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NEWS IN PRINT AND PICTURE READERS'VIEWS EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EQUAL SUBSCRIFTIONS him a previous issue of THE NEW ZEAL'{I- CHESSPLAYER, so he is becoming another s-:- scriber to ouR magazine' . M. wALKER (Mrs. MORE PROBLEMS WANTEI) Sir,-Enclosed is a Meredith two-mover u'-h::: may b'e of r.rse to you in your setion of-THP.NET' ZEALAND CHESSPLAYER. I would lrxe -"' endorse the tributes alreadY Pa magazine, but with a Problemist your section is very cramPed. iew inches is all one can exPect in a che should be a Page -': nothing. s for Yourself and Tl-I NEW ZE AYER. (Margate, England t. telegraPhic GAME NO. 1?6 is not verY e engaging the honour

essentials. As a New Zealander, Mr. Johnstone is fully entitled to criticise New Zealand che'ss administra- becoming a little stale. " ALWYN JONES (Ngaruawahia)

TIIE RIGHT SFIRIT Sir,-Congrdtulations on the last issue of THE NEXT PUBI,ICATION DATE NEW ZEALAND CIIESSPLAYER. Game-s,-prorq- The next issue of Iemsi and "Anribunce the Mate" are splendid. We on April 15, and coPY found working out t than-March 15. We really good pragtice. of anything received getting another Playe some club news? WELLII\GTOI\ CEIESS CL.I]B WELLINGTON SPORTS CENTRE WAKEFIELI} STREET R. A. Godtschalk, 62 Calabar Rd., Rongotai' TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY - 7'30 to 11 p'm' Phone 16-552

N,Z. CHESSPLAYE,R, JAN,.FEB., 1941 be noted that White's ingenious manoeuvre WHAT " M.C.O." LEFT OUT P-KB4, R-83-R3 had been made possible as a By E. J. MARCHISOTTI result of vacating the square KB3. In undertaking this brief critique of the seventh eclition of "Modern Chess Openings," my aim has \EW ZEALAND not been to discredit the substantial and arduous ling another sub- task of revision, which in this instance was the --{LKER rvork of the Czech master Walter Korn. I am (Mrs.). simply going to point out a few omissions that out badly on account of I N-Q5! (Balogh-van i.{NTEI) should be borne in mind for future editions of this Kol, correspondence, 1933). Better is 8 .... e-84!; famous u,ork. And now to our mutton. :-,r-o-mover which ;ron of THE NEW I rvou]d ]ike to .d to your yoLlng s prejudice I feel r a newspaper a CI{AMPIONSHIP OF U.S.S.R. for problems, but lct be a page or .. ourself and TI{E 'sate, England). both cases. After 4 B-N5, P-QRS; 5 B x N, rn renewing my QPxB; 6 NxP, NxP; "M.C.O." (page 62, cot. arother excellent i1) gil,es the continuation 7 N x N, and does not : of my games in nt the better pro Game No. 179-KING'S INDIAN DEFENCE .c point out two .... P-KN3; B G. NI. Levenfi.sh A. Lilienthal a question mark ; I R-84, B-It2; I P-Q 4, N-I( B 3; 2 P-Q B 4, p-K N B; r:cie this move I upper hand (an 3 N-QB3, P-Q[;4 PxP, NxP; 5 p-K4, ,',,,- this, too, and N_N 3; r-e continued 31 French A novelty. Usual is p- the we:kness of P-Q4, P- _ 5 .... NxN; 6 PxN, :at the score QBa; 7 B - QB4, B-N2; B B-K3, N-B3; 9 N-K2, was ; P-K5, Castles; 10 P-B3. ard 31st n-roves '' N[.C.O." ;.... o- 6 N-B 3, B-N 2;7 P-K E 3, Castles; 8 B-I( B, 3. I would refer N-B 3; I B-I{ 2, P-K 4; 10 P-Q 5, N-N 1; ll Cress Questions --a-]d. \-EW ZEALAND out every two i the news from \garuawahia). ,1a1'ab1e, but B- or the authcriti, .ri, good book, too. .a) "ryrg% 2. page 99) does -l L:inuation 8 %h%t.Nt \-K4, N-Q4!;"... ;dney, in " Chess t'#-, E%t% e matter out of "ru_ "m es for supplying % :ris issue.-Ed.l + %"%.,,,,ru D.{TE %fr"% : ,r'ill be on sale \M/ t r hands not later a //// % "/&-n :-:ee publication H,, :e What about 11 ////// ^- ?8 P-QN4!!, QxNP; 29 N-86, e-N6;: 30 NxR!!, QxQ; 31 NxN, R-I(t; ?? N F P,. followed by advancing the pawn. could not" be ignored. arl': 32 B-N 5 !, R-R 1; ;cha1k, 62 The threat was N-B6. Rongotai. 33 Rxp;85-R-e NxR. 6-5 52 P-R B? 8 ch, K-K resigned. because. of 39 in i mating net.

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Vol. Z-No. 6 JAN.-FEB., 1949

1948 I N RETROSPECT ,t11HE year 1948 was a most important one for New ENGLAND I Zealand chess. An important milestone, we r believe, was the introduction and immediate At a recent meeting of the British Chess Feder- tion it was decided to hold the next cha:r- 'Wesuccess of THE NEW ZEALAND CHESSPLAYER. Btitish think the magazine has done much to foster the pionship on a modifled Swiss system, but la:.g game here during the twelve months of its existence, information indicates that the full Su,iss svsteri and for that we have to thank all those willing will be employed. helpers who came An -this to our aid and helped to make extract from a letter from a U.S C.F. offici' . publication what it is. Particular thanks are "]{ V.F.A.'r prestige abroad has declinei .due to R. G. Wade, whose untiring eftorts on behalf considerable good has been attained in this counT ,of New Zealand chess are all too liable to be over- by shifting the emphasis from tournaments :-,{ looked; to B. H. Wood, editor of " Chess," and C. -J. S. Purdy, editor of " Chess World." Thanks, too, to our many readers whose toleration and apprecia- over the rough spots. with our views, most lies the desire to help participation as well.', The biggest event of the year was, of course, the 56th New Zealand Congress, recently concluded. 'That the standard of play was lower than usual Answers to Correspondents can be attributed to the fact that many good players We wish to thank all those readers r,vho sent w'ere unavoidably absent. This state of affairs can .-.g be rectifled by making the competition attractir,,e N3[! .and obtaining more publicity, particularly in the O's daily Press. Our views on this matter are well pcs known, so there is no need to labour the point. That cetr the championship should be taken back to Auckland after a lapse of 22 years will be very satisfying to enthusiasts of that district, where great progress has been shown in the last two years. NEW YORK 1949 An outstanding event, and one that affects all The Nerv York i t, pla:-ed club players, was the decision to revise the rules of in January, was a 'Reutm, the New Zealand Chess Association in order to Fine. Three years place play, + the association on a flrmer basis and allow was very shaky in 6ut r,.-mi for the affiIiation of leagues and sub-associations. the last six iike the master he is. Follorving a: The reorganisation of the Auckland Chess League the olacings: Fine B, Najdorf 6], Eurve 5, pilnik : and the formation of the South Auckland Chess Horowitz ilr,, Kramer 4!, Bisgirier 4, Kashdan , I-eague were moves in the right direction. Sub- Denker 2, Steiner 1]. imWUil (lilL i .: associations have done much for chess and will Some of the games will appear in our next iss

