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Chess 19 Jul 1942, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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CHESS BY HERMAN STEINER INTERNATIONAL CHESS MASTER Address All Mail to Chess Editor Jul. 19, 1942!. L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1313 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by R. C. Mankowski, Los Angeles, Cal. White mates in two. iWh. 9: Bl. 6.) L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1314 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by R. Kosnn, San Pedro, Cal. White mates in three. (Wh. 10; Bl. 12.) TO PROBLEM NO. 1309; 00,fallae of pawn , center being necessarily a strong center is perhaps responsible for, lh popularity it captur by SOLUTION B-Nti. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1310: K-R2.
We received solutions from the following: Rev. P. Prlchard, C. Huffman (welcome to our ladder,' G. A. Hall. J. O. Dodge, F. D. Fuller, C. Henderson. D. A. Innes. A. L. Buckman (sorry for the error,) L. A. Salgado, E. Bhlmano, A. 8. Wells. D. B. Carter (welcome to our lan- 115'der.l Mrs, F. Tovar, M. Morris. J. T. 1 Watson. Capi, H. W. Gillett (welcome to our tanner., u. rrancis, jvi. nuanmiu, H. M. Voorhfls (welcome to our ladder.) J. Sufflebram (welcome back,) H. P. Ms-tosian. S. J. McConnell, J. C. Drake, F. Niargorelten. It. Ilenlon .welcome to our Isdder.i V. L. Kocthrn. B. Bushueff, O. I). Donald. J. P. Walsh. R. L. Hewes, C. J. Glbbs. A. J. Myers, E. Dmytryk iwel-come bark.. C. B. Collins. W. de Castro. C. P. Foid, R. H. BchIs mo.) E. H. Bchadee. Dr. F. B. Sheldon, H. Bruhn, F. E. Wells (welcome to our ladder, you 1 may send the problems and thanks. I W. C. Nolting. A. D. Reynolds Sr.. J. David son, W. Harmon, F. J. culbertson jr. (welcome to our ladder,) O. Klbbey, C. Drake.
U.S. RAPID TRANSIT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Reuben Fine of Washington, D C. winner of the national open tournament In St. Louis last year, won the (Irst national rapid transit championship tournament, under auspices of the United Btates Chess Federation at the Hole CaDltol recently, outranking Samuel Reshevaky, three times united Btates chamn on.
These rivals met in the final round and, surrounded by a laraa gallery. Fine won. Thus Fine, who lost only one game In the finals to Herbert Seldman, finished with a score of 10-1. Fine received the first cash prlre and custody of tne 1,. waiter Stephens Trophy, Rcshevsky finished In second place with a score of 9-2.
Draws were recorded against him by Nadell and Matthew Oreen Geone Sltalnswlt, 7',-3'.i. took the third prise: 1. A. Horowltc. 7-4, fourth aud Itaao 1. Kashdan, 6-S, th fifth. THK NATIONAL OPEN TOURNAMENT We Just received word from our good friend J. C. Thompson of Dallas. Tex that th annual national open will aialn be held at the fair city 01 Dallas.
Tex., from Aug. 22-30 at th Baker Hotel. under the auspices of the Texas Chess Association. W heartily congratulate the Texas Chess Association for the arrange ment or this Important tournament. Two years ao Dallas had a successful national open.
Fin winning and your editor the runner-up. In 1941, St. Louis. Mo., had th tournament, again Pin winning and your editor th runner-up. in a time we none mat your editor will catch up and will be abla to bring home tha baoon.
having had the necesssrr practice In the last United Btatra champion. ship tournament' In New York. Pa vera from Ca Ifornhs and th near. by Slates are urged td take part In this tournament and enjnr real southern hospitality! For Information writ J. C. Thompson, president. Texaa Chess Association, 702 Mont Vista Drive, Dallas, Tex. t ICIIT FOR Till CENTF.ft F)V KAMAT (Continued Irnm last Sundsvl There was a tendency amon the clas sicists to eonfus a pawn center with a iron, center though soma cases of pawn center ar indeed strong centers. This pawns towards center. We have, however, seen several examples of "a horde of pawns" in the center going hand to nand with a weak center basis and this is particularly the case when the mobility of this horde of pawn center is greatly restricted In the sense that the advance of any one of them will create "holes" wherein an enemy piece will be comfortably lodged; but a pawn center has to be watched in the process of their setting cenier strensth (i. e.) every attempt should be made to prevent an immobile pawn center from becoming a mobile one. This Is what Is meant by "a free mobile center being a deadly weapon of attack." To quote again Nimzowitsch. "A mobile center pawn must be regarded as a dangerous criminal. Such a pawn must either be executed or be put under restraint. Accordingly we condemn the criminal either to death or to Imprisonment for life.
