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July 07, 1940 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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ChessChess 07 Jul 1940, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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CHESS July 7, 1910 I. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1101 Br L. R. Ramachandra, First Pr. Whit mate In two. Wh. 11; Bl. 7.) L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO, 1102 By Mr. N. Bchrufer 4 White mates in three. (Wh. 10; Bl. 7.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1097: K-Kt3. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1098: R-5. We received tolutiona from the following; Dr. R. H. Rost, J. P. Walsh, J. E. Tyler, J. C. Drake, O. A. Hall. W. L. Koethen. J. O. Dodge, Rev. P. Pncharfl, C. P, Ford, A. O. Karn. J. Fonseca, W. L. Shanks, L. Bheppard. M. Rudholm, O. R. Halton, H. Bruhn, O. B. Oakes. E. H. Srhadee, J. E, Blier, H. Matnsian, R, Bennett, W. Harmon, J. Davidson, D. A. limes, H. P. Baum.
CORRECTION In Problem No. 1093 by Pedler there la no solution. The intended solution It KI-Q4, but RiB4ixKt defeats It, so the no solution claim still stands? Problem 1095 ha two solutions, B-K17, the intended one, and Kt-B2chl Due to the fact that thia mean added point to the solvers who tend in no tolutiona to problem 1093, and double solution to 1095, the Handing of the lad-deritea will not be published until next month, but there will be two winners instead of one. NEWS OF THE (LIBS THE HOLLYWOOD OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT The open Hollywood championship, tournament, 'which I sponsored by the Hollywood Chess Group. 108 N. Formosa Ave., beaan Ita preliminaries In four i secllona on Friday, July 5. Due to I the fact that there la , a great difference In lh playing sirens ih, the weaker playera had to be divided Into different classes. There la an opening for four added entrlea and the closing date ha been set for July 12. Those desiring to enter please telephone WEb-ster 8817 or call at the above address before this dale. The following players have to date entered the preliminaries: J. E. Brombera, A. W. Bromberg, J. O. Berman. M. Cohen, A. Chandler, Mrs. R. Chernit, J. Dubin, Q. Farley, Mra. F. Faulkner, F, Feld, E. Oellert, J. Gordon, J. Hofnagle. C. E. Henderson, O. Hutch inson, P. Mason, B. Paine, W. O. Paine, D. Pelllgrlni, E. Plantemura, P. Potland, F. Perkins, I. Siegel, C. Thomas, J. Ul-rirh. E. T. Wallis, L. Wheeler and W. Wheeler. A number of winner of the preliminary group will have the opportunity to advance In the competition agalnat the seeded group. A very Interesting off-hand game played at the headquarters ot the Hollywood Chesa Oroup, between E. Kovact and J. Chernit.