ll4milflitllff!?-4 1 4 N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, JAN.-FEB., 1 r future if good s are appointed. , ordinary club lttitude and not ts'o individuals. 'r,r-iss system was r had long been the less experi- AUCKLAND This appears to be the favourite and there have more attention gambit present been some quite exciting encounters. The matches against The only tournament running at is the decided upon in the flrst game must also be played h Auckland, and Summer Cup, with 19 competitors. Leading scores in the second game with colours reversed, and all rmpionships and so far are: A. W. H. Breakey B-0, K. R. Gillmore gambits must be accepted. As several of the . run under this 6-0, R. W. Park B-1, G. SaIe 7-2, F. Haight 7-2. players in the other tournaments had flnished their tf which more As the flrst Swiss sJ/stem tournament proved games, this proved. a 'ffelcome diversion. J. F. ate during the very popular, a second one was held and 12 entries Lang is certain of top place, as the nearest com- rvere received. It resulted in a win for R. W. Park, petitor, A. J. McDermott, even if he wins his next : some activity 5 points, with G. Sale, 4 points, second. two games, will flnalise with ! point behind. Here Canterbury and The flnal match of the Auckland Chess League are the scores: J. F. Lang, 7li-2i; A. J. McDermott, rmmended upon second grade competition, the play-off between B-4; W. Stenhouse, 6i-4i; R. Williamson, 2+- op in the ocean. -{uckland A and Waterside teams, was held at the 8i; A. lVard, 2-77', H. A. McGilvary, 5i-7t-; R. ld endeavour to Auckland C.C. rooms on November 4, and a close Watt, 7-5; J. K. L. Webling, 3-3. championships natch resulted in a win for Auckland, 3!-2!. They low become holders of the Lone Pawn trophy. Junior Tri-Gambit Tournament.-This is run on rool teachers can exactly the same lines as the senior and has rl'ell worth the Our representatives at the New Zealand cham- attracted a large number of entries. Here are the s pool. pionship Congress did exceptionaily well, A. E. games g scores [26 each to p]ay!-Ed.l: A. C. Hall, in the World \ield winning the championship and bringing the 7-10; F. Botting, 6-0; R. J. Glass, 5-0; G. Adams, g Jimmy Smith Silver Rook to Auckland for the flrst time since A. 3-2; L. Abbott, 2-9; Dr. R. Gardiner, Bi-21; R. Laps some of oui: W. O. Davies won it in 7927. A. L. Fletcher also Paris, 7-1; V. Hay, 9-12; L. Wheeler, 0-4; M. irnportant. played well to get ln the prize list. Unfortunately Rodgers, 0-4; I. Penrose, 3t-i; B. Murphy, 0-2; -r. E. Nield will be lost to us, as he is leaving for C. Smith, 0-2. :ngland, where he will probably take up residence. l..i-o further losses sustained by the club are C. P. Perpetual Handicap Gradings.-In the perpetual gone handicap tournament the leading scores are h Chess Federa- 3e1ton, who has to Ireland, and C. B. Newick, (gradings rt British cham- ''.ho is moving to Wellington. at beginning of season in parentheses): ;stem, J. R. Cusack,4B2 (443), plus 39; R. J. Glass, 376 but later (340), plus (650), plus LI Su,iss system 36; A. J. McDermott, 670 20; OTAGO J. F. Lang, 755 (744), plus 11. Correspondent: H. A. McGILVARY Ruy Lopez Tournament.-This competition U.S.C.F. official: Club Championship.-In the club championship comprises senior players who have completed a fair has declined, --:r Lang is leading at present, but the issue is proportion of championship and gambit games. It L in this country .:.:1 in doubt, sever:al players still having many is on the same basis as other tourneys, viz., two ulnaments and -.=:nes to complete. J. F. Lang, 8i-6i; R. W. games against each opponent, one as White and one amme to beneflt :r-igley, 5-2; W. S. Stenhouse, 4-4; H. A. as Black, the moves forming the Ruy Lopez opening :reasing number I l:Gi1vary, 5-10; W. Lang, 4-2; A. J. McDermott, being compulsory. Scores are: R. Watt, 6i-3i ;iss s1-stem, that ,-1: S. J. Webb, 4-7; R. Watt, 5i--10i. (completed); A. J. McDermott, 2-2; J. F. Lang, . I think, even- 5i-1; W. G. Stenhouse,2-3: H. McGilvary, l-2; chess that will Intermediate Championship.-In the Interme- er international - ---:e championship R. E. Williamson and the club A. Ward, 0-4. - =.ident, A. E. Ward, are leading with 13 points Social Evening. On December 13 a social .:-1 Williamson has the best chance, though he function was held in- the clubr,ooms in Stuart Street. .,-. still four to play. Ward has flnished all his Prizes for the 1947-8 season were presented by Mr. ondents . j-.-es. Scores are: C. Ahern, 7-8; J. R. Cusack J. J. Marlow with appropriate remarks to the -.-l2i;-:edrew), B-2; E. Hodgkinson, 5-6; R. Paris, winners, who l,vere'-Club championship: R. W. els rvho sent us r, A. C. Twose, 7i.-1i; A. Ward, 13-3; J. Lungley; runner-up, J. F. Lang. Perpetual handi- I all those who :--, Webline, 6+-5-]; R. Williamson, 13-2; J. A. cap: J. F. Lang. Junior gambit tournament: R. J. rnagazine. Our .;son, 6-8; Dr. R. Gardiner, 1-19; J. J. Marlow, Glass. Senior gambit tournament: R. Watt. The that it is impos- :--5. junior championship prize had previously been llr-. but we can Junior juniors presented to J. R. Cusack prior to his leaving for Championship.-Among the there Second prize junior nent makes our .. :reen little change in the relative positions. F. Wellington. in the champion- - and R. ship went to J. J. Lang. After the presentation of -::-ng J. Glass are still leading with 12] prizes Marlorv presented behalf the - -:--:s each and both have four games to play. R. Mr. on of :-.s members of the club a fountain pen, suitably appears to have the best chances as he has engraved, propelling pencil ,.--eet relatively weaker opponents than Botting. and a silver to Mr. G. : -anent, played D. Wright in commemoration of 50 years' service ri-i for Reuben ienior Tri-Gambit Tournament.-This is a in the club. Mr. Marlow paid tribute to the work -:ie-round tournarnent with eight players. Mr. lMright had done, particularly in a flnancial :a::rent play, he ---=e gambits ,:-lnds, but won - come into consideration here-the aspect, commenting that only.l0 years-ago the club Following are ::.'.:-:on, Scotch or Evans. In the Scotch Gambit was in a very precarious position and that members . -: 3 P-Q4, P x P; White for his fourth rnove had to thank Mr. Wright for the sound state of -'.',-e 5, Pilnik 5, recapture 4. Kashdan 4, ..:--: the pawn immediately, though affairs today. Mr. Wright thanked members for - : =a]- do so later on. IIe can play 4 P-B3 their gift. The main event of the evening then took : c'-lr- next issue. ,--:-:g Gambit) or the more routine 4 B-B4, place, ably conducted by Messrs. Stenhouse, Mc- \ Z CHESSP[,,AYER, .l\.-FEB., 1949 JAN.-FEB., 1949 Dermid and J, F. Lang. This was the Otago light- to me to be excessive installation charges for - ning chess championship, The rate of play was 10s and T. equipment. The transmission charges rle- per move, The players got down to it in earnest reasonable. I take full responsibility for instruct--{ and though the tension was electric all was quiet the starting of clocks lvhile the rrove was be'-I save for an occasional howl of triumph or a mut- decoded. I have made a study of this class -d tered curse as a queen was lostl The play-off which match and had been perturbed by the loss of tj-p ensued between Lungley, McDermott, W. Lang and in the 'mechanical' operations. I was determi-=l R. Watt resulted in a win for McDermott. Leading that Ne',v Zealand would not offend, but be a moc=: the non-flnalists were J. J. Lang and H. A. McGil- and I therefore decided to provide an incentive j:r vary. So concluded a very entertaining and quick handling of incoming messages. After not=-4: pleasant evening. the effects and after Mr. Abbott had stressed i-:r: difficulties, I discussed the position with the A';- tralian representative (not umpire), Mr. White, a:,: we agreed to the arrangement outlined by )'c-r OBITE]ABIr correspondent. Mr. Johnstone's last sentence ca-,:-. for comment. I beliet,e flrmly that chess must :e MR. B. C. GLASS organised for every New Zealander. I want peo;,* At his resitlence in Easthet Crescent, to be proud to be classifi.ed as chess players, pro:: Kew, Dunedin, on October 15, died Mr. to belong to chess clubs-at present we seem -.x (Bob) Glass, a very popular apologise for playing chess-and I believe that o-,: R. C, way this can be achierred is by glamourising r: member and active supporter of the game, publicity, Otago Chess Club. trIis genial person- by by destroying the illusion tt=; ality and pleasant manner had won chess is an old man's game." many friends and his untimely death came as a sad shock to all. Originally a WOR,LD CFIAMPIOT{SFN I P member of the Wellington Club, of M. Botvinnik, the rvorld champion, is to defe-' which he was at one time secretary, he his title in a match late in 1950. The challeng= settled in Dunedin (his birthplace) with will be determined by the "clnCiC:tes' tourney'' :: . his family and joined the Otago Club. be held in Argentina nert spring. The candida:+ Although not a member for a very long taking part are the flrst uine at Saltsjobeden 19i1' time, the work he acccmlrlished on thc Bronstein (U S.S.R.), Szabo (ilun-qrr7), Boleslai's.: match committee and particularly as a (U.S.S.R. ), I(otov (U.S.S.R.), Lilir.rthel (U.S.S.H Mllllil fiiur :; ,,r; t*l director of play at the Dunedin Con- Bondarevsky (U.S.S.R.), Floirr (U.S.S.R.), Najdo:j gress, was very i'mpressive. His last (At'gentina) and Stahlberg (SrveCer), plr-rs the fl;.: Ei1: serious chess was in the Otago- unsuccessful players invited to pl ry i;r thc Wor_: Canterbury telegraphic match. Being Champicnship, viz., Eurve, Fine, Kerer, F-eshevs.:; a strong player, he was capable of and Smyslov. In 1950 there will be further zor-.- beating anyone in the club. A favourite tournaments to determire future caticiidates. opening of his was Bird's, which he handled with a good clegree of sucoess. VENICE TOURNAMENT Mr. Glass leaves a wife, daughter anrl A strong tournament was held at Venice, Ital.,. son, the latter quite a prsmising player. on October 3-18, resulting in a rvin for Migr:;_ Otago chess loses a great sportsman Najdorf, of Argentina, with 10 wins, 3 draws a:,: and friend. no losses, ahead of Estaban Canal (Peruvian noa living in Italy) and G. Barcza (Hungary) 9] poin= each, Dr. It/I. Euwe B, Castaldi (Italy) 7], Lokve-,r LIGHT IN DAEK PLACES (Austria) and Dr. S. Tartakower (France) 7, etc. We are pleased to publish the following state- ment received from Mr. R. G. trYade in refererce to Mr. Arthur Johnstone's article in our last issue: "I wrote to Mr. I\liercer (A.C.F. secretary) in- forming him that the N.Z.C.A. r'vas suggesting (it was not mandatory as \1Ir, Johnstone indicates) increasing the tearns from eight to ten. This was answered by Mr. Mercer stating that Australia pre- ferred eight. There the matter rested. The letter from Australia, as far as I can recall, was handed to Mr. Gyles after the match." When we approached Mr. A. W. Gyles on this matter he stated that, as he told Mr. Johnstone, there was no letter to Australia on the file, but there is a letter from the Australian Chess Federa- tion dated 23/3/48 which concludes: "Eight players should be adhered to, we think." Mr. Gyles agrees rvith us that this appears to substantiate Mr. Wade's statement (if substantiation is needed), although no copy of a letter to Australia is available. Mr. Wade states further: "The cost of the Aus- tralia match far exceeded the management com- A. G. (,A.UBREY) SHORT playins J. W. Ross mittee's estimate due to inflated and what appeared in the Major Open, N.Z. Congress, 1948-9.

6 N.Z. CHESSPIiAYER, JA}.{.-FEB,, 1949 charges for P. 3n charges were 1- for instructing norre was being of this class of the loss of time Announoe Sflate! r',-as determined but be a model, This page is designed assist an incentive for to the inexperienced player in exercising his ability to recognise es. After noting a mating position when it arises. The gositioni are all taken from master glmes, and the rad stressed his correct moves will be found o-n page 15- Try to flnd the mate before looking it the'answers. L rvith the Aus- NOTE that the reader plays from the bottom of the board in eac[ case. , 11r. White, and itLined by your ,t sentence calls BIack Black Black i chess must be . I want people I s players, proud E%Aryg% /ll )nt we seem to ttr lru. believe that one iamourising the d%. ",,ru % % ire illusion that %r%am\%ft % INSH IP %%%n ,rry, on. is to defend % %ft"%w% The challenger fr"%fr"%e'% :es'tourney" to t Tl'ie candidates l:sjcbeden 1948, i -). BoleslavskT White White White (U.S.S.R.), thal 1. White mates in . .. . moves 2. White mates in .... moves 3. White mates in .. . . moves S.S R.), Najdorf : r. pl,-rs the flve White '.- i't tLoc World ,ffi-,H'ffi ::-::, Reshevsk-1 :: f'.rrther zonal ,ru- ,/,ru,A%% "ru "ru- "/'ruw"/ru \_T % ii Venice, Italy, "ffi "/rut% ,r'in for Miguel ,% ,%w "ru%"/ru% s. 3 draws and ,ffi (Peruvian norv w'%"ffi 72"7% Lgary) 9] points "ffi "",w I:-) 7*, Lokvenc %%%% % France) 7, etc. {T, i "lru i... /ru///l . .4.. '////1. -' '//////. Black Black Black 4. Black mates in . ... moves 5. Black mates in . .. . moves 6. Black mates in .... moves Black E%A%e"%D?H % % A t tt .EL t :I<(,. %{T_ "% !,, \ "ry, % "ru ""ru %Atffi % % ./rru % 'lfrvz 7 {",,ru_ fr"m_ t %H'ffi-, g J. W. Ross White White White :ss,1948-9. 7. White mates in ... . moves B. White mates in . ,. , moves o White mates in ..,. moves 1949 i\.-FEB., N.Z. OHESSPI.AYER, JAN.-FEB., r949 illl Ll ' ! lllilllilil l N.Z. i:lll IIilIll U {:: OTIADIPIONSIIIP rfirl TO NIDLI) ; '1[[llll11t'"':lrrr :il t it Llllllllll|$fi1il1,"' !111'

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FOUR charming little girls who did a sood job r,vith the morning tea, Owing to last-minute defections it was decid.ed to eliminate the Second Class tourney and play 15 in the First Class. This meant one extra round for this event, but it was easily worked. in without inconvenience. The expected winner, Lepviikmannr was qlearly

