CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22356, 1 September 1934, Page 26

CHESS

Conducted by L. D. COOMBS. Solutions of problems, original compositions, games, and analyses Invited for this column. AH correspondence should be addressed to Mr L. D. Coombs. Otago Dally Times Office, Dunedin. PROBLEM No. 224. By 0. C. Budde. (Black Six Pieces.)

(White Five Pieces.) BK4lß|lp6|B | 1 r kt 3 R 1 | T p 4 Kt 3 | Q 4 b B k. White to play and mate In two (2) moves. PROBLEM No. 225. By W. Meredith. (Black Four Pieces.)

(White Four Pieces.) B|B|B|B|K4plß|2Qs|6pp| K 6 Kt k. White to play and mate in three (3) moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. In addition to those acknowledged last week, we received the solutions of Nos. 220 and 221 from W. A. Mlrams (Dunedin). Problem No. 222.—8 to K 4. Solution received from J. J. Marlow (Dunedin), A. Ellis (Dunedin), T. J. W. (St. Kilda), N. S. Traves (Timaru)-, W. A. Mlrams (Dunedin), R. C. (Portobello), “Pawn” (Palmerston), P. J. Kemshed (Portobello), Dr A. S. M'lnnes (Temuka), E. A. L. (Invercargill). Problem No. 223.—1. K to R 6. Solution received from A. Bills, N. 3. Traves, W. A. Mlrams, R. C., “ Pawn,” E. A. L. Mr A. Bills comments that Problems Nos. 222 and 223 were exceptionally good. Mr P. Coutts, Tawanui, writes asking how White mates In Problem No. 219 if Black plays 1. R takes R. White simply plays 2. R to R 8, mate. This Is an example of a “ short mate.” If Black, instead of playing 1. R takes R, plays 1. R to Q R 6, White plays 2. R to K Kt 4, threatening mate next move whatever Black does. GAMES.

