CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 4069, 8 March 1932, Page 67

CHESS.

Conducted by

L. D. COOMBS.

Solutions of problems, original compositions, games, mid analyses Invited for this column All correspondence should bo addressed to the Chess Editor. Otago Witness Olllee. Dunedin.

PROBLEM No. 561.

By

A. Ellerman.

(Black Five Pieces).

(White Nine Pieces).

B4b2|3KtPpl Q | 2 Kt 3 q kt | K4Bl|2Plk3 | G R 1 | 8 | 8,

"White to play and' mate in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 562. By G. Gillam. (Black Twelve Pieces).

(White Nine Pieces). KtQ6]lßlbpp2 | 4 q 3 ] r p 6 | 1 BklplKtl|plP3pr|2K2bP 1 | 4 R 3. White to play and mate in three moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem No. 557 (Clark).- —Q to K Kt 7. Solution received from J. J. Marlow, E. A. Le Petit (Invercargill), and T. J. W. Problem No. 558 (Laws). —1. R to Kt 3 (threatening 2. Q to Q 7, ch), P takes R; 2. Q takes Kt P, etc. If 1. . ,R to R 2 ; 2. Q to Q -5, ch, etc. If 1. . .P to B 6 ; 2. Q to K 1, etc. If 1. . . ,K to B 4 ; 2. Q takes K P, ch, etc. Solution received from E. A. Le Petit. END GAME No. IS6. By V. Halberstadt. (Black Four Pieces).

(White Four Pieces). Bl3kplktP|Bl 2 K 5 | 1 P Kt 5 | 8 | 8 I b 7. White to play and win. SOLUTION TO END GAME No 184. (Rinck). 1. Kt to Q 4, ch K to Kt 3 (a and b) 2. P to K 7 K to B 2 3. P to K 8 = Kt, ch, etc. (a) 1. . . . K to R 5 2. P to K 7 R to B 1, ch 3. P takes R= R, etc. (b) 1 ... . K to B 4 2. P to K 7 K takes Kt 3. P Queens, etc. Solution received from F. K. Kelling (Wellington) and A. O. Gray (Christchurch). GAMES. A good game by Dr Euwe, the Dutch champion. It was played at the Hastings congress. (Queen’s Pawn Opening.) White. Black. Dr Euwe. G. Stoltz. 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 K P takes P 5. Kt to B 3 Kt to Q B 3 6. P to K Kt 3 Kt to B 3 7. B to Kt 2 B to Kt 5 (a) 8. Kt to K 5 (b) P takes P 9. Kt takes B (c) P takes Kt 10. Kt takes Kt, ch Q takes Kt 11. P takes P Q takes Q B P, ch 12. B to Q 2 Q to B 3 (d) 13. Castles (e) R to Q sq (f) 14. Q to Kt 3 P to Q Kt 3 15. B to Q B 3 (g) Q to Kt 3 (h) 16. B takes Q P B to B 4 (i) 17. B takes Kt, ch Q takes B 18. B takes P R to K Kt sq 19. Q to Q B 3 Q to K 3 20. Q R to O sq R takes R (j) 21. R takes R Q takes K P (k) 22. R to Q'2 Q to K 8, ch (1) 23. K to Kt 2 R takes B (m) 24. R to Q 8, ch K takes R 25. Q takes Q R to Kt 3 26. Q to K 4 P to K R 3 (n) 27. Q to R 8, ch K to K 2 28. Q takes P, ch K to B sq 29. P to Q R 4 B to Kt 5