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to his friends-is a corl'espondence player who has produced some exhilarating chess for this class and had very little practice over the board. Fuller was so did Harry Pobar (Civic, Wellington). An fairly solid, but McGilvary was well out of form. improver in A. D. Smith showed considerable IELI) The First Class resulted in a popular win for promise. Christensen, Woodfield and Costello were rf occasions did Warne Pearse, of Temuka. He played steadily and by no means outclassed; any of these may have osition that he deserved his victory. A. G. Jones (Ngaruawahia) won, but Mrs. H. ReiIIy, playing in her flrst tourna- r. A. E. Nield, and A. J. RaUiff (Wanganui), equal second, might ment, fcund the going hard. However, she and the r-ariety when have done better, and Jones especially will improve three college boys, Ball, Carde and Haar, will gain -rerious blunder with the experience. A. Summers (Wellington) by the experienee and will be tougher next time. \IcNabb played best and failed ROUND 1 arily have been White Black Opening Moves ['anganui, gave FletcherplayedaTwoKnights Henderson ..1 Fletcher ....0 T.,vo Knights Defence... 9() rlid player who Defence and ran into a variation Lang ,...... 1 Gyles ...... 0 Colle System 34 ^.ent .]- with more that put him on unfamiliar Trundle . .. . ; Lepviikmann Queen's Indian Defence . . 39 rck of practice ground. Trundle made a good Scott ...... 0 McNabb .... 1 Grunfelcl Defence n, but we only start by drawing with Lepviik- Baeyertz .... 0 Cromarty ... 1 Nimzo-Indian Defence ... ]e. The flnd of mann, for which he received Lynch ...... 1 Nie1d ...... 0 Nimzo-Indian . .. . 61 \. L. Fletcher. congratulations, but the game was flenderson, Lang, McNabb, Cromarty, Lynch 1 each. uninspiring and drawn a long rvay from horne. Gyles had the exchange and three Nield lost three tempi in the opening and after a pawns for a Bishop, but left a Rook unguarded. dogflght in the middle game the ending was reached Scott was drifting in the ending when he made a in 30 moves, with Lynch two parvns up, one of blunder. He resigned to save a Rook. Baeyertz wliich he lost with the exchange of Rooks. Nield appeared to be set for a win, but tried to trap the became short of time and Lynch was able to force Queen and drifted into inferiority. Cromarty then a rvin vzith the extra pawn. gathered in the exchange, a Rook and a pawn. ROUND 2 Baeyertz lost the exchange and McNabb . . . . 1 Baeyertz . ... 0 Queen's Gambj.t Declined . 24 then threw away a Bishop on the Lepviikmann 0 Henderson ..1 English 34 23rd move. Lepviikmann over- Nield ...... 1 Lang ...... 0 French Defence 37 looked a Knight fork which lost Fletcher . . . . 1 Lynch ...... 0 Catalan System 47 him a Rook. Henderson playecl Cromarty .. . 1 Trundle .... 0 Queen's Pawn Game .... 48 this game well. Nield played the Gyles ...... + Scott ...... + French Defence 54 B x N line against Lang's French. McNabb, Henderson, Cromarty 2, After 7 Q-N4, Lang played K-81 instead of castling, and Nield was able to pawn Llp, it was only a matter of care on Fletcher's develop a strong King's side attack. Lang over- part. This was the latter's best game during the (:). looked the mate, but his game was lost anyholv. contest. Trundle suffered from a cramped position. Fletcher came out of the opening best and out- Gyles exchanged Queens to obtain a passed pawn, he exhibited a played Lynch after the latter had made a weak 10th but Scott defended tenaciottsly. played one or move. After the 30th, with the exchange and a r,'as no surprrse :ff and is our ration equalled Lang played vigorously and Lang 57 rbably his best with imagination, but his l7 Lepviikmann 1 27 rld in the flnal P-K5 and 25 P-RS were of Lynch ...... 1 15 ently in clock doubtful value. From the latter 34 move Cromarty obtained a remote 33 : a great asset passed )ssness brought pawn r,i,hich was the 59 got deciding f actor in the game. son off to a Fletcher spent a lot of time trying as'in the first game gave piece 'the board and to trap Lepviikmann's Queen, and suddenly found to have the in hand. Baeyertz up a his men all on the wrong squares. McNabb over- to get a passed pa'rvn to Q7, but Scott was able to rng time to get good ;hen in a good looked a threat to his Queen and wisely resigned. win the pawn. Henderson had a game against produced their Trundle developed a strong attack which looked Gyles, but lost his way. Gyles defended well liments. like winning, but he miscalculated when he seemed ,at affair with 4 for flrst place, Nield had no trouble with Hen- 28 :e tie-breaking derson, who was forced into an 47 just supplied inferior position. Cromarty and 25 C.A., indicates Scott were both in time trouble 30 d to a plav-off and when Scott threw away his 30 :hoo1 holidays, Queen on the 39th Cromarty 45 C.C. will be missed it and lost his own. these players Baeyertz varied from the book on :ho fllled third the sixth move, but was altogether too daring. by Lang allowed McNabb to win a Knight, but his andicapped by Lepviikmann soon obtained an overwhelming attack went astray. After the 30th McNabb had 10 :rne) and E. J. King's side attack. Gyles overlooked the loss of a moves to make in as many minutes. Trundle lost ie stage looked Rook, but he had a loss in any case. An oversight a piece under pressure-and that was that. Byrne-Jack N.Z. CHDSSPLAYEE, JAN.-FEB., 1949 ri.-FEB., 1949 ROUND 5 Lepviikmannmissedthewinno Gyles ...... i Lepviikmann l- ColleSystem 80 ffillllltrrlttlulllL: iirir r. fewer than three times the Baeyertz 2? ,,t in Lynch...... 1 ....0 Queen'sGambitDeclined. t{nfu(ml|l||||il, rllllxinilt I I hard game, but Lep- Trundle McNabb 28 ending. A .... 0 ..... 1 Queen's Gambit Declined. il(llilill{luil I lllr lrr, 1 ," viikmann was obviously out of Fletcher .... 0 Nield ...... 1 Four Knights ...... 4l 'rrlllll{llllfiir lillllllu[N ],ni:: form. Baeyertz, in a lost position, Lang Nimzo-Indian 42 0 Scott 1 . eillheJlil illl ltt ] offered Rook the hope Henderson . . a in that . 0 Cromarty .. 1 Caro-Kann 34 lllllll r White would go wrong, but Lynch #Fifi*t promptly Cromarty, Lynch, Nield 4, McNabb, Scott B|, ,rmqdfflr ,,illuurtrr took the Rook-and lflmul )r, . good r won. McNabb conducted a strong attack or-r the flght with two pawns down, but Cromarl-' lffidilXilllllltlrlrrrlr | ! flle after offering a Rook which Trundle made no mistakes. jlllullfi!ilfifirMil Queen's When the loss of a Rook lookei iln Lft 'ln- l dared not Nield won tu'ci pawns, whicli certain, Lang gave take. up the Queen for a matin; Lit&ll rllu{lllllllll{llllfl llllii, " ttl proved the Henderson put a sufficient for win. up chance that did not eventuate. lmlflilllillilltll|lrr ilil] ;tL L ,il| ROUND 6 played Gyles the better ending Gyles ...... Trundle . .. . 0 Vienna Garne . 49 "l!frslililril(llll l l,nr rl against Trundle in spite of being Baeyertz ... . Lang ...... 0 Dutch Defence ...... 47 imillfllll[llilll]t Ii il,, ,": . a pawn down. Lang attacked Nield ...... Lepviikmann 0 Centre Counter 39 ']Iffi, ry119111111111 tiliiril*r'ru and . ,rililnlnjil]]t fi.ercely, but slipped up even- Fletcher ... Scott ...... 0 Dutch Defence ...... 55 u rltttrrrrrrtlttll:;,tlrrr, I position tually resigned in a which McNabb . ... . Henderson .. 0 King's Indian .... 57 illllilllliluruail] u] T'' l,vould have required precise play Crornarty . . . 0 l,ynch ...... 1 Colle System 49 Lepviikmann for White to win. Lynch, Nield 5, McNabb 41, Cromarty 4. lllfllilfill ururruu, ill sacrificed the exchange, but when his attack collapsed Nield had too many guns. 20th, when Henderson lost the exchange. Lynch Fletcher came out of the opening best, but Scott gave nothing a\ /ay against Cromarty, whose King's held his own in a proper dogfight. Fletcher even- side attack was insufficiently prepared. A gooc tually won after missing an easy win on the 38th game by both players. move. McNabb-Henderson was even up to the BOUND 7 Nield played the Worrall Nield...... 1 Gyles ...... 0 RuyLopez 43 Attack and it was not until he Henderson ., 0 Scott ...... 1 French Defence 54 got his Rook to the seventh rank Trundle .... 0 Baeyertz .... 1 Sicilian Defence 43 thathe could claim an advantage. Lynch ...... 1 Lang ...... 0 Dutch Defence ...... 37 Fletcher sacriflced a Knight and Fletcher .... 1 McNabb .... 0 Sicilian Defence 30 the ensuing combination was tco Lepviikmann 0 Cromarty .. . 1 Reti . . 50 much fol his opponent. Cromarty Lynch,- Nielil 6, Cromarty E, McNabb, Scott 41. opposed Lepviikman's Reti with a Queen's Indian set-up, with an early P-KB4. shonld have been drawn. Trundle had an evec Lepviikmann tried to win an obviously drawn game but weakened on the 25th move and Baeyertz game. Hsndglsen-Scott was a difficult ending, quickly gained the upper hand. Lang gave up the with even pawns and Bishop against l{night, rvhich exchange early, but the attack did not turn out wel_l, ROUND 8 Nield had a hard game against Cromarty . .. 0 Nield ...... 1 Queen's Indian Defence 61 Cromarty. He obtained a passed Scott ...... + Lynch ...... L Giuoco Piano . gg pawnonthe39thandmaintained McNabb .... 1 Lepviikn,ann 0 Queen'sPawn. 39 Iris advanta,ge. Lynch played an Lang ...... 0 Trundle .... 1 Queen,s Pawn . g2 rilrililltlllllllll ll] unusual book line in the opening Baeyertz .... 0 Henderson .. 1 Queen's Gambit Declined . 37 and Scott deviated on the 12th Gyles...... 1 Fletcher .... 0 Vienna Game . tz itulu Nierd ?, r'vnch 61, McNabb 51, cromartv, scott 5. iloo,r'.";r"'*ilSn J3f,--*"1%.'lT3'ir?H he had just about scrambled out of trouble, but both became short of tirne-1O moves to make in six mir-rutes. Baeyertz had a distinct advantage, but sacriflced a piece and missed .the winning line. Hend-erson took full advantage of the position. Fletcher had a moment of chess blindness anri embarked Lrpon an unsound sacriflce and then vralked right into a mate on his 11th move. ROUND 9 Gyles-Cromart;', was never G..,les ...... + Cromarty ... j King's Fianchetto Defence 41 anythingbut a draw. Lang's tr,vc Henderson .. 0 Lang ...... 1 French Defence 4B passed pawns were too much of a Lepviikmann 0 Scott 1 Queen's Gambit Declined . 34 i:.urdle fcr Henderson. Scott Nield...... 1 McNabb ....0 RuyLopez 86 gradually wore Lepviikmann Trund.le . .. . 0 Lynch ...... 1 Q.G.D., Orthodox 46 down and eventually obtained a Fletcher .... 1 Baeyertz .... 0 Sicilian Defence 61 fil remote pessed paw!. Nie]d's Niekl g, Lynch ?i, Scott 6, McNabb, Cromarty Ei. penchant for flnding obscure con- tinuations rvas exemplifled in this round. His early P-Q5 had McNabb scratching, and, although the latter recovered, the loss of a Rook later on settled the question. Lynch won a par,vn and from then