We obtained the following interesting game from the Observer. It was played recently at Winchester:— ("Vienna Gambit.') White. Black. P. S. Milner- C. H. O’D. Barry. Alexander. 1. P to K 4 P to K 4 2. Kt to Q B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3. P to B 4 P takes P 4. PtoK R 4 (a) P to B 4 (b) 5. Pto Q 4 (c) • P takes P 6. P to Q 5 Kt to B 3 (d) 7. B lakes P Kt to Q Kt 1 (e) 8. P to Q 6 (f) B takes P 9. B takes B P takes B 10. Kt to Kt 5 P to Q 4 11. P to B 4 (g) Q to R 4, ch (h) 12. Q to Q 2 , Q takes Q. ch 13. K takes Q Castles 14. P takes P (1) Kt to R 3 15. Kt to K R 3 P to K 6. ch (3) IG. K takes P Kt takes P, ch 17. K to Q 4 K Kt to Kt 5. 18. Kt to Q 6 (k) Kt to B 7, ch 19. K to B 3 Kt takes R 20. B to B 4, ch K to R 1 21. Kt to K Kt 5 P to K Kt 3 (1) 22. P to R 5 • P to Q Kt 4 (m) 23. B to Q 5 (n) Kt to B 2 24. B takes R Kt takes B 25. P takes P P to K R 3 (o) 26. R takes P, ch K to Kt 2 27. K Kt to B 7 P to Kt 5, ch 28. K to Q 2 R to Kt 1 (p) 29. P to Q Kt 3 Kt to Kt 3 • 30. Kt to B 5, cb K to B S 31. Kt (B 7) to Q 6 R takes P (q) 32. R takes R, ch K takes R 33. Kt to K 7, ch K to Kt 4 34. Kt (K 7) takes Kt takes Kt B 35. Kt takes Kt P to R 4 36. Kt to Kt 6 (r) P to Q 4 37. Kt takes P P to R 5 38. P takes P P to Kt « 39. P takes P Kt takes P, oh 40. K to B 3 Resigns (s) (a) A novelty, perhaps. It usually comes on move No. 5, after 4. Kt to B 3, P to K Kt 4 (" Hampe-Allgaier Gambit’). (b) A lively counter. (c) P takes P would give away the centre. (d) A surprising offer of the Q Kt, in exchange for some positional advantage after 7, P takes Kt, by B to Q 3. White declines the sacrifice, preferring to keep the initiative. (e) If Kt to K 2, 8. B to K Kt 5, with cramping effect. (f) Mr Milner-Barry queries this, saying that the simple move Q to Q 4 is much (g) Kt to Q 6, ch, K to K 2; 12. Kt to B 5. ch, K to B 1 is not critical enough for White, who is a P down. (h) Or Castles, with more safety. (i) The positional play on both sides is remarkable. White refrains from Kt to B 7, disliking the look of things after Kt to R 3: 15. Kt takes R, P to Q 5. (j) Not Kt takes P, 16. B to B 4! But 15. P to Q 3 appears to be the best move. (k) Very fine, offering the exchange in his turn. (l) White threatens P to R 5, followed by K Kt to B 7, ch, K to Kt 1 ; Kt to K 5, ch, K to R 1: Kt to Kt 6, ch, P takes Kt; P takes P. mate. (in) If K to Kt 2, 23. P to R 6, oh, K to R 1 ; 24. K Kt to B 7, ch, K to Kt 1; 25. R to K 1, P to Q Kt 4 : 26. Kt to Kt 5, ch, P takes B ; 27. R to K 7, soon forcing mate. (n) Very nice would be P takes P, P takes B ; 24. R takes P. ch, K to Kt 1 : 25. K Kt to B 7, winning right awav. (o) Or K to Kt 2; 26. P takes P, followed by Kt to B 7. (p) White threatened Kt to B 5, ch. K to B 3, P to Kt 7, ch, K takes Kt (B 2) ; R to K B 6, ch ! (q) As good as anything else. (r) K to B 1 also works. (s) White’s two P’s plus win easily. The following , game was played recently at the Otago Chess Club ("Bishop’s Opening.”) White. Black. W. Herbert. J. J. Marlow. 1. P to K 4 P to K 4 2. B to B 4 Kt to K B 3 3. P to Q 3 P to B 3 4. P to Q K 3 P to Q R 8 5. P to Q Kt 4 P to Q 4 6. P takes P P takes P 7. B to Kt 3 Kt to B 3 8. P to Q B 3 B to K 3 9. P to R 3 Q to Q 2 10. Kt to B 3 B to Q 3 11. O to O O to O 12. R to K 1 Q R to Q 1 13. B to Kt 5 Q to K 2 14. P to Q R 4 P to R 3 15. B to R 4 P to K Kt 4 16 B to Kt 3 P to K 5 17. Kt to Q 4 Kt takes Kt 18. B takes B Q takes B 19. P takes Kt. Q lakes P 20. P takes P P takes P 21. B takes B R takes P (a) 22. B takes P, ch K takes B 23. Q to K 2 K R to Q 1 24. II to Q B 1 K to Kt 2 25. R to B 7, ch K to Kt 3 26. Kt to B 3 Q to Kt 3 27. R to K 7 R to Q 7 (b) 28. Q to K 1 Q to Q 5 (e) 29. R to B 1 P to Kt. 3 30. R to K 6 K to B 4 31. R to K 7 R to Q B 1 (e) 32. P.to Kt. 4, ch K to Kt 3 33. Q to K 3 Q takes Q 34. P takes Q Kt to Q 4 (f) 35. R to K 6, ch K to B 2 36. R to Q 1 (g) R takes R, ch 37. Kt takes R K takes R 38. K to B 2 R, to B 5, and wins

(a) Better is P takes B, for the Q P can bo won at any time. (b) Q to B 4, instead of the text move, wins. (c) Q to B 4 still wins. (e) P to K R 4 has its points. if) This move looks good, but R to Q 6 is possibly better. fg) Fatal. R to Q 6 would prolong the game, but would not save it. The above notes are by Mr Marlow.