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Chess 19 Aug 1935, Mon The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Newspapers.com
MANY EAGER TO WIN CHESS HONORS
Progress Of Minor Title Play
NEARLY 80 players will have competed in the various State chess championships this year.
Thirty started on Saturday night in the State minor championship which is being contested under the direction of Mr. Harry Huffell at the Mocha Chess Club.
First round results:—
Section 1.-F. Smith 1 v. Blackwell 0. Pattison 1 V. Feughelmann 0 (lost on time limit), Gardiner 1 v. Parsons 0. McMillan V. Mount 0. Winge v. Collins.
Section 2.-Ley 1 v. Biden 0. Cheveaux V. Tyerg 0. McCooey 1 v. Clarke 0, Mrs. Hodge 1 v. Sherwood 0. Howard V. Cal
Section 3.-Miss Frey 1 v. Miss Davey 0. Shaw V. Dixon 0. Healey V. Weston 0, Kinred y. Dellow*, Hermanson V. Miss Monahan.
BOYS' STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
The boys' State championshp (age limit 16) opens at Anthony Horderns next Monday. Entries close on Saturday with G. Koshnitsky, c/o Anthony Horderns'. There are prizes in addition to the title.
The inter-club competitions nearing the end of the first half, are in exciting stages in all three grades. Team captains are requested to include initials of both teams in their reports.
PROBLEM No. 163: LES. GALLAGHER (Sydney). (First publication.)
BLACK: Six Pieces
WHITE: Five Pieces
White to play and mate in two moves.
Prizes as usual.
GRADE GAME
The following game was played in the A grade match between University and Ashfield;-
Queen's Pawn Opening
Cecil John Seddon Purdy (white) vs. Gregory Simon Koshnitsky (black)
Queen's Indian Accelerated
(a) Like many “inferior defences,” this is not as black as it is painted. In order to enforce P-K4—the only way to take advantage—White must play either Q-B2 (probably best) or P-KB3, neither of which moves is much assistance for development: Black should get a playable game.
(b) So far the same as the eighth game in the world's championship match of 1929 between and Alekhine. Here Bogoljubov (who finally lost) played 6. P-K4, whereupon Black exchanges Knights. By exchanging White makes P-K4 gain a move, as a Black piece must then retreat.
(c) There seems nothing better.
(d) A strong pawn-centre must be challenged: another way Was by P-K3 and P-QB4.
(e) To recover his pawn Black has to weaken his Q-side.
(f) If 12. B-Q3, N-R3 threatens both B-N5 ch and N-B4, getting a Bishop for a Knight.
(g) The answer to B-B4 would be N-B2! Black could hardly afford BxN ch, as White's black-square Bishop would get too powerful.
(h) But here the logical sequel was N-B4. If then 15. Q-B3, N-K3 and N-Q5, with a good game. So White's best would be 15. Q-B3, QxQ; 16. PxQ, and although Black still has the inferior game owing to the poor position of his QB, there is practically nothing in it.
(i) Making Black develop White's King for the end-game.
(j) As this leads to White having to play KR-QB1, that move should have been played first, on the principle. Play the most necessary move first. White would then be threatening P-QR4 (after&helip; BxQ, etc.), and Black might not be able to stave off defeat.
(k) The only way to play for a win now—securing mobility for the Bishop.
(l) The only move. If RPxP, 28. RxR followed by B-R3, and if BPxP, 28. B-R3 wins.
(m) A fine move, which saves the game. If RxR, Black's other Rook becomes immobilized, and if R-QR7, 33. P-B7, KR-R1; 34. KR-QN1, followed by R-QN8, winning. Now the same manoeuvre will not win, as the student should work out.
(n) Better was R-N5, using the less mobile Rook, but probably Black still draws by K-K3!; 36. RxP ch, K-Q3; 31. R-Q5 ch, K-K2!
(o) White's Rooks have lost contact, and there is no chance of winning, despite the temporary pawn plus.
