CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23885, 12 August 1939, Page 10

CHESS

Conducted by R. McDermid.

Solutions ot problems, original compositions. games, and analyses invited for this column It is necessary that such matter addressed to Mr R McDermid. Otago Dailv Times Office Dunedin

PROBLEM No. 747 By E E Westbury. (Black Twelve Pieces.)

(White Seven Pieces.)

bIHQ2iBII Kt 2 p P K 1 I 3k31p2b2R1 | 2 kt p 1 R 2 I 183p21 q 3 r 3.

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

PROBLEM No. 748 By C. A. L. Bull.

(Black Ten Pieces.)

(White Eight Pieces.)

rkt6|3p2Kpir2p4|3PkpPl I p7|IPP2QPI | 4 P 3 | kt 7. White to play and mate In three (3) moves.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS Problem No. 743.—Solution received from H. S. Tily (Maori Hill). Problems Nos. 743 and 744.—Solutions received from J. Dewar (Palmerston). Problem No. 745.—Q to R 1. Solution received from J. Dewar, J. A. Cunningham (Momlngton), J. J. M. (Musselburgh), A. Ellis (Roslyn), I. Lang (Palmerston), N S. Traves (Timaru), E. A. L. (Invercargill), P. J. Kemshed (Hampden), D. S. Kemshed (Timaru), H. Seaton (Invercargill), H. S. Tily (Maori Hill). Problem No. 748.—8 to R2. If 1. . K to K 5; 2. Kt takes P. ch, etc. If 1. . . Ptoß 5; 2. QtoKt 7, ch., etc. If I. . K to B 5; 2. Q takes P. ch., etc. If else 2. Kt to B 7, ch., etc. Solution received from J. Dewar, J. A. Cunningham, A. Ellis, I. Lang, N. S. Traves, E. A. L., P. J. Kemshed, D. S. Kemshed, H. Seaton. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS G. D. Leftwlch (Sydenham, England).— Thanks for card and correct solution. T. Kinsella (New Plymouth).—Thanks for letter and problems, which we shall be pleased to publish in due course. Will write you later.

BLEDISLOE CUP The following are the details of the telegraph match between Canterbury and Auckland:—

GAMES " Queen’s Gambit Declined.” White. Black. Camillo. Shainswit. 1. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2. P to Q B 4 P to Q B 3 3. Kt to K B 3 Kt to B 3 4. P to K 3 P to K 3 5. Kt to B 3 Q Kt to Q J 6. B to'Q 3 P takes P 7. B takes BP 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 P 12. Kt takes Kt P takes Kt 13. Q to B 3 R to R 4 (a) 14. QtoKt 3 (b) BtoKt 2 15. Castles Q to Q 4 16. Kt to B 3 B to Q 3 (c) 17. Q takes P R to Kt 18. Q,takes Kt B to K 4! 19. Q takes B R takes P, ch. 20. K to R Q takes Kt 21. B takes P, ch. R takes B 22. Q takes R, ch. Kto B 23. QtoKt 4. ch. Kto Kt Resigns.

(a) Another line which seems favourable for White is 13. .BtoKt 5, ch; 14. K to K 2. „ A , (b) 14. B to Q 2. and if P to Kt 5; 15. Q to B 6. ch., and if Kt to Q 2; 16 Kt to B 4 looks better for White. After the text. Black is able to spring a quick attack, at the same time consolidating his position and holding his extra Pawn. _ (c) Black now offers a P and more—for even more I If White declines the offer. Black’s better development and extra P makes White’s task practically hopeless.

" Ruy Lopez.” A brilliant game by Botvlnnlk, played in the eighth round of the eleventh allRussian trade unions’ tournament. The notes are by A. Rabinovitch, from the A.C.R.: . White. Black. Dubinin. Botvlnnlk. 1. P to K 4 P to K 4 2. Kt to K B 8 Kt to Q B 8 3. B to Kt S P to Q R 3 4. B to R 4 Kt to B 3 5. Castles B to K 2 6. RtoKl P to Q Kt 4 7. B to Kt 3 P to Q 3 8. P to B 3 Cashes 9. P to Q 3 Kt to Q I R 4 10. B to B 2 p to B 4 11. Kt (Q) to Q 2 Q toB2 12. Kt to B 1 P to R 3! An interesting move in preparation for 13. . . B to K 3. 13. P to K R 3

There was no necessity for this now. Better would have been at once Kt to K. 8. 13 . B to K 3 14! Kt’to K 3 R(Q)to Q 11 15 Kt to B 5 Otherwise 15. . Kt to 83, and 16 .. . P to Q 4. 25 B takes Kt 16 P takes B Kt to ? 3 „ 17. P to Q 4 K P takes P 18. P takes P P to Q 4 19 B to K 3 R (K)1 to K 1 20 RtoQßl Ptoßs 21. P to K Kt 4 Kt to K 5' 22 B to Kt 1 It would have been bad to have played 22 B takes Kt In view of 22. P takes B; 23 K* to R 2. Kt to Kt 51 ■22 . , B to Q 3 23! Kt'to R 4 B to B 5 24 Q to B 3 BtoKt 4 25. Kt to Kt 2 f 25. B takes B. then 25. . . Kt takes B; 25. R takes R. ch., R takes R 1 27. Q takes Pls followed by 27. .Kt takes P ch etc. 25. B takes B 26. Q takes B R to K 2 27 Q to B 4 Kt (B 3) takes P 1 28. Q takes Q Kt to B 6, ch. 29. K to B 1 Or 29 K to R 1. Kt takes P, mate. 29 ’ . . Kt (K 5) to Q 7. mate.

OTAGO CHESf CLUB At the monthly meeting of the above club, held last Saturday evening. It was decided to organise a Handicap tournament, a. which players give odds according to the class In which they are placed Players Intending to lake part should ente without delay as the Match Committee would like to commence the tournament at once. Two members of the committee have donated liberal trophies for the first and second prizes. The current perpetual handicap will continue as before.

Canterbury. Auckland. Hindon . . 0 Taylor .... 1 Abbott . . . i Jones .... A Armstrong . 0 Burry .... i Darwin . . . Addis .... 0 Mrs Abbott . 0 Lennard . . . 1 Kennedy . . 1 Dr Short . . . 0 Rev. Friberg 0 Bayertz . . . 1 Hey Macintosh . . 1 L. Mitchell . 1 Belton 0 Hunter . , . 1 Mrs Short . . 0 Dalton . . . i Fletcher . . . . A Gray .... 1 Langabecr . . 0 Dobson . . . Adkins A J. Mitchell . 1 Bundock . . . u Adair .... Stables .... 0 Joyce . . . . 1 Spencer . . . 0 Hawkins . . 1 Edwards . . 0 Parkins . . . Jenkins ... A DuiT 1 Miss Short . . 0 Moore .... Barker . . . 0 Tota} . . . 13 7