CHESS by Philidor

No. 317

ALPARTHAURMY

(3rd Prize, BCF Tourney Ito

WHITE to play and mate in two moves:

solution next week.

Solution to No. 316 (Havel): R - Kt 21, threat 2 Q - Kt S ch, K - Q 4 (2 . • . K - Q 2; 3 R - Kt

7) 3 R - Kt 4.

at K-Q 4: Q - K 81, any;

R - Kt 4. bz

BLACK (6 men)

- B4 ; Q - B 8 h, any; 3 R - Kt 4. ack is held in a spider's web neness.

One of the leading players in British correspondence hess for many years is the Surrey player Graham litchell. The following beautiful game-included, ncidentally, in Reinfeld's Treasury of British Chess fasterpieces-was won by him in the BCCA hampionship 1944-5. I found it a very fresh and riginal game.

White, C. E. Loin) Black, G. R. MITCHELL Opening, C.Atto-ICAtot

(notes based on those by the winner)

P- P-QB3

2 P- Q4 P- Q4

3 Kt- Q B3 P x P

4 Kt x P 8-84 5 Kt-1(t 3 B-Kt3 6 Kt - B3 Kt - Q 2 7B-22 • .. I slightly prefer 7 P - K R 4 first. (7 ... P IC It 4i 8 B - Q or else 7 B - Q B 4.

P - K3 80-0 K Kt -B3

9 P- Kt3 ... This natural-looking 1/10Ve is less good

than it appears; the bishop does little on Kt 2, time is lost and Black takes advantage of this to build up a formidable king's side attack; 9 R - K r is better.

Q - B2 • o B - ICE 2 0-0-0! Excellent judgment; his attack is far quicker than White's. P -B4 ... as White cannot get an attack going It Q - K a at once would be more to the Point.

r B- Q3 2 - K 2 B x B

3QxB P-KR!

4 KR - Q 1 P -B4 5 Q- K 2 P - R 5 6 Kt-Br Kt - Ii4 7 Kt - 105 Q Kz- B3 8 P- Q R3 Too slow. Better 18 Kt - Q 2 followed by Kt (2) - B 3. 8 . . . Kt - B 5 Q-K3 P-KKt4 WHITE (13 men) of almost invisible so P-Q Kt 4 ... This merely helps Black but the game is probably lost anyway by now.

20 B x Kt 21 P x B Q x B, x Q; 22 P x Kt - K 5 threatening both Kt - K 7 ch (followed by Kt x B$ mate) and Kt - Q 6 also wins for Black.

21 . . . Q - B3! 22 P - B3? . q-B 3, Q x Q; 23? x Q,Kt (3)-R 4; 2.4 Kt - K 3, Kt - Q 6 is a better chance for White though Black has clearly much the better game. 22 ._. . Kt - Kt 5! 23 Q-Kr . 2Q-K4?, Q x Q. 2.4P xQ, Kt - K 7 ch; 25 K - R t, Kt - B 7 mate. This idea recurs constantly throughout the rest of the game, tying the W Q to the protection of her K B 2.

P x P 24PxP Q- Kt 3 ch

25 P -B5 Q x Kt P Same theme again. 26 Q x Q??,

Kt - IC 7 ch.

26 B- R3 . 26P x Kt, Q x B; 27 Q - B 2, Q x Q ch;

28 K x Q, K - Kt z leaves White a hopeless endgame.

• ... R x R!

• B x Q 27Q x R,R B x Q, 28 R x Q;

29 R - R 2, Kt - K 6 and wins.

R x R!

28 -Ke ... Or 28 P x Kt, R x Q; 29 B x R, Kt - Q 6.

. R-Qr

29 P -B61 R (1)- Q 8? Giving White a chance of escape. 29... R x Kt ch!; o K R, R -Q 8 ch; 31 B - K 1, Kt - Q 6 was the winning line. 3o P x P ch IC-Q2 31P -Kt8 ■•.• Kt ch? . . . Missing the chance. Mitchell points out a draw by 31 B - K R x B; 32 Q- Q 4 eh. Kt - Q4; 33 Q x EU, R x Q; 34 P Q, Kt - K 6; 35 Q- Q 6 ch with perpetual check.

K-Qi

32 B - 1(7 ch . In spite of the exposed position of Black's king its escape cannot be prevented, e.g. 32 B - B5 ch, K - K 1; 33 Q - B 6 ch, K - B t and then K - Kt 2.

32 • • • K x B 33 -Kt4ch K-Kr

34 - Kt 5 ch K-Bi

35 x Kt Kt - Q6

36 Resigns . - 36 P - Kt 3, R x Kt ch; 37K - Kt 2, R-B 7 ch; 38 K -R 3; Kt - B 5 ch; 39? x Kt, R -R 6 ch and mate next move.