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Chess 03 Aug 1941, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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CHESS HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to the Chess Editor L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1213 BY P II. WILLIAMS . White mates In two. (Wh. 9; Bl. 6.1 L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1214 BY R. C. LYNESS money orders payable to 'inf snioi. llTicket art t 10 for participating play.
Sine thfrs will be lour ronmilnne plvrt t fch table, m we uuet iht nur render! mke up their on tem. This is not nerenaery, but it might tnd t" their enjoyment. We are enpectlni Fo Movietone nrl Paramount Nerel to dim thi event. Al0, NBC, Columbia and KTWB radio matinna will releata important and out-mundini aidellne evenn Irnm tune to time ihrouahnut tha day to a nationwide audience.
Here for the flrnt time la an opportunity Inr our che plavera to ee ihemelve In action and hear about their exploit from their Iriend or relative!. Wa have already received reservation from many of nlmdnm'a noted eelebrilie who love to play che aa much aa we do and who reallte the importance and value of our affair. They feel aa wa do that there la no caiie worthy of euro, an oiitntandlna- event aa the British War Relief Aasociation.
HOLLYWOOD CHAMPIONSHIP The Hollywood championship for 1041 jiiit one tame between Oottfrled JSKtS'JSSk TtZ r XXZvTmXr yount Viennese Chen expert, who won thu noiiywnna cnampiunsnip ir iwn w,u! an excellent ncore of 10. Hera la the acore: 8 1 a pointa out of L. IS l' 3a 4 S 4 Place White mates in three. tWh. 11; Bl. 3 SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1200: Q-N3. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1210: K-B8. We received nlution from the follow. Ira: M. Rudholm. O. A. Hall. A. D. Rey. lnnM Sr. J Maendl. J. C. Drake. B. Moldansky. R. M. Orafton Ch. Ford. D. A. In'nes.'w. C. Nolting. H. Tovar. H. Bruhn, H. Halsaels. A. O. Karn. J. Carr. E. H. Schadre. H. Athenton. P. Tnchard. J. Davidson, J. Tyler. R. C. Mankowskt, J. O. Dodge. Rohesh Roslln, W. Harmon. Edward Kovacs has added Ocrt Oswald.
iiakh. UnUvn'nnri rrnHilrr. tn his stuff Sfl Ji publicity director and Mies Lustttt-Berger 6, as personal assistant. The rapid transit tournament In the Fairfax Temple ended with a win of Spinner first, and Wolf second. LIGHT ON SOME OPENINGS Tarlakawer'a Defensei Is it a drawing; variation against the Queen a Gambit? Aaainst Capablanca'a variation of Tar-lakower g defense, discussed In some detail last month.
M. C. O. gives the follow, ina line as advantageous for White. The full game (Flohr-Capablanca. Nottingham 1936.1 was given in the A.C.R. of November. 1936. The line Is: I. P-Qt. P-Qs !. P-QB1. P-KS; S. N-OB.t. N-KB! 4. B-N.V H-Ki; S. N-Bl. O-O; li. P-K3, P-KR.'ti 1. B-Rt. P-ON3: X. I'tP. NxPi '. Bin. NxB! i IU. B-K'i (instead of B-Ot dealt ilh in external br u.) inland gradually drifted into an uncomfortable game. He 'funked'- 12 . . . P-OB4 because of the 'pressure" reply. 