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itouup 10 80 ivield siippecl badiy. The end Baeyertz .... 1 Nield...... 0 Reti .. ?'! )eclined . 27 game u'as- reached-with fairly McNabb .... 1 Gyles ...... 0 1\llax Lange 27 )eclined. 28 6qual chances, but Baeyertz won Lang ...... t, Lepviikmann * Quee-n's Rg*.- 4L 4T tvio parvns and made no mistake Lynch ...... 1 Hehderson . . 0 King's Ild1an _Defence ... 43 42 aboui the win, When M-cNabb Trundle .... 1 Scott. 0 Two Knights Defence ... 40 " "' 34 gave up a Bishop on the 20th, Cromarty.... !' Fletcher .... j Dutch Defence '...'..... 40 ;, Gyles' last seven moves were Lynch 8*, Nieltl 8, McNabb 6*, Scott, Cromarty 6. forced. A brilliant game by but Cromarty McNabb. Lang and Lepviikmann had a completely short of time and was mated on the back rank' I a Rook looked blocked and. co-mplicated position. Henderson, with Cromarty-Fletcher had an exciting game with for a mating a pawn up, miised a c-ertain draw. He lost a both Kings exposed and attacked. Knight on the 43rd move. Scott blundered when ROUND 11 Trundle trapped Henderson's Hendersou . . 0 Queen's Gambit Declined . 25 Knight. Baeyertz lost a piece in Baeyertz ... . 0 Queen's Pawn . 31 the middle game and it was then Lynch ...... 0 English 26 only a matter of time. Lepviik- Cromarty .. . ] King's Indian Defence . .. mann played more like himself in Lar-rg ...... 0 Erench Defence this round. The pressure was on Scott. 0 FrenchDefence 67 all the way, but Lynch played Nieltl I, Lynch 81, McNabb ?, Cromarty, Fletcher 6]. well and should have drawn. hange. Lynch However, a slip cost him a piece and lost the cham- p1'essure, and lost a Rook. Nield entered the end . u,hose King,s pionship for him. There was nothing between game .,vith two pawns up and looked a certain rred. A good McNabb and Cromarty and the game reached its rvinner. Scott defended tenaciously and reduced logieal conclusion. Lang had a pawn up for most the disadvantage by one pawn. Nield had to play of the game, but then gave up the exchange for correctly to win. chances. Later on he blundered, under some 43 Score Sheets on Page 12 54 43 6l the text Nield makes plaY McNabb 30 SECRET WEAPON After 50 with a selection of horrible suggested by the same {-r,. Nield tries a tricky Lopez line, threats and McNabb, after taking some source. psi$riional punishment, reaches had an even 8 R-K1 N-KB 3 r and Baeyertz safety only to throw away the I NxP PxB g gave up the rvin. Notes by A. L. Fletcher. 10 F-Q6! P_QR4 turn out well. Game No. 180 :. If 10 . . . . P x P; the strengt! of RUY LOPEZ ."-:''i1 N-B4 is obvious, but it had t%"ffi % fence 61 playing N x P. A. E. Nield H. McNabb to be seen before 9 "ruW"%, 39 , 11 B_84! "N % 39 1P_K4 N_QB3 ,,/,ru,ft 2q Black is willing to play Nimzo- Threatening either 12 N-N6 or t 37 vitch's Defence (2 P-Q4, P-Q4; 12 PxP, QxP; 13 N-N6, fol- 72 New Io'r,ved by NxN (or NxB) and 3 P-K5, etc.), a rarity in strong pressure. 5. Zealand chess. White does not B-Q6, lvith very NieId game 11 PxP see why he should play the 24 R/6xB PxR make in six Black would prefer, so . 12 N-B 4 R_R 3 ivantage, but l& BxP R_B 3 25 NxP Q_B 1 r, inning line. 2 N_I(83 P_K4 14 N-K 3 N-K 5 Threatens Q x N. White has no the position. 3 B-Ns P-QR3 15 B-R 3 P-Q 3 intention of giving up his Knight lindness and 4 B_R4 N_83 16 N-Q 5 N-B 3 for a mere Rook. move. 5 Castles NxP 6 P-Q4 P-QN4 16 . .. . B-84 would be well 26 P-B 3 B_B 8 7 P-Q5!? met by 17 Q-83. 27 RxR QxRch 2 R_K 1 )efence 4l 17 PxN 28 r(-R One of Nield's secret weapons. NxNch 29 5 N_N 3 43 18 3 Q-R Q-B 3 B-K 30 5 1? :Iined . 34 ? N_Kz? 19 N_B 3 B_N 2 Q-Q Q_B 36 This error gives the writer a 20 QB-Q1 Castles This is a bad skid. 30 . .. . K- 46 warm feeling of kinship with Mc- R1; Ieaves White with a loss. Any 61 Both sides suddenly comPlete Knight move in reply would lose Nabb, because the former also lost of 1. their development. White, to . . . . ch; and if 31 Q-Q?, to Nield in an Auckland tourney course, has overdone with his Q-85 the it simply.... RxN. Baeyertz through 7 P-Qs!? and made Bishop sacrifice. r. here. 3 all1, queened bad Knight move as 31 N-N 5 ch R-K " IVI.C.O.," page 293, gives as the 21 N-N5 RxP ed from his B PxN, 22 RxP Q-N1 Forced to stop smothered mate. 11 biunder. best line 7 .... PxB; P-Q3; I R-Kl, N-83; etc. 23 N-Q 4 R-B 2 32 NxB K_R 1 ,-FEB., lg4g N.Z. CHESSPLAYEB, JAN,.FEB., 1949 l1- rls P-E 4 P-fr 3 Game No. 181 K 4, B-K 2; 26 Q-K 2, P-K n {, 34 K-N 3 B_B I RETI OPENING 27 Q-B r, Q-B 1; 28 Q-K 1 Played in anticipation of 35 q-R 6; 29 R-Q 2, K-N 2; 3{i (threat NxB). R. E. Baeyertz A. E. Nield Q-I{r, P-I{N4;31 PxP, BxPr Q--KB5 1N_I(B3 N_KB3 r 35 32 P-B 4, B-R 3; 33 R-R Q-KB5! BxB 2 P_B4 P-B4 Q_N 5. 36 QxPch Resigns 3 P-KN3 P-QN3 Nield Nield's nerve in giving up the 4 B_N2 B-N 2 Bishop for chances was matched 5 Castles P_N 3 only by his luck in winning. 6 P_N3 B_N 2 McNabb defended ably till he 7 B-N 2 Castles "ru- erred. 8 P-Qtl, PxP; I BxP, P- % %?',ffi Q3; 10 N-83, N-B3; 11 BxN, "/ru- "ru_ "% ,,SWIND!.E" ,,% ,% .arru ,r% WOR,KS B x B; l2 Q-Q 2, N-I( 4; 13 P-I{4, NxNch; 14 BxN, B- ,% (4, t A humorous contrast with the N 2; 15 Q E-Q 1, P-B 4; 16 g game Nield McNabb. There, K R-K 1, R-B \7 N-Q 5, t tl 2; .%D 7 ,/,/' ,ru_ Nield was a- Rook down, should PxP; 18 BxP, Q-QZ; 19 P- have lost-but rvon. Here, against KR4, QR-I(B1; 20 R-K2, %t '22 Baeyertz, he is a Rook up, should B x 22 P-K 3; 2L N-B 4, B; ',/zl,ft% have won-but lost. Notes by A. R x B, P-I( 4; 23 N-Q 3, Q- ,,ffi-, L. Fletcher. R 6; 24 B-I( 2, B-B 3; 25 R- VL/, :4, Baeyertz WANGANUI 1948 - 49 34 RxKP!? 56TH NEW ZEALAND C HA,MPIONSHIP The flrst incident in a so far dull t23 4 5 6 7I 9110 11 12 T1. Place game. For his Rook White ge'r. 1 A. E. Nield ...... ':'0111111 1019 I. three pawns and a flne post for hb 2 D. I. Lynch ..... 1*110+10 1118r, II. Knight. good 3 H. McNabb ...... 00+10111 1 1 rrr. Not enough-bur gtl:;!+0;1 +7 even unsound sacrifices must be 4 N. M. Cromarty .. 11\6+ rV. suitably dealt with. 5 A. L. Fletcher . .. 011+:::100 0116+ rV. llillu( 6 R. O. Scott ..-.. 0+010,.,+1 0 1116VI. 34 PxR 35 7 A. W. Gyles .... 00011+:rl 1 +105 NxP Q_K 3 -! 36 4 B T. Lepviikmann 0100101'+ 2 RxP R_B 01+4+ 37 I G. E. Trundle .. . 00000101 1013+ R-R4 Q-Kz? 10 N. S. Henderson 00001011 0 :::10S+ One more crack like this and 11 R. E. Baeyertz .. 10000000 1 0r'13 the black warriors will be pall- 12 J. F. Lang 4,.. . . 00i0001.; 0 10:!3 bearers. 37 R x N; *iru. Here Nield forgets that having MAJOR o PE N accepted a material sacrifice, the way lessen pressure 723 4 5 t) 7 B9 10 11 12 T1. Place to later is to '+ return some of the material. I W. E. Moore . .. . L 011 1 1 1 BI. Ltt110 ;0 2 W. Reindler .. .. . 0 11 1 1 BI. 38 B-N 4 ch K-R 2 3 H. P. Whitlock .. 10:F0; 11 0 1 7L III. 39 Q-K 4 R_B 3 4 F. Beamish ...... 001'r,0 1+ 1 7 IV. 40 R-R4! Q-B 4 ch 5 E. J. Byrne ..... 01+1'.: _! 10 1 7 IV. Releases pin I' ll the of the I{night 6 H. J. Fuller .. . . . 0+0++ zz 1 6!, VI. .and gives up his Rook, but it is 7 H. A. McGilvary . . 0100i 0 11 1 + 6 Vrr. hard to flnd anything better. 1 :ij 8 A. Short +0000 1 1 t4+ except perhaps 40 .... K-N2: a -t ;: I S. Smith 100+1 2 0 ':' 2 L4L and if R-N4 ch, putting &;[I.-{ .LL 1 K-R2; 10 A, W. Glen ..... 0010+ 0 22 2 T4 the onus on White to avoid a drari- },tm'E.-1, ll 1 11 jil11F;ifl, 11 F. E. Hansford .. 00000 0 D+ zLz by repetition. , 72 J. W. Ross ...... 00000 0 1 *1+ ll$ffi'r 0+ 2 41 K-Nz Q-QBI uun FIRST CLASS 42 P-KN4 K_Nz ihmr 43 PxR QxP lil ,r,10;+1i11123456789 10 11 12 13 T1. P]ace 44 R-N 4 ch ilt[lrc: ,m 1 11 e+ r. White novlr flnishes ver\ ] ffir/ii1ti : lt 01, 11+0111 1 11 9 II. strongly. X {u,rP 11 10::31.7+011 1 11 9 II. UmEl0i 44 1 +0-r,:tL101 1 8+ rv. K-R Lrro0+1011 i 8V. 45 Q-R 8 ch B-B 1 46 R-R 4 ch 1 01zr]0ii>r10 1 vr. K-N 7i 47 5 -1_ Q-Q ch 3 ;,0101+,'.00 2 6i- vrr. Q-K 48 4 2 000100111 1 5+ R-N ch B-N 49 7 00000110'r: 1 5 Q-N QxRch 0+0000011 0 3L Elack's game is hopeless, and 000000+00 3 rvith a gesture of defiance he ends 0000000;0 + 2 it all. 000000000 0 1 50 NxQ Resigns t2 N.Z. CHESSPLAYEB, JAN.-FEB., 1949 if llltlrilliriliffi !_,* If, K2, P_KR4; the heading of "lost opportuni- 28 Q-I( 2, LOCAL BOY... DESPERADO ; Makes good ties." Black should have played , K-N 2; 30 entertainment, this The following game caused a N x B !; when with two LPxP,BxP; one. Auckland's A. L. Fletcher great deal of excitement at the forcibly demonstrates This, surely, should come under- ; 33 R-R 2' the weak- time, partly because of the pieces down White has nothing nesses in Lynch's opening play. struggle for the lead between Notes by A. Pickett. Lynch better than 13 QxNP, R-81; 14 and Nield and also because N x N, 15 KR-K1 ch, of the extraordinary twist it was Q-83; Game No. 182 given, K-Q1; with a winning advantage Notes by the Editor. to Black. Except that White's CATALAN SYSTEM 12th and 13th moves Game No. 188 are trans- A. L. Fletcher D. I. Lynch posed, this is as in " M.C.O." 1P-Q4 P-Q4 GIUOCO PIANO (Schlechter-Lasker, 1899). 2 P-QB4 P-K3 R. O. Scott D. I. Lynch 13 QxN/4 P-QS 3 N_I(83 N_KB3 1P_K4 4 P-KNB P_K4 Blockading the QP, mobilising PxP? 2 N-KB3 N_QB3 the Bishop and preventing N-K5. Best here is QN-Q2. Why give 3 B_84 B_B4 White control of the long 4 P_B3 N_B3 diagonal ? 5 P-QA pxp 6 PxP B-NEch 5 B-N2! B_K 2 7 N-BB NxKp P-QB4 at once is more forcible, 8 Castles BxN challenging the centre and making I P-Q5 the KB work without moving. Castles is not urgent yet. The Moller Attack. 6 9 N_K4 ur a so far dull Castles Castles 7 QN-Qz QN-Qz Generally considered as inferior :k White gets 8 ne post for his NxP P-B4 1o- 9...... B-BB, although its Too late. This exchange of rnrertorrty rs not eas.y to demon- enough-but strate. -f,ces must be arvns actually gives White two roves ahead with a free game. 10 PxB llack is cramped NxB lxR and worried. 11 Q-Q 4 P_KB 4 FK3 P-B3 is better. t-B 4 9 P-N3 PxP FK2? 10 NxP P_QR3? like this and Making another hole for White rrill be pall- to plug into. Note how difficult R x N; wins. _every move r that having ite two jumps i sacriflce, the anticipating pressure is to is preferable. material. 11 B-N 2 N_B 4 K-B 2 n q-82 Q_B 2 R_B 3 T. LEPVIIKMANN, twice New 13 QR-Bl B_Q 2 Zealand FB4ch 14 N-B 3 B_B3? 12 B-N 5 champion, playing at Wanganui. N.Z. Congress, of the Knight N-Q4 or P-KR3 is called for. Lynch 1948_9. i.ook, but it is Black does not yet see the force of ,-thing better, White's attack. E .... K-N2; E Black would have considered 13 l.-R2; putting 15 B-K 5 Q_Q 1 . . . . Castles; if it were not for r avoid a draw 16 r( R-Q I B_Q 4 14 P-Q6 dis ch and 15 N-Kb" 17 5 N-N 14 KR-Klch K-82 From now on Black has only 15 N-Q 4 R-r( 1 Q_QB1 "here's hoping" left. K-N 2 ,%t""& 16 RxR QxR QxP 17 P_R 3 K x R would invite the entry of 18 BxN PxN the white QR. The text is the ilishes very 19 8/6xB QxB e% lesser of two evils. 20 N-N 6 N_Q 2 ,r.,ru_fr 2l NxR 17 N-N 5 K-B 1 I t White is No need to take the pawn at B-B 1 merciful. Q-BT, and H:ffi, once. K_N 1 Black's game is gone. 1? Q-K 3 2L RxN B-Q 2 LN2 18 QxP N-K 5 C 22 BxB PxB 19 NxPch QxRch 23 RxP N_I( 4 hopeless, and 24 Q-QB5 R_K I White appears to get a better game :iance he ends 25 QxQ RxQ with 19 R-Kl. If 19 . .. . And White won in another Q-Q_et; 20 NxPch, NxN; 21 moves, QxN with a stronger position Resigns t2 N_B 3 ?? than in the text.

