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Chess 25 Aug 1940, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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CHESS HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor Aug. 25. 1940. L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. BY C. G. GAVIILOW Sows either 19. . . . P-BS or l!t. Here hi the score of the second exhl R'Bli-K'!. Black epevted that in b:t.on game between former Worid Cham this way be could maintain a continuous pion Dr. Emanuel Lasker and the re pressure on the ;uefn s side. He must have tired United States champion, Fran played with a psychological mot.ie, real- James Marshal i;:r.g that an atlcs:rn player Lke Marshall would not wuiir.s'.T go on the de-fnsive. At any rate.
Rett divfr.ed rightly. His opponent left the offer after 18. PxP. PxP: w:th 19. P-KB4 and after 19. . . . Kt-B5 had to fisht for a draw. Alekhine points out thst White must play 19. QxP, whereupon he has at least DIAGRAM White mates in two tWh. 8: Bl. 10.) L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1116 BY DR. JOSE PALIZIE May-wood; j i J i, , ja fea . J in mu t t b.,Jii V.v g r .&Ne- ft i Li :J Li i LL r - a : a - -,; 2 ; .: i . ; t- & Laker White 1- P-K4 2- P-Q4 3- N-OB3 4- P-B3 5- B-K3 6- KN-K2 7- Q-Q2 8- B-R-i 9- QxB 10- O-Q2 11- N-B1 12- N-N3 13- P-QR4 14- V-Q1 15- N-K3 16- P-KS 17- P-N3 18- B-R3 19- 0-0 20- P-KB4 la) After, RxP. R-B5: position is IRREGULAR Marsnall'Lasker Black1 Whre P-G3;2l-KH-Qi N-KB3i22-NxBP P-KN3 23-PxN B-N,24-Q-Q4 GN-Q22i-RxQ P-CR3i2S-BN P-B3!27-K-B2 Fxai28-R-KN1 Q-R4:29-P-R3 P-QN4!30-P-N4 B-N231-RPxP Q-B2 1 32-PxP P-N5;33-RxKNP P-QR4 34-P-B3 Marshal! BisrIC KR-QBl NxW OxBP QxQ N-B4 NPxB P-B3 P-R4 K-B2 RPxP PxNP K:P R-KNl PxP RxR K-B4 K-B3 R-OB1 BxP P-Q4i35-PxP N-R4 36-NxR J-O-O 37-N-K3 P-K3 38-P-B4 P-QP.4 39-PxP N-N2'Drawn'ai say. 40.
NxBj-. PxN: 41. 42. RxP. RxBP and the theoretical draw, as in such. situations the advantage of an HP Is in suflicient to force victory. From the United Slates tourney: FRENCH DEFENSE Seidman , White a very easy draw. Meanwhile, it Is one of the important practical advantages of such a pawn offer that the opponent dare not accept it. (Te be continued) Because of the extraordinary ending. this long game turned out to be one of in.PrP j the most interesting and instructive of H-B-Q3 int late united btates championship lour- 12-O-O 1-P-K4 2- P-C4 3- N-OB3 4- B-N5 5- P-K5 6- BxB 7- Q-Q2! 8- P-B4 9-N-B3 , ney: White mates in three.
