CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22326, 28 July 1934, Page 23

CHESS

Conducted bt L. D COOMBS Solutions of problems, original compositions dimes, and analyses Invited for this column All correspondence should be addressed to Mr L. D. Coombs Otaco Dally Times Office. Dunedin.

PROBLEM No. 214. By A. C. White.

(Black Seven Pieces.)

(White Nine Pieces.) 5r21r282Q1| 3 R kt 1 kt 1 | R 3 bklKt|7P|6p 1 P | 5 P 2 | 7 K, White to play and mate in two (2) moves.

PROBLEM No. 215. By J. Yates (Greymouth). (Specially composed for the Otago Dal Times.) (Black Seven Pieces.)

(White Eight Pieces.) 2Q48|2p3R1 | K 2 M I 2 P Kt pplß)3k4|4 Kt 1 p 1 | 8 | 8. White to play and mate In three (3) moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. In addition to those acknowledged last week we received the solution of No. 210 from J. J. Marlow. Problem No. 212.—8 to K 6. Solution received from A. Ellis (Dunedin), Dr A. S. M’lhnis (Temuka), P. J. Kemshed (Portobello), T. J. W. (St. Hilda), B. F. Evans (Dunedin), B. A. L. (Invercargill), “Pawn” (Palmerston), N, S. Travea (Timaru), J. J. Marlow (Dunedin), W. A. Mlrams (Dunedin), ft. C. (Portobello). Problem No. 213.—1. Kt to R 6. Solution received from A. Bills, P. J. Kemshed. B. F. Evans, E. A. L., “ Pawn,” N, S. Traves, W. A. Mlrams. B. F. Evans and B, A. L. congratulate Mr CarOlln for his fine problem. GAMES. The following game was played In 1931: (Queen’s Pawn Opening.)

White. Black. Dr Alekhin. Kostlch. 1. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B 3 3. P to K 3 B to B 4 4. B to Q 3 P to K 3 5. B takes B P takes B (a) 6. Q to Q 3 Q to B sq 7. Castles B to Q 3 8. P to Q Kt 3 Castles 9. P to B 4 P to B 3 (b) 10. Kt to B 3 P to Q Kt 3 11. P takes P Kt takes P 12. Kt takes Kt P takes Kt 13. B to Kt 2 P to Kt 3 14. K R to B sq Q to ft 3 15. Q to B 3 ft to Q sq (c) 16. Kt to K 5 Kt to Q 2 17. P to Q Kt 4 Kt to B 3 (d) 18. Q to Kt 3 (e) P to Q Kt 4 19. ft to B 6 Q to Kt 2 20. QRtoQ Bsq ptoQ ft 4 (f) 21. B to ft 3 Q R to B sq (g) 22. P takes P P to Kt 5 23. P to ft 6 (h) Q to ft sq 24. Q to B 2 R takes ft 25. Kt takes ft ft to Q 2 (1) 26. B takes P Q takes P 27. Kt to Kt 8 B takes Kt 28. Q to B 8, ch Q takes Q 29. ft takes Q, ch K to Kt 2 30. B- to B 8. ch K to R sq 31. R takes B (J) P to R 4 32. B to Q 6, ch K to R 2 33. B to K 5 Kt to Kt sq 34. P to K R 4 P to B 3 35. B to B 4 R to R 2 36. R to Kt 5 Kt to E 3 37. P to R 4 Kt to B 2 (k) 38. P to R 5 * Kt to Qsq 39. B to Kt 3 R to Q 2 40. P to ft 6 Kt to B 3 41. R to Kt 6 Kt takes B 42. ft takes Kt K to ft 3 43. ft to Kt 7 ft to Q 3 44. P to ft 7 ft to R 3 45. P to B 4 R to R 7 46. K to B sq P to Kt 4 47. P to Kt 3 Resigns (I)

