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Southland Times, Issue 22194, 9 December 1933, Page 23

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CONDUCTED BY MELVILLE MILLS. Attempt the end. and never stand in doubt; Nothing so hard but search will find it out. —Herrick. PROBLEM No. 476. By Dr. L. S. Penrose. BLACK (Six Pieces).

WHITE (Nine Pieces). 8 I p 7 I P 7 I BKt6 | lPkts | b2KtIP2 | Ipßk 1 p 3 | IK4QI |. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 477. By C. Weyding. Deutsche Presse, 1932. (Mahrisch-Ostrau). BLACK (Nine Pieces.)

WHITE (Eleven Pieces). lkt4RK I pQlplplP I 2rBIPIP I rb6 | pIPP4 | P2P4 | 5P2 | 7k I. White to play and mate in three moves. PROBLEM No. 478. By N. Easter. JctqßlKS I KtrblplPl | 3kKtlrl | p 7 | B2PP 2p | 7Q | b 7 | 8 |. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 479. By O. Votruba. b 284 I lklßp3 I 2Kt2p2 I 2K3QI | Ppppl Kt2 | 8 | lppp4 | 8 |. White to pay and mate in three moves. END-GAME No. A 43. BLACK (Eight Pieces).

WHITE (Five Pieces). White to play and win. (From Bohemia, October 21, 1906.) SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 465, by D. H. Herson (2 move). Key: Q— QBS. A good workmanlike problem, but rather ordinary. However, it caught one solver. Correct solutions from—E.A.L (In gill , W McF. (Timaru). "Quixote (In gill). ••Novice" (In'glll), BL. (Ashburton), "Chester" (Ch.ch.). No. 466. by F. F. Alexander (3 move). Key: B—Q7. The handling of the Black Queen is a feature of this problem. Details:

Correct solutions from—E.A.L. (In’gill), W. McF. (Timaru). No. 4G7, by B. J. de C. Andrade (2 move). Key: Q —KRI A brilliant Brede king and a problem with two good tries: Q—QB7 and Q—Q7. Correct solutions from —E.A.L. (In gill), w. McF. (Timaru). “Quixote'' (In gill). R.L. (Ashburton). “Tryer’’ (In’gill), "Novice’’ (In’gill). "Chester” (Ch.ch.). No. 468, by A. C. Challenger (3 move). Key: Q—QBS. A difficult problem though the play doe? not reveal any new lines. Details:

Correct solutions from—E.A.L. (In’gill). W. McF. (Timaru). No. 461, by K. S. Howard. . Composer’s key: R—KKt4. This key leads to some excellent colour 'values, but I think the try QR to KKtS will also provide a mate in three. W. McF. sends the two keys. E.A.L. sent R—KKts, but in his play overlooks what appears to me to be the only mating line. He proposes as an answer to Black’s B—QKt6, R —KKt3. but this is defeated by K—KR2. On the other hand R—KKtB. followed by R—KKt2 seems to be unanswerable. If there is an escape from R—KKt2 as White’s second move, the "cook” of R—KKtB is defeated. The composer's principal lines are worth re-

Marks.—W. McF. (Timaru) 40; "Quixote” (In’gill 20; E.A.L. (In’gill) 10. LAST WEEK’S END-GAME. No. A42—White wins: 1 Kt—R6ch, PxKt; 2 B x Pch. Kt x B; 3 R X Q, B x Q; 4 R x Rch. Kt—B. sBx RP and wins. If 2 K x B, Q x Pch and wins. A PECULIAR END. The following position occurred in the championship of the Western States ot America. White (rine): K on KKt2, Q on KR3’ R's on KI. KRI; B's on Q 2,3; Kt on QB3; P’s on QR2. QKt2, QI. Black: K on KB2; Q on Q 3; R's on QRI, KI; B on K2; Kt on KB3; P’s on QR2. QKt3. Q 4, K 3, KKt3, KR2. A queer set-out; the White K. though denuded of his P’s, is perfectly safe, whereas the Black K —well, see what Reuben Fine, the 18-year-old star, does to him. ■ White. Black. 1. Kt—Kts Q—Q2 2. Kt—B7l Q x Kt 3. Q x KP ch K—Kt2 4. R x P ch! K x R If Kt x R. 5 Q x KtP ch, etc. 5. Q—B7 ch K—Rl 6. R—KRI ch Resings. CARO-KANN. From a record Blindfold Display at

Chicago. White Black Alekhine Mesirow 1. P-K4 P-QB3 2. P-Q4 Kt-Kb3 3. Kt-QB 3 P-Q3 4. Kt-B3 B-Kts 5. B-QB4 QKt-Q2 6. B-K3 P-K4 7. Px P QKt x P 8. B-K2 Q-B2 9. Kt-Q4! B x B 10. Q x B P—KKt3 11. Castles Q B-Kt2 12. P-B4(a) QKt-Q2 13. KKt—Kts(b) P x Kt