(Wh. 7; BL 7.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1111: Kt-B4. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1112: Q.xP (KB7.) We received solutions from the follow. 'lug: C. P. Ford, L. Shcppard. A O. Karn, tM- Rudholm. I. Alexander. O. Wilsen Jr.. .V'lA. .p,.Re,nholds Sr., R Pnchard. G. A. SaCH-aiK w Koethen C Dr.ae. D A.Inmj n -- - r o. onciaun. j. r. waisn, n, nrunn. ..nIm".n'. J- fonsrea, 0 r. Haiton. it. n. oiroDei. J. m. Me:nnard. 0. s. Lar R-B2 ison. H. Matos'ian. H. 6. Gilmore Tl, . .,- .k. . . .... Liie K'nuwiiiB ic W1C MHliQUlKS OI MIC ahree sections of the preliminary tournament of the American Che.is Federation lour now in progress at Dallas. Tex. : Kendall ... Adams Marchand Brown Sturgis . . . i Roddy' ! ' thn'S'elner ,. SECTION ONE W. L. I 0 Mayers L. 3 4's 4 4 Thompson. Flo W. 2 l'i I'a 0 W. lapp ;01n iBurdge apolo-;RozS it gives us RUY LOPEZ Polland ReinfeldiPolland White Black i White 1- P-K4 P-K4135-R-R7 2- N-KB3 N-QB3 3B-K-Q4 3- B-N5 P-QR3 37-R-B6 4- B-R4 N-B3 38-PxP 5- 0-0 B-K2 39-RxNP 6- R-Kl P-QN4 40-N-B5 A 7- B-N3 P-03 4l-RxOP 8- P-B3 O-O 42-R-B6 9- P-Q4 B-N5 43-N-Q8 , 10-P-O5 N-GR4;44-R-R1 11- B-E2 P-B4 45-R-QM 12- P-KRJ B-Q2 16-R-H4 13- QN-C32 O-K; 47-NnR 14- N-B1 P-B5'48-N.xRP 15- B-NS O-Ql 49-N-B4 i 18-B-Q 2 N-N2'5U-R-KB1 17- P-KN4 P-KR4 51-R-WN 1 18- KN-R2 PxP , 52-NxP 10-PxP N-R2 53-R-KB1 ' 20-K-N2 ' B-N4 54-K-K5 , 21-N-N3 P-N3 S5-K-B8 22- R-R1 N-B4 56-R-BS 23- Q-OBl BxB 57-R-B3 24-QXB 0-N4i?a-P-K5 25-QxO NxQ r(l-P-K6 128-N-BJ NiN 60-PxP ;27-KxN P-R4 61-R-R4 28-R-R4 KR-QBl 6.'-R-04 29- QR-R1 K-Bl 83-P-B4 30- P-N5 P-N5 64-R-OS 31- K-K3 . K-K2'65-P-N8 32- P-B4 B-R5 88-K-K7 33- BxB PxP- 67-K-B7 134-RxP NxBi See Diagram I i An ending such as the following smacks Sltnonson 1 of a Troitzky or a Rinck! It is a most en-iwnite i jovable titbit and most educational if you stop to analyze the possibilities after tach ! move.
! FRED REINFELD j Black. 3 Men Litttnan Seidman LIHman Black White B'aclc P-K3 24-N-K8 43-KS P-Q4 25-QxO NxfJ N-KB3 28-N-N7 4- K-K2 B-K2 27-RxN QR-KBl KN-Q2 2S-N-B5 K-Ol OxB 59-N-06 RxR P-WR3 30-PxR K-B2 P-QB4 31-P-B7 B-B3 N-QB3 32-R-N3 R-KB1 NxBP 33-R-N8 RxP P-KN3 34-NxR NxNP P-QN4 35-NxP N-RS B-N? 36-R-N3 P-Q5 N-R5 37-PxP P-N5 OR-B1 38-P-OR3 N-BS N-R4 39-R-N7 K-N3 NPxP.40-Pxp N-Q4 P-R3 41-N-B5 NxP N-B5 42-N-K3 P-R4 Pxlt 43-R-N5 B-N4 OxN 44-R-OBS N-Bs 0-KN3 45-N-Q5 K-R3 Q-N4 46-N-B7 Reslgne i 14-N-K2 Reinfeld 15-P-B3 Black 18-QN-Q4 R-Bl 17-P-B5 NxNP 18-PxBP p.NS 19-Q-K2 PxP 20-BxP N-RSTl-NxKP K-Q2 22-N-Q4 K-B2 23-R-B6 K-Nl I Two former New York State ehamplona P"N7 flht it out to a draw in the United State K-K- chamrjinnshio tournament. 4 'a '.a Cook 4 1 Meyer 2'i 2'iiPouer .... 2'.t 3,i SECTION TWO W. L. I 4 1 Rauch . . 4'i 1 'iil'nderwood 4!j 1'jjHolland 3 1 lAllentharD 3 2 I SECTION THREE W. L. I 5 1 Hrissikonou 4'i l'i las .... 2'i 2' I 3's 1 '.a 'Mitchell ... 1 4 I 3 2 !MrNabb ... 1 4 i 2'i 2'i!SanSer .... 1 5 I areat Dieasure to announce that Mr Reuben Pine, one of the world's! leading chess masters, mil shortly visit! Los Angeles. Mr. Fine has carried off top; honors in a number of international tour-; naments, of which the most notable was; the one held In Holland In 1938, in which all the leading players participated. He! also has the distinction of having a plus I score acainst the present world champion, 1 Dr. Alekhine, in tournament play. i Mr. Fine is scheduled to exhibit at the headquarters of the Hollywood chess group Details will be forthcoming in our nest Issue.
