CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 23373, 16 September 1939, Page 17

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[Conducted by D.H.H.] The Otago CIUU .nee!* for play at the rooms, Capitol Buildings, Princes street, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening at 7.50 o’clock. Visitors ar* roidully invited to attend, and by ringing up 2d-C4O arrangements may be made for a gain any afternoon or evening, as . the rooms are open to both club members and visitors at any time. [We inviie communications on ail matters concerning chess. Solutions of problems, games, and analysis will receive our attention, and if .of sufficient merit will be inserted. All communications to be addressed * Chess Editor," ‘ Evening Star.’] TO CORRESPONDENTS. F.K.K. (Wellington).—Obliged for cuttings. H.J.C. (Wellington).—Thanks for Australian items. A.W.P. (Kelburn). —Thanks for news. W.A. (Maori Hill).— Obliged for assistance. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 2,757: Q-B 5. 2,758: Kt-B 1. Problem 2,758 is very unsatisfactory. Two cooks have been discovered by all the solvers —viz.: B s Kt (Q 3) and R-K B 8. Practically all our solvers found the composer’s rnovo, Kt-B 1, and also discovered the cooks. This problem was first published in the ‘ Observer’s ’ Chess column, PROBLEM 2,759. (By H. Lange.) First hon. mention, ex aequo, B.C.M. tourney, July-Deoember, 1958. Black, 13 pieces.

White, 11 pieces.

White to play and mate in two moves. Ir6IBIK2pI p I q r 2 Q 2 K I 3bkt3|PßpKppl|Ktß2p3| 2 P 5 | 3 Kt kt 2.

PROBLEM 2,760. (By R B. Wormald.'

Black, 8 pieces

White, 8 pieces

Mate in three moves. . 4 B 1 KU I 7 p | 5 p kt P | 5 p 1 k | 4 p P E p | 7 p | 4 P 2 B | 5 K 2. SICILIAN DEFENCE. —Played in the Russian Tournament.— White. V. Panow; Black, S. Belawenetz. 1 P-K 4 P-Q B 4 2 Kt-Q B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 P-K Kt 3 P-K ICt 3 4 B-Kt 2 B-Kt 2 5 P-Q 3 P-K 3 6 Kt-R 3 K Kt-K 2 7 Kl-B 4 (a) Castles 8 P-K R 4 P-K R 3 9 B-Q 2 P-Kt 3 10 Q-B sq (b) B-Kt 2 XI K-B sq (c) K-R 2 12 K-Kt. sq Kt-Q 5 13 K Kt-K 2 P-Q 4 14 P x P K Kt x P 15 Q-Q 5q......Q-Q 2 16 K Kt x Kt P x Kt 17 Kt x Kt...... 8 x Kt 18 R-B sq Q R-B sq (d) 19 P-R 5 (e) P-K Kt 4 20 P-K B 4 P x P 21 B x P P-K 4 22 B-Q 2 P-B 4 23 R-R 2 K B-B 3 24 B x B Q x B 25 R-Kt 2 R-K Kt sq 26 Q-B sq P-B 5 27 K-R 2 (f) R-Kt 5 28 P x P Q R-K Kt sq 29 R x R R x R 30 Q-K 2 R-R 5 ch 31 Resigns (g). (a) White’s usual continuation in this variation is 6 K Kt-K 2, followed by Castles. B-K 3, and P-K B 4. It does not, however, lead to any advantage, against the variation adopted by Black, who establishes a knight with great effect at Q 5. Tho present experiment, however, is even less to bo recommended. (b) This manceuvre achieves nothing, since the point K R 3 is well defended. It is, however, difficult to suggest a plausible line, since the whole system is far to artificial. (c) This singular manoeuvre is apparently dictated by the consideration that Castling on the queen’s side is impossible, while he still hopes to initiate an attack on the K R file. (d) By simple and straightforward play Black has achieved a beautiful position, whereas White’s tortuous manoeuvres have landed him in inextricable difficulties. (c) There nothing else that ho can logically attempt, but Black is perfectly safe and the attack recoils on his own head. (f) If 27 V x P, R x R ch, followed by R-K Kt sq; if 27 P-K Kt 4, P-B 6; 28 R-K I 3, B-R 5 followed by ...R x P ch. (g) For after 31 K-Kt 3, Q-Kt sq ch; 32 K-B 3, Q-Kt 5 ch. A vigorous game by Black, but White’s play was lifeless. Panow was ill during the tournament and forfeited a number of his games.—London ‘ Weekly Times ’ ' edition. QUEER ENDING. —From the Kemeri Tourney.— While (Szabo): K on K B 1; R’s on K Kt 1,4; B on K B 6; P’s on Q Kt 2. K 5, K B 2, K R 3. Black (Mikenas): K on K B 2; R on Q R 1; B on Q B 1; Kt on Q 4; P’s on Q R 2, Q Kt 2, Q 2, K 3, K Kt 4, K R 3. Fur has been flying on the K side—that is evident from the somnolent Black Q wing. Szabo now makes an elegant finish. 1 B x P! P x B 2 R x P Kt-K 2 (a) 3 R-Kt 7 ch K-B 1 4 R-R 7 P-Kt 3 (b) 5 K-K 1 (c) P-R 4 6 P-R 4 P-R 5 7 P-R 5 P-R 6 8 P-R 6 (d) Kt-B 4 9 R-R 8 ch K-B 2 (e) 10 P-R 7 P x P 11 R-B 8 ch! K-K 2 (f) 12 K-Q 2 R-R 7 (g) 13 K-B 2 B-Kt 2 14 P = Q resigns. (a) White threatens mate by, 2 R-Kt 8, etc. (b> P-R 4 at once may be bolter, for drawing chances. (c) ,Slops any funny business by B-R 3

