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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21734, 27 August 1932, Page 19

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Conducted by L. D. COOMBS. Solutions of problems, original compositions, games, and analyses invited for this column. All correspondence should be addressed to Mr h. U. Coombs, Olago Daily Times Office, Dunedin.

PROBLEM No 17

(Black Five Pieces.)

(White Eleven Pieces.) 1 K B B 4 |. 2 P 5 | 3 k 4 | P P 1 lit 4 1 2P2R2|qlb3Qkt | 3 Kt 4 | 4 R 3, White to play and mate in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 18,

(Black Eleven Pieces.)

(White Ten Pieces.) KlßKt3r|4R3 | 8 | 3 p 2 kt 1 J IPPk2Ktl|Q2p 2 kt 1 I 2 p p p, 1 BBlb2 r 4. i White to play and mate in two moves.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS

Problem No. 13. —Kt to Q 5,

Solutions received from N. S. Traves (Timam), C. D. Rosie (Oamaru), B. F. Evans (Dunedin), H. J. Norman (Green Island), I. Lang (Palmerston), A. Ellis (Dunedin), J. Yates (Greymouth), J. J. Marlow (Dunedin), T. J. W. (St. Kilda), W. A. Mirams (Dunedin), C. M. Spear (Hawea Flat), Mrs T. Bleakly (Invercargill), R. M‘D. (Dunedin), ‘D. Carr (Kurow), E. A. Le Petit (Invercargill), G. F. Brooker (Otckalke). Quite a number of solvers tailed with No; 13, the “ try ” of Kt to Q 1 beating them.

Problem No. 14. —Q to Kt 4, ch. Solutions received from N. S. Traves, C. D. Rosie, E. F. Evans. A. O. Gray (Christchurch), I. Lang. A. Ellis, J. J. Marlow, C. R. Carolin (Dunedin), W. A. Mlrams, C. M. Spear, R. O. Scott (Wanganui), P. J. Kemshed (Portobello), Mrs T. Bleakly, R. M'D., D. Carr (Kurow), B. A. Le Petit, G. F. Brooker. This problem, No. 14, by Sam Loyd, has been said to be the hardest " two-mover ” that has ever been composed. In spite of its unorthodox key It Is looked upon as a classic. It Is not likely to be forgotten by those who have experienced its difficulties. games. The young Czechoslovakian master, S. Plohr, recently played a short match against S Landau (Holland) at Rotterdam, winning one game and drawing three. We give below the game he won. (Indian Defence.) t White. Black, S. Flohr. S. Landau. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. P to Q B 4 P to K 3 3. Kt to Q B 3 B to Kt 5 4. Q to B 2 P to B 4 (a) 5. P takes P Q to R 4 (b) 6. B to Q 2 1 Q takes B P 7. P to K 3 Kt to B 3 8. P to Q R 3 B takes Kt 9. B takes B P to Q 4 (c) 10. P to Q Kt 4 Q to K 2 11. P to Kt 5 Kt to Q Kt sff (d) I 12. P takes P (e) B to Q 2 13. P takes -P Q takes K P 14. Kttoß‘3 Q to Q 4 (f) 15. R to Q sq Q to Q B 4 16. Q to Kt 2 Q to Kt 3 17. B to Kt 4 Resigns (g) (a) This move, at one time frequently played, has for while been superseded by P to Q 4, after which move there is no danger of a backward Queen’s pawn in an open file. (b) A much better continuation is 5. . .1? takes P: 6. Kt to B 3, Kt to B 3: 7. B to Kt 5, B to K 2. The line of play adopted by Black In this game leads to the exchange of his King’s Bishop, after which he has a weakness in the diagonal from his K B sq to Q R 6. . (c) P to Q 3 would have closed the diagonal, but left a weak Queen’s pawn. White could have replied with R to Q sq, threatening P to Q Kt 4. (d) If 11. . -Kt to Q sq, then 12. P takes p, P takes P; 13. B to Kt 4. (e) Threatening B takes Kt, followed by Q takes B, ch. If now 12. . .Q Kt to Q 2, then 13. B to Kt 4, Q to Q sq ; 14. P takes I p (t) Playing to regain his pawn. 14. . , Castles would have left him a pawn down with an Inferior position. (g) He had no good move. If B takes l, then Q to K 5, ch. The following game was played in a recent tournament for the championship of Berlin. (Indian Defence.) White. Black. Schlage. Ahues. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. Kt to K B 3 P to K 3 3. P to B 4 P to Q Kt 3 4. P to K Kt 3 E to Kt 2 5. B to Kt 2 Kt to K 5 (a) 6. Castles P to K B 4 (b) 7. Kt to Kt 5 Kt to Q 3 (c) 8. B takes B Kt takes B .9. P to K 4 B to K 2 10. Q to R 5, ch P to Kt 3 11. Q to R 6 B to B sq 12. Q to R 3 Q to B 3 (d) 13. Pto K 5 ■ QtoKt 2 14. Q to Kt 2 Kt to B 3 (e) 15. Kt takes K P (f) Qto K 2 (g) 16. Kt takes P, ch KtoQ sq 17. Kt takes R K to B sq 18. Kt to B 3 Kt takes Q P 19. Kt to B 7 Resigns. (a) Premature. Either Bto K 2 or B to Kt 5, ch, is usually played. (b) 6. . ,B to K 2; 7. K Kt to Q 2 would probably have led to the variation given In the next note „ . (c) If 7- • B to K 2, then 8. Kt takes Kt, B takes Kt: 9. B takes B, P takes B ; 10. ft. to B 3, opening the King’s Bishops file with advantage to White. (d) If B to K 2, then Kt to K B A, I followed, if P takes P, by Kt to K o, threatening Kt takes Kt P. (e) This loses quickly. P to B 3 was better, although White, after Kt to Q B 3, threatening P to Q 5, would have the better S Tf) If. at his 13th move, Black had played q to K 2 (instead of Q to Kt 2) and then, after Q to Kt 2, continued with Kt to B 3, as in the actual game, White could still have I made this move for, if, in reply, 15. . .Q takes Kt, then 16. P to Q 5, Q takes K P: 17. P takes Kt and White wins a piece. (g) If P takes Kt, then Q takes Kt, ch* winning a piece. # The following game Is the only one that Is so tar finished in the telegraphic match — Otago v. Wellington. The match Is being continued this evening at the Otago Chess Club's room, Allbell Chambers, Stuart street. (Evans Gambit.) White. Black. O. Balk (Otago). F. K. Kelling (Wellington). 1. P to K 4 P to K 4 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3. B to B 4 B to B 4 4. P to Q Kt 4 B takes Kt P 5. P to B 3 B to R 4 6. Castles * Pto Q 3 7 P to Q 4 Bto K Kt 5 . i 8. P to K R 3 B takes Kt 9. Q takes B Q to B 3 10. Q to Q 3 P takes P 11. P to B 4 (a) P takes P 12. P to K 5 Q to K 2 13. Kt takes P B takes Kt 14. Q takes B P takes P (b) 15. B to R 3 Q to R 5 16. B takes P, ch K takes B 17. P takes P, dls. ch Kto K 1 18. R to B 8, Ch K to Q 2 19. R to Q I, ch K to K 3 20. Q to Kt 3, ch K takes P 21. Q to Q 5. mate (c) (a) Attack is better than defence In this p°S(ltlom {atal err(jr u ]ets white In, and he avails himself promptly of the opening. (c) A remarkable mate! The helpless king Is mated in the middle of the board, while his distant forces are equally helpless.