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Show -a i CHECKERS May 11. 1010. SALT LAKE TRIBUNE PROBLEM .NO. -150. Contributed by J. A. Buchanan, Glasgow. Scotland. Black 2. 7. 12. 18. Li 12 $'J : j !J P "1" rl TK f i vK-& mzm SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 45S. Bv Hugh McKean. Black 14. 20; kine 12. t White 22. 28; kine 1. Black to play aud draTr. 12-13 6-10 22-15 10-7 23-10 1-6 14-18 20-24 l'J-3 3-S 16- 19 Drawn. SALT LAEE TIUBT'NE CAME NO. 890. "Wliilter." Contributed, with notes, bj- J. Alexander. Birmingham. England. 11-13 23-2? 8-11 22-15 14-18 23-19 l'j-20 26-22 10-20 24-19 0-14 30-28 4-S 17-10 1S-31 22- 17 5-9 29-2.1 7-14 (c 2S-24 7- 11 17-13 12-16(b 31-22 20-27 21- 22 2-7 10-12 11-15 32-5 11-1G 22-17(a 15-18 22-17 Drawn. (a) The move held superior to 22-17. The play given by Messrs. Barnes and Titus, as well as myself, is only going over old straw; this move, like the trunk play, having been given in ' the supplement to the A. D. P. (b) 15-18 may be set down as a loss. (c) Draws: 0-15, 13 6. 1-10. 31-22, 10 14, etc.. though Mr. Barnes's continuation apparently appar-ently corrects Lees' Guide, revised. Continue; 27-23 15-24 22-18 31-26 6-2 20-27 32-2S 27-31 9-6 19-16 23- 19 21-27 18-0 26-19 d)21-17 ' White wins; A. H. Barnes. (d) Improves 2S-24, drawn; J. IV. Dawson. I J. Alexander. SALT LAKE TRIBUNE GAME NO. S91 "5!aid of Ihe Mill." Contributed by Bert Titus. Minneapolis. Played in tho St. Paul Dispatch tourney. Black IV. P.- 1'urcell. While Zahl. 11-15 24-20 2-7 27-2-1 0-18 14-10 22- 17 4-8 19-16 20-27 25-22 8-11 15-18 30-26 12-19 31-15 JS-25 10-1 23- 14 5-9 23-16 7-10 29-22 11-18 9-13 28-21 10-1.1 26-22 19-23 28-24 17- 13 7-10 16-12 10-19 22-17 8- 11 32-28 1.1-19 22-15 23-26 26-23 - 1-5 20-16 14-17 17-14 10-14 24-19 11-20 21-14 26-31 Drawn. NOTES. The San Francisco fans are said to be quite elated over the advent of Harry Lieberman, and 'he probability of his falling in love with that luis'ling city and remaining there. On n flying visit to Lns Angeles last week I White 15. IS. 22. 23. Black to play and win. Fur solution see game No. 892. met John Dougherty and Joe Droulllftrd. who showed quite an interest In Zion. and it is likely that they will visit us this summer and give our best plavers some real work. Smith finally disposed of Libby In tile final heat of the major city tourn-y. defeating him 3 to 1 aud four draws. Now be and F.rb. the winner of the minor toumey. are hard at their dream-books, doping np for1 the final uialcb to determine the 1919 citv championship. CHESS. (Taken from the Los Angeles Times.) PFTr.OFF'S DEFENSE. VThlte S- Mlotkoswt.il Black B. R. Ferry. 1 P-K4 P-K4I2S Q-K4fj) Q-Q3 2 Kt-KB3 Qt-KB429 P-Kt3 Q-QB3 (M 8 P-Q4 KtiP;30QxQ RQ 4 B OS P-Q4I31 B-B3 R-QKtsm 5 KtiP B-Q3 32 K-B2 F B3 6 Castles Caslles. 33 B K2 B K4 7 P-QB4 F QB3 34 B-B4 eh K-R2 S Kt-RS KtxKt 35 B-K13 . R-B3 9 PxKt PsP!36 R-QB4 RR 10 BvBP Q-B3inl 37 BvR F-KK14 11 P-B4 Kt-Q2i3S K-Kt2ini) P-Kt5 12 B-Q3 Kt-Kt3!39 K-QB2 P-KR4 13 Q-B2(b) P-KR3i40 B-K6 R-QS(n) 14 B-Q2 P B441 B-Kr3 K-R3 16 QR-K1 FxF42 R-K2 ,R-QB8 16 PxP -B-Q2 43 R-QB2 R-QKiS(o) 17 P-B5(c) QR B1I44 B K6 B-Qo 18Q ?1 Kt-0.4(rt! 45 P-KR4(p) PxP 19 KtxR QsP eliiell (ep) eii 20 K-Rl Kr.-QlU6 KjP K Kt4 21Q B3tn RxKti47 R-BS R-I18ch 22 R K4i'e) Q B.j. 48 K -K t2 K-h.tS ch 23 R-QH4th) B Ktllii;49 K-B3(q1 B-K4 24 B-QKto KR-Q1 50 R-KtS ch . K-R3 25 B-Kl P-R$;51 R-RSch K-Rt2 20 B-K2 Kt-Bi, 52 KxP RxP ch 27 BiKt RxB53 K-K4 Drawn (a) Kt-Q2 is usual. BxKt; PxB, QxQ. RxQ has been found to give White the better game. (b) To prevent B-KB4. (c) Again preventing B-KB4, after K-QB1 and queen moves. (d) White threatened to get up a strong attack at-tack on the king's side. Black now takes energetic measures to forestall this. Perhaps White should not have accepted the sacrifice and played In reply Q-B3. (e) Note the . answer to Q-R5, which Is ' P-KKt3, BxP; R-K2. Consequently, the