Chess 20 Feb 1943, Sat The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Newspapers.com
The Pawn Pusher
by O.A.HOLT WILLMAR, MINN, The Minnesota State chess tournament opens tomorrow morning and continues through Monday, at the Minneapolis Chess and Checker club, Lumber Exchange building. The battle of wits and skill will be conducted in three four hour sessions per day. The tournament director will employ seeding in pairing the players, and time-clocks will be used. The present rules should take care of all contingencies.
Players competing in the state meet should bring their own sets.
This state event has had a habit through the years of seeing an unusual incident crop up each year in which the rules might have a double interpretation or none at all. What will it be this year? No one can foritell.
Geo. S. Burns is a natural favorite to regain the crown but electing a certain winner in this single elimination is an impossible task. While the competitive angle holds the main spotlight at this tourney, there are other angles which attract fans. Problemists have a good get-together, kibitzers and analysts have a great day, and the social attraction is ever looked forward to.
CHECKERS
Another mail game between two Minnesota experts, C. Kittlesen, Frost and Geo. Heinl, Austin.
Kittlesen, Black
Heinl, White
10-14 22-17 14-18 23x14 9x18 37-13 5-9 21-17 11-15 17-14 1-5 15-18(b) 26-23 20-25 tt-Uia) 7-10(c) helm. Vvhlie 14-17 14-17 13x6 10x17 23x14 2x18 25-22 17x26 30x14 14x7 3x10 24-19 10-14 27-23 18x27 32x23 25-22 19-15 17x26 1J-1B 31x22 15XH 5-9 4x11 28-24 ls-14 9-14 17-22 24-20 14-10 8-11 11-15 22-18 20x11 22-26 . . .
Drawn
(a) Heini claims 8-11 very weak here, perhaps a loss. (b) If Black plays 8-11 here, Heinl claims 24-20 is a star. White move to win. (c) 12-16 is bad and leads 10 a loss.—Heinl.
Martin Anderson, Mpls.: Thanks for letter. In the game published Feb. 6, Martin vs. Heinl, you wonder why 32-27 is not played instead of 3-8. Reason is that either leads to a simple draw. 32-27 gives White nothing, for Black gets through easily.
GAME NO. 570
Another from the Chicago Championship Tourney, 1943.
Einar Michelsen vs Lewis J. Isaacs
Chicago City Championship (1942), Chicago, IL USA
Italian Game: Classical. De la Bourdonnais Variation (C53) 0-1
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM
(F)—No. 768 by W. J. Holmberg.
Key: Sf7 (Kt-KB7)
Knight interfering with R and B fine; so is economy in set-up; the 4 contingents no easy, by any means.—O. Aarhus.
You certainly chewed enough to make this prob worthwhile.—Joe Youngs.
Although the key is not hard to find, there are some dandy variations from the S of which I like Sg4 best.—N. Guttman.
Think the two interferences and self-block by Bl S are very nice.—J. T. Wing.
Four nice mates.—W. Wandel.
Good key with nice interference. Not easy to solve.—R. C. Betto.
Holmberg is doing fine, good 2er.—J.M.
Newman Guttman, one of our prep stars, presents a thematic 2er today with a semi knight wheel featuring unpinning, interference and self block. There is more work making one of these than appears on the surface. Newman continues in an original and artistic style.
PROBLEM NO. 771
Original for the Minneapolis Star Journal by N. Guttman, Minneapolis North High
Black 12 Pieces
White 7 Pieces
2R1N3/1p4pK/pB1p4/1p1k2N1/1np1R3/q5p1/r5Q1/1b6 w - - 0 1
White to play and mate in two moves.
