March 08, 1959 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 08 Mar 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Chess By Isaac Kashdan
International Grandmaster

THREE HEAD LIST IN SANTA MONICA CHESS
A three-way tie for first among Norman Lessing, Ray Martin and Irving Rivise was the result after strenuous play in the eighth and final round of the masters and experts tournament at the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club.
Martin, who had been the leader and only undefeated contestant, lost his final game against Rivise, both turning in scores of 6-2. Lessing equaled that total by conquering Charles Henderson.
The three divided the top cash prizes. Martin was awarded the special trophy, with the best tally in the tie-breaking system.
Sven Almgren and George Palmer tied for fourth with 5½-2½. They were paired in the last round and a win for either player would have moved him up to the leaders.
The game went to 140 moves, lasting some 10 hours. Both players missed winning opportunities. In the final position Palmer had a rook and two pawns against Almgren's rook but no way to advance.
Marcos Kerllenevich finished sixth in the field of 22, scoring 5-3. Paul Wrangell and Dr. S. Weinbaum drew in a hard fought game in which Wrangell had a win, overlooking a stalemate. They tied at 4½-3½ with J. Jaffray.
In the final round of the Class B tournament, B. Mintz defeated O. Wentcher to take the top honors with 11-0. Wentcher's 10-1 was ample to secure second prize.
Following are the details of the last round:

ROUND EIGHT— Jaffray 1, Sale 0; Rivise 1, Martin 0; Henderson 0, Lessing 1; Loera 1, Forrest 0; Michaelson 0, Jeffers 1; Leiber ½, Hersbach ½; Palmer ½, Almgren ½; Wrangell ½, Weinbaum ½, Jones 0, Haight 1; Kerllenevich 1, Price 0.

PETROSIAN WINS TITLE IN RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Tigran Petrosian is the new chess champion of the Soviet Union, according to a report from the New York Times. Finishing first with a score of 13½-5½ in the 26th annual nation tournament, Petrosian succeeded Mikhail Tal of Riga, who had held the title for two years.
Tal, displaying his best form toward the end, wound up with 12½-6½ tying for second at that score with Boris Spassky of Leningrad, a former world junior champion.
Petrosian, an Armenian, is 30 years old. He was a member of the team which opposed the Americans in matches in New York in 1954 and Moscow in 1955. His career compares favorably with that of any of his contemporaries. He did not lose a game in this tournament, winning eight and drawing 11.
Mark Taimanov of Leningrad shared fourth place with R. Cholmov of Lithuania at 12-7. A newcomer among the leaders, L. Polugaevsky, was sixth with 11-8, half a point ahead of Yuri Auerbach and Paul Keres. David Bronstein, usually in the forefront, could do no better than 9-10 in this event.
Following are games from the tournament:

Ratmir Kholmov vs Paul Keres
USSR Championship (1959), Tbilisi URS, rd 17, Feb-07
Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0

Anatoly S Lutikov vs Eduard Gufeld
USSR Championship (1959), Tbilisi URS, rd 10, Jan-25
King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation (E80) 1-0

COLLEGE CHESS TOURNEY
The California intercollegiate chess championship will take place during the Easter vacation, March 27 to 29, at California State Polytechnic College in San Luis Obispo.
The entry fee is $3, which covers a dormitory room for two nights and membership in the California State Chess Federation, which is sponsoring the event. Membership dues are $2.50, which includes a subscription to the California Chess Reporter.
For reservations or further information write to Associated Students at the college.

SMOKELESS CHESS CLUB
The Verdugo Hills Smokeless Chess Club held its annual election of officers last month. Arnold B. Davidson of La Crescenta was re-elected president for the fourth straight year. E A. Schreck is vice-president P. L. Brewer is secretary and C. J. Larson is treasurer.
The club meets at 7 p.m. every Friday at the Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 1700 Foothill Blvd., La Canada. The only requirements for membership, according to Davidson, are interest in chess, promise to refrain from smoking during club sessions and payment of very modest dues.

CHESS CALENDAR
The Southern California Chess League has published a detailed calendar of chess events for 1959. This lists places and dates of all matches and tournaments sponsored by the league.
Included is a directory of 19 leading chess clubs in the Los Angeles area, listing location and meeting nights, and the name and phone number of each club secretary.
A copy of this informative brochure may be obtained free by addressing league secretary Fred Haeger, 910 S Montecito Dr., San Gabriel.

HIGH SCHOOL TALENT
The following game was played between two high school students in San Diego. It is remarkable that the loser, Daryl Pink, has been playing chess for only a month. Mike Rose was last year's president of the San Diego high school.

