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Chess 25 Feb 1940, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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CHESS Address all mail to Chess Editor Feb. S5, 1940 L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1063 BY P. H. WILLIAMS I ia&A White matei In two. W1. 9i Bl. 4.) L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 106 BY PRADIONAT HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master; White mates in three. (Wh. 12; BL 8.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1059: F-Bt SOLUTION TO PROBLEM HMO! Q-R We received solutions from the following: M. Rudholm. Dr. R. H. Ross, W. Harmon, J. P. Walsh. D. A. Innes. H. K. Koga, E. H. Woodard. D. Scott. J. R. Barry, C. P. Bord, L. F. Sherman (welcome to our ladder.) Amon (wel come to our ladder.) J. O. Dodge. J. T. Watson, W. L. Koethen, G. A. Hall. H. Bruhn, N. Brooks. W. Antonson welcome to our ladder,) T, Zetser. L. Sheppard. O. A. Brown (welcome to our ladder, I R. A. Brisco. I. P. Myers. J. S. Bller, S. H. Seeman, j. E. Tyler, O. Sharp, Rev. P. Prlchard. B. Cewi, J. C. Drake. F. B. Sheldon, R. E. Smith, G. R. Halton, W. B. Tudor, H. J. Gilmore, G. C. Fish (welcome to eur ladder,) A. Curry. R. Roslin. E. H. Schadee. J. Davidson, E. O. Graham (welcome to our ladder.) COMBINATIVE PLAY By Dr. Max Euwe (World champion. 1935-7) S. COMBINATIONS AND MATING AT TACKS AGAINST THE KING I.N THE CENTER. DIAGRAM 3 open up the position when his development Is so backward?! 10. FiPe.p.. PxPi 11. 0-B:t P-Q4. If White s bishop had to retreat, there would follow . .. Kt-K3 . . B-K12, and . .. O-O and Black would have a fine game. But retribution lg not to be escaped: 12. KtxPI PiKti 13. BjP wins hands down, for the threats of 14.
QP mate and 14. BxR cannot both be parried. (Te be continued) From the Pacific Southwest Tournament. Freed Freedman , Freed Freedman White Black; White Black 1- K.t-KBJ Kt-KBJ , 16-Kt-Ktj 2- P-QB4 P-KKt3 17-P-Kt5 J-Kt-B3 B-Kt2 18-P-KR4 4- P.Q4 P-Q3 19-Q-K2 5- P-K4 O-Oi20-P-R5 6- P-KR3 P-Kt3 21-BFxP 7- B-Q3 B-Kt2i22-PxP 8- B-K3 QKt-Q2 , 23-Kt-R2 9- Q-02 P-K4 24.Kt.Kt4 10-P-Q5 Q-K!25-Kt-Eoch U-P-KKt K-R.l26-R-'i7 ,17-0-0-0 Kt-B4'27-OR-R 13-B-B2 P-QR3 , 28-PsB 114-BxKt . KtPxB 29-R-Kt7 15-KI-K2 Q-Kt 30-B-RW "VENTNOR CITY TOURNAMENT 1939" Another of Relnfeld'g Limited Editions has just been published.
As the title I indicates, it contains the 66 tames piayed. in the Ventnor City (New Jersey) tourna- ment. These games are annotated, mostly by Relnfeld, and are both interesting and I instructive Those wishing to obtain this l mimeographed book, should write F. Rein-l jfeid. sos Fifth Ave., New York.