!i.-FEB., 1949 N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, JAN.-FEB., 1949 13 i0.... NxN White could now get three 38 R_Q6? 20 P-KR3 pawns for 17 QxN B by BxP, PxB; R x B rvins. 2t L,qz 18 QxPch, B-K3; 19 QxP. 39 K-N 6 K_B 1 There is nothing better. 17 B_B 3 40 B-K 5 6 18 P-r( 4 P_I( 2l Q_K 2 This position 22 QxQ KxQ A risky move, which opens the was the that res game up. analysed a lot, some contend::rg Black's worries are mostly over that White can win from here. now, but the passed pawn will 18 N_N 3 41 have to be watched. BxPch K-Kz Wins the exchange, but White 42 P-B 6 ch 23 P-QB4 R_K 1 gets palvns as u,e11. Loses. Best appears to be r-.1 At this stage the times were: 19 PxQP B_N 4 B-BO ch, I{-Kl; 43 P-N4, P- White 1.35, Black 1.40. Both had 20 Q-Q 4 BxR K7; 44 B-R4, R-R6; 45 B-K-- to step lively. 21 RxB NxP R x P; 46 P-B6, R-N7; 47 P- 24 P-B 3 K-Q 3 22 BxN R_Q 1 KN5, R-NB; with very gooi 25 B-N 4 ch K-B 2 23 BxP ch QxB chances for White. 24 26 K-B2 P-QN3 QxP 42 KxP [l " 3 $lllttltltttlttltttttl I'- 27 B-Q 2 r(-Q White now has Bishop and two 43 P-B 7 n-Q 1 : u *'n, 28 P-Q B 3 r{-B 4 pawns for Rook, so the position is 44 P_N 5 P_K 7 29 R-QB1 reasonably even. 45 B_83 R_KBI Excelsior! This brave fellow, 24 Q-B 5 At ]ast the troublesorn* who stayed at home while the To prevent White playing B- advanced pawn goes. flghting was on, hurls himself into and 85. 46 the breach. Q4 P-R4 RxP 25 Q-B 5 47 P_N 4 R-B 8 29 . . .. B-R 5; 30 B-K 3 ch, 48 P-R 5 R-B 3 ch 31 B 1; 32 Exhange of Queens would help 49 BxR K-Q 3; P-N 3, R-Q White. R-B 3, P-I( N 4; 33 P-K R 4, Hoping that Bishop and pa$-es P-N4; 34 RPxP, RPxP; 35 z5 Q-N 6 give P-B5ch, KxP;36 BxP, RxP; may be able to a draw. Black avoids the exchange as 49 37 RxR, KxR; 38 B-KBch, not to his advantage. K-B 5; 39 B x P, P-N 5. I)raw 50 P-N 5 agreed. 26 Q-K 3 51 K_N ? Threatening If B]ack was lucky to draw, P-K6 and Q-Ks. This settles White was lucky not to lose. A 26 R-Q 8 follows. clear case of both players having To exchange Rooks and get his 52 P-R 6 lost games. 53 8 to K5. K-R Q 54 7 27 P-K6 RxRch K-R . 55 K-R 8 JUNGLE LAW 28 I( x R Q-Q8 ch 56 Resigns No v/aiting for developments 29 K-N 2 Q-B 7 ch here. Both players are out for a Q-Q4 ch, followed by R-Kl point and "mate or be mated" is seems better. OPTIMISTIC game their motto-even if wins are 30 K-R 3 5 An interesting betwee missed. Notes by H. D. Addis. Q-K the nernr champion and a former Black now u,ants to exchange title-holder. Lepviikmann gises Game No. 184 Queens. up a pawn for rapid developmen-- DUTCH DEFENCE 31 QxQ but Nield is content to hold the Q-N6 could also be considered. position and exchange as oppor- R. O. Scott A. L. Fletcher tunity offers. Notes by H. D- 1P-Q4 P-KB4 31 PxQ Addis. 32 P-R 4 2 P_I(N3 P_K3 Game No. 185 3 LN? P_83 P-N5 looks best. CENTRE COUNTER 4 N_KB3 N_83 32 R-Q 1 5 Castles P-Q 4 A. E. Nield T. Lepviikmarr 6 B_Q3 P-KN3 first, to stop P-85, QN_Qz may be stronger. I P-K4 P-Q4 7 P-B 4 Castles 2 PxP N-KB 3 8 P-QR3 Q-Kl 33 P-B 5 R_Q 6 3 B-N5ch B_Q 2 9 P-QN4 QN-Qz 34 B-ra I R_KB6 4 B_84 P_B 3 10 5 B-N 2 N-r( 35 K-N 4 R_B 8 Giving up a pawn for speei5 11 N-K 5 36 B-Q 2 R_B 6 cLevelopment. More usual is fe Necessary, 37 B-B 4 Black to win the pawn back bI 11 BxN Bad. P-NS may be best. B-NS, and ultimately QN--Q: 12 PxB NxN 37 P-R 4 ch anci N-3, White getting slightil the better position. 13 QxN N_N 3 Good move, which should 14 PxP BPxP win. 5 PxP BxP 15 Q-Q 3 N_B 5 38 I(xP 6 N_KB 3 P_K 3 16 B-QB3 B_Q 2 Fatal, but K-Ns is not much 7 Castles B_Q 3 17 P-B 4 better, as P-K6 follows. 8 P-Q3 Q_B 2 t4 N.Z. CHESSPLAYEE, JAN.-FEB., 19{' -Q6? 9 P_KR 3 Castles and Black in providing against OVERHEARI) 10 N-B 3 P_QR3 this makes an oversight, losing a "I threw everything at him! He To prevent N-Ns, getting rid pawn. lost a Bishop and nearly lost his -B1 Bishops. pieces-I -K6 of one of the 27 BxKP Queen, and to save his 11 B-KNs QN-Q2 Wins a pawn at least. mated himl" ln that was 12 N-Q 4 27 RxB contending To exchange Knight for Bishop. )m here. White is simplifying as much as If 27 . ... R-K2; 28 QxN, and -K2 possible. 13 BxP, PxB; 14 Nx P x B is forced on account of mate P, getting Rook and two pawns at N7, leaving Black two pawns down and a bad position, while rs to be 42 for two pieces, might be con- sidered, but would Ieave Black 27 .... R-Kl;loses another pawn P-N4, P_ by BxPch. : 45 B-K1, with two Bishops and an open N7; 47 P- 28 PxE R-Kl very good QR_B1 29 QxN RxB QxN 30 Q-B 5 P_I( N 3 31 5 iP Q-B Q_B 5 Stopping P-QN4. 32 P-Q 5 E_K 7 -Q1 33 8 ch K_N 2 -K7 P_B 3 Q-B 34 4 6 ch -KB1 N_I( 4 Q-N Q-K 35 r(-R 1 B_B 5 troublesome N_N 3 N-R 5 If B-Q3 at once, then 36 Q- K4 forces the Queens off. rP -B8 Proves adeqlrate, although it 36 P-KN3 -B3ch leaves the black squares weak. Enables White to force the 18 N_B 4 Queens off and win by extra and pawns 19 B-B 2 Q_B 2 material. 20 Q-K 1 N-R 2 36 A, D. SMITH, a promising draw. B_Q 3 player 2l N-Q 4 37 Q-K 4 in the First Class tourney. -K 8 (Q) N.Z. Congress, 1948-9. -K5ch White again forces an exchange. White gives up a pawn to -\3 NxN exchange Queens. oa . . - BxP ANNOUNCE THE MATE mate soon KR_Q1 38 B-N 6 QxQ RxQ SOLUTIONS 39 r(-N 2 B_Q 3 -\2ch R-Q z No. 1: 1 NxPch, K-Q1; 2 25QR-Q1 N-Bl .- B-R4 is better, as the move Q-BG ch, N x Q; 3 B-K? mate. -82 ?6 Q-I( 4 N-N 3 made allows White to exchange -K5ch White was threatening P-KB4, Rooks, leaving him with a won No. 2: 1 R-R7 ch, K x R; 2 Q- -R1ch end. game. 87 ch, K-R1; 3 N-N6 mate. No. 3: 1 Q-K8 ch, B x Q; 2 40 KR-K1 Resigns PxB(Q)ch, RxQ; 3 BxQP ilc mate. re between CoNGRESS QU rPS No. 4: 1 .... axPch; 2 KxQ, Ld a former One player in the First Class N-NS ch; 3 K-N1, N-R6 ch; mann glves accepted a draw when he had a 4 K-BI, N-R7 mate. evelopment, mate in two! No. 5: 1 . ... Q-R2 ch; 2 K- to hold the A noticeable feature was that N2, Q-R6 ch; 3 K x Q, N-K 6 ch; l as oppor- R. O. Scott wore his hat in every 4 K-P'2, R-R1 mate. by H. D. round but the last. In the pre- No.6: 1 .... axRPch; 2 Kx vious round he was beaten by Q, P x P ch; 3 K-N1, R-RB mate. 85 Trundle, but there is no truth in No.7: 1 BxPch, K-Q2; 2 George Trundle's suggestion that ch, N x 3 P-K6 mate. YTER as the consequence of a bet Scott's Q-B5 Q; epviikmann hat had been eaten. No. B: 1 Q-Ns, K-N2; 2 Q- Q4 Harold McNabb's poker face R6ch, KxQ; 3 B-BB mate. -KB 3 may be a great asset when he is No. 9: 1 Q-Q8 ch, Kx Q; 2 B- Q2 in trouble, but on one occasion he N5 ch, K--Kl; 3 R-QB ch, K-B2; -83 was noticed writing his moves in 4 P-K6ch, KxP; 5 N-B4ch, columns. 6 mate. for speedy the wrong K-82; N-K5 xual is for r-n back by Iy QN-Q2 Secretary: P. Brattle Phone 24-598 irtg slightly IvIC - HESS EVERY FRIDAY :P 7.30 to 1l p.m. -K3 H. I. CHRISTENSEN, Palmers- 43 ton North president, in a typical tUB 37 DIXON STREET, WELLINGTON -82 pose. N.Z, Congress, 1948-9.

