CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22504, 23 February 1935, 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. i PROBLEM No. 270. By J. van Dijk. (Black Seven Pieces.)

(White Nine Pieces.); B|b7lP3RKtp 1 | 2 k 2 p P 1 | 3 Kt b R 2 1 3 P 3 p | kt Q 5 K'| 8, White to play and mate In two (2) moves. ; PROBLEM No. 271. : By 'F. Simhovici. • . (Black Thirteen Pieces.)

(White Six Pieces.) b7|BIIP.IP2 P K I k B 2 p 3 | 3 K t/R 3 1 ,2 p 5 1 qpKtp 4 | lrlrbQ2. 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. 266 and 267 from N. Barclay (Dunedin). Problem No. 268.—Kt to ft 7. The " try ” of Kt to K 8 Js met only by P to B 6. Solution received from H. S- TUy (Dunedin), A. Ellis (Dunedin); Dr A. S. MTnnes (Temuka), E. A. L. (Invercargill), "Pawn’ 11 "(Palmerston), N. S. Traves (Tlmaru), J. Dewar (North-East, Valley), W, A. Mlrams (Dunedin), “ 185" (Central Otago), Mrs H. (Dunedin),,,N. Barclay (Dunedin). Problem No. 209.—1. Kt to K2, threat Kt to B 4. If 1. . . Kt to B 7; 2. B to R 4, etc. If 1. . . Q to Kt 7; 2. P to R 7, etc. There is an excellent “ try ’’ of I. Kt to R 5, ft to R 7! 2. B to R 4, Q to K B 71 Solution ■received from A. Ellis, Dr A. S. MTnnes, B. A. L., “ Pawn,” N. S. Traves, J. Dewar, Mrs H., N. Barclay. ■' . : .GAMES, . The.following game was played in Bound 3 of the recent New Zealand Chess Championship:— V (“ Reti Opening.”) ; White. Black. . K. Beyer E. A. Le Petit • (Wellington). (Invercargill). 1. Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B 3 2. P to B i P to B 4 3. P to ft Kt 3 P to K Kt 3 4. B to Kt 2 B to Kt 2 5. P to Kt 3 P to Kt 3 6. B to Kt 2 B to Kt 2 7. O—O o—o 8. P to Q 3 P to Q 3 9. Q to B 2 Kt to K 1 10- ft Kt to ft 2 .B ; ,takes B. 11. ft takes B Kt to Kt 2 12. ft R to ft 1 ft to B 2 13. P to K 4 P to K 4 14. Kt to R 4 Kt to Q 2 (a) 15. QKt tO:B 3 P to B 4 16. Kt to:Kt 5 P to B 5 17. B to R 3 ft E to K 1 18. ft to K 2 ft to Q 1 .- , 19. Kt (Kt 5) to B 3 Bto B 1 / 20. Kt to Kt 2 P to Kt 4 21. P takes P Kt P takes P 22. K to R 1 Kt to B 3 < 23. B takes B I ft takes BV' a 24. B to Kt 1 K to R 1' 25. Kt (Kt 2) to R 4 Rto K Kt.T.(b) 26. Kt to Kt 5 R to K 2 , 27. Q to B 3 Kt to K 3 28. Kt takes Kt Q takes Kt 29. Kt to B 5 (c) R takes R, ch (d) SO. R takes R R to ft 2 > 31. ft to B 3 ft to K. 1 -* 32. ft to R 6 Kt to Kt 1 33. ft to R 4 Q to K -B 1 34. ft to Kt 4 Kt to B, 3 ' 35. ft to Kt 5 Kt to Kt 1 36. P to K R 4 P to K B 3 37. Q to Kt 6 Q to B, 2 38. Q takes ft R takes ft 39. R to Kt 6 R to B 3 40. R takes R Kt takes R 41. Kt takes R P Kt to R 4 42. Kt to B 7. ch K to Kt 2 ‘ •/ 43. Kt takes P P to B" 8 44. K to R 2 Kt to ,B 5 45. K to Kt 3 Kt takes P 46. K takes P Kt to B 8 47. Kt to B 8 Kt takes -P . ; V . 