CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 15882, 14 August 1915, Page 11

CHESS

[Conducted by J.H.F.H.] The Otago Chess Club meet for play at the 'rooms, Y.M.C.A. Buildings, Moray place, Dunedin, ’every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. All communications must be addressed “Chess Editor,” ‘Evening Star.’ PROBLEM No. 825. By W. Geary. Black, 6 pieces.

White, 6 pieces. White to play and mate in three moves. SlSflf 87. PQ5; 8; 3W; 7b; SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 821. Key move: Q-Kt 4. v- . ... • GAME „Nq, 1.Q25. . Played in the City of London Championship. Queen’s Gambit Declined. White, P. W. Sergeant; Black, Herbert Jacobs. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 B-B 4 ...Tips move, whatever be its merits in 2 20 B 4 UOt p, f- yaWe P Q B 4. H|id White in tins game continued op his fourth move P x P wh-d answer would Black have had? It.is curioij that both players left 4 P x P out of tbrir cslouJations, as though they were dealing with the variation 1 P-0 4 P-O 4- 2 TO K B 3, B-B 4; 5 P-B K h Q ’ B w. t P '?‘ 5 ’- R " Kfc 6q; 6 T' K 3’ wherein Mr Jacobs himself ones suggested £;•> P :Q R 3 ( in P lace of the older 6... Et-B 3, winch allows 7 B-Kt 5, with the superior game). 3 Q-Kt 3 Kt-Q B 3 4 P-K 3 P-K 3 5 P-B 5 R-Kt sq • 6 B-Kt 5 Kl-K 2 7 Kt-K B 3 P-Q R 3 8 B-Q 3 B-Kt 5 9 Q Kt-Q 2 P-K B 3 10 Q-B 3 Kt-B sq 11 P-Kt 4. ....P-Q Kt 4 12 B-Kt 2 B-K 2 13 Castles K R’. Castles 14 P-K 4!.,.. ,P-B 4 15PxB P P x P 16 P-Q R 3? So far White has conducted the game in good style, but this move certainly loses time, especially as he intended *to follow it U P .by Kt-K. 5. 16 Q R-K sq would have probably maintained the advantage. K-B 3 17 Kt-K 5 Kt xKt 18 Px Kt R-K Kt 3 19 P-B 4....;.8-R 6 20 R-B 2 B-R 5 21 R-K 2 B-Kt 5 22 R-K 3 Kt-K 2 23 Kt-B 3 Kt-P. 3 24 Kt-Q 4 Q-K Bsq 25 Kt x Kt R x Kt ' 26 Q-Q 4 .... R-Q sq 27 P-Kt 3 B-K 2 28 R-Q Bsq , Black threatened R x P. R-K 3 29 B-K 2......P-K R 4 30 B-K B 3 P-B 3 31 B-Kt 2 P-R 5 32 P-R 3 B-R 4 33 B-K B 3 Q-B 2 34 Bx B Q x B 55 K-R 2 PxP eh 36 Rx P R-K B-’ sq >• 37 Q R-K Kt sq R-B 2 38 Q-Q 2 B-R 5 39 R-Q 3 K-B sq 40 B-Q, 4 Q-R 3 1 41 B-B 2 B i B J2Qx B P-Kt 3 ’ J3 R(Q 3)-K Kt 3 ."R-K R 2 44 Q-B 3 K-B 2 45 R-Kb 5 Q-B F n 46 Q-K Kt 3 R-R 3 ...This was Black’? sealed move, the game being adjourned at this point. hj 47 Q-Q 3 P-R 4 48 P x P Whits coUd hero have pkved the cafe move Q-Q B 3, instead of which he begins to explore his opponent’s trap. He ap4oap contemplated the sacrifice, 4® .®* * ■ fot F. hut to have delaved it on seeing that Black’s Q could then'check on jv B 7. rhta£ was also to bo consid’eml ?■ Q * P) Lae other sacrifice, 49 R x B P ch, (producing a position which would be pleasant' for correspondence play But Black could decline this sacrifice bv 49.. K-Kt 2, and again threaten Q-B 7 ch y 0. x P 49 R {Kt sq)-Kt 2 Q-B 5 50 Q-Q 2 Here White misses his last opportunity 50 Q-K Kt 3, threatening R x P ch. If naw 50.. Q-K 5: 51 P-R 6, B-B sq; 52 RxKt pi if Q x R cli White would probably win bv 53 Q x Q, E x R; 54 Q-Q B 2. R-K sq 51 Q-Kt 4 P-B 4 52 Q x Q......Kt P x Q and Black won.