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Jan. 20, .193~)

Comments to problems will be given next issue. Solvers are invited to send comments. All readers are invited to s~lve the problems. Contributors are thanked for their origin~l problems. Communications to be addressed as above; No. 145.-L. PLEASANTS. First Publication.

No. 146.- A. MARI. · 1st Pr .. Th e.. Problemist, 1929.

Mate in Two.

. Mate in T wo.

No. 147.-P. S. M OUS S OURI.

No. 148. -J. A. SCHIFFMANN.

1st Pr. Epi tom unkas, 1929 .

1st Pr. Brit. Chess Fed., 1930.

Mate in Two.

Mate in Two.

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,OBSTRUCTION. FOR BEGINNERS. (Continued) In om· last Issue .I took pains to discover three types of obstruction in thB two-mover:1. The Presence of Obstruction. 2. The Removal •of Obstruction. 3. The Absence of Obstruction. As these three types can operate separately in k ey, in · defence, and. in mate, it will be seen lhal the science of the · ch~s>< p.roblem exposes in hrief nine distinct phases, or movements. l propose to examine succinctly these movements. to . display certain values by the · way., and thus ,d r-ive home the meaning of · the word problem in so fat· as the word is .. applied to chess. Incidenta ll y; k ey -moves will have to stand over. The ' Presence of Obstruction. 1.-ln the Key. Problem by A. G. Stubbs, "London Observer," 1923: -483 ·: 6pb : 2t·2B2 : P1Pk1p1R : Q1p5: 3'S4: lp6: 1Kb1R3. :Mate . in two. Key S-e5. Let me call your attention to three lines of tj1e problem. The squares e4, e5, -and e6,·make the line ofguard for the rook (e l); d4 and :e5, ti1e line of guard for the bishop (f6), and d5 to hG the line of pin, l;lecause on this line the black pawn Is pinned by the _white 1:ook. ' The key Is S - e5 . It will be seen to mask or oustruc t the lines of guard ann t.h e l.inP -qf pin, and to induce a fe.ature of play. singularly beautiful and strategic. We m ay pass over 1. . . . K x P, 1. . : . K-d4, 1. . . . K-e6, all of which a're answered by 2QxP mate, and deliberate upon 1. . . . · . P-f4 (which discovers check), and 2... S-g·6, which infli cts mate_. In tl~i s line of play obstruct.ion is intensely manifested. The m ati ng · move interferes . With the . queen 's - bishop and knight's Pawn, and 1. . . . P - f4 intercepts the king·'R bishop's · command of g5. . . . (a). In L 8-e5 (the key), obstruction of three lin.es is seen. (b) ln 1 . . . . ·.l:'~f4 (the defence), obstruction of the bishop's control of g5 takes place.

(c ) In_ 2. S.-g-6 mate, obstruction. is agai n !lVolved. B ut whereas the actual · mate and tbe defence indu cing it will last . a season , the key will capture the a.ginl'\tion ·a nd hold it for all tim e.

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. 2.-1 n -Defence.

Problem by Godfrey Heathcote: - . ~84: 2p3B1: q3p3 ; 2k4K: p1S5: P2R4 : B4s2: 1H6. Mate in two. Key S-d6; Our first example (Stubbs) \vas ,give en chic!iy to call att ention to 1 the presence of obstruction by the key rnove. Iri the p1·esent issue . th e e lem e nt i s seen in the defence. Obstruction caused by a black piece .mov ing into the king's field (i.e., the squares under command o:t: t!le . kin g; · incluqing- the square he stands .'on), and so c urtailing the liberty ' of the · l,:ng him se lf, is called a self - block. On the pt·oblern before us, three · bl ack qu een self - blocks occur. (a) 1. . . . Q- b6 _l>lucking ·the SIJ.UI\r'e, l'elieving- .the rook of its g u (lrd, a nd• inducin g · 2. Reel mate. (b) Q- c 6, blocking- the square .and , r.e leasing the knight for .the mate by ;!, Sxl").

(c) Q-c16, again "blocking;" and inducing 2. R-c3 ml'lte. 'l'he theme of the problem Is . r;e vealed in th e threefold_ obstruction · by · th e queen. 1 . . . PxS-ai1 acquisition. -must be regarded as in c idental to the d ey_elopment. The who le must _:b e con sidered as a scheme of retrogt·es" sio n in which the key is a final as-

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3;-l n the M ate. · A form of obstruction which resu lts Irom Interference by vVhlte . on the li ne of 1\ b!R.ck ·piece is technically call e cl "shut-off." An example will make plain . Probler:n by 0. vVurzburg, l 893: Qb4Kl: 8: 2R5: 3k4: 2pSR3: 1r4p1: r5Bl: 8. Mate in two . Kcp S-e6. After l. . . ·: R(a)-b2, we have the shut-off mate by 2 .R-b6. Similarly, 1. R(a)-a3 2. R-e3. 1. R(b)-a3 : 2. R-a6. 1. R{b)-b2 : 2. R-e2. The R.emoval of Ob_struction. 1.-ln the Key. Problem by J. Scheel, 1916:~ bSl.B4: pkS4R: R4K2: .8: 3P4: 7Q: l p6: 8. Mate in two. Key . R~ ~l .

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Jan. 20, 1931'

No. 149 .~E. J. UMNO.B'F. 1st pr. H a mburger Volksz.

·NO. 150.~R . WEENINK. 1st Bristol Times 1 and Mirror, 1930.

Mate in 'l'wo.

'Mate in Two.

No. 151.-Dr. J . J. O'KEEFE. ''L'Echiquier.'' DeC., 1930.

No. 152.--,A. JAKAB. Mag·yar Sakkv!lag:

Mate in Three.

Mate in '.rhree .

Ih the posiLion before us, we obc . Another form of «removal" is blitck serve the necP.Ssity of playing the square vacaling, clearly the reverse white r ook from a6 to allow of 2. of blocking, which we mentioned In · S-a6 n{ating. · '.rhe acfual withdrawal eonnection with Heathcote's · prob.lem. is spoken of as square vacating; it is Removal of obstruction, recorded alsu· r eally a removal of obstruction. It .· as clearance, anti-obstruction, square will b'e noticed that the rook is revacating, takes place three times in · quired at a 1 to meet black's challenge the problem before u s-1. . . ; P-d2: 1. . . . P - g1 (Q). 1.... P-e2: and P-f2. I feel that 2.-ln Defence. I eannot river-assert the principle of obstruction as ·the all-controlling fea Problem by T. Salthoul'le, ''Falkirk ture of the . two-mover. The s tudeb.t : Herald," 1914:--'-8: 2p5: 4K3: 8: must always be on the alert to di&3pKp2: 3ppp2: 8: ,JQ3. Mat e in two. covcr it in the problem;- he must trY. Key Q~a5.

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a nd nJJIJraise it as it appears fr·om time t o time in its various forms; he rnust differentiate between the science ,md the . art of problem comp osition, :\'oW Saltho u se h as la id hold of an iaea and has rep eated it a t maximum --a scientific digest, in which the happies t fP.ature is the disrup ti on of t,h e threefold t hreat of mate (after the 1,ev ) lJy the moveR in r ep iJ!, v iz.:---,1. p-.d2. e2, f2. A suggestion ''by Mansfie lcl to the same theme (a.nti - obstru e t ion b y Bla ck) in the ordered mates znd obscure ·k ey of:S: 4pKpl: 1S1P3P: 1Q3s2: lPl PI{BlR: 4P2R: 1 6. . :M; ate in two. K ey Q-ft. . Th e reader· is advised to figure out the males i n r·eply to the s ix · moves of th e black k nig ht. Three phases ·i nvolv ing the absenee of ohstr· u ction remain t o us. With a considera.tion of these the scientific

s id e of the cheRs p r oblem w ill have . been brie tly surveyed; thenceforth will ·· be at lib erty to discuss t h e es" s entials of th e a rt of ·problem c·o mpusilion. I trust the message to - day has h e en clearly 'set out. Inquiry upon any point is in vited fr om my readers.

End-Games.

k l10wn bu:t very useful dra wing trick. 1., Kt- B 7 eh. loses: End-Ganie No. 47. l\I. S o ukup: L'Echiquier, 1926.

DECEMBER

SOLUTIONS.

No. 45.-1. P-B · 6 !, P x B -P; 2. P -K 7 1 , K t x P; 3 P-Q G. wins. No. 46.:-1. B-B 4 eh!, K x B; 2. B-B 3, K x B; 3. P -R 7, p q,ueens; 4, P queens eh., K - K 7; 5. Q x Q and win s, but had ·white not played 1. B -B 4 e h. first , it would . now be s t a lemate.

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BY THE WAY. Pt·oblem .No, 122 (Hawes) requir es a black pawn at d6. No . lU (l;'ethers) · s hould have a black p a wn at. a 7. ' , P a ge 273 (Nov.), first column , the ' word "n;t otion" should read "noti on; ' Page 300 (Dec.), the word "art'' should be "'s ci ence." Solutions in advance from "Fluff,"' "Kiwi," J . E. Kay, " Square," M. Ryan, A . Gle ave. · Solution s to problems a nd sYJ?.the" tics, and solvers' e o m m er) ls, w ill ap- . pear n ext month.

End - Game No. 44.

'Wh ite to play and d1·aw (6 v 6).

.w e di:'lgrammed thi'> study lasl time the two Black i)awns a rank ;~Igber up, which macie it abs urdly ~;asy. As it stan d s' it illustrates a li ttle 1 "': th

CORRECTIONS. There w ere three errors in our "dos s ier" o f the Congres s competitors-W. H. Cou lson ·has not won the cham p ionship of Somerset. c·. G. W ittson has not won the Victorian championship s even t imes out o f ei gh t, but seven times out of nine, G . Gundersen having- ousted him twice. W . F. Co ultas .has won the Victorian champions hip tl1r<'e times, not only twice .

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.N o . 153.-E. J. EDDY , Eng land. 1st Tile vVest s. Ga zette, 19 29 .

Mate in

~wo.

No. l ii5 .-R. GEVERS, B elg ium. 1s t Die Schwalbe, 19 29 (III.)

Mate in Two.

N o.

154.~F.

FUANKEL, Germany. J s t Die Sw . (IV.), 19 29. .

Mate in ·Two. No. 156.-A. HESSEI"'GREN, A.ppelvi ken.-lst Schackvarlden, 1929 (TI.). '

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Obstruction. •rhe inadvertent .-omiss ion of a "mov t>m e nt" f ro m last ri1 o nth 's iss u e reqtlires a modifi ca tion of pfnl1s for to-day. rmmedia~ e l~~ bef.?re the fin al p a ~- a­ o-r:

3.-ln the Mate. probl e qr b y -B . IV. Barry: 1st L a s trategie , 19 (}1 : 6B1 : lp2blp1: 1Bld S2R: S : ps S2 p 2: . 8 : b1P4K:3Q4. )f,1 te _in two. Key Q-g4. For imm ediate pu rp oses we may d efin e the word ba ttery .as lhe disP-ove ry of force uron the hlack king to induce mat e . :'\ o w all battery ·moves are " clear a n ces " a s the fo llowin g· anal ysis will · she"' · 1. K -d7 : 2 Sxg-7 m ate. (ll) l. K -d 5 : 2 S-d5 mate . (b) 1. K-h5: 2 ,S -_c7 mate. ( c ) )lo li ee that _ (a) S -g 7 mate· clears the- wRy (dis-covers) fo r· the contr ol of eS IJY th e queen an d c6 h~- the rook . (b) 2 S-g-5 cle_a rs for the control of c6 h v the roo k and c4 a nd d 5 bv t h e c bisll~Jl• (c) 2 S-c7 cl pars for the con tro l - or' c6 by J·. he ro o k and c 4 _by th e bishop. In E>ac h case the white knight is th e btt ery p iece a nd .t h e m ask ed p ieces _ar e th o q Ueen, the rook - a nd th e. bisho p. Th e pr0 b l; m adequ ately illu strates· t he a pplicat ion of a n ti-obstn.iction to th e mate.

SOLUTIONS. Se pt. :No. 113: B-.f3. 1:1-1 : K-h3. lFi: S -d G. llli : S- c 3. 117: Q-tl8. 118: Q"IJfl ll~l: Q- c3 . 120: K-d6. Oct. No_ 121: B-f5 a nd 2 Q-c4 eh . -,,~_ - P -h 4 l. . . . P be,, .. _ s: 2 B -
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D ec. No. 137: B-c3. 138: . Q-c8. 139: K-g-3. 14'0: K-h6. 140: No s olution ' as tll'inte u, t h e black rool< h4 sh o uld · be excha n g·e d fo r a wh.ite one then BxP follow e d by 2 castles will solve. No. 14 2: R- d 2. 143: K - g-4. If 1. ... K -d 5: 2 Q - c8: If 1. .. P~d5 2 R xp.· 144 :· Q-g8 (threat Q-d 5 ) 1 . . . K-e7 2. R- b7: -1. : . K - c5: 2. Qf8, e tc. .Jan. No. 145: R-f3: 146: No solu tion as printed. A dd a black_ pawn t6 -a nd s olve by Q -.c5 which induces a v ery fi n e cha ng·e in th e pla y . . No. 14-7: Q-h8. 148 : B - e 8 (vYhitP. king a7). 149: R- l:J5. Not over satiBfa ctory as a prize- win-n er: The key is obviou s a nd . 1. . . Q- d 3 sh oul d ex-e rcise a.n aus ~ picio u s c ontrol, which, h o w e ver, it fa ils to do. 150: S -d6 . A magnificent p ro b lem ·in wldeh pinn ing def ences a nll . self blocks richly fun ction. No. f nl: ·B-h3, e tc. The . " Pi e " an d ~' I n " d ian " gracefully com bine here . -152 : R - g-6. In future sol utions will b e g iven each' m onth. ·

SOLVERS' COMMENTS. No. q1 (Conncll ). -Kiwi: Ibm ;m::~· an d tongs . · No. 122 (T-:Iawes ) .-,-O'K.:·First .c lass . Square: i;}_ulte a tonchy litt le pl'obl e, u . Kay: Good: _No. U6 (Sedg e i'S).~Kay:- A JT!afJ terc piece- in self-pinnin g . 12 8 (Pleasan ts ).-;-Gl 0av e: N o. found this il1 e most cli.tficu l t (,I' th e batch. K ay: Th e saeriflce by the key, of both rooks, is well t h oug:ht out. N o. 129 IFeth ~ rs) .---O ne sol ver say.3 ·'Easy," and· gives S - d6, wl1ie ll, how e ver, fa il s after 1. .. S -d4 . No. 130 (Sectg·ers).- Gleave: EaBy. No : 131 (f-' leasant s ).-(i-kave: , \. G'O..;~l muta te e xample. No. 132 (Bcttm;a nn) :· GleaYe: Slmpl p wai ter. ( You ha\·e cook ed lwre: 11~::• t.rue key affects tlw wh o lP fi'J l'<>- riian ). N o. 133 (Bottacel!i).,----Gi ea ve: Cl e v c.r a rrang-en1ent.. N o. 134 (J£lekes) .--G iea.ve: _; _ w ait ing key, giving· co 1n pai·ut.i\~cdy rree ld n g still g·reater freedom . No , 136 (Beat hcolt').- cK .i wi: A11 excelle nt t hree -<'!'. No. 137 (Fe th c rH) .--Flnf[ : F ir st s t eps. No. 13!) (Pieasants ).---Kay: lien, th e Whit~ K ing . lays h im self ope n to " v iole nt ass ault, f rom which h e is rescucu by h er Royal Big·hnesfl.

