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CHESS HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor Dec. 7, 1941 L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1249 By L. Telkes White mate In two (Wh. 13; Bl. 12.) t.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1250 By Kenneth S. Howard White mates In three (Wh. S; Bl. 7.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1245: R-Q4 SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1246: N-NB WALTER L. KOETIIEN WINS SOLVING CONTEST WITH 257 POINTS
We congratulate Mr. Koethen for hair ing won the eolvlnc eonlrst tha third time. He has bren with ne ainee the brginninr or our ladder and Is en of the oldnt eon. tfilnntj (about 0 yeara youngl) A iplen-did example for our younaer ladderltei. He hails from Riverside, Cal. This is the score of last month's participants. Those who took part orevlousls will have their score stand and should Ihry send In solutions asain, they will be aoaca ana published nest month H. Bruhn ,) J25; B. Bushueff, di: a j. Mcconneil, 13: C. B. Col- ' 1.. UltKt I---.) OJ . Li. Daniells CV 183; J. O. Dodge (,( jmo. j. Davidson i"", i w. Dunni cliff. 5; C. P. Ford (.) 108: O. Frsncls, 112: J. Fonseca, 63; J. A. Frank. 37; O. A. Hall , 153; W. Harmon () 83; R. M. Hayes. 19; L. O. Hartman. 184; D. A. Innes (.) 234: W. L. Koethen winner, i m; u. m. Keberle, 10; A. O. Karn. 171; O. C. Lawson, 68; H. P. Matoslan, 112; J. M. Meinhardt, 224; W. L. NollinK, TiO; L. W. Norin, 0; O. B. Oaku 23; Rev. P. Prichard .) Is4; R. Roslin (M 220: M. Rudholm i---. i lbj; A. D. Revno ds Sr . 141: L ! Sheppard, 165; E. H. Schadee (,) 163; our Tudor br.MV Schneider! J'S: V, ladder;) J. Stufflebeam. 45: W. B. Tudi -(..! to. t sp ir.i.. . . tW 9; a. tbh; y i! p waiTh , " 110; A. S. Wells. 54 (the rules will cost you si; i l. wiicox, IB; c L. weeks, 2; Mrs. H. L. Woodward. 3; H. M. White. 13. Solutions Include Problems 1237-1246.
MISS KARFF LEADS IN WOMEN 8 MATCH Miss N..May Karff of Boston has won (he first two games of her match with Mrs. Adele Belcher who as Mrs. Rlvero, gained the national women's ehess title in the open tourney last year. The third contest In the eight-game match Is adjourned in a drawtsh position. TV.. .u . champion married Donald Belcher of Institute of Medical Re-Wlilie uegroh nd teacher of mathematics and hy,icst 6ril uwrence college m Bronxvtiie, N.Y. The 0Denlni me of the match WM plav;Pll at the Marshall Chess Club. New COm-'mtroduccd by L. Walter Stephens, vice I president of the United Stales Chess Fed "aUon n(l official referee. He called j attention to the historic importance of 1 lh's fir8t m,ch for the women's title and tnnoun.rt tne donation of the Chess Re- van-r"v lro,nT tfte editors of the maa line oi mat name.
The match was sponsored and promoted by Chess Re !"w r0U!,e 'merest in chess among opportunity to receive a visit from th editor of Chess Review and enjoy one of his highly popular exhibitions should com munirate at once with I. A. Horowitt 250 W. 57th St., New York. N.Y.
JANUARY I- 9 Nev Jersey and Pennsylvania. 10 Washington, DC. II Pittsburgh. Pa. 12 Lebanon. O. 14 Charleston. W. Va, 15 Indianapolis. Ind, 16 St. Louis. Mo. 17 Kanoas City. Mo. 18 Springfield. Mo. 19 Tulsa. Okla. 20 27 Texas. 29 Tucson. Aril. 31 San Diego, Cal. FEBRUARY . 1 Los Angeles, Cal. 4 Carmel. Cal. 5 San Francisco. Cal. 8 Portland, Or. 9 Longview. Wash. 10 Seattle, Waab. 13 Great Falls. Mont. 14 Salt Lake City, Utah. 16 Denver, Colo. 17 Omaha, Neb. 18 Minneapolis, Minn. 20 Milwaukee. Wis. 21 Chicago, 111. 22 Detroit, Mich. 23 Toledo. O. 24 Cleveland, O. 28 Erie, Pa. MARCH 1-20 New York State. Montreal an4 Toronto, New England States.
