CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23044, 21 November 1936, Page 5

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 L. D. Coombs, Otago Daily Times Office, Dunedin.

PROBLEM No. 463

By B. J. de C. Andrade.

(Black Ten Pieces.)

(White Ten Pieces.) Kt48213r3p I B p k P P 3 I 2b2Ktpl|lPbl R 3 | 3 p p 1 Q 1 I 7 K | 2 R 5. White to play and mate in two (2) moves.

PROBLEM No. 464

By B. J. de C. Andrade.

(Black Eight Pieces.)

(White Eight Pieces.) B2bKtß2|sr2| 2 r 3 Kt 1 | 3 k 4 | 3p4|3Plktlkt| 2 p Q R 3 1 2 K 5. White to play and mate in three (3) moves.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS Problem No. 461.—P to Kt 6. (A waiting move that by itself does nothing.) Solution received from A. Ellis (Dunedin), W. A. Mirams (Dunedin), "185" (Central Otago), N. S. Traves (Timaru), J. A. Cunningham (Mornington), James Dewar (N.E. Valley), J. J. Marlow (Dunedin). Problem No. 462.—1. R to B 8, any; 2. B to Q 7, etc. Solution received from A. Ellis, W. A. Mirams, “ 185,” N. S. Traves, J. A. Cunningham, I. Lang (Palmerston). Mr O. Balk reports that while he was in England he solved the Thirteenth Century Problems that we published last July and August. - GAMES The following game was played last March in New York: — (“ Budapest Defence.”) White. Black. Bernstein. Kelvitz. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. P to Q B 4 P to K 4 3. P takes P Kt to Kt 5 4. P to K 4 K\ takes K P 5. B to K 3 (a) B to Kt 5, ch 6. Kt to Q 2 P to Q 3 7. Q to Kt 3 (b) Q Kt to B 3 8. Castles Kt to Kt 5 9. PtoK R 3 (c) Kt takes B 10. Q takes Kt B to Q B 4 11. Q to K Kt 3 Q to B 3 12. P to B 4 (d) B to Q 5 13. K to Kt (e) Castles (f) 14. Kt to K 2 B takes Kt P 15. P to K 5 Kt takes P 16. P takes Kt (g) B takes K P 17. Q to Kt 3 B to B 4. ch 18. K to B P to Q R 4 19. P to Kt 4 P to R 5 20. Q to R 3 B to Kt 3 21. B to Kt 2 K R to K 22. K R to B 8 Q to Kt 4 23. Kt to Kt B to B 5 24. Kt to B 3 Q to Q R 4 25. K R to K Ci) P to Kt 4 26. B to B P takes P 27. B takes P K R to Kt 28. R to K 3 (J) B takes R 29. Q takes B Q to Kt 5 30. R to K Q to Kt 7, ch 31. K to Q , Q to B 7, ch Resigns. Notes by A. Kevltz.

(a) P to B 4 is the more usual here. (b) This, together with the next move, is an erroneous idea. The White King is far safer on the K side.

(c) A serious loss of time. After this Black gains the offensive. (d) K Kt to B 3 instead would be answered by P to K R 4, (e) The only move, P to Q Kt 3 would be answered by B to R 8. (f) B takes Kt P is met by P to K S. If then 14. . . P takes P ; 15. K takes B. P takes P, ch; 16. Q to B 3: or if 14. . . Kt takes P ; 15. Q to K 3. Castles : 16. P takes Kt, B takes KP; 17. Kt to B 3.

(g) If 16. K takes B. Kt takes P. ch . 17. K to Kt 3, Q to Kt 7, ch ; 18. K takes Kt, Q to B 7, ch ; 19. Kt to B 3. P to Q B 4, and White Is in a mating net. (h) If 22. Q R to B, B to Kt 7. cn : 23. Q takes B, Q takes Q, ch; '24. K takes Q, R takes Kt, and regains a piece. (i) R to K 6 was threatened. (j) If 28. B to Q 3, B takes B ; 29, Q takes B, Q to B 4, ch ; 30. Q to B 2. Q to R 6, ch, and mate next move. The following game Is from the Nottingham tournament:— (" Queen’s Gambit Declined.”) White. Black. Fine. Tartakower. 1. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B 3 3. P to B 4 P to K 3 4. Kt to B 3 B to K 2 5. P to K 3 Castles 6. B to Q 3 P to Q Kt 3 7. Castles B to Kt 2 8. P to Q Kt 3 P to B 4 9. B to Kt 2 Kt to B 3 10. R to B R to B 11. Q to K 2 Q to B 2 (a) 12. P takes Q P K P takes P 13. Kt to Q Kt 5 Q to Kt 14. P takes P P takes P 15. B takes Kt B takes B (b) 16. R takes P Kt to Kt 5 17. R takes R R takes R 18. Q Kt to Q 4 Kt takes B 19. Q takes Kt (c) Qto Q 3 20. Q to Q 2 Q to R 6 21. P to R 3 P to Kt 3 22. R to Kt B to K 2 23. Q to Kt 2 B to R 3 24. Q takes Q B takes Q 25. R to Q K to B 26. Kt to K B to Kt 2 27. Kt to Q 3 P to Q R 3 28. R to Q 2 K to K 2 29. R to B 2 K to Q 3 30. K to B R to B 2 31. R takes R K takes R 32. P to Q Kt 4 B to B 3 33. K to K 2 K to Kt 3 (d) 34. Kt to B 2 P to Q 5 35. Kt takes B B takes P 36. Kt to B 4 P takes P 37. Kt .takes B Resigns. (a) An ill-timed move which costs a Pawn. It was necessary for Black to start the Pawn exchanges. (b) The alternative of P takes P would invite disaster through 16. Kt to R 4. (c) As Fine is a past master in the art of handling Knights, he is not disturbed by the fact that the adversary has kept his two Bishops. (d) His last chance to extract the Bishop lay in P to Q R 4. Failing to take it spells finis for Black. THE MUNICH CHESS OLYMPIA. 1936. Mr O. Balk, who has recently returned to Dunedin after a trip around the world, gave to the members of the Otago Chess Club last Monday evening an interesting description of his experiences, and in particular of what he saw at the great Chess Olympia held at Municn, where teams representing 21 nations competed in a tournament. He also described a display of games played with living chessmen, where the Knights were mounted on horses and the Kings on elephants. CHESS ABILITY REWARDED According to a Reuter message from Moscow, M. Botwinnik has been awarded a “ Badge of Honour for outstanding achievements in the domain of Chess ” by the Central Executive Council of the U.S.S.R.