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No . 157.-:U'. '1'. HA\VIDS , Australia. 1st hon. men ., S c hackva rlden ,' 1929 (IL)

No. lfi 8 .~::\L IVRODEL, Poland. "FaJkirk Her ald,'' . 27 /11/1929 .

Mate in Two .

:c\1ate in Two.

No. 159.-H. H U L'rBERG, Sweden.

"Die ·Sclnv'albe," July, 1930.

Mate in Th t·ee. 1'-: o . .1-!:l (O ' K C'el"f, ) . ~lZay: Much aclnliJ ·ed. 1'-:o. H:l (Dahi).- Kay : Near!)· h a d ;a e . H g- 1 s een.led good e no1.1 g h , bu l i t · is U.

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GENERAL. 1"110 following com ..

I am in rPcc ipt· or lilllnicat i ons: ''l~;u:". :

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nr ti e le, 'O bstru c tion ," last issue; IJnt t h e si x th 'phuse'-to Ube pmr own \\'ord-Be e ms to ha ve been omitted." (Yes, inadvertently. Sec t his is s ue.P. Eel.)

:vrate in. 'rh r ee . - · -·- - - - - - -·- - - " " "Sq uare ": "Good h<'altll to y ou. Yoil w o1·k in the intc'l'est ~' · of beginil e'J shonl
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a g a i.n, h e woulct ll c in a positio n : ld Uct_le each of.•.'.. t hri•tee (.l.G . . .on · .I f .. it . we t.·<.' e. ·.s stquares .. HI"n . t...o, ·_····p·v(~ .•.-.·.·.. (}-cl5·, eo, rri. Now Black's ,·eplies ;· th e k ey A r e 1. .. L-'- d ~. e·2, f 2 in ord aud t he,; e ll).Oves demand in -ord:

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2 _Qf5. c5, do to mate. There ·is, there" . no choice ot rnai"ing-no dual sin IJH-l th eme ·variation;;: hen ce til e ;·)l reol'ol<.l I hn•al i ;; · tltsruptml hy th e "'"'·es in r epl_y.)

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Two pleasip.g- pr·olJ!erns by our own. compostH"S. Congrahtlat.i.ons.

SCORES. October- December Term .

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Maximum, 52.

Fluff': Yes, a point is deducted 1'ot· rtn incorre-ct c laim. Kiwi: t-;eco.n d lin e or 1•\JJ·syth oF K ipping's pro1Jl en1, _ pag-(1 272 Nov. i~Rll 0, ;;!HJ(Jld t·oad: 21 'HQ1 .

Kiwi, .52 (winner); Kay, 50; Square., 16 (November -December to come) ; Mercury, 48; Goodall, ·16. Class B (:Maximum 36). F.luff, 36; B revis, 34; Legal, 30; Ryan, N ap. and Fortis, 2.6; Scott., ' 24; .Kerr, 23; GIM.V<·\ 1G (Decemb er to .c ome). . As the ''short" term talws 110 knowl edge of clatJs, the prize (one) io ~s Kiwi , to whom we offer pnr ·sincere congTatHlations. ·

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SYNTHETIC TOURNEY.

to Fo .u rth Programnw : ~ 8: p~l..:.: 4BB1Q: S : 4k2s: 1ppf>: 2!)1sR-2. ~M -ate in t\vO. Dy W. -H :fnves_, ','l'h e Lead er," 1916. ~olution~ fl·om l(hvi, l\l iss, Nap, Forti ~ .. Elf, and ·Hrev is. Scores to date:-Kiw i 37, Miss 3~. Nap 35, Fortis 33, · Elf 31, Brevis 20, a nd Kay (one . solution only) 10. Kiwi lool
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FIFTH PROGRAMME. rrhe k ey, ~- el, iS ''g·h;-e and take/' for whil e · iJ grants 1 . . . . -K-e5 , it d e prive~ the !dug . or e3 . The m attn g -

1. . . . K- o4 : ~- R-f4 mate. K - e5: :?. R-e6 D.ch. :Mat e. O f other variation<:<, the most important are: - · l. Q -c4: 2, R - f4 dis., eh. 11 1Ut e . 1. R - e4 : 2. S-f:{ mate. 1. B~e4: ~·. Rce6 dis. eh. mal e .

"GOSSIP" INFORMAL TOURNEY. Pirst 'L'wo - el·, J. !':. Kay, of South . Australia: 2RH2B1: · b2p4: p3q3: 3k4: 5(il'l: 4B3: 7K: 8. Key S-f7. · First Three-er, F. R. Nratt.hew s, of ~Oiltlt .:\ 11stralia : -S: 6Q I.: 3pl,3: 3p4: 8: 3h2Sl : 16. K ey B-e2.

End-Games. .TANUAHY SOLUTIONS.

1' No. 44:-1. Kt-Kt 8 !, K-R 2 (if Jc queens; 2. Kt-B 6 wins !); 2. Rh t 4 ! ; P queens; ~ - Kt-B 6 eh and ~I_r'lw~ by 11 erpetu aL

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'l'he Ladder .~Kiwi (second .ascerit), 192; Squar·e (second · ascent),_ 16, ·with November and December scores to come·; Kay, 349 (w inner); l•,luff, 277; MOI'CUl'.l' , 267; Ryan, 260; Goodall, 212; Legal, 206; Kt>IT, 197; SeoU, 196; F'orti.s, 100; · Nap, 98; Hrevis, 3·1; Gleave, 16 (Decembe r to come) . Incorrect claims i·eeeived:-No. 126' l:-c3 · (one solver) defeated by 1. QxR. T'-d3 (one) cldnated hy L Q-c3. No. 127 : H-f4 (one) , 1. : . Q -fL Again, S-b4 (one), 1. . S-cl3. No. 129: !-' - cHi (one); 1. ·... t-;- d4. ::-
CORRECTIONS. No. 146: Req uires a hJael;: vawn at [6. fn No. H~, the king a.7 should be Whit e. l'age 25 , the word "l:ntccinetl y'· shon ld .' ;.!"and imJnediat<'IY before the word

"exan1 in e." Pagp '.!.7:

Plea:sc read· '"A. sug·gestion

of ar1"istry is conveyed by :Mansfleld," then f'oll o\v on "to 'th e same theme . . . "

P - Kt 6, K-B 3; 3. P-Kt 7 !, n x .P , 4. P - H 7, R · x P stalemate." No. 48:-1. P-Kt 5, B x P; 2. B R 5, D - B G if 2... K-B 4; 3. KtKt 3 eh fo llowed by 4. B-Kt 6, or 4. Kt-K 4 and 5. Kt-B 3); g. K-,-R 1, K-B 4; 4 . .B-Q l, P - K t 8 (Q); 5. H - B 2 e h, Q x B; 6. Kt-Q .3 eh, B x Kt stalema te. ·

No. 49:-l.. Kt-Kt 4,

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No. 161.-J. E. KAY, South Australia.

No. 162.-'--L. PLEASANTS, N. Z'land. ·

First Publication.

First P ubllcation .

Ma.te in Two.

· Mate in Two.

No. 163.-E. GOLDSCIIMIEDT.

No. 164.-A. P . GULAJEFF, Russia. 1st Wje"ts., Moscow, l9 28.

Mate in _Two.

Mate in Two.

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Obstruction. ABSENCE OF OBSTRUCTION. To-day we conclude for the time .being om~ examination of the scientific . side of the chess prohle,m. 'l'he a.bseJ)ce of .obstruction (in k ey,· in defence, and in mate) cannot ·b e appre_!,iated unless the reader has made himself .familiar . with "Presen ce" and "Removal" as outlined in previous 'numbers. We sugg-est therefore that the articlP.s in the · J a nuary and February numbers be read befo"re this on~ is taken in hand. · Sumo. crfti cs deny to "-the absence ·or. obstruction," a place in the scientific investigation of the two-er; holding that there i::! no neutral property in the . problcm-,that the "nu ·man's land" of belligerency has no pt'oblcmatic >LIYplicatirm anil adapta-

tion. _ However. t l1 e more ·one thinks upo11 form-qm.t.litative form-as the consequent of "movement from Which ob;;;truction has . e ntirely disappearAd," . -the more one is ,conscious that in any scheme aiming at the complete classification of th iC chess problem, obstruo;:tion in "the absence of" must have a place. This being th~ case, let us give attention to the f ollowing:-: 1." In the Key. Proble m by G. B. L'l.ws: 1st : Jar1Jli ica · Gleaner, 1892:~ss-1Ql: 4R3: 1Pk2P2: 8: P1S5: 3S3b: 6p1: 6Kl. :.\fa te in Two. ·Key R__:d7. The key (eontra$t this with the obstruding . kP.y of Stubb's problem, page 25, A.C.R., Jan. 1931, and with the anti-obstructing keY of Stubl;l's proble n1, l)age 25, · A.C.R, Jan. 1931 and with the antf-olmtruding key of Scheel' s problem on the same page) is true .to rlictum (absence of obstru.c tion) for it n@ith er obstruc t s the rang·e of· the white pieces nor c lears a way for their action; it is simply a fortuity in w hich the a ttack is made subservient to ca11ture (1.. K x H-a fiig·ht capture) and. its power virtually r edu ced. 2. In the Defence. Liberty of action impli-es the ab·sence of obstruction in the act. As a boy a t school I was once told of a. certain river in which there were sixtee11 falls in onechundred milfes of its course. Can .-one imag ine a trip up

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What obstructio~ How on e.'s . passa§i would accelerate! . :rake away falls. ·what an ea.sy graceful serviqi by - reRson . of the obstruction (ant~ den hid! .. It seems to me that eve~ tin-ie a picc_e . parades_, wneth.P.l'. in ·, tl:i_~_ stately durba r of royalty . or m tn~ career of Lhe humble pawn, ''abscnc$'1l of obstJ·uction is · adequately demon.' str ated. I am of the opiniol): that tl-\i d ef ensive pla y (the four f)ights by -tll king) in the exampl ~ · h ere giv~. clearly defines n"iy belief in the a. sence ··of obRtnwtion as a distinctly phase · of problematic' deposition. Irj' ciilentally .the r eader shoi1ld · notic." the cross-pattern made by- the flighf Prol:Jlem by W. A. -Shinkman: ·is': Leba'i wh _H erald. 1877 :-Q'J: 3B4° 3B4 : 3SR2P: 3R4: 2p5: 2p3kS: 2K4\il Mjate "in _Two. Key Q-,a7. 3. In the Mate. The d cfonsjve plan is mainly Blaqk'~ making, the nfitting _plan . Is White'4 1naking, and just. as iri .. the defenc~ tlm · liberty of the piece aqcentuate~ thfl absence of obstruction, so, con:~ versely, the absence of o!Jstruc;tiort- i~ the mate is most appa.rent . wh et;~ White's mating potential is most rCi~l vealed. Activity,- the very ·:denial ~i obstruction, is . what we are to It)~~ for and this appears to advantage ~~ the ·twelve direct n-i:::tes by the queet!J _.· 'in Marble's problem with which Will conclude this artic·l e. - P_ t·ob._lem by M. Marbl e, L.. a Strateg. i~-- ~-­ l907:-1sls1K2: 2B4p: R7: · lpPK3rJ,ll GQl; 1P6: ·. 2R3b1: 3rb 3. Mate in Two~ H-:-c4. .., Reade rs are i11vitecl to inquire upo~ a ny inatte r which this a rticle fails t g\L make piait1. · the

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. LP., H.G., and J.Ii:.. K.: Thanks fo~ problems. See this issue. . _ Kiwi: Thanks for examinii1g mine'~ (/u ite agree ·with your . stricture!;'. A.G.: Glad t? _ h ear fi·om you. N~-~ 14l was wrongly rli>~ .grammed, buLNo,~ 142 is not solved by S-d2. L et u Sj hope for a " Phoe nix" lil'e triumph. . T. Littl e : Yours in hand too late fo~ this iss ue, ·will examine for April. All ' proble ms submitted · sho uld b ~ diagra mmed with Forsyth check. JANUARY SOLUTIONS RECEIVE.Q; Cla-ss A. Maximum 16. Kiwi, Ka.~

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No.' 16fi.-FJ. SALARDlNI. lsl Nied . Ind., Schaehbd., 1929.

Mate in Two. No . 167.-C. SCHULZ. .L st II . Tny. , The . Problem.ist, 1929.

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Mate in Three. No . 168.--,--V. WENDT. Sud. Schachbl., 1909 .

Mate in Three.

Mat.:; in Three.

Goodal!, Mercury 16. . Class R. M:o~ximu.m 12: Fluff, Nap, Br
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C hss B so lvers sending Qccasional sol uti ons to .three - e r s are . credited on the ladder wiLh lhe extra points. [ueorrect to No. 146, Q-d8 (one Rolver) defeate d by 1. .. Q-d5 eh. November and ·D ec ember solution s from Squai'e, whose score of 48 points tor the short term has placed him 3rd With M ercury. On Lhe ladder squar e now stands in seconrl aReent 48 points, an(] Gle'av·e ~4 · points, first n.R"ent. :ll; 12/ 1930.

· FEBRUARY SOLUTIONS. No. 153: Q-dl. No . 154: S - e6. No. 155: S-g8. No. 156: B - d5. No . 157 : . Q - h8. No. 158: S - d2 . No. 159: P -e8 . bee. Q. A neat Grimshaw- Roman, in wh ich the LheinaUc try 1. K - c4 !>; defeated ' by I. . . . R-h5. Aftel" the decoy, · 1. P . bee. Q; 1. . : HxQ, .W hite plays the . "try''· move 2. K"c4, agai n s t wh ich Black defends analogously by· 2. . . . R-, e5~the Ro man theme . The Griri1shaw element eornes in w iLh Lhe

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-interf erence of the Bishop's control over . b8, allowing ·the promqtion to knig ht, a nd mate. No. 160: R-d2 , P-g2: 2. R-h3 , etc. 1 . . . .. RxR: 2. Q-h6, e t e: · L . _ Other: 2. S-g4, etc. Beautiful e choes, i. e ., one mate is the llkfmess of th e oth e r.