LIGHT ON SOME OPENINGS Series by C. J. S. Purdy: No. 19 French Pefense: Wlnawer Variant (Continued from last week) Let us go back to the fourth move. I. P-K4 F-K3 . P-t4 P-Q4 S. N-QB8 B-N9 Diagram 1 safe Position after 3. B-N5 his new trophy, in the form of an engraved silver cup. will be the emblem of the women's chess championship of the United States and will become the any iaay player wno wins three times. The victor in the present match will be awarded custody of the cup. . or the first game the match between Mrs. Adele Belcher fiiana Miss N. Mary Karn ' RETI OPENING) Belcher Karff Belcher Kard White Black i White Black 1- P-Q4 N-KB3I23-RB1-Q1 RB2-U2 2- P-OB4 P-K3'24-P-B4 K-Kl 3- N-KB3 P-QN3j25-K-B3 N-K2 4- P-KN3 B-N2 26-R-N5 P-K5 5- B-N2 B-K2 27-K-B2 K-t?2 H-O-O 0-0!28-P-QR4 R-QB1 7- N-B3 N-K5 29-P-N3 R-B4 8- 0-B2 NxN 30-RxR NPxR -OxN P-KB4 31-P-ON4 PxP 10-N-K5 BxB 32-BxQNP K-K3 Ill-KxB B-B3 33-K-K3 P-N3 12- Q-B2 P-B3 34-R-Q2 N-Bl 13- Q-C33 P-B4 35-P-B5 P-Q4 1-I-N-B3 PxP 36-P-B6 R-Q.B2 15-NxP BxN 37-R-B2 N-N3 lH-QxB N-B3 38-B-R5 K-Q3 17- Q-Q6 R-B2 39-B-N4 K-K3 18- B-02 Q-KB1 40-B-R5 R-Bl I19-OXQ4. KxQ 41-K-04 N-B5 20-(3R-Q1 P-K4 42-B-N4 RP 21-B-B3 R-Ol 43-P-R5 NxP! 22-R-Q5 P-3 44-Resigns JloOT-nie11 tour3.1'" nl c,n'd ln h" a special feature of his exhibitions.
HOROWITZ TO MAKE TOUR International Chess Master I. A. Horowitz, editor of Chess Review, will start on his annual transcontinental exhibition tour on Jan. 1. He will give lectures and exhibitions of simultaneous and blind fold play at all the leading chess clubs will be a short lecture In which Horowitt win present tne highlights of his match with Reshevsky. He will explain what was solng on in the minds of the two masters during one or two of the games.
Last year Horowitz gave exhibitions at 60 clubs. Datea already arranged for the prrsens .our inaicaie mat ne will top this flfilirft hv a vlrie m.rflln Th. an. 27-21pr("c,mBte Itinerary Is given below. Mr. Horowitz will be in the vicinity of these jcities and localities on or near the dates oiispecinen. ween nnal arrangements are the Actual ri.r. m. Wm -ltt,l ennngea. Now. the very fact that 4. P-K5 Is eon sldered White's best move la a cheerin thought for the French Defense fan. Foe It Is nondeveloplna. Certainly It give White a larger .share of the board; bur, against that, possible targets for counter play are provided both at Q4 and K5. In other words, the position is rich ln chancea for both sides.
In 1935 match with Euwe. Alekhlne sedulously avoided 4. P-K5. and had much auccess with unfamiliar but tricky lines. Variation A: 4. QN4T (the most awash buckling move,) 4. . . . N KB;C; 5. UxN'F. R-N'i . Q-Rli. R-.NS: 7. Q-KS. F-IM!i with. as even Alrkhine admits, a "sound Inula-tiva" FOR BLACK. This line fails because nf the pin. and better prepared by 4. P-QR3 first, a lint at least 72 years old. Variation B: 4. P-ORSIT, BxNchi 5. PxB, PiP; 8, 0-N4, N-KB!!; 7. QxNP, R-Ni 8. O-Rll. P-B4!i . N-K, ON-Q'I; (safest) III. N-N:i. So far Alckhine-fcuwe. Oame 3. Match 1S35. Now with 10. . . . Q-H4! Black maintains equality of chances. It B-Oi, not 11. . . Q-R5; 12. PXP!, nut. I suggest, II. . . . P-N3i If then 12. P-QR4 (threat P-OB4.) IS. . . . PxPli PxP, Q-Ot with everything held: 14. B-QN5 can be answered by 14. . . . QxPI followed by . R-N3 Variation C: 4. N-KI. PPi 5. P-QR3. BiVrhl (simpler and better than . , B-Kt: 8. NxB. N-QB3! 7. B-QNO. N-R"! Now if 8. NxP, O-O: and then . B-KJ loses a pawn after I). . . . P-BI!i 1(1. N-N5. P-B5i If II. Q-Q.1. either II. . . . R-B or II.
