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August 30, 1942 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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ChessChess 30 Aug 1942, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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CH6SS BY HERMAN STEINER INTERNATIONAL CHESS MASTER - Address All Mail to Chess Editor Aug. 30, 1942 L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1335 Composed for the Los Angelee Times by Jtleholaa Oabor. Cincinnati. Whit mates in two. (Wh. 11; Bl. .) L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1328. Br J. Tolosa Y. Carreras. White mates in three. (Wh. 6; Bl. TO PROBLEM NO. 3 ) 1321: TO PROBLEM NO. 1322: SOLUTION K-R3. SOLUTION GXP (K3.) We received solutions from the follow- Jni: C. J Oibbs. Mr. F. Tovar. C. B. Col lin, J. P. Walsh. W. Sloaron, R. Benton I. H. Schadee. B. Bushuetf. O. A. Hall J. O. Dodse, H. Bruhn, O. J. Myers. C. P, Ford, J. C. Drake, William L. Weistnser, MIM B. Jimenej. A. D. Reynolds, H. M Vobrheei. F. E. Wells. F. Martaretten. M Rudhoim, A. Csmargo, M. King, Private car.
Editor's Note: Mr. Sieiner is In Dallas fakinc pare in the united Slates open thamninnshlp tournament and will answer 11 letters when he returns about Sept. 2. Standing of players In the United States open cnampionship tournament, Dallas.
W. L. Horowitz 9 0 Stelner 9 0 Ysnofsk 8 1 Lid ton 7 1 Marchand 7 3 Thompson ei 2'i Janes , , 6 3 McK 4 S B. Rozsa 4 5 Hudson ,, 34 B'4 T. Ross 3l S'a Potter J s Bturtts 3 0 Kilsor 2't 6's Crelshton 1 I Roaenfleld 1 8 Watson ., 0 Games from the United Btates epen Championship tournament:
FRENCH DEFENSE plons were the only ones to draw with him namely, the 1925 winner, Milton D. Hanauer. who finished second, and Harold M. Phillips, the president of the Intercollegiate Chess League. Edward Lasker. the author and writer, captured third prize, losing but one game outright to Horowitz.
Boston City Champion Gerhard Kati piacea rourtn, and nttn was Berg-t. Jack Saudakoff,' New Cumberland, Pa., and showed that he Is a force to be reckoned with in the future. Eddie 8an taslere, genial games editor of the Amer ican Chess Bulletin, was somewhat out of form. Players W L Dr Totals Horowitz Hanauer Lasker Kats ... Soudakoff 3 2 4 5 4 Satuasiere 3 4 2 4 8 Altman 2 8 2 2'i 8Vi Heriberger 2 8 1 2Va 6! Almgren 2 7 0 2 7 Phillips 1 8 2 2 7 "Al" Horowits. the new Slate champion, defeated Eddie Bantaslere, former titleholder, after the loser had mad an incautious advance on the king side on ni iMa turn. His Caucasian Majesty soon ' occupied'1 the trench thus established in his pawn skeleton. CARO-KANN Horowlti Bantasierel White Black 1-P-K4 P-QB3 2- QN-QB3 P-Q4! 3- N-KB3 PxPI 4- NxP B-KN5 5- P-KR3 B-R4 8-N-N3 BxN 7- QxB N-B3 8- P-B3 Q-04 9- QxQ NxQ 10-P-Q4 N-Q2j 11- B-K2 P-K4 12- PxP QNxKP 13- 0-0 O-O-O 14-R-QI B-K2 15-N-B5 B-B3 1B-P-KN3 F-KN4? 17- N-K1 N-QN3 18- N-N4 NxN 19- PXN RxR 20- BxR R-Ql 21- B-NJ N-Q4 22- K-Bl R-KR1 23- BxN PxB 24- B-K3 K-B2
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME This game shbws two of the non-New York players, Herman Bteiner of Los Angeles and J. Levin of Philadelphia, meeting in an unusual Queen's Gambit.
The Log Angeles expert was gradually outmaneuvered in a treacherous rook ending.
