Chess 25 Jul 1943, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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CHESS BY HERMAN STEINER Address All Mail to the Chess Editor INTERNATIONAL CHESS MASTER July 25, 1943 L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 119 By A. F. Arguellea (4th Pr.) White mates in two. (Wh. 11: Bl. 13 ) L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1420 F. Rduch (5th Pr.) White mates In three. (Wh. 9; BL, 7.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1415: N-K8. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1416: Q-KR8. We received solutions from (he following: J. O. Dodge. C. B Collins. D. M. Poole. E. H. Quayle. D. Wells. J. P. Walsh. L. A. Victor. A. D. Rrrnolds Sr . H. Bruhn. C O. Gallagher. W. L. Koe-ihen, W. Primrose twelcome to our Jad-dr.i J. C Dralte. O. A. Hall. R. O. Kingsbury. R. O. Alderson, Lieut. A. R. Sanford DC. 'welcome to our ladder.) M. Rudnolm, w. c. Noltlng, E A. Rose-crans. F. B Paulkner, C. F. Beck. D. W. Clark. D. J. Clark, D. A. Innes, M. Morris. J. Fonseca, B. BushuefT. c. P. Ford. E. H Schadee. H. King i welcome to our ladder i L. J. Slupko. D. Reynolds Jr. welcome to our ladder;) visit, the chess club at 108 N. Formosa Ave., or 124 W. Fourth St. Los Angeles, all your questions will be explained.) F. Aks, A. S. Wells.
ENGLISH GAME This game, played in the London Workers' Chess League, shows how one of England's strongest masters defeated Rupert Cross, her strongest blind expert.
QUEEN'S PAWN GAME your eotamn fee date of first meeting which will be held in the rooms of the Hollywood Chess Group at 10 N. Formosa Ave:, Log Angeles, Cal.
L A. TIMES END GAME Composed for the Los Angeles Times br H. B. Pike. Los Angeles. Cal. A White to play and win. (Wh. 6; Bl. I Black la forced to surrender Rook an4 two pieces for White's Queen, and in addition thereto he is in a mating net from which he cannot escape. Hahlbohm M'Murray 1 White 1- P-K4 2- PxP 3- B-Kt5ch 4- B-B4 5- P-KBI 6- Kt-B3 1-P-KKH B-0-K2 3-Q-03 10- P-KtJ 11- R-Ktl 12- KK'-K2 13- P-B4 14- P-KR3 15- P-KtS l(i-Q-B3 17-P-Q3 1R-Kt-K4 n-KtxP 20- Kt-Q4 21- Ktl4i-KS 22- KtxR 23- B-Q2 24- KxB 25-Kt-K4 2fi-QxB 27-Q-K(2 Black P-Q4 Kt-KB3 B-Q2 B-K'5 B-B4 CRt-Q2 KIKI3 B-Bl P-Kt3 B-Kt2 Castles KKUQ2 Kt-B3 P-KR4 B-B4 Kl-Kl P-KB3 PxP KI-B3 KKtxP Q-Q3 B-Rftch BxBrh RxKt BxKt RxP RxB Hahlbohm M'Murray White 28- XtPx", 29- K-K1 30- Q-K2 31-Q-B2 Black KtxPeh Q-K4rh Q-Kt6eh Q-K4ch 32- K-B1 Kt(S)-K6ch 33- K-Ktl P-RS 34- QxP Kt-KBS 35- RxP Kt-K7ch 3S-K-B2 K'-B4 37-R-Ktrh K-B2 3B-Q-P7ch 39- QxPch 40- Q-KRrh 41- Q-Kt6cn 42- QxKt 43- KxKt 44- K-Q2 4VP-R4 46.R(RI.ICtl K-K3 K-02 K-03 K-B4 QxQeh Q-K3ch QxQRP Q-P3 O-BSch Cross While 1- P-04 2- P-QB4 3- P-KKI3 4- B-KI2 5- P-K4 -Kt-K2 7-Casllea -P-Q."t 9-QKt-BJ Winter Blsck KI-KB3 P-KKt3 B-KI2 P-Q3 QKI-Q2 Castles P-K4 P-OR4 Kt-B4 Cross White 10- P-KR3 11- B-K3 12- K-R2 13- PxP 14- BxKt 15- B-K3 lfi-B-R Resigns Winter Black KK'-02 P-B4 P-BS PxP P-Bfi Kt-K4 Q-R5
CORRESPONDENCE CHESS We are very happy to report the wonderful response to the suggestion of a correspondence league te be organised In the State of California. Some letters suggested the organisation of a Pacific Coast l.easue. with the near-hv Western States inrluded. also an affiliation with the Correspondence Chess League f America. It is the writer's intention to stimulate and further the Interest of rhess. W wish to thank those who generously offered to help our venture get started, and we would like more suggestions before the actual organisation begins. Watch 47-K-K2 Q-K'ch 4B-K-02 P-R4 4-P-R, Q-BVh 50- K-K2 K-Q 51- P-B3ch K-B4(a) 52- OR-Ktl Q-K4rh 53- K-Q2 O-Bsch M-K-Ql Drawn Observe that, if SI . . .. KitP: J KR-Blch. K-OS; S3-R-B4ch winning the Queen. A typical Hahlbohm trap.
