CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22208, 10 March 1934, Page 22

CHESS

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. D. Coombs. Otago Dally Times Office, Dunedin.

PROBLEM No. 174, By J. Keeble. (Black Seven Pieces.)

(White Eight Pieces.)

S|B|S|4p3|2PlklPl|4B3| 2 P p K p P 1 | 1 kt 1 Kt b Kt 1 kt. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 175. By P. Weyl. (Black Pour Pieces.)

(White Ten Pieces.)

4k314p3|2P1 Kt 1 P 1 I 1 P 1 P White to play and mate In three moves.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. In addition to those previously acknowledged we received the solution ot No. 170 from W. A, Mlraras (Dunedin). Problem No. 172.—W0 find that this Problem was presented wrongly. It will, therefore, not count In the competition. Problem No. 173.—1 P to Kt 6. Solution received from A. Ellis (Dunedin), B. F. Evans (Dunedin) E. A, Le Petit (Invercargill), N. S. Traves (Tlmaru), J. A. Cunningham (Mornlngton), W. A. Mirams (Dunedin). GAMES. The following game was played In 1932: (Indian Defence.) White. Black. Davidson. Splelmann. 1. P to Q 4 P to K 3 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B S 3. P to K 3 (a) P to Q Kt 3 4. B to Q 3 B to Kt 2 5. QKtto Q 2 (b) Pto B 4 6. Castles B to K 2 7. P to B 3 Castles 8. Q to K 2 P to Q 3 9. P to K 4 P takes P 10. Kt takes P (c) K Kt to Q 2 (d) 11. K to R sq Kt to B 4 12. B to Kt 5 (e) P to Q R 3 13. B to B 4 P to Q Kt 4 14. B to Kt 3 Kt takes B 15. Kt (Q 2) takes Kt Kt to Q 2 16. P to K B 4 (f) Kt to B 4 17. Kt takes Kt P takes Kt 18. Kt to E 3 Q to B 2 19. B to Q 2 Q R to Q sq 20. Q R to Q sq Q to R 4 21. P to Q R 3 . Q to R 5 (g) 22. P to B 4 (h) Q takes B P 23. Q takes Q P takes Q 24. K R to K sq B to K B 3 (1) 25. R to Q Kt sq R to Q 2 26. B to R 5 B to Q sq 27. B to B 3 P to B 3 28. Kt to Q 2 B to B 2 29. P to K Kt S K R to Q sq 30. Kt takes P P to B 4 31. K to Kt sq B takes K P 32. Q R to B sq P to K R 4. (J) 33. P to K R 4 P to Kt 4 (k) 34. R P takes P R to Q 6 , 35. R to K 3 P to R 5 36. K to R 2 (1) R takes R 37. Kt takes R R to Q 6 38. R to K sq P to B 5 (m) 39. K to R 3 B to Kt 3 40. Kt takes Q B P Bto B 7 41. R to Q B sq R takes P, ch Resigns (n) (a) A rather tame move. (b) It Is Important to play this move at once to prevent Kt to K 5. (c) P takes P, guarding his K 5 and Q B 5, would have been better. (d) Not Q Kt to Q 2 in view of the possibility of B to R 6. (e) Not good. B to B 2 should have been played. (£) Weakening his King’s side—and particularly dangerous, as Black has two Bishops. (g) Threatening either Q takes K P or Q to B 7. (h) Sacrificing a pawn for counter-chances In preference to taking up a defensive position by K R to K sq. (1) A strong move. If now 25. Pto K 5, then 25. . .B takes Kt; 26. Kt P takes B, B to R 5 ; 27. K R moves, R to Q 6 with a very fine game for Black. (j) Threatening P to R 5. (k) Another strong move. (l) If K to B 2. then P to R 6. (m) Opening for his King’s Bishop the diagonal from his Q R 2 to K Kt 8. (n) If 42. K to R 2, then 42. . .R to Kt 7, cb: 43. K to R 3, B to Kt 6; 44. R to K R, sq, R to K 7 and wins.

The “ Petroff ” is often adopted in ordSr to avoid the “ Ruy Lopez.” It is generally held that the opening is slightly in White’s favour:—• (Petroff’s Defence.) . White. Black. C. Alexander. T. H. Tylor. 1. P to K 4 P to K 4 2. KUO K B S Kt to K B S 3. P to Q '4 Kt takes P 4. B to Q 3 P to Q 4 5. Kt takes P B to Q 3 6. Castles Castles 7. P to Q B 4 Kt to Q B 3 8. P takes P Kt takes Q P 9. Kt to B 4 (a) Kt to K B 3 10. B takes P, ch K takes B 11. Q takes Kt Kt takes P 12. Kt takes B (b) Q takes Kt 13. Kt to B 3 Kt takes Kt 14. Q takes Kt B to K 3 15. B to K 3 K R to Q 1 16. Q R to B 1 P to Q B 3 17. P to Q Kt 3 Q to Q 6 18. P to K R 3 Q takes Q 19. R takes Q P to Q R 4 20. P to B 4 P to R 5 21. P to B 5 B to Q 4 22. R to K B 4 P takes P 23. P takes P R to K 1 24. R to R 4, ch K to Kt 1 25. P to B 6 R to R 8, ch 26. K to R 2 R to R 7 27. R to Kt 4 P to K Kt 3 28. B to R 6 K H to K 7 29. R(B3)to Kt 3 PtoQ Kt 4 30. P to R 4 K to R 2 31. B to Kt 7 Q R to Q 7 32. P to R 5 P takes P 33. R to Kt 5 R takes P, ch 34. R takes R R takes R, ch 35. R takes R B takes R 36. K takes B P to B 4 37. B to B 8 K to Kt 3 38. B takes P K takes P 39. K to Kt 3 Resigns. (a) It B takes Kt, B takes Kt: 10. B takes P, ch, K takes B; 11. Q to R 5, ch, Kto Kt 1; 12. Q takes B, Kt to B 7, etc. (b) Obviously, If Q takes Kt, B takes P, ch! NOTES. Chess Club Anniversary.—This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the Otago Chess Club, and Mr 0. Balk has made the suggestion that to celebrate the occasion a display of living Chess be given. The matter is being considered by the Club, and a sub-committee consisting of Messrs J. J. Marlow, T. Gillies, and O. Balk are to report further before a decision Is made. Congress Finances.—lt is expected that the New Zealand Chess Association will receive from between £3 and £4 as a credit balance from the recent Chess Congress held at Dunedin. This is considered to be very satisfactory.