ch, and then B-Q 6; moreover, the White K comes in strongly at the finish. (d) Threatens mate by R-R 8 ch, etc. (e) Not, K-K 2; 10 PxP,Rx P, 11 R-Kt 7 ch! (f) K x R; 12 P= Q ch, K moves; 13 Q-B 6 ch, and mates next move. (»■) There is nothing to be done. If R-R 8, simply 13 P = Q.—‘Observer.’ • CHESS.’ [ The August number of this magazine contains quite a number of well-written articles dealing with tho analytical side of the game, and will be especially useful to chess students. E. Klein’s contribution, ■ Niemtsovitsch’s Legacy,’ is described as one of the most brilliant analytical articles ever published in this magazine. It deals at length with Niemtsovitch’s Defence to tho Queen’s Pawn opening, which was introduced into tournament practice some 12 years ago. After the usual opening three . moves the replies of Alekhine, Capablanca, Lasker, Bogoljubow, and others are given; and illustrated by a number of games., “ Opinion ” this month has a number of in-1 tcresting notes on current topics. Paul I Keres deals with the Ruy Lopez at some, length, and specialises on theoretical de- 1 velopments in this opening during the recent Russian training tournament. The principal fully-annotated game is the one won by Botvinnik against Tolnsh in the eleventh tournament of all the trade unions of the U.S.S.R. Another interesting game is one played at the recent Leningrad and Moscow tournament, described by Keres as an “ extraordinarily interesting game. This game ran to 97 moves and ended In stalemate. The opening was Grunfeld Defence, and the players Bondarcvsky (white) and Keres (black). As usual, the problem section, under the control of C. S. Kipping, end games, etc., complete an exceptional educational and attractive number, THE WORLD’S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. It has "been definitely decided that the match between Dr Alekhine and Paul Keres will not take place. The president of the A.V.R.O. said at the general meeting in July; “Dr Alekhine’s terms as to finance, as well as to the playing of the match in one town were so hard to fulfil that, after ample consideration, we decided not to accept them.” In any case, whilst a stale of war exists in practically all the European countries, the question of a world’s chess championship will be shelved. OBITUARY. Wo regret to have to record the death of Mr Oliver P Williams, of Richmond, Nelson, who was a well-known chess player and a regular solver of. the ' Star’s ’ chess problems. He was a prominent member of the Nelson Chess Club, and had held the principal offices in that club. From those who knew him we learnt that he was very popular in his own district, but known to few, if any, of tho Otago players. We tender to his widow and family our sincere condolence in their bereavement, and we shall miss his regular letters, which were always interesting, and, from a chess problem solver’s point of view, were well thought out. NOTES. A mammoth correspondence match between Great Britain and South Africa has I been arranged It is to be hoped the world disturbance" will not interfere with this I peaceful arrangement. *