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"Jl 3 OIIDSSPLAYBBSe LIBBABY 3 ,,C BOOKS BOOKS H E INTER SOLD BY Fol rvhich tir THE NEW ZEATAND CHESSPLAYER ANNUAL 256 DOMTNION ROAD, LIFI AUCKLAND. PHONE 64-277 (Ne In ordering, merely quote Editor and I catalogue number shown. Postage: Add one penny in every Z/- Champion anr Australia. GAMES G l3-Fifty Great Games of Modern Chess- Golombek. G l-My Best Well annotated. and very gc - _ What son' Games, 1924-32-Alekhine. 120 value. 4/3 games by the greatest player and the greatest annotator. 14/- G l4-Moscow - Prague Match, lg46-The -_ " I take games of exceptional interest Revierv.' Your G 2-Capablanca's Hundred Best Games- to all advanc._ Forest Hills. l p_lay_ery (not recommended beginners Golombek. A book grace for " I have lea, to everv- chess WeII indexed for openings ; and endings. 3/- ancl Purdy's r player's _ library. Well-selected games extensively G l5-Amenities and Background all the other l annotated. 17/G of Che=. bought."-H.A Play-Napier. Delightful liiile book of gre=. G 3-Tarrasch's Best Games-Reinfeld. 1BB " One maga fully annotated games based on Tarrasch,s g_a1es by a master of Chess and writing. 3/- -'eaches chess' own notes. 23/- G 16-Great Britain v. U.S.S.R.-Comp-=_. "I rate it \ games of the match. Afr-ica. G 4-Chess Marches On-Reuben Fine. 50 l/3 great games G " Well, her.e extensively analysed. Each note 17- lia-Compl::= glanclest gane a lesson in itself. 16/- games match. 2/- publication il G G S-Keres' Best Games-Reinfetd. Keres 18- chess_L. _ Cit-v. Ingram. Part 1 was one of the contestants in the recent of an interesting collection _: " Most origrr tournament games from 1851 E.D.R., Mount: Wor]{-C]rlmpionship and 194? Champion of to 1878. Ric:--- the U.S.S.R. 12/- studded with brilliant conceptions and gor--:: with curious twists. 3/3 G 6-From My Games-Dr. M. Euwe. ?b of Sample Cc games selected. and annotated by G l9-Czechs in Britain W. Ritson-Nlo::- -llso ', CHESS Fuwe,s^best Book of the - (bound) are v himself. l2/. two matches played by Czec: - of slovakia against England and the Midlar--.. Chess Lore, G 7-Chess Strategy exclusive s tor.' and Tactics-Reinfeld with annotations and Chernev. Said by eritics to be the rbest by Alexander, Golomb=._ \roltrme 2 (191 Broadbent and )2i6. Volurne selection of beautiful master games ever other English players. ;/6 published. G 20- 948-{s- ll/- Agents: Golom omp-=-= G 8-The Russians Play Chess-Chernev. b0 ,, games - NEII/ ZE-J thrill-packed games by more than 30 Russian Fre:.: 256 Domir champ e \\-&_. . masters. _ Lavishly iilustrated by diagrams. Or rvrite to A beautiful collectionl LU- competitor in this everlt. 2/6 ..CHE G 21-The Hastings Congress, 1946-7-Km_:' G g-If You Must I Bond Street Play Chess-Denker. An and Prins. 45 games from the congress a:-: autobiggraphy of a great American player. 20 others played Fifty-flve games at previous Hastings t:, _:- beautiful with coriments naments. A1I fully annotated. i/G entertaining, pointed and instructive. 1ll- Best Games Chess, 19)- G 10-Battles Boyal of the of NDIAN ( Chessbo:iid-R. N. The t::---_ Coles. Fifty hectic games from Labourdon- long awaited ' . fuli of in eat master's games. F;-- . -: encl games.,'_ nais to Botvinnik. A well-annotated historical 'r-=.- eace"s-Hints record. H. O'D. Alexander's - c 70/3 ..ri style. 12/- ,-lless Chess p Section-Ga- G ll-British Chess Masters-Reinfetd. tr'ifty G 23-Southsea Tournament 1g4g Gol_:-_- ga+e! of British masters past arrd pres.eni, !"k. The complete book of England's- l:.- PRI\I including Australians. 6/- Swiss system tourney. 53 gamei annota::: :end in -vour Subsc G l2-Meet THE NET,V z Styles of .1:liual the wbrlclt plenty 'of . openings. 3/- Subscript illustrative d. 9/6 (Continued on inside back cover) \i Z CHESSPLAYI
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" Z CHESSPLAYER, JUNE, 1950 Page 41 But, in practice, the second move concecieC TIIE XEW ZEALATD parvn .. and two is of much more moment tha:- _: - --_e ans\l-el:. . _-=. all gi.adrr: --:ts can easi t--cap systen :--:ei (or ac:: :_s top of s . -eputed (or The second objection is based -_:crLtsco Official Organ on even sou:-:=- _-: concede New Zealand gl'ound. What can be said in favour a e Chess Association of s1-ster: _i . and New Zealand Correspondence Chess Association odds where the receiver plays 1 p-K 4 anci :_ =-' score = - _:b gir.er cannot reply 1 ... p-K4 ? man u-ot PUBLISHED EVERY TWO MONTHS Only the - e.. grade _ -,-tered is keepin_: capa-c Single Copies 2/-. Subscription 11l- per year_. useasystem samenaca - the game and cent, he ii or the purc ..= cent, then Editor and Problem Editor: A. L. Fletcher for which it g pia-. of er. _ :-:e the gr.a Associates: . -uratel]-a: R. G. Wade, former Champion of New Zealand- -:. rn his c-* J. D. Steele : F. G. Mcsherry : H. D. Addis aded rr'l:i Manager: E. G. McSherry :'- In gr-aclir-: ..i-hether S: Addless correspondence for Editor, problem Editor, : Lll-nanlel or 1\{anager_respectively : to the N.Z. Chessplayer, = .::ead of E 256 Dominion Road, Auckland S.2. nl - :ou1cl 1trc,,.: Class I. concedes class IL exchauge ancl n--,.= -:eci.ing h:r- Vol. 3-No. 14 JUNE, 1950 (i.e., White removes eN; Black r-ernoies eE). u per cent fn all subsequent cases class I. has the ;r:- and concedes material as follorvs:_ = ,, To class III., ,a= PLEA CHESS HANDICAP QN: class IV., eR; class \i.. tre SYSTEMS and QN: class VI.. eR and eN: class VIL. e. subscrit Using the .', a gooct :_ AND GRADING rraluation given, it rvill be seen ::,:: :e l'easol :: each class is 1| pawns above'the next in orcler-. _. ;r' ,- HEN considering the question to put it another way, apoic; of handicapping the exchange abovL. esplesse , systems in chess, there is no doubt in our CHESSP'- mind about one thing: the existing scale of odds should be scrapped. yeais A hundred ago the : :lte e\-el:: latter may have been adequate; today it is juit not _ good .-Pl 1 1-- enough. It is debatable urhether chess lends -:e'r.. - itself to handicapping at all (that is, of the type ,:i1'pl'cl:---: rvhere one party concedes material or 'We time, or Uoifry. :-j-; \-i,: - incline to the view that it does not. Never- theless, there are times when the use of a handi- :)--e ?e ''--' capping system is considered unavoidable. We do not lhink this scale - The conventional of oclcls is r,ei.fe. scale of odds is:- perfection herein is only a question oi- rihera-=. II. KBP and move: class {gformi1f can be said tb fe'moie- or-tes. iae. class IV., QN, having the We do think it is a big improvemeni o" tf-ru o,,.. g examples; class V., eR; "ia ass VII., Q. are: SO, lbe two
