March 08, 1959 Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Press-Democrat, Santa Rosa, California

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Chess Chats 08 Mar 1959, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski
International Chess Master

Problem No. 174
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/1p4n1/1Q6/B1N2p2/K1P2p2/4kP2/4NpP1/n4B2 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nd4 Kxd4 2. Nd7#

The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Sunday, March 08, 1959, Santa Rosa, California Problem No....

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Strange, But True!
Strange things happen all the time. Chess Magazines continually ask Masters to forward them games, that they believe have been their most outstanding ones in their career. Can you imagine my surprise when recently I received the “South African Chess Player” and found that K. Dryer, Champion of Johannesburg had sent in what he considered his best game a loss against me! I nave never run across such a case. I feel rather flattered and grateful to friend Dryer. Let's look at the game, played in an Antwerp tournament, 1935.

K Dryer vs Georges Koltanowski
Simul? (1935) (exhibition), Antwerp BEL
Indian Game: Przepiorka Variation (A49) 0-1

4. B-N2 P-B3 As In the games Colle-Koltanowskl, Hastings and Ghent, 1930.
8. Q-B2 Loses time. Better Is 8. P-N3
9. PxP PxP After this move Black has no trouble with his development. P-N3 was still best.
13. QR-Q1 R-K1 White seems to have a great advantage in development. This is deceiving. You will see that he cannot hold on to the open file.
16. … N-K4 Loses the exchange. The Rook have gone back.
18. BxN PxB Well played.
19. P-B5 After 19. P-K5, BxP. Now White loses a piece.
22. P-K5 White wants to get counter-chances, but 22. … QxP This surprises White. If 23. R-K4 then B-B4 and wins.
23. BxP NxNP Decides in brilliant fashion. If 24. PxN, QxPch; and R-K5 mate. Black threatens Q-K5ch: O-R5ch; QxRPch and Q-N5 mate. If 24. BxRK5, N-K7ch; and 25..NxR.
25. K-Rl Q-KR4 White resigns.

Played in the Santa Rosa Championship.

Erik Osbun (white) vs. Orvil Payne (black)

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 PxP 3. N-KB3 N-KB3 4. P-K3 P-K3 5. BxP P-B4 6. O-O P-QR3 7. Q-K2 P-QN4 8. B-N3 B-N2 9. R-Q1 Q-B2 10. P-QR4 P-B5 11. B-B2 P-N5 12. QN-Q2 P-B6 13. N-B4 BxN 14. QxB PxP 15. BxNP N-Q4 16. N-K5 R-B3 17. QR-B1 Q-R2 18. Q-R5ch P-N3 19. NxP R-N1 20. N-B4d.ch Q-B2 21. NxN PxN 22. QxQch KxQ 23. BxBP Resigns

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. 0-0 a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. a4 c4 11. Bc2 b4 12. Nd2 c3 13. Nc4 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 cxb2 15. Bxb2 Nd5 16. Ne5

(a) Weakens himself more and more.
(b) Allows a King's side attack.
(c) Black hasn't much choice. If 16. B-Q3; 17. QR-B1 BxN; 18. PxB N-B3; 19. B-K4, NxP; 20. BxNK5 QxB; 21. BxN, PxB; 22. RxP, Q-N7; 23. RlK5ch, K-Bl; 24. R-B7, P-B3; 25. R5-K7 and white wins (according to Osbun).
(d) If 17. … PxN; 18. B-N6ch … (illegible); 19. RxQ, etc.
(e) If 19. … ; 20. N-B4 wins. The rest is easy.