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iZ. CHESSPLAYEE, DECEMBER, 1950 Page 101 THE lIEW ZEALAXlt OTAGO'S BLEDISLOE CUP WIN Book Review rn mai:: :?,ITISH on Oc Ci-;: CHESS winnin Bound Volume I h ei-: December, 1949. games Cusa:r w_as playeo over the board. at Dunedin. Otago i-= However good a c white at even boards. Details:- _. /and the British :---e. Otago Civic our subject, is ' Official Organ =-ue is enhanced 1. S. J. Webb . . New Zealand Chess Association .. .. v. N. T. Fletcher . . i:;eS are examinec New Zealand Correspondence 2. W. Lang v. J. R. Cusack .... Chess Association 3. J. F. Lang ..... v. L. Lindekrans ... The B.C.M.'s 12 i ---'e1y bound, make PUBLISHED EVERY TWO MONTHS 4. W. B. Stenhouse . v. R. Teece ::le 5. R. Rasa -1- impression on : Single Copies 2/-. Subscription 11/- per year. v. J. W. Ross ...... l- 6. R. W. Lungley .. 1 v. A. S. Goldsmith begin with, ii Editor .L many bei: and Problem Editor: A. L. Fletcher 7. R. Watt 2 v. A. Summers ..... l:res, B. 1 ::-endidly by Game I Associates: A. McDermott .. v. A. F. Faulkner . , 1_ l. Alexander. 9. R. McDermid ... 2 v. F. Kivell - I n. G. wade 10. .L r-u]d provide mater 'fnternational R. E. Williamson 2 v. D. Wiseman . .. .. Master, formerly N.Z. Champion l_ . -;t books 11. J. K. L. Webling 2 v. R. Davey of masie J. D. Steele : F. G. McSherry : H. D. Addis 12. A. C. Twose . ... 0 v. W. Anderson . .. . -{n outstanding tec Manager: F. G. McSherry 13. R. J. Glass ..... 1 v. H. Rhodes ...... : a series of seven ie 14. I .. Addless correspondence for Editor, Problem Editor, C. Ahern 2 v. A. Johnston ..... :; Dr. M. Euwe. L . - or Manager_respectively 15. A. C. B. Ward 2 v. C. Roberts ...... Judging in Che. to the N.Z. Chessptayer,- 256 Dominion Road, Auckland S.2. 16. J. F. McEwan .. 1 v. A. Hartmann . -. r :u1d make a sep: 17. Dr. R. Gardner 1 Distributing Agents: Gordon v. W. Haycraft . .. . . ;:at merit. & Gotch (A,asia) Ltd. 18. J. A. Jackson .. I v. Mrs. Goldsmith 19. ^\ flne single iter: I. H. Penrose . . . 1 v, J. Goldsmith . .. . Volume 3-No. 17 :: J. Mieses on Ca December, 1950 20. J. J. Marlow . ... 1 v. O. Strom - e celebrated Vienl, ' -:h Em. Lasker i: 15 --::ch for the Worl PLAYERS FOR THE N.Z. TITLE * . -,:o, and who lvas I-\ONTESTANTS for the 58th New Zealand NEW ZEALAND CHESS ASSOCIATION -- a set match. ! Chess Championship, starting at Christchurch No advice had been received from England abc_: lhe B.C.M. Droc on Boxing Day, 1950, have been announced a suitable date for the British Com-monwea---: - -- ler T. R. Dar.-. by the Management Committee of the New Zealand, Cham_pions_lrip_at the time the December meeting :i : -':rse, long been r Chess Association as follows:- the New Zealand Chess Association Council ii-:*= -e of the best in thr held. - It is now very unlikely that the tourney ..l __ The magazine be held during 1951. fur-: r small but very gor .;:ion, and is embr t .r), many smaller f ,, ; - rd one being O t ::ars Ago,,, by R. l J. F. Lang, Otago F. A. Haight, Auckland accepted by the Councit. No further action is :: be taken .-ecialist in chess hi Entries for other events at Congress in view of the frankness of the Ota:: srs;- report and fuII explanation of the circumstances. We liked a referei:t -: _trl a correspond, The Bledisloe Cup will be presented to Ota:: ,,memora during the Congress at Christchurch. :_:-thical) A. W. Gyles reported j:: -::ween Shripton Ti _ that an import licence ! chess sets had been granted and a number of Ci-:,: rpping Gasworks Ll Valley sets would arrive soon. .ditor J. du Mont - The president of the N.Z.C.A., A. S. Hollanc:: - :ased with the acb of Christchurch, was present ' First Class.-R. T. Woodfield (Levin), V. Hay and.took the chair. ---:rself and his assoc (Otago), * ---= 69th year of pr:b I. Barker, N. L. McBeth and F. R. Best :,:able (Christchurch). WELLINGTON NOTES chess periocilc A. Wellard- E. V. Cuff '-=gazineln 1950 the Br (C required, four. of the Welling has a chaner all minor events.. Ifis successor i ' :-trol. J. du IrIo'" * to Wellington . -:ceeded as Editor b Dr. B. M. i-i the Games Edito: NEW ZEALAND SCHOOLBOY CHAMPIONSHIP lecturing appo R. J. Glass, co-winner of the first New Zealand during this month. His geniality and p1a1-:.; Schoolboy Championship, has been awarded the strength will be missdd in New Zealand. WELLIN trophy for the best game of the tourney. The trophy is a two;year subscription to the CHESSPLAYER, * II'ELLINGTON SP donated by E. G. A. Frost, of Wellington. ON THE COVER In giving the names of boys who drew with The chess class at Aylesbury Road Moc'_- Dr. Allerhand in his simul, the name of Edgar Hift, County School, Bromley. Dossiblv the onlv E_: - TUESDAY, THL* of Auckland, was omitted by some inadvertence. school in Britain including chess in the curricri.-::r-

Pase 102 N,Z. CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBEB, 1*5ri \2. CHESSPLAYER,

- Golombek, the eminent British Birdis in their own garies. And Book Review. . . player and author. The magazine why not? ::.ITISH CHESS MAGAZINE can nolv be dispatched to overseas One item that took our fancy Bound Volume), January to subscribers by air mail (at a sur- was the following, which occurred December, 1949. charge). The Air Mail Edition as a possibility only in a game is printed on beautiful paper However good a (Indian paper) won by Zukertort, Berlin 1874: . (and the British Chess Maga- of very little good), weight, which adds to the Count de Kostaki Epoureano -:er our subject, is very its attractiveness of the journal. This Civic =iue is enhanced when a year's i:ues are examined in book form. is an enterprising move by the Fletcher B.C,M. which rvi1l be in,elcomed ,rrrut Cusack .. The B.C.M.'s 12 issues of 1949, by those who want the latest :dekrans .. -,:ely bound, make a very favour- wrinkles ahead of the other fellow. t -ce...... ,-:e impression on several counts. , Ross ...... rar - begin with, there are 210 -A.L.F. Goldsmith :.:nes, many being annotated * 7"ru,t t l!--ners . . . ::endidly by Games Editor C. H. "/,ru_ Faulkner - D. Alexander. These games % % % r-e1l..... ruld provide material for at least '1. P-KB4 (A EeITlan . . . o books of master games. Guide to Bird's ,t',rr,rufr,r/.ru_ e i1-e]-...... Opening) by An outstanding technical feature % Jlderson . . R. E. Robinson.- , a series of seven Iengthy articles (London: The ):]nston Dr. M. Euwe, " On Planning Mercury Press) ocer-ts ..--d Judging in Chess," which also Zukertort (conceding QN) :u1d make a separate book of Since receiving :,:at merit. I I(xB .'!rdlL for review a copy 2 Q-N6ch PxQ Goiosmith -\ fine single item is an article of " 1. P-K B 4," 3 PxPch I(-Rl :1.-*nith J. Mieses on , we have noticed sundry reviews 4 RxPmate : celebrated Viennese who drew of the same in other chess th Em. Lasker in a 10-game journals. Having had our thunder From the diagram, the actual ' :tch for the World Champion- stolen, we can only emit an finish was: -p, and who was never beaten antipodean echo of that laudatory 1 - a set match. comment. 2 BxB The B.C.M. problem section, Mr. Robinson (is he the party 3 Q-N6 -der T. R. Dawson, has, of referred to by R. J. Broadbent in 4 N-N5 , rrse, long been recognised as his effective introduction as the 5 PxP of the besi; in the world. " man who adopted Bird's Opening 6 PxP -e 7 PxNdisch The magazine further contains regularly and has achieved excellent results with it . ." ?) 8 R-R8ch . small but very good end game 9 .:iion, and is embellished with has produced a really good and P_B7 :r'\r many smaller features, a unusual chess book. Briefly, it Hundred consists of nearly 250 annotated - rd one being " One games at Bird's --=ars Ago," by R. N. Coles, the Opening, including :cialist in chess history. a section of From games ODOMINION ROAD C.C. ITEMS and a few other games related to A six-round Swiss handicap We liked a reference in a letter Bird's, €.8., Nimzovitch Attack, tournament with 26 players has trr a correspondent to the with many diagrams; an historical just been concluded at Dominion :-1'thical) " memorable friendly and analytical intrcduction; a Road. R. M. Haycock won with .::ween--:pping Shripton Thursday and photograph of H. E. Bird and an 6 points, next being A. J. Gasworks II." account of his chess career; and a Macnamara with 4L. Haycock =ditor J. du Mont can be well most complete index of opening thus wins the Patron's Cup and =ased with the achievement of moves. Macnamara the Douglas Cup. V. :self and his associates in this, The games range from those by A. Rowland and D. Goodall won '= 69th year of publication of a leading world masters to strongish prizes. -:able chess periodical. amateurs. Many of the games are The club u/as pleased with its -n 1950 the British Chess undoubtedly splendid, some of the champion, Barry C. Menzies, -=gazine has a change of editorial combinative flnishes being brpath- and Jack Bailey, who secured -irol. J. du Mont has been taking. The book.can be recom- third and equal fourth places -:ceeded as Editor by B. Reilly, mended to all players, specially respectively in the recent Auck- r the Games Editor is now H. those who are prepared to try land Chess League Championship. WELLINGTON OIIESS CLI]B Secretary: Esterman, WELLINGTON SPORTS CENTRE WAI(EFIELD STREET L. 67 Garden Rd., Northland. President: A, W. Gyles, TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY - 7.30 to 11 p.m. Phone 26-619.