13. KR- charn-New . . P-QB4. . P-OB! IX. KR-OI (See diagram) W. E. Kovacs R't (1. Reinhardt 7 J. Weinstem i 1 J. Chernla S W. Hoerber 3 W. Reinhardt (one more gamei 4's M. Cohen 4' a B. Aronsnn Mra. A. Blater 4 O. Farley 2 'a L. Szueci 0 UNITED STATES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AT ST. LOUIS. U, , RUY LOPEZ V-hmidi Fine; Schmidt Wh ie Black White Black 1- P-K4 P-K4:13-Castleg R-K 2- KI-KB3 Kt-OB3:i4-Q-B2 P-KKI4 3- B-KtS P-QH3 15-P-OS B-OKI4 4- B-R4 P-Q3!1R-KR-B P-KtS 5- P-B3 B-Q2ln-Kt-K B-KI4 6- P-Q4 Kt-BI l-P-OR4 B-Q2 7- B-KKt5 P-KR3 10.R.R3 T-OB1 8- B-R4 B-K2 20-R-Q PxP 0-QKI-02 PxP21-PxP R-K7 10- OBxKt BXB22-Q-Q3 Q-K2 11- BxKl BxB Resicns 12- PxP Castles
FIANCHETTO DEFEN8E Anderson Adams ' Anderson Black wnite-P-KKI3! 10-Kt-K B-KI2; 11-Castles P-KI3;12-PxOP i- if" Z White 1- P-K4 2- P-04 3- KNKB3 4- P-B3 5- B-Q3 S-B-KB4 7-OKt-CJ2 R-Q-K2 9-P-KR4 Shear-; exhib-! j open-j pre-; com-; cur-! 4 A A A e r- t, B-KI2 13-OR-K P-K3 14-KtxBP KI-K2 15-Q-KKch P-Q4 1K-B-Q P-QR3 17-RxKt P-KR4 SICILIAN DEFEN6E Sturgis Stelner ,Sturala While Black j White 1- P-K4 P-QB4ll3-Kt-K4 2- KI-KB3 Kt-KB314-PxP.ep. 3- P-KS Kt-Q4:15-0-R4 4- P-Q4 PxP!l-PxP 5- KtxP P-K3 17-P-B5 6- P-QB4 Kt-B2!lB-Q-KtSch 7- Kt-QB3 B-K15 i 19-Q-KSch S-B-Q2 Kt-B3i20-Q-Q4 B-KtxKt OPxKt21-K-B2 10- O-K14 Castles 122-K-B 11- Castlea Kt-K23-P-B3 12-B-B4 -K Kesitna ZUKERTORT-RETI OPENINO Marchand Rauch ! Marchand Ranch BlacKiwmte Biacn P-OB4 : 20-KR-B Kt(R3t-B4 Adams).
Black ' Kt-02!orado Q'BB4!alne Q-R4!iie QP-OB4 KPxP PxP KxKt K-B Kt-K4 Resigns Stelner Black P-KB4 P-K4 PxB KxP OxRP K-R Kt-Kt2 Q-RHch White 1- KI-KB3 2- P-KKI3 3- B-KI2 4- P-B4 5- P-Q4 6- KtxP 7- B-02 8- KtxB 9- Castles 10-KKt-Kt3 U-PxP 12- Kt-B3 13- 0-02 14- P-K3 15- P-QR3 lfi-QKt-Q4 17-Q-R5 10-KtxQ 19-KtiR5)Bfi Kt.KB321-P-OKt4 Kt-Q(- P-Q4:22-R-B2 P-QH3 P-K3 23-B-B KI-K4 BPxP24-KtxKt RxKt B-Kt5chl2S-R-B7 KI-B3 BxBchi2-(3R-B KR-K Castlesi27-R-Kt7 P-OK14 Q-Kt3:2H-RiBi-B7 B-B Kt-B3 J9-R-Ktfi Kt-K5 PxP'30-Kt-Bfi Kt-Q7 B-Kt5l31-Kt-K7ch K-B KR-K 32-KtxP Kt-Kt5i33-B-Kt2 B-K3!er Kt-BV K-t-R-1 14.R.KtK)Kt7 KtxRPIrt Kt-Ks;35-Kt-B4 B-Bslnnd QxQ 36-Kt-QS KR-B.,., P-OKt3 37-RxPch K-K B-Q2i38-RiKl7)- Resigns 1 K7ch Position after 13. KR-Q1. The utili7ation of this file Is the Idea behind 10. B-K2. Blacks difficulty now to And a place for his Queen.
While 10ihas a direct threat in PxP. Black cannot free himself with 13 . . . PxP, because of ir) 14. RxP, N-QB3: 15. R-Q6. There Is, j however, a move; N-OI! This frees K-2 for the Queen, and threatens now . . . PxP with frreins ef j feet Probably White's best answer is simple development, but It does not seem strong-. 5USrinlJ.: for" " dvan'a"- White can recapture in four ways, but IS. PxP?. closinn the Q flic. Is obviously absurd, while IS. RxP or 15. NxP elves Black an easy came with 15 . . . N-".4 followed by a move of his Queen (probably to K2.) So; 15. xQP QN-B3 While's development Is completed first, but how is he to stop Black quietly completing his? If 16. NxN. NxN: 17. N-KS isa.v.) Q-K2; 18. B-B3, QR-B1; with an easy game.
