CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3861, 13 March 1928, Page 61

CHESS.

Conducted by

F. W. CLAYTON.

.Solution* of probl.tnt, game., and analyte* lnJiwa for thio column. AU correspondence should "• addressed to the Chess Editor. Otngo Witness 9Sc», Dunedin.

PROBLEM No. 144.

By

J. K. Campbell, Invercargill.

Black (Eight Pieces).

White (Eight Pieces). White to play and mate in two moves. Kt 1 kt 4 b | 4 Kt kJ 1 r | 1 B 6 I 6 Q r|Klkg3R|4R3|blßs|B.

PROBLEM No. 145. By A. Ellerman, Buenos Aires (First Prize. —L’ltalla Scacchistica). Black (Eight Pieces).

White (Nine Pieoes). White to play and mate in two moves. B6b|B|sß2|K3BKtrl|plQ IPlKtl|lp2 p k 1 p | 3 P 4 I 6 r 1.

SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS, ETC. No. 140.—Kt to K Kt 5. . No. 141.—8 to Q Kt 6. Mr N. Traves forwards the correct solutions of problems 140 and 141. Mr E. A. Le Petit also solves these same two problems. Mr James Dewar, of North-East Valley, forwards the correct solutions of problems 140 and 141. Dr Church sends the correct solution of problem No. 143, but I respectfully suggest not without fear and trembling—that any attempt to solve No. 142 by Q to Q Kt 3 is adequately answered by Black playing his Knight to his Queen's Bishop’s 6. Referring to No. 143, Dr Church says that the key move leaves Black the option of choosing any one of 19 replies without being able to escape mate. The composer of the problem with this distinction is R. L'Hermel. GAMES. STRATFORD-ON-AVON CONGRESS. Round 7 : Queen’s Pawn Opening. White, H. E. Price-; Black, H. Saunders. -1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. P to Q B 4 P to K Kt 3 3. Kt to Q B 3 B to Kt 2 4. Kt to B 3 (A) P to Q 3 5. PtoK R 3 (B) Kt to B 3 6. B to B 4 (c) Castles i. B to R 2 (d) . Kt to Q 2 8. P to K 3 P to K 4 9. B to K 2 R to K sq (e) 10. P to Q 5 Q Kt to Kt sq 11. P to K 4 (f) P to Q R 4 (G) 12. P to K Kt 4 Kt to B 4 13. Q to B 2- Q Kt to R 3 14. P to R 3 R to B sq 15. Castles (Q R) P to B 4 (n) 16. Kt P takes P P takes P 17. Q R to Kt sq K to R sq 18. R takes B (i) K takes R 19. Kt takes P Q to R 5 (j) 20. Kt to B 3 Q to R 3, ch 21. K to Kt sq P takes P 22. R to Kt sq, ch K to R sq 23. Kt to Kt 5 Q to B 3 24. P to B 3 B to B 4 25. P takes P B to Kt 3 26. R to Kt 2 Q R to K sq 27. B to Kt sq P to R 3 28. Kt to B 3 Kt takes P 29. R takes B (k) Q takes R 30. B to Q 3 R takes Kt 31. B to Q 4, ch K to Kt sq 32. Kt takes Kt (I.) R takes B 33. Kt to B 6, ch K to B 2 Resigns (m) (a) P to K 4 followed by P to B 4 is perhaps preferable. (b) Intending to play B to B 4 and to enable the Bishop to retire to R 2, if attacked. (c) Not a good post for the Bishop, as it is here liable to be attacked and compelled to retreat with loss of time. (d) Anticipating P to K 4 on the part of Black. (e) Black, in his turn, now-loses time, as the Rook returns to B sq a few moves later. (f) Not good, as it provides Black with a mark for attack by P to K B 4. Better ■would have been 11. Castles. White, however, had already the inferior position, be? cause of his Queen’s Bishop being so badly out of play. (g) Preparatory to playing Kt to B 4. (h) Black has already much the superior position, and with this move takes the initiative. (i) A desperate move, but it is doubtful whether there was anything better, and White was almost compelled to stake everything on the chance of an attack. (j) Simpler than capturing the Knight, which would have given White attacking chances. (K) Again the sacrifice was almost forced. White’s only chance being to complicate the game. (l) B takes Kt would have been a little better, but White had a lost game in any case. (M) If 34. Kt takes R, then 34. ..E to Q 8, ch, winning the Queen.

