CHESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 4029, 2 June 1931, Page 75

CHESS.

Conducted by

L. D. COOMBS.

Solutions of problems, original compositions, games, and analyses invited for this column All correspondence should bo addressed to tlio Chess Editor, Otago Witness Office. litinedln.

PROBLEM No. 481. By T. Taverner. Black (Ten Pieces).

White (Eleven Pieces). 2BR4|SR2|QS p 1 | P 2 Kt p 2 kt Bpk3|lpP2p2llKlP2qß kt 4 Kt 1 b. White to play and mate in two moves. PROBLEM No. 482. By Dr E. Palkoska.

White (Ten Pieces). 2KKt4|2ktlß3|4Plpl[lp2k 2b|pKt6|r4pPp|2BPPp2|7Q. White to play and mate in three moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem No. 477 (Mansfield). —P to B 4. Solution received from E. A. Le Petit (Invercargill). Problem No. 478 (Pilkington).— 1. Q to R 5, K takes Kt; 2. R takes Kt, ch, etc. It 1. . ,K takes P ; 2. Q to KB, ch, etc. If 1. . .K to B 5 or K 3 ; 2. Q to K 2. Solution received from E. A. Le Petit. END GAME No. 146. By A. O. Herbatmann. Black.

White. Bllplp4|kPlq4|p7|PP6|2 pp4j3RlK2|6Bl. W’hite to play and draw. SOLUTION TO END GAME No. 144. (Kubbel). 1. K to Kt 8, K takes P (if 1. . .B to B 5, ch ; 2. K'takes B, P to Q 4, ch ; 3. K to Q 3, P to K B=Kt, ch ; 4. K to K 2, K takes B P; 5. B takes P, ch, K any; 6. R to Kt 1, Kt to B 7 ; R takes R, etc.) ; 2. K to K 5. ch, K to K 2 (If 2. . .P to Q 4 ; 3. B takes P, ch, K to K 2 ; 4. R to Kt 7, ch, etc.) ; 3. R to Kt 7, ch, K to Q 1 ; 4. K to Q 6, B to B 5 ; 6. B takes B, R to Q 8, ch; 6. B to Q 5, R takes B ; 7. P takes R, P to K 8= Q; 8. R to Kt 8, ch ; Q to K 1 ; 9. R to R 8, Q takes R ; stalemate. Solution received from F. K. Kelling (Wellington) who, however, does not give the straight line of play for Black.

GAMES. The following is the game by which Nielsen defeated Crakanthorp in the recent New South Wales championship tournament:— (French Defence.) White. Black. S. Crakanthorp. A. Nielsen. 1. P to K 4 P to K 3 2. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 3. Kt to Q B 3 Kt to K B 3 4. B to K Kt 5 B to Kt 5 5. P to K 5 P to K R 3 6. B to Q 2 B takes Kt 7. P takes B Kt to K 5 8. Q to Kt 4 P to Kt 3 9. B to Q 3 P to R 4 10. Q to K 2 Kt takes B 11. K takes Kt Q to Kt 4, ch 12. Q to K 3 Q takes Q, ch 13. P takes Q Kt to Q 2 14. Kt to R 3 P to Q B 4 15. KRtoK B sq . Pto B 5 16. B to K 2 K to K 2 17. Kt to Kt 5 P to B 3 18. P takes P, ch Kt takes P 19. R to B 4 B to Q 2 20. Q R to K B sq Q R to K B sq 21. P to K 4 Kt takes P. ch 22. Kt takes Kt R takes R 23. R takes R P takes Kt 24. B takes BP B to B 3 25. P to Kt 3 P to K Kt 4 26. R to B 2 P to Kt 4 27. B to B sq P to R 5 28. P to Kt 4 P to R 3