:l . P-K 7, P-'-Kt 5; 4. Kt-K 6, .PKt 6; 5 .' Kt~Q 8, P-Kt . 7; 6. P - 8 (Q) and wins. If 1. . . . R-Rl ; 2. Kt x P, P~Kt 4; 3. P-K 7, 1?-Kf 5; 4. Kt- K 6, P-Kt 6; 5. Kt-Q 8, P~ --Kt 7; 6. P - K 8 (Q), and wins. No. 51: L K-,-Q 4, P -Q 3; 2. K'-B 3, P __;Q 4; 3. K-Q 4, P'-Kt 5; 4. R: SYNTHETIC TOURNEY. x r. P-Kt 6; 5. R-.-B -6, K--.:Kt 1; Solution, 5th Proliramme·:-Problem 6. K-Kt 6, P'-Kt 7; 7. P - R 7 eh., by 1'' . Ha.vves, "The Leader,'' 19/8/1916: K-7,R 1; 8. K-R 6, P - Kt 8 (Q) stale 3sq3: 6B1: 1KbP1R2: · 8: 3k2P1: mate. · lQ1S2P1: 4r3: 8. Mate in two . Key, No. 52: 1, K-_:B 2, P-R~4; 2. PS.-el. · · R 4, P-'-R _ 5; 3. P-R 5, P-k 6; 4_ Solutions from: Miss, Nap, Brevis, B-R 2 !, K x B; 5 . P -R 6, K - R 8; 10; Fortis, _Ij:lf, · _9 . · 6. P-R 7, K-R 7; 7. P --R 8 (R) !, Sixth Programme '(last-): Problem K-'-R 8; 8. K-,-Kt 3, K-Kt 8; 9. Rby Akerb! 0 m, Schackvarlden, Jan:., R 1 ·rnat!e. 1930, . The problem has ' a · double · No. ·53: · Given as· a win for White. -t hreat ·of • mate by 2. QxP. ( a 6) an d 2. Draw for: Blaek d emonstrated by G. QxS (b4)'. 1. ' . . K-a5: 2. QxS mate. Koshnitsky:'-L R-7-B 6 ! , K-Q 4; 2. Other vari~tiops, White 3 piec es only . P-K 6 !, K-Q 3; 3. P-R 5 (a), P x P; 4. R~R 6, P-R 5 ! ; 5. R x P (R7) SPORTS REFEREE TOURNEY (b), K x P; 6. P-K·t 6, R x P draws. A-WARD. (a ) 3. K-B 2 (temp0zug suggested v;re have ,from Mt. F. :BePnett, of by S. M. M e rkel)', K'-K 2; 4. . P-R 7, Brisbane, the award in the sixth half- _ K-_Q 3; 5. .R-B 7, K x P; 6. R .x P, K-B 4; 7. -R-Q Kt 7, K-Kt 4 f. yearly International Composing Tourdt·aws. · ney of the Sports Ref~ree. (b) 5. P~-R 7 fails. First, J . Francey, of Ireland :~8: Both olir contributor, Mr. S . M. B6Q: K2Rplrl: 1P2sSPP: 4k1SR: Merkel, a nd the Editor, were caught {isPl: 4B1Pl: 8. Mate in two. by this tricky ending. Second, A . P. Gulajeff, Of Russia·:2sr2ql: 2p5_: K1QS1Sp1: lRlPklPp: 8: 4B2B: b3R3: b7. Mate in two. Correspondence. Third :Prize to I)r. .K . .Dlttrich, , of Germany . . Fourth 'to G_. J , Nietvelt, of .. L .E.A., F .A.C., · F. C., . J.A.M., l•'.K.K., Belgium. T.L., A.M., G.RL., L.P., R.S ., C.E.W.:· The tourneys are : continuous, clOS" ~Iany thanks. . -i hg on June . 30 a nd Dec. 3i in each J.McE.: Many· thanks. W ill try, hut yea)·. pressure on space always so heavy. The seventh. tourney closes on June J.A ..C.: It's sorry I am ! 30, 1931. Prizes.: 30/-, 20/-, . 10(-, and E '. S.R. :. Postal authorities to blame. a.chess book. Judge; J<~. Bennett, B.sc: R.O.S.: Janowski~Rubinstein; St. Endorse ·a ll' envelopes "Problem TourPetersburg 1914, not played \n that ·itey," ahd send to Chess Editor, variation a t all. Where does Capa '.'Sports Referee.'' Brisbane, Queensmention !t? , land. RH.Se: Many thanks. April.

End"Game Solutions (February): No. 50: 1. Kt-K 4! !, ·R x Kt; 2. ~t-Q 2 eh ! ! (not 2. Kt~B 3 eh, KB 7; 3. 1"-K 7, R-B 5 eh; 4. K-K 2, R-B 4 ; 5. P~K 8 (Q); R-K 4 eh ... R x Kt (if 2 , . .' K-B 7; 3. -R-B 5 eh; 4. K-K 2, RB 4; 5. Kt-B 3 !); 3. P-K 7 and wins. _If l. .. R-n _-1; _2. Kt x · P , P-Kt 4;

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P~K 7,

· Subscriptions will b e acknowledged in April. CORRECTION. In our D e cember number, 1930, P . 278, we · stated that Mr. M. E. Goldstein had twi ee won th e c hampionshiP of Mlddl es<'X. · In our last·. number we amende d the · "twice" to three times. Actually _he has _won it f o ur times.

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(First Publication.)

Mate in Tw o (6 v 7).

Mate in Two (12 v 9).

No . 171.-H. A. GOUGH, A u stralia. (First Publication. )

No. 172.·-- ·A. G. 'WHITE, America._ Am•3rican Chess W eekly, 19[)2.

Mate in Three (7 v 6),

APril 20, 19.31

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CLASSES pF PROBLEMS;

(For · Beginner11)

P. F . BLAKE.

isLPrize; .W es tern Daily ·M er c m·Y.

we cannot get aW!1>Y fl·om th e dir·e ct mate p-r oblem; 1ndee<'l : we have no d e sire to do so, f91· althoug·h th e "help. mate" problem ·a n<:! the "retractm::• has "cog·nition and chilrm," yet to qupte ·}fl'. H . E. Gran,t, "collusion has rf!pJared the e l.em e)1t of battle" an~ artifi ce thf! r equ _lrPm ents . of _a,rt! we propose t o ·consider in · these psgcs direct-ma te proble ms only: those effor.ts within the· general proclamation issued · in the clJ a llenge, "arl r Pm -". "Whit() to play a nd mate in

. . . . move:s·." All dh·ecl problems a rP ei t her threat pro hl erris or ·hlock probl ems. Threa ts ma y originate in block mould, its will prese n t ly. be revealed , aiid blocks m ay be complete or incomplete, bul the true charac teristics of each · t ype at·e in\·iol ate and. lik e tlHl laws ·or the MedeB, kn
THE llHREAT PROBLEM. "\Yhcn a key-move. prepares th e \Yay f o r a n imm ediate m ate hy white, even without Black's moving, it is called a threat .k ey. Th e m at~ pre pared is the threat .and th e problem is a th reat. problcm"~A. c. ·w!'! ite. :J'hreat Prohle mR are em in e ntly dynamic hi cha racter, due largely to the .fa < . lt is given to ·white· to open the move ment ; Fllack, seeking to anest it, s imPly develops the plan to a point of exhaustioN a nd Run·enders onl v wh e n the charge has fa ltl"red a n d .tl1e fin a l shot h a s f a iled; An examination.· of the _fine 'threat ll~'Ohlem on this pag·e will be of serVIce,

· 'i'h e key Is Q- e2 ; t h e pre pared mat~ ·p mate, hence ~iJ~~ PJ'oblem is of th e threat cl ass. ']'he · ~~ll eat 1s direct, lwcanse the k ey J}H'>Ce ~,,ll-nct not. a noth er piec-e which it _suprts) threatens . mat e. ~'here are . seVe l'3.1 rf>plies (d efences) ·;· the tht·eat .. For. instance:--:-

;~ tl~" th reat) is · 2 . Q x

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1. . P x P defeats th e threa t, ))ut Induces 2 . R-(18 mate. 1. Q-e6 defeats . th e thr:eat, hut ind.u ce·s 2. B x P dill. ·e h. mate. L . . . Q x P eh. defeats the ·threat, hut induces 2. S x Q mate; hut the thematic conten t. i:o; fully realised only when one grasps th e 'fiv e -fol d' int erferf>nOe upo n e3, and the · fin e parade of: m ates w hich . follows·: · 1. . , R~ .e3; 2. B -e7 dis. eh . m iOLte ( a) .

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R-e3: 2. Q x a2 mate (b). KS ~e 3: 2. s~f1 mate. . 1. QS - e3 : 2. Q X B m ate. 1. l'-e3: 2. Q -d3 mate. All these inle1·fe r e nces are of the Grimshaw t ype-called after the come !loser of that nam e who first demonstrated th e mutual possibility, a s seen in ''a" and "b" a bove. Th e solution g ives a sense of ...pl ea sant effort well repa.id," hence we d.e CidP. that the proble m is beautiful. 'l'he . diagnolliS of t he ·theme · content (five interferen ces on o n e squ ar
'!'h e term "comple te'· block" ot· "co mpld e waiter" is useit . for a problem; in the initial setting· of whi ch a rriate is in h a nd for every ' move o.f Black. Complete bloc)(S are of. different ty p es,

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J(I I'l -'ING, FJngland.

F i rst P rize, Fall
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N o. 17 4.'-:--..\. R

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S e cor;d ·Prize, Fal kirk Heral d, 1n ·& (M idc\lew <'< ig·hts-15 t o 19 Piece s).

Mate ih _T wo (9 v 10).

in Two (10 V 9),

No. 17 5.--.'\ . ELLERivlAN.

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ARG CELLES, Spat;

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176.~F.

T . HAWF:S,

A u stralia.

500 C.C.: April, 1915: Third Hon. Men.

First P riz e, Sdtacl,varld"n U., 1930

Mate in 1.'wo (10 v 11 )..

MaJe in Two (10 v 8).

w h ic h wi ll b e di RCll SS e d later. In an pl easure or pain, h e naturally d e;ma"n (lila incomplete w a iter, a mat e is 110t r eady th e same . v irtH e s of. his k i n ~>men, for every move of B lack b.efore t h e · is ready, i f n eed lie, to a.c cept lt ey ·is m a d P; liel'e, it. is- t he lce y that sac ri1ice a s s u c cess, ·a n d a make >< th e probl e m compl ete. f eat as a n - unavoida ble In bl ock probl.,mfl we l ook for H e re, aclion ts isolaJed rath er quiet e r diHplays of power than w e e xcone<>ntrated, a nd d e liberate .ra pect t o find in th e th r eat problem. Tlw .tll a n adaptive, hen ce it is, th e only llla c k K in g- is " Stoic 01' nw. woods, a f•mce that B la ck can offer is tha n u:tn \Vithou t a t ea r," or, in his more th e pll r ase, "I tun r e solv ed to di e." a RR<'l·tive n1oods, "a mon a r ch of all I fOllowing probl e m is a good surve y," M a nife sting- indifference to of Llock strateg·y. Nofice · that

THE AUSTRALASIAN .CHESS Rf:VIE:W. cctes, iu ,r espon se to Bla ck's moves, given by many pieces, and from ,~!i>llY angles. · 1 ~ Y F. JlPaley, 18t Prize, C h ess Mo 1H!JIY, 18S5 : ~liJb Q4: 6!)1 : ·1 p3sB1: 1]•3plp: R2Spk1B: K3R3: 3P1::;2: g_ Mate in two.

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1. (..:-e5: 2. S-d3 mate". · 1. Q-c7: 2. Q x Q mate. 1. . Q-d6: 2. Q x Q mate. l. ... H any: 2, Q x Q mate . 1. . . . 8 any: 2. .D-g3 mate.

OJ"·iously ·white n (leds to waste . a ,-c to disturb the· existing condi" j.ions, and ·th e sol ution · of .t he problem dep.,nds upon th e discover y of a move w!Jicll , while requiring· Black to play in llis turn, r etain s for his side the original mating capacity. That 1. R- a G is the only mov
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NOTES. MARCH SOLUTIONS. No. 161 (Kay).-l:\-h5, also KR-e2 check. No. 162 (Pleasants).-S-d7. 'rh e a uthor's first problem, composed • over 30 y earjl Rgo, and now published for tllce first -tim e . No. 163 ( Goldschmie dt).-S -_g: 6. No. 16 4 (Gulajeff). -H-cl8. No. 1GG (Salardini).-K-f7. No. 166 (Gouglt).- Th e position is cancelled lJecausce of the unfortunate · position of the S on b6, instead of c6. N'o . .l67 (Schul z ) .~S-f5, S-f5. 1. ·. . . B x B, 2. S-h6, B x S; 3. Q X Q mate. 'ukiwi" remarks: '"I'ook m e two nights to follow tt out." (I w as also among the "also r a ns".-P.E.) No. 168 (\Vendt):-B-bS. "Kiwi": ".Chame leon 111ocle] echoes." SOLUTIONS RECEIVED.

(February.)

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solutions (belated).-Black : \ntght 12: "I consider the m the b e st ;ltRll'cdozc ' 0ll . . n two-e rs . •v~u llavf\ !tiven in _lf>urnal." Class R. Maximum 10. ' lack Knio·ht LO · "The toughest lot I i'CVe. . · • • h5 ·I _cam., "acr·oss; almost gave up Nos. !'~· 4 Rncl 158. Pleased with your a r .}Cies on ob struction: am waiting foe cfxt issue. " Fluff 10: "Sincere con.;-·~lulattons on yonr very tine No. 157; !:l,· ·155, Zugzwan,g·, with a · w ell hidden

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Mr. .M atthc.ws a nd Dr. O'Keefe point out that Mr. Ray's "Gossip" en try, published hy us i.n J•'orsyth, February A:C.R, is coo-ke d . W e sympa thise with 1\fr. K a y . A. Gleave: Tha nks. a m gett ing good s upport from New L::ea la nd read·

ers. Elf: Yces, .th e problem you· furnish is a. good example of "Clearance." The :-;e conq position would. be c.alled · ~ "Pawn - Grimshaw." The key is . S-b7; and th e threat Q x P. As f or the rest, "you add ·we igh t to t r ifles !"

PHOBLEMS IN THIS I SSUE. No. 169 .(I•' ethers: (}JH' ning with a n excell e nt key, this prohlem is econ omically set a nd is t·eplete · with pretty mate:>. · N o. 170 (Little): \Ve iiwite attention to the triple pin of th e main-.play. The problem m ay be compat·ecl \i• itll : 2Q5: 3rp3; 3SkpPl: H3p2K: 2P5: 3P1sB1: 8: 5R2; Male in two, ···w eeld y Tim e s ," ::\ fe l!J o urn e 19U. 'I'hls h as a similar· key and si mil a r mainplay. 1\o. 171 (Goug·h): No t in t h e author 's The p emhng adverse b e st .. sty le_ chec k s too - plainl y require aggTcssive tactics . on V(hite' s part.

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No. 172 ("White): ·witness here the white vawn utility . .'rhe en passa nt capture of -the ·theme lin e, gives white ilttreased efficiency to five pieces. !'- i·ee ur
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. The following subscriptions are ~.­ knowledged with · many tnanks:~ ·,, N.S.W..-J. Murray 12/ 31, · J. ·J. ,f No. 17 3 . (Kip ping): The judge, )ft·. Poole 9/31, A. G. Shoe bridge 12 /31. '' John Keeble, writes:-"A tine prohlem · . D. V. Stanley 7/ 31. \vith a Ut€me of trwee lateral erosti Victoria.-Mr. .JnRtice Beeby llL1 checks ori on e sqU,are. Mt·. Hume in L. V. Riggs 12 / 32, 1•'. A. Crow! 12( 1 forms me he has only . three other · exH . . K Grant 7/32, G. R. Lam pat~ a mpl es of this. In two of them all 6/ 31, A. E. Whitelaw il / 31. three mack ·checking p-ieces are iJinned Queensland."'-!•'. Bennctt 121a1, }~ when m ate is 1,dven, a nu one. ha,;· two JJinned at- moment of. mate. ln ·KipDavies 6/31, J. McElligott 8/ 31, P.J\~ ping's· problem only one of th e J)ieces n erty 12/31, W. Blackmore 6/3 1, .;~ is. ever pinned. It will he seen in this Oldfield 2/ 32. problem -that three black pieces g-ive Northern Ter·ritory. ~ Mr. J)lsfil check on one sq uat·e, "fu!loweu . hy Mallam 12/ 31. three white pieeeR giving matA on one New Zealand.-Rcv. A. Miller s quare. The key is good and Mr. KipNew Guinea .-Bruno Schwarz 121~ ping is· to be con gratulated on c ompleEngland.-Mrs. K. '1' . Crow! 12/31; ting the idea with not more than nineteen . pieces.'' The following pi~obl em, utilising th e End-Games. ;same m atrix, shows th-e conversion of two direct checks to two cmss c hecks: ~4R.3: 4Slpl·: blpK4: 5P2: RlrlkS2: We regTet the absence Of our e~ ­ 2p~r1P l : 8: 3Q4. Mat
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erage. No. 176 (Hawcs): As far as W€ are a ble to translate, the jndge, Mr. Akerblom, rema1·l{s, " In modern style a nd original. A g ood ' try is 1. Q - f8: the varjati(Jn L .. S-d4: ~ S-gS 'fol'bluffa nde'! "

(N.B .--The beautiful end-ga~··· No. 54, published in our · · J · numller, under, th e heading · · "Aut!}~ >
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PROBLEMS

By F . T . HAWES, Public School ,' Forbesdale, N.S.W.