CONGRESS AT HASTINGS (ENGLAND). French Defence. White, L. Steiner; Black, Dr S. G. Tartakower. 1. to K 4 Pto K 3 2. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 3. Kt to Q B 3 Kt to K B 3 4. B to Kt 5 B to Kt 5 5. P to K 5 P to K R 3 6. B to Q 2 K Kt to Q 2 (a) 7. Q to Kt 4 B to B sq 8. P to B 4 P to Q B 4 9. B to Q 3 P to B 5 (b) 10. B to Kt 6 (c) Kt to Kt 3 11. P to B 5 Q to K 2 (d) J 2 - Bto B 6 p takes P 13. B to R 5 P to B 4 (e) 14. Q to R 3 B to Q 2 15. K Kt to K 2 Kt to R 3 (y) 16. Pto R 4 Castles ‘ * 17. Kt to Kt 5 B takes Kt 18. P takes B Kt to B 2 19. R takes P Kt takes P 20. R. to R 5 Kt to B 2 21. Castles R to Kt so 22. P to Q Kt 3 Ptoß 3 q 23. K P takes P Q takes P 24. R to R 2 B to Q 3 20. B to R 5 Kt to Q 2 26. P takes P p takes P 27. B takes Kt B takes B 28. B to B 3 (g) B to Kt 3 (h) 29. P to B 3 K to B 2 (i) 30. R to R 4 K to Kt sq 31. R takes P P to K 4 M 32. K to R sq Q to K 3 33. R to Kt 4 P to K 5 R 5 R to Kt 4 35. Kt to B 4 Q to Q 3 36- g to B 7 R to K B sq 37. B to K 6 R to Kt 5 (j) 38- B takes Kt R takes Kt* ’ 39. KRtoQ Kt sq Rto B 3 40. Q to Kt 3 (K) R to Kt 5 (l) 41. Q to K 5 K to R so (mi 42 ’ g V h «toKt S V ' 43. R takes B R takes R 44. R takes R (N) Q takes Q 45. B takes Q P to K 6 46. R to K 6 P to B 5 4 ’’ P4O « 5 KtoKt sq R to Q 6 K to B sq 49. B to Kt 5 R to Kt so 50. R to K 8, ch R takes R so" R to Q 7, ch K to B 2 52. P takes R—Q Resigns (o) < A > T £ e t U v Ual continuation is 6. .. B takes Rt ’ P takes B, Kt to K 5; 8. Q to Kt 4, K to B sq; 9. P to K R 4. The textby Dr Tartakower in Die Hypermoderne Schachpartie.” Played S Pto R 3 should have been i?’ sh J y ingenious move. If now K to’K 1K Q takes R t P. ch, to Kt 4 2 /h 5 (threatening B 6 and wins? ’ Kt to R 3; 13. Kt to Q v> 11 k’ ’ P t 0 K R 4, then 12. P takes p takes Q (if 12...8 takes P, then 13 2 - t l4 eS ß ß ’ to Ch £; I 3 ’ B takes P > ch - Kto K o .I 4 ’ B to Kt 5 > mate. If 11. .. Q to B p 12 : P, takes P, P takes B ; 13. Q c h» Kto Q sq; 14. Kt to R 3 with a very good game for White. J®? wou,d have been Kt to B 3. Kt%) I£ 15 -” Kt to B 3, then 16. Kt to , By his last few moves White has verv of e Te y Ktng WCakeniDg ° £ the position K/tr?n K A t 0 3, with a view to playing B ° Closing the line of attack of White s Bishop was, perhaps, better . Loss , o£ time. KtoKt sq should have been played at once. Kt IL 37 ‘p R ™° 8 3. then 38. B takes Kt, Q takes B j 39. K R to O Kt fni lowed, if 39. . .Q to Q sq/ by 40? Q 5, threatening Kt to K 6. * ♦n t? \ Not 40. P to Kt 3 because of 40. . . R n * 7 ’ f ° ,lowe( L it 41. R takes B, by 41 Q takesi R • 42. R takes Q, R takes R. B or X if 4 4o‘ ‘ R n tO s Kt p 3 ’o then 41 ' R takes Kt « B 2 ' then 41. Q to Kt 5- So K n to , R2: 42 ’ P toKt3, R to AA ♦ R to R Ch, B to R 4: 44 wins Q 5 ’ P tO Kt 3; 45. R takes P and ? . 