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January 26, 1941 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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ChessChess 26 Jan 1941, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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CHESS HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor Jan. 16, 1941 L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1159 Composed for the Los Angeles Times. White mates In two. (Wh. 6; Bl. 3.) L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1160 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by R. C. Mankowski. Los Annates, White mates in three. (Wh. 11; Bl. 8.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1155: N-K4. SOLOTION TO PROBLEM 1136: Q-B7. We received solutions from the following: J p Willsli. W. Harmon. A. D. Reynolds Sr., C. L. Week. M. Rudholm, C p. Ford. Dr. R. H. Rosa, Q. O. Fish. H. Bruhn. A a. Karn. P. Olll (welcome lo our ladder;! Rev. P. Prlchard. D. A. Innea. E. H. Schadee. H. J. Oilmore. R. Saiterneld, R. Copp Jr., U Shcppard, Mrs. A. Tovar, E. L Daniells, J. T. Watson. O. A. Hall. L Stern, w. B. Tudor, J. C. Drake. W. C. polling OLt'B NEWS DR. EMANUEL LASKER S CHESS MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT The Hollywood Chess Group is sponsoring an Invitational tournament In honor of Dr. Lasker. The Itillawinc are the possible partlrtpanta: 11. strlner, II. Iloro- X. isasaei, u. J. Wemteln, J. ( hernia. Dr. W. I.. Hoerber. E. Everett. N. I.lant. n. Aronaon. B. Dabaevaae, I. Spere. A. Splller. II. Ciordan. The tames are to be played at Hilt N. Formes Are., once week. Darlo Pelleirlnl sends us news that he has oraanlred the Chess Group of the Mil-siciana' Union, reserved lor members of the local 47. The headquarters Is at HIT Oeorala 8t.
The president la Adolph Welsa. vice-president Is Archie Rotate Tor further information communicate with D, Pellegrini, secretary, NOrmanda llbM. Eric Carlson sends lis notice of the or-tamiatlon of tha Swedish Chess Club at 2421 8. Vermont. The president Is Walter Johnson; recretary.
Albert Rlnmaerai treas-urer. Henry Holmhera. Meetinne are held every Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. and visitors are welcome. HOROWITZ SI.MLLTANKOIS EXHIBITION ,Wa are ver happy lo announce the appearance of Mr, I. A. Ilarewlta en Hater-day, Keb. I, at f p.m. at the l-A. Chess Club, lit W. Fourth M. Everyane Invited. littie;h. .;p -fM Relnfeld. (From Dr. Lessee's i Cheaa Career. Part 1 1KH9-IMM, by Relnfeld and Flue, prlee SIS.M plus poetaia.) BT. PETERSBURG. 1895-M QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Lasker Black P-QA P-K3 N-KB3 B-K2 Castlea P-B4 BxP PxPtal N-B3 P-Q5 NxPidt B-KN5 BxN N-K3I N-H Q-N4 17-B-N3 QR-U() 18- U-B2 -H3m 19- QR-y R-BKIt 20- Q-N3 P-R3 (a) But not 8 StelnlU White 1- P-Q4 2- P-QH4 3- N-QB3 4- B-B4 U-H-K3 (S-R-B 7-PxBP B-PxP 9-N-B3lb) 10- B-QJIC) 11- PxP U-O-O(e) 13- N-QNS?(f) 14- PxB 15- B-KS 1H-K-R Rtelnlti Leaker White BlacH 21- N-B3 N-QSI(j) 22- QxP NxBchlki 23- PxM R-ff 24- QxP R-NJ 25- Q-B4 RxP 2H-P-KR4JU) B-R2 27- B-K4m) Q-Q3(n 28- P-B4IO) Q-Q2 29- B-N2IP) Q-N5IIQ) 30- O-Q3ir) 31- N-K4IS) 32- R-B3IU) 33- KxR 34- K-R2 35- K-N2 3S-K-R2 37- R-QM 38- R-N5 3B-P-R3 N-B4 -Kl(tl RxB NxPch NxRch N-RSch N-B4 P-R4 R-R RxPllv) NxP' 9 NxM ete. (bl NxP would lead to no advantaae for White: 9. NxP. NxN; 10. RxB. B-K3I (not 10 . . . NxB; 11. QxQ. NxPch! 12. nW. BxO: 13 RxBI. RXR: 14. BxPH U. B-B4, NxB: 12. x U2- PN' N-JM.i NxPch; 13. K-B, NxPch: or 11. BxN, RxBl 12. B-B4, -K2; 13. RxN. Q-N5chi 14. CI-Q2, QxB, with the better game. (O If 10. NxP. NxN: 11. RxB, NxB; 1J. QxQ (If 12. PXN, Q-K2ch.) NxPch; ;3." BxN, with an even game. - dl On 11 . . . R-Kch; 12. N-K2I Black must not play 12 ... BxP? 13. RxNI. PxR; 14. NxB. QxN; 15. JBxPch. (el Safer la 12. NxN. BxN; 13. Caallea. (fi There Is no reason for this "attack-Int" move; 13. B-K2 leaves White with playable game, thus: 13. B-K2.
