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Chess 13 Jun 1943, 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 the Chess Editor June 13, 1943 L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 140? B J. PerU Pirdo (Sixth Pr.) Whit mates in two.
(Wn. 11; TIMES PROBLEM NO. Bl. 7.) 1408 Composed fot the Los Angeles Times by R. C. Minkowski, Los Angelas Times Los Angeles. White mates in three. (Wh. 4; Bl. 3 SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1403: O-Rbch. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1404: R-N8. We received solutions from the Jnllow-ing: L. A. Salgado, J. O. Dodge. O. Hall. D A. Intifs. E. A. Kosecrans. H. Bruhn. D. M. Poole. E. H. Quayle, Mr. r. Tovr. M. Rudholm, J. C. Drke. L. Victor, J. Warnaek, J. B. Faulkner (welcome back.) A. D. Reynolds Sr.. W. L. Koethen. W. Harmon. W. C. Noltlns. C. W. Kavsine. J. W. Qm-rell. . P. Walsh. F. Margaretten, M. Morris. E. L. Rubin, F. T. Chace, A. 8. Wells, F. Aks.
SACRAMENTO CITY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, 1943 FRENCH DEFENSE Gee White 1- P-K4 2- P-04 3- N-WB3 4- B-KN5 5- P-Ki (I-P-KR4 7-B-K3 B-Q-N4 9-0-0-0 10- BxOP 11- P-B4 12- RxN 13- Q-N3 14- N-B3 15- N-NS lfi-RPxB 17- B-K2 18- KR-O Worden Black P-K3 P-04 N-KB3 B-K2 kn-q: P-KR3 P-OB4 P-KN3 PxP N-QB3 NxB P-KR4 O-O K-N2 BxN N-B4 0-N3 B-Q2 Gee While 19- Q-B2? 20- P-KN4 21- NxN 22- P-N3 i 23- RIQI-Q2 24- PxP 23-P-RSch 2fi-Q.B 27- K-N 28- R-R4 29- 0-B2 30- QxO 31- P-B4 32- PxP 33- Ri4i-Q4 34- RxR 35- RxR 36- K-B2 Worden Black OR-B N-R5 BxN Q-B4 B-N4 BxB K-R2 Q-R6ch R-BS Q-B4 P-R3 RxQ R- RiOixP P-N4 RxR PxR Resigns
NIMZO-INOIAN DEFENSE Thornton White 1- P-Q4 2- P-OB4 3- N-OB3 4- P-OR3 5- PxB S-N-B3 7- P-K3 8- B-Q3 9- Q-B2 10- O-O 11- BP.P 12- B-K2 13- P-QR4 14- N-G2 15- R-K 1S-B-B3 17- NxN 18- B-K2 19- P-B3 Gee .Black N-KB3 P-K3 B-N5 BxNch P-B4 O-O P-ON3 B-N2 Q-B2 P-Q1 P-B;i! PP P-QRi R-K ON -02 N-K5 PxN P-B4 N-B3 Thornton White 20- PxP 21- Q-R2 22- B-Q 23- Q-P2 24- B-B3 25- BxB 2S-0-QR2 27-Q-N2 2R-P-N3 29- R-3 30- R-K 31- 0-B2 32- R-X2 33- RxR 34- K-B 35- KxP 3fi-Qr;R 37- K-N 38- B-R3 Gee Black BxP OR-B N-Q4 R-K3 OR-K RxB P-Bo PxP Q-B2 0-K3 R-KB R-B7 NxP! PxRch R-KRch R-K7ch QxOrh Q-B6 N-K7 mate adopted to ditcoTer th fact that m two-moTer la. of this tint. There are however, manv problems, the ideas of which er tloseir resemble tho a.rd dealt with.
In considering No. 8 thes were alluded to. and it will b convenient now to devote attention to the ciax of -rateiy which augments pure waiting motives. In that the opening more introduces additional effects, and consequently in the general run. tend to inereaso the merit of the work.
: When on the examination of a position ! It is toletablr obvious that a pur wait- inr key would solve it. and there aro no means available of preserv.ng intact wat ! the initial assembly u capable of. then : Whit must open Are by a coup which j yields some seeming advantage to Black. ; however trifling. Exception should be j made in regard to Mutate which will be I referred to in a separate chapter.
j No. 19 V t Uji '-''?' r Mate in two moves. In No. 19 the Black King has a choice of two moves; to whichever square he resorts. White can mate with the Bishop or his King's Knight accordingly.
Now it is not possible to restrict Black to these two moves and yet inflict mate. White must perforce offer Black more play. In this esse 1. B-Kts gives him the choice of an additional move 1. KxKPi whilst still retaining power to mate on eilher 1 KxBP or K-B5.