Or we can pleasantly combine the two by, say. first condemning him to death, then commuting his sentence to life Imprisonment: or what is the commoner case, we keep him under restraint until he Is quite impotent and then show our msnly courage by executing the death sentence (i. e srrlvlne at P-Q4 and PxP ) After 1 P-K4. P-K4: 2. Kt-KB3. Kt-QB3; 3. P-Q4, PxP4; 4. KtxP, restraint would be begun by 4. . . . P-Q3 and perfected by Kt-KB3. B-K2. O-O. R-Kl and B-KB1: by which procedure any ruffianly advance- Is kept under close observation.
White on his aide will do all In his power to make the (criminal) KP mobile" and this is in fact a fight for tne center. The following opening moves of a game played by Nimzowitsch bring om neni in bold relief: "White obtains free mobile center pawn In his KP. Black keeps It in restraint by means of the resources which he hss in the K file and succeeds quite properly in killing the criminal. " Carlsbad: 1911 White Black Teichmann Nimzowitsch 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. K-KIB3 P-03 3. P-Q4 K-KtB3 4. Kt-B3 OKt-2 The Hanhnm variation makes develop. ment more difficult, but holds the center. To call the move "ugly" would be a question 01 aberration of taste.
5. B-QB4 B-K2 6. O-O O-O 7. Q-K2 P-QB3 By which at least Black establishes a sort of pawn-majority in the center tnnuch it is true White for tha time cails the tune. 8. P-QR4 The close character of the iimi allows 01 pawn moves in tne opening. m. . . . Q-B2 9. B-K13 P-QR3 In order to b able ventually to ad ranee the qbp. 10. P-KR3 PxP Giving up the center must not her be regarded as Illogical: was happiness no nappiness, oecause it endured for nut a short time? One cannot always he happy. 11. ruxp R-Kl Restraint strstegy directed asalnst the nr. 12. B-K4 B-KBt 13. B-KB3 Kt-B4 The attentive student will here have expected Biacg to lake possession of an advanced post at K4 but he wishes first to exchange; a commendable stratagem in cramped positions. 14. B-QR2 Kt-K3 15. BxKt BXB 16. Q-Q2 QR-Q1 17. KR-K1 B-Bl 18-QR-Q1 Kt-Q2 And now naving harmoniously com pleted his development (though for har. mony there was In truth not much room to spar In his cramped quarters) Black occupies the advanced post.
19. Kt-B5 Kt-K4 Command the field,. Large radius of attack. Any attempt to drive him anyway b P-KB4 would weaken the KP. 20. Kt-Q4 P-KB3 Observe the gradual paralysing of the KBP. 21. K-Rl 0-KB2 22. Q-KB2 U-KI3 23. P-UK13 Kt-B2 Now P-KB4 I prepared for. The student will ask what has the Kt at K4 accomplished, quite enough, sine While could undertake nothing. 24. K-R2 R-K2 25. Kt(Q4)-K2 P-KB4 Killing the paralyzed Pawn- Logically th game should proceed; 26. Kt-Kt3, QR-K1: 27. PxP, BxP; 28. KtxB. OxKt; 29. B-K13, RxR; 30. RxR, RxR: 31. QxR, QxQBP. etc. (Notes by Nimiowltsch.) A correct understanding of th "fight for the center" will obvl4 th necessity of studying every line of opening play in modern chess practice: aa Lasker would have It. "Chess" will beeom a matter of understanding rather ol .memory. In every gam In which White open with 1. P-K4. th aim for both sides will b th enforcement of 2. P-O at' the earliest opportunity without at torning in opponent any counier-chancea and where Whit open with 1. P-Q4 th aim will be for 2. P-K4. ton two pawns side by aid In th center well protected from th rear and the flank la a splendid attacking weapon. This perhaps explslns Hi underlying mntlv tn such opening as th Scotch gam, Ruy Lope, the French defense, etc., In the KP debut and th Nlm-aowltsch defens In th Oucen Pawn opening, Th center la moss Important as strength there helps mobility in either direction and a faith In strong center Is enourh to renel anv attack tin tha kin with tha necessary preliminary of strinsth in that region. The "center" la the heart of tha arstam and a strengthening of It, tn push th analogy, farther, la quite necessary for th fune- Honing of th othtr parti of ches or-isnisin.
