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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 5, 6 January 1940, Page 3

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GAMES AND SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS PROBLEM No. 19‘) (Black Five Pieces.)

(White Eight Pieces.) h 8 3B 2 p I | 6 K I]lP P k p 3 2 R kt Kt 2 Q | R I kt Kt 6. White to play and mate in two '.2,. moves PROBLEM No. 80V H\ G. Hume •Black Eight Pieces.)

i White Thirteen Pieces.) 3Kt 2 q 1 I p2Pkt P 1 | J P3k B n 1 P 1 Q I p 1 p 1 R3PIKt I 6 B K i 6 P P | R. White ’o play and mate in three i3i moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS Problem No. 797.—Q to K Kt 8. Problem No. 798 —Q to Kt 4if 1. . , K to K 4; 2. Kt to Kt. 6. ch., etc If I. . P to R 4: 2. Q takes B P, ch., etc. If 1- . R lakes PatKt 5; 2. Q takes R. Ch . etc If 1. . . . R to K 5. 2. R to Q | 5, ch., etc. GAMES 'l'his gamp. hel|>e<l the former "orßl's champion to win the Netherlands championship. Play wag uneventful until Euwe was able to simplify with a winning Pawn position: ("Queen's Gambit Declined ") White. Black Euwe Landau. 1. P to Q 4 P tx> Q 4 P to Q B 4 P lo K 3 Kt to B Kt to K B 3 ■l. B to K t 5 B to K 2 5. P to K 3 i.'aatles f>. Kt to B 3 Q Kt to Q 2 7. R to B I’ i o B 3 8. B to Q 3 P takes P 9. B takes I’ Kt to Q I 10. B takes B Q takes B 11. Castle.-: Kt takes Kt 12. R take - K t 1 ’ to K 4 13. B to Kt 3 P to K 5 14. Kt to Q 2 Kt to B 3 15. Q to Kt B to B 4 16. P to B 4 K R to Q 17. R to B 5 r lo K Kt 3 IS. Q to B 2 Kt. lo Kt 5 19. R to QB." Q to R 5 20. P to K R 3 Kt. to B 3 21. K t to Kt Kt to Q 4 22. B takes Kt R lakes B 23. Q to B 2 Q takes Q. ch. 24. K takes Q R to R 4 25. P to R R to Kt 4 26. R to B 2 P to K R 4 27. P to Q Kt 4 R to Q 4 28. Kt to B 3 R to Q 2 29. K to Kt 3 K to Kt 2 30. Kt to R 4 B to K 3 31. Kt to B 5 R to K 2 32. Kt takes R R take- Kt 33. P t(j R 5 la) R to B 3 34. R to B 5 R to K 35. K to B 4 P tai;of P 36. R takes K B P Q R to K 3 37. K to Kt 5 R takes R. ch. 38. R takes R R to Kt 3. >'h. 39. K takes P R takes P •10. R to Kt 5, ch. Resigns la) White now has a definite ad'antagc Not? that. Black’s K P is now subject to attack and cannot, be defended by I‘ to K B 4. ("Alekhine's Defence.") While. Biack. Alexander. Tartakow er. 1. P to K 4 K ■ t o K H 3 2. P to K 5 Kt to Q 4 3. P to Q B 4 Im to Kt 3 4. P to Q 4 P to Q 3 6. Kt to Q l< '■ I’ lo K Kt 3 7. B to K 3 B to Kt 2 8. Kt to B 3 B tn Kt 5 9. B to K 2 Kt to B 3 10. P to Q Kt 3 Castles 11. Castles P to K R 3 12. Q to Q 2 K to R 2 13. Kt to K B takes B 14. Kt takes B P to K 4 15. P to B 4 P takes Q P 16. Kt takes P P to Q 4 17. P to Q P. 5 Kt to Q 2 18. P to Q K t 4 K t t o B 3 19. Kt (K) to B Kt; to K ' 20. P to Q 3 P to Q R 4 21. P to QJI 3 K to K 22. Kt takes Kt P taLc; Kt 23. B to Q 4 P takes J’ 24. P Lakes P R takes R 25. R takes R Q to R 5 26. P to Kt 3 Q to R 4 27. B takes P. K takes B 28. Kt to Q 4 Kt to B 3 29. Q to Q 2 R tn K 5 30. R to K Kt to Kt 5 31. R takes R P takes R 32. Kt taken P Kt. takes I’ 33. Q takes Kt Q to Q 8. ch. 34. K to Kt 2 P tz> K 6 35. Kt to K 5 P to K 7 Resigns. EUWES EASY WIN. The . eteran J. Mieses defeated in th; eighth round of the Bonrneniouth Congress. White. Euwe. J. Mieses. Black. 1. P to K 4 l‘ io Q H I 2. Q Kt to B 3 Q Kt. to B 3 3. P to K Kt 3 P to K Kt 3 4. P to Q 3 B t’O Kt 2 5! B to K 3 P to Q 3 6. Q to Q 2 P to Q K' t 7. B to Kt. 2 P to Kt 5 8. Kt to Q 1 B to Q R 3 9. Kt to K 2 B to Kt 1 Ki. P to K B 4 Q to B 2 11. P to B 5 Kt to K 4 12. P to K R 3 P takes P 13. P takes P B to Kt 2 14. Kt to B 4 B takes B 15. Q takes B Q to Kt 2 16. Castles Q takes Q. ch. 17. K takes Q P to K R 4 18. Kt to Q 5 K Kt to B 3 19. Kt takes K B takes Kt ch. 20. Q R to Kt 1 K R to Kt 1 21. B to B 4 P to B 5 22. P takes P Kt takes P 23. R to B 3 Q R to Kt 4 24. B to B 1 Kt to K 1 25. R to B 2 B to R 5 26. P to B 4 P takes P. c.p. 21'. R to R 2 H takes P. ch. 28. K to B 1 Kt to B 5 29. R takes P R takes P. ch. 30. K. tn K 2 R to K 4, ch. Resigns

HUNGARIAN DEFENCE. White. Black. G. Abraham*-. J. M. Aiken. 1. P to K 4 P t n K 4 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3. B to B 4 B to K 2 4. 1’ to Q 4 P to Q 3 5. P to B 3 Kt. tn B 3 6. Q Kt to Q 2 Castles 7. Q to B 2 P takes P 8. Kt takes P P to Q 4 9. Kt takes Kt P takes Kt 10. B to K 2 R to K 1 11. Castlea B to Q 3 12. P to B 3 Kt to R 4 13. P to K Kt 3 B to R 6 14. R to Q 1 P to K B 4 15. P to K B 4 Kt takes B P 16. P takes Kt B takes P 17. Kt to B 3 B takes B 18. Q R takes B BP takes P 19. Kt to K 1 Q to Kt 4. ch. 20. K to R 1 R to K 3 21. B to R 6 R to Kt 3 22. Q to R 2 R to K B 1 23. Q to Kt 3 Q to B 4 24. Kt to Kt ’ R takes Q 25. P takes R B takes Kt. ch 26. K take- B Q tn R 6. ch. 27. K to R 2 R tn B 3 28. R to Q 2 R to R 5 eh. White resigns.