CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23203, 29 May 1937, Page 23

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. 511 By S. Lewmann. (Black Twelve Pieces.)

(White Six Pieces.) B|4p2bJ7bl4R3 | p 1 k 1 p kt p 1 | K 1 Kt 3 r 1 I 7 p | 1 Kt R Q 2 kt r. White to play and mate in two (2) moves, PROBLEM No. 512 By CD. Locock. (Black Eight Pieces.)

(White Eleven Pieces.) 3 R 4 |: 6 p P I 1 Q Kt" 1 Kt k P b | 4 p Ipl |4 PIP P|2 p 4 pl2p 2P 2| 2 K 5. , White to play and mate in three (3) moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS In addition to those previously acknowledged, we received the solutions of Nos. 507 and 508 from Dr G. Barnett. Problem No. ,509.—Kt.' to Q2, Solution received from J. J. Marlow (St. Kilda), Dr G. Barnett (Dunedin), J. A. Cunningham (Mornington), O. Balk (Dunedin), J. E. Doolan (Dunedin); lan Lang (Palmerston), N. S. Traves (Timaru), V. Gascpigne (Dunedin), T. J. W. (St. Kilda), James Dewar (Lowburn Ferry), H. H. (Dunedin), W. A. Mirams (Dunedin), P. J. Kemshed (Alexandra), "185" (Otago Central), A. Ellis (Dunedin). ■, Problem No. 510. 1. Q to Kt 7, Kt to K 5; 2. Q to Q 5, ch, If 1. . .' ~ K takes' R; 2. Q to B 3, ch, etc. If 1, . . .; B takes Q P; 2. R takes B, etc. If T. .... P to Kt 5; 2. Q to Kt" 4, etc. HI B takes R P; 2. R takes P, ch, etc. If 1 others; 2. Kt to B 4, ch, etc. Solution received.from J. J. Marlow, Dr G. Barnett, J. A. O. Balk. J. E. Doolan, lan Lang, N. S. Traves, W. A. Mirams, " 185," A. Ellis. Mr R. F. Smaill (Dunrobln) writes that the Chess problems we publish are a great cause of enjoyment in the backblocks, and: other such comments indicating his appreciation of. our column. •' '■■- ..GAMES This game ; was played in the United States championship, and was awarded the brilliancy prize:—. ; /..'.' (" Sicilian Defence.") , White; Black. I. A. Horowitz. A. S. Denkcr. 1. P to K 4 P to Q B 4 2. Kt to K B 3 P to K 3 •3. Kt to B 3 P to Q 3 4. P to Q 4 P takes P 5. Kt takes P P to Q R 3 6. B to K 2 Q to B 2 7. O—O ■• P to QKt 4 8. P to Q R 4 - P to Kt 5 9. Kt to R 2 Kt to K B 3 10.8 to B-3 B to Kt 2 11. R to K -;■ Q Kt to Q 2 12. Kt takes Kt P B to K 2 13. P to B 3 Kt to K 4 14. B to Kt 5 O—O 15. Kt to Q 3 Kt takes B, ch 16. P takes Kt Q R to Kt 17. K to R ' B to R 18. Q to Q 2 K R to B 19. R to K Kt K to B 20. Q to K 3 Q to B 5 21. RtoKt 3 - Pto R 3 22. B takes Kt B takes B 23. K R to Kt R to K 24. K R to Q B B to Kt 4 25. Pto B 4 - i Pto K 4 26. Pto B 3 . P takes P 27. Q to K 2 P to B 4 28. K Kt takes P R takes K P 29. Q to B Q to Q 4 30. Kt to Q 4 R to K 6 31. R to B 2 Q to B 5 32. R-toO '■■/ Q R to K 33. R to., Kt 2 B to R 5 . 34. RtoK Kt . P to Kt 4 '35. R to Kt 4 Q takes K Kt 36. P takes O R takes B P .; 37. 9: to Kt 2 R takes Kt : 38. Resigns..' ,

We give the following game as it appears in a Winnepeg Chess column:— (" Dutch Defence.") •White. ' Black. E.. Eliskases. Dr A. Alekhine. 1. P to Q 4 P to K B 4 2. P to K Kt 3 Kt to KB 3 3. B to Kt 2 P to K 3 4. Kt to K R 3 P to B 4 White has been playing the opening on the fashionable .line- against the Dutch defence. The early king's fianchetto and the playing of the king's knight to R 3, where it does not obstruct the line of the bishop, are directed against the development of Black's queen's bishop on Q Kt 2, its only good" square in the Dutch. Alekhine!s last move swings the game over, into a sort of Benoni counter. 5. P to Q 5 P to K 4 6. Kt to B 3 P to Q 3 7. P to K 4 B to K 2 8. P to B 4 Kt to Kt 5 9. P takes K P Kt takes P 10. O—O O—O 11. Kt to 8.4 . P takes P 12. B takes P B to Kt 5 13. Q to K 1 Q to Kt 3! 14. P to K R 3 B to Q 2 15. Kt to K 6 , White has more room for manoeuvring, and this, advanced knight is a terrible nuisance to Black. R takes R, ch 16. Q takes R Kt to R 3 A bad square, but it is imperative to get his Rook into play; 17. Q to K 2 P to K Kt 3 Nipping Q to R 5 in the bud, but the weakening of the square becomes evident later. - ' , 18. 8.-to Q 2 Kt to B 2 Naturally not 18.". ..Q takes P, Rto Kt 1. followed by R takes P. 19. R to K B 1 Kt to Kt 4 20. Q to K 3 Kt to Q 5 21. Q to R 6 B takes Kt 22. P takes B R to K B 1 If 22. . . .Kt takes K P?; 23. B to Q 5, and quietly captures the Knight next move. 23. R takes R, ch B takes R 24. B to Q 5 H B takes Q 25. P to K 7, ch K to Kt 2 26. P queens Kt (Q 5) to B 6. ch? Ought to have lost at once. The correct move was 26. . .B takes B. with a draw. . 27. K to Kt 2 Kt takes B 28. Q to K 7, ch and draws by perpetual check, Whereas White could have won. How? Can you see? By 28. Q to Kt 8, ch K to B 3 29. B to K'6!! Threatening Kt to Q 5, ch. There is no adequate defence. . WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP Ail preliminary details having been settled for the return match for the Chess championship between Dr Max Euwe (holder) and Dr A. Alekhine will start at Amsterdam in the first week of October. Thirty games are to be played unless at the end of this number neither player has won six games—in this case the match will continue until one or the other reaches this total. Reuben Fine (U.S.A.) has been chosen to act as Dr Euwe's second, and E. Eliskases as Dr Alekhine's.