N.Y. t This game won lor H. Morris the "best-l, played game pme" In the Ventnor City 1 tournament, which took place early last i summer. ' Morrlg White 1- P-Q4 2- P-OB4 3- Kt-gB3 4- Kt-B3 5- Q-K13 8-xBP 7- P-K4 8- B-K2 9- Ca.-tlei 10-Q-O3 U-R-Q 12- Q-B2 13- QxB 14- P-KR3 15- B-K3 , IS-QR-B 17-P-QK14 INDIAN DEFENSE Ulvestad i Morris Black White Kt-KB3 18-P-Kt5 P-KKI3 19-PxP P-OJ B-Kt2 PxP P-B3 20- Kt-O5 21- Kt-B7 22- P-K5 23- P-K14 I usvestad KR-ic 0Kt-Q2 24-P-O5 Castles ; 25-B-B5 Kt-Kt3 26-BxR B-K3 27-RxP B-B5i28-KtxR RB l2!I.Kt.FlK -B2 !30-Kt-Kt5 QR-Q Kt-R4 Kt-B(a) P-K3 OxP Q-02 R-KB B-R Kt-Kt2 015 I'xP KxB RxR C-Q2 O-Q P-KRJ 31-Kt(Kl5)-R7ch 32-R-B7ch K-K2 Resigns (a) Relnfeld suests 16. . . Kt-KB5. and if 17, Q-Q2. Kt-R4 ! threatening Kt-QB5 or P-K4, with much better chances than in the actual game. Frank J. Marshall, retired United States champion, has not lost his fire, as the game below, played in the current Marsball Chess Club (New York) championship, shows. The victim is one of the club's strongest olayers and a former American Chess Federation champion. ENGLISH OPENING Polland Marshall. Polland Marshall White Black White Black 1-P-QB4 KI-KB3 13-R-Q P-QFt3 F-KKt3 14-P-QR4 R-K B-Ktiua-nt-QS F-QKt4ia I j ; j rid : e-i ( The weak formation f Inadequately supported pawns n K.B2 and Kit. One of the best-known combinations against the uncastled king Is possible in Diagram 3.
a position which might be reached thus: 1. P-K4, P-UBIl 2. P-Ql, P-Olt 3. KI-QB3, PxPi 4. KUP, B-Bli 5. R-Ot, QiPi 6. Kt-BS. Q-Oli 7. O K.'. BaKt. (Amusing would be 7. . . . Kt-32??? 8. Kt-OS mate!) 8. OxB, Kt-KBt: 9. Q-Ki, P-K'ti 10. O-O. B-Rll II.
B-QRI, P. KRI? (Bed waste of time;) 12. Kt-K.V QKt-Q'i. (White stands well already, but this loses at once.) This brings us to the diagrammed position. The pawn on Black's KB2 is weak, being supported only by the king: it transmits it weakness to the king's pawn it supports.
Three white pieces, the KB. the KKt and the queen, bear on this weak "complex"- of pawns. While wins quite simply by 13. Kt-KBP! Naturally the knight must be taken. 13. . . KxKti 14. QPrh. The only move for Black which avoids Immediate mate Is 14. . . . K-Kl.i and even that affords only temporary relief: 15. B-Qiirh. K-Rti 16 Q-R't mate. Familiar as is this combination, it is forever claiming fresh ictims. For Instance. Alekhlne won a tournament game with Its aid as recently as the Plymouth congress. The same pawn-complex KB2 and K3 can be weak even alter castling.
Give Black two moves from the position in Diagram 3. I.e.. let him play . . . O-O and . . . R-Kl: and once again his KBP is supported only by the king. Once ! again White can win Immediately by the vuiMiujinv.im m tint im (.unur i 2- KI-KB3 3- KI-B3 4- P-K4 5- P-Q4 8-B-K2 7- P-KR3 8- PxP P-B-Kt5 10-BxKt 11- Q-KtJ 12- B-K3 P-Q3 16-BPrP PxP Castles 17-PsP R-OKt OKt-02'18-Q-B4(b) Kt-K4 P-K4!19-OxP KtxBch KtxP;20-PxKt RxP KtxKtch;21-B-KtS'c O-R B-K3122-Kt-K.3 Q-fM P-KR3I23-RXP R)tP Kt-Q2 1 Resigns ( A positional sscriflce ef a pawn, gaining Black the Initiative.
(bl Black threatens 18. P-QB3. c The exchange of queens would avoid trouble lor a long time at e.st. but Black might be able to profit by White's, broken pawn array. The text is a musulded attempt to avoid drawlsh simplifications.
