The Quiet Games

Southland Times, Issue 20903, 12 October 1929, Page 19

The Quiet Games

CHESS

CONDUCTED BY J. K. CAMPBELL. All correspondence in connection with thii eolumn should be addressed to the Cheaa Editor, Southland Times. Invercargill The Southland Chess Club meets for play at their room, first floor, Alexandra Buildings, Don Street, at 2 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. A cordial invitation is extended to visitors. Secretary: Mr E. A. LePetit, 165 Earn Street, Invercargill. Attempt th* *ad, and never atand tn doubt; Nothing's so hard but March will find It out. —Herrick. PROBLEM No. 109. Composed for the Southland Times. By J. K. Campbell, Invercargill. BLACK (Six Pieces).

WHITE (Twelve Pieces). White to play and mate in two moves. S | 3plp2 | R2Pkßpl | 4qlPl | !KtP3PI | 2R3pl | 3Kt2PI j 3KIQ2 |. A free Black Queen. “The female of the species is more deadly than the male.”

PROBLEM No. 110. Composed for the Southland Times. By J. K. Campbell, Invercargill. BLACK (Eight Pieces).

WHITE (Five Pieces). White to play and compel Black to mate in two moves. kbQ!R3 | 4p3 | p3Ktlql | 8 [ 6pp | 8 | 2b5 | 6BK |. A sui-mate for a change. Observe the echo eSects. PROBLEM No. 111. Composed for the Southland Times. By J. K. Campbell, Invercargill. BLACK (Four Pieces).

WHITE (Four Pieces). White to play, capture all the Black Pawns, and mate in four moves. k 7 | P 7 | lK4pl I 4p3 | 8 | sKtpß | 8 | 8 |. In lighter vein. A “Conditional Problem.” Marks as for a two-mover. If you don’t get quality this week you get quantity and variety. The Chess Editor has broken his chain and got loose! Problem Solutions. Problem No. 105 by E. A. LePetit, P— Q 4. Problem No. 106 by Melville Mills, Kt— KB. Correct Solutions Received. For both problems:—Dr. Church (Portobello), E. A. L. (Inv.), J. J. Marlow (Musselburgh) “Wave” (Ocean Beach), S. S. M. (Dunedin), Mrs Walker (Centre Bush). For No. 106 only:—H. S. Cordery (Inv.) For No. 105 one solver gives Kt—Qß7ch but this is defeated by.. .K x R. As I have already stated solvers may safely take it for granted that problems with checking keys will not be published in this column. If a solver finds a checking key will solve a problem he should conclude that it is a, cook and proceed to discover the composer’s intended solution in order to secure the marks for both keys. Checking keys are an abomination. Solvers’ Comments. J. J. Marlow re No. 105: “Very neat with an innocent looking key.” Dr Church thinks we are fortunate in possessing such high class local talent as that displayed by Mr E. A. LePetit and Mr Melville Mills. True. GAME No. 110. Queen’s Pawn. From Oslo. WHITE. BLACK. Martinsson, Johansson. 1. P-Q4 P-K3 2. p—QB 4 B—Ktsch 3. Kt—Qß3 Kt—Kß3 4. Q—B2 Kt—B3 (a) 5. Kt-B3 P—Q3 6. B-Kts Q—K2 7. P—K4 P—K4 8. P—Q5 B x Ktch 0. Q x B Kt—QKtl 10. B—Q3 QKt—Q2 11. P—QKt4 Castles 12. Castles K P—KR3 13. B—Q2 Kt—R2 14. P—KR3 (b) QKt—B3 * 15. KR—Ktl (c) Kt—R4 16. Q-B2 (d) Q-B3 17. Kt—Kl Kt—Ktl 18. B x Kt Q x B 19. K-R2 Kt—Bs 20. B—Bl P—KB4 (e) 21. P—Kt3 Px P 22. P x Kt Q x Pch 23. K—Ktl Q—Kt4ch 24. K—R2 (f) Q—R5 25. R—Kt2 R-B4 (g) 26. Kt—Kt2 QxßPcb! 27. K—Ktl (h) R—R4 28. P—B3 Px P 29. Resigns. (a) P—B4 first is usual. But as the game is soon “opened” by P—K4, the axiom, that this Kt must not block the BP in a "close” position, can be broken. (b) Why? Did he intend Kt—R2 and change his mind? It is best to leave the K

side Ps alone, and play QR —81, intending P—Bs; if Black plays P —QKt3, then B—K3. (c) Also mysterious. (d) Probably to meet Kt—rßs by Bx Kt P x B, P—K5. But Black can bide his time against such a hand-to-mouth policy. (e) Naturally. Look at the White pieces, especially the rookery. (f) If B (or Kt)—Kt2, B x P, 25. R —Kt3 R—B6! (g) A deliberate and wicked trap. (h) K x Q R—-R4ch, 28. K—Kt3 R—R6 mate. GAME No. 111. Ruy Lopez. From a simultaneous display at Stockholm. WHITE. BLACK. Capablanca. Hellqvist. 1. P—K4 P—K4 2. Kt—Kß3 Kt—Qß3 3. B—Kts Kt—B3 4. Castles P—Q3 5. P—Q4 P x P (a) 6. Kt x P B—Q2 7. B x Kt Px B 8. R—KI B—K2 9. P—K5 (b) P x P 10. R x P Castles 11. R—KI (c) P—B4 12. Kt—Kß3 R—KI 13. B—Kts P—KR3 14. B—R4 R—Ktl 15. P—QKt3 R—Kt3 (d) 16. Kt—B3 R—Q3 17. Q—Bl Kt—R4 18. B x B R x B 19. Q—R3 (e) Kt—Bs 20. Qx BP Kt x P (f) 21. K x Kt R—KKt3ch 22. K—Rl B—B3 23. R—K3 Q—Rl 24. Kt—K4 (g) B x Kt 25. Q—B3 R(K2)—K3 26. R—KKtl R(K3)—KB3 27. Rx R Rx R (h) 28. P—KR3 Q—Q4 29. K—R2 Q—KB4 30. P—QR 4 (i) Q—Bsch 31. K—Rl B x Ktch 32. R x B Q—BBch 33. Resigns (j) (a) It is considered unwise to play this move so early, and B—Q2 is the “book.” (b) Playing for separation of Black’s P’s and the endgame. But Black has compensation in two B’s and the open QKt file. (c) Anticipating B—Q3. Kt—Bs would lose by B x Kt, 12. Q x Q R x Q threatening mate. Black has evidently the better development. (d) Very strong. If White replies B—Kt3, then Kt—R4, getting rid of the B. (e) Underestimating Black’s K side prospects, he goes pawn-hunting. Better would be R x R Q x R, 20. Q—K3. (f) A fine and sound sacrifice. (g) Q x R allows mate in 2. The text (or Kt —Q 5) is the only way. (h) Still holding the file, he makes it most difficult for White to find even a temporary defence. (i) “Capa” is quite helpless: all his big units are paralysed. (j) In the face of mate in 2. A very nice game, one of 34. Capablanca won 27, drew 5, and lost only 2.