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Chess 19 Apr 1942, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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CHESS BY HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor April 19, 1942 L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. Bt D. 8erbl d'Arlla White mt in two. (Wh. 10; Bi. 7.) L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1288 By L. Robert and one of the most frequent ware of; winning a game la br concentrating on inch a point. Yet in the Important match between Morphr and Lowenthal It la found i that Lowenthal voluntarily givea himself; this weakness In the following manner: I 1. P-K4. P-QB4: 2. P-Q4. PxP; 3. 8-KB3. i 8-QB3; 4. 8xP. P-K4.
By this move Black renders his Q-P backward, that it to say, tt stands on an open file and can only be protected by pieces, therefore throwing ; an unnatural strain on Its defenders. j Morphy continued, however, by 5. SxS giving Black the opportunity of equalizing the game by 5. . . . Q-Px3. Instead of this a modern player would hav played simply S. S-KB3. followed by a concentration of forces on the point Q5 !n order! to fix the weakened pawn at Q2.
It Is a matter of biographical knowledge that' Morphy was constantly lnblblng new Ideas during the whole of his short chess career.; and in a later match against Anderssen he shows that he had fully realized the importance or establishing a backward pawn in the camp of hit adversary. Morphy White 1- P-K4 2- P-Q4 3- B-KB3 Anderssen Black P-OB4 PxP 8-QB3 Morphy White 4- SxP 5- SS-3 6- B-KB4 Anderssen Blark P-K3 P-Q3 Played with th oblect of forcing Black's P-K4, thereby leaving the Q-P backward. 6- B-K3 8- QS-B 9- 8-QS 10-K8-B7 11-Q-B3 P-K4 P-B4 P-B5 PxB K-B2 12- B-B4 13- 88- 14- BXP 15- Q-RS 1B-PXP 8-05 P-Q4 K-83 KxS SxP 8-B3 1 17-K-K2 and wins White mates In three. (Wh. 6; Bl. TO PROBLEM NO. 7, 1283: TO PROBLEM NO. 1284: SOLUTION R-R5. SOLUTION K-R2. We received solutions from the follow. Ing: J. E. Tyler. W. Harmon. R. Roslin, L. Llppman, A. L, Buckman, H. Bruhn, O. Francis. C. B. Collins, J. T. Watson, W. P. Moses. W. L. Koethen. J. C. Drake, C. P. Ford. D. A. Innes, J, Maughmer. J. Davidson. J. P. Walsh. M. Morns. O. A. Hall. H. P. Matosian, E. H. Lundstedt, M. Rudholm. A. D. Reynolds Sr., B. Biishueff. J. R. Walton (welcome to our ladder,) A. S. Wells, J. O. Dodge. D. Lehrer. F. Margaretten, O. D. Donald, W. C. Noltlng.
Editor's note: Mr. Btelner won hi game from Louis Levy of New York in the first round of the United States chest championship tournament. The score of the game follows: Levy White 1- P-K4 2- Kt-QBI 3- P-B4 4- PxQP 8-P-Q4 6- B-Kt.Vh 7- Q-K2ch 8- PxP 9- B-Q3 10-B-Q2 11-Kt-BJ VIENNA Btelner Black P-K4 Kt-KB3 P-Q4 PxP B-QKtS P-B3 K-B PxP OxP B-KtS Q-Q3 12-Castles.QRQK.t-Q2 13-P-KR3 14-Q-B2 15-PxB 18-Q-Q4 17- Kt-K4 18- Q-B4 19- QR-K 20- Kt-B3 21- B-K4 22- BxKt 23- R-K2 24- R-KKt R-K BxKt Q-B2 B-Q3 B-K.4 Kt-Q4 R-QKt Q-U3 QKI-B3 KtxR P-B3 P-K14 OPENINO Levy While 25- KR-K 26- P-KR4 27- P-RS 28- Q-Q3 29- QxQ 30- P-K13 31- KI-K4 32- P-B4 33- Kt-BS 34- Kt-Q7 3H-KtxB 3-RxP 37- RxR 38- R-BS 39- K-KI2 40- K-B3 41- RxP 42- K-Q3 43- B-K 44- K-Q3 45- R-BR 4A-R-KKI8 Resigns Btelner Black K-Kt2 P-KR3 KR-Q Kt-K2 RxQ Kt-B4 R-Q4 R-Qfi BxBP R-K PxKt RxR K-B3 Kt-QS R-B7 Kt-K3 P-KI5 K-B4 R-Btich P-Kt P-K17 Kt-Kt4 Th appeal of combinative Play to the average player is founded on the factor of surprise, often brought about by unexpected sacrifice of material and the greater this element enters into a combination the greater it its attraction.
