CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26115, 30 March 1946, Page 3

CHESS

By M. R. Renn Foord.

PROBLEM No. 883. By K. A. K. Larsen. (Black eleven pieces.)

(White ten pieces.) White to play and mate in three moves. B|3'p4|lplKtp K 2 | 6 B P k P 3 I 2RPRPpp|lpsp|rlps] 5 Q 2. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM Solution to Problem No. 882; KXPReceived from H. McG., H. S. T., L. G. G., G. S. P. (Dunedin), and R. S. (Seacliff). cliff). ANOTHER GAME FROM THE RADIO MATCH “ Queen’s Gambit Declined.” White. Black. Kupchik. (U.S.A.) Makogonov (U.S.SJt.) 1. P—Q 4 Kt—K B 3 2. Kt—K B 3 P—Q 4 3. P—B 4 P—K 3 4. Kt—B 3 B—K 2 5. P—K Kt 3 Q Kt—Q 2 6. P X P P X P 7. B—Kt 2 P—B 3 8. Castles Castles 9. Q—Q 3 R—K 10. P—K R 3 B—Q 3 11. Kt—Q 2 Kt—Kt 3 12. R—K B—K 3 13. Kt—B Q—Q 2 14. P—K Kt 4 (a) P—K R 4 15. P—B 3 Kt—R 2 16. P—Kt 3 P—K B 4 17. P—Kt 5 P—B 5 18. P—K R 4 B—K B 4 19. Q—Q B—Q Kt 5 20. Q-Q 2 Kt—K B 21. P—Q R 3 B-Q 3 22. Kt-Q Kt-Kt 3 (b) 23. P—K 4 P X Pep 24. Q Kt X P Kt X P 25. Q—K B 2 Kt X B 26. Kt X Kt R X R 27. Kt X R R—K 28. B—K 3 Kt—B 29. Kt—Kt 2 Q—K B 2 30. P—R 4 Kt—K 2 31. Kt—R 4 Kt—Kt 3 32. Kt X Kt B X Kt 33. R—K R—K B 34. Kt—Q 2 Q—B 4 35. K—Kt 2 B—Kt 5 36. R—K 2 P—R 5 37. K—R 2 B—Q 3. ch. 38. K—Kt B—Kt 6 39. Q-Kt 2 Q—Q 6 40. Kt—B P—R 6 Resigns (a) The only way of defending the R P. White’s loosened pawn position is now open to assault. (b) Winning a pawn.

LONDON TOURNAMENT

Section A of the London Tournament was won by H. Steiner of U.S.A., one point ahead of Bernstein of Paris. Although fresh from his victory at Hastings, Dr Tartakover only gained third place. Dr Euwe defeated the Swiss Christoffel in the final round of Section B to lead him by one and a-half points. Denker was third.