Comments to problems will be given next issue. Solvers are invited to send comments. All readers are invited to solve the problems. Contributors are thanked for their original · problems. Communications to be addressed as above. No. 178.- Nc EAS'l'E:R. ·

No. 177.-J . BERGH MANS . F irst Pri:
Mate in Two.

1st Pr. (Ex Aequo), 1.' h e Probl emist '3.@1

( 6 v 6) .

No .

No. 17 9.- A. P. GULAJEFF. Firs t Prize, L'Italia Sch acch isti ca, 193,0.

Mat e in Two .

( 8 v 8 ).

180.~A.

HESSELGREN a nd O; LINDRERGrlmK I•'irs t, Ala S chacksall s l{aps 'l'n y., 19 30,

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THE AUSTRALASIAN CHESS REVIEW. No. 181.-G. LEIGH, Australia.

No. 182.-C. MANSFIELD.

1'l1 ird, Brisbane Couriei:, 26th Tourney, 1930.

Third, Falkirk H era.ld, 1929-30.

Mate in Two.

(8 v 6).

No. 183 ...,.--R. L'HERMET. Second, L'ltalia Schacchistica, 1930.

Mate il1 Three.

(6 Y 3).

EDITOR'f-; NOTE.

\Ve l't!g't'el the absence of our probl em ;;eet ion letterpress this - month. Our problem e ditor wa.s undet· a m is - -

Correspondence. Will a ll correspondents p lease not e that copy for 0 u r June m1mber must be in h a nd ]Jy Wcdne~da.y, June 17.

Mate in Two.

(lo .v U).

' No. 184.-E. PALKOSKA. I<'irst Prize, Hanover Anzeig-er, 1922.

Matein Thre e.

(7 v ' lO).

mHl
.T.O'H., A.S.C., A .D., A.. H., F'.K.K., W.M., J.L.P., R.W.S., _'l'.A.W.-Ma.ny thanks. A.W.~Many

now ;'uTived.

thanks ..

Hope all have

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=:T.: ~: A: ~: E: S~ P=ubB: tic: S: ~. :o: ~=:F=:~: be: s~: al: e, ::=::=~

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Comments to p wb lems \-viii . be given next issue. Solvers are invited to send comments. · All readers are invited t o solve the problems. Contributors are . thanked for , their original problems. Communications to be addressed as above. No. 18S.- C. D. FE'l'HERS, Au utrali a.. First Publication.

No. 186.-H. A . GO UGH, Austra:Jia . F'irsL Publi cation.

Mate m t wo ·( 7 v . 13).

Mat e in two ( 7 v. 5)

No. 1 87.-ADA.DASCHEFF and

UM-

NQFF. l<'ir ~t:

National Tourn ey, Moskva, 1930

Mate in two.

(10 v. 7).

No. 188.- GUNNAR ANDERSSON, Norway. :b'irst: V art Hems Tny., 1.9 :3 0.

Mate in two.

(13 v. 12).

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Classes . of Problems. FOR BEGINNERS. (Continu ed from April.) We, goo.d readers, are passin g· throug·h a "dry'-' pe riod: the subj ect of "Classes" 'is s piritl ess and husky, but th ere is t his promise that "Afler Jordan, the land of Canaan," or, a s one writ er putR it, "Ailme nt, t hen sapor." Last month w e stated th a t Complete Blocks or . Wait ers had many forms: Here ·they at,e: 1. ·Changed Mate Block or Muta t e. 2. Added mate Block. 3. TilocltCThreat. 4. Bloek-Checl{. The Mutate. In the complete waiter, t he k ey simply opens the way fo r a (lisplay of ··· an the m a tes initially set. In the mutaJ.e, the key ·has the effect of chang. ing (wholly or in part) the · mates . of the origina l complex. A. C. White Rays _: ''The terri1 "h a nged mat e b lock, ·o r mutate, a s · llrian H arl e)• h as suggeste d, is often indefinite, in that · it may in clude or exclude ad.ded mat e fe a tur es, acc rl mates. . In . g·eneral it mig-ht be said t hat problems -with a single chang-e are justifi e d only where the change is in a spe ctacular feature , such as a cro.ss -cllec,k, or wh e r e the key which introrlnces ·it is of a notable character." He rn.akes a pl ea for "cumula tive" ·effort, pointing out that the s ingt e change has a tendency to ·discredit t h e "inore ingen iou s p ositions with many ehanges anrl usually greater themati" orig·in a lity ." In .the following problem by Shinkman, we have two spectacular chang·es a.fter 1. . . . . P x B P and 1. . . . P-d5. This is a definite co ntribution to problemdom, presenting·, as it does, the "pickaninny" change in mutate for m . Pickaninny W e m,ention t hat th e Theme involves a sh ewing· of four m ates following· upon t h e m(wnR of a black pawn,

June· 20 , H3L

Problem by W. A . S hi nkman , 4hS2·: 2pp2pl: lpJ'lPlPl: lpk5: lp 2Q l p l :· 1K4Bl: 4S3. 8. Mate in two. Key: Q - hl. Added Mate Block In th e ideal A tlu e d-Mat<' . Block, White is · very gen<>roi.ls! N othing- is more agreeabl e . than White's key move, which, augmen ting B lack's r ange, and gencr ai ly contributing to· Blacl,'s mobility, adds to th e numberof variations ·m·iginally staged, and soint en s ifi es the .theme. At the mom ent of writing, f have b efore m .e ·a fine example hy th e A.m-· erican expert, .Lewis Rothste in. The Black Bis hop is liJ)~ l'ated for thr <)e adc , ditiona l variations, and the Black pawn for the fourth. One admires fr <)ely t he increased opportunities brou g ht to · view by the key. 1. . . .. B-g-G: 2. Q-g6 mate is splendid. By L. Rothste in , thlrcl prize, G.C.C ., March 1914:-16: 2slS2p: 3p3Q: 2pPklr1: 2K3pb : lpPRPlpl: 1Rb3Bt . . Mate in two. Key R-<1,3:. Block Threat. T.:•'.ce.ntly a proble m, a · B !ock -Tllreat, g-a inej ;;.. priz e in a certain tourney t or b)oc:k p ositio n s only . C ertain em~· · n award, : hol•.lmg- U1at tl'J E: block-threat is n ot -a · block .p rt.oL•lt:m. I have b een s o mewha t' a :;sid uous i il coll ecting opinions of n oted pro!Jl t·m lsts upon t his matter, :: and 1 find 1i1at they are fairly di / Jc'!cxl ," th e majority o.f A merica.n com poser~ ''. voting "blo"k," and t h e Englishmen. declaring- for "thr
given.

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!\o. 189,- BARULI Nand GO LUBJEFF Internationa l Tny. Moskva, 1930

;1']1 trd.

MaLe in two.

(10 v. 9).

No. 191.-C:. A. L. BULL; South Africa.

Mate i.n three.

(9 v. 9).

term Blocl{- Ch eck is self e xplanatory. 'l'l1e in-stat u-quo is dfst urllecl b y the
Key Moves. POR BEGINNERS.

There is a river· in th e oeean. W ith this happy sen tence the schoolrtlaster of the last g eneration introrluce d the story or the Gu ll' Stream to t h o s tucle n.ts in class. It seoms to m e that a parallossi ble h e!:e; for just as the Stream flows lteross the broad Atlantic, f unc-

REVIEW~

147

No. 19(}.-F. NOVEJARQUE. First : Els .blsc., Abatalunya, 1930 .

Mate iri two.

(11 v. 7).

No. 192. -J. FHIDLIZIUS.

Mate in three.

(6 v. 8).

t.ion ing the w hile on various coa,_sts and in various ways, so the lr ey -rno~e. the ideal k ey of the ches s p robl em; runs lik e a c un'ent throu g-h the proble m, d eclares itself in evet·y pat·t df tlle so lu t ion, eoni rol s the various lines of piay'-aft er· the fashion of the poliee m an dir E>cting traffic at t h e c r ossways- a nd qualiti es tl1 e mat.es. Ac JJtLdding is in the eatin g·, and a probl e m in th e solving of it; a nd as the eati n g on t h e one han,d may s ugg-est to" the eater the recipe a nd il.:-; merits, so on the oth er hand the solution s h ould dcelare a ceetai n valu e; in th e key, desig n ated as association between key and idea, and worth y of .·our cl osf;st. sc r·uliny.

iHI:: AUSTRALASIAN CHESS RE:VIEOW. 'l'he ge·n e l'al impression of a good key move is that it. should be conc es sional : that it should offer to th e opposi t ion re sour ces additional to those in proof, t h at for instance it should free an 'oth envise confined king, that Jt s hou ld lib er ate a pinnP.d pi e ce or give Blacl' opportunities for cou nte r generall y d E,monstratiou s , and that, speakin g, a n y restrictio n im·poscd by \"lhite, wh e th er b y threat or provision, should ll e indorsed "incurring· no harm." By way of illu stration, take this setting:-

C . MANSF'IELD. First : 1273. G. C., l'vlarch, 1917.

Mate in T wo.

(11 v

fi).

Th e key , B to e4 , ts wonderfully ordered, g ivin g· a flight square and unpinning the Black Knight at c4 for a checking offensive economically and attractively conc e.i ved. The theme is "Black KnighL discovered Cross'' Checlul" (th e word "cross" will be explained in its pl ace ), a nd the key mov e is thematic, for by it t he theme is made operative. Th ematic value is th e high est attainabl e in t h e problem art (tho u g h b y no m ean s the most spectacular), a nd i.n order that the assoeiation between l
that th e nature of the t11 en w presag-e~ certain ina rtistic a.ppo!ntm P.n.ts. . A thenie may h P. as "a past ten s e,'/ t o wh ich th e present ten se has to be. · w r itte n, but with this diffQr cn ce, that whereas .t h e tense induces a read y r es"' ponse- a som e thing known-th e .· k eY,' m a )r r esolve itself into a somP.t.hi.ng to. be " fl t t e < original advantages,, Two probleii!_s follo w. In t h e fi rs( the key is "asphyctic," the whole. army, the king excepted, bei n g .para: lyse d by it; the only excuse fo r it being th at no other was availabl e for th e exec ution of thA i
If.

NOTES. (P roble m by C. Mansticld.) D-·e 'i-,

S-b6 dis. eh. (a ): 2; S-b5 dis. eh. mat e. 1. s X s dis. eh. • (b): 2.' B-d3 dis. ell. mate. 1. S-e5 dis. eh. (c.): 2,: R -cl3 dis. eh. mat e. 1. S-d2 dis . eh. (d)': 2.~ S - d1 di&. eh. mate . 1.

,J 1111 e :HJ, 1fl3i.

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(a) The l8). Th e key pi ece

ctiscovers mate, and a t th e same time ret ain ~ its control of f5 . In this va ria tion t lw rook (e3) g ua_rds · th e fli ght 8 q uare . (c) The black knight part i cipate~ in the mate picture, self- b l ocking the tlight Sq\Jarc and enablin g tb e rook (e 3) to di scover check fro'm th e .qu een. Here lt rrmy b e reasoned that the key does not a ssociate with !.he piece in clde.ncc. This is hardly correct, for !he knight' s function is at tributabl e. to the Bishop's volition. (u) It is imperative. that the. rook (eo) be d efende d . h1 the mate, h en ce

2.

b~ ( ~lf.

that after 1. ... K- e5, White lw.c « choleR of ·mating square~. SxS o r P- 1 'i · double c heck rnat e. 'I' hi~ is a ciua l, lJut n e ed not concern us just now. Oi>.3Cl'\'
Tl!c ;mbj eet of key-m;ov e s conUnt1ecl n ext month.

~OLU:TIO N

will

l.>e

To urn ey as to 30th A p rii.-Kiwi 66, Mercu ry and Goodall 64, K,ay 60. Class B: Black Knig-ht 46, L egal, Scott, ancl Ken:, 44; Fortis, Fluff, Nap, Brevis, 12 ea ch; R yan, 38 .

SYNTHETI C TOUHNEY. Owing- to th e g enero sity of Kiwi • CM, .. H. Cox, of Vi otoria) , who has decJ.in ed to accept the fe es gained by him as pr·jze mon eys in our compet itio ns, we are ablA to re-open our Synthetic 'J'c.unie ys. Th e firs t of six programm es is h ere · g·i v·en. Prize ri1oncy, . scve.Ii shill ings and sixp ence for the best set of solu tions . (1.) A Compl et e Wait er with Knight

Key. (2.) B (any): 2. Q-g8 m~te. 1. . . . S (any ): 2. Q- a 1 m at e. P-f2: 2. C,jxH mate . 1 . . . . P - c2 : 2. P-b7 mate.

S.

,-\prif.-169, Q-a3; 170, S-g-5 ; . 171, Q-cS; 172, Q - g-2; 173, Q-h4; 174, K-fii; 175, Q-h 7; 176, B -f8.

May.-1 .71, B- a5 ; 178, K-b3; 179, R-g-3; 180, R-d5; 181, B-e6; 182, S-e4; 183, Q-1'4; 1 84, B-g-3. Nolutiow; ''l.'eagatn."

149

G•l, and Square (i4. First Ascent, 11'lerc ury 331, F'luff 323, Ryan 298, Goodall 276, Legal 250, Seott 240, Kerr 240, N a!) 140, Fortis 140, Black Knig-ht 88, B revis 76.

in advance from , " Kiwi,"

SCOR ES . Mar c h.-C iass A. Maximum lS: 1\ iwi 18; l'.lle rcury and Go odall 16, K ay U (rev ise 162 and 164). Class B. Maxinl. mn 10: T,pga.l, Soot!., Kerr, Rya n, and. U lack !:(night, 1.0; 'J i'ortis , Nal}, nrevis, 8 ; Fluff 6 (revise i62 and 16 ~). Aprii.-Class A . M axim\lm 16: Kiwi, 1->ay, Mer cury and Goodall, 16. Class ll. IVIaximum 12: Ryan, ~'luff, Black l
SOLVERS' COMME.N'l'S. Bl ack Knight comments: 161 (Kay) : Variations g·oocl. 162 (Pi easants): One of Pl e.asants' b est. S-b3 a nd R-g4 a re exc ellent tries. 163 (Goldschmicdt ): '-Very inge nious. 164 (Gulajeff): Three g·ood tries in B -el, Q-b1, and B-c 4. vV'l1en right k ey was discovered, marvelled at b.ein g so blind. Of this problem F lu ff rcm a t'lis: "A nice exampleof obstruc tion in defence"; the g-yrations o r the black knight t o lose him8elt ))(~ in g· n1oS\

entertaining."

APPREClA'l'ION. Black 3< n;g-ht writes: "'. rha nks l'o1· a rti c le o.n 'Al>scnce of Ob struction,' which is 1 cry in s tru c tive.. " Fluff writ es : "M any thanl<.s for your further artick on 'Obslruclion,' which is so bet'.utifvlly E:X<'mplifi e d in lhe probl e m by Laws . .Am looking forward to your t r catn.ent of ]{eycmoves."

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Jul Y ·20 , 1 931.

PROBLEMS

By F. T. HAWES, Public School, .Forbesdale, N.S.W.

Comments to problems will be given next Issue. S o lve~s are invited to send comments. All readers ·are invited to solve the problems. C o ntributo rs are tha nked for their origina l problems. Communications fo be addressed a s above. N o . 193.-F. PALA'.rz , Hamlnn·gh.

I•'il:s t P nblica,ti on.

195.- H . A.

