CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 4074, 12 April 1932, Page 67

CHESS.

Conducted by

L. D. COOMBS.

Solutions of in'obloins, original compositions, Ranies, and analyses Invited tor this column. All correspondence should bo addressed to the Chess Editor, Otatio Witness Office. Dunedin.

PROBLEM No. 571.

By Arthur Mosely. (Black Nine Pieces).

(White Eight Pieces). B|2KtplKtpl|l p 3 kt B 1 | p R 4 Rl|K2Bpklkt| 6 p 1 | 6 P 1 | 8. "White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 572. By Dr J. J. O’Keefe. (Black Nine Pieces).

(White Ten Pieces). KtlQ4K|6Rp|3 Kt P 2 p | 4 k 1 B l|ktlbpp3|3p3P|lP3pl P | 8. White to play and mate in three moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem No. 567 (Mari). —B to B 6. Solution received from T. J. W., J. J. Marlow, and E. A. Le Petit (Invercargill). Problem No. 568 (Knotek). — 1. B to Kt 1, K to B 4 ; 2. Q to Q 3, etc. If 1. , .P to K 4; 2. Q to Kt 3, ch, etc. If 1. . .others ; 2. B to R 2, etc. Solution received from E. A. Le Petit. END GAME No. 191. By F. D. Yates. (Black Five Pieces).

(White Four Pieces). 3kß3|R4P2|B|B|lp6|pp 6| 5 r 2 | 1 K 6. White to play and win. SOLUTION TO END GAME No. 189 (Berger). 1. R to Q B 1 (threatening R to B 7 or Kt to Kt 3), Kt to Q R 4 2. R to Q B 5 Q Kt to B 5 3. Kt to K B 5 K to K Kt 3 4. K to K 6 K to K R 2 (if K to R 4; 5. Kt to Q 6) 5. R to Q B 7, ch K to Kt 1 6. Kt to K 7, ch K to B 1 7. Kt to Q 5 K to Kt 1 8. Kt to B 6, ch K to B 1 9. R to Q R 7 If 3. . . . K to Kt 1 or R 1 4. K to K 6 K to R 1 or Kt 1 5. R to Q B 8, ch K to R 2 6. R to Q B 7, ch If 1. . . . Kt to Kt 3, ch 2. K to Q 7 K to R 3 (a) 3. R to Q B 5 K to Kt 4 4. Kt to B 3, ch K to B 4 5. K to B 7 Kt to K 2 6. R to B 1 K to K 5 7. Kt to Q 2, ch, and Kt to Kt 3 If (a) 2. . . . Kt to K 4, ch 3. K to K 6 Kt to Q 6 4. Kt to Kt 3 K to Kt 3 5. K to K 7 (threatening R to B 7) Kt to Kt 5 6. K to Q 2 Kt to R 3 ■ 7. K to B 6, and wins It 1. . . . Kt to Kt 5 2. R to B 7 Kt to R 4 3. R to B 5 Kt to Kt 2 4. R to Kt 5 If 1. . . . K to Kt 2 2. R to B 7 Kt to R 4 3. K to K 6, ch If 1. . . . K to Kt 3 2. R to B 7 Kt to R 4 3. R to B 5 Kt to B 5 4. Kt to B 6 Kt takes Kt 5. R takes Kt, ch, and R takes Kt Solution received from F. K. Kelling (Wellington).

