CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3959, 28 January 1930, Page 71

CHESS.

COFDUCTEI) BY L. D. COOMBS. Solutions of problems, original compositions, games, and analyses invited for this column. All correspondence should be addressed to the Chess Editor. Otago Witness Olllee, Dunedin.

PROBLEM No. 341 By B. G. Laws. Black (Eight Pieces).

White (Nine Pieces)

PROBLEM No. 342. By Dr E. Palkoska. Black (Ten Pieces).

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem No. 337 (Rice). —R to Q S. Solutions received from E. A. Le Petit and Dr Church. Problem No. 338 (Nemo). —1. R to Q 3. R (o R 4 ; 2. R to R 3, ch. etc. If 1. . .K to R 4; 2. RtoQ 1, etc. If 1. . .R to Q 1 ; 2. R takes R, etc. Solutions received from E. A. Le Petit and Dr Church.

END GAME NO. 76. By Count J. de Villeneuve Esclapon. Black (Three Pieces).

White (Five Pieces). B|Kskl|p7|PlrP4|4P3| 8 | 8 | 2 B 5. White to play and win.

Solution .to End Game No. 74 (Esclapon).—

GAMES. The twentieth game of the world's championship match—played in enterprising style on both sides :— (Ruy Lopez.)

(a) With the Queen's side undeveloped, this move is, we think, premature. Better would have been 7. R to K sq, Castles; 8. Q Kt to Q 2, R to K sq, and then, perhaps, 9. P to Q 5. At any rate, it would have been safer to defer playing P to Q 5 until Black had castled, as then it would have been more dangerous for him to attempt a counter-attack on the King's side. (b) To hinder P to B 4. (c) B to K Kt 3 is, perhaps, better. (d) Threatening B to Kt 4, followed by B to K 6. ch. (e) Not 27. K R to K sq, because of 27. . .B to Kt 4 ; 28. Q to R 5, B to B 6. If, instead, 27. R to B 2, then 27. . .B to Kt 4 ; 28. Q to R 5, B to K 6. The text move is quite safe, as White has always in hand a draw by perpetual check. (f) If 35. B to Kt 3, then 35. . .P to Q 4 (not 35. . .Q to B 3, because of 36. Q to Kt 8, ch, K to K 2 ; 37. Kt to Q 5, ch) ; 36. B takes P, Q to B 3. (g) Threatening to win by Q to R 5, ch. (h) To stop P to Kt 4. (i) Kt to B 7, followed by Kt to K 6. ch, and exchange of Knights, would also have given a draw.

Game played in the first round of the recent New Zealand Chess Congress at Wanganui :—

(Sicilian Defence.)

Game played in the eighth round of the recent New Zealand Chess Congress at Wanganui (Max Lange.) White. Black.

INSTRUCTIVE ERRORS. (Continued.) By E. Znosko-Borovsky, and translated by E. A. Le Petit. In a Russian review Tartakower. analysing the game Capablanca v. Bogoljubow in the Carlsbad Tourney, 1929, in the following position :—2 b2rkl|2Q3bll lp3qpl|lPplp2pl2PlßlPl| 5 P 1 P | 4 Kt 3 | 3 R 2 K 1. 27. R to Q 6 was played by White, but Tartakower considers that Q to Q B 6 would have been better, and gives the following play in support of his contention -27. . .Q to Kt 4 ; 28. Q takes K Kt P, Q to K 6; 29. K to B 1. etc., but Black can do better than the above by 28. . .Q takes Q ; 29. B takes Q. R takes P, with at least an equal game, j.g., 30. R to Q 8, R to B 1; 31. R takes R. K takes R ; 32 B takes R P. B to K 3, etc. Or 30. K to Kt 2. P takes P. etc. Or 30. R to Q 6. P takes P; 31. P takes P, B takes P ; 32. R takes P, R to B 3, etc. What conclusions are to be drawn from the foregoing? That no person can avoid errors! Whereas one makes an error of appreciation in a dozen analysed games, another will make nearly as many errors in a single game played. There is a great deal in what Tartakower says : It is the errors that win games at Chess. In other words, it is the errors that teach us to play. (Finis.) NOTES.

Paul Kummer’s Prize.—As previously announced, Mr Paul Kummer donated a prize to be awarded for the most elegant or brilliant game played at the New Zealand Championship Congress held recently at Wanganui. Messrs J. B. Dunlop, O. Balk, and L. D. Coombs (Dunedin) have been appointed a committee to make the award, and they are at present considering the merits of the six games submitted to them. A Chess Renaissance.—An article in the Magyar Sakvitag on ” The Chess Renaissance in Spain ” is confirmed by F. D. Yates (London), who tells that it is astounding to find what a number of Chess clubs there are in Barcelona alone, meeting for the most part in cafes, and attracting good attendances. Frank J. Marshall.—The famous American master recently spent three weeks in Tunis. He had a rest from serious Chess, but he played a good deal against Arab opponents, whom he found to be skilful players at the game.

1 3 p 4 I 2 R p 3 1 P 1 2 Kt 2 K b P p k 1 P Q 1 1 7 r 1 1 P 3 P B 1 | 6 B White to play and mate in two moves.