an best be in numbers scale. We B equals B quals 2 R,s
At present many clubs rrere.ly , take thei:. ct.: -: - - -- 1;layel and grade him class L ert i, ;;.oih"; . -. a_stronger oue, the same pliyer *."rJ'6""J"r, Tnerefore undel -- these ;;l;i";[ si:rc , . is of no value outside"o"hititri nts own club- Page 42 N.Z. CHESSPLA,YER, JUNE. 19il J.-EESSPL.ITER, Ihe ansrr,,er, of course, is that to be of anl' BooK REVIEW . le, all grading must be on a national basis. This can easily be achieved, especially using the THE WORLD CTIESS CHAMPIONSHIP, 1948, bY .:-dicap system outlined above, by taking ttre H. Golombek. (London: G. BelI and Sons, Ltd.) =_:uted (or actual) best player in New Zealand . There never another , the top of grade I. and comparing with him will be tourney for the '= reputed (or actual) strougest player in a club. : -lpose it is considered the top Dominion player ;ld concede exchange and move to the club .r'er and score at least 50 per cent. L-r that case -= club man would be a grade below the Dominion grade .:r, i.e., II. If, however, the club man is famous " BelI Book style, .-sidered capable of doing a little better than " it is safe to agree with per grade C. J. S. Purdy when he describes Golom6ek,s flne cent, he is in I.; if much better than masterpiece as a great per cent, then so more grade " rnork to rank among the much obviously I. tournament books perhaps the best since New Once the grading of a cLub player is judged York 1924 (Alekhine)." accurately as possible on this basis, aIl other A.L.F. :rers in his club can be graded from him, as he GUIDE TO GOOD CHESS, by C. J. S. purdy. .. graded with the Dominion player in the lirst (Sydney: Associated General Publications.) grading .:e. In ar-ry player, we think, the question The claim :ot whether has by its author that this book covers the Smith flnished ahead of Bror,vn game from flrst steps to fine points ,, gives pretty a tournament (thus placing Smith class or " a a fair indication of its contents, and is by no means l.e ahead of Brown in the grading), but whether exaggerated. - th coulcl prove himself Those who are familiar with C. J. S. a class ahead of Brown Purdy's other books and his magazine ,,Chess conceding hinr tl-re flrst handicap and scoring at World ,..t 50 per cent. " will look for a snappy, conciie and realistic * approach to the game; and the;, rvill not be dis- ,, PLEASE EXPLAIN " lefore subsclibers received their April issues 1{a1,) a good number of inquiries were received :o the reason for non-arrival of the same. We '.e\\r our apology to these correspondents. Several -:ers expressed apprehension at the possibility .. the CHESSPLAYER had, in common parlance, : ne bung " I Tltere is no prospect of that -:--entable event; we assure all subscribers that r are very much alive. -\1so, we thank readers who offered congratula- r s on our promotion to the Editorship. Malvolio '' Twelfth Night " reads that ,, Some are born -:t, some achieve greatness, and some have CHESS PIECES: An Anthology on Chess irr , .,tness thrust upon them." A11 y is Literature. Compiler: Norman I(night. (London: Sampson Low, Marston .,.en't certainly we were not bor-n we and Co. Ltd.) noticed much achievement; t be .re third category. We'I1 do oui- all. * : 950 TELEGRAPH IC MATCH ES \,2.C.A.'s 1950 telegraphic match arrangements: BLEDISLOE CUP f irst Round.-Auckland v. Canterbury, June Jivic v. Wanganui, June 17; Wellington v. Otago, B; Dominion Road, bye. Second Round.-Dominion Road v. winner of ,- Z CHESSPLAYER, JUNE, 1950 Page 43 HAMILTON The Hamilton C.C. has begun its 1950 season perhaps a little reduced in numbers, but still quite a strong party ready for battle. At the annual meeJing the election of officers resulted: President, N. A. Palmer; vice-president, A. I(. Liddell; secre- tary, J. M. Bamford; committee, A. T. Scott, A. Crookenden and Mrs. Thomas; captain, F. Hirst. The club extends a hearty invitation to any chess player to be present on any club evening-every Wednesday, 7.30 p.m., Daffodil tearooms, Victoria Street, Hamilton. _ , -t,:e- _: , : ,:-_:l C- - DOMINION ROAD At ihe annual meeting of the Dominion Road : i --.- C.C. the ro11 stood at 38. In appreciation of his long and valuable service to the club, J. W, Sim- O:a. monds was elected a life member. Officers elected tr : i-^-:-. were: Patron R. F. Barter, Esq., J.P.; vice-patron, l.I c D e:-:: J. W. Simmonds, Esq.; president, A. G. Rowland; vice-president, A. W. GIen;'honorary secretary, D. :- - \\'ebl-: E. Miller; honorary treasurer, F. A. Foulds; man- -- .Ja.c^so:-- agement committee, H. H. Douglas, J. Auckram, A. J. McNamara; director of play, A. G. Rowland; l-.: -iner. club captain, A. W. Glen. A Iightning tourney was t - ,--- held on the opening night, May 16. Forty con- - Cusac.i testants played in three grades, various openings : lrJcEt'a:: being compulsory. Prizes-winners: Top table, A. L. _ -,t,-:_eeler. Fletcher; intermediate table, B. H. P. Marsick; bottom table, R. M. Ilaycock and H. Mayhill equal. Prizes were in book form, and the surprised winner of a consolation book was D. Clune. 'WellingtonWELLINGTON CIIESS LEAGUE -_: the altllua The Chess League, now in its 29th .- report s: year, has ten affiliated clubs. Its annual report ..-.sfu1. llen- discloses that 1949 was a year of wide and useful , .=:r.: Patr.ot:. activity for the league. The report records the r-rce-pr-es_ death Mr. Godtschalk, = I of H. aged 90, who was - -:: noltora1.]' : widely known in Wellington, and who many years -:ar.1', H. 1I. ..al: direcict , E, L. Shor: :', H. D. -_r llreselttea. _ : :--'e)' 1. R. E .-- Haight 1. :i-, ie 1, J. O : Belton 1. Ij :.er' 1, F. A. -:-.e chamltic: -:as dr.arvn l, - l under the I -ajor Oper., , =:ltered for : - . _ t:es. \\-trLL] llTLLINGTO] .,ESDAY,: Page 44 N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, JU\T. }]lM ,Z- CHESSPLA] ! OTAGO season rvas oPened ameron, Mayor of READERS'VIEWS... s and declared the To the Editor match was he1d, e president's team :'on by 7 points t TELEGBAPHIC MATCH ADJUDICATIONS year ..ctive this in Sir,-I read with interest corr:espondence with -or beginners, and reference the Bledisloe Cup competition. As -uture of chess in to roys has been meeting on Friday nights, and a -.eConcl group under Selwyn Webb's leadership is .orv meeting on Thursdays. Both groups have -een well attended and the beginners have made .ooc1 progress. [Possibly the most valuable work ,-r-iy club can undertake.