Plana are also being made for a four-cornered tourney In which the editor, Mr. Borochnw and a fourth California Player will take part. COMBINATIVE PLAT BY PR MAX IXWE (World champion. li3f-37.) 9 THE PAWN SACRIFICE "Pawn sacrifices are the finest." maintains the expert. In contrast to the scornful popular belief which says, "the bigger tha sacrifice, the more beautiful it la." From tha tame Warshall-Retl, New f?- f,"B?,!! ' cMial to displace York, 1924.
-na black king. I K-E2: 70 P-K7. R-B7 ; 17 . . . P-QKll!? "I- K-K8! R-KN7; 7-'. P-B6! R-N8; 73. A fairly bold positional pawn sacrifice. ! K-J?". K-BB : 74. K-KB R-K8 : 75. If White takes twice at his Kt5 there fol-;K-B. K.-W3; 76. P-B7! KxBP; 77. P-N7. CD K-B'' Hanaler R-KRl' wh'le 2- N-QB3 3- PxP 4- N-B3 5- NPsN K-P-KN3 7- B-KN2 8- Q-N3 9- P-OB4 TJ.IC7 lU-a-Pi pxl 11-BxB N-K4 I2-P-Q4 K-W3 13-Q-B3 K-Hl H-O-O N-Bh 1S-QR-QBI N-Q7 Ifi-KR-Kl K-K5 4- I17-P-Q5 R-KN7 : 18-BxB N-Q3 jl9-RxQ ENGLISH OPENINQ Kupchik ; Hanauer R-R7: R-KB7 R-OB7! NxNt R-Q7 I N-B5 ! R-KN7I N-K6 N-RS Black N-KB3 P-Q4 NsP NxN P-KN3 P-QN3 B-wn:: P-K3 B-N2! Kuprhllc White Rlaclc 0-RKl).QBI R-Kl 1-P-K4 22- PxP 23- P-K5 24- P-BS 25- R-R3 2ti-PxP 27-R-N1 -fi-R-K3 0-Oi29-R-K2 KxB30-RxP N-B3i31-BxR N-R4i32-K-Bl Q-K2j33-RxP QR-Q1 34-K-N2 BxN 3S-B-B4 0-B3 3K-R-R6 QyQ Drawn R-2i RUY LOPEZ Fine ! Simonson (1 1.4 White, S Men DAVID POLLAND . White Wins Brilliantly The actual finish was. tw. HxN , KxR; (Here again Whita could easily throw away the advantage gained alter hours of,,, 0vH single pieces on one side of the board, or one on one side and,"1""15'' R-K8 ; 8- K-5- "fn. VtUi a UAMISIT UECUNEU (By Transposition! 1-P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- B-N5 4- B-R4 5- 0-0 -BxN 7- P-C34 8- QxP 9- Q-Q3 10- P-H4 11- N-B3 12- P-KR3 13- P-QN3 14- B-B4 15- KR-K1 Ki-Q::B 17-B-N3 1R-N-R4 H-P-B4 20- N-B3 21- QR-Ql 22- R-Q2 23- KR-Ql 24- P-K5 25- PXP 2H-B-B3 27-P-KN4 2S-PXP 29-B-N3 Simonson White 1- P-K4 2- N-QB3 3- P-KN3 4- B-N? 5- KN-K2 6- 0-0 7- P-Q3 8- B-K3 9- Q-Q2 10- N-Q1 11- P-QB3 one on the other.