GOHGH, A t1stra iim.

T wo

(10

v·.

A.

GOUGH,

A.u stt'alia .

Mate in

Thr·E>E'

(6 v. li).

No. 196.- M. FEI GL. 111. Lm1don News~ 1902.

Fi rst Publicat ion.

Mate in

1H4 ...,.-.f{.

F irst l'nbliC', ation.

Mate in Thre e · (& v. 8).

No .

No.

6) .

..

Mate i.n •:rwo (Jtl v. 1 3) .

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Key Move Difficulty. Th e worn proble m implies that it s solution must contain some element oi' difficulty.- S . S. Blaekburn. In the chess proble m, · dHficulty should occur as an essential feature, and the compo~er's a im should be to carry it into his problem to the extcmt of rertuiring- of th e solve r a degree of mental e ffort in .the solving- of it. In the conception of diffinnlty, ·however, the composer will be reg-a rdful of th e claims wh ich beauty and economy make upon him, for as difllcult y spring-s from the theme, iL owm •d appear t h at it must combine with it, and be mad e _su bordinate to it. As for th e rest, e co.nom:y and difficulty a re factors in the g-eneral scheme, and ll1e flegTee with which One may he adva~. ced a b ove the other depP.nds ent ire ly npon the nature of the theme, and the way in 'which the prohl emist would treat it. To -cla y we are dealing with · difficulty in the key, and not as it r e lat es to the - theme as a whole . 1-Iet·e a.r e some ways in whicl• problemists trea-t with the principl e _ in the opening· ln OVO.

July 20, 1931

there to induce the belief that 1. . . K-c6: 2. Qxd6 is a part of t he sch eme. ARTISTIC DEVICF:S. The " In Situ" of Key Piece.~E:xall1p le b y -.J. Cum p e:-'-24: 3K4: 8 : 5·sP1 :; 5Qlb: 5Slk. Mate in two. The mates': provide-d are:__._ · . 1. BxP 1. .. . B-gl 1. .. S any

2. SxB mate· 2. QxS mate 2. QxB mat e

Could we t hi.nl' of th e White King as a "White Pawn, th e s·olnl·ion would, he its straightforward move to d6-~ kind of unit of motion to which one) s olver suggests th e solutio n of _a.ll~ simple_ block proble m s . reducible. _No"4j the anthor, by usmgthe R mg) inst ea d, requ ires of t11e so lver a corn-\! pl ete analysis of the Rix moves open~ to th e King. Only after a careful : sur-~ vcy will lie d<>ctd e that his "Kii)g is >tJl pawn," and make the move to d6; Tra n sf e t· t.he White King- to ell, and diffioulty would be clisconi1ted. W e seo th e r e fore that diffi culty de.J, pends in no small measure upon tlu~1 ."in situ" of lh e k ey p iece-. Incidental-] l y I w01:;ld like the solve r to determin(}~ why K-eG is not a cook (>t so lut ion~ not intended).

IN ARTISTIC DEV I CES.

ECONOM.Y }{EJEC'rED.

Superfluous P:'l.wns. -Problcm: 8: 3K4: n'3: Q2R4 : 'R2Sk1Sb: 6Pl: blp lp3 : 3s4. M a.te in two. The im mecliatE' con ce r n ol' the solver here is not the /light 1 .._ .. K-cl3, for the move is a lready provideo for by 2. S - b3 mate. Tt is thP.refore a surprise that the key, Q-d 2, takes away the flight. Clearly th e pawns at c2 a nd e2 are superfluous, and are put on the board t o misl ead the solver, :otnd -to create the belief that ·1. . . K-d3 is part of the a uthor's desig n. Nl"ore in keeping with the r"quirefhents of beauty and eeonomy is this sctti.ng :Perth "Sunday 'Times," 1926: -8: 2plp2r: Q:lR4 : R2SkpSl: 8: 7h: K2s'l: 8. M ate in two. K e y Q-d3. 'Tbat th e best composers are sometim,es l empted to trifle with e conomic KG. M ate in two. Key Q - g·7. T he wl1ite pawn at a6 is usele,.;s for t110 cievelopm c•.nt Of i he ide:J ; i t is

In the last ]iroblem, .the fact that t h e White Ki.ng could very w e ll be a, Paw.n in no way affects the economy. of the . problem, for the lzlng must IJY' l'nle have a p lace in the setting-. L e t us now exam in e :k7: 2K5 : 1P2S3: 1. 6: 1S 2p p 3 : 61)1: · 5s(.)l. Mate in two . We may question the utility of the· wl1ite Knight at e 6. For O!le t hing, it promotes the try JC-c8 tnr<>atening 2. S -c7 mat e . 'l'h is is thwarted by :t; . H - h 3. J\.gain, rr1oving- t o £nrailab18 squares (tllel'C are seven) the Knigllt would key the pos itio.n but for the_ sanu; defence. 1 . . . . B-h3. The prolllem, howeve r, would :fnncti<).n as cleal·ly if th is knight were a pawn for the key is made by t11 e companion .K night playipg to d2. For ced upon our notice · is the fa.c.t that two pawns, instead of th e two knig-hts, wou ld still ieave _a. sou nd problem) responsive to t h e move of P-l>4. W.that is th e deciRion'! This_:; the Knights justify tbP.mselves, for th&l th eme of limit ed dMence is one where'" in cliiiicu lf.v Is l'ig·hUy cou~·ted .

.July 20, 193:1..

No.

1~-7.-li'.

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JH. N. Nachrichten, 1908.

No. 198.- vV.

l-1.

THOMJ':-:ON.

Mate in. Two (7 v. 7).

Mate in Two (S v. 8).

No. 199.-.;B'. W. WYNNE.

No. ~00. -Dr. J. J. O'I{EEF'K

Mate in Two (7 v. 9).

·Mate in l<'our (4 v. 3).

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'l'HE THEMATIC 'l'RY. l!Jxamin e with . me this pretty problem by G. R enaud:G4S2: q 7: p2BS p:J: l'2Blk2: 7P: 7P: KPG: S. Mate in two. 'l'he theme is "l•'oeal Action," and the focal squares ·are d4 and g-7, for npon these the Knig-ht mates when 1he queen ung-uards them. One defence, 1. . . . (l -g-1 is open, for from gl the Queen· wo11ld still command the focal points. White's . object is therefore the obstruction of the Queen's t·ange, hence the key B -g-3. But what of KD-g2 ? It is really a thematic try defeated only by 1. . . . Q-f7 pinning

th e Knight. Undoubtedly it is this. try that has given to· White his opportunity to prese nt difllcully in a 'pmiect form. Th e problem hn,s caught many solvers!

I would suggest to my more experi enced r eaul'L'S that they bring to my notice otl1er instances · by which

the

k ey ll1love may be made to qualify as "difficult." N ex t month we are Lo have an ar1i..<~le b;v Dr. J. J. O'Keefe . 'J'o probl e mists this will be a welcome chang·e. Key - moves will be furth er discussed in September.

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JUNE SOLUTIONS. No. 185: Q-do:. 186: R-b4. 187: Q-r3. 1ss : s x d4. Hs: o-g2 . 19o: :c:\ - dG . 191: H- f 5. 1. .. P x S, 2. H-f4; 1. . . P- C4 or P X i>, 2. R- f3 eh; 1. . . . . I{X.l', 2. Q-d7. O f th is H . G. Laws says:

"Th e \'ey is a good on e, as · it . does n ot seem desirabl e to .s hut out th e qu een. After l' x S the pl a y is cha rming, and the 1·e are oth e r ni'ce points to make' the probl e m bright. 192: Q-h7. The k ey move ,is a surprise.

SY N THETIC TOURN EY. 1'-'olution to No. 1. -·P. H . '\Villiams: 1~7 :

2K5: 11'2S3; 1 6 : 5s Ql. Ma te in twq.

1S2 pp2:

6b1:

Second P rogramme: Threat · Q x R (fS):

1. . . R xQ 1. . . . QllxQ

2. R- f 7 mate :!. R (e6) -c6 cl is.

eh .

Mate

Other var iations.

Ji.lly

20,191

SCOltBS. Class A (Maximum 16): Kiwi, Me r~ cury, and Goodall, each 16. ~~ Glass B ·(Maximum 12): Dlac~ Knight, I•'luff, Fortis, Nap, Brevis, L~·~) gal, Scott, and Kerr, 12 each; P eagar& 4. (He vise Nos. 17B to 184). " Solutions in advance from Kiwi·~ K ay,. P eagam, Fluff. SOLVERS' COMMENTS. Kiwi: "No. 17 8, gdod work; 179 ancil 80, rather many dua ls. No. 193; g·oo4~ acti v ity . No. 184, splendid Bishop· an41 Knight interferences." ·
The Match Sultan Khan.-Tartakower. In Febr uary of this yf,a r, JVhr 1\lalik Sultan Kh>cn, "ha.mpion of the British Empi.1·e, achieved a wonderful triumph fur' British chess b~; d efeating the g rand master, Dr. Savielly G. T arta koweJ·, in a match at Semmering. 'l'he rru:ttch was oJ' twelve games, and as ·r eport e d in our March numb er, Sultan Khan won by 4 ga m es to 3, with 5 draws. '!'h e A.C.R. will be the only magazine in the •world to publish a ll the g·arnes with annota tion~. W e have published th e sixth game, and in this llmnb e t· give the first five to compl ete the first half of the match. 'l'h e m at ch was uni que. A born ::hcss genius who, on account ·:Jf his pres ent ignorance of any European anguage, knows less abou t :·11 " "bocks" :han a ny playe1· of rank in th e vorld,

w as oppose d to· the most voluminouG writer on the openings who hus evl:l' lived. .A cid to this Tarta. koW(\r'~ m::ts ~ ter y of .th e oth e r departm•mL5 of thli game a,; w e ll, and the m erit of th ~ young Indian's vi ctory- h e is onlY tw enty-five--can be fully apprcciateili Sultan Khan's style, . in. its fr eedom froni oversig·hts, displays unremitting concentralion. Hi!< Orie ntal patience is best exemplified in the extraordinl)ry fifth. game. That he has the usual optimism of youth is also clear, for he invariablY plays to avoid a d1·aw . . Tartakower aptly a.pplies to SultaJ1' Khan's sty!~ the word "tapageur" (lit~; erally ·.. a noisy, boisterous fellow") )) His ope nin g· play is n atura lly crude;l yet it is never bad, and . wh e re it. do~~ lane\ him in difficulty, his skill ·in e1(;,'lj

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Aug . . 20, 193~

I

PROBLEMS

By F. T. HAWES, Public School, Forbesdale, N.S.W.

Comments to problems will be given next issue. Solvers are invited to send comments. All readers are invited to solve the problems. Contributors are thanked for their original problems. Communications to be addressed as above. N o. 201.-(No. 193, republished).F . . PALATZ.

Mate in three.

(8 v 8 )

No. 203 .~F . PALATZ. Basler Nachrichten, 1927.

M a te in three.

(7 v 9)

N'O. 202. -Dr. J . J. O'KEEFE, Firs t Pu]Jlication.

Mate in three.

(9 v 10)

No. 204.-E. B. COOK. America n Chess Nuts, 1868.

Ma te in four.

(4 v 3)

Aug. 20, 1931.

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Antiform Strategy. (Contributed by Dr. J. J. 0' Keefe, of ~ydn ey. )

No. 193 (r e publl ~h e d as No. 201), by F. P a latz, the auth or of "Antiform," is a s imple but inter es tin g ex ample of a ntiform com position. The n ew German ·School has intr oduced into pro_b lem theory the novel conception of p!'a.y prior to th e key. M oves :;upposed to h a ve been made prior to the key are sa id · to b e ·"virtual" m·nves in c on tradistinction to the "real" move:; which occur in the actual s olution. S trictly speaki ng, not the conception, but only the cxp1' ess ion of it . ·is ·n ew , for t he vast majority · of Grimshaws, Plachuttas, etc., that we have b een a 0 ceptin g without question for a gener a tion a r e such only on th e. ass umption that the c ritica l 'move has been m a d e · p rior to t h e k ey. In No. 193 (Palatz) we as>mme that t h e b lack R ook came to h 5 from a5 (say)'. In pas si n g over f5 it ha s inClll,' red the disa dvantag e that if now vV'hite can force some other bla ck piece to occupy f5 t hen the Rook'R g uard of all squa-res to . the left of f 5 w ill be lo st, a nu it iR on this weakness t h a t White huilds his plan of attac-k: thus, 1. Q-dl: 2. Q·- d 4 eh , and n ow as th,e direct result of the King-Rook Gr ims h a w interference on f5, Whit~ is ab le to play 3. Q - e5 m at e , Tl\:tis s h ows that the Blaek Rook's hypothetica:J .anti-move from a5 · to h5 a cte d as a "virtual" critica l Gr imshaw move w ith the f5 square as cutting-point, But if the Black Rook r e traces its s t e ps to a5 it w ill regain its power of g ua rding e5 and Ro ups et White's scheme. Such· a move by th e Rook, 1. R(h5) -a5, recrossing· f5 with the object o f escaping from the Grimshaw wealmcss which ;besets it on h 5, is ~ ­ "real" anti-critiual anti-Grimshaw m·ove. But since convention · decre es that vVhite, favoured mortal, mu s t a lways b e alloWed t o win, the composer has to see to it that however well in tentioncd Black's s tra t eg-y may be fr om Black's point of v iew, it . must have inh erent in it some · fatal fl a w which will enable White to achieve his object by hook or by crook. In the present caE;e the flaw is tha t in goinl'} to a5, the Ro ok has passed over cl5 a nd \Vnite ·seizes the opportunity of mak• in g d5 a n ew cutting-poin't "bly

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2. Qxg.4 eh., a nd now the Rook's guard on f5 being obstructed Grimshaw-wise by the King, the White Queen can mate on that s quare. And so 1. R-a5, which was desig n ed by B lack as . an anti-critical-anti-Grimshaw move iR utilised by ·white a.s the critlcaJ move in a n ew Grimsha w with d5 as the n ew cutting-point. '!'his utilisa tion by vVhite. of R lacl{' s anti-critical move 'aR a n e' v critical move is a constantly. r ec urring tea tur c in antiform work, bUt in No. 201 , the fa ct that the same Black piece, the King, acts as the obstructing piece in both Grims h a w s, is prol;)ahly an ·original touch. To some it m a.y seem strange that this p os it ion s h o uld be classed as an · Anti-Grimsha w, seeing tha t both the threat and the principal d efensive line t erm inate In ort!lnar y, or t echni cally spea king, "primitive'' Grimshaw p lay. In this rega.r d the essential poi nt to n ot e is that 1. · R-a5 is a genuine at t em p t o-n B lack's part to counteract White's pl-ot to invol ve him in Grimshaw inte r fer ence on f5, a nd this l'ie au'lmllly Ru cceeds in doing, for, after this move, \Vhite is f or ced to abandpn his origina.l s cheme, a nd has to r esor t to other m eans for carryin g out his n efa r ious purpose. And t o com1J el ·white lo chan ge hi s tactics is all tt1at the mos t brilliantly con ceived strategy by .Black, poor fe llow, d oomed from. the word "go," can hope to a chle·ve. That White s ubs etr uen t ly m a k es u s e of B lack's well-lntentioned anti-move as the uritlcal m ove in a new Grimshaw iR a mere coincidence and in n <>wise impugns the s ta.tus of 1. R-a5 a.s a genuine Anti-Grimshaw move . As a condition pt·ecedent to solva bility , every Black uefence mu s t h ave in i t a fl a w which enables vVhite to b r in g about mate within the stipulated number of moves. Naturally in the f' a s e of de fensi ve a nti- m ov es al s o, this essential fl aw m a nifes t s itfle lf in variou s guises. Thus th e a nti-move m ay result in the theme piece b eing exposed lo capture, or blocking a square In the King's field, or b locking a s qu a r e s.o that another Blacl' piece cannot oc cupy i t, or, as h er-e, the anti-move m ay be m a de to act as ·the c,ritical mov e in th e r e petition of the primitive theme in another for m , a nd so on. For instance, in N o . 202, by th e writer, in this · ·.jss ue, the Blac!{ Rook h a s four Anti-Grimshaw moveB at ·his di s posal. In one of thes e the ant! •

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Nu. 205.-A. ,C . WHITE a nd G. HUME. Firs t

Publica tion.