We received solutions from the following: Rev. P. Prlchard, C. Huffman (welcome to our ladder,' G. A. Hall. J. O. Dodge, F. D. Fuller, C. Henderson. D. A. Innes. A. L. Buckman (sorry for the error,) L. A. Salgado, E. Bhlmano, A. 8. Wells. D. B. Carter (welcome to our lan- 115'der.l Mrs, F. Tovar, M. Morris. J. T. 1 Watson. Capi, H. W. Gillett (welcome to our tanner., u. rrancis, jvi. nuanmiu, H. M. Voorhfls (welcome to our ladder.) J. Sufflebram (welcome back,) H. P. Ms-tosian. S. J. McConnell, J. C. Drake, F. Niargorelten. It. Ilenlon .welcome to our Isdder.i V. L. Kocthrn. B. Bushueff, O. I). Donald. J. P. Walsh. R. L. Hewes, C. J. Glbbs. A. J. Myers, E. Dmytryk iwel-come bark.. C. B. Collins. W. de Castro. C. P. Foid, R. H. BchIs mo.) E. H. Bchadee. Dr. F. B. Sheldon, H. Bruhn, F. E. Wells (welcome to our ladder, you 1 may send the problems and thanks. I W. C. Nolting. A. D. Reynolds Sr.. J. David son, W. Harmon, F. J. culbertson jr. (welcome to our ladder,) O. Klbbey, C. Drake.
U.S. RAPID TRANSIT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Reuben Fine of Washington, D C. winner of the national open tournament In St. Louis last year, won the (Irst national rapid transit championship tournament, under auspices of the United Btates Chess Federation at the Hole CaDltol recently, outranking Samuel Reshevaky, three times united Btates chamn on.
These rivals met in the final round and, surrounded by a laraa gallery. Fine won. Thus Fine, who lost only one game In the finals to Herbert Seldman, finished with a score of 10-1. Fine received the first cash prlre and custody of tne 1,. waiter Stephens Trophy, Rcshevsky finished In second place with a score of 9-2.
Draws were recorded against him by Nadell and Matthew Oreen Geone Sltalnswlt, 7',-3'.i. took the third prise: 1. A. Horowltc. 7-4, fourth aud Itaao 1. Kashdan, 6-S, th fifth. THK NATIONAL OPEN TOURNAMENT We Just received word from our good friend J. C. Thompson of Dallas. Tex that th annual national open will aialn be held at the fair city 01 Dallas.
Tex., from Aug. 22-30 at th Baker Hotel. under the auspices of the Texas Chess Association. W heartily congratulate the Texas Chess Association for the arrange ment or this Important tournament. Two years ao Dallas had a successful national open.
Fin winning and your editor the runner-up. In 1941, St. Louis. Mo., had th tournament, again Pin winning and your editor th runner-up. in a time we none mat your editor will catch up and will be abla to bring home tha baoon.
having had the necesssrr practice In the last United Btatra champion. ship tournament' In New York. Pa vera from Ca Ifornhs and th near. by Slates are urged td take part In this tournament and enjnr real southern hospitality! For Information writ J. C. Thompson, president. Texaa Chess Association, 702 Mont Vista Drive, Dallas, Tex. t ICIIT FOR Till CENTF.ft F)V KAMAT (Continued Irnm last Sundsvl There was a tendency amon the clas sicists to eonfus a pawn center with a iron, center though soma cases of pawn center ar indeed strong centers. This pawns towards center. We have, however, seen several examples of "a horde of pawns" in the center going hand to nand with a weak center basis and this is particularly the case when the mobility of this horde of pawn center is greatly restricted In the sense that the advance of any one of them will create "holes" wherein an enemy piece will be comfortably lodged; but a pawn center has to be watched in the process of their setting cenier strensth (i. e.) every attempt should be made to prevent an immobile pawn center from becoming a mobile one. This Is what Is meant by "a free mobile center being a deadly weapon of attack." To quote again Nimzowitsch. "A mobile center pawn must be regarded as a dangerous criminal. Such a pawn must either be executed or be put under restraint. Accordingly we condemn the criminal either to death or to Imprisonment for life.