48. Kt takes P Kt to iB 8 49. Ktto B 6 K to B 3 50. P to Kt 4 Kt to ft 6 51. P takes P Kt takes P , 52. Kt to Kt 4 K to Kt .3 53. Kt to ft 5 Kt to Q 2 54. Kt to Kt 4 Kt to B 4 55. PtoK B 3 - ■ Resigns. The following notes are by Mr Le Petit:— (a) This Kt should have been played to B 3, and would have tied White's Kt at K B 3. for If White’s K Kt moved away this one would occupy ft 5 to advantage. (b) There was no hurry for this. It would'; have been better to post the Kts to prevent White occupying his B 5 with his Kt, which was the cause of all Black’s subsequent trouble. (c) ;Thls was a splendid post for the Kt. (d) Anything but this. R (K 2) to K 1 should have been , played so as not to give White the open flleh I do not think there was a draw after this exchange. The following game was played In the second last round ,of the recent Australian Championship:— (Opening, “English.") White. Black. C. J. S. Purdy M, Green (N.S.Wt). (Victoria). 1. P to ft B 4 P to K 4 2. Kt to Q B 3 Kt to K B 3 3. P to K Kt 3 P to ft 4 4. P takes P Kt takes P 5. B to Kt 2 B to K 3 6. Kt to B 3 (a) Kt to B 3 7. Castles B to K 2 . 8. P to Q 4! P takes P , 9. Kt takes P Q Kt takes Kt 10. ft takes Kt B to B 3 (b) 11. Q to B 5 (c) B takes Kt (d) 12. P takes B P to ft B 3 13. R to Kt 1 Q to B 2 14. R to ft 1 P to ft Kt 3 ■ 15. ft to R 3 Castles ft 10. B to Kt 5 (e) P to B 3 17. P to Q B 4 Kt to K 2 18. B to B 4 Q to Kt 2 19. ft to R 4 R takes R, ch 20. R takes R R to ft 1 21. B to Q 6. P to ft Kt 4 22. P takes P Q takes P 23. Q takes Q (f) P takes Q 24. R to B 1, ch K to ft 2 25. B to Kt 4 B to B 5 26. P to Q R 3 Kt to B 3 27. R to ft 1, ch K to B 2 28. R takes R Kt takes R 29. K to B 1 K to Kt 3 30. K to K 1 P to Q R 4 31. B to K 7 Kt to K 3 32. K- to ft 2* Kt to B 4 33. P to K 4 P to Kt 5 34. P takes P P takes P 35. P to B 4 K to Kt 4 36. P to K 5 P takes P 37. P takes P Kt to R 5 38. B to K 4 P to Kt 3 39. P to Kt 4 P to Kt 6 40. B to R 3 P to Kt 7 41. B to B 2 K to Kt 3 42. B takes QKt P Kt takes B 43. K to B 3 B to K 7 44. K takes Kt B takes P 45. K to B 3 K to B 4 46. B to Kt 3 B to B 6 47. P to R 4 B to K 5 48. B to Kt 8 P to R 3 49. B to B 7 B to B 4 50. K to Q 2 K to B 3 51. K to K 3 P to Kt 4 52. P takes P Draw agreed to. (a) If 6. ft to Kt 3, Kt takes Kt; 7. ft takes Kt P. B to ft 4! etc. (b) Not 10. i . Kt takes Kt; 11. ft takes Kt, B to B 3! 12. ft to Kt 4, etc. (c) Why not 11. Q to R 4, ch. (d) Surely Kt takes Kt is better. (e) Now White has the better game. (f) If 23. Q takes P, R takes B; 24. R takes R, Q to Kt 8, ch; 25. B to B 1, B to R 6 ; 26. Q, to R 8, ch, K to B 2 ; 27. Q to Q 8, ch, K to Kt 2 ; 28. R to Q 1 with I advantage. The text, on the other hand, reduces matters to a Pawn ending, in which Black has the advantage. —From the Australasian.