,4 B 3 N I 1 The Q-r( R_I( 2- Rifles in the old Volunteer days. 15 NxPch 1. W. Devries 0. Mr BxN 15. J. T. Porter connection 16 PxB Marlow 1, C. J. Taylor 0. Ian Graham. Mr. King had a long QxB 6. J. J. trombonist, band- 17 PxP R_N 3 0, Dartnell 1. plaYed this l with bands as ?. B. C. Cusack W. The Otago club 18 8 ch 1, L. M. Kurta new rooms at master, conductor, and contest Q-R K_Q2 B. A. S. Campbell match from its judge He the judge 19 N-B 3 !! BxP? 0. Corner, and, bY all and critic. was Cargill's contests. 20 8 ch I(_B 2 19. Wheeler 1, K. Stringer 0. accounts, the new are for about 20 N.Z. band Q-I( L. Premises 21 NxBch I(_N 1 20. J. S. M. Lawson 0, O. Jansen 1. more comfortable than the old, and i Mrs T. Forrest, of Ashburton, Iarger. FormerlY the Otago and Miss Adele Wellard-ICng, of 22 Q R-:B I N_B 3 * pla.yers space from 23 RxN PxR had to "borrow Christchurch, are twin daughters 24 l mate 1954 Motches Begin the Ladies' Brass Band next door." of Mr King. A son, Mr Claude R-N Auckland v Otago I(ing, is a journalist. M. LeDain. Auckland C.C. met Otago C.C' CHESS BROADCASTS -D. in the flrst round of the 1954 inter- Harry Hewitt, Otago C.C. Presi- club championshiP matches bY dent, put in some good work in telegraph. This match took Place Dun6din when he secured time on the air for chess. Dr R' Gardner Onehungq Chess Club PAPATOETOE C.C. wrote and delivered a series of four flve-minute talks for a Pro- Corner Manukau and Mt. Albert Landsr:ape Road, Papatoetoe gramme entitled "Know Your Roads, Royal Oak, Auckland Game." These were well suited TIIURSDAYS-7 to 11 p.m. crossed while keeping their fingers to the TIIESDAYS-7.30 to 11 p.m. adjudication proceeds. The teams explod Secretary (Telephone 646 S)- were (Auckland names first): spread Hillside Road, 1. O. Sarapu v J. F. Lang' an old Hon. Secretary: C. J. STUART, R. V. CLOSEY, 2. D. F. Wagstaff +, J'R. Cusack non-playing public. Private Phone 566-816. Papatoetoe. I 1954 Page 105 frg" fO+ N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, JULY N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, JULY 1954 il

I Editor: Allowance for the fact that we L. FLETCHER PROBLEM SECTION are temporarilY running a little Denny Avenue lrrAY K,EYS bit late will be made if solvers are behind the usual date for sub- PROBLEMS"-"fl Roskill, Auckland 336 B_KB As theY norm- 15th following month five weeks for Solutions to Problems to be in our hands by of 337 B-K4 338 B-Q7 ever, litUe diffi- Fenner been occasioned Dale 349-A. J. 339 N-88 lateness. 348-John 1954 by our London "Observer," 1949 London "Observer" 340 Q-Q8 341 K-N3 Cooks-340: Q-B? and N-K4ch. Conterbury Chess Club "/rru %/%1 Maximum points: 16. ST. LUKE'S SUNDAY SCHOOL .l' i * (UPstairs) h,h7/;8%' TUESDAYS & tr'RIDAYS, ?.30 LADDER Welcome ,,,ru I Visitors Always f!. Post score, current score and President: L. J. DARWIN grand total to date. aA',ruH% Hon. Secretary: 'rrru,A H. L. Abbott 37 16 53 % H. E. Hewitt 37 16 53 W. E. Moore, 30 Kelly's Road, R. McDermid 37 16 53 St. Albans, Christchurch. J. J. Marlow 35 16 51 (11 v. ffit"i" hvo (8 v. 5) Mate in two Dr N. E. H. Fulton 35 16 51 A. Macleod A. T. Scott 35 16 51 J. J. O'Keefe 351-N. (1) OR 16 51 REMUERA C.C. 350-Dr m." 1953 G. Severinsen 953 "Toronto Evenin L, Pleasants 35 14 49 ST. LUKE'S PRESBYTERIAN A. N. Hignett - 33 72 45 CHURCH HALL 'r---%ll F. A. Hirst (1) . 33 L2 45 Mrs M. Kane 33 10 43 Remuera Road, near Bassett Road Lea -- 31 10 4t D. H. -- WEDNESDAYS ?'30 to 10.30 N. A. Palmer - -- -- 29 t2 4l - W. W. Fugler , -- 27 t2 39 Secretary-Treasurer: 'I#. F. Mulligan 31 8 39 C. BARNES, 38 Koraha St., A. H. N. Taylor - - 31 6 J' J. A. t James Kyle 30 30 Remuera, Tel' 42-820 (business). K,T, R. J. Cates : -. 1B 10 28 Dr R. Gardner 10 10 Overseas Solvers Gome Annototion T. Wightman (SYdneY)-MaY: Service .te in t'wo tg v. 8) 14 (grand total, 51). 