. . . P-KN;t. Little belli-r is 8. O-O. O-Oi . BxN, NxBi 1(1. P-05, PxPt It. CxP, N-0!i I?. B-S5. QxPi III. NiQ. k: K... n' -b ..I.;.. Ki- nau.n I alir K.n ln... in:li; AUIihln. Ihinkm ihia line "oraelirallv rrfutei" l. W-K.. Variation D: 4. PxP (s'mpllftratlont 4. . . . PxPi 5. B-Q.1. N-B:t!i . KN-K'J, KN-K'i; 7. O-O. IS-KBI! with equality.
Capahtanca-AIekhlne, Oame 1. Match Mil. Variation E: 4. B-Q'3, N-K'-M (if 4. , . , PxPi 5. Q-N4 Is gnodi) B. PxP. PxPt and Black's gam la obviously as good as 1st Variation D. The five variations above are the re sons whv the blockafe move 4.
r-KS l nlased almost invariably, and then, as al ready stated, Black's safest move ia 4. . . . N-K (th'iUBh 4. . . . P-QB4 la kecnrr-edired.) After 4. . . . n-Kii 9. P-QIt:l (certainly best, as White builds r aalnst . . . P-QT34.) BxNchi . PxB, P-QBIi and a positional struggle develops. (See second diasum.) Diagram 2 a ? j-A k A f f4 wJ. mil Ld ai n as Si :M i J Position after 6. P-QB4 If now 7. N-B3 (or 7. P-KR4!?) On recommends 7. . . . P-QN3 as safest (sea above, i though the simple move. 7. . , QN-B3, needs full examination.
If 7. Q-N4, safest is probably 7 . . . N-B4 followed by . . . P-KR4. BoaolJubow-Plonr, Nottingham. 1938.
ran: 7. Q-NI, N-BIs 8. B-Q3. r-KRIl 9. Q-B4, PxPi 1(1. rxFQ-BM 11. N-B.'l, QxQi 13. BxQ. N-B3 13. P-B3, B-Qzi and the game is level.
We congratulate Mr. Koethen for hair ing won the eolvlnc eonlrst tha third time. He has bren with ne ainee the brginninr or our ladder and Is en of the oldnt eon. tfilnntj (about 0 yeara youngl) A iplen-did example for our younaer ladderltei. He hails from Riverside, Cal. This is the score of last month's participants. Those who took part orevlousls will have their score stand and should Ihry send In solutions asain, they will be aoaca ana published nest month H. Bruhn ,) J25; B. Bushueff, di: a j. Mcconneil, 13: C. B. Col- ' 1.. UltKt I---.) OJ . Li. Daniells CV 183; J. O. Dodge (,( jmo. j. Davidson i"", i w. Dunni cliff. 5; C. P. Ford (.) 108: O. Frsncls, 112: J. Fonseca, 63; J. A. Frank. 37; O. A. Hall , 153; W. Harmon () 83; R. M. Hayes. 19; L. O. Hartman. 184; D. A. Innes (.) 234: W. L. Koethen winner, i m; u. m. Keberle, 10; A. O. Karn. 171; O. C. Lawson, 68; H. P. Matoslan, 112; J. M. Meinhardt, 224; W. L. NollinK, TiO; L. W. Norin, 0; O. B. Oaku 23; Rev. P. Prichard .) Is4; R. Roslin (M 220: M. Rudholm i---. i lbj; A. D. Revno ds Sr . 141: L ! Sheppard, 165; E. H. Schadee (,) 163; our Tudor br.MV Schneider! J'S: V, ladder;) J. Stufflebeam. 45: W. B. Tudi -(..! to. t sp ir.i.. . . tW 9; a. tbh; y i! p waiTh , " 110; A. S. Wells. 54 (the rules will cost you si; i l. wiicox, IB; c L. weeks, 2; Mrs. H. L. Woodward. 3; H. M. White. 13. Solutions Include Problems 1237-1246.