NxBchj 14. QxN, R-K; 15 Q-N5I Q-N3 (or IS . . BxN; 16. QxB with an even game;) Id. V-KS and Black's advantage la cer-tainlf very alight. il A n nflen haDOens In Lasker a tames, he carries out a positional maneu ver or a tactical inreat. mm :.nii m n n . - ,i t W r.-al O ' is; ': 'an Interesting lecture for all elas af plar- Anvone Interested n parlirip.iine in this Interesting event write lost N. rermnsa Ave., or telephone UKbster UNI T. In April Mr. Ilnrowlta will play a match far the I .ft. chess title with the present title-holder and former bov-wonder. ), Reahev sr. The following poslllon eame o In the game between llorowlta and Kevils.
We shall give our readers seven pointe for correct solution. NATIONAL MASTKRS' TOURNAMENT NEW YORK, 1931 A Kevlia drawn. The , who helped in the arrangements, in that brooked no compromise, lie as'llved on plane elevated fri Hie englantlarrts of a Contused world vvhelhef he applied himself tn pr.rblema nf chesa, of phllowphv.
or of hlslnrr, It waa (mm tha .Inmoin of mira onrt t.,(itf think in. alone ihst he drew the Mlea h which pT.h.ht,.r;m.nd0nmo'rh.,i;.vDlb:- eame one, Tha Inescapable relatione nf cause and effect, clear vision and nnswerv-Ing rectltiirte creeled the man Iher he was. his moral atalure and his intellectual eminence, ' We now give one ef tie. f asker'e finest I A. llorowlta While announced mate In seven THS U.i.
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Samuel Reshevske. the tltlehnlder, and Israel A. KorowlU completed arranaemenla esierdef lor a challeiise maicn fur the tinned Slates chess championship, the serlca (if aamea In begin on April 20 in New York Details ol where the contests will .he held are si III tu be worked nut, hut lliev will he at various chess clubs in the meirnpoiitan area and pos iblr some points elsewhere. Thene masters, both New roikera. win plar at least fourteen aames, and there niev he rnnre, flepenmne on how many are be divided (o per cent to the winner and 40 tn the loser.
, The victor will hold the rliamploiishlp tint l the next national tournament, which will be held In lus2. The match haa the approval uf the l S, these feneration, The following anlendiri Irlhiile waa given the late llr. I.asker, In the nroaklvn llallr posie. jon, I i,i. it rworrsnra mm merkalilv I he universal opinion at the t,rand Master, that we are praud le ie- publish it in our column.
No liner tril.me tn Lasker'a worlh coiiM have been spoken than the following br Rnl'hl David tie flola Pool at the ftlveraide Memorial Chapel: Emanuel I.asker drew from malhemallrs gamea annotated by Keeker) tine and Iredillnnsl Position after Black'i 18th move. fht The nnlnt of Lasker'a trap la that the natural move. 19. KR-Q. la now im-possible, as Is shown by the subjoined analysia.
which It la hoped will not ter-r.lv nr hnra tha reader by Ha great length. since It contains variationg of absorbing interest and great beauty. After 19. Kll-u. uiacg wnuia pity . . R-BI to which thera ate 14 plaue- Ible replies: I. 20. U-R4 (or B-N3.I HXIM XI. nut, Nxllch: 22. K-N2, KxR winning. II. 20 q-n. r-Kj; n-nj mi s. N-R3, N-Q5. 22. B-K4. N-K7.I NxBch; 22. PxN, B-K6; 23, R-B2. N-Q5; 24 R-N2. NxPi 25. B-K4. N-Q7; 2b. Q-Q3, NxB nniWl2(!; Q-Q2, NxBch; 81. PxN. B-K and wins. IV. 20. Q-K.2, BxPI 21. QxB, RxR and wins. V. 20. NxB3. N-Q5. ete. VI 20 B-K4, Bxl'll 21. QxR. BiB. (At 22. PxH, NxP; 23. K-N2, -R5l 24. Q-B2. N-B.Vh; 25. K-N, N(NI-K7ch: 2H K-Q2, R-Qch; 29. B-Q3 (or 29. Q-Q3. NxQ, 30. RxW. NiU'lixK dls. ch followed by . . . NxR.I Q-B7: 30. R-B, Q-N7: 31. K-K1. N-U4chi 32, K-K4, Q-NJch and male next move. (Bl 22. Q-B4. B-N; 23. R-B2. (If 23. No. Q6. Q-B5.) P-R3: 24. N-B3. N-Nfich: 