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Chess 15 Aug 1943, 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 the Chess Editor Aug. 15, 1943 L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1425 Composed for the Los Angeleg Times by R. C Mankowski, Los Angeles. White mates in two.
L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO, 1428 By P. H. Williams QUEEN SACRIFICE WINS This game of rare beauty was played in the Manenbad tournament of 1925. F. T. Yates, former champion of Great Britain, played White against A. Haid. The game is featured by the pretty combination beginning at trig 19th move, showing the depth of Yates' analysis of position which at first seems oniF normal. However, Yates saw the winning advantage and goes through with it In a beautiful manner.
Yates Haida , White Black 1-P-K4 2- Kt-KBJ 3- P-04 4- KtsP 5-KI-QB3 P-SB4 P-K3 PxP Kt-KB3 B-Kt 6-B-Q3 Kt-B3iat 7- KtxKt KtPxKt'bt 8- Castlea Castles 9- P-K5 Kt-KHcl 10- Q-Kt4 B-K2 11- B-KR8 P-KB4 12- PxPe p. RxP'di 13- B-KKI5 R-B2 ) This variation Yates Haids White Black 14- KI-K4 P-Kt3 15- QR-K1 P-O 16- BxB RxB 17- Kt-KtS P-K4 18- Q-R4 P-K- 19- RxPlel PxR 20- B-B4ch K-Bl'fl 21- -Rch R-Kt2igi 22- KtxPrh K-K2 23- Q-Kt5ch K-Q2 24- R-Olch Kt-O.3 25- Kt-B6ch K-Ki 26- KtxPch Reain rarely turns out White mates in three. Wh. S; Bl. 2.1 SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1421: K-B7. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1422: R-K7.
We received solutions from the following: S. J. McDonnell. D. A. Innes, B. Bushueflr. R. ingeis twelcome. to our ladder.) J. B. Faulkner, D. M. Poole, E. H. Quayle. 1. O. Dodge. D. Wells. M. Morris. A. S. Wells, A. D. Reynolds Sr.. M. Riid-holm. F. Aks. J. T. Watson, G. A. Hall. L. A. Victor, J. Burk twelcome to our ladder.) Mrs. F. Tovarr. J. w. Oorrell. R. O. Kingsbury. C. B. Collins, E. A, Rose-crans, R. Solans, (welcome to our ladder.) H. Bruhn. E H. Schadee. O. O. Gallagher, C. P Ford. W. L. Koethen. L. J Siupko, W. Farber twelcome to our ladder.)
SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION On Saturday. Aug. 21, Hollywood will be the front of a chess exhibition for servicemen to be given against all comers bv Herman Stelner. 18. n.ea rhsmpten. The exhibit', starts at I .m. and will last I. 8 a m. Address. I Its N. t ahuensa Blvd.. Hollywood. For further Inlormalion call Mr. Rexfard Bellamy. Hollywood I. 8.0.. HC-IIU. Prisea .ill be give, lha winnera. Th following game was played in the finals of the Jubilee Championship of the West London Chess Club. ' RUT LOPEZ Thnmas . Seraant Black Whtte P-K4 20-OxP Kt-OB3 ! 2I-Q-QR4 P-OR3 ! 22-Q-KKti P-S3 23-KIR4 PsB : 24-KR-Kl(a) B-Hh R-K2 Q-KlS P-B4 P-Q5 OKt2 Q-B3 R-Q3 B-Kt5 K-B2 well.
BxKtch leaves White's bishops fae too strong and the text enables White to obtain an immediate attack. The best line for Black is Jaffe'a variation, P-K4, followed by P-Q. (bl OPxKt gives Black slightly more liberty of action. ieiKt-Q4 1s met by 10. KtxKr. KPxKt: M. Q-Kt4, Q-K2: 12 B-R6. QxP;' 13. BxP. OxP; 14. OxB. followed by KR-Kt and K3. with . tremendoua attack. d If BxP; 13. Q-K4 win th en-change. 'el A beautiful sacrifice. 10 moves deep, which wina at leaat the queen. 7h depth of Yates' analysis will be appreciated when one considers the number of variations, other than that, actually played, which he must have taken Into consideration befor. making this move.
