CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 4039, 11 August 1931, Page 67

CHESS.

Conducted by

L. D. COOMBS.

Solutions of problems, original compositions, frames, and analyses Invited for this column. All correspondence should be addressed to the Chess Editor, Otago Witness Oltlee. Dunedin.

PROBLEM No. 501. By Dr F. Mendes de Moraes.* — (Black Four Pieces).

(White Six Pieces). lK6|B|kpps|r7[Kt7|KtlP 5|681 [ Q 7. "White to play and mate in two moves. * First prize, O Imparcial, 1923. PROBLEM No. 502. By P. E. Neunzwako. (Black Eight Pieces).

(White Nine Pieces). CQl|ppblpkt2|P3P3|kß6| Kt 2 Kt p 3 | 1 p K 5 | P P 6 | 8. "" White to play and mate in three moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem No. 497 (Eddy).—Q to Q 1. Solution received from E. A. Le Petit (Invercargill) and J. J. Marlow. Problem No. 498 (Wainwright).— 1. B to B 2, P takes R P ; 2. R to Q 3, etc. If 1. . .P takes B P ; "2. B to Q 3, etc. If 1. . .P to Kt 3; 2. B to R 4, etc. If 1. . . P to Kt 4; 2. P to B 7, etc. Solution received from E. A. Le Petit. W. E. (Frankton Junction), who is a beginner at problems, forwards good “ tries ” for Nos. 495, 497, and 498. END GAME No. 156. By Vittorio de Barbieri. (Kindly supplied by Mr E. A. Le Petit.) (Black Five Pieces).

(White Five Pieces). sk2|sp2|sKtl q | 8 I 5 P 1 p I 4 p2P|lB6|4K3. White to play and win. SOLUTION TO END GAME No. 154. (Barbieri). 1. R to R 5, P to Kt 6; 2. B takes R P, P to Q 4 ; 3. P to Kt 4, P to Kt 7 ; 4. B to Kt 7, ch, Q to B 3; 5. R to K Kt 5, and wins. If 1. . .P to Q 4 ; 2. P to Kt 4, etc. Solution received from F. K. Kelling (Wellington).

GAMES.

A recent tournament of the Saxon Chess Association, held at Leipsic, resulted in a tie for first place " between Helling (Germany) and Gilg (Czechoslovakia). We give below the game between them. It was very well played by Gilg. • (Queen’s Pawn Opening). White. Black. Helling. Gilg. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. Kt to Q 2 P to Q 4 3. P to K 3 P to K 3 4. B to Q 3 P to B 4 5. P to Q B 3 Kt to B 3 6. P to K B 4 B to K 2 7. Q to B 3 B to Q 2 8. Kt to K 2 P to K Kt 3 9. Castles P to K R 4 10. P to K 4 (a) Q P takes P 11. Kt takes P P takes P 12. P takes P Q to Kt 3-' 13. B to K 3 Kt to K Kt. 5 (b) 14. Kt to B 5 Kt takes Q P (c) 15. B takes Kt (d) B takes Kt 16. B takes B Q takes B, ch 17. K to R sq B to B 3 18. B to K 4 (e) B takes B 19. Q takes B Kt to B 7, eh 20. R takes Kt Q takes R 21. Q to K 5 Castles (K R) 22. Kt to B 3 ‘ Q R to Q sq 23. P to K R 3 (f) R to Q 7 24. Q to K Kt 5 Q to Q 5 25. R to K sq K to Kt 2 26. K to R 2 , P to B 3 27. Q to Kt 5 (g) Q takes P, ch Black won (h)

(a) By his last two moves Black has prevented the advance of the hostile King’s side Pawns, and White has already slightly the inferior game. The text-move, by weakening the centre, adds to his difficulties. A preferable system of development is P to Q Kt 3 followed by B to Kt 2 and P to B 4. (b) Better than Q takes Kt P. (c) Better than Kt takes B. (d) Not Kt takes Kt, because of Kt takes B. (e) If 18. Q to Kt 3, then 18. . .P to B 4 (threatening P to R 5) and White has a bad game. With the text-move he gives up the exchange to free his position and obtain some attacking chances. . (f) After 23. Kt to K 4, Q to Q 5 ; 24. Kt to B 6, ch, K to R sq, White cannot play 25. Q to K Kt 5, because of 25. . . Q to Q 8, ch. (g) If Q to R 4, then P to K Kt 4. (h) The remaining moves were: 28. K co R sq, Q to B 7 ; 29. Q takes P, ch, R to B 2 ; 30. Q to K 4, R (B 2) to Q 2 ; 31. R to K Kt sq, P to K 4 ; 3'2. Q to R 8, R (Q 2) to Q 6 (threatening R takes P, ch) ; 33. Q to Kt 7, ch, K to R 3 ; 34. Q to B 8, Q to K B 4 ; 35. Q to B 8, ch, K to Kt 4 ; 36. P to R 4, ch (Black was threatening Q takes P, ch), K takes P ; 37 ; Q to Kt 4, ch (if P to Kt 3, ch, then K to R 6), Q to B 5 ; 38. Q takes Q, ch (again, if P to Kt 3, ch, then K to R G), P takes Q; 39. Kt to K 4, R to K 7 ; 40. Kt takes P, R to Q 3; 41. Kt to Kt 8 Of 41. Kt to R 7; then 41. . ,R to K 2 ; 42. Kt to B 8, R to K B 2, and wins), P to Kt 4 (threatening RtoK Kt 3). Resigns. The following game, very well played by the university representatives, is from the Lud-Eagle v. Oxford University match. At each board each side had two players in consultation :—