So White plays at once 12-16, threatening Marshall to cut off the piece on 20 so that it can never crown. It can then be seen that if Black ignores this threat and plays IMS. that after 16-10 White can crown the piece on 6, then later exchange 3ftfr hftnrrinrv lha l-ir Knot- t-10-NxN -mir. uv.rv ltJ,11.B-Q3 iu, aim win casuv. increiore; i-'-pxp Black tries 20-24 for his first move; then 16-19, 2-1-28. 19-23, and the piece on 14 will eventually be forced to a haven of rest on sq. 21, with a White king White 1- P-OB4 2- N-KB3 3- N-B3 4- P-Q4 5- B-N5 ti-P-K.3 7-Q-B2 S-BPxP 9-BxB 13- 0-0 14- QR-B1 15- KR-Q1 li-N-04 17-Q-K2 18-P-KR3 Lasker i Marshall Black White P-K3il3-R-B3 K-KB3:'20-KR-(3B1 P-Q4I21-P-R3 e-S2'22-B-N5! B-K2'23-BxP! O-O 24-P-QX4 P-B4 .'5-Q-B2 NxP 2ti-PiN GB 27-RxP PxN Jil-PxR P-KX3 29-Q-B3 NxP 30-QxQ P-QN3:31-R-R5 P-QR4;32-RxR 13-Q-Q2 14- P-Q4 15- P-N3 16- PxP 17- PxKP 18- R-Nl 19- B-B4 20- QxB Lasker Black QR-B1 e-K4 P-R5 1 R-R1! Green RxB I White Q-Kli l-P-04 R-K2 PxP RxKP xP QxN RxO R-B5i HxR 2-P-UB4 3- N-KB3 4- PxP 5- N-B3 fi-B-NS 7- P-K3 8- B-Q3 9-0-0 B-N2I33-R-CJR5 B-R3ilO-N-KS KR-QBl 134-P-QR4! K-B1IU-P-B4 Q-B3 1 And Black re- 12-BxB R-Bil signcdia) 13-BxN lai The game had been adjourned aft- 14-Q-R5 er Blacks 34th move However, It was 15-N-N4 OO lAmin.ii, u- . '"-icr resumen, as ur. tasxer reanzea ih-n-na On It dominating the Situation,! his hopeless situation. Marshall's threat 17-NxN and afnin tho win is ono i L 35.
R-QB6. after winch the Biack 1 18-KH-B1 Queen Bishop Pawn must fall. I 19-N-N1 Black White P-K4 30-RxP ' N-QB3 31-QRxV P-QR3 32-RxP P-Q3 33-R-Q3 N-B3 34-B-B2 PxB 33-OxR PxP 3li--B2 P-B4 37-N-K5 B-K3 3R-K-N2 B K2 39-K-N3 O-O 40-PxR N-QJ 41-K-N2 B-BJ 42-Q-Q3 Q-K2 43-U-Q2 BxN 44-K-R2 P-KB3 45-P-BS Q-B2 4K-B-K3 -K4 47-P-N4 N-B3 48-B-B4 CR-Q1 49-K-N1 P-R3 50-B-NR KR-K1 SI-Q-B2 4-Q-Bl 52-Q-R2 P-B4 53-Q-Q2 PxP 54-K-B2 B-B2 55-K-K3 PxP Srt-KxQ R-KS 57-K-K1 QR-K1 58-Resisns SICILIAN DEFENSE Wolistnn Simonson Black White P-QII4 21-N-N2 N-QB3 22-KR-Q1 P-KN3 23-R-Q2 B-N2 24-OXR P-Q3 2S-N-Q3 P-K3 2-BxP KN-K2 27-BxB N-Q5 28-R-Kl O-O 29-N-B4 P-K4 3C1-Q-K2 iN4- 31-Q-K3 B-K3 32-Q-Q2 Q-Q2 33-R-Q1 QR-Bt 34-RXQ BPxP 3S-K-N2 P-Q 3H-N-R3 BxP 37-P-B4 KR-Q1 38-N-B2 BxB 39-K-B3 P-Q3 40-R-Q1 SLAV DEFENSE Simonson Circen Black White N-KR3 20-N-Q2 P-B3 21-N-N3 r-Q4 22-RxR PP 23-PxB T-K3 24-Q-QI B-K2 2.VR-R2 O-O 26-R-B4 P-QR3 27-Q-B3 P-N4 28-R-B8 B-N 2 29-Q-Bfi N-K5 30-Q-B4 OxB 31-xNP PxB 32-QxP P-B3 33-K-B2 P-B4 34-Q-B3 N-Q2 35-K-K2 QxN 3fi-K-B2 P-N5 37-Reslgng KR-Bj N-N2 PxP N-Ql R(KH-K2 P-OR PxP N-B3 R-Q7 R(K2)-Q3 RxR R-Q7 RxP R-R8 R-KS RxP R-QB4 Plna Black N-QS PxR, R-K8 G-B4 RxR, Q-RS Q-Q3 B-K3 B-Bl RxM Q.XP BxP B-B4 Q-K5 4-Q-N B-K.S K-R2 B-B3 Q-BS P-N K-N3 J-R4 K-NJ Q-R8, Q-N7' QxQi' K-B1 P-N Wollslnri Black R-B7 N-B3 RxR, P-B4 PxP B-B4 QxB Q-KBfi O-QBS P-OS Q-OS Q-N5 Qxd N-K4 K-B3 K-B3 N-N5 K-K6 4-N-BS Resigns Simonson Black B-Q4 RxR BxM R-QHl P-QR R-Rl P-R3 R-RJ K-R3 Q-KB2 P-R5 PxP R-R8 Q-R4 Q-R5 QxRP Q-N8 4v.