,' Z. CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBER, 1950 Pase 103 GISBORNE simply not on the map. The onli- AROUND THE NEW The Gisborne club champion- hope for better chess here lies ::- WADE'S RUY giving young players promlr: ZEALAND CLUBS . ship (fi.ve-round Swiss) resulted: of Two further gar: . J. H. Walker 4!, E. Beanish 4], every chance to meet in matc- : -emid (German5,1. P. Fischbach 2.!-, Bruce Kay 2L, J. pla;, the four or flve moderate-. OTAGO Holdsworth 2, Ll. Meredith 2, J. good players we possess. Ti-. lhe sixth game: 81' the death of Mr. J. H. F. Cranswick 2, F. Cranswick 1. The Championship offers them the-- Game No. 3 Hamel on October 6, at the age of only good opportunity. If we a:'= Gisborne club is in recess until RUY LOPT 85. the Otago C.C. loses a link early in February. to improve intc a third-rate che-.. s-ith its earlier days. Mr. Hamel nation, instead of being mere11- . Steinitz Defence I joined the club 1898, which W'ELLINGTON country that plays a lot of inferic: in in G. Wade L 1'-ear he played in the telegraph Wellington Chess League A chess, we must open the Char:-- -R. match against Oamaru. For the grade individual championship pionship. - P_K4 P_ next 40 years he continued to progress scores: Gyles 5-0, Dr. A. E. TURNER (Auckland) ] N_KB3 \- represent the club at top boards Allerhand 4i-i. ] B_Ns P_ in inter-club matches. He was Dr. Al'lerhand is a sure w.inner {B_R4 P_ honorary secretary of the club in of the Wellington C.C. charnpion- It has become apparent that tr= ; P_B3 place, 1903-06 and president in 1907. ship. W. J. Emery won the B Srviss system has its b-: - he building of a I S. J. Webb is now certain of grade from L. P. Williams. there are many circumstance-. '-ns to give White's I championship for where it is better to use the rour.- -gest endurance. the Otago club NAPIER robin. pertinent argume:-: 1950. 11 12 One With wins out of against the use the Swiss a: iB- games and two to play, he cannot L. Pleasants won the Napier of j P-Q4 Kt nos'be overtaken. He has played C.C. championship this year. Congress, as I see it, is this: ^:- extraordinarily good chess during player does like to have sorr-= -in idea of Rubinste chance of being placed. Suppo.= : Keres in recent the season and won his games in ':s:rves 1'e aII three telegraph matches. It READERS' VIEWS . . there are 36 entrants for Congre=. the option professional and that they play several rountr-. . -rting his K4 b:- \ is regrettable that To the Editor in one class under the Ss'is. .'-KN3 and B-N2. duties preclude his playing in the . Nerv Zealand Championship this THE SWISS SYSTEM BEPOBT Under usual Congress rules ::-= LN3 P_ The N.Z.C.A. committee's report top 12 to 18 '"vill be placed. Ti.: year, as on his current form he players lYhite's threat was rvould certainly be dangerous. on the last Majcr Open comes as a near the bottom have :-: big surprise to those who attended chance. If these 36 players a:t i N-R4 Winners in other grades have divided Championsh-; the meeting of competitors after into the -\ move from Sml's not yet emerged with certainty. the last Congress. That meeting Premier Reserrres and Third Cla-.. the intermediate, C. Twose $N- In A. recommended to the N.Z.C.A. 72 players in each, playing = with nine wins out of 13 games round robin, four to six of ::-= junior, Counc.il that i1 consider running liot 8 ... P-KN4 pla1'ed; and in the V. Hay the Nerv Zealand Championship bottom 12 of the original 36 r,.'-- l-R2; 10 B x NP, s'ir n'ith 10 points and one game to on the same lines as the 1949 be placed in theil appropt'-a:= } P_KN3 p1a1-, are present leaders. Either Major Open. [Our recollection is class and will be perfectly hap;-. could be caught by a last-minute that,the recommendation was " on The others will also be hap;' -jere I Q-Rb is co run by other competitors. a system based on the 'Auckland feeling they had some chance -: . Q-B3 and 11 system,' with a maximum of 32 being placed. Also there s'o"-- +a- AUCKLAND p1ayers."-Ed.l As this annual be no chance of Smith, stren_--: IP_KB4! Following the club champion- meeting of competitors is the only unknown but negiigible, mee:'-5 ship, a King's Gambit tourney representative gathering of strong the champion, a f arce riseless : Schmid conducted on a points handicap players held, one woulC expect its both. I know the difficulties i:-: system provided an interesting recommendations to carry some any selection committee r..,--r contest for 16 players. Four weight with the Council. But the have in placing in their right cl'..: rounds saw Rev. C. G. Flood the report acknowledges the meeting's entrants for Congress tourne:-:, winner with B+ points, A. L. recommendations only by impli- but u'ith the widening acqua.,i-- Fletcher and R. J. Browne being cation, in the words (3) (d): " If tance of and with tourney pla]'e--. second equal with B points each. the N.Z.C.A. should ever decide to the task of such a committee r depart from the present rules rapidly becoming easier, and :: , Fourteen have entered for the the duty of any club or lea;-e Summer Cup. The leaders after relating to the New ZeaTand give three rounds are D. B. Duggan Championship ." One would nominating a player to i 3-0, C. A. Rose 2-0 and B. H. hardly gather from this that the details of that player's strer-;--- P. Marsick 2-0. most representative possible group whether or not it is already kncr: of N.Z.C.A. members had already to the selection committee. S-:r: REMUEBA decided on speciflc changes. [Our considerations as the above :r'- On an October Saturday, C. G. correspondent fnay be confusing never deter me from taking ;=:- and in Congress. I lvill be there tl'r Burry took a coaching party to the functions of the Council --.:- King's School, Remuera, com- the sub-committee bringing down to flnd the answer to 1 P-Ki : opening every possible opportunity. --*.: prising C. P. Belton, W. Webb, R. the report.-Ed.l Against -,: E. Baeyertz, I. S. Crawford, B. A. the Championship, the report are rl,e condemned for eve: --:er this move, B- urges only the " aura that suffer those meaningless na:-=:,: Mayhill and Dr. H. Burrell. A " Major :' : difficulties. Be:: short chess talk was given by surrounds it-the aura, in a land Open and First Class -- :-:6. when White s:- Belton, and a match was played which in about three-quarters of will common sense one da1' ;::-- :-Q5, followed u; against a team of the boys. The a century of organised chess has vail and rename these c11.-ia:i .. :th no cleal adr': visitors were entertained at supper produced exactly one masterl This Premier Reserves and I:--:: _- Q-R5, P-KN3: by the principal and his u'ife, Mr. is a dangerous misconception. As CIass? ., ..i. and Black uir.-. and Mrs. J. R. Morris. a chess nation, New Zealand is RALPH WOODFIELD (Le'.'-- PxE

N,Z, l"OE{ Pase 104, CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBER, CHESSPLAYER, f "l-i.o -- ; Schmid s :-ere lie: -: WADE'S RETURNS DIVIDENDS :s a; pl'Cl:---z Two further games from the match between R. G. Wade and L. ---*'- : rmid (Germany). The notes are by Wade. =<-::: - , c --^i^---:::-uuc- c-'_- The sixth game: 12 P-K 5 2 ; :--= Q-rr % rrr -::eSS 13 NxP N-NB Game No. 319 t% "% "ffi %. r-t Ii v,-e..:: RUY LOPEZ The defensive position thought :-r':i-1-:ie ca-=-:: Steinitz Defence Deferred out many moves before by my % % ?rua1,w €-a I niere-:'- : opponent has one flaw. l:: of itlle:-:- :R. G. Wade L. Schmid 14 P-K6! t%"ry,%% :.- :1e Ci'-=-- BPxP . P_K4 P_I( 4 14 ... BxP; 15 BxB, PxB %%%"% . N_I{B3 N_QB3 is similar to the game. -\uck1ani. , LN5 P_QR3 tt t 15 N_N 6 1B_R4 P_Q 3 Q_B 3 l6 NxR P_N 3 ra:ent thai --:-: : P-BB .-- White has a potential win on Wade '-lrao lhe building a centre of material by 17 N x P, J-rcumstar-a= -ms to give White's the but Black 12 4 could put up a fierce resistance. N-Q ::e the r-o'il-: -gest endurance. White's allgum-:': My next move thoroughly dis- threat was 13 N x B ch, -=:-i ,.... B_Q 2 organises defence. RxN; 14 BxN. : - the :a-e 5\\'1SS 6 P-Q4 I( N_I( 2 :1. is this: -!- 17 P-85! NPxP 13 NxP! KxN it have scr-: -in idea of Rubinstein's fostered Not 13 14 Keres in recent years. Black 17 ... KPxP allows either 18 ... BxB; RxRch, :ceci. SuPPc- N-B7 or 18 B-B7 ch. :s for Congre:. :::rv€s the option of strong- 14 QxN P-QBB se\-eral rou:--: rting his K4 by N-NS or of 18 Q-R 5 ch K_Q 1 Best chance now was 14 .. . p- i:r the Ss-;-'s and B-N2. 19 N-N 6 B_N 2 KBS; 15 QxR, PxR. In the '-:-= -KN3 :ress rules 'LN3 P_R 3 19 .. . B-Kl; 20 Q-R4 is a long run White's position is good. :e placed. T:: -'', eounter . 15 have :-: hite's threat was N-N5. Q-Q 4 P-B 3 t!,::om 20 BxBP 5 16 R-r( 3 P-QB4 36 olaYers t \-R4 Q-Q ch -; 2L R_82 Resigns If White plays 17 p-e4 c_h1mni9q;1,--:_- -- move from Smyslov. . Q-BS. --. 'l lllrct Lra:: * rs promrslng. playing '. . N_Bl 1? B-RGch!! I(xB =.i. of ::-: l.:t The eighth game: :o six B ... P-KN4; 9 Q-Rs, 17 ... K-R1; 18 Q-Qb, R- -:'r3lnal Jo )" 10 BxNP, winning a P. Game No. 320 19 approplia::- -12; QN1; Q-B7 wins immediately :-r' : P-KNB BUY LOPEZ much material. -also::l'fect1y hap!: ::re 9 Q-R5 is countered by 18 Q_N 4 P_B 4 be haplr fR. G. Wade L. Schmid s3ne chance -i Q-B3 and 11 ... P-KN3. 19 R-R 3 ch B-R 5 1P_K4 4 20 :.o there wo':-l Q-B 3 P_I( RxBch QxR Sr-rith, strena-: p-irilr 2 N_KB 3 N_QB3 21 QxQch I(-NB ..-eible, meetl:5 3 B_N5 P_QR3 22 N-B 3 Resigns useless --: Schmid 4 B_R4 N_B 3 ^airce 5 Castles : cifficulties tr-=; B_K 2 OAUCKLAND CHESS LEAGUE orlmittee rr'-*-T" 6 P-Q4 PxP LIGHTNING TOURNEY cizs: 7 R_Kl their right On December 14 tournej; Apparently an idea the Auckland tgress of Horowitz, Chess League conducted a i.ening acquaj:-_- the U.S.A. master. Iightning tourney in the Auckland tourney PIa-\ L: club's a committee 5 7 P-QN4 rooms. About 30 players il After the game my opponent competed. League president F. G. easier', and ' McSherry opened the proceedings. club or leaS-'e lqggested 7 ... O-O; B P-K5, give f-r N-Kl, followed by P-Q3. Charles Stewart was the time- .'.-eI to keeper, a job he generally handles. :,a]'er's strenS:; 8 P-K5! NxP Prizes were donated is already kno;': by the N.Z. Sug Not pleasant for Black are L. . CHESSPLAYER. ::rnmittee. PxB; 9 PxN, PxP; or B ... N- After flve rounds, eight players . ihe above 1t-- left irom taking P= Q4; I B-N3. were to argue the final. First be there tr)'= Wade 9 BxN PxB round: A. Short beat F. A. :-il Foulds, R. J. Browne E. el to 1 P-K+ t 10 NxP Castles beat R. :coltunitY. A-il PxQP Baeyertz, C. J. Taylor beat A. L. -'"r Not 10 . .. P-Q3; 11 N-B6. Fletcher, F. C. Ewen beat B. H. P. :-ed f or ever '=r' this move, Black is in 11 5 1 Marsick. Second round: Taylor naraes Best . . . N-B R_K :aningless iifficuliies. is 10 beat Brown, Ewen beat Short. i First Class. :: -: rvhen White should play 11 ... B-Ns; 12 B-N5, P-Q3 daY :-Q5, Final: Taylor beat Ewen. Ewen 1se one P:- follorved up with P- allows 13 N-K7 ch, I(-Rl; 14 played a good game here got .-e these clas-'es -:h no clear advantage: but BxN, PxB (not 14 ... and Tb::r PxR; Taylor out of position. With a r-es and Q-Rs, P-I{N3!; 11 NxP, 15 N-N6ch); and Black has a piece to be won simply and B]ack wins. badly broken Ifing position. in leply to (Ler-i: a useless , Ewen moved his DFIELD "stles P x P 12 R-N 5 King instead-and lost his . l}Ali DECEMBER, CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBER, 1950 Page 105 \ew Zeolonc MOVE AND J. D. S THIS PAGE is designed to assist the inexperienced player to learn to recognl- i winning position when it arises (not necessarily a quick mate). Give the page j-:,i W',Hffi,iE"::' Associate Ecii:r thorough attention before examining the answers. White plays UP the board a1.,'.'=:. - Wellington. li- Solutions Page 116 : --:1ysis has appeare: -:n time to time al: , -ljects he must be ci ---st polished contria rgE l.aland. "% "l& %H % + "/,frrfr% + % ^lA ]I A ,,,ffi.t A A+ Iti .,r,,,4/ "1.

