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Chess 11 Mar 1934, Sun Buffalo Courier Express (Buffalo, New York) Newspapers.com
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Chess Problem to ask the fair officials to Corect solution to last week’s chess problem was received from Anthony W Kraemer Buffalo Harold Armstrong Niagara alls and Leonard H Tyler Perry Imagine that you were white with a pawn down In the following end game Do you think that you would be able to win in a very few moves? It’s possible and you are asked to find the solution You will find this end-game No 62 very instructive as illustrating what is sometimes hidden in positions such as this one Black— 5 piaeM White— 4 pieces White to Play and Win We hope that you enjoyed last week's three-mover which might be termed a combination or the Indian and the Bristol themes The latter one includes line clearance (to make room for the queen) and the uselessness of the key piece after its move is an essential part of the surprise The Indian theme part of the problem was the Intervention of a piece to prevent a stalemate P-Kt7 and P-B6 stalemate Here are the variations: 1— B-KR8 P-B3 3— R-KXt7 K-K4 (Indian): 3 — R-Q7 mate 1— B-KRS K-B3 2—2-QRl K-Q3: Team Matches in erry Perry Mar 10— Honora were divided in the chess matches played here between teams representing the Interstate Chess League ot Olean Bolivar Cuba and Smethport Pa and the Perry Chess Club The Perry-Batavia team defeated the visitors in an eleven-man event 12-10 The interstate group won the second match 4-3 The world of chess lost a master in the recent death of Dr Siegbert Tarrasch at Munich Germany Although he never held the world’s championship he was twice a challenger and lost both times Dr Tarrasch was 72 years old Isaac Kashdan challenger of rank Marshall to the American title match stopped off in Buffalo a week ago and visited at the Buffalo Chess Club He was on his way to Chicago tn the interest of the proposed titular match Kashdan in tends stage some of the games in Chicago.