When two opponents sa wily as this pair get together the most innocent looking mova may touch off a shattering combination. (Continued from last Sunday) THE BLOCK TWO-MOVER (Contlnuedl The following elementary example 'No ?4 displays a similar idea worked witu the Rook. Here there la no appearance of labored effort. NO. 14 Be J. Paul Tavlor Mates In two moves. The arrangement of this neat position is so balanced that Whits cannot make a reasonable move without the Black King having a greater selection of squares to Play to Though there ars practically two mating moves, the key l. R-Rg gives the problem a guileiesa charm in the four mating situations.
ENGLISH GAME This game, played in the London Workers' Chess League, shows how one of England's strongest masters defeated Rupert Cross, her strongest blind expert.
QUEEN'S PAWN GAME your eotamn fee date of first meeting which will be held in the rooms of the Hollywood Chess Group at 10 N. Formosa Ave:, Log Angeles, Cal.
L A. TIMES END GAME Composed for the Los Angeles Times br H. B. Pike. Los Angeles. Cal. A White to play and win. (Wh. 6; Bl. I Black la forced to surrender Rook an4 two pieces for White's Queen, and in addition thereto he is in a mating net from which he cannot escape. Hahlbohm M'Murray 1 White 1- P-K4 2- PxP 3- B-Kt5ch 4- B-B4 5- P-KBI 6- Kt-B3 1-P-KKH B-0-K2 3-Q-03 10- P-KtJ 11- R-Ktl 12- KK'-K2 13- P-B4 14- P-KR3 15- P-KtS l(i-Q-B3 17-P-Q3 1R-Kt-K4 n-KtxP 20- Kt-Q4 21- Ktl4i-KS 22- KtxR 23- B-Q2 24- KxB 25-Kt-K4 2fi-QxB 27-Q-K(2 Black P-Q4 Kt-KB3 B-Q2 B-K'5 B-B4 CRt-Q2 KIKI3 B-Bl P-Kt3 B-Kt2 Castles KKUQ2 Kt-B3 P-KR4 B-B4 Kl-Kl P-KB3 PxP KI-B3 KKtxP Q-Q3 B-Rftch BxBrh RxKt BxKt RxP RxB Hahlbohm M'Murray White 28- XtPx", 29- K-K1 30- Q-K2 31-Q-B2 Black KtxPeh Q-K4rh Q-Kt6eh Q-K4ch 32- K-B1 Kt(S)-K6ch 33- K-Ktl P-RS 34- QxP Kt-KBS 35- RxP Kt-K7ch 3S-K-B2 K'-B4 37-R-Ktrh K-B2 3B-Q-P7ch 39- QxPch 40- Q-KRrh 41- Q-Kt6cn 42- QxKt 43- KxKt 44- K-Q2 4VP-R4 46.R(RI.ICtl K-K3 K-02 K-03 K-B4 QxQeh Q-K3ch QxQRP Q-P3 O-BSch Cross While 1- P-04 2- P-QB4 3- P-KKI3 4- B-KI2 5- P-K4 -Kt-K2 7-Casllea -P-Q."t 9-QKt-BJ Winter Blsck KI-KB3 P-KKt3 B-KI2 P-Q3 QKI-Q2 Castles P-K4 P-OR4 Kt-B4 Cross White 10- P-KR3 11- B-K3 12- K-R2 13- PxP 14- BxKt 15- B-K3 lfi-B-R Resigns Winter Black KK'-02 P-B4 P-BS PxP P-Bfi Kt-K4 Q-R5
CORRESPONDENCE CHESS We are very happy to report the wonderful response to the suggestion of a correspondence league te be organised In the State of California. Some letters suggested the organisation of a Pacific Coast l.easue. with the near-hv Western States inrluded. also an affiliation with the Correspondence Chess League f America. It is the writer's intention to stimulate and further the Interest of rhess. W wish to thank those who generously offered to help our venture get started, and we would like more suggestions before the actual organisation begins. Watch 47-K-K2 Q-K'ch 4B-K-02 P-R4 4-P-R, Q-BVh 50- K-K2 K-Q 51- P-B3ch K-B4(a) 52- OR-Ktl Q-K4rh 53- K-Q2 O-Bsch M-K-Ql Drawn Observe that, if SI . . .. KitP: J KR-Blch. K-OS; S3-R-B4ch winning the Queen. A typical Hahlbohm trap.
When two opponents sa wily as this pair get together the most innocent looking mova may touch off a shattering combination. (Continued from last Sunday) THE BLOCK TWO-MOVER (Contlnuedl The following elementary example 'No ?4 displays a similar idea worked witu the Rook. Here there la no appearance of labored effort. NO. 14 Be J. Paul Tavlor Mates In two moves. The arrangement of this neat position is so balanced that Whits cannot make a reasonable move without the Black King having a greater selection of squares to Play to Though there ars practically two mating moves, the key l. R-Rg gives the problem a guileiesa charm in the four mating situations.