No. l-White to move No. 2-White to move No. 3-White to move To the experienced player White's By missing wins like this, many White's advantage lies in advantage will be pLain. An easy players make harder work of chess supelior passed par,vn. IIou' :-s one for a start. than is necessary. he proceed?

'%t"/,ru- t The Editorial Pane1 of %t Chessplayer the N.Z. aE.t7 extends to all readers I trgt .t % THE l, 6 COMPLIMENTS ,r/,ru,fr t OF THE SEASON --r.Iter taking the pr ..-rg born (Haw-eri. : _..an the real busines .=:'ning chess in 1g3B -. Co1lege. No. 4-Black to move Both Sides to Move ! No. 5-White to move After a : .-:nd in two Major O ',vas Black is material down, so he The ONLY solution is: Subscribe Black threatens to play R-\: :: . fifth (S-4) in t. must do something in a hurry. to the CHESSPLAYER-the best and promote his pawn. Hotr- :-e- r=-lington. move you can make ! White counter this? At Chri. :-i-6 he was seconci '.:. B!-2!. At palmer .'= .next year he was i /,2 ,,ffi", -::11e A 7,: . /ZZZ, t lavi-ost -//.//. "J& ,%t . :,rd ::. country. At boaros tt r - played for Weil -=es t"ffi % for 10 wins ancl : ,rr/rru r . B\ = recall seeing one of h E) -::: against carl F.: //.4 C" . A r-1 -:kland C.C. chamo: ttr ,IX %n : .:-ed a Nimzovitch --j tr :=. opening, and ma1, l.-i :.:t soon; anyway. b No. 6-White to move No. ?-White to move No. B-White to move --X say " Mate in t'.,. . ^ opened the KR flle. Biack is a palvn up and has a White has built up a strong attack A tougher one still. White : -r'n -: Rooks and a Kr-r:: strong . But that is only and must not allow Black to get the besl out oI his pos::. ]- q--n in it (that,s ho,.i part of the story. escape. A bit harder, this one. advantage. : :ur memory) and

q Page 106 N,Z. CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBEB, lIflI Z. CIIESSPLAYER, T 14 K-R 2 R_K 1 \ew Zeolond Personolities 15 Q-Q 2 B_N 1 T. D. STEELE, WELLINGTON 16 QR-Q1 P_B 4 WIN 17 P-85 was threatened. \YZE TAKE special pleasure in CarI didn't dare play the Nimzo- learn to recognise e W presenting to our readers ','itch Attack for fully a month 17 KR-I(I B_B3 Give the page Yo:: Associate Editor J. D. Steele, afterwards. 18 P-B 4 UP the board alwal= : Wellington. His high-class Steele drew with M. E. Goldstein White has attained a text book - -.Iysis has appeared in our pages at board 3 in the New Zealand- development, every piece being n time to time and on techni.cal Australia cable match in 1948. In trained on the centre. Now comes -rjects he must be considered our 1941 and again in 1944 Steele had the break-through. polished New matches with R. G. Wade, losing :st contributor in 18 N-Q 2 -=i1and. both times, 2-3. Steele's is another case in which The best move. professional duties (he is a quali- 19 P-K5! fled accountant and bachelor of commerce) have put a limit to his Forestalling the defensive 19 .. chess, though he has been a P-K83, by which Black would regular contestant in inter-club have delayed the break and gained chess in Wellington. time to rearrange his forces. J.D.S. plays a competent game l9 BxB of tennis. As a golfer t-re plays on 20 QxB PxP a 6 handicap-on reading which 21 N-81 F. G. McSherry will surely turn Q-86! green! If 2l ... R-Ql; 22 N-Q5, with to move Steele thinks the following an overwhelming game. Black -\\'hite game his best (New Zealand could, however, have given up a .-?liage lies in L-- Championship, Christchurch 1945- piece for three pawns with chances .eci par'vn. How doer 46, round 3). Steele's notes. of drawing the ending by playing 2l ... PxP;22 RxRch, QxR; Game No. 321 23 RxN, PxPch; 24 K-N2!, 26 B-K4; 25 Q-Q5, P-KR4; P- IilNG'S KR4, R-B1 (if 26 . . . I{-N2; 2? fJ. D. Steele H. McNabb QxBchl);27 Q-Q3 (not 27 N- 1P-Q4 N-I(B3 Q1, Il-Q3!), although White 2 P-QB4 P-r{N3 should still win. 8.e., 27 . . . R- 3 N-QB3 B-Nz N1; 28 N-Q1 (at last), B-Q3; 4 P-K4 P-Q3 29 Q-B3, or 27 ... B-Q3; 28 5 F_KR3 N-Q5! This way of playing against the 22 N-Q 5 N-r( 3 King's Indian has long been a 23 BxP! R-NB precaution -\fter taking the of favourite of mine. It is good if The best chance. It 23 ... Bx . rg born (Hawera, 1924), he White wants to play the slow, ..an real business by B; 24 R x B, K-N2 (the only move cb the of life overpowerlng game. to save the is 24 ... b ,.:'ning chess in 1938 at Welling- ) QN_Q2 K-R1, which is worse); 25 P- - College. After a third and a 6 -\lihite to move -,:nd in two Major Open events, P_KN3 Castles 85, P x P; 26 R x P, and the attack *'as (5-4) in the wartime ? B_N2 P_I{ 4 wins easily. to pIaY R-NE ::r = fifth 2 :e::s :'r.' Zealand Championship at 8 r( N-r( PxP 24 NxR RPxN : his pawn. Hov'c-'e 9 NxP N_I( 4 :er this? '=llington. At Christchurch in 25 BxB KxB --5-6 he was second with Wade Only a waste of time. Black 26 P-KN4! 't Bl-2i. At Palmerston North is obviously playing for complica- Breaking up the black King's . next year he was third (B-3). tions. The QBP ban be defended position. :he last two tourneys mentioned with the gain of time. 26 R-Q 1 , -ost only one game. 10 P-N 3 lavid Steele's telegraph match 27 P-B 5 PxP - :rd must be one of the best in Th9 long black diagonal is It 27 ... N-Q5; 28 P-B6 ch, country. At boards 1 to 6 he " wide open," but there is no K-N1; 29 P-R3; 30 = danger. Q-K4, Q- .. played for Wellington 12 84, K-R2; 31 R-K7, winning -.es for 10 wins and two draws. 10 B_Q 2 easily. I = r'ecall seeing one of these wins, 1l Castles N_B 3 28 PxP N-N4 .: against Carl Fisher, then 12 B-N 2 Q_B T ' ---kland C.C. champion. Carl 13 NxN 29 Q-N2! .'-ed a Nimzovitch Attack, his 13 K-Rz loses a piece. Winning at once. .. opening, and may have castled 13 PxN 29 K-B 3 :lt soon; anyway, before you 30 P_KR4 P_R3 move --d say " Mate in two " Steele Quite bad, weakening his Q-side hite to The has move an -\\ - opened the KR flle, put about pawns irrevocably. After 13 . . . Knight no on -,r.e stilI. White : rllirr -: Rooks and a Knight and a B x N White has the better game, open board. : out of his Posi:, r-rr . -:en in it (that's how it seems but no organic weakness in Black,s 31 PxNch PxP cur memory) and well, game to fasten on. 32 Q-N 2 ch Resigns i ER, DECEMBER, !-qflI Z. CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBER, 1950 Pase 107 FLETCHER UNBEATEN IN AUCKLAND CHESS CHAMPIONSHTP ::ore than compe:r :arting with his l l5 16 PxN Staking evel.)-th:r 9 BxP N_KR3 .:de superioritl. ir_ This should preceded -i there should be be b1 move P-KR4, since now the Knigh: :=: -ecessary \\'a: =rd if 17 P-N4. p never settle at KB4 because ::: q2, the immediate reaction p-N.l _r N-K2; fotlo-.-, KR3 he intensifies exis:-- -rd R-K1. Of the I .:ould still lose. congestion, for neither the K_=*= nor the KNP can now move. BeItor the KR is going to be very i---r--l to develop. r0 Q-B 4 Q_B 2 Looks good, for it attacks --:-t: QBP and pins the KP. 11 B-Q 3 K_N 1 Leaving the open dark diag:-;, Division Winners: First, A. L. Fletcher. Second, B. C. Menzies. on which White's QB is so oi:=r Third, J. Bailey and R. Browne equal; Bailey won on Sonneborn. effective against the Winawer. _l addition there is now a r:__-_[ The Auckland Chess League and third place-getters, thereby Championship (Swiss), threat of ... P-83, which c:- ,r held from getting through more hard work not be played at once (12 p:: October L4 to 31, went seven than most. Rotherham's results winning a ). rounds and saw the holder of the improve give will when he can 12 title, A. L. Fletcher, retain it more time to chess. The rest of Q-N 5 Fletche decisively. The winner and C. P. the competitors got pretty much Not 12 . Q-NS, as .. N-=+ 1; B_Q 6 Belton were the terrors of the what their play merited. would upset White's game. \rm field. They met in the flrst round, The director of play was the there is a latent threat of maie tr Strong, but there ., and drew; then each won flve in imperturbable W. J. Luck. QB embarrassing to Black. --ove in 17 P-N4, .; a line. By this time they were The deciding seventh round t2 ---reat of B-KZ-I well clear of the others, and game, annotated by A. E. Turner: N-B 3 :-ate. If B]ack trie they met again in the seventh A sounder looking move \\-.::r[ :2: then 18 KR-B round, when Fletcher knocked Game No. 322 be hard to flnd, and yet this 1e:* :-Kz, e-K1: 20 B out his rival in good style. FRENCH DEFENCE directly to worse difficulties im. -- RxB. 17 ... O year This the Auckland League fA. L. Fletcher C. P. Belton Black. Not improbably he is '- I .: KB1, thus oern:: decided to try an alternative idea 1P_K4 P-K3 losing position already. :-K7-86. all'os-s in the flrst round . Hitherto, 13 P-N 5 -.endous advantage : No. 1 was paired with the middle 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 3 N-QB3 B-N5 The -_:,c l7o man in the ranking list, No. 2 with only move to keep l8 KR-BI the one trelow the middle, and so The Winawer Variant. initiative, but very effective. Ii. on. This time, in the flrst round 4 P_K5 P_884 t3 N_QN5 At lastl Norv B :--ng-side can come No. 1 met No. 2, No. 3 met No. 4, 5 P-QR3 PxP --r rite still has a por..- etc. Most contestants thought the -. experiment showed the old idea The normal ]ine is 5 ... BxN the QB file. ch; 6 P x B, N-K2, after which to be better, which is probably -r R-B 7 0- the right view. White has no certain advantage, ri QR_QB1 Fletcher and Belton dominated though 7 Q-N4 and 7 P-KR4 are both very difficult to meet. Black's reply inclic: the others. Barry Menzies' per- _- formance \i/ould be next best. In 6 PxB PxN I was more exact. one game he ,: the Queen. brought off the Rook ? Q_N4 lr and mate in the corner The most aggressive P- after x RP ch. Just routine," move. It :1 Q_Q 2 K- Q " is curious that the " natural,, ll he remarked when somebody used 7 P x P gives White an unsatis- Q-B 2 P- the word brilliant." Menzies is " factory game after 7 ... Q-82. This hardly seen-- Dominion Road champion this But by giving up the pawn, ::. 22 .. . B-O2. year and in a few years White we expect gets a strong initiative and an R-Qgf would nr- him to be very prominent in enduring command of the board. :+:mitted a longer ie Auckland. Cyril Rose, J. Bailey This is why Black seldom plays I P-N4 and R. J. Browne showed compe- 5... PxP. \_ tence, particularly Rose, but it will be seen from the score sheet that I{_B 1 the performances of these three 8 N_83 PxP are no better than that of W. D. Black succumbs to the tempta- B. Rotherham, half a point below tion to hold the pawn for good. them. The latter met flrst, second The wiser course was to forget the