(Sicilian Defence.) White. Black. G. Wood, S. Adler, L. Alexander E. S. Bensinger (Lud-Eagle). (Oxford University). 1. P to K 4 P to Q B 4 2. Kt to K B 3 P to K 3 3. P to B 4 (a) Kt to Q B 3 4. P to Q 4 P takes P 5. Kt takvs P Kt to B 3 6. Kt to Q B 3 B to Kt 5 7. Kt takes Kt Kt P takes Kt 8. P to K 5 (b) Kt to K 5 9. Q to Q 4 (c) Q to R 4 10. B to Q 2 (d) Kt takes B 11. K takes Kt Castles 12. B to Q 3 P to B 3 13. Q to R 4 P to K R 3 14. Q to K 4 P to K B 4 15. Q to B 4 R to Kt sq 16. K R to Q B sq P to Q 4 17. P takes P, e.p. P to K 4 IS. Q to K 3 B takes P 19. R to B 2 P to K 5 20. B to B sq (e) B to B 4 21. Q to B 4 R to Q sq, ch 22. K to B sq (f) R takes P (g) 23. P to Q R 4 R to Kt 6 24. Kt to Q sq B to R 6. Ch 25. R takes B R takes R 26. Kt to K 3 Q to K 8, ch Resigns x (a) Sometimes very good for White later on, but premature. It weakens White’s Q 3 and Q 4. (b) Not good. 8. B to Q 3 is preferable, although after 8. . .Castles; 9. Castles (if 9. P to K 5, then 9. . .Q to R 4 ; 10. P takes Kt, B takes Kt, ch; 11. P takes B, Q takes P, ch; 12. B to Q 2, Q takes B), P to Q 4, Black has at least an equal game. (c) If 9. Q to Kt 4, then -9. . .Kt takes Kt ; 10. B to Q 2, Q to R 4 ; 11. Q takes P, R to B sq, with advantage to Black. (d) If 10. Q takes Kt. then 10. . .B takes Kt, ch ; 11. K to Q sq, Q takes K P. (e) B to K 2, guarding Q sq, was slightly better. (f) K to K 2 was only slightly better. (g) Finishing in fine style. Mate in three moves follows the capture of the Rook.

The following game was played recently in a minor tourney at Melbourne :— (Ruy Lopez.) "White. Black. Spinks. Thompson. 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 Kt to B 3 4. O to O B to B 4 5. R to K 1 O to O 6. P to B 3 P to Q 3 7. P to Q 3 B to K Kt 5 8. B to K 3 B to Kt 3 9. Q Kt to Q 2 Kt to K 2 10. P to K R 3 B to K R 4 11. P to Q 4 P to B 3 12. B to Q 3 B to B 2 13. P takes P P takes P 14. Q to B 2 B to K Kt 3 15. Kt to B 4 Kt to Q 2 16. Q R to Q 1 B to K R 4 17. B to K 2 Q to B 1 18. Kt to R 4 B takes B 19. Q takes BKt to B 3 20. B to B 5 R to K 1 21. B to Q 6 Kt to Kt 3 22. Kt to B 5 R to K 3 23. Q to K 3 B takUs B 24. Kt (B 4) takes B Q to B 2 25. R to K 2 Kt to K 1 26. R (K 2) to Q 2 P to B 3 27. Q to B 5 P to Kt 3 28. Q to B 4 Kt to B 1 29. Kt takes Kt R takes Kt 30. R to Q 6 Q to B 1 31. R takes R z Q takes R 32. Q takes Q, ch R takes Q 33. R to Q 8 K to B 2 34. R to R 8 P to Q R 4 35. R to R 7, ch K to Kt 1 36. R takes P, ch K to R 1 37. R to Kt 3 Kt to Kt 3 38. P to K R 4 Kt to B 5 39. K to B 1 R to K 1 40. Kt to R 6 Kt to Kt 3 41. P to R 5 K to Kt 2 42. Kt to B 5, ch K to B 1 43. P takes Kt P takes P 44. R takes P R to K 3 45. P to R 4 K to B’2 46. R to Kt 7. ch K to B 1 47. R to Kt 7 P to B 4 48. K to K 2 K to Kt 1 49. K to Q 3 K to B 1 50. K to B 4 K to Kt 1 51. R to Kt 8, ch K to B 2 52. K to Q 5 R to K 2 53. Kt takes R K takes Kt 54. R to Kt 7, ch K to B 1 55. K to K 6 K to Kt 1 56. K takes P Resigns A GAME BY WIRELESS. Mostly as a wireless experiment, but equally enjoyable from the Chess point of view, a game was played on August 5 between J. M. Somerville, of Sydney, and L. D. Coombs, of Dunedin. L. R. Stroud (ZL4AP) operated at the Dunedin end and — Huez (VK2HU) at Sydney. The Sydney operator was using but about 15 watts of power. This was hardly sufficient, for at times the signal received was very weak. However, no' mistakes were made in the 67 _ moves transmitted, and both operators are to be congratulated for their reliability. The game itself was very interesting and well contested. Mr Coombs, who played the White pieces, opened with the Queen’s Gambit. At move 13 he captured a Pawn, but left himself open to attack. At move 17 the game became very complicated, but at moves 18 to 20 a number of exchanges took place, which left White with a Bishop up and a Pawn down. The position, when play ended, was as follows :— sk2|7p|rp4pl|sp2|B|sP K B | P R 5 P | 8. Black to play. This position «is being submitted to Mr Cecil Purdy, of Sydney, for adjudication.