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July 21, 1940 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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ChessChess 21 Jul 1940, 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 July 21, 1940 L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1105 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by Percy Bowater, San Marino. Cal. second mean a.m., tessels were FROM Havre White mates In two. (Wh. (: Bl. S.) L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1106 rnmnr)tfi tnt th f m At-igrtsw4t Titnawai Itw e!!Pfrcy Bowntsfr, Bun Marino, cL l. Mobile United of too the s are 1 r r These are all more or less positional .Ideas with which we have already dealt iti our previous aeriea ui ariicies.
ins break-through, however. Is the crisis of the game and cannot be considered either from a wholly positional or from a wholly combinative standpoint. Game No 848, in th last Chess but one, provided an excellent example ef a "break-through" from the above position, DIAGRAM 19-21 2S-191 White mates in three.
(Wh. 9; BL 4 BOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1101: Kt-K3. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1102: K-B4. We received solutions from the following: O Podge. C. P. Ford. H J Olimore. I.T?1 W. Hatmon. J. C. Prake, C. L. Hoover. 4 H.ll ( r ris.h. I. fthennarri. ft n 23-19 Halton. A. O. Karn. D A Innes. A. Wick- to man. W. L. Koethen. M Rudholm. Pr. R. IMSh. Ross. J. E. Tyler. J. M Melnhardt, 17-14 H- p' 1Uum' H- Bruhn, J. Fronseca. 10-171 HANAIER, BERNSTEIN WLV AT 1 1 VENT.NOR CITY oio- Brooklyn chess representatives In the 2l-.il second annual mutation tournament of ,he Ventnor City Chess Club received their full share In th distribution of prises 1S-2G awarded for the competition.
Sidney Bern- stein, who tied for first place with M 11- sjU-4.1 ton Hanauer of Manhattan, last yesrs j victor, shared with him the first and second cash prises. They will have custody of the challenge trophy for six months each This was ' handed to thena by ex-Unlted States Cham- Pir.n Frank j. Marshall. L Bernatem also won the second of the 1 L w e1h pmM for ,he bMt played Of games, as well aa honorable mention in Here Is an end-game position in which material is equal but In which Black has a very helpless bishop. It Is not easy to) see how White can make anything of big advantage, ao hopelessly blocked is the position, apparently.
The pawns stand, like a dam between the two opposing flooua but the dam can be breachedt I. P-U5! This sacrifice lets In the white knight, What does it threaten? Not 2. P-B8. for that would close the breach again forever, but 2, I'tKlPI (stronger than 2. Pxtjl') 2 . . . BxP: 3 Kt-B4. B-B2: 4 P-KtS. B-Ktl: 5. KtxRP and wins. So Biack 1 forced to rupture. 1. RlTsP. HI.... I'P. then 2. P-Qfi capturing- the bishop without a blow, for instance. 1, . . . K-Bl: 2 K-B4. K-Kl: 3 K-G5. K-Q2: 4 KI-B4. K-Kl; 5. K-KS. K-B1J 6. K-Q7. etc. 2. Kt-Kl. K-Kll . F-KtA. K-Q3I 4, F-KI7 and Whi'e wins easily for, if 4 . . , B-B2 then S. KtxRP and If 4. . . . K-BJ-Ihen 8 K'x either pawn. If, in Diagram 2. Hlsrk'i KKIP er transposed to his QH4. there being no hone of a break-through on either side, the tame would be inescapably drawn. (Te be continued) Th fnllowint brilliant tarn was si on by Herbert Seldman of Brooklyn College in the fourth round of the United Slate preliminaries: FRENCH DEFENSE the brilliancy awards, f The final standings' ! Players. W, L. D. Totals.
Bernstein ........ 6 14 8 3 Hanauer 6 14 8 3 'Adams S 1 S 7'i 3'i Donovan 5 3 3 6's 4', Pantasiere 5 3 3 6'a 4i Ulvestad 4 2 8 6'a 4'i .Oeidman 4 S 4 6 5 Wolliston 4 4 3 5 Ml 5', .Morris 2 5 4 4 7 Budge 2 6 3 3'i 7i McCormlck ....... 3 3 J'n 7's .Stephen 0 10 1 Vs '.a COMBINATIVE PLAY BY DR. MAX EUWE (World Champion. 1935-37) I. THE BREAK-THROUGH x A break-through converts a blocked position into an open one and Is usually marked by a change from positional play tn combinative play. Us aim Is always the same, but it can take an endless vsri ety of forms the simplest of all the opening of a file by a simple exchange of pawns. Whoever strives for a breakthrough must have more room for maneuvering behind his pawn front than his opponent behind his: if this Is the ease, he will be able to post his pieces aa favor-ably as po.sihle but, the deTender will not, through being cramped. After tha breakthrough, he will then be able to exploit his better deployment. Hence the Ideal point for a break-through la one within one s opponent a half ot th board, DIAGRAM 1 always 22-17.
