The Quiet Games

Southland Times, Issue 20963, 21 December 1929, Page 19

The Quiet Games

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CONDUCTED BY MELVILLE MILLS. All correspondence in connection with this column should be addressed to the Chess Editor, Southl-ond Tinies, Invercargill. Attempt the on''!, and never stand in doubt; Nothing*. so bard but search will find It out. —Herrick. 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 A. LePotit, 165 Earn Street, Invercargill. PROBLEM No. 131. By B. J de C. Andrade. BLACK (Six Pieces).

WHITE (Six Pieces). White plays and mates in two moves. 8 | r2p3K | 2pßklPl | 4 pKtPI | 4p3 | 7Q | 8 | 8 |.

PROBLEM No. 132.

BLACK (Eight Pieces). WHITE (Seven Pieces). White to play and mate in two moves. 8 | S | sQbb | 8 | B2p3r | 7r | IpP2RKtI | IKlklKtlq |. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 127 by Ems. Composer’s Key Q—KRB. A very simple problem, but one with a little catch in it, and I am sorry to say that only three solvers saw this—an additional key move or “cook”- —Q —QS. The resultant play is simple. The Black king must move, and the White Queen attacks him on either side of the line of pieces. Out of this problem has come an excellent suggestion, which I am adopting as you will see later. Correct solutions were received from: Dr Church (Portobello), A. E. Johnson (Invercargill), S.S.M. (Musselburgh), E.A.L. (Invercargill), E.P. (Dunedin), The second key move was discovered by Dr Church, E.P. and S.S.M. who receive extra marks. ' No. 128 by Dr J. J. O’Keefe. Key move— P—B4. Threat P—Bs. This is in much better style, and I am pleased that solvers relished this one. by Dr O’Keefe, which, as one correspondent remarked, is one of the best he has given us. The double P x P e.p. is an interesting feature. There is a splendid variety in the play of this problem. B. W. Kt x P Q x P QP x P Q—QI Q x KKt B x Q Q x QKt Q x P 5-B. Q—QBI Kt x Q Kt any Q —B6 R—B.sch B x R R—B4 Kt x R Correct solutions were received from: Dr Church (Portobello), E.A.L. (Invercargill), S.S.M., (Musselburgh), Mrs W. M. Walker (Centre Bush), A. E. Johnson (Invercargill) and E.P. (Dunedin). A REQUEST. Would S.S.M. send me his full postal address. THE THIRD TOURNEY. Acting on a suggestion made by a solver I add to the conditions of the Third Tourney. Where a “cook” or additional key move is discovered a solver suggesting an effective remedy will receive 3 marks in addition to those given for the “cook,” but if the remedy proposed is not a cure 3 marks will be deducted. In- three-movers the marks are doubled.

To encourage the less experienced solvers a prize will be given 'to the solver gaining the highest, marks in this tourney, who has not filled any of the first three positions in the two tourneys already held.

S.S.M. writes to ask if original problems may be submitted at any time, or must they await the editor’s call. I will be pleased to have original problems at any time; but for this Tourney there will be a set theme, and within a certain period all problems must be in the Editor's hands. Then they will he published, and competitors will be given an opportunity to search them for faults.

During the first two weeks of January I will be unable to supply the usual comments and solutions to problems, but the tourney will be continued, and my readers, I hope, will bear with me in waiting two weeks for results to the. problems which should appear in those weeks. Otherwise the Chess Column will appear as usual, though slightly abbreviated to match the holiday season.

NEWS AND NOTES. Mr Cecil Purdy, the editor of that excellent publication The Australasian Chess Review, has made an appeal to the Chess Clubs of Australia and New Zealand to give financial help to the Review, which so far has been run at a loss. Mr Purdy argues that the decease of the Chess Review will be a bad blow for chess in Australia and New Zealand. It is an appeal which should be seriously considered by all clubs because as a chess magazine it certainly deserves well of all players and solvers. I wish Mr Purdy good fortune in his arduous and plucky work.

Landau Younkman, one of the leading chess players of Australia, died in Perth on November 11. Younkman never won the Australian title but that probably was due to lack of opportunity. He only competed once, and then was within half a point of the championship. He was born at Middlesborough and went to Australia when nineteen years of age. He was very successful in correspondence games, which he favoured, and lost very few. He was Australia’s best blindfold player, being able to carry on six games simultaneously. In inter-State telegraphic matches he never lost a game and as an adjudicator he was frequently asked to officiate and was never proved wrong in one decision. Mr Younkman was a teacher by profession, being headmaster of the Freemantle Boys’ School at the time of his death.

Mr M. E. Goldstein, a noted British player, has settled in Sydney, where he intends to remain several years. In addition to his

fine record as a player in- Britain, Mr Gold, stein has contributed to the literature of the game. In collaboration with R. C. Griffith he was the author of the 1925 editions of Griffith and White’s Modern Chess Openings. He edited the B.C.M. Chess Annual 1926 and translated Alekhine’s “My Best Games” from the French. In the N.S.W. Championship Mr Cecil Purdy, the young editor of the Australasian Chess Review, won with ten wins, one draw and one loss, Crakanthorp being second with nine wins, one draw, and two losses. He is the elder son- of Dr. J. S. Purdy, health officer of Sydney, and was born in Port Said. lie lived for some time as a boy inNew Zealand and later in Tasmania. He is now 22 years of age and has been third twice in the Australian Championship. The French championship was won- by Andre Cheron for the third time, with Aristide Gromcr, a very young player, second. WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP. THE THIRTEENTH MATCH. Here is the score of (he thirteenth match between Alekhine and Bogoljubow, with Brian Harley’s comments.