Rett divfr.ed rightly. His opponent left the offer after 18. PxP. PxP: w:th 19. P-KB4 and after 19. . . . Kt-B5 had to fisht for a draw. Alekhine points out thst White must play 19. QxP, whereupon he has at least DIAGRAM White mates in two tWh. 8: Bl. 10.) L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1116 BY DR. JOSE PALIZIE May-wood; j i J i, , ja fea . J in mu t t b.,Jii V.v g r .&Ne- ft i Li :J Li i LL r - a : a - -,; 2 ; .: i . ; t- & Laker White 1- P-K4 2- P-Q4 3- N-OB3 4- P-B3 5- B-K3 6- KN-K2 7- Q-Q2 8- B-R-i 9- QxB 10- O-Q2 11- N-B1 12- N-N3 13- P-QR4 14- V-Q1 15- N-K3 16- P-KS 17- P-N3 18- B-R3 19- 0-0 20- P-KB4 la) After, RxP. R-B5: position is IRREGULAR Marsnall'Lasker Black1 Whre P-G3;2l-KH-Qi N-KB3i22-NxBP P-KN3 23-PxN B-N,24-Q-Q4 GN-Q22i-RxQ P-CR3i2S-BN P-B3!27-K-B2 Fxai28-R-KN1 Q-R4:29-P-R3 P-QN4!30-P-N4 B-N231-RPxP Q-B2 1 32-PxP P-N5;33-RxKNP P-QR4 34-P-B3 Marshal! BisrIC KR-QBl NxW OxBP QxQ N-B4 NPxB P-B3 P-R4 K-B2 RPxP PxNP K:P R-KNl PxP RxR K-B4 K-B3 R-OB1 BxP P-Q4i35-PxP N-R4 36-NxR J-O-O 37-N-K3 P-K3 38-P-B4 P-QP.4 39-PxP N-N2'Drawn'ai say. 40.
NxBj-. PxN: 41. 42. RxP. RxBP and the theoretical draw, as in such. situations the advantage of an HP Is in suflicient to force victory. From the United Slates tourney: FRENCH DEFENSE Seidman , White a very easy draw. Meanwhile, it Is one of the important practical advantages of such a pawn offer that the opponent dare not accept it. (Te be continued) Because of the extraordinary ending. this long game turned out to be one of in.PrP j the most interesting and instructive of H-B-Q3 int late united btates championship lour- 12-O-O 1-P-K4 2- P-C4 3- N-OB3 4- B-N5 5- P-K5 6- BxB 7- Q-Q2! 8- P-B4 9-N-B3 , ney: White mates in three.
(Wh. 7; BL 7.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1111: Kt-B4. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1112: Q.xP (KB7.) We received solutions from the follow. 'lug: C. P. Ford, L. Shcppard. A O. Karn, tM- Rudholm. I. Alexander. O. Wilsen Jr.. .V'lA. .p,.Re,nholds Sr., R Pnchard. G. A. SaCH-aiK w Koethen C Dr.ae. D A.Inmj n -- - r o. onciaun. j. r. waisn, n, nrunn. ..nIm".n'. J- fonsrea, 0 r. Haiton. it. n. oiroDei. J. m. Me:nnard. 0. s. Lar R-B2 ison. H. Matos'ian. H. 6. Gilmore Tl, . .,- .k. . . .... Liie K'nuwiiiB ic W1C MHliQUlKS OI MIC ahree sections of the preliminary tournament of the American Che.is Federation lour now in progress at Dallas. Tex. : Kendall ... Adams Marchand Brown Sturgis . . . i Roddy' ! ' thn'S'elner ,. SECTION ONE W. L. I 0 Mayers L. 3 4's 4 4 Thompson. Flo W. 2 l'i I'a 0 W. lapp ;01n iBurdge apolo-;RozS it gives us RUY LOPEZ Polland ReinfeldiPolland White Black i White 1- P-K4 P-K4135-R-R7 2- N-KB3 N-QB3 3B-K-Q4 3- B-N5 P-QR3 37-R-B6 4- B-R4 N-B3 38-PxP 5- 0-0 B-K2 39-RxNP 6- R-Kl P-QN4 40-N-B5 A 7- B-N3 P-03 4l-RxOP 8- P-B3 O-O 42-R-B6 9- P-Q4 