Page 108 N,Z. CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBEB. iUfl \2, CHESSPLAYER. \M PIONSH IP rnore than compensates White for two separated, advanced passed larting with his less useful B. pawns must win. World Chompionship :eci a bastion o:- --1,- , P-KR{ i- - 15 NxB 24 R-I(? QxP Arrongements rDc \T DC 16 PxN P_R 4 -\ l\-!O-: =, 24 ... Q-KNI; 25 Q-B7 -1;1tU, Staking evel-ything on a wlns,.If At the F.I.D.E. Congress at Queen- Copenhagen in July, R. G. Wade side superiority in the end game, 25 \_KR3 there should the RxP B-Qz represented Australia and New -f be one. But Zealand, acted as a vice-president :e Ilfeceded b:' lecessary move was 16 . .. N-B4, The best chance was 25 . . . ; l::r',\- th€ Kuigi:: -,: and if 17 P-N4, P-I{R3; 18 Q- Q-K1; 26 Q-B7, R-KN1. But with a seat on the Central Com- a: KBal becaus= :. Q2, N-K2; followed by K-R2 tinen 27 P-Ns, and White wins mittee and on the Commission of : :eaction P-Ni -': and R-K1. Of course Black after 27 ... PxP, ... P-R4, or Qualiflcations. F.I.D.E. president :,.-i-es the e\r-.:-r- .hould still lose. . .. P-Rs. [Lengthy analysis of is Folke Rogard, of Sweden. :: :either the li= -: these three continuations has been Twenty-three countries were ::: r10\1r mo\.e. :: : Be1ton omitted.-Ed.l After the text, represented at the congress, and :o be ver]- .-ii gets a mating attack. =-_= White flve more were admitted, namely, 26 N-Q 4 Q_R 5 Israel (instead of Palestine), East Q_B 2 goes. Germany, West Germany, South -r' Otherwise the Bishop Africa and Egypt. . i:l- it attac!:: 27 BxQ 'W'orld : :i:e KP. QxQ In the past the Cham- 28 NxP KR_KN 1 pionship has not always been free K-ti 1 29 R/r-87 P_Q 5 from " manoeuvring " on the part : ::e1 dark o::. -:- Nothing to be done. of the holder with a view to his -= . il)R ic cr - i-..' This state of -i: 30 NxN B_N 6 own advantage. :he \\rina$'e: -: 3l N-I( 6 ch Resigns affairs is now past. Henceforth -: no\\- a -.--i the title be competed for on -: in three. will P-B3. s'hici: -- r Mate the following programme:- (12 - 'White's :_a: once ?..: play was very energetic The 1951-1954 series will consist and mostl), accurate as well. of zonal tourneys next year, inter- Fletcher zonal tournament in 1952, Candi- dates tourney in 1953, and match -J,-:-::e 17 B-Q6 s game. li: '; WELLINGTON in 1954. ::-: :hreat of r-=:: ; Zones are: U.S.S.R., with 5 -:-: :r Black. players to qualify for the inter- EuroPe \-B 3 zonal; Europe East with 5; West with 5, Canada 1, U.S.A. 2, Central America 1, South America r. =r--c ]'et in-s -:: I 2, Australia-New Zealand l-total . ,:.= oifficul:-=. ::i' qualifying 22. :-;:': cabI1- i-.e -. .: i -- i_t ea.(\-, 3-K7-B6, allows White a tre- Game No. B2B Europe East consists of Sweden mendous advantage also. DEFENCE with 3 players in zonal tourneY, KING'S INDIAN Iceland 1, Denmark 1, NorwaY 1' 17 Q-Q 2 B. M. Cwilong A. W. Gyles 1, Poland 1, Czecho- 18 r( R-B 1 N-B 4 fDr. Finland '_: " a.+an_:'_: 1P-Q4 N-r(83 slovakia 3, Hungary 3, Bulgaria 1, \-Q\5 At last! Now Black's whole 2 N_I(tsS P_KN3 Rumania 1, Israel 1, EgYPt 1, King-side can come to life. But 3 P-84 P-Q3 South Africa 1, Austria 1. :-1 -. llC .r:ll:','-::., rYhite still has a powerful weapon 4 N_B3 B-Nz l,- ,:: ii':..-- :- .n the file. Europe West consists of Scot- Q1 QB 5 P-K 4 Castles land 1, Ireland 1, England 2, -t-N- 19 R-B 7 Q-K r 6 B-Q3 QN-Qz Holland 3, Belgium 1, France 1, ^a f - 1- :0 7 B_N5 P-I(R3 1, : '-l. --t a-.. QR-QB1 Spain 1, Luxembourg Switzer- 8 B_B4 P_I{N4 West Germany 2, East .. ' : : -_ Black's reply indicates that R- lahd 1, 9 B_K 3 P_I( 4 3, f2 was more exact, leaving QB1 Germany 1, Italy 1, Yugoslavia ior the 10 P_I( R 3 N_R 2 Greece 1. '.r'l v -\ D. --- ".. Queen. --- - - 11 Q-QZ PxP :() P_R 3 Australia and New Zealand maY 12 NxQP N-I(4 between two 21 Q-Q 2 r(-R 2 13 Castles (Q) B-K 3 organise a match l2 Q-B 2 P-N 3 14 P-QNB NxB players or agree on the nomina- i l-f -; :-l - tion of a player. Travelling _--.=i =: .: . This hardly seems necessary 15 QxN B-K4 ^-- expenses for zonal and inter-zonal =_ ,'et. 22 .. . B-Q2, followed by 16 P-NB BxN 17 tourneys are to be borne bY the ) P Q\l .. R-QB1 would probably have BxB P-I(B4 country. permitted a longer resistance. 18 P-B 4 Q-B I sending L9 N-Q 5 R-B 2 The Women's World ChamPion- ]3 P_N N-N 2 =: :-::.^ -. 4 20 B-BB BxN ship has been organised into a r- ! Y' ,-.. The intention behind his last 21 QxB K-Bl three-yearly series: 1951, zonal :-rove. The alternative was 23 . . . 22P-K5 PxP tourney (for Australia and New NxB; 24 PxN, B-Q2; 25 N- 23 PxKP P-BB Zealand, similar condition to the -<5, R-Q1; (B x P; 26 N x BP); 24 Q-Q 6 ch I(-K I men's); 1952, Candidates tourneY, 16 N x B, R x N; 27 Q-B6, fol- 25 QxEP Q-Bz with Nos. 2 to 7 from the Past .rwed, whether Black exchanges qualifying automatically; :=: l:,= :-+ 26 P_K 6 R_K 2 tourney -:o ?'ooks or not, by Q x NP, and the 2? Q-N 6 ch Resigns 1953, match. t. DECEIIBEF- :-rlriliit ]i.2. CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBER, r950 lage 109 GAME Boleslavsky The obvious move, but nicel5 {6 Q-QB3 ( SUPERB calculated all the same. {7 K-N 2 The Eleventh from the Match 27 4 N-N Preparing to dlivi Bronstein - Boleslavsky Not 27 R-R1, Q x P; 28 P-Bi. By J. D. STEELE ,ru- Q-B4l 17B 18 Q-Q 2 Outstanding in recent years is % z7 NxN 28 If 48 P-84. the 11th game of the match Lru QxN QxP R-r betu'een D. Bronstein and I. %,,m 29 R-N I R_N 6 Q-N6 wins. Bcleslavsky to decide Botvinnik's Betterthan29...-QxP, whic' 18 challenger for the World Cham- e allows the invasion of his secoI]: {9 RxP e p-onship. This is a really great % rank by the white Rook. 50 game, fought with ,rru P-B 3 a -rrandmaster reflne- 30 E/N l-Q 1 r(-N 2 iie use of every modern 31 4 4 of technique. Combinations P-R P_R r.e::i 32 2 2 a::d flashy sacriflces do not appear Q-K N_Q cn the board because they are Bronstein The second Knight steps into h-.. foreseen and prevented. Once an Position after 14 ... B-N5! fallen comrade's place. a:r'airtage is gained, it is pressed 33 R-Q 4 N_K 4 with per: j^-cme with the aid of subtle 34 Q-Q I R_Q 1 1r51... 527 15 P-I{RS BxN ):1; t=c:Ica1 manoeuvres that rest on 16 BxB P-QR4! 35 P-B5! 53 R Rr h-a-r'sbreadth calculation. Neatly exchanging his u,e:--: Forcing the opening of the QR 's< Game No. 324 QBP, which would otherwise 51 Q-B 4 flle in very favourable circum- Iost. KING'S INDIAN DEFENCE stances. After 17 P-N5 the white Not 51 Bxp. Or D. Bronstein Boleslavsky Queen-side pawns would be very JO . . . QxP ' fI. weak and there would be nc 36 QxR QxE =ating attack. 1P-Q4 N_I( B 3 chance of counter-play on that 37 QxPch R_Q 2 ;l ? P_Q84 P_Q 3 8 o. side try an eventual P-Q85. 38 Q-B Q-R 2 5? R-Q 2 3 N-QB3 P_I( 4 39 B-R 3 R_I( B 2 1N_83 QN_Q2 17 P-RB RPxP 40 R-Q 1 IJ 52 18 Q-e4, the I 5 P_KN3 P-KN3 RPxP PxP White has some counter-play- c- _:lmces. 6 LN2 B_N 2 19 BxP B_R 3 the weak QP for his pawn, t -: 52 i Castles Castles The formidable looking steam- he can do nothing about ::-= P- 8 P_K4 R_I( 1 roller of white pawns does not dominating black Knight. T:-: The Rook is norv f The pattern of the middle game look so strong now! only move to shift it is P-KBr ::fensive position. :eginning ls already becoming clear. White 20 N-Q 5 N-K 4 and this would fatally weaken i-. of the end ccmmands more space, but Black's 21 B-KB BxB KLng's side. ;3 R-B 2 game is very soIid, and White's 40 0_ 22 NxB P-BB R-B 1 ;{ Q-K 4 R-- pas,ns at K4 and QB4 may become 41 Q-r{ 6 P-QB4! ;5 P_B u'eak. A bold move, leaving the QP 42 B-Bt 4 9 N_N 5 permanently backward. Against B-K3 perma- If 42 R or Q x QP, the Q=: -{t ]ast the Knieh 10 B-N 5 P-I( B 3 this, however, Black has :-:m its dominating" pieces advances irresistibly. t 11 LQ2 N_R 3 nently denied the white the - rs now too late. 42 R-Q 1 12 R-B 1 use of Q5, which means a serious 43 B-K 2 2 game Bronstein Iimitation on the scope of the Q_Q ;5 N- In the 13th white Besides, is 44 Q-N 3 Q_B 3 joi played 13 Knight. the QP BxN 12 P-KR3, N-B2; B- quite immune to attack by the 45 R-Q 5 P_B5! K3. This latter continuation is white minor pieces. Forced. more soIid, but does not hold out Boleslavsky much more hope of advantage. 23 B-N 2 ;i5 px iT Q_K 6 R_ t2 N-B 1 The weakness of this B, blocked 13 P-QN4 in by its own pawns, is now clear. Boleslavsky winds ur :,'rYerful Bronstein probably soon bitterly 23 R-R6! strokes. regretted this advance, which The direct attack on the Queen- ,i QxP R- loosens his Queen-side. Again 14 side pawns begins. Incidentaliy, ri Q-K 2 o- P-KR3 and 15 B-K3 was better. Black stops the strong defensive ii K_B 2 t3 N_B 2 move 24 Q-N3, with 25 KR-Q1 14 B-It 3 B-N5! to follow. The right move at the right 24 Q-Q 2 R_Q 6 timel Black is planning to base 25 Q-R 2 his attack upon the weak white 25 Q-K2 at once was better. parvn structure on the strongpoint e5 and control flrst 25 Q-Rr! a- of d4. As a 26 Q_K 2 Bronstein a- step the white Knight is to be With his weak P's a- eliminated. It is interesting to Queen-side The adr-a:.::es Q_ note how inetTective the white KB and the aggressively placed black and alone. The following stage oi -n Qx is in the following play, blocked N R, White cannot allow the game required accurate calc':;"- P-I in by the pawns on the white exchange of Queens. tion, since the pawn can ha::-* squares K4 and QB4. 26 Q_B 6 forth be defended only by p-::es.