They will participate In the forthcoming open Hollywood championship tournament. OIOOCO PIANO (HUNGARIAN DEFENSE) Knvae White 1- P-K4 2- KI-KB3 3- B-B4 4- Castle 5- R-K fi-P-04 7- P-B3 8- PxP Chernls Black P-K4 KI-OB3 KI-B3 B-K2 P-03 B-K15 Q-Q2 KtxP'K4l Kovact White 9-KtxKt 10- O-KI3 11- P-B3 12- K-R 13- B-K3 14- Q-B2 Chernit Black PxKt Castles Q B-B4rh BxP Q-KI5 BxB 15-P-KR3 KtxP 16-PxQ? Kt-Kt6male From the Interclub matches. N.Y.C.: THREE KNIGHTS OPENINO Ktipchlk Rethevsky Black P-K4 K1-OH3 B-Kt5 KI-B3 P-U4 KtxP BxKt B-Kt5 B-R4 Castlea Kt-Kt3 Kupchik White 22- KR-K 23- P-KB4 24- P-B4 25- P-B5 2t,-BxKt 27-P-BH 2B-Q-R3 29- QP 30- Kt-R4 31- Kt-K3 32- K-B2 33- Q-R3 34- R-K2 35- Kt-Kt4 38-OR-K 37- KI-K3 38- Kt-Q 39- RxB 40- RxR 41- K-K7ch Keshevsky Black QR-K K-B White 1- P-K4 2- KNKR3 3- Kt-BJ 4- B-B4 5- P-Q3 6- PxP 7- B-Ol 8- PxB 9- P-KR3 10- Q-K2 11- Q-K4 12- B-Kt.3 13- Q-KK14 14- PxP 15- B-K3 lti-Castlr 17-OR-Q 19-B-Q4 19- PxKt 20- O-KI3 21- Kt-KS R-Q KI-Q4 RxBi B-KI3 P-K5 BxP B-KI3 R-K Q-B3 KtxB R-K5 R-K2 B-B4 R-K3 Q-Q2I RxR Q-B4 Resitnt HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Addresa all mall to Chen Editor From the Marshall CC : FRENCH DEFENSE Lasker Saltzberg Lasker Baltzherg White Black White Black 1- P-04 P-K3 26-R-K5 P-KI3 2- P-K4 P-Q4 27-R-RJ B-B3 3- KI-U113 Kt-KBJ 28-BxP RxB 4- B-KKtS PxP 2il-RxP RxP - 5-KtxP n-K-2 30-P-UR4 Kt-K3 6- B-03 KtxKt 31-P-H5 R-Bil 7- BxB QxB 32-R-R8ch K-KI2 8- BxKt Q-Ktbch 33-P-Rb K-B2 9- P-B3 QxKlH 34-P-R4 K-K2 10- KI-K2 v -Rti 35-P-R7 R-BBch 11- Castle Kl-2 3o-K-R3 R-R8 12- Q-W3 P-KB4 M-P-R5 K-B2 ;13-B-B3 Castles 38-P-K14 BPxP )l4-Kt-B4 Q-Q.I 39-BPxP K-B3 15-Q-K3 R-B3 40-P-R6 " K-Kl.4 1H-KR-K Kt-B 41-R-K8 Kt-B7 17- P-B4 P-B3 42-R-K7 ' RxP 18- UFt-Q , B-2 43-RxP R-R'ich 19- P-Q5 KP:P 44-K-KI3 R-Rbch 20- KtxP PxKt 45-K-R2 Kt-K3 21- BxPch, K-R 46-R-R8 Kt-B5 22- BxP R-K 47-P-R7 R-Rfich 23- UsR BxU 48-K-Kt KxP 24- RxCl RxK Retigna 25- P-B3 B-H4 The brilliant Dr. Savlelly Tartakower certainly misbed a fairly obvloua win on hit 19th move when ha encountered J. EnevoltUen In the match between Poland and Denmark at Buenos Aires last summer. However, hit mating combination was still sufficient to forca an ultimate victory. NIMZOWITSCK DEFEN8E Tartakower White 1- P-Q4 2- P-WB4 3- N-UB3 4- N-B3 5- B-Q2 (i-P-K.3 7-U-B2 Enevold-aen Black M-KB3 P-K3 B-N5 O-O P-Q4IRI p-qk:) PxP P-QN4 QN-Q2 P-B4 P-B3 BxN N-W4 Tartakower While 14- N-N5 15- P-KR4 Enevold-aen Black P-N3 NS2)-N3 .
P-B4 PxP R-B2'Mhl R-KN2 1H-P-R5 17-PxP 1R-R-R8 19- 0-0-0 20- QR-KRl K-Bl 8- BxP 9- B-03 10- P-K4I 11- P-K5 12- B-K2 13- Pxb 21-R-RB R-KN1 22-R(Rl)-R7 N-K2 23- N-B7 24- B-RS 25- N-U6 4- Q-B2 K-Kl Retigna (a) P-QN3 It more in th spirit of the black tbi KxR; RxQ. opeuing. 19. R-R8 wina Immediately, If 20. NxR and 21. NxU, Else 20. A curious laps on the part of the winner, MAX LANQE ATTACK Denker Avrem Denker Avram White Blaok White Black 1- P-K4 P-K4 ll-QKt-K4 B-KB 2- KI-KB3 Kt-QB3 12-P-KKt4ta) Q-Q 3- B-B4 Kt-B3 13-KtxBP KxKt 4- P-Q4 PxP 14-Kt-Kt3ch K-Kt 5- Castlet B-B4 15-KtxB Kt-K4 8-P-K5 P-S4 lfl-P-B7ch KxP 7- PxKt PxB 17-Kt-Kt5ch K-Kt 8- R-Kch B-K3 18-RxKt QxR 9- Kt-Kt5 Q-Q4 19-Q-B3 and wina 10-KI-UB3 U-B4 (a) Relnfeld point out that thla Is unconvincing on account of 12. . . . QxPch; 13. QxQ, BxQ: 14. PxP, BxP; 15. Kt-B6ch, K-B: 18. KlxB, P-KR4I He recommend 12. KlxBP. SECRETS OF THE CHESSBOABO By C. J. 8. Pardy (Copyright) 13.