QUEEN'S PAWN GAMS Levin! Stelner Steiner White 1-P-Q4 J-Kt-KB3 3- B-KlS 4- P-B4 5- QKt-QJ 6- Q-B2 V-OxP i-B-Kt 9-CastIes(b) 10-PxP 11-KLK4 12-P-K3 13- Q-R4 14- B-KtS 15- Kt-K5 16- B-Q3 17- K-Kt 18- KtxB 19- P-B4 20-B-R7ch(e) 21-R-Q7 22-RxB ai . . . ibt Daniterous. opine his KB. (ci This combination leerls to ex changes which leave Black with a positional advantaee. I d i Th a endtnc favors B ack ms n i because he is able to establish a R on the seventh. Black P-K3 KV-KB3 P-Q4 B-Kt5ch PxP P-B4a P-KR3 QxB Kt-Q2 BxP Q-K2 P-QKI3 Castles Kt-Kt P-R3 B-KtZ R-B RxKt Kt-B3 KxB Q-K K'xKt Horowiu Bantaslere White Rloxlr 2S-K-K2 P-KR4 2fi-PxP RxP 27-K-B3 R-Rl il 3S-K-N6 r'k.o2 I 37-R-ON4 K-K I I 11 43- BxP B-B2 I 44- R-N1 R-N5 I 45- K-BS R-Nl I 47-P-KB4 Resigns I White 23- QxQ 24- PxKt 25- RxKtP 2-RxRP 27- R-Ktf? 28- P-QR4 29- R-Kt 30- K-R2 31- K-R3 32- R-K 33- P-R4 34- R-Kt5 35- P-QR5 3-P-Kt4 37-R-KB 3B-K-R4 39- P-RB 40- P-R7 41- RxP 42- R-KS 43-P-R81Q) Resigns P-K8(Q P-QKt4 looks playable. Better would be devel- Levln Black RxQ RxPtdl RxP R-K7 RxP R-QR P-K4 P-B4 P-B5 R-Kt4 R-B4 R-K P-B P-B7 R-B6rh P-K5 P-K6 P-K7 RxR RxR Tannfskr Marchsnd Yannfsky Marchand White ' Biark White Black 1-P-K4 P-K3 22-Bx!eh KxB S-P-Q4 P-04 23-P-KR4 P-NJ 3- N-QB3 B-NS 24-P-Q5 KR-Q 4- P-K5 P-QB4 2S-NXB PxN 5- P-GRJ BxNrh 2fi-P-CcJl K-Q2 6- PxB N-K2 27-P-B4 R-B4 "I'Q-tH N-B4 2S-P-R4 K-B3 8-B-03 P-KR4 2-RiRi.QN R-Q2 -Q-R3 P-BS? 30-K-K3 R-QN2 10- BxN PxB 31-K-Q4 R-Q4ch 11- Q-NJ K-R 32-KxP R.Q7 12- B-NS O K 33-R-KB RxQPP J3-N-K2 N-B3 34-K-03 R-R7 14- K-02 B-K3 3-R-P4ch K-02 15- N-B4 N-K2 3H-R-KN f -QS 1-Q-B3 N-N 37-Pxp R-N7 17-NxOP 0-B3 3-RxP R(N7ixNP 1R-N-B4 QxQ 3-R-N7rh K-Q 19-PxQ N-K2 40-R-NHch K-Q2 50-KR-QN P-ON3 41-R(B4)-B8 Resigns 31-R-N4 R-B
QCTTEN S INDIAN DEFENSE PTirnwlti Tanof.ky! Hnrowlt Yanofsky White Biark White- Black 1- P-04 V-KB3 23-OxP QxQ 2- P-OB4 P-K3 24-RxO JJ-B5 3- N-KB3 P-ONS 2VB-4SB PxP 4- P-QNJ . B-N2 2-Pxp H Q 5- B-N2 B-K2 27-R-B P ON4 f-O-O O-O 2B-B-B B-N2 1-Q-B B-KS ?9-Nxp BxR 8-Q-N3 B-B3 30-PxB p.4 -R-0 P-Q3 3I-RxP N-N3 JO-N-BJ K3 32-R-OJ K B 11-O-BJ SxN 33-R-B? R-RK 12- ttxN H-02 34-B-QV3 R-.N8 13- Q-B2 M-B3 35-B-04 N-B 14- P.Q PP3S-N-B3 R K IVN-04 B-N2I37-N-OS B-B3 16- PxP N-QJl 3.-R-BSch B-K2 17- P-NJ H-KB3I 3-NxB NxV 1A-B-N? P-QR4 40-P-N? R B 19-P-OR3 R-KI41-P-N R-.N IO-P-N B-R3i42-P-V7 R-K Sl-P-KJ N-K4I4J-P-B7 Resigns
12-41 R-B Q-Q2I 2. I. A. Horowitz, recent contender for the United States chess championship, naa Just added another bia many chess laurel ... ha U Bow tha New York K'ata titleholder.

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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