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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22392, 13 October 1934, Page 20

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Conducted by L. D. COOMBS. Solutions of problems, original compositions, games, and analyses tnvlted for tilts column. All corresnondcnce should be addressed, to Mr L. D. Coombs. Otago Dally Times Office. Dunedin.

PROBLEM No. 236 (Black Three Pieces.)

(White, Seven Pieces.)

I|4p2Rl6Ktl I 3 E F k b 1 | 8 | 2 Kt 5 | 8 | 3 K 2 R 1. White to play and mate in two (2) moves.

PROBLEM No. 237. (Black Eight Pieces.)

(White Eleven Pieces.) K 6 Q |'lp 6 I p P q 4 P I P 2 p 2 P 1J 4pPlKt|7k|kts R 1 | 1 kt 2 B B 2. White to play and mate in four (4) moves.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. In addition to those acknowledged last week, we received the solution of No, 232 from P. J. Kemshed (Alexandra), and o£ Nos. 232 and 233 from " 185" (Central Otago) and "Pawn" (Palmerston). : Problem No. 234.—K takes P. Solution received from E. A. L. (Invercargill), A. Ellis (Dunedin), "Pawn" (Palmerston), W. A. Mirams (Dunedin), N. S. Traves (Tlmaru), T. J. W. (St Kllda), P. J. Kemshed (Alexandra), " 185 " (Central Otago). Problem No. 235.—1. Rtoß4,Kto Kt 3 ; 2. Qto Kt 8, etc. If 1. . ~ KtoKt 4 (Kt at Kt 7, any); 2. Q to B 7, etc. If 1. .., Kt at 82, any; 2Qto K 5, etc. If 1. ~ K to B 5 or Q 5; 2. Qto B 4, etc Solution received from E. A. L., A. Ellis, " Pawn," W. A. Mirams, N. S. Traves, " 185." In counting results up to and including Problem No. 235, we find that bo far N. S. Traves (Tlmaru) and " Pawn " (Palmerston) have been correct with all, while A. Ellis (Dunedin) went astray with No. 200 and E. A. L. (Invercargill) with No. 220. GAMES. The following game was played at the last tournament held at Hastings (England) : White. Black. A. Lillenthal. Miss Menchlk 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 8 ■ 2. PtoQ B 4 Pto K 3 3. Kt to Q B 3 P to Q 4 4. B to Kt 5 Q Kt to Q 2 5. P takes P P takeß P 6. P to K 3 B to K 2 7. B to Q 3 Castles 8. Q to B 2 P to B 4 (a) 9. K Kt to K 2 P to Q R 3 10. B to B 5 R to K 1^ 11. Castles K P to Q Kt 8 12. P takes P P takes P 13. Q R to Q 1 Q to R 4 (b) 14. Kt takes P Kt takes Kt 15. B takes P, oh K to R 1 16. R takes Kt Kt to Kt 3 17. R to K 5 P to B 3 18. B takes P (o) P takes B 19. R to R 5 B to Kt 5 (d) 20. B to Kt 8, ch Resigns. (a) P to B 3 is better. (b) A deep move, looking ahead to her seventeenth move, which appears to win the exchange. (c) Lillenthal cuts deeper. (d) There Is nothing good. The notes are from the Observer. ■

The late Amos Burn played the White pieces In the following game:— ("Evan's Gambit") White. Black. 1. P toK 4 P to K 4 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B S 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 B 4 6. Castles / Pto Q 3 7. P to Q 4 P takes P (a) 8. P takes P B to Kt 3 (b) ' 9. Rto K 1 (c) BtoK Kt 5 (d) 10. B to Q Kt 5! B takes Kt (e) 11. P takes B Qto R 5! (t) 12. B to K 3! Kt to K 2 (g) 13. P to Q 5! B takes B 14. R takes B Castles K / 15. P takes Kt Q to Kt 4, oh (h) 16. K to R 1 Q takes B 17. P takes P Q takes P • 18. Kt to B 3 P to K B 4! 19. R to Kt 1 Q to B 1 (1) 20. Q to Q 4 P to B 5! 21. R to Kt 1 Kt to Kt 3 (i) 22.'Kt to Q 5 R to B 2 (k) 23. R to B 3 Kt to K 4 (1) 24. R takes B P (m) R takes R (n) 25. Kt takes R R to Kt 1 (o) 26. Q takes Q P Q to R 6? 27. R takes P, ch K takes R (p) 28. Kt to K 6, ch, and wins (q) (a) This is where.Lasker suggests B to Kt 3. (b) This has been named the " Normal Position." Morphy used to continue 9Kt to Q B 3, while other masters preferred 9 ,P to Q 5. (c) An unusual continuation. (d) According to Zukertort, Kt to K B 3 is the best move. (e) K to B 1 is worth considering. (f) Prevents P to Q 5. (g) An ingenious way of saving bis piece. Castling would have been much more dangerous. (h) Regains the piece. (1) Black has defended excellently. He still holds the Gambit Pawn, and has a satisfactory game. (j) But here R to B 2 is both simpler and better. (k) Now he has to, play it. (1) Here -again P to Q B 4 is a better move. (m) An unpleasant surprise for Black. (n) Now counter-attack by Q to R 6 was the best resource. (0) If 25. . .Q takes Kt; 26. Q to Q s,ch, wins the R. (p.) If 27. . ,K to R 1; 28. Q takes Kt, wins. (q) If 28. . .K to R 1; 29. Q takes R, mate. By other moves Black loses his queen. The following game was won by J. H. Blackburne in a simultaneous display given at Edinburgh in 1894. His opponent was D. Forsyth, who later emigrated to Dunedln, where he won the New Zealand championship in 1901. (" Queen's Pawn Game.") White. Black. J. H. Blackburne. D. Forsyth. 1. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2. Kt to K B 3 P to K 3 3. PtoK Kt 3 (a) PtoQ B 4 4. B to Kt 2 Kt to Q B 8 5. P "to B 3 Kt to B 3 6. Castles B to Q 3 (b) 7. B to Kt 5 Q to Kt 3 8. B takes Kt P takes B (c) 9. Q to B 2 (d) P takes P 10. P takes P Kt takes P 11. Kt takes Kt Q takes Kt 12. Kt to B 3 B to Q 2 (e) 13. P to K 4 (f) P takes P 14. Kt takes P B to K 2 15. K R to Q 1 Q to Kt 3 16. R takes B (g) K takes R 17. Q to R 4. ch K to B 2 (h) 18. R to B 1, ch K to Kt 1 (1) 19. Q to Q 7 Q to Q 1 (j) 20. Kt takes P Q to Kt 3 21. Q to B 8, ch R takes Q 22. Kt to Q 7, mate (a) Strikingly unusual when the game was played. To-day it is quite orthodox. (b) B to K 2 seems safer. (c) The open file here obtained Is not of so much importance .as it would be were White's K Kt P unmoved. (d) Giving up a pawn for the sake of rapid development. (e) This looks all right, but as things go 12. . .P to B 4 would be far stronger. (f) With this fine move White gets the advantage. (g) Real Blackburne. (h) Not 17. . .Q to B 3, which would lose the Queen by 18. Kt takes P, ch, followed by *l9. B takes Q. (1) Now Black is deprived of the services of one of his rooks.