-Ed.l An inter-c1ub correspondence match between --rtago and Civic (Wellington) has now been con-r- -1eted. It resulted in a r'vin for Otago bv 15 to 9. letails of the scoring:- Otago Civic games correspondence -.','. l1 I believe that unflnished in G. Stenhouse v. N. T. Fletcher . . tourneys are decided by sole adjudication. Anyway, I0II II :,. J. McDermott 22 v. T. J. Costello . . 12i Ure clubs should confer with each other through A. CJunningharL 11 v. J. R. Cusacli 0t ttre N.Z.C.A. Council to arrive at a satisfactory K. 1,. Weblinl 1i v. A. Sun-rmers 0l system of play. Complaints or-r matters relating to A. Jackson . . 11 v. Watson 00 telegraphic matches have been long standing, so I -^, P. N{athieson 00 v. D.- Wisenan 11 hope that the CHESSPLAYER'S editorial will at Gardner ...... ti11 v, C. Roberts ...." r1 least be beneflcial in improving conditions of play -., L) Adams " .. .. . 0i v. O. Stlom and speeding up the flnalising of matches.-R. O. :, C. Cusack .. . 11 v. C. Johannson .. 00 SCOTT (Petone). F. McEwan .. 11 v. W. Haycraft . .. . 00 1l 1l Wheeler . .... !a v. K. Jobsoll ...... 15 , COPIES OF THE WORLD - FAMOUS AUCKLANI) ENGLISH MAGAZINE At the annual meeting of the Auck.land c1ub, the ,,CH ESS" "CH ESS" "CH ESS" Now Avo iloble ! WE TAKE SUBSCRIPTIONS " Chess " contains Comprehensive News Reports, Articles by Experts, Opening Theory by Dr. Max Euwe, ind plenty of Games annotated by leading players" Sale 1, J. O. Hanlon 2. Afternoon handicap: ?, Belton 1, W. Tudhope 2. Summer Cup: A' E. 15,/- Brinss You 12 Monthly Issues post free. :rer 1, F. A. Haight 2. o lhe championship this yeai' is an open event has dlawn 28 entries. Eleven rounds are to be Address subscriptions to ed under the modifled Su,iss system used in the ..NEW ZEALAND CHESSPLAYER '' . \Iajor Open. Three teams, one in each grade, 256 Dominion Road, Auckland S.2 . ertered for the Auckland Chess League teams \\-ELLINGTON CIItrSS CLI]B Secretary: L. Esterman, \\TLLINGTON SPORTS CENTRE IVAKEFIELD STREET 67 Gardner Northland. President: A. W. Gyles, - -ESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY - 7.30 to 11 p.m. Phone 26-619. iL rEle I CHESSPLAYDIi, JUNE, I95O Page 45 '"3w Zeol MOVE AND WALTER to. assist the inexpelienced player to lear.l chess arises (not necessarily a quick mate). Give sk_ examining the answers. Whites plays cioubt ab" Up the _::-.ot'ist. He: -- Solutions---page55 : e_qan, aCCCI _Jar.nt the a .frE A t t % - J& --lr1-e.1 o""... Z, . =e. \\'net.e I .// '=. rr-r success, : -.ame plal e E) - : -.:ltg to the : :ination: I I % j-3+. P-O3: '--33: a eip -{f ter this , -_us chess fcr No. 1-Black to move No. 2-White to move No. 3-White to move -1-:1ter-_= to Nerv Ze: 'Ihe threat contained in White,s Should White be rvorried by the gradua:r passed parvn The white Knight is attackeo r=e, keeps the black King threatened capture of his Rook? Black has in spire ar'vay from his pawns, . hopes. He is ':ji. When but- . u'oriied-ye{ -.:erbury '.'ni ,' , ?-'- it( | ,\,(1.'^,'Il',1 .1fft - . Ches. -^ ., he won :l %, % Ei t t *A % '/,ru_a% A % % .... l) ,t. + .,2,t A-- t 2A + No. to move No. 5-Black to move No. 6-White to move Black has White holds a discovered check White's pieces are but lYhite Black's well placed. over head, but the latter the slaughter if he can read. the signal. cails in an old friend. s1gns. .m, rll, t % E E E E _ -:-_pionship. I:- -.-. Walter ha. E -=:. % ---.ripclose to Ca: : t honour-". =cialises in 1as: - : of which : .:-_ples. As z No. 7-Black to rrrove No. B-Black -: to move No. 9-White to mor-e r-rs we omit :: Ihe r,vhite King is exposed, ,--.:1 but it Things look an;thing but rosy lor The : one he re: seems difficult to break down the black King is being s1r.i...._ :. .: .: BIack, but ir keen examination lle doeslt'1 eflort I arr defence. Sergeiev shows show. knorv it, bu1 l.:. : _-_. , ,:e the improves the outlook. ai'e spiked. rest of r:--- Page 46 i Z CHESSPLAI-EI N,Z. CHESSPLAYEB, JUNE. ],-C{fl \ew Zeoland Persono lities DI FFICU LTIES N{ost of the dilflculties coll- WALTER. E. MOORE, CI"IRISTCHURCH nected rvith compiling an issue of MHATEVER Walter Moore's In 1945 Moore was in a place the CHESSPLAYER arise because no in the Major Open; in 1947 he an inch is an inch: type isn't rnade \,{ chess skill, there is flies. doubt about his standing as secured the wooden spoon in the oI rubber; and time hor'v his chess New Zealand Championship; in You have an article for publica- :-.nmorist. Here's is set ttp in type -,- began, according to himself: 1948, back in the Major Open, he ticn: arrd wheri it Learnt the moves in boyhood tied for first with Bill Reindler you lind it is flve lines over a i played rvith my brother, when (Wanganui) and later won the page. Somebody, a bit late, sends --li having play-off; and last Christmas he in something that must go in the was chiefly shown by ful1. on the board as appeared in the leading event for next issue, rvhich is already .: many Queens frt two items in; one's -ssible (Kings did not matter so the second time and got eighth You can't bA place, showing himself a much too big for the remainitrg sprcc, J iz- -ch). and the other too smaII. You \A ' Played occasionallY at Cam- improved player. On the strength harrowing experience arrange for an item to be in your LA - where I succumbed three o.f a most -dge, in the last round in this event, the hands by a date just sufficient to res in successive games against atlow its inclusion in next issue- 3 same player on the same present writer can testify to Moore's ability at getting out of and it doesn't arrive for one of . ening to the following brilliant several possible reasons. You may ,::lbination: 1 P-K4, P-K4; 2 tight corners. The Moore- :-B4, P-Q3; 3 N- .A,llerhand game in the same be heid up by a photographer, or Q-Rs, Congress was one of the high- the chap who makes the photos :--B3; 4 QxP mate. into printing blocks, and ycLl 'After this I retired from lights of the tourney (see Game No. 257, February). almost do your own block. .