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Evening Star, Issue 20020, 10 November 1928, Page 13

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[Conducted by L.D.G.] fh« OUgo Club metis lor (Ujr «i (lie rooms, 24 Irorge street, Hannah’s Buildings, every Monday, Wednesday, and Sarindav evenings, ■( 7.H0 o’clocl: TO CORKLSBUNULNTS. F.K.K. (Wellington).—Tapor received; thank*. K.S. (Manchester. Fn-Uuci).—Thanks for tontribuUoa: J.P.M. (Morniiigton).—Thanks lor letter and contribution, i will include it in this column. Your comments mo greatly appreciated. I’.A.il. (Musselburgh;.—Thanks far letter. Kt-K B 2 ’s a "good try”; defeated by B-B 4. The key move, R-B 2, is not easily seen. Dr C. (I’ottobeilo). —Your ini cresting letter to hand: very much appreciated. 1 T.J.B. (Dunedin).—Thanks for letter; the composition is very highly praised by all problem-solvers. Collect solutions to problem No. 1,700 received from S.S.M., I)r. C.. C.S., T.J.K., 0.8., G. 8., L.D.C.. J.8.D., G.U.W.. IV,G„ R.M. [We invite conimnnicaticnj on all mattcra concerning chess Solutions of problems, garnet, nad • ntlvscs will receive our attenlion, and if ol sufficient merit will be inserted All communications to be addressed, “ Chess Rrliror," ‘ Evening Star.'] SOLUTION TO PROBLk.iI No. 1,700. By Godfrey Heathcofo (From ‘Times and Themes’). Black, 8 pieces; White, 10 pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. 8; b3p3; r2Prlpl: 4!;3; p2KHT!2; Q6Kt; IPIp3P; 3K2BE. Key move R-B 2. PROBLEM No. 1,701. . By G. G. Brown. Black, 7 pieces.