On Black availing himself of the extra liberty anoraed him of rapturing the King's Pawn, then White mates by 2. Kt-B4. (Continaed But Sunday) We have had many inquiries about solving of problems and are therefore publishing the following interesting articles by B. R. Laws from his book entitled "Chess Problems and How to Solve Them." (Continued from last Sunday)
(Wn. 11; TIMES PROBLEM NO. Bl. 7.) 1408 Composed fot the Los Angeles Times by R. C. Minkowski, Los Angelas Times Los Angeles. White mates in three. (Wh. 4; Bl. 3 SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1403: O-Rbch. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1404: R-N8. We received solutions from the Jnllow-ing: L. A. Salgado, J. O. Dodge. O. Hall. D A. Intifs. E. A. Kosecrans. H. Bruhn. D. M. Poole. E. H. Quayle, Mr. r. Tovr. M. Rudholm, J. C. Drke. L. Victor, J. Warnaek, J. B. Faulkner (welcome back.) A. D. Reynolds Sr.. W. L. Koethen. W. Harmon. W. C. Noltlns. C. W. Kavsine. J. W. Qm-rell. . P. Walsh. F. Margaretten, M. Morris. E. L. Rubin, F. T. Chace, A. 8. Wells, F. Aks.
SACRAMENTO CITY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, 1943 FRENCH DEFENSE Gee White 1- P-K4 2- P-04 3- N-WB3 4- B-KN5 5- P-Ki (I-P-KR4 7-B-K3 B-Q-N4 9-0-0-0 10- BxOP 11- P-B4 12- RxN 13- Q-N3 14- N-B3 15- N-NS lfi-RPxB 17- B-K2 18- KR-O Worden Black P-K3 P-04 N-KB3 B-K2 kn-q: P-KR3 P-OB4 P-KN3 PxP N-QB3 NxB P-KR4 O-O K-N2 BxN N-B4 0-N3 B-Q2 Gee While 19- Q-B2? 20- P-KN4 21- NxN 22- P-N3 i 23- RIQI-Q2 24- PxP 23-P-RSch 2fi-Q.B 27- K-N 28- R-R4 29- 0-B2 30- QxO 31- P-B4 32- PxP 33- Ri4i-Q4 34- RxR 35- RxR 36- K-B2 Worden Black OR-B N-R5 BxN Q-B4 B-N4 BxB K-R2 Q-R6ch R-BS Q-B4 P-R3 RxQ R- RiOixP P-N4 RxR PxR Resigns
NIMZO-INOIAN DEFENSE Thornton White 1- P-Q4 2- P-OB4 3- N-OB3 4- P-OR3 5- PxB S-N-B3 7- P-K3 8- B-Q3 9- Q-B2 10- O-O 11- BP.P 12- B-K2 13- P-QR4 14- N-G2 15- R-K 1S-B-B3 17- NxN 18- B-K2 19- P-B3 Gee .Black N-KB3 P-K3 B-N5 BxNch P-B4 O-O P-ON3 B-N2 Q-B2 P-Q1 P-B;i! PP P-QRi R-K ON -02 N-K5 PxN P-B4 N-B3 Thornton White 20- PxP 21- Q-R2 22- B-Q 23- Q-P2 24- B-B3 25- BxB 2S-0-QR2 27-Q-N2 2R-P-N3 29- R-3 30- R-K 31- 0-B2 32- R-X2 33- RxR 34- K-B 35- KxP 3fi-Qr;R 37- K-N 38- B-R3 Gee Black BxP OR-B N-Q4 R-K3 OR-K RxB P-Bo PxP Q-B2 0-K3 R-KB R-B7 NxP! PxRch R-KRch R-K7ch QxOrh Q-B6 N-K7 mate adopted to ditcoTer th fact that m two-moTer la. of this tint. There are however, manv problems, the ideas of which er tloseir resemble tho a.rd dealt with.
In considering No. 8 thes were alluded to. and it will b convenient now to devote attention to the ciax of -rateiy which augments pure waiting motives. In that the opening more introduces additional effects, and consequently in the general run. tend to inereaso the merit of the work.
: When on the examination of a position ! It is toletablr obvious that a pur wait- inr key would solve it. and there aro no means available of preserv.ng intact wat ! the initial assembly u capable of. then : Whit must open Are by a coup which j yields some seeming advantage to Black. ; however trifling. Exception should be j made in regard to Mutate which will be I referred to in a separate chapter.
j No. 19 V t Uji '-''?' r Mate in two moves. In No. 19 the Black King has a choice of two moves; to whichever square he resorts. White can mate with the Bishop or his King's Knight accordingly.
Now it is not possible to restrict Black to these two moves and yet inflict mate. White must perforce offer Black more play. In this esse 1. B-Kts gives him the choice of an additional move 1. KxKPi whilst still retaining power to mate on eilher 1 KxBP or K-B5.
On Black availing himself of the extra liberty anoraed him of rapturing the King's Pawn, then White mates by 2. Kt-B4. (Continaed But Sunday) We have had many inquiries about solving of problems and are therefore publishing the following interesting articles by B. R. Laws from his book entitled "Chess Problems and How to Solve Them." (Continued from last Sunday)
