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Otago Witness, Issue 3961, 11 February 1930, Page 71

CHESS.

Conducted by L.

D. COOMBS.

Solutions of problems, original compositions, games, and analyses invited for tltis column. All correspondence should bo addressed to the Chess Editor. Otago Witness Olllcc, Dunedin.

PROBLEM No. 345

By J. J. O'Keefe. Black (Six Pieces)

White (Nine Pieces)

Bl2ktlr3|l B 1 Kt 4 | 5 P 2 2B2pßl|skl P | r 2 kt Kt 3 3 Q K 3.

White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 346. By P. S. Milner-Barry. Black Seven Pieces).

White (Six Pieces)

B[7bllKpßp2 | 2 Kt p 4 | 2 K 5 P2p3B|lß3p2|B. "White to play and mate in three moves.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.

Problem No. 341' (Laws). —Q to Kt 3. Solution received from E. A. Le Petit and Dr Church.

Problem No. 342 (Palkoska). —1 B to Q Kt 4. If 1. . .B takes B; 2. Kt to R 4, etc. If 1. ..P to Kt 4; 2. Kt to Q 2, etc. If 1. . .Kt to Kt 7; 2. Q to B 3, ch, etc. Solution received from E. A. Le Petit and Dr Church.

END GAME No. 78. By K. A. L. Kubbel. Black (Three Pieces).

White (Three Pieces). r2klß2|7R|p7|B!B|B| 8 | 4 K 3. White to play and win. SOLUTION TO END GAME No. 76. (Esalapon.) 1. B to K 3 R takes R P (a) 2. P to Q 6 K to B 2 (b) 3. P to Q 6 K to K 2 4. P to Q 8= Q K takes Q 5. B to Kt, ch, and wins. (a) If 1. . ,R to Kt 4 ; 2. K takes P, etc. (b) If 2. . .R to R 6 ; 3. B to Q 4, ch, K to B 2 ; 4. P to Q 7, K to K 2 ; 5. B to B 5, ch, and wins. If 2. . .others ; 3. B to Q 4 or P to Q 7 and wins. Solutions received from E. A. Le Petit, F. K. Kelling, and W. J. Fairburn. GAMES. The seventeenth game of the world’s championship match—finely played by Dr Alekhine. (Queen’s Pawn Opening.) White. Black. Dr Alekhine. Bogoljubow. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. P to Q B 4 P to K Kt 3 3. P to B 3 P to Q 4 (a) 4. P takes P Kt takes P 5. P to K 4 Kt to Kt 3 (b) 6. B to K 3 P to Kt 2 7. Kt to B 3 Kt to B 3 8. P to Q 5 Kt to K 4 9. B to Q 4 f to K B 3 (c) 10. P to B 4 Kt to B 2 11. P to Q R 4 P to K 4 12. P takes P, e.p. B takes P 13. P to R 5 Kt to Q 2 14. P to R 6 P to Kt 3 15. B to Kt 5 Q to K 2 16. K Kt to K 2 P to Q B 4 17. B to B 2 Castles (QR) (d) 18. Q to R 4 P to B 4 19. P to K 5 P to Kt 4 20. B to B 4 Kt (Q 2) takes P (e) 21. B takes B, ch Q takes B 22. P takes Kt Kt takes P 23. Castles Q to B 5 (f) 24. P to Q Kt 4 Q takes Kt P (g) 25. Q to B 2 Kt to Q 6 26. K R to Kt sq Q to Q B 5 27. R to R 4 Q to K 3 28. Kt to Kt 5 K to Kt sq (h) 29. Kt (K 2) to Q 4 Q to K 5 30. Kt to Q B 3 Q to K sq (i) 31. Q takes Kt P takes Kt

32. B takes P (j) Q to K 3 33. Q to B 3 Q to B 2 White Won (k) (a) Not good, as it enables White to advance in the centre with gain of time. (b) Kt to K B 3 is better. (c) Here Black should have Castled. (d) Very risky. He should have played Castles (K R). (e) A desperate attempt to free his game. (f) Better was P to K B 5 in the hope of a King's side attack. (g) Not 24. . .P takes P. because of 25. Kt to Kt 5, K to Kt sq ; 26. B takes P, P takes B ; 27. P to R 7, ch, K to R sq ; 28. K R to B sq and wins. (h) If 28. . .Kt takes B, then 29. Kt takes P, ch, K to Kt sq ; 20. Q takes Q B P and wins. (i) If 30. . .Kt to Kt 5, then 31. Kt takes Q, Kt takes Q ; 32. Kt to B 6, ch. and wins.

(j) Not 32. R takes P, ch, because of 32. . .P takes R ; 33. P to R 7, ch, K to Kt 2; 34. Q to R 6, ch, K to R sq. (k) Black resigned without waiting for 34. B takes P.