Before taking on Q4 White could ex change Knights. This, however, leads to h11"1 bVn;'i'. Qxp. n'-tu; n.' p'-qn4. 'n-ks! land aeain how Is White to place any am- obstacle in the way of Black? White would merely hamper himself, of course, is b-q3?, n-b3. Instead of trying: simple development, suppose White attempts to hit at Black with B-N5. We shall then find that Black obtains adequate counterolay hy exposing White's King. Thus, from the diagram; i a. . . . n-qi 11. NxN If 14. B-N5 at once, then 14. . . . NxN; 15. PxN. BxN. and exactly the same play follows except that White no longer has the QB file, and things are rather easier for Black than In the text, M... BxN IS. B-N.V? BxN! Ifi. PxB Q-Mch 17. K-RI N-B3 IK. B-Bfi Or 18. QR-B1, PxP!; 19. B-B6, PxP!. etc., with two pawns for the exchange and White's King still exposed.
Or 18. R-KN1, Q-B4!; no Improvement for'Whlte. 1. . . . QR-Bl 1l. B-N7 If 19. QR-Bl. KR-Q1 ends all trouble lor Black. 19. . . . R-B-! ill. QxP .,Q( Threatens . . , Q-K2 '21. O-R'i . PxP! 22. RxP R-Bt 23. BxN pH And Black obviously has more than compensation for his pawn minus. NATION'S NEWS Edward Kovacs. Hollywood champion.
1941 AMERICA'S GREATEST CHESS EXHIBITION The Times' chess reporter is inter. viewing famous people from radio and screen regarding America's greatest chess spectacle in which Herman Stelner. in- Adventist Hospital Destroyed in China CHUNGKING (China) Aug. 2. (JP) The main building of the Seventh Day Adventist Mission Hospital here was destroyed in Wednesday's Japanese air raid, it was disclosed today.
K. L. Longway, head of the mission, said the loss was $1000 (American) and included the best X-ray machine in Free China. Meanwhile a convoy of nine American trucks owned by the Advcntists arrived over the Burma Road, carrying medical supplies, tracts and schoolbooks for several religious missions. H, Coberly, leader of the caravan, said the road is in good condition and the five-week trip uneventful. Typhoon Blow Halts Clipper SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. (r?):et-vetoed chess master. U. S. Olympic team member, and California State cham- pion. will play against 400 opponents on iounaay. sent. i. at tne Hollywood Ath letic Club for the British War Relief Association. "What do you think about this ileanilr chess event, Mr. Henderson?" Mr. Charles Henderson. ' who Is a composer 'at 20th bejr& KipiWHd .ur're! pl,e,: game.L'.rf.ik .MrToJ? rte5$ d Pome nd Dl" ni on sept. 7. to make this one of the areatest attractions the royal game ever had." We now ask Mr. Jose Rodriguez, famous -nnews commentator and music critic of In the history of thu country has there lever been presented such a spectacle where all chs players can have an abun- dance of fun and apnrt. We should like to advjsa our readeri to make resrva- statinns KFI and.KECA. what he thinks oi our great anatr.
He answers: Dear Mr. Kovacs; I heartily applaud the chess exhibition that your committee la organizing for the British War Relief. It. will benefit a cause we. all should support, and a game we all should play. The plan, as you va outlined It to me. should draw large and enthusiastic audience. If a very bad chess player can help the very good ones, count me (a a wllline ally. Sincerely, , JOSE RODRIGUEZ. ' Next week we shall interview one or two film and radio stars for their atory on our outstanding exhibition.
We wish to remind our readera that this Is an attraction for all chess players.) reeardless of how weak or strong theyj consider themselves. We invit n our I readers to participate, for never before Weather reports indicating a typhoon will pass near Guam sent the San Francisco-bound Philippine Clipper scurrying back to Manila, Pan American Airways said today, and radio communication with the island was shut down, Pan American said the extent or severity of the typhoon is unknown. Y A ' W Sail into Summer See ihe TIMES.
