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Chess 02 Jun 1940, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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CHESS June t, 1BI0 L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1091 By P, O. Pedler i.f A aWal . White mates In two. (Wh. 8: Bl. 7.) L, A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1092 Br Mrg. N. Bchrufer White mates in three. (Wh, S; Bl. 7.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1087: (No solution!) the latcndcd solution is R-Kad. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1088: Kt-B7. WILLARD HARMON WINS SOLVING CONTEST WITH 2li3 POINTS We congratulate again Mr. Barmen, whe bss won this contest the sixth timet He hss been with us since Problem No. 400 and has never missed any ene ef thrm! Mr. Harmon hails from Memphis, lenn. R. A. Bradley, 6; H. Bruhn, () 157; N. Brooks, 42; J. E. Bller, 3ti; Rev. A. B. Cooke, 16; J. Davidson, () 243; J. O. Dodae. (") 129; J. C. Drake, ( 32; E. Enckaon, 9; C. P. Ford, 135: H. J. GUmore. (l 18: J. W. Oorrell, b2; O. A. Hall, () 195: W. Harmon. ( ) 2h3; D. R. Hungate, Oi D. A, Innes, () 53; O. I. Johnson. 0; L. 8. Kenworthy, 15; W. L. Koethrn, () 137; Rrv. P. Prlchard, I'M 148; R. Roslln ( 87; Dr. R. H. Ross, () 63; M. Rudholm, ( 79: L. Sheppard. 68; E. H. Schadre, () 247; L. F. Sherman, 8; W. B. Tudor, () 2(18: J. Tronseca. 0; H. Villa, 0: J. P. Walsh, ( 2; J. T. Watson, ( 150, The score includes Problems 1081-1088. Et'LES OF THE SOLVING CONTEST The winners of each- mnnth't contest will receive a month's membership in the Chess and Checker Club of Los Angeles, 124 W. Fourth St.. where they may discuss composing and solving of problems and end tames. Every winner will be markrd with the usual (M showing that he was once a winner In climbing the ladder.
The system will enable 13 tor more In case of a tiei solvers to win. Solutiong sent In answer to this problem will be acknowledged within two weeks after publication If you wish to figure in the "up-to-the-minute" ladder, the time limit being seven days. Otherwise credit can only be given In a later ladder. Problem In this column may begin with a castling key or have castling as a defense, unless it can be definitely proved that such maneuvers are not legal. Capture keys, "en passant" keys and checking keys are also tolerated, but all the above types are rather uncommon The capture of a pawn, however, la not unusual.
If a problem has no solution, "no solution" must be claimed in order to score pointg. The principal rarlatlong are necessary when gendmg In the three-movers. Keys only need be given In two-ers, eUhouuh u is excellent practice to write out ail the distinct variations. Two-movers receive two points. Three-mevert receive three points on Our Laddrr.
The prize Is awarded to the leading solver once month. (Hit score la then canceled.) Solvers mar become Ladderltes at any time. They are expected to solve es in dividual or teams but not consult other wise. Requests for bsrlc Issues and suhscrlp. tlons should be directed to the Circulation Department.
Anyone desiring Information for aliens literature should send a self-addressed aud stamped envelope. This column appears on. Sunday. COMBINATIVE PLAY , By Dr. Max' Euw World Champion, 10:15-17 T. TRAP8 Traps are a special kind of combination; one mlB,ht call them "pseudo-combinations," They differ from other combinations In being based on temptation rather than compulsion. Only when a player hag gnapped at the bait does he find hit movements are controlled by another, What form doet the temptation take? Usually material tain; though various other alluring things can form the Oreek gift. It is the hot-headed, the over-optimistic, the avaricious player who succumbs to traps, either because, ha cannot withstand tha temptation of the moment or because he is too ready to believe his opponent has made a mistake. Always mistrust a weak move: examine it closely and coolly and do not hastily condemn It as a blunder - He particularly on guard if your opponent, by mien or gesture, contributes to the Idea that he hag blundered; for instance, we recall a tame between an English master and a well-known International (we shall withhold their names) The International master put a pawn ea prise, then made a painful grlmuco and siched theatrically. "No, sir!" murmured the Englishman calmly he had seen the trap.