MISS KARFF LEADS IN WOMEN 8 MATCH Miss N..May Karff of Boston has won (he first two games of her match with Mrs. Adele Belcher who as Mrs. Rlvero, gained the national women's ehess title in the open tourney last year. The third contest In the eight-game match Is adjourned in a drawtsh position. TV.. .u . champion married Donald Belcher of Institute of Medical Re-Wlilie uegroh nd teacher of mathematics and hy,icst 6ril uwrence college m Bronxvtiie, N.Y. The 0Denlni me of the match WM plav;Pll at the Marshall Chess Club. New COm-'mtroduccd by L. Walter Stephens, vice I president of the United Stales Chess Fed "aUon n(l official referee. He called j attention to the historic importance of 1 lh's fir8t m,ch for the women's title and tnnoun.rt tne donation of the Chess Re- van-r"v lro,nT tfte editors of the maa line oi mat name.
The match was sponsored and promoted by Chess Re !"w r0U!,e 'merest in chess among opportunity to receive a visit from th editor of Chess Review and enjoy one of his highly popular exhibitions should com munirate at once with I. A. Horowitt 250 W. 57th St., New York. N.Y.
JANUARY I- 9 Nev Jersey and Pennsylvania. 10 Washington, DC. II Pittsburgh. Pa. 12 Lebanon. O. 14 Charleston. W. Va, 15 Indianapolis. Ind, 16 St. Louis. Mo. 17 Kanoas City. Mo. 18 Springfield. Mo. 19 Tulsa. Okla. 20 27 Texas. 29 Tucson. Aril. 31 San Diego, Cal. FEBRUARY . 1 Los Angeles, Cal. 4 Carmel. Cal. 5 San Francisco. Cal. 8 Portland, Or. 9 Longview. Wash. 10 Seattle, Waab. 13 Great Falls. Mont. 14 Salt Lake City, Utah. 16 Denver, Colo. 17 Omaha, Neb. 18 Minneapolis, Minn. 20 Milwaukee. Wis. 21 Chicago, 111. 22 Detroit, Mich. 23 Toledo. O. 24 Cleveland, O. 28 Erie, Pa. MARCH 1-20 New York State. Montreal an4 Toronto, New England States.
LIGHT ON SOME OPENINGS Series by C. J. S. Purdy: No. 19 French Pefense: Wlnawer Variant (Continued from last week) Let us go back to the fourth move. I. P-K4 F-K3 . P-t4 P-Q4 S. N-QB8 B-N9 Diagram 1 safe Position after 3. B-N5 his new trophy, in the form of an engraved silver cup. will be the emblem of the women's chess championship of the United States and will become the any iaay player wno wins three times. The victor in the present match will be awarded custody of the cup. . or the first game the match between Mrs. Adele Belcher fiiana Miss N. Mary Karn ' RETI OPENING) Belcher Karff Belcher Kard White Black i White Black 1- P-Q4 N-KB3I23-RB1-Q1 RB2-U2 2- P-OB4 P-K3'24-P-B4 K-Kl 3- N-KB3 P-QN3j25-K-B3 N-K2 4- P-KN3 B-N2 26-R-N5 P-K5 5- B-N2 B-K2 27-K-B2 K-t?2 H-O-O 0-0!28-P-QR4 R-QB1 7- N-B3 N-K5 29-P-N3 R-B4 8- 0-B2 NxN 30-RxR NPxR -OxN P-KB4 31-P-ON4 PxP 10-N-K5 BxB 32-BxQNP K-K3 Ill-KxB B-B3 33-K-K3 P-N3 12- Q-B2 P-B3 34-R-Q2 N-Bl 13- Q-C33 P-B4 35-P-B5 P-Q4 1-I-N-B3 PxP 36-P-B6 R-Q.B2 15-NxP BxN 37-R-B2 N-N3 lH-QxB N-B3 38-B-R5 K-Q3 17- Q-Q6 R-B2 39-B-N4 K-K3 18- B-02 Q-KB1 40-B-R5 R-Bl I19-OXQ4. KxQ 41-K-04 N-B5 20-(3R-Q1 P-K4 42-B-N4 RP 21-B-B3 R-Ol 43-P-R5 NxP! 22-R-Q5 P-3 44-Resigns JloOT-nie11 tour3.1'" nl c,n'd ln h" a special feature of his exhibitions.
HOROWITZ TO MAKE TOUR International Chess Master I. A. Horowitz, editor of Chess Review, will start on his annual transcontinental exhibition tour on Jan. 1. He will give lectures and exhibitions of simultaneous and blind fold play at all the leading chess clubs will be a short lecture In which Horowitt win present tne highlights of his match with Reshevsky. He will explain what was solng on in the minds of the two masters during one or two of the games.
