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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 35, 11 February 1939, Page 13

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GAMES AND SOLITIONS TO PROBLEMS PROBLEM No. 689 ®y Geoffrey Mott-Smith (Black Seven Pieces)

(White Ten Pieces) B!lplp4|lplßP3|lßp3Rll 4k3jlktKt4q 1 | 3 P 2 P 1 [ 1 Kt K 3 Q 1. White to play and mate In two (2) moves. PROBLEM NO. 690 Mr F. Gamage (Black Te Pieces)

(White Eleven Pieces) sK2|ktlPs|p3kKt2|lP4PP bPlpßßlp|2pr4l3rKt3 kt 1 Q 5. White to play and mate in three (3, moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem No. 687-—R takes Q B P. Problem No. 688. K to Kt 7 if 1. . . Pto R 7; 2. Q takes B P, ch, etc. I 1.. . . Pto B 7 ; 2 Q takes R P. ch. etc. I I. . . B to Kt 6, R 5, etc.; 2. Kt to K If 1. . . BtoQG. B 4. etc.; 2. Kt to Ql. GAMES. AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP. This game was awarded the brilliancy prize by Dr. E. Lasker in the recent American championship, and it was Jhe firs loss by Simonson : White. Black. Reshevsky. Simonson. 1. P to Q 4 P to Q 4 2. P to Q B 4 P to Q B 3 3. K Kt to B 3 R t to B 3 4. Kt to B 3 r takes P 5. P to K 3 B to B 4 6. B takes P P to K 3 7. Castles ( ' Kt to Q 2 ». P to K R 3 « to y . 3 _ Q to K 2 Kt to K 5 lo’ Kt to Q 2 U Kt to B 3 j 1. K Kt takes Kt takes Kt 12. B to Q 3 Kt ukes Kt 13. P takes Kt H takes B 14. Q takes B Castles Id. R to Kt 1 Q to K 2 16. P to K B t K K to Q 1 17. P to K 4 Q to Q 2 18. P to K 5 B to B 1 1?. P to B 5 A’ ta kes P 20. K R takes P P to Q Kt 3 21. B to Kt 5 B to K 2 22. Q R to K B 1 B takes B 23. R takes B R to K 1 24. Q to Kt 3 P to Kt 3 25. K K to B 5 R to K 2 26. K R to B 4 R to Q 1 27. y to Kt 5 Q to K 1 28. K to R 4 Q to B 1 29. Q R to B 4 Q K to Q 2 30. K to B 6 K to K 3 31. R to B 4 Q to R 6 32. K to R 2 K takes R 33. Q takes K Q takes K P 34. P to Q 5 R to Kt 2 35. P takes P R to Kt 1 36. P to B 4 Q to K 7 37. Q takes B P ch K to R 1 38. P to B 7 R to Q B 1 39. Q to B 6, ch Resigns —The Australasian. ('■Queen's Gambit Declined.”) White. Black. W. A. Eairhurst. J. M. Aitken. 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 j B to K 2 5. P to K 3 Q Kt to Q 2 6. Kt to B 3 Castles 7. R to B 1 P to B 3 8. B to Q 3 p takes P 9. B takes P. Kt to Q 4 10. B takes B Q takes B 11. Castles Kt takes Kt 12. R takes Kt P to K 4 13. Q to B 2 P to K 5 14. Kt to Q 2 Kt to B 3 15. K R to B 1 B to Kt 5 16. P to Q R 3 B to R 4 17. P to Q Kt 4 P to Q R 3 18. B to R 2 B to Kt 3 19. Q to Kt 2 Q R to Q 1 29. P to Q R 4 Kt to Q 4 21. B takes Kt R takes B 22. R to B 5 K R to Q 1 23. P to Kt 5 R p taken P 24. P takes P R takes R 25. R takes R p takes P 26. R takes P. R tn Q 2 27. Kt to Kt 3 P to B 3 28. Kt to B 5 It to Q 4 29. Q to Kt 3 B to B 2 30. R takes P Q to K 1 31. Q to Kt fi P to R 3 32. R to Kt 8 Resigns Weekly Scotsman Another game with a pleasing attacking flavour, this one from section (b) of th< Margate Premier Tournament:— ("Queen's Pawn Game.”) White. Black. Prins. Konig. 1. P to Q 4 P to K 3 2. B to B 4 Kt to K B 3 3. P to K 3 1' to B 4 4. Kt to K B 3 Kt to B 3 5. Kt to B 3 P takes P 6. Kt takes P B to Kt 5 7. Kt to Kt 5 i* to K 4 I. B to Kt 5 Castles 9. P to Q R 3 B to K 2 10. B takes Kt B takes B 11. B to B 4 I' to K Kt 3 12. Kt to Q 6 B to Kt 2 13. P to K R 4 Q to K 2 14. P to R 5 P to K 3 13. P takes 1* R P takes P 16. Q Kt takes P B takes P 17. Q to Kt 4 Q to K 4 18. Kt takes B Q to R 4. ch 19. K to K 2 K to Kt 2 20. Kt IB7) to Kt 3 R to B 4 21. R to R 7, ch K to B 22. Q to R 4 B taken R 23. Q to R 6. ch K to K 24. Q takes P, ch K to Q 25. Kt to K 6, ch P takes Kt 26. Q to Kt 8, ch Resigns