CHESS

Southland Times, Issue 25312, 15 June 1935, Page 23

CHESS

CONDUCTED BY MELVILLE MILLS.

Attempt the end and never stand in doubt; Nothing so hard but search will find it out.

PROBLEM No. 756. By J. Katko (Gyula). BLACK (Five men).

WHITE (Thirteen men). K2Ktk2 I 285 | 8 I 3p2Pl | !QpPktP2 | 2Plkt2B | IP2R2P | 4R% | White to play and mate in three moves.

PROBLEM No. 757. BLACK (Nine pieces).

WHITE (Eight pieces). 8 |. 2plKt3 | Iktrtkt I 2H183 | plps K3k3 | IKtlprbQl | 384 | White to play and mate in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 758. By T. R. Dawson.

rßqkßkt2 | ktpp2plp | 6bl | 281R3 | 6Qb | 6pK | 8 | 8 | White to play and mate in two moves.

PROBLEM No. 759. By T. R. Dawson.

5Kt2 I PKt2p2Q I RPk5 | BlPp4 | KP2pblq 7b | 8 | 8 | White to play and mate in two moves.

SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS.

No. 733 by C. A. L. Bull (3 move). Key: Kt—Q7 and Kt—Qß7. There are two keys to this problem and these were sent by E.A.L. (In’gill). From W. McF. (Timaru) came only Kt—Q7.

No. 734 by W. W. Wallis (2 move). Held over.

No. 735 by C. S. Kipping (3 move). Key: R x KRP.

Correct solutions from—E.A.L. (In’gill), W. McF. (Timaru) and "Quixote” (In’gill).

No. 736 by S. 11. Hall (2 move). Key: K x QKtP.

The Interesting point here is that the position is illegal. How did the Black Rook get out? Correct solutions from—E.A.L. (In’gill), W. McF. (Timaru). "Quixote" (In’gill), “Tryer" (In’gill), R.L. (Ashburton), "Chester" (Ch.ch), ZZZ (In’gill). No. 737 by C. Chapman and W. Kruger (3 move). Cancelled. No. 138 by C. S. Kipping (2 move). Key: Kt x KBP. ~ T Correct solutions from—E.A.L. (In gill), W. McF. (Timaru), "Quixote” (In'eill), “Tryer” (In’gill), R.L. (Ashburton), “Chester" (Ch.ch.), ZZZ (In’gill).

No. 739 by N. Easter (2 move). Key: Kt—KB.

Correct solutions from—E.A.L. (In’gill), "Quixote” (In’gill), W. McF. (Timaru). "Novice" (In’gill), R.L. (Ashburton), "Chester" (Ch.ch), ’’Tryer" (In’gill), ZZZ (In’gill), No. 740 by C. E. Kemp (2 move). Key: B—KB4.

A try B—KR4 met by R—KR4 caught one solver. Correct solutions from—E.A.L. (In’gill), W. McF. (Timaru), “Quixote” (In’gill); "Novice” (In’gill), "Tryer” (In’gill), “Chester” (Ch.ch), R.L. (Ashburton). CAPABLANCA’S SECOND LOSS. The principal happening in the fifth round at the Hastings chess congress was the defeat of Capablanca in 26 moves by Lilienthal. It was a remarkably fine game, stamping the young Hungarian master as among the leading experts of the day. Opening.— Queen Pawn Game.

White Black Lillenthal Capa blanca 1. P-Ql Kt-KB 3 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. QKt-B3 B-Kts 4. P-QR 3 B x Kt 5. P x B P-QKt3 (a) 6. P-B3 P-Q4 7. B-Kts P-KR3 8. B-R4 B-R3 9. P-K4 B X P 10. B X B (b) P X B 11. Q-R4ch Q-Q2 12. Q x BP Q-B3 13. Q-Q3 ‘QKt-Q2

■White Black Lillenthal Capa- ■ blanca 14. Kt-K2 R-Ql 15. Castles K P-R4 16. Q-B2 Q-B5 17. P-B4 QR-Bl(c) 18. P-B5 P-K4 19. Px P QxKP | 20. P x Kt(d) Q x Q (e) 21. P x P KR-Ktl 22. Kt-Q4 Q-Kts 23. QR-K 1 Kt-B4 24. Rx Q Kt x R 25. R-Kl R X P | 26. R x Ktch Resigns

(a) The variation, though favoured by Capablanca, Is under a cloud since his narrow escape from defeat by Kmoch at Budapest, 1928. (b) If 10. P-K5, P-KKt4. (c) There is no time for this move. (d) A surprise move calculated to make Capablanca think. (e) If 20. ... Q tks B; 21 P tks P, R-KKtl; 21 R-84, Q-Kt4; 23 R-K4ch, KQKt 4; 23 R-Kch. K-Ql; 24 R-Ql and wins. BRILLIANT PLAY. The following is typical of the daring of some of the Russian players. It was played in the 16th round of the international tourney at Moscow. At move 22 the Russian champion sees a good chance to sacrifice, and 20 moves later as a result he secures a mate!

White Black Botwinnik Teschech-

White Black Botwinnik Teschechoweva. OQ Py P Kt(Bl)-Q2 (g) 24. KtxßP(h) K x Kt 25. P-Kt6ch! K-Ktl! 26. Q x Pch K-Rl 27. Q-R3ch K-Ktl 28. B-B5 Kt-Bl I 29. B-K6ch Kt x B 30. Q x Ktch K-Rl 31. Q-R3ch K-Ktl 32. R x Kt(i) B x R 33. Q-R7ch K-Bl 34. R-Kl(j) B-K4 35. Q-RBch K-K2 36. Q x Pch K-Q3 37. Q x Bch K-Q2 38. Q-Bsch (k) K-B3 39. P-Qsch! K-B4 40. B-R3ch K x P 41. Q-K4ch K-B6 42. B-Kt4ch K-Kt7 43. Q-Ktl mate

oweva 1. Kt-KB 3 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. P-QKI3 Kt-KB 3 4. B-Kt2 B-K2 5. P-K3(a) Castles 6. B-K2 P-B3 7. Castles QKt-Q2 8. Kt-B3 P-QR 3 9. Kt-Q4 P X P 10. P x.P Kt-B4 (b) 11. P-B4 Q-B2 12. Kt-B3 R-Ql 13. Q-B2 Kt(B4)-Q2(c) 14. P-Q4 P-B4 15. Kt-K5 P-QKt3 16. B-Q3 P x P 17. P x P B-Kt2 18. Q-K2 Kt-Bl 19. Kt-Ql R-R2(d) 20. Kt-B2 Q-Ktl 21. Kt-R3 P-KR3 (e) 22. Kt-Kts(f) PxKt

(a) The usual continuation is 5 P-Kt3, Castles; 6 B-Kt2, P-QR 4; 7 Castles, P-R5; 8 P-Q4. (b) An idea that comes to nothing. (c) The Kt cannot go to K 5, and White threatens P-Q4. (d) A freak move. . (e) This proves ineffectual. Kt-Kl was better. (f) Now the fun begins, and continues to the erid. (g) To move the Kt at B 3 is to court disaster by Kt x BP. (h) No half measures about this. (i) Still further sacrifice of material. (t) Preventing the flight of the K to the Q side. It also threatens Q-R8 mate. (k) To allow, 39 R-K7ch, in reply to 38 K-82.

END-GAME No. Alli. Author unknown. (BLACK.)

(WHITE.) White to play and mate in four moves. LAST WEEK’S END-GAME. No. AHO.—I. Q-KKtl, QxQ; 2. Kt-R4ch, K-R3; 3 Kt-Bsch, and White either give’s perpetual check or is stale mated.