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Southland Times, Issue 25306, 8 June 1935, Page 19

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CONDUCTED BY MELVILLE MILLS. Attempt the end and never stand in doubt; Nothing so hard but search win find it out. PROBLEM No. 751. By H. H. Cross. (Boston Spa.) BLACK (Seven Men)

WHITE (Ten Men) lb 6 I IKHRB3 J 2Pr3r | 8 I P2kpP2 | p3R3 1 | B2KIKt2 | 7b I. White to play and mate in three moves. PROBLEM No. 752. The Australasian Centenary Problem Tourney. i BLACK (Ten Pieces)

WHITE (Eleven Pieces) 8 I 2p5 | 2Plpßlp | pK’PIrR | P2k2PR | 2pppßpl | 6PI | IQ6 |. White to play and mate in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 753. By T. R. Dawson. blßKt2kr | q2p3p | 4P3 I 2b2p8l | 3p3K | 7p | 4Q3 | 6RI |. White to play and mate in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 754. By C. E. Kemp. lktlßlQ2 | lplkp2p | 2p4r I r4Kt2 | 3Kt3b | 7B | 8 | 3R3K |. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 755. By T. R. Dawson. bK6 I plps I Ib2p3 | p3QRpI | sqpl | 5q2 | 3PIBIR | 186 |. White to play and mate in two moves. INDIAN DEFENCE. Another wonderful game by the late Aron Nimzowitsch. It was scored in the tourney at Copenhagen when Nimzowitsch won without losing a game. White. Black. White. Black. Samisch. Nimzo- Samlsch. Nimzowitsch. witsch. 1. Pto Q 4 Kt to KB3 14. PtoKR3(?) 2. Pto QB4 Pto K 3 Qto Q2 3. Kt to KB3 15. Ktoß2(?) P to QKt3 Kttoß4(f) 4. P to KKt3 16. BtoQ2(g) BtoKt2 PtoBl(l) 5. Bto Kt2 Bto K2 17. QtoQl 6. Kttoß3 Castles PtoKts(l) 7. Castles PtoQ4(a) 18. KttoKtl BtoKt4 8. KttoKs(!) 19. RtoKKtl Ptoß3(b) B to Q3(h) 9. PxP(c) BPXP 20. Pto K 4 BPxP 10. B to B 4 21. QxKt RxP PtoQß3(d) 22. QtoKts 11. QR to Bl QRtoKßl(i) Pto QKt4 23. Kto R 1 12. Q to Kt3(e) R(B1) to B 4 KttoB3(l) 24. QtoK3 13. Kt xKt BxKt BtoQ3(J) 25. QRtoKl Pto.Kß3(k) (a) Kt to K 5 is also a good move here. (b) This surprising move is due to Nimzowitsch; QKt to Q2 is inferior. (c) Why? This only seems to improve Black's position. (d) With P to QKt4 followed by Kt to 83, Kt to R 4, Kt to 85. (e) Threatens P to QR4. (f) Tire alternative is 15 ... Q to Kt2, followed by Kt to Q2. Kt to Kt 3, Kt to 85. But Nimzowitsch liked to keep his opponent occupied on both wings. (g) Threatens P to K 4. (h) Laying a very fine trap into which White falls. (1) Threatens R (Bl) to 86. (j) Threatening to win the Q by R to K 7. (k) A beautiful winning move. Black now threatens to win the Q by R to 86. This can only be prevented at ruinous expense. QUEEN SACRIFICE. A Queen sacrifice made by Dr Lasker in the Russian congress at Moscow ten years ago. Opening—Sicilian Defence. White. Black. White. Black. Genevski. Lasker. Genevskl. J-asker. 1. Pto K 4 Pto QB4 20. Qto K 3 Rto QKtl 2. Kt to QB3 Pto K 3 21. Rto QI Kt to Kts 3. Kt to B 3 PtoQ3 22. Qtoß3(d) 4 Pto KKt3 p to QR4 4. Pto K.KW Rto ptQ QKt3 5. 3toKt2 Bto K2 24. QtoK3(e) 6. Castles Castles P to K 4 7P to QKt3 25. Kt to B 5 Bx Kt Kttoß3 26. Pxß Kttoß7 8. Bto Kt2 Bto Q2 27. Qto B 3 Kt x R 9. Pto 04 Px P 28. Q X KMf) Bto B 3 10. Kt x P Qto R 4 29. Qto KKtl 3..p«p P <«°r ‘ 2 Q " ,< " 3 Uni lW P°B3 13. QKt to K2 33. P to KR4 Q x RP(c) P to QKt4 U.Rtoßl Qxß 34.KttoQ4 15 KRtoKtl KttoK6(l!) 15 KK KU x R 35 . Qx Kt R x * 16 RxQ KR to QI 36. Bto B 3 Ptoßs 17. Pto QB4 Kt to KI 37. Pto R 5 Pto R 6 18. Pto B 4 PtoQR3 38. QtoK2 19 Ktoßl Kttoß2 R(Ktl) to QI White resigns (g). (a) KKt to Kts might be considered. (b) White threatened 13. Kt takes Kt, followed by Kt to Q 5 (c) Who but Lasker woqld venture a Queen sacrifice in such a position? (d) White’s play seems to lack a definite plan, and his moves appear aimless. (e) Lasker soon demonstrates this to be fa s) y 'Now Black has the equivalent of his 9l (g) n For if 39 Q tks KtP. P to R 7; 40 Q to R 5, R to Q 7 yzlns.

END GAME No. AHO. By W. Vollmer. From the Deutsche Schachzeitung. (BLACK)

(WHITE) White to play arid draw. LAST WEEK'S END GAME No. AlO9-1 Q-Ksch, K-KtB; 2 K-87, Q-R2; 3 Q-KKt5, K moves; 4 Q-Kt6 and wins. QUEER ENDING. White: K on KKtl; Q on QKtl; R's on QRI, K 5; B’s on KKt3, KR7; W on QR4, QKt4, Q 5. KB2. KKt2. Black: K on Kill: Q on KKt4; R's on ORI, KKtl; Bs on QKt3. KKt5; P’s on QR3, QKt2, QB2, 6, In" this critical position of a correspondence game, Black. Mr A. W’. Daniel (Essex), wins against Mr H. D. Lloyd (Hants). White Black. White. Blade. 1 Bx Pch! 8. Q-Rl K-Ktl 2. Kxß(a) Q-Q7ch 9. R-B5(c) RxR 3. K-Ktl B-B6! 10. BxR F=Qch 4. R-R2 Rxß(b) 11. QxQ BxQ 5. R.xQ ' PxR 12. KxR QxP 6. B-B2 R x Peh 13. Resigns (d) 7. K-Bl R-KBI (a) Or K-Rl Q-83, 3. B x R R x B, with a promising attack. (c) ArTalternative defence is R-K6, losing bv B x P ch, 10. R-KB6 R-Kl; followed by R-K8 ch and, after Q x R. R-KtBch! (d) After many complications, Black has a simple ending with an extra P on each wing.