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move, but niceh 46 Q-QB3 Q_N 3 ne same. {7 K-N 2 W. H. DICK TAKES GISBORNE ANNUAL 1. W. H. Dick (Opotiki)-W16, W4, W6, W8, W10, D5, L2 ...... s+ Preparing to drive away the N. N. T. Fletcher (Wellington)-D3, 1. QxP; 28 P-B{. ?. W9, D7, D5, W10, D6, W1 . .. . 5 17 R_QB1 3. Les. Cook (Waipukurau)-D2, L15, W4, D7, W1?, W9, W10 .. 5 NxN 18 Q-Q 2 QxP If 48 P-84, R-R?; 49 R-Q2, R-N 6 Q-N6 wins. l3...QxP,whic; {8 Q-B3! :-.i:n;::e of his secon: 19 RxP QxPch Rook. 50 P-B 3 Q_N 2 K_N 2 Not 50 ... 51 BxP!, P_R 4 Q-NB?; 3-RB; 52 R-Q7 ch, N x R; 53 Q x \-Q 2 Nch, K-R3; 54 Q-Q2 ch, P-N4; .::-sli'.:iace. steps into h- i5 PxPch, PxP; 56 Q-Q6ch, Q-N3; 57 Q-BB ch, K-R2; 58 \_K 4 Q-K? ch, with . R_Q 1 lr51 ... NxB; 52R-Q7ch, I(- I'11; 53 R-QBch, 54 RxR; QxR Tied players given in Sonneborn order. ::-ging his :h, K-N2; 55 Q-B7 ch. drawing. Day ': \\'e- withdrew after the fourth round. Littlewood and Bayliss lost u-i otherrvise oe ;1 Q-B 4 games by default. Not 51 BxP, QxPch, with a The enterprising Gisborne Chess 16 Q-B 3 P-B 4 QxP rating attack. Club's annual Labour Week-end 17 P-Q R 3 PxP QxB Swiss tournament was won 18 B x P N-B 3 R-Q 2 11 Q-K 2 narrowly by W. H. Dick, of 19 B x N QxBch Q_R 2 5? R-Q 2 Opotiki, from a bunch of four only 20 K-R 1 Q-B 2 R_KB2 half a point behind. Wilf says 21 B-B B NxP If 52 Q-Q4, the same answer he was " lucky." We are not so :-e crunter'-plal; :i. ..rffices. sure about this. r-- rr- ;i- pd\\lt. --1: -^.--- --, i? P_B 6 Gisborne was pleased at the Dick a:i--:-g about '-1. increase in the nurnber of visiting c-r Kright. --.1: The Rook is now forced into a players, position. This the including N. T. Fletcher -efensive is from Wellington and B. H. P. i=::-:1- u-eaken :_: ,3ginning of the end. Marsick from Auckland. t;ffi- "Ni"ru.i :3 R-B 2 Q_B 4 According Ll. .rrut% R_B 1 to secretary :{ Q-K 4 R_QB1 Meredith, it is " extremely % ,rffi, ,r%, P_QB4: :5 P_B 4 unlikely that our committee will At last the Knight is driven repeat the experiment of trying to play more rounds than there are %% :_: -' - om its dominating position, but ; is now too late. sessions. Four rounds in three "ru, 'ffi, R_Q 1 3]-hour sessions certainly proved %A% Q_Q 2 N_N 5 strenuous for the Saturday." "ruD% Q-B 3 %t P_B5: Selected by the tournament Forced. winner as his best in the event, the purely tactical style of the Marsick :; PxB following game is a reflection of a t ;: Q-I( 6 R_QN1 the pace of the play. f 22 BxP Boleslavsky winds up with a few QxB g Game No. 325 23 QxN B_B 3 rverful strokes. 24 RxBch RxB .r ALEKHINE'S DEFENCE t t QxP R_N 7 25 QxRP BxN , Q-Kz Q-B 3 ch B. H. P. Marsick W. H. Dick 26 NxB QxP . 27 4 i t K_Bz 1 P-r( 4 N_KB3 Q-R P_N 3 28 R-I( B I I(_N 2 2 P-r{ 5 N-Q 4 : 60 29 N-r( 3 R-Q 7 :f K-R3, RxR; 61 QxR, 3 P-QB4 N_N 3 = ch; 62 K-N4, ch; 63 30 N-Q 1 5 "-R8 P-84 4 P-Q4 P_Q 3 Q_Q --N5, Q-83, with unavoidable 5 P_84 PxP 31 P-R 3 B_I{ 2 - ::e. 32 Q-N 3 BxP 6 BPxP B-B 4 33 QxB BxN rl Q-NSch 7 B-r( 3 P_K 3 34 RxR 8 N_KB3 N_B 3 QxRch - K-BB Q-N2ch 35 r(-R 2 2 ;] 9 B_Kz N_N 5 Q_Q K_K 3 Q_N 6 36 5 P_B 3 10 3 2 Q-B rl K-Q3 N-R B_I( 37 6 r{ Q-N4ch 11 Castles Castles Q-N I(-N 1 K-K3 QxQch 38 P-B 5 K_B 1 l; RxQ P-B?: 12 Q-Q 2 P_QR4 13 r{ R-Q 39 P-B 6 Q-Q 3 ch ri Resigns I P-QB3 40 K-R I 8 ch 14 N-K I Q_B 2 Q.-Q ^re Rook is lost. 15 QN-82 KR_Q1 Draw agreed

DECE}IBEE Jil{flfrlilI Z. CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBER, 1950 Page 111 16 K-B 2 17 PxP BOB WADE RCCKED THE GCNDOLA Another good ',"-rong time. Fine Showing ot Venice, But ONLY Drew His Gome Agoinst Smyslov I 18 Q_Q 2 r23 4 6 IO 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 _L11 !. Stopping Black' 1. I(otov (U.S.S.R) ...... 2L 1 ,1 101 2 1+ 0 :laying . .. p-R3 2. (U.S.S.R.) .L 1 Smyslov +- ii 11 2 1 12 :o B]ack's l4th mor- 3. Rossolimo (France) . .. -1 1 1 0 ! 10 0i -; 2 :nrs manoeuvre 1\-C 4. Pachman (C'slovakia) . 11tL22 1 L 0j1r- 0 2 sL :irong as before the 5. Letelier (Chife) ...... 00+i 000 1 n B+ KB flle. 111 -! 6. H. Steiner (U.S.A.) ... I i 0-i. 222 1 2 B+ _11 -t 11 ol 18 I 7. R. G. Wade (N.2.) ... 0+00 1 2 1_1 19 B. Donner (Holland) . .. . 00+L ?! + 1 01 o R-Rz! l-l at 9. Castillo (Chile) JOOA 0j 1 0 22 tz Settling the ques: 10. Czerniak (Israel) . .. .. 0101 0+,0 1 +1 I lIe. Black canno: 11. Golombek (England) . . 00i0 I01 0 -00 1+ 6 QR1. 12. Nestler (Itaty) 11L2 trr I 00+0 010 0 0-] oz 19 I 13. Paoli (Itary) 10i+ 000 0 11 a_t1l 5 r i0 QxR ( 14. Muller (Austria) I -1_ ...... 0000 +0+ 2 0+1 22 4+ :1 1 QI R-QRI r 15. Primavera (Italy) .... 0000 i1+ 000 -1, . 1rl 1 o! This 16. Szabados (Italy) . .. .. 0000 i0tz 0 zzz 2- oE move shor'.-. 1950, -s calling the tune Venice September 27 to After 6 ... QN-Q2 Black also ally threatening the white KP.? ,layed very strongi.. October 15, gave an opportunity to gets a passive position, as White and to play . . . P-QR4-R5, t:- the Lr.S.S.R. grandmasters Kotov defends his lGng-side always with muzzling White a little on --:-* r2 P_B5l and Smyslov to show their out- P-KB3. The best way to obtain Queen-side. Thus: 12 ... B-Q: Getting a terrible decisive standing skill. But their the King's Indian is 1 P-Q4, N- 13 Q-N3, PxP; 14 PxP, Q-E- .lP cannot move r',._: flrst and second would be more KB3; 2 P-QB4, P-QS; 3 N- 15 K-R2, P-QR4 and 16 . disastrous discor-e or less expected. New Zealanders QB3, P-K4; 4 N-B3, P-R5. Or after 12 . . particularly QN-Q2; if . B-ql l? ] will be more inter- 5 P-KN3, P-KN3, etc.-Wade. White tries 13 P-QN4, then -"' ested to see that the tourney also l3 PxP G 7 Castles 4 . .. P-QR4. In either case BI:- gave R. G. Wade an opportunity to P-I( --- r{ P-B 6 B 8 P-Qs 2 rn'ould stand better than in e l5 show he is still moving up the N_I{ game. B-R 7 R ladder of success. Here, he I QN-83 N-Qz 16 Q-N 3 B appears to skipped a rung or two, I think I .. N-R4 a little more Nestler :; Q-N 7 B having no doubt be4eflted from active.-Wade. ]8 R_KB1 x 19 N-N 5 his rest from tourney play. Wade 10 3 \ B-K P_KB4 r0 B-B 3 says his result is " regarded as an 11 P-B 3 N_KB3 e advance of his previous pIay." We 12 P_KR,3 t: should say it is. Bagging a best game prize, drawing his game When a master plays a RP one square forward the student should 11 NxBP ! with a celebrity like Smyslov, and register particular \ fi.nishing equal fifth, sixth and interest. Here :: B_N 6 R seventh in a fleld of 16 like this White considers it worth a move 13 B-N 4 B (a very valuable thing, a mcve) is a very flne effort. A far, far better rl. Wade liked the Venetian climate. to prevent Black's... N-NS :-shop (after ... PxP; PxP), pestering has ever cc The city: " One of the most ----e killing pressure beautiful of towns, teeming with the QB. But how do you really :,rner. history, and unadorned by modern know when to play P-R3? Well, you don't know; you use your ll BxB R motor cars." judgment. get good judgment :5 Some of the play from the You Wade Q-R 7 tournament appears below. from experience; you get experi- curl0us ence by having poor judgment. 13 P-QN4! P-QR4 And pretty much the same applies 14 P-RB RPxP Best Gome Ptize to any other chess move. R. Powerful play by Wade in what Black opens the Rook flle -;.;--:- t2 3 R. is a difficult game to conduct. The P-N out being sure who is to cc-:-ll, R. Ioser makes the best of a bad job Black's choice of a slightly it. Better would be to try tc ::,r N. till the situation is beyond hope. inferior opening plan has robbed squares for his Knights. A :,::r. P- Notes by the Editor except where movement on the King-side s-ml a- otherwise indicated. indicated by 14 .. . P-R3, L._:-::q- Game No. 326 ing . .. P-KN4-N5. B-::r r Bx\ KING'S INDIAN DEFENCE moves on the Queen-side i: r-m; lead to the desired end. i.e.. :iri. G. Nestler ID {R. Wade play lor the pieces, while i.= :-ar, 1P-Q4 N-KB3 P-N3, perhaps 12 . .. B-Q2 is no reason yet to be defens:-.': m ll BxN R 2 P-QB4 P-r(N3 stronger. Also the immediate . . . the Queen-side and static -.:.:se +l BxP a 3 P_I(N3 B_Nz P-QR4 would be in order. The where. t-l NxR \- 4 B_N2 Castles double idea behind . . . B-Q2 is 1: N_B 3 P- 5 P_K4 P-Q g to protect the QNP (if White 15 RPxP B-Qz r.i B-B B e- 6 N_K2 N_B 3 plays Q-N3) by Q-B1, incident- No punch in this now. +' N-R 4 e-

