Chess

By PHILIDOR

No. 278. K. A. L. KUBBFL (Die Schwalbe 1929) WHITE 10 play an mate in two moves solution next week. Solution to No. 277 (Guidelli): Kr—B 4, threat K Kt—K 3.

r . . Q—K 8 ; 2 Kt—K.3. KxP; 2 QX R. Good key and attractive changed play.

This week's game is not spectacular, but it is good example of the way in which a great player can crush an ordinary strong master ; games of this kind are, I think, more impressive when—as here—they are won by Black. Polugajevsky won the tournament with 111/15 (8 wins, 7 draws), with the veteran Hungarian grandmaster Laszlo Szabo making a wel- come comeback to take second place (also unbeaten) with r I points.

White, DAJMANOVIC Black, POLUGAJEVSKY Opening, ENGLISH (by transposition) (Beverwijk, 1966)

Kt—K 83 P 13 4 P—B 4

3 Kt— B3 . . . A crane line. 3 P—Q 5 is the natural move if White wants to try to make something of the opening.

3 • P x P

4 At XP P—K3

5 Kt—Q B3 B—K15

6 B—ga If 6 Q--Kt 3.then 6 . . Kt—R 3; 7 P—K 3, 5; 8 B--K Q--R 4 liwes Bleak an

excellent game.

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7 P-2 K 3 Kt-83 8 B—K a P—Q 4 sr Kt x Kt 4, . After this Black has a clear advantage became of his central pawn mass. 9 P x P is better. ._ .01-41 PxKt

10 9 B—Q 3 rr Q—B a R—Kt rs P—Q Kt 3 Q—Bs

13 P—K R3 ? . . . • Hefter s3 P--Kt 3 foliaged by B—B 3—Kt 2. White plays too passively and without anv constructive ideas.

13 . . . Q—K 2 I 149 R—Q 1 P—K 4 1 rs P—K 4 White cannot well allow P—K 5 but it might iDe ;lightly better to exchange pawns before playing this.

16 Kt—R 4 PP:34

15 . . . 5

17 11—Kt 5 . . . To relieve the pressure on his K P, but after the exchange Black's bishops are very strong: I think the position is already lost. 17 . . . P—K R3

z8 B x Kt Q x B

19 R—Q 3 ? . . . White now embarks on a curious and futile manoeuvre with his rook. He should play Kt—Kt z and try for a defensive position with Kt on Q 3, P or B on B 3: but I think that in the end Black will break the position with P—K B 4.

5

z9 o R—Kt,3 g—li 4 ! sr R—Kt 6 ? No good, but what is? 21 . . . Q-42 I Threat P—B 5 trapping the rook.

22 R—Kt 3 Px P

23 VP 24 Kt r 5

B—Kt a The rest is a massacre. 23 —Kt 4 P—QP—K 6

26 B—Q r B—B r

27 R—Kt 6 13-18 4 28 RxB A dismal end to a dismal

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Meet.

28 . . . Q x R 3o 13 B3 2 Z F.41418 r 7

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31 Kt—Kt 2, Q—Q 5, 32 dX Q,e8P x Q and White's... game is utterly hopeless, the exchange down in a very bad position.