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Southland Times, Issue 22728, 2 November 1935, Page 19

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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. PROBLEM No. 839. By Brian Harley. BLACK (Three pieces).

WHITE (Three pieces). 8 | 8 | 6RI | 6ktk | 3Q3b | 8 | 4K3 | White plays and mates in two moves. PROBLEM No. 840. By R. Cheney (New York). BLACK (Two pieces).

WHITE (Five pieces). 681 | 8 | IK2Kt3 I 3k4 I 7R | 8 I 6pl I 681 | White plays and mates in three moves. SICILIAN. From the British Championship at Chester. .White. Black. White. Black. Sir George G. S. A. Sir George G. S. A. Thomas. Wheatcroft. Thomas. ’Wheatcroft. 1. P-K4 P-QB4 13. P-Ks(c) 2. Kt-QB3(a) KKt-B4(d) Kt-QB 3 14. Kt-K4 Q-Kt3 3. P-KKI3 P-KKt3 15. P-B3 Ktxß(e) 4 B-Kl2 B-Kt2 16. Kt xQP ch K-K2 5. P-Q3 P-K3 17. QX Kt Kt-B3 6. B-K3 Kt-Q5 18. Kt-B3 KR-Q 1 7. Q-Q2 Q-R4 19. QR-Q 1 P-Kts 8. Kt-B3 Kt-K2 20. Kt-Q2 PxP(f) 9. Castles K P-Q3 21. Kt(Q2)-B4 10. Kt-Kl B-Q2 Resigns(g) 11. P-B4 R-QKtl 12. Q-B2 P-QKt4(b) (a) The usual P—Q4 development is given a welcome rest. We get a game of fairly free strategy, in which alertness is at a premium. (b) He should Castle, preventing White’s P—K5. (c) Strong, threatening to win a P. (d) Possibly the QKt. which lacks a good square after White’s fifteenth move, would be the better ohe to play to 84. Sir George would probably continue 14. Kt— K 4, with pressure on the QBP; not P x P Kt x B. when 15. Q x Kt would be forbidden bv B—Q5. (e) If Kt—B3. 16. Kt x QP ch Kt x Kt, 17. B x P and 18. B x Kt. (f) Kt—R4 is necessary. Mr Wheatcroft is not in his best form, that is evident. (g) Q—Kts, 22. P—QR 3 Q—Kt6, 23. Q X P and the game is practically over. INDIAN DEFENCE. From the Belgian Championship. White. Black. White. Black. Engelmann. Feuer. Engelmann. Feuer. 1. P-Q4 Kt-KB 3 13. P-B3 Kt-B5 2. Kt-KB 3 P-KKt3 14. BX Kt Px B 3. P-B4 B-Kt2 15. Kt-Q5 P-QB3 4. Kt-B3 Castles 16. Kt-B7 B-Q5 ch 5. P-K4 P-Q3 17. K-Rl QR-Q 1 6. B-Q3(a) IS. Ktxß(d) Px Kt QKt-Q2(b) 19. Q-B2 P-B4 7. Castles P-K4 20. Q-R4(e) P-KKt4 8. PxP QKtxP 21. QxP R-B3 I 9. Kt XKt PxKt 22. QxKtP QxPch! 10. B-K3 B-K3 23. KX Q R-R3 11. Q-K2 Kt-R4 Mate 12. QR-Q 1 Q-Rs(c) (a) This leaves the QP weak. B—K2 is correct. (b) B—Kts. indirectly worrying the QP. should be played before the text. (c) Black has good prospects. He makes a plan, while White seems to wait what’s coming. (d) After much errantry, this doleful Kt opens a useful file for Black. (e) "The Whites” (says my Belgian correspondent) "troubling themselves the least in the world with the attack of the Blacks, go to amuse themslevs on the Queen’s wing.” And a queer way of amusing themselves have these same Whites. I 1 '