Page ILZ N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBEB. ]J!TI \2. CHESSPLAYER 16 K-R 2 PxP If 47 Q-85; 48 Q-83 3 P-Q4 PxP 17 PxP Q_B 1 (Wade), and the BP walks in. 4 NxP N_KB 3 .A Another good move-at the 48 Q-B 3 Q_B 2 5 N-QB3 P_Q 3 wrong time. 49 N-N 6 P-R 5 6 B-Kz P-QR3 st Smyslou 7 Castles Q_B Z 18 Q-Q 2 50 PxP K-R 2 51 N-B 4 NxQP 8 P_84 N_B 3 Stopping Black's chance of 9 B_KS B-Q 2 _ r: Might as well. ..) playing ... P-R3 as in the note 10 Q-r( I P_QN4 :o Black's 14th move. In any case 52 PxN P-K 5 ch 11 P-QR3 NxN :his manoeuvre would not be so 53 5 2 12 BxN B_B 3 a= Q-K Q-R strong as before the opening of the 54 QxP BxP 13 B-Q 3 Q_N 2 KB file. 14 2 N-Q z :l Might as well. Q-K U: 15 18 R_R 3 P-QN4 P_K 4 19 R-R2! 55 QxB Q-B 7 ch 16 PxP PxP a 56 B-N 2 Resigns l7 B-K 3 N_B 3 Settling question l: the of the QR Might as weI1. 18 R-B 5 Q_B 2 file. Black cannot permit KR- 19 QR-r(81 B-K 2 a QR1. 20 R/5-82 Castles (K) ? a- l9 -. .*. . RxR Better 20 . . B-N2. ?0 QxR Q-Nz 2r R-QRI t: R-Nl Nestler 'This move shows clearly who ,: iS calling the tune. Wade has played very strongly. a P-Brt i."ru.r Getting a terrible bind. Black,s QP cannot move without allowing a disastrous discovered check. 22 NPxP l3 PxP Q_B 1 tl P-B 6 B_I( 1 :5 B_R 7 R_R 1 '%ft%w?rufr 16 Q-N 3 B_B 2 ri Q-N 7 B_R 3 :8 R_KB1 K-N 2 -1r - 19 N-N 5 N_K 1 Rossolimo - i0 B-B 3 Q-Q 1 + game 21 RxN!! BxR i Black's is in a mess, but 22 RxB PxR L -e flghts on gamely. L T t 23 N-Q 5 BxN ,1 NxBP! NxN If 23 ... Q-Q3; 24 B-B5, Q- rt t ]? B_N 6 R-B I K3; 25 Q-Rs. A 13 B-N 4 B-r{ 6 ! 24 Q-N4ch! K-R I ? A far, far better thing than this 25 Q-B 5 R_KN1 3^shop has ever done, relieving N. ROSSOLIMO (France) 26 QxBPch R_N 2 I' .-e killing pressure in the other his thirri place at Venice 2? B-R 6 R_I( N 1 r:,rnel. addetl to his fine record. 28 PxB Q_B 6 ll BxB R-Nl 29 K-B 1 Q-Q 5 3- 30 P-Q 6 f:de 15 Q-R 7 Begins a curious zig-zag to Brillioncy Pfize White's nice little pair of P--Q R { .stures new. There is a lesson threats: (a) P-Q7-Q8; (b) D in this drawn KR4-5, BxRch, P-R6. RPxP ri R-R 1 game for New Zealand chess i Q-N6 R-N1 executives and others concerned 30 Q_Q 4 r; Q-R 5 R-R 1 with the awarding of brilliancy 31 B-B 5 QxPch t_r Q_Q 2 N_N 1 prizes: A genuine brilliancy is a 32 K-I( I Q-N 8 ch ]] N_8 3 P-R 3 game of beauty, and tl": player 33 r(-Q 2 Q-B 7 ch Lr B-N 6 2 creating that beauty is a genuine Q-K genuine If 33 . . . Q-Q5 ch; 34 K-K2, ti R-QNl contender for a brilliancy Q-It5 ch; 35 K-B2, Q-Q5 ch; prize. Or to put it another way: 36 B-Q3. Threatening B x N, R-N7 and This game is not a big win over :-K6. mere ineptitude. Notes by R. G. 34 K-B 1 Q-N 8 ch R_N 1 Wade. 35 K-N 2 Q-Q 5 ch RxR Game No. 32? Rossolimo, in , now QxB allows the position to occur three N_B 3 times, not knowing that in the P_R 4 Rossolimo Nestler Italian version of the F.I.D.E. code B-Q: Q_B 4 1P_K4 P_QB4 both player and opponent may :a-_!:.:'r- Q_Q 3 2 N_KB3 P_K 3 claim the draw. 36 P-83, Q-87 [2. DECEIIIBE& :lmm CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBEB, 1950 Pase 113 ch; 37 K-N3, Q-B8; 38 P-Q7 Kay wrns. GISBORN E OLYMl 36 K-N 1 Q-Q 8 ch From this year's Gisborne C.C. From R. G 3? K-N 2 5 ch championship. Black fails to Q-Q grip 'ffi The second time. nullify White's on an open flle, White penetrates with Queen 38 K-R 2 Q-Q 4 ch and Rook, and they both lived t 39 K-R I Q-Q 8 ch happily ever after. Notes by the 40 K-R 2 Q-Q 4 ch Editor. % 41 8 ch K-N I Q-Q Game No. 329 42 K-N 2 Q-Q 5 ch ,mh I)raw GEUNFELD DEFENCE * fJ. H. Walker B. Kay B\ 1P-Q4 N-I( B 3 a) New Pin 2 P-QB4 P_I{ N 3 3 N-QB3 P_Q 4 American H. Steiner played a neat one against Dr. Paoli. 4 LB4 P_B 3 Walker Not as good as the immediate Game No. 328 Position after 2L . . . Q-Q 2 . .. B-N2, after which White does Cheers SEMI-SLAV DEFENCE good lor no for himself by exchanging 23 R-R 1 twice at his and playing B x P. l'rom round 11. O fH. Steiner Dr. Paoii Q5 24 Q-B 2 P-B 4 : 1P-Q4 P_Q 4 5 PxP PxP Black finds nothing useful :: -rshed displal'. \r 2 P-QB4 P_I{ 3 Here preferable. undertake. 3 N-QB3 ... NxP is If Game \o. P-QB3 6 N x N, Q x N; and Black has not 25 N-NB 4 P-r{ 4 PxP NxN COLLE SYS even had to lose his QBP to get 26 1 5 NxP B-N 5 ch BxN Q_K the advantageous position he has 27 Q-B 5 Q_Q 2 ;O'Kelly 6 B-Q2 QxP if White proceeds as the pre- 7 BxB in 28 P-R 3 B_B 3 (Belgium) QxNch vious note. If 6 B-K5, P-B3; 29 7 8 B-r{ 2 N-QR3 R-B Q_Q 1 . P-Q4 P 7 B-N3, NxN; B PxN, B-K3 30 6 1 9 B_83 P_B 3 Q-B Q_K j N-KB3 \- (directed against Q-N3), and 31 Q-N 7 Q_Q 1 l0 N-B 3 N_I{ 2 Black has as satisfactory game ] P_K3 P. 11 a 1QN-Qz Castles Castles as he can expect after 4 . . . P-83. 3f ... Q-N1 was some\r::: P. l2 R-r( 1 Q_N 3 better, but White still has a \1--:-- ; P_B3 6 P_I( 3 B_N 2 game. 13 P-QN4 Q_B 2 nrng appropriate 14 2 Quite Q-B P-I( 4 Black's slight inaccuracies made 32 RxP Q-r{ I -uld adopt the de: 15 B-Q 3 P_I( N 3 . . . P-QR3 highly advisable here, 33 B-r{ 5 BxB his compatriot Cc 16 2 B_B 4 N-Q after which he could have com- 34 PxB Q-r{ B 1 t7 N-K 4 QR_Q1 pleted his primary development 35 R,-R 4 Resigns g 18 P-B 4 BxN undisturbed. ule, 19 RxB PxP 7 N_N5 4 ch * l,Iodern masters pr, 20 Q R-r( 1 B_Q 2 Q-R 8 N_B3 =ce the Bishop or: 21 RxP P_I{B4 'W'hite --en considers it worth a move Oh, How Could You I a white Knighr Paoli -.-i the Bishop to bring the black Q to her QR4. is no: A brevity from the Otago-C-;rr -- Black's third rno 8 Castles telegraphic match. BiiI Stenho;-+- :-B4 or . .. p-K\ I P-QR3 P-QB3 Otago C.C. president, compl: -". : 10 P-QN4 Q_Q 1 that though he tries this ope:-:; Q_Kz Q- t Egr -i Castles Ca 11 R-B 1 B_B 4 from time to time in club ga== : P-K4 12 B-Q 3 BxB his club mates will not fall i:-u rBPxP B] 13 QxB N_B 3 the trap it offers. When a C:;.r: t4 N-B 3 R-B 1 player was more obliging, W.C. 31ack gives White 15 Castles P_I{ 3 made the most of the chance. . -: White flnds tha: 16 N-I( 2 P_QN4 , -.:urb the movemen: Black does not lealise the danger Game No. 330 :he King-side. from his inability to occupy his ALAPIN'S OPENING He should to eliminate t. P: QB2. try G. Stenhouse Teece NxP the white QB by .. . N-KR4, etc. +W. R. I N- 1P-K4 P_K4 - 17 R-B 2 ! N-r{ 2 lttle better is 1 i Steiner 18 r( R-B 1 2 N_Kz N_KBS RxR, 3 P-I(84 PxP - QxN, N-B3l 22 Q,-Ir? KR_Q1 19 RxR N_I{ 5 4 :--eatening B-KN5. 20 N-K 5 3 NxP NxP? 23 R-B 3 N_B2 P_B 5 Q-Kz I \xB 24 P-N 4 N_I( 1 21 N-B 6 Q_Q 2 Q-Kz 22 NxNch 6 N-Qs Q_K4 25 PxP PxP QxN -' i aturally exchan gir: 23 6 7 QN-B3 P-QB3 --. 26 r(-R 1 N_N 2 E-B 8 P-Q4 good piece. 27 R_KN1 N_N 3 QxP White has made the best of his I NxN PxN l 28 P-B 5 I control of Qr Q_r( the flle and the interest 10 N-Q 6 ilbl ch K-Q 1 ] 29 B-B 4 ch I(_R 1 of the game now lies in how he 11 Q_K4 N/: 30 Q-I( 8 ch I(-B 2 { Q_R4 B_ QxQch RxQ .uses his control to force a more 12 N-N 5 ch 3 3l RxN Resigns K-N ; R-Kl KI decisive advantage. 13 Q-Q 8 ch ! Resigns i R-Ks Page 114 N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBEB, I!fli i,Z. CHESSPLAYER. I White proceeds to niass pieceS Game No. 332 0r-YMpirD directed at the black King's FRENCH DEFENCE From R. G. WADE position, while Black can do little to interfere, as his Rooks cannot L. Prins $L. Schmid The International Teams Tour- play an active role. (HoIIand) (West Germany) -ey, held biennially before the 1 P-r{ 4 P-I( 3 , ar and commonly referred to as 16 P_KN3 2 P-Q4 P_Q 4 --.e , was held in 17 B-Q 2 P-QR3 3 N-Qz N_KB 3 l'rbrovnik, Adriatic seaside resort 18 QR-K1 B_R 5 4 P_Ks r( N-Q 2 i Yugoslavia, from August 20 to 19 P-QN3 B-N 4 5 B-Q3 P-QB4 lle ::ptember 10. Sixteen countries 20 B-N I P_QR4 6 P_83 P_QN3 --ticipated. Each country was 7 N_Kz B_R 3 :=presented by a team of four Black strives for some counter- 8 B_N1 N_QB3 \AA4 Yugoslavia a play by opening lines for the 9 N-Bs PxP -= i.- -ayers. won with Rooks. + =: : rint score of 451 out of a possible 0 PxP B-N 5 ch BxBch : .. The Yugoslav team was Book 1B-Q2 l-igoric, Pirc, Trifunovic, Rabar. 2 QxB Q_K 2 i-: 3 Castles Q_N 5 4 R-Q1 QxQ l- Q--Q: Cheers for Colle .5 RxQ BxN t t .6 RxB R_QB1 R_R 1 From round 11. O'KeIIy gives a { il, .7 B-Q 3 N_N 5 P_B display. Notes by Wade. tt .8 5 P_QR3 - -rlished B-N :-:-^:-z ::ei -- .: A?ru, % .9 B-B 4 P-QN4 Game No. 331 ,r/rru 20 B-Q 1 r{-r{ 2 \-s\ SYSTEM % 21 P-QR3 N_QB3 1 A l\ 22 B-BZ N_R 4 Q_K Book A "7-) o-o ? .rrlrru 23 QR-81 RxR (Finland) .,,,ru 2tl RxR N_B 5. B_B 3 + t Q_Q 1 P-Q 4 Schmid Q-K 1 N_KB 3 Q_Q 1 P_K 3 O'Kelly -t,'as sone;;:;1 P_B 4 ilc: 3 .'- ::.--- 21 N-N 5 R_I( 1 Quite appropriate that O'KellY sacriflcial t% Q_K 1 :uld adopt the debut developed Against a break- BxB his compatriot Colle. through on his K3. Q_KB1 QN_Q2 22 B-K4l B-B 3 % Resigns r B-QB B_Q 3 23 BxN * --tlodern masters prefer either to Eliminating active defenders. %D% , Bishop K2 so that .ce the on BxB t I :-en a white I{night plays to its 23 Could You :-: the Bishop is not hit; or vary 24 NxKP N-Qz -- Black's third move with . .. : :ie Oiagc-C-;,: It 24 ... N-KS; 25 N-Ns! Prins :r- BirI Ste::l--: -'* :-B4 or . .. P-KN3. rs:der:. ccr-;l=-:' ' 25 N-N5 NxR 25 K-B 1 P_B 3 Q-K 2 Q-82 26 PxP PxP ::-es this oPe---:E ! Castles Castles 26 QxPch I(-Bl :-e il: club g:== : P-K4 BPxP 27 PxN Q-NB 27 B-K 2 K_Q 3 t':-1 not faL --tt,r . BPxP 28 P-K6! Resisns 28 N-R 4 N_N 1 :s. \fhen a C-;r 29 P_KN4 N_B3 : 3lack gives White a weakness, 28 ... BxP; 29 NxBch, RxN; 30 N-B 3 R-KN 1 e obliging. \f-3 30 R x R, x R: 31 ch, I(- ,f :r:e chance. : -: White finds that it does not Q Q-R8 31 P-R 3 P_K 4 the movement of his K2; 32 QxR, Q-K7; 33 QxRP 32 PxPch PxP .turb Pieces piece \o. 330 . the King-side. leaves White securely a and 33 N-R 4 N-Q s pawns ahead. 34 5 ch NxN i OPE\I\_G ] PXP N-B * 35 PxN R_N 4 !e R. Teece - NxP N-Q4 36 P-N 3 NxP P_K' 4 better is 11 ... NxN; 37 R-B 8 RxP -ittle 4 R_B 3 \_KB3 - Q x N, N-83; 13 Q-R4, The Perfect French ? 38 P-N 39 R_QR8 K_B 2 PxP - - eatening B-KN5. \xP? This game must be the copy 40 R-R 7 ch I(_N 3 Q_K 2 l)ixB book example of what Black hopes 41 BxP N-B ? Defence. 42 4 Q_K 4 l'aturally exchanging off Black's for in the French Schmid P-R NxP gets full equality early, exchanges 43 P-R 5 R_B 1 P_QB3 - -:,' good piece. QxP a few pieces, by the 20th move 44 P-R 6 P_R 4 PxN QxN has White scratching, undermines 45 R_N ? P_R 5 h K_Q1 ie-Ka N/z-B 3 White's helpless centre pawns, 46 P-R 7 R_KR 8 K_B 2 r Q-R4 B-Q 2 wipes out the opposing Queen- 47 R-N 8 RxP K_N 3 I R-I( 1 I( R_B 1 side pawns, and wins in a canter, 48 R-N 8 ch R_N 2 Resigns : R-K5 A faultless game by Black. 49 Resigns