-'ious chess for some Years and Br-rt the fun doesn't end here. .ne to New Zealand." trValter is at present tournament = secretary of the Canterbury C.C. The rest of the difficulties esist t-- : Walter graduated B.A. at Cam- because everybody has a different serious He is married and has six children. - clge, in spite of his opinion of what a good chess joined the Though he insists on being :.rss. When he facetious about his chess activities, n'ragazine sl-rou1d contain. B dis- -,.lterbury Chess CIub 15 Years likes problems; A would be happy zfi intermediate no one who knows Moore doubts : l he won the his regard for the game. We it we gave him ten pages cf prob- rvould describe him as the sort lems. C's cry is that we tlon't of chap who makes you feel publish enough ganes. Another e pleased you play chess when you rvants the magazine to publish I.lr. hear he plays too. something rve would prefer not to. ' Still anothei wonders why we i; haven't pubiished the letter he ? ',-zrcte. the game he sent, the photo, MANY A SLIP or r,vhat have you. Ji'i G. Severinsen sends the follorv- The reason is nearly ahvays the ing, recently played at the same in these cases: r,ve must - Takapau C.C. Our correspcndent balance the contents of each isstte, J- is on the ball when he suggests L unless s.rmething we consider of 6 it " might act as a warning or-rtstanding importance justifres : against over-confldence on the Iri:lother course (for example, the part of players who have a won innual Ner,v Zealand Congress). game." lVhen you open up your latest -:- Mrs. C. R. Howlett issLre of the CHESSPLAYER, remember it has cost L1s arilt amount of time, patience ancl rvangling. Our enthusiasm anrl interest is thrown in willingly. ARTCRAF'T PRESS LTD. 256 Dominion Road, Aucklanrl S.2 Printers of this Magazine The Only Firm in New Zealand -:r-rpionship. In the last few which SPECIALISES in ..- s Walter has several times OCHESS PRINTING -=:: close to CanterburY cham- OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS .ship honours, but saYS he --.cialises in last round bLun- F. Severinsen Every member of the staff is a 4-4 he gives two chess player, and you don't have .," of which White to play to explain thingsl .:-iples. As a kindness to 1K-N4?? RxPch!! . -:.ers we omit these. Of the Srviss score cards, Score Sheets ld one he remarks: " After Drarvnl (Ioose or made lrp in books of l2), - planniug to E- -. : !liL", . eflort I am 2 K x R staleu-ratt-, 2 others, J)iap;ram Rlanks, Souvenir Score -- :e the rest of my life to ludo." R x P clrau's, Books, etc., etc. Z CHESSPLAYER, JUNE, 1950 Page 47 r, JflT" ]lmil - -:e only comr KING'S BIRTHDAY WEEK. END TCURNEYS , -.:clturch rva: - ::tuch noise F. LANG'S SOUTH ISLAND TITLE Votes of thanks r,vere passecl i,,. ce lectifiecl J. Darwin, and to others whc _ ..= -i If the '. the catering, _cupants of i Combridge Tourney to A. T. Scott " In the championship e\-e:-: ,:-t ls no n€ tournaments conducted Zealand during Jim Lang well deserved his lr:_- --:-ess is the cr !Three major were in New as he played solidly througho-:: the King's Birthday week-end, giving procf of the gro',.zing vigour of : - rth Island writes our correspondent. ,-- - chess organisation in the Dominion. " I{c -, =:a)11' must n for once in his life avoia= . : the advancr OAt Christchurch, J. F. Lang (Otago) became the flrst player to hold blunders, - but was the beneflcr:: ! . ::t lVaS Sig the title of South Island chess champion when he scored 4] from his in two. said it, we ctidn': -.-3uration [He of r flve games. V. Wilkinson (Rakaia) won the subsidiary tourney. Ed.l Rasa seems to have p1a1-::- - -.::tcionship (Hamilton) t, aA. T. Scott rvas a bit too solid for 22 rivals in a six- belor;r, his real strength; so .: - :o::ed it becr round Swiss at Cambridge for the South Auckland Championship. Colthart, who would c,_::- be - =---:. it wiII be The Hawke's Bay - East Coast Chess League staged its annual standingly good without his ha:.- ,: _:-on to the championship tourney at Dannevirke. Detaiis are awaited. of r,vorking too hard at o::-:: : -::i:lt things Offered than chess. Half-wat- \1 i_-: - ==:ent localitier Mccilvary and Marrson-not :. ' :heir mutua good for this year's and last cHRrsrcHURcH f,;*;,i"?Ljsttfi.lllll I le:_- -. .- enjoymen:, ::: Canterbury champions. Dr.. F:.- STH. ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP Wilkinson beat Frew, Bratley, -.-= must adva: ton and Broom, both diffii,: - . result, Thr about their playing strength, -,'.=_ --, .,-ates all thcs justifled their inclusion. I: - games = :cnception e of Alvin Hollander - , - : Jlrnament Costello were not all so one-s-.: 4E Page N,Z. CHESSPLAYEE, JUIVE. ]LT{,flN, -.ri.ESSPL,{I \ The only complaint voiced at 10 . . . N-N5 at least vouchsafes 27 P_KN 4 R-B 2 IN EVS ,-::r'istchurch was that there was her comparative safety on the 28 N-R 4 R-Q 2 ':r much noise at times. This King's side. If this is his best 29 N-B 5 B-N 5 -11 be rectiiied in future, it is line, then the manoeuvre is a tacit 30 R-Q 1 R-B 2 -ped. If the noise was made admission that his opening 3r K-B 2 B_B 4 occupants of the playing room, strategy was insufficient. 32 R-Q 8 2 ,ere B_I( is no need to " hope "; 11 3 33 R-I{ I K_Q 2 rnness is the cure, P-K Q_B 3 12 B-QB3 Q_R 3 34 RxBoh RxR South Island chess players 13 QN-Q2 N_N 3 35 NxR KxN .-nerally must not fail to appre- 14 P-r( R 3 NxN 36 P-B 4 K_I( 3 .te the advance in organisation 15 NxN N_B 3 37 P-N 5 PxNP rich was signalised by the 16 Castles P_K 3 38 PxNF P-K 6 ,uguration of the South Island 39 K-N 3 K_Q 3 -:.ampionship tourney. If as Rasa Black resigned - ,:pected it becomes an annual -ent, One of the best South Island . it will be a most welcome games ,:.lition to the opportunities at we have yet had the - pleasure examining. - esent offered to players from of lerent localities to get together * : their mutual technical and :ial enjoyment, and the Royal The last round battle between the champion and David Manson - 're must advance in popularity . a result. This magazine con- was another game with some -'=tulates all those responsible for exciting moinents, well handled : conception and planning of by both sides. -- tournament. Game No. 284 -rvo games from the tourney are ::ended:- QP: STONEWALL OFENING J. E. Lang D. C. M. Manson -r the second round Lang took Lang r eally good game from Rasa. 1P-Q4 N-r(83 - = made splendid use of opening In this position White has an 2 P_I{3 P_KN3 - '.'antages to force the win. advantage of four tempi in 3 B-Q3 P-Q4 :es by the Editor. effective developing moves, and 4 N-Qz B_Nz the loss of his QP gives the QR 5 N-I( 2 Castles . Game No. 283 maximum power. The way he 6 Castles Q N-Q 2 CATALAN SYSTEM uses that advantage is an object 7 P-I(84 P_84 lesson. 