One of the most beautiful games ever played in a world's chess championship match occurred In the fourth game of the second match for this title between the holder. William Steinlts, and Michael Ivanovlch Tsehigorlne. The winning combination would have forced mate in seven moves had the ioaer found the beat defense. RUY LOPEZ Steinlta Tschlgorlne'Steinitg White 1- P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- B-N5 4- P-03 5- P-B3 6- QN-Q2 7- N-B1 8- B-R4 9- N-K3 10-B-B2 11-P-KR4 12-P-RS 13-RPxP 14-PxP If 28. Black White Tschlgorln Black QxN Q-B3 B-Q2 K-Rl OR-K1 P-QR4 1 ! DIAGRAM 4 po-; i j ! 4 i V ! P-K4 15-NxN K-GB3!18-B-N3 N-B3 17-Q-K2 P-Q3l8-B-K3 P-KN3 19-O-O-0 B-N2 (20-Q-B1 . 0-OI21-P-Q4 N-02l22-Nxp BxN N-B4 23-RxB! NxR N-K3!24-RxP 1 KxR N-K2i25-Q.RH- K-N2 P-04i28-B-R6 K-B3 BPxP;27-X)-R4 K-K4 Nxp;;8-QxN Resigns K-B4: 29. Q-B4 mate. After White's 24th move. Black could have held out for seven moves by KxR: 25. Q-R1 , B-R6; 26. QxB , etc. P. B. Mllner-Barrv lost but one same Ih the recent Margate Ea.ster Congress. His conqueror was M. Najdorf. the Polish entry. The Britisher blundered-on his six teenth turn and soon found himself in a hopeless position. In fact, at the very end he committed a second error .which permitted an immediate male. GUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Milner-Barry Black R-Nl? N-R2 B-N3I 0P K-K2 Mtlner-i Naidorf Barryj Najdorf While Ble.cki White 1- P-04 N-KB3 16-P-K4 2- N-KB3 P-S4l 17-P-iS5! 3- P-B4 P-K311B-B-K3 4- N-B3 P-P4! 10-P-OS 5- P-K3 N-B3!20-N-Q2 8-B-SJ3 PxPi21-Q-R5l 7- BxBP P-QR3l22-xP 8- 0-0 p-N4 j 23-Q-R8 t 9- B-Q3 B-N2i24-NjcP 10- P-OR4 P-B5l25-R-t 11- PxP PxP ; 2ti-BN 12- RxR BnR'27-P-QVJ 13- B-N1 P-NSi28-N-K5 BxN? 14- N-K4 B-K2 29-Q-Q8 msie 15- NxN PsNi From the International team tourney at Buenos Aires: FRENCH DEFENSE (By Transposition) Hartardo.Engels at S-Stiand Enteis White 1- P-G4 2- N-OB3 3- P-K4 4- B-KN5 5- P-K5 6- P-KR4 7- N-N5I 8- BxB 9- 0-U2 10-O-O-O Black I White N-KB3 U-R-R3! P-K3 12-Q-NS .
P-C34 13-R-KN3 B-K2 14-Q-FS KN-Q2 1S-P-R5 P-QB4 1-P-KP4 Q-N3! 17-N-KB3! KxBi 18-N-N5 PsP;i9-NxRP R-l 120-N-BS nr , isr: a. n-rti . rv-ivi Q-R8 . H-N3: 24. xN , wpa. The followin. tame Involved . brilliant finish (German championship.) 6ICIUAS DEFENSE Rrlnckmann Keiler iBrlnctmann Hartardo Black K-Bl N-OB3 P-N3 K-Nl N(B3ixP " N-B5 N-Kfi N-Bl K-B4ia Mate! N-Bl; 21. j Itlark .pens the game la hla wm, beca.se his development is backward. Time watting maneuvers, often .'low-able in blocked position, can be awiftiy latal if the center is open and one has not castied lake a game opening as loilowg- 1. P-R4. F-QlMi 2 Kl-KB.1. Kt-UBI: 3. P-M. PlPl 4. KtP. Kt-BJl 8. KI.B1. P-KKtt rrles: belter 5 . . . P-Ol I KliKt. KlPlKll 7. P-KV Kt-R4l i 11-FxN 8 B-OBt.