Morphy, in im following position, which is one of the best examples of his style, certainly Pro- duces a combination of extraordinary cepin. ine positional ptayer wouia in me majority of caset be satisfied with his extra pawn and play for exchanges, a policy which lit th long run would lead to victory while Morphy'a sacrifice, elegant as It Is. against th best defense could not hsv produced more than a draw. In tome cases combinations are necessary to achieve the oblect of the player, which Is to gain a decision, and there Is much truth in the old maxim. "The simplest and the shortest way of winning it the bett." Black: Morphy evolution of modern chcm By Ktmst (Continued from last week) It is only within th Isst thrt decades that chess thought realised that by simply retiring th Bishop, declining the pawn the game takes on the form of Oltioco Piano, with a slightly weakened pawn formation for White. Th following game won by Morphy is a good example of the perils attending the acceptance of the gsmoii. While 1- P-K4 2- 8-KB3 3- B-B4 4- P-Q84 9-P-B3 5- O-O 7- P-Q4 8- PxP 8-8-B3 A later tendency for which Usker was primarily responsible wss to offer a counter-sacrifice after accepting the tambtt. as follows: 1, P-K4, P-K4: 2. B-KBJ.
a-QB.l; 3. B-B4. B-B41 4. P-Q84, BsP: . P-H.1. R-R4; 8. Castles. B-8.1; 7. P-04. P-Q3.
While ran now, of course, retain the pawn by PxP exchanging tht Queens, but remain with the Inferior end game. White, however, hat still attacking possibilities if he does not attempt to regain th pawn but continues to play In gambit style, and today nearly all slavers decline the proffered pawn en the 4th move, niter mis a oirect attack by White nai little chance sf tueeeas as lh fnllawlna example shows; White: Bird 17-.. . RxBP20-P-B4 Q-RR IR-BxR Q-QRft 21-K-B2 Q-R5 1S-P-B3 QxRP22-K-82 22. K-Bl would have drawn at It frustrates the ensuing sacrifice.
Bx8P24-QxR QxQ t RxPr I28-K-B2 drawing opportunity vat 25. 22- . . . 23- PxB Another K-R2.
2S-.... 2-BxP 27-R-Q3 BlsrklWhlle Black P-K4llO-P-KS PxP S-QB3 U-B-R3 B-8 B-B4 12-Q-B3 B-KR4 BxP 13-PxP B-KBS B-B4 14-QR-Q1 Q-Rl P-Q3 1S-P-KN P-B3 PxP 16-Q-8S B-83 B-83 17-B-QS and vine 8-B3I Pollock White 1- P-K4 2- 8-KB3 3- B-B4 4- P-Q84 0-P.QB3 Laaker Black P-K4 B-QR3 B-B4 B-83 P-Q3 Pellock White 8-P-QR4 7-P-RJ -P-8S d-BlP 10-P-RH leaker Black V0R3 B-R2 PxP 8-TI3 Castles and Black hat a well-divalnpad game. The formation of the pawn chain It the base on which opening ttraiee la built and sms to have been little understood by th earlier plsyera. Th dlsadvsntat of g insikasrd pawn ll today a natter e( elementary knowledge P-K8'28-K-Q2 Q-P7 B-B4 29-K-Q1 Q-88 Q-BS 1 and wins Anderssen Justly holds a reputation for fine combinative efforts, two of th most surprising fests In this direction having earned the titles of "Evergreen" and "Immortal." Th combination In the latter contains all the element that go tn th. making of a perfect chess movement as not only la It sound but It It th quickest and perhaps th only way to victory.