Even In the openings there exist numberless opportunities of setting and avoiding traps. The player with a good knowledge of theory la acquainted with most of the stock examples, but It may be helpful to learners to demonstrate a few, beginning with one or two which are very simple. Another fine example of an opmlnt trap was No. 825 in Chria No. 41, Bolwlnnlk vs. Splelmann at Moscow. 1935. Here is yet another, a game played at Bled. 1931: DIAORAM The diagram shows the position .reached after 11 . . . QKtPxP iB3i in the game between Nimrowitsch IWhltel and Alekhine.
Had White now played simply 12. I PxKt he would have had a tatisiactory same In snitr of his weak pawn lormation. But Nimzowilsch, himself a cunning lac-I tlclan, sees a chance to win at least a pawn apparently. In reality, ha falls Into a neat trap. 13. O Ktl?? Kt-QIch! Th. first aumrtsr. ADDarrntly 12. . . . R-Ql wag forced, for discovering check In I any way loses at least the exchange. IS. B-QJ Q-Kt.lM II. QxRch K-Qt And now White it suddenly In a mess: Black's main and really an unanswerable ! ihrrat la 15 . KI-RJ winnlnz the nueen 15. P-UR4. Kt-B2: IB P-Ro fails In far. of lfl LxKtP Th. artlial same'l continued 15. O-O, Kt-B!i Hi. B-R5, Klxtli 11. BxUt KtxB and Black woo easily through hit material superiority. (T he continued.) j Here are sorse additional selections from the United Statea championship tournament: , KINOS Plnkus Black N-KH3 P-KN3 B-N2 P-Q4 NxP NxN P-QB4 O-O Q-B2 P-N.l N-Q2 P-K3 R-Nl B-N2 INDIAN woliston White 15- P-B4 16- PxP 17- Q-K3 18- N-K5 19- P-B4 20- B-UB3 21- N-B3 22- QxN 23- P-RJ 24- PxP 25- R-R7 2-BxBia) 27- RxB 28- Rrslgnt Wolistotl White 1- P-Q4 2- N-KB3 3- P-B4 4- N-B3 5- PxP 6- Q-N3 7- PxN 8- P-K3 9- B-K2 10- 0-0 11- B-RJ 12- B-N2 13- P-QR4 14- KR-U1 Plnkus i Black I PxP KR-Q1 N-B3 N-K5I QR-QK1 i P-B3 NxB I QxKBP P-B4I PxP BxNI BvP Q.XR4- I (al The only hope of prolonged re-1 HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mall to Chest Editor Is to be found In 26. BxB , KxR at.
