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Southland Times, Issue 21732, 18 June 1932, Page 15

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CONDUCTED BY MELVILLE MILLS. Attempt the enS. end never etend In dooM; Nothing's eo hard but search will And it cut. —Hetrick. PROBLEM No. 510. (By “Eroe.”) WHITE—II Pieces. BLACK—IO Pieces.

sbßl | plßlKt3 I 4RKt2 I 3ktkt3 I 2pk4 | 2pplPKl | IpPlPßlp | 7Q | White to play and mate in 3 moves. No. 511 by J. Francey (2 move). WHITE (12 pieces)—K on KR4; Qon K 8; R’s on QKt4 and KKtB; B’s on QBB and QB1; Kt's on Q 7 and KB4; P’s on QKt3, K 5, KB3 and KKt5. BLACK (10 pieces)—K on KB4; Q on QB7; R’s on Q 7 and KB2; B on KB8; Kt on QI; P’s on QB6, K 7, KB7, and KR3. Mate in two moves. No. 512 by A. Chioco (2 move). WHITE (13 pieces)—K on KR4; Q on QRI; R’s on QBI and KI; B’s on KKtl and KR7; Kt’s on QB3 and K 3; P’s on QR3, QR4, QKt5, KKt3, KKt4. BLACK (9 pieces)—K on Q 5; Q on 02; R’s on QR7 and QBS; B on K 7; Kt on K 3; P’s on QKt3, QKt6. and K2. Mate in two moves. END-GAME No. 28. For the last few weeks we have been taking up brilliant and decisive combinations in direct attack. This ending, from a game played in the Nice tournament of 1930 is comparatively passive, though none the less- decisive. Black’s method of winning is quite instructive. (By Sir George Thomas). WHITE (8 Pieces).

BLACK (8 Pieces.) Black to play and win. End-Game No. 27.1 R x P, Kt x R; 2 Q—Kts, Kt—B2; 3 Q—QBch. Kt X Q; 4 P—R6, and Black resigns because of P—R7ch and P—KtB (Q). Solutions to Problems. No. 501 by P.G.L.P. (3 move). Key: Correct solutions by.—E.A.L. (In'gill), W.McF. (Timaru), ’’Eroe’’ (Limehills). No. 502 by T. C. Evans (2 move). Key: q K 4. Correct solutions by.—E.A.L. (In’gill), W.McF. (Timaru), “Eroe'’ (Limehills), ’’Quixote’’ (In'gill), Novice (In’gill), Chester (Chch.), R.L. (Ashburton). No. 503 by M. Schneldir (2 move). Key: Q QI. Correct solutions from.—E.A.L. (In'gill). “Eroe” (Limehills), W.McF. (Timaru), “Quixote" (In’gill). “Novice” (In'gill). "Chester” (Chch), R.L. (Ashburton). QUEEN’S GAMBIT DECLINED. Here is an aggressive victory won by Bogoljubow from Stahlberg, last year’s winner of the Swedish championship, in the recent Stockholm tournament. Bogoljubow won second prize, just after I. Kashdan. Stahlberg BogoljubowlStahlberg Bogoljubow

White Black 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 2 P-QB4 P-QB3 3 Kt-QB 3 Kt-KB 3 4 P x P (a) P x P 5 Kt-B3 Kt-B3 6 B-B4 Kt-K5! (b) 7 Q-Kt3 P-K3 8 P-K3 P-KKt4 (c) 9 B-Kt3 P-KR4 10 B-Q3 (d) Kt xKt 11 P x Kt P-R5 12 B-K5 P-B3 13 Kt x KtP Kt x B 14 P x Kt P x Kt 15 B-Kt6ch K-K2 16 CastlesKß Q-Kt3 17 Q-B2 P-R6 18 P-K4 P X KtP 19 KR-K P-Q5 20 Q-Q2 B-R3 (a) White apparent!

: White Black .. 1 21 P x P K-B ; 22 B-R5 P-Kts ; I 23 Q-B3 Q-Q I 24 B x P B-Q2 ; 25 P-Q5 B-B5 >26 P-KR3 R-R2 (e) 1 27 QR-Kt P-Kt3 t 28 P x P B-K . .29 KR-Q Q-Kt4 , 30 R-Q5 R-K2 ; 31 QR-Q B-Kt3 ; 32 R-QBch Rx R ; 33 R x Rch K-Kt2 . 34 R-QRB Q x P ; 35 Q-B8 B-R7ch 11 36 Kx P B X Pch ; 1 37 B-B3 B X Bch ’ 38 K x B Q-Q4ch i | Resigns 1 | tly does not care to en-

ter into the complications arising from 4 Kt—B3, P x P. The text gives Black an easy game with no development difficulties. 4 P—K3 is often played here. (b) This move almost gives Black the initiative at once. The Kt, which cannot be captured on account of P x Kt disclosing a double threat on the QP, is strongly posted. (c) Black gets a quick, though compromising attack now bn the K side. (d) White really has nothing much better than this move, which gives up a piece for an embarrassing attack. If instead 10 P—KR3 or 4, White’s P position is permanently weakened after Kt x B. (e) Black is carefully co-ordinating his pieces. It is a slow process, but eventually his extra piece must win.

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS DEFENCE. A pleasing victory by World Champion Alekhine. One from a simultaneous exhibition at Vienna.

ALIUII Ct V V itruiu. Alekhine Maurer White Black 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 2 P-QB4 P-K3 3 Kt-QB 3 Kf-KB3 4 B-Kts QKt-Q2 5 P-K3 P-B3 6 Kt-B3 Q-R4 7 B X Kt Kt X B 8 B-Q3 P x P 9 B X P B-Kts 10 Q-B2 Castles 11 Castles R-K 12 P-K4 B-B 13 B-Q3 P-KKt3 14 P-QR 3 P-B4 15 P-QKt4,I PxKtP 16 P X P Q X P

Alekhine Maurer White Black 18 Kt-Kts R-Q 19 Kt-B7 R-Kf 20 R X HP B-Q2 21 KR X P R X R 22 R X R R-QB 23 P-R3 Kt-K I 24 P-K5 Q-Q 25 Kt x Kt R x Q 26 Kt-B6ch K-Kt2-a ] 27 R x B R-BBch | 28 K-R2 Q-Kt3 29 Kt-Kts K-R3 30 Kt x BPch K-Kt2 31 Kt-Q6ch K-R3 32 R x Pch K-Kt4 33 Kt (B6)-K4ch K-B5

17 KR-Kt Q-K2 ) 34 R-R4 mate (a) 26 Q' x Kt would give Black drawing chances.