As far as depth of calculation la concerned th treat players of 70 year ago were quite the equal of the moderns. Nsturslly. however, they were lacking In theoretical knowledge of piece development and a glance at the diagram below will show that Black haa conducted the opening states of the tame In a manner quit impossible to any strong player nowadays. Black: White: Anderteen Qx8P18-B-Q8 QxR BxB: 19. BxB. K-Qli 30. 17-8-Q5 If 18. 8xP , K-Kll 31. 8-Q6 and mates next, 1B-K-K3 BxRl32-Q-B BxQ 3n-P-K B-QR3 33-B-K7 mate Sl-BlSP K-Qll This beautiful conclusion ahowt th attributes of a really great matter but the coldly loelral mind ef Btetnlia stated that 'correctness of Judtmsnt end calculation eutht to b cheaply cultivated and that tt merely ahowt primitive ttttt to prefer brilliancy to soundness. (To be continue)
By this move Black renders his Q-P backward, that it to say, tt stands on an open file and can only be protected by pieces, therefore throwing ; an unnatural strain on Its defenders. j Morphy continued, however, by 5. SxS giving Black the opportunity of equalizing the game by 5. . . . Q-Px3. Instead of this a modern player would hav played simply S. S-KB3. followed by a concentration of forces on the point Q5 !n order! to fix the weakened pawn at Q2.
It Is a matter of biographical knowledge that' Morphy was constantly lnblblng new Ideas during the whole of his short chess career.; and in a later match against Anderssen he shows that he had fully realized the importance or establishing a backward pawn in the camp of hit adversary. Morphy White 1- P-K4 2- P-Q4 3- B-KB3 Anderssen Black P-OB4 PxP 8-QB3 Morphy White 4- SxP 5- SS-3 6- B-KB4 Anderssen Blark P-K3 P-Q3 Played with th oblect of forcing Black's P-K4, thereby leaving the Q-P backward. 6- B-K3 8- QS-B 9- 8-QS 10-K8-B7 11-Q-B3 P-K4 P-B4 P-B5 PxB K-B2 12- B-B4 13- 88- 14- BXP 15- Q-RS 1B-PXP 8-05 P-Q4 K-83 KxS SxP 8-B3 1 17-K-K2 and wins White mates In three. (Wh. 6; Bl. TO PROBLEM NO. 7, 1283: TO PROBLEM NO. 1284: SOLUTION R-R5. SOLUTION K-R2. We received solutions from the follow. Ing: J. E. Tyler. W. Harmon. R. Roslin, L. Llppman, A. L, Buckman, H. Bruhn, O. Francis. C. B. Collins, J. T. Watson, W. P. Moses. W. L. Koethen. J. C. Drake, C. P. Ford. D. A. Innes, J, Maughmer. J. Davidson. J. P. Walsh. M. Morns. O. A. Hall. H. P. Matosian, E. H. Lundstedt, M. Rudholm. A. D. Reynolds Sr., B. Biishueff. J. R. Walton (welcome to our ladder,) A. S. Wells, J. O. Dodge. D. Lehrer. F. Margaretten, O. D. Donald, W. C. Noltlng.
Editor's note: Mr. Btelner won hi game from Louis Levy of New York in the first round of the United States chest championship tournament. The score of the game follows: Levy White 1- P-K4 2- Kt-QBI 3- P-B4 4- PxQP 8-P-Q4 6- B-Kt.Vh 7- Q-K2ch 8- PxP 9- B-Q3 10-B-Q2 11-Kt-BJ VIENNA Btelner Black P-K4 Kt-KB3 P-Q4 PxP B-QKtS P-B3 K-B PxP OxP B-KtS Q-Q3 12-Castles.QRQK.t-Q2 13-P-KR3 14-Q-B2 15-PxB 18-Q-Q4 17- Kt-K4 18- Q-B4 19- QR-K 20- Kt-B3 21- B-K4 22- BxKt 23- R-K2 24- R-KKt R-K BxKt Q-B2 B-Q3 B-K.4 Kt-Q4 R-QKt Q-U3 QKI-B3 KtxR P-B3 P-K14 OPENINO Levy While 25- KR-K 26- P-KR4 27- P-RS 28- Q-Q3 29- QxQ 30- P-K13 31- KI-K4 32- P-B4 33- Kt-BS 34- Kt-Q7 3H-KtxB 3-RxP 37- RxR 38- R-BS 39- K-KI2 40- K-B3 41- RxP 42- K-Q3 43- B-K 44- K-Q3 45- R-BR 4A-R-KKI8 Resigns Btelner Black K-Kt2 P-KR3 KR-Q Kt-K2 RxQ Kt-B4 R-Q4 R-Qfi BxBP R-K PxKt RxR K-B3 Kt-QS R-B7 Kt-K3 P-KI5 K-B4 R-Btich P-Kt P-K17 Kt-Kt4 Th appeal of combinative Play to the average player is founded on the factor of surprise, often brought about by unexpected sacrifice of material and the greater this element enters into a combination the greater it its attraction.
