CHESS.

Otago Witness, Volume 02, Issue 2420, 2 August 1900, Page 53

CHESS.

Conducted by John Motjat.

PROBLEM 1711. By F. M. TisED. [Black.]

[White.] White to play and mate in two moves. 6 X l; 8, 3 p 4, 3 r 1 k B F, 5 P kt 1, 3 P 3 Q, B 3 b 3, 4 R 3.

PROBLEM 1712. By C. PradignaT. [Black.]

[White.] White to play and mate in three moves. 2rr4, 5p2, blplßPpkt t 2Pk2KI, IP 6, 8, P B 8 P 2, 6 Q 1.

Solutions to Problems.

Solution to Problem 1701.— (Jespersen ) 1 Q-K Xt 2 Solution to Problem 1702. — (Troitzky.) 1 Q-lC B6 Q-K Bch 11 Kt-Q Bor 2 Kt-QB3ch K-B 4 -Q.Kt 6

"3 Q-QKt6 male

-2 Kt-K3ch, winning the queen or mat ; ng next move.

TO CORRESPONDENTS

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9 Games. Game played at the Paris International Tourney between Marco and Janowski. (Score from the Standard.) Rur Lopez.

(Notes from Bristol,, Times and Mirror.)

(a) This variation of ' " the Lopez " is well known and frequently practiced; the preceding moves, therefore, require no comment.

(b) The more usual line of play is Q'E-Q 1 and 10 Xt Q4. The text move, however, is recommended in Ahe Handbuch. ' ' (c) This position happened in the London' Tourney — Cohn v. Maroczy; but in a match game, Pillsbury v. Showalter, the - latter adopted the continuation" 10 kt-b 4.

(d) In the game, Cohn v. Maroczy, the former continued 11 8-B 4 and Tchigorin played 11 Q-B 4 against Janowski. Either of these are probably stronger than the move 11 B-K 3. (c) Pref efablf tc 12 bkkt 5, which would have enabled White to build up a, king' 3 side attack by 13P-KR3. (f) A loss of valuable time, but White's " temporary attack " is already exhausted. (g) Of what use was this sally of the queen? (h) Black's reply is daring — he offers the exchange of queens and the sacrifice of a pawn to obtain a strong passed pawn in compensate' on

(i) 26 Xt x P would have " lost time," for Black could have captured one of White's pawns in reply, and afterwards have brought his rook ovei to the king's side. (j) The ihess editor of the Standard censures this move, which loses White two moves in a critical position.

(k) An ingenious combination, for if White play 30 Xx P, Black appears to be able to force a mating position by r k r 1 eh, r x p eh, kt b 5, r (r 3) r 3, and kkt 3.

(l) The, case for resignation is not obvious, but apparently White must lose his knight or be mated, else Black gives up his two rooks for White's rook and Xt, and afterwards queens the k r p. The chess editor of the Standard says: " This is a fine game, with an instructive ending."

White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 B-Kt 5 Kt-B 3 4 C-0 KtxP 5 T-Q 4 B-K 2 6 Q-K 2 Kt-Q 3 7Bx Xt IftPxß 8 PxP Kt-Kt2-A 9 Kt-B 3-b 0-0 LO R-K 1 R-K 1-c I) B-K?-D P-Q4 2QII-Q1 B-QCE 13 Kt-QK4-i?Q-Bl 14 P-Q Xt 3 B X Xt 5 15 Q-R6-G Kt-Ql-H !6 QxQ RxQ I7BxP R-Rl 18 B-K 3 Kt-K 3 19 P-K R 3 BxK't JOPxB KR-Q1 51P-B3 P-QB4' ;2R-R1 P-Q 5 8 B-Q 2 R-R 3 >4 P-Q B 4 B-Kt 4 WJiite. Black. 25 Bxß Ktxß 26 K-Kt2-i Kt-Kt3 27 K-Kt 3 P-Kt 4 18 K-Kt 4- j K-Kt 2 29 P-R 4 P-R 4 ch-K 30 K-Kt 3 PsPch 31 X x P K-R 3' 32 r,-KKtl P-Q6-33 Kt-B 3 Kt-Q 5 34 R-Kt 3 Kt-B 4 ct 35 K-R 3 Xt x R 36 Px Xt P-Q 7 37 K-Kt 2 R-Q 6 33 Kt-Q 1 RxKtP 39 KB 2 R<Kt6)-R( 40 K-K 2 R-K 3 41 P-B 4 R x Xt P 42 Kt-K 3 R-R6 43 P-R 4 F-K B 3 44KxP PxP 45 P-B 5 K-Q 3 eh 46K-K2 il-QKt3-i Resigns.