ht-Rtti 9. O-O, P-Ot .Ou::e 14-K-R5 White 1- P-K4 2- N-OB3 3- N-B3 4- P-4 5- NxP 8-B-Q3 7- NxN 8- 0-0 -U-KJ 10- B-KB4 11- R-S1 12- B-B4 P-gB4'l5-P-B4 P-K3 :ln-R-B3! P-Q3 jl7-P-B5 Pn ; 18-P R3 N-KB3 : 19-W-R5 N-B3 20-R-NJ P-.K 21-B-N3 B-X2 22-P-KR4 N-C2 J-P-P' O-O C4-RNPt ti-R4 :S-RPxR N-K4 26-P.xP OB ;7-R-. O vS4 :g-R-RT Keller Biack R-Nl P-K4 Q-B4 P-04 P-KR3 B-N4 P-&5 B-B5 RxB K-Rl PxN R-Nl RxR Resigns rnUukep. Why ever doea Slack play toj tScor and notes from the KT.I.P.) to by.
QP mate and 14. BxR cannot both be parried. (Te be continued) From the Pacific Southwest Tournament. Freed Freedman , Freed Freedman White Black; White Black 1- K.t-KBJ Kt-KBJ , 16-Kt-Ktj 2- P-QB4 P-KKt3 17-P-Kt5 J-Kt-B3 B-Kt2 18-P-KR4 4- P.Q4 P-Q3 19-Q-K2 5- P-K4 O-Oi20-P-R5 6- P-KR3 P-Kt3 21-BFxP 7- B-Q3 B-Kt2i22-PxP 8- B-K3 QKt-Q2 , 23-Kt-R2 9- Q-02 P-K4 24.Kt.Kt4 10-P-Q5 Q-K!25-Kt-Eoch U-P-KKt K-R.l26-R-'i7 ,17-0-0-0 Kt-B4'27-OR-R 13-B-B2 P-QR3 , 28-PsB 114-BxKt . KtPxB 29-R-Kt7 15-KI-K2 Q-Kt 30-B-RW "VENTNOR CITY TOURNAMENT 1939" Another of Relnfeld'g Limited Editions has just been published.
As the title I indicates, it contains the 66 tames piayed. in the Ventnor City (New Jersey) tourna- ment. These games are annotated, mostly by Relnfeld, and are both interesting and I instructive Those wishing to obtain this l mimeographed book, should write F. Rein-l jfeid. sos Fifth Ave., New York.
N.Y. t This game won lor H. Morris the "best-l, played game pme" In the Ventnor City 1 tournament, which took place early last i summer. ' Morrlg White 1- P-Q4 2- P-OB4 3- Kt-gB3 4- Kt-B3 5- Q-K13 8-xBP 7- P-K4 8- B-K2 9- Ca.-tlei 10-Q-O3 U-R-Q 12- Q-B2 13- QxB 14- P-KR3 15- B-K3 , IS-QR-B 17-P-QK14 INDIAN DEFENSE Ulvestad i Morris Black White Kt-KB3 18-P-Kt5 P-KKI3 19-PxP P-OJ B-Kt2 PxP P-B3 20- Kt-O5 21- Kt-B7 22- P-K5 23- P-K14 I usvestad KR-ic 0Kt-Q2 24-P-O5 Castles ; 25-B-B5 Kt-Kt3 26-BxR B-K3 27-RxP B-B5i28-KtxR RB l2!I.Kt.FlK -B2 !30-Kt-Kt5 QR-Q Kt-R4 Kt-B(a) P-K3 OxP Q-02 R-KB B-R Kt-Kt2 015 I'xP KxB RxR C-Q2 O-Q P-KRJ 31-Kt(Kl5)-R7ch 32-R-B7ch K-K2 Resigns (a) Relnfeld suests 16. . . Kt-KB5. and if 17, Q-Q2. Kt-R4 ! threatening Kt-QB5 or P-K4, with much better chances than in the actual game. Frank J. Marshall, retired United States champion, has not lost his fire, as the game below, played in the current Marsball Chess Club (New York) championship, shows. The victim is one of the club's strongest olayers and a former American Chess Federation champion. ENGLISH OPENING Polland Marshall. Polland Marshall White Black White Black 1-P-QB4 KI-KB3 13-R-Q P-QFt3 F-KKt3 14-P-QR4 R-K B-Ktiua-nt-QS F-QKt4ia I j ; j rid : e-i ( The weak formation f Inadequately supported pawns n K.B2 and Kit. One of the best-known combinations against the uncastled king Is possible in Diagram 3.
