CHESS

Southland Times, Issue 20831, 20 July 1929, Page 19

CHESS

CONDUCTED BY J. K. CAMPBELL.

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Attempt the end, end never etend tn doubt; Nothing** io bard but eearch wtll find it out. ‘ —Herrick

PROBLEM No. 84. BLACK (Seven Pieces).

WHITE (Thirteen Pieces)

White to play and mate in two moves. | 4Ktlrp | lplp4 | IPlQlPpl | RK3kPI | 3qlP2 | KtBIPBP2 | 8 |.

What a termagant is the dusky Queen! She would fight her own shadow.

PROBLEM No. 85. BLACK (Six Pieces).

WHITE (Eleven Pieces). White to play and mate in two moves. bR4BI | 4p3 | 381Q2 | IPPr3R | lpkKtp3 | 8 | 2P5 | KKt6 |. Two task problems, both clever. Problem Questions. Problem No. 84. 1. What is the task? 2. How many mates appertain to the task? Problem No. 85. 3. What is the task? 4. Describe the nature of the key-move in one word. Answers to Problem Questions. Problem No. 80. 1. Six variations from the moves of two Black Pawns. 2. A violent key. It deprives the Black King of a capture. Problem No. 81. 3. The White Rook mates by discovery on fourteen squares —the maximum. Problem Solutions. Problem No. 80, by J. Nield, Blackpool (Eng.) Q—Q2. Problem No. 81, by W. A. Shinkman, U.S.A. K—K2 Correct Solutions Received. For both problems:—Dr. Church (Portobello), E. A. L. (Inv.), J. J. Marlow (Musselburgh), “Wave” (Ocean Beach), S. S. M. (Dunedin), H. P. Fougere (Inv.), Mrs Walker (Centre Bush), L. R. Lewis (Limehills), IL Hammond (Limehills). Solvers' Comments. J. J. Marlow: “This problem (No. 81) gave me an immense amount of enjoyment. Finding the key did not nearly exhaust its beauties. Problems of this quality give distinction to your column.” Dr. Church: “Nos. 80 and 81 are both delightful problems. I feel sure that all solvers of the problems you submit week by week are greatful to you. The young solvers should be specially grateful for the instruction.” News and Notes. Anent J. R. Capablanca’s proposal to increase the number of squares and pieces in the game of Chess, Judge Ballou of New York has the following suggestion to make: “If it is again open season to suggest alterations in the rules of chess, let me preface my suggestion by saying that the only trouble with the game is the general recog nition of the undue, strength of one or two openings, notably the variation of the Queen’s Pawn opening played between Capablanca and Alekhine, which tends to keep the game in a beaten path. The most desirable suggestion would be the minimum change which would destroy this condition. To that end I suggest simply that the black King and Queen be transposed so that both the Kings would stand on the righthand side of their consorts. This simple change would demolish all existing openings and analyses, but would introduce no

undue complications. This change ought to last the royal game for another thousand years, after which posterity could take a fresh start by transposing the Bishops and Knights.”