B-N5 43-N-Q8 , 10-P-O5 N-GR4;44-R-R1 11- B-E2 P-B4 45-R-QM 12- P-KRJ B-Q2 16-R-H4 13- QN-C32 O-K; 47-NnR 14- N-B1 P-B5'48-N.xRP 15- B-NS O-Ql 49-N-B4 i 18-B-Q 2 N-N2'5U-R-KB1 17- P-KN4 P-KR4 51-R-WN 1 18- KN-R2 PxP , 52-NxP 10-PxP N-R2 53-R-KB1 ' 20-K-N2 ' B-N4 54-K-K5 , 21-N-N3 P-N3 S5-K-B8 22- R-R1 N-B4 56-R-BS 23- Q-OBl BxB 57-R-B3 24-QXB 0-N4i?a-P-K5 25-QxO NxQ r(l-P-K6 128-N-BJ NiN 60-PxP ;27-KxN P-R4 61-R-R4 28-R-R4 KR-QBl 6.'-R-04 29- QR-R1 K-Bl 83-P-B4 30- P-N5 P-N5 64-R-OS 31- K-K3 . K-K2'65-P-N8 32- P-B4 B-R5 88-K-K7 33- BxB PxP- 67-K-B7 134-RxP NxBi See Diagram I i An ending such as the following smacks Sltnonson 1 of a Troitzky or a Rinck! It is a most en-iwnite i jovable titbit and most educational if you stop to analyze the possibilities after tach ! move.
! FRED REINFELD j Black. 3 Men Litttnan Seidman LIHman Black White B'aclc P-K3 24-N-K8 43-KS P-Q4 25-QxO NxfJ N-KB3 28-N-N7 4- K-K2 B-K2 27-RxN QR-KBl KN-Q2 2S-N-B5 K-Ol OxB 59-N-06 RxR P-WR3 30-PxR K-B2 P-QB4 31-P-B7 B-B3 N-QB3 32-R-N3 R-KB1 NxBP 33-R-N8 RxP P-KN3 34-NxR NxNP P-QN4 35-NxP N-RS B-N? 36-R-N3 P-Q5 N-R5 37-PxP P-N5 OR-B1 38-P-OR3 N-BS N-R4 39-R-N7 K-N3 NPxP.40-Pxp N-Q4 P-R3 41-N-B5 NxP N-B5 42-N-K3 P-R4 Pxlt 43-R-N5 B-N4 OxN 44-R-OBS N-Bs 0-KN3 45-N-Q5 K-R3 Q-N4 46-N-B7 Reslgne i 14-N-K2 Reinfeld 15-P-B3 Black 18-QN-Q4 R-Bl 17-P-B5 NxNP 18-PxBP p.NS 19-Q-K2 PxP 20-BxP N-RSTl-NxKP K-Q2 22-N-Q4 K-B2 23-R-B6 K-Nl I Two former New York State ehamplona P"N7 flht it out to a draw in the United State K-K- chamrjinnshio tournament. 4 'a '.a Cook 4 1 Meyer 2'i 2'iiPouer .... 2'.t 3,i SECTION TWO W. L. I 4 1 Rauch . . 4'i 1 'iil'nderwood 4!j 1'jjHolland 3 1 lAllentharD 3 2 I SECTION THREE W. L. I 5 1 Hrissikonou 4'i l'i las .... 2'i 2' I 3's 1 '.a 'Mitchell ... 1 4 I 3 2 !MrNabb ... 1 4 i 2'i 2'i!SanSer .... 1 5 I areat Dieasure to announce that Mr Reuben Pine, one of the world's! leading chess masters, mil shortly visit! Los Angeles. Mr. Fine has carried off top; honors in a number of international tour-; naments, of which the most notable was; the one held In Holland In 1938, in which all the leading players participated. He! also has the distinction of having a plus I score acainst the present world champion, 1 Dr. Alekhine, in tournament play. i Mr. Fine is scheduled to exhibit at the headquarters of the Hollywood chess group Details will be forthcoming in our nest Issue.
Plana are also being made for a four-cornered tourney In which the editor, Mr. Borochnw and a fourth California Player will take part. COMBINATIVE PLAT BY PR MAX IXWE (World champion. li3f-37.) 9 THE PAWN SACRIFICE "Pawn sacrifices are the finest." maintains the expert. In contrast to the scornful popular belief which says, "the bigger tha sacrifice, the more beautiful it la." From tha tame Warshall-Retl, New f?- f,"B?,!! ' cMial to displace York, 1924.