Sine thfrs will be lour ronmilnne plvrt t fch table, m we uuet iht nur render! mke up their on tem. This is not nerenaery, but it might tnd t" their enjoyment. We are enpectlni Fo Movietone nrl Paramount Nerel to dim thi event. Al0, NBC, Columbia and KTWB radio matinna will releata important and out-mundini aidellne evenn Irnm tune to time ihrouahnut tha day to a nationwide audience.
Here for the flrnt time la an opportunity Inr our che plavera to ee ihemelve In action and hear about their exploit from their Iriend or relative!. Wa have already received reservation from many of nlmdnm'a noted eelebrilie who love to play che aa much aa we do and who reallte the importance and value of our affair. They feel aa wa do that there la no caiie worthy of euro, an oiitntandlna- event aa the British War Relief Aasociation.
HOLLYWOOD CHAMPIONSHIP The Hollywood championship for 1041 jiiit one tame between Oottfrled JSKtS'JSSk TtZ r XXZvTmXr yount Viennese Chen expert, who won thu noiiywnna cnampiunsnip ir iwn w,u! an excellent ncore of 10. Hera la the acore: 8 1 a pointa out of L. IS l' 3a 4 S 4 Place White mates in three. tWh. 11; Bl. 3 SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1200: Q-N3. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1210: K-B8. We received nlution from the follow. Ira: M. Rudholm. O. A. Hall. A. D. Rey. lnnM Sr. J Maendl. J. C. Drake. B. Moldansky. R. M. Orafton Ch. Ford. D. A. In'nes.'w. C. Nolting. H. Tovar. H. Bruhn, H. Halsaels. A. O. Karn. J. Carr. E. H. Schadre. H. Athenton. P. Tnchard. J. Davidson, J. Tyler. R. C. Mankowskt, J. O. Dodge. Rohesh Roslln, W. Harmon. Edward Kovacs has added Ocrt Oswald.
iiakh. UnUvn'nnri rrnHilrr. tn his stuff Sfl Ji publicity director and Mies Lustttt-Berger 6, as personal assistant. The rapid transit tournament In the Fairfax Temple ended with a win of Spinner first, and Wolf second. LIGHT ON SOME OPENINGS Tarlakawer'a Defensei Is it a drawing; variation against the Queen a Gambit? Aaainst Capablanca'a variation of Tar-lakower g defense, discussed In some detail last month.
M. C. O. gives the follow, ina line as advantageous for White. The full game (Flohr-Capablanca. Nottingham 1936.1 was given in the A.C.R. of November. 1936. The line Is: I. P-Qt. P-Qs !. P-QB1. P-KS; S. N-OB.t. N-KB! 4. B-N.V H-Ki; S. N-Bl. O-O; li. P-K3, P-KR.'ti 1. B-Rt. P-ON3: X. I'tP. NxPi '. Bin. NxB! i IU. B-K'i (instead of B-Ot dealt ilh in external br u.) inland gradually drifted into an uncomfortable game. He 'funked'- 12 . . . P-OB4 because of the 'pressure" reply. 