a position which might be reached thus: 1. P-K4, P-UBIl 2. P-Ql, P-Olt 3. KI-QB3, PxPi 4. KUP, B-Bli 5. R-Ot, QiPi 6. Kt-BS. Q-Oli 7. O K.'. BaKt. (Amusing would be 7. . . . Kt-32??? 8. Kt-OS mate!) 8. OxB, Kt-KBt: 9. Q-Ki, P-K'ti 10. O-O. B-Rll II.
B-QRI, P. KRI? (Bed waste of time;) 12. Kt-K.V QKt-Q'i. (White stands well already, but this loses at once.) This brings us to the diagrammed position. The pawn on Black's KB2 is weak, being supported only by the king: it transmits it weakness to the king's pawn it supports.
Three white pieces, the KB. the KKt and the queen, bear on this weak "complex"- of pawns. While wins quite simply by 13. Kt-KBP! Naturally the knight must be taken. 13. . . KxKti 14. QPrh. The only move for Black which avoids Immediate mate Is 14. . . . K-Kl.i and even that affords only temporary relief: 15. B-Qiirh. K-Rti 16 Q-R't mate. Familiar as is this combination, it is forever claiming fresh ictims. For Instance. Alekhlne won a tournament game with Its aid as recently as the Plymouth congress. The same pawn-complex KB2 and K3 can be weak even alter castling.
Give Black two moves from the position in Diagram 3. I.e.. let him play . . . O-O and . . . R-Kl: and once again his KBP is supported only by the king. Once ! again White can win Immediately by the vuiMiujinv.im m tint im (.unur i 2- KI-KB3 3- KI-B3 4- P-K4 5- P-Q4 8-B-K2 7- P-KR3 8- PxP P-B-Kt5 10-BxKt 11- Q-KtJ 12- B-K3 P-Q3 16-BPrP PxP Castles 17-PsP R-OKt OKt-02'18-Q-B4(b) Kt-K4 P-K4!19-OxP KtxBch KtxP;20-PxKt RxP KtxKtch;21-B-KtS'c O-R B-K3122-Kt-K.3 Q-fM P-KR3I23-RXP R)tP Kt-Q2 1 Resigns ( A positional sscriflce ef a pawn, gaining Black the Initiative.
(bl Black threatens 18. P-QB3. c The exchange of queens would avoid trouble lor a long time at e.st. but Black might be able to profit by White's, broken pawn array. The text is a musulded attempt to avoid drawlsh simplifications.