-na black king. I K-E2: 70 P-K7. R-B7 ; 17 . . . P-QKll!? "I- K-K8! R-KN7; 7-'. P-B6! R-N8; 73. A fairly bold positional pawn sacrifice. ! K-J?". K-BB : 74. K-KB R-K8 : 75. If White takes twice at his Kt5 there fol-;K-B. K.-W3; 76. P-B7! KxBP; 77. P-N7. CD K-B'' Hanaler R-KRl' wh'le 2- N-QB3 3- PxP 4- N-B3 5- NPsN K-P-KN3 7- B-KN2 8- Q-N3 9- P-OB4 TJ.IC7 lU-a-Pi pxl 11-BxB N-K4 I2-P-Q4 K-W3 13-Q-B3 K-Hl H-O-O N-Bh 1S-QR-QBI N-Q7 Ifi-KR-Kl K-K5 4- I17-P-Q5 R-KN7 : 18-BxB N-Q3 jl9-RxQ ENGLISH OPENINQ Kupchik ; Hanauer R-R7: R-KB7 R-OB7! NxNt R-Q7 I N-B5 ! R-KN7I N-K6 N-RS Black N-KB3 P-Q4 NsP NxN P-KN3 P-QN3 B-wn:: P-K3 B-N2! Kuprhllc White Rlaclc 0-RKl).QBI R-Kl 1-P-K4 22- PxP 23- P-K5 24- P-BS 25- R-R3 2ti-PxP 27-R-N1 -fi-R-K3 0-Oi29-R-K2 KxB30-RxP N-B3i31-BxR N-R4i32-K-Bl Q-K2j33-RxP QR-Q1 34-K-N2 BxN 3S-B-B4 0-B3 3K-R-R6 QyQ Drawn R-2i RUY LOPEZ Fine ! Simonson (1 1.4 White, S Men DAVID POLLAND . White Wins Brilliantly The actual finish was. tw. HxN , KxR; (Here again Whita could easily throw away the advantage gained alter hours of,,, 0vH single pieces on one side of the board, or one on one side and,"1""15'' R-K8 ; 8- K-5- "fn. VtUi a UAMISIT UECUNEU (By Transposition! 1-P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- B-N5 4- B-R4 5- 0-0 -BxN 7- P-C34 8- QxP 9- Q-Q3 10- P-H4 11- N-B3 12- P-KR3 13- P-QN3 14- B-B4 15- KR-K1 Ki-Q::B 17-B-N3 1R-N-R4 H-P-B4 20- N-B3 21- QR-Ql 22- R-Q2 23- KR-Ql 24- P-K5 25- PXP 2H-B-B3 27-P-KN4 2S-PXP 29-B-N3 Simonson White 1- P-K4 2- N-QB3 3- P-KN3 4- B-N? 5- KN-K2 6- 0-0 7- P-Q3 8- B-K3 9- Q-Q2 10- N-Q1 11- P-QB3 one on the other.
So White plays at once 12-16, threatening Marshall to cut off the piece on 20 so that it can never crown. It can then be seen that if Black ignores this threat and plays IMS. that after 16-10 White can crown the piece on 6, then later exchange 3ftfr hftnrrinrv lha l-ir Knot- t-10-NxN -mir. uv.rv ltJ,11.B-Q3 iu, aim win casuv. increiore; i-'-pxp Black tries 20-24 for his first move; then 16-19, 2-1-28. 19-23, and the piece on 14 will eventually be forced to a haven of rest on sq. 21, with a White king White 1- P-OB4 2- N-KB3 3- N-B3 4- P-Q4 5- B-N5 ti-P-K.3 7-Q-B2 S-BPxP 9-BxB 13- 0-0 14- QR-B1 15- KR-Q1 li-N-04 17-Q-K2 18-P-KR3 Lasker i Marshall Black White P-K3il3-R-B3 K-KB3:'20-KR-(3B1 P-Q4I21-P-R3 e-S2'22-B-N5! B-K2'23-BxP! O-O 24-P-QX4 P-B4 .'5-Q-B2 NxP 2ti-PiN GB 27-RxP PxN Jil-PxR P-KX3 29-Q-B3 NxP 30-QxQ P-QN3:31-R-R5 P-QR4;32-RxR 13-Q-Q2 14- P-Q4 15- P-N3 16- PxP 17- PxKP 18- R-Nl 19- B-B4 20- QxB Lasker Black QR-B1 e-K4 P-R5 1 R-R1! Green RxB I White Q-Kli l-P-04 R-K2 PxP RxKP xP QxN RxO R-B5i HxR 2-P-UB4 3- N-KB3 4- PxP 5- N-B3 fi-B-NS 7- P-K3 8- B-Q3 9-0-0 B-N2I33-R-CJR5 B-R3ilO-N-KS KR-QBl 134-P-QR4! K-B1IU-P-B4 Q-B3 1 And Black re- 12-BxB R-Bil signcdia) 13-BxN lai The game had been adjourned aft- 14-Q-R5 er Blacks 34th move However, It was 15-N-N4 OO lAmin.ii, u- . '"-icr resumen, as ur. tasxer reanzea ih-n-na On It dominating the Situation,! his hopeless situation. Marshall's threat 17-NxN and afnin tho win is ono i L 35.