Game played at the Wanganui congress and awarded a prize for elegance :—

(French Defence.) White. Black. H. Topp. Knud Beyer. 1. P to K 4 P to K 3 2. Kt to Q B 3 P to Q B 4 3. B to B 4 Kt to Q B 3 4. P to Q R 3 Kt to K B 3 5. Kt to B 3 P, to Q 4 6. P takes P p’takes P 7. Q to K 2, ch B to K 2 8. B to R 2 Castles 9. Castles R to K 1 10. P to K R 3 B to K 3 11. P to Q 3 Q to Q 2 12. Kt to K Kt 5 B to Q 3 13. Kt takes B R takes Kt 14. Q to Q 1 Q R to K 1 15. Kt takes P Kt takes Kt 16. B takes Kt It to Kt 3 17. B to B 3 Q takes P IS. P to Kt 3 B takes P 19. P takes B Q takes P, ch 20. K to R 1 Q to R 6, mate Game played in the sixth round of the Melbourne Christmas tournament :—- (Englisch’s Opening.) White. Black. B. W. Stenhouse (late J. Greenfield, of Dunedin). 1. P to Q Kt 4 P to Q 4 2. B to Kt 2 Kt to K B 3 3. P to K 3 B to B 4 4. P to K B 4 P to K R 4 5. B to K 2 P to K 3 6. P to Kt 5 Q Kt to Q 2 7. Kt to K B 3 B to Q 3 8. P to Q R 4 Q to K 2 9. Castles B to K Kt 5 10. P to B 4 B takes Kt 11. B takes B Kt to B 4 12. P to Q 4 Kt to Kt 5 13. Q to K 2 Kt to Kt 6 14. R to R 2 P takes P 15. B takes P R to Q 1 16. B to B 6. ch K to B 1 17. P to R 3 Q to R 5 18. Q to B 3 Kt to R 3 19. B to B 3 Kt to K B 4 20. B to K 1 Q to K 2 21. R to Q B 2 Kt (Kt 6) takes P 22. P takes Kt Kt takes P 23. Q to B 3 Kt takes R 24. Q takes Kt B to B 4. ch 25. K to R 1 B to Kt 3 26. Q takes P R to Q 5 27. Q to Kt 3 Q to Q 3 28. P to B 5 R to K B 5 29. B to K B 3 P takes P 30. B to Kt 3 Q to Kt 5 31. Q to Q 5 P to Q B 3 32. P takes P R to Q 5 33. Q takes P (B 5) Q to B 5 34. B to K 2 Q to Q 4 35. Q takes Q R takes Q 36. B to Q B 4 R to Q B 4 37. B to Q 6. ch Resigns

A vigorously-played game by Havasi in the Budapest tournament :— (Queen's Pawn Opening.) White. Black. Havasi. Dr Tartakower. 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 P to Q B 4 4. B P takes P BP takes P (a) 5. Q to R 4. ch, (b) Q to Q 2 (c) 6. Kt to Kt 5 Kt to Q R 3 7. P to Q 6 K to Q sq (d) 8. B to B 4 P to B 3 9. Kt to K B 3 P to K 4 10. B takes P P takes B 11. Kt takes K P Q to K 3 12. Q takes P B to Q 2 13. P to K 3 R to B sq (e) 14. Kt takes P B takes P (f) 15. Kt takes B Q takes Kt (g) 16. B takes Kt P takes B 17. Kt takes R K takes Kt 18. R to Q sq K to B 2 19. Castles Kt to B 3 20. Q to R 7, ch K to Q sq 21. Q to R 8. ch K to K 2 22. Q takes R White won (h) (a) The usual move is K P takes P. If, after the text-move, 'White play to win a Pawn by Q takes P, Black gets an advantage in development and attacking chances, e.g.. 5. Q takes P, Kt to Q B 3 ; 6. Q to Q sq, P takes P ; 7. Q takes P (or 7. Kt takes P. Kt to B 3; 8. Kt takes Kt, ch, Q takes Kt), B to K 3. (b) This move appears to demolish the line of play adopted by Black. (c) This turns out very badly. B to Q 2 is better, although, after 6. Q takes Q P. P takes P ; 7. Q takes Q P, Black has not got a great deal for the pawn. (d) Threatening B takes P. (e) If 13. . ,B takes Kt; 14. B takes B, B takes P ; then 15. Kt to B 7, ch, Q takes Kt (if 15. . .K to K 2, then 16. Kt takes B. Q takes Kt : 17. Q takes P, ch. and wins) : 16. Q takes B, ch. K to B sq ; 17. B takes Kt, P takes B : 18. R to B sq, ch. and wins. (f) Desperation. B to B 4 was threatened.

(g) Black could have prolonged the game by first playing B to Kt 5, ch. (h) Black resigned after a dozen more moves. NOTES.

A Prize for Elegance.—The Dunedin Committee appointed to award Mr Paul Kummer’s prize for the most elegant or brilliant game played at the Wanganui congress have selected the one marked “ No. 4.” This game turns out to be the one won bv Knud Beyer against H. Topp. We understand from Wellington that Knud Beyer’s success is immensely popular, for he is a great favourite with all Chess players whom he meets.

B. W. Stenhouse. —The members of the Otago Chess Club will be pleased to know that their old clubmate, B. W’. Stenhouse, won the Melbourne Christmas tournament’ In a letter to Mr S. S. Myers Stenhouse says that in one game he opened with 1 P to K R 4. Black replied P to K 4. and the game proceeded : 2. P to Q 4 p to K 5 ; 3. P to Q B 4, P to Q 4 4’ Q to B 2, P to Q B 3 ; 5. Kt to Q B 3 P to Q R 3; 6. P takes P, P takes p•’ 7 Kt takes Q P, etc. from this, and from the game we are publishing above that was played in the sixth round, it is evident that Stenhouse is making a successful study of the irregular openings, which perhaps provide more scope for his origin-

ality and imagination than the better-known lines of play. Oxford Past v. Cambridge Past.—This match, played at the City of London Chess Club on December 14, was won by Cambridge (10J to si).