353-J. Montgomerie * By t'Observer," 1953 The three solvers at Present en- Ortvin SoroPu ioying a two-point lead, also 92- New Zedland Chess ChamPion vea.-"ota Vfr J. J. Marlow, O.B.E., % %e1 are all of Dunedin. disPosal of ;,;rnK, NaPier, solv- This service is at the %,N -i"%.@7,, Len Pleasants, of anv chess Player in New Zealand' % now Fee 7,/6 "m@./,ru- 1 going Coiching by a Master. 'x%%Fi%%%' t'flt per game. %% Not less than two hours sPent %,%1 spirit on any game. :'ffi % %i%w-%,g in the face of adversitY. In No. 337, B-N1 fails against 78 AlbanY Roatl' . . . About eight solvers Ortvin Sarapu, ( Q-N2. BaY, Aucklantl Mate in two Mate in three pointed this out' Herne JULY 1954 Page 10? Page 106 N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, JULY 1954 Associotion T.T. 2 o N.Z. Correspondence Chess t 2 3 4 5 6 7 I910 Secretary: SPENCER SMITH, P'O' BOf( 287' WANGANUI 1.J.C.Taylor + I | + 1 l 1 1 1 7t, 2.J.L.Davis + - 1 0 I + 1 1 1 1 I 3.Dr.J.F.Filmer----, 0 0 - 1 1 1 + 1 1 1 6+ FU SCORES I N ALL I 953 - 54 T'T's 4.W.Neilson - 0 1 0 - 0 0 ; 1 1 1 4+ LL 5.W.Pearse + 0 01- 0 i 1 1 * 4 6.M.C.McCombie 0 + 0 1 1- zr 1 0 0 4 * ?. L. A. Haycock ],- 0 lz lt ), I L 22 ------', i - o1 B.F.W.Keam 0 0 0 0 0 0 ld - 1 1 a2 CHAMPIONSHIP 9.H.W.Wilkins 0 0 0 0 0:F 1 0 0 - 1 2 t23456789 10 11 t2 10.P. Eades ---- 0 0 0 0 1 + 0 0 - 1+ +1 184 Laycock penalty points *No score to hand. 11 L7b L. A. withdrew, 1i. 11 E6+ * 11 16 10 05+ T.T. 3 0 1' +5b 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 91011 11 15+ 1.R. A. Court - 0 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I ll22 r4L L-L 2.W.G.Smith-,-- 1 - 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 I z? + 4]r 3.8. G. Barclay 0 1 - 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 q+ -1 r4L 4.8.L. Wooderson,.- 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 1 I 1 1 6 0- L2+ 5.R.G.Hall -. 0 0 I 0 - 0 1 1 1 ',-1 5+ 0+ -1 6.P.G.H.Hardiman 0 0 0 1 1- 0 + 1 1 O 4L 1" 4 T, Costello withdrew, penalty points .2t' T.G.Pilkington 0 0 + 0 0 1- 1 | 0 V. Lushcott withdrew, games canceueq' 8.MissF.Collinson- -- 0 1 0 0 0 ; 0 - 1 + I 4 g.Lt.Meredith 0 0 1 0 0 0 + 0 - n 1 3 10. N.J.Easterbrook----- 0 0 0 0 ! 0 0 + L - | 2i 11.'W.J.Henderson 0 0 0 0 0110 0 0 - 2 * T.T. 4 Webb and Esterman. 72345678 * 1. B. M. Gardiner -1101111 6 B 2. J. J,HIurIey 0- r 11111 5 T.T. I 3. Dr. W.'. A. John ;ia" 0 0- 11i,r 1 4 45 o-0011 3L 5L 4.V.W.(Graham l-l 11 11 5.G.O."Jones ,---- 0001-110 3 10 +E 4' 2L 4L 6.P.E.', Thomson 00+10-L]t 10 1+ 7. E. W. Chrisp o0l00l-1 2 0+ t2 2 Lr1+ B.G.S. SmithI 0i001I0- * T.T. 5 r 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 910r1r2 * 11 8 T.T. 1 C 7+ I 6+ I 6+ 6 5l 4 5+ 3 4L , 3 2 ot 2 u u .L 2 V. J. Woodhouse withdrew, penalty points 2' c-Cancelled. * No scores to hand' JULY 1954 PASE 109 CHESSPLAYEE' JULY 1954 N,Z. CHESSPLAYER, Page 108 N'Z' Zealand Chessplayer," F. G. Jenkins beat Trott 2. END GAME STUDIES qnd Davidson 1. McSherry. Reports indicate that 9th Finol Progress Gaeen drew Dr. this magazine present By C. SANSOM Doiald beat Hignett 2. is at run- Report ro 151 51 54 Blomfleld 1. ning at a loss to the tune of t40 Orpington, I(ent, England Hienett beat per annum. No concern can keep MJredith beat HaIl 1r1. Solutions to these three pleasing TROPHY TOURNEYS 2. running for ever at a loss. I can end games will be given next HaIl beat Fournier envisage no drew Fournier 1. better memorial to the time. AII are first publications. ChamPionship Russell Iate Mr McSherry than to ensure O'Connell beat Burton 1' the future fine publica- Black Webb beat WoolleY and Sten- Kurta beat Ttott 2 of this house. 1, Blomfield 1' tion. Rally round, you non- Nicol beat Stuart subscribing members. Smith beat Fulton and drew Blomfleld beat Nicol 1. '"ru. Beamish. 