13. KR- charn-New . . P-QB4. . P-OB! IX. KR-OI (See diagram) W. E. Kovacs R't (1. Reinhardt 7 J. Weinstem i 1 J. Chernla S W. Hoerber 3 W. Reinhardt (one more gamei 4's M. Cohen 4' a B. Aronsnn Mra. A. Blater 4 O. Farley 2 'a L. Szueci 0 UNITED STATES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AT ST. LOUIS. U, , RUY LOPEZ V-hmidi Fine; Schmidt Wh ie Black White Black 1- P-K4 P-K4:13-Castleg R-K 2- KI-KB3 Kt-OB3:i4-Q-B2 P-KKI4 3- B-KtS P-QH3 15-P-OS B-OKI4 4- B-R4 P-Q3!1R-KR-B P-KtS 5- P-B3 B-Q2ln-Kt-K B-KI4 6- P-Q4 Kt-BI l-P-OR4 B-Q2 7- B-KKt5 P-KR3 10.R.R3 T-OB1 8- B-R4 B-K2 20-R-Q PxP 0-QKI-02 PxP21-PxP R-K7 10- OBxKt BXB22-Q-Q3 Q-K2 11- BxKl BxB Resicns 12- PxP Castles
FIANCHETTO DEFEN8E Anderson Adams ' Anderson Black wnite-P-KKI3! 10-Kt-K B-KI2; 11-Castles P-KI3;12-PxOP i- if" Z White 1- P-K4 2- P-04 3- KNKB3 4- P-B3 5- B-Q3 S-B-KB4 7-OKt-CJ2 R-Q-K2 9-P-KR4 Shear-; exhib-! j open-j pre-; com-; cur-! 4 A A A e r- t, B-KI2 13-OR-K P-K3 14-KtxBP KI-K2 15-Q-KKch P-Q4 1K-B-Q P-QR3 17-RxKt P-KR4 SICILIAN DEFEN6E Sturgis Stelner ,Sturala While Black j White 1- P-K4 P-QB4ll3-Kt-K4 2- KI-KB3 Kt-KB314-PxP.ep. 3- P-KS Kt-Q4:15-0-R4 4- P-Q4 PxP!l-PxP 5- KtxP P-K3 17-P-B5 6- P-QB4 Kt-B2!lB-Q-KtSch 7- Kt-QB3 B-K15 i 19-Q-KSch S-B-Q2 Kt-B3i20-Q-Q4 B-KtxKt OPxKt21-K-B2 10- O-K14 Castles 122-K-B 11- Castlea Kt-K23-P-B3 12-B-B4 -K Kesitna ZUKERTORT-RETI OPENINO Marchand Rauch ! Marchand Ranch BlacKiwmte Biacn P-OB4 : 20-KR-B Kt(R3t-B4 Adams).
Black ' Kt-02!orado Q'BB4!alne Q-R4!iie QP-OB4 KPxP PxP KxKt K-B Kt-K4 Resigns Stelner Black P-KB4 P-K4 PxB KxP OxRP K-R Kt-Kt2 Q-RHch White 1- KI-KB3 2- P-KKI3 3- B-KI2 4- P-B4 5- P-Q4 6- KtxP 7- B-02 8- KtxB 9- Castles 10-KKt-Kt3 U-PxP 12- Kt-B3 13- 0-02 14- P-K3 15- P-QR3 lfi-QKt-Q4 17-Q-R5 10-KtxQ 19-KtiR5)Bfi Kt.KB321-P-OKt4 Kt-Q(- P-Q4:22-R-B2 P-QH3 P-K3 23-B-B KI-K4 BPxP24-KtxKt RxKt B-Kt5chl2S-R-B7 KI-B3 BxBchi2-(3R-B KR-K Castlesi27-R-Kt7 P-OK14 Q-Kt3:2H-RiBi-B7 B-B Kt-B3 J9-R-Ktfi Kt-K5 PxP'30-Kt-Bfi Kt-Q7 B-Kt5l31-Kt-K7ch K-B KR-K 32-KtxP Kt-Kt5i33-B-Kt2 B-K3!er Kt-BV K-t-R-1 14.R.KtK)Kt7 KtxRPIrt Kt-Ks;35-Kt-B4 B-Bslnnd QxQ 36-Kt-QS KR-B.,., P-OKt3 37-RxPch K-K B-Q2i38-RiKl7)- Resigns 1 K7ch Position after 13. KR-Q1. The utili7ation of this file Is the Idea behind 10. B-K2. Blacks difficulty now to And a place for his Queen.
While 10ihas a direct threat in PxP. Black cannot free himself with 13 . . . PxP, because of ir) 14. RxP, N-QB3: 15. R-Q6. There Is, j however, a move; N-OI! This frees K-2 for the Queen, and threatens now . . . PxP with frreins ef j feet Probably White's best answer is simple development, but It does not seem strong-. 5USrinlJ.: for" " dvan'a"- White can recapture in four ways, but IS. PxP?. closinn the Q flic. Is obviously absurd, while IS. RxP or 15. NxP elves Black an easy came with 15 . . . N-".4 followed by a move of his Queen (probably to K2.) So; 15. xQP QN-B3 While's development Is completed first, but how is he to stop Black quietly completing his? If 16. NxN. NxN: 17. N-KS isa.v.) Q-K2; 18. B-B3, QR-B1; with an easy game.
