18 APRIL 1958, Page 23

Chess

By PHILIDOR No. 149. A. J. FINK (1st Prize, 'Los Angeles Examiner,' 1919)

BLACK (14 men) WHITE (10 men)

mitre to play and mate in 2 moves: solution next week. Solution to last week's problem by Karlstrom: Q-K 8! no threat. An 'open gate' problem: whichever Black piece moves opens the gate for White piece to move through giving mate, i.e., 1 . .. Kt (Kt 2) any; 2 B-B 3 or 1 . . . R (Q 2) any ; 2 Q-R 4.