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Chess 19 Jun 1943, Sat The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Newspapers.com
The Pawn Pusher by O. A. HOLT Willmar, Minn.
The “open house” entertainments each Wednesday evening at the Minneapolis Chess and Checker club, are well attended and well received according to their weekly circular. The “Gambit Field” writes the weekly epistle and gets lively “chatter” into it.
Barnes, state champion, lost two, drew two, and won the rest in a 20 game exhibition. L. Narveson, Pederson, Harding and other experts take turns playing the feature roll. The committee extends a welcome to all fans.
J. B. Stiles, Minnesota checker master, writes from Chicago that he has had hundreds of requests for his “Expert's Manuscript” which has been out of print for nearly two years.
He has rewritten the work under the new title. “Stiles Improved Manuscript.” The late model entails volumes of new play, numerous improvements and corrections on text books, is better annotated and contains more pages. It came off the press this week.
Players desiring a copy may procure same by remitting 74¢ to the Chicago Checker Supply Co., S42 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
Iowa defeated South Dakota in their 1943 correspondence team match by a point score of 67 to 51. Thirty players took part in the mail affair. Iowa won 19 games, South Dakota won 10, and 19 were drawn.
James A. Bush, energetic secretary of the South Dakota association, is working in the shipyards at Tacoma, Wash., for the duration. He conducts all business affairs including a monthly bulletin and correspondence from the west coast and South Dakota players are behind him 100 per cent.
CHECKERS
F. C. Shardlow, Marshall, submits the following problem “Magic Maneuvers” by Frank A. Miller, Seattle, Wash. Black 12, 13. and 2.1. White 21. Kings 2S and 29. White to move and win. Every White move seems to be starred In this pretty setting. Send your solutions. Correct answer will appear in two or three weeks. J. B. Stiles sends the following game from Chicago. J. B. Stiles, Black L. M. Lewis, White 10-14 23-19 11-18 24-20 2-7-C 26-22 7-10-A 19-10 18-25 I -evils, White 32-28 4-8 24-19 15-24 28-19 8-11 23-18 -10 21-17 5 9 31-27 3 8 J7-24 8- 12 S4-20 9- 14 18-9 r-ll-15 Drawn 22-18 7-14 29-22 12-1. 20-11 8-15 27-23 1-4 10-1 5-B 28-24 15-22 28-10 8-15 30-28 9-13 25-22 14-18 22-15
Drawn.
Notes by Stiles: (A). Forms a 3-mover in favor of White. (B). I hold this is the best defense at Black's command, despite the fact that it is given to lose in the text, books. An extensive compilation on text, plus new devastating attacks against the usual 9-13 line will he treated on in the 10-14 issue of “Stiles' Improved Manuscript” to be published shortly. (C) Corrects P.P. which continues 15-18. etc, to a White win. (D). Criticism on above game is welcome.
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM
No. 785 By Joes Youngs
Key: Nxe4 (NxP)
Joe has managed to put about everything into this 2er. It's a wonderful creation. A credit to anyone. F. G. Gardner.
Don't know what to say except to thank Joe. He is a sly one, though. When I saw it a long time ago. I said I didn't like it, so he dedicated it to me!—N. Guttman.
The unpinning of N by Black Rook very well illustrated.—K. C. Beito.
A good problem replete with double checks.-K. C. Johnson.
I liked especially the variations whereby Black defended the White second move of Rh4.- Fred Stoppel.
High class 2er.—J. M.
Excellent problem full of fine variations.—J. B. Wilson.
Found it hard to solve, but well worth the effort.- H. R. Gustafson.
Joe Youngs takes over with another classy 2er in this issue. He sent it in a letter together with the one published 3 weeks ago and as I read Newman's comment, I checked back, and it may be this is the 2er Joe wanted dedicated to Newman. I still don't know! I'll tell you in advance that I really fell in low with today's offering … a fine key, sweet cross checks, good variety that one has to look for, no duals, and rich play. Joe truly has gone a long way in finished composing.
PROBLEM NO. 788
Original for the Minneapolis Star Journal
by Joe Youngs, Minneapolis South High
Black 5 Pieces
White 10 Pieces
FEN R7/K2k2N1/3P1p1r/1P1N2R1/n5q1/7Q/B5B/8 w - - 0 1
White to play and mate in two moves.