8 P_B3 P_85 :J. F. Lang R. Rasa 17 BxPeh! PxB 9 B-B Z q_82 P-Q 4 P_Q 4 10 N-r(NS P_QN4 . P-QB4 N_I{BS 18 BxN! B-Qz lf P-QE4 PxP - \_KBS P_B3 18 ... QxB; 19 N-Q6ch, Bx 12 ExP N-NB ,r P-KNB PxP N (19 K-K2: 20 QxRP 13 R-R1 P-QR4 ;\_K5! must win); 20 Q x P ch, K-B1; 21 14 P-K4 PxP Q x B ch, Q-K2 (forced) ; 22 q- 15 N/2 x P Iris move gives Black the ch, (forced); B-N z QB Q-Kl 23 Q-B?t, 16 hr-Q B 5 B_B 3 . -,rtunity to play 5 ... P-QN4; B-R3; 24 Q-Q6 ch, K-Nl ori :-N2, etc., 17 P-Bs KE-QI but he refrains. The Q-K2; 25 Q x B, with a winning r8 B-B 4 -:sure on his QB3 could become advantage. Seeing the possibility Q_B r ,-. and never good policy 19 Q-K Z R-R 2 it is of this, Black prefers to guard his 20 PxP -n a pawn at the cost of having Achilles heel, the RFxP QBP. 21 B-K 5 Q-N 5 t'o1low the leader " to hold it. 19 N-Ks! PxB 22 Q-B 2 R-KB1 Q_Q 4 If 19 ,.. 20 23 Q R-r( 1 N/N-Q 2 .- QxB; NxB, Q- 24 NxN disconcerting move for White, KB6; 21 N-K5, and 22 Q x P ch. QxN,/Z -' -t results in the exposure of 25 BxN BxB 20 1 . clack Queen. RxB! R-8 26 N-I{.4 BxN If 20 PxN: 2l QxBP 27 R,xB P-RE R_N 1 QN_Q2 would be killing. Black's 28 R-R 1 R/l_R 'L-Nz 4 ch defen- I Q-R sive play is good, but he con- 29 B-R B 4 , B-Qz 3 is Q-N .\xP/4 Q_N ceding too much start to White 30 B-Q 1 R-N I QxQP for the game to be saved. 31 R-r( 2 B-N 4 Q_B 2 N_N 5 21 NxKBP! 32 E-I(S QxP- is l'rhere Black loses fur- Q-N3 33 QxQ RxQ --sground. 22 QxQ PxQ His threats result 23 NxR I(xR 34 RxB R-N8 - in White making desirable 24 NxP 35 R-QB5 ExBch :-:ping moves to defend-the 36 I(-B 2 R-e 7 ch '. Black's own position White norv has an easy rvin and 37 I(_B 3 R_N ? -, - -rvhilenot improve at all. But the rest docs not need comrnent. 38 RxBP R-N6 ..: no doubt was worried about 24 B_B 4 39 RxB PxE ' .=fety of his Queen, who has 25 P_KR4 P_K 4 40 R-N 4, R-R 6 -,:s few safe squares, and 26 P-& 5 K_K 3 Draw agreed - CFIESSPLAYER, JUNE, 1-950 Page 49 opened the proceedings, the son, sti1l in his teens, ca.r, : CAMBRIDGE director play Follorving of made a few tech- consiclered probably the :: : -:-ampionshil S. AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP nical remarks, and 22 players promising oI the younge| lr._. = Itt rouncl swung into action with one aim: in the league. A. T. Scott (Hamilton) ...... 5 He r,vill do :=. . r-. his rvinr:: the title, or bust. Sure enough, in the not too distant future l- - E. Avery (Hamilton) 4+ 22 o.[ (there , -:1'ed u'ir-r them " busted " was was always dangerous and si::' I F. Hirst (Hamilton) 4+ a bye in each round). --= ,l'se " of th E. Wooderson (Matamata) 4i stamina to finish high up : -:- exciting (Cambridge) 4 The flrst round draw put losing his firs1 game :,: l ::efet's gi, H. Hooker to- Wooderson. to M. I. Wells (Cambridge) . .. . 4 gether the players in order of -=iief, usua McGill (Morrinsville) ... 4 ranking, I v. 2, etc., the draw for . iner or lai J. "Bush" Hooker put up 2- , J. Hopkins (Matamata) 3+ later rounds being determined by his best showing in any tou:-.. ..-,. himself o N. A. Palmer (Hamilton) . .. 3+ scores and colours due, and where to date, but his collapse age--. -:), Notes (Waihi) 3 there was a choice, (the B. Bjerring by lot Scott in the last round \\-a-. - Gar T. C. Morriss (Cambridge) . . 3 so-called Auckland system). The blemish. Wells and McGill '...=-' POLIS S. Bjerring (Waihi) ...... 3 only pair to meet twice were the others to score 4; both fir:---:: 3 Hooker --\. 1 . Sco: J. R. Newcombe (Cambridge) and Scott. They drew in strongly after a shaky .::_--- F. Bjerring (Waihi) ...... 3 their flrst round game and after Hopkins was a disappoir-rtr_-.=- -. P_QN4 C. Hurliman (Matamata) 3 the flfth round were level with 4 He rvon three in a line to :;.,. P_QR3 J. W. Collins (Cambridge) . . 2+ each. Meeting in the sixth round with, but got only dran. B_N 2 to try to settle a t:=:- G. Rosser (Morrinsville) ... 2i 'was the rriatter, there after. Pahner u'as a sulpli-.= \*-K B 3 B. Neureuter (Morrinsville) 21r a sensation when Hooker that he was ranked last bu: - P_B 4 J. W. Bamford (Hamilton) 2 yet scored 3j, playing sorrre :_ -- P_K 3 R. G. Hall (Thames) . ,...... 2 petent games. His improve::'=- B_K 2 (Thames) 2 J. Sloan ...... in the last 5,s3r- is marl AfER, Jf}T" -r,lliulflilr .\-,2. cHEssPLaYER, JUNE, 1950 Page 51 ES SOEST.BI GAM FROM ALL QUARTERS ?. Devos (B NOTE-In future, for the con- goes to I(Nb from black mano- Tartakower --liancy pt-ize venience of readers, all games will euvres like N x KP, besides r =st-Baar.n a keeping the black KP under . --. The final have the name of the winning observation if Black is able to e11'bizarre. i: player preflxed by a double play P-Q4. Affi,. "Nt% -- Z, CHESSPLAYER, JUNE, 1950 Page 53 rtr-\T _e:il U.S.S.R. 1949 21 R-B3!! his opponent). Of course the p:e- What a decision to fling every- mature 6 N-Ns is met b1- Fine attacking play by veteran attack! O-O, but even if White :i--. thing into the II LNs ? Levenflsh in 1949 U.S.S.R. Cham- forces Black to show his ha:-' 2L NxKP it has taken a poor move to dc -: And now a po pionship. Notes by R. G. Wade. 22 RxNP! PxB The point of the whole argun:e--: [{ B--K3 cou]d 22 ... NxR; 23 RxB, is: Don't commit yourself till rith P-Q4 in v No. 290 NxN; :'-- Game 24 Q-QS and mates. have to; wait tiII you see \\':.:: ufue via the ( INDIAN DEFENCE il of a backwa KING'S 23 R-R 3 ch I(-N 1 the other fellow intends. \Ala-- fG. Levenfish V. Smyslov 24 PxPtlisch P-K3 both sides adopt these tac:-::. lnn to the oppo 1P-Q4 N-r(B3 where warranted, a better class :i ?P6.Irr to imprr 24 ... R-B2; 25 PxP, Q-Ql; game results, whatever f aults -: E preces. 2 P-QB4 P-r(N3 26 PxR (Q), axQ; 27 BxB, may contain in the execution :j t. 3 N-QB3 P-Q4 K x B; 28 R-R7 ch is a favourable these ideas. Much the same co--- 5 PxN 4 N_B3 B_Nz simpliflcation for White. 5 Q-N3 PxP ment applies also to White's f.j:-- . P_N3 25 PxP move. Yfhite's positir 6 QxBP Castles (Q) 7 P-K4 KN-Qz 2G PxR 6 P_Q 3 P-Q 3 rosions to no1 8 B_K3 N_N3 27 BxB P_KR3 B_K 3 male goes. and I N-83 28 Q-r( 3 I B_N 3 N_Q 5 dly sudden. If Q-N3 29 N_Q 4 10 R-Q 1 B-N 5 I NxN BxN h; 17 K-Nl, ( 30 K_K 2 10 N_K 2 3 The last four moves constittite B_N 3- I 11 K_R 2 Smyslov's Variation. 