Mike Rose (white) vs. Daryl Pink (black)

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. N-KB3 N-KB3 3. B-B4 QN-Q2 4. P-KR3 P-K3 5. P-B3 B-Q3 6. P-K3 O-O 7. QN-Q2 R-K 8. B-K2 N-B 9. O-O N-N3 10. BxB PxB 11. N-R2 B-Q2 12. Q-B2 Q-B2 13. P-QR4 N-K2 14. P-KB4 N-B4 15. Q-Q3 N-N6 16. R-B3 N(B)-R4 17. R-B2 B-B3 18. BxN NxB 19. P-KN4 N-B3 20. P-N4 N-K5 21. NxN PxN 22. Q-K2 P-KN3 23. N-N4 R-K2 24. P-N3 R-KB 25. N-B6ch K-N2 26. P-R4 P-KR4 27. R-Q Q-R4 28. P-B4 Q-KB4 29. R-R2 P-Q4 30. PxP PxP 31. Q-K R-K3 32. Q-N4 RxN 33. PxRch QxP 34. R-KB Q-B4 35. Q-K Q-N5ch 36. K-R P-B3 37. R-N Q-K3 38. R(R)-KN2 P-B4 39. RxPch QxR 40. RxQch KxR 41. Q-N3ch K-R3 42. Q-N5ch K-R2 43. QxRPch Resigns

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Nd7 4. h3 e6 5. c3 Bd6 6. e3 0-0 7. Nd2 Re8 8. Be2 Nf8 9. 0-0 Ng6 10. Bxd6 cxd6 11. Nh2 Bd7 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. a4 Ne7 14. f4 Nf5 15. Qd3 Ng3 16. Rf3 Nh5 17. Rf2 Bc6 18. Bxh5 Nxh5 19. g4 Nf6 20. b4 Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qe2 g6

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Sunday, March 08, 1959, Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3047 by M....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Times Problem 3047 by M. Fox
Black 11
White 9
White mates in two.
FEN R3qk1n/8/p6N/P2PQ1pb/1Kprp1r1/B1P5/5b2/5R2 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Kc5 Qxa8 2. Kb6#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Sunday, March 08, 1959, Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3048 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Times Problem 3048 by Dr. W. Speckmann
Black 2
White 5
White mates in three.
FEN 8/2B4P/8/8/4R2b/1K2N2k/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Re7 Bxe7 2. h8=Q+ Bh4 3. Qc8#

Set up a threat in 3047 and you probably have the solution. There is only one variation in 3048, but a good point in the key move.

SOLVERS' LIST
Five points— W. S. Aaron, M. Chutorian, R. E. Larsen, J. Roper, S. Simcoe.
Three points— F. Aks, C. Cresswell, M. Morris.
Two points— Dr. C. M. Dobson, C. F. Fromme Jr., P. B. Geltner, W. H. Griffith, J. Kaufman, E. E. Penter, W. L. Rankel, T. J. Richings, W. B. Tudor, L. A. Victor, A. E. Wood.
One point— J. C. Beaver, P. C. Carton, F. M. Clark, G. A. Coatsworth, A. Duerksen, V. G. Fleischman, J. D. Friersen, Mrs. W. A. Gerth, R. Glozer, A. P. Hickling, D. E. Holmes, R. L. Jellison, R. D. Johnson, S. Krumgold, F. J. Lucas, T. R. Mendoza, J. B. Oviedo, M. Rosen, W. E. Stowe, R. W. Taylor, Maj. H. Triwush, A. Waksman.
Our solvers had a bad time with these problems. No less than nine wrong key moves were offered for 3041 and six for 3042.

Chess Expert To Show Skill In Mass Play 08 Mar 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Expert To Show Skill In Mass Play
LA CANADA — Harry Borochow of Los Angeles, one of the Southland's top chess players, will take on all comers in a simultaneous chess game Friday, night in La Canada.
Borochow, a former North American chess champion, will demonstrate his pawn-pushing talents at a meeting of the Verdugo Hills Smokeless Chess Club at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of the Lutheran Church in the Foothills, 1700 Foothill Blvd.
The Los Angeles chess player, who holds tournament victories over such renowned chess players as Reuben Fine and Isaac Kashdan, The Times chess editor, is chairman of the California phase of the U.S. Chess Federation's current membership campaign.
Friday's simultaneous game will be open only to members, according to Arnold B. Davidson of La Crescenta, organizer and president of the group. However, he said non-members may take part in the game if they join the club. Dues are $1 a year.

Lawndale 08 Mar 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

LAWNDALE — A checker and chess tournament will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Alondra Park. Awards will be given to winners of the various age classifications.

La Puente Chess Club 08 Mar 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

La Puente Chess Club
LA PUENTE — Valley chess players are invited to join the La Puente Chess Club, which meets Fridays at 8 pm. at the home of Robert Gardner.