Or we can pleasantly combine the two by, say. first condemning him to death, then commuting his sentence to life Imprisonment: or what is the commoner case, we keep him under restraint until he Is quite impotent and then show our msnly courage by executing the death sentence (i. e srrlvlne at P-Q4 and PxP ) After 1 P-K4. P-K4: 2. Kt-KB3. Kt-QB3; 3. P-Q4, PxP4; 4. KtxP, restraint would be begun by 4. . . . P-Q3 and perfected by Kt-KB3. B-K2. O-O. R-Kl and B-KB1: by which procedure any ruffianly advance- Is kept under close observation.
White on his aide will do all In his power to make the (criminal) KP mobile" and this is in fact a fight for tne center. The following opening moves of a game played by Nimzowitsch bring om neni in bold relief: "White obtains free mobile center pawn In his KP. Black keeps It in restraint by means of the resources which he hss in the K file and succeeds quite properly in killing the criminal. " Carlsbad: 1911 White Black Teichmann Nimzowitsch 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. K-KIB3 P-03 3. P-Q4 K-KtB3 4. Kt-B3 OKt-2 The Hanhnm variation makes develop. ment more difficult, but holds the center. To call the move "ugly" would be a question 01 aberration of taste.
5. B-QB4 B-K2 6. O-O O-O 7. Q-K2 P-QB3 By which at least Black establishes a sort of pawn-majority in the center tnnuch it is true White for tha time cails the tune. 8. P-QR4 The close character of the iimi allows 01 pawn moves in tne opening. m. . . . Q-B2 9. B-K13 P-QR3 In order to b able ventually to ad ranee the qbp. 10. P-KR3 PxP Giving up the center must not her be regarded as Illogical: was happiness no nappiness, oecause it endured for nut a short time? One cannot always he happy. 11. ruxp R-Kl Restraint strstegy directed asalnst the nr. 12. B-K4 B-KBt 13. B-KB3 Kt-B4 The attentive student will here have expected Biacg to lake possession of an advanced post at K4 but he wishes first to exchange; a commendable stratagem in cramped positions. 14. B-QR2 Kt-K3 15. BxKt BXB 16. Q-Q2 QR-Q1 17. KR-K1 B-Bl 18-QR-Q1 Kt-Q2 And now naving harmoniously com pleted his development (though for har. mony there was In truth not much room to spar In his cramped quarters) Black occupies the advanced post.
19. Kt-B5 Kt-K4 Command the field,. Large radius of attack. Any attempt to drive him anyway b P-KB4 would weaken the KP. 20. Kt-Q4 P-KB3 Observe the gradual paralysing of the KBP. 21. K-Rl 0-KB2 22. Q-KB2 U-KI3 23. P-UK13 Kt-B2 Now P-KB4 I prepared for. The student will ask what has the Kt at K4 accomplished, quite enough, sine While could undertake nothing. 24. K-R2 R-K2 25. Kt(Q4)-K2 P-KB4 Killing the paralyzed Pawn- Logically th game should proceed; 26. Kt-Kt3, QR-K1: 27. PxP, BxP; 28. KtxB. OxKt; 29. B-K13, RxR; 30. RxR, RxR: 31. QxR, QxQBP. etc. (Notes by Nimiowltsch.) A correct understanding of th "fight for the center" will obvl4 th necessity of studying every line of opening play in modern chess practice: aa Lasker would have It. "Chess" will beeom a matter of understanding rather ol .memory. In every gam In which White open with 1. P-K4. th aim for both sides will b th enforcement of 2. P-O at' the earliest opportunity without at torning in opponent any counier-chancea and where Whit open with 1. P-Q4 th aim will be for 2. P-K4. ton two pawns side by aid In th center well protected from th rear and the flank la a splendid attacking weapon. This perhaps explslns Hi underlying mntlv tn such opening as th Scotch gam, Ruy Lope, the French defense, etc., In the KP debut and th Nlm-aowltsch defens In th Oucen Pawn opening, Th center la moss Important as strength there helps mobility in either direction and a faith In strong center Is enourh to renel anv attack tin tha kin with tha necessary preliminary of strinsth in that region. The "center" la the heart of tha arstam and a strengthening of It, tn push th analogy, farther, la quite necessary for th fune- Honing of th othtr parti of ches or-isnisin.
