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Otago Witness, Issue 3869, 8 May 1928, Page 61

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PROBLEM No. 160.

By Dr F. Pamtzsch (Akadem. Monatsheft, 1911). Black (Three Pieces).

White (Seven Pieces). White to play and mate in two moves. 2Qs|7p|sPl P | 3 K Kt 1 k 1 I B|6Pp| 7 P | 8. PROBLEM No. 161. By Max Feigl (First Prize, Schachwelt, 1911). Black (Ten Pieces).

White (Seven Pieces). White to play and mate in two moves. 7 kt ,l 2 , p B4 IPIQ3p 1 | K 2 Kt 1 qlP|6kr|splp|kt2B3P|B. SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. No. 156. —R to B 3. No. 157.—8 to Q Kt 2. Mr E. A. Le Petit, of Invercargill, correctly solves both problems 156 and 157, and says that there is some very fine play in both of these two' problems Mr Norman Traves, of Timaru, solves the same two problems. GAMES. WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. The thirty-first game of the match : Queen s Pawn Opening. White, Capabianca ; Black, Dr Alekhin. 1. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2. P to Q B 4 P to K 3 3. Kt to Q B 3 Kt to K B 3 4. B to Kt 5 Q Kt to Q 2 5. P to K 3 P to B 3 6. B to Q 3 Q to R 4 7. B to R 4 p takes P (a) 8. B takes BP P to Q Kt 4 9. B to Q Kt 3 (B) B to Kt 2 10. Kt to B 3 (c) P to B 4 11. P takes P B takes P Jo S as^es Castles (K R) 13. Kt to Q 4 P to Q R 3 14. -Q to K 2 (i>) p to Kt 5 15. Kt to R 4 B takes Kt 16. P takes B Kt to Q 4 5 to Kt 3 B to B 3 18. Q to B 2 B takes Kt 19. B takes B Q R to B sq ? S Kt 2 > Kt 3 21. B to B 2 Kt to Q B 5 22 - E to Kt 3 Kt to R 6 (E) 23. B to Q 3 Kt to Kt 4 24. B to K 5 P to B 4 25. B to Q B 4 K R to Q sq 26. R to K sq Q to Kt 3 27. Q to Q 2 Q to Kt 2 (f) 28. B tks Kt (Q 5) Q takes B 29. Q takes P R to B 7 30. Q to K 7 Q to Q 2 31. Q takes Q (g) R takes Q 32. K to B sq K to B 2 33. P to Q R 4 Kt to B 6 34. Q R to B sq R takes R 35. R takes R Kt to Q 4 36. R to B 6 R to R 2 37. P to R 5 P to Kt 4 38- P to R 3 p to R 4 39. K to K 2 p to Kt 5 40. R to B 8 R to Kt 2 41. R to Q Kt 8 Drawn (h) (a) If 7. ~B to Kt 5, then 8 Kt to K 2 (b) In the thirty-third game Capabianca played 9. B to Q 3, and after 9...8 to Kt w? EV 0 2 , PtoQ R 3; 11. B takes Kt, Kt takes B; 12. P to Q R 3. Q to Kt v't 1 n F* A° £ 4 ’ Kt takes Kt: 141 B takes E*’ -iE 15 ’ P takes P > B takes P. 16. B takes B, Q takes B; 17. Castles. Castles; 18. R to B sq, Q R to B sq, the game was drawn.

(c) If now 10. Kt to K2, then 10 P 40 B 4 ’ I - Castles, Ptoß 5 ; 12. Bto B 2, P to Kt 5, with a very good game for Black.

(d) The continuation 14. Kt takes K P P takes Kt; 15. B takes P, ch, K to R sq ; 16. K B takes Kt, would be bad for White on account of 16... QRto Q sq, winning the Bishop.

t, < E > 11 22... Kt (B 5) to K 6, then 23. B takes P, ch. K takes B ; 24. Q to R 5, ch, K to Kt sq ; 25. P takes Kt, or, if 22... Kt (Q 4) to K 6, then 23. B takes P, ch K takes B; 24. Q to Q 3, ch. Kt to B 4; 25. P takes Kt. If, in the first of these variations Black play 23... K to R sq, instead of 23. ..K takes B, then 24. Qto R 5 or if in the second, then 24. B P takes Kt 'Kt takes P; 25. Q to Q 3, Kt takes R; 26. R takes Kt, and Black cannot safely attempt to imprison the Bishop. If) The Queen’s Knight’s pawn could not well be defended. If 27. ..Pto Q R 4, then 28. Q to Kt 5, R to Q 2 ; 29. B takes Kt (Q 5), P takes B; 30. Q takes P. (g) Played to hinder the doubling of Black’s Rooks. If, instead, 31. Q to Kt 5, threatening 32. B takes P. then 31... R (Q sq) to Q B sq. (ti) For after 41... R takes R; 42. B takes R, K to K 2, the dominating and unassailable position of Black’s Knight renders it impossible for White to make use of his extra pawn. Dr Tarrasch has pointed out on many occasions that in such a position a Knight is as strong as a Rook.

