January 16, 1943, The Pawn Pusher by O.A. Holt, Minneapolis Star

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Chess 16 Jan 1943, Sat The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Newspapers.com

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O. A. HOLT. WILLMAN, MINN: South Dakota will hold its annual State checker tournament at ; the Kampeska hotel, Watertown, Jan. 23, 24 and 25. They always have a tourney full of pep and zing down there and this year will be no exception.
For details write, J. A. Bush, Sec, Watertown, S. D. t South Dakota won over Minnesota in last year's correspondence team match by 10 wins to 9 with many drawn games.
The outcome was in doubt until the final game had been completed. It was nip and tuck all the way. Arrangements for the 1943 match are now being made. Minnesota players who wish to take part in this mall contest please write Oeo. Helnl, Austin, Minn., the Gopher captain.
The Minneapolis high school chess devotees would like to play a correspondence match with outstate preps. Write the Editor for further information.
CHECKERS One of the correspondence games from the Minnesota-South Dakota team match. Jenkins (B) vs. Lemler (W) 10-14 22- 17 14-18 23- 14 9-18 26-23 6-9 23-14 30-26 2-6 2B-23 6-9 23-14 9-18 31-26 5-9 9-18 17-13 11-15' 32-27 13-6 3-7 1-10 24-20 25-22B 15-19 18-25 23-16 29-22 12-19 10-14' 22-17 27-23 14-18 7-10' 27-21 10-15 6-2 12-19 17- 14 25-18 11-18 18- 23 2-11 19-24 26-22 19-23 2S-19 23-24 20-16 18-15 14-9 15-19 10-7 26-30 24-15 15-24 9-6 8-12 7-3 30-25 15-10 Draw '?6-2 or 21-17 P.P.
This 25-22 new and " turns tit'flt very good. Mr. Jenkins tells " m he had to play the 3 star moves to 'draw.
OAMKR NO. 565 ANT) 5n . The two games neiow were played in a ten-board blindfold exhibition at the Marshall Chess Club. Both are excellent lamples ot Horowitz's attacking, sacrificial aiyle. Vienna Game 1. A. Horowitz A. Turner (Blindfold) White ! Black 1. PK4 P-K 2. Kt-QB3 Kt-KH 3. P-B4 - 4. P-Q3 1 5. QKI.K2 . K'-KB3 . 1. P KKt3 I. B Kti i. C O 1. P P5 11. P-KR3 i:. bxp li. P-KKlt Kt-Ktl 32. RxKt K-K2 33. Q-Kt8ctl Q-B2 34. B-K6 P-KKI3 35. RxR RPxP'36. QxHch RxR B-BI (J-K2 OxR Resigns It. P-KI5 15. Kt-Kt3 16. B-K14 17. KI-R5 18. PxP Near the end. White could have won the Queen but Instead poised his pieces lor a linaie to wnicn mem was no defense. Vienna Game T. A. Iforowlli I Amateur (Blindfuldi White Black 1. P-K4 P-K410. Kt-KKt5 0-0 2. Kt-QB3 Kt-KB.'S 11. Q-R5 P KR3 3. P-B4 Kt-B3?!13. KtxPch PxKt 4. PxP KtxP 14. RxRch KxR 5. P-Q4 Kt-Kt3 15. BxPcb K-Ktl 6. P-K5 Kt-Ktl 16. R-KB1 B-K3 7. Kt-B3 P-Q4 17. R-B6 Resigns
h-qj h-qkio; 9. 0-0 Kt(l)-K2 Black never recovers from the loss of development originating with the Inferior move ,i . . . Kt-B. 3 . , . P-W4 should he played). The game ends with a pretty sacruiciai attack. sou tion to ritont.F.M No. 7113 hy Dr. VY. A. Ileiiitzen Keyi Rg7 (R-KKI7I An Indian with one scalp. W. C. Noll- Ing. Only one defense.
J'.asy W. Wan del. A cute little ellnrt that might give me unseasoned soiver trouble. n. c. Beito. Methinks there Is an unnecessary piece. fs. (iuttman. (WnereY Newman) A nice lltle tid-blt. Too bad the mate misses being prime model. J. M, Like t.nis single liner. A t Burssel. Newman Uuttman, Minueapojls North HiKn. nas a very line 2er lor us today It is another Costachel, with a number of good detenses, sell blocks, pins, and pretty play. Key is well hidden. Black B at al offers beautiful tlelenses. X top- noicn eiiuri.
PROBLEM NO. 766 Original for the .Minneapolis Star Journal by -N. Guttman, Minneapolis .North High macK a ricces P-Q;i,22. B -Q3 2:1. Kt-B6 KtxKt RxKt R-KB1 B-2 Kt-B3 Q-B3 Kt-Ql R-KB1 K-KJ Q-B2 Q-K2 Q-R4 Q-B2 Q-R7 r-Kti V KPi P-RN PxP PxP JS-R2 P-Kt PxP BxPch Kt-B2l 2BP1B2: 3rlr; 4kMil : 2pS; 4olPs; .1IJRS2: 2K5; h7. White to play and mate in two moves.