30 ... R-Kl; , P_84 lowed by Q-R6 ch With the intention of folloiv-.: 1K_N2 11 P-Q 5 N-r( 4 31 NxPch with P-KB4; quite a gcod p-= 12 B-Kz NxNch But too soon. The rnle is (an: , 13 PxN B-R4 31 . . . K-82; 32 N-Ns ch, K- golden one) : Before making - Nl; 33 Q-QNS, with trvo pawns = LATE 13 B-R6; 14 R-KNI, advance on the flank, see that :---= \\'orld Q-B1 (or 14 ... Q-Q3; 15 P- more. opponent cennot break through- -: Champir 84, P-QBS; 16 P-QR4! Szabo- 32 R-R8ch! K-B2 the centre. The tactical applic.- I 'urney (double 1948); 33 5 2 -eslavsky 12. Kotov, Budapest-Moscow N-N ch K-N tion of the rule naturally var-:. ' :-;'-slov 15 P-84, B-Q2; 16 P-KR4 gives 34 RxB Resigns u,ith the position. Here, Wh.,:= 10, Ker. good - :ov B|, Stal.ri White attacking chances. A piece is lost. should see that if permitted . P-Q4, Black call as much --enthal 7, Sza)_- 14 P_B 4 BxB will -: -,'.- u'-:-- i Bronsteir-r 15 NxB 1 * more tune than will White Q_B his P-KB4 (if he gets a cha:-:: 3r'itish Empii An unsuccessful attempt to Christchurch r OTAGO to play it, after Black's cen:r:- Purdy (Austra improve on 15 ... Q-Q2; 16 P- thrust). In this case it seems i...- KR4, P-QB3; 17 P-R5, BP x P; From' the current Otago inter- to prevent P-Q4 (tr- -'.nada) ar-e ts-c 18 RPxP, RPx P; 19 B-Q4! of rnediate championship, this game ensuring that when he does p-='-. lanterbury C.C . -1.. Liiienthal Bronstein, Saitsio- is uncor.nmonly instructive. It is P-KB4 the battle will be -. McGilvalr baden 1948.- annotated by the Editcr with the ground of his own choosir-rg. .. t P_QB3 specific idea of assisting players to speak), White must play F- CORRESPONDI N_Q2, in lorver grades to avoid the QB4. This involves the tempor;: positional lhere is t-lo . NPxP; 18 R- typical errors it con- lr:elessness of the I(B, so \1'h--:= --ess tains, and to explain the faultY must be sure he can make Section in : 19 B-Q4 gives = .son thiirking rvhich produces them. avenue of employment for :. .' that the r attack. : : piece. If White thinks he can -. arrive. This I(_R 1 Game No. 291 :-rt to the artii so, he should therefore play F- page KBPxP GIUOCO PIANISSIMO QB4. After 11 P-Q84, lYr-,:= 47 (n-r-itt N_B 3 A. C. Aherne fJ. A. Jackson should perhaps have the follor','-:.= 20 ... BxB; 21 NxB, with moves in mind: B-KNS (if r.,-- O\I'HAT YOU T N-85 a threat. 1 P_K 4 P_I( 4 mitted), N-N3, K-Rl, Q-\- \I'AITING FOI 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 (making way for B-Ql late- Smyslov 3 B_B4 B_84 and now P-KB4. Prepare ::-= BOUND Y 4 N_B3 N_83 advance. lVhile White is malt-:-. 5 Castles Castles these moves, Black at least car::-,. ,F. . THE \] ,rm_ " Correct " enough, no doubt; run amok as he does in the ga--= CHESSP but 5 P--Q3 is more chessy, for 11 P-Q4! Volumes 1 anc ,ffi the reason that it leaves Black Black knows golden ru-. : an alternative plan of develop- the price ment to the one he actually plays, 12 PxP NxP % 13 P-QB4 :=-utifully bounci rvhile retaining the option of the r-:craft Press Ltci 6 The steed has gone, he s:- ft% Iatter. Suppose 5 ... P-Q3; but ---'-er. A beaut: P-Q3. Now Black has 6 shuts the stable door. To ::-. B-I(3; 7 B-N3, Q-Q2, with the point the play has been positior-=- arl,so . . possibility of castling either side. Now White becomes aggressive D1ru If 7 BxB, PxB; 8 B-N5, O-O an inferior position-another r,=--. "cH I (or B N-NS?, Q-K2), and Black broken. Best appears 13 P-K:a- (ENGL.r has a rnore elastic position (i.e., though Black might still hava . 1948, and V Levenflsh a wider cholce of good moves than little the better of it. Similar to price ! 1 Page 54 I{,2. CHESSPIJAYER, JUNE, 19;,[ \.2. CHESSPLAI 13 N_B 3 1l B-N5? Correspondence Ploy "MOVE AND WIN" And now a 1:ositively bad move. for U.S.S.R. Title SOLUTIONS -4 B-K3 could.have been tried, Konstantinopolski .,'ith P-Q4 in view (attacking the turns in a No. l-Black won by 1 ... P- :entre getting great performance in this game via the Q flle and frorn the U.S.S.R. R5; 2 P-B5, KxP; 3 K-K4, -id of a backward pawn in a flle Correspondence P-B6; 4 PxP, P-N6!; 5 PxP, :pen to the opponent). Black now Championship. P-R6; 6 Resigns. Dandoy- -.ops in to improve the placing of Game No, 292 Malpas, Liege 1920. ,'lls preces, QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 11 N-N5ch! No. Z-White played 1 Q-831, 15 PxN QxB Konstantinopolski Perfllev and Black resigned, since his Q 16 3 p- is lost. If 1 ... QxQ; then 2 P-N r P-Q 4, P-Q 4; 2 P-Q B 4, R-Nl White's position nolv has pre- K3;3 N-QB3, N-KB3;4 B- ch, K-Rl; 3 B-N7 ch, ensions N 5, B-K 2; 5 N-B 3, Castles; K-N1; 4 BxP mate. Pillsbury- to nothing much, his Nervman, Philadelphia 1902. lorale goes, and the end is merci- 6 P-I( 3, P-K R 3; 7 B-R 4, P- suclden. If 16 N-NS, Q N 3; 8 Q-B 2, B-R 3; I Castles, -ul1y Q-R5 10 No. 3-White wins by 1 N/4 x h; 17 K-Nl, QxN, etc. QN-QZ; N-K5, NxN; 11 Pch, PxN; 2 3 P x N, N-Q 2; 12 QxNch, K-B3; 16 B-N 3, B-R 5; P-NS mate. It 2 ... K-K1, then BxNP 13 P-84, BxB; 14 PxB, PxP; 17 P-B 4 Q-R 4 ch 15 N-K4, 16 RxP!!, 3 Q-K6 ch and mate on the move. 18 K_N 2 Q-R 6 mate Q-K2; Gunsberg-Mackenzie, Tunbridge P-KB4; l7 P xPe.p., NxP; 18 Wells 1909. NxNch, RxN; 19 Q-R7ch, K-Bz; 20 RxRch, KxR; 2l No. 4-White wins immediately LATE NEWS P-K 4, Q-B 4; 22 R-Q 7, .,vith 1 QxPl, threatening QxP lVorld Championship Candidates Resigns. mate. Black has no reply, because f ourney (double round).-FinaI: 1 ... PxQ is answered by 2 N- 3oleslavsky 12, 12, BG rnate. Palmer-shoesmith, Smyslov 10, Keres g, Tunbridge Wells 1908. - ilienthal 7, Szabo ky No, 5-Black cracks his oppo- ..r-tcl Bronstein will nentrvide open with 1 ... QxRP British Empire Championship chl 2 KxQ, PxPdblch; 3 K- .: Christchurch next Easter: C. J. Nl, R-RB mate. Belsitzmann- : Purdy (Australia) and M. Fox Rubinstein, Warsarv 1917. Canada) are two known starters. No.6-1 RxPch, 2 Canterbtrry C.C. Championship: K-81; R- __ NB ch, I( x R; 3 Q-Nb ch, K -: A. McGilvary won flrst plac-e. rnoves; 4 Q-N7 mate. Watt- * Anderson, correspondence (N.2.) 1949. CORRESPONDENCE CHESS There is no Correspondence No. 7-A subtle removing of the ,-hess Section in this issu-e for the guard. 1 ... RxPll; 2 QxR, eason that the copy simply did Q-R4ch: 3 R-R3, QxPch; 4 .ct arrive. This gives uneipected K-Rl, Q-KBch; 5 K-R2, Q- : rrnt to tire article ,, Difficflties ,, NB mate. Gantzin Sergeiev, r page 47 (written weeks ago). u.s.s.R. 1949. - No.8-1 ... B-KR6; 2 QxR, OTVHAT YOU HAVE BEEN B-B4ch; 3 K-Rl, Bxpch; 4 IVAITING FOR KxB, Q-N5 ch; 5 K-81, e-B6 ch; 6 K-K1, Q-B7 mate. Euwe BOUND VOLUMES Amsterdam 1920. -Reti, ]F . . THE NEW ZEALAND J. F. LANG, of Otaso, winner of No. 9-Something really choice CHESSPLAYER the first South by an international footballer, C. fsland Chess Wreford Brown: 1 NxN!!, Bxe; Volumes 1 and 2 together. Championship. Story on pase 48. 