One of the most beautiful games ever played in a world's chess championship match occurred In the fourth game of the second match for this title between the holder. William Steinlts, and Michael Ivanovlch Tsehigorlne. The winning combination would have forced mate in seven moves had the ioaer found the beat defense. RUY LOPEZ Steinlta Tschlgorlne'Steinitg White 1- P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- B-N5 4- P-03 5- P-B3 6- QN-Q2 7- N-B1 8- B-R4 9- N-K3 10-B-B2 11-P-KR4 12-P-RS 13-RPxP 14-PxP If 28. Black White Tschlgorln Black QxN Q-B3 B-Q2 K-Rl OR-K1 P-QR4 1 ! DIAGRAM 4 po-; i j ! 4 i V ! P-K4 15-NxN K-GB3!18-B-N3 N-B3 17-Q-K2 P-Q3l8-B-K3 P-KN3 19-O-O-0 B-N2 (20-Q-B1 . 0-OI21-P-Q4 N-02l22-Nxp BxN N-B4 23-RxB! NxR N-K3!24-RxP 1 KxR N-K2i25-Q.RH- K-N2 P-04i28-B-R6 K-B3 BPxP;27-X)-R4 K-K4 Nxp;;8-QxN Resigns K-B4: 29. Q-B4 mate. After White's 24th move. Black could have held out for seven moves by KxR: 25. Q-R1 , B-R6; 26. QxB , etc. P. B. Mllner-Barrv lost but one same Ih the recent Margate Ea.ster Congress. His conqueror was M. Najdorf. the Polish entry. The Britisher blundered-on his six teenth turn and soon found himself in a hopeless position. In fact, at the very end he committed a second error .which permitted an immediate male. GUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Milner-Barry Black R-Nl? N-R2 B-N3I 0P K-K2 Mtlner-i Naidorf Barryj Najdorf While Ble.cki White 1- P-04 N-KB3 16-P-K4 2- N-KB3 P-S4l 17-P-iS5! 3- P-B4 P-K311B-B-K3 4- N-B3 P-P4! 10-P-OS 5- P-K3 N-B3!20-N-Q2 8-B-SJ3 PxPi21-Q-R5l 7- BxBP P-QR3l22-xP 8- 0-0 p-N4 j 23-Q-R8 t 9- B-Q3 B-N2i24-NjcP 10- P-OR4 P-B5l25-R-t 11- PxP PxP ; 2ti-BN 12- RxR BnR'27-P-QVJ 13- B-N1 P-NSi28-N-K5 BxN? 14- N-K4 B-K2 29-Q-Q8 msie 15- NxN PsNi From the International team tourney at Buenos Aires: FRENCH DEFENSE (By Transposition) Hartardo.Engels at S-Stiand Enteis White 1- P-G4 2- N-OB3 3- P-K4 4- B-KN5 5- P-K5 6- P-KR4 7- N-N5I 8- BxB 9- 0-U2 10-O-O-O Black I White N-KB3 U-R-R3! P-K3 12-Q-NS .
P-C34 13-R-KN3 B-K2 14-Q-FS KN-Q2 1S-P-R5 P-QB4 1-P-KP4 Q-N3! 17-N-KB3! KxBi 18-N-N5 PsP;i9-NxRP R-l 120-N-BS nr , isr: a. n-rti . rv-ivi Q-R8 . H-N3: 24. xN , wpa. The followin. tame Involved . brilliant finish (German championship.) 6ICIUAS DEFENSE Rrlnckmann Keiler iBrlnctmann Hartardo Black K-Bl N-OB3 P-N3 K-Nl N(B3ixP " N-B5 N-Kfi N-Bl K-B4ia Mate! N-Bl; 21. j Itlark .pens the game la hla wm, beca.se his development is backward. Time watting maneuvers, often .'low-able in blocked position, can be awiftiy latal if the center is open and one has not castied lake a game opening as loilowg- 1. P-R4. F-QlMi 2 Kl-KB.1. Kt-UBI: 3. P-M. PlPl 4. KtP. Kt-BJl 8. KI.B1. P-KKtt rrles: belter 5 . . . P-Ol I KliKt. KlPlKll 7. P-KV Kt-R4l i 11-FxN 8 B-OBt.
ht-Rtti 9. O-O, P-Ot .Ou::e 14-K-R5 White 1- P-K4 2- N-OB3 3- N-B3 4- P-4 5- NxP 8-B-Q3 7- NxN 8- 0-0 -U-KJ 10- B-KB4 11- R-S1 12- B-B4 P-gB4'l5-P-B4 P-K3 :ln-R-B3! P-Q3 jl7-P-B5 Pn ; 18-P R3 N-KB3 : 19-W-R5 N-B3 20-R-NJ P-.K 21-B-N3 B-X2 22-P-KR4 N-C2 J-P-P' O-O C4-RNPt ti-R4 :S-RPxR N-K4 26-P.xP OB ;7-R-. O vS4 :g-R-RT Keller Biack R-Nl P-K4 Q-B4 P-04 P-KR3 B-N4 P-&5 B-B5 RxB K-Rl PxN R-Nl RxR Resigns rnUukep. Why ever doea Slack play toj tScor and notes from the KT.I.P.) to by.