-FEB., 1949 \,2. CHESSPLAYEB, JAN.-FE.B., 1949 15 tVith B. G. IUade in Europe i*tm'* 'h** Game No. 18?-FRENCH DEFENCE (in effect lr! HASTINGS TOURNAMENT "L ,im,,,B ;ii -sflr+-,-! r \ The Hastings tournament was held over the I)r. S. Tartakorver R. G. Wade rillir, m -fi D : Christmas and New Year period, resulting in a win r P-Q 4, N-K B 3; 2 N-Q B 3, P-Q t: ,riilllfl|itt[ltrlrlilr h --ifr for the French champion, Rossolimo. New Zea- 3 B-N5, P-K3;4 P-K4, B-K2;5 BxN, BxB li-"n :, land's representative, R. G. Wade, did not do as 6 N-B 3, P-B 4; 7 B-N 5 ch, N-B 3; 8 Castlcs 'il!" I :l -r: ir, well as expected, but he flnished within three points PxQP; I KNxP, B-Q2; 10 N-N3, BxN; 11 i.[ :r ;li I-. of the winner, so that was not so bad. Continuous PxB, Q-N3; 12 B-Q3, N-I(2; 13 PxP, NsF: il& i & rlrq,--il-!01 t,",lt, study of openings led to a staleness reaction which 14 Q-N 4, Castles; 15 Q-I( R 4, P-N 3; tll Ji,, m q, !--n l|*.-,m -,f,, was the probable cause of his playing openings that An error, because of White's next move. "' were not sufficiently solid. The fact that he saved '']t, games 16 P_B 4, N_B 6; four out of seven from lost positions was no ffirltr-, ll 1, ,,, mean feat. The flnal scores were: Rossolimo 6|,, If 16 . .. . N-N5; 17 P-B5. Or 16 . .. . N-E: irill u---,is , 'fr I(onig 6, Muhring 5!, Fairhurst and 5, 17 Q-K?. B. H. Wood lllllll*,1, ,,, ,il' &-"l, Schmidt 4|, Sir G. Thomas 4, Wade 3], Winser 3, 17 KR-K 1, Q-Q 1; 18 Q-Q 4, N-R 5; 19 R- Tylor 2. I( 3, B-B 3; 20 Q-K 5, N-N 3; 2l N-Q 4, N-Q 9: 22 NxB, PxN; 23 Q-Q6, R-B1; 24 R-QL l[ rr[ BEYERWIJK 1949 R-K 1; ilL 0l-,[, ".:.1,M rlll,' A total of 142 players took part in the tourna- A dralving plan thwarted by White,s 28th a:: -' rl ment held at Beverwijk, Netherlands, in January. 29th. imt.**ru ll:r Writing from there, R. G. Wade says that tourna- 25 BxP, RPXB; 26 QxN, QxQ; 27 RxS lll&, llu_,;, rl ments are differently organised in the Netherlands. R-N1;28 R-QN3, KR-Q1; 2S R/7-q3, K- mi'i[ ] llT' F--il There the Dutch cater for people who have different N 2; 30 I(-B I, P-R 4; 31 I(-K 2, P-R B; ZZ 3 fi1 fFr! llii, ft---n ' lengths of leave. Invariably their tourneys have a (Q 3) xR, RxR (K 1); 33 R-N 6, I(-B 3; 34 R x?" llttLl',"11 Correct rvas 34 R-R 6. ,llul n, 34 .... R-QNI;35 R-R6, R-Ni;36 Br -.o RP, RxPch; 37 K-K3, While my King can come across to the euee: s side, White must hold his King's side pawns. 3? . . . . P-K 4; 38 P-R 4, K-B 4; 39 P-r- 5* R-B 6 ch; 40 I{-Q 2, R-B 6; 41 I(-K 2, R-B 6! 42 P-B 3, P-K 5; 43 P-N 4 ch, K-B 5; 44 P x P. :iml ]Ul*&, ,l K x I( P; 45 fl K-Q 2, R-I( R 6; 46 P-N 5, K-e 5; ilt-0 ul 47 I(-B 2, K-B 4; 48 R-E 7, R x P; 49 B-B 7 ch :, r K_N 5; -.1 I think 49 . . . . K-Q5; gives good dras-=4r chances. Result: Dr. S. Tartakower 6{, van Scheltinga and 50 P-R3ch!, KxP; S_chmidt 6, Golombek and O'KeIly de Galway 5!-, __If 50 ,... K-R4; 51 R-R?ch, K-N3; 52 Rx?, flr tl-ff Henneberke 5, Wade Baay 2+, - * . 4|, and Sergsma followed by R-86 ch. rlfl8lll &-id mmr van Steenis 7+. Bergsma evidently replaced Cortlever.- 51 I(-B 3, R-R 6 ch; 52 K-e 4, R-K N 6; 53 R-R 7 ch, _ . Following are some of R. G. Wade,s games with his own notes:- 53 P-BS, is only a transposition after 58 R x P; 54 P-B6, R-N8. Game No. 186-GRUNFELD DEFENCE 53 .... K-NS;54 R-N?ch, K-84;55 p- Dr. K. M. Bergsma R. G. \Made B5, RxP;56 P-B6, R-N8;57 R-N8, R-QB& 58 K-Q 5, P-B 4; There is room for considerable speculaLrm whether this was the wrong pawn. Certaini:' fr 58 . . . . P-N4; White cannot follow the plan t.-d won the game because Black would queen with .a check on move 66. lffillllttttttrmt llurrrrrrur',lrt 59 K-Q 6, R-Q 8 ch; The pawn must not reach the seventh rank -, easily. 22 .... BxN; was better. 60 I(-B ?, B-Q B 8; 6l K-e 7, R-e 8 eh; K-B 8, P-B 5; 63 P-B 7, P-B 6; 64 K-N ?, The p-5t -only way to win. 64 . . . . R-N3; 65 y.,":. 11 s,-_ry2,-9_-IY+; 65 R-e82, R-KR8: r 64 R-RB ch, K-N5; driws. 64 .... P-B?;68 p-88(e), 65 R-KBB, R-QN8 ch; 66 K-RB, R-eS dr"T:: _ _65 ....,R-QNSch; 66 K-B?, RxR;6? R 6 ch, Resigns.

16 N.Z. CHESSPLAYEB, Game No. 188-SLAV DEFENCE 12 N-Q 2, P-It4; pe A. O'KeIIy de Galway R. G. Wade Too keen in view of White's better development. )E (in effect) 1P-Q4, P-Q4;2P-Q84, P-QB3;3 N- Better is 12 ..,. R-Ql. G. Wade KB3, N-83; 4 N-B3, PxP; 5 P-QR 4, B-84; 13 P x P, N-N 5; 14 N-B 3, 6 P-I( 3, P-K 3; 7 B x P, B-Q N 5; 8 Castles, )83, P-Q4; If 14 P-84, N-K6; 15 Q-N3, N x B; 16 Q x N, 5BxN,BxB; Castles; I Q-K 2, B-N 5; B-K3. 'B 3; 8 Castles, This used to be O'Kelly's favourite defence. 14 .... Castles (Q); .N3, BxN; 11 10 P-R 3, B-I( R 4; 11 P-N 4, B-N 3; 12 N- If 14 .... Castles (K); 15 R-Q1, QR-QI; 16 3 PxP, NxP; I(5, QN-Q2;13 R-Q1, Q-K2;14 NxB, RPx RxB, RxR; 17 P-K6, with big advantage to P-N 3; N; 15 P-K 4, N-N 3; 16 B-N 3, P-R 4; 17 P-K 5, White. rt move. N-R 2; 15 BxP, NxKP; 16 NxN, 17 gave QxN; Q-N3, The last three moves an original defensive Very Best is 17 18 best have been 17 B-KN5. bad. N-Q5, B-Q3; P-84, 16.... N-B2; set-up; White's would Q-Q5 ch; 19 K-R1, with a strong attack. 18 N-K4, I{R-Ql; 19 I(-N?, F,-QZ; 20 17 .... B-QB4;18 P-R5, P-R 4, R-Q 1; 21 B-N 5 I? 5; 19 Q !i-R R- 21 B-KS, N-Q4; is good for Black. Van Scheltinga should now play 18 K-Rl, ;-Q 4, N-Q 2; though chances are even after . . . . P-KN4. L; 24 R-Q 1, 2l .... NxB; 22 PxN, RxP; 23 BxR, RxR; 18 .... KR-B 1;19 24 R-R 1, QE-QI, Threatening 20 R x B, follorved by B-K 6. iite's 28th and 24 N-B6 does not succeed, and if 24 Q-K3, 19 .... B-I{N5; 20 RxR, RxR; 21 P-R6, Q-Ql; 25 R-R1, N-Q4l; 26 Q-83?, R-Q6. P-QN3;22 rQ; 27 RxQ, 24 . . . . N-Q4; 25 K-B 1, Q-B 2; 26 P-B 4I, Q-82, R/7-Q 3, K- K-Bl; 2? Q-83, Q-NS; 28 BxN, BPxB; Norv 22 K-R1 was the only chance. , P-R5;32 R 29 N-B 2, R-Q 7; 22 .... Q-85;23 B-Q5, K-Nl; -B3;34RxP, Stronger 29 . ... B-Q7. If23....PxB: 24P-QN4. 30 P-B 5, Q-R 3 ch; 31 K-N 2, N P x P; 24 BxP, t-N7; 36 Rx My intended 31 . .. . Q-K7; loses to 32 R-R8 If 24 N-R4, PxB; 25 NxB, Q-B2; 26 Q-NS, ch, K-K2; 33 P-B6 ch!. E-K7 (26 .... QxN; 27 Q-N3 c}r); 27 R-81, to the Queen's 32 PxF, PxP;33 QxBP, Q-I(3;34 Q-B4, PxP; 28 P-KR3!1, K-R1; 29 N-Q3, PxN?; 30 Lde pawns. K-K 2; RxQ, P-Q7; 31 Q-Qsch, and wins, or 27 .... B 4; 39 P-N 3, I am in severe time trouble-fatigue element Q-Bs; 2B N-Q7 ch, and wins, is an attractive :_K 2, R_B 6; induces slovr thinlGermany in 1941 and flrst equal with Alekhine at Cracow 1941, ahead of Bogoljubow. venth rank too Garne No. 189-SLAV DEFENCE Van Scheltinga P. Schmidt , R-Q 8 ch; 62 1 P-Q4, N-KBS; 2 P-Q84, P-QB3; 64 K-N 7, 3 N-Q B 3, P-Q 4; 4 N-B 3, P-K 3; 5 B-N 5, -N3; 65 P-B7 PxP;6 P-QR4, i2, R-KRB; or Usual is 6 P-K4, as in Spanjaard-Wade, Sooest-Baarn. .-RB, R-QBB; 6 .... QN-Q2;7 P-K4, P-KR3;8 BxN, NxB; I BxP, B-N5; l0 Q-B2, Q-84; 11 BxR;67 Q- Castles (K), B-Q 2; A. L. FLETCHER (left) looks contentetl, while Not committing himself to castling in view of G. E. Trundle awaits events. Umpire K. C. the threatened King's side attack. Guthrie looks on, N,Z. Congress, 194E-9. IN.-FEB., 1949 N.Z. CHDSSPLAYER, JAN.-FEE., 1949 l? PBOBLDNf SD OTION PROBI,EM EDITOR: Mr. J. Adkins, Hauraki Street, Birkenhead, Auckland N.E.