GAMES. The following is a remarkably lively game between the British and Dutch champions. It was played at the Hastings Congress : — (Indian Defence.) White. Black. Dr Euwe. F. D. Yates. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. P to Q B 4 P to K Kt 3 3. Kt to Q B 3 B to Kt 2 4. P to K 4 P to Q 3 5. P to B 3 Castles 6. B to K 3 Kt to B 3 7. K Kt to K 2 P to K 4 8. Q to Q 2 Kt to Q 2 9. Castles (a) Kt to Kt 3 10. P to Q Kt 3 P to Q R 4 (b) 11. P takes P P to R 5 (c) 12. B takes Kt R P takes P (d) 13. B to K 3 Kt P takes P 14. Kt takes P B takes P 15. K Kt to B 3 B to K 3 16. P to B 4 Kt to R 4 17. Q to Q B 2 B to Kt 2 18. Kt to Q 5 P to Q B 3 (e) 19. B to Kt 6 Q to Kt sq 20. Kt to B 7 P to Q 4 21. Pto K 5 (f) " Bto B 4 22. B to Q 3 B takes B 23. R takes B Kt takes P 24. Kt takes R Q takes Kt 25. B to Q 4 R to B sq 26. R to K sq P to Q B 4 27. B to R sq P to Q Kt 4 28. R to K 2 P to Kt 5 29. Q to Kt 3 (g) Kt takes P 30. R takes P (h) P to B 5 31. Q to K R 3 Kt to Q 6, ch 32. K to Kt sq Kt takes P 33. R to Q R 5 Kt takes Q (1) 34. R takes Q R takes R 35. B takes B (j) K takes B 36. P takes Kt p to Kt 6 37. Kt to B 3 R to Q sq 38. K to Kt 2 R to Q 6 39. Kt to R 4 (k) R takes P 40. Kt to Kt 6 p to Kt 4 41. Kt takes P P to B 4 42. Kt to Q 2 K to B 3 43. Kt takes P P to R 4 44. K to B 2 P to B 5 45. Kt to Q 4 P to R 5 46. K to Q 2 R to R 6 47. K to K sq P to R 6 48. R to K 6. ch (1) K to B 2 49. R to K 5 K to Kt 3 50. Kt to K 2 R to R 7 51. K to B 2 K to B 3 52. R to B 5 P to Kt 5 53. R to B 4 P to B G (m) 54. R takes P P takes Kt 55. R to K R 4 Drawn

(a) Better would have been P to Q 5, followed by a Pawn attack on the King's side. (b) P takes P should have been played. The text move practically forces him to stake everything on an attack. (c) His best chance. Normal moves were useless, e.g., 11. . ,B takes P ; 12. P to B 4. B to Kt 2 ; 13. B takes Kt, P takes B ; 14. Q takes P ; or 11. . .P takes P ; 12. Q takes Q, R takes Q; 13. R takes R, ch. Kt takes R; 14. B takes Kt, P takes B ; 15. Kt to Q 5. (d) To P takes B White could reply with either Kt takes P or Q takes P. (e) B takes Kt followed by Q to B 3 was better. (f) If at once Kt takes R, then Q takes P, ch. The best move was B P takes P, e.g., 21. B P takes P, P takes P; 22. P takes P, B to Q 2 (if B to B 4, then B to Q 3) ; 23. P to Q 6. (g) A mistake under extreme timepressure. , (h) Not P takes Kt because of P to B 5 and Black wins both Rooks. (i) Q to B 3 should have been played. Black also was under extreme time-pressure. (j) Not at once 35. P takes Kt because of 35. . ,B takes B; 36. K takes B, P to Kt 6. (k) Not 39. Kt to Kt 5, because of 39. . . .R takes P ; 40. Kt to R 3, P to B 6, ch ; 41. K takes P. P to B 7, ch, and wins. (l) White has to play with great care. K to B 2 would lose. Black replying with P to Kt 5 and P to Kt 6, ch. (m) K to Kt 4 is no better, e.g., 53. . .K to Kt 4 ; 54. R takes P, R takes Kt, ch ; 55. K takes R, K takes R ; 56. K to B 2, and the game is a draw.