White Black Alekhine Mesirow 14. Kt X P Q-B3(C) 15. R x P Q X KP 16. R x Kt(d) Castles (e) 17. R-Q4 Q-K3(f) 18. Kt-B3 KR-K 1 19. R-Kl Kt-Q4 20. Kt X Kt(g) BX R 21. B x B(h) QxQ(i) 22. Kt-B6ch K—Bl(j) 23. Kt x Pch K-Ktl 24. Kt-B6ch Drawn (k)

(a) Necessary to the coming combination, as will be seen. (b) A brilliant attempt to force the game (c) Not Q—R4. 15 Kt x QPch, K—K2. 16 P—K5, Kt—Q4, 17 Q—B4, with very good wonc j er f u i speculation: the main threat is.of course, Kt—QGch. (e) Wisely avoiding complications; though White is a P up, his attack is gone, and he has some awkward weaknesses (especially the pin of his B) to attend to. If K x R, I imagine Alekhine’s intention to be 17 R—QI

ch, Kt—Q4 (forced), 13 Kt—B7! (P—B4, R—QBI) Kx Kt (Q—Kts, 19 P—B3, Bx P, 20 Kt x Kt, coming out with the superior end-game position), 19 B—Kt6ch, Kt x B, 20 Q x Q. Black has some advantage, but I can find no better variation for Alekhine. (f) Mr Mesirow also has ideas. If Kt—87, Q x P! (g) If R x Kt. B x Kt. 21 Px B, Q xR. (h) All this is undoubtedly according to plan; but Diack is cautious. (i) Not Q x Kt, 22 Q x Rch, and mates next move. (j) Anything else loses by Kt x Rch. (k) By perpetual check. The K cannot come out on K2, because R X Qch. QUEEN’S PAWN.

From a tourney at •White Black Schenk Demetriescu 1. P-Q4 Kt-KB 3 2. P-K3 P-Q3(a) 3. Kt-KB 3 QKt-Q2 4. QKt-Q2 P-B3 5. B-Q3 Q-B2 6. P-QKt3 P-K4 7. B-Kt2(b) P x P 8. P x P B-K2 9. Castles Castles 10. P-B4 R-Kl 11. Q-B2 Kt-Bl 12. P-KR3(C) Kt-Kt3 13. Kt-Kts B-Q2

: Ebensee. White Black Schenk Demetriescu 14. KR-K 1 QR-Ql(d) 15. R-K3(e) Kt-R4 16. QKt-B3 Kt(R4)-B5 17. QR-K 1 Kt X B 18. Q X Kt P-KR3(f) 19. R x B! R x R 20. R x R Kt x R 21. Q-R7ch K-Bl 22. P-Q5 Kt-B4(g) 23. B-B6(h) Resigns 1

(a) Tchlgorin’s Defence, for early P—K4. (b) To prevent P—QI. (c) And this prevents B—Kts. The opening has been well played and the position is about level. (d) The first weak move; it has no meaning. It was advisable for Black to play his manoeuvre at once, Kt—R4 and —BS. (e) Correct, to double R’s. (f) An error, giving White a pretty finish. He should play B x Kt, with drawing chances. (g) Otherwise, mate in 2 by 23 Q x KtP ch, K—KI, 24 Q x BP. (h) Threatening Q —RB mate. If P X B, 24 Q x BP mate. A striking finish*

B. W. B. W. K-Q4 Q x BP(ch) K-K5 QxBP QxKt(B6)K-Kt4(ch) QxR B x P ■■ , — ■ 1 ! '•» Q-B5 Q-Kt2 -— -, - K-Q4 QxBP QxKt(B4)BxP(ch) Kt-B5 Kt mates Q else KtxQP(ch)any B x BP Kt-Ql Kt x QP(ch) K-Q4 Q x BP Kt-Kt4 — K-Q4 - —■ ■— Kt-K6 Kt-Q6(ch) B x BP else BxBP(ch) KxKt Kt-R4

B. W. B. W. K-K4 Q-B8 K-Q5 QxP K-K5 Q x P K-Q3 Q-B6 K-K5 Q-KKt4 any QxP K-B5 Q-R3 any QxP B moves Rx P(ch) K-K4 K-Q6 QxP B-Kt5

cording: B. W B. W. B-QKtl R-QR3 B-QKtG R x R R-KKt8 R-KR4 K-KKt7 R-KKt8 BxP R—KKt8 B-KB8 R-KKtl