CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26132, 20 April 1946, Page 3

CHESS

By M. R. Renn Foord. '

PROBLEM NO., 886 Composed for this column by D. Jack (Auckland) •

(Black one piece.) (White six pieces.)

White to play and mate in three moves. 7 K | 8 I 3 k l.Kt 2 I P 6 1 3 Kt 4 1 8 I Q P 6 I 8. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM Solution Problem No. 885; R—Bs. Received from R. C. G (Dunedin), R. S. (Seaeliff), G. S. P. (Dunedin). ANOTHER GAME FROM LONDON This was the deciding game in the final round of the recent tournament. x “ Queen’s Pawn ” White: Black: Christoffel. Dr Euwe. 1. P—Q 4 P—Q 4 2. Kt—K B 3 Kt—K B 3 3. P—K 3 B—B 4 4. P—B 4 P-B 3 5. Kt—B 3 P-K 3 6. Kt—K 5 Q Kt—Q 2 7. P—K Kt 4 (a) Kt X*Kt 8. P * B Kt X P ■ 9. p X P P X P 10. P-K 4 B-Kt 5 11. P—K 5 Kt—K 5 12. Q—R 5, ch . P—Kt 3 13. Q—R 3 Castles 14. B X Kt P X B 15. QXKP. ch K-R 1 16. Castles B X Kt 17. P X B Q— R 5 18. P—B 3 R— B 4 19. QXP(B 4) RXB P 20. Q—K 2 Q-Kt 5. ch 21. K—R 1 Kt—Kt 6, ch 22. P X Kt Q— R 6, ch 23. K—Kt 1 RXP, Ch 24. K—B 2 R—Kt 7, ch 25. K—K 1 Q X P, ch 26. B-Q 2 Q X R. ch 27. Q—Q 1 Q X Q P 28. Resigns. (a) Enterprising, but the resulting pawn weakness leads to White's defeat. (b) If 19 .P X Kt, Q—Kt 5, ch wins.