of it i between the two players. While sfBnda a . lit Hp mute aaareeaivelv. a clrt which has imic sismtirame ' p"llmn fmaina omcgen nut wouia Of H "s character Were to change WhJ' r""'1 ,r!Tec ,CJ," lbf """"l P-K4. but this break-through would be none too good: the explosion occurs within '" territory and It will gain him mi n,w trrraln.
Apart from this. Blark. by replying... QPxP would Isolate Whiles ! wp and obtain a fine free square at his llitntH There Is a much better opportunity to Dfr.a, through al &KI5 If White cab advance his UKiP lo that euiiar and exchange it for the WPP, he will be able m mk us ot his advantage m space P" Um H'een's side, whilst Black will he fft wlth , pronounced weakness of some sort, an Isolated queen pawn If h makes the exchange or a backward pawn on his una if he leaves White to do so, In the lL.tl,tJVL! JUl h'S5 for the hrekk-throuan; Hlack. on the lU'Iiri IIHTKl, IIKH 111.
.nun v.. uu hiitiiiik. Seidman Ulvestad Seldman L'lvestad White Black White Black 1- P-K4 P-K3 18-HxKt Q.K1 2- P-g4 P-Q4 17-P.KKt4 Castlre 3- Kt-UD3 B-Kt5 18-Q-K B-OJ 4- P-K5 P-UR1 19-y-KtJ K-H 5- P-B4 KI-R3 20-B-Q3 . P-P4 fi-Kt-BI P-OH4 21-PxPep. PiP 7- P-OHJ B-R4 22-P-Kt5 Kt-Kl 8- B-K2 Kt-R3 23-Q-H4 WK-H 9- Cas'les PxP 24-R-H3 R-PS 10- KI-OR4 P-Kt4 25-R-RJ P-RJ 11- KI-BA B-Kt3 28-PxBP O-QJ U-P-Ki4 -K2 27-Bx.-tia) OPxH 13- KKtxP BxKt L'8-P-B3 H-B3 14- PxB WxP ;o-K.B2 B-BJ 15- B-K1 KtxKt 30KJxPch Res1gnsb) (al Missing checkmate in six.
as fnl. lows- 27. OxPch, KtxQ; 28 RxKtch, K-Kt 29. B-R7ch. K-B2; 30 n-Ktch. K-Kt; 3L P-BTch. RxP; 32 R-R8, mate, ibi The finish Is yery pretty. If 30. . . . KtxW: 31. F-sKtch. R-H2: 32 P-B7cli, UxUch; 33. PxQ. K-Kt2; 34 RxRch etc. If 31. . . . K-Kt; 32. R-Ktch, lorclnf checkmate. Here are some of the Metropolitan Chess) League games from the match between the Manhattans and the Marshalls which derided the 1940 championship in favor ol tha former. FRENCH DEFENSE "1 F"1 i rl ' ".' j t.j t . j s!y U i, .U I...