(a) Black’s control of White’s K 4 Is adequate compensation for the doubled pawn. (b) If, Instead, P takes P, then P takes P with control of Black's Q 4. (c) Not Kt to Q 2 at once because Of Q to B 6. (d) Not good. He should have played P to Q Kt 4, to be followed by Kt to Kt 3 and Kt to B 5. (e) Threatening to gain (by P to Kt 5) control of Black’s Q B 3. (f) If 20. , .Q R to B sq, then 21. Q to B 2, ft takes R; 22. Q takes R. followed, It 22. . .Q takes Q, by 23. ft takes Q, Kt to K 5; 24. Kt to Q 3; an(| 25. Kt to B 5, with advantage to White. (g) Black should have closed up the Queen's side by playing P to ft 5, e.g., 21. . . P to ft 5 ; 22. Q to B 2, Q to Kt sq (preparatory to playing his Knjght via Q 2 and Q Kt 3 to Q B 5). (h) Not 23. B takes P because of 23. . . B takes Kt; 24. ft takes ft, ft takes ft: 25. ft takes ft, ch, Q takes ft and wins. (I) Not 25. . . ft to Q B sq because of 26. Kt to K 7, ch. and not 25. . .P takes B because of 26. Kt takes ft, Q takes Kt; 27. Q to B 8, Q takes Q ; 28. R takes Q, ch, followed by 29. P to ft 7. (J) If 31. B to ft 6. ch, Kt to Kt sq ; 32. R takes B. then 32. . ,R to R 2. After the text move Black cannot play ft to ft 2 because of B to B 5, ch. (k) Not R takes P because of ft to Kt 7, ch. (l) Black can do nothing. White brings bis King to the support of the passed pawn. The above notes are from the Field.

The following is an example of the play of the late Dr Tarrasch :

fQueen’s Pawn.) White. Black. Late Dr S. Tarrasch. E. Colle. 1. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2. P to Q B 4 P to K 3 3. Kt to Q B 3 P to Q B 3 4. Kt to B 3 Kt to B 3 5: B to Kt 5 I! to K 2 6. P to K 3 Q Kt to Q 2 7. B to Q 3 P takes P 8. B takes BP P to Kt 4 9. B to Q 3 P to Q ft 3 10. O to 0 P to B 4 11. Q to K 2 P to B 5 12. B to B 2 B to Kt 2 13. P to K 4 O to O 14. P to K 5 Kt to Q 4 15. Q to K 4 P to Kt 3 16. Q to ft 4 P to B 3 17. P takes P B takes P 18. Kt to K 4 B takes B 19. Q Kt takes B Q to K 2 20. Q ft to K ft to B 3 21. P to K Kt 3 ft to K 22. Kt to Q 2 Kt to Kt 5 23. B to K 4 B takes B 24. Kt (Q 2) takes B K ft to B 25. Kt to Q 6 P to K 1 20. Kt takes ft R takes Kt 27 P takes P Kt to Q 6 28. ft to K 2 P to K ft 4 29. P to B 4 Q to B 4, ch 30. K lo Kt 2 Kt to B 3 31. P to K ft 3 P to Kt 5 32. Kt to B 3 Q to B 3 33. K to ft 2 Kt to K 5 34. P to B 5 Kt takes K P 35. Kt to Q 4 Q to Q 4 36. ft takes Kt Kt lo Kt 5, ch 37. ft takes Kt P takes R 38. Q takes P ft to K 5 39. Q takes P, ch, Resigns.

A,“ TEMPO” IN CHESS. We have been asked for a definition or an example of a “ tempo ” In Chess. In a game It a player wastes a move In his development, he Is said to lose a " tempo.” Usually If he accepts a gambit pawn he loses a “tempo” (time). A poor player who exchanges a developed piece for an undeveloped one might lose several “ tempos ” by so doing, and his opponent gains them. A ” tempo ” Is therefore the time taken by a move or manoeuvre if it is an advantage (in time) to one player and a corresponding disadvantage to his opponent.