THF. SYSTEM AT WORK (Thla la a supplementary article to the series that ran throuth all the number of last year. We take varloua positions In a certain game and show how the ystem appnet.i Our game will be Botvlnnlk-Euwe. Lenin. grad. 1934. Dr. Euwe consider! It a re markable clear-cut example of the Inter relation between (trateaicai plana and tac- tical Ideas. The system la supposed to be applied at every move, but of course we have not the apace for that. I Dr. M. M. Botvinnik Dr. M. Euwe 1- P.Kt P-K4 2- N-KR8 N-OB:t 8-B-N5 P-URI 4- B-R4 N-B 5- 0-0 NxP S-P-QI P-QM 7- B-N3 P-0 8- PxP R-K 9- P-B3 Bhi lti-QN-Qt Castles M-O-Ni N-B4 li-V-Qt NxR 13-.xN Q-Ql A forced move, to we need no system for It (13. . . . NxN? would leave Black BP weak on an exposed file.) Now what la White' problem? Question 2 tell him that Black a threat It ... , N-Ql followed by . . P-QB4. Our first reaction to thla la to tee tf ther Is a good way of Ignoring it. What about the move w are so enxlous to play? (14. P-KB4 I Thla would certainly prevent . , , N-Ql, but now that he haa got In . . . Q-Q2.
Black could safely play 14. , . . NxN! 15. PxN. and now 15. . . . P-QR4I 16. B-K3. P-R5! U then 17. N-B5? BxN; 18. PxB. P-Q5 and White must lose the exchange, while If 17. N-Bl. P-QB4; 18. PxP. P-051 Is aaafn to Black'a advantage. Of course.
White is not forced to play 18 PxP here. He could simply leave Black to play . . . P-QH5, about a level tame.
Consequently, If we play 14. P-KB4 through Insuftclent thought, we do not necessarily get Into trouble. It la not a blunder, but lust a second-best move. If we had to look all that way ahead to avoid a blunder, chesa would be inhuman. Supposing we don't like 14. P-KB4, or are In doubt about It. we examine the possibility of taking measures aaainst the threat ( , . N-Ql.) Simple enough: 14. NxN. fnrrlnc the oueen to an in front of th pawn, and giving u time to lay a battery on QBS with B-ru. 14. NN! OxN PxP 15. B-KJ Q-Q3 How It la useless for Black to play fot P-B3I. . .
P-OB4 any longer, aa White ran ad-Q-Q2 vance hla KBP and play Q-KB2. thut Q-K training a third piece on the square. P-Kt4 Black must aubmlt to weakness on the B-K5 black aquarea. and teek freedom In tome P-KI3 , other way. White also haa the threat, of K-KI2 P-KB4.
preparing for a K-alde advance P-R4 As thl would force ... B-KB4. Black.
Important ten ion of the QP. Position after 18. . . . KR-Q1. In lha position. Question 4 might lead ua to look at an Interesting combination, aiming at forcing an entry at QB5. by N-R5 and N-N7.
each move hitting a piece on the way. Thla combination Is suspect, first of all because we shall be able, some time, to play N-QB5 In one hop, even tf we have to play the queen to KB2 first. Therefore, the yalue ot the combination Is doubtful, for although Black'a queen It hit. the goea to a better place . . . Q-KN3 But., In fact, the combination la very bad. because of a counter combination. After 17. N-R5, Q-KN3 we must visualise the position.
White'a KN2 hat become a weakness, being attacked and defended ihe same number of timet (1-1.) and after IB N-N7, Black could exploit this motif by 18. . . P-C35! (threatening the fork by . . . B-K5-geometncall) 19. NxR (forced,) 19. . . . PxB; and now the to Iree the Queen Irom pro- whiknnht cannot get out "net" motif. Any una til iiiaf iR-.cs runny im--v In'o the enemy camp need careful calculation. W therefore turn to Question 8 (Plan?) and thl leada u to the more prosaic method of getting hold of QB5. namely by Q-KB2, after advancing the KBP.
But P-KB4 or P-KB3, which? Moat playera would lay P-KB4. at that move wa on of our goals from the first. But now there It an Important difference. White haa lost hla white square bishop, go that Black has become very strong. By P-KB4 w should be handing him K5 Irrevocably.
It P-KB4 could aafely be followed up with a K-side push, well and good. But such a course would badly expose the White king 17. P-B3 B-KBH! A subtle prophylactlo against Too good a move lor most player to nnd j,.,,-,-over the board: we wish to avoid claiming too much ior the tystem , to Be continued..

'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

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