29. P to B 4 P takes P 30. B takes P P to R 4 31. K to K 3 P to R 5 32. B to B sq R to Q Kt sq 33. P to B 4 _ P to Q R 6 34. R to Q 2 R to Kt 7 35. B to Kt 2 R takes R 36. K takes R P to K 6, ch 37. K takes P B takes B Resigns The following is the game by which Crakanthorp drew with Goldstein in the recent New South Wales championship tournament:— (Queen’s Pawn.) White. Black. S. Crakanthorp. M. E. Goldstein. 1. P to Q 4 Kt to K B 3 2. Kt to K B 3 P to K Kt 3 3. B to B 4 B to Kt 2 4. P to K 3 Castles K side 5. Q Kt to Q 2 P to Q 3 6. B to Q 3 Kt to B 3 7. Q to K 2 B to Kt 5 8. P to K R 3 B takes Kt 9. Kt takes B Kt to Q 2 10. R to Q 1 P to K 4 11. P takes P Kt (Q 2) takes P. 12. B tak’es Kt Kt takes B 13. Kt takes Kt B takes Kt 14. P to Q B 3 Q to K 2 15. Castles K side B to Kt 2 16. P to K 4 K R to K 1 17. Q to B 2 Q to K 3 18. P to Q R 3 Q R to Q 1 19. Q to R 4 P to Q R 3 20. Q to Kt 4 P to Q Kt 4 21. Q to R 5 Q to B 1 22. P to Q R 4 P to Q B 3 23. P takes P R P takes P 24. K R to K 1 Q to Kt 2 25. Q to Kt 4 Q to B 2 26. B to B 2 P to Q 4 27. P takes P R takes R, ch 2S. R takes R B to B 1 29. Q to K Kt 4 R takes P 30. B to Kt 3 R to Q 2 31. P to K R 4 R to K 2 32. R to Q 1 Q to K 4 33. P to Kt 3 P to Q B 4 Drawn The following game was played in a correspondence tournament arranged by the Deutsche Schachzeitung :— (Alekhine’s Defence.) White. Black. Potengowski. Kerckhoff. 1. P to K 4 Kt to K B 3 2. Kt to Q B 3 P to Q 4 3. P takes P Kt takes P 4. B to B 4 B to K 3 (a) 5. Q to B 3 P to Q B 3 6. K Kt to K 2 Kt to B 2 (b) 7. B takes B (c) Kt tak’es B 8. P to Q 4 (d) Kt takes P 9. Kt takes Kt Q takes Kt 10. B to K 3 Q to Q Kt 5 11. Castles (Q R) P to K 4 (e) 12. Q to B 5 (f) P to B 3 13. Kt to K 4 B to K 2 (g) 14. Q to K 6 Resigns (h) (a) An awkward-looking move, but quite playable. (b) Not 6. . .Kt to Q 2, because of 7. B takes Kt (not Kt takes Kt, because of Kt to K 4), P takes B (if 7. . .B takes B, then 8. Kt takes B, Kt to K 4 ; 9. Q to Q Kt 3) ; B. Kt to B 4 (if Kt takes P, then Kt to K 4, and wins), B to B 4 ; 9. Q takes P (Becker v. Takacs, Vienna, 1928). (c) If 7. B to Kt 3, then 7. . .Kt to Q 2 ; 8. P to Q 4, P to K Kt 3 followed by B to Kt 2 with a good game. A better line for W’hite is 7. P to Q 3, Kt to Q 2 ; 8. B to B 4, B takes B ; 9. P takes B, Kt to K 3; 10. Castles (Q R). (d) Offering a Pawn for an advantage in development. (e) This opens up his game too soon. P to K 3 should have been played. (f) 'Threatening Q to B 8, ch. (g) If K to B ’2, then Kt to Kt 5, ch. (h) White threatens Kt to Q 6, ch. If 14. . .Q takes Kt or K to B sq, then 15. B to B 5, and wins.

NOTES. New South Wales Championship.—M. E. Goldstein won this championship, finishing half a point ahead of Spencer Crakanthorp. Goldstein drew against Crakanthorp and Koshnitzky. Crakanthorp drew with Goldstein and lost to Nielsen. Purdy lost to Goldstein and Crakanthorp. The following is the score:—Goldstein, 1 (11); Crakanthorp, 2 (10J) ; Purdy, 3 (10) ; Koshnitzky, 4 (7J) ; Shoebridge, 5 (6J) ; Nielsen, 6 (6) ; Bunyan, 7 (6) ; Markel, 8 (5) ; Greenfield, 9 (5) ; Connell, 10 (4J) ; Hastings, 11 (3J) ; Ireland, 12 di); Cooper, 13 (0). Gothenburg Tournament.—ln a tournament held recently at Gothenburg the final - scores were as follows:—Flohr, Lundin, and Stoltz each 5 out of 7 (without the loss of a game), Stahlberg 3J, Berndtsson and Paulsson each 3, Samisch 2J, and Alexandersson 1. To Correspondents.—We thank F. K. Kelling (Wellington), R. O. Scott (Wanganui), and A. O. Gray (Christchurch) for games, problems, positions, and news kindly sent to us. H. G. Wilson (Picton) asks for advice 'in reference to Chess men and books suitable for a beginner. We advise loaded Staunton pattern Chess men and any elementary book such as " The Beginners’ Book of Chess,” published by the Daily News at Is. Later “ The Elements ot Chess,” by F. Du Mont, “ Chess Fundamentals,” by J. R. Capablanca, and “ Modern' Ideas in Chess,” by Richard Reti, would be suitable books. Wellington Chess League.—The annual meeting of the Wellington Chess League was held on May 20. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, his Worship the Mayor, Mr T. C. A. Hislop (subject to his acceptance) ; president, Mr W. Mackay; vice-presidents—Messrs F. K. Kelling (Wellington Club, A. D. Pickard (Working Men’s Club), W. Berry (Wellington South Club), F. J. Brooker (Ngaio Club), A. J. George (Wadestown Club), D. Wild (Port Nicolson Club), H. I. Bennett (Karori Club), and G. Wigham (Hutt Valley Club) ; chairman, Mr F. J. Brooker; hon. secretary, Mr L. Hardy; hon. treasurer, Mr J. A. Glasgow; hon. reporter, Mr F. K. Kelling; hon. auditor, Mr A. W. Gyles; permit committee, Messrs W. Mackay and F. J. Brooker. During the year the membership of the league was increased by the affiliation ot the Hutt Valley Chess Club and the Karori Chess Club, bringing the total membership up to eight clubs.