Chess and Checkers 28 Feb 1932, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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The London International Tournament is ended. Dr. Alekhine played through the tournament without the loss of a single game, his minus score being made up or draws. Kasli-dan lost one game to Marorzy. The score, with the exception of an adjourned game between Buerger and Winter, follows: Won. Lost. Alekhine 9 2 Flohr 8 3 Sultan Khan 7'i 3 Knshdan Tn 3H Maroczy 6 5 Tartakower 6 5 Koltanowbkl 5 6 Miss Menchik 4'i 6S Thomas 3 'a 72 Milner-Barry 3'-i 74 Buerger 24 74 Winter 2 8 Miss Menchik deserves credit for coming out ahead of such well- known players as Sir George Thom as and W. winter. We understand that all the prize money m the recent Mercantile hi brary Championship Tournament has been et apart as a nucleus for a fund to finance a cable match with players representing one of the Euro pean cities. Such a match undoubtedly would be o great Interest to Fhilaaeipma players.
A national masters' chess tournament was held last November In Moscow. We hope later to give a fuller report of this tournament. There were eighteen entries and not a single name do we recall having seen in any tournament outside of Russia. The tournament was won by Michael MoiseyevKch Botvinnik, who was born in St. Petersburg in 1911 and is a student in the Electro Technical College.
The following brilliant game was played on Dr. Ah'khine's last visit to Iceland against the champion of Iceland. White, with his fifth move of BxKt, adopts a line of play that was popular about thirty years ago. but has since been discarded in favor of P-K5. However, the attack that fol lows has to be carefully answered, otherwise Black is soon In serious difficulties.
French Defense Alekhine WHITE 1 P-K4 a p-y4 3 Kt-QB3 4 B-Kta 5 BxKt Asgiersson BLACK 1 P-K3 2 P-Q4 3 Kt-KB3 4 B-K2 5 BxB ORG E'A T T A NO Nl M U A K-;r- U KWD UlSjTi !BURtTA:uMFiTfgl l9y-y. B O.YZ; N O xwA I iO:N Sl U C V, w A ; N 'A k m n rn LUPJA.N i D KtEIM Pj lTRE.: SOLIIIOJ, TO itSItKUAV 8 1'IZZLK CHESS AND "BY WAI.TEB 6 Kt-B3 6 Castles 7 B-Q3 7 R-Ksqta) 8 P-K5 8 B-K2 9 P-KR4 9 P-QB4 10 BxPch'b) 10 KxB 11 Kt-KKt5ch 11 BxKt 12 PxBch 12 K-Ktl(c) 13 Q-R5 13 K-Bsq 14 Castles Q 14P-R3 15 P-Kt6 15 K-K2 16 KtPxP 16 R-Bsq 17 PxP 17 Kt-Q2 18 RxP 18 Q-R4td) 19 Q-Kt5ch 19 KxP 20 R-R7 20 R-KKtsq 21 R-Q4 21 QxBP 22 RxKtch 22 BxR 23 Kt-K4 23 Q-Kt5 24 Kt-QRch 24 K-Bsq 25 Q-B6ch 25 PxQ 26 R-B7 mate. (a) P-QB4 is now the correct continuation. The following line of play would probably follow: 8 P-K5 8 B-K2 9 P-KR4 9 P-B3 10 QPxP 10 Kt-B3 11 PxP 11 PxP 12 Q-Q2 12 R-B2 13 Castles QR 13 BxP and Black has the better game. (b) A fine sacrifice, though one quite common in this form of the French Defense.
We believe the sacrifice is entirely sound. (c) Black cannot now continue K-Kt3 on account of White's reply, Q-Q3ch, and mates In a few moves. (d) Black cannot continue PxR on account of the reply 19 KtxPch, etc. Problem No. 283" is solved by Q-KR2.
Problem No. 2838 Is solved by Q-QB5. Solutions received from: Mrs. K. Adler. G. William Althen, George Bender, George E. Baker, A. H. Beck-man. S. B. Conver, Bernard A. Confer. King R. Castle, Philip P. Driver, Harlan A. Downer, Leon L. L. Fager, Russell F. Fry, E. M. Grimm, John Gebhart, A. A. J. Grant. Stanton Gebhart, J. W. Harris, Robert W. Gottlieb, William Raymond Halber- stadt, Nathan Lazowich, Raymond T. Murphy, Carl Metz, Paul F. Reber, Ehvood G. Stewart. A. N. Tscheka- lofT. Walter E. Wolfinger, Gwilym Williams, T. K. Worthmgton and Charles Willing.
Our two-mover this week is by a well-known Philadelphia composer See if any of our solvers can find a cook. Problem No. 2841 By B. M. Berd BLACK SEVEN PIECES ff trs it a, WHITE SX .N PICC4 CHECKERS PEN SHIPLEY' White to play and mate in two moves.
