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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 47, 25 February 1939, Page 13

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GAMES AND SOLITIONS TO PROBLEMS PROBLEM No. OS By G. J. Nietvelt. (Black Ten Pieces.)

(White Twelve Pieces.) J7IK7|4PQI p | 2 P p 1 Kt 2 i RBkt2kpPi4KtPßl|3r3Pl 2 kt r 2 b 1. White to play and mate in two (2) moves. v PROBLEM No. 694 By Percy Bowater. (Black Twelve Pieces.)

(White Seven Pieces.) ibl|sprkt| p 1 K Kt p b 2 I <tplp4|lk2plPß!Rspll 1 P 6 | 8. Jte to play and mate in three (3) moves. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS Problem No. 691.—P to K 5. rrooiem No. 692.—Author's solution: K to Q 2. If 1. . . R to R 2; 2. Q to Kt 6, ch. If 1. . . R to R 4; 2. Q takes R, ch. If 1. . . P to R 6: 2. Kt to Kt 3. ch. If 1. . . Kt to B 6; 2. Kt to Q 4, ch. If 1. . . P to Q 3; 2. Q to Kt 5. ch. If 1. . . P to Q 4: 2. Q to K 6. ch.l I If 1. . . Kt to B 3; 2. Q takes P, ch. There is a " cook ” in this problem by B takes Kt. -»— * GAME. Kere?. the v.inic . defeats Reshcvsky at “Ruy Lc;>ez.’’ While, Black. Kere.-. Reshevsky. 1. P to K 4 ? to K 4 2. Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3. B to Kt P to Q R 3 4. B tn R 4 Kt to B 3 5. Castles P to Q 3 6. B takes Kt, ch. I’ takes B 7. P to Q 4 Kt takes P 8. R to K P to K R 4 9. P takes P P to Q 4 10. Kt to Q 4 P to B 4 11. Kt to K 2 P to B 3 12. Kt to B 4 P to Kt 3 13. P to B 4 P to Q 5 14. Q to R 4 B to Q Kt 2 15. P to B 3 Kt to Kt 4 16. P to R 4 Kt to B 2 17. P to K fi Q takes P (a) 18. P takes Kt, ch. K takes P 19. Kt to Q 3 3 to Q 3 20. P to B 4 Q R to K 21. Q to Q P to Kt 4 22. Kt to Q 2 P to Kt 5 23. Kt to B R to K 5 24. Kt to B 2 R takes R 25. Q takes R II to K 26. Q to Q 0 to R 3 27. Kt to Q 3 B to Q B 28. B to Q 2 Q to K « 29. Q to B 2 R to K 7 30. R to K R takes R 31. B take- R Q to K 2 32. Q to Q 2 1 to K R 4 33. Kt to K 5, ch. K to Kt 2 (b) 34. Q to K 2 P to R 5 35. Kt to Q 2 B to Q 2 36. Kt to Kt 3 B to K 37. Kt to B 3 to K B 2 38. P to Q Kt 3 B to R 4 39. Kt <B) to Q 3 K to R 3 40. P to Kt 3 P to R 6 41. Q to Q Kt 2 B to K 42. Q to R 3 4 to Q R 2 43. Q to R 5 B to K 2 44. B to Q 2 Resigns (c) (a) If 17. . Kt to Q 3: If. P to K 7 B takes P; 19. Kt to Q 5. Kt to B; 20 B to Kt 5, winning. lb) Exchanges would make White material advantage more effective. (c) It is only a matter of time now.