CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23831, 10 June 1939, Page 3

CHESS

Conducted by E. McDermlfi.

Solutions of 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. 729 By P. ten Cate.

(Black\ Ten Pieces.)

(White Ten Pieces.)

6BK|2Kt3QI j 1 p p R 3 -p | lPk2Kt2|3kt4lPpblqrs 4 kt B 2 | 2 R 5. White to play and mate In two (2) moves!

PROBLEM No. 730 By J. Pospisil.; (Black Seven Pieces.)

(White Six Pieces.)

sß2,2ps|Ktap p I 4 p 3 | 4 k 3 | 3p2Pb|3K 2 P 1 | Q 7, White to play and mate in three (8) moves.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS Problems Nos. 725 and 726,—Solution* received from J. H. D. (Waimate). Problem No. 727.—Q to KB. Solution received from A. Ellis (Roblyn), J. A. Cunningham (Mornington), J. J M. (Musselburgh), H. S. Tily (Maori Hill), N. S. Treves (Timaru), fe. A., U (Invercargill), F. Coutta (Owaka), H. E. Hewitt (Roslyn), W. A. Mirams (Dunedln). Problem No. 728.—R to B» I. 1. ~ 8 moves; 2. Q to Kt 1, eti*. .- > ; ,i Solution received from A. Ellis, J. A. Cunningham, J. J. M.,; N. S. 'Travel, B. A. L„ H. E. Hewitt, W. A. Mirams. I■ ■■ " ' ' GAMES VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIP ;Thls game was played, in the fifth round of the Victorian championship; and shows Turner in his best style 1 . .White.'- ''•'''•• J.Turner. Max Green. ' 1. PtoK 4>• .■■■)'■■!> to-^B4[ 2. Kt to QB 8 ; Kf t«J QB I 3. Kt to B 3 •:; KttO.l*': 4. B to Kt 5 \:< ■" Kt''.t6:Q'f*' 5. B to B 4 P 10 QS: V 6. P toKRS . - P-to-K;*-;-"" 7. P to Q 8 > B to«,a.,' 8. Castles V Castles,' •«» 9. Kt takes Kt -;:• P takes „Kt. , 10. Kt to K 2 .. t ([ Q to-Kt s>■ It is wrong policy Queen away from the King's, side In this pogitiOn. . , .. .',!■ ',;-.-■;. ' ".;■ 'vS.-V'V.-i: • ' ' 11. P to.KB 4., RtbVQ t'v ~ .-, 13. B to Kt 3 . '!y;/Q':tO-:3'4-'' ' • .' 14: K-<p.-*..i-.^;=* '■ B,to'Kt?a> ■••, .15. ■O.-tb'.-ft'.J/'-*:' ■■l6; ftto'.-O;R'*':;. •:.■.; Pto ?Kt ».' 17. K 1 Q R'toS 1 13. P~to B 8 Ptd K 4 19. Kt to Kt 3, ./ «;*oR2 20. B to Kt 5 1C to B 1 21. B takes Kt B takes B 22. Kt to R 5 K to K 2 ; 23. Kt takes P -■■'■ ■ - •';■ An excellent combination. .. t '. , ' .23.- .■. . . -.' % tb'K'kt'i'-' 1 24. Kt to R B - HtoKt4 ' 25. Kt takes B ' K takes Kt 26. Q to Q 2 R(Bl)toKKtt 27. R to K Kt 1 Q toR 1 28. Q to B 2 QtoKßl 29. Q to R 4 PtoEJ, 30. R to Kt 3 K to K 2 31. R takes R R takes.R V ' 32. Q to K 1 P to B 3 33. P to B 3 KtP takes P 34. P takeß P Q to Q 1 •35. P takes P P takes P 36. Q to Q B 1 Q to Q B 1 37. Q takes Q B takes Q 38. R to Q B 1 B to R 3 '.'< ' 39. B to B 4 B toB 1 , 40. B to Kt 5 RtoKt 1 41. R to B 7, eh. X to Q-l 42. R toB 7 P to Q 4 43. P takes P B takes P 44. R takes P B to B 1 45. R .takes P Resigns. ... —Australasian. A game from the British championship tourney a few years ago: White." Black. ■•■• M. Sultan Khan. E. Spencer, 1. Kt to K B 3 Kt to KB » 2. P. to B 4 P to Q 3 3. P to Q 4 P to B 3 4. Kt to B 3 B to B 4 5,'P to K 3 P to K 3 6. Kt to K R 4 B to Kt 3 7. Kt takes B R P takes Kt 8. B to K 2 P to Q 4 9. P takes P B P takes P ■ ■■ 10. Q to Kt 3 Q to Q 2 11. B to Q 2 , Kt toB 8' 12. P to K R 8 B to Q 3 13. R to QB 1 R to Q B 1 14. Kt to Kt 5 B to Kt 1 15. B to Q 3 P toKt 4 18. K to K 2 Black threatens .P to Kt 5, and to castle in face of Black's open K R file would be hjghly dangerous. However, Black now enters on a spirited sacrificial attack to smash up the centre which makes eveo that position unsafe for White's King. 16. .... ." P to R 3 17. Kt to B 3 P to K 4 18. P takes P Kt takes P 19. Kt takes P R to Q 1! 20. P to K 4 Kt takes Kt 21. P takes Kt Castles 22. B takes Kt P K R to K 1! 23. B to K 3 If B takes R, Kt takes B, ch.; 24. K takes Kt. Q to B 4, ch.; 25. K to B S, B to K 4, ch., would be disastrous. 23 Kt takes B 24. Q takes Kt R to K 4 25. Q R to Q 1 . Q to R 5 26. P to Q Kt 3 Q to R 5 Refusing the drawing chance, Q takes P, ch. 27. Q to B 4 V Q to Kt. 4 - l 28. Q to K Kt,4 Q to K 2 Threatening P to B 4. '" s■■? 29. Q to QB 4- B to R2 v 30. R tO Q 3 R to K. 5 31. Q to B 3 Q to Kt 4 ■ 32. P to K Kt 4 P to B 4- J-- . 33. P takes P? Q to Kt 7 34. R to K 1 R takes Pi! y -; Black's calculations are -exquisitevin their exactitude. : If 35. R.takes R, R takes B, ch.; 36. 7 Q takes R, B takes Q.: White could play-Kitakes B with fair prospects were not his R at Q? 5 en: prise; .while; if now 37. R to Q 8. ch., K to R 2; 38. K takes B, Q to Kt 4 again wins the R. Beautiful play I ' ' ■:.'« 35. K R to Q 1 QRtoKi ' 36. R to Q 8, ch. K to R 2 37. Resigns. Black's threats are unanswerable. <

._' BLEDISLOB CUB: The first of the "series of telegraph, matches for the above trophy' will take place on Saturday, June 17. and 24.; when Auckland plays Wellington and the Canterbury team meets Otago. The team to represent the Otago, Chess ClUb. will, be chosen from the following: pfc H. Allen, O. Balk, Dr Barnett, L. ©. Coombs, J. B. Dunlop. E. F. Evans, H; E.v Hewitt, J. F. Lang, W. Lang. D, Lahgley, J.', Lawson, R. Lungley. R. McDeYmid, A. J.. McDermott, Dr Merrington, F, Neville,: Dr Rawnsley, R. H. Seddon, A. C. Twose, A. E. Ward, R. Watt, —. Webb, P. Williamson, R. E, Williamson, —. WiUocks, —. Wood, G. D. Wright. Any of these players who will not be available on these dates should advise the club secretary or one of the members of the Match Committee m early' as possible. ',' [ "■'.••■ ■ . ■..'.,;. ..• y.