White (Ton Pieces). 3 r 4 | 2 b 5 | pr!P2Ql|lpp 4 P P 2 | 1 kt B 1 4 P 3 | 1 Kt 1 kt 2 K 1 3 Kt p k B 2 White to play and mate in three moves.

1. B takes P, ch K takes B 2. Q to Kt ch Q to Q 5 3. Q to Kt ch Q to Q 3 4. Q to It 8, ch Q to B 3 Q to R •’ ch K to Q 5 g' Q to Q Kt 2. ch, and wins. Solution received from E. A. Le Petit.

Black. Bogoljubow. White. Dr Alekhine. 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 P to Q 3 5. P to B 3 Kt to B 3 6. Castles B to Q 2 7. P to Q 4 B to K 2 8. P to Q 5 (a) Kt to Q Kt sq 9. B to B 2 B to Kt 5 10. P to B 4 Q Kt to Q 2 11. Kt to B 3 Kt to B sq 12. P to K R 3 B to Q 2 13. Kt to K sq P to K Kt 4 (b) 14. B takes P R to K Kt sq 15. P to B 4 P takes P 16. B takes P B takes P 17. P to B 5 Kt to Kt 3 IS. B to R 2 (cl Kt to R 5 19. B to R 4, ch K to B sq 20. Q to Q 2 R to Kt 3 21. K to R sq R takes P 22. Kt takes R B takes Kt, ch 23. K to Kt sq Kt to Kt 5 (<1) 24. Q to B 4 Kt to K 4 25. Q to R 6, ch K to Kt sq 26. B takes Kt P takes B 27. R takes P (e) B takes P. ch 28. K to R 2 K takes R 29. Q takes P, ch K to B sq 30. Q to R 8, ch K to B 2 31. Q to R 7, ch K to B sq 32. Q to R 6, ch K to B 2 33. P to Q 6 P takes P 34. Q to R 7, ch K to B sq 35. Q to R 8, ch (f) K to B 2 36. Q to R 7, ch K to B sq 37. Q to R 6, ch K to B 2 38. B to Kt 3, ch K to K sq 39. B .to K 6 (g) Kt to B 6, ch

40. K takes B Q to Kt 4. ch 41. Q takes Q Kt takes C 1 42. Il to 11 5 K to B 2 4 3. R to K B sq K to Kt 2 44. Kt to Q 5 P to R 4 (h) 45. K to Kt 3 (i) R to K B sq 46. R to K R sq R to K Kt sq 4 7. R to K B sq R to K B sq 48. R to K R sq Drawn.

White. Black. c. . 7. S. Purdy. G. Gundersen, Champion of N.S.W. Champion of Victoria 1. P to K 4 P to Q B 4 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3. P to Q 4 P takes P 4. Kt takes P Kt to B 3 5. Kt to Q B 3 P to K 3 6. K Kt to Kt 5 B to Kt 5 7. P to Q R 3 B takes Kt. ch 8. Kt takes B P to Q 4 9. P takes P P takes P 10. B to Q 3 Q to K 2, ch 11. Kt to K 2 Castles 12. Castles B to Kt 5 13. P to K R 3 B to R 4 14. B to K Kt 5 Kt to K 4 15. P to K B 3 P to K R 3 1G. B to R 4 P to K Kt 4 17. B to B 2 K R to K 1 18. Kt to Q 4 Kt to K 5 19. B to K 2 Kt takes B 20. R takes Kt B to Kt 3 21. B to Kt 5 K R to Q 1 22. R to K 2 Q to Q 3 23. P to B 3 P to R 3 24. B to R 4 Kt to Q 6 25. Q to Q 2 P to Kt 4 26. B to B 2 Kt takes P 27. B takes B Kt to B 5 28. B takes P, ch K takes B 29. Q to Q 3 R to K 1 30. Q to R 7. ch K to B 1 31. Q to B 5, ch K to Kt 1 32. Kt : to K 6 R to K 2 33. Q to Kt 6, ch K to R 1 34. Q takes P, ch K to Kt 1 35. Q takes P, ch K to R 1 36. Q R to K 1 Q R to K 1 37. Q to B 6, ch K to Kt 1 38. P to B 4 P to R 4 39. P to B 5 Q to Kt 6 40. R to K B 1 R to K Kt 2 41. R to B 3 Resigns.

C. J. S. Purdy. R. V. Scott 1. P to K 4 P to K 4 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3. B to B 4 K to B 3 4. Castles B to B 4 5. P to Q 4 B takes P 6. Kt takes B Kt takes Kt 7. P to B 4 Kt to B 3 8. B takes P, ch K to K ■ 1 9. P takes P Q Kt takes P 10. B to Kt 3 P to K R 3 11. Kt to B 3 P to B 3 12. Q to K 1 P to Q 3 13. Q to Kt 3 Q to B 1 14. B to K B 4 B to K 3 15. B takes Kt P takes B 16. Q takes K P Q to B 1 17. Q R to Q 1 18. Q to B 5. ch Kt to K Resigns. 1