Chess Chats 31 May 1959, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com
Chess Chats by George Koltanowski
International Chess Master
Problem No. 182
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/2R5/6K1/3p1Pn1/Qp1kPB2/bp4n1/2b1r3/2r1N1N1 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qa8 Kxe4 2. Rc4#
Played at Beverwyk, Holland. Tournament won by Iceland Grandmaster Olafsson, 7½, ahead of Eliskases, Argentina 5½, Donner, Holland 5; O'Kelly, Belgium; Barendregt, Holland; J. Van Scheltinga, Holland, and Toran, Spain 4½ each; Larsen, Denmark 4; Van den Berg, Holland, 3, and Langeweg, Holland 2.
Fridrik Olafsson vs Theo D van Scheltinga
Beverwijk, The Netherlands (1959), Beverwijk NED, rd 8, Jan-17
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13) 1-0
(a) This may not be the best line against White's setup.
(b) Wants to stop White from playing P-Q4.
(c) Again aimed at stopping P-Q4.
(d) Does not mind the loss of a pawn, as long as he can break the Black King side position.
(e) If 19. B-K3, 20. Q-R6 and evt. B-K4. If 19. BxP; 20. Q-R6 B-K2; 21. NxPch BxN; 22. B-K4 etc.
(f) If 24. K-R1; 25. BxP. The threat 25. R-Nlch is just too hard to meet.
Played in the recent USSR Championship. The winner is a newcomer to the Russian Chess Firmament.
Anatoly S Lutikov vs Eduard Gufeld
USSR Championship (1959), Tbilisi URS, rd 10, Jan-25
King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation (E80) 1-0
(a) Must stop White's N-Q5.
(b) This puts strong pressure on the center.
(c) Unexpected.
(d) The pressure is getting unbearable.
(e) Forced. If 25. N-K3; 26. N-N5ch K-B3; 27. RxNch KxN; 28. RxR wins.
(f) After 27. R-Q1; 28. R-B7ch and mate next move. A neat game.
CHESS QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Man is a frivolous, a specious creature, and, like the chessplayer, cares more for the process of attaining his goal than for the goal itself.”—Fedor Dostoievsky, 1864.