25. K. N2 lor 25. K-Nf B-R2ch; 26. K-N2, N-B5chl 27. KxN, Q-N4 mate I P-QN4; 2. Q-NJ (It 26. -BB. N-B5rh; 27. XN. N-Q4 die ehl nr 27. K-B2, QxPch: 28 K-K. N-N7eh. NxB; 27. NxN (If 27. PxN; Qxl'ch; 28. K-B. QR8eh: 29 K-K2. Q-N7crr; 30. K-Q3. Q-Hbch: QxPch: 24. K-B, Q-Rnrhi 29 K-K2, N-Bch; 30. K-U2, R-Qch winning. tCl 22 QxP. BxP: 23 KB. N-BS die. ch; 24 K-N.1. Q-N4ch; 75. K-B2, W-N7cB and mate next move. (D 22. Q-H2, II-B5: 23 OR-N, V-Nfichl 24 K-N2. NsH. 25. QxN. Qxl'ch; 2. K-B, N-N4 with a winning attack. VII. 20. B-K2, NxBch; 21. PN, B-NII and wins VIII. 20, B-B. BxP; SI. QxR. NsBehJ 22. K-N2, NHi 23. RsN I If 23. KsB, Q-KLch; 24 KxN. QxPch: 25. K-K. N-B5! 2d. R-Q2. Q-KKrh: 27 K-Q. Q-NNch and wins: If In this 25. K-N. QxBeh, etc.. I ll-Kti; 24. R-UII2. -N4ch, 25. K-R, QxN wl'h advanlage. IX. 20 Ult-N lor R-R. I P-R3; 21, N-113, N-Q5 and should win. X. 20 R-K. BxPI 21. QsR. NxBcn: 2X. K-N2, ItxR; 23. Q-B2. N-H.irh winning XI. 20. R-B. BIM 21. QsR, NxBch: 22. K-N2, NxR; 23 KxR, RxQ. 24. RxRch. N-Ri 25. BxN, P-KN3 and While haa n compensation for hia material disadvan- tage. XII 20 KR-N. NxBchl il BxN. BxPl 22. QsR. BxR; 21. Q-B2. BxP and Whit must resian. ... Xlfl 20. K-N, BiPeht 21. QxB, RxR and wins XIV. 20 K-N2, H(R41-B5chl II. K-R III ill. K-N. lUI'chi 82. QxB. W-Rheh. nr 21 K-R. U-Kbchi 22. K-K, BxPch, 23. UxB. ItxR: 24 ItxH, N'Hch, ele.l BxP 22. QxH, Ball, 23. Q-M2 (forced.) NsBl 24. BxN, Bl'i 25. RUK-Q. B-H5 die ch) 2(1. K-N, U-Mchl 27. Q-N 2. QN with decisive material advantage. ill Now that Lasker haa prevented Ateinita from achieving a harmnnioua devlopment, he lesroupa his nwn piece. The same maneuver also appeera In hit same with Jannwskl al Ht. Petersburg, 1114. as well ae In hie encounter with Ru bensteln at Moscow, 19:5. (I) Hacrlflcln a P to initiate tit Itlart which should at least draw, ikt In order In he able tn attar k the t) and also to clear the aeventii rank.
Hi Probably fearing (he pin after 24, N-K2. which would however have drawn: 1. 3d . . . NxN: 27. RsN, ft-Ql lor 27 , , . Q-Kd 21. B-Ql. R-K: 29. H-K4 I 211. P-R4, R-Kl 99. II-R3 followed by It-N2 and U Ui IT 29 , , . B-N3I 17. Q UI drawlnf easily. lit. 2 , . . Q-4: 87. P-N4, 0-R 29. QxH, NxNi 99 Q-KH2 with advantaae. After the text White aermg tn have a sett position and It la by no means easy to see that Klerk a attack will prove derisive. Perhaps Bieihita waa playing tn win and retorted 2H, N-K2 on the ground that It would only suture tn draw. (mi N-K2 enuld (till he Plsved im But now 21, N-K2 Would be answered by 99 , . , -Q and Whit it lost, for If 29. N-fW. N-B4II threatening . , . NxP male as well aa , . , QxRI heailMful Cnnrepllon, m The lest la freed, for If 99 Kft-W, Q-Q2I 29. P-N4, R-B. 30, Q-Q5, Q-Kl winnine-e lilere IPI If 29 P-Bfl, R-BI 30 Q-Q5, O B2 .11 N-Krt. QXP) 21. NxR, Q Rfh, 31. K-N, N-K7 mate (nt Very nretlyt tf Ho JO Ref, QxNPl 31. N X, QxPrhl 32. K-N, RxN 33. QxR, BsKrli Wlnnliia tha ecliantl. (ri Belter than 30, R-Q), N-B4; 2l. N-K4, KP (si Bteinllt It ptsvlng the best defense available, but asalnsl Lasker forceful and eleaant tl'ack ther, er no longer any adenuale replies.
Ill This accurately calculate mov (tulrkir forces the win 31 , , .- Kri 32, R-QV, NxR; 33. KsN wins a P nut leave While with a teneole gamei win 31 . . . N-Ka) wins the exchange, hut leeveg Bltck WHh t difficult eame to ln. (ill If 22. QR-K. NxPChl 13. NXN. QsPrh. . (vi wiiii restana, mr ir en r, Black rnsies In four mnva: while after 40. Q-QScIl: K-f2i 41 N-NDch. K-N3; . rt-Nhrb; It'll: 41 QiBrhl P-B.1 flerelf does ,in gem contain a many gomblna.

'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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