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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24421, 5 October 1940, Page 9

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Conducted by R. McDermid. Solutions oi 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. 881 By H. Jonsson. (Black eight pieces.)

(White twelve pieces.) 3rblQK|Kt4p2|lp3R2 lPKts|lßlklP2|2RPlß, 2 2 r P 2 kt 1 I 2 kt 5. White to play and mate in two (2) moves PROBLEM No. 882 By T. Taverner. (Black four pieces.)

(White eight pieces.) lKt6|B|4pP2|2pk2pl| 6PI|2PS[K3 P 2 Q | 5 Kt 2. White to play and mate in three (3) moves.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS Problem No. 879.—8 to K 4. Solution received from N. S. Traves (Timaru), W. A. Mirams (Dunedin), H. S. Tily (Maori Hill), J. J. M (Musselburgh), E. A. L. (Invercargill), F. B. (Oamaru). A. Ellis (Roslyn). J. F. L. (Roslyn) Problem No. 880.—Q to Q B 5. If 1. . . K to B 6; 2. Q to K R 5, ch., etc. If 1. . . K to Q 6: 2. Q to Q Kt 5, ch., etc. Solution received from N. S. Traves, W. A. Mirams, E. A. L. f A. Ellis. GAMES A LUCKY ESCAPE From the recent American championship. Reshevsky drifts into a lost position, and in desperation offers to draw, which Black accepts, being in great time trouble.

White. Black. S. Reshevsky G. Shainswlt. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. P to Q B 4 P to K 3 3. Kt to Q B 3 P to Q 4 4. B to Kt 5 B to K 2 5. P to K 3 Castles 6. Kt to B 3 Q Kt to Q t 7. P takes P P takes P 8. Q to B 2 P to B 3 9. B to Q 3 R to K 1 10. P to K R 3 Kt to B 1 11. B to K B 4 B to Q 3 12. B takes B Q takes B 13. Castles K Kt to Kt 3 14. Q R to Kt 1 Q to K 2 15. P to Q Kt 4 P to Q R 3 16. Kt to Q R 4 Kt to K 5 17. Kt to B 5 P to B 4 18. K R to K 1 Kt to R 5 19. Kt takes Kt (R 4) Q takes Kt 20. P to R 4 Kt to Kt 4 21. P to B 4 Kt to K 5 22. B takes Kt B'P takes B 23. P to Kt 5 R P takes P 24. R P takes P P takes P 25. Q to Kt 3 R to Q 1 26. Q takes P P to Q Kt 3 27. Kt to R 4 B takes P 28. R to.K 2 B to Kt 5 29. R to K B 2 R to R 4 30. Q to B 6 Here, White, realising that he has a lost game, offered to draw, and Black, with only a few seconds to make the remaining 10 moves, accepted it, without being able to examine the position. B to Q 2 wins. of course, at once In the following game Reshevsky shows up to better advantage—a lively game played in the Nottingham tournament, 1936: » Queen's Gambit Accepted. "White. Black. Dr E. Lasker. S. Reshevsky. 1. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2. P to Q B 4 P takes P 3. Kt to K B 3 Kt to K B 3 4. P to K 3 P to K 3 5. B takes P P to B 4 6. Kt to B 3 P to Q R 3 7. Castles P to Q Kt 4 8. B to Q 3 P takes P 9. P takes P B to Kt 2 10. B to Kt 5 B to K 2 11. Q to K 2 Castles 12. Q R to Q 1 Q Kt to Q 2 13. Kt to K 5 Kt to Q 4 14. B to B 1 Kt (Q 4) takes Kt 15. P takes Kt Kt to B 3 16. PtoQ R 4 £l° Q 4 , 17. Kt to B 3 K R to B 1 18. B to Kt 2 Kt to K 5 19. R to B 1 Kt to Kt 4 20. P takes P P takes P 21. B takes P Kt takes Kt, ch. 22. P takes Kt Q to Kt 4, ch, White resigns

After 23. K to R 1 there follows 23. . . B to Q 3, and there j s no way of preventing 24. j . Q to R 4. with the double threat of Q takes R P or B takes B P

The winner of the following game was awarded second prize in the best played games group for this game: " Queen's Gambit Declined." White. Black. Bernstein. McCormick. 1. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2. P to Q B 4 P to Q B 3 3. Kt to K B 3 Kt to B 3 4. Kt to B 3 P to K 3 5. P to K 3 Q Kt to Q 2 6. B to Q 3 P takes P 7. B takes B P P to Q Kt 4 8. B to Q 3 P to Q R 3 9. P to K 4 P to B 4 10. Pto K 5 P takes P i 11. Kt takes Kt P Kt takes K P 12 Kt takes Kt P takes Kt 13. Q to B 3 B to Kt 5. ch. 14. K to K 2 R to Q Kt 15. Q to Kt. 3 Q to Q 3 16. Kt to B 3 Q takes Q 17. R P takes Q (a) B to B 4 18. B to K B 4 R to R 19. K R to Q B B to Kt 3 20 B to K 5 B to Kt 2 21 B takes P, ch. Kto K 2 22. Kt takes P (b) Rto R 4 23 B to B 7 B to R 3 24 Kt to 86, ch. Kto Q 2 25. Kt to Kt 8, ch Kto K 2 26. K B takes B B takes B 27. R takes B, ch. Kto Q 3 28. R to B 6, ch K to K 4 29 R to Kt 6 R takes Kt 30 R takes R R takes B 31. R to Kt 7 R to B 3 32. R to Q Kt to K 5 33. R takes P R to B 7 ch. 34. K to Q 3 R takes B P 35 R takes T? Kt. takes R, ch. 36 K to K 2 Kt takes R 37 K takes Kt Resigns (c> (a) White is considered to have the better game at this stage, (b) The position is now becoming very involved, and remains complicated for the next ten moves or so. The various possibilities are well worth analysing. (c) Black cannot keep the Q side Pawns from advancing NOTE Here is Kbltanowski's comparison ot the siyles of Reshevsky and Fine : " The difference in style between Reshevsky and Fine is that Fine's style is based on great book knowledge and simplification of the game—i.e.. great end-game technique. Reshevsky, on the other hand, gives all he can, and goes in for a fullthroated battle, and allows his great imaginative power to decide the issue.