DECEMBEB. 1I1g] .2. CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBER, 1950 Page 115 B-Qs; 2 Q-B5ch, BxQ; 3li- Move & Win Solutions PROBLEM SECTION B3, or 2 ... KxR; 3 Q-KBr \o. l-The black King is in a SOLUTIONS FOR OCTOBER (5)..8-86; 2 NxB. (6)..Qr mating net. White played 1 R x P 118 (Fulton): Q-RB BP; 2 NxB, PxN; 3 N-B3. (; ch and Black resigned, for after 119 (Pleasants): R-KB5 . .Q-N6; 2 Q-Q6 ch, Px Q; 3 :i 1 ... KxR White mates with 2 120 (Pleasants): Q-K6 xB,or2... KxR; 3N-B5. (E Q-Nb ch, K-R 2; 3 Q-R5. W. 121 (Halliday): N (I(1)-N2 ..N-K3; 2 N-N6ch, KxR: i R. Morry-B. H. Wood, Buxton 122 (Andrade): P-K6 Q-K3. (9)..N-Q6; 2 QxNc- 1950. 123 (Mansfleld): N-85 B-Q5; 3 Q x B. (10). .P-N5: 1 No. 2-The threatened mate 124 (Wurzbttrg): B-N8 N-N6ch, K-B4; 3 Q-R5. (1: with Rook and Bishop if the black 125 (Harris): R-Qg KNP moves makes White's com- 126 (Pospisil): N-R4 possible: bination 1 QxPch!!, Correct solutions from: l;o. 127-M. Havel. KxQ; 2 RxNch, K-N4; 3 R- Dr. N. E. H. R5 Neumann-Przepiorka. 'W. Fulton-Al]. Tidskrift for Scha mate. S. King-All bar 126. No. S-The white passed pawn L. Pleasants-All bar 126. is the key. White forced the issue F. C. Ewen-AlI bar 1.27, 122. the try NxP "failed in o:-: brilliantly with 1 N-NO ch, K- T. G. Paterson-All bar 121, 126. variation." N1; 2 N-BB chl, and Black R. T. Woodfleld-All bar 120, 126. No. 113: Alleged cook by R-Ei resigned, for if 2 ... KxN; then J. Sloan-118, 119, 721, 122, 123, beaten by . .P x P: Dr. Fulton, F 3 R-87 mates, and if 2 . .. K- 725. F. Clarke, N. A. Palmer. R1, the Rook mates on R-7. R. G. Ha11-118, 119, 122, 124, 725. Alexander-Wallis, Buxton 1950. 'hA. N. Hignett-ll8, ll9, 721, 122, * No. tl-Black gives his opponent 123. Points from correspondenc. no respite with 1 ... RxPch!; N. A. Palmer-118, 179, 721, 723, from B. J. da C. Andrade (rr-::_ 2 PxR, Q-KS!; 3 Q-83, Q- 124, 125. continues to shower us with fl:: R5 ch; 4 Q-R3, Q-KB ch; 5 K- A. H. N. Taylor-118, 119, 123, problems): " I like Pleasants' \: R2, B-NB ch; 6 K-R1, B-B7 dis 724, t25. 100 (R-KS), with three threa- ch; 7 Game ';J. Collins-l18, 119, 123, ).24. an unusual feature. No. 92 (Kir.; K-R2, Q-NB mate. - Andersson-Lange, 1859. Dr. R. Gardner-118, 719, 723, 724. 8-86) is absolutely charmins Mate in two (5 P. F. Clarke-118, 119, 121. About 18 solutions, mostly of l-: No. S-White flnds an excellent E. M. Guest:178, 723, 124. move in 1 R-KB3, R-QS; 2 R- April and August, were sent 1.. J. Sadleir-118, 119, 123. our champion contributor. F-: BB, Resigns. Rossolimo-Monos- 130-8. J. da C J. H. Woolley-118, 122, 723. had ali correct I I son, Paris 1939. L. Wheeler-l79, 124. 6 * No. White removes the Late solutions, August section: threatening- Knight and produces *John HOW TO SOLVE CHESS a killer of his own: 1 R x N, P x R; McVittie (N.S.W.). 'Welcome PROBLEMS, by I(enneth S 2 N-I(6 ch, Resigns. Benko- 'rNew solvers. ! Howard. (Philadelphia: Dai^: Jeney, Budapest 1950. , Rather a chapter of accidents McI(ay Company.) No. 7-White increases pressure Iast issue. Two of our problems Here is a book that will :,: with 1 B-R4!, which threatens to were cooked, and most solvers welcomed by many of our reacie-. win a piece with 2 P-N5. Black were beaten by at least one item. interested in the Problem Sectic- must the NP, after which E. M. Guest and L. Pleasants K. S. Howard's " How to Sol-.-. he is able to protect the vital claim 118 is cooked by ch. Chess Problems is just what -.:-= squares his Q-88 " with King, but is then Dr. Fulton made an error in omit- doctor ordered for those whc_:,= forced into . 1 . .. P- ting a black P on d6; and the pawn solving powers can be increase- QNa; 2 BxP, K-Kl; 3 B-R4, d2 and Rook e1 should be on the In learning anything, there is - _ K-Q1; 4 P-R4!, and after a opposite flles. A cook by N x BP substitute grouno,-; for a sound Mate in two (8 r couple of irrelevant pawn moves ch in 119 is claimed by F. C. Ewen in the elements, expressed in pla_:_ Black must move his Q or I(, and and Dr. R. Gardner. language. This is exactly irt:- then P-N5 wins immediately. Dr. N. E. H. Fulton got all. He Mr. Howard supplies. In the 1l:.- Alekhine-Nimzovitch, San Remo says that in 122, B-Q7 is beaten part of the book 12 easy proble::-. 133-H. J. M. Wee 1930. only by ..Q-N7, which will are thoroughly dissected, and -,r= No. 8-White wins with 1 P- interest severall are sure that many New Zeal-_: B5!! To use Alekhine's words, '(A Dr. Fulton's full analysis on No. solvers would improve at o:-: problem-like move which forces 126 follows:- = the win in all variations." 1 . . . " No. 126: Key N-R4. A real the second part of the book t-l Q-KB5 (other black moves, KP gem with 12 different mates after problems appear, each with :-- x P, NP x P, or P-K4, are no Black's various replies to the key. comment. By the time the reaC-,- better); 2 PXKPch, RxP; 3 Q- Indeed, after these replies there has learned the difference bet\\'€€.: Q5, N-B3; 4 BxN, Q-N5ch; are at least ten lovely two-movers, an Indian (No. 124 in our last :';-. 5 R-N2, Q-B4; 6 B-Ks, K-N1; by no means easy to solve. I have an Indian) and a Nowotny he -.'. _ 7 R-K82, Q-N5 ch; B I(-Rl, always felt that a solution to a be well on to realising far n:_:: P-KR4; I R-KN1 (note how the three-mover should give the fully what a fascinating ho::., Rook is robbed of the Queen's second move to all Black's replies. problems can be. The algeb:. : protection), Q--KR5; 10 R-86, (1)..PxN; 2 N-B7ch, KxR:3 notation is used. This book co':_: K-R2; 11 RxR, RxR; 12 Q-K3. (2) . .K x R; 2 Q-K3 ch, swell the ranks of solvers and -i-- Q-Q7 ch, Resigns. Alekhine- K-Q4; 3 N-N6. (3)..B-Ka; 2 show the way to greater plea-.-;: Bogoljubow, Nottingham 1936. N-B7 ch, B x N; 3 N-83. (4) . . to present three (6 : solvers. -A.Lf 'lI Page 116 N.Z, CIIESSPLAYER, DECEMBER, 19f,[I J, CHESSPLAYER, D PROBLEM SECTION Problem Editor - A. L. FLETCHER AII correspcindence regarding Problems should be addressed to Problem Editor, c/o New Zealand Chessplayer, 256 Dominion Road, Auckland White plays UP the board in all diagrams

No. 127-M. Havel, 3rd prize, No. 128-P. Barron (Margate). No. 129-8. J. da C. Andrade Tidskrift for Schack, 1916. First publication.