7, aUX0 ClC CARO-KANN Seldmea White 1- P-K4 2- P-UI4 3- PxP 4- P-OB4 B-N-UB3 6- B-N3 7- N-B3 8- B-Q3 9- BxBP 10-O-O U-B-Q3 12- R-B1 13- B-N1 Plnkug Wliite Kupchikl8eldaman KUPchlk lilac at NxNI Qxrs Black White P-WI13 P-U4 PxP N-KB3 P-K3 B-K2 O-O PxP QN-Q2 N-N3 QN-Q4 P-QN3 B-N2 14- N-K5 15- KxN 16- BxB 17- R-K3 18- R(B1)-K1 19- P-B3 20- N-O3 21- N-B2 22- Q-N3 23- KxP 24- RxB 25- Kesltnt P-B4i QR-Ul N-B.I Q-Q'l B-Bl P-N3 Bxft BUY LOPEZ Blmonson,Plakug Simonsori Black C1-N5 H-Kl B-K3 B-BA R-KIU K-Rl R-QBV Q-Nl P-Rl R-KNl Xli 4-KxQ K-Hi Hxr K-NJ P-QR4i P-N5 PxP P-R4 KxP K-N3 B-Q4 B-N(i mack P-K4 N-fcH3 P-WR3 N-B3 NxP P-ON4 P-4 B-K3 B-K2 O-O N-B4 White 1- P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- B-N5 4- B-R4 B-O-O 6- P-04 7- B-N3 8- PxP 9- P-B3 10- QN-Q2 11- Q-K2 12- N-U4 13- NI02JXN 14- NxN 15- B-K3 1H-Q-Q2 17- P-KB4 18- P-B5 19- QR-K1 20- P-Btil 21- PxP 22- B-B4 23- BxB 24- Q-B4 23-RxR 2(i-w-N3 27- UxP 28- (jxP ' 29- Q-U2 30- K-Kl 31- R-K3 32- U-mi 33- P-KR3 34- K-HU 35- Q-H4 3-R-N3 37-Qx 3H-KxR 30-N-H5 40- K-B4 41- K-KJ 42- N-K4 43- PxP 44- P-N4 45- K-Q8 4(i-PxP 47- K-K7 48- N-Q6 49- P-R4 50- NxP NxB Q-Q2 QxN Q-B5 0-KR5 KR-Qi B-Q2 Q-R4 PxP B3 R-Kl P.B R-K4 PXR Resigna QUSEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Reshevsky While 1- P-Q4 2- N-KB3 3- P-B4 4- B-N5 5- N-B3 6- P-K3 7- BxB 8- 0-B2 9- NxN 10- N-U2 11- P-B5 12- B-B4 13- 0-0 14- P-B3 15- npxP 16- Q-B3 17- KPxP 18- Q-03 19- R-B2 20- P-QR3 Denker Black P-Q4 N-KU3 P-K3 B-K2 O-O N-K5 QxB P-QH3 PxN P-KH4 N-2 N-B3 K-Rl P-K4 N-N5 P-B5 PxQP N-KS QxHP Reshevsky White 21- B-R2 22- N-B3 23- P-WN4 24- QxwP 25- P-RJ 2fl-Qx(J 27- N-NS 28- KxR 29- PxB 30- N-B7 31- N-Q6 32- HxN 33- K-K3 34- NxNP 35- N-B.l 3H-R-QN1 Denker BlacK Q-Nl P-B PHI RP Bxr PxQ RxR, RP P-Hl K-Nl N-O84. RxB R-QN7 RxP R-N7 B-KR7 37-RxP HXP 4 And Black resigna la) P-QN4' (al The tame was adlourned after Black's 37th move, but Denker. realizing1 his hopeless situation, resigned without resuming play. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Dmker White 1- P-Q4 2- P-QH4 3- N-UBJ 4- N-B3 5- B-B4 8-P-K3 7- PxBP 8- PxP 9- NxN 10-B-43 Plnkus Black N-KH3 P-K3 P-4 B-K2 O-O P-B4 BxP NxP PxN B-Ni-f Denker White 11- K-B1 12- .N-N5 13- P-KR4 14- Q-N3 15- R-Q1 lii-B-Nl 17- QxP 18- QxR 19- N-B7- Plnkua Blatit N-Bl P-B4 O-Kl Q.QJ K-Rl O-KJ B-Ql? OxQ Resign Tht Bishop beats th Knight! QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Slmonson Kashdan Simnnson Ka'hdan White Back White Blac 1- P-Q4 P-4 24-QR-Q1 NxP 2- P-QH4 P-QItl 25-M-R N-N3 3- N-QH3 N-B.l 2o-N-B6 NxN 4- P-K3 P-K3 27-PxN NxB 5- Q-B2 ' QN-yJ 28-QxN P-K4I 6- N-B3 P-QR3 20-B-B3 ' KR-K1 7- P-QR4. B-N5 3ti-R(l)-Kl QR-l B-B-Q3 PP 31-BxP P-R3 9-BxBP P-B4 32-P-R4 Q-Q4 10- PxP O-O 33-Q-KB4 K-R'J 11- O-O Q-B2 34-P-R5 P-N4 12- P-K4 BxP 35-Q-B5 4- K-Rl 13- Q-K2 P-QNi 3-R-01 QRI 14- P-K5 N-N5 37-FxQ RxR4- 15- B-KB4 B-N2 3S-K-B3 R-Q7 lh-N-K4 N(N5i-B3 S't-K-Bl K-Nl 17- NxB PxN 40-B-B3 R-134 18- N-N5 Q-B3 41-Q-R2 B-B1 19- P-B3 N-R4 42-K-B2 B-N4 20- B-O2 P-N3 43-Q-N3 R-K7 21- P-KN4 N-N2 44-K-N3 R-Qd 22- B-B3 N-N3 43-Rengnt 23- N-K4 N-Kl Sewer Flan Studied The maps and reports in connection with the construction of sewers and pavement in the Ful ton Ave. and Riverside Drive Improvement District have been submitted to the City Council by City Engineer Aldrich. They were roerred to the Public Work3 Committee.
