CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3882, 7 August 1928, Page 75

CHESS.

Conducted by F. W. CLAYTON. of problems, games, and analyses inTiled for thia column. All correspondence should be nddraaeed to the Chess Editor. .Otago Witness Office, Dunedin.

PROBLEM No. 186. Specially Composed for the Otago Witness by J. K. Campbell, Invercargill. Black (Seven Pieces).

White (Nine Pieces). White to play and mate in two moves. 3lb4prl|plk 5 | 4 B B 2 I Kt 5 P 1 | Kt 2 P P K 2 | 1 Q 6 | 2 kt 4 kt. PROBLEM No. 187. By Arthur Charlick. Black (Ten Pieces).

White (Nine Pieces). White to play and mate in three moves. sRKtK|b7|3QPlpl|rp2Bl pl|4k2p|B|2PPlpPl| 5 b 1 r. SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. No. 182. —R to B 2. No. 183. —Kt to K. Dr Church correctly solves problems 182 and 183, and encloses an interesting analysis of a three-mover by G. Hume (No. 181), •' a first-class problem,” published below. Mr Le Petit, of Invercargill, correctly solves problems 182 and 183. Mr James Dewar solves No. 180. GAMES. BOGOLJUBOW v. EUWE. The second game of the recent match: Ruy Lopez. White, Dr Euwe ; Black, Bogoljubow.

1. P to K 4 P to K 4 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3. B to Kt 5 P to Q R 3 4. B to R 4 Kt to B 3 5. Castles B to K 2 6. Q to K 2 P to Q 3 (a) 7. P to B 3 Castles 8. P to Q 4 B to Q 2 9. P takes P (b) Q Kt takes P 10. B takes B Kt takes Kt, ch 11. Q takes Kt Kt takes B 12. B to B 4 B to Kt 4 13. Kt to Q 2 Kt to B 4 14. Kt to Kt 3 Kt to K 3 15. B to Kt 3 B to B 3 16. Q R to Q sq Q to K sq (c) 17. Q to Q 3 P to Q R 4 18. K R to K sq Q to R 5 19. Kt to B sq K R to K sq (n) 20. P to B 3 B to Kt 4 21. Q to Q 5 P to R 3 22. Q to Kt 3 . Q to B 3 23. Kt to Q 3 P to Q Kt 3 24. PtoQ R 4 (e) Bto B 3 25. Kt to B 4 Kt takes Kt 26. B takes Kt R to K 3 27. Q to Q 5 Q to B 4, ch 28. B to K 3 (F) Q takes Q 29. P takes Q R to K 4 30. B to B 4 R takes R, ch 31. R takes R R to Kt sq 32. B to B sq P to Q Kt 4 * 33. P takes P R takes P 34. R to Q sq P to R 5 (g) 35. K to B 2 P to R 6 36. P takes P R to Kt 8 (h) 37. K to K 2 B takes P 38. K to Q 3 B to K 4 39. K to B 2 R to R 8 40. P to B 4 B to B 3 41. K to Kt 3 P to Kt 4 4'2. P takes P (i) B takes P 43. K to Kt 2 B to B 3, ch 44. K to Kt 3 P to R 4 (J) 45. R to K sq R to Kt 8, ch 46. K to B 4 K to R 2 (K) 47. P to Q R 4 R to R 8 48. K to Kt 5 B to B 6 49. B to Q 2 (l) R takes R 50. B takes B R to Q 8 51. K to B 4 R to K Kt 8 52. P to Kt 3 R to Kt 7 53. P to R 5 R takes R P 54. P to R 6 R to R 7 55. K to Kt 5 P to K B 4 (m) 56. B to R 5 R to Kt 7, ch 57. B to Kt 4 Drawn. (a) An interesting alternative, recommended by the late C. Schlechter, is 6... P to Q Kt 4; 7. B to Kt 3, Castles, followed, if 8. P to B 3, by 8.. - P to Q 4, offering the King’s pawn for an attack." (b) Black was threatening to win a pawn by Kt takes Q P. The text-move is, however, very unenterprising. Better would have been B to B 2. (c) Threatening to win the King’s pawn by Kt to Kt 4. (D) Now the threat is Kt to B 4. (e> White’s pieces not being well posted for a King’s side attack P to K B 4 is of very doubtful merit, and probably leaves White eventually with either a weak King’s pawn or King’s Bishop’s pawn. (f) Not 28. Q takes Q because after 28... Kt P takes Q Black has. a point of attack in the backward Queen’s Knight’s pawn, and. White cannot play 29. P to K 5 because of 29 ..Q R to K sq. (g) It would, perhaps, have been better to bring the King into play before making ails advance.

