The Quiet Games

Southland Times, Issue 20664, 20 April 1929, Page 19

The Quiet Games

This journal is the official organ of the Invercargill Chess and Draughts Club. The Club now occupies rooms on the second floor at 90 Esk Street, (opposite Police Station), which are open to members and visitors from 7.30 to 11 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings; from 2 to 5.30 on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.

CHESS

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PROBLEM No. 58. By S. Hertmann, Budapest BLACK (Twelve Pieces).

WHITE (Eight Pieces). White to play and mate in two moves. 1 r 1 kt 1 B b’l | 1 r P p Kt. P kt 1 | 1 p Ik2qß|lK6|3 Kt 3 b | 3 R 2 p 1 | 8 | 4 Q 3|. PROBLEM No. 59. By S. S. Lewman, Moscow. BLACK (Ten Pieces).

WHITE (Nine Pieces). White to plav and mate in two moves. 2b4b|rlPs|Kt Q 2 Kt p 2 I 1 p 1 k kt2RI4RK2|SP 2 | 3 r 4 | kt q 3 B 2. Problem Soultions. Problem No. 54 (Hawes) Kt B 3 Problem No. 55 (Mills) No solution. Correct Solutions Received. For both problems: —Dr Church (Portobello), F.R. (Inv.), "Wave (Ocean Beach), Rev. E. G. Evans (Fortrose), R. H. O. (Inv.), J. J. Marlow (Musselburgh). For No. 54 only:—E.A.L. (InvL The composer's key for No. 55 was Q B 6 but this Is defeated by ..Kt x P for which there is no mate. The problem is quite sound if the Black Kt on Blacks Q 8 is removed from the setting. It was evidently put in to obviate a dual, which no doubt could be overcome in some other way that would leave the problem sound. In- every other respect the problem is an excellent one. Problem Solving Tourney. The following are the scores of those who have secured 300 points and over, up to and including problem No. 55: J. J. Marlow (Musselburgh 350 E. A. L. (Invercargill) 340 Dr Church (Portobello) 330 F. R. (Invercargill) 330 Rev. E. G. Evans (Fortrose 310 "Wave” (Ocean Beach) 305 The possible for the period was 355. The Tourney run., to the last Saturday in the month of May. News and Notes.

The following are the winners of Ihe recent Tourney conducted by the Invercargill Chess Club: —- 1. E. A. IxiPetit 12 points (maximum). 2. H. Guest 91 points

A Southland Town v Country match has been arranged for Saturday next, the 27th April, at 2.15 p.m. at the rooms of the local ’Chess Club, 90 Esk Street. Country players who desire to ' take part in the match should get into touch immediately with their respective captains, namely, Mr W. T. Barnsdale (Ocean Beach) for the Bluff district and Mr James Thomson (Centre Bush) for the Winton District. 'The Belgian master, Koltanowski, has beaten his country’s record by playing seventy-six opponents simultaneously at Antwerp a short time ago when he secured the splendid result of 57 wins, 13 draws and six losses. This recalls his other Belgian record of twenty simultaneous and blindfold games. “Chesslets” by J. Schumer (PrintingCraft 65.) is a slender miscellany of chess and humour. Dr Schumer is an expert on games and problems. He annotates the former with quotations from such various sources as Shakespeare's plays and .the Bab Ballads. Some of his own strongly thematic problems fill a chapter and there arc novel sections on Stalemate in Master-play and False Conclusions. The book is pleasantly illustrated by reproductions of well-known pictures. Bogoljubow has made good his challenge and will play Alekhine for the championship of the world before the end of August next. GAME No. 56. Queen’s Gambit. From a Berlin Tourney. WHITE. BLACK. Rcti. Rubinstein. 1. P-Q4 P—Q4 2. P—QB4 P—QBS 3. Kt—QBS P—K3 4. P—K3 Kt—B3 5. Kt—B3 QKt—Q2 6. B—Q3 P x P 7. B x BP P—QR3(a) 8. P—QR 4 P—B4 9. Castles B—K2 10. Q—K2 Castles 11. R—QI Q—B2 12. B—R2(b) P—QKf3 13. P—K4 B—Kt2 14. P—K5 Kt—Kts(c) 15. B — KB4 Px P 16. Kt x P KKt x KP (d) 17. QR—Bl(e) Kt—B6ch 18. Q x Ki • B x Q 19. B x Q B x R 20. Rx B KR—Bl 21. Kt x P(f) Resigns. (a) The usual move is P —QKt4 and, after 8. B—Q3, P—QR 3. It looks as if Rubinstein’s memory slipped a cog, for Reti s reply to the text prevents P—QKt4 and quick Q side development. (b) A very good move. The B is now on a comfortable spot, with options on QKtl, and begins to clear the file for White’s QR. (c) Kt—Kl is suffocation, and Kt—Q4 will after exchanges lose a P: i.e., 15. Kt x B P x Kt (if B x Kt, B x B, etc) 16. P x P Q x BP, 17. Q-Q3. (d) If QKt x P, 17. Q x KKt Q x Kt, 18. B x Kt. , (e) Threatening Kt—Qs. Rubinstein, in trouble with his clock (he had actually

exceeded the time limit on his resignation), finds an unsound combination. His best chance appears to be B—B4. (f) If Black had prevented this by moving his Kt, the QKtP would go, and. Reti s two pieces for a R should win in the long run. GAME No. 57. Sicilian. From a match between the Imperial and Royal Automobile Clubs. WHITE. BLACK. A. Rutherford. R. Eastman. 1. P-K4 P-QB4 2. Kt—Kß3 Kt—Qß3 3. P—Q4 P x P 4. Kt x P P--QR 3 5. P—KKt3 Q-B2 6. Kt—Qß3 P—K3 7. B—-K3(a) B—Kts(b) 8. Q —Kt4(c) Kt—K4 9. Q x KtP B x Ktch 10. P x B Q x Pch 11. K—K2 ■ Kt-Kt3(d) 12. B—R3 P—Kt 4 13. KR-Q 1 B— Kt2 14. Kt x KP. Q—Bsch 15. K—KI QP x Kt 16. R—Q7(c) K x R (f) 17. Q x BPch Kt(Ktl)—K2 (g) 18. R—Qlch K—B2 19. B x P Q x KP 20. R—Q7ch K-Ktl 21. R x Kt Kt x R 22. Q x Kt R—R2(h) 23. Q —Q6ch K—Rl 24. Q—Kt6 Q—QKtsch 25. K—K2 B—B6ch (i) 26. K x B R—KBlch 27. K—K2(j) R—QKt2 28. B—Qs(k) Q—QBsch 29. B x Q R x Q 30. B, x R Px B and wins (1) (a) This prevents B—B4, for then Kt x P; but in any case the Black B would be uncomfortable on that square, and therefore B —Kt2 suggests itself for White. (b) K2 is the safe place. (c) This and the following play show White’s flair for bold, fantastic combinations. (d) If Q x R. 12. Q x R for attacking both Kt's. (e) The fine sequel to his fourteenth move. (f) Dreadfully dangerous. I like KKt—K2 17. R x B. Q x KP. (g) K—B3, 18. Bx P Q—B6 ch, 19. K—K2 and will catch the Black K. (h) A bad move, made to prevent perpetual check by White’s Q or QB. (i) The only way out of the net. (j) K— Kt2 would avoid the ' coming trap, but the text is good enough to win. (k) First, Q x RP ch! Black turns the tables ingeniously. (l) On adjudication.