Mate in lwu.

(7 v 7)

A ug. 20, 1931.·

No. 206.-C. D. FETHERS, Vic toria. l!' irs t Pu b lication .

Mate in two.

(6 v 8)

No. 207.-J. K. I'IEYDON, S y dney.

No. 208.-J. K. HEYDON, Sydney.

F ir s t Publication.

V. Brisbane Courier, 1920.

Mate in tw o.

(8 v 5)

m ove exposes the theme piece to ultima te captur e : in another, White bonefit s owing to a -critic al Holzhaus en int erfer ence , and in the ot h e r two by act'i tiea l B lacJ{ Berlin pla y . A n ex a mple of a n anti-move briqg ing· about the bloc k ing o f a square in th e ~in g 's fi e ld, No . 203 .b y F . Palatz m,.w b e quote d. To find the the matic d e fenc e , as h er e , ending in a. mode l m a te, is· unus ual in this type o f strate g y. That a ntiform is no new ideal will be r ealised on see ing the date ov e r

Mate in two.

(12 v 3)

the olcl fa.vourite N o. 204 , which is a d e lightfully ·elegant example af AntiGrimsha w play hY White. SOLUTIONS. N o. 193: Q-d1 (see lette t·pre s s tod ay). 194: Q-e7, cooked by B-c 3 eh. Th A B might stand on g3. 195: P-d4· 196: Q- a l. 197: S- c 5. 198: R-d4 . 199: R- f 3. 200: B-h6. 1. . . . K-c5; 2. Q-c6, P-d3; 3. B-f8, etc. 1. .. .· else; 2. Bcf 4, etc.

Aug. 20, 1931,

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SOLVERS' COlVIMENTS.

Black Knight:-185 Fethers): . Key unpins pawn and gives Q six mating ·;Squares. Useful unpins M the S induce bright mates. 186 (Gough): Unique. than apparent.

Ryan, Fluff, Black Knight, Fortis, Nap, Brevis, Legal, 12; Peagam, 10. (See No. 190.)

SYNTHETICS.

More difficult

187 (A. and U.): Pretty knight play pinning Q. One dual. 188 (And<'rsson): R-b6 defe:?ted only Very rich in pins.

Solution No. 2:-5r2: r2BR2p: p3R3: lb3k11K: 1s3p2: 3p1Q2: 5slb: 8. Mate in two. By Hawes, F.T ... "Courier," l911. Synthetic No. 3:

by P-e6.

190 (Nov-): Magnificent. 'l'he key unpins Black Knight for multiple discoveries of check. Several . good triesS-d1 defeated by 1. B-g-8. Pe'agam :-186

(Gough):

(B. and G.): A

18D

Very neat.

fine promotion

stunt.

199

1. . mate.

. B-dl c1is. eh.; 2. K-c4 dis. t:h.

1. .... BxP (e4) eh.; 2. K x. B dis. eh. mate.

1. mate.

Bxg4 dis. eh.; 2. K-e2 dis. eh.

1 . . . . SxS dis. eh.; 2. Q x S mate.

192 (Frid-:): This gave me a pain in the neck-Diff. Fluff:-192 (Frid-): A lough prop. SOLUTIONS IN ADVANCE.

1. , .. P-c5 dis.

eh~;

2. Q-d5 mate.

And other variations. · A multiple threat operates afte1· neutral play by Black.

after

Peagarn, Bunyip.

SCORl'JS, vVinners will be annount:ed next issue. Kiwi, Kay, Mercury, Goodall, 16;

SOLUTIONS. 'I'o No. 1: From Kiwi and. Kay. To No. II (in advance): From Bun• yip.

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PROBLEMS

By F. T, HAWES, Public School, Forbesdale, N.S.W

Comments to problems will be given next issue. Solvers are invited ·to send comments. All readers are invited to solve the problems. Contributors ar~ thanked for their original problems. Communications to be addressed as above.

No,

208.-~J._

K. HEYDON, Austrulia.

Mate in 'l'hree (5 v. 6). No.

210~F .. R

MA'l'THEWS, Australia

:Mate in Three (2 v. 1).

No.

209.~J.

K. Hl!lYDO.N, Australia.

Mate in 'l'hree (4 v. 4). .No. 211.-A. J. PEAGAM, Australia;

Mate in ThreE> (6 v. 2).

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A New Two-Move Theme. (F'rorn ""I'IJc Problemist.")

Sept. 20, 193il

No. 4.--C. · G. Watney:-'-2S2B1K: b7: 4p1Sl: 1PlkP2R: 2s5: 8: ' ,lr2P3: QBR5. Mate in two. No ; 5.--P. L. A. Jssaeff:.:_7B: KI51S3B: 7Q: R4P2: lp2kP2: 4rrpl: 2Pq l psl: '3R2Sl. Mate in two. No . 6. --Br·ian Harle y : ~3Rs:f: ;E'q6: PlklS3: 7R: b3PQS1: 4B3: _6 BK: : 8. Mate in two.

· ,\b::;tracl: of a . lecture by B. J. de C. Andrade, at : ~~ - Bride It1stilule, · ~4th .1\pril. The earliest example of the th e me under discussion quoted -by' the lecturer was No. 1 below. Here, after 1. Q-b2, l3 any, evacuating- the h7 -d7 SYN'l'HETICS. line, 2 .. K-d3 mate, interfering- with the rook dl on d7, and if . . . R-g-5 any, In synthetics the solution is not deeva<;uaUng til e line h4-f6, 2. K-c3 male, lib erately incorrectly given to .impose interfering- with the Q. Some other upon _the solver the ordeal of ·correctforms of line -evacuation and of s_elfing the data before constructing , the interference were u~ed to _introduce the problem. Unfortun ately, last month theme, and then the l ecturer reviewed, tlie printer-man cultivated the habit with a wealth of techn ical analysis, a of adding- "Dis. eh" to all variations. long · series of· : examples develc/ping· . · Th e e r:ror, however, ·p roduced' a very various features of the idea. curiom; result. A certain solver,_"B'un-.No. 2, a very fine fourfold version yip," had just joined the synthetic at an early date,'- and Nos. 3 and 4, corps, . and . the P.E., knowing him as show · five thematic ·variations, -In th e an expert prolJlernist, jumped at the . former, after 1. Pxd4, Q-e-1; 2. Pxe4 · c:ha.nce Of trying him out with orie of mate, the inte rferenee by Pe4 on Rh4 his (Bunyip's) own prpblems. Con- · is quite real, ·of the fam iliar N owotnY ceiving the error as _"true" conditl'on,_ type, · and should be contrasted with Bunyip unwittingly gave to his own the following: C. G. Watney, June original .an additional fiigbt. 1930: __:_4RKB1: 5s2: 285 : 3SPklb: AR 'mch th ing-s are rare, w e give the 2R5: 3p2_sl: 3B4': 2Q5: Mate in two. lwo pos itions. Here, after 1. Q-g·l, S-e1; 2; S-d.f Original:-5s~: 2p5: 2pl{2Sl: p7: · mate, th e Sd4 is not the only reason 1P4-Bl: 3kPbql: Q2R1Prl3: 8. · Mate why Rc4 ·does not guard g4, and this in two .' U1e~nc variation is therefore impure (not "zwecktein," or clean-motived, as · Version.-R2s4: 2r5: 2pkSlS(: 8: t.h e German theorists tei·m it), so that .1P5p: 3'rG-'brB: Q2H3l;:l: 8. Mate il,l· this problem contains only four satistwo. · factory theme :lines; CoiTect. solution from BUnyip, Kiwi,_ N·os. 5 and 6 show the evacuation F'ortis, -hex, and Goodall. taking- place by. lin e clearance, instead of by line opening .as in all the previous examples. 'l'h e enthusiasts in this FOURT H · PROGRAMME. theine-Andrade, Harley, and Watney 1. Threat key. ----,have extended their investigations 2. 1. . .· . S-d4: 2. R-e3 mate. 1. to ihe joining- of the id ea with other S-·c5: 2.· R-d5 mate. 1. .. . S-d6: 2. themes, and some · striking bhinding H.-e6 mate. 1. . . . ~-16: 2. R-g5 with half - pinning has been achieved.mate. Other variation s. T. R. Dawson. No. 1.- T .J;t.D. :-8 :· 5b1R; plrlkPsp: plP2prl: 2K2 P1B .: 2QlP2S : B7 : 3R4. Mate in two. No. 2.--.,--D. Booth :-4r3: 2pl3Qp2: 2Pbb 2R: 2Pk4: R4Pp1: 1PP2S2: 2S2B2: 1K6. Mate in two .. No. 3.-Andrade and Harley:-2Q1R3: 3s2Bl: p~PlSl: PbPkq3: 3p3R: 1}'P2P:l : slP ll'lBl: K2S4 .. Mate in two. ·

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No. 208 (Heydon): Opens well. ..- The r esolution to a block two-er allows Whit e to finish prettily. No, 209 (Heydon): l<'ine models following- .a give and , take key. N o . 210 (Matthews): A pretty . trifie : exp_o sing- a chameleon echo .. With :Mr._:;

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No. 212.-}'. ten CATE, Holland.

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Western Morning News, 1922.

No.' 213.--J. KATKO. 1st Pr. NiederL Jnd . Tny., 1928.

Mate in Two (9 v. 6).

Mate in 'l'wo . (8 v. 10).

No. 214.-F. M. LINDBEJRG. Grantha.m Journal, 1927.

No. 215.-E. J. UMNOFF, Rostofr. 1st Pr. Nepszawa, 1930.

Mate in Two (10 v. 8).

Mate in 'l'wo (12 v. 8).

wr

Matthews, hope the position has not ··been anticipated. No . .211 (Peagam): A real "Crusader." The Bishop forces distinct continuations. TOURNEY AWARDS. I We · h'l.ve from .Mr. I:<'. Bennett his a.ward 'in the "Sports Referee" seventh half-yearly international tourney. First Prize: Dr. B. We.iFm, of .Ger!Uany:_:_B6K: R3Q3: P4p2: 3sqPlS:

Htlrk!Pl: 2pfi: 2P3Pl: 384. Mate in two. Second prize: Comins Mansfield, of Eitgland:-2R1B3: 4K,3: p3s3: 285: 2kp3R: l sP2Q2: 1P2S3: 8. . Mate in two. Third prize: B. Restad, of Norway:;t6: 6bB: pPT'2pP1: R3qk2: 1Pp2S1P: 2.P 1BQ1K: 5R2. Mate in two. Fourth prize: A. Keirans, of Latvia: -4B1Q l: Blpsp3: Plk2p2 : 3SrS2: PplrR:P2 : 1Plp4: 3P4: 2K5. Mat·a in two.

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(Thompson): King ha,s fotir flight~; nin e distinct males; knight makes .a complete wheel. 19 9 (Wynne): I consider this the best of a fine batc h. K ey gives a flight with queen, rook and knig ht sacrifices. J ULY SCORES. Maximum 18 f runL Bunyip., Peagam, Kay, Mercury , Kiwi, L eg a l, Nap, For~ , tis, Brevis, Scott . Blass B.-Maximum 10 from Black , K nig h t, Fluff, Rya n, Kerr, a nd Goodall.

AUGUST SOLUTIONH. (Jau uary- .Tnne, 193L) Ko. 201: Q-dl. 202 : B-b5. . 203: Class A (Maximum 98): Kiwl 9$, R-d6. 204: R"g 4, 2. ' B-g2, 3. S-g5. 205: Q-e3-expose s .a n ew "spot" in · . Mereu i·y, Kay, Goodall, each 92. the Nowotny Locus. 2.06: Pcf4. 207: Cl a$S B (Maximum 70): Black D-gl. 208: P-f5. Knigh t 70, l!~lut'f, Nap, .Brevis each Ryan 62, ·Legal, Scotl Kerr 60, Peagam (three mo'nths only) 30. SOLVERS' COMMENTS.

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, A . J. P eagam.--c-195 (Gongh): Very ·neat. 19 R · (Thompson): .. A b eautiful little problem . · 199 (Wynne): A Classic. 200 ( O'Kee(e): Took me days, but . I stru ck it.

B t1n y ip.- 1 94, (Goug h): Cooked; WB might stand on g3. 20:r (O'K): Very instructiv e a nd interesting study. 203 (PaJatz): As a n .illustration of a:Jilti. Grimshaw , il is clear c ut, but as a probl em it. is quite spoilt b y the dual after l .... R- e 4. . Black Rnight.- 19 5 (Gough): ::> ev en distinct mates. 1 9 6 (l<~e igol): W::e ll hid. d e n. k ey, q u e en sacrifice, but a paucity 'of mates.; one dua l. 197 (Kohnle in): )
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No .. 217.-L. A . ISSAEFF'. 1st Pr. 'l'l}e l'roblemist, 1928.

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No. 218,-T . .R. DA WSON.

Mate in two (11 v: 9). No. 21 9.-G. GUIDELLI.

