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Chess 02 Sep 1934, Sun Buffalo Courier Express (Buffalo, New York) Newspapers.com
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Chess Problem.
White 2 B-a5 24 PxKt 15KR-Q 20R-B3 27 RxR 28 K-R P-KR4 R-QKt P-QKU P-R3.
(g)— Black has no satisfactory line but the exchange of queen and pawn for two rooks foreshadowed by this move proves definitely Inadequate I (h)— Black has to lose the rook for the knight w ’1 -K4 12 Kt-KB3’3 P-Q4 4 KtxP sfisr i i ' "' l I' Here is an origlhal three-mover which win be found to be very interesting.
It is problem No 87 j Black— 9 plecM Scrreant Black P-QB4 Kt-QB3 PxP artna 5Kt-GB3 P-Q3 Jg-Kj P-Kfct3 White— 8 Place! i White to move and mate In three It Is regretted that an error was made ih presenting last week’s problem or the benefit of those who $tUl desire to work on It Black had Nine pieces and - White fourteen sleces White moves and mates in Two Solutions to this problem will be accepted and acknowledged next i At the last meeting of the Western Chess Association during its recent tourney.
In Chicago steps were taken to broaden it scope of Ihfluence by incorporating a the American Chess ederation One of its purposes is to forthwith begin to plan as quickly as possible a real American chess tourney wherein the best chess talent of North America may take part All chess play-ms will welcome this announcement qnd wish th$ new organization success With a real annual tournament in prospect it 1 felt that the championship dilemma no doubt will be solved as the winner will be considered the American champion The greatest handicap to chess in till country has been a championship so hedged in by restrictions that it is almost impossible to challenge i Using Sicilian Defense Here is an interesting compari-aion of two games both using the Sicilian Defense.
The first is between two English player R P Mitchell and E G Sergeant played in the championship tourney of the London (Eng) Chess Club the second is the Stearns-Krisch game in the Cuyahoga-Alekhn match (White Black e-®b4 Mltehvll Serceant Q-Q3 h f (a) — If KtQ8ch Black seta a' good £ame by K-K2 ' (b)— 7b German Handbuch gives B-K for Black 1 (c)— P-QKM lb order at once to threaten the isolated pawn by B-Kt2 s better I l (d3— Kt-QB6 probably waa better S ()'— If White takes the QP Black wlna the two blahope for a took and a pawn thus: (QxP QxQ 18— RxR RxB W— KtxR Kt-Kt7ch 20— R-Rl KtxB ‘ (f)— If Kt-QB4 White wins a pawn t (a)— Black overlook th chanc to win a pawn and th exchange by J (b)— 38— Q-B2 seem to lead to a quicker win a Whit cannot preyent Q-B7 and the loss of th QRP i (2)— This t fatal but Black command in any event 4 KtxP ? -QR3(a) BxKtch 22 Q-B3 KIXB 23QR-QI Q-K
White 2 B-a5 24 PxKt 15KR-Q 20R-B3 27 RxR 28 K-R P-KR4 R-QKt P-QKU P-R3.
(g)— Black has no satisfactory line but the exchange of queen and pawn for two rooks foreshadowed by this move proves definitely Inadequate I (h)— Black has to lose the rook for the knight w ’1 -K4 12 Kt-KB3’3 P-Q4 4 KtxP sfisr i i ' "' l I' Here is an origlhal three-mover which win be found to be very interesting.
It is problem No 87 j Black— 9 plecM Scrreant Black P-QB4 Kt-QB3 PxP artna 5Kt-GB3 P-Q3 Jg-Kj P-Kfct3 White— 8 Place! i White to move and mate In three It Is regretted that an error was made ih presenting last week’s problem or the benefit of those who $tUl desire to work on It Black had Nine pieces and - White fourteen sleces White moves and mates in Two Solutions to this problem will be accepted and acknowledged next i At the last meeting of the Western Chess Association during its recent tourney.
In Chicago steps were taken to broaden it scope of Ihfluence by incorporating a the American Chess ederation One of its purposes is to forthwith begin to plan as quickly as possible a real American chess tourney wherein the best chess talent of North America may take part All chess play-ms will welcome this announcement qnd wish th$ new organization success With a real annual tournament in prospect it 1 felt that the championship dilemma no doubt will be solved as the winner will be considered the American champion The greatest handicap to chess in till country has been a championship so hedged in by restrictions that it is almost impossible to challenge i Using Sicilian Defense Here is an interesting compari-aion of two games both using the Sicilian Defense.
The first is between two English player R P Mitchell and E G Sergeant played in the championship tourney of the London (Eng) Chess Club the second is the Stearns-Krisch game in the Cuyahoga-Alekhn match (White Black e-®b4 Mltehvll Serceant Q-Q3 h f (a) — If KtQ8ch Black seta a' good £ame by K-K2 ' (b)— 7b German Handbuch gives B-K for Black 1 (c)— P-QKM lb order at once to threaten the isolated pawn by B-Kt2 s better I l (d3— Kt-QB6 probably waa better S ()'— If White takes the QP Black wlna the two blahope for a took and a pawn thus: (QxP QxQ 18— RxR RxB W— KtxR Kt-Kt7ch 20— R-Rl KtxB ‘ (f)— If Kt-QB4 White wins a pawn t (a)— Black overlook th chanc to win a pawn and th exchange by J (b)— 38— Q-B2 seem to lead to a quicker win a Whit cannot preyent Q-B7 and the loss of th QRP i (2)— This t fatal but Black command in any event 4 KtxP ? -QR3(a) BxKtch 22 Q-B3 KIXB 23QR-QI Q-K