WHITE K at QRsq; Q at Q3; R at QKt2; Bishops at QR6 and Q6; Kt at KKL2; P at KB3. BLACK K at KR6; Q at QBsq; Kt at Q7; B at KR8; Pawns at QR4, QKt6 and QB3. Problem No. 2842 By W. J. Wood BLACK ONE PIBCK ' a- " r a i - WHITE SIX TIECES White to play and mate in three moves. WHITE K at QKt7; R at QB7; Knights at KB2 and KB3; Pawns at K2 and KB5. BLACK K at Q4.
A national masters' chess tournament was held last November In Moscow. We hope later to give a fuller report of this tournament. There were eighteen entries and not a single name do we recall having seen in any tournament outside of Russia. The tournament was won by Michael MoiseyevKch Botvinnik, who was born in St. Petersburg in 1911 and is a student in the Electro Technical College.
The following brilliant game was played on Dr. Ah'khine's last visit to Iceland against the champion of Iceland. White, with his fifth move of BxKt, adopts a line of play that was popular about thirty years ago. but has since been discarded in favor of P-K5. However, the attack that fol lows has to be carefully answered, otherwise Black is soon In serious difficulties.
French Defense Alekhine WHITE 1 P-K4 a p-y4 3 Kt-QB3 4 B-Kta 5 BxKt Asgiersson BLACK 1 P-K3 2 P-Q4 3 Kt-KB3 4 B-K2 5 BxB ORG E'A T T A NO Nl M U A K-;r- U KWD UlSjTi !BURtTA:uMFiTfgl l9y-y. B O.YZ; N O xwA I iO:N Sl U C V, w A ; N 'A k m n rn LUPJA.N i D KtEIM Pj lTRE.: SOLIIIOJ, TO itSItKUAV 8 1'IZZLK CHESS AND "BY WAI.TEB 6 Kt-B3 6 Castles 7 B-Q3 7 R-Ksqta) 8 P-K5 8 B-K2 9 P-KR4 9 P-QB4 10 BxPch'b) 10 KxB 11 Kt-KKt5ch 11 BxKt 12 PxBch 12 K-Ktl(c) 13 Q-R5 13 K-Bsq 14 Castles Q 14P-R3 15 P-Kt6 15 K-K2 16 KtPxP 16 R-Bsq 17 PxP 17 Kt-Q2 18 RxP 18 Q-R4td) 19 Q-Kt5ch 19 KxP 20 R-R7 20 R-KKtsq 21 R-Q4 21 QxBP 22 RxKtch 22 BxR 23 Kt-K4 23 Q-Kt5 24 Kt-QRch 24 K-Bsq 25 Q-B6ch 25 PxQ 26 R-B7 mate. (a) P-QB4 is now the correct continuation. The following line of play would probably follow: 8 P-K5 8 B-K2 9 P-KR4 9 P-B3 10 QPxP 10 Kt-B3 11 PxP 11 PxP 12 Q-Q2 12 R-B2 13 Castles QR 13 BxP and Black has the better game. (b) A fine sacrifice, though one quite common in this form of the French Defense.
We believe the sacrifice is entirely sound. (c) Black cannot now continue K-Kt3 on account of White's reply, Q-Q3ch, and mates In a few moves. (d) Black cannot continue PxR on account of the reply 19 KtxPch, etc. Problem No. 283" is solved by Q-KR2.
Problem No. 2838 Is solved by Q-QB5. Solutions received from: Mrs. K. Adler. G. William Althen, George Bender, George E. Baker, A. H. Beck-man. S. B. Conver, Bernard A. Confer. King R. Castle, Philip P. Driver, Harlan A. Downer, Leon L. L. Fager, Russell F. Fry, E. M. Grimm, John Gebhart, A. A. J. Grant. Stanton Gebhart, J. W. Harris, Robert W. Gottlieb, William Raymond Halber- stadt, Nathan Lazowich, Raymond T. Murphy, Carl Metz, Paul F. Reber, Ehvood G. Stewart. A. N. Tscheka- lofT. Walter E. Wolfinger, Gwilym Williams, T. K. Worthmgton and Charles Willing.
Our two-mover this week is by a well-known Philadelphia composer See if any of our solvers can find a cook. Problem No. 2841 By B. M. Berd BLACK SEVEN PIECES ff trs it a, WHITE SX .N PICC4 CHECKERS PEN SHIPLEY' White to play and mate in two moves.
WHITE K at QRsq; Q at Q3; R at QKt2; Bishops at QR6 and Q6; Kt at KKL2; P at KB3. BLACK K at KR6; Q at QBsq; Kt at Q7; B at KR8; Pawns at QR4, QKt6 and QB3. Problem No. 2842 By W. J. Wood BLACK ONE PIBCK ' a- " r a i - WHITE SIX TIECES White to play and mate in three moves. WHITE K at QKt7; R at QB7; Knights at KB2 and KB3; Pawns at K2 and KB5. BLACK K at Q4.