2 N-Q7ll, and mate in three at Price f,1 most cannot be prevented. If :eautifully 1 ... B-KB4; 2 Q-N4ch!!, Bx bound in Rexine by ON THE COVER -:-:tcraft Press Ltd. De Luxe Dust Q; 3 NxB, and mate in two. If r\:er. A beautiful production! The very flne camera study on 1 .. . B-KB4; 2 Q-N4chlt, B- - our cover this month, by Alwyn N3; 3 N-Q7!, and again mate in aALSO . . . Jones, shows young Edgar Hift t*9. If 1 ... PxN; 2 QxBch, ,,CHESS" playing in last year's Auckland and mate next move. If 1 .. - onship. Local 8-86; 2 QxB, any; 3 Q-N3 ch, (ENGLAND) to develop into and matc next move at latest. If 1948, and Volume 14. the ordinar-y. 1 . .. P-KB4; 2 N-eTIl, P-KBB Similar to above. , the picture of (mate follows any capture); 3 by the ,,New Q x P matel C. Wrelord Ei161421- Price f,1 each Zealand Free Lance." N.N., London 193?. \,2, CHESSPLAYER, JUNE, I95O Pase 55 .A THREAT FOR BEGINNERS! problem spoiled. The NP cle-: PROBLEM SECTION is there to limit the WQ's ei=:- Leaving for the nonce the The jobs .: APEIL SOLUTIONS Waiter, with which by this time dor,vn the QIrI flle. No. 91 (Rinaldini): B-Q2 the other two black P's tviii :- we are on nodding terms, we doubt be evident later. No. 92 (King): 8-86 hope, we come to another imPor- No. 93 (Pleasants): Q-QRB tant class of composition, the Nor,v rve start looking for :---. No. 94 (Andrade): B-Qs Threat problem. Here the situation key move, and hope to bele- No. 95 (Barron): R-K2 is decidedly different from the flom our examination of BIac'- . No. 96 (Vaughan): Q-N1 Waiter, in which Black is merely position. No. 97 (Harris): NxBP allowed to beat himseif . In a The WK can hardly be the .'. No. 98 (Andrade): Q-Q5 two-move Threat problem, the key piecc; this woul No. 100-L. Pleasants (Napier). No. 101-F. Gamage, 1st Tidskrift, No. 102-C. G. Watney, 1st First publication. 1911. Bromley Congress, 1920. tt ,r%, % t %H%H% %&%7//Zr&ra/ZZ "/ru8% A A Mate in two (6 v. 6) Mate in two (9 v. 7) Nlate in two (7 v. 10) No. 103-Ei. J. da C. Andrade. No. 104-8. J. da C. Andrade. No. 105-8. J. da C. Andrade. Mate in two (8 v. 6) Mate in two (B v. 7) Mate in three (5 v. 3) No. 108-R. L'Hermet, No. 106-8. J. da C. Andrade. No. 107-8. J. da C. Andrade. Illustrated London News. Arufr%",,ffi H"/ru'ft Mate in three (9 v. 4) Mate in three (14 v. 12) Mate in three (3 v. 2) \,2. CHESSPLAYER, JUNE, I95O Page 57 _.: auihcr.:::. :i x Q: t3 ?-- : -- becau.e IVADE at Trencianski -Teplice . ,:-:e colcut' I Castles: A FURTHER INSTALMENT of the story of the big Trencianski-Teplice Wade (4 1r Q-K3. master tournament, in rvhich R. G. Wade put up the best showing of _ -\e1t-\- anc . any native New Zealander in a high-class European contest. When this - . --rmediatel-.' ,.-','e11'. story is completed, this magazine will have a permanent record of a %t:.ffi-t -.:-:iiacouc-ea ciects performance yet to be equalled or excelled by a New Zealander. I B-R3: l Dr. Paoli, attacking Venetian Golombek A tt "ru, ;- 16 Q-\-3:. master, was an acceptable victim % h -. B-\2; 18 p in round 7. The game was full of t B_B 6, P_B interesting points, but I shall give I-E B 2; only the finish. ,,4. . :20 .... e: :-r the flrs; :: Wade t r: --r:-an i r told ne % -. though: l-_ - :-Q1 and ll O'Ke1ly :- I sarv t::a: ,rmr_ ..-f after 2t I Though I have the two Bish:;-' lr'. n6 n 7' they are not strong here i', --.-- .l:ernative :: A blocked centre par,vns. O'Ke" t1 R-Q6. preserrzed a dangerous initiai-','. - about l l ar-rd I urent astray in a Queens a:. - =.:l Wade Q-\3 Rishop v. Knight ending on m:r: : : ave plal'e:. 49 .lvhen seemed out : iust I -- _ L()1i( ,, B3;30 R-I(8ch, RxR:31 QxB trouble. '. l:oks-rLJ. alot-.= ch, Q-B 1; 32 R-I{ 1, R-Q 1; 33 * .-:een flle. Q-R 4, B-Q 5; and a draw was ,,R-Q2, agreed. Jan Foltys is one of the r-.-., q--B * polished clrcss technicians itr :-'. 5: 23 R-R l world, but technique was no: . just I arn a pawn rhore and have Game No. 293 feature of our game. It had ::. played 54 . . . . P-B 5 !, for if 55 goocl ancl bad spots and patc::=:. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINEI) N-B1, B-B7; 56 N-Q2, B-Q6 that ch'erv the sadistic chess spe-- --.:,ediate1l- wins. A. O'Kelly R. G. Wade tators who always scent blood a:. - I Dr. Paoli pla-r,ed for the draw 1 P-Q4, N-KBS; 2 P-Q84, like to see death blo."vs. -:-:ne extle::, B 4 for misst:-- with 55 NxB, PxN; 56 K-Kz, P-I( 3; 3 N-II 3. P-Q 4; Game No. 294 '-- P.-Q8 move with the RP B-N5, P-KE3;5 BxN, -: ch. i for now a SICILIAN DEFENCE -{rR: 2, e- draws. is better 5 B-R4, PxP a R. G. Wade J. Folt'-. - -_-Bi ch. K- However, I had reserved 56 . .. version of the Vienna Variation , 30 P-?. 6 K x P-R 4, and for B]ack. 1 P-K4, P-QB4;2 N-KB3 -:-:. P-K !; 57 P, 4 ,:.,r'itha: White resigned because 58 K-B2 N-QBS;3 P-Q4, PxP; \x - . io cit.a-.'.' 5 .... QxB;6 Q-N3, P-83; P, N-KB3; 5 N-Q83, P-K3 --: (or Q2), K-K5; 59 K-K2, P-Rs 7 N-Q B 3, N-Q 2; 8 F-I( 3, - B_Q {: is zugzwang, and 58 P-R4, P x P; The Paulsen move. Alternati'.'=. , : :6 K-K5; 60 K-K2, Against B P-K4 I intended I are 5 .... P-QS; 6 B-K2, P- R/e-R 1. 59 K-B} PxP; 9 NxP, Q-84; 10 r; Q-x5l: ?8. 61 Px P, P-R5 is similar. K3 (giving the Schevenin_:= . P-R6!; B-Q3, Q-QR4 ch. ttt"t Variation), 5 .... P-Q3; 6 B- " to i * 8 ..,. B-Q3;9 B-Q3, Castles; K2, P-KN3 (the Dragon Var-=- -,, ,t 10 Castles (K), B-N 1.; tion), and 5 . P-QS; 6 The next five rounds were a real ... B-K- l:iF-QB4l?.Qs murderers row with Golombek, Not immediately 10 .... PxP; P-K4, Ieading to the mocie- -. rt 5: 31 R/R--r O'Kelly, Foltys, Pachman and 11 B x P, P-K4, beaause of 12 Boleslavsky Variation. :: F-B 3, Q_B I Richter. N_:K4. 6 B_K 2, '- Q-Ki: Against Golombek, I played his 11 B-B 2, R-K 1 ?; Paoli-Foltys, Vienna 1g;: ; E-RS, RxR: favourite English Opening-and Procrastinationl I thought 11 rvent 6 B-KS, B-N5; 7 B-Qj ir i5 Q_\6:t, as he justly remarked, atrociousll'. .... PxP; 12 QxP, P-K4 too P-Q{! White's best chance -- i E-\ 1; Ilowever, he did not press the drarvish, not knolving that O'KeIIy an advantage is 6 N/4-N5, E- attack sufficiently. also was extremely worried about N5; 7 P-QR3, BxNch; B Ns: From the position diagrammed the possibility of only a draw. P-Q4; I B-Q3. at top of the following column, T 12 QR-Q1, P-KN3?;13 PxP, 6 .... B-NS; 7 Castles, Bx\-: ! equalised with 24 P-B 5 !, Q x P; I(PxP; 14 P-I(4!, PxP; 15 PxB, NxF;9 B-B3, P-Q1: 25 Q-N 3 ch, K-R 1; 26 Q-B 7, K R-II 1, Q-N 2; 16 N x P, R- I .... NxQBP; 10 Q-Q3 g:'.'