White, I pieces. White io plav and mate in two moves. KSBli 3p4; '3Ep3; Jtppp4; 2k5; 2p2P2; 4Kt3; BQ6. BLINDFOLD PLAY EXTRAORDINARY. During a blindfold exhibition in Vienna given by Dr S. Tartakover some years ago the followin'' position was reached at one of tho boards: While (Tartakover); Black (Loquctw). —Position in Forsyth Notation. — 2r2blr; pKtlklplkt; 2plTp2, 4Pqktp; EQS; 2P3PI- PP4BP; 2KRR3. Xartakove* had given up a piece for two pawns and splendid attacking possibilities, but none ot the spectators, least of all his opponent, was prepared for the bit of fireworks that followed! Tartakovor whose (urn it was to move, here announced a mate in eight moves, beginning with the sac dice of his queen. The mate "• accomplished thus: IQxKBP, Kfr Q; 2 P-K 6 ch, Q x P; 5 Kirß 5 ch K-Q 1, 4 Kt x Q ch, K-Q 2; B Kt-B 5 ch K-Q 1; 6 Kt-Kt 7 ch, K-Q 2; 7 B-R 3 ch, P-K B 4. 8 B x P mate. Inferior defences lead (o shorter mates. This would be a une performance over the board, but wit! a plays blindfold, and carrying on other gwrits at the same time, it is marvebaus INTERNATIONAL CHESS AT KISSING EN Tho following live game was phiycd between Messrs J. R Capablanra (Cuba) and 11. Spieimann ' (Germany) in ihc international masters’ lournamont at Kissingcu, Bavaria:— ■ —Queen's ’ Gambi i Declined.— IVbile, Capablanca; Black, Spieimann. 1 P-Q 4 PQ 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-Q P> 3 3 Kt-Q B 3 (a) Kt-B 3 4 Kt-B 3 P X P 5 P-K 3 P-Q Kb 4 6 P-Q R 4 P-Kt 5! 7 Kt-B 2 (b) P-K 5 8 lis P B-K a 9 Castles Cast ms B) P-Q Kt 3 P-B 4! 11 B-Kt 2. ...B-Kt 2 12 Kt haq Kt-B 3 13 Px P 8.-Q -4! 14 Kt-K 6 K. x B 15 Kt x Kt x B P IG Kt-Q 5 ....Q-Q 4. (<•) 17 Kt-B 4 Q-Kb s 13 B x Kt (d) Q x B 19 R-B sq fo) K R-Q sq 20 Q-R 5 Q Ivß feq 21 K R-Q sq P-Kt 3 22 Rx R (on) Qx R 23 Q-K 5 B-K 21 24 P-R 3 it . 25 Q-R sq (f) B-K B 3 26 R-Q sq (g) ICQ, 4! 27 Rx K Px R 28 Kt-K b (b). ...Q-Q 3 29 Kt (B 4)-Q 3 B-R 3 and wins (i) (a) Tho course of this game tends to show that it is safer to moo ■ P-Q B 3 with 3 P-K 3, as successfully played by Capablanca in an exhibition gams against Alekhine, St. Petersburg 19ro. (0) Probably oest: i Kb-K sq, may lead to a long and troublesome-variation. (c) Already Black’s position looks superior. (d) Leaving the adversary _ with the theoretical advantage of two bishops versus two knights. Black, however, threatened K R-Q sq, lo be followed by Kl-K b, or Kt-Q 4. (e) Considerably better seems 19 Q-R o. (f) If Q-Q 4, Black, by changing queen?, would doubtless ttiako his two bisnops toll in the end-game. (g) Not good, but tho alternative moves —26 Q-R 2 or Q-Kt sq—were not inviting. (h) The piece might have been saved by 28 Kt-Kt 2, when, howcvei, might have followed 28...8-Q 5; 29 Q-Q sq, P s P; 30 Q x Q (ch), B x Q; 31 P x P, B-Kt o, with the. better ere game. ‘ (1) Continued: 30 Q*K s<i 1* :* lv Kt s B, Q x Kt; 32 Q x P. B-Q 6; 33 Q-B 5, Q-Kt sq, 34 P-Q Kt 4 (if 54 Q x Q P, B-B 7!). 34... Q-Kt 2, 35 P-Kt 5, P-K K 4; 36 Q-B 3, B-B 5; 37 P-K 4, Q-K 2; 38 P x P. B x Q P: 39 P-R 5, Q-K 5! And White resigned, as Black threatened Q-Kt 8 (ch), winning Kt P, as well • as Q x P male. A dccideuiy creditable victory for Spieimann and .v. unfortunate defeat for Capablanca. In the final round Bogoijnbofi' drew with Kuwe and won the first prize, Capablanca being second The complete scores were: Bogoljaboff, 8; Gapablan-.a, 7, Rubinstein, Euwe, 63; Niemzowiteh. 6; Reti, &j; Marshall, Tartakover, Tate?, 5; Spieimann. Tarrasd 4, -aißa-ee, B. D. Bogoljubol: (Bogo-lieu-boE) is the son of an Orthodox Russian, priest He was born on April 1 1889 at Stanisiautzick, Ukrania, but ho is now w believe, a resident of Berlin Ho learned chess when he was seventeen yoa’° old, and made rapid progress. He ic a very strong, solid, hut rather uneven player. In the London congress, 1922, he finished below Capablanca, Alekhine, Vidmai and Rubinstein. In the New York 'tournament, 1924, he scored far below (Lasker, Capablanca, and Alekhine, and yet two yea' latei he won a great tournament at Moscow, Lasker being second and .Capablanca _ third Last in London, a (be British Empire Club, ho fell below Nicn zowilch, Tartakover, and Yidmar, and quite recently, in a small tourney at Dortmund he was only fourth, the first prize having been won by F. Samisch. of Berlin And now he is again first, anead of Capablanca, Niemzowiteh. Tartakover. Rubinstein, and Marshall. A curious' mixed record, though not. likely to raak ; tbe present ■world champion Dr Alekhine) tremble. OLYMPIC CHESS AT THE HAGUE. GAME BY THE FIRST PRIZE WINNER. The following fine game was played in individual tournament of the Olympic Chen Congress at The Hague between Dr M. Euwo (Holland i and A. Mattison (Lat via), a former Olympic ehesa champion: ’—Bed's fOpening.— White, Dr Euwe; Black, A. Mattison. 1 Kt-K B 3...... P-Q 4 g P-B 4 Kt-K B 3 3 P x P! Kt x P 4 P-Q 4 P-K 3! ' *P-K 4 Kt-Kt -3

6 Kt-B 3 B-K a 7 B-Q 3i Castles 8 Castles P-Q B 4 9Px P! Bx P 10 P-K 5. B-K 2 U Q-K 2 Kt-B 3 12 K-Q ; sq Kt-Q 4 13 B-K 4. Kt s Kt? 14 B* P (ch)! K-R sq 15 Px Kt Q-K 4 16 B-B 2 Q*B 1* 17 Q-K 4 --KKt 3 18 Kt-Kt 5! Q-Kt 5 19 Kt z P (ch) I .B xKt 20 Qx P K-Kt 2 21 Q-K 6 {ch) K-Kt «q. 22 B-R 0 B-B sq 23 B x B B x B JJ4 K-Q 3 Besigus