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The Guardian, Chess, Thursday, December 10, 1959, Greater London, England Problem No. 555 By T. H. Amirov...

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Problem No. 555 By T. H. Amirov (Russia)
Black (10)
White (9)
White mates in two moves.
FEN 1B6/3Q1p2/b2Prp1r/1p2k1P1/1b3N1n/2N1Pp2/8/1B1K4 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qa7 Bxc3 2. Qc5#

Class will tell
Keres's second prize in the Candidates' tournament was another reminder that he has been among the world's greatest masters for some twenty years. Curiously enough, his way to the championship has almost invariably been barred by a single stronger player Alekhine, Botvinnik, Smyslov, and now Tal. He was unlucky not to achieve an even greater success in Yugoslavia, for whereas Tal had points thrown at him by both Smyslov and Fischer, Keres himself blundered in two superior positions against Fischer. This week's game, taken from the recent, Russian team cnampionship, illustrates his command of both positional subtleties and tactical attacks.

Zukaev (white) vs. Paul Keres (black)
King's Indian Defense: Accelerated Averbakh Variation

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. P-QB4 P-KN3 3. N-QB3 B-N2 4. P-K4 P-Q3 5. B-N5 P-KR3 6. B-R4 P-B4 7. P-Q5 Q-R4 8. P-B3 P-R3 9. P-R4 QN-Q2 10. R-R3 P-KN4 11. B-B2 N-K4 12. B-K3 P-K3 13. B-Q2 Q-B2 14. Q-B2 PxP 15. KPxP Q-K2 16. K-Q1 O-O 17. P-R5 B-Q2 18. N-R4 BxN 19. RxB N(B3)-Q2 20. P-QN3 P-B4 21. N-K2 N-KN3 22. N-N3 N-R5 23. B-Q3 Q-B2 24. P-B4 PxP 25. QBxP N-K4 26. B-K2 QR-N1 27. K-B1 P-N4 28. PxPe.p. RxP 29. B-Q1 R(B1)-N1 30. R-R3 NxBP 31. QxN R-N5 32. Q-B1 Q-B3 33. R-R2 Q-B6ch 34. R-B2 Q-R8ch 35. K-Q2 R-Q5ch 36. K-K2 R-K1ch 37. B-K3 P-B5 38. N-R5 RxBch 39. K-B2 R(Q5)-K5 40. NxB R-B6ch Resigns

Algebraic 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 c5 7. d5 Qa5 8. f3 a6 9. a4 Nd7 10. Ra3 g5 11. Bf2 Ne5 12. Be3 e6 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. Qc2 exd5 15. exd5 Qe7 16. Kd1 0-0 17. a5 Bd7 18. Na4 Bxa4 19. Rxa4 Nfd7 20. b3 f5 21. Ne2 Ng6 22. Ng3 Nh4 23. Bd3 Qf7 24. f4 gxf4 25. Bxf4 Ne5 26. Be2 Rb8 27. Kc1 b5 28. axb6e.p. Rxb6 29. Bd1 Rb8 30. Ra3 Nxc4 31. Qxc4 Rb4 32. Qf1 Qf6 33. Ra2 Qc3+ 34. Rc2 Qa1+ 35. Kd2 Rd4+ 36. Ke2 Re8+ 37. Be3 c4 38. Nh5 Rxe3+ 39. Kf2 Rde4 40. Nxg7 Rf3+ 0-1

1. Correctly timed, for if instead 5. … O-O; followed by B-R6 and a king's side attack; whereas after Black's actual move the bishop has no completely satisfactory retreat (6. B-B4 P-K4; 7. PxP N-R4 or 6. B-K3 N-N5).
2. If 7. PxP Q-R4; 8. PxP NxP.
3. Preferable is 8. Q-Q2, so as to control the central black squares by an eventual P-KB4.
4. In attempting to avoid the exchange of a bishop for knight (10. B-Q3 N-K4) White fails to maintain the co-ordination of his pieces; here the rook remains out of play for most of the game.
5. Black must utilise his better development by opening the centre. The reply 13. PxP BxP; 14. QxP N(B3)-Q2 would enable Black to win the BP with a tremendous attack.
6. If 15. BPxP P-B5 immobilises White's KB, but 15. NxP would free White's position. Black would then continue 15. … Q-Q1; intending … N-B3-Q5.
7. Forced, for if 16. B-K2 NxRP or 16. K-B2 N(K4)-N5ch; 17. PxN NxPch; 18. K-B3 Q-B3ch; 19. K-K2 Q-B7ch; 20. K-Q1 QxKBch.
8. Preparing to open the QN file, but an even better method of carrying out this manoeuvre is 17. … R-N1; 18. N-R4 N(B3)-Q2.
9. Here and at the next move Keres eliminates White's counterplay on the king's side, so that White is reduced to passive defence against the advance on the other wing.
10. Black's pieces are perfectly co-ordinated, and now comes the decisive combination. If 31. PxN B-N7ch.
11. Slightly better is 32. QxRP, although Black should still win after 32. … Q-B3; 33. Q-K2 RxB; 34. Q-K6ch QxQ; 35. PxQ R-B7.
12. A witty climax to the attack. If 41. B or PxR, Q-Q5 mate.

HASTINGS TOURNAMENT
The entry list for the Premier tournament at Hastings (beginning December 30) is Averbakh (Russia), Gligoric (Yugoslavia), Uhlmann (East Germany), Pomar (Spain), Kottnauer (stateless), Bobotsov (Bulgaria), Dr Burger, (United States), Heemsoth (West Germany); and Golombek and Winser (England). Gligoric will be tired after his exertions in the grueling candidates' tournament, so that the other two grandmasters, Averbakh and Uhlmann; are the probable contenders for first prize. Kottnauer and Pomar, the former boy prodigy, are the likeliest competitors to pull off a surprise.

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