fi If" K-Rl: 21. Kt-B7ch wins th aueen. If K-Kt2: 21. OxPch, K-B3; 22 Q-R4. K-KI2: 23. Kf-B7. winning th queen or matin. If K-Kt2: 21. QxPch. K-B3; 22 Q-R4 or Q2; 23. Kt-B7eh. with mate to follow. gl If Kt-Kt2; 22. KtxPch. K-Kl: S3. Kl-Bfirh. K-Bl; 24. Q-R8, mate. (Cenllnued frosa last Randay) We hay had many ln.iriea .Kant salving of .reblems and .re therefar. publishing the fall.wlng Interesting articles by B. (S. laws tram his book entitled "Chess Problems a.d How t. Sole Them.1 THE BLOCK TWO-MOVER (Continued) No. it By Rev. Cyril Pearson Thomas Black P-Q4 O-O-O I-P-K4 2- Kt-KB3 3- B-Kta 4- B-R4 5- BxKtch 8-P-Q4 7- B-K3 8- KI-B3 9- Q-Q2 10- O-O-O 11- P-Q5 12- Q-K2 II-OjKi. 14-PiP H-Kt-O lti-K'-KS ! 7 -P B ia-PQKi3 11 P-B4 a-If Wh Pn, b;sc. U'leen ,s 'lost. the followhig game Jut finished in the Chess Review V.rtory Correspondence 1 our riamft was ,'nt Batlev of Kaslon P. It n a 'jd o 4i. & t TL jfc.
Mates in two moves. P-B3 ; 25-K-Ktl B-K3 , ;8-P-B4 K-K2 27-0-04 Kt-Bl : 28-Q-Ol Kt-Kt3 70-R-Q2 K--B5 30-OR-K3 K-B 31-K-Bi PxP 32-R-K4 B-02 33-R Kli-KJ O-Ktl ; 34-R-B2 o K'2 js-Otrtt P-P1 17-Q-B5 rp Htvgp.i te n-.;lo raoturi replies B-URth ful Queen s't f.-e st the finish In No. 27 the move which opena th ball is cieverlv designed. Similar devicea -have frequently been resorted to by composers, the Ingenuity nf which is difler- entiv directed ani v.ria. m Ammrmm .f B-K2 1 spontaneity and eomoleteness H.n mh. KR-K1 tiky, evidenced not entirely due In th Idea Itself but assisted by th arrangement of the forces, enhancing difficulty. Could White wsive his right to move. Biacg would be compelled to sccommodat him with matin oppoTtunltiea- C'iriosy. with easy freedom, no Innocuous mov will permit this, though on first soorsrsnces there are seversi which a ill suesest themselves to the solver, notably 1 R-K. N7 or RS snd 1. Q-B7.
In every case tocre is so efficient defen- ive move in store for any attack rot intended by the composer. Many pmblems psrske of pure si siting strategy hlch embodv a mttihirs-t on of to ttr mote cievirs which hi', alreatlv rome under esaminat.ion A two-mover, for instance, may by its first move give the Biacg king freedom, nr extra freedom, as well as permit one or by R P. ! mre of the opposing forces to have In- :nto:ves a beau- created play. li may be that the ker- R'Qt'iP 1 Os.B 1 G-K( P-QM-h ; 'he KKt and toe Ms- e White I-P-U4 IP-UHI 3-Kt-KR.I 4-P-Jf!t 5-KI-OB3 ft-PKl 7-BK2 S-P-OS 9-PxP 10-P-K4 1 1 -o-o : K- Q-2 13-P-KB 14-B-Q3 tsev B;a-s i White Kt -KB3 15-P-OKt3 PK) I.U-KJ P-CjKtl : i;-uiB B K2 1 18-B-K-2 B-KJ i 11-Kt-BA O-O j 20-OR-K P-B4 21-P-K5 PxP 22-P-Ot) P-OJ 23-PsP OKI-U2 54-Q-Q5 P-KR3 25-KtxB 1 H-K 2fi-KHKt B-B 27-KtxRPrh Resigns Q-B I j move gives up one seemingly Intended Casey male lor another and otfere more de-B'ark ' frnsive chances. As problems (especially B-Hl i lao-moiersi whirb are founded upon 'he HtH ,' eieoientu of sleepy tactics sre ss a ruie P-Kt.l tomtstiit insipid, composers enrteavnr to B-Kt2 i vest snth ots with somthins speclsl Q Kt J to stsuip it with some dearee of nvelty p.Ki I which msy deceive even ihe alert solver. PxP j The more subtle the Idea Introduced. R-K3 I the mora likely is the solver to be he-Kt-K'5 ; trsytd bv the cunning wiles of the com-BxP j poser. Apart from this there 1. usually t'2'-B3, added the charm of individualitv. a fea- KtxQ ; ture which invariably pieases. leaving favorable impression upon th mind f the observant student.
