CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 17312, 27 March 1920, Page 3

CHESS

[Conducted by J.H.F.H.] The Otago Chess Club meet for play at toe rooms, Y.M.C.A. Building, Morav place every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock. TO CORRESPO?s T DENTS. [All communications must bo addressed "Chess Editor." 'Evening Star.'] PROBLEM No. 1,071. Dy Dr 11. W. Beltman. Black, 10 pieces.

White to play and mate in two moves Ktlb4Kt: lplklpKti; 2ppll3pl; IBR3PI- - PQ2p3i 2P3PI; 8. SOLUTION OP PROBLEM No. 1,063. Key move: Q-KR3. GAME No. 1,273. R-uy Lddcz . White, Tarraseh; Black, Laskcr. 1 l'-K 4 P-K 4 ? Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 B-Kt 5 P-Q R. 3 4 B-R 4 Kt-B 3 5 Castles B-K 2 (a) 6 R~K P-Q Kt 4 7 B-Kt 3 P-Q 3 8 P-B 3 Kt-Q R 4 (b) 9 B-B 2 P-3 4 10 P-Q 4 ,Q-B 2 11 P-Q R 4 (c) P-Kt 5 (d) 12 P x Kt P P x Kt P 13 P-R 3 Castles 14 B-Kt 5 R-K (e) 15 Q Kt-Q 2 Kt-Q 2,16 B x B R x B 17 R-Q B Q-Kt 3 18 Kt-B B-Kt 2 19 Kt-K 3 P-Kt 3 if) 20 P x P P x P 21 Kt- Q5 Bx Kt 22 Q x B R-Q 25 B-Kt R-K 3 (s) 24 K li-Q Kt-Kt. "2 25 Q-B 4 Kt-B (hj) 26 R x R. Kt x R 27 Q-B -k Qx Q 28 Rx Q R-Q 3 29 B-R 2 K Kt-K 3 30 R-B 8 R-Q Bch 31 K-R 2 K-Kt 2 32 B-B 4 (i) K-B 3 33 P-Q Kt 3 (j) Kt-Kt 2 34 Bx P Kt-Q 3 35 R-Q Kt 8 Kt x P 36 B-K 2..-.:.K-R 8 37 R x P Kt * P 38 K-Kt 3 (k) Kt-R Bch - 39 K-R 2: Kt-B 7 40 K-Kt 3 Drawn (a) There are those who maintain that this is inferior to 5 Kt xP, but to a large extent this is a question determined by the mood of the player. (b) In the St. _Petersburg tournament of 1909 Duras and I)r Vidmar continued with 8 B-Kt 5 against Teichmann and Dr Bernstein respectively, and both won. (c) Threatening R P x P, followed by P-Q. Kt 4. In this identical position Dr L-aeker himself continued with 11 Q KtQ 2 in the St. Petersburg tournament aforesaid, subsequently deploying- the Knight via K B and K 3. (d) A move concerning which authorities might well differ. 11 B-Kt 2 or. 11 R-Q Kt alio come under consideration. (e) The layout of the position would rather suggest utilisation of the file's on the Queen's wing. Even P-Kt 6, to be followed by Q-Kt 3 and R-Kt. could be essayed by Black. (f) It is difficult for Black to provide adequately against the entrance of the Knight both at B 5 and Q 5. Moreover, the relative positions of the Queen and Rook are not any too satisfactory. (g) If K Kt moves, then is„-B 5 with an excellent game. (hj) Black has not much choice. If 25 K Kt-B 4; 26 R x R, Q x R; 27 Q x Kt P, R-Kt .}; 2S Q-B 4, etc. (i) In addition to the text-move, White had two other promising linos—namelv, 32 B-Q 5 or 52 Kt x P, threatening Kt x B P. (j) At the psychological moment White wavers and misses his' opportunity. Instead he continued with 33 B x P. RQ Kt 8; 54 B-B 4 (if 34 R-B 2, P-Kt 6; 5a R-Q 2, Kt-B 3), R x P; 35 P-R 5, R-Kt 8; 36 P-R 6, R-B 8; 37 R-Kfc 3, R-R 5; 38 R-K t6, practically rendering all of Black's uieces useless. . (k) If'3B R-Kt 6, R-R 8 ch; 39 K-Kt 3, Kt-K 5 ch, forcing White into a mating net.