-. Q-Q 5 (I must watch the attack B 1; 17 Q-K 3, N-N 3; l8 B-N 3, White a very strong attack. r- on my KBP); 27 R x P, P-B 4; N-Q4; 19 BxN, PxBi 20 N- 10 NxN, 11 - aard PxN; BxN, PsB . -- 2E B-B 3, R-Q 7; 29 R-K 7, Q- B 3, B-K 3. 12 Q-N 4, - iiid not r-: !I Page 5E N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, JUNE, T95i -L CHESSPLAT . io_st quote l2 x h. x 1uth.o^r.i-ties e e Q: 13 R_Kl,'Bishops- P_KBa ai i',,i+ because of 6l tce -,csite colour. ..:. . .-... 13 p/4, q _Casiles; e x e_ {: 14 Q-K B, p - )'Kelly and d - = immediatelv 5 ,=..iiiiri"'ilii.i-.lded : a couple 1I _.._B-N8: Be R_RZ, Bxp; tt 19 R * P'^P-B ?; ancl r i;.is"e,i on move 6b. P; * 1, D. Richter !- : Game No. 298 A' VzW.i,,ffi QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED At L. Pachman R. G. lMade %: B4, "/e B_ 2 t,'- , t BT &.t th9 t,- .. R-Q_z, ir _new_ idea. rhough -t P-e B 4 !; 2p B_K B, racnman-Jli: and I had latked abo-ut t-B 5; 23 R-R r, it in Prague a few weeki-;"rlt"r: __et'eatening 24 8 .... Q-nl; g Rxp in reply K-Nl, The game continued: 13.... exp. And now_ I am not aggressive .l ... P-eR4?: Z4R_ES??, enough a_nd surrende, too' inu"fr 5; 3o P x P, control of the centre. frLS il;P t-F"5 , Correct, as the post_mortem showed, was 81 a_N4. .-,.^. R_x R: BZ R p; 11 NxB; x R, R x -bIBB N3??;$_:9_3, s4 e"N, 34....Bxpll wins. And White has now attack., a strong me by ' P-:-,Q B 4 !?, Q x P; 30 R-e B S, ._I ;i sI R/R_e B t, R_dB i; _ P_B 3, Q_B 4; ,l .... Q-Ks; 38 B-e6l ,, hn^S, RxR: 84 RxR, p_ :. 35 Q-N6:?, exe; 86 px " R_N I; as it I '' K-B Z, B-R t, Z; 88 R_B i, r,lbglq was annoyed with me ::. r otd not p.lay Bg B_e6, R [To be concluded] Z. CHESSPLAYER, JUNE, I95O Pace 59 tri K2, O-O; tZ 0-O, P-B: (Spiehnann-Lokvenc, 1936). : The Slav l)efenoe not tend to Iead to inteles:::,: By D. A. YANOFSI(Y anil R. c. WADE garxes. ( Insteacl of 5 P-I{3 White rr-= The second and concluding part of G 2{-Kings o a valuable examination of one of the play 5 B-N 5, leading to i:,: : good defences to the Queen's Gambit. See April issue for part one. Anti-Melan Gambit (other fii: -:'st Australia moves for White may allow Bla--.- .1tnlng repre: to take and hold the gami:-. ::-countered or pawn) by 5 .... PxP;6 P-K'l -_r-er 5/-, cloti P-Q N 4; 7 P-I( 5, P-I( R 3: : G 25-!Vorld B_R 4. P_I( N 4. lrlombek. Black A1 Black pawns gives Black the better i:-ampionship middle game chances to offset A :--rtotated by t White's end game advantage; or _ master Ches Rellstab's 13 O-O, 14 Q-Q4; Q- - K2, B-RS, with an equal game, % ,,ffit rgraphies of i ar r as in Spielmann-Bogoljubow, %t% match, 1932), B-N5ch; 14 I(- ,rr.ru-t TH I( 2, R-Q N 1; 15 Q-N 3 (Reshev- t% sky's move), a-a 3; 16 N-B g 7/./' t-) 1-How to p '/./..//, -uosko-BoroYSl (better x N: 1Z :s\it Q x R, B-N2, 't?) q) --: the modera: Reshev i 193?), + (l2-The QxQ; 18 Nx ]I. A Ideas P, B-Q 3: analysis by Botvinnik. -- -re. The bes White has a slight initiative but :=cent years. no advantage. White -a-vel who $,ar White Romih's system of 5 P-I{' 3, Now Ekstrom's Variation gi:: i-) 3-Modern ( 10 P-K 5. Reynolds' 10 P-Q5, Q N-Q 2; 6 B-Q 3, B-N 5 was I PxN, PxB; l0 N-K5 (threa:- :iitiorr, revised adopted by Euwe in the 1948 ening successfully tried in Yugoslavia NxKBP), QxBP; ll B- ,:indard work ( and Czechoslovakia, is best rhet World Championship series. After K2 (r1 P-KN3, QN-Q2; t2P- b"v 10 . .. . N-N3: 11 7 P-Q R 3, B-R 4; I Q-B 2, q- 84, RPxP; 13 PxP, NxN: -_npetitive & c P-Q6, P- I(2; 9 B-Q2, PxP; l0 BxBP, -: 851; 72 B-82, P-K4: not 11 . . . . QP x N, Pachman-van Sche,- U l-The Chess P-I{4; 12 BxPch, PxB; 13 Nx P-I( 4; 11 O-O, O-O, Btack has tinga, Hilversum 1947, and n,,' - book an equal game. Euwe's losses =it, on t. NP. 14 .... Q-Ql equalises), QN- :.aster. Design, 10.... (10.... were due to mistakes a few moves Q2; 12 NxQBP (also to be cc:,- PxP N-N5; later. Black does rte 11 not achieve sidered 12 N x 13 F . anslMer tc B-K84, PxP; 12 N-K4, B- games is O-O, N; N5 ch; 13 K-B1, B-N2; 14 P- equal by 6 .... B-Q3;7 N, Q x P; 14 B-83, Lundi: _-=rence. 4/- P-K 4 (better than 7 - KRS, N-R3; 15 N-KNS, which O-O, O-O; Stahlberg, Stockholm 1948, 14 r) 5-Traps on Giigoric gives as an advantage to B P-K4, PxBP; 9 BxBP, P- B-N2), B-Nz; 13 B-B3, P- I{4, equal), PXI(P (or ? .... Px -- - r'ovsky. The White); 11 NxNP (Blumenfeld's Q R 3, with a balanced game iJ 6-Chess continuation. If 11 N-K4, N- EP; 8 BxBP, P-I{4; 9 PxP; Alternative to Ekstrom's Var-=- -'_,rmald. Ques Q4; 1,2 O-O, B-K2; 13 P-QR4, NxP; 10 NxN, BxN; 11 QxQ tion is 9 NxKNP, PxN (9 350 q P-NS: 14 P-KRS, ch, KxQ; 12 BxP, BxNch; 13 R-Kl, equal), PxB, 14 N-Q4; 10 NxBP!, QxB; 11 \: NxI(P (Bogoljubow's line 11 ... NxP; O-O, with the R, B-N5; P q-qz, P-B4: -l P x N; 12 P x N, is advantage to \Mhite); 8 NxP, Nx Q-N3 best met N;9 BxN, O-O (9 .... B-N5 P-QR3l, B-R4; 14 O-O-- by 13 PxP, BxP; L4 O-O P x P; 15 Q x QP, Llorens-Pere: (reservds ch; 10 B-Q2, BxBch; 11 QxB more choices than 14 good Barcelona 1946, gave White :--. 15 B-N2, is for White); l0 B-B 2, game); . Q-K2, O-O; O-O, R better f0 BxNP, Q\- _r]-er. 4/3 equal, but not 15 . . . . N-B4, as P-I( 3; 1l O-O, when White (Denke:- stands better; nor by 6 .... B- Q2; 11 P-K N 3 ,_r 9-Chess 16 BxP gives White a strong Botvinnik, U.S.A. v. U.S.S.R. i9il - Opet attack, as in Kottnauer-Kotov, K 2; 7 O-O, O-O; 8 P-Q N 3 went 11 PxN, B-QN2; 12 !- rgton. A small Prague 1946, and Kottnauer- (8 P-K4, PxP; 9 NxP, P-QN3 K2 (12 is stronger), - equalises), P-Q N 3; I B-N 2, Q-B3 Q- -iimentary prir Pachman, Moscow 1947), 14 .... 10 N3; 13 O-O, O-O-O, wit: r ( N-84; 15 B-84, B-N2; 16 R- B-N 2; Q-I( 2, when White strong attack for Black; v,'.-:,: -' 10-A Pocket Kl, and White holds Black's has the better position due to and Go up Euwe-Szabo, Hastings 1938-: -- -lriffith central advance and builds up a Black having trouble in finding a -.!ecially good square for the went 11 Q-B3, B-QN2; 12 =- for th King-side attack as in Botvinnik Queen. K2, R-KNI; and now after -l -:.ter his openin Moscow 1948, and Szabo The white evasions of the P-KR4, Q-N3 equalises), Q.- -Eurve, Budapest 1948. Another Meran after 5 P-I( 3, Q N-Q 2; R4;12 PxN, P-N5; 13 N-Kd -Foltys,line lvorth considering is 11 ... . by 6 Q-B 2 (Stoltz's Variation), B-Q R 3; 14 Q-B 3 (somer,.-:,.' 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