30. Q to Kt 8, ch K to Kt 2 31. Q to K 5, ch K to Kt sq 32. P to B 4 R to K 3 33. Q to Q Kt 5 B to B sq 34. P to B 5 R to Q 3 35. K to B 3 R to Q 5 36. K to K 3 R to Q Kt 5 (o) 37. Q to K 8 K to Kt 2 38. K to Q 3 K to Kt sq 39. K to B 3 (p) R to Kt 5 40. Q to Kt 5 B to B 4 41. K to Kt 3 (q) K to Kt 2 (r) 42. P to R 5 (s) Resigns (t) (a) Attacking the Queen’s Pawn. B to K 2 is the usual move. (b) A good reply to Black’s last move. B to K 3 and B to Kt 5 are alternatives. (c) Enterprising play. White offers the sacrifice of a Pawn for an advantage in development. (d) Q to B 5 was, we think, better. (e) Not B takes P because of R to Q sq, followed, if B takes Kt, ch, by Q takes B, threatening either Q takes R or B to Kt 5. (f) Not a good move. He should have played B to B 4, to be followed by Castles (K R). (g) Not B takes P because of Kt to Q 5. (h) It P to Q 5, then Q to Kt 5. (i) There was nothing better. White threatened Q to Kt 5. (j) K to K 2 was better. (k) Black had no satisfactory move. (l) Not B takes P, ch, because of K to Kt 2. (m) Black had nothing better. If 23. . . .Q to K 5, ch, then 24, P to B 3, Q to K 6 ; 25. B to B 6. (n) If 26. . ,R to Q 3, then 27. Q takes P, R to Q 7 ; 28. Q takes P. (o) Not 36. . .B to B 4 because of 37. Q to K 8, ch, K to Kt 2 ; 38. Q to K 5, ch, land 39. Q takes R. (p) Threatening Q takes B, ch. (q) Not 41. P to R 5 because of 41. . ..BtoKt 5, ch. (If 42, Q takes B, then 42. . _R takes Q; 43. K takes R, P takes P, ch ; 44. K takes P, K to Kt 2, and Black wins). (r) If 41. . ,R to Kt 5, ch, then 42. Q takes R, and wins. If, instead, 41. . .B to Q 5, then 42, P to B 6, B takes P ; 43. Q takes P, and wins. (s) If now 42. . .R to Kt 5, ch, and then 43. Q takes R, B takes Q ; 44. P to R 6, and wins. ' (t) Here the game was adjourned. Black resigned without resuming play. The following game was that played between Mr R. O.’ Scott, of Wanganui, and Mr E. H. Severne, of Nelson, at the recent Chess congress at Napier. It was Mr Severne’s best game of the congress:— (Queen’s Gambit Declined.) White. Black. R. O. Scott. E. H. Severne. 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 Q B 3 6. P takes P (a) K P takes P 7. Kt to B 3 B to K 2 8. B to Q 3 Castles 9. Q to B 2 P to K R 3 10. P to K R 4 (b) P to B 4 11. P takes P Kt takes P 12. B takes Kt Kt takes B, ch 13. Q takes Kt B takes B 14. R to Q 1 B to K 3 15. Q to Kt 5 Q to Kt 3 16. Kt to Q 4 B takes Kt 17. R takes B Q takes Q 18. Kt takes Q K R to B 1 19. Kt to B 3 R to B 5 ! 20. R takes R P takes R ; 21. Castles? (e) R to Q 1 22. R to Q 1 R takes R 23. Kt takes R P to Q Kt -1 . 24. P to R 3 K to B 1 25. Kt to B 3 P to R 3 26. P to K 4 P to Kt 3 27. P to B 4 K to K 2 28. K to B 2 K to Q 3 29. K to K 3 K to B 4 30. P to K 5 P to Q R 4 31. Kt to K 4, ch K to Q 4 32. Kt to Q 6 (d) P to Kt 5 33. P takes P P takes P 34. Kt to Kt 5 B to Q 2 35. Kt to Q 4 B to B 4 36. Kt to K 2 P to R 4 37. P to Kt 3 K to B 4 38. Kt to B 1 P to B 6 39. P to Kt 3 B to B 7 40. K to B 3 K to Q 4 (1) 41. K to K 3 K to B 4 42. K to B 3 K to Q 5 43. K to K 2 B to Kt S 44. K to B 3 B to B 4 45. Kt to R 2 B to K 3 46. Kt to B 1 P to B 7 47. K to K 2 K to B 6 48. K to K 1 B to Kt 5 (f) 49. Kt to R 2 K takes P 50. Kt to B 1, ch K to B 6 51. K to B 2 P to Kt 6 52. P to K G P takes P 53. K to K 3 P to Kt 7 54. Resigns

The following notes are by Mr Scott:— (a) Evading the “Cambridge Springs” Defence.

(bj Seeking to avoid a drawish game and making the game complicated ; however, White goes astray on his eleventh move. 11. B takes Kt, Kt takes B ; 12. Kt to Kt 8 with an attack. Purdy against Rutherford played 10. B to K B 4. (c) A very weak move that probably caused the loss of the game for White. The best move here was 21. K to K 2, keeping the initiative and a safe draw in hand. (d) A final opportunity for a draw is here thrown away. Best was 32. Kt to B 3, ch, and if 32. . ,K to B 3, White commands the centre with 33. K to Q 4. If Black desired a draw he would gladly submit to the perpetual check. • (e) Black played very soundly all through and brought about a fine ending. (f) B takes P is a shorter win for Black.

CONGRESS AT HASTINGS, ENGLAND.

The twelfth annual Christmas congress of the Hastings and St. Leonards Chess Club, which came to its conclusion on January 6, was, as usual, in every way a great success (reports the Field). The Premier tournament ended in a triumph for the younger generation, who carried off all the prizes. The first was won by S. Flohr (Czechoslovakia), who only in the last round secured the extra halfpoint necessary to put him ahead of I. I. Kashdan (U.S.A.). Both these players were undefeated, and a wide margin separated them from the other prize-winners. Dr Euwe (Holland), who won the tournament last year, was not in his best form. F. D. Yates, the British champion, made a poor start, and Sir George Thomas was quite out of form. The veteran E. M. Jackson — he played for England in a cable match as far back as 1896 —made a successful first appearance in the Premier tournament. The following table shows the results of all the games played in the Premier tournament. There were four prizes : —

a AS « o Premier Tournament. o d d c2 gW WCO "o a <x> o N O CQ O *GJ c3 E o £ & W H H S. Flohr .. .. — 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 I. I. Kashdan .. 4 — 1 i 1 1 4 1 1 1 74 Dr Euwe i. 0 - i 0 1 1 4 * 1 5 M. Sultan Khan 0 4 4 - 0 1 4 0 1 1 44 Miss Menchik .. 0 0 1 1 — i 0 0 1 4 4 E. M. Jackson .. 0 0 0 0 4 — 1 1 i 1 4 G. Stoltz .. .. 0 4 0 4 1 0 — 4 1 4 4 F. D. Yates 0 0 4 1 1 0 4 — 1 0 4 Jt. P. Michell .. 0 0 4 o 0 4 0 0 — 1 2 Sir Geo. Thomas • • 0 0 0 0 a 0 4 1 0 — 2