August 23, 1959 Chess Chats by George Koltanowski, Press-Democrat, Santa Rosa, California

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Chess Chats 23 Aug 1959, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski
International Chess Master

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Problem No. 194
White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/N7/P2R2PK/k2B3R/n2p1B2/Qp2r1p1/2Nbbp2/5q2 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bxb3+ Bxh5 2. Qxa4#

Played in the Bay Area Interclub Competition.

Wade Hendricks (white) vs. Dan McLeod (black)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense

Descriptive 1. P-QB4 N-KB3 2. P-KN3 P-KN3 3. B-N2 B-N2 4. P-KB4 P-Q3 5. N-QB3 P-QB4 6. N-B3 O-O 7. O-O N-B3 8. P-Q3 R-N1 9. P-K4 B-N5 10. B-K3 Q-B1 11. P-B5 PxP 12. P-KR3 PxP 13. PxB NxP 14. N-KN5 NxB 15. Q-R5 P-KR3 16. RxBP N-K4 17. B-R3 Q-K1 18. RxBch KxR 19. N-K6ch K-R2 20. N-N5ch Draw

Algebraic 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. f4 d6 5. Nc3 c5 6. Nf3 0-0 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. d3 Rb8 9. e4 Bg4 10. Be3 Qc8 11. f5 gxf5 12. h3 fxe4 13. hxg4 Nxg4 14. Ng5 Nxe3 15. Qh5 h6 16. Rxf7 Ne5 17. Bh3 Qe8 18. Rxg7+ Kxg7 19. Ne6+ Kh7 20. Ng5+ 1/2-1/2

(a) Sharply played. Maybe too sharp.
(b) With 13. … PxN; 14. BxKBP N-K4; 15. P-N5 NxBch; 16. QxN N-Q2; Black has an easy game, with a pawn to the good. The text-move qives White to put on some terrific pressure?
(c) What's the rush, pal? Why not first 14. … P-KR3
(d) If 16. … PxN; 17. … NxR here. If 18. BxQ NxN; 19. B-N4(best) PxP; with an easy game for Black. Now White forces the draw.
(f) Not 19. … K-B3; 20. NxP mate.

Played in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma Match on Board I.

Erick Osbun (white), Santa Rosa vs. P. Wollman (black)

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q3 2. P-K4 N-Q2 3. P-KB4 P-K4 4. ?-?? ?-?? 5. NxP N-B4 6. N-QB3 N-B3 7. B-Q3 B-K2 8. O-O O-O 9. N-N3 NxB 10. PxN P-B3 11. K-K1 P-KR3 12. K-R1 P-QN 13. Q-N3 K-R2 14. B-Q2 N-N1 15. N-Q4 B-Q2 16. QR-B1 R-B1 17. Q-B3 P-QB4 18. N-B2 P-B4 19. N-K3 PxP 20. PxP N-B3 21. P-KN4 P-N3 22. QN-Q5 B-B3 23. B-B3 R-B2 24. P-N5 NxN 25. PxN B-N4 26. P-B5 BxR 27. PxPch KxP 28. Q-K4ch K-R4 29. PxN B-N4 30. PxR B-N4 31. Q-N4ch K-N3 32. Q-B5ch K-R4 33. Q-N4ch K-N3 34. Q-B5ch K-R4 35. P-KR4 B-Q2 36. Q-B3ch K-N3 37. P-R5ch Resigns

Algebraic

(a) Best 5. QxP with advantage.
(b) White cannot make any proqress without removing the pressure on his King Pawn.
(c) 17. P-B5 is the strongest method of continuing the attack.
(d) The decisive error. Better is 23. … Q-K1.
(e) If 25. … B-Q2; 26. P-B5 BxBP; 27. NxB RxN; 28. Q-R3 winning.
(f) If 26. … PxBP; 27. P-N6ch wins.
(g) It is mate in two more moves.