move made is much better. (f) W. S. Waterman suggested here that White could play BxP. as if PxB; P-B8 led to an overwhelming attack. Black had after BvP the choice of two continuations Q-R5 followed fol-lowed by QxB and HxKt; B-KKto. P B3. In 1 either case he would have a safe game for the j time, but the absence of his king's rook's 1 pawn might have told acainst him later. (g) in playing 21 Q-B3, White did so with the intention of continuing here with 22 P B6. However, after Kt.vP: 23 B-B5. QxB; 2! BxR. R-Ql Black would have had two pawns for the exchange and a probable draw should result. Nevertheless, this move P-B6 was much better bet-ter than the one made. (h) 'White cannot regain his pawn, so B-Kl. with the intention of continuing B-K4, was better. (I) The move overlooked by White when plav. ! ing 22 R-K4. Black has now a .pawn ahead and the better gnme, so While faces a hard task to draw the game and save the mntch. f j) White canuot play QxP on account of Q-K4. (k) Black weakens here. He should have kept the queens on nnd might have nlayed Q Q7 or R-Q2. lie feared to play P-QKt-l on account of rt-Ol, but after Qxlt ch. F,xQ; RxB eh. K-Kt2. R-Q7, eh: K-l',3. Pxlt: Q-KS ch, K-K2; QxB, R (B61-B7. Q-K7. RxP ch. Black would have had the better game, as K M4. P-B3 and R (B71-K7, threatening P-R4 ch would follow. fol-low. White would best answer P-QKt4 w-ith R-R't4, hut Black with the queens on would have had winning chances, whereas now. ou account of bishops of opposite colors, only a draw remains. (1) Thfs was Bbiek's sealed move at time of adjournment. He might also have plnyed R-QB7. when R-Ql would have been White's best answer. (ml Both PxP (ep), ch and P-Kfl wore quite safe, too. (n) White's last threaded BBS, regiiinlng his pawn. Now this move would be replied to by R-QKI8. Black also threalens B-Qrl. (o) Allowing White to disregard the threat of B-Q5, AS after the advance of the rook's pawn Black cannot attack the KtP. (p) If P-KR3, Black could reply R-KI8 ch, K-R2. P R5. (q) There was danger In reply eilher K-R2 or K-R3. To the fo-nter K-Kt.1 was a g'id replv and if K-113. B-Kl: li-KtR ch. K 113; R-RS ch. K-KIS; RxP. U P ch and tho While rouk would be out of play. the via lie of chess books. The following remarks by the Il:-lisli champion, cham-pion, F. D. Yales, In Ihe Yorkshire , Weekly Post, are also quite Irue of checkers: . Considering (he time and trouble that generations gen-erations of players have taken in developing a scientific style of chess play. It is Mup-iing that the bulk of pincers ore net more im-prrssr?fl im-prrssr?fl by liie "bonks." It iK from tlwue (hut oug cnu trace the four stircrsst ve Rtnr(i in chess MiatoK.v. Brgiuninjj with tho I'tiili-dnrian I'tiili-dnrian k( rlt, when plnyinir tiio pit wds had mi exaugerate'l importance; followed hy ihf othr (. 1 1 vino u lini pawn were u pparently trea i ed simply ns phslitchs iu tho way of tho more powerful eliess piocs; then the ntmnsr revolution) revo-lution) ry rh.'ingn when it began to be realized 111 a t the Wing was an ni't i v pi pee whih in certii hi si tiia t ions could joiu in fin ii f tnek, tlu n to pivf.cn I -day iiH-tliMs, when I Jio Men in 'he opening is in make pawn form n lion a which will allow (ho greatest liberty to the other chess pieres-F-nll these changes are In the b'K.iks, but for practical purposes are buried under a weight of chess analysis nnd vitrin-t vitrin-t inns. 'hess players are if opinion that much of this analysis is uninteresting. Tt has nil ti d"teets of theory in eonsiMiug mainly ft examples of what should be done, when Mm interest lies with t!t" PxeeplloiiR. Tin? point it slioiig playpr would make Is Mint the chess books a re useful to refer to, but not for y-teitialie y-teitialie study. He feels Dint many of the" 1 posit ions giv n would never arise in hit own 1 pa me, and n study of tliein woiHd only be ! wnvtnd effort. |
