CHESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24415, 28 September 1940, Page 8

CHESS

Conducted by R. McDermW. Solutions ot problems, original compositions, games, and analyses invited for this column.. All correspondence should be addresed to R. McDermid, Otago Daily Times Office, Dunedin

PROBLEM No. 879 By Murray Marble. (Black ten pieces.)

(White seven pieces.)

Q7!6Ktl|Kp4 B 1 | 3 p p 1 kl 1 3klr2|plß4R | 4 r kt 2 | B 6 q. White to play and mat® in two (2) moves,

PROBLEM No. 880 By F. Gamage.

(Black three pieces.)

(White four pieces.) sQ2|B|2Ks|B|4k3|Bi 3 p Kt p 2 | 3 Kt 4. White to play and mate in three (3) moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS Problem No. 876.—Solution received from E. A. L. (Invercargill). Problem No. 877.—P to Q 6. Solution received from E. A. L. (Invercargill), W. A. Mirams (Dunedin), A. Ellis (Roslyn), J. J. M. (Musselburgh), H. S. Tlly ■ (Maori Hill), M. R. R. F. (Opoho), N. S. : Traves (Timaru). Problem No. 878.—8 to Q 7. H 1... Kt takes B; 2. Q to Kt 5, ch., etc. If I. . . Kt takes P; 2. Kt to B 5, etc. If 1. . . K to B 5; 2. Kt (Q 4) to K 2, ch., etc. If 1. . . Kt to K 5; 2. Kt to B 6, ch.. etc. If 1. . . B to B 3: % Kt takes B, ch., etc. If else, 2. Q to Kt 7, ch., etc. Solution received from E. A. L., W. A. j Mirams, A. Ellis, N. S. Traves. PROBLEM No. 875. Several solvers went wrong with this problem. E. A. L. (Invercargill) and J. H. A. Ward (Timaru) have sent in solutions each of which is defeated by R to R 5. For those who would like to look over the position again we repeat the problem in Forsyth notation : 2bktrß2l2ktlq3|lß3R2| 2k5|4Q312P P 3 r | 5 Kt 1 b | 4 K 2 B. Black eight pieces; White nine pieces. Mate in two. ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT J. H. A. Ward (Timaru). —Thanks for your letter. Unfortunately the solution you refer to did not reach us. GAMES In this interesting variation against White’s Queen Pawn opening Keres gets into difficulties. White exploits the weaknesses with energy, and Black cannot recover: ’’ Nimzovitch Defence.” White. Black. Makaganov. Keres. 1. P to Q 4 P to K 3 2. P to Q B 4 B to Kt 5, ch. 3. Kt to Q B 3 P to K B 4 4. Q to Kt 3 Q to K 2 5. P to Q R 3 B takes Kt, ch. 6. Q takes B Kt to K B 3 7. P to K Kt 3 P to Q 3 8. Kt to B 3 P to Q Kt 3 9. B to Kt 2 B to Kt 2 10. Castles Castles 11. P to Q Kt 4 Q Kt to Q 2 12. B to Kt 2 P to B 4. 13. K R to Q 1 Kt to K 5 14. Q to Kt 3 Kt (Q 2) to B 3 15. Q P takes P Kt P takes P 16. Kt to Q 2 Q R to Kt 1 17. P to B 3 Kt takes Kt 18. R takes Kt B to R 1 19. Q to K 3 P to B 5 20. Q to Q 3 P takes K Kt P 21. R P takes P K R to Q 1 22. Q to K 3 P takes P 23. P lakes P R takes P 24. R takes R P R to Kt 2 25. R to R 6 R to B 2 26. B to K R 3 P to K 4 27. B to R 3 I Kt to K 1 28. P to B 5 ! R to B 3 29. P takes P Kt takes P 30. R takes Kt R (B 3) takes R 31. B takes R Q to Kt 2 32. BtoK 6. ch.! Kto R 1 33. Q to Kt 6 R to K 1 34. B'takes P Q to K 2 35. Rto R 7 , Resigns. “ English Opening.” White. Black. Santasiere. Hanauer. 1. P to Q B 4 P to K 4 2. Kt to Q B 3 Kt to K B 3 3. Kt to B 3 Kt to B 3 4. P to Q 3 P to Q 4 5. P takes P Kt takes P 6. P to K Kt 3 B to K 2 7. B to Kt 2 B to K 3 8. Castles Castles 9. PtoQ R 3 , Pto B 3 10. Q to B 2 Q to Q 2 11. Kt to K 4 P to Q Kt 3 12. P to Q Kt 4 P to Q R 4 (a) 13. P to Kt 5 Kt to Q 5 14. Kt takes Kt P takes Kt 15. P to Q R 4 Q R to B 16. Kt to Q 2 P to B 3 17. P takes P R takes P 18. Q to Kt 2 Kt to B 6 19. R to K B to Q Kt 5 20. P to K 3 P takes P 21. P takes P R to Q 3 22. P to Q 4 R to Q B 23. R to K B Kt to K 7, ch. 24. K to B 2 B to B 6 25. Q to Kt Kt takes B 26. R takes Kt B takes Kt 27. R takes R, ch. Q takes R 28. O to 0 3 B to Q Kt 5 29. P to Q 5 B to K B 4 30. P to K 4 Q to B 4, ch. 31. Q to K 3 0 to B 7, ch. 32. Q to K 2 B to B 4, ch, 33. K to B Q to B 6 34. R to Q B to Q 2 35. R to 03 Q to R 8. ch. 36. R to Q Q takes R P Resigns. (a) This move, in conjunction with Black’s next, wins him the initiative White’s opening play is inconclusive, and shows a groping for a plan of development. Black’s, on the other hand, has been simple and straightforward. “ English Opening." White. Black. Ulvestad. Donovan. 1. P to Q B 4 P to K 4 2. Kt to Q B 3 Kt to K B 3 3. P to K Kt 3 P to Q 4 4. P takes P Kt takes P 5. B to Kt 2 Kt to Kt 3 6. Kt to B 3 Kt to Q B 3 7 P to Q 3 Bto K 2 8. Castles Castles 9. B to K 3 B to K 3 10. Q to O 2 P to B 4 11. Kt to KKt 5 B takes Kt 12. B takes B Q to Q 2 13. B to .K 3 Q R to Q 14. KRtoQ Q to B 2 15. B to B 5 K R to K 16. P to Kt 3 Kt to Q 4 17. Kt to Kt P to B 5 18. Q to K P to Q Kt S 19. B to Q R 3 Kt to Q 5 20. R to B Q to R 4 21. B to B B to Kt 5 22. P to R 3 B takes K P 23. Kt to Q 2 P takes P 24. P takes P t B takes B 25. Q takes B Kt to K 7. ch. 26. K to R 2 Kt to K 6 27. Q to K R to K 3 28. P to R 4 R to K Kt 3 29. Kt to K 4 Q to B 6 30. Q to R Kt to Kt 5, ch. 31. K to R 3 Kt to B 5, mate. NOTES A golden wedding of interest to Chess players was celebrated on Tuesday last, the fortunate couple being Mr and Mrs T. M. Gillies. Mr Gillies has been a member of the Otago Chess Club since its very early days and has filled the position of president, as well as having served on committee for many years. In more recent times he has acted as umpire for the telegraph matches. We would like to add our congratulations to the many already received by Mr and Mrs Gillies.