Mate in two (5 v. 2) Mate in two (8 v. 8) Mate in two (6 r,. 2)

No. 130-8. J. da C. Andrade No. 131-Comins Mansfleld.

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Mate in two (8 v. 6) Mate in tlvo (10 v. 6) Mate in two (10 v. 14)

133-H. J. M. Weenink, 1917. No. 134-4. van der Ven, 1911. No. 135-8. J. da C. Andrade. Znd prize B.C.P. Society, 1925. e%%%t %'%e% % %H'.%H% %D% "ry,t "%Aru %a% t% %z ".ffi

Mate in three (6 v. 6) Mate in three (7 v. 5) Mate in three (7 v. 10)

CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBEB, I95O Page 117 SOME T.T. l. H. Grant was u ;ain in this Chamr : last season Game No. SICILIAN DE Official Organ of the NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION -F. H. Grant I Christchurch) (C Secretary: Spencer Smith, P.O. Box 287, Wanganui P_K (Wanganui), 4 P. Correspondence Chess Section Editor, N. M, CROMARTY who, unless otherwise statrd P_Q4 P annotates games in this section. ]r-KBS \, T,T. 3 NxP \, TROPHY TOURNEYS TI-IE HANDICAP 1{-Q B 3 P. Hardiman beat Henderson. B_KNs P. 2nd Progress Report Duggan beat Hardiman, Hender- TOURNAMENT Q_Q 2 P. son. Castles p- In the Championship, J. A. Hansford beat A. D. Smith 2. (Dunedin) is leading Yates beat Wilkins, Henderson. NxN Cunningham Henderson. Costello beat Godley, Cusack 2 A. W. Gyles with 6 points to 4i-. Neilson beat Wilkins beat Orbell, W'oodfleld, Dr. Gardner beat Dr. Fikner Good progress has been made in Costello 1]. tourneys. Henderson. all Miss Collinson beat Duggan. D. Manson beat Walker. CHAMPIONSHIP Collins beat Neale, Neilson. McEwan beat J. L. Lomax 1 OrbeII drew Yates, Woodfield, Williams, Pobar, Edwards. t. p: Cunningham beat Broom, Hooper, Harrison-Wilkie beat Blyth. TLR4 Paterson, drew Grant. Collins, Duggan, Neilson. P- Neale beat Henderson, drew with McClymont beat Costello. ll F-K 5 hL Smith drew Grant. Godley beat Kiley, Mclver. E BxQ Park beat Gyles. Hardiman, Neilson, Wilkins, N: Duggan. J. C. Taylor beat Wing 2, J. S. lA 13 BxN K.: Paterson beat Hooper. Lomax 2. II P_KB Cromarty beat Broom, drew with Leading scores: Duggan, Wilkins, 4 E Yates 4. Day beat Meredith 2, drew * ---: 15 B-Q 3 K_ Gy]es, Cunningham. Cusack. rN-84 B! Severinsen beat Smith, drew with T.T. 4 McKay beat Halrison-Wilkie, l, E-QB3 E- Cunningham, Park. Manson beat Remetis, Johnston, Kurta beat J. W. CoIIins. ! n-Qg McCombie, Robinson. T,T. TB Fournier beat Nairn. Remetis beat Hall, Fenwick. J. L. Lomax beat Wing 2. Jones beat Smith, Fulton. Dr. Johnston beat Fenwick, Mrs. Hall beat Roberts, Pobar. Denys beat Smith, Godley. Reilly. D. C. M. Manson beat McEwa::- I Godley beat Sloan, Mintoft, Watt, Jones beat Fenwick. Kiley 1i-. Fulton. Williams beat Smith, Hall, Chrisp, Cusack beat Griffiths. Mitchell beat Godley. Johnston. J. Sloan beat R. V. Taylor I Boyd beat Sloan, Godley, Mitchell. Smith beat Johnston, Chrisp. Simpson. Sloan beat Jones, Fulton. Leading scores: D. Manson and W. Blomfleld beat Broadbent, R. 1- Beamish beat Fulton, drew Kiley. A. Williams 6. Taylor, Davies 2. I(iley beat Jones, Denys, Fulton, Wallbank beat Blomfleld (A) drew Sloan, Godley, Mitchell. T.T. 5 Calnan beat Edwards. Leading scores: Kiiey 5], God1ey King beat Hanham. Davis beat McKay. and Boyd 4!. Teece beat Lee, King. Miss Collinson beat Miss Wil\- -- T.T. lC Mrs. Sayers beat Lomax. son 2. Wooderson beat Mills. Adkins beat Donald, Marsick. Sadleir beat J. W. Collins. Taylor beat Mills, Wooderson. J. S. W. Lomax beat J. fy'. Qe]l -+ Ross beat Adkins. beat Teece, Hanham. Hansford beat Donald, drew with Lomax Holdsr,vorth beat Sadleir. Lee beat Findon. Chrisp beat Freeman, J. L. Lor--, Esterman. Sewell beat Lomax. Ratlitr beat Donald. Griffiths beat Miss Wilkinson- Leading scores: Taylor 4, Lomax, Mrs. Reilly beat Nairn. Esterman beat Anderson, Marsick. Wooderson and Teece 3. Donald beat Anderson. Dr. Filmer beat Young 2. Leading scores: Hansford sti, * Parsons beat Blyth. Adkins 3. Muir beat Wing 2. Edwards beat Cusack. T.T. 2 The Management Committee Walker beat Higgens. Cusack beat Edwards, Pearse, G. of the Mclver beat Edwards 2. H. Hignett. Toothill beat Hoult, Kurta. Keam beat G. H. Hignett. New Zealand Correspondence Mrs. Mullineaux beat McKa;; ! Pearse beat Severinsen. Blyth beat Wing. R. J. Severinsen beat G. H. Hig- Chess Association Mrs. Walker beat Miss Wilk-i:-:m nett, Eades, Jones. takes pleasure in extending to 2. A. N. Hignett beat Pearse, Eades, Esterman beat Godley. I(eam. all Members I(iley beat Mclver 1l-, Do-: ir, Douglas beat Edwards, drew with drew Marsick. Cusack. THE COMPLIMENTS OF II. G. King beat Godley 2, K*y Leading scores: A. N. Hignett 5], : A. M. BIon- --tt; R. J. Severinsen 5. THE SEASON grade 4 to grade 3. Page 118 N.Z. CHESSPLAYER, DECEMBEB, tE SOME T.T. GAMES A good one from T.T. 18. Black , White's simple and direct play F. H. Grant was up to his tricks seems to have the edge on his brings home the bacon. ._:ain in this Championship game opponent most of the game, but a Game No. 335 :' Iast season. very well-played end game turns RUY LOPEZ No. 333 the tables. Game J. Kiley R. SICILIAN DEFENCE fL. W. Smith Game No. 334 (Wanganui) (Greymouth) rF. H. Grant E. R. Broom . icL{TION RUY LOPEZ 1P_K4 P-I{. 4 iChristchurch) (Christchurch) 2 N_KB 3 N_QB3 1P_K4 P_QB4 +W. E. Moore Dr. N. Fulton 3 LN5 N_B3 }as otherlvise stard ? P_Q4 PxP (Christchurch) (Ashburton) 4 CasUes B_K 2 3 N_KB3 N_QB3 5 P-Q4 P_QR3 { NxP N_B3 I P-K.4 P_I( 4 6 BxN QPxB 5 N-QB3 P-Q g 2 N_I(B3 N_QB3 7 N_B3 PxP HANDICAP B-r( N 5 3 LN5 P_QR3 'a P_I( 3 4 B-84 8 QxP B_Q2? ; Q_Qz P_QR3 N_B 3 9 B_B4 P_B 4 R.NAMENT 3 5 Castles NxP Castles P_R 3 6 P-Q4 p-Q 10 Q-Q 3 P_QN4 a: -{. D. Smith I 9 NxN N4 lt N-r( 5 P_B 5 7 B-N3 P_Q 4 An unusual line which seems to 8 PxP 12 Q-K 3 Castles ;'331?',' s,l'"iTr;o ree Black's game somewhat, L-I( 3 13 QR-Q1 B_Q 3 9 P_83 B-QB 4 -esides opening a flle for a later 10 14 NxB NxN :ea', Waiker -''ing-side attack. QN-Q2 Castles 15 BxB PxB J. L. Loma-t 11 L-B 2 NxI{.BP 16 :e1 - I PxN 12 RxN RxP Q_B 2 P:car, Edwards' P_B 3 17 KE-Q1 N_I( 4 :J B_R 4 P_Q 4 13 N-B 1 t-e beat BlYth' BxRch 18 P-B 4 N_N 5 -1 P-K5 N_K 5 14 I(xB PxP beat Costello. BxQ re Q-Q 4 Q_R. 2 K'lev. Mclver. -l NxQ 15 K-N I P_K 5 20 T -i RxN KxB 16 N-Q 4 QxQ RxQ i"ri-wi"e 2, J. S' 21 3 .{ P_KB 4 LB4 'White P_KR3 N_R .5 tries something new, 22 R-Q 7 RxR 2, drerv r''---;r' R-Q 3 K-I{ 2 Ie:eciith -i N-R 4 LR2 evid_ently not liking the line giveri 23 RxR R_R 1 M.C.O. 24 5 .: R-QB3 B_Q 5 by N-Q P_B 3 : Harrison-Wilkie' 25 Ir-82 N_B 2 -3 R-Q 3 16 J W. Collins' Q_B 3 26 N-I( ? ch I(_B 1 ra: Nairn. 18 RxP loses Allowing 27 N-B 5 R_Q 1 r beat Wing 2' -ter . .. B-Q2; 19 R-B?, K- his position 28 RxR NxR .,1 ; 20 R x B ch, I( x R, etc. Not good 29 N-Q 4 I(_B 2 1 R-N7, BxN; 21 R-N4, Bishop 1?::fiJ;"ft:Err= :.r:-6 B- on the same 30 K-I( 3 P_N 3 ch, etc., winning a piece. 31 P-R 3 N_N 2 -- Griffiths. 17 LK3 N-I{.4 32 -3 B-R 2 18 P-QN3 PxP :e=: R. V. TaYIc: - NxB QxN 33 3 -l P-KNs P_QB4 19 PxP P_R N-N 3 P_B 3 34 P-r( N 4 N_R 4 'c,eal R -, Premature. 19 B-Q2 at 'White Broadbent, :ce gives Black a good game. was threatening 20 N x p. 35 P-K 5 N_N 2 f ar-ies 2' 36 P-I( 6 ch I(_I( 2 (A ' ]J ceat Blomfield LN2 LQZ 20 B_Q4 N_Q2? 37 P-B 5 Resigns It Edr.vards. L R-R3 QR-QNl 2l NxP! Q_K 2 I N-B3 R_N 3 2L * ll BxP ! If ... PxN; 22 B-NB wins -.)]ftll; Miss wil-r:- KR_QN1 the SAVE I{ LB4 B_B 1 Queen. OGEEAT 24 ... RxP wourd rose by 25 , The story is going about of a :-N3. 33 player in the Handicap Tourney U:U$ $l"f who, matched against 15 R-N3 a superior ri RxR opponent, found himself in a t: losing position in both games. 'oeat N_Q I At length he decided was ; Nairn. ri 1 it time E-K to resign, but instead actually r ceat Young 2' :l: 2 of B-K resigning he played in each game €a: Blyth. ri 3 B-Q a move that was quite useless and t\-.-nA 2. :. P_N 3 oeat Cusack. ]: B_K4 would merely allow the opponent €ai Higgens. ll BxB to win a piece, forcing resignation. Edwards 2. 11 But when recording the two :a: N-K3 moves, the player accidentally i; RxB placed each move on the wrong F;,T:Slf$f,1'r,,' : ],-: PXP r R-K2 score sheet, as correspondence

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