CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23707, 14 January 1939, Page 5

CHESS

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

PROBLEM No. 685 By C. Planck. (Black Nine Pieces.)

(White Eight Pieces.) 2ktsl3p4llktl r p 3 | b 1 B 2 P 2 I 4klßl|2RlKt2plKlPlp2Ql

White to play and mate in two (2) moves.

PROBLEM No. 684 By C. Planck.

(Black Six Pieces.)

(White Six Pieces.) B|6plllQ6 | 3 k Kt U 1 i b2Pp3|lp2P3|lP2p3|B White to play and mate in three (3) moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS Problem No. 681. —Kt to Q 4 Problem No. 682.—Q to R 3. It 1. .. K takes R; 2. Q to K 6, ch., K takes Q: 3. Kt (R 6) to B 7. mate If 1 P to K 6; 2. Q to B 5, etc. If 1 B to R 6; 2. Kt takes B, ch.. etc. If 1. . . B to B 8: 2. Q takes Kt. ch.. and R to B 5, mate. As the Chess Editor will be out ot town for a short holiday, solutions and correspondence will not be acknowledged until the issue appearing on the 28th Inst. Solvers should, however, see that their , solutions reach the Otago Dally Times Office at the customary time. CONGRATULATIONS We would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr and Mrs J. J Marlow, of Musselburgh, who celebrated their golden wedding last week. As well as being a keen problemist, Mr Marlow Is a very enthusiastic supporter of the game of Chess, and Is a past-president of both the Otago Chess Club and the New Zealand Chess Association. Along with all his Chess associates, we hope that he and Mrs Marlow will be spared to enjoy many more happy years together. GAMES AVRO TOURNAMENT In the first round Fine beats Botvlnnik in a ” French Defence.” White. Black. R. Fine M, Botvinnik. 1. P to K 4 P to K 3 2. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 3. Kt to Q B 3 B to Kt 5 4. P to K 5 PtoQB.4 5. P takes P K Kt to K 2 6. Kt to B 3 Q Kt to B 3 7. B to Q 3 P to Q 5 8. P to Q R 3 B to R 4 9. P to Q Kt 4 Kt takes Kt P 10. P takes Kt B takes P 11. B to Kt 5. ch. Kt to B 3 12. B takes Kt. ch. P takes B 13. R to R 4 B takes Kt, ch. 14. B to Q 2 P to B 3 15. Castles Castles 16. B takes B P takes B 17. Q to K 1 P to Q R 4 18. Q takes P B to R 3 19. K R to R 1 B to Kt 4 20. R to Q 4 Q to K 2 21. R to Q 6 P to R 5 22. Q to K 3 R to R 2 23. Kt to Q 2 P to R 6 24. P to Q B 4 B to R 5 25. P takes P Q takes P 26. R takes R P R to K 1 27. P to R 3 Q R to R 1 28. Kt to B 3 Q to Kt 7 29. Kt to K 5 Q to Kt 8, ch. 30. K to R 2 Q to B 4 31. Q to K Kt 3 Resigns. ‘'English" Opening. (Played at Nottingham, 1935.) White. Black. 1. P to Q B 4 P to K 4 2. Kt to Q B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3. P to K Kt 3 P to K Kt 3 4. B to Kt 2 B to Kt 2 5. P to Q 3 K Kt to K 2 6. B to Q 2 Castles 7. Kt to B 3 Kt to Q 5 The idea of protecting the square Q 4 with a P is correct. 8. Castles P to Q B 3 9. R to B 1 White Is not in a hurry, and obviously prepares for a long positional battle 9 P to Q 3 10. P to Q Kt 4 Kt takes Kt, ch. 11. B takes Kt B to R 6 12. RtoKl Q to Q 2 13. P to Kt 5 P to Q B 4 14. Kt to K 4 Preventing, for the moment, 14. .P to KBS because of 15. B takes P, etc. 14 . . Qto B 2 15. R to Kt 1 B to Q 2 16. Q to B 1 P to Kt 3 Much better would be 16 P to B 4. 17 B to Kt 5 The refutation of Black's last move, as he cannot play now P to B 3, owing to B takes P, B takes B. Kt takes B. ch.. followed by B takes R. (7 Kt to B 4 A desperate attempt to save the exchange. 18. Kt to B 6, ch. B takes Kt 19. B takes B Q R to Kt 1 He cannot play the R to K 1. as he needs that square for the Knight. 20., B to Kt 4 Kt to Kt 2 Obviously forced. 21. Q to R 6 Kt to K 1 22. B to K 7 Kt to Kt 2 23. B to B 6 Saving time for the next moves 23 Kt to K 1 24. B to K 7 Kt to Kt 2 25 B takes R R takes B 26 B to B 3 After the loss of the exchange Black loses rapidly. 26 Kt to B 4 27 Q to Q 2 Kt to Q 5 28. B to Kt 2 B to B 1 29. P to K 3 Kt to K 3 30 P to B 4 B to Kt 2 31 P to Q R 4 P to B 4 32. B takes B Q takes B 33 Q to K Kt 2 Q to K 2 34. Q to Q S Resigns. ("Sicilian Defence.”) Played In the eleventh International correspondence tournament White. Black. E. Habermann Di Ch Meyer. 1. P to K 4 P to Q B 4 2. Kt to Q B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3. P to K B 4 P to K 3 4. Kt to K B 3 P to Q 4 5. B to Kt 5 P to Q 5 (a) 6. Kt to K 2 Kt to K B 3 7. B takes Kt P takes B 8. P to Q 3 B to K 2 9. Castles Q to B 2 10. Q to K I B to R 3 (b) 11. P to Q Kt 3 P to K R 3 12. Kt to Kt 3 Castles Q (C) 13. Kt to K 5 B to Q 3 14. B to Q 2 Q R to Kt 1 15. B to R 5 Q to Kt 2 16. Kt to B 4 B takes Kt 17. Kt P takes B B to B 2 18. P to K 5 Kt to Q 2 19. B takes B K takes B (d) 20. Kt to K 4 P to K B 4 21. Kt to Q 6 Q to R 3 22. K to B 7 R to R 2 23. Q to R 4 Q to B 1 (e) 24. Q R to Kt 1 Kt to Kt 3 23. P to R 4 P to Q R 4 26. Q to K 7, ch, Q to Q 2 27. Q takes P Black resigns