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT AT BERLIN. Gaines In the seventh round: Queen’s Pawn Opening. White, P. Johner; Black. L. Steiner. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. P to Q B 4 P to K 3 3. Kt to Q B 3 B to Kt 5 4. Q to B 2 P to Q 3 (a) o. P to K 4 B takes Kt, ch (b) 6. P takes B Castles 7. B to Q 3 P to K 4 (c) 8. Kt to K 2 Q to K 2 Castles P to B 4 (n) 10. P to B 4 K Kt to Q 2 11. Kt to Kt 3 R to K sq 12. Kt to B 5 Q to B sq 13’ B f P q p takes P J 4 ’ g /o El2 Kt to Kt 3 (E) 15. Kt to R 6, ch Resigns (f) (a) The usual move is P to B 4. The text-move allows White to obtain a very strong centre. (b) Black should not have made this exchange until White had forced it by P to Q R 3. The immediate exchange saves White that move. (c) To stop P to K 5. (D) Here Black should have played R to K sq, threatening P takes P followed by Kt takes P. (e) A mistake which loses at once. P to B 3 (which, presumably, he had in view when playing 10... K Kt to Q 2) should have been played, although White would have had very good attack ng chances by Q to R 4 followed by R to B 3. (f) For, if 15... P takes Kt, then 16. B takes P, Q takes B ; 17. Q takes P, ch, Kto R sq; 18. Q takes R, ch, K to Kt 2 ; 19. R to B 7, ch, K to Kt 3 ; 20. R to B 5, ch, K to Kt 2; 21. Q to B 8, ch, K to Kt 3; 22. Qto B 7, mate. If 15. ..Kto R sq, then 16. Kt takes P, ch, K to Kt sq; 17. Q to Kt 3, Q to K 2; 18. Kt to R 6, ch, K to R sq ; 19. R to B 7, and wins. Queen’s Pawn Opening. White. Black. Bogoijubow. Reti. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. P to Q B 4 P to K 3 3. Kt to K B 3 P to Q 4 4. B to Kt 5 P to B 3 5. P to K 3 B to Kt 5, ch 6. Q Kt to Q 2 P to K R 3 7. B takes Kt Q takes B 8. P to Q R 3 B to R 4 9. B to Q 3 Kt to Q 2 10. Castles Castles 11. P to K 4 p takes K P 12. Kt takes P Q to K 2 13. Q to K 2 B to B 2 (a) 14. K R to K sq P to Q Kt 3 15. P to Q Kt 4 R to Q sq (B) 16. P to B 5 Kt to B sq (c) 17. Q R to B sq Kt to Kt 3 18. P to Kt 3 B to Q 2 19. Kt (K 4) to Q 2 Kt to B sq 20. B to K 4 p takes P (d) 21. Q P takes P Q R to B sq 22. Q to R 6 B to Kt sq ? tn •' 4 B to K sq 24. Kt to R 5 Q to B 2 2 .. to ..t 7 Pto B 4 (E) 26. B to B 2 B to R 4 (F) 27. Kt takes R B takes Kt 28. Kt takes K P Kt takes Kt 29. R takes Kt B to Q 4 30. R to K 7 Q takes R 31. Q takes R, ch Q to B sq 32. Q takes K B P Q takes Q 33. B takes Q B to K 4 34. R to K sq B to Q B 6 35. R to K 7 Resigns (g) (A) Black is playing to free his game by advancing his King s pawn. That move could not well be made at once because of the reply Kt to Kt 3. (b) Abandoning the plan of playing P to K 4. After the game was over Ret! expressed the opinion that he should here have played 15... R to K sq, followed, if 16. Pto B 5, by 16... Q to B sq, threatening P to K 4. (c) Not 16... Kt to B 3, because of 16. Kt takes Kt, ch, Q takes Kt; 17. Q to K 4. (n) After this move Black’s position soon becomes untenable. Better would have been an attempt to block the Queen’s side by 20... P to Q Kt 4, followed, if 21. P to Q R 4, by 21... P to R 3, although White would still have had an advantage. (E) Best. If, instead. 25... R to Q 2, then 26. Kt to Q 6, Q R to Q sq; 27. Kt takes B, R takes Kt; 28. B takes P, and wins.

(f) If, Instead, 26... R to Q 4, then 27. Kt to Q 6, R to Q sq ; 28. Kt takes B, R takes Kt; 29. B to Kt 3, R (Q 4) to Q sq; 30. B to R 4, with a great advantage in position for White. (g) A very finely played game by Bogoijubow.