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June 23, 1940 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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ChessChess 23 Jun 1940, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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CHESS June 23, 1940 L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. By F. R. Matthews 1097 . White mates in two. (Wh. 6; Bl. 7.) L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1008 By Mrs. N. Schrufer White mates in three. (Wh. 9: Bl. 4.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1003: Will be published next Sunday. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1094: RK3) QK13. We received solutions from the follow ing: J, O. Dodge. L. Sheppard, J. r. Walsh, c. B. Oakes (welcome back.) C. P, Ford, Dr. R. H. Ross. M. Riidholm, Rev. A. B. Cooke, J. C. Drake, W. Harmon, H. P. Baum. J, Davidson. J. T. Watson. H. J. Gllmore. Fev. P. Prlehard, H. Bruhn, E. H. Schadee, W. L. Koethen, G. A. Hall. NEWS OF THE CLUBS HOLLYWOOD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The Hollywood Chess Group, 108 N. For mosa, will sponsor an even tournament to decide the Hollywood championship beginning Monday, July 1. at 8 p.m. Those de siring to compete please communicate by telephoning HK-8811 or calling at the above address.
There will also be a ladies championship tournament for Hollywood, A, also aeveral tournaments for toe benefit of less aavaneed plavers. The Los Angeles city chess championship played at the Los Angeles Chess club, 124 W. Fourth St., was won by Irving Levltans Albert Jacqua, second; Philip D. Smith, third, and Arthur Splller, fourth. Mr. Levltan, the new champion, showed marked ability and all four of these young players will surely be heard from In later tournaments. The annual chess tournament for the championship of the Los Angeles Chess Club, 124 W. Fourth St.. will start Saturday evening, June 29. All members nf the club eligible to enter.
No entrance fee. SECRETS OF THE CHESSBOARD By C. J. S. Furdy (Copyright) 13. THE SYSTEM AT WORK (This Is a supplementary article to the series that ran through ail the numbers of last year. We take various positions in certain game and show how the system applies,) Our game will be Botvinnlk-Fuw. Leningrad, 1934. Dr. Euwe considers it a remarkable clear-cut example of the Inter-relation between strategical plana and tactical ideas.
The system is supposed to be applied at tverv move, but of course we have not the space for that. Dr. M. M. Botylnn.k M, Euwe Position after I. . , , B-K3. Now.
applrltif the svstem pp. 313-317. December.) a lint a It what are all the moves e have to consider. The position Is clearly too complicated for an answer to that question at this slase; tnere sirs iu, mint uonjiihle movrs. Oustion 2 Is "Chanaes? Threats Ob jects?" (o( his last move.) Well, of course, the answers are easy.
The move was to protect the WP and de velop a piece. It has the threat or eitnrr . , , N-OR4 or ... N-QH. exchanging knight for bishop, this Immrrltairly ua seats the possibility of 9. P-B.l, the move almost invarlalilv Dlavrn. Then the rrronnaissaiice. lai Malarial? f.atial. tb) Kinaa noslUona Whit St caslird and safe: Black has yet to castle and will have to fairly soon, as the center tiles don't look haalthv. c) weakneskra and atrenathsT BlacK has weak aouarrs In his OR file and there.
fore wants to plav . . . P-WB4 some time. His UP must be retarded as a allshr. weakness but alio a strenath as It holds two sood squares. Hie same applies to White's KP. Black: has Q-slde majority another reason for Playing . . . P-UH4, without which his "nialonir" Is merely nominal, Black has a K-slde majority also nomi nal until be advances P-KB4, move which will also support his at present weak KP tanvttihia not protected by pawn may be regarded ss "potentially weak.") (d) Development? White has three pieces to act on tha back line bplore h i rooks are connected: black has two, but still has to castle total three, same White. As White Is to muv. he has ao far preserved his Initial artvantnue In development. Da not adopt the meihorl of eountins: moves already made. U tlves no Information at all.
te) Where could either side hresk throuih? As there tre no blocked pawn-chains, one cannot speak properly of a breek-throuah In this position, but certainly the moves P-QK4 and also an ultimate P-KBS must be vlauallred for White and an ultimate . , , P-KH3 for Black, Leaving tha reconnaissance, we come in; 4. Have I a aood combination? Obviously, White has no sood luteins move whatever. 5. What Is mv best plan? The flrnt thine to seek In niskina a plan la an satin or alms.
