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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23221, 19 June 1937, Page 23

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Conducted by L. D. COOMBS. Solutions ot problems, original compositions, games, and analyses Invited for this column All correspondence should be addressed to Mr L D Coombs, Otago Dally Times Office. Dunedin. PROBLEM No. 917 By W. Easter. (Black Ten Pieces.)

(White Eleven Pieces.) lß4Ql|4K3|4p3llPKtklblßl 3 p 2 kt H 1 P Kt 1 p 4 | B 2 P 4 | bSrktrl. White to play and mate In two (2) moves. PROBLEM NO. 518 By K. S. Howard. (Black Eight Pieces,)

(White Five Pieces.) IKt6|plplK3| 4 B 3 I 2 k 1 B 3 i plKts|plps | kt 1 p 5 I 8. White to play and mate in four (4) moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS In addition to those previously acknowledged. we received the solution of No. 513 from V. Gascoigne (Dunedin). Problem No. 515, —Kt to R 4. Solution received from A. Ellis (Dunedin), J. J. Marlow. (St. Kilda), N. S. Traves (Timaru), O. Balk (Dunedin), Dr G. Barnett (Dunedin), J. H. F. Hamel (Dunedin), lan Lang (Palmerston), P. J. Kerashed (Alexandra), F. Coutts (Owaka), James Dewar (Lowburn Ferry), T. J. W. (St. Kilda). W. A. Mirams (Dunedin), J. A. Cunningham (Mornlngton), J. E. Doolan (Dunedin), "185” (Central Otago), V. Gascoigne (Dunedin), H. H. (Dunedin). Problem No. 516.—1 Kt to R 2, P takes Kf, 2 Qto 85, etc. If 1 , . ~ K takes Kt or K to R 8; 2 Q to B 1, etc. Solution received from A. Ellis, J. J. Marlow, N. S. Traves, O. Balk, Dr G. Barnett. J. H. F. Hamel, lan Lang, J. A. Cunningham, J. E. Doolan. GAMES The following was one of the games C J S. Purdy won against the Hungarian master L. Steiner when the latter recently visited Sydney;— (“ Sicilian Defence”) White. Black - L. Steiner. C. J. S. Purdy. 1. Pto K 4 P Q B 4 2. Kt to K B 3 , P to Q 3 3. P to Q 4 P takes B 3 4. Kt tks P • - gUo K B 3 5. Kt to Q B 3 6. B to K 2 7. B to K 3 Kt to B 3 (a) 8. P to B 3 b Castles 9. Q to Q 2 | to Q 4 ' f 10. Kt takes Kt Brakes Kt 11. P to K 5 Kt to Q 2 12. P to B 4 P to K 3 13. Castles 14. Kt to R 41 PtoQß4(d) 15. Q to B 3 (e) B to R 3 16. B takes B R tfkes B 17. Kt to B 5 Q H to 8 1 18. P to°Q R 4 (f) KRtoßl 19. Kt tolCt 3 ' P to Q B 4 (g) 20. QtoKl Ptoßs h) 21. Kt takes P? P to B 6! 22. Kt to Kt 3 P takes P . 23. R to R 2 (1) R takes B P (J) 24. Rtoß2 gJ°BB 25. Kt takes R P to Kt 8 (Q) 26. K R to Kt 2 Q to K 5 27. P to R 5 P to B 3 28. P takes P g takes P 29. Rto K 2 Bto Q 5 • 30. Kt to Kt 3 B takes B, ch 31. R takes B Q (K 5) to Kt 5 32. R to Q 2 Kt to B 4 33. Kt to Q 4 Q to Q 3 34. Kt to B 3 Q (Q 3) takes P 35. P to Kt 3 Q to B 3 36. Q to K 2 37. R to B 2 Q takes P 38. KtoKt2 Qtoß3 39. Q.toQl ' 40. R to Kt 3 Kt to Kt 4 White resigns (k).

(a) Although all this is a popular variation, it has not of late been very successful as far as Black wins are concerned. (b) The usual continuation is i Castles. Against Napier in a famous game by Dr Lasker, the latter played P to K R 3, followed by P to K Kt 4 and a violent king side attack. (c) Playing for P to Q B 4, (d) Preventing P to Q Kt 4. (e) P to Q B 4 also looks good. (f) If Kt to Kt 7, Kt takes K PI (g) His object all sublime. (h) Laying a beautiful trap, into which White falls. it t , „. , (1) Again he fails to see that R to Kt 1 is his only move. (j) The threat of R to E 8 is fatal! If 24, Q to Kt 1. R to B 6 wins a piece. If 24. Q to Kt 3, P queens, followed by R takes R, (k) Black relentlessly forces off the pieces and the extra queen wins easily. A fine game by Black—The Australasian.

The following game was played in a match Vienna against Brunn. The finish is exceptionally surprising:— (’’ Queen’s Gambit Declined.”) White. Black. R. Spielmann. E. Zinner. 1. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2. P to O B 4 P to K 3 3. Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B 3 4. Kt to B 3 Q Kt to .Q 2 5. P lakes P P takes P 8. B to B 4 P to B 3 7. Q to B 2 B to K 2 (a) 8. P to K 3 Castles 9. B to Q 3 R to K 1 10. Castles Kt to B 1 11. R to Kt 1 (b) Kt to R 4 12. P to Q Kt 4 Kt takes B 13. P takes Kt B to O 3 14 P to B 5 P to K Kt 31 15. P to Kt 5 O to B 3 16. P takes P P takes P 17. P lo Kt 4 (c) P takes P 18. P takes P Kt to Kt 31 19. K to R 1 (d) R to Kt 1 (e) 20. R takes R B takes R 21. Kt to K 2 Kt to B 5 (f) 22. Kt takes Kt B takes Kt 23. R to Kt 1, Ch K to R 1 24. R to Kt 4 B to B 2 25. Kt to Kt 5 R to K 8. ch 26. K to Kt 2 P to K R 4 (g) 27. Q takes P (h) Resigns (a) Alekhine v. Dr Lasker at New York, 1924, continued 7 Kt to R 4; 8. P to K 3, Kt takes B; 9. P takes Kt, B to Q 3, giving Dr Lasker a slight, advantage. (b) Perhans 11 P lo K R 3. making a retreat for the B was better. (c) A riskv manoeuvre. (d) If ID. P takes Kt, Q takes Kt and White has a dangerous game. (e) Weak. Best was 19. . . Kt to 85. (f) Now the move comes too late. (g) A terrible blunder, made in the belief that he was going to win a piece! (h) As beautiful as it is unexpected. If now 27. . . Q takes O: 28. Kt faker- P, ch, K to R 2; 29. P to E 6. ch any; 20. R to Kt 7, mate.

MARGATE CONGRESS The recent Margate Congress is reported to have proved an unqualified success, there having been no less than 130 competitors playing in 20 tournaments. In the premier tournament P Keres (Estonia) and R. Fine (US.A.) tied for first place, A. Alekhine (France) was third. J. Foltzs (Czechoslovakia) was fourth, and P. S. Milner-Barry (England) was- fifth. The congress was opened by the Right Hon. Sir John Simon, who is a very strong player.