(a) In the true spirit of the Cambridge Springs “Defence,” which is really a coun-ter-attack. (b) P —K4 is rather unsafe, before Castling; e.g., KKt —83. 11 B—Q3 P—K4, 12. Castles (P—QR 3 P x P!) P x P. 13. Kt x P B x Kt and separates the Q side P’s. (c) A strong move, and, better still, a lively one. (d) Against B x Pch K x B Kt x Pch, etc. (e) B—Kt3 is sound, but. Alekhine wants his Kt on KBS for one of his quick K side attacks. (f) Having gone so far, this is almost necessary to prevent Black opening the K file by P x P, and then- playing Kt —K 4. (g) Finely posted, on White’s KP and with distant threats of B—R6. (h) P x P R x P would naturally give him an uncomfortable QRP. (i) Another excellent move. White dare not give up the file by R x R, and if 28. R x P, R x R, 29. B x R Q x KP, 30. B—Kt3 R —B4, winning at least a P. Then there is 28. B x P, well met. by R—B4 (R x R, 29. Q x R B x P is not good) threatening doubting R’s or eten R x Kt, P x R B x QP for mate or recovery of the exchange. (j) A blunder, but Black must now win in any event. Alekhine’s Q side P’s are scattered and R—BB is only one of several threats. 31. B—K2 would be met by the pinning Q —K5. with R —B7 in reserve. (k) A charming end to a very good game.

THE SEVENTEENTH GAME. The 17th game with Harley’s remarks is also quoted:

and Black resigns. (a) Unusual, but the whole game is Alekhine in his strangest and most visionary mood.

(b) The alternative was Castles (not Q— Q 3, 10, Kt—Kts!) 10. P—B4 Kt—Kts. 11. B x B K x B, 12. Q —Q4 ch and then P—KR3, for the K side advance. (c) He harries Black restlessly. P —QR 4 as a reply would leave QKt5 as a beautifid spot, for the White Kt. (d) The best policy, as his Q side is compromised for the end-game is to try, as he does, to break up the P centre. (e) Kt—-Ktl. pure defence, would allow 21. B x B ch Q x B, 22. Kt—Kts, R— Q2 (say) 23. R"- —QBI, for eventual P —QKt4. (f) A surprise, Q x Q Kt x Q would probably lose the QKt P and give Black good chances of a draw. (g) P x P, naturally 25. KI —Kts K —Ktl 26. B x P P x B. 27. P— R7ch K—Rl, 28. KR—Bl 1 (h) A weird move, cutting off Black’s R from his Kt. The reply, P x Kt would allow mate in two by Q —B7ch. etc. (i) Seeing B x P coming Bogoljubow gave up without waiting for it. The win is easy here but against 33. .R—Q2 it is rather longer, bv 34. B x P P x B, 35. P—R7 ch R x P. 36. R x R K x R, 37. R—Rl ch K—Ktl, 38. R—RB ch K—B2, 39. Kt— Kto ch K—Q2, 40. Q —Kt7 mate.

WHITE. BLACK. Alekhine. Bogoljubow. 1. P--Q4 P—04 o P-QB4 P—QB3 3. Kt—QB3 Kt—B3 4. B—Kt5 P—K3 Kt—B3 QKt-Q2 6. P—K3 Q-R4 P x P Kt x P (a) 8. Q-Q2 B -Kt 5 9. R—Bl Castles 10. B—Q3 (h) P-KR3 11. B -R4 P— K4 (c) 12. Castles R— KI 13. P—K4 Kt—B5 14. B—B4 Kt—KKt3 (cl) 15. P-QR3 (e) Kt x B 16. Kt x Kt B—K2 17. Kt—B5 B—Bl 18. P— QKt4 Q—QI 19. Q—R‘2 Q—B3 20. P-Q5 (f) Kt—Kt3 21. Kt—K3 Q—Kt3 (g) *?*> B—Kt3 P—QR4 23 P—Kt5 (h) P—R5! 24. B—QI P x QP O ;1 Kt(B3) x P Kt x Kt 26* Kt x Kt B—K3 2 / R— B4 KR.—Bl (i> 28* R—KI B x Kt 29. P x B Q-Q6 30. R x R, R x R 31. B x P (j) Q-K5 (k) 32. Q-Q2 Q x B 33. P—Q6 Q-Q5 34. Q x Q P x Q 35. Resigns.

WHITE. Alekhine. BLACK. Bogoljubow. 1. P—Q4 Kt—KB3 9 P—QB4 P—KKt3 3. P—B3 (a) P—Q4 4. P x P Kt x P 0. P—K4 Kt—Kt3 6. B—K3 B—Kt2 Kt—B3 Kt—B3 8. P-Q5 Kt—K4 9. B—Q4 P—KB3 (b) 10. P—B4 Kt—B2 11. P—QR4 (c) P—K4 12. P x P e.p. B x P 13. P—R5 Kt—Q2 14. P—R6! P—Kt3 15. B—Kt5 Q—K2 1G. KKt—K2 P—QB4 17. B—B2 Castles Q (cl) 18. Q—R4 P—Bl 19. P—K5 P—Kt 4 20. B—Bl Kt(Q2) x P (e) 21. B x Bch Q x B 22. P x Kt Kt x P 09 Castles Q-B5 24.’ P—QKtl (!) Q x KtP (g) 25. Q—B2 Kt—Q6 26. KR—Ktl Q-QB5 27. R—R4 Q-K3 28. Kt—Kt5 K—Ktl 29. Kt(K2)-Ql (h) Q—K5 30. Kt—QB3! Q—KI 31. Q x Kt P x Kt 90 B x P Q—K3 33. Q—B3 Q-B2 (i)