1. cgl Scott beat Meredith % !=J Beamish beat Tibbitts and drew Mrs. Craddock beat P. D' Taylor T. H. Hooper,'Wanganui; of Rakaia; Mrs. ,% Esterman. 1*. Burton 1. C F. Ilaar, of J. B. 'm% Guthrie, of Raglan; and S. C. lC troit beat P. E' Thomson 1, T.T. Harrison-Wilkie 1. Muir, of Auckland, died during %% Manson beat Rat1iff. W. Gough-Smith beat Hall t, the year. drew Pfahlert 2 and Mrs' %% % T.T. 3 The committee elected Messrs 1 %"% Meredith' beat P. E. Thomson J. F. Lang, R. A. Rasa, R. T. Court beat Wooderson, Maconie, E. B. Raymond, G. M. Meredith beat BarclaY and drew ThomPson 1. %% % Easterbrook and Pilkington. IeY beat HaII 1' Cleary, C. E. Brunsden and O. Hardi- Davidson 1, Sarapu honorary associate mem- Barclay beat Wooderson, beat J. bers for the duration of the match and drew Pilkington. 1. White man Nicol with Canada. Wooderson beat Miss Collinson R.- i. T. ThomPson beat Mc- 1-White to play and draw. Henderson and drew 1 HaII beat Clymont Bulletin No. B is now being pre- Black Easterbrook. pared beat Meredith and anrl publication is expected Miss- Collinson 1954. d.ew Easterbrook and Hardi- * towards the end of man, EXTRACTS FROM ANNUAL When members change their %% T.T. 4 address will they please notify REPORT' 1953 me immediately; few failed to Gardiner beat Jones, HurleY. a %A Thomson' do so and caused considerable Smith drew HurleY and trouble. %% Chrisp drew Thomson. 'Would %%% T.T. 5 members please refrain from using ball pens? The ink is %% oily and shows through the paper; also, the ink sometimes fades and %%% it is impossible to read the moves. I can see endless trouble at the Mills' end of the season when games are White drew KemPton and sent in for adjudication. 2-White to play Miils beat KemPton, Findon, and and draw. drew ShurleY. Black ShurleY beat Findon, StichburY, While it may be impossible to Brunt. reply to moves in 48 hours, there and drew is no excuse for taking a week, Oownie beat ShurIeY and Mi1ls' cgl Firrao., beat Marlow and drew except in case of illness, when t=J KemPton members. opponents should be notifled. Correspondence chess is being I * ruined for the keen player by the dilatoriness of the few. %%% HANDICAP TOUENEY "%r, Filmer beat Blomfleld 1. Numerous complaints have been % %t'"/ru HurIeY beat Hall 2. received of players not making % "m 1. use Stuart beat Nicol full of conditional moves. A "ru- Eoi".. beat R. V. TaYlor 1, Perci- few never on any account send %t"ffi val 2. tions. conditionals. In many instances R. V. TaYlor beat Mrs. Sayers 1' chess suffered conditionals are obvious, and if 1. New Zealand -a given would save time, postage White Burton beat Fowler n.i"io". roii in the sudden d-e-ath P. E. Thomson beat Trott 1 founder of the "New and tempers. 3-White to play and win. Mrs. SaYers beat Hall 2' ;i--ih;- JULY 1954 N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, JULY 1954 Page 1 11 Page 110 N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, 3. P-r(4! Rodney PhilliPs 4 P_QB4 P_Q5 ! Hos To Be WATCHED possible. . . . if You are PIaYing chess wit! isnlt, maY find trim.--if he You 5 PxP PxP 6 B-Q3 N-B3 7 N_I(B3 B_QB4 Over-protection according to Nimzowitsch! 8 ()-o o-o 9 R_KT N_QNs IO B_KB1 P_Q6! Threatening N-N5 and We forgot to . .-. N-SZ! -White is unable to Rodney is onIY the material balance' oupil it an Auckl hold icliool. He is t PhilliPs, of the 11 P_QR3 c.c.

11 . N-87 12 P-QN4 NxKR The comments are bY Ortvin 13 NxN B-Ns! SaraPu. An imPortant win of develoP- ment. ATTACK NIMZOWITSCH 14 Q-N 3 B-Q 5 PhilliPs 15 BxP? Mrs. E' L' Short tRodney N x P P_Q4 This Ioses a Piece'-better 15 1P_QN3 *^ia Piovide a defence' 15..' BxB 16 QxB R-I(1 1? N-QBB RxNch 18 RxR QxB And Black won'

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