L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO, 1428 By P. H. Williams QUEEN SACRIFICE WINS This game of rare beauty was played in the Manenbad tournament of 1925. F. T. Yates, former champion of Great Britain, played White against A. Haid. The game is featured by the pretty combination beginning at trig 19th move, showing the depth of Yates' analysis of position which at first seems oniF normal. However, Yates saw the winning advantage and goes through with it In a beautiful manner.
Yates Haida , White Black 1-P-K4 2- Kt-KBJ 3- P-04 4- KtsP 5-KI-QB3 P-SB4 P-K3 PxP Kt-KB3 B-Kt 6-B-Q3 Kt-B3iat 7- KtxKt KtPxKt'bt 8- Castlea Castles 9- P-K5 Kt-KHcl 10- Q-Kt4 B-K2 11- B-KR8 P-KB4 12- PxPe p. RxP'di 13- B-KKI5 R-B2 ) This variation Yates Haids White Black 14- KI-K4 P-Kt3 15- QR-K1 P-O 16- BxB RxB 17- Kt-KtS P-K4 18- Q-R4 P-K- 19- RxPlel PxR 20- B-B4ch K-Bl'fl 21- -Rch R-Kt2igi 22- KtxPrh K-K2 23- Q-Kt5ch K-Q2 24- R-Olch Kt-O.3 25- Kt-B6ch K-Ki 26- KtxPch Reain rarely turns out White mates in three. Wh. S; Bl. 2.1 SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1421: K-B7. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1422: R-K7.
We received solutions from the following: S. J. McDonnell. D. A. Innes, B. Bushueflr. R. ingeis twelcome. to our ladder.) J. B. Faulkner, D. M. Poole, E. H. Quayle. 1. O. Dodge. D. Wells. M. Morris. A. S. Wells, A. D. Reynolds Sr.. M. Riid-holm. F. Aks. J. T. Watson, G. A. Hall. L. A. Victor, J. Burk twelcome to our ladder.) Mrs. F. Tovarr. J. w. Oorrell. R. O. Kingsbury. C. B. Collins, E. A, Rose-crans, R. Solans, (welcome to our ladder.) H. Bruhn. E H. Schadee. O. O. Gallagher, C. P Ford. W. L. Koethen. L. J Siupko, W. Farber twelcome to our ladder.)
SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION On Saturday. Aug. 21, Hollywood will be the front of a chess exhibition for servicemen to be given against all comers bv Herman Stelner. 18. n.ea rhsmpten. The exhibit', starts at I .m. and will last I. 8 a m. Address. I Its N. t ahuensa Blvd.. Hollywood. For further Inlormalion call Mr. Rexfard Bellamy. Hollywood I. 8.0.. HC-IIU. Prisea .ill be give, lha winnera. Th following game was played in the finals of the Jubilee Championship of the West London Chess Club. ' RUT LOPEZ Thnmas . Seraant Black Whtte P-K4 20-OxP Kt-OB3 ! 2I-Q-QR4 P-OR3 ! 22-Q-KKti P-S3 23-KIR4 PsB : 24-KR-Kl(a) B-Hh R-K2 Q-KlS P-B4 P-Q5 OKt2 Q-B3 R-Q3 B-Kt5 K-B2 well.
BxKtch leaves White's bishops fae too strong and the text enables White to obtain an immediate attack. The best line for Black is Jaffe'a variation, P-K4, followed by P-Q. (bl OPxKt gives Black slightly more liberty of action. ieiKt-Q4 1s met by 10. KtxKr. KPxKt: M. Q-Kt4, Q-K2: 12 B-R6. QxP;' 13. BxP. OxP; 14. OxB. followed by KR-Kt and K3. with . tremendoua attack. d If BxP; 13. Q-K4 win th en-change. 'el A beautiful sacrifice. 10 moves deep, which wina at leaat the queen. 7h depth of Yates' analysis will be appreciated when one considers the number of variations, other than that, actually played, which he must have taken Into consideration befor. making this move.