The following game was played in the first round of the Premier tournament at Westminster: —

(Queen’s Pawn Opening.) White. Black. S. Flohr. Sir G. A. Thomas. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 5 2. P to Q B 4 P to K 3 3. Kt to Q B 3 P to Q 4 4. B to Kt 5 Q Kt to Q 2 5. P to K 3 P to B 3 6. P takes P K P takes P 7. B to Q 3 B to K 2 8. Q to B 2 Castles 9. K Kt to K 2 R to K sq 10. Kt to Kt 3 Kt to B sq 11. Castles (Q) (a) P to Q Kt 4 12. Kt to B 5 B takes Kt 13. B takes B P to Kt 5 14. Kt to R 4 Kt to K 5 15. B takes B Q takes B 16. K to Kt sq Q to B 3 (b) 17. B takes Kt R takes B IS. R to Q B sq R to B sq 19. Kt to B 5 R to K 2 20. K to R sq P to Q R 4 21. Kt to Q 3 Q to Q 3 22. Q to R 4 R to R 2 23. Kt to B 5 P to K R 3 24. R to B 2 Kt to K 3 25. P to K Kt 3 Kt to Q sq 26. K R to Q B sq Q to Kt 3 (c) 27. R to Q 2 R (B sq) to R sq 28. Kt to Q 3 P to B 3 29. Kt to B 5 Q to B 4 30. Q to Kt 3 K to R sq 31. P to Q R 4 R to K 2 32. Q to Q sq Kt to B 2 33. Kt to Q 3 R to R 3 34. P to Kt 4 Q to B sq 35. Kt to B 4 R to Q 2 36. P to R 4 Q to K sq 37. R (Q 2) to Q B 2 R to Q 3 (d) 38. Q to Q 3 R to R sq 39. R takes P R takes R 40. R takes R Kt to Q sq 41. R to B 7 Q takes R P, ch 42. K to Kt sq . Q to K sq 43. R to K 7 Resigns

(a) Prepared to take the risk, considering the cramped defence Black had arrived at, but once having started the advance of his Qucen’s-side Pawns, Black should have gone on with it with the least possible delay. For this reason, 13 . . .P to Q R .4 might have been better.

(b) Mr Kashdan suggests that White has a little advantage, whatever Black does, but Black must protect the Q B reason for the move, and that 17. . .P takes B might have been better, so planning to establish the Knight at Q 4. (c) Again Black has nothing better than to hold on to the position, and 28. Kt to Q 3 had to be attended - to, for White was threatening to win the Pawn by 29. Kt to K 5, attacking the Pawn three times. Black could have played 31. . .P takes P en passant, but Mr Kashdan thinks there was no advantage in this, for Black’s Queen’s side Pawns will always remain weak. (d) The move was forced, and it was here that White’s superior strategy secured the desired advantage. After 40. R takes 11, Black could not play 40. . .Q takes R, because of 41. Kt to Kt 6, ch, and wins the Queen with either Kt to K 5, ch, or Kt to K 7. ch. It was this check which did all the mischief, or rather absolutely compelled Black to play as he did, for after 43. R to K 7, Q to Kt sq is forced. Then would come 44. Kt to Kt 6, ch, K to R 2; 45. Kt to

B 8, ch, K to R sq ; 46 R to K 8, and there is no reply. A very fine ending.

NOTES. Correspondence Chess.—There have been up to now about 40 members of the Australian Correspondence Chess Club, but there is to be a reorganisation and publicity campaign, and it is hoped that the number will be greatly increased. N.S.W. Championship.—The entries which were anticipated for the N.S.W. Stale championship included Crakanthorp, Goldstein, Koshnitsky, Purdy, Bunyan, Merkel, Nielsen, and Shoebridge. Chess Lectures by "Wireless.—lt has recently been arranged that the Sydney wireless station, 2FC, give six 15-mihute broadcasts on Chess, the speakers being leading Sydney players. We shall be pleased to hear of New Zealand reception reports of these broadcasts.

Chess in Schools.—lt Is reported from Sydney that an attempt is to be made to introduce Chess into the Sydney schools. Chess is said to be taught as a regular subject in many schools in Denmark, Russia, and Germany.