Morphy, in im following position, which is one of the best examples of his style, certainly Pro- duces a combination of extraordinary cepin. ine positional ptayer wouia in me majority of caset be satisfied with his extra pawn and play for exchanges, a policy which lit th long run would lead to victory while Morphy'a sacrifice, elegant as It Is. against th best defense could not hsv produced more than a draw. In tome cases combinations are necessary to achieve the oblect of the player, which Is to gain a decision, and there Is much truth in the old maxim. "The simplest and the shortest way of winning it the bett." Black: Morphy evolution of modern chcm By Ktmst (Continued from last week) It is only within th Isst thrt decades that chess thought realised that by simply retiring th Bishop, declining the pawn the game takes on the form of Oltioco Piano, with a slightly weakened pawn formation for White. Th following game won by Morphy is a good example of the perils attending the acceptance of the gsmoii. While 1- P-K4 2- 8-KB3 3- B-B4 4- P-Q84 9-P-B3 5- O-O 7- P-Q4 8- PxP 8-8-B3 A later tendency for which Usker was primarily responsible wss to offer a counter-sacrifice after accepting the tambtt. as follows: 1, P-K4, P-K4: 2. B-KBJ.
a-QB.l; 3. B-B4. B-B41 4. P-Q84, BsP: . P-H.1. R-R4; 8. Castles. B-8.1; 7. P-04. P-Q3.
While ran now, of course, retain the pawn by PxP exchanging tht Queens, but remain with the Inferior end game. White, however, hat still attacking possibilities if he does not attempt to regain th pawn but continues to play In gambit style, and today nearly all slavers decline the proffered pawn en the 4th move, niter mis a oirect attack by White nai little chance sf tueeeas as lh fnllawlna example shows; White: Bird 17-.. . RxBP20-P-B4 Q-RR IR-BxR Q-QRft 21-K-B2 Q-R5 1S-P-B3 QxRP22-K-82 22. K-Bl would have drawn at It frustrates the ensuing sacrifice.
Bx8P24-QxR QxQ t RxPr I28-K-B2 drawing opportunity vat 25. 22- . . . 23- PxB Another K-R2.
2S-.... 2-BxP 27-R-Q3 BlsrklWhlle Black P-K4llO-P-KS PxP S-QB3 U-B-R3 B-8 B-B4 12-Q-B3 B-KR4 BxP 13-PxP B-KBS B-B4 14-QR-Q1 Q-Rl P-Q3 1S-P-KN P-B3 PxP 16-Q-8S B-83 B-83 17-B-QS and vine 8-B3I Pollock White 1- P-K4 2- 8-KB3 3- B-B4 4- P-Q84 0-P.QB3 Laaker Black P-K4 B-QR3 B-B4 B-83 P-Q3 Pellock White 8-P-QR4 7-P-RJ -P-8S d-BlP 10-P-RH leaker Black V0R3 B-R2 PxP 8-TI3 Castles and Black hat a well-divalnpad game. The formation of the pawn chain It the base on which opening ttraiee la built and sms to have been little understood by th earlier plsyera. Th dlsadvsntat of g insikasrd pawn ll today a natter e( elementary knowledge P-K8'28-K-Q2 Q-P7 B-B4 29-K-Q1 Q-88 Q-BS 1 and wins Anderssen Justly holds a reputation for fine combinative efforts, two of th most surprising fests In this direction having earned the titles of "Evergreen" and "Immortal." Th combination In the latter contains all the element that go tn th. making of a perfect chess movement as not only la It sound but It It th quickest and perhaps th only way to victory.
As far as depth of calculation la concerned th treat players of 70 year ago were quite the equal of the moderns. Nsturslly. however, they were lacking In theoretical knowledge of piece development and a glance at the diagram below will show that Black haa conducted the opening states of the tame In a manner quit impossible to any strong player nowadays. Black: White: Anderteen Qx8P18-B-Q8 QxR BxB: 19. BxB. K-Qli 30. 17-8-Q5 If 18. 8xP , K-Kll 31. 8-Q6 and mates next, 1B-K-K3 BxRl32-Q-B BxQ 3n-P-K B-QR3 33-B-K7 mate Sl-BlSP K-Qll This beautiful conclusion ahowt th attributes of a really great matter but the coldly loelral mind ef Btetnlia stated that 'correctness of Judtmsnt end calculation eutht to b cheaply cultivated and that tt merely ahowt primitive ttttt to prefer brilliancy to soundness. (To be continue)
