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Southland Times, Issue 21832, 8 October 1932, Page 17

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CONDUCTED BY MELVILLE MUIB. Attempt the end. and never etand in doubt; Nothing 1 ! bo hard but (earch will find it •Ut. —Hwrlcfc. PROBLEM NO. 556. By J. Rayner. Black (7 pieces.)

White (4 pieces.) k 284 | Pp 6 |8 I Q2 P 4 |B| 8 | 2plp3 | 2Kbr3 | White to play and mate in three. PROBLEM NO. 557. By Brian Harley (2 move). White (twelve pieces): K on QRS; Q on K 8: R’s on QR4 and KKtB; B's on QI and KRB; Kt’s on Q 8 and K 6; P’s on Q 6, KB4 and KB6 and KR6. Black (eleven pieces): K on KB4; Q on KRB; R’s on K 7 and KKtB; B on KB8; Kt on KR6; P’s on K 4, KB2. KKt7, KR2 and KR7. White to play and mate in two. PROBLEM NO. 558. By Gordon Leigh (2 move). White (eight pieces): K on QKtl; Q on QKt2: R on KB6; B on QKt3; Kt’s on KBI and KB7: P’s on QB3 and KKt2. Black (six pieces): K on K 5: B on KBS; Kt on KKt5; P’s on Q2, Q 6, and KR6. White to play and mate in two. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 547 by M. Wrobel (2 move) Key: KtK 5. This is an interesting problem, though the key presents no difficulties for experienced solvers. Correct solutions from: E.A.L. (Invercargill). W. McF. (Tiamru). ‘'Eroe” (Limehills), R. L. (Ashburton), "Novice” (Invercargill), "Quixote" (Invercargill). Chester (Christchurch). No. 548 by Jiri Chocolus (3 move). Key: R-QB3. This problem by a Czech master whose death was recently recorded, is of outstanding interest. The forms on the QR file are needed to stop cooks by the Rook. There is a fine series of model

Correct solution from—E.A.L. (Invercargill). "Eroe" (Limehills), W.McF. (Tlmaru). No. 549 by F. Zlokovic (2 move). Key: Kt—K6. An excellent mutate. Correct solutions from—E.A.L. (Invercargill), W.McF. (Timaru), “Eroe" (Limehills), "Quixote” (Invercargill), R.L. (Ashburton), "Novice" (Invercargill), Chester (Christchurch), G.T. (Invercargill). QUEEN’S PAWN OPENING. This was played in the third round of the Berne Tournament.

(a) Or 6 . . . P-K3, with P-Q4 and B-Q3 as the continuing idea, for at KKt2 the Black bishop is not on the best diagonal, though this is a matter of personal t ■— ■_ —Ti

mates. Details. If B W B W P x R Q-Kt3(ch) K-Q5 Q x P ■ ■ ■ I ■ » R-B5 Q X P P-QG R-B4 P-Q4 Q-QB7 > ■ else Kt X P Kt.B2 K-K7 any Q x R Kt-B4 Q-Kt3(ch) K x B Q-Kt2 Kt-Kt5] P x R Q-QB7 P—-R5( P-Q4 Q-QB7 K-B5 Q-Kt5 P-Q4 Q-B7 short mate

White Black White Black B. Colin Sultan Khan B. Colin Sultan Khan 1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 24 BxKt Q-K3 2 Kt-KB3 P-QKt3 25 Kt-B5 QR-Qsq 3 P-KKt3 B-K12 26 R-Q5 KR-Ksq Kt-Kt3 4 B-Kt2 P-B4 27 KR-Qsq BxQP(d) 5 PxP PxP 28 R-QBsq G P-B4 P-Kt3(a) 29 KtxB KxKt 7 Kt-B3 B-Kt2 30 BxP R-B2 8 Castles Castles 31 B-Q4ch P-K5 K-R2 9 Q-Kt3 Q-Bsq 32 P-Q3 33 R-KKtsq 10 B-Kt5 R-Q6 Q-R6 11 QR-Qsq QKt-Q2 34 Kt-Kt3 35 Q-K4 R-K2 12 Q-B2 R-KDsq P-KR4 13 P-Kt3(b) Q-K3 36 Q-B5 Q-Kt5 14 Kt-KR4 BxB 37 QxQ PxQ 15 KtxB Kt-R4 38 R-B5 K-R3 16 KR-Ksq P-KR3 39 P-B5 R-QBsq R-QKtsq 17 B-Bsq P-KKt4 40 P-Kt4 18 P-K4 Kt-Q2 41 B-B3 P-R4 19 Kt-05 20 Q-K2 Kt-K4 42 P-QR3 PxP Q-R6 43 RPxP R-R2 21 KtxPch K-Rsq 44 R(06)-KB6 R-Qsq 22 P-B4 PxP(c) 45 R-Q5 R-QKtsq 23 KtxP KtxKt 46 P-K6 Resigns