CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3993, 23 September 1930, Page 63

CHESS.

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L. D. COOMBS.

Solutions of problems, original compositions, pomes, and analyses Invited for this column. j\ll correspondence should bo addressed In the Chess Edirtr, Otngo Witness OlThm. Ilutiedln.

PROBLEM No. 409.

Author Unknown. Position received from A- O. Gray. Black (Four Pieces).

White (Six Pieces)

IBlB|B|3Ktp 3 | 3 p 4 | r 2 P Q K | 3 Kt k 1 B 1.

White to play and mate in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 410

By W. Pauly. Black (Three Pieces)

White (Six Pieces).

818|3R3R|3ktk3|5p2 IPP2P2|IK6.

White to play and mate in three moves.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.

Problem No. 405 (Blake). —R to K R 5. Solution received from E. A. Le Petit (Invercargill). Problem No. 406 (Nemo). — 1. K to Kt 1 P to Kt 7

2. B to B 2, etc. if 1. . .P takes P, ch; 2. K to R 1, etc. This problem was received from F. K. Kelling (Wellington). Solution received from E. A. Le Petit. Mr Le Petit also forwards the solutions of Nos. 403 and 404.

END GAME 110. By A. W. Daniel. Black (Four Pieces).

White (Two Pieces). BlsklKjB|4R 3 | 4 p 3 [ p b 6 | 8 18. White to play and draw. SOLUTION TO END GAME No. 108. (Galitsky.) 1. B to Q 6 K to R 3 (a) 2. B to B 8, ch K to Kt 4 3. B to Q 6 Kt to Q B 7 4. B to B 4, ch Kt takes B, stalemate (a) If 1. . ,P to B 4, ch ; 2. K to K 5, Kt to Q B 7 ; 3. B to K 7, ch, with perpetual check. And if 1. . .P to R 3; 2. B to Q B 7, etc. F. K. Kelling (Wellington) forwards another variation as follows :— 1. B to Q 6 P to R 3 2. B to B 7 Kt to B 7 3. B to B 4, ch Kt takes B, stalemate The correct solution is received from A. O. Gray (Christchurch). GAMES. Game played in the second round of the team tournament at Hamburg:— (Queen’s Pawn Opening.) White. Black. O. K. Jorgensen F. D. Yates (Norway). (British Empire). 1. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B 3 3. P to K 3 P to K 3 . 4. B to Q 3 P to Q B 4 5. P to Q B 3 Kt to B 3 6. Q Kt to Q 2 Q'to B 2 7. Castles B to Q 3 8. P takes P (a) B takes B P 9. Kt to Kt 3 B to Q 3 10. Q Kt to Q 4 P to Q R 3 11. Q to B 2 P to K 4 (b) 12. Kt takes Kt P takes Kt 13. P to K 4 Castles 14. B to K Kt 5 Kt takes K P 15. B takes Kt P takes B 16. Q takes P B to K 3 17. P to K R 3 P to K B 4 18. Q to K 2 P to K B 5 (c) 19. Kt to Q 4 B to Q 4 20. P to B 4 B takes Kt P 21. K takes B P takes Kt 22. P to K B 3 Q R to K sq 23. Q to Q B 2 R to K 4

24. B to R 4 R to K R 4 25. B to B 2 P to Q B 4 26. R to K R sq R to Kt 4, ch 27. K to B sq Q to Kt 2 28. Q to Kt 3 Q to K B 2 (d) 29. P to K R 4 R to K 4 30. R to K sq R to Q Kt sq 31. Q to B 2 R takes R. ch 32. B takes R Q to Kt 2 33. Q to K 2 Q to B 3 34. R to K Kt sq R to K sq 35. Q to Kt 2 B to B sq 36. B to Q 2 Q to R 5 37. P to Q Kt 3 Q takes R P 38. B takes P Q takes Kt P 39. K to B 2 Q takes Q B P 40. K to Kt 3 R to K 7 Resigns (a.) Apparently not liking the idea of breaking up the position the other way by playing 8. P to B 4 or P to K 4, either of which would be more forceful than the method adopted. It might, and did, cause Black to lose a move with the Bishop by playing 9. Kt to Kt 3, but the further threat of 11. IJ to Q Kt 5 was easily prevented. (b) Black had no illusions as to the value of this advance, and was not tempted into trouble by playing 13. . .P to Q 5, rightly preferring the simple course of exchanging, with a perfectly free game. In fact 17. ..P to K B 4 quite turned the tables, as it put White entirely on the defensive. (c) A neat stroke, as the Bishop had very few squares of escape, and then came the best part of the combination, for if White played 21. Kt to K 6, then Black played P to B 6 ; 22. Q moves, Q to Q 2 ; 23. Kt takes R or Kt to B 5, Q takes R P. and White must resign. After 21. . .P takesKt, the threatened 22. . .P to B 6, ch, had to be prevented, but there was no escaping the danger of the open file, or the equally dangerous threat of 26. . .Q to Q 2. (d) White might have been thinking of playing 29. B takes P, P takes B ; 30. P to B 5. ch, regaining the piece, but now this could not be played, and after 29. . .R to K 4, Black could probably play 30. . .R to K 6. unless White put an additional guard on that file. The rest was only a matter of Black guarding the K Kt P, with ample time and opportunity to clear away the Queen’s side Pawns.

