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Southland Times, Issue 22475, 10 November 1934, Page 19

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CONDUCTED BY MELVILLE MILLS. Attempt the end, end never etand In Nothing no hard but aoarch will And It “ Ut -Herrick. PROBLEM NO. 649. By B. de Castro. Black (ten pieces).

White (seven pieces). Qkt6 I 2Ktlplktl I Ip2p3 | plklß3 | p2p4 1 PP5p | IK6 | 582 I White to play and mate in three moves. PROBLEM NO. 650. By B. de Castro. Black (twelve pieces).

White (eight pieces). B2QKt3 | ktrlKtp2K | 2k3pl | 3p4 | PPlß2bp | rsbq | 5p2 [ 8 | White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM NO. 651. By A. N. Lebedeff. 3Ktb3 I 3kt2pp | !RlKt2kP I p5Pp | 7P I 186 I KlPq2Rl | BQ3ktrl I White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM NO. 652. By L. Tuhan-Baranowski. B 7 I 3p3r | ktP!Kt4 | PIkP3R [ KlKts | ppßlp3 | 3q4 I 2R3Qb | White to play and mate in two moves. END GAME NO. AB5. From actual play in 1931, between Sultan Khan and Bogoljuboff in the Team Tournament at Prague. The game was drawn because Bogoljuboff aS Black overlooked the winning play. (Black)

(White) Black to play and win. LAST WEEK’S END GAME. No. AB4—l Kt-Q7. P-R7; 2 Kt(Q7)-86, P-RB(Q)ch; 3 K moves, drawn. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 637 by R. W. Clark (3-movo). Held OV No. 638 by R. C. Lyners (2-move). Key: Q X P. A highly organized mutate, in which the change or abandonment of pins plays a Correct solutions from:—EA.L. (In’gill), W. McF. (Timaru), “Quixote'’ (In gill), “Novice” (In’gill), "Tryer” (In’gill), R-L--(Dunedin), "Chester” (Ch. Ch. ZZZ (In - 639 by N. Easter (2-move). Composer's Key: R—QKt4. This problem is cooked by B x Kt, which calls for Black Pawn on QR6. Two solvers offered B—KRI but it is easily defeated. Marks: W. McF. (Timaru) and “Quixote , 20; E.A.L. (In’gill). R.L. (Dunedin), ZZZ (In’gill), "Tryer” (In’gill), 10. No. 640 by N. Easter (2-move). Key: B—oB. Two solvers—“ Chester” (Ch. Ch. and W. McF (Timaru), claimed cooks by Q—KB3, but it is met by Q —Q3 and their marks cancel out; “Tryer’s” claim of No-Solutlon penalizes him 10 marks. A cunning twomove problem from a composer whose work is always interesting. Correct solutions from —E.A.L. (In gill), "Novice” (In’gill), "Quixote” (In’gill). R.L. (Dunedin), ZZZ (In’gill). ALEKHINE V. BOGOLJUBOFF. THE FINAL GAMES. In the 25th game the Queen’s Gambit accepted was played, and Alekhine registered a fine win in a game characterized by sound play.

Position alter 38. . White Black Alekhine Bogoljuboff 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 2 Kt-KB 3 P-QB3(a) 3 P-B4 P x P 4 P-K3 B-Kts(b) 5 B X P P-K3 6 Kt-B3 Kt-Q2 7 P-KR3 B-R4 8 P-R3(c) KKt-B3 9 P-K4 B-K2 10 Castles Castles 11 B-B4 P-QR 4 12 B-QR2 Q-Kt3 13 P-KKt4(d) B-Kt3 14 Q-K2 Q-R3 15 Q-K3(e) P-Kt4 16 Kt-K5 Kt x Kt 17 B x Kt P-Kts 18 B X Kt B x B 19 Kt-K2(f) PxP