Last year Horowitz gave exhibitions at 60 clubs. Datea already arranged for the prrsens .our inaicaie mat ne will top this flfilirft hv a vlrie m.rflln Th. an. 27-21pr("c,mBte Itinerary Is given below. Mr. Horowitz will be in the vicinity of these jcities and localities on or near the dates oiispecinen. ween nnal arrangements are the Actual ri.r. m. Wm -ltt,l ennngea. Now. the very fact that 4. P-K5 Is eon sldered White's best move la a cheerin thought for the French Defense fan. Foe It Is nondeveloplna. Certainly It give White a larger .share of the board; bur, against that, possible targets for counter play are provided both at Q4 and K5. In other words, the position is rich ln chancea for both sides.
In 1935 match with Euwe. Alekhlne sedulously avoided 4. P-K5. and had much auccess with unfamiliar but tricky lines. Variation A: 4. QN4T (the most awash buckling move,) 4. . . . N KB;C; 5. UxN'F. R-N'i . Q-Rli. R-.NS: 7. Q-KS. F-IM!i with. as even Alrkhine admits, a "sound Inula-tiva" FOR BLACK. This line fails because nf the pin. and better prepared by 4. P-QR3 first, a lint at least 72 years old. Variation B: 4. P-ORSIT, BxNchi 5. PxB, PiP; 8, 0-N4, N-KB!!; 7. QxNP, R-Ni 8. O-Rll. P-B4!i . N-K, ON-Q'I; (safest) III. N-N:i. So far Alckhine-fcuwe. Oame 3. Match 1S35. Now with 10. . . . Q-H4! Black maintains equality of chances. It B-Oi, not 11. . . Q-R5; 12. PXP!, nut. I suggest, II. . . . P-N3i If then 12. P-QR4 (threat P-OB4.) IS. . . . PxPli PxP, Q-Ot with everything held: 14. B-QN5 can be answered by 14. . . . QxPI followed by . R-N3 Variation C: 4. N-KI. PPi 5. P-QR3. BiVrhl (simpler and better than . , B-Kt: 8. NxB. N-QB3! 7. B-QNO. N-R"! Now if 8. NxP, O-O: and then . B-KJ loses a pawn after I). . . . P-BI!i 1(1. N-N5. P-B5i If II. Q-Q.1. either II. . . . R-B or II.
. . . P-KN;t. Little belli-r is 8. O-O. O-Oi . BxN, NxBi 1(1. P-05, PxPt It. CxP, N-0!i I?. B-S5. QxPi III. NiQ. k: K... n' -b ..I.;.. Ki- nau.n I alir K.n ln... in:li; AUIihln. Ihinkm ihia line "oraelirallv rrfutei" l. W-K.. Variation D: 4. PxP (s'mpllftratlont 4. . . . PxPi 5. B-Q.1. N-B:t!i . KN-K'J, KN-K'i; 7. O-O. IS-KBI! with equality.
Capahtanca-AIekhlne, Oame 1. Match Mil. Variation E: 4. B-Q'3, N-K'-M (if 4. , . , PxPi 5. Q-N4 Is gnodi) B. PxP. PxPt and Black's gam la obviously as good as 1st Variation D. The five variations above are the re sons whv the blockafe move 4.
r-KS l nlased almost invariably, and then, as al ready stated, Black's safest move ia 4. . . . N-K (th'iUBh 4. . . . P-QB4 la kecnrr-edired.) After 4. . . . n-Kii 9. P-QIt:l (certainly best, as White builds r aalnst . . . P-QT34.) BxNchi . PxB, P-QBIi and a positional struggle develops. (See second diasum.) Diagram 2 a ? j-A k A f f4 wJ. mil Ld ai n as Si :M i J Position after 6. P-QB4 If now 7. N-B3 (or 7. P-KR4!?) On recommends 7. . . . P-QN3 as safest (sea above, i though the simple move. 7. . , QN-B3, needs full examination.
If 7. Q-N4, safest is probably 7 . . . N-B4 followed by . . . P-KR4. BoaolJubow-Plonr, Nottingham. 1938.
ran: 7. Q-NI, N-BIs 8. B-Q3. r-KRIl 9. Q-B4, PxPi 1(1. rxFQ-BM 11. N-B.'l, QxQi 13. BxQ. N-B3 13. P-B3, B-Qzi and the game is level.
