CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23436, 26 February 1938, Page 24

CHESS

Conducted by L. D. Coombs •r \ v 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. 591 By C. Mansfield (Black Eleven Pieces,)

(White Eight Pieces.) kt3r2bl2plP3JPpk.3pl| IpIKt2rIIIB3Q B lst I 4 Kt p 2 I 7 K I 8. White to play and mate in two (2) moves. PROBLEM No. 592 By A. C. Challenger (Black Nine Pieces.)

(White .31ght Pieces.) Ibrs|4Ktl. 1 I P 2 Kt P 3 I pBQII, P 1 k P White to play and mate in three (3) moves . SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS In addition to those previously acknowledged we received the solutions of Nos. 585 and 586 from T. Klnsella (New Plymouth). Problem No. 589. —Q to Kt 1. Solution received from A. Ellis (Dunedin), G. T. Palmer (St. Clair), H. E. Hewitt (Roslvn), P. J. Kemshed (Alexandra). “ 185 ’’ (Central Otagol F. Coutts (Owaka), R. F. Small! (Dunrobin), J. J. Marlow (St. Kllda). W. A. Mirams (Dunedin), N. S. Traves’(Timaru), T, J. W. (St. Kllda). , Problem No. 590.—1. Ktoß7. Kt fekes P; 2. R to B 4, etc. If 1 . . . P takes P, 2. R to B 3, etc. If 1. . . . P to Q 4. 2. B takes B P, etc. If 1. ... B takes P: 2. P takes P or P to K 6, etc Solution received from A. Ellis, F. Coutts, W. A. Mirams, “ 185,” N. S. Traves. We have received from T. Klnsella (New Plymouth) two problems which he has composed. We intend to publish them next week. GAMES The following game was played at Melbourne:— White, Black. Martin Green. ,C. . Watson. 1. P to K 4 P to Q B 4 2. Kt to K B 3 P to Q 3 (a) 3. P to Q Kt 3 P to K 4 4. B to B 4 B to K 2 5. P to B 3 Kt to K B 3 6. Q to K 2 B to Kt 5 7. B to Kt 2 Kt to B 3 8. Kt to R 3 P to Q R 3 9. Kt to B 2 P to Q Kt 4 10. B to Q 3 P to Q 4 (b) 11. P takes P Kt takes P 12. B to K 4 P to B 4 13. B takes Kt Q takes B . 14. Kt to K 3 , B takes Kt 15. Kt takes n B takes Q 16. Kt to B 7, ch K to B 2 (c) 17. Kt takes R B to Q 6 18. Kt to B 7 B to Q 3 19. Kt to Q 5 P to B 5 (d) 20. P to B 3 (e) K to K 3 21. P to Q B 4 P takes P 22. P takes P H to Q Kt 1 23. B to R 3 Kt to Q 5 (f> 24. R to B 1 Kt to B 7, ch 25. R takes B B takes R 26. K to K 2 (g) P to K 5 ,27. RtoQB l B to Q 6. ch 28. Kto B 2 P takes P , 29. K takes P K to B 4 30. R to K 1 (h) B takes P 31. P to Kt 4, ch K to Kt 4 32. P to R 4, ch K takes R P 33. R to R 1, ch K to Kt 4 34. R to R 5. ch K to Kt 3 35. Kt takes P. ch B takes Kt 36. K takes B R to B 1, ch 37. R to B 5 (1) R takes R 38. P takes R, ch K to B Z 39. B takes P B takes P 40. B to Kt 4 B to B 5 ! 4x.KtoKs (j) B to Q 6 42. B to R 5 P to Kt 4 43. P takes P K takes P 44. B to B 7 K to B 4

45. Draw agreed to (a) The latest continuation In the Sicilian Introduced again by Keres. (b) T Kt to R 4 threatening Kt to B 4 would have been an interesting continuation. . „ ~ (c) K to Q 2 is preferable. (d) Unfortunate, but necessary. (e) R to Q B 1, followed by P to B 4. would be more satisfactory. (f) Here certainly B takes P is Preferable. winning the Pawn, and with the same result as the text move If then 24. Kt to B 3, Kt to Q 5, 25. R to Q B 1 B to Q 6 winning the exchange. (g) K to B 2 at once slightly preferable. , . 1 (h) A very pretty combination. (i) K to K 3 better, preventing the exchange of' the Rook. (j) P to Q 4 was necessary.—The Australasian.

The following game was won by Koltanowski, among nine others, in a simultaneous blindfold display in Spain. The play, while not, of course, perfectly sound, is brilliant considering the conditions, Koltanowski sacrificing practical! everything except his King! White. Black. Koltanowski. N.N. 1. P to K 4 P to Q B 3 2. P to Q 4 P to Q Kt 4 3. Kt to K B 3 P to Q R 3 4. Kt to B 3 P-to K 3 5. B to Q 3 B to Q 3 6. P to K 5 B to B 2 7. Kt to K 4 P to Q 3 8. Castles P takes P 9. P takes P Kt to Q 2 10. B to B 4 P to K 3 3 11. Q to K 2 P to Kt 4 12. K Kt takes P P takes Kt 13. B takes Kt Kt to K 2 14. Kt to Q 6. ch B takes Kt 15. P takes B B to Kt 2 16. B takes Kt Q to Kt 3 17 Q takes KPI RtoK Kt 1 18. Q to R 6 P to Q B 4 ‘ 19. P to K Kt 3 Kt to K 4 20 B to K 2 P to B 5 21 Q R to K 1 Q to B 3 22. P to K B 3 Kt tO Kts 23. P to Q 7, ch K fakes B 24. Q takes Q B takes Q 25. P takes Kt B to Q 4 26. B takes P, ch B to K 3 27. R takes BP, ch K takes R 28. B takes B, ch K to Kt 2 20. B takes R K takes R 30, R to K 8 ch Resigns CHESS NOTES Chess by Wireless.—The first game of Chess to be played by wireless at sea between two ships took place in 1911. The ships were the s.s. Moravian and the s s Armadale Castle, and the play were the Rev. A. S. Moffat and Mr Raphael. The distance between the two ships was 250 miles: Simultaneous Play.-The first simultaneous exhibition given in an aeroplane was given by Dr Tartakover in a journey between Budapest and Barcelona in 1929