Solutions to Problems.

Otago Witness, Issue 2320, 18 August 1898, Page 40

Solutions to Problems.

Problem 1501— Tourney Pioblem No. 17. "Mo! to "Tiiahba" 'Jlie following exhaustive analysis proves that there is no solution of this problem in two

moves :— Wbite. Black. IQsB eh 1 QxP eh ! , XX 6 lQßlch J 1 Q-K Hch 1 KxQ 1 Q X P. 3 eh 1 Xt x Q 1 (J X Xt 3 eh 1 JJ x Q

\ "White. Black 1 Xt-Xt 6 .-h 1 B x Xt 1 Kt-Q 5 eh I; KK - 1 P moves / ' iwv ° 1 Q elsewhere \ IKt „ I i tti .. p 1 X moves f 1 Ktxl IB „ J

And tLire is no m\i'3.-- "Kiwi."

Problem 1502 — Tourney problem IMo 18. By W. Hasseli, Timaru. "Wbite. Black. White. Black IJU B 3 IKx Xt 1 IXQ (i 28Q5 nvUe i! Kt-J3 5 malu 1 1 K-13 <l 2 Kt-Q (3 mate The liberty accorded to the BJael; king, the sacrifice of the lit and the pure mate icsulting therefrom are ci editable feature.*. 15 ut the hey, notwithstanding the s-acrifice, is very pool, for it deprives Block of three- cut of fivo of his original defences, m exchange on'v for one new defence given. The problem is aUo wanting in complexity If the author had rendered his theme differently he might have produced a lughly-p.rtis-tic problem. "Pure," ■■economical," end "mirror" mates are, together with strategy, the chief ideals of the problem n.slibt, and the following development results in foiu quits pure mates, one being a mirror, and three absolutely economical. Strategy m<iy not be very high, but there is, at least, the device of giving a third fbght square, without taking any av/oy. lit TJoint of construction the amended position bears little resemblance to the original, but all the play corresponds, except that a new key is adopted and a fourth variation is added.— '\Khvi." A development of Tourney Problem ~No. 18. By '' Kiwi."

3 X 4, 5 p 2, 8, 2 B 1 k P p 1, 1 Xt 1 P 1, 2 P 4 P, 3 Xt 4, S. White to play and mate in two moves.

"Kiwi," "Alfordian," " Othello," and "S?va" all agree that there is no solution to problem 1501. "Otheilo" says: If the White knight at & 6 was afc P 6, then Kl-Q B 3 would be the key move. Probably the composer has made an error. — " Seva " says : B-R 1 seems to be the author's key move in his diagram. "Kiwi," •' Alfordian," "Othello," and "Seva" correctly solve Problem 1502.