CHESS. CONDUCIKD BY F. J. M'HJVT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2855, 2 December 1908, Page 67

CHESS. CONDUCIKD BY F. J. M'HJVT.

PROBLEM 3461. By H. Maxwell Peideaux. (From The Field.) Black 7 pieces.

White 6 pieces. IS; 3plBpl; lßpkSktl; 8; IKt3R2; 4Qkt2; 8; 7b. White to play and mate in two moves. PKOBIVEM 3462By S. Ttbribll, Adelaide, S.A. Biack .4 pieces.

White 7 pieces. R2Kt2: lBp5; 2kts; 2Bkp3; 4Kt3; 8; IQ6; 6KI. White -to play and mate in three moves. SOLUTIONS TO PKOBLKttS. Problem 3-*59. Key move: K-K 8. Problem 3460. Key move: B-Kt 6. CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WOBLD. LASKER v. TAR-RASCH. The eleven ih game played between Dr , Em-anuel Lasker (White) and Dr Siegbert i'arrasch (Biack) in th c recent contest beween the two for the chess championship jf the world is here given: — / French Defekce. White. Black. White. Black. IP-K4 P-K 3 15 P-KKt3 Kt-B4 2 I'.o 4 V-Q4 IK B-Kt 2 Q-B 2 3KtQ B 3 Kt-K B 3 17 Q-K 2 P-Kt 4 4 B-Kt s B-Kts 18 O-i» B-KtC Sl'xl 1 QxP I.» IB 4 PKt5 i-.Ki.83-a PBi-B |iOQ-(,>-2 R-Kt 1 7 !'. xKt Px B I -21 Q-K « Bx Xt b I>-Q -l V. x Kt-c 22 li x B Q-K 4 '. ox B Xt Q -:-u 23 X R-K 1 Q x P-f 10 UO i R-KKtl-E £4 QB4 R-Q B 1 11 PxP QxP 15 QQB f y \l :iG 13 P-Ii 3 l'-Q R3 ' £.' Hx R Vx B 14 Q-B 2 l'-li4 !SS R\ >' eh HRewgis. Notes in the Field (a) Dr Lasker abandons B-Q 3. played in the two previous French Defences, and justly so, especially after Dr Tarrasch's lin- j proved line cf play. (b) Independent of 4 ... B-Kt 5, which is of doubtful value, this move must be considered inferiox still. As it stands there is nothing better than 6 ... Kt-K 5 ; 7 B-Q 2 (presumably), B x Xt ; 8 P x B, Xt x B ; 9 Q x Xt; and Black will only have the usual inferior development of -the French Defence, increased something because of having parted with the X B. (c) It is difficult to see any immediate danget after 8 . . . P x P. He would remain with an isolated Q P in addition to ' the double B P; but % defensible 1 game still, j As played there is not even a defence worthy j of the name. j ID) Having to defend both the Q B and X B Pawns. (c) He cannot play 10 ... K-K 2 be- j cause of 11 . . . PxP, and if 11 . . . QxP, then 12 R x Xt eh. Consequently 10 ... O-O, uninviting as it is, remains, and a playable game still. i (f) A remarkable capture in so precarious a posit on. Xo doubt the choice of valid defence 1 ; is limited, but m any ca c c the Queen | should remain in its own camp. (G) The only move, B-B 6 eh, being threatened (h) A beautiful specimen of position p!a>, typical of Dr Lacker's style. The twelfth game resulted as follows Di Tarrasch having- the White forces, and Dr Lasker the Back. —

IP-K4 P-K 4 34RKt7 R-K:i 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-Q B 3 ?5 R-R 7 P-QB4 3BKtS Kt-B.'i , :i6 K-B 2 PKt4 4 Kt-B 3 B-Kts i 37 K-K 2 P-Kts 5 0-0 P-Q 3 38 BQ 2 R-Q 5 fi Kt-Q 5 B-B 4 !M» P-K Xt 3 R-Kt 5 7 P-Q 4 PxP ;40 Bx R P Kt-B '■'. 8 Xt x P B x Xt ,41 R-R 8 K-Q B 5 9 Q x B 0-0 , 42 K-Q 1 Xt-Xt 5 10 KtxKtcb Qx Xt ,43 B-B 4 KB 4 11 Qx Q fx Q 44 P-Kt 3 RB 6 12 BEB R-K ) 45 B-Q 2 RK B 6 13 X R-K 1 P-Q. R 3 '46 R-R sch K-K 5 14 X B-B 1 K-R 1 47 R-R 4 KB 4 15 B-Q 2 Kt-K 2 48 P-K R 3 Xt B A 18 B-B 3 Xt-Xt 1 49 R-B 4ch Rx R 17 P-K B 4 K-Kt 2 50 Bx R K-K 5 BR-K3 K-Bl 51KK2 P-B 5 19 B-Q 3 B-Q 2 52 B-Kt 5 Kt-Q 4 £OQRKI BKt4 53 Px P £t-B6ch 21 P-K 5 Bxß 54.K-Q2 K-B4 22RxB BPxP -^B-BI gtxQRP 23PxP PxP 66 P-B 5 K-K 3 24RxP PKt3 57P88 Kt-B 6 25 R-K R 5 PR 3 58 K-Q 3 Kt-§4 2<i B-Q 2 R-K 3 59 KB 4 Kt-K 2 27 RQ 7 R-Q Bl 60 K-B 5 P-R 4 28 R-KBS R-K 2 61 P-B 7 K-Q 2 £9 Rx It Xx R 62 K-Kt 5 Kt-B 4 30RK5ch K-B 3 63KxP Kt-Q5 31 B-B 3 K-Kt 3 64KxP Xt x T eh 32 R-K 3 R-Q 1 65 KB 4 S3 R-Kt 3 eh KB I

And Champion Lasker resigned.

Commenting afterwards sn x this game Dr Lasker said:— "By reason of the coercive losic which is peculiar to the game of chess, my counter-attack in the 12th game was a failure. However brilliant or however -wellhidden may b e the combinations of a chess ola^- who rinds himself in a bad position, however threatening or however subtle may U his attacks, yet. all the same, there is at the critical moment ?ome one move which cau-es the failure of his all too bold entetor£e- The law tbat holds- in chess is that an "advantage once .gained cannot again disS7 •«"»«?. U\o b, ..ticipatrf."

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