CHESS NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume 96, Issue 15359, 6 October 1923, Page 17 (Supplement)

CHESS NOTES.

(By "Queen.”)

PROBLEM 317. By A. Ellerman, Buenos Ayres. White, S men. Black, T 4" men. 4 ICt 2 B —2 p 4 B R3p2Q plrki ktPp3bl K 3 p r b p —2 Ift 1 kt p 2 8. Key move : Q x P. Correct solutions: C.E.H.; Ohaupo; A.M., Glaudelands.

PROBLEM 318. First prize American Chess Bulletin By Godfrey Heathcote.

White 7 men. Black 7 men. 8 1 R 1— 4 k 3 White to play and mate in two moves.

27 Q Kt 4 mate (a) This was first brought into promince in 1861 by L. Paulsen in his drawn match wiht Kolisch —a match memorable on account of its , large number of drawn games', viz., eighteen. Previous to that time Q B 4 eh was the usual move, and the result proved unsatisfactory to Black. Mason says that Paulsen’s move, Q K B 4, has caused the Muzio to be thoroughly discredited; a view which we arc by no means inclined to endorse.

(h) In another'notable game on this opening published in this column recently (states “The Australasian”), R IC Kt sq was played at this stage, and Black lost. (c) As it is more important to check the white onslaught by keeping the p on B 5 than winning Black’s R P, we consider Q: — R 3 better than the text.

"(d) If 18 , . Kt x Kt, White mates in three moves by 19 R x R ch, eto. The text brings the Q B into play and threatens to force exchanges by Q.x P ch. Moreover, T 9 Q x Q B P mate had to he prevented: (e) This move loses. B x P was worth considering, for if In reply 20 Kt x B, B K Kt 1 regains the piece. What'the objection was to the straightforward move R K B 1 we cannot see; perhaps it lay in the reply R —• K 1, threatening either to double rOoks or to play R R 2. (f) Black’s only chance against the threatened Q Q 4 ch was 21 . . B—K 3; for if then 22 B xB, P xB J 23 Q x P, he would escape by 23 . . q Kt 6, forcing a draw by perpetual check. (g) A very pretty move. If P x B, White mates in three moves. If B x B, White wins the black Q.

White. Black. l P — K 4 i P — K 4 2 P — IC B 4 2 P x P 3 Kt — • K B 3 3 P — K Kt 4 4 B — B 4 4 P — Kt 5 5 Castles'. 5 P x Ivt 6 Qil > 6 0 — B 3 7 P — K 5 7 Q x P 8 P — Q 3 8 B — R 3 9 Kt B 3 9’ Kt , — K 2 10 B — Q 2 10 Q Kt — B 3 11 Q R - — K sq 11 Q — IC B 4 (a)' 12 Kt — Q 5 12 K — Q 1 13 B — B 3 13 K — K 1 (b) 14 B — B G 14 B — Kt 4 15 P — K Kt 4 15. Q — Kt 3 16 B x B 16 Q x B 17 P — K R 4 17 Q x R P (c) 18 Q x P 18 P — Q 3! (d) 19 Kt — - B 6 19 Kt — K 4 (e) 20 R x Kt! 20 P x R 21 Q x P (1) 21 B x P 22 Q — Q 4ch 22 K — B sq 23 B — K 6 ch(S23 K — Kt sq 24 Kt — - Q 7 ch 24 K — B sq 25 Kt' — - B 5 cli 25 K — Kt sq 26 Kt to i R 6 ch 26 P x Kt v