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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 29, 4 February 1939, Page 13

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GAMES AND SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS

PROBLEM No. 687 By F. Gamage. £ Black Eight Pieces.)

(White Twelve Pieces.) Q68[4b28 | K 1 p 3 q Kt p4r2|lP2k3|lPß2RPl 2 Kt 1 kt p 1 P | 8.

White to play and mate in two (2) moves. PROBLEM No. 688 By F. Paboucek. (Black Four Pieces.)

(White Three Pieces.) 7KI8 ! 8'8J 8 | 2 Kt 2 p Q p 2 b 5 | 7 k.

White to play and mate in three (3) moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS Problem No. 685.—Q to B 3. Problem No. 686.—R to K 2. If 1. . E takes Kt: 2. QtoQ 6, ch., etc. If 1. . . B other; 2. R takes P, ch., etc. If 1. . . P to Kt 5 or R takes P; 2. Q to Q 6, ch If 1. . .R to B 5; 2. Q takes B, ch. I 1. . . K to K 4: 2. Kt to B 4, ch. GAMES. In this game G. Koshnitzky, who won threcent Australian championship, defeats C J. S. Purdy, the former champion. Black’ opening strategy was not convincing, and hfell an easy victim to Koshnitzky’s innovation ‘•Sicilian Defence.” White. Black G. Koshnitzky. C. J. S. Purdy. I. P to K 4 P to Q B 4 2. Kt to K B 3 P to Q 3 3. P to Q 4 P takes P 4. Kt takes P Kt to K B 3 5. P to K B 3 Modern Soviet style. Usually Pto K B : is. weak, but in this position it turns oul very strong. 5. P to K 4 This move looks weak, and is probably the origin of many of Black’s troub.es. 6. B to Kt 5. ch. B to Q 2 7. B takes B, ch. Q takes B Q Kt takes B is also possible, but Q take. B seems to lie the lesser of the two evils. !■ is strange that Purdy should play the opening so weakly. 8. Kt to B 5 P tn Q 4 9. B to Kt 3 Kt to B 3 10. B take' Kt P takes B 11. Kt to B 3 Unnecessary refining. A simple and cleai vin was already ei’tab.ished by 11. Q take11 B to Kt 5 12. Q takes P Q takes Q 13. P takes Q Kt to Q 5 14. Kt to K 3 R to Q B 1 15. Castles Q R B takes Kt 16. P takes B R takes P 17. K to Q 2 R to B 4 18. P to Q R 4 Castles 19. P to B 3 Kt to Kt 6, ch. 20. K to B 2 Kt to R 4 21. R to Q 3 R to Q 1 22. R to Q Kt 1 P to Kt 3 23. R to Kt 4 Kt to Kt 2 24. Kt to B 5 Kt to Q 3 25. Kt takes Kt R takes Kt 26. R to Kt 3 R to B 2 28. R takes P K to B 1 29. K to Q 1 P to B 4 30. K to Q 3 R t > Q Kt 3 31. R to R 3 R to Kt 4 32. P to Q B 4 P to K 5, ch. 33. K to Q 4 R to Kt 3 34. R to Q B 1 K to K I 33. P to Q 6 R to Q 2 36. K to Q R to Kt 7 37. P to B 3 R takes P 38. P takes P p takes P 39. P to B 6 R tn Q 7. ch. 40. K takes P R Q 7 takes Q P 41. P takes R. ch. R takes P 42. R to Q R 1 Resigns. •—Australasian.