A good game by one of the British representatives at the Hamburg Congress :— (Queen's Pawn'Opening.) White. Black. W. Winter J. E. Gemzoe (British Empire). (Denmark). 1. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2. P to Q B 4 P to Q B 3 3. Kt to K B 3 Kt to B 3 4. Kt to B 3 P takes P 5. P to Q R 4 B to B 4 6. Kt to K 5 Q Kt to Q 2 7. Kt takes P (B 4) (a) Q to B 2 8. P to K Kt 3 P to K 4 9. P takes P Kt takes P 10. B to B 4 K Kt to Q 2 11. B to Kt 2 (b) P to B 3 (c) 12. Castles R to Q sq (d) 13. Q to B sq B to K 2 (e) 14. Kt takes Kt Kt takes Kt 15. Kt to Q 5 Q to Q 3 16. Kt takes B Q takes Kt 17. B to K 3 P to Q R 3 18. B to Kt 6 R to Q B sq 19. B to B 5 Q to K B 2 20. P to 13 4 Kt to Q 2 21. R to R 3 K to Q sq 22. R to Q sq R to K sq (f) 23. B to Kt 6, ch K to K 2 24. R takes Kt, ch K takes R (g) 25. Q to Q 2, ch Resigns (h) (a) If Kt takes Kt, then Q takes Kt, with P to K 4 to follow.

(b) If Q to Q 4, then P to B 3, threatening B to B 4.

(c) Dr Alekhine considers this move to be loss of time. He recommends 11. . .B to K 3 (which he played against Bogoljubow at the San Remo tournament) with the continuation 12. Kt takes Kt, Kt takes Kt; 13. Castles, B to K 2. (d) Not good. The correct move was B to K 3 as played by Dr Vidmar against Capablanca at the Carlsbad tournament last year.

(e) Now White gets an overwhelming attack. Black should have played B to K 3. guarding his Q 4.

(f) If 22. . ,K to B 2. then 23. B to Q 6. ch, and Black cannot play 23. . .K to Kt 3 because of 24. Q to K 3, ch, P to B 4; 25. R to Kt 3. ch.

(g) If B takes R, then Q to B 5, ch, and mate next move.

(h) Mate was inevitable. If 25. . .K to K 2, then 26. B to B 5, ch. If 25. . . K to K 3. then 26. R to K 3, ch, followed by 27. R takes B, ch, and 28. B to R 3, ch.

A short game won by the United States of America champion at the Hamburg Congress : —

(Queen's Pawn Opening. White. Black. Marshall Petrow (U.S.A.). (Latvia). 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. Kt to K B 3 P to K 3 3. P to B 4 B to Kt 5, ch 4. B to Q 2 Q to K 2 5. P to K 3 Castles (a) 6. B to Q 3 P to Q 4 (b) 7. Castles Q Kt to Q 2 8. Kt to B 3 B takes Kt 9. B takes B P to Q Kt 3 10. R to B sq B to Kt 2 11. P takes P P takes P 12. Q to Kt 3 P to B 4 (c) 13. P takes P Kt takes P 14. B takes Kt P takes B (d) 15. Q to Kt 4 K to R sq (e) 16. R takes Kt Resigns (f) (a) B takes B, ch, is usually played, with P to Q Kt 3 and B to Kt 2 to follow. (b) B takes B, ch. followed by P to Q 3, is a preferable continuation. (c) Overlooking the point of White's last move. (d) If 14. . .Q takes B, then 15. R takes Kt. If 14. . .Kt takes Q, then 15. B takes Q, Kt takes R; 16. R takes Kt. (e) P to B 4 (followed, if B takes P, by Q to B 3) would have prolonged the game. (f) For, if Q or P takes Kt, then Q to K R 4 and wins. NOTES. Canterbury v. Wellington.—At the end of the first evening’s play in this telegraphic match the Wellington players appeared to have an overwhelming advantage. At board 16 they were the exchange up, at board 12 two Pawns to the good, and at boards 2,4, 5,6, and 10 they had won a Pawn at each. The remaining games all had even pieces, and so it looks practically certain that Wellington will win the match, and, therefore, the club championship of New Zealand for 1930. Tournament at Liege.—An international tournament was to have been held at Liege from August 18 'to August 31. The following players were expected to take part:— Rubinstein, Niemzowitsch, Dr Vidmar, Dr Tartakower, Colle, Przepiorka, Sir George Thomas, Bart., Becker, Ahues, Soultanbeieff, Weenink, and Pled. Russia.—ln a big match, at Leningrad the home side beat Moscow by 145$ to 107$. Otago Chess Club.—Now that the regular matches for the season against other clubs are completed the members of the Otago Chess Club are making good progress with the club tournaments. Next week we will give lists showing the scores of the players.