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'The Seeberger Theme. Dr. O'Keef e writes: -"Die Einsperr ung " is the title of a bookle t re cently publi shed in Ger m a n y by Ranneforths S<;liachkalender a nd deals with th e .Seeberg er theme. It is writte n by Franz P a latz, the famous a uthor ·of ·A'nt!form ,' and lead er of the new . G('lr Jtlaon sch ool ·Of t heoris t s . Th P theme m ay be shortly defined a s ·th e critical illf\~hanical restriction of mobility. Palatz ·gives a masterly ; expo'siti o n of the . principl e an(! its (levelopm ent b Y the .modern ·Get·mans .aml indicates the d}rections in whic h futu•·e possibilities li€. Th,; t h eme was first s hown by Johann Seeberg·er :'-- 8 : 6pl: 6Pp: 2sb4: 3Pp.ld P: 4S 3.: 5P K 1: TI1 B5. Mate in fo ur'. Publish e d 111 .. l<'amilien Jour nal, 1 ~6 0. · H ere White by ,his threat 1. R-a 8 : 2 R -f8 c h eck, forces the black . bishop to a S, and t hen by ''a n oth er thr eat 2 B~a3 , forces the b lack knight to b? artc1. ti1 e' comp lete mechi'mical Immobi lisatio n of th e bishop is effecte d. 'rhe ·oermans have . s hown that come pl ete immobilisation is no t essential to t h e . th e me and uiis is SJi len didly ·ill us~ trat ~d by th e a uth or of the booklf\t. (Se e No. 224). H ere th e th em e line is 1. S-e7, R-P~: 2 pcf6 , B-d3: 3 ·Sxd5 s h ows S eeberger and Anti-Grimshaw effec t s skilfully c ombined. That o ur ca pable P :Ji'. kee p" \Veil abre a st of mode.rn u e vel opri1en ts in t.ohe proble m world i» proved by the Jllisition f< Uh join e d, which is t h e only

· example of th e theme so far made in' Australia. Th fl fu ll critical theme cannot be sh own in less than fo ur m oves. Th e fin a l d iagram hi the bo oj{:let is giVen to a wonderful complex ·setting hi seven m oves by. our o ld friend. A. 8. Whit e." AN INTERESTI NG THEMFc. 'When a few months a go I looked at L . A. Issa eff' s prizewinner ( N o. 217), . for the first · time, I m issed the point and c on clu ded t h at the problem was a 'dud.' Last aight I io ol{ed a g ai n and came away re·t r esh e d-so much so that I was led to ·hunt th1·oug h my bookf• for othel' examples of the theme, a nd was rewarded ·in the discovery of· sev-. era!' s pe ci m en s, . so m e if w hic h I g-iye. An examination or' these ma y l ead ou .r composers to di s cover for thems elves orig-in a l tr ea t mPnt.;; · not unworthy ·of. be in g <>ntered in co mpetitive fi elds. In No.. 21 7, 1. S - h3---f ui r ly obvious---' initiates t he t h reat- of ma.te by 2. Q- e6 . A.s replies i n d efen c e , Black plays :(a) 1. . . . · SOl' R x f4, s~e l f . blockingand indu cing 2. S- g5,- a White in.ter" ference mat e . · (b) 1. . . .. B-c15, again s elf blocking and y ielding the White int er~erence mate, 2. S- c5 mate. 'rhe t erm, "White Interference ," is p erc eived in. the manoeuvr e 1. S-113, 2. S-g5, .th e int e r med iat e move 1. . . . R x f4 being, for the time, omitted. Inc ident ally, th e Good Companion Combine~Larsc n, Tu xen , · H a rtong', fully exploitP.d the w .een ink,.....-,has ''Whi Le Interf<"ren ce - Self Bl ock" Com plex. (191S-'20). But t o contin ue. In the proble m be ~ fore u s is · anoth e r typ e of W h it e intcrc J'eren ce induced b y Black "'clearance" pl a y. Inde e d, it is the selt-hlo ckc leara n ce combine t h at IHlS rai se d t h e pro~>l e m to u·.R rank as a prize -w inner. Th e solver will ob serve that "v ith the movement of the Bln,ck Qu ee.n up· • th e "cl" fil e t o a point hP.yon cl. "d4,"' t he sq u a re ( cl4) is exp os ed to t h e guard of the White Roolc (dl), and that as B lac k plays 1: . . . Q x · 8, or 1 . . . . Q-d6, or 1. . . . C;!-dfi, 'White mates in Lurn by 2. H - eG.. 2. P -f6. d is. eJ1., 2.

S olu t ion.-Q-e 2, R-h4: 2 3 Q~g2 ·etc.

R - e7

n)a.t.e. HH>v eB, Q-dii,

6 a nd 7 a r e cl ea. ran~f' moves, but obstru ctiv e in ef -

Mate in four (7 _v 4 ). K~f4:

-~-f6

lilack' s

eh,

fect, t h e imp osed guard of d4 by ui., rook (ell) being analogous to a self-

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'No. 2~ 1.-R. H. BRIDGWATER.

No . 22 2.-C. W , SHEPPARD.

Mate in two (11 v 9).

Ma te In two (9 v ·9 ).

No . 223.~. SCHEEL .

No. 224.-F. PALATZ. .Die Schwalbe, 1929.

Mate in tht:ee (6 v 7).

Mate . in fou•· (10 v 11).

blo ck by Bla ck npon lhc . c riti cal SLtuarc d 4. In the mating move!; 2. R -e5: P- f6 : S - f6 : S-c5: S - g5 is a h appy fam!ly ' gTU li P! 1. . . . Q - d4: 2 . . R X Q is thrown i n for measure . In 01.1 r next exam ple, Ni e lveld shows the them e dia·g·onall y treat ed . G. J. N ielve ld, . "Sclla clunaty," 1930 :- 2!:{2 s2 : R7: 8: P7: P2k1Ppl : 3P1qp1: BS1PP1JQ1 : Bl SK :~b . Mal e in two. The var iation 1. . ; . Q x f4: sugges ts th a t t he t hem e a s a whol e might b e d evelop•' d on lhe pla n of "line Vacation" (s ee n ote " a."). 'I' h e pla y fol lows:1. R-b7 (tht ea t 2. H-M mat o ) .

1. 1. 1.

. QxR : ~ - R- c4 mate. . Q-c6 : 2. S-b3 mate.• . Q-d5: 2. S- c 4 m ate (a ) bnt?

thi s lin e is n ot thematicall y rendered; si nce: d5 is now twice guarded: after. 1. . . . Qxf4, h owever , ·the mate IJY 2. _ S- ci is th ematically pure. In our third a nd fot~rth pos itions, th e id ea. is Illustrated by th e th cr11e piece "vaca ting" the th eme line. Of cou r se, _wh e re (as i n o~1r fo~u·th) the the me piece is t l!e B lack K night, no: othfn· way I~ po ~s ibl e sin ce the Knight, has no "line" of · m otion. M. ~. Birnoff:-483: . B 1p5: sq4 S1:( 1P l k1P2: 2pP3R: bl1·lpKp l: 4P3: 5Q ~ Mate in two. , ..

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'l'l)~ them P. ·: linP. iH a7 to d4. · Upo n

s·l.l.C h moves as 1. . . . Q-d6, e 6, x::;, etc., · the White B ishop contro ls d1, h ence:1. Q-g-2, L . . . Q- d6: 2. K-g-4 mate. 1. . . Q-e6: ~. ::; - r4 · m atc. l. . .. Qx::;: 2. K-f4 m ate.

The

problem is rather loosel y constnletecl, but the variety is exce ll ent, as, in ad dition to the theme variations, we have 1 . . . . B-d6:. 2 .. S-f6 mate, and 1. . S-c5: 2. S-e7 mate. Particularl y · beautiful is this by S. S. Lewmann :-6K1: 5J)S1: 5Spl : R7: pR P2kiP: ds4Q: . pB 4sl:
Th ere oc cur, too, 1 . . . . S -e5: 2. S-H and 1 . . . . S(d) - e5: 2. S(g)-f4 mate: four charming variation s in a mos t graceful setting-. That the theme is "uneeonomical" goes w ithout saying, but it must be accepted as a healthy sig·n. Nowadays. the intensiv e composer must not consider conventions, hut s h ape them to· his will and · p l easure. SYNTHETICS. One s olv.o;r, in rightly accep ting the "th reat" con dition of the last pro gramme as possibly contain e d in one

Paulsen's Lost Tempo. A n old · story about Morphy's old oppone nt, the absent- minded' Lou is Paulsen :-'-During· the Ch ess Congress at l3aden , Paul gen became · dissati sfied with .h is lodgings , a nd rriade an excur sion · . to find something better . He went up the hill, a nd · wandered about looki.ng- at several places, a nd at last

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of the "set'' variation<; (and not as a :;eparate.· vadation in the original) has sent this d elig-h trul 'result :~4s3; 2p3p1 : 4::;1Rl: q3k3 : 61'1: ls1R1PK1: 3p4: 8. Mate in t wo. Key S-1'4. Here is the original, which, as a n econom ical sett ing, has the advantage ove r · other settings submitted:,-"Australia n Ch ess Magazine," l920: - 4s3; 6pl: r5R1: lr2k3: 6BB: lsSIUKl; 1Qll'4: 8; Mate in two. Key Q -b1. FIF 'l'H PROGRAMME. 1. A complete b lock position with an a dded variation. 2. Anti-key variations:!. . K-e 8: 2. Q~f2 mate. 1. . . . P -c4 : 2. Q - a7 mat e. 1 . . . . P -c3: 2. Q - d5 orf4 (dual ). Thi s dual is . not present in the true solution. Correct solutions to N o. 4 fro m Bun• yip, .K iwi, and Mercu ry. APOLOGIES. FoJ.· several e rrors in la st iss·ue, my apologies. 1. Incorrectly n umbered diagram s .-'TlJe issu e s hould have opened "No 209'{ and not 208 al; given. 2. Heydon's 208 is · ov er-we ig hted. Remove 'dl. 3. I n No. 210, t h e. Roolc has to.o ex alt.e.d a place; p lease lower him one rank. Mr. Matthews has m ly assurance t hat th e p roblem w ill r each the "A.C.vV. Coll ect ion' ' coiTectly d iagTam m ed.

4. No. 211. A mate in one, a nd no mate in three. Awful, Mr. P. E. SOLU'l'I ONS. P-g5: 2. B - b:l, etc. 209.210.-K- f 6. 211.-SxB. 212.213.-QxP. 214 . -B -eS. 215 .~

208.~R~a2,

D-IJ6. P-c4. · S-e3.

found whal h e wanted. The n ext stcv was to find a porte.r to ·remove hi.s belonging-s; and hoth were amazed ·when they disceiVered that nothing m.ore was required th an to carry the boxes downRtai.rs frorn o n e · fiat to an other immediately b elow it . W andering in a circle, he h ad merely arrived at his ·old · domicile without knowing· · it: but had corne down the SCf!J e by one fia t!

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Nov; 20,

19a~

PROBLEMS Conducted by F. T. HAWES.

·

N.B.-.All corresp<:>ndence until December 2nd should be addressed to the Deput; Pro~lem Editor, Mr. ]. K. Heydon, l 09 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.

No.

2·25.~Dr.

J . J. O'KEEFE

No. 22 6.-Dr. J . J. O'KEEFE

v.

Mate in three (G v . . 2)

Mate in two (8

6)

No. 227.-'--H , A . GOUG H .

No. 228.-J. K. HEYDON

Mate in two (6 v. 6)

Mate in • three ( 4 v . 3)

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A Composing

Tourney for

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Yours will ·proba bly compa re ill wit h a nd djscouragc you. D on ' t m;e castling or pawn b ecomes knigl)t for a key: these ·moves are ·legal undoi· c ertain conditions, but they won't wash 'l'he. D.P.E. believes that there are many people, young and old, who in t his tourney. D on't try a "task"..C.. that' is to say, the expression of some could coJ"npo'se quite good problems if difficult there : th ey are presumably they 1 tri ed, and who would experience beyond your .capacity just yet. If y ou extreme pl easure in doing s o, but who·· prefer three-movers to two-.mov er::;, have either n ever tried, or have tried y ou m ay enter a .three-er, but dei n ot in some wrong Way, and have given imagin e ' that , it show~ any greater il up as. hopel ess. It is not a bit of good, j'or exa,mple, glaring at a s olus- s kill. In . point of fact, light-weig·h,t· three -movers a r e the easiest problem:;; Blacl< King and waiting for an idea to com,posc, and if you want t o hP. come t o. come. It won't. A ll that will hapa real composer, avoid them. Don't P\lil Is that you will · g·et despondent ever aban.don a g ood mate in favour and decide that you la ck th e spark oL of a lot of common ones :· variety is ge.ri.ius, which, v ery probably, y ou dp good as an adjunct to a pretty idea, not . Jack at all. but by : itself it is not.l\ing . It was W e .. are, going t o ·h a ve a little tourfashionable in Macken~ie's · ttme, -but n ey, limlte.d to Australia a nd New Zea• it . won't score with the· D.P.E., who land, and to people who have n evPr would , r ather see one nice liile than had a problem Publis hed; in the hope twenty ina niti es. o[ starting off thos e who ought to com,pose but . don't . You need not fe el 'l'he two simplest · w ays to start a fir·st proble m .are: (a) Scatter. a hand• the slir;:htest timidity about having a ful . of pieces o n th e b oard, and ]{eep go: the D.P.E. promise~ not to hold up · any entry to ridicule, though, .of moving th em f r eely unt il a n eat matcourse, he may, in the kindliest way, ·ing position turns up, . a s it always does . Th en try . to build up a problem use tlxem to illustrate t11e faulls that beginners must avoid' There will be round that mate. (b) T a k e some simtwo priz;es (15 / - and 5/ -), a nd entr ies ple t h eme relating lo Black 's defences, must be r ece.ived by D ecember 31st. a s, ' for examplP, t hat his . kilig has two 'l'hey should > be addressed t o th e · squa,res to run away to. Then s ee if y ou can kill him on those two squares' D.P.E. as above, notwithstanding that h e will then nave h a nded back the a s well a s where h e stands. Beg inreins to th e P .:hl. ners are well a dv ised t o leave the k ey 'l'here ·· are no rules-not even that tlll lR-st. White strategy is m or e ad~ entries. must be s ound. · Try to g e.t, v anced tha n Blacl< str ategy; . th em 13ound, o.f cour~ e . and unsound-Entries may b e sent in any iotm n ess will lose marks; but a1;1 unsound t hat th e D.P.E. can d eCi pher, but if probl em may contain a b1·illiant idea,' modified Forsyth ·b e u sed, . check it and it would be absurd in 4- tourn"y car efull y, a'nd U)ldCrline th e blackmen. intended to start off bPgi nners in our The .full solution mu s t accompa ny th e d elightful hobby t o throw out outoproblem. m.atically ev ery entry' that h a ppens to Two prizes! T wo elephants, two. b e cooked. No m ore famom; problem To Correspondents. tha n . -Lbveday's original Indian has' evet ·been composed, yet as L ove day K iwi: '!.' hanks for g rePUng s. It published it th e re was a cook in three means !he d eath of poor 13unyip, but and several in four . it can't be helped: Xour October sy.n.As · t he regula r · 1;eaden; of this s ectlletic is corre ct. W1e do not .· know the ori:g·inal, but you p robably d uplition a r e probably .' ineligible-most of tlH;m-w e would ask th e m: to l end cat e it exactl y. Very pretty. their A.C.R.. this month to a ny likely Black Knight: Your cla im of a cook competitor of their a cquaintance-a by Na7 in No. 207 is correct. No. 208. schoolboy, perhaps. (the first No. 208) is a t ough little nut. ' Now for a few hints. Don't glare .at It is not an- artistic position, but somet h h:! g- er a.· joke. an einpty board: it is fatal. 'Don't try to · rea nange · a published problem : R ya.n: In N o: 207 your try Bd6 is .de 8~-ginners.

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No.

N o. 229.-A. MA RI

230.-.J .. HAGLUND

1st P r. L'Ita lia 8 cacchistica 1931.

1s t rr. Fed, S uedoise 1931.

Mate in two (9 v. 5).

Mat e in two (10 v . 8)

No. -231.-SAM l,OYD ..

No. 232..-Dr ..J. J. O'KFCF:FE

)VI:ate in th ree (3. v. 2)

Mat e in three (4 v . 3)

fe:;Jeo. b y Rb1 , bu t th e probl em is cooked a nyho w . It could b e marl f\ s ound b y placing th e . WK at a8 an d i·emoving th e vVP. The s olution would th en be Ba7. In No. 21 8, Qe8 is d e f eated b y Nf7. \}ou g h : W e publish it, and think w ell of it. Thanks; do it again. Peaga m: Tha nks; we sh a ll see what w e can do. F or N o. 221 yo u ;hve Qb5, !.>ut w e think you m eant a !i, and have s cored it a cco t·ding \y ; be cause Qh5 does n oL look like a t ry. Fluff: No. 208 (th e second No. 208) caugh t both '· ypu and lh e P :K Kg5 J S

m et by P d3. An inte r esting littl e position, if we say it ourselves . It 1ooi's a C r imsha w, but isn' t. A m:it.ical m a noeuvre wilh no .criti~ftl play ! Kay: We ag ree with your r'e mark tha t D r.. O'Keefe' s N o. 202 is a re ~ m arkabl c composition; and well worth y of a pri.ze:· With all C'.ue r espect to Mr. P urely, he drivels on page 247 .. The D oct or · is in a different class from , your D .P.E. a nd P.E. rolled into onC(! The re is an interest attaching to No~J 20. 4., inas much as it i's a. ver.RiO!i. . o: ru .] p roblem t11at was cqoked a fter be!ll,!\il thought sound -for s ixty y ears.

m,e

Nov. 20, 1931.