First of all. White wants to develop his Pieces; secondly, to play with a view to an advance on the K-sule, where his majority la (see Mr, Hindin'a valuable article In the A.C.R, of June, lltf; third. )y, to take measures SKainat, Black's threat of . , , N-QK4 followed by . . , P-QH4, Any developing move which la In accord with these aims would he rravonnble. But. we have to rrmeinber Black's threat of . . . N-OR4 and , . . P-UM4. As While would then be forced to plav P-UHI assault . . . P-wn.V the virtue of playlns S. P-UB1 Immediately Is clear, as It sains the option of answering , . , N-UU4 with B-R3. At the same time, the sludr-nt must hot think that because 9. P-UH:i Is the only move ever noticed In the books, that It Is ohlltatorv. By questioning; such shibboleths. variations are found. For Instance. White could deliberately permit , . N-U.H4 In order to play N-04, thus free-In hla own KBP lor a aulrk advance while Black la still Uncastled. ttuch things are too comnllcated for over-the-board analvsis and are beyond the acope of any afitem." It is nearer as Imminent to see the limitations of the system as to see , its merit. Its purnose Is mainly to avoid i had moves, Tho fine shades between the bent and a very aood move art not Us concern. r-tis ti-m i Why this Instead of 9. , , . B-WH4, the natural" move? Tha aturlent ahn ! digested the preceding remarks will knowi that tht Idea is to avoid blocklni tiie OIIP. But, as a matter of iecl. ....! B-uH4 cannot be definitely proved in-! ferlor to 9. , , , B-KV. It puts pressure on a weak point In White's position, and In the line of play relied on by White lor many years, Black can force a draw by perpetual check. So aaaln we see the' necessity of avoiding dogmatl-m. I Another move is B. .. . H-WU4 hut this1 can wait. After all. the klna and development.
should be Black's first concerns, not his OBI'! i ftili another Una Is 9. , , . N M to force B-BJ and subsequently play . . ,1; HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address oil mall to Chess Editor P-OS, attempting to free the Q-slde In dlllerent way. As the advance of the QP gives up the white center square K4, this line of play makes less appeal. But all these lines are logical. We can not expect to distinguish between their merits over the board amid such com plications with or without a system. Most players rely at this stage, very wisely, on ooo x stuoy or tneir own preanalysis. (To Be Continued) QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED Rein f eld White 1- N-KB3 2- P-04, 3- P-B4 4- P-K3 5- BxP 6- PxP 7- Q-N3 8- HxB 9- K-K2 Battell Black P-Q4 N-KB3 PxP P-B4 PxP Q-B2 B-K3 QxB QxR Rein f eld White 10- BxP 11- QxP 12- UxR 13- QN-02 14- UxNK5) 15- Q-05 16- 0-B5 17- B-K6 Battell Black K-Ol Q-UU8 xP N-K5 QxR K-B2 K-Ol Resigns This was played in the preliminaries of tne united states championship.