..! 'Hnf' Plnkn Manhattan Whit 1- P-K4 2- P-U4 3- N-WBJ 4- H-N5 5- P-K5 6- P-KR4 7- BxB 8- P-H4 9- PxP 10- U-O3 11- N-BJ 12- U-O-O Smirk Plnkus Smlrkej Marshall Manhattan Marshall Black White BlacK P-K3 13-P-B5 P-RI P-Q4 14-Q-P4 B-NJ N-KB1 15-B-Q3 OR-Bl 4- B-K2 lfl-KR-Kl N-NJ F.N-Q2 17-N-Q4 NB, P-OH4 18-RxN P-NI KxB 11-PsP Pxl N-QH3 20-Q-N4 KR-Kl Q-H4 21-NxKP U-Nl QvHP 22-OxP Kx P-UK1 23-R-N3 Resign! P-U.N4 RUY LOPEZ Fine Moskowltg Marshall Mauhatian While 1- P-K4 2- N-KRJ 3- 11-N5 4- B-R4 8-O-G 8- U-KJ 7-H-N.I 5- P-WR4 9- P-P.l 10-P-KRJ 11- H-iOl 12- I1-H2 11-P-W4 14- PxKP 15- II-N5 1K-UN-Q2 17- I'xP 18- 1I-W3 Black P-K4 N-QH3 P-UI!3 N-H.1 B-K2 F-UN4 P-Q3 B-N5 O-O B R4 N-H4 UNI P-114 3l'sP P-N5 PxP, Q-N7 KR-Ul Fine Moskowlla) Marshall Mauhatla.t Whit Blare 19-HxRP Qx)if 2(l-Ri01).QBI U-NT 21-P-N4 B-N.1 l-ll-NS ii4-H-R4 2tl-11xN 27-RxP :'8-R-OS 29- N-B1 30- B-Q7 31- Bxf 32- H-B5 ;i.t-RxN 14-R-R8 4- I5-H(N1).NBI aii-UxB-e Reslgllg O-Hj P-Rl Rx1 QxKRP Bsf B-N4 B-P1 P-H4 PxP Q-RS R-OL R-Q7 K-RJ BxP QUEEN'S PAWN GAME This well-known position arises from the eveli.n.a variation nf lh oueeit's aamhit. jibe board Is more or lesa euually shared i , tn him. Ill a lireg-throileh Is a very ,"' threat. 10 mlnlmlr the dan aer. he must atr ve first y to exchange oil some plerea (which will be difficult in such a blocked position, I or to counterattack on the oilier" side (and this loo ill not he easy, autre he catittot, break through at hta KB1) the normal counter to Whites hreak-throush at QKt5 without exposing bit king through the advance at big K.SP.I Neusa Du Pols White Blark 1- P-04 Kt-Kin 2- KI-KB3 P-WH4 3- P.QIIJ PxP 4-PxP P-KKI.1 8-Kt-QB3 P-W4 6- B-B4 Kl-QH.1 7- F-K1 i'-Ult.l 8- P-KR3 B-P4 D-B-WJ 11x11 10-QxR B-KI2 U-CnstlesKR Castles 12-KR-B KI-KR4 13- 11-113 PKH4 14- Kt,-UR4 P-K1 15- K1-I15 W-K2 Ki-O Ktl H-B3 17- KtxKlP KtXP 18- KtxKt WxKt 11-Oxt) PxQ 20- K'xKP HsP, 21- WR-Kt R-K2 Neusa White 22- R-RS 23- KI-B7 24- Kt-K(t 25- KI-B7 2h-RxRP V7-Kt-KfJ SB-RtxH 2'1-B-CJ(j 30-PxP :il-B-B7 32.H-K1T On Bni 4 niaiig B-Kia R-Q OH -rj R-Q P-Ql RfQi-lC KtxKt R K R! R(Kl-K.1 33- H(KI7)-R7 WR-I1.; 34- P-MR4 R-K8eh 35- K-H3 OR-Itsj :in-R-K( R-R8.lt 37-K-KI3 Kt,-R4.h 38-K-B3 R-H',.-h 39-K-K2 RfR8)-t)M 40R-Kfflrh KM 41-H-U4cu RtSigna On of Alekhlne'g vletorleg In th Mnn.
tevldeo tournament, played shortly after lb Buenos Aires International Team Tournament. H, Golombek, editor of th British Chess Magalne, finished aecond In this tournament, but was no match for the champion of lh world In their Indi. yldual encounter, below: SICILIAN DEFENSE Atekhlllg Oolnmhek Alekhlng White Black White -1-PK4 r-UH4 1'1-P-OKtJ 2- K1-KB1 P-U1 20.QR-K 3- P-W4 PxP 2I-P-KB5 4- KlxP K1-KH3 22-Q-B3 8-KI-WB3 P-KKI3 21-Kt-KIJ 6- B-K2 B-K(2 14-iUKt 7- Kt-Kti . KI-UB3 P5-W-K1 8- Casties Cssties 'Jii.gni ft K-R P-WH4 .7-0-B7 10- P-WR4 B K 1 .'S-tJyRp 11- P-K!t4 O-H ;"(--B7 13- H-K.l B KI5 .')0-Ktp 1.1-B-Kt H-Q 31-Kt-KtJ 14- Kt-yS B H 32-RxBP 15- Wvtl KtxKt 3.I-R-K2 IH-KI'Kt Kt-KtS ,14-P-Ktl 17- P-P4 Q-B2 35-K-K12 18- KI-Q4 KR-Ofll Oolombeg; Bla.lt Kt-RJ RtC Kt-114 H K -CiJ PxH Kft-K Pxi 68.1 1-K4 Of P-K1 P-Ks P-K8 R-K B-n 1. Resign Allhongh Ibe Bn lllan Is tepu'ed he one of Blacks strongest defenses 14 P-Kt, recent master play lavore Whit. 1

'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.

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