(h) Threatening B to Kt 4. (i) If 42. PtoKt 3, then 42... P takes P; 43. P takes P, and Black would then bring his King over to the Queen’s side. White being unable to prevent it by R to K sq because of the reply B to R 5. (J) Playing for a win. B to Kt 4 would have forced a draw. (K) Threatening B to Kt 7, which could not well be played at once because of the reply R to K 8, ch. (l) This offer of the sacrifice of the exchange gives White winning chances. (M) This secures the draw. Black now threatens to force a passed pawn on the King’s side by playing P to B 5. FESTIVAL AT SCARBOROUGH. Game in the first round of the premier tournament: Queen’s Pawn Opening. White, W. Winter; Black, P. Wenman. 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. P to Q R 3 (A) B to K 2 7. Kt to B 3 Castles 8. B to Q 3 P to K R 3 (B) 9. B to R 4 p takes P 10. B takes P Kt to Q 4 11. B takes B q takes B 12. Kt to K 4 (C) Kt (Q 4) to B 3 13. Kt to Kt 3 P to Q Kt 3 (D) 14. Castles B to Kt 2 15. Q to K 2 P to B 4 16. B to R 6 B takes B 17. Q takes B Kt to Q 4 (e) 18. Q R to B sq P to B 4 (F) 19. Kt to K 2 Q to Q 3 20. K R to Q sq P to K Kt 4 21. P takes P Kt takes B P 22. Q to B 4 Q R to B sq 23. Kt (B 3) to Q 4 K R to Q sq 24. P to Q Kt 4 (G) Kt to K 5 25. Q takes R R takes Q 26. R takes R, ch K to R 2 27. R to B 6 Q to Q 2 28. R takes K P Q to R 5 29. R to Q B sq Q takes R P 30. Kt takes P Kt (K 5) to B 3 31. P to K 4 Q to Q 6 32. P takes Kt Q takes Kt (B 4) 33. R to B 7, ch K to Kt sq 34. R to Q 6 Kt to K sq 35. R to Q 8 Q to K 4 36. R (B 7) to B 8 QtoßB, ch 37. Kt to B sq K to B 2 38. R takes Kt Q to Q 5 (h) 39. P to R 3 Q takes Kt P 40. Kt to Q 3 Q to Kt 8, ch 41. Kt to K sq Q to Q 8 42. R (B 8) to Q 8 P to Q R 4 43. P to Q 6 Q to Q 4 44. R to K 7, ch K to Kt 3 45. P to Q 7 K to B 3 46. R (Q 8) to K 8 Resigns. (a) This move was played by both Dr Alekhine and Capablanca in the world’s championship match. White plays to avoid the Cambridge Springs defence (6... Q to R 4). (b) Unnecessary and weakening. 8... P takes P; 9. B takes P, Kt to Q 4 might well have been played at once. (c) As played by Dr Alekhine in the thirty-fourth game of the match. Capablanca in the fifth game played a less energetic move, R to Q B sq. (d) Capablanca played P to B 4 at once. (e) K R to Q sq was preferable. (f) Black’s plan is faulty. The advance on the King’s side merely compromises his own position. (G) The'beginning of a combination which gives White a winning advantage. (H) Blacl- now might well have resigned. DR CHURCH’S SYNOPSIS OF THE ANALYSIS OF PROBLEM 181 (By G. Hume) . Key-move, Q to Q B 5. If Black replies— I- —1- K takes P; White retorts Q to Q 4, ch, or Q to B 3, ch. 2. Kt to K 4, then Q takes Kt, mate. IL—lf 1- Q takes Kt, then P takes Q=Q, ch. 2. K takes P, then Q at B 5 to K B 8, mate. If 2. K to K 3, then Q to K 7, mate. If 2. Kt to Q 3, then QtoK 5, mate. HI-—1- Qto K sq, then Q to Q 4, ch. 2. K takes P, then Kt takes P, mate. If 2 Kt to K 4, then Q takes Kt, mate. _ IV.—T. Q to B sq, then P at Kt 7 takes Q —R. 2. K to Kt 2, then P to K B=Kt mate. _ V -~L Q to R sq, then P takes Q= Q or B. 2. Kt takes Q or B, then Q to K 5, mate. ’ , VI.—I Q takes P or Qtoß 2, then P to K B=Kt short mate. VIL—I. Kt takes Kt, or Kt to Q 3, then Q to K 5 short mate. VIII.—I. Kt to K 4, then Q takes Kt, short mate. . IX -~L K t to Kt 4, ch, then P takes Kt, ch. 2. K takes P at Kt 4, then Q takes P mate. If 2. K takes P at Kt 2, then Q or B to K 5, mate. If 2. P takes P, then B to K 5, mate.