'S’ <s tv ‘ R 2 - «■ ” “ 3. K Mr lates, the British champion, exWh»l fJ h game later, discovered that U a? o h , ere a forced mate in 12 moves, e g.. 44. R to R sq, ch, R to R 3 ; 45 R takes R, ch P takes R; 46. B to B 6, q h -' 4« r 7 ' Q toK 7. ch, Kto Kt 3 > 48. Q to B 5, ch, K to B 2; 49. B to 5, KA h ’A. K to Qsq (if 49... K to Kt 2 then 50. Q to B 6, ch, K to R 2; 51 Q B k 2 S P ’ o 0 ’ QtoK B 8, ch, Kto n 2 n’ C k- t< ? K ™ 7 ’ ch ’ K toKt 3; 52. Qto B 5, ch, K to R 4; 53. B to B 6 ch O tn R 4 v 4 1 54 ’ B takes Q ’ P takes B J 55’. Q 10 k 7, mate. (o) A very finely played game by Steiner. Sicilian Defence. White, Sir Georce Thomas ; Black, G. M. Norman. 1. P to K 4 P to O B 4 o’ 3 p to K 3 4’ k/*! ? 4 P takeS P 4. Kt takes P P to Q R 3 «' SA 4 (A) Q to B 2 6. Kt to Q B 3 Kt to Q B 3 7. Kt to B 2 Kt to B 3 3’ R ‘a K 2 P to Q 3 3. Castles B to K 2 5 R 3 Castles 12 n ° v 4 P to Q Kt 3 * 2 ’ £ Ksq BtoKt 2 8 1° B 2 Kt to Q 2 SA t °A B / <1 Kt to R 4 (b) kJ Kt to Q. B 3 (c) 17’ r/AS 5 n P takes Kt (n) r P takes P Kt to B 4 1 lo’ n J ak R S o Kt (E) Btoß sq (f) 19. Q to B 3 B to B 3 2 ?‘ n 4 B takes Kt r t ta r S B Kt t 0 K 3 p J r P to Q Kt 4 23. P to B 5 Kt to Kt 4 ■ 24 ’ g to K Kt 3 (h) P to B 3 2r’ n a B 4 Qto K 2 Zb. B to Q sq K to R sn 27. B to Kt 3 R to R 2 ( ° 28. R to R 4 R to Q B 2 (j) 29. Rto B 3 (k) Pto R 3 ( ’ 31’ O t°k K 3 wi R takes P (l) 31. Q takes Kt Resigns (m) (a) If this can safely be played it is nearly always good against the Sicilian Defence. It hinders P to Q Kt 4 or p’ to mistake which loses two moves and compromises Black’s game. Bto B 3 should have been played. k* ( a 15 -- Kt takes P, then 16. B takes : A 7 ’ Kt to « 5 and wins. Kt r --Q to Q sq, then 17. Kt takes Kt B takes Kt; 18. Kt takes P ® l B‘ Kt Ukes Kt ’ then ls ---Kt R 4 r) 15...8 takes P, then 19 Kt takes B Q takes Kt; 20. P to Q Kt ’4, or, K 18... Kt takes P. then 19. Qtoß 3. B tO Q SQ ’ then 24 - P to l d fter 24 ' ’ P to Kt 3 Black would tack b lf” 23 XP °o J f tO r o ery dan £erous attnß I£ to R 2 ’ ch - then 24. K 25 Q t B o B 3 ’ if 24 ”’ Kt to Q 5, by i h *% 24 i. vis t. n ? 26. 26 ’k? to k R S P ’ BlaCk C ° Uld have P ,a y ed K-/q K 6 takes P ’ then 27 - Bto M- 29 W R S<l: x 2B ' QtOK 3. R to K sq , 29. R to K sq, and wins. (J) If 28... Kt takes P, then 29. R takes z Ck \ 4 J n J akeB R ’ 3®- Qtoß 3, mate. (K) Threatening 30. Q takes Kt, P takes Q ; 31. R takes P, ch, K takes R; 32. Rto R n, mate. Tl } is once > ' but Black’s game was hopeless. If 30.. ,K to R2, then 31, b

to Q 5, followed by R to R 5, P to K R 4 and Q to Kt 6, ch. (m) For, if 31... p takes Q, then 32. R takes P, mate, or, if 31... R to B 8, ch then 32. K to B 2, R takes B; 33. R takes P, ch, P takes R; 34. Q takes R P, ch, Q to R 2; 35. Q takes R, ch, Q to Kt sq; 36. Q takes Q, mate.