28-L, Pleasants. Napier No, 29-T. Taverner No. 30-P. F. Blake Black, 7 men Black, B men Black, 11 men % ,ffi I I ,%"rutv*ru-D I ?ru %t E% "%H',/,ru_ ',% '%% "% %a:%fr'% % "%, ''ffi "lffi '% ,% ,,ry, % "%rA%'% ,rry, ,% White, 7 men White, 8 men White, B men White to move and mate in two White to move'and -ite i., two White to move'and mate in trr No. 32-C. I(ainer, Pillsbury No, 33-W. Jacobs, Washingtor" No, Sl-Douglas Jack, Auckland Gazette Times, 1911-12, lst Prize D.C, Black, 11 men Black, 5 men Black, 9 men

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No. 34-P. Barron, Englancl No. 35-N, L. Hughes, Willenhall No. 36-J. Soler, Malta Black, 5 men Black; 7 men Black, 6 men ,rru ,%w % ,% % %,,rue%,,D %%% ,,,ru% %% 717'e% t"'ry, "ry, % |#: :ffi-,Aru ,,,%2, ,% ,rry, ?ru '|ffi-,ft,,,N % %%% % %a % 'ffi :.f{..tr\ %% %,r%%,r% ,r% % ft?ru %"ru%?ru e9l '%% 4t % T,W%A% ,ffi", g '%% E , White, 5 men. White, 9 men White, 6 men White to move and mate in two White to move and mate in two White to move'and mate in t-aryr SOLUTIONS TO LAST ISSUE ON NEXT PAGE

18 N.Z, OHESSPLAYER, JAN,.FEB,, tifllMlllllfllllll1{lliUllrfll-'rrr lltli N EW ZEALAN D PERSONALITIES ,,TEACH YOURSELF CH ESS" lll K. BEYER Perhaps the predominant fea- A well-known and popular ture of present-day chess is the Wellington player, Ken Beyer amount of literature available to was born in Denmark in 1903. He devotees of the game. No other learned to play chess at the age of sport or pastime can rival chess in 11 and when he was 15 and 16 this, and although a great many won the yearly tournament among are merely rehashes of the same 40 boys at the school which he theme, there is abundant material attended. He played chess in for the entertainment of the flrst- several clubs in Copenhagen and class player and instruction of the the provinces and was fortunate novice. In the latter class there enough to be able to attend lec- are a dozen books we can recom- tures by famous master Aaron mend, each written with the Nimzovitch. He also played objective of teaching the learner against Nimzovitch in three and each with its own particular simultaneous exhibitions. Since features that make it different coming to New Zealand in 1929 from the rest, so that a reader he has taken part in eight New may study the lot and learn some- Zealand championships. He tied thing from each. for second place with A. W. Gyles The latest of these to come men in 1934-5 at Christchurch, was under our notice is Gerald d mate in two fifth at Wellington in 1939-40 and Abrahams' "Teach Yourself third at Palmerston North in Chess," a well-written and com- s, Washington, 1.946-7. In 1929-30, at Wangantri, prehensive volume that is not only he won the brilliancy prize for his an introduction to the rudimen- game Topp and repeated with H. 1938 and the All-Wellington tary elements of the game but a men this performance in 1939-40 with scientiflc analysis of its many gam3 against Wade. championship in 1947-8. He has a R. G. second principles and aspects. In this I(ea carried off the Wellington been and third in the two game, game last mentioned events on several book, end middle and V/orking Men's Club champion- occasions. His record is ample opening are all widely and ex- ship in 1931 and 1937 and the justification for the contention pertly treated, the chapter on the lrand-icap t,::-'.iney in 1931; won the that I{. Beyer is one of New Zea- middle game being especially \YelIngtcn C.C. championship in land's foremost players. instructive. Every class of player can learn something from this book and learners will flnd it a SOLU"E"IONS of the B.C.M. It is hard to prove useful adjunct to others of thc that White has the right to castle, same nature. Nc. 22 (Cox): B-RB. but of course it is equally hard to Published by Hodder and No. 23 (J.B.): B-KB4. disprove As (Pieasants): it. a solver of over 50 Stoughton, Limited, for the Eng- I{o. 24 Q-QR4. years' standing, I quite agree with Iish Universities Press, Limited, No. 25 (I{avel): N-K4. Mr. Pleasants' plan of stating the No. 26 (Hume): R-N8. "Teach Yourse'lf Chess" is on sale number of pieces with each prob- in New Zealand bookshops at 5/6. men No. 27 (Unknor,vn): 1 R-B4, lem. [As you wiII see in this 1 mate in three i( x N; 2 O-O, K-R6; 3 KR-B3. issue, we have decided to agree No. 27 is really a very old prob- with Mr. Pleasants, too. GIad you rler, Malta lem bv Sam Loyd, pr-rblished in Iike the problems.-Ed.l the N.Y. Albion 1857, but with a men W. S. King: Superb diagrams pawn in place of the I(night. it and plentiful supply of games and iras been estimated that there are news. Havcl's three-mover is a ir.prvards of 1000 problems existent rrronderful pieee of work and :n rvirich castling com:s into p1ay. must rank as one of the best ever IThe B.C.M., Dec. 1948, contains ccmposed. It is indeed pleasing to line castling problems. It claim: see a problem by Mr. L. Pleasants, to have publishe d more of this of Napier. May we see more of class of problem than any other them. The question in No. 27 is: nagazine.-Ed.l In a stalemate position, whence Correct solutions sent in by W. came the black Ifing? If from S. King (Chrjsichurch), E. A. R7 after being checked by the LePetit (Invercargill), A. D. Rook moving from Nl to R1, there Harris (Auckland) 22 and 27, W. is no mate in three. [Many thanks Devos brought off a sensational J. D. Barnes (Tokanui) except 26. for appreciative remarks. We will mate by 1 .... 2 I{xQ, publishing QxPch; TO THE EDITOR be more of Mr. N-N 5 ch; 3 K-B 3, P-I( 5 ch; Pleasants' problems. Did you try 4 I( x P, N/2-B 3 ch; 5 I{-B 3, i men E. A. LePetit: No. 23 is a flne ::econstructing with the black K N-K 4 ch; 6 K-B 2, N/S-N 5 ch; two piece rd mate in of work. The late J.B. was, on 86 and white R (B1) on N1 ? 7 I(-N 1, LK 6 mate (A. O'KelIy I think, formerly problem editor R-Bl ch does the trick,-Ed.l v. P, Devos, Belgium, 1937).

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::i::t ii:: lti:lii. l:: l!:. ii: !:::!l: "Cullll0Llllfiflln11{,''r rrr I lll l: : lfllllr i Tlimu Moscow Voriotion that I had relied on for years, Gastein (Lundin). From Mose;,u' iiwl@r ' I . . . . N-R4; is answered by 10 we cull the draw between B'r"- flEMilt- "iI,lrl,iili tL_,! There has been much comment N-Q4, as in Alexander Abra- vinnik and Yugoslavia's ] or..",0 l& liuntrrttuttt",nur*Lg that Vassily Smyslov, 2?-year-old hams, British championship,- 1948, master Trifunovic. It is of gleo Soviet grandmaster, should have but not by 10 R-Ql, B-QB4; 11 interest to players of the S-a'r dl,t 6r-4 u g ]tir-4, t e flnished second in the recent World B-K3, BxB; 12 QxB, P-QB4; Defence who wonder what to m, g Championship. Smyslov proved as recommended by Purdy. about the Exchange Variati:u- llxl !li-*g 1; that he is an unusually strong end Notes by R. G. Wade. ry 6tr4 Jl 10 R-Q1, NxB; ,iti I*Ji I game player, usually not spec- No. 191 Reshevsky played 10 .... P- Game du 6L{, E li tacular in the opening or middle rfir{,1 game-just strong and steady. N5; against Smyslov in round 21, SLAV DEFENCE lli There is no justiflcation to regard but White retains an edge by 11 M. P. Trifunor-l: rliii $r' s !' B-K3, NxB; 12 RPxN, Botvinnik him as stronger than Keres or Q-Ei1; 1P-Q4 P-Q4 rBlllitttuL lL :,,,ilN rlr*ii 13 14 P Reshevsky. The latter two were P-84, QP x P; x P, P-R3; ur]lllltflltrllrillLllli: t : 15 16 N-N3, 2 N_KB3 N-KB3 - real possibilities for the world QN-Q2, B-K2; 3 P_84 P_B3 i&ilmuililttttrrrrrrrrlt, ),::: .,,-.- Castles; as in the game, and now :r I title and were inclined to play to 4 PxP PxP '{ifl*f llll -,*";il * 17 P-R3, followed by B-B5. i. the score-which meant trying to 5 N_B3 N_83 .irffi*nl0iiEliil - l'i win at all costs, after Botvinnik's l1 RPxN, Q-8 1;12 P-84! 6 B_B4 B_84 '@jii, ,,tturtLtt ruu, ' ::r I i l magniflcent was rilMlilllmulillllr start. Smyslov Better than 12 B-N5, P-KR3; 7 P_KS P_K3 --]rr r l there to play chess according to ffi&8ff{ ttlu rrur ::i ufll 13 B--R4, and now 13 . .. . P- If 7 .... B B-Q3, BxSir the position on the board in front Q-N3; iffitttttttt{lltflrrrrr rr ,P KN4 would have been good in I Q x B, P-K3; 10 Cas-is .,* ", of him and, possessing no illu- n&iliiuurutt mr ::u* Lrr - sions as- to his chances, was not Keres-Reshevsky, round 18. (Chekhover Eur,ve, Leningr:e 1934). - lflil H& i,, L disillusioned. Notes by R. G. LZ .... QPxP; l3 PxP, Bx qll)lfln*_lu])r Wade. P; 14 Q-I( 4, N-K 2; 8 Q-N 3, B-Q N 5'; I B- . .. 15 QN5, ll{lltltiltrttru*ill.llr I : i{*r Game No. 190 If 14 . N-N5; B-N5, iffiir [Il]r : i B-QB4; 16 N-R3 (better than If I N-Ks, and ii 9r RUY LOPEZ Q-R4; ] 16 R-QBch), is good for White. P-QR3, BxN; 10 PxB, Cast-es. {Nl$nq *-- V. M. Euwe ,i.,[l ,{F-" r[ ]ii I Smyslov 15 N-R 3, P-Q B 3; 11 Q x NP, Q-R4; t2 D-r.fi"4- 1 P-K 4, P-K 4; 2 N-K B 3, Q-\8" Itl-,l[i ; : 15 .... B-I{3; 16 NxP, with QR-NI; 13 BxR, RxB; 14 Q- N-QB3; 3 B-Ns, P-QR3; 4 Ql, QxPch; 15 N-Q2, R-\-l llill.-rll ,, ;;,, L--.[. N P; 17 NxPch as a possibility. 'lffitLLur B-R 4, N-B 3; 5 Castles, x 16 R-QB1, R-B7; 17 RxR, Ex \! games 16 NxB, PxN;17 QxP (B4), Due to a number of in R; 18 Q-Bl, N-QR4; is Trifur:- ll0llll fl;!lP,:c l- the World Championship theorists Q_N 2; vic's analysis. '5'fl r d,,r.( ,:): are not keen on playing this, the B. H. \Mood in " Chess " points 9 .... Castles; 10 Castles (Kr. Tarrasch Defence. Whether that out 17 18 flMufifin! that if .... Q-KS; Rx lWl1.*d0llu,, is a correct opinion is not yet P, QxQ; 19 RxReh, N-B1; 20 Analysis from " Shakmaty '' a I I-t] 10 goes 10 'ifltffilfl ;tit ; r: ,i ; known. The closed defence by R x N ch, K-I{2; 21P'-B7 ch, K- BxN .... BxNel i 5 .... B-K2; is not too popular K3 (21 .... K-K1; 22 B-N5); 11 QxIl, R-QBI; t2 N-Ki, 1**,,filt11 ,tltl ,- i due to having been overworked. 22 Rx Pch, QxR; 23 N-Q4ch, P x N; 13 N x QBP, Q-Q2; 14 R- Ml*,,t@:llt, ,H ri; QB1, N-K5; 15 N-K7ch, illlflft ilil,,,-i,: 6 P-Q 4, K-Q4; 24 NxQ, KxN; 25 R- Qx\- Q8, P-KN3; 26 B-qz, wins with 16 Q x R, Q-NS ch; 17 K-E* ffiilIfifl An alternative worth serious the extra pawns. QxNP; 18 B-N3, N-Q?ch: i rNW Ll-{ s r'-- study is 6 R-K1, N-B4; 7 BxN, K-Kl, N-B5; with advantage :o, nil[ QPxB; BP-Q4. 18 P-I{ 6, P-B 3; 19 R-Q ?, B1ack. Q-N4;20 QxQ, BPxQ;21 N- rffi,,r14fuY1114p,,, 6.... P-QN4; Q 4, B-B 1; 22 B-I( 3, N-N 3; 10 BxN; 11 BxN, Br 12 illtflfi ,ilF-oi ,i, ,L The Riga Variation,6 .... Px 23 RxRP, N-K4; 24 R-N7, NP; BxNP, BxR; l3 RxG" rtlL ,n gr Q-N 3; 14 B x R, E x B. Drasl. lflh :ytli P; 7 R-K1, P-Q4; is refuted by B-B 4; 25 N-B 5, Castles; 26 tillr mr{i t,,,, i!.-,"rr B B-KNs, Q-Q3; I P-84. P-R 3, Resigns. Llm{ilill1 luli, ,!F---il 7 B-N3, P-Q4; 8 PxP, B- SHATTERED fl3ffi1ilti, tu;t :J; K 3; I Q-I( 2, A Yeor of Tourneys rHl rlf,r,: lllL * : d An amazing offshoot of -":p rttl- A variation analysed first (?) year Urm,, tttiillll ,ir by C. S. Howell, later Tarta- The 1948 proved to be one growing popularity of etenall by of interesting tourneys, the most chess has been the developmeo kower, and played in the 1947 course, the U.S.S.R. championship Keres. important being, of of the correspondence game. Hele 6@mrd by World Championship. Other im- are lacking the ever-press=* 9.... N-B4; portant ones were the Tchigorin demands of a ticking clock in-.-- lM, fl]ililnfi 1I Played in all four games of this tourney in Moscow (won by tent on a move to be played ffiffir ttlltmr:r i; r l variation that occurred the Plata r|fl in Botvinnik), Mar del urgently despite the intricacies d fiuiillldilnw World Championship. The quieter (Eliskases), Saltsjobaden (Bron- the position. And here the ti-red" defence I . .. . B-K2; is met by stein), Budapest (Szabo), Buenos business man can play witho,rd rm!il{lrliliilJt*iilm 1 -":c 10 R-Ql, Castles; 1 P-B4 Aires (Najdorf), Karlsbad- club worries. And what of EullllllllL llllllltlr (Tartakower, 1939). The defence Marienbad (Foltys) and Bad farmer in the backblocks? He -ur liilj frlr-q$ ! {i, I