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ing with the following vagu e specifi ca" ti ons. ·w e m:w say a t onc e that th ey arc n ot ta1(en f~om any original. The ·Black King stand i< on d !>. On e5 occur three self-blocks. . Mate ·in two. If n o correct solution is r eceived, ' th e best attempt will . be classed as SOL U TIONS. correct. Th e device of settin g· a synNo. 21,7 : Nh3. No. 218: Qfl. No. th etic f rom no or,ig·tnal will serve the n9: .B h4. No. 220 : Qh4. No. 221: Qa!i .. second purpose of k eeping in exist N o. 222: Bf5 . No. 223: R bl. No. 224: i ence our solvel' Bu nyip, who .is t he Ne 7. D.P.E. Th e specifi cations may ))e, too easy, or they rimy be im possible-we h ave not th~e slig ht e;t idea, ·we simply Synthetics. wrote down th e fi rst thing . that ocTlHi sixth and la st synthetic of the curred to us. So B uny ip can have ·a series will be a little differ ent, and - fai-r go, , like anybody else, and · we sha ll will call fo~ . compos ing- ~ath cr than eompare notes. Tt will be amu s ing if solv ing . The ob ject · in view, of course, t11e· D.P.E. presents himself with tlH( is 't o ·sort out a winner ·from among . prize. H e is as gam.e as a figh ting those cr edited with eorrect solution s of · cock, and will do it ,w itllout'the s liglltt- 1 the first five. Th e priz·e will go to _the est ,compunc tion If hi,; solution 'is the composer of the best proble m co m plyb e,s t. So hump yourselves. )\'f,atth ews: We thin k you overlooked t11e fact that yo ur a lte ration t o No. 210 ta.k es ou t a dual con t inuat ion only to Jet in . a n oth er 'one. Anything- g·ood in · thr ee or fo ur p iec es, h owever, was clon e -lon g ago:

A Fateful Adj'udication. On p, l.71 of our July number t his year; w e pu blish ed, under this h ea d~ ing, t h e analysis w hich Mr. W. S. Viner g·ave· us to show how .he had arrived ::tt a draw as his award.'· on th e ·Eddy Niels en position in th e last interstate match. '.rhe ana lys is !)as r eceivecl btit one <:hall enge; it is . from Mr. C. L. R. Tloyce, ex-champi on of Queensland,

who has himself acted a s adjud icator in t h ese match es more t han once. Mr. B oyce choRe a k ey m ove which
Q-Q 6. ! K-Kt l '

4, P X P

·Hlack:

A..

N ielsen, N .S.W.

E ditor's not e: Black's rep!i(!S are· a ll undoubtedly -forced so far . . Mi·. Boyce's or igina l m a in variation , was 4. Q-K 2, Q- Kt 8 eh !; 5. Q-Q 1! H ere Mr. Vin er, aft er s everal oth er objections h ad b e~en d isposed · of by Mr. Boyct\,.. suggested 5. . . . Q-·K 5 ! ! ; 6. . Q......; Q 8 eh (if 6. Q-Q 5 e ll , Q. x Q draws'' at least) , .6. . . . K-R 2; 7. Q x P eh K-Kt 1 ! a nd Mr. B oyce then subm itted the t ext line instead. 4.

Q x P eh

Tf 4. . . . Q-'-B 6 eh; 5. K-B 2, PH 5 ! ; 6, P x P , Q X P; 7. Q-K 2,

Wh ite

(J,

W. M, Eddy, Victoria), to play.

Or 4 . . .. Q x Kt P; 5. Q x B P. 5. ·Q-·K 2 Q-B S _c h Not 5. , . . Q x B P · 6. Q-B 4 eh! 6. Q-Q 1

·Q-K 6 e h

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Dec.· 20, ~ :).931.

PROBL-E MS ·c -o nducted by F. T. HAWES:

N.B.~All cohespoJ:ld'ence until De~ember 2nd should be ·.addressed' to th~ Deputy Problem .E ditor, Mr. ]. K; Hey~on, i Q{) E"ti~iibeH~ .•. Street, Sydney. No. 233.--,-B. G. ··LAWS, 188 4; "Morning Po,t,''· 1881.

No. 234.-J. H. BLAGKpuRN_E, 1861 B lackbu'rne's : Gam e.s ·at Ch ess.

Mate tn two (7 v. 8).

Mate in three (10 v 5).

'N,:> 235,--,-Dr. .J. J . O' KEEFF., .19 31.. . Hambtirg·ischer Cor:respon.dent:

No. 236.-SAM LOYD, 1869. L elp:
Mate In four (5 v. 6).

Mat e .in three (4 v. 5).

289

Thcf.D.P.E.'s Yule Log;

of Henjamin Glovet· Laws, Iate prob• !em .ed_itor of the . .Br:ith;li Chess. 1\(tag:a~ zine, ·who died:'in September. H e con].posed ut>:warcls ~qf a thousand.· .. probU has become . a fairly · general . cust o.m with problem ect)tor; to: Ptlb1ish )e riu5, and he mnst hav e had a special so hie. ' unorthodox · positions : in : the affection to" this· o~H:\, .· Mr. T. R .. DawcChristmas number, positions supposedjlo.n l'f)cords fhat- Mr. Laws showed it cly: •_festive; joyous, : and . seasonabl~·. But ''to'. him with , pride -at . leasl ·. six . tinJ,e s, like the·, riu1ri who bad s everal' goqd the .ancestor of T.oyd;s ,<\.mei·icah h 'asons. for not ien.ding a pound; tb.e Indian o{ 189~ . (-no relation of ' Loyc 'tlrst ·them ;l)eing ·• that .he did :ilot · day's Indian):-'-namcly s : lJllNJJPlK ,: :h ave •. orie, we have mor.e than enougl,l ,5~pn r4-klp ; 4p3 • : · 6Ql : r.easons for- ifot following ·this custom. 7N~mate in tw.o. _O,ur publication,- ~f 'On,e · is . that· we have · ·no funny prob- · No. -233 is, therefo_r.,; an _appropriate'lei'n:;;. An-o't{ler is, that we shouid not token of .ot;r • regard - fol'_. Mr. Laws.' publish them if w e had them; · And a memory . and- of our condolel'lce With· third .is that we'·.do not thtnk the imlh 111s relatives and fl'ieilds, and eR pedal• ·;l ie wants -them. Personally wee loathe ly ~lth h-is colleagties bf the 'B.q.M.; th~m. anedecktoo far . . It is; and _possibly Mr, La:ws e of chess as '·applied ' fiy, th'a t r em ain. excell(mt. ideals, . wJ1ich every noble thing, the b.~man intellect. They Pl'Oblemist must aim' ~t so far 'as . is ina)', · ev:en display ~-- certain wifand conipat.ible with_ the_ other ' re'CJUire: . cqmicaJity, , as ip . No. 2.33 · below, and ments of g·ood problem ; and ,Mt': ·•It is .very pleasing; when they do. ;But Laws I:enrl Pred a great service to the : festive · chess, witJ:! upsidc-Jiown Kings! English· :;;cl1oo1 by insi sti ng· upon thes0: basiC princip-les .. No. 233 is not one ' N'o, 't{ you want to_, be festive, use ' champagne. ! Jt W
as

·.of

>rmz : ·

a

as

the

ru1

be

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No. 237.._,-,ALAIN C. WHITE, 1918. Good ·Companions.

Mate in two (5 v. 7).

N.b. 239.-Dr: ADQ KRA11CMER, 1922. lstPr. Kock,elkorn Ty.

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No. 238._:_A..J. FINK and UA TANI
Good Compai)ions.

Mate in two .Jll v. 9); No. 24(1.-G;- HEATHCOTE, 1907. _ ''Sydnfw Morning

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Mate in. two (9 v. 8).

Mate in two (11 v. 10).

first pub.Jished only . last October, in the Hamlmrgischer Correspondent. J?ut that it will become art old favourite is as certain as to-morrow's sunris.e. It is our idea of a four-mover. Problems of lhis length can be, and usually are, too hard for ordinary' solvers. Insteail ·of giving pleasure, they give headaches. 'l'he ideal four-mover is, therefore, ver:y easy,_ b~1t very< beautiful, likA this one. Don't he .. afraid of jt, · Class. B. . 'l'he plot for Blackrs downfall soon becomes clear, and U1Rn th() solution is plain sailing·.

No. 236 is ou.r fourth _tribute, P;tul Morphy is regarded by most . people except · Capablanca as the greatest genius who ever handled the (jhesl'!men in the game, and .Sam Loyd is sti\1 more universally recognised as tbe greatest genius wbo ever handled theD1 in problem composition. -No. 236 is ,bY rto means his most famous proble111, but we are ·influenced • in ·choosing it by bur· promise to select jewels that; are·· not .too difficult to solve. .· Ro!lcci

s.ibly it i.s.. s_,_o_m()wha.t. op. . familia_r•._·_._v1_'_•. ~... Y _?1 if our solvers h;we seen it many titf'~~ t.

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No, 242 ..:.__W. ,~on HOLZHAUSEN. (Particulars_ uhknown to us.)

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Mate in . two (9 v .·. 7). 'before they may eke it _qut l:)y an~wering· us this qu estion. The problem · wo!1ld · still · be · soun'd ·if a 'IJI:ick .pawn stood, oi1, say, b7: . would. Om . solVers, IJ>J,.Cl they been SO blessed as orig·inate the, position, ,hive added such a ~awn or not? :WhY so pr tH:Jt so? In thi~ pr~l:llem .the outstanding .' feature i)ol; Of COJII' SC, the . Shameless b ehav1o11!' -• o.r •.the ~ueen . towarO.s the rnodest . and . J'lltlringJ)ishop, . Wherever he goes .sh e snugg·l es up . to · him ·aml pinches:• .h im: Disgracefnl! .. . )3ut do riot oyer!obk uw dellghtf,ul quadt;uple, service; • in . pre\'en~ing coo)~:$· .; and ': duals, .·.rendered.•. by J he . little Pawn on ·.·_g4. .T his 'eJ..'tra ' beauty makes ·the position on.e of th s :No. 238, :which ·. T!1ight not be fully :,a_pP,r\)ciat~d. . .otherwise. , It : is . . that

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amazing U1ing, a taRk.-record .With . a pm·f0~t key! Task': records are .•. us)ciaH~; loathsome.things tq the ordina ry sol~~· er; . and so was. this one, w)1i<;h' showk e ight s elfcbloc){s· Jn the Black King'.~ field, a s fi. }"st set up b3: J<'ink: Tl;le. White . :lfip_g· stood in ·. check, :•. ~nd · h~fl;: tomovc • ' llll):1.~ ·· pire, outsiJe of Lop:don ;wott'Id resu~:~, · its chP-s s column! Contempora ries please . c(ipy loudly. .. ·

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I<'Ai'~FUL COOK.

We ha.ve been heating· lately some, ·y;;hat .a bout a f a teful adjudication.. " Well, how is this f wide entries, an'd Mi·. F. Bennett's spfl' ~ cial prize for the best Australian. en ~ try ln the 27th · '.'.Brisbane Courier"· fn :' terna tional tmi rney . just closed. Un ~ · fortunately Bc5 cooks it, . a·M! the . re~ Rult. is' .that thE;! . first prize goes ahroad 1 to Dr. A . . Ghic~o. , of' Ttaly, al}d ' t1i~

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.prize ' leave::; New _Soi.!th Wales and goes to E. W .•T. ·]<'int er, of Quel..itiun /av~ilalJie, namel-y, :that tti.e c:ook is tiot re-adily cured. To lose two prizes · th1vug-h omitting. a ·mi serabl e li t tle pawn would b e int~ierabl~ : . if is hot qpite so bad when .t he d efecL is s{Jilh -th:Jt its ·cur;e . involves either :gTave , 1 danil.~ e _or a ·fundamental re'j;!(l,Sting, 'We · should li)5:e our solve.rs -to 'have a look at the position; . The -ii1 ~ :tended keY: is Qb6, _with .fotir ,go~d va> i·la thons . How would . you cure the cook' J3e5 ? I f, _yoli' remo,,e a3 and cl :;tD,d repi!!,CC them=- by ' a white rook a'nd blac\5: ):Jisho:p , respectively, you let in. ·a ·fa tar· dual· after Ke4._ H . you . ·imt a ;white · pawrt oil b2. insteQ,d of a rook ·i:t:t a3, and ,move up el to -e2, ypu take ;.our tl;t e.,. !Jest variation imd a spa rkling (r·y!' However, one m a n's loss _is· another l~'la,n's gain. E.. w. J : Finter, ,of Queen sland, steps_ uiJ fnun third prize to· second , and takes the \'PeciaJ :prize·, with the pos'i'tion b 2nlr'2 ' : 1BlpB ~p3 : 3Nk3 :. 3RP3 : ln2\)plK : ,1 Q6 -:· 3 u R3~mate th two. l\;lt'o ~ ]<~inter is, we believ~; ' a .• beginner, ~hd •we cori.g·ratulat<;J him. 'sincerely upon ·an qxccllent·, problem · very easil y i(!ld naturally _set. - · We are a'sked to rpention ,tha t th e 2St4 -·· ~risb;:~.ne . -· Courier" international toui'ne~r for 'd irect-mate 'two- m overs . will, close on ·Septe mbel' 30th, 1932.

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all , IJI.iiri:g cai•efuJ!y ]{ept, ·-:U;d th~ P;EJ; will make up the tally next . month. · OC TOBER SOLU'l'IONS. ·No: . 226: Qh.4 .and · 2,. Q€:1 or Bg7,-four black-.promotion m a tes. ' No . . 22.7: Qe 3. No .. . 228 : · Qal and , 2,. Kb2~not true Lov e!'iay, be>.,' ca t1se the Qu een _vacates, _- instead i')f crossing, b2.. · , B ut the: Qtiee\'1 )tas :to: (,)CCupy this . squar~ initia lly, of, the: · Kihg would move there for a cook._ No: 229: B.f7-the Foschini ti1 ~me, we be. lieve. _.. No. ,230: B f5-a brillfant key:; No. 231: Qh6 an d . i.f Kb4, •2••. Qcl. N d. 232: Qn8 and ·if Bg2; 2, N'd3-,-a beauti ~ ful pawnless·,rniniatun1 showtng a ver~; orig-inal model ·. mate.

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·m ad-e next month. .In. spite ot- w.ltat .w e :-;~id s~ting No. n; Rn nyip is out' of t,ifie running, because he only began with No. -2. ·No. 6, was too easy: re ~ garded, as, a task. Five self-blocks on e5· are _easily attainable, -aud six are almost cert.ainly possible. ', 'l'he foiiow~ ing position shows five, b4RN1 : K2B4':· 3p2!11 : p2kBr2 : Q/1R2b2 ': ~3rP2- : 8, : 3N4. K ey ReS: . PI'esumably, 't.hP.rP..(ore, t)1e winner will have to show con~· sidel'abbi more than, th e ·three bloCJ~es askfJd for, or else {and preferably) comJ:>ine the three blocks with ;som·e . other. sl~:ateg-y. .-

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th() non-publication of their score's \ast montn am+ this: -it is 'simply that yom· -~'top -g-ap pi'oblem editor- -il3 - afraid 'of getting theJTI wrong·, as_ t_here _are _a couple .' of •complicati'ons. Solutions _ai·e

We assum e that a n ew series wt!I· commence in January, and w e hoPe thiel"e wm be -more competitors. It rs'. r e!Lil.Y · gre~t sl?ort ._getting ' a Sy,ntheti!l; to. one· ~ satis-faction~much ·better than ordinary solll'ing. B!'-sid es whi dh; 'it ·: l eads o.n. naturally to , composing:, which .js IJ~r. far the best fun of a ll. .

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