The system will enable 13 tor more In case of a tiei solvers to win. Solutiong sent In answer to this problem will be acknowledged within two weeks after publication If you wish to figure in the "up-to-the-minute" ladder, the time limit being seven days. Otherwise credit can only be given In a later ladder. Problem In this column may begin with a castling key or have castling as a defense, unless it can be definitely proved that such maneuvers are not legal. Capture keys, "en passant" keys and checking keys are also tolerated, but all the above types are rather uncommon The capture of a pawn, however, la not unusual.
If a problem has no solution, "no solution" must be claimed in order to score pointg. The principal rarlatlong are necessary when gendmg In the three-movers. Keys only need be given In two-ers, eUhouuh u is excellent practice to write out ail the distinct variations. Two-movers receive two points. Three-mevert receive three points on Our Laddrr.
The prize Is awarded to the leading solver once month. (Hit score la then canceled.) Solvers mar become Ladderltes at any time. They are expected to solve es in dividual or teams but not consult other wise. Requests for bsrlc Issues and suhscrlp. tlons should be directed to the Circulation Department.
Anyone desiring Information for aliens literature should send a self-addressed aud stamped envelope. This column appears on. Sunday. COMBINATIVE PLAY , By Dr. Max' Euw World Champion, 10:15-17 T. TRAP8 Traps are a special kind of combination; one mlB,ht call them "pseudo-combinations," They differ from other combinations In being based on temptation rather than compulsion. Only when a player hag gnapped at the bait does he find hit movements are controlled by another, What form doet the temptation take? Usually material tain; though various other alluring things can form the Oreek gift. It is the hot-headed, the over-optimistic, the avaricious player who succumbs to traps, either because, ha cannot withstand tha temptation of the moment or because he is too ready to believe his opponent has made a mistake. Always mistrust a weak move: examine it closely and coolly and do not hastily condemn It as a blunder - He particularly on guard if your opponent, by mien or gesture, contributes to the Idea that he hag blundered; for instance, we recall a tame between an English master and a well-known International (we shall withhold their names) The International master put a pawn ea prise, then made a painful grlmuco and siched theatrically. "No, sir!" murmured the Englishman calmly he had seen the trap.
Even In the openings there exist numberless opportunities of setting and avoiding traps. The player with a good knowledge of theory la acquainted with most of the stock examples, but It may be helpful to learners to demonstrate a few, beginning with one or two which are very simple. Another fine example of an opmlnt trap was No. 825 in Chria No. 41, Bolwlnnlk vs. Splelmann at Moscow. 1935. Here is yet another, a game played at Bled. 1931: DIAORAM The diagram shows the position .reached after 11 . . . QKtPxP iB3i in the game between Nimrowitsch IWhltel and Alekhine.