R-QB6. after winch the Biack 1 18-KH-B1 Queen Bishop Pawn must fall. I 19-N-N1 Black White P-K4 30-RxP ' N-QB3 31-QRxV P-QR3 32-RxP P-Q3 33-R-Q3 N-B3 34-B-B2 PxB 33-OxR PxP 3li--B2 P-B4 37-N-K5 B-K3 3R-K-N2 B K2 39-K-N3 O-O 40-PxR N-QJ 41-K-N2 B-BJ 42-Q-Q3 Q-K2 43-U-Q2 BxN 44-K-R2 P-KB3 45-P-BS Q-B2 4K-B-K3 -K4 47-P-N4 N-B3 48-B-B4 CR-Q1 49-K-N1 P-R3 50-B-NR KR-K1 SI-Q-B2 4-Q-Bl 52-Q-R2 P-B4 53-Q-Q2 PxP 54-K-B2 B-B2 55-K-K3 PxP Srt-KxQ R-KS 57-K-K1 QR-K1 58-Resisns SICILIAN DEFENSE Wolistnn Simonson Black White P-QII4 21-N-N2 N-QB3 22-KR-Q1 P-KN3 23-R-Q2 B-N2 24-OXR P-Q3 2S-N-Q3 P-K3 2-BxP KN-K2 27-BxB N-Q5 28-R-Kl O-O 29-N-B4 P-K4 3C1-Q-K2 iN4- 31-Q-K3 B-K3 32-Q-Q2 Q-Q2 33-R-Q1 QR-Bt 34-RXQ BPxP 3S-K-N2 P-Q 3H-N-R3 BxP 37-P-B4 KR-Q1 38-N-B2 BxB 39-K-B3 P-Q3 40-R-Q1 SLAV DEFENSE Simonson Circen Black White N-KR3 20-N-Q2 P-B3 21-N-N3 r-Q4 22-RxR PP 23-PxB T-K3 24-Q-QI B-K2 2.VR-R2 O-O 26-R-B4 P-QR3 27-Q-B3 P-N4 28-R-B8 B-N 2 29-Q-Bfi N-K5 30-Q-B4 OxB 31-xNP PxB 32-QxP P-B3 33-K-B2 P-B4 34-Q-B3 N-Q2 35-K-K2 QxN 3fi-K-B2 P-N5 37-Reslgng KR-Bj N-N2 PxP N-Ql R(KH-K2 P-OR PxP N-B3 R-Q7 R(K2)-Q3 RxR R-Q7 RxP R-R8 R-KS RxP R-QB4 Plna Black N-QS PxR, R-K8 G-B4 RxR, Q-RS Q-Q3 B-K3 B-Bl RxM Q.XP BxP B-B4 Q-K5 4-Q-N B-K.S K-R2 B-B3 Q-BS P-N K-N3 J-R4 K-NJ Q-R8, Q-N7' QxQi' K-B1 P-N Wollslnri Black R-B7 N-B3 RxR, P-B4 PxP B-B4 QxB Q-KBfi O-QBS P-OS Q-OS Q-N5 Qxd N-K4 K-B3 K-B3 N-N5 K-K6 4-N-BS Resigns Simonson Black B-Q4 RxR BxM R-QHl P-QR R-Rl P-R3 R-RJ K-R3 Q-KB2 P-R5 PxP R-R8 Q-R4 Q-R5 QxRP Q-N8 4v.