fi If" K-Rl: 21. Kt-B7ch wins th aueen. If K-Kt2: 21. OxPch, K-B3; 22 Q-R4. K-KI2: 23. Kf-B7. winning th queen or matin. If K-Kt2: 21. QxPch. K-B3; 22 Q-R4 or Q2; 23. Kt-B7eh. with mate to follow. gl If Kt-Kt2; 22. KtxPch. K-Kl: S3. Kl-Bfirh. K-Bl; 24. Q-R8, mate. (Cenllnued frosa last Randay) We hay had many ln.iriea .Kant salving of .reblems and .re therefar. publishing the fall.wlng Interesting articles by B. (S. laws tram his book entitled "Chess Problems a.d How t. Sole Them.1 THE BLOCK TWO-MOVER (Continued) No. it By Rev. Cyril Pearson Thomas Black P-Q4 O-O-O I-P-K4 2- Kt-KB3 3- B-Kta 4- B-R4 5- BxKtch 8-P-Q4 7- B-K3 8- KI-B3 9- Q-Q2 10- O-O-O 11- P-Q5 12- Q-K2 II-OjKi. 14-PiP H-Kt-O lti-K'-KS ! 7 -P B ia-PQKi3 11 P-B4 a-If Wh Pn, b;sc. U'leen ,s 'lost. the followhig game Jut finished in the Chess Review V.rtory Correspondence 1 our riamft was ,'nt Batlev of Kaslon P. It n a 'jd o 4i. & t TL jfc.
Mates in two moves. P-B3 ; 25-K-Ktl B-K3 , ;8-P-B4 K-K2 27-0-04 Kt-Bl : 28-Q-Ol Kt-Kt3 70-R-Q2 K--B5 30-OR-K3 K-B 31-K-Bi PxP 32-R-K4 B-02 33-R Kli-KJ O-Ktl ; 34-R-B2 o K'2 js-Otrtt P-P1 17-Q-B5 rp Htvgp.i te n-.;lo raoturi replies B-URth ful Queen s't f.-e st the finish In No. 27 the move which opena th ball is cieverlv designed. Similar devicea -have frequently been resorted to by composers, the Ingenuity nf which is difler- entiv directed ani v.ria. m Ammrmm .f B-K2 1 spontaneity and eomoleteness H.n mh. KR-K1 tiky, evidenced not entirely due In th Idea Itself but assisted by th arrangement of the forces, enhancing difficulty. Could White wsive his right to move. Biacg would be compelled to sccommodat him with matin oppoTtunltiea- C'iriosy. with easy freedom, no Innocuous mov will permit this, though on first soorsrsnces there are seversi which a ill suesest themselves to the solver, notably 1 R-K. N7 or RS snd 1. Q-B7.
In every case tocre is so efficient defen- ive move in store for any attack rot intended by the composer. Many pmblems psrske of pure si siting strategy hlch embodv a mttihirs-t on of to ttr mote cievirs which hi', alreatlv rome under esaminat.ion A two-mover, for instance, may by its first move give the Biacg king freedom, nr extra freedom, as well as permit one or by R P. ! mre of the opposing forces to have In- :nto:ves a beau- created play. li may be that the ker- R'Qt'iP 1 Os.B 1 G-K( P-QM-h ; 'he KKt and toe Ms- e White I-P-U4 IP-UHI 3-Kt-KR.I 4-P-Jf!t 5-KI-OB3 ft-PKl 7-BK2 S-P-OS 9-PxP 10-P-K4 1 1 -o-o : K- Q-2 13-P-KB 14-B-Q3 tsev B;a-s i White Kt -KB3 15-P-OKt3 PK) I.U-KJ P-CjKtl : i;-uiB B K2 1 18-B-K-2 B-KJ i 11-Kt-BA O-O j 20-OR-K P-B4 21-P-K5 PxP 22-P-Ot) P-OJ 23-PsP OKI-U2 54-Q-Q5 P-KR3 25-KtxB 1 H-K 2fi-KHKt B-B 27-KtxRPrh Resigns Q-B I j move gives up one seemingly Intended Casey male lor another and otfere more de-B'ark ' frnsive chances. As problems (especially B-Hl i lao-moiersi whirb are founded upon 'he HtH ,' eieoientu of sleepy tactics sre ss a ruie P-Kt.l tomtstiit insipid, composers enrteavnr to B-Kt2 i vest snth ots with somthins speclsl Q Kt J to stsuip it with some dearee of nvelty p.Ki I which msy deceive even ihe alert solver. PxP j The more subtle the Idea Introduced. R-K3 I the mora likely is the solver to be he-Kt-K'5 ; trsytd bv the cunning wiles of the com-BxP j poser. Apart from this there 1. usually t'2'-B3, added the charm of individualitv. a fea- KtxQ ; ture which invariably pieases. leaving favorable impression upon th mind f the observant student.
