CHESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16694, 28 March 1922, Page 5

CHESS.

(By

W. S. KING.)

Items of interest are invited and the editor will be pleased to answer questions concerning any branch of the game of chess. Short games having point of merit will be welcomed for publication. Solutions of a problem should be sent in within a week of appearance of the diagram. SOUTTION. Problem N 0.47, by M. de Mores, two moves. Key, Kt Q B 6. SOLVERS. Correct solution of Problem N'o. 47 received from J.G., Linwcod: Rook, Christchuroli; Black Knight. Christchurch; K., Christchurch; aud M., Timaru PROBLEM No. 43. By J. E. Punk. Cauada. Black (six meti).

White (five moil). 3 kt 4. 8, 5 Pi 2, 1 K G, 4 k 3, 1 Q 3 R2,lkt p2 r P 1,2 b 5. White to play and mate in two move*. HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. From the Dutch tourney at Niguiegren, which ha-8 just been completed, the “ Australasian ” publishes the score of the following game played between two of the leading players of Holland. It is. except for the interchange of an occasional move, a duplication of the game Capa-blanca- v. Marshall pla.yod at the Manhattan tourney of 1918, and. as that, game caused quite a sen eat ion at the time on account of the brilliant nature of the counter-attack evolved by Marshall after the sacrifice of prising to find a player of such high rank j ignorant of the variation. Many attempts ! have been mad- to strengthen Black’s game, hut so fat the view is held that, if he ran avoid the pitfalls. White gets a winning game. Opening—Ruy Lopez. White, .T. W. te Ko-lste; Black, R. J. Loma-n. IP K 4 IP Kt 2 Kt K B 3 2 Kt - Q B # 3 3 B Kt 5 3 i* Q R 3 48—R44 Kt B 3 5 Castles 5 B K 2 6 It K sq 6 P Q Kt 4 7 B Kt 3 7 Castles (a-) 8 P B 3(b) 8 P Q 1(c) 9PxP9 Kt x P 10 Kt x P 10 Kt x Kt 11 R x Kt 11 It - B 3 12 P K R 3(d) 12 B Q 3 13 R K sq 13 Kt Kr 5 14 r - Q 4(e' 14 Kt x V 15 Q B s(f) 15 Q R 5 ]<’» x Kt (g) IGB R 7 chth) 17 K B sq 17 B Kt 6 IS Q x P ch (i) 18 R x Q ch White resigns. (a) The books only give P ci 3. (b) Js P Q 4 any better? (c) Typical of Marshall, giving up a pa.wn for the attack. (d) Capablanca played R K l first, and then P K R 3. but in view of the attack impending it is evident the text move will have to be played sooner (ei White cannot effectively take the Kt because of the reply Q R 5. (f) Not alone threatening Kt and Q R. but putting pressure on Blacks K R P. (g) If 6 Q x R, Kt x P ch. Black wins. The text, however, also loses. Capa-blanca in bis game against Marshall found the correct reply, vie.. 6 R K *2. Curiously enough, at the recent British championship. played almost at. the same time as the present game, there is a game between F. D. Yates and J. J. O'Hanlon which follows the Capablanca gome thus —l6 R K 2. R Kt 5; 17 P x R. R R 7 ch: 18 K B sq. B Kt 6: 19 JR x Kt, Q R 8 eh; 20 K K 2. Now O'Hanlon improved on Marshall's B \ R by playing 20 ... Q x R. but went astray later on. (h) It is most important, as will be seen in the next note, to drive the White K B l. (i) In playing this White announced mate in two moves, quite overlooking that Black's reply If x Q gives check. Had he instead played 18 Q K 2 he still loses by B x R P: 19 P r B, Q R K aq; 20, Q xR, Q x P ch, etc.