Before taking on Q4 White could ex change Knights. This, however, leads to h11"1 bVn;'i'. Qxp. n'-tu; n.' p'-qn4. 'n-ks! land aeain how Is White to place any am- obstacle in the way of Black? White would merely hamper himself, of course, is b-q3?, n-b3. Instead of trying: simple development, suppose White attempts to hit at Black with B-N5. We shall then find that Black obtains adequate counterolay hy exposing White's King. Thus, from the diagram; i a. . . . n-qi 11. NxN If 14. B-N5 at once, then 14. . . . NxN; 15. PxN. BxN. and exactly the same play follows except that White no longer has the QB file, and things are rather easier for Black than In the text, M... BxN IS. B-N.V? BxN! Ifi. PxB Q-Mch 17. K-RI N-B3 IK. B-Bfi Or 18. QR-B1, PxP!; 19. B-B6, PxP!. etc., with two pawns for the exchange and White's King still exposed.
Or 18. R-KN1, Q-B4!; no Improvement for'Whlte. 1. . . . QR-Bl 1l. B-N7 If 19. QR-Bl. KR-Q1 ends all trouble lor Black. 19. . . . R-B-! ill. QxP .,Q( Threatens . . , Q-K2 '21. O-R'i . PxP! 22. RxP R-Bt 23. BxN pH And Black obviously has more than compensation for his pawn minus. NATION'S NEWS Edward Kovacs. Hollywood champion.
1941 AMERICA'S GREATEST CHESS EXHIBITION The Times' chess reporter is inter. viewing famous people from radio and screen regarding America's greatest chess spectacle in which Herman Stelner. in- Adventist Hospital Destroyed in China CHUNGKING (China) Aug. 2. (JP) The main building of the Seventh Day Adventist Mission Hospital here was destroyed in Wednesday's Japanese air raid, it was disclosed today.
K. L. Longway, head of the mission, said the loss was $1000 (American) and included the best X-ray machine in Free China. Meanwhile a convoy of nine American trucks owned by the Advcntists arrived over the Burma Road, carrying medical supplies, tracts and schoolbooks for several religious missions. H, Coberly, leader of the caravan, said the road is in good condition and the five-week trip uneventful. Typhoon Blow Halts Clipper SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. (r?):et-vetoed chess master. U. S. Olympic team member, and California State cham- pion. will play against 400 opponents on iounaay. sent. i. at tne Hollywood Ath letic Club for the British War Relief Association. "What do you think about this ileanilr chess event, Mr. Henderson?" Mr. Charles Henderson. ' who Is a composer 'at 20th bejr& KipiWHd .ur're! pl,e,: game.L'.rf.ik .MrToJ? rte5$ d Pome nd Dl" ni on sept. 7. to make this one of the areatest attractions the royal game ever had." We now ask Mr. Jose Rodriguez, famous -nnews commentator and music critic of In the history of thu country has there lever been presented such a spectacle where all chs players can have an abun- dance of fun and apnrt. We should like to advjsa our readeri to make resrva- statinns KFI and.KECA. what he thinks oi our great anatr.
He answers: Dear Mr. Kovacs; I heartily applaud the chess exhibition that your committee la organizing for the British War Relief. It. will benefit a cause we. all should support, and a game we all should play. The plan, as you va outlined It to me. should draw large and enthusiastic audience. If a very bad chess player can help the very good ones, count me (a a wllline ally. Sincerely, , JOSE RODRIGUEZ. ' Next week we shall interview one or two film and radio stars for their atory on our outstanding exhibition.
We wish to remind our readera that this Is an attraction for all chess players.) reeardless of how weak or strong theyj consider themselves. We invit n our I readers to participate, for never before Weather reports indicating a typhoon will pass near Guam sent the San Francisco-bound Philippine Clipper scurrying back to Manila, Pan American Airways said today, and radio communication with the island was shut down, Pan American said the extent or severity of the typhoon is unknown. Y A ' W Sail into Summer See ihe TIMES.
