28 FEBRUARY 1958, Page 29

Chess

By PHILIDOR No. 142. Specially contributed by J. AIZIKOWICZ (Haifa, Israel)

BLACK (7 men) WHITE (10 men) WHITE to play and mate in two moves: solution next week. Solution to last week's problem by Watney: Q-K 8, threat Kt-Q 5 or Kt-Kt 6 mate. 1 ... Kt-Kt 4 dis.ch; 2 R-B 3. I . . . Kt x B P ch; 2 R-K 4. 1 .

Kt x Q P ch; 2 K Kt-B 6. 1 . . . B-K 3; 2 R-B 5. 1 . Px Kt; 2 P-Q 4. 1 . Bx R; 2 Kt-B 8. Fine cross-checker, with a number of good additional variations.