PO N.Z. QHESSPLAYE_B, JAN.-FEB., 19lS lllffi,,MMlll11li1liffi1-,u reo longer deprived of civilisation! Holenweg, the winner of this game, is the United States corre- sP wonder jf of the sh otes bv R. rom Moscow Game No. 192 ltrveen Bot- NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENCE via's young 6 Q-B 3 ch I(_N 2 great H. Holenweg A. Menzel t is of 1P_Q4 N-I{B3 a P-Q4! :f the Slav McGilvary is to do 2 P-QB4 P_r(S wide awake to the rvhat 3 N-QB3 B_Ns KING'S importance of development in this : Variation. ,4 TOUR P-I( 3 P_Q N 3 difficult position and sacrifrces a 5 N-K 2 Casfles par,vn just for one tempo. It 191 6 P-QR3 B_Kz gives the best chance. 7 N-B4 4.,,. NCE pxpP_Q4 PxP Trifunovic 8 PxP 8 P_KR4 B_K 2 9 P_R5 R_8 1? -Q4 , Not the best, but he can hardly -KB3 be,blamed for overlooking Whiteis xP-83 Game No. l9rl brilliant reply, VIENNA GAME 10 B-R6ch!! I{xB -83 11 PxPch B-BE -B4 H. A. -r( 3 McGilvary S. J. W'ebb If 11 .... KxP;12 e-R5ch, l-Q3, B x B; I P_K 4 P_K 4 and mate next move, or 11 ,... 10 Castles , N_QB3 N_KB 3 K-N2; 12 RxPch, K-N1: 13 Leningrad, 3 B_B 4 NxP Q-R5, B-83; and'the Rook is ^ 9_ B-Q 3, B-N 2; t0 Castles, several good sacriflced at N7 or RB and. mate Q N_Q 2; ___-O-"" of replies to next move. {5'; I B- White's last move and t-he one Spackman gives if l0 .... N- which caused Alekhine to 12 RxBch QxR K5; I1 KNxP, p- abandon 13 QxRch I(xP and if 9 or 10.... the Vienna. Others are B-Ei4, i4: QB4; 11 Q-B3. 14 Q-N 8 ch K_B 3 'x B, Castles; N-BS and P-B3. _ 11 Q-N 3, P-B B; t2 p-B 3, 4 BxPch t2 Q-N3, r; 13 4, p p p, 14 3_ -4 P-I( xp; 14 x glance LxB; Q- N-B 1; 15 B-K 3, N-N 5; At flrst this looks the -Q2, R-N?; 17 RxR, Bx Who would not play this? 4; is Trifuno- 16 QxBPch!!, K-R1; Castles (K), 15 P_KN4 [akmaty " on A much shorter route was 1b ... BxNch; is able to s-et up, thereby gaining t2 N-K5, control of important central FQ2; 14 R- squares and decreasing K7ch, QxN; the lnove. manoeuvreability of White,s men. L: 17 K-B1, The text also concedes the two N-Q? ch; 19 17 B-B 4, N_R 3; Bishops._to Rlack and is directly 15 advantage to responsible Q-r( 2 17 . ... N-Q2; 18 N-K6 wins for the loss of th-e 16 P-N 5 ch K-R 4 the Queen. [Sht_ for the centre, getting only 17 N-I(2 exN 1 BxN, Bx the KBP in return for the cen- 18 K-Q 2 5 18 Q-R 5, B-N 4; 19 N-N 6 posted r(-N rR; 13 RxB, traily KP. Better is 4 19 R-N I ch K-R 6 x B. Drawn. Q-R5, N-QS; 5 QxKpch. 20 R-N 3 ch I(-R 5 4 I(xB 21 Q-B 8 Q_I( 3 RED 5 NxN P-I{NB? 22 N-B 4 Q-I( 6 ch - In_ these open games speed.y 23 PxQ KxR ;hoot of the development is of the utmosi 24 N-I{ 2 ch of eternal importance and the loss of one and wins development move will often make all the A very aggressive game on :e game. Here CORN ERED McGilvary's part. ever-pressrng A game from the German Lg clock insis- tearns championship:- to be played "Why don't you mate him? ,intricacies of Game No. 193 Taking pieces doesn,t win.,, here the tired "That's aII right. If lrou take all play without ENGLISH OPENING his parvns he can't make them i rvhat of the Liicke Brinckmann B-RB), K-Nl; 7 N-N5 (if into Queens." olocks? He is I P-Q84, P-QB3; 2 N- instead 7 N-K2,'B-K2; and Nl-

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N.Z. CORRESPON DENCE CHESS A BRILLIANT GAI1IE By A. W. GYLES ASSOCIATION To my mind a brilliant game is one in which tl-: Acidress all correspondence to the Secretary, winner by a sacriflcial lombination obtains -. P.O. Box 287, Wanganui. winning advantage. If the sacriflce lead-s to a force: Conciitions concerning awards for "Brilliancy," mate in a few moves which could have been fairL;- "Best Reeovery" and "gs5f Q26g5"1- easily calculated before the sacriflce was made. l would not classify it as a brilliant game unless tL: (a) Tu.o trophies are awarded each year for the initial and following moves were not obviou= best game in ourney-c1as Again, the game should not be n-rarred by obvious." and classes 4, ophy for the weak play by the loser prior to the sacriflce. In th.-- in each class tourneys. E case the game most probably could have been rr-c: shall be entit e two of his easily without the sacrifice. payment of an entry fee of 6d per game. Some authorities (b) Trophies are provided for brilliancy and the winner by a su best recovery, both open classes. Each player may gradually obtains a nominate trvo of his games for each award. Games the loser has made n from the trophy tourneys, handicap tourney, fol the purposes of matches and "friendlies" are e1igible. games should be entered for the best game awaro: To CHANGE OF ADDRESS Corresponilence sum up,.therefore, in my view a brilliant gan--= players please note - ls one rn tvhlch from an apparently even positic- that the secretary's address has which has good been changetl and now is: P.O. Box 287, Wanganui. arisen from play on both sid.es ti-= lvinner makes a sacriflce of material which is nc: too obvious and as a result of further good play- enables him to win the game. INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CHESS Extract from th Chess Association's BEST GAME 1948:-"C. J. S. Pur By E. H. SEVERNE are independent nations in chess and otherwise. If the term "best game,, is used without sor:_- Moreover, New Zealand, unfortunately, is not definite qualiflcation .rvould affiliated as far as I know.' Bulletin Editor: ,New there be no use f,:: other terms of praise or approbation such a_. Zealand did enter the six boards tourney, but di.d. have not start, and has since been silent, great "brilliant." We seen and played vario.;= to ciur master players' books of ,,best,, gahes which ar= regret.'" sound and brilliant games combined. But ,- In connection with the above, R. G. Wade common parlance there does seem to be a distinctio' comments: I understand that New Zealand was drawn between a brilliancy and a best game, othe:- E, originally placed (19a6) in a section with South wise why use both terms, sometimes in the sar= American countries under a mistaken idea that tournament, and invite entries for each kind? T]:; they would be the most accessible. I feel that New present writer would like to see the element c: Zealand should re-enter, at the same time soundness stressed forwarding to the I.C.C.A. the showing of both mate air. mail elapses betrry superior imaginativ Chile, U.S.A., the United' of a "sacrifice" or give officials an id.ea of diffi decisive advantage further neglect of the brilliancy. Thus a hard-fought game on both sicie. llllrflllt in which the players make no or postal chess. Take ,,bestobvious mistakes ma- previous visitors have well be included arnong games.,, tl.'i;nTlr:rt":1j11i"1 tillflllllf[lllllulllil m achi e v ement s of a c ountry J" BEST RECOVEEY social ones. By J. D. STEELE ,llflltnrttttilum,lrr lllll l "recover plal-e:- bad pos himse_' ut the as poner: ase rvith ies th- year, which really amount to ,,who blundered last. - 'Ihe merit of a "best recovery" is in the play of : pJ?-yer who, in a bad position, makes things a. $!ffigult as possible for his opponent and exploi- his limited counter-play to the lull.

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e in which the )n obtains a !.IANDICAP TOURNEY ids to a forced ve been fairly u-as made, I me unless the not obvious. i by obviously T.T. Class In thisr Ratliff, drew rrif,ce. Hollis, drew Jo ar-e been won Jones,'W'atts; beat Jones, dre as brilliant if beat Ratliff; R, : good moves :age although ak moves; but I rhink these game awards, brilliant game even position both sides the rvhich is not rer good play

ri-ithout some e no use for T,T. Class 4.-Pilkinston beat McCombie, Neil- Collins; Toothill beat Parsons; Faulkner beat John- ii.on such as son, Vincent, Dickie; McCombie drern Mcilellan; ston, Paull; Mrs. Sayers beat Thorne 1!, Wing. Lawed various :es which are ied. But in re a distinction : game, other- PAUL'S BOOK ARCADE : in the same LIMITED, HAMI!.TON --h kind? The re element of s rerrealed by BOOKS ON CE-EHSS 'shen through 1-er by means We con supply the foU.owing play gains a is called a My Best Games of Chess, Iloffer, L., Chess 6/9 on both sides t9/ - Mieses, J., Manual of 6/S mistakes may Endings for 3/9 Mieses, J., Instructive tes." E., Chess Chess 4/6 3/9 Marshall, Frank J., Mv Fifiv ifears'ot'Cfress tz/9 (including 140 of My Best Games) 24/ - L5/9 du Mont, J., The Basis of Combination in 3t/6 Chess t2/9 5/3 Reinfeltl, Fretl, that a player, 'icates and Present .. 7/6 himself 5/3 Reinfelil, Fred, I(eres' Best or Che;s; i his opponent. Modern Chess Openings I9/- 1931 - 1940 'Game t5/9 he entries this, 9/- last?" Znosko-Borovsky, E,, The urdered for the, Fun of It .. 6/9 Chess tz/9 the play of a kes things as i and exploitsr WHEN ORDERING PLEASE ADD POSTAGE i.-FEB., l94D l*,z. oHESSPLAYER, JAN.-FEB., 1949 AI]CKLAND CIIE SS CLI]B (INC].) Third I Floor, His Majesty's Arcade, eueen Street, Auckland ;: Phnne 30-3611 OPEN AFTERNOONS _ MONDAY TO FEIDAY CLUB NIGHTS: MONDAY AND THUESDT\Y I VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME Further partlculars from JoHN JAMES, Hon. Secretarv

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