THE CHESS PLAYER

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 142, 3 July 1937, Page 9

THE CHESS PLAYER

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Hastings Club Ladder Matches

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PHODLEM NO 10 (Isaac Loyd) 4BISHOP 2 HOOK ; 8 ; 3 pawa, pawn BISHtfP KN1GHT 1 ; 2 PAWN 1 rook king PAWN biahop; 2 PAWN QIJEE^ pawa 2 PAWN; 1 HOOK 3 pawn .9; 3 pawn 1 PAWN 2; 3 knight ,1 KNIGHT KING I. White to move and mate in three moves. Correct solution to last ' Week's problem is Q — KN4. ' Correct answers have. been received from Messrs J. Hainea, W. J. Hay, A. Steveuson,- W. Rose, O. J. Crook and H. Butchqr. I give a ratker belaft*! acknowledgement of receiving correct solutions of the previous problem from Messrs W. J. Hay, A. Stevenpon, Q, J Crook and. J. Hainea. The last few problems have been easy •ones, but the one this week is a difficult three mover.. In the competition J. Haines and O. J. Crook are leading with eight correct solutions each, but they are closely followed by W. J. Hay and A. Stevenson with seven correct. Ladder matcheg played at the clup resulted in Haines retaining his position by two wins to one againsfc Hose, while Stevenson is leading by l£ gamos to i against Mitchell. Heenan defeated Lovell Smith in two handicap games. The game this week is one played in the 1936 tournament at Moscow. The opening is called the Nimzoviteh JDefence. This opening is a perfectly sound and correct one, bnt -one which needs more study than edther tho Orthbdox Defence or the Slay Defenoe, for there are many important intricate ▼ariationB with which the defending player should be acquainted. White. in reply to B — N5, the third move of Black, has ten ' different recognised moves, the variation in this game (P— - QK3) being a popular one. The power of united advanced papa? «d pawns sgainst defending rooks is forcibly demqnttrated in this game in which Black's 'sacrifice of the exchange is fully justified. Black, however, ha* to play- excellently to bring. the game to a succeesful conclusion. .

WHITE. BLACK (Lilienthal) (Ragoein) 1. P— Q4 N— KB3 2. P— QB4 P— K3 3. JST— QB3 B— N5 4. P— QR3 BXNch 5. PXB P— QB4 6. P— B3 P— Q4 7. P — K3 Castle* 8. PX QP KPXP 9. B— Q3 N— B3 10. N— K3 R— K1 11. Castles P — QR3 12. Q— K1 . P— QN4 13. Q— B2 B— K3 14. P— R3 R— R2 16. B— Q2 Q— N3 16. KR — NX QR—K2 17. P— QR4 P— B5 18. B— B2 B— B1 19. N— N3 P— KR4 20. N— K2 N— Q1 21. R— R2 B— Q2 22. PXP PXP 23. KR — R1 B— B1 24. 11 — N2 B— Q2 25. Q— R4 N— K3 26. K— R1 N— B1 27. N— N3 RXP 28. BXR RXB NXP NX N . 30. QXN B— B3 31. Q— N5 RXQBP 32. Q— Q2 RX B * 33. RX R N— K3 34. Rr-Ql P— N5 35. R— N2 P— N6 36. Q— B3 N— B2 37. R — K2 Q— R2 38. Q— N4 N— N4 39. H— K7 Q— R6 40. Q— K1 P— B6 41. R — K8 ch BXR 42. QX B ch K— R2 43. QX BP * Q— R1 44. R— K1 N— Q3 45. Q— B7 P— B7 46. QXN P— N7 47. Q— 144 Q— B3 Resigns.