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Evening Star, Issue 19788, 11 February 1928, Page 15

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[Conducted by L.D.Q.] The Otago Club nieen (or play at the rooms, Zi George street, Hannah’s Buildings, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evenings, at 7.30 o'clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. S. Thanks for letter. G.S. (Port Chalmers). —Thanks for letter and solutions. J.J.M. (Musselburgh). —1 am pleased to note your appreciation of problems Nos. 1,447 and 1,448. Both ar,e a credit to the composers. T. I thank you for problem No. 15, a pleasing composition, which I will publish in next week’s column. Solvers were very favorably impressed with problem No. 2. It is a pleasure to receive original work from you. Correct solutions to problems Nos. 1,447 ami 1,448 received from S.S.M., J.J.M., W.G., G.S., G.S.M.M’D., R.M., J.A.8., T.P.W., John, J.C., W.K., C. 8., L.A.8., S.B. [We invite communications on alt matters ct>niteming chess. Solutions ol problems, games, and analyses will receive our attention, and if of sufficient merit will be inserted. All communications to be addressed, 4t Chess Editor,” * Evening Star,'] SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 1,447. By L. D. Coombs (Dunedin). Black, 3 pieces; White, 5 pieces (Mato in two moves). 8; 2Kt5; 8; k2bKtkt2; 382R1; K 7; 8; 8. Key move, E-Kt 5. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 1,448. By T. J. Rossbotham (Dunedin). Black, 7 pieces; White, 12 pieces (Mate in two moves). 8; Bqlb4; lkt4Rl; 4Rlpl; KtlßkPlPb; P4P2; 1P1K12K1; 2Q5. Key move, R-B 5. PROBLEM No. 1,449. By the late Mr Sam Lloyd. Black, 14 pieces.

White, pieces. Male in two moves. 2R5; BpKtktp3; qp4RK; plklpo; 7p; PktKtlp3; 2Q4r; 3rib.

LONDON CONGRESS, 1922. R. Keti v. 7j. Borovsky. —Queen's Gambit Declined.— AVhite, Reti; Black, Borovsky, ' 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 P-Q B 4 P-K 3 3 Kt-Q B 3 Kl-K B 3 4 B-Kt 5 Q Kt-Q 2 b P-K 3 B-K 2 6 Kl-B 3 Caslles 7 Q-B 2 P-B 4 8 K-Q 1 Px Q P (a) 9KPx P P x P 10 B x P P-K K 5 11 B-R 4 Kt-Kt 3 12 B-Q Kt 5 B-Q 2 13 Castles R-B 1. 14 Q-K 2 (b) P-R 3 15 K R-K 1 B-Kt 5 (c) 16 Kt-K 5! B x Kt 17 Px B P-Kt 4 (d) 18 B-Kt 3 R x P 19 P-K R 4 K Kl-Q 4 20 Q-R 5 K-Kt 2 21 Bx Kt (c) Pi B (f) Position after 21... P x B.

22 Kb x P! (g) R x Kt 23 B-K 5 cb R-B 3 (h) 24 P x P P x P 25 QxP ch K-B 2 26 Q-R 5 cb K-Kt 1 27 R-Kfc 1p) R (li 6)-B 3 (j) 28 R-Kt 3 B-K X 29 R-Kt 3 o.li B-Kt 3 30 R x B oh R x R 31 Q-R 8 ch K-B 2 32 Qx Q B-B 1 33 Q-R 4 (k) Resign?. (a) Q-R 4 first would be preferable. (b) White prevents B-Kt 4, which would be advantageous to Black. (c) Black keeps to his plan, and hies to achieve B-Kt 4. Ho docs not manage it because tbe pinning of the Kt has to be paid for. (d) Forced, as Kt-Kt 4 was threatened. _ (e) Very well played. White has a winning attack. (f) To Kt x B, follows 22 P x P and Kt x B, etc. (g) Mr Rcti plays the game with lorccand elegance. Black is helpless against the vehement attack. (h) The only move. (i) The point of the combination. (j) By this White attains the possibility of getting on to the third rank with the R. 'j'hero was, however, no longer any adequate defence, as 28 Q-Kt 5 ch was threatened, and after the exchange of R and Q, R x Kt, If B-Kt 4, then 28 R x .o. P x R; 29 B x R, Q x B; 30 R-K 8 ch and wins. (k) A beautiful game.

RUBINSTEIN v. YIDMAR. —Queen’s Gambit Declined.— White, Rubinstein; Black, Yidmar. 1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 Kt-R B 3 Kt-K B 3 3 P-B 4 P-R 3 4 Rt-B 3 B-K 2 b B-Kt 5 Castles 6 P-R 3 Kt-R 5 (a) 7 B s B Q x B 8 P x P Rt x Rt 9 P x Rt P x P 10 Q-Rt 3 B-R 3 (b) 11 Q x Rt P Rt-Q 2 12 Q-Rt 4! Q-B 3 (c) 13 B-R 2 Q R-Rt 1 14 Q-R 3 R-Kt 5 15 Castles B-B 4 16 P-B 4! P x P 17 B x P B-R 5 18 Rt-Q 2 B-Rt 2 19 Q R-Rt 1 Q-R 5 20 R x R Rt x R 21 B-R 6 B-Q 4 22 P-R 4! (d) Q-B 5 23 Q-R 3 Q x Q 24 P x Q B x R P (e) 25 P-Q 5 E-R 1 26 R-R 1 B x P 27 P x B Rt x P 28 B-Rt 5 R x P 29 R x P P-Kt 3 30 B-B 6 Kt-Kt 5 31 R x P R-R 8 ch 52 R-B 2 Rt-Q 6 ch 33 R-Kt 5 R-Q B 8 34 R-Q 7! Kt-K 4 35 R-Q 8 ch K-Kt 2 36 B-B 5 E-B 6 37 Kt-K 4 R-R 6 38 R-Q 5 Rt x B 39 P x Rt P-B 4? (f) 40 R-Q 7 ch K-B 1 41 Kt-Kt 5 P-R 3 42 Kt-K 6 oh K-K 1 43 R-K R 7 R-K 6 44 Kt-Q 4 R-Q 6 45 Kt-K 2 .P-Kt 4 46 R x P Resigns (a) Yidmar attempts a novelty, and hopes to be able to justify this defence by sacrificing a pawn. (b) The pawn sacrifice is shown to be incorrect, but here Black could obtain quite a good game by R-Q 1!; 11 P-B 4, Kt-ii 3! Our suggoste>d defence appears to obviate all

dangers for the second player in the Queen’s Gambit. (c) 12... P-Q 4 had to be considered; to this White could reply 13 Q-R 3. (d) Decisive; in masterly fashion While makes his material advantage tell. (e) This loses a piece, but the game could no longer bo saved. (f) This makes the win easier for While; Black could safely resign here.