CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 24292, 5 September 1942, Page 3

CHESS

(Conducted by R.G.W.) Problem No. 5. —8, 2n5, 3rlpZ, 2plk3, 2Kblp2, 2N1N28, Q 7, 83R3. (7v7). White to piay and mate in two moves. Problem No. 6.—87, 4Blpl, 4P3, 4kPIP, pqpN4, lb4pl, 2PPKP2, Q 7. (11 v 7). White to play and mate in three moves. Problem No. 7. —KIRR4, 8, 2p2P2, Qnklr3, lp3N2, lP5p, 6rp, 4n28. (Bv9). White to play and mate in two. Problem No. B.—k 7, 8,1 K2 P 3, 4N3, 8, 4Q2r. 6bl, 8. (5v4). White to play and mate in three moves. Ending No. 2.—sqZ, splK, 5k2, 8, SNQI, 24. i3v3). White to play and win. Solvers should find that the second threemover given each week is easy. In this week's end game a quiet second move leads to the immediate win of the Black queen. White's nineteenth move in the following game from the current New Zealand correspondence chess tourneys is a “ boll from the blue”: 1 P-Q 4 P-Q4; 2 P-QB4 P-K3; 3 N-QB3 N-KBS; 4 B-N5 QN-Q2; 5 P-K3 (What, would happen after 5 PxP PxP: 6 NxP?) B-K2; 6 N-B3 Castles; 7 R-QBI P-QB3; 8 B-Q3 PxP; 9 BxP N-Q4; 10 Bxß Qxß; 11 Castles NxN; 12 RxN P-K4; 13 Q-B2 PxP; 14 PxP N-B3; 15 R-Kl Q-Q3; 16 N-N5 B-N5; 17 R-KN 3 B-R4; 18 R-KR3 B-N3; 19 ??? The continuation is given at the conclusion of this article. Solutions to lasi? week’s problems are;— No. 1; S. Hertraann (1926), 1 N-83. No. 2; Dr E. Palkoska (1926). 1 H-R6. If 1... KxR; 2 N-B6ch, or 1...Q-Q6: 2 K-N7. No. 3: C. P. Stubbs (1903); 1 R-QB6. No. 4: Dr Rohr, 1 R-R5. If 1...K-R3; 2 K-NB. Ending No. 1: .Troitsky, 1 K-K2 R-KNB; 2 K-B2 E-QB;'3 B-83, and wins. Salo Flohr, reporting that tbreo groat masters had suffered losses in the round of a Russian tourney, wrote; “Three grand masters failed to return to their bases.” The finish of the game given above was: 19 Qxß RPxQ; 20 BxPch BxB; 21 R-RBch KxR; 22 Nxßch K-Nl; 22 NxQ, and wins.