The Quiet Games

Southland Times, Issue 21604, 16 January 1932, Page 17

The Quiet Games

CHESS

CONDUCTED BY MELVILLE MILLS. Attempt the end, and never stand In doubt; Nothing’s so hard but search will And It out. —Herrick. All correspondence in connection with this column should be addressed to the Chess Editor, Southland Times, Invercargill. PROBLEM No. 444. By W. H. Feltham. BLACK (Thirteen Pieces.)

WHITE (Eight Pieces.) White to play and mate in two moves. 6ktK | 2Rktlppl | qp4bß | IBlklKtKtl | lp6 | 4plßl | 3rlb2 [ Q3r3 |.

PROBLEM No. 445.

By B. J. de Andrade. BLACK (Five Pieces.)

WHITE (Eight Pieces.) White plays and mates in two moves. !Bkt3Ktl | IpP3PI | lplk4 I 5Q2 [. lP3kt Bl | 8 | 8 | 5K2 |.

PROBLEM No. 446. By L. B. Salkind. BLACK (Ten Pieces.)

WHITE (Eleven Pieces.) White to play and mate in three moves.

RUY LOPEZ. Also from the first round "at the Bled tournament. 4. B —R4 Alekhine 5. P—Q4 Black. 6. B—Kt3 P—K4 7. Kt x Kt Kt—Qß3 8. B—Q5 (a) P—QR 3 Stoltz P—Q3 White. P —QKt4 1. P—K4 Kt x P 2. Kt—Kß3 P x Kt 3. B—Kts R—Kt 9. B—B6ch (b) B—Q2 10. B x Bch Q x B 11. Q x P Kt—B3 12. Kt—B3 B—K2 13. Castles Castles 14. B—Q2 KR—K 15. Q—Q3 P—Kts 16. Kt—K2(c) Q—B3! 17. B—KB3? (d) P—Q4! 18. P x P (e) Kt x P 20. P—QB4 (f) B—B3 19. QR—K Q—B4ch 21. R-B2 (g) Kt—K6 22. P—QKt3 QR—Q 23. Bx Kt R x B 24. Q—B2 B—R5 (h) 25. P—Kt3 R x BP 26. R—KB B—Kt4 27. K—Kt2 R x Rch 28. RxR Q—B3ch! 29. K—R3 B—K6 30. R-B R-Q4! 31. Kt—B4 Q—Q2ch! 32. P—Kt4 R—Q5 33. Q—KKt2! P—QB3 34. Kt—Rs B— Kt4 35. Q—K2 P—Kt3 36. Kt—Kt3 P—KR4 37 Kt—K4 Q x Pch 38. Qx Q P x Qch 39. Kx P R x Ktch 40. K x B K—Kt2 41. Resigns. (a) If White wanted a draw, 8 P—QB3 was a likelier way to get it. If then Px P, 9 Q —Q5, B—K3; 11 Q—B6ch, and Black will probably prefer a draw to the risky 11 K—K2 (b) This, of course, helps Black’s development along nicely, since the White bishop makes six moves only to exchange itself for a once-moved Black bishop. Probably White fears if 9 Q x P, B—Q2; 10 . . . . P—QB3 and 11 ... . P—QB4. But 10 P—QB3 would secure the bishop, and if Black prefers to trade his KKt for it, White’s command of terrain is compensation enough for Black’s pair of bishops. (c) White does not like 16 Kt—Qs, Kt x Kt; 17 P x Kt, B—B3, with an uncomfortable Q wing. (d) Already White has lost the initiative and this move is a positive positional error, particularly since Black’s KB is still in being. White, apparently does not play the natural (and best) move, Kt —Kt 3, because he wishes to retain the option of Kt—Q4, but by opening the diagonal he has rendered that move ineffectual. If, after 17 Kt—Kt3, Alekrine’s favourite thrust of P—KR4, 18 KR—K, and everything is ship-shape. (e) Necessary, since 18 P—K5, B—B4ch would lose the pawn. But now every Black piece comes into powerful action. (f) To avoid a backward QBP after P—QKt3, . but presenting Black with a tactical opportunity. (g) If 21 K—R, Kt—K6; 22 B x Kt, R x B; 32 Q —B2, P—Kt6l, and it is White’s Q side which collapses. (h) Which, presumably, was what White overlooked. The game is won, and in what follows we have only to marvel at the relentless perfection of the champion's technique. MORE FROM BLED. The following is the score of the game between A. Niemzowitsch and A. Alekhine in the 19th round of the Bled Tournament: —ENGLISH OPENING.— 3. KP x P Black 4. P—Q4 A. Alekhine. 5. Kt—Qß3 P—QB3 6. Kt—B3 P—Q4 , White Px P A. Niemzowitsch Kt—Kß3 1. P—QB4 Kt—B3 2. P—K4 B—Kts 7. P x P Kt x P 8. B—QKt5 Q—R4 9. Q—Kt3 B x KKt 10. P x B Kt x Kt 11. B x Ktch P x B 12. Q —Kt7 Kt—Q4 dis. ch. 13. B—Q2 Q—Kt3 14. Q x Rch K —Q2 15. Castles Kt—B2 16. B—R5 Kt x Q 17. B x Q Kt x B 18. KR-Bsq P—K3 19. R—B2 B—K2 20. QR— QBsq B—Kt4 21. R—Qsq i R —QKtsq 22. R—Bs Kt—Q4 23. R—R5 R—Kt2 24. R—Q3 B—Qsq 25. R—Kt3 RxR 26. R x Pch Kt—B2 27. P x R B—B3 28. R—Kt7 B x P 29. R—KtB B x KtP 30. P—R3 P—KB4 31. K—Bsq Kt—Q4 ’ 32. K—Kt2 B—K4 33. R—QRB Kt—Bsch 34. K—R2 Kt—Q6 dis. ch. 35. K—Ktsq Kt—KB 36. R—R7ch B—B2 Resigns. QUEEN’S PAWN. The following is the score of the game between A. Alekhine and E. Colle in the 18th round:— White Black A. Alekhine. E. Colle. 1. P—Q4 Kt—Kß3 2. P—QB4 P—K3 3. Kt—Qß3 P—Q4 4. B—Kl5 Q—KtQ2 5. Kt—B3 P—B3 6. P—K4 - P x Iff 7. Kt x P Q—Kt3 ' 8. B—Q3 Q x KtP 9. Castles. Kt x Kt 10. B x Kt Kt—B3 11. B—Q3 Q—Kt3 12. R—Ksq B—K2 13. Q—B2 P—KR3 14. B—Q2 P—B4 15. B—B3 P x P 16. Kt x P Castles 17. Kt—Bs Q—Qsq 18. Kt x Bch Qx Kt 19. QR —Ktsq R—Qsq 20. R—K3 P—QKt3 21. Q—K2 B—Kt2 22. R—KKt3 Kt—Ksq 23. R—Ksq K—Bsq 24. Q—Kt2 P—B3 25. B—Kt4 Kt—Q3 - 26. R(Kt3)—K3 K—B2 27. P—B4 Q—Q2 28. Q—K2 R—Ksq 29. Q —Rsch K—Ktsq 30. Q—Kt6 P—B4 31. B x Kt Q x B 32. B x P Q x P 33. Q —R7ch K—Bsq 34. B—Kt6 Q—Q5 35. B x R R x B 36. K—Rsq Q—B3 ■and Black afterwards resigned.