The winner's comment was: "These dull close openings! . , . you may like it even though it doesn't begin with the golden move 1. r-n,ti' (From the XI. S. Championships) RUY LOPEZ Hanauer Folland Hanauer Pollsnd White Black White Black 1- P-K4 P-K4 22-K-B O-Rlich 2- Kt-KB3 Kt-OB3 23-K-Kt P-KR4 3- B-Kt5 P-R3 24-B-K3 K-Kt 4- B-R4 Kt-B3 25-Kt-Q2 R-K 8-Castles F-Kt4 26-B-B4 R-K3 6- B-Kt3 P-Q3 27-Kl-M R-Kt3ch 7- Kt-Kl5 P-04 28-K-B2 R-Kt7ch 8- PxP Kt-O.5 29-K-K3 G-K3 9- R-K B-QB4 30-Q-O8ch K-R2 10-RxPch K-B 31-OxP P-B4 U-P-KR3 Kt-02 32-R-R R-K 12- Kt-K4 KtxB 33-RxPch K-Kt3 13- RPxKt KtxR 34-R-R2 RxR 14- KtxR QxP 35-BxR PxKt 15- P-U4 BxP 36-Q-Kt3ch K-R4 16- PxB Kt-B6ch 37-xP PxPch 17- K-B KtxP 38-K-B4 Q-K6ch 18- P-KB3 OxKt 39-K-Kt3 P-B7ch 19- B-K3 -B4 40-K-KU -BSch 20- HxKt OxRPch 41-KxQ F-B8(Q)ch 21- K-Kt Q-Kt6ch Resigns RUY LOPEZ Wollston Kupchlk Woliston Cupchik White Black White Black 1- P-K4 P-K4 20-P-B4 PxP 2- Kt-KB3 Kt-OB3 21-BxP Q-K3 3- B-Kt5 P-QR3 22-B-G2 B-B3 4- B-R4 P-Q3 23-B-B3 B-K4 5- P-B4 B-2 24-P-QR3 -Kt6 6- P-Q4 KKC-K2 25-P-R4 BxB 7- Kt-B.I KtxP 26-PxB JtxRch 8- KtxKt BxB 27-QxR Q-B5 9- OxHch F-Kt4 28-Q-KI4 Q-Q6 10- KKtxP PxKt 29-Q-Kta Q-K6ch 11- OxPoh P-B3 30-K-B P-Q4 12- W-KI3 Q-B2 31-PxP PxP 13- Castles Kt-Kt3 32-P-R5 R-R3 14- KI-K2 B-K2 33-Kt-R K-Kt2 15- B-K3 Castles 34-Kt-B2 R-KB3 1N-Q-B2 Kt-R5 35-P-RS Q-K5 17- Kt-Kt3 KR-Kt 38-P-R7 QxPch! 18- KR-Kt Q-Q2 Resigns 19- 4-U3 P-K.t3 SICILIAN DEFENSE Kashdan Denker Kashdsn Denker White Black While Black 1- P-K4 F-B4 31-R-R3 B-R3 2- Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 32-PxP RxPch 3- P-04 PxP 33-R-K3 R(K3ixRch 4- KtxP Xt-B3 34-PxK R-QB 5- KI-OB3 P-Q3 35-K-Q2 B-K14 8-R-KKt5 P-K3 36-R-QB RxR 7- B-K2 B-K2 37-KxR K-Q3 8- Casties Castles 38-K-B2 P-B4 9- K-R P-04 39-K-B3 K-K4 10- PxP KtxP 40-K-Kt3 F-Kt4 11- KKtxKl PxKt 41-P-OH4 B-06 12- BxB QxB 42-P-KI5 F-KR4 13- Q-Q4 R-Kt 43-K-K14 F-K15 14- KtxKt. BPxKt 44-B-R8 P-B5 15- P-OKt3 R-Kt5 45-PxPch KxP 1H-P-OB4 R-O. 48-P-R5 X-K8 17- O-KS B-R3 47-P-KtO PxP 18- WR-Q Q-03 48-PxP B-R3 19- Q-B3 J-B4 49-K-B5 P-R5 20- O-K5 Q-Q3 50-B-B8 K-B7 21- OxQ Rxg 51-P-R3 PxP 22- B-B3 K-B 52-PxP K-Kt8 23- KR-IC B-KI2 53-B-Q7 B-KI3 24- R-Q3 B-R 54-K-OS B-KI7 25- KR-Q R-Kt 55-B-BA BxB 28-K-Kt OR-Q 58-KxB KxP 27- K-B K-K2 57-P-Kt7 K-KI7 28- K-K B-KI2 58-P-KtfQ) P-R8 29- P-Kt4 R-QB 59-Q-Kt2ch K-Kta 30- PxP R-Qi60-Q-4ch Resigns QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Kashdan While 1- P-U4 2- KI-KB3 3- P-B4 4- Kt-H3 5- B-K15 6- P-KJ 7- R-B 8- B-Q3 9- Casiles 10- PXUP 11- P-OR4 12- Kt-Kt 13- WK1-Q2 Bhalnrwlt Black Kt-KB3 P-04 P-K3 CKt-02 B-K2 Castles P-B3 P-QR3 P-Kt4 BPxP P-Kt5 B-Kt2 U-K13 Kashdan White 14- Kt-Kt3 15- Kt-K5 16- KtxKt 17- B-KtS 18- Kt-B5 19- P-K4 20- KtxP 21- KtxR 22- Q-B3 23- B-B4 24- Q-KK13 25- B-B7 26- B-QS Shalnswlt Black F-OR4 B-03 KtxKt Kt-Kt B-B PxP P-B4 OxKt R-R2 OKt3 B-02 0-K12 Resigns FRENCH DEFENSC Aiisms Llttman Black P-K3 P-04 Kt-KB3 B-K2 KKt-Q2 QxB Castles Kt-Kt3 P-Kt3 P-R3 Kt-02 P-OB4 OxP Q-Kbch Adams White 15-Kt-K2 lri-P-KR4 17- P-R5 18- R-R3 19- Kt-4 20- PxQ 21- Q-KtS 22- PxBP 23- PxP 24- BxKtP 25- QxKfcch 2-Kt-KB3 27-Kt-Kt5 Llttman Black R-K Kt-B R-K 2 B-U2 QxR Kt-R5 P-B3 R-B2 PxP KtxB K-B KtxB Resigns White 1- P-K4 2- P-W4 3- Kt-QB3 4- B-K15 5- P-K5 6- BxB 7- B-U7 8- Kt-Kt3 9- Q-R5 10- Q-RS 11- Kt-B3 12- P-B4 13- PxP

'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.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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