CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23685, 17 December 1938, Page 25

CHESS

Conducted by ft McDermid. " Solutions ot problems, original compositions, games, and analyses invited for this column. AH correspondence should be addressed to Mr R McDermid. Otago Daily Times Office Dunedin

PROBLEM No. 675 By D. J. Densmore. (Black Six Pieces.)

(White Nine Pieces.) KJ|flspl.[4 P 8 | 4 kt P S I 3KtIp2IRIKt 1 k 3 ! 1 Q 1 R 4 1 b 4 b 1. White to play and mate In two (2) moves

PROBLEM No. (176 By O. Wurzburg. (Black Four Pieces.)

(White Four Pieces.) lQ6l7K|4p2p|lß6lp7i 5k2f814R3 White to play and mate in three (3) moves

SOLUTIONS rO PROBLEMS Problems Nos. 671 and 672.—Solutions received from A. Ellis (Roslyn) and N. Barclay (Auckland) Problem No. 673.—Kt to Kt V Solution received from A. Ellis (Roslyn j, H. A. L. (Invercargill), W. A. Mirams (Dunedin), N. S. Tily (Maori Hill), J. A. Cunningham (Mornington), J J. M. (Musselburgh). H. E Hewitt (Roslyn), N. S. Traves (Timaru), "185" (Central Otago), G. M F. B. (Dunedin), N. V. (Dunedin); D. S. Kemshed (Timaru), P. J. Kemshed (Hampden) J H Reid (Kokonga) Problem No. 674.—Composer's key move, Q to K 1. If 1. ... R takes Q; 2. Kt to 82, ch. If x . Qor P takes Kt P; 2. R takes P, ch. If 1. . R to B 6 2. Q to Q R 1 Unfortunately there Is a cook' in this problem by Q to Kt 1, and it is therefore withdrawn from the competition Strangely enough, this problem secured a second prize in a B.C.M tourney a few years ago Solvers are reminded that, the problems appearing in this column on the 24th and 31st of this month will not be included in the problem solving tourney

ANSWERS 10 CORRESPONDENTS J H. R., Lyttelton.—Thanks for letter and enclosure. Will reply In full later. F. K. K~ Wellington.—Thanks for report.

D. S. Kemshed, Timaru.—Glad to know you intend visiting the Otago Chess Club during the holidays.

GAMES" An enterprising game played by correspondence in a British Chess Correspondence Association tourney: "Petroff's Defence." White. Black. G. Grant-Wilson. C. Pirie. 1. P to K 4 f to K 4 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B 3 3. P to Q 4 Kt takes P 4. B to Q 3 P to Q 4 5. Kt takes P B to Q 3 6. Castles Castles 7. P to Q B 4 Kt to Q B 3 8. Kt takes Kt P takes Kt 9. B takes Kt P takes B 10. Kt to Q B 3 P to K B 4 11. Kt to K 2 Q to R 5 12. P to K Kt 3 Q to R 6 13. K to R 1 P to B 5 14. Kt to Kt 1 Q to B 4 15. B takes P B takes B 16. P takes B Q takes P 17. Q to B 1 Q to R 5 18. Q to K 3 B to Kt 5 19. Q to K Kt 3 Q to R 4 20. Q R to K 1 Q R to K 1 . 21. R to K 3 R to K 3 22. Q takes P R to B 6 23. Q takes R P P to R 3 24. P to Kt 4 R (K 3) to K B 3 25. R takes P R to K R 6 26. Q to Kt 8. ch. Kto R 2 27. R takes B Q takes R 28. P to K B 3 Q to R 5 29. Q to K 5 R to B 5 30. Kt takes R» Q takes Kt 31. R to B 2 R to B 3 32. Q to'K 4, ch K to Kt 1 33. P to Q 5 P takes P 34. Q takes P. ch Kto R 1 35. P to B 5 . R to K 3 36. Q to Q 8. ch K to R 2 37. Q to Q 2 Q to R 4 38. Q to Q 3, ch K to R 1 39. R to K 2 R to K B 3 40. R to K 3 Resigns. —Weekly Scotsman.

This game enabled Kashdan to overtake his dangerous rivals for first honors in the recent American Chess Federation Congress:

" Queen ' Gambit Declined." White. Black. Polland Kashdan. 1. P to Q B 4 Kt to K B 3 2. Kt to K B 3 P to K 3 3. Kt to B 3 P to Q 4 4. P to Q 4 P to B 3 5. P to K 3 Q Kt to Q 2 6. B to Q 3 P takes P 7. B takes B P P to Q Kt 4 8. B to Q 3 P to Q R 3 9. P to K 4 P to B 4 10. P to K 5 P takes P 11. Kt takes Kt P Kt takes K P 12. Kt takes Kt P takes Kt 13. Castles • Q to Q 4 14 Q to K 2 R to Q Kt 15. B to Kt 5 B to K 2 16. P to B 4 Castles 17. R to B 3 P to R 3 18. R to R 3 B to Kt 2 19 R to K B K R to B 20. B takes Kt B takes B 21. Kt to Kt 4 K to B 22. Kt takes B P takes Kt 23. R takes P K to K 2 24 P to Q Kt 3 R to B G 25 R to R 5 P to B 4 26 R takes P Q takes P. ch. 27 Q takes 0 B takes Q 2R R to K B to R 6 29 R takes Kt P R to Kt. ch Resigns. —Christian Science Monitor. NOTES From last month's issue ot the Australian Chess Review we learn that Lajos Steiner, the Hungarian Chess master who toured New Zealand in 1937, expects to settle permanently in Australia In the near future. The Australian Chess Federation hopes, to arrange an exhibition tour on the lines of his last one After that Steiner intends to return to engineering his former profession The list of entries for the forthcoming New Zealand Chess Congress does not include the names of S. Hindin (the prasent champion) or A. W. Gyles or M. R Abbott (former champions). However the veterans are well represented and their presence, along with that of several younger players who have been showing marked improvement in recent years, should keep the standard of clay quite up to that of former years. The full list of entries for the premier reserves tourney is not as yet available, but the following entries have been received to date:—F. A Rutherford (Wanganui), M. Cromarty (Wanganui). M. Pere (Nelson), H. R. Meads (Nelson), R, Chrlstensen (Palmerston North), R S. Wade (Wellington). No entries have been received for the ladies' championship tourney, so Mrs Abbott, of Chrlstchurch, will therefore

retain for another term the title she won In the Wellington congress three ' years ago.