SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 67

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.

Problem 3367. Key move: Q-Q 1. Problem 3363. - Key move: B-B 6,

GAMES,

The following game, played between P. J. Marshall (White) and Herr Cohn (Black) in the Masters' International Tournament at Carlsbad, is remarkable for a fine combination on the part of the American champion :

Notes in Newcastle Weekly Courant. (a) This capture, followed by P-B 3, yields a quick development. (b) Q-K 2 seemed preferable. (c) P-K R 3 would have been safer. (d) And here he might have played B-K 2. (c) The commencement of a beautiful combination, one of Marshall's very best. (f) If 24 Q x Xt, then 25 Q x, P eh, and wins. The under-noted game, played between C. Brosztel (White) and M. Charousek, the late Hungarian champion (Black), has a beautiful termination. The score is taken from the champion's MS. collection: — Evans Gambit.

The following game, played between D. Janowski (White) and 1 R. Berger (Black) in the Masters' International To iTiament at Carlsbad, was awarded a prize: — Queen's Pawn Opening.

1 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 2 Kt-K B 3 P-Q B 4 3 P x P P-K 3 4 P-K 3 B x P 5 B-K 2 Kt-K B 3 6 O-O 00 7 P-Q R3. PQKt 3 8 P-QKt4 B-Q3 .98-Kt2 B-Kt2 10 Q Kt-Q 2 Q Kt-Q 2 H P-B i Q-K 2 I2PxP BxP(QS) 13 Kt-Q 4 P-Q R 4 L 4 P-Kts Kt-B4 15 B-KB3 Kt-Q 6 Lts B x B Xt x Q B 17 Q-Kt 3 Xt x B vv une. - x>iac£. 18 Q x Q Xt Q-B 3 J9 Q R-B IS Q R-B 1 20 Q-Kt 3 ' Q-R 3 21 KKt 3 BB 4 22Kt(Q)B3 Q-R 4 23K-K'2 Kt-B3 54 Xt B 6 K-R 1 26K8-Q1 P-R 3 26 R-B 4 Kt-Q 4 27R-KR4 Q-Kt 3 2SKt(B6)-K5 Q-R 2 S? P-K 4 Kt-K 2 80 K-Q7 Q R'-K 1 31 Kt-kt 5 Q-Ktl 32 Q-B 3 - P-B 3 33 Rx Xt Resigns.

White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 B-B 4 BB 4 4 P-Q Xt 4 B x P , 5 P-B 3 B-R 4 6 O-O Kt-B3 7 P-Q 4 O-O BPxP KKtxP 9 Q-B 2 P-Q 4 LO K-R3 R-K i And Whit. 11 R-Q B -K 3 12 B-Q 3 Xt-Xt 4 13 Xt xKt Qx Xt 14 BxP eh K-R 15 B-Q 3 B-Kt3 18 K-R KtxP 17 QB-B Ktxß 18 B x Q Xt x P cl 19 K-Kt Ktxßdii EO X B B-K.tS [cl resigned.

Li. ±JJ^fJJLtl.Ei±iiJ, White. Black. 1 P-K 4 P-K 4 2 P-K B 4 BB 4 3 Kt-K B 3 P-Q 3 4P x P-a Px P 5 P-B 3 B-KKt 5-b 6 QR4 eh B-Q 2 7 Q-B 8 Kt-Q B 3 8 P-Q Xt 4 B-Q 3 98-B4 Kt-B3 10 O-O 0-0 11 P-Q 3 P-Q Xt 4-c 12 B-Kt 3 P-Q R 4 13 P x P Xt x R P 14 B-Kt 5 Xt x B White. Black. 15 QxKt R-Kt-D 16 P-Q 4 B-K 2 17KtxP P-Ets 18Kt-Q2 B-Kt 4 19 R-B 2 P x P 20 QxP KtxP 21 Xt xKt Bx B 22 Xt x P-e Rx Xt 23 R x R X x R 24 Ktx B eh K-B 3 p 25 Kt-K4ch K-B 2 26 Kt-Ktsoh KB 3 27 P-KR4 P-R3 28 Q-B 3 Resigns.