Had White now played simply 12. I PxKt he would have had a tatisiactory same In snitr of his weak pawn lormation. But Nimzowilsch, himself a cunning lac-I tlclan, sees a chance to win at least a pawn apparently. In reality, ha falls Into a neat trap. 13. O Ktl?? Kt-QIch! Th. first aumrtsr. ADDarrntly 12. . . . R-Ql wag forced, for discovering check In I any way loses at least the exchange. IS. B-QJ Q-Kt.lM II. QxRch K-Qt And now White it suddenly In a mess: Black's main and really an unanswerable ! ihrrat la 15 . KI-RJ winnlnz the nueen 15. P-UR4. Kt-B2: IB P-Ro fails In far. of lfl LxKtP Th. artlial same'l continued 15. O-O, Kt-B!i Hi. B-R5, Klxtli 11. BxUt KtxB and Black woo easily through hit material superiority. (T he continued.) j Here are sorse additional selections from the United Statea championship tournament: , KINOS Plnkus Black N-KH3 P-KN3 B-N2 P-Q4 NxP NxN P-QB4 O-O Q-B2 P-N.l N-Q2 P-K3 R-Nl B-N2 INDIAN woliston White 15- P-B4 16- PxP 17- Q-K3 18- N-K5 19- P-B4 20- B-UB3 21- N-B3 22- QxN 23- P-RJ 24- PxP 25- R-R7 2-BxBia) 27- RxB 28- Rrslgnt Wolistotl White 1- P-Q4 2- N-KB3 3- P-B4 4- N-B3 5- PxP 6- Q-N3 7- PxN 8- P-K3 9- B-K2 10- 0-0 11- B-RJ 12- B-N2 13- P-QR4 14- KR-U1 Plnkus i Black I PxP KR-Q1 N-B3 N-K5I QR-QK1 i P-B3 NxB I QxKBP P-B4I PxP BxNI BvP Q.XR4- I (al The only hope of prolonged re-1 HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mall to Chest Editor Is to be found In 26. BxB , KxR at.
7, aUX0 ClC CARO-KANN Seldmea White 1- P-K4 2- P-UI4 3- PxP 4- P-OB4 B-N-UB3 6- B-N3 7- N-B3 8- B-Q3 9- BxBP 10-O-O U-B-Q3 12- R-B1 13- B-N1 Plnkug Wliite Kupchikl8eldaman KUPchlk lilac at NxNI Qxrs Black White P-WI13 P-U4 PxP N-KB3 P-K3 B-K2 O-O PxP QN-Q2 N-N3 QN-Q4 P-QN3 B-N2 14- N-K5 15- KxN 16- BxB 17- R-K3 18- R(B1)-K1 19- P-B3 20- N-O3 21- N-B2 22- Q-N3 23- KxP 24- RxB 25- Kesltnt P-B4i QR-Ul N-B.I Q-Q'l B-Bl P-N3 Bxft BUY LOPEZ Blmonson,Plakug Simonsori Black C1-N5 H-Kl B-K3 B-BA R-KIU K-Rl R-QBV Q-Nl P-Rl R-KNl Xli 4-KxQ K-Hi Hxr K-NJ P-QR4i P-N5 PxP P-R4 KxP K-N3 B-Q4 B-N(i mack P-K4 N-fcH3 P-WR3 N-B3 NxP P-ON4 P-4 B-K3 B-K2 O-O N-B4 White 1- P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- B-N5 4- B-R4 B-O-O 6- P-04 7- B-N3 8- PxP 9- P-B3 10- QN-Q2 11- Q-K2 12- N-U4 13- NI02JXN 14- NxN 15- B-K3 1H-Q-Q2 17- P-KB4 18- P-B5 19- QR-K1 20- P-Btil 21- PxP 22- B-B4 23- BxB 24- Q-B4 23-RxR 2(i-w-N3 27- UxP 28- (jxP ' 29- Q-U2 30- K-Kl 