Evening star., 1942-10-04
By Paul J. Miller.


October ushers in the annual fall
winter, problem-solving tournament
OF The Sunday and Evening
Star. Three awards will be given in
the contest which officially begins
this month. These are chessmen,
books and medal. Readers of The
Star are welcome to compete with
out paying any fee Merely note the
problems that will appear in this
column in each Wednesdays Star
and in each edition OF The Sunday
Star.
The contest problems may be
solved in two, three or more moves
as may be designated below the pub
lished diagram. You will be credited
with as many points on each problem
as the number of moves required to
solve it plus one bonus point, the
latter being given for mailing in
your solution whether right or
wrong 10.
Sometimes a problem through er-
ror may have more than one key
move and perforce more than one
approach toward its solution. Cor
rect problems always have only one
correct key move. However. should
an incorrect problem appear you
may claim a cook" and you must
give the different key moves and the
different solutions you claim IN de-
tail, showing how checkmate is ef-
fected.
Ordinarily problems will be cor
rect. You merely determine the
key move that will lead to check
mate regardless of what the player
of black men may choose to do
when it is his time to make counter
moves or replies After you find
the key move, then give one con-
tinuation in full that leads to mate.
If the problem is solvable in two
moves, the continuation naturally
will consist of two white moves and
two black moves; a three mover,
then three white moves and three
black moves, and so on for four
mover, flve-mover, etc. However,
on problems that require five or
more moves for correct solution and
mate the maximum credit will be
six points for any such problem.
AS you score points you will
progress up the rungs of the prob
lem-solving tournament ladder. The
contest will be limited to so prob
lens to be published during the next
four months. Awards will be given
to the winner and runnerup; a
third prize will be a consolation"
gift, bestowed upon the contestant
who displays the most persistent in
terest and effort to solve the prob
lens offered. To win the latter
gift the player or contestant or lad
derite must mail in tries for at
least 40 of the so problems offered.
The consolation" group will be
judged and the gift presented to the
problemist who needs consolation
most.
The Star during the past year
initiated a perpetual problem
solving tournament, the award be-
ing special art-engraVed certifi-
cate with your name thereon in
Old English letters. This honor
chess certificate" is given for cor
rectly solving any so problems at
any time. AS the current fall
winter tourney progresses the fan
will be given double credit for prob
lem solutions; point credit on the
triple-prize ladder and correct
problem credit toward the honor
certificate. So, every contestant
automatically will be entered in
two problem solving Journeys.
Merit and ability will gain recog-
milton in either and perseverance
will yield eventually a "chess
honor certificate" to those who cor
rectly solve any SO problems that
appear in this column.
Remember any OF The Stars
readers are eligible, including win
ners in past Journeys. Merely send
in on a post card, or by letter, the
key-move to each contest problem
with one playing variation that
effects checkmate to the enemy
Always give the number Of the
problem, the date it appeared in
The Star, your name and address
with each solution you mail Send
all communications to Prof. Paul
Miller, chess editor, The Evening
Star, Washington, D. c. 1t is i'm
portant that you send mail directly
to Prof. Miller to meet with the
postal regulations for forwarding
mail without additional postage II
forwarding be necessary. Remem-
Der this: A separate postal or sheet
Of paper must always Be used for
each problems solution. Never put
| the solutions to two different Prob.