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Southland Times, Issue 22074, 22 July 1933, Page 15

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CONDUCTED BY MELVILLE MILLS. Attempt the end. and never stand In doubt; Nothing's so hard but search will find it out —Herrick. PROBLEM No. 398. By H. A. Russell (Manchester). BLACK (Three Pieces).

WHITE (Five Pieces). 8 I R3BlKp I TP I lbsk | 8 | 7B | 8 | 8 |. White to play and mate in three moves. PROBLEM No. 399. By W. H. Feltham (Portsmouth). BLACK (15 Pieces).

WHITE (11 pieces). SRIKt | 3RplKl | 4plpl | 3Pk2p 1 IQ2P2P [ lKtlplb2 | lPprp2b | 2Blktktqr |. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 400. By C. Schulz (Dortmund). 2rBRKtIK I QlpPlltpkt | 4rqpl I bßlP2pl | 205 | 3Kt4 | 8 | 2kts |. White to play and mate in three moves. PROBLEM No. 401. By Isohel R. Pirn (Wells). Kt4rbl | 2R4Kt I 3plp2 | 2qklPlQ | lPlplP2 | 3P4 | 3kt2Kl | 8 |. White to play and mate in two moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 386 by K. S. Howard (3 move). Key: K *A bivalve problem with Seeburger theme. . „ . _ . ~,, Correct answers from—E.A.L. (In gill), 'W.McF. (Timaru). „ „ No. 387 by M. Adabascheff (2 move). Key: P Correct solutions from—E.A.L. (In’gill), W.McF. (Timaru). "Novice" (In gill). Quixote” (In’gill), R.L. (Ashburton), "Chester <C No h 388 by J. J. O’Keefe (3 move). Key: R A < difficult problem with some interesting solutions from —E.A.L.. (In’gill), W.McF. (Timaru); "Quixote” (In’gill). No. 389 by E. Boswell and W. E. Crame (2 move). Key: P-KBB = Kt. , A bivalve variation from Kt-K4 is good. Correct solutions from—E.A.L. (In gill). W.McF. (Timaru). "Quixote” (In’gill), Novice" (In’gill), Chester (Chch.). END-GAME No. A 23. The only blemish to this little combination is that it is not necessary to win. White can have a piece for the taking. But the play is unexpected, especially White s third move. White mates in six moves. Won by Mlttelmann. BLACK (Ten Pieces).

WHITE (Ten Pieces). White mates in six. LAST WEEK’S END GAME. End-Game No. A 22. 1 K-Q6, K-Kt2; 2 K-Q7. K-Kt; 3 K-86, K-R2; 4 K-87. K-R3, 5 K-KtB, K-R4; 6 K-Kt7, KxP, and wins. SICILIAN. (From a Belgian Match.) Koblitz Soultanbcieff WHTE I BLACK WHITE BLACK Koblitz Soultanbcieff 1 P-K4 P-QB4 1G R-Q2 Kt-R4 2 Kt-KB 3 Kt-KB 3 17 R-R3 P-B4 3 Kt-B3 P-Q4 18 P-B4 P-K5 4 PxP KtxP 19 P-R3(f) B-R5 5 KtxKt(a) QxKt 20 B-B2 P-KG! G B-K2(b) Kt-B3 21 Bxß PxR 7 P-B3(C) P-K4 22 Kt-B3 RxPI 8 P-Q3 B-K2 23 B-Ql R-Kl 9 Q-Kt3 QxQ(d) 24 Kt-K5 R-K6 10 PxQ B-B4 25 Kt-B3 BxP(g) 11 Castles Castles Q 2G KtxP B-Q4 12 R-Ql R-Q2 27 K-Bl R-Q6 13 B-K3 KR-Q 1 28 B-Kl BxKKtP Ch 14 Kt-Kl B-K3 29 Resigns 15 P-QB4(e) P-QKt3 I (a) A drawing variation. (b) P-Q4 is strongly to be advised, to prevent Black increasing his command of space by P-K4. (c) He can never achieve P-K4, and should therefore Castle. (d) Well content,, with two weak P s to att (e C ) k 'lf R-R3. P-85, 16. P-QKt4. B-KB4. winning the QP; for 17. B x P would lose by P x P. 18. B-KBI P-Q7, 19. Kt moves B-87. (f) White had a terrible position, and this makes it worse. _ _ _ _ (g) All very excellent. If 2G. P X B, RKBch! FRENCH DEFENCE. One of eight, played simultaneously and blindfold in New York. WHITE BLACK | WHITE BLACK R. Fine H. Sanford IR. Fine H. Sanford 1 Kt-QB3(a) P-Q4 19 P-KKt4 PxP 2 P-K4 P-K3 20 PxP Kt-Kt3(g) 3 P-Q4 B-Kts 21 B-B5 R-Kl 4 Kt-K2(b) PxP 22 P-Kts Kt-Q4 5 P-QR 3 BxKtch(c) 23 Kt-K4 £-£‘3 6 Ktxß P-KB4 24 B-Q6 B-Kt2 7 P-B3! PxP 25 R-R2(h) Kt-Bl (i) 8 QxP QxP 2G QR-R 1 Kt-K2 9 B-Q3(d) Kt-K2 27 RxP(j) Ktxß 10 B-K3 Q-B3 28 BxPch K-Rl 11 Castles Q Kt-Q2 29 B-KB7 R-KBl(k) 12 Q-Kt3 P-B3 30 P-KtG Rxß 13 B-QB4 Castles 31 RxKtch K-Ktl 14 B-Q4(e) Q-R3ch 32 Pxßch(l) KxP 15 K-Ktl Kt-Q4 33 BxKt K-Kt3(m) 1G Q-Q6 QKt-B3 34 R-R4! R-Kl 17 P-KR3 Q-B5(f) 35 B-Q6 P-B4 18 QxQ KtxQ 36 Kt-B3 Resigns fn) (a) Reuben Fine, the eighteen-year-old American, adopts the usual device of the memory-expert; an irregular opening. (b) An old gambit, tried recently by Alekhine with success. It is now a French. (c) Return of the P by B-K2 is safer. _ (d) Alekhine won a fine game against Nimzowitsch by Q-Kt3. (e) Or B-KKt5 Q-82, 15. BxP (Q-Q6 KtKt 3!) Qxß, IG. KR-K 1 Q-Kt3, 17. RxKKt. The attack seems to peter out in this variation. (f) Mr Fine did not visualize this move. Evidently he wanted to keep his Q. to paralyse Black’s Q side. (g) If Kt x P, probably 21. B-B5 R-Kl. 22. R-Q4 PxKKt4, 23. Kt-K4 P-KR3, 24. RKtl. The complications appear to favour White. (h) R-Q2 was correct. . (i) Black has defended well so far. but now he misses Kt-KG, 26. R-Q4 (QR-R 1 Ktxß, 27. RxP KR-Ql, 28. Kt-B6ch PxKt, 29. PxP Ktxß would be good for Black), Ktxß, etc. (1) Mr Fine displays his virtuosity. (k) The best chance appears to be Kt-B4 (to meet 30, P-Kt6 with Kt-R3). The astonishing 30, Kt-BG fails against R-KBch. 31. RxR PxKt. Then there is 30. B-Kt6. to which Black can reply either Ktxß or RxKt, with a probable draw. (l) All this is very good sightless play. Should Black take the R. there follows 33. BxKt. when the Black R will have to be given up. (m) KxKt, of course 34. R xPch, winning the B.