•. B-Kl. White Black Bogoljuboff Alekhine 20 P xP P-B4 21 QR-B 1 PxP 22 Kt x P B x Kt 23 Q x B KR-Q 1 24 Q-B4 Q-Kt2(g 25 P-B3 P-R4 26 Q-K2 R-Q5 27 Q-K3 R-Q2 28PxP(h) BxRP 29 R-B5 B-Kt3 30 KR-B 1 QR-Q 1 31 B-B4 R-QBch 32 B-Bl KxR 33 R x R P-R5 34 R-B4 R-Q8 35 R-Kt4 Q-B2(i) 36 P-B4 Q-Ql 37 Q-B2(j) P-B4 38P-K5 B-Kl(k)

BLACK (Alekhine)

WHITE (Bogoljuboff) 39 R-Kt6 Q-Bl I 42 K-B2 40 R-Q6 R-B8 43 Q-Q2 Q- B 4 C £ 41 Q-Q4 K-R2(l) |44 Q-K3(m) Rxßch Resigns (a) Alekhine has never been manoevred by transposition into the orthodox defence to the Queen’s Gambit Declined by Bogoljuboffi nor-has he played It against him, though he defended It several times against Capablanca. Against neither, however, nas he played the King’s Indian Defence to the Queen’s Pawn Opening. (b) Recalling tne third game. ± 2 (c) Of doubtful value here. He wants to secure control of his Q 4 square; but tne other side of that is that it makes necessary the weakening is P-KKt4. (d) The alternative 13 Q-Q2, B x Kt; 14 P x B, KR-Q 1 would be distasteful. (e) Black with his Queen-side majority in Pawns would welcome an exchange or Queens. < ... (f) 19 PxP, PxP; 20 B x P is not to be thought of as Black would get two Rooks and a minor piece for a Queen; but 19 KtR 4 has points enabling White to establish a piece at his QBS. , , (g) An exchange of Queens at this point would suit White giving him time to ffet in P-B4 and P-B5 with advantage. Even if he lost a Pawn he would consider this worth it. , . . (h) In order to gain a tembo when doubting Rooks. _ _ (1) Not 35 R x P, R x B ch; 36 R x R. Q-Kt4 ch etc. , _ (j) Net 37 Rx P, R x B ch; 38 Kx R, Q-Q8 ch etc. , , ~. , (k) As In some other games Alekhines tactical genius Is displayed. Although White has made no serious error noticeably. Black threatens to drive home-his superiority obtained with . . . B-B3 and . . . (l) ... A subtle move. Of 42 R3i; 43 Q-82, Rxßch;44Qxß.

ch winning a piece. Otherwise ... 42 BKt 4 is threatened. (m) If Q-Q2, Q x RP wins. KING’S INDIAN DEFENCE. Bogoljuboff played the King’s Indian Defence to the Queen’s Pawn Opening in the 26th and final game of the match. White .offered a draw at the 26th move and this was accepted.

White Black Alekhine Bogoljuboff 1 P-Q4 Kt--KB3 2 P-QB4 P-KKt3 3 P-KKt3 B-Kt2 4 B-Kt2 P-Q3 5 Kt-QB 3 Castles 6 Kt-B3 QKt-Q2 7 Castles P-K4 8 P-QKt3 R-Kl 9 Q-B2 Kt-Kts 10 PxP QKtxP 11 Kt x Kt Kt x Kt 12 B-Kt2 P-KR4 13 QR-Q 1 B-B4 14 Q-Q2 Q-Bl

White Black Bogoljuboff Alekhine 15 Kt-Q5 P-B3 16 Kt-K3 B-R6 17 P-B4 B x B 18KtxB Kt-Kts 19 B x B K x B 23 Q x P Q x Q 21 Q-Q4ch Kt-K4 22 PxP PxP 23 Q x P Q x Q 24 R x Q QR-Q 1 25 KR-Q 1 RxR 26 Rx R and White offered a draw which was accepted.