31- R-K3 32- U-mi 33- P-KR3 34- K-HU 35- Q-H4 3-R-N3 37-Qx 3H-KxR 30-N-H5 40- K-B4 41- K-KJ 42- N-K4 43- PxP 44- P-N4 45- K-Q8 4(i-PxP 47- K-K7 48- N-Q6 49- P-R4 50- NxP NxB Q-Q2 QxN Q-B5 0-KR5 KR-Qi B-Q2 Q-R4 PxP B3 R-Kl P.B R-K4 PXR Resigna QUSEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Reshevsky While 1- P-Q4 2- N-KB3 3- P-B4 4- B-N5 5- N-B3 6- P-K3 7- BxB 8- 0-B2 9- NxN 10- N-U2 11- P-B5 12- B-B4 13- 0-0 14- P-B3 15- npxP 16- Q-B3 17- KPxP 18- Q-03 19- R-B2 20- P-QR3 Denker Black P-Q4 N-KU3 P-K3 B-K2 O-O N-K5 QxB P-QH3 PxN P-KH4 N-2 N-B3 K-Rl P-K4 N-N5 P-B5 PxQP N-KS QxHP Reshevsky White 21- B-R2 22- N-B3 23- P-WN4 24- QxwP 25- P-RJ 2fl-Qx(J 27- N-NS 28- KxR 29- PxB 30- N-B7 31- N-Q6 32- HxN 33- K-K3 34- NxNP 35- N-B.l 3H-R-QN1 Denker BlacK Q-Nl P-B PHI RP Bxr PxQ RxR, RP P-Hl K-Nl N-O84. RxB R-QN7 RxP R-N7 B-KR7 37-RxP HXP 4 And Black resigna la) P-QN4' (al The tame was adlourned after Black's 37th move, but Denker. realizing1 his hopeless situation, resigned without resuming play. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Dmker White 1- P-Q4 2- P-QH4 3- N-UBJ 4- N-B3 5- B-B4 8-P-K3 7- PxBP 8- PxP 9- NxN 10-B-43 Plnkus Black N-KH3 P-K3 P-4 B-K2 O-O P-B4 BxP NxP PxN B-Ni-f Denker White 11- K-B1 12- .N-N5 13- P-KR4 14- Q-N3 15- R-Q1 lii-B-Nl 17- QxP 18- QxR 19- N-B7- Plnkua Blatit N-Bl P-B4 O-Kl Q.QJ K-Rl O-KJ B-Ql? OxQ Resign Tht Bishop beats th Knight! QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Slmonson Kashdan Simnnson Ka'hdan White Back White Blac 1- P-Q4 P-4 24-QR-Q1 NxP 2- P-QH4 P-QItl 25-M-R N-N3 3- N-QH3 N-B.l 2o-N-B6 NxN 4- P-K3 P-K3 27-PxN NxB 5- Q-B2 ' QN-yJ 28-QxN P-K4I 6- N-B3 P-QR3 20-B-B3 ' KR-K1 7- P-QR4. B-N5 3ti-R(l)-Kl QR-l B-B-Q3 PP 31-BxP P-R3 9-BxBP P-B4 32-P-R4 Q-Q4 10- PxP O-O 33-Q-KB4 K-R'J 11- O-O Q-B2 34-P-R5 P-N4 12- P-K4 BxP 35-Q-B5 4- K-Rl 13- Q-K2 P-QNi 3-R-01 QRI 14- P-K5 N-N5 37-FxQ RxR4- 15- B-KB4 B-N2 3S-K-B3 R-Q7 lh-N-K4 N(N5i-B3 S't-K-Bl K-Nl 17- NxB PxN 40-B-B3 R-134 18- N-N5 Q-B3 41-Q-R2 B-B1 19- P-B3 N-R4 42-K-B2 B-N4 20- B-O2 P-N3 43-Q-N3 R-K7 21- P-KN4 N-N2 44-K-N3 R-Qd 22- B-B3 N-N3 43-Rengnt 23- N-K4 N-Kl Sewer Flan Studied The maps and reports in connection with the construction of sewers and pavement in the Ful ton Ave. and Riverside Drive Improvement District have been submitted to the City Council by City Engineer Aldrich. They were roerred to the Public Work3 Committee.