Dr I. Rachlin contributes an article on chess in Soviet Russia to the “Tidskrift for Schack” (Stockholm). He gives details of various tournaments since the Revolution. Though Dr. Rachlin mentions the great Moscow international tournament, held at the end of 1925, so brilliantly won by Bogoljubow, in front of Lasker and Capablanca, he does not mention Bogoljubow's name in connection with it! This recalls the fact that Bbgoljubow was banished and deprived of his title of Russian chess champion by ukase of the Soviet. Apparently Dr Rachlin, though writing to a foreign journal, dare not mention the victimized. Bogoljubow’s “crime” was that he did not use the Soviet’s passport while on a visit to civilization! —Melbourne Leader. Dr Alekhine, interviewed in Paris by the Eclaireur de Nice on November 24, said concerning his victory over Capablanca: "Psychology is the most important factor in chess. My success was due solely to my superiority in the sense of psychology. Capablanca played almost entirely by a marvellous gift of intuition, but he lacked the psychological sense. From the commencement of a game a player must know his opponent. Then the game becomes a question of nerves, personality and vanity. Vanity plays a great part in deciding the result of a game.” GAME No. 84. Queen’s Gambit. (From the Glasgow Championship). WHITE. BLACK. Inverarity. Walsworth. 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P—QB4 P—K3 3. Kt—Qß3 Kt—Kß3 4. B—Kts QKt—Q2 5. P—K3 B—K2 6. Kt—B3 P—B3 7. R—Bi Castles 8. B—Q3 P x P 9. B x BP Kt—Q4 10. B x B (a) Q x B 11. Castles Kt x Kt 12. R x Kt P-K4 (b) 13. P x-P (c) Kt x P 14. Kt x Kt Q x Kt 15. Q—Kt3 Q—KKt4 16. K—Rl P—QKt3 (d) 17. B—K2 B—K3 18. B— B 4 - B—B4 19. P—B3 (e) QR—QI 20. P—K4 (f) R—Q7! 21. R—KKtl B—R6 (g) 22. Px B Q—Bo 23. R—Kt3 (h) KR-Q 1 24. R—Q3 KR x R 25. B x R Q—K6 26. B-Bl(i) Q-B7 27. R— Kt2 Q x Bch 28. Resigns (j) (a) Kt—K4, Alekhine’s move has lost its terrors since the championship match. (b) The aim of the defence, for air. (c) Not good. It gives Black a greater command of the board. P —K4 is correct. (d) His option of Kt2 or K side development of the B gives him a slight pull. (c) Too risky. Probably B—Q3 was best. (f) Now B—Q3 is necessary, to prevent the entry of Black’s R.

(g) Finely played; but Black should resist temptation and play B—Bl. (h) Or R—Kt2, also KR—QI (j) There is nothing to be done. Black does not want his piece back so much as Q—B7. If 26, R—Kt2, Qx BP naturally. (j) 28. R—Ktl Q—K7 or 87.

GAME No. 85. Bishop’s Opening. (From the same). WHITE. BLACK. McGrouther. Gilchrist. 1. P—K4 P—K4 2. B—B4 Kt—Qß3 3. Kt—Kß3 B—B4 4. Castles P—Q3 5. P—B3 B—K3 (a) 6. B x B P x B 7. P—Q4 P x P 8. P x P (b) B—Kt3 9. Kt—B3 KKt— K2 10. B —Kts Castles 11. P—Q5 ' P x P 12. Kt x P Q—KI 13. Kt x Kt Kt x Kt 14. B x Kt Q x B 15. Q —Qsch K —Rl 16. QR—QI (c) QR—KI 17. QR—KI P—B3 18. Q—Q3 Q-K3 19. P—K5 P x P 20. R x P Q x P (d) 21. Kt —Kts (e) Q —Ktl (f) 22. R x R R x R

23. Q-Q7 P-KR3 (g) 24. Kt—B7ch K—R2 25. Q —Bsch P—Kt3 26. Q-Q7 R-KBI (h) 27. Kt—Kts ch K—Rl 28. Q—R3 K—Kt2 (i) 29. Kt—K6ch K—Rl 30. Q —Pch Resigns (j) (a) I hac ma doots that this is a wee bit airly.

(b) Kt x -P, for a nice extension of his Q’s lines, appeals to me. (c) The KtP is not worth the taking. Black could reply QR —Ktl, 17. Q —Q5 R—Bs, with good prospects of doubling on the KB file.

(d) Not so discreet 'as his opponent on move 16. He should play Q —Kt3 or R 3, and there would be no miracles. (e) A peculiarly neat ending now follows. (f) P —Kt3, 22. Q —Q7 wins a piece. (g) Loses definitely. R—-KBI was the move, after which White seems to have nothing better than Q x QKtP. (h) There is nothing better, against the threat Kt—Q6 ch (i) P—KR4, 